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 4: Returning home

Sakura groaned as she opened her eyes, her body feeling extremely weak. She slowly sat up and found herself in a hospital room. Her mind gathered fragments of what happened. That's right, I found Grandma Akemi but I passed out! I ran away..., her eyes shadowed in pain and sorrow. Syaoran...

The door suddenly opened. Sakura gasped and backed away against the bed. A female doctor came in with a clipboard in her hands. "Are you Sakura Kinomoto?" she asked. Sakura felt a little funny at hearing someone call her by her maiden name, but she nodded anyways. "Yes. And who are you?"

"I'm Dr. Rika Sasaki." She sat down next to her on the bed. "How long have I been out of it?" Sakura asked. "A week, to be exact. You had a really nasty fever and you dangerously ill, it's a miracle you survived."

Sakura gasped at hearing about it. "Wait, my baby...! How's my baby?" she cried in worry. Dr. Sasaki was silent for a moment before she spoke softly. "We ran some tests and we found out..."

Sakura was crying nonstop after the doctor left. The painful words never left Sakura's mind.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Kinomoto, but you...you lost the baby." She said sadly. Sakura gasped and felt the tears welling up again. The insufferable pain tore at her heart, scarring it more than it was already. "NO!" Sakura screamed in agony. "How? Why didn't my baby survive?"

The woman stared at her with compassion and responded. "Your body was extremely weak and it was infected by the illness, and since the baby was only about a month old, it wasn't enough to protect it from the virus."

Sakura sobbed loudly, fresh tears raining down her face. She buried her face in her hands and cried uncontrollably, the grief of losing her unborn child was too great to bear.

Her grandmother came in and instantly wrapped her arms around Sakura. "There, there, child...I'm sorry for your loss. I wish I could say something to help you with this pain."

Sakura hugged her back and continued with her crying. "Grandma...my child...my precious baby..." The only thing that was keeping me from giving up on life so soon after losing my husband...now gone...like my beloved Syaoran.

Akemi held her grieving granddaughter and sighed. Her precious Sakura, so alone and so hurt. "Everything will be alright." she whispered. Sakura sobbed again and nodded. Someday...I will get back at those who hurt me! Even the man I love..., she swore to herself.

--------A year later--------

Syaoran sighed as he stared out the window of the big room he used to share with Sakura. It's been a year since Sakura disappeared and ever since he realized his feelings for the Wild Blossom, he's been searching for her but hasn't found her yet. Her father was furious with him when he received the note from Sakura. He hit him too, and way harder than Meiling. After long moments of apologizing and self-loathing talks in Syaoran's part, his father-in-law finally decided to help him locate his runaway wife.

"Sakura only has one other relative left and that's her grandmother Akemi, Nadeshiko's mother." Fujitaka had told him. "She met Sakura only once when she was a baby, when my wife was still alive. She's a very wealthy woman since she's the superintendent of the family company. Nadeshiko was raised a lady and was a model for her family's company and I was just a professor at the local university here in Tokyo. I met Nadeshiko when I coincidentally passed by when she was in a photo shoot. I guess you could call it love at first sight. Akemi was dead against us getting married since she didn't believe I was the right match for her daughter, but after I had a serious talk with her, she finally accepted me. After we married, Nadeshiko and I moved from her hometown in Osaka to Tomoeda and had a manor..." he smiled. "This manor used to belong to us."

"WHAT?" Syaoran had cried.

"It's true. Nadeshiko was still working as a model and I was still teaching in Tokyo. We were happy...then Sakura was born and Akemi visited us. Then, Nadeshiko fell ill and died. Then after her death, Akemi believed that it was my fault that she died by taking her away from Osaka and cut off her connections with me and Sakura. I became an alcoholic and I got fired from my job. And so, we lost the manor then your mother, Yelan, bought it from us. So we moved to the little house in the poor neighborhood. Sakura is a lady by birth but she became so unruly since she had a hard life with me."

"If Sakura's with her grandmother, that means she's in Osaka!" Syaoran said hopefully. Fujitaka shook his head. "Not anymore...Akemi moved away from Osaka after our wedding and never told us where her new home was, so I don't even know where my Sakura will be."

Syaoran has done some intense search for her, but since he had no idea where her grandmother lived, he was at a loss. Now, Fujitaka was in the hospital with a very serious case of liver cancer which came from his alcoholism and Syaoran hoped Sakura would come back after hearing the news. She may be pissed at him but not at her father, she loves her father. He also wondered about their baby. Was it a boy or girl? Did the baby have his eyes or Sakura's or what name did Sakura choose? "Sakura..." he said softly. "Please come back to me...please."

