Hey everyone! Kiwi.307 here! Thank you so much for reviewing the last chapter. After this chapter, only 2 more chapters remain of "Sounds of Love". I really want to thank everyone so far who stuck with me all through the story, special thanks to those who kept reviewing since chapter 1, and a very, VERY special thanks to those who have read all my other stories and continue to support me. Every one of you guys is really special and I feel honoured that you would take your time to read my story. You guys are the best!
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Their lips met with a kiss of promise, a kiss of hope and a kiss of passion. Syaoran's thumb stroke off a single tear rolling down her face, pulling apart, he rested his forehead against hers.
They may be running from the law.
There may be people tracing them down at this very second.
But right now, what matters the most, was each other. That they've finally found their counter parts. And even the end of the world can't destroy what they've built.
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Chapter 16: Time's a wasting.
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They were finally married. They were joined together under the blessing of god and they wouldn't have it any other way. The wedding was beautiful, and it held significant meaning, but Sakura wished that it wasn't so rushed, so hurried, and she wished her friends and all her family were with her. But this was important to her, and she knew it was important to Syaoran; she didn't want to never have a moment to marry the man she loved just because she wanted something she knew she would always have. But if they don't make it out of this, and Syaoran had to leave her side, she may never have the chance to be Li Sakura, as she was now.
"What are you thinking about?" Syaoran whispered from beside her, his warm breath tickling her ear, his arms wrapped tightly around her waist.
"Nothing… just about us." She replied softly, resting her hands comfortably on his.
"What about us?" he prompted, turning her around so she would face him. She snuggled herself against him, sighing in content as her senses were filled with his smell… spices and sandalwood.
"About… how we are now. The children… and how happy I am. I never thought my life would turn out like this. I always thought I'd remain single and would stay at the church forever." She said through a sincere voice, "and I'd never thought I'd meet someone so incredible, so like me, yet so different. I'd never thought I'd meet someone I love so much." She raised her head, her emerald eyes shimmering in the faint moon light.
Syaoran drew her closer, burying his face in her soft auburn hair, the sent of strawberries filling his nostrils and sending his heart fluttering in his chest. He rested his chin on the top of her head, tucking her head underneath his chin. Sakura welcomed the new position, wrapping her small arms around his waist and resting her head at the crook of his neck, feeling the gentle pulsing of his heart.
"And I'd never thought I'd meet such an incredible, beautiful, amazing and incredibly stubborn woman I have in my arms right now." He chuckled, "and I want nothing more than that." Sakura sighed happily, hearing his words,
"I love you Xiao Lang, and I'm going to be with you forever until you get bored of seeing me everyday, and even then I'll still be here." She sighed sleepily, his warmth drawing her to sleep.
"I'll never get tired of you, that's simply impossible." He spoke out his heart's words, "I love you." And with the small, petite woman in his arm that fitted him just like a puzzle, he slowly drew to sleep, his hold never faltering as it held her.
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At the crack of dawn, a thin line appeared over the horizon, gentle yellow and orange lights peeping up, the navy blue that had covered the skies that night were slowly drowned by the light of the new day.
Sakura slowly woke up, surfacing from the sea of a most wonderful dream.
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Sakura stood on a meadow, lush green grass waving around her by the gentle caressing of the warm summer breeze. Dots of pink, blue, yellow, and white marked the swaying of summer flowers that littered the green grass with their vibrant colours. The sun shone from the cloudless skies and beat warmth down her neck. She was wearing a simple, white dress and sandals, her hair down. Her eyes observed her surroundings, admiring the beauty of nature, when a pair of warm arms draped around her waist. Turning around, she met the familiar lips that placed it on hers, a pair of blazing amber eyes boring down at her own emerald ones.
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Even now her heart continued to beat slightly faster, relishing the feel of his soft lips on hers, the tingling feeling, the warmth, and the butterflies in her stomach that sent her heart fluttering and skipping few beats. It was after a few minutes she realized why she felt so happy today. Yesterday, just yesterday, she and Syaoran were joined, and nothing could pull them apart. A smile touched her lips. It was then she realized the messy position they had taken during the night of sleep.
