Wild Blossom
This is a brand-new story in order to start fresh with my new account so I'm now working on 3 stories so the update times will be slower. CCS is not mine so DON'T SUE ME! The characters that are NOT in CCS are MINE! MUWAHAHA
By: Mistress Ness
Chapter 3: His wife and his pawn
"Yeah, you heard me, Naomi! Our engagement is over!" Syaoran said in the phone to a crying Naomi. "No! That can't be!" she sobbed. Syaoran rolled his eyes and growled. "If you don't believe me, you can talk to my mother! You know I wouldn't lie about it even though I never wanted to marry you." he snapped. Naomi kept crying and said. "I must go there and see it with my own eyes!"
That made Syaoran panic. If Sakura saw Naomi, she would find out the truth behind his game and he had to prevent that at any cost. "No!" he snarled at her. "You come here and I'll make sure your life becomes a living hell! Stay away from me, my family, and my bride. Goodbye." He said coldly before hanging up. He sighed in frustration and tried to clear his head. His wedding would be very soon and he had to help his bride with the decorations and other things. When he finally married Sakura, he would cut her loose about a month later then have his fun. She probably wouldn't mind the divorce since she's probably marrying for his wealth since she's a poor country girl.
Speaking of the devil, Sakura walked in and flashed Syaoran a bright smile. "Morning!" she kissed him on the lips softly. Syaoran couldn't deny that this woman had some sweet kisses but he knew she was just a woman and he had to make his plan work. Sakura said cheerfully. "Well, I got to go shopping for my dress with Tomoyo since she's my Maid of Honor. What will you be doing while I'm gone?"
Syaoran smiled at her and pulled her closer to him. "I'm going to with my mother to go work on the guests and other things. And after that..." he stroked her honey-colored hair. "I will be waiting for my future wife." He grinned. Sakura couldn't believe this was happening to her. It feels like a dream, she smiled back at him. She felt like the luckiest girl alive. A servant came in and bowed to both of them. "Miss Sakura, your friend Tomoyo is here for you." she said to Sakura. Sakura smiled and thanked her. She turned to Syaoran and kissed him again. "See you later, Syaoran!" she gave him a small wave before disappearing. He smirked to himself. One more step to freedom.
---------Bridal Shop-------
Tomoyo waited patiently for Sakura to put on the dress they picked out. "Okay, Tomoyo!" she heard Sakura say as she stepped out of the fitting room. At seeing her, Tomoyo gasped and grinned wide. "My, Sakura! You look so beautiful!" she squealed in excitement. Sakura blushed and looked at herself in the mirror, and then she gasped. Sakura wore a strapless wedding dress made of fine, white silk that had an emerald between her breasts with wings that extended to the end of each side. The hem of her gown had fancy lace with cherry blossom designs and it had a long train on the back. Sakura couldn't recognize herself, she looked elegant and beautiful.
Tomoyo went on. "We just need to pin up your hair and place a nice tiara with a nice, long veil and you'll look like an angel!" she grinned. Sakura turned to her and smiled shyly. "Do you think Syaoran will like it?" she asked. Tomoyo clasped her hands and nodded. "Trust me, he'll go nuts when he sees you in this dress, Sakura." She assured her. Sakura giggled and said. "Okay! Then I'll buy it!"
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While Sakura and Tomoyo were still shopping for the bridesmaids and Tomoyo's dress, Syaoran was with his mother arranging the decorations for the wedding at the church in Tokyo where it was going to take place. Syaoran was going through the list of guests and when he saw Sakura's list oh guests, he raised an eyebrow.
Sakura's guests:
Fujitaka Kinomoto (Father)
Sarah Kinomoto Suzuki (Stepmother who I hate but my dad will bring her)
Kora Suzuki (My evil stepsister)
Tomoyo Daidouji (Best friend)
Syaoran chuckled as he wrote down her list in the invitations list. She seems to really hate that stepmother and stepsister of hers, he thought and then noted that aside from Tomoyo, his bride didn't have many friends. Yelan saw the list her son was writing and spoke up. "Sakura doesn't have many people in her life, doesn't she?"