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Sakura looked out the window in her private plane, her hand playing with her wedding ring. As soon as she heard of her father being hospitalized from Meiling, she immediately made plans of coming back. During the long year she was gone, she kept touch with Meiling and her beloved mother-in-law, Yelan through letters and secret phone calls to make sure Syaoran didn't find out where she was. But now that she was going home, she knew she would have to face Syaoran and the pain he caused. Her grandmother told her to go on ahead and go home to see her father and face her husband; she would come later since she had to cancel any plans or company meetings. Her grandmother owned a modeling company named Starlit Dreams and it was international. And after she found Sakura, she was made one of the top models of the company since she possessed her mother's beauty. She knew she had changed over the year. Her hair was longer now but she was still the same woman but she knew she was more guarded with her feelings due to Syaoran's betrayal.

Sakura was worried about her father but also about Syaoran. It's been a year since I last saw him..., she thought, How will he react when finds out about my return and that...I lost my baby. Meiling must've told him about the pregnancy already.

The plane finally landed and she took a taxi back to Tomoeda, where pain awaited her.

---------Tokyo Hospital--------

Sakura rushed into the hospital and to the front desk. "Excuse me." she said to the woman working there. "I'm here to see Fujitaka Kinomoto."

The woman smiled at her and asked. "And you are?"

"I'm Sakura..." she hesitated for a bit. She didn't want Syaoran to know she was back...yet. "Kinomoto". She finished. "I'm his daughter."

"OK. His room on the second floor, room 211." The woman checked the computer. Sakura quickly thanked her and rushed to the elevator. She finally saw the room and burst in. "Oto-chan!" she cried but stopped when she saw her beloved father lying on a bed with monitors all around him with her evil stepmother and the whore of her stepsister who Syaoran betrayed her with. "Oh it's you." Sarah said coldly. "And here I was thinking you would never come back."

Her father sat up and when he saw his beautiful daughter, his eyes began to water. His Sakura had finally come back after not seeing her in a year. "My little girl...Sakura...angel, you came back" he said in a soft voice. Just hearing him made Sakura tear up. "I'm here, Oto-chan."

"Hmph!" Kora said. "Shouldn't you be somewhere else crying your eyes out?"

Sakura glared at her and with one swift move, she slapped Kora across the face with a loud smack! Sarah and Kora gasped, her cheek was growing fire red with Sakura's handprint. "You little brat! What did you do?" Sarah hissed. Sakura ignored her and kept glaring at Kora. "Get the fuck out of my sight or I'll do something even worse right now. You're going to have more coming for what you did. Now get out!" she pointed her finger at the door. Fuming, Sarah helped Kora up who was still shocked from the slap and led her outside. Sakura closed the door behind them and sat next to her father, taking his hand in hers. "I'm so sorry I left without saying good-bye, Oto-chan." She said sadly, her tears flowing freely down her face. Her father smiled and lightly caressed her honey tresses. "I understand your reasons, angel, but I'm glad you came back to at least say good-bye now."

Sakura shook her head at his words. "No! You're not gonna die! You're gonna be fine, Oto-chan..." she sniffled. Fujitaka smiled weakly and squeezed her hand. "It's liver cancer, angel, it's my time to go. But I wanna say..." he was crying too. "That I'm sorry for all that you've gone through. When I always sided with Sarah even when you're always right about her and Kora. You suffered so much because I became an alcoholic and now this is my punishment even when I quit after you left."

"Don't say that!" Sakura cried. "Don't leave me, Oto-chan...please..."

"What happened to the baby?" he asked. Sakura was shocked for a second but then lowered her head, not looking at him. "The baby...died. I got really sick when I arrived at Kyoto and I was so ill, I lost my baby."

Fujitaka felt a pain deep in his heart and cried out. Sakura panicked and yelled. "Nurse! Please come quick!"

"Sakura..." he said between quick breaths. "I love you, my angel."

"I love you too, Oto-chan." Sakura sobbed.

"And he loves you too."

"He? Syaoran?" Sakura sniffed. Fujitaka saw an angel above him with green eyes and wavy gray hair and he smiled at seeing his wife's spirit floating over him. "Nadeshiko, I'm right here." He turned to Sakura as he took his last breath. "I'll always be watching over you, my little Wild Blossom." He collapsed on the bed, lifeless.

Sakura froze when his hand became limo beneath hers. "Oto-chan...?" she neared him and saw his monitors beep loudly as she saw a flat line on the monitor that indicated his heart rate. "NO!" she cried loudly and sobbed against her father's chest. "Oto-chan!" she sobbed.

