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Syaoran and Sakura where driving down the freeway in Nadeshiko's car in silence. They had been driving for nearly two hours. The whole time Sakura had looked blankly out the passenger side window. Syaoran looked at her for a second before focusing on the road in front of him. "Sakura?"

"Hmm?" She responded not moving her position.

Syaoran watched as a car passed him and then spoke. "Are you okay?"

She removed her eyes from their current place and looked at him. "Yeah. I'm okay now. Sorry about earlier." She tried to put on a fake smile for him, but he knew better.

Syaoran looked at her long enough to grab her hand and look back driving the car. "Don't ever be sorry. I understand. I just want you to be okay." She continued to watch him but said nothing. He could feel her gaze on the side of his face and for some reason it was making him nervous. "Are you hungry?" He asked without looking at her.

"No." She took his hand into her right hand pulling his arm above her head as she lay down across the front bucket seat placing her head onto his right leg and then bringing down his arm placing his hand on her own. "Let's just drive a little longer." She whispered as she closed her eyes shutting out the world.

"Okay" He ran his hand up the side of her arm and stopped it in her hair giving her head a gentle massage.

Syaoran had so much strength but whenever he touched her he never hurt her. 'Syaoran. thank you' Sakura said in her mind, as she was lulled to sleep by his gentle motions.

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Eriol and Tomoyo sat in the swings at the park. "Eriol, did you notice Syaoran's eyes?"

Eriol jerked his head in Tomoyo's direction. "What? Where did that come from?"

Tomoyo looked away from him and to the ground beneath her feet. "I mean last night, when we went to see him, he held a sad expression in his eyes." She looked up to Eriol. "Didn't you see it? Is that how he always is?"

Eriol sighed and looked to the tree a few yards in front of them. "You are too perceptive my love." He pushed himself a little and let the swing take him slowly back and forth. "No, he doesn't normally look the way he did when we saw him. He normally fights me to the end before he ever has me over. I usually just pop in to avoid the bickering." Putting his foot to the ground, he stopped himself and looked to Tomoyo. "Something must be wrong."

Tomoyo nodded and pushed herself slightly starting her momentum in the swing. "What are you planning on doing?"

Eriol started up his swing again in opposition to Tomoyo's. "I don't know yet."

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Sakura woke feeling better then before. That was probably the first time she slept good in days. No dreams, no nightmares, just empty time.

Sakura started to fidget as Syaoran pulled into the parking lot of a huge hotel. He pulled the car into an empty space and put it into park. After turning off the ignition he looked down to Sakura who still had her eyes closed and stroked her hair.

"What time is it?" she asked stretching slightly.

"2:00 in the afternoon. You slept for a while." Brushing her hair back so he could see her eyes open he added, "You must have been tired. Are you hungry?"

Sakura turned her head to look up at him. As she did, she could hear his stomach growling. She smirked and laughed lightly. "Are you?"

He blushed slightly as she grabbed the back of the seat and sat up. "Kind of."

Sakura frowned. "Why didn't you get something to eat?"

He smiled and undid his seatbelt. "I didn't want to wake you." Releasing his seatbelt, he guided it into its holster. "Do you want to get our rooms before we eat?"

Sakura looked into his eyes and asked quietly, "Can we share a room?"

He just looked at her, stunned at her suggestion.

She looked away from him. "I don't mean like that!" Looking back out the window she replied, "I just don't want to be alone right now." She heard Syaoran sigh and she turned back to him with a smirk. "I still want my own bed."

He laughed lightly and shook his head. "Okay. If that's what you want." He smirked back at her. "Go get your stuff."

They both got out of the car and opened the trunk pulling out their own bags. Syaoran had driven by his place before heading out of town to pick up his things. Closing the trunk, they both walked into the lobby.

"We need a room please. None smoking with two beds." Syaoran spoke to the man behind the counter.

"Alright. And how long will you be staying?" He looked up to Syaoran.

Syaoran looked to Sakura and then back to the man. "One week." He could hear Sakura catch her breath behind him, but he was under orders from Fujitaka to keep her away for at least that amount of time. Fujitaka would call in to school for the both of them excusing them from their classes. Ironically, it was the same thing Nadeshiko had asked him to do just the night before. 'Had she known something was going to happen?' Syaoran looked to Sakura who was looking out the lobby windows. Turning back to finish his paperwork, the man handed him a key and gave him a few instructions on when the hotel dinner would be and to call the front desk with any questions. He nodded in thanks and took hold of Sakura's hand as she turned to look at him. "Let's go."