"Yeah, very few." Syaoran nodded. "How is Father handling the fact that I broke the engagement with Naomi and that I'm marrying a woman that has a 'low social status'?"
Yelan laughed and patted his shoulder. "You know your father, he's...quite angry. He seemed to have wanted Naomi as his daughter-in-law but me, I don't like that spoiled little brat. But, Xiao knows it's your life too so he backed off."
"Good." Syaoran smiled. Yelan suddenly remembered something. "Oh yeah! Syaoran, your cousin Eriol has been bothering me into asking you to make him your Best Man." She chuckled. Syaoran rolled his eyes. "That Eriol! He just wants to hit on the females that are going to be involves in the wedding. Fine, I'll grant his request." Just a little more now till freedom.
Meiling watched her brother's strange expression from the doorway with wary, ruby eyes. She knows her brother very well, and he didn't wear that excited expression unless he was getting something he really wanted. He wanted out from the engagement with Naomi, no matter what it cost him and I do find it strange that he's suddenly marrying Sakura. Syaoran, what are you up to, she wondered, I hope you're not playing with Sakura's feelings just to get out of Naomi's claws or it'll be hell on earth for you if Sakura finds out.
Meiling liked Sakura; she has talked to her future sister-in-law quite a few times ever since she and Syaoran announced their engagement. She remembered the first time they really talked.
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"Do you love my brother?" Meiling asked Sakura as they sat in her new room. Sakura blushed dark red at the question and meekly nodded.
"Hai, I love him...more than anything." She said softly.
"Why?" Meiling was curious.
Sakura smiled at her with a smile that made Meiling feel all warm and happy inside, a look of utter affection. "I was lonely all my life...living with a drunken father who married a wicked woman who already had a child and always takes her side even when she's wrong, having only one best friend as a comfort in my painful life, no one to truly love...and Syaoran saved me from all that. I can finally love someone who will love me back as much as I love him. His smiles brighten the darkness I have in my heart and his tender touch healed my pain. He accepts me for who I am, not for what I am. He sees beyond the low social status and sees the person behind the title. I don't know how to describe how wonderful is to be with him but all I know is that...he stole my heart and I don't want to get it back."
Meiling smiled in approval, completely satisfied with her answer.
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"Mother..." Meiling spoke up. "May I talk to Syaoran in private, please?" I have to get to the bottom of this.
Yelan looked at her daughter with a puzzled look in her eyes but nodded and left the room, leaving the Li siblings alone. Meiling closed the door and looked at Syaoran. He merely blinked then finally talked. "What do you want to talk to me about, Meiling?"
Meiling walked over to him, her eyes never leaving his. "Tell me the truth, Syaoran." She said.
"What are you talking about?" Syaoran masked his slight panic at hearing his sister.
"Don't play games with me!" she snapped. "You may be able to fool Mother and Sakura but you can't fool your own sister! I know you're only marrying Sakura to get out of Naomi's control!"
The mask slipped. Syaoran stared at his sister with a look of shock and disbelief. She smirked at his expression ."Caught red-handed, huh? How can you be so goddamn selfish?" she cried. Syaoran stood up, fire in his amber eyes. "What I do is none of your business, Meiling!" he snarled. Meiling didn't flinch.
"It is my business because I care about Sakura's feelings just like Mother does! But you don't care about her feelings in this, you only care about yourself!" she said. "Well, fine, do whatever you want but I'm warning you now...if you keep this little plan of yours going, you'll lose something very important." Her love, she thought. "Sakura may be naïve, but she's not stupid. Be careful, you're playing with fire here." She turned from him and headed towards the door. She opened it and looked at her bother for one last time. "Be careful." She said before closing the door behind her.
