Change of Heart

By: Crazy-cherry

Here's the next chapter I hope you all enjoy, have a nice read.

-Chapter 6-

Walking up the front steps to Meiling's house Eleanor posed before hotly knocking on the door, waiting for someone to answer it only made her anger grow.

"Eleanor what a surprises… come in." Cole cleared his throat as he shut the door.

Walking into the dinning room where everyone was eating their breakfast, Misha and Nonie made a face as they saw who entered the room; Meiling looked confused for a moment as she looked at her daughter and Misha. Turning to look at the entrance of the room her face soon turned sour.

"Eleanor what the…" catching herself before she went too far with the kids in the room.

"You two go and play now." Shooing them away Meiling stood up and walked over to Cole and Eleanor.

"What the hell are you doing here?" hissed Meiling,

"I'm here for Syaoran, he didn't come home last night so I figured he was here, but I can obviously see that he's not here." Eleanor placed her forefinger to her temple and pressed, she knew that they had to know where he was, they always knew.

"We don't know where he is; he probably stayed at the office and forgot to call." Cole answered before Meiling could come up with a nasty remark.

"If we hear from him well tell him to call you, now if you don't mind Yoji's coming soon to take the girls to the park for the day, and we need to get them ready. The doors that way, I believe you can see your way out." Cole watched as Eleanor turned around and headed for the door with a red face.

"I'll go get the girls dressed while you try and find my cousin, something tells me he wasn't at the office." Meiling bit her lip as she thought about the events of the day before, the way Syaoran looked had her worried she hadn't seen him look as stressed as he did yesterday since the weeks his fiancée left him those years ago.

Turning she went up the stairs to get the girls dressed for the day ahead of them.

Sakura & Syaoran-

Watching the rise and fall of his chest Sakura placed her right hand over his heart the beat was strong and steady, biting the sides of her mouth she curled her fingers over his heart before slowly pushing her self out of the bed.

Morning had come and she didn't even know, as she stood in front of the small window in the room in her sweater and pants that had been forgotten on the floor in the hall that night.

Her life was complicated and she accepted that, but now that he was back, it seemed to be more of a chore. Leaning her forehead against the glass she sighed everything was wrong, she was never supposed to see him again, Kyo was supposed to be healthy and not dying. Biting down a sob she turned in time to see Syaoran stretch, then get out of bed, flushing Sakura turned back around and stared out the window again and tried to put everything together.

She would have to tell Yoji about the market and that Syaoran had met Misha, but how would she tell him, how would he react.

Turning around after awhile she saw Syaoran pulling his shirt over his broad shoulders and then proceed to button it up. He looked up and smiled at her when he finished, "I'm sorry I didn't come here last night with this intention in mind." He crossed the room to Sakura in two long strides and stood in front of her, lazily dragging a finger over her left cheek.

"Though I have to say I don't regret it." Sakura squeezed her eyes shut when those words left his mouth, she didn't regret it either, but the fact that he was engaged broke her heart, she was now the other woman just as she had been those years ago, only this time she's not the one that will receive a broken heart because she already has one.

Her heart ached, torn between her own wants and the truth, she couldn't have him and she didn't want him. How could she, obviously he's no good because if he was he wouldn't be cheating again on his fiancée with his ex-fiancée. The logic made her grin a little and which she soon regretted.

"I see you don't regret it either." Syaoran grinned when he saw her half smile, though her smiles still felt empty to him.

"I do, actually." Sakura spoke, her words strong and laced with venom, she wouldn't allow her heart anymore pain than it had already bared. Deciding to cut all ties with him would be best, best for her and her children, the relationship between their father and her was nothing more than pain itself and she could no longer live with the pain he had caused her.

The irony of the whole thing was that she in the end hurt him more, by taking two of the most precious things in the world from a father that no doubt would have loved them even if he didn't love their mother, and that hurt her.

The thought was like a million stabs to the heart, what he would do if he ever found out; she had a feeling she already knew the answer to that question.

Syaoran looked at Sakura hurt obvious in his eyes, which soon turned to anger, "Well then please tell me why it seemed to be so wrong to you?" Mockery evident in his voice,

"It was nice don't get me wrong, but you see I don't like sleeping with men that are taken, and quit frankly I don't like the idea of being the one to break up a relationship, I know how much it hurts to find out the one you care for is with another woman, and I refuse to be part of a problem."

"No one will know Sakura."

"But I well, and she'd find out soon."

"Dam it, its not like she's not doing the same thing." He growled trying to get threw to her,

"You're sick." Sakura pushed him away from her, and quit easily because Syaoran was shocked, he didn't know what to say,

"Why?"