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"Syaoran." Meiling came in into his room, looking grief-stricken. "What happened?" Syaoran asked at seeing his sister's face. "Father Fujitaka...he died."

Syaoran felt the air getting knocked out of his body as he heard those words. "What?" he cried. "I just a got a call from the hospital, telling me he just passed away." Meiling said at the verge of tears.

"And Sakura?"

"No one's seen her."

"When's the funeral?" Syaoran asked.

"Tomorrow." She replied, finally crying. Syaoran wrapped his arms around his little sister and said. "Go tell Mother. We're going to the funeral tomorrow."

-------------The Funeral, next day-----------

Sakura held her father's will as she made her way to the Tomoeda Cemetery, wearing a black, long-sleeved dress with a black veil that hid her face. After her father passed away, the nurse came in with her father's will that wanted Sakura to sing the song she used to sing for him every birthday. Sakura remembered that song. It was a special song she made for him. She carried a bouquet of cherry blossom with nadeshiko flowers in her hands as she marched to her seat which was next to her father's coffin. She hired some bodyguards to prevent Sarah and Kora from showing up to the funeral. She didn't want them defiling her father's funeral with their presence. Right after she read the will, she immediately kicked Sarah and Kora out of the house and instantly put it for sale.

She sat down and wiped at her tears with a white handkerchief. She saw many of the old friends her father used to work with back when he was a teacher and finally saw Tomoyo. "Tomoyo!" Sakura sobbed as she ran to her best friend. Tomoyo saw a young woman run towards her who she instantly recognized as her best friend. "Wild Blossom!" the two friends hugged. "When did you came back?" she asked.

"Yesterday." Sakura replied. "But be quiet about it, I don't want Syaoran to know I'm here yet."

Tomoyo nodded and sat next to her. "I know, Meiling told me about what happened and messages from your letters." She hugged Sakura again. "I'm so sorry about your father, Sakura."

Sakura smiled in tears and hugged her back. "Thanks, Tomoyo."

After everyone arrived, Sakura finally saw her husband. She felt herself blush to the roots of her hair as she noticed he was more handsome than ever. And he was with Meiling and Yelan. Sakura felt a pang of pain in her heart but had to ignore it. This was about her father; her personal problems would come later. The priest came and said his lines. After he was done, he nodded towards her. Sakura got up and walked to her father's coffin. Syaoran saw a woman in a black dress and veil stand up and stand next to the coffin. He recognized that stance.

"Sakura?" he whispered. Meiling heard him and saw her too. She smiled. She did come for her father, she thought.

Sakura felt Syaoran's eyes on her but chose to ignore it. She took off her veil and everyone except Tomoyo, gasped at seeing her. Syaoran was wide-eyed at seeing his beautiful, young wife standing there. Her hair was longer, down to her waist and her bangs were longer too. She had grown even more beautiful the last time he saw her. She was a different woman, he could tell. He also saw the 10-pointed star necklace he gave her as a bridal gift but then saw the wedding ring on her left hand. That's my Sakura, he thought. But then he noticed she wasn't carrying a baby. What happened to the baby? Did she leave it with her grandmother?

Sakura opened her mouth and began to sing for her father to hear.

Daddy, you were always there for me

When Mommy died and we were two peas in a pod,

You still loved me and I still loved you

You helped me up and kept me standing

We were always there for each other

Daddy, I love you...

I love you so much it's hard to put in words...

Everyone was amazed at how sweet and heavenly her voice was as she sang the song. Syaoran couldn't believe it either. I never knew she could sing, he though, but then again, I didn't bother getting to know her more..., he felt disgusted with himself.

You'll always be in my heart

In a very special place

Watch over me always...

Daddy, I love you...

Please don't ever change

I love you the way you are

Your little girl loves you

So please don't give up on me

Let's be strong together

And make it through this life

I know you and I will be alright

Because we got each other

Sakura felt hot tears coursing down her cheeks as she sang her heart out.

Daddy, I love you...

She finally stopped and suddenly collapsed to her knees, crying. Syaoran wanted to rush over to her and take her in his arms when Tomoyo beat him to it. She kneeled next to Sakura and hugged her. After the funeral, Sakura was left alone in front of her father's grave. She placed the flowers on the tombstone and whispered.

"I love you, Oto-chan. I hope you liked my song."

Syaoran decided to now see her as he stood a short distance away from her. He carefully approached her and finally spoke after a year of not seeing her. "Sakura."