------Wedding Day!------
Fujitaka sat with Sarah and Kora in the front row of St. Hikari's Church in Tokyo. He still couldn't believe his baby girl was getting married. While he was still in shock about Sakura getting married, Sarah and Kora were fuming. Fujitaka ignored them for once and looked at the young man, his future son-in-law, talking to the priest. He only met his daughter's future husband a couple of time when he came with Sakura to announce their upcoming wedding and for Syaoran to bond with him. He seemed like a really nice person, an excellent match for his only daughter, but there was this malicious glint in his eyes when they spoke about the wedding and he didn't like it. He talked to Sakura about it but she laughed and hugged him.
"Oh, Oto-chan! It must be because you just met him. Syaoran's a wonderful person and I feel the luckiest girl alive to be his bride. He makes me happy and I wanna be with him no matter what. Please support me, Oto-chan, I chose him because he loves me and I love him back. Trust me." she had said.
Fujitaka still couldn't ignore the feeling that this man had something under his sleeve that he did a good job at hiding it from Sakura. If he ever hurts my daughter, it'll be Hell on his ass when I'm through with him, he swore. Syaoran looked at them and smiled and Fujitaka smiled back, hiding his suspicion. He neared them and bowed. "Good morning to you all and thank you for attending our wedding."
"Anything for my little Wild Blossom." Fujitaka laughed. Kora winked at him seductively and gestured him closer to her. He neared her and she gave him a card. "If you ever get bored with my inexperienced sister, just drop by. I'll be waiting." She purred. Syaoran took the card and made sure no one was looking then slipped it in his pants pocket. When he went back to the altar, he almost laughed. His cousin Eriol was hitting on Sakura's best friend, Tomoyo, who was blushing like a tomato at his pretty comments. Finally, the pianist began to play "Here comes the Bride" and when Syaoran turned around to see his bride, his jaw nearly dropped at seeing her. Sakura wore a white dress that made her look like an angel with the feathers around her tiara and scattered all over the dress. She carried a bouquet with white roses and cherry blossoms. She smiled at him through her veil and Syaoran felt his heart race in his chest as he saw her so elegant and...beautiful. Shaking himself out of her spell, he took her hand and guided her to the altar.
"Dear beloved." The priest spoke. "We are gathered here today to unite Syaoran Li and Sakura Kinomoto in holy matrimony." He turned to Syaoran. "Do you, Syaoran Li, take Sakura Kinomoto as your wife, to love and to cherish until death does you apart?" he asked. Syaoran smiled at Sakura. "I do." Tomoyo neared them with the two, gold bands on a white velvet pillow. Syaoran too it and slipped into Sakura's ring finger.
"Sakura Kinomoto, do you take Syaoran Li as your husband, to love and to cherish until death parts you?" the priest asked Sakura. She smiled back at Syaoran, feeling her heart melt at how much she loved him. "Not until death parts us...always." she said, slipping the other ring into Syaoran's ring finger.
"And so, by the power invested in me, I declare you man and wife. You may kiss the bride." The priest smiled. Syaoran slowly pulled the veil over her head and swiftly took her lips in a soul-searing kiss. Everyone stood up and applauded them. Joy built up in Sakura's heart so fast; she was crying tears of happiness when they parted. She smiled at Syaoran. "I'm glad it's you, Syaoran." She said softly. He smiled in return and swept her off her feet, getting a small gasp from her. He chuckled and they left the chapel with everyone behind them, cheering. A limo awaited them. "Matte, Syaoran." She said. He stopped and Sakura turned to the eager girls that waited for her bouquet. "Here!" she tossed it and it landed on Tomoyo's hands. She blushed as she looked at a smiling Eriol next to her. Syaoran brought his new wife inside the limo with him and wasted no time in crushing her against him and sealing her lips with his. Sakura closed her eyes and let herself go in him. My fairy tale, please don't let it end!
