Li-ChAnime: FullMetal Anime

Kobanwa, Minna-San! I feel lower than usual, because I have made it official that The Blood Of A Sorceress has been discontinued. O-Negai, don�t be mad at me! I loved that fic, and I really wish it hadn�t had to come to that, but it did. Anyways, on a happier note, here�s the next chapter of this fic! Though I�m not sure if it�ll be the last one. Oh well.
Disclaimer: Don�t own CCS, sorry, I wish I did but, hey, that�s life.

CHAPTER 8.

I sat up in my bed. �What the Hell��
Wait. Did I just hear my voice? �Am I imagining things?� Yes! I really said that! My voice was back.
I rushed and got dressed. I ran downstairs and noticed that Mother was just getting ready to call everyone for breakfast.
�Oh, Good morning, Xiao Lang, dear. I was just going to call for you.� Mother said, shocked to see me up on my own will this early. After all, school was to start soon, and I usually try to squeeze in the last possible days with nothing but sleeping in. I nodded to her, not wanting to give away anything, and sat down.
�Girls! Time to eat!� Mother called. My sisters and Sakura came down the stairs and Sakura smiled at me. I smiled back and motioned for her to sit next to me.
Hi, Sakura. I tried to thought-speak to her as she sat down on my left. Nothing.
�Ohayo gozaimasu, Syaoran-Kun.� Sakura smiled as breakfast was placed before us.
�Yes, how are you feeling, Syaoran?� Futtie asked, thinking that I could not answer.
�I feel fine.� I said. Six pairs of eyes stared at me and six jaws dropped.
�Syaoran-Kun!� Sakura threw her arms around me.
�Sakura-Chan.� I said, hugging her back.
�You can talk!� Sheifa shouted.
�It�s a miracle!� Feimei insisted.
�I knew you could do it, Xiao Lang!� Fanren stated matter-of-factly. �Those doctors had no idea they were dealing with Li Xiao Lang when they made that diagnosis.�
�I am proud of you, Xiao Lang.�
That last statement startled me. Did Mother really say that? I thought she hated me! �What?�
�I am proud of you, my son. I always knew that you would pull through. Because I know that there is something important that you must say to a certain someone in this room. Something VERY important.�
The eyes of my sisters turned to Sakura and me. They all knew, too.
�Hoe?�
�Yes. Mother, may Sakura-Chan and I be excused for a moment?�
�Certainly.� I grabbed Sakura�s hand and pulled her out of the dining room.
Here goes. I took a deep breath and looked into the eyes of the most beautiful girl I�d ever met. I smiled at her confused expression and wrapped my arms around her waist. �Sakura,� I began, purposely leaving off any suffix. �What my mother as talking about, about me wanting to tell someone something important, well I wanted to tell you. And the thing that�s so important is� how do I say this?�
�How about�� Fanren offered before Sheifa covered her mouth.
I pulled Sakura up the stairs and to my room, as I closed the door, I locked it to make sure we had privacy. �What I wanted to say is� Aishiteru.�
�Hoe? You love me?�
�Yes. For quite a long time, actually. Like, since we were 10.�
�Four years and you never told me?� Sakura asked, looking hurt.
�I was scared. Scared that you wouldn�t feel the same way.�
�I�m not sure if I do, Syaoran-Kun. Gomen ne.� Sakura turned to leave, but the door wouldn�t open. She glanced at the lock and unlocked the door. She left without a sound, leaving me to feel alone, and like a great fool.