She was now on top of Syaoran, his body under hers. His arms were around her body, never moving from last night's place-not that she wanted it to. Their legs were intertwined, and her head rested on his chest, making Sakura realize what the soft thumping underneath her was. She smiled slightly, enjoying her current position and she cursed herself for waking up so early and not staying asleep for just another couple of hours so she could remain in this position longer. She looked up to see the same amber eyes she melted in looking down at her with a smile.
"It took you long enough for you to realize." Syaoran spoke softly, not wanting to disturb the peaceful and serene look on Sakura's face. Needless to say, he quite enjoyed this position.
"Speak for yourself, who woke up first, hmm mister?" Sakura taunted, looking up at him with smiling eyes, pushing her up so their foreheads met and her arms wrapping around his neck.
"You did." He responded obediently, leaning up to kiss her good morning. Sakura closed her eyes for just a second, feeling the rush of tingles around her body.
"Hmm yes I did, so I won't go teasing me if I were you." Sakura smiled, lifting herself up. Syaoran held back a frown, feeling the cold air around him wash his body at the lack of the extra body heat he just had.
"What time is it?" he asked. Sakura shrugged, slowly getting up, fixing her white night gown.
"Probably around 10. The sisters downstairs are working all ready and from what I can smell they're cooking breakfast, so around 10, 10:30 latest." She reasoned. He nodded, pulling himself up in defeat.
"Might as well make the best of it, if they taught you to cook then I'm pretty sure I can live here." He stated jokingly, ducking the pillow making a beeline for his head.
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The 10 children were waiting patiently downstairs in the kitchen, patiently waiting for the arrival of their father and new mother. They didn't wait long because a strong and loud "Holy Crap!" followed by a soft giggle drifted from the stairs in front of them.
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Syaoran and Sakura had just walked out when a medium sized something shot out of no where and attacked Syaoran.
"Holy Crap!" was the first word he was able to process out before he fell down on his butt. Sakura giggled, watching Syaoran's distressed face as a medium sized, golden brown golden retriever, and Kero attacked his face with a sloppy wet tongue.
"Kero," Sakura exclaimed happily, snapping the dog away from Syaoran and into Sakura's opened arms. She knelt down right before Kero had bounded towards her, barking happily seeing his Mistress return. "I missed you!"
"It has a name?" Syaoran spoke dryly, standing up, Kero stayed in Sakura's curled arms as she stood up, his little brown eyes flaring at the unknown stranger, growling, his little teeth blaring at him. Syaoran returned the glare at the canine, half wondering why he was provoking a fight with a dog, while another half trying to ignore his stomach's yearning.
"Xiao Lang please Kero's my best friend here when I was little and it's too early for this." Sakura pleaded, her puppy face pouting through. Syaoran sighed in defeat, lowering his gaze.
"I can't believe your defending a dog above your own husband." He whined in a mock hurt voice. Sakura laughed, pecking him on the cheek before heading down, setting Kero on the floor,
"Think of it this way, once we're gone, I can put the children above you and not canines." She smiled. Syaoran sighed, pushing his hand across his sea of chocolate hair,
"Mrs. Li you will be the death of me." Syaoran mumbled teasingly. Sakura laughed, linking hands with him,
"Well Mr. Li, won't that be one hell of a way to go."
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The couple came down hand in hand to meet the smiling faces of the children.
"Good morning." Sakura smiled happily at her now step children.
"Good Morning Father, Mother." They chorused united. Sakura beamed hearing the word, her heart felt full.
"Colourful language Dad." Xiao Chen added, smirking at his dad. Syaoran placed on the identical smirk in his face, facing his eldest son.
"Don't start Xiao Chen." He growled playfully, showing his fangs. Xiao Chen glared back playfully, bringing out his own. Sakura shook her head the father and son, wondering how in the world someone can be so uncannily likely to one another.