The sound of her name from his lips made her flinch. She missed it so much, it almost made her cry again but she held herself back. She slowly turned around and Syaoran saw the gorgeous green eyes he missed. "Syaoran." She said softly, the tears still welled up in her eyes. Seeing her with that expression made Syaoran feel even guiltier. I'm one of the causes of her pain, he thought. Sakura wiped her tears and with one deep breath, she stood up and fully faced him. Syaoran remembered those pink lips he tasted many times and that luscious body he had beneath him and made him feel like he was at home. It felt really awkward but he knew he had to talk about it.

"Would you like to come to the Manor? We need to talk, Sakura." He asked seriously. Sakura nodded, remembering a little surprise she had for him. "All right, let's go then."

-----------Li Manor------------

Sakura followed Syaoran upstairs to their room to talk and she felt nervous but she couldn't show him her vulnerability. He opened the door and she saw that the room was still the same. "Wow, I thought it would change its look." Sakura said as she stepped in. Syaoran closed the door and locked it. Sakura was going to listen to him and not run away again. "Please, have a seat, it's your room too." He said. With her heart thudding, she sat on the bed. Memories of her happy times and the worst times came back to her and she couldn't stand it.

"Where were you all this time?" Syaoran decided to ask that first. Sakura looked at him and said. "I was in Kyoto, with my grandmother Akemi. She owns a modeling company and so I was made one their models." She felt awkward talking like this as if he didn't cheat on her to make her leave. Dammit! So her grandmother was in Kyoto! he thought. Syaoran remembered about the baby and finally asked. "Sakura, what about the baby?"

At that question, Sakura almost burst into tears. She remembered the pain from when the doctor told her she lost the baby. "I..." she grabbed her skirt in fistfuls. "I lost the baby."

Syaoran was shocked at hearing her say that. "WHAT?" he cried. Sakura bit her bottom lip and nodded. "After I ran away, I got very sick when I arrived at Kyoto and since the illness was very bad, I lost my baby." she said softly. Syaoran felt more guilt, if he hadn't done what he did, Sakura wouldn't have run away, gotten sick, and lost their baby.

"I'm so sorry, Sakura..." he said softly. Sakura instantly felt anger at him saying that, how dare he! She glared at him and said angrily. "You're sorry? If you hadn't turned your back on me with my slutty stepsister, this would never have happened!" Syaoran flinched at hearing her sound so hurt and angry. "And while we're on that subject, are you still seeing Kora the whore?"

Syaoran shook his head slowly. "No. I ended it as soon as I found out you left."

Sakura was surprised at him saying that and had a small feeling of hope but she shook it off. No, she wouldn't fall for it again. She stood up and took out an envelope from her purse and stared at her husband. "Sakura..." Syaoran wanted to tell her what he felt. "I..." but was cut off by her hand holding up in front of his face.

"Save it, here's what I came for apart from my father's funeral." She dumped the envelope on his lap then went towards the door. "To make you think first before you hurt someone deeply, Syaoran. And by the way, I'll be staying at the Golden Sun Hotel, where we stayed at for our honeymoon. So call me when you want to arrange an appointment." And with that, she left. Syaoran opened the envelope and his eyes widened in disbelief as he read the letter inside it.

To Mr. Syaoran Li,

A request for a divorce was made by Sakura Li Kinomoto because of infidelity. You must fill out with your signature approving the divorce and return it to Mrs. Li.

Much appreciated,

Thomas Hanks,

Mrs. Li's lawyer.

In horror, Syaoran saw Sakura's neat signature on the line beneath "wife's signature" and there was the "husband's signature" with the line waiting for his signature. Frowning, he folded the letter and placed it back on his envelope. "So now she wants a divorce...no..." he said quietly to himself. "I won't let her go, not until she knows what I feel and hear her say she no longer loves me."

----Golden Sun Hotel------

Sakura sighed heavily as entered the suite they shared on their wedding night. She could feel her hands shaking still. She looked at her trembling hands. They started shaking when I handed the divorce papers to Syaoran.

She knows she still loves him, despite the deep pain he caused her. And it pissed her off. But she knew that if she showed any tender feeling of weaknesses to him, he would take advantage of her again and this time actually destroy her heart. Sakura's expression turned to one of sadness. "I dunno if I'll be able to handle another big heartbreak like that." She said softly to herself. Suddenly, her phone rang. She fished it out of her purse and flipped it open. "Hello, this is Sakura."

"Sakura, child, are you OK?" her grandmother's voice was soft. Sakura forced herself to smile and said. "Yes, Grandma Akemi, I'm OK." She replied softly.

"I'm very sorry I couldn't attend your father's funeral." Akemi said. "I loved your father like a son, even when I said such mean and cruel things to him, blaming him for my beloved Nadeshiko's death." Her pain-filled words made Sakura want to burst into tears again. "But I knew it wasn't his fault. Nadeshiko loved him, and I know you loved him too, child."