-------Golden Sun Hotel--------
The newlyweds didn't stop their lip-lock as he carried her to their reserved suite. They finally got in and Syaoran set her down. Sakura looked up at him and smiled. "I never thought this would happen to me." she said. Syaoran undid his tie and smiled back. "Believe it." He kissed her with fierce passion, letting his wild desire for her be expressed. Sakura kissed back with the fervor, undoing the buttons of his tux. His hands slowly peeled the gown off her, leaving her in her bra and panties. He swept into his arms again and carried her to the huge bed that awaited them. He slowly set her down on the cool sheets and felt himself grow hotter inside as he saw her flushed face, her chest rising and falling with each breath she took, the perfect complexion of her skin, her pink lips swollen from his kiss...she was an angel, forbidding, but she was his...all his. He bent down and started to kiss her throat, gently nipping and licking the soft skin. Sakura gasped and ran her hands through his hair, sending shivers down his spine. Syaoran shed his shirt as he kept on kissing her throat and Sakura couldn't help running her hands down his back, slightly scratching him. He groaned at the feeling and loved it. He snaked his arms behind her, easily unclasped her bra and slipped it off, revealing her soft breasts to him. He stopped to look at her again, breathing heavily. He hadn't even touched her and just with the mere glimpse of her gorgeous body, his blood was aflame. He cupped her breasts, enjoying the full feel of them. Sakura whimpered and arched against him, demanding more.
"Oh my God, Syaoran!" she moaned, her hands tracing his powerful chest. There it was again, that sensual tone when she moaned his name. Syaoran was in torture and he was going to pleasure his wife as much as she was pleasuring him. His mouth reached her breasts and closed itself on her nipple. She cried out, the new sensation robbing her of her senses. She grabbed his hair in fistfuls, needing him even more. He switched his attention to her other nipple while his hand massaged the already-attended breast. Sakura whimpered loudly, feeling the hunger for her new husband increasing rapidly.
"Oh Syaoran...please!" she begged, wanting to sate her unbearable desire for him. He chuckled with her nipple still in his mouth. "Not yet, my wife...I want you to know how good this feels...to know everything about lovemaking with me and me only." He said against the tender skin of her breast. Sakura gasped as his hand brushed against the auburn curls between her legs and found the core of her desire.
"Sakura...my Wild Blossom." He groaned, feeling the wet heat between her legs. For some reason, he didn't want her to know other men like he intended in knowing other women's bodies. He wanted to be first and only one to know every inch of her body.
"Please..." she whispered, whimpering in utter pleasure. He answered by slipping his finger inside her. She moaned loudly, pressing against his hand with each thrust. She was an eager explorer for one so innocent and he liked that. He removed his fingers and put them in his mouth, tasting the sweet juices. She blushed at seeing his satisfied face and was about to move her hands to cover her breasts when his mouth crashed against hers, his tongue dueling with hers. His hands caressed down her flat stomach to her legs, parting them as he stroked down her thighs. He broke the kiss and nudged himself between her legs, ready to take and possess. Sakura couldn't help giving a little whimper. Syaoran understood her dilemma and stroked her honey tresses. "I'll be as gentle as I can." He whispered. Sakura nodded and grasped the sheets, bracing herself. Syaoran took a deep breath and quickly thrust inside her, breaching her virgin's barrier. Sakura screamed at the hot pain searing in her sensitive spot. She arched against her husband, gripping the sheets tightly, tears welling in the corners in her eyes. Seeing her in such a state made Syaoran's heart ache. He couldn't understand why he was so concerned about her when she was only his pawn. I'll forget about it when I get another woman, he thought as he slowly rocked his hips back and forth, his eyes never leaving her face. Sakura gasped as the pain quickly faded from her mind and was replaced by overwhelming pleasure. When she could move her body again, she was meeting his thrusts with her hips, enjoying his claiming of her. He grinned and all at once, he was riding her hard, his thrusts searching her hidden depths. Sobs, moans, and gasps were drawn from Sakura's throat as she felt herself going over the edge. She screamed in her climax, her juices and her tightness embracing him. Syaoran was right behind her, he groaned. "Sakura!" before spilling his seed deep inside her.