"I see your husband has met Kero." An amused voice said from behind her. Sakura turned around and saw a grinning Chiharu staring back at her with her brown hazelnut orbs.
"Yes he has. I don't think he liked my defending Kero much though." Sakura giggled happily, watching her new family settle around the table for breakfast. She couldn't feel any more blessed at the moment. God had given her a chance for her own family, Daisy had pushed her at the chance to give her a start, and now she finally held it tightly in her hands, and treasured it deeply in her heart.
"Sakura-chan, I think you should get your breakfast before it's all gone." Chiharu sweat dropped, watching the Li family eat; she was surprised to see Sakura positively beaming at them, her eyes holding nothing but love.
"I should shouldn't I?" she spoke softly and happily, joining the big family. Immediately, Syaoran had swept her into his arms, setting her down beside him, the family of 12 chatted happily.
Sakura smiled among her family, never before feeling so warm, so welcomed.
"Mommy, can we play with the doggy?" Ying asked, pulling at her sleeves.
"Yea Mommy, please? Pretty, please?" Hitomi begged. Sakura smiled down at her daughters,
"Of course you may, just don't wander too far away and stay in the church." She instructed, wiping both their mouths with napkins. The twins smiled, before going to chase Kero. Sakura watched them until their two little bodies were out of sight. They were almost finished their breakfast and later, Syaoran and her would meet up with Tomoyo and Eriol. At that sudden thought, her heart sped up, pounding hard against her ribcage, a sinking feeling in her gut. Her breath started to get laboured, her heart continuing to beat strongly.
"Sakura, are you all right?" Syaoran asked worriedly, seeing his wife's rigid figure and her harsh breathing. Sakura shook her head, thought her body remained rigidly stiff.
"I just- it's nothing. I guess last night wore me out slightly." She lied, not wanting him to worry. She hadn't felt this in a long, long time. The last time this happened was when her power first awakened, and she saw the large amount of fear in her father's eyes, and the last time she saw her family.
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Evening-5:30pm
Sakura was straying through the windy meadows, the same meadows she had played on when she was 5, and the same meadows where she had met Syaoran. The warm winds caressed her face softly, calming down her heart and relaxing her tensed muscles.
"Hey." A deep voice said from behind her, warping its arms around her. She didn't need to turn around to see who it was, recognizing the alluring scent and its strong, warm structure.
"I knew I couldn't have strayed far enough before you would come after me." Sakura stated, turning around to face the amber orbs she loved so much. Syaoran smiled,
"I had a feeling you'd come here. I had an urge to come here when we first arrived here. Hasn't changed much, has it?" Syaoran said, looking around the familiar skies and trees. Sakura shook her head, looking fondly around the opened lands.
"It hasn't. I use to come here everyday when I was five, with or without permission. Then one day I came here, and I saw a shy, little boy behind a tree." She smiled, looking up at him,
"And the little boy came out to see what he thought was an angel." Syaoran continued.
"When I saw him, I thought I saw some sort of loneliness in his eyes." Sakura admitted, "So I befriended him."
"The little boy was so stunned that someone would actually want to be friends with him, he was shocked into silence. No one ever wanted to be friends with him." Syaoran said, walking down a lane of memories.
"And after that day I haven't seen that little boy since. And then I took the nanny job to find he had turned into—"
"A cold hearted monster…" Syaoran said softly,
"… cold hearted monster I now love so much and don't want anything to change." Sakura finished for him, looking up lovingly at him. Syaoran sighed, resting his forehead on hers.
"I think from the first day I've seen you in that dress, on this very hill, you've all ready crept your way into my heart without me even knowing." Syaoran confessed, kissing her softly on the top of her head. Sakura sighed, staying in his embrace.
The couple stayed in comfortable silence, the wind gently blowing around them.
6:00pm
"Sakura, Sakura!" A frightened voice called. The two broke apart, seeing a stressed Chiharu running up the hill towards them. The sky had slowly grown dark, the sun was half way below the horizon and the wind started to get chilly.