~*~*~*~*~ ONE YEAR LATER. ~*~*~*~*~

�I wish you didn�t have to leave!� Futtie cried, hugging Sakura. The two had become very close friends, and Sakura was like part of the family. We were all at the airport, Sakura was heading back to Tomoeda, and I was going with her.
�I�m glad you decided to come back with me, Syaoran-Kun.� Sakura smiled as we said our final goodbye to my while we walked down the terminal. �Tomoyo and the others will be happy to see you again.�
I smiled, too. After that day of rejection, I treated Sakura like no more than a friend. My feelings for her were the same; I just didn�t bring up the matter anymore. I was going to let her decide. �They�ll be glad to see you, too, Sakura-Chan.�
Sakura giggled and my heart melted. �You�re so sweet.�
�Yeah, for a bitter old fifteen-year-old, I�m a regular kitten.� I stated sarcastically.
Sakura reached up and patted my unruly hair. �Good kitty.�
�Meow.� I joked. Our eyes met and both of us turned bright red. �Um, let�s find our seats�� I covered and ended the awkward moment. We sat down and talked as the plane took off and about half way through the flight.
�Syaoran-Kun, what was it that you said to me when you voice came back?�
�What do you mean?�
�The, uh� The way you felt about me�� Sakura blushed as she talked.
�Aishiteru.� I repeated after a moment of thought. After it escaped my lips, I wished I hadn�t said it.
�Good. Because I feel the same way.�
�NANI?! I mean, you do?� I gasped, looking into Sakura�s brilliant emerald eyes.
�Yes. I love you, Li Syaoran.�
�And I you, Kinomoto Sakura.�
I leaned forward and closed my eyes in time to see Sakura do the same. Our lips touched and I was immediately enveloped in a sensation that I had never experienced before. Though I knew that I�d see it plenty of times to come.

~*~*~*~*~TWENTY YEARS LATER.~*~*~*~*~

�Dad, How did you and Mom fall in love?� My son asked. He was ten years old, and looked just as I did at his age.
�Well, Kiddo, I was your age when I met your Mom, and I hated her at first. Later, we started to trust each other, and I fell in love with her. Only I never told her. And I got my chance a few years later, when she came to Hong Kong as part of the exchange program. Of course, she didn�t tell me how she felt until we were on our way back to Japan, but that�s generally how it happened.� I smiled, looking at him. He had his mother�s eyes. His twin sister looked just like Sakura, and so did our youngest son. Our second daughter looked like me. �Why do you ask?� Thinking about Sakura, and how soon after Sotau�s birth she had died. I still don�t understand how someone can die due to cancer, when no one knew she had it. When she had visited doctors during pregnancy, no one had even mentioned it, and she complained to them about pain all the time.
�I�m sorry, Dad. I didn�t mean to make you remember Mom, but I was just asking, because you know my friend Rachel? I think I like her.�
�Good for you, son. And don�t worry, I just wish I knew-�
�How she could die just like that. I know. I don�t get it, either.� Tears welled up in his eyes, and he brushed them away.
�That makes three of us.�
�Linni�� Wei said as his twin stepped into the room. Nadi and Sotau followed shortly after.
�No, Linni.� Nadi said, holding the hands of her little brother and big sister. �It makes five of us.�
�Fie! Fie!� Sotau, only three, called out.
�No, Not �fie�, five.� Nadi corrected. �One, two, three, four, five.�
�You would know a lot about the number five, wouldn�t you, Nadi?� I asked, hugging my youngest girl.
�Yep! I�m five!�
�That�s right.� I smiled. �Now, how old are Wei, Linni, and Sotau?�
�Wei and Linni are ten. Sotau�s only three.�
�How old is Daddy?� I asked.
�I can�t count that high.�
�Diss!� Wei yelled. �I can. You�re how old, Dad? Six million?�
�Somewhere around there. Thirty-five is close to six million, isn�t it?�
My children laughed and I forgot all about Sakura�s demise. But as I prepared for bed that night, I saw a star shoot across the sky, and said in a whisper. �I�ll always love you, Sakura��

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AW! That was KAWAII! So sweet I�m crying! Do you know how hard it is to write when you can�t see the keys because there are so many tears in your eyes? I didn�t want to make it that sad at the end, but hey, I like it. Yes, I did use the same names for S+S�s kids as in Unknown Love. It�s too bad this fic is done; I really enjoyed writing it and a humongous ARIGATO! To all of you who reviewed, and those of you who even just read. And see, I fixed the female POV/Syaoran acting like a girl thing! Hehe! Li-Chan wins! :P