He slipped out of her and gathering the sheets, he wrapped his arms around her tired form and cradled her in his arms. He made a mental note about changing the sheets, now stained with Sakura's virgin blood, before he passed out. Sakura smiled at seeing him sleep like an adorable little boy. She gently stroked his dark chocolate hair and kissed his forehead, giving him all the love she felt for him.
"I love you, Syaoran." She whispered before falling asleep in his arms.
-------A month later--------
Sakura woke up early in the morning with a sudden feeling of wanting to puke. She tossed the sheets away from her, ran to the bathroom, and closed the door. She flushed the toilet after she was done and brushed her teeth to make the nasty taste of vomit go away. She looked at the calendar next to her on the wall and noticed she was a week and a half late of her period. She gasped. Could it be, she thought excitedly. She quickly rushed out of the bathroom and grabbed the phone. She made an appointment with the local clinic and grabbed her clothes. After she showered and got dressed, she slipped on the 10-pointed star necklace Syaoran gave her as a bridal gift. She then rushed downstairs with a huge grin on her face. She was now a happily married woman and in love with her husband. She smiled at how the nice dates Syaoran took her almost every night. But he was always gone during the day and she knew he didn't have to work yet. But she brushed it off again. He must be hanging out with his cousin Eriol or his friends, she thought. Syaoran's cousin, Eriol, came to live at the Li Manor to hit on Tomoyo more and it turned out, they started dating 2 weeks after Sakura and Syaoran's wedding.
Meiling was passing by when she saw her sister-in-law wearing a 1000 bolt smile on her face. She smiled at her. "My, Sakura, you're awfully cheerful today." She commented with a chuckle. Sakura grabbed her arm and pulled her to a corner. "Meiling, I have to go the clinic today. You think you can come with me?" she asked in a soft voice. Meiling looked at her funny and nodded. "Sure...but why do you need to go?"
Sakura giggled and said. "I think I'm pregnant!"
Meiling's jaw almost hit the floor from the shock. She then laughed and hugged Sakura tightly. "Oh my God! I hope you are! I wanna be an aunty!" she said happily. In the back of her mind, she was a bit worried. She knew Syaoran now had a mistress but she doesn't know who she is and if Sakura really is pregnant, then it'll be harder for her if she find out. I hope Syaoran comes to his senses...because he'll be hurting not only Sakura, but his unborn child too, she thought.
"Don't tell Syaoran yet, OK? I wanna be sure before I tell him!" Sakura said with the bright smile. Meiling smiled back and hugged her again. "Cross my heart and hope to die!"
----------Tokyo Café----------
Syaoran smiled at Kora as he took a sip of his coffee, he was on another date with Sakura's stepsister. Two days after their week-long honeymoon, he started dating the sexy flaxen-haired woman. He was smart at it too, he always told Sakura he was going out with his friends and since Sakura didn't know many of them, it was good. And he took his wife out for dinner every night to keep any suspicions away from her mind. No one in Tokyo knew his face, so there was no danger of this "affair" getting to Sakura. When they had sex, he used protection, even though Kora assured him many times she can't children, Sakura told him she was a prostitute and he wasn't that stupid to get in the risk of getting an STD. But when he had sex with Kora, he couldn't help thinking of the differences between being with Kora and Sakura. Kora was experienced but her skin was kind of rough and cold as her chilling blue eyes, Sakura still has her innocent ways but her embrace and the softness of her skin held warmth that Syaoran never experienced before. The time he spent together with his wife, he felt different. He felt at peace and he loved the way Sakura gazed at him with adoration in her emerald eyes. He shook the thoughts of his wife out of his head. He was already planning to divorce Sakura in a month so he can be free with no commitment. But, for some reason, he felt a little empty when he thought of his life without Sakura.
"You OK, Syaoran?" Kora asked, her frosty eyes searching his own. Syaoran masked his thoughts in his eyes and smiled. "Yeah, I'm alright."