"Have we been out here for so long?" she spoke, shocked at her surroundings. Syaoran nodded, his hands continued to keep its place around her waist.
"Thank god, I found you at last!" Chiharu thanked "I've been looking everywhere for you, Sakura we've got trouble!" Sakura immediately jerked alert, her heart racing again. She recognized the fear in Chiharu's eyes.
"What is it?" she spoke, "Chiharu what is it?" she spoke more loudly. Chiharu gulped,
"There are two people here to see you. They said, they said that they've found out where you are and…" Chiharu trailed off, observing the tense couple, their hands gripped each other tightly, "and they know where you are. They're coming right now."
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6:30pm
Eriol and Tomoyo had arrived 5 minutes prior. Their speeding car ride was not the kinds that sent your adrenaline rushing; in fact, fear was coursing through their system this very second. As soon as they had entered, Tomoyo had crumpled down onto a chair, nerves finally taking hold of her while Eriol-in a very stressed and thing voice- had asked one of the cookers to bring Mr. Li and Miss. Kinomoto.
"Mr. Li and Miss. Kinomoto?" the cooker had said in confusion, "Oh, Mr and Mrs. Li. Right, I'll get Chiharu-sama."
"Mr and Mrs. Li… that meant they got married." Tomoyo whispered wearily, happy to hear at least some good news. Eriol chuckled weakly,
"Yes, Syaoran needs Sakura in his life." Eriol said they didn't deserve to be hunted down like criminals, to be cornered like some animal hunt.
"Eriol, Tomoyo?" a shock and soft voice came from the door. Sakura and Syaoran stood at the door as two pale faces looked back at them.
"Oh Sakura you're all right!" Tomoyo exclaimed, hugging her friend. Sakura hugged her back.
"It's so nice to see you again." Sakura responded. Syaoran looked wonderingly between Tomoyo and Eriol.
"There's a reason why you're here isn't there?" Syaoran said with all seriousness in his voice, at that Tomoyo's face fell while Eriol's face fell gaunt, his jaws set tightly and grim.
"Syaoran, they know you guys are here. Calvin's leading them; they're coming, right now." Eriol said grimly. Sakura gripped her hands tightly on Syaoran's, her emerald eyes glistening with tears.
"They can't take him. I won't let them. I don't care if I have to bring my elements to play; they're not going to take him!" She said in a strong, steady and commanding voice. Tears were streaming down her face, but her voice held no quivering. Her mind was set and her heart was beating with every ounce of determination she had in her very body.
"But-But Sakura," Tomoyo said quietly, "If they find out about your powers, and Syaoran's, who knows what they'll do?"
"I don't care! He's been through enough hardships and I'm not about to let some stupid government idiots try to take him away." Sakura hissed dangerously, Syaoran pulled her towards him, hugging her tightly against his body. Sakura buried her head into his chest, beating her fists against him.
"It's not fair! It's not fair! That can't make you leave, I won't let them!" Sakura chanted while hanging onto Syaoran as if he was her only life line.
"I'm not going to leave and they won't take me anywhere." He cooed softly. Sakura nodded,
"I won't let them. They dare get near you and I'll, I'll, god forbid them to find out what I'll do." She muttered. Syaoran encircled his arms around her, crushing her lithe frame against his. They stayed like that for at least half an hour, no one daring to break the silence, thinking if they did, then it'll crack like thin ice, when finally…
"Sakura, Li-san," Chiharu came running frantically into the room.
"Chiharu?" Sakura said her eyes slightly red.
"Outside… they're here."
7:00pm
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A/N: DUM, DUM, DUM! I'm so sorry I haven't updated for a while, it's been kind of busy lately. But next chapter will be the second last chapter and then I'll add an epilogue. Thanks to all who reviewed and thanks to all who read and stuck by me!
Next Chapter: It's the Li Family VS the power of the government. Who will win? And what sacrifices must be made?