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With Or Without You
Chapter Twenty-One: Life Together
"Run!" I giggled, grabbing Syaoran's hand and darting from the courthouse, Tomoyo, Meilin and Eriol rushing after us.
"Sakura what are you doing?" Syaoran asked, forced to run after me.
"Running, what else?" I smiled, continuing to run. I could hear, from the courthouse doors, Touya yelling after me.
We ran, as fast as we could, to the parking lot and to Eriol's car, quickly jumping in and starting the engine, pulling from the parking lot as Touya came popping out of nowhere.
"You are so evil," Syaoran smirked, wrapping his arm around me. "Touya's gonna kill me."
"I'll protect you." I smirked.
The court cases had gone well, more than well, they'd gone brilliantly. Kent had three years in juvenile detention, plus community service, and Ciria had twenty-four months of community service, plus a restraining order against Syaoran and I.
Now, you're probably wondering, why did Syaoran join the court cases? Well, that's easy, because Ciria had, basically, only wanted to marry him for his money. That is, pretty much, fraud.
So Ciria got nailed for that, and helping in the assault of me.
"Where are we going?" Meilin asked, turning from Syaoran and I, who were a little busy.
"Where else?" Eriol smirked. "My place."
I pulled away from Syaoran's lips, much to his distain, and grinned. "Pizza all around! My treat!"
"I can go with that." Tomoyo smirked.
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"So, what's next?" Eriol asked.
The five of us were sprawled out in Eriol's living room, munching on pizza and just talking.
"Next?" Meilin asked, confused. "Um…cake?"
Eriol laughed. "I'm not talking about food, I'm talking about us."
"Still not registering…" Meilin mumbled.
Eriol sighed. "Since the day we met you and Syaoran, it's been nothing but drama, drama, drama-"
"Since I met Syaoran, it's been nothing but drama," I corrected him. "You guys were just added in."
Eriol smirked. "Yeah, since you two met. I think that this group has gone, pretty much, through anything and everything possible to go through. So, what's next?"
"I…don't really know." I said, turning to Syaoran, who was sitting beside me on the couch, his arm around my waist. "I think I like it this way."
"I agree." Syaoran said, taking a swig of his coke. "I've had enough drama for a lifetime, thanks."
Eriol groaned. "Come on, there's got to be something more!"
"I have a good one." Meilin grinned.
We turned to her, waiting, confused.
"How about one last adventure, before we go off to University?"
"We are all going to the same university, right?" Tomoyo asked.
"Yup." I grinned. "Shinjuku University in Tokyo!"
"Just making sure." Tomoyo smiled. "Continue Meilin."
"Anyway," Meilin sighed, sitting up from her lying position on the floor. "I motion that we have one more adventure."
"And that adventure would be…" Eriol said.
"The summer in Hong Kong, what else?" Syaoran smirked.
I turned to him, gaping. "Really?"
He smiled and nodded. "My mother suggested it last night. We wanted it to be a surprise."
"Hong Kong?" Tomoyo shrieked. "Yes! Omigod yes!"
"It's all paid for." Meilin grinned. "Yelan has offered to take us all on an expense paid trip to Hong Kong, we can all stay in the Li house."
I quickly shot my hand in the air. "I'm in!"
"Me too!" Tomoyo grinned, her hand joining mine.
"Ditto." Eriol grinned.
"Good." Syaoran smiled, kissing my cheek lightly. "Because we leave in a week."
"Hong Kong, yes! This time you can't ditch us Sakura!" Tomoyo giggled.
I rolled my eyes and got up from the couch, gathering the empty pizza boxes and dirty plates from the floor and table. "I'll be back."
"I'll help you." Syaoran said, getting off the couch and grabbing some things from me.
I smiled. "Thanks." and walked from the living room, down the hallway, and into the kitchen.
"Hong Kong!" I grinned, setting the dirty plates in the dishwasher and the pizza boxes in the garbage disposal. "I can't believe-"
I turned around and cut myself off, on account of Syaoran being right there. Like, right there, in my face.
"Um…Syaoran? What's wrong?" I asked, kind of nervous in the proximity he was to me.
"Nothings wrong." he smirked, his arms wrapping around my waist as he leaned forward and caught my lips with his.
Nice. I liked that. Nothing wrong with that.
His hands slid up my waist as he kissed me until he was cupping my face between them, his kisses growing more and more passionate and hungry each time he parted my lips with his.
I was just getting into it, when he suddenly stopped, and rested his forehead on mine.
"What's wrong?" I asked through ragged breath.
His amber gaze turned to mine, and I could see something in his eyes then…something like worry.
"Syaoran? What's wrong?" I asked, pulling away from him, resting my hands on his shoulders. "Syaoran?"
He smiled faintly at me, stroking my cheek with his thumb. "I couldn't help it..."
"Help it? Help what?"
"Today, during the trial," Syaoran said softly. "I couldn't help but hate him..."
I sighed. Was that all?
"Syaoran, don't worry about it anymore, okay? Really, it's fine. It's over…everything is fine now."
He sighed and lowered his head, one of his hands sliding down my side and resting on my stomach. He just stood there for a while, staring at my stomach, not saying anything.
But oh, I knew what he was thinking.
"Syaoran." I said softly, taking his hand tightly in mine. "It's okay."
"But…what if you're-"
"I'm not." I said. "Okay? Trust me. I'm not, and I don't think there's a possibility that I am."
"But-"
"No buts." I smirked, kissing him lightly on the lips. "Okay?"
He smiled and nodded, wrapping his arms tightly around me.
