Already working on next chapter, but I start work tomorrow, so m y hours will be shorter. I'll update as soon as possible. Hope you like this long awaited chapter.
Wo Ai Ni; Aishiteru; I love you.
By: Nalu Gurl
Chapter 10: Starting a needed trip
Syaoran woke up the next morning with a headache. He laid his hand over his head, looking around the dark room. No lights from outside poured in, and he didn't completely remember what happened last night.
He turned his head to the side to look at the alarm clock which read 9 in the morning. Damn it, he thought. I wanted to be out of here before 10…highly unlikely now.
He sat up, turning on the light beside him so he could actually see where he was going. Slowly, he stood and grabbed some clothes, then headed into the bathroom to get a good shower.
When he came out in khaki shorts and a green shirt hung over his shoulder, he looked towards the balcony. He wondered if Sakura was there. Shaking his head, he walked over towards the balcony door and opened it. The stream of light that poured in from the sun blinded his sight for a little while, but he soon recovered, reaching over to turn off the light which provided his sight in the once dark room. No matter what time of day it was, if he closed everything, there was no way you could see, it would get too dark. He walked out onto the balcony and let the fresh air hit him. God, how this felt nice.
"S…Syaoran…" The soft voice came from the balcony next to his, and he slowly turned to look at Sakura.
"Sakura…" He whispered. A smile didn't reach upon his lips, he just looked at her, wondering. Would she really ever kill the baby…?
"A-are you…okay?" She asked him, her voice soft and shaky. "To-Tomoyo and Meiling told me…about what had happened to you yesterday…last night…that you broke down…and passed out…I didn't mean to…I didn't mean to do that to you…I'm so, so sorry."
"Sakura…" He sighed, and walked back into the room. He heard the cry escape her, and he felt bad for leaving like that. He wasn't leaving, he was just going to her room.
He moved into her room, and quickly walked to the balcony. She turned around, sitting on the ground. Her eyes widened that he had come there. "I'm sorry, I don't want you to hate me, I know you do, but…" She shook her head, keeping her eyes away from him.
He bent down, made her look at him, and smiled slightly. "Sakura…Ying Fa…Freckles…Kid…" He continued to say her nicknames, and her face brightened. "Sakura…" He kissed her temple, and pulled her into his arms, standing up. "I don't hate you…" He quickly realized he felt better after he let all his stress out. "You see, I was shocked that you even suggested that. I never, ever thought Sakura Kinomoto would want to kill her child. And you didn't, you where just confused, scared…you see? Don't worry about it, I know you never wanted to kill the baby. Nightmares are tough, and we just have to deal with them. We'll deal with them together, okay? Let's just escape for awhile, a couple days, maybe weeks. However long we need. I'm sure if we get away, your nightmares will go away."
"Syaoran…" She looked up and placed a hand on his cheek. "You have nightmares too, I know you do…I heard you cry out one night…"
He looked at her shocked, and then smiled. "I do…" His walls slowly broke down as her hand lingered on his cheek. "Why don't we pack? I want to go ask Wei if he would like to join us, we may need a doctor when we're there."
She nodded, removing her hand. She paused for a minute, then hugged him, tightly. He returned the hug, staying like that for a minute or two. It had seemed forever…
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"Wei?"
Wei turned to look at his young master. He had worried over the boy for a long while. Wei had been there since he was younger. He treated all his wounds, he trained him, he saw things bad and good happen to him, and he been there to give advice when he needed a father figure to talk to. Last night he had gone to check on the younger male, making sure he was okay. He did it many times, and he was happy to know that last night was a nightmare-free night.
"Yes, Syaoran?"
"Would you take a vacation with Sakura and I?" He started, looking at Wei with a smile. "We will need a doctor for Sakura when she's up there, and we'd love to have your company."
"Syaoran…" Wei's slightly wrinkled face smiled. "I'd love to join you and Sakura on your vacation, if it is not too bothersome."
"Oh, no, not at all. That's why I asked. I planned to leave here at 10, but it's already there as you can see. I want to get out of here before tonight, so I think we'll head out about 12."
"Alright. I'll be sure to be ready. Would you like me to get the limousine?"
"No, that's alright. We'll be taking my chevy malibu." He was about to leave, then stopped, turning back. "Would you mind trading off with me? I'll drive half way there, you drive the other half?"
"That will be fine."
"Alright. Oh, and Wei?" He moved over to the man standing stiff.
"Yes, Syaoran?"
He landed a heavy, but gentle hand on the mans back, making him slouch. "Relax a little. I can only imagine how it's like to be all stiff all the time." He grinned, and walked away, leaving a smiling Wei behind.
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Tomoyo watched as the car pulled away from the mansion and sighed. Eriol put a hand around his fiancee's waist.
"They'll be okay. Let's just pray for them, don't you think?" Eriol asked, smiling at her. Tomoyo nodded.
"They just better be back before she gives birth! I SO wanna be there!"
"You are SO right, Tom!" Meiling called, moving away from her husband and taking Tomoyo's hand. "We should plan some kind of party when they get back!"
"A babies shower?" Tomoyo asked.
Nadeshiko smiled at the girls. "We may be able to do that, but we're not for sure it can be so soon. We should give it to her in her 8th month! That way it'll be right before she gives birth!"