Kora grinned back. "Good." She leaned over and kissed him fully on the lips.
----------Clinic-----------
Sakura felt the excitement eating her patience away as she sat in Dr. Mizuki's office. She was tested and the doctor was coming soon to give the results. The door opened and a woman with long red hair and a doctor's coat entered the room with a smile. "Mrs. Li?" she said. Sakura nodded. "Yes! What did you find, doctor?" she asked.
Dr. Mizuki smiled at her. "Congratulations, Mrs. Li, you're going to be a mother." she said. Sakura squealed and hugged her. "Oh my God, I'm really pregnant! Thank you, Dr. Mizuki!" she cried happily. Dr. Mizuki laughed and broke the hug. "Now, I need you to come here every month to check how the baby is doing and in case something happens with it. And call me Kaho since you're going to be my regular patient for quite a while." She smiled. Sakura laughed, crying, and said. "I will! Thank you again, Kaho!" she exited the room, where Meiling was waiting for her. "So, how did it go?" Meiling asked excitedly. Sakura wore that mega smile again and cheered. "I'm gonna be a mommy!"
Meiling gasped and hugged her sister-in-law. "That's great, Sakura! Congratulations!" she squealed. Sakura smiled in the hug. Syaoran and I are gonna be parents! I have to tell him!
----------Outside the Clinic----------
"Meiling, do you know where Syaoran is at? I have to go tell him the good news!" Sakura asked. Meiling thought for a second then said. "Well, his favorite hangout is the Tokyo Café which is not far from here. Why don't you go check there and if you don't find him, come back to the house, OK?" she grinned. Sakura nodded and started to walk away. "Thanks, Meiling! I'll see you at the manor!"
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Sakura was walking when she saw the Café across the street and through the glass, she saw someone with dark brown hair, her husband. "Syaoran!" she smiled and was about to cross the street when she saw someone walking to him and taking a seat. Her heart stopped as she recognized that flaxen hair, snobby stance, and show-off clothes. Kora, her mind yelled. What the hell is Kora doing with my husband?
Suddenly, she saw Syaoran smile, rise from his seat and...KISS HER! Sakura's breath got caught in throat, shock completely paralyzing her to the spot. Horrified, she watched her husband kiss her stepsister while hugging her tightly. Her eyes widened at the scene she was witnessing and tears began to well up in her eyes, blurring her vision. Hurt and betrayal began to attack her senses. She couldn't believe it. Syaoran...with Kora! Why? I thought he loved me! Now I know why he never said that he loved me and went out during the day! To see my slutty stepsister! WHY?
"My, Syaoran is being a man whore again, huh? Even to his own wife." A voice from behind her said. She turned around to see a woman her age with black hair and pretty blue eyes, dressed in fashionable clothes. "I'm Naomi Kagurazaka. I saw you coming out of the clinic so I followed you. I have something to tell you." she said. "How do you know I'm his wife?" Sakura asked. "Connections." Naomi said. "What I have to tell you will be hard on you."
Sakura tries to hold the tears back. "What can be worse than this?"
"You're his pawn. He was engaged to me."
"What?" Sakura gasped, new wounds opening up in her heart. Naomi nodded. "I was to marry him in an arranged marriage and the only to break the betrothal was for him or me to get married before the day of out wedding. Can't you see? He used you to get out the engagement then do whatever he wanted. I'm sorry, Sakura."
Sakura felt the tears began to run down her cheeks. Choking back a sob, she signaled a taxi nearby and hopped on. "T-to the Li M-Manor, please!" she said in a rush. She buried her face in her hands and sobbed.
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Syaoran broke the kiss and looked outside through the glass. Kora looked at him confused. "Anything wrong now?" she said. Syaoran saw a flash of auburn while he was kissing her but it was gone in an instant. He turned back to her and assured her. "Nothing, let's go to the park and continue our date."