She nodded and smiled as they went to the elevators to find their floor and reach their room.

Once there, Syaoran used the key to open the door. The room was big. There was a sofa against the wall and a nice chair over by the window and a table across from it with all the 'Welcome' information on it. There was a dresser, with a large TV on it and a spacious bathroom with sinks outside. As he walked farther into the room he stopped. There was only one bed.

Sakura came up behind him. "What's wrong?" Her eyes followed his. "Oh!"

Syaoran put his bag on the floor against the way and walked over to the phone sitting on the edge of the bed. "Don't worry I'll straighten everything up." He picked up the receiver and Sakura's hand pushed it back down.

"Don't worry about it. I can just sleep on the sofa." She smiled releasing her hold on the phone and walking over to the sofa.

He grabbed her arm and turned her around. "I will take the sofa, you can take the bed." Sakura opened her mouth to protest and he put his hands up in the air "No! There is no argument. I am taking the sofa, you take the bed, and that's final!"

Sakura put her hands on her hips frowning making Syaoran smile. "That's not fair." She sighed trying to figure out a better solution and dropped her hands from her hips. "How about we switch off. Deal?" Syaoran looked at her not changing his stubborn glare. "Syaoran! Come on!" She pushed him back and watched as he pretended to stumble.

"Fine princess. Whatever you want." He laughed as she punched his arm. "Oww!"

"Well that's what you get for being mean." She frowned at him as he laughed and rubbed his arm.

"Come on Kinomoto. Let's go get something to eat." He stepped aside as she walked towards the door and then followed her out. They decided to try out the hotel's diner to see if it was any good.

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Fujitaka sat at his wife's side in the ICU. His left hand held hers and his right smoothed her hair. With Touya out of the house and on his own, and Syaoran looking after Sakura he now had the time he needed to devote to his wife. He looked at her lovingly and watched as she started to stir. Pulling one last strand of hair away from her face, he then placed it gently on the top of her head.

Nadeshiko felt her body coming around as all of her sense slowly returned. Her side hurt from where she fell but she knew nothing was broken this time. Slowly opening her eyes to the touch of a warm hand on her head she looked to her side and smiled at her husband. "Hey" she spoke with a raspy voice in desperate need for some water.

"Hey there." Fujitaka answered back squeezing her hand tenderly. Removing his hand from her head he twisted around to the small nightstand that held a pitcher of water. Taking up the glass that had been poured earlier, we turned to Nadeshiko. "Would you like some water love?"

Nadeshiko smiled. He was so good to her, she felt horrible for bringing him down like this. Fujitaka tried to help her with the glass, but she took it from his hand. She didn't have enough strength to sit up as planned so she didn't protest when he put a gentle hand behind her back to support her in her efforts. After taking a sip to moisten her throat, she lay back onto the hospital bed and listened to the monitors beep around her.

Fujitaka removed the cup from her hands setting it back on the table. When he turned back to his wife to find her looking to the window in the room. "Sweetheart?"

Nadeshiko remained quiet for a minute and Fujitaka stroked her hand with his thumb. "How is Sakura?"

Fujitaka sighed. "Syaoran took her out of town for a while."

Nadeshiko turned to look him in the face. "Did you ask him to take her?"

He looked at his wife before whispering, "Yeah. I thought it would be okay. He really looks after her, and I trust him. Was that wrong of me?" Nadeshiko smiled and Fujitaka laughed. "You already asked him to do that didn't you?"

Nadeshiko nodded and a slight blush came to her cheeks. "Last night I called. She needs to get out for a while. It's too stuffy at home for her."

Fujitaka shook his head and laughed. "You know best." He smiled and lowered his head so his forehead touched hers. 'Let's just hope the rest of us are ready for what's ahead.' He thought sadly.

Nadeshiko wrapped her hands around his back giving him a tender hug. "Thank you" she whispered. It was barely audible, but he heard it. She was strong. So much stronger then him, and sometimes it was scary. Tilting his head up slightly, he kissed her forehead. All they needed was time; he just hoped they had enough.