"You're sick, you are so sick, maybe no one would know about this dirty secret, but I would and it would…" Kill me, she thought it would really kill her, to be with him and to not be with him would drive her to death. It was easier to just say good bye and clean the slat then to hold on to something invisible.

"You should go I'm sure your fiancée is worried about you." Sakura looked to the side as she said the last part.

He didn't have anything to say, he never heard the last part of what she was saying but he knew, he knew deep down that this kind of lie would ruin her that she would die from having such a dark secret because it wasn't in her nature to be deceitful.

Leaning over he kissed her cheek and left.

Yoji-

Walking hand in hand with Misha and Nonie was a rather odd feeling and he couldn't help the feeling of dread and joy that seemed to be washing over him.

When he went to pick Nonie and her friend up he was under the impression that it wouldn't be Misha, but when he walked into the foyer and saw Misha concentrating on tying her shoe he nearly had a heart attach and yet a since of pried when she jumped for joy when finally succeeding in tying the shoe herself.

Though he had to laugh at Meiling's and Coles faces when Misha saw him and began to speak in her native dialect, and run up to him, and what surprised Meiling and the others is when he automatically lifted her up into the air and then hugged her to him before speaking her Native dialect back to her as well.

He didn't want to think about what he was going to tell his niece when he returned, but he had a feeling she would began to put things together.

"Grandpapa, I'm thirsty may I have some water?" Misha smiled up at her grandfather trying her hardest not to be bad, she didn't want Nonie to see her get into trouble by her grandfather, on the other hand Nonie was doing the same thing, trying not to get her great Uncle angry with her in front of Misha.

"Well I'm hungry so I guess we can stop for some ice cream and a bottle of water." Lifting Misha up into his arm, and holding Nonie's hand firm in his, they made their way to the ice cream shop down the street.

Eleanor-

A few weeks latter; sitting in the salon Eleanor grinded her teeth together, she couldn't believe that her mother was going along with the little brats plan. There was no way she was going to stop seeing Jason, but he loved his kids and that was one of the problems, as long as they were around he wouldn't touch her.

Frustrated she slammed her fist down frightening the woman working on her feet. Seething she tried to come up with a plan, but she was too worked up to think straight and she couldn't have her plan having holes in it.

She knew just what to do though; as soon as she got home she was going to loosen up with her soon to be husband in two weeks. She hadn't relaxed in over a week and a half since the incident, and Syaoran had been angry with her when she didn't call him to tell him she had to cancel the dinner plan they had arranged, but to top it off since the night he disappeared things had changed, he came home late from work and even then he would go right back to his office and continue working in there until she was tired of staying awake.

Now she was completely out of whack because the man that she is 'supposed' to stay true to wont even so much as touch her.

When the woman had finished working, Eleanor paid her and left the shop well intending to rattle a few bones, whether it was Syaoran's would depend on if he was even home.

Walking into the apartment she dropped her shopping bags on the floor in the entrance and walked to his office, finding it empty she frowned, walking over to the bedroom she well intended to call some entertainment only to find her fiancé lying on the bed nursing what looked to be a hangover.

"Well this explains where you were all night, you know if I'd have known that you were sweet on the bottle I would have made sure I… oh hell you don't give a dam what I say right know your probably out of it." She mumbled the last part as she made her way to the dresser only to find her self pinned to the bed with Syaoran on top of her.

Grinning she let him take over…

Sakura-

Sitting down in Dr. Kudo's office she stared numbly at her hands, they seemed to be the only thing that weren't spinning in the room.

"I'm sorry I have to be the one to tell you this, I never like giving bad news." Shuichiro stood up and walked over to her and bent down to be level with her eyes.

Brushing some hair out of her face he couldn't help but feel the pain she was in, Kyo was a one of a kind child, and Shuichiro had connected with him more so than he had any other patient. Kyo's mother though had found a way into his heart as one of the strongest mothers he had ever known; she was a truly amazing woman and in many ways reminded him of the sister he lost years ago to leukemia.

"I'm truly sorry, I'll give you some time to yourself." Standing up Shuichiro left his office and talked to one of the nurses.

The news killed her, how could such a precious little baby only have two weeks left, two small weeks compared to two long years. She felt infuriated she had been told she had more time with him, more time to wait for a heart, but what did Kyo's life mean to anyone, he wasn't as important as those that had money that seemed to slip onto the top of the heart transplant list.

Her stomach turned thinking about how she was supposed to live with out her baby boy's smile, without his presence. Staring at her hands still clamped in her lap she pressed her lips together and began to collect herself little by little.

Slowly pushing her self up out of the chair she walked dazedly to the door and down the hall to Kyo's room where everyone was waiting for her. When she walked in she was all smiles again, and she didn't miss the frown Yoji amend at her.

