In A Blink of An Eye

Chapter 12

An Elevator Up

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Hello, hello to all. Well, what did you think of the last chapter of Syaoran in the hospital? Kind of interesting don't you all think? Well, onto the next chapter… lets see what's going to happen to the guy everybody loves, Syaoran. Thank you to all who read and kept helping us throughout the whole time. We love you and want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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Present Time:

"Daddy!" Xiaolong cried out, running towards Syaoran and hugging him tightly on one leg, crystal droplets dripping down from his bronze skin. Loud sobs was heard from the little dragon as he latched himself on his father's leg and wouldn't pry himself off.

"Xiaolong, what's wrong?" Syaoran asked worriedly, as everyone stopped listening to the story and looked at the boy who was fussing over something seeing that he was crying very badly. With a big, red question mark on top of Syaoran's head, he picked up Xiaolong and rubbed his back fatherly and tried to calm the poor boy down.

"I don't want you to die. Don't go!" Xiaolong looked at Syaoran with wet, big, emerald eyes. "I'll be good! Forever and ever!" he bellowed out and threw himself tightly on his daddy, crying around on his father's white dress shirt.

Syaoran turned to Sakura and saw she had a soft smile on her lips as she saw how much her little boys loved their father so much. She looked at the scene in front of her as her husband tried to calm down their littlest child with gently actions and words.

"Xiaolong, I'm not going anywhere, anytime. I'll be here for you whenever you need me. I'll always be here looking out for you son. You don't need to worry about such silly things. Dry those tears of yours now son." Syaoran said tenderly, as he took his thumb ad wiped the tears trailing down on Xiaolong's petite face. He nodded uncertainly and hugged his dad tightly, knowing that the man he looked up to so much would never lie to him ever.

"Hey buddy, think of it like this; if daddy does leave you, you get to live with your Uncle Jamie." Jamie said proudly, smiling and showing off his white straight teeth.

"Daddy…" Xiaolong mumbled about to cry again as he rested his head on Syaoran's chin. "I swear to you Jamie Lee, if you weren't my best friend I would so kick you where the sun don't shine at all and kick you out of my house right now." Syaoran hissed out as she rubbed his son's back again and glared at his 'best friend.'

"Hey, who said Xiaolong is yours if Syaoran and Sakura do leave?" Eriol asked, as he got up and folded his arms. Sakura sweat dropped and listened to the argument. Did they both forget she and Syaoran were right next to them right now?

"Well first of all, I'm related to them. So if they do go, the kids get sent to me! And second, I'm so much more responsible than you. You do nothing but sit there and act like a big lump of log." Eriol yelled out, making Tomoyo and Mei Lin laugh at his predicament. Syaoran sat back down right next to Sakura and held Xiaolong closely to him as he leaned closely to Sakura and whispered to her, "This is pretty interesting isn't it? They're talking about us dying already."

"I know our kids are adorable and everything, but do they really want us to go that badly?" Sakura asked, with a frightened face. She looked back at her 2 best friends and asked them, "Tomoyo, Mei Lin, shouldn't you stop them?"

"Are you crazy, of course not. I want to see who gets your adorable kiddies when you do go." Tomoyo said excitedly and as turned back and watched her husband arguing with Jamie. "Go Eriol!" Tomoyo called out, rooting her husband to continue.

"Just who did you put to take custody if you and Syaoran do leave?" Mei Lin asked, looking at Sakura. "Come on Jamie! You have a big mouth, put it to god damn use!" Mei Lin shouted out, making all the grown up sweat drop.

"Ha, ha… daddy looks so funny with his silly face!" Rae squealed out, clapping her hands together seeing her daddy with a red face and expression.

"Go daddy go!" Eli chanted out as he jumped up and down making his hair fly up and down as he watched his father act for fiercely.

Suddenly, both adults stopped what they were doing and saw all eyes on them. Both Eriol and Jamie looked down and saw their son and daughter enjoying what they were seeing. They both quickly stopped and laughed nervously, trying to apologize to the crowd. They both quickly took their seat and looked down at the grass; red with embarrassment.