Grinning, Kora took his arm and they left the café.
------Li Manor-----
Sakura paid the driver and snuck in through the back door so no one would notice her. She ran up the stairs, two steps at a time and finally reached her and Syaoran's room. She closed the door behind her and locked it. At that moment, her world came crashing down...Sakura dropped to her knees and cried her heart out. Now she couldn't bear to face anyone after all the things she found out. She needed to get away. She wanted to go for away from this place of so much pain. After a while, she got up and got a bag out of her closet. She gathered a week's pack of clothes and some food she had ordered up from the kitchen yesterday. She stopped and began to think. Where will I run to? I have no more family left..., then it hit her. Grandmother Akemi! Oto-chan once told me she lives in Kyoto! That's it!, she finished packing her things and grabbed a pen and paper. She wasn't running away without saying goodbye first to Yelan, Meiling, and her Oto-chan, who really cared for her but Syaoran...she had to give him a piece of her mind. Sobbing, she quickly wrote her farewell notes.
After she was done, she grabbed her things, snuck out of the house through the back door and ran. As she ran, tears trickled down her face, her body shaking with sobs. Goodbye...Syaoran...
--------That night-------
Syaoran came home, humming when he saw Meiling coming to greet him. "Hey, Onii-chan..." her smiled fell. "Why isn't Sakura with you?"
He froze. "What? I never saw her, Meiling." He remained cool and composed. Meiling was confused. "Weird, she said she was going to go look for you and then come home if she didn't find you."
"Isn't she in our room?" he asked. Meiling started to go upstairs. "Maybe, though I didn't hear her come in, neither did Mother." they both went to the room. Meiling opened the door and found the chamber empty. "Sakura?" Meiling called as they entered. She eyed four notes sitting neatly on the desk. She went over, picked them and read one. She gasped and almost dropped one. "What's wrong, Meiling?" Syaoran asked. Meiling shouted. "MOTHER! COME HERE!"
Their mother's light but quick steps neared them and Yelan arrived at the room. "What's wrong, Meiling?" she asked. "Yeah, what is it?" Syaoran asked. Meiling gave him a cold look and handed the second note to Yelan. She read it and gasped.
"WHAT IS IT? WHERE'S SAKURA?" Syaoran roared. Meiling shoved the third note against his chest and said coldly. "Sakura's gone."
"What?" Syaoran cried. Yelan looked sad. "She ran away."
Syaoran looked at the note in his hands. His name was written in Sakura's neat handwriting. He unfolded it and his eyes widened as he read it.
Syaoran,
As you're reading this, I'm probably far away from the Li Manor and I don't think in coming back. You really hurt me, Syaoran...I thought you loved me...but when I saw you kissing my own stepsister at that café, everything crashed down on me. And that you used me to get out of your arranged marriage was too much. I had wonderful news I wanted to share with you but now, I can't bring myself to write it down from the unbearable pain my heart is suffering right now. I opened myself to you after years of keeping everything inside me and then you betrayed my trust, now...I don't know if I can ever heal or trust anyone again. I thought you were different from other men, but no, you played me but it's worse because you married me and made me think you loved me enough to marry me. Now, I leave my broken heart here where it belongs and I hope you'll be happy with your mistress. I will always remember the wonderful times we spent together...I was the happiest wife in the world while it lasted and I will never forget it but I will never forgive you for what you did to me.
Syaoran...I loved you, more than anything...
Goodbye,
Sakura
His chest was aching heavily as he finished reading the note. He noticed stains on the note. Tears...she wrote this while she cried, he felt very guilty. Meiling neared him and slapped him across the face. Yelan stared at her daughter, horrified. "Meiling!"
"You selfish bastard!" she hissed at him, tears falling down her cheeks. "How could you do this to her! She was..." she sobbed. "She was going to tell you she is pregnant!"