"Darling," Sakura sat in a chair next to Kyo that was sleeping, and placed her hand on his forehead and slowly began to brush it through his hair. "Your mine, darling you'll always been mine, you'll never leave me no mater what they say." She whispered in his ear as she slowly pulled away and looked back at Misha and Yoji.

"Sweets, are you tired?" Sakura looked over at Misha that seemed pale, and she noticed Yoji looked pale too.

"It's okay everything's okay."

"I'm putting Kyo Li down on the papers," Yoji stated more than asked as he started to stand and to his surprises Sakura just turned around and grasped Kyo's hand. Misha walked over to her mother and claimed into her lap, which Sakura greatly appreciated and showed it by scooping her up into her arms and hugging her to her chest, never letting go of Kyo's hand.

Yoji taking that as a yes left the room to speak to the head of the hospital, once found Yoji stated his dilemma and told the man who he was and about his grandsons condition.

"I'll have to look over his Files Li-san and when I finish I'll decide if its fare he be moved to the top of the list." The man smiled at Yoji taking down the name of the boy and heading to the Doctor, in charge of the little boys case.

Eleanor-

Sighing in contentment she stretched over the bed and rolled over to press against Syaoran only to find the bed empty, frowning she sat up and looked around and found that he cloths had on before were still on the floor, but were was he.

Tying her silk rob around her waist she walked to his office and found it empty, frustrated she walked to the kitchen and found that to empty.

Walking back to the room she changed into more proper clothing to be outside in and decided to go pay a visit to her future mother in law.

Eleanor sat comfortably on the sofa across from Yelen who seemed to be a bit anxious at the moment.

"I'm sorry to hear about your sister's divorce it was horrible to find out that her husband was cheating on her. Frankly it disgusts me to think someone could even so much as touch another out side of marriage yet alone touch another while in a marriage."

"Yes it was horrible to hear," and to feel her wrath Eleanor thought. "But she's a strong girl and is already starting to recover from the incident." Eleanor smiled at the old buffoon in front of her.

If she only knew I was jumping the man and not some strange woman, she would die of a heart attach, Eleanor smiled at this thought.

"May I use one of your phones Yelen-san?" Eleanor asked politely as she stood up from her seat, Yelen nodded her head and pointed to her husband's office.

Walking the short distance to the study of the house Eleanor shut the door behind her and walked up to the desk and sat in the chair then pulled the phone in front of her. Hearing it ring and ring she frowned.

"Hello," She grind at the voice,

"Hello, were to this time?" smiling to herself as she went through Yogi's drawers,

"Cliffton." And then a dial tone, placing the phone down she wrote down the time and place, curiosity getting the best of her she wanted to open the last two drawers only to find the first one locked. Frowning she looked around to find something to pick the lock with.

Settling on a pathetic letter opener she shoved it into the look and began to jimmy the lock, and when she heard a pop she figured she either broke it or opened it either way she was in the brawer.

Looking down at an odd book she's never even heard of before she picked it up before realizing the front of it said Photos in Latin. Grinning she opened it, upon seeing the first picture she frowned, when she flipped the page there was another one and then another one. The pictures continued to go on of the same two people over and over again, and her anger doubles with each new page.

It was the rat that had stolen Syaoran from a good friend of her's years ago, that good friend was now married and currently pregnant with her second child in Japan. Why would Yoji have these pictures of the little tramp and her now fiancé, throwing the book against the wall she stood up, but her attention went back to the book and the picture it had landed on. Her eyes grew as she saw Yoji holding two children that appeared to be twins, and what was more surprising about it was that it was a recent picture.

Walking back over to the book she picked it up and flipped to the next page and what she saw made her breath catch, the tramp was sitting down on a couch with both the children sitting on her lap, looking down at the bottom of the picture she looked at the date and found that it was taken last year. Slipping it out she place it in her pocket. Then walked back to the desk and put it back into the brawer and closed it.

Walking out of the room in a sour mood she didn't even bother to say good bye to Yelen that was surprised to see her leave in such a rush. Slightly baffled, Yelen stood up and walked to Yoji's office, something in her told her that it wasn't the phone call that had upset her, slipping into the room Yelen looked around, the phone on the desk was moved slightly frowning she sighed to herself she was letting her imagination get away with her.

Walking into the kitchen she made herself a cup of tea, and went out onto the veranda to watch as the sun shone high in the afternoon sky.

Dr. Kudo-

"You know I don't like having names pulled around here, I do not like favoring patients over others simply because they have a last name!" Dr. Robertson snarled at Shuichiro, his white face turning red as he spoke to Dr. Kudo.