"Eriol Hiiragizawa how dare you such language is front of everyone especially the kids. Do you not have manners!" Tomoyo yelled out as she grabbed Eriol's ear and yelled at him. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Eriol called out, not being able endure the pain his wife afflicted on him.

"Jamie Lee, I just hope you know you'll be sleeping on the cough for a very, very long time." Mei Lin said simply, glaring at her husband with deadly ruby eyes. Jamie, of course was too scared to even say anything anymore and just nodded his head like a good little boy.

"Sakura, continue your story now." Both Tomoyo and Mei Lin said as they turned to her and saw a frightened Sakura looking at them strangely. She never knew her best friends were so cruel and harsh to their other half.

"Oh, right. So as I was saying… Doctor Okuda came out of the emergency room. I was worried sick about Syaoran…" Sakura murmured, smiling softly at the children gathered around her as she continued with the story.

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Past Time…

The door of the emergency room slowly opened as a shadow emerged from the back and walked slowly towards Sakura, Eriol, and Tomoyo. Sakura gulped slowly as she looked at the doctor that came out from the darkness and looked down at her. She had to admit he was very handsome. He was around his twenties with foggy grayish- green eyes. His hair was a mixture of gold, brown, and black tresses that stopped right above his eyes and him look dashing and dangerous at the same time.

"Aren't you a little too young to be a doctor?" Tomoyo asked out in the blue, as Eriol glared at the doctor who caught his girlfriend's attention.

"Are you the relatives of Syaoran Li?" the doctor asked, as he looked at the three people standing right in front of him, one quickly caught his eyes.

"I am his cousin. How is he doctor?" Eriol asked quickly, since Sakura didn't say anything in her state right now.

"He's resting right now. The surgery was performed and we took out a bullet on his shoulder. It was a good thing that the robber had bad aim or else it would have been near his heart." The doctor said, eyeing the auburn hair lady whose eyes shone after hearing what he just said.

"When can we see him… doctor…" Sakura asked quickly, looking around for a tag on his blue clothing. This was the best news that she had ever heard in her life. Her boyfriend was alright, and he's doing perfectly fine now. She wanted to see him so badly right now and had to restrain herself from pushing the doctor aside and rushing into the emergency room to see Syaoran herself.

"Okuda, Takiko Okuda. We'll be sending him to one of the private rooms upstairs. You can see him for a few minutes but you have to leave after half an hour, the patient needs his rest." Takiko said, with a dashing smile, hoping he would catch her name in the process.

"Thank you doctor. Come on girls, let's get up there before run out of time." Eriol said, grabbing Tomoyo's hand and putting a hand on Sakura's shoulder.

"Thank you doctor. Thank you so much!" Sakura bowed politely in front of Takiko as she quickly walked over to the elevator to the top floor where all the patients rested.

"Anytime…miss…" Takiko said, eyes the emerald eye beauty as she walked away. 'God, she's beautiful.'

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Stepping into the elevator, Eriol looked back at the other two girls as he stood in the back, leaning against the elevator's wall as Sakura pressed in the highest floor. All three adults waited patiently as they felt the gravity push them down while the elevator went up.

Sakura turned away from the other two, standing right in the middle of them as she stared up at the eerily lit numbers as the moved from one floor to the next, going steadily to the highest level. She remained silent as she played over the events of the day to herself. It seemed as if this was taken out of a movie rather than her actual life. Sighing quietly, Sakura closed her eyes, trying to relax as her anxiety grew as the elevator continued to travel further up.

Looking over at her best friend, Tomoyo frowned and glanced at her boyfriend before looking back at Sakura. She stood there quietly behind Sakura and next to Eriol. She tried to figure out a way to cheer Sakura up. She did notice, however, that Sakura was tensing up more than usual and that she seemed paler.

With noticing all this about her best friend, Tomoyo couldn't just let is slip away and not worry about her friend; that was until Eriol placed a calming hand onto her shoulder. She looked up at him worriedly and frowned. "Don't…" Eriol mouthed to her. Tomoyo only stared back and looked back at Sakura. "Sakura…"

"Hm?" Sakura shifted slightly, showing that she acknowledged Tomoyo.

"Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine, Tomoyo." Sakura murmured gently, opening her eyes and looking over her shoulder at the other two. "Why?"

"You just don't look well…I mean, maybe you should go home and rest rather than stay here…"

Sakura raised an eyebrow in return and frowned. "But I want to be here, Tomoyo. Syaoran is hurt!"

"I know…" Tomoyo sighed and looked down at the floor, frowning and trying to figure out a way to tell Sakura to go home before looking back up. "I just think that you need some rest, Syaoran wouldn't want you to be exhausted over him, would he?"

Sakura shook her head. "I'll think about it, Tomo…"

"But…" Tomoyo started out before she felt Eriol's hand on her shoulder tighten a bit. She frowned at him disapprovingly before leaning against him, closing her eyes. Grabbing onto her boyfriend's shirt, she tried to convert the worried feelings she felt for Sakura to him.

Eriol rubbed her shoulder reassuringly in return and kissed her on the forehead before smiling weakly at Sakura. "Sakura, Tomoyo is just worried about you. I believe what she said is true; Syaoran wouldn't want you worried sick over him. I think he would rather have you well rested and healthy when he awakes."

Sakura turned around slightly and looked away from Eriol. "I know that, but like I said, I'll think about it later…"

Eriol nodded in understanding, smiling at her gently. "Of course you do know, Sakura…We're just stating our concerns to you."

Nodding, Sakura turned back to the elevator doors. "Thank you, Tomyo…Eriol." She whispered softly as the doors opened, revealing the top floor which was normally reserved for more 'privileged' patients. This meant that the whole floor was decorated as if it was an expensive hotel rather than just a hospital.

Everything on this floor was made to the tastes of the rich. All the things that was on the floor were either a pastel color or completely white. Even the waiting room seemed to be intricately decorated; with white marble floors, white leather sofas, and a dark, rich looking wooden coffee table, and the T.V. there was a plasma TV.

As Tomoyo and Sakura stared in shock at the floor, Eriol just continued on, walking to his best friend's room. He was, after all, used to this kind of lifestyle and was not affected by it at all. As a matter of fact, Eriol was completely unfazed by it, he was surrounded by all of this at an early age and it was nothing compared to his house.

Shaking their heads, Sakura and Tomoyo walked quickly after Eriol, whispering to each other. They were still looking around as they stopped in front of the door Eriol was standing at.

"Is this where he is?" Sakura asked, whispering softly, her posture showing how nervous she was again.

Eriol nodded in return, pushing his glasses up and sighing. "Yeah…Sakura calm down, he's fine. The doctor said so, stop getting so nervous."

"I know, I know, but I can't help it…my boyfriend was shot today!" Sakura wringed her hands, sighing and looking down at the floor.

"How about you go inside first and see him? So you can make sure that he's fine…" Tomoyo smiled encouragingly as she rubbed Sakura's back gently, pushing her gently towards the door. She looked over at Eriol and nodded slightly, signaling for him to open the door and not argue with her about it.

Eriol just frowned in return and opened the door quietly, holding it open for Sakura and letting her in before stepping back out. He returned to Tomoyo's side and closed the door silently behind Sakura. "Are you sure it's alright to leave her alone? She might have a mental breakdown at see him…"

"She'll be fine, Eriol." Tomoyo smiled weakly and reached up, caressing her boyfriend's face gently. "I know that you're worried about her, I'm worried too, but now that I see how serious she is, I think it's better for her to deal with it."

"…Alright…" Eriol answered hesitantly.

"She'll be fine, Eriol." Tomoyo leaned up to kiss him on the lips softly. "Believe me…Sakura is stronger than we all think."

"Mmm, I know…" Eriol wrapped his arms around her waist, glancing at the door, wondering what was happening behind the door at exactly this moment.

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Author's Note: Well… what did you all think? I know for a fact we both forgot everything that happened in the chapters and messed everything up badly. High school has been a bitch and it's so tiring. Hopefully, we'll have the next chapter up….. soon… please continue to R&R. We loved you all so very much, Bye bye!