"That's a splendid idea!" Tomoyo laughed happily. Yelan moved in, putting an arm around Kyoshi's shoulder.
"And I'm sure that these fine, strong, young boys would love to help out."
"Don't count on it…" Eriol muttered, getting a glare from Tomoyo.
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Tsugumi looked at Logan, a smile adoring her pretty features. She sat up, holding the blanket to her naked chest. The sun rays shone in brightly from the afternoon sun. She turned from the window and to Logan, nudging him gently. He stirred, not quite awake.
"Come on, Logan. We've been sleeping forever."
"Damn it, women. It's my bed, my house for that matter, I can sleep as long as I want. I don't need you bossing me around." He grumbled, getting up and walking towards the bathroom.
Tsugumi watched him. "So, do you have a plan yet?"
He turned to look at her. "Of course I do. I could do this without you if I needed to. You'd just be making this a lot easier."
He turned on the shower and went under. Tsugumi smirked, standing up and walking to the bathroom. "Mind if I join you?"
"Come on in."
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"Syaoran. Looks like Sakura has fallen asleep." Wei spoke, looking behind his seat to look at the girl. Syaoran turned to look at her quickly before he turned back around. "She's beautiful, is she not? She gets it from her mother."
Syaoran smiled slightly as Wei continued.
"And you, such a strong, handsome young man. Both of you are so strong, and you're both getting stronger, your child will be beautiful, inside and out." Syaoran smiled at the man on the side of him.
"I know, a lot will be thanks to Sakura. She'll be a great mother. Sakura…she's like the perfect girl, she's very smart---even if she doesn't show it at times---" They both laughed, looking at each other for a bit, before Syaoran returned his eyes to the road. "She's beautiful, sweet, caring…"
Wei watched him as he continued to go on.
"She's so perfect…I fell in---"
"Shh, I know." Wei smiled at him. "I've known it for some time now."
Syaoran laughed softly.
"Why don't we stop for dinner, then we'll continue on our way. I'll drive the rest of the way?" Wei suggested. Syaoran nodded.
"Where would you like to eat? How about fast food?" Wei nodded at the idea.
Syaoran parked in the parking lot surrounded by different fast food places. Turning off the car, he got out and opened the back door. He gently rubbed Sakura's cheeks. "Sakura…wake up."
"…huh…?" her emerald eyes revealed themselves to Syaoran and he smiled at her. "We're there already?"
"No, not yet. We're gonna get a bite to eat. You hungry?" He asked her. Her reply came as a nod and he helped her out of the car.
"Would you happen to want sardines and ice cream?" Wei asked her, his eyes twinkling. Both Sakura and Syaoran looked at him as if he where nuts. He had known them since young, and he knew that both hated sardines.
Sakura stuck out her tongue. "Wei, you know perfectly well that I don't like sardines! And with Ice cream too!"
"Well, living with many different pregnant women---who I might add had never liked Sardines when they where not pregnant---had the biggest cravings for ice cream and sardines. I would be sure---as both your mothers did---that soon enough, you will be craving the same thing."
Syaoran laughed as Sakura glared. "You're gonna eat Sardines, Ying Fa."
"I wouldn't laugh, Syaoran. You will be the one who travels down at midnight to the corner store to get those sardines and ice cream, as it is your baby." Wei explained. HE stopped laughing, as Sakura started laughing.
"Then I hope I get the craving all the time, and we never have sardines in the house." Sakura spoke, looking around. "Right now I have a craving for a club chalupa. Let's go to Taco bell."
Wei gave a glare to Wei, who smiled in return, and started to walk off with Sakura. Wei, who could easily contain himself, kept in the urge to burst out laughing when Syaoran uttered 'Sardines, gross.'
In the restaurant, Sakura grumbled to Syaoran that if they stayed long enough at the summer house, she'd have to buy a one piece because she would be to fat to where a two piece, and in turn, she'd lose the tan that she had worked so hard on getting—a natural tan that had led to many sunburns as well.
Syaoran had told her that he wouldn't mind her wearing the two piece because it would show him the baby, and he would be even prouder.
Sakura went on grumbling that she would end up having stretch marks, and no one would love her anymore. Wei had butt in this time, saying they'd still love her if she turned out to be a four hundred fifty-three pound girl, and he knew a specialty to help keep the stretch marks away. He had used it on both their mothers, and both came with only one or two small stretch marks. It was simply a matter of applying Vitamin C to one's stomach.
When Syaoran and Wei thought she had opened her mouth to grumble once again, she had simply came out saying that she was happy she was going to be a mom, and she couldn't wait to know what the baby was.
Syaoran had felt happy about that, so far, being away from the house, where they knew Logan knew about them, had put off a great amount off stress they where carrying. He smiled gently at Sakura as she talked to Wei about different things she would do.
They had quickly fled the scene when they saw reporters pull up, obviously for a different matter in which there was a robbery going on down the street, but didn't want to take chances in being on the news and having Logan find out where they where. Past that, they where happily settled in the car, Syaoran in the back with Sakura and Wei driving, talking about past stories.
That's it for now. Short, but it was just a filler chapter. I'm gonna start typing the next chapter right now. There are two authors that give me inspiration to write. I can write easily after reading one of their chapters.
Shinsei Kokoro
Shattered midnight dreams
Read there stories! 'tis awesome.