"Yes." Sakura said. "Even though he made his mistakes, he was still my father and I loved him the same. I miss him terribly, Grandma." She sniffled. "Well, you must be worn out from the rush hour so get some rest, pumpkin. You can remain in Tomoeda as long as it takes to sell the house and get your divorce...and speaking of which, has your husband signed the papers?" Akemi asked.

"No." Sakura shook her head. "I just gave them to him, but give him a day and he'll do it. I mean, he never loved me so it shouldn't be any problem with him, it's what he wanted in the first place ever since he said 'I do'." She said bitterly.

"Well I wish you luck, my little cherry blossom."

"Thank you, Grandma. I'll be home as soon as I can."

"Take your time. Goodbye, child, call me soon."

"I will. Bye." She hung up. She tossed her stuff on the chair near her bed and threw herself in the bed. She tightly hugged a pillow and without warning, tears flowed down her cheeks. She sobbed loudly while hugging the pillow, staining the cloth with her tears. "Please, God, I need strength to make it through...please help me."

---------Back at the Li Manor-------

Syaoran heard a knock on his door and grumbled. "Come in."

The door opened, Eriol and Tomoyo stepped inside. "Hello Syaoran." Tomoyo said softly. Syaoran greeted her back. "Hi, Tomoyo." Eriol looked at his saddened cousin with concern. "Dude, Syaoran, you OK? You look like shit. I know your father-in-law just died but still, you look more preoccupied about something else."

"Give the man a cigar!" Syaoran said sarcastically. "No shit, Eriol, of course my mind is more concerned about something else." Tomoyo knew what it was right off the bat. "It's Sakura, isn't it?" she said. Syaoran looked at up, surprised but then nodded. "Yes...she wants a divorce." He said.

"I'm not surprised." Eriol crossed his arms cross his chest. "After what you did to her, who wouldn't wanna divorce you?" he said. Syaoran glared at him. "Sheez that makes me feel so much better, you asshole." Tomoyo frowned at him. "You know it's true, Syaoran and you can't blame her!" she said shortly. Syaoran looked down, avoiding their eyes. "I know...I don't blame her for wanting to divorce after the cruel way I hurt her. But, back then I was a shit who didn't really know what he wanted even when he repeatedly told himself he knew what he wanted. I didn't appreciate her, I fell in love with her the moment I first saw her." Tomoyo's eyes widened at his words, they sounded so truthful. "But I didn't realize it till she left me." he finished.

"Syaoran..." Eriol said, not knowing what else to say. Tomoyo sat next to him on the bed and tapped his shoulder. He looked at her. "Look at me in the eye, Syaoran Li, and answer me truthfully. Do you really love Sakura?" she asked seriously. Syaoran looked at her dead in the eye and said. "I love her, Tomoyo, so much I would give anything to take back what I did. I want to hold her again, I want her back. I miss being with her." he replied. Tomoyo stared into his eyes for a while that seemed like an eternity. She could see regret, he regretted his actions, she saw the deep love he held for her best friend, and the longing to have her back. Slowly, her lips curved into a tender smile. He means it. Oh Sakura..., she thought. She nodded and said. "OK, I will help you."

Eriol and Syaoran looked at Tomoyo with wide eyes. "What?" they both cried.

Tomoyo stood up and said to Syaoran. "You were a pompous asshole and you hurt her badly. But...I can see in your soul how much you regret what you did and the love you hold for Wild Blossom. But you better not hurt her again, Syaoran, or I will personally rip your balls off." Both men flinched at her words.

Syaoran nodded and said. "I won't...ever again. In the meantime..." he looked at the divorce papers on his desk. "I must keep her here as long as possible. I know she won't leave till she gets me to agree to sign the divorce."

"Good plan, cousin." Eriol grinned. "Then seduce her all over again, we can help." He winked at Tomoyo, who winked back. "I'm gonna go and talk to Sakura. Where is she staying at?" she asked Syaoran.

"The Golden Sun Hotel." Syaoran replied. Tomoyo nodded and gave her boyfriend a peck on the lips. "I'll be home later, baby." With that, she left the boys alone. Eriol looked at his cousin. "I guess this is gonna be the biggest challenge in your life, huh?"

Syaoran nodded. "Oh yeah, to get her trust and her love back is gonna be very hard, but I won't let her go again, Eriol. I'll show her how much she means to me." he said with determination. Eriol chuckled. "Persistence, runs in the blood."

A/N

DONE! BRACE FOR THE LAST CHAPTER OF WATASHI NO MI SAKURA!

Oyasumi nasai!

Mistress Ness