Chapter 7

Back in Japan, it wasn't going so well. Syaoran decided to run away from the palace because he couldn't take this. It had been over a month since he last talked to Sakura and it was driving him crazy not to talk to her. Even though it hadn't been announced that he was next in line for the throne, he was going to risk everything for Sakura. He packed up his bag and sneaked out, and he got out of there without a sweat, he was in a plane back to Australia now, thinking of ways to confront Sakura about her getting pregnant. He knew his grandparents would have agents looking for him as soon as they found out, but that wasn't maybe till the next morning, when he would already be in Australia.

A couple of hours later … Syaoran was back in Australia. He was in Sydney Airport and he knew his way around. He took the train to Blacktown, knowing it would take long. He wanted to surprise her. He got out of the train and started walking to Sakura's house. It was around 8.30 at night. He rang the doorbell and saw Sakura, who had a bump on her belly.

I asked him 'Oh my god, Syaoran what are you doing here?'

'I came here for you. I heard what happened', he looked at me as if he was trying to read me, 'I just came here to ask you one question … who's baby is it?'

I answered truthfully 'I don't know. I really don't know', he came in the house and I closed the door behind him 'My sister's not home, but please don't stay long here'.

'Tell me if it meant anything, when we slept together?', he looked at me, desperately wanting to know my answer.

'It meant something, but I'm with Ryu now, I can't just leave him. He made a promise to me. To stay with me through this'

'It's not even his baby. Sakura I know you better than anyone else. I can see through you. I know when you're lying'

'So what Syaoran ? Your not even suppose to be here!', I started crying. I couldn't deny it anymore and now that he was here, it was getting worse. 'What do you want me to do?'

'I don't know, come with me, I'll go anywhere with you'.

'I don't want to bring you down because of this baby, you have a life to live', I touched his cheeks and he held his hand on mine.

'I don't want to live life without you. I could barely live without you that's why I just had to see you'.

'No, we can't. Syaoran please leave!'

'I'm not leaving you like this', he tried getting sense into me.

I pushed him and said 'Leave please', I started crying hard not wanting to do this but I didn't have a choice anymore.

'I'm not leaving you. I want you to know that I love you and I don't want to leave you like this', he touched me, and he hugged me tightly even though I was trying to push him away, and I fell down on the floor with him. He was here for me, and I liked that. But having him back here would complicate everything. My relationship with Ryu, and maybe his relationship with his parents. He carried me to bed that night and took care of me. He went downstairs and called his dad Kin.

'Hello, this is Kin Litalking',

'It's me dad'

'Where the hell are you Syaoran , your grandparents have gone crazy looking for you'

'I'm where I'm suppose to be –', there was a pause as he tried finding the courage to tell his dad that he got a girl pregnant 'Sakura's pregnant with my baby'

'What are you talking about?'

'I'm at her place now and she isn't doing so well'

'Does she know about you?'

'I told her in the letter I gave her but I don't think she has noticed that its big'

'I want you to tell her the REAL truth, no more lies'

'I can't tell her right now, she's sleeping. She's really tired'

'Okay but just tell her, we're still going through the announcement tomorrow'

'Okay, dad please don't tell anyone else. Mum can know because she can understand'

'Okay, good luck boy and take care of her', he dropped the phone and he sat back on the chair. Seeing her again made him feel alive again but he wasn't sure what he should do right now. Maybe they could run away and elope? He could leave her and leave Sakura to be with Ryu? But all those choices didn't get Sakura's choice and first things tomorrow morning they would talk about it.

I woke up to be alone in my bed, and all I could remember from last night was that I saw Syaoran again, and he came for me. I wanted my questions to be answered like what did he mean in the letter that he was a prince? I stood up slowly and went downstairs and I saw Syaoran making coffee. I weakly smiled at him and asked 'What time did you wake up?'

'Just now but I was hungry, you want some coffee?'

'No thanks', I sat nearby the counter and looked at him, 'I need to ask you one question …'

'What is it?', he sat beside me and looked at me.

'You wrote in the letter you were a prince? What does that mean?'

'I'm a Prince because the next in line for the throne for the British Royal Crown was murdered and we're next. I'm Royal by blood. Today they're going to make an announcement to the world and I'm supposed to be there with them. But I don't want to. I'd rather be with you'.

I was shocked at what he just told me. He was a PRINCE! A real life prince and all I could say was 'I don't believe it'

'Believe what you want but it's the truth'

I touched him and asked 'So this baby in me is next in line for the throne?'

'Yes, that's why if you were thinking of having an abortion I wouldn't let you'

'I just want to run away from all this …', I walked towards the window and looked out.

'I love you and I want to support you with every decision you make', I felt him touched my shoulder, so I turned around and hugged him tightly.

'I love you too'.

They had no idea that outside that house, there was FBI's all around it and they were there to take back Syaoran . They tracked the phone call he made last night and listened to it and went straight to the Kinomoto residence. Sachi didn't take the news very well and told the FBI to try and bring Syaoran and Sakura back because she wanted a word with this Sakura.

When I was going back to the kitchen to get my coffee, someone burst in the door and I dropped my cup. Then I saw a man dressed in black go for Syaoran and someone took me and dragged me to a car, I yelled out 'Get your hands off me'.

Syaoran and I were put in separate cars and I asked what was going on 'What's going on here?'

'Your going to be flied over to Japan. The Prince's mother would like to have a talk to you'.

'I don't want to talk to her! Let me out of this goddamn car!'

'We can't do that'.

When they got to Japan. Syaoran talked to his parents, while I was walking towards Sachi's office. Behind me were agents, there for me in case I tried running away. But I couldn't do that now. Sachi's door was half open and I came in, sitting down in the chair in front of her table.

Sachi said 'I just want to cut the chase'

'What do you want with me?'

'I want you to stay away from my grandson'

'I didn't force him to come to me you know, so I didn't do anything wrong'

'You're goddamn pregnant with his child and you're telling me it's not my business. Stay away from him before you make me do something bad'.

'Like what?'

'I don't know, this is your last warning Sakura Kinomoto, you stay away from Syaoran ', I started crying. If we moved a bit faster, we would have gone or maybe even eloped.

'Fine', she would have to give up Syaoran , to make sure he has a better life than her.

'When you say fine, I actually expect you to keep your word'.

'I will, just let me go home', as I was about to leave, Syaoran burst in the room.

'Grandma don't do anything to Sakura'

'I didn't', said Sachi.

He looked at me and I walked past him and I walked out of the door, he went after me and I said 'Stay away from me Syaoran , we can't keep doing this'

'What do you mean?'

'We can't see each other anymore. It's over. I don't want to see you anymore'.

'She said something didn't she? I want to know what she said to you'.

'Nothing, she made me realize that this wasn't going to work. I'm sorry for making you think we actually had a chance'.

'Sakura please, don't do this'

'I'm sorry, I hope you have a great life … I'll be seeing you', I walked out of his life right there. I couldn't believe it. This was the end. But I was glad I knew that it wasn't the end for him because he still had his throne as a Prince and it was going to be announced tonight.

When she went back home, Ryu was there having dinner with my sister. They had gotten along so well. Makoto too came later on for dinner. We really didn't need to depend on my mother anymore because she shut us out of her life when our dad died. I guess this was her way of dealing with the grief and we were fine with that. That moment, when I was talking with Ryu outside, I realized that this could be my life. To be with him. We stayed out all night talking and looking at the stars and he made me think of the kind of life we could get. I loved his parents, they were so welcoming and they were better compare to Syaoran 's family who forced him to be a person he isn't. I stayed in his arms feeling so safe in it.