"The boy has two weeks left until his body will give up and start to shut down, I see no problem moving him up to top priority on the list at the moment." Dr. Kudo spoke calmly, the old man had started working here four years ago and on his second year working for the hospital and making a title on the board of trustees, he finally became the chief of the hospital and pulled most if not all of the weight on decisions.

"In two weeks there quit possibly well be a heart for him, but we have other patents that have a greater chance of living than the boy dose, his body at this point well most likely reject the heart given him, now we have others in this hospital that need a heart, and this is the last time I'll hear about this."

"I find it funny how "The Chaffores" of a small town in Scotland where you just so happen to have grown up, their daughter Lorena is at the top of the list for a transplant when she's been given tell she's twelve which if I do the math correctly is three years to get a transplant before she becomes hospitalized." Dr. Kudo glared the bastard watching the man's eyes go to slits.

"To me that's pulling names, I suggest you put the boys name first on that list for transplants to this hospital, or I'll take it to the board." Folding his arms he watched as the man's jaw clinched.

"Fine."

Sakura-

"Misha wash up for dinner, please." Spoke Sakura, as she began to place rice and chicken with some stir-fry on two plates. Placing them on the table she sat down on the floor and waited for Misha, as she walked down the hall a knock was heard from the front door.

"Come and eat your food I'll get that." Standing up she walked to the door patting Misha on the head as she went.

She gulped when she saw who it was out side her door, leaning her forehead against the door she counted to three and opened it.

"What is it you want?" She whispered softly when she stepped out side the apartment and closed the door.

"You, I want you." Placing a hand on the side of her face he looked pleadingly at her. "I thought about it and, I want to be with you I always have."

Sakura refused to look him in the eye; she didn't want to see what they told, so instead she looked at his chest where he was taking shallow breaths.

"Eleanor, I only asked her to marry me because she was the one my mother wanted me to marry, the one my mother introduced me to after you left." Syaoran looked at her and yanked her forward by the shoulders forcing her to look up. "Look at me dam it, I thought I loved her I'll admit that I thought I had forgotten you, and what happened between us almost two weeks ago." Pleading he looked her in the eyes and found her crying.

"I tried to just forget the way you made me feel the way you made everything seem so easy and wonderful, I tried, I tried so hard I worked more I didn't go to bed tell late hoping to avoid wondering about you when I was trying to fall asleep." Touching her face he leaned forward a little tell his forehead was on hers and both his hands lay on either side of her face.

"I tried to forget, I tried to think that Eleanor would make me happy, but no matter what I did she was never the woman I dreamed of at night in my sleep, and she was never the woman I imagined myself marrying." Placing a soft kiss on her lips, "I love you, and I always well no matter what you say." pulling away from her he stood back and waited.

Sakura felt the tears roll down hot and acidic to her skin, but she did nothing to stop them, she could do nothing but let them come. He had told her he loved her, and she desperately wanted to say those three little words, but her conscious refused to let her speak them. Instead she stepped back out of his reach.

"I'm sorry I can't return those feelings, because I have none to give." Sakura placed her face in her hands to hide herself from him, "I have nothing else to give, nothing worth anything, my hearts gone its not there anymore and it hasn't been for years." Swaying back wards Sakura bumped into the door sobbing into her hands.

"So just leave me alone, just leave me," Sakura cried as she moved towards him and pounded her fists on his chest, "Can't you see you kill me, you kill me with your touches, your kisses, your presence it kills me." She whispered the last of her statement as she finished pounding his chest.

Syaoran stared at her, his eyes pained, and his heart broken once again only this time it was worse because he knew now that he was the problem, the problem from the very beginning.

"I'm sorry I'll leave you alone now, I'll never come here again or anywhere near you again." Slowly turning he began his way down the stairs to begin his life alone, he would go home to Eleanor everyday of his life and tell a woman he barely knew that he loved her, and even though he knew he could never forget Sakura he was going to try.

Sakura watched as he disappeared around the corner before sinking to the ground, her heart was heavy not only from finding out Kyo didn't have long to live, but because she would have no one to go to for help, her father would be there, but everyone else she loved would be else where thinking about things that were important to them. None of the people she knew from before even knew that she had twins, or that she had become a teacher just like she said she would.

Her heart fell more, what would happen to Misha, her last single reason for living was her sweet Misha. Sitting straight she tried hard to gain her self control so she could go back inside. Before she could even begin to control herself Misha was hugging her and crying too, the only thing she knew to do was cling to her daughter and cry too…

Well that's the end of this chapter I hope you enjoyed and I hope you tell me what you think in a review thank you so much, ByE!