Syaoran felt the air was knocked out of his lungs as he heard his sister's last words. "Sakura...is pregnant?" he said in shock. Meiling nodded. "I went with her to the clinic today and I was there when she told me she was going to be a mother! She went to the café to tell you that...you are gonna be a father."
"You knew this, Mother?" he asked his silent mother. Yelan nodded. "Meiling told me as soon as she got home. But I can't believe you, Syaoran, playing with her emotions like that...that's cruel...something I couldn't believe in you, my own son. I taught you better!"
"I needed to get out of the engagement with Naomi!" Syaoran said defensively. "Sakura probably wanted my money..."
"YOU'RE AN IDIOT!" Meiling cut in. "She didn't care about money! She was poor all her life, she never cared about money! She saw you, Syaoran, the person and not the Prince of China that is in your social status! Don't you get it? She loved you, Syaoran...she loved you for who you are."
"Hai, I love him...more than anything." Sakura had said that time before the wedding and Meiling knew she meant it.
"Let's leave him alone to think about what he's done." Yelan said as she placed her note on the desk. Meiling nodded and put hers down also. "I'm gonna go give this last note to Sakura's father." Both women left. Syaoran grabbed the notes and sat on the huge bed he shared with Sakura. He touched the sheets, he could still feel her warmth, that warmth that comforted him. He unfolded the other two notes and read them. She was thanking Meiling and his mother for all the things they did for her and that she was sorry for not telling them where she was going for fear that Syaoran might find her.
"AH!" Syaoran cried in anguish. His mind began to race, with memories of his wife. When she smiled at him, her eyes so full of love for him, her untried kisses and cries of pleasure, her soft and warm touch, her cute Japanese accent whenever she called his name, her embrace full of comfort and safety...his eyes landed of the picture of their wedding day that lay on Sakura's nightstand. She was in her white gown, looking like an angel, smiling with such joy with him next to her sharing a true smile with his arm around her shoulder.
How could he be so blind? How could he not realize that he...that he loves her. If he only had not been so self-centered and thought more about his strange feelings for the Wild Blossom, she wouldn't have ran away. But she was gone...with their child.
"I must find her!" he said as he stood up. "Wild Blossom..." he looked at the picture one more time. "I will never let you go."
----------Kyoto, 2 days later-------------
It was pouring and Sakura felt awfully sick. She's been running in the rain ever since she stepped off the train station and was now desperately searching for her grandmother. She felt so weak and she was sure she had a fever and running around the rain was not helping. She suddenly felt dizzy and fell to her knees, sobbing. "Why?" she said softly, ignoring the looks she was getting from other people passing by.
Akemi Amania was walking the streets, heading towards her office since she was the owner of Amania Spa Company. Her bodyguard, Zuke, was holding an umbrella over her head so she wouldn't get wet. Suddenly, she noticed a young woman on her knees on the street. "Another homeless woman, I need to help her!" Akemi walked faster towards the girl. As she neared the youth, she saw that she was quite a beauty but there was something familiar about her. Her auburn hair was too familiar and when she noticed her presence and looked up, Akemi saw the same face and green eyes as her beloved daughter, Nadeshiko. For one second, she thought she was seeing her late daughter in the girl's face.
Sakura looked up and saw the same green eyes as her mother and the same wave, gray hair.
The girl's identity hit her. "Sakura?" she gasped. It was her granddaughter, who she only met once when she was a baby...before Nadeshiko died.
Sakura smiled weakly, knowing she had found her. "Grandma Akemi..." she said before her world went black. Akemi saw her beloved grandchild collapse and instantly knelt to examine her. She wrapped her arms around her and made her sit up then touched her forehead. Her eyes widened.
"Oh no! She's got a really high fever! Zuke, call an ambulance!" Akemi cried. "If we don't do something, she can die!"
Zuke called 911 and minutes later, the ambulance came. "Ma'am, you'll have to see at the hospital. We'll make sure she's safe." A paramedic assured Akemi. On the way to the hospital, Sakura thought of only one person.
"Syaoran..." she said softly.
A/N
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