Okay…
"This is harder than I thought it would be." he breathed into my hair.
"What is?"
He sighed and pulled away from me, his amber eyes glittering with something. No longer worry…but nervousness?
"Syaoran?" I gasped as he pulled something from his pocket…
And got down on one knee.
Oh…my…freaking…God.
"Listen, Sakura," Syaoran said, somewhat shakily. "I know we've been through a lot, and I know we've had our differences but…I love you."
I stared down at him through tear-filled eyes. Damn it, he was making me cry again!
"I love you too." I managed to whisper.
He smiled and grabbed my hand, probably causing my heart to speed up about fifty notches. "Sakura, will you go to Hong Kong…will go you…as my fiancé?"
Then he opened the little box that was in his hand, and in it was a small gold ring with a small diamond in it.
Omigod. Omigod. OMIGOD!
I nodded, the tears finally spilling down my cheeks. "Yes!"
He smiled up at me, his eyes no longer worried, but glittering with happiness.
He stood up then, clasping my hands tightly in his. "You will? Really? I know that we're still young, but we can wait and then-"
I shut him up, however, but flinging my arms around him, pressing my lips against his. Well, this had been quite a day. Winning two court cases, another trip to Hong Kong, and the love of my life? I'd say it had been a great day.
So, as Syaoran and I continued to express our love to each other, I couldn't help but wonder…
What was next?
Three Years Later…(This part is totally and utterly devoted to Cherrysinger, who suggested the idea. Full credit to you!)
"You're turn." I mumbled, lying beside Syaoran, the familiar shrieking ringing through my ears.
"No, it's your turn." he answered through the darkness, his breath against my neck and his arms around my waist. "I did it last time."
We couldn't fight over this for much longer, I knew, otherwise the source of the noise would only get louder.
"Fine," I sighed, climbing out of bed and quickly slipping on a robe, walking from the room.
Syaoran and I had been married for three years already. And, to be truthful, it was the most interesting three years I've ever had. I mean, we had our good days and we had our bad days, but in the end, everything turned out as if we'd just been married. If you know what I mean.
Thus, me getting pregnant. Yeah, twenty-years-old and pregnant. Not bad I guess.
Nine months later, out came Tai, our five pounds and three ounces baby boy.
He would, I knew, look just like Syaoran when he was older, though he had my eyes. He was, just like Syaoran, a whiner.
Okay, that wasn't fair, but still. It was three in the morning, and I hadn't slept properly since Tai was born.
Not that I minded. He was such a cute child, and of course I loved him with all my heart.
"Hey baby," I cooed, reaching into Tai's crib, gently lifting him from the blankets and holding him against my chest. "What's wrong honey?"
Yeah, shut up Sakura, he can't answer you, I know.
He continued to cry, tiny tears glistening on his cheeks.
I smiled and leaned down, kissing the top of his head, which already was starting to grow a thin layer of dark brown hair.
Tai was about six weeks old now, and he was, thank God, a healthy baby.
I think I would have gone insane if something had happened to him. Why? Because when I was pregnant with him, the doctor had warned me that there was a chance I might loose him.
Fun huh? Not.
But, of course, Tai was fine. And he would grow up, hopefully, to be a strong boy, and hopefully, when he found the girl he loved, he wouldn't have to go through as much drama as Syaoran and I did.
Speaking of drama…I hadn't seen or heard of Kent or Ciria since the court dates, which was very good in my books.
And guess what else? Touya got married. Yes, Touya.
And to who? A nice girl named Shina. And guess who else got married? Yeah, Tomoyo and Eriol. They, along with Touya and Shina, were also expecting their first baby.
I was happy, I beat them all in the child-birth section.
I grabbed a bottle of formula from the fridge and set it on the stove to heat it up, since Tai wasn't strong enough yet to…you know.
While I waited for the formula to heat up, I gently rocked Tai in my arms, humming a song under my breath.
Tomoyo and Eriol were pretty excited about their baby on the way. They already knew what it would be, and had picked out a name and everything.
I was scared to step into the nursery.
Anyway, they would be having a girl, and they'd chosen to name her Kaori.
Touya? Well, he wanted it to be a surprise…either that or he wasn't telling anyone. Whatever though, I'd find out in a few days.
When I'd found out that my brother and best friends were expecting their own babies, I had started laughing. Stupid, I know, but I'd had the whole "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" scenario in my mind. Hey, who knew? Maybe the three of them could be a…sisterhood…of some sort…
The formula finished heating up and I squirt some on my wrist, perfect, and gave it to Tai, who instantly stopped whimpering and drank hungrily.
Silence. Yay.
"Ah, she did it." Syaoran smirked, walking into the kitchen, kissing me lightly on the lips, then Tai on the forehead. "You okay Sakura?"
I nodded. "Yup."
Syaoran smiled and nodded, gently taking Tai from me, cradling his son in his arms.
It was so cute, Syaoran made such a good father.
"My baby boy," he whispered, smiling down at Tai.
I sighed and wrapped my arms around myself. Even though so much had happened between Syaoran and I, most of those things should have spelt out a break up, I couldn't be happier. Sure, we had our problems, but what married couple didn't? Besides, we loved each other, and that's all that mattered.
"I love you Syaoran." I smiled.
He looked up at me and smiled. "I love you too Sakura."
Then he turned back to Tai and laughed. "Look."
I smiled and walked over to him, gazing down in his arms. Tai was peacefully asleep, the bottle resting gently against his tiny chest.
"Sleep well my baby." I smiled.
THE END
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