My Husband's Wedding- Chapter Six

My Husband’s Wedding

Witch-Mistress-Animaru

A/N: Before anything else, sorry for the late update, and for this chapter which won’t be very spectacular… And thanks to these people:

Lil Cherry Blossom Wolf

Musette Fujiwara – No dramatic tantrums from Xiao Chen can be found here, and the reasons, mainly, are 1. He is too young for rebellion, and 2. Forgive me; I consider that plot too stale and, well…for lack of a better word, clichéd. So I settled for the road less traveled, and though it might be boring for some, I’ll just have to say that this story hasn’t quite reached its climax yet. So that’s that, and I hope you’ll forgive me for this somewhat colorless chapter, the next few chapters will be better…and that’s a promise.

Ra-chan – Yeah, he’s quite a jerk, isn’t he? We haven’t seen anything much yet, though… and as for that little scene with Keira last chapter, it’s her who staged it. Don’t hate him much, it hurts me too…Lolz… When he finds out about Xiao Chen, he’ll go nuts; I tell you…No more of the cold and indifferent façade…

Animefreakkagome

Mrs. Perfect

Miyu – Actually, it’s Keira you should blame, she initiated that little scene, the…forgive me… slut… And, right now, although he doesn’t show it, Syaoran is very much jealous of his own son… And no, there’ll be no third parties this time, except for Keira which is already a given, although…there’ll be much jealousy from both Sakura and Syaoran.

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Lil LoveStar - Don't worry, what was in last chapter's scenes were only the usual Lovers' Quarrel, though they don't realize that...Lolz...You can't expect them not to be bitter after they parted ways...So I'm afraid we'll witness more troubles ahead as the two will refuse to admit old mistakes and stuff.

And also, here is a summary of 2 CCS stories, like a series. Please tell me what you think of them:

When Summer Ends – (ET) she had gone to England for a summer break from university. She met there a sweet and charming European, Charles Matthews (Very generic name, don’t you think?), who was on England to mend a broken heart and get over a broken engagement. She was instantly taken by him. But before her vacation came to an end, she also met Eriol Hirigazawa, a sweet and smart half-English, half-Japanese. He became her refuge for her confusing relationship with Charles. She came back the next summer, when Charles had hinted they might end up together, after all. Eriol, meanwhile, became her best friend abroad (Sakura is her bestest best friend). Then… on her last vacation, Charles failed to show up. Eriol told her that he and his fiancée had made up…and he left an invitation to the wedding. Her heart broke, and what added to her confusion was Eriol’s confession of love, just a few days before she will leave England for good, and the fact that they might never meet again. Destiny finds a way to bring the two together, and who said that true love can’t happen in less than five minutes?

Finding Love – Sakura is a novelist with a low self-esteem who earned her first bestseller by writing her best friend Tomoyo’s amazing love story. She then decides to write something about herself, “Searching for me,” which earns another bestseller. In doing so, she revisits her teenage life and her being tagged a ‘loser’ all her high school days. She meets her old torturers, whom she had included in her novel. Then, as fate would have it, she left her manuscript behind just when she’s about to board the plane back to New York. And guess who had it in possession? The gang leader of the jerks in her old school, Syaoran Li.

I’ll write them after this fic finishes…If you like them, that is.

Now, on with the next chapter!

Chapter 6: Curiosity

A few minutes after Sakura had bid goodbye to her ‘visitors,’ staring into nothingness… She had remembered Kioko and her son, who must be very confused right now. She phoned the shop once more, and soon enough, Xiao Chen was home.

“Konbanwa, okaasan,” He said as she hugged him closely. “Is something wrong?”

“Iie, no, son. Everything’s quite all right, I just had…you know, visitors…” She said hastily, and when Xiao Chen continued to eye her curiously, she stood up and headed for the kitchen.

“Come, son, I cooked dumplings, I think they’re ready…”

“Who were your visitors, mom?”

Thud. She dropped the spoon she held to the pan, but hastened to pick it up.

“Oh, no one particular, son…Just…just old friends, that’s that. And, oh…Step-Aunt Keira was here, too,” She said, avoiding to say anything about Syaoran’s little visit.

“Step-Aunt?” He asked wonderingly, not quite knowing about Keira, and he stared at her fixedly. “I have one?”

“Oh, it’s no matter, Xiao Chen…Really! You won’t like her much… Anyway,” She said, and then, when she saw Xiao Chen having no sign of giving up, she added, “And, yes, Uncle Yukito was here, too!” (A/N: Forgive me this; anyone older has to be called with somewhat a respect…since Yukito was nearly a brother to her, okay? Hope there’s no confusion there!) And she saw her son’s face lighten up.

“Uncle Yuuki? Really?” She nodded. “But why didn’t he wait for me?”

“Xiao Chen…He is quite busy, you see…”

Xiao Chen only nodded as his mouth was full of food. Fortunately for Sakura, he didn’t ask any questions anymore. She breathed silently. She wouldn’t be able to lie anymore to him.

“Mom, I just thought…” He spoke up. Sakura quickly dropped her gaze to Xiao Chen, trying to look as casual as possible.

“What is it, son? What bothers you?”

“If Uncle Yukito can visit us, why can’t Dad? He hasn’t visited us even just once…”

Sakura dropped her chopsticks vehemently.

“Xiao Chen, not that again…”

“No, mom, you don’t understand,” He said earnestly, as if he was talking to a younger person, “It’s just that…all my friends at school have dads…Don’t I have one?”

“Of course you have a father, son…o-only…” She felt that she was shaking, but she didn’t care.

“Not that I don’t love you, mom, but I wish I could meet my father and play around with him…Like my friends do…” She could feel Xiao Chen’s pains, which he refused to show her completely so that he would not sound like accusing her, but nevertheless, she felt so guilty as she stared at her son’s eager face.

“Son…”

“So…” He said, shrugging off the tension, “May I know who he is?”

For a moment, she wished to tell him, just to make him happy. But thoughts of that day keep coming back…And she can’t afford to lose her son to him…

“Please, Xiao Chen…Not now…You wouldn’t even understand it yet…Our situation is quite — different, I might say…from your friends. When you are older, I promise to tell you.” She said as patiently as possible, though her clenched hands tell a different story.

“Please, mom,” He whined, “Just his name!”

“I told you…” She whispered. “I can’t…you can’t…”

But his eyes stared at her, refusing to give up. When he didn’t stop, as she thought, she had lost her temper to her fears.

“I told you, Xiao Chen, not now!” She shouted across the table, and Xiao Chen dropped his gaze, apparently shocked. He fell silent, and Sakura regretted shouting at him. A tear then fell from his eyes, breaking Sakura’s heart silently.

“I hate you, mom!” He shouted before pushing the table and running out of the room. Sakura heard the bedroom door slam shut, and her son’s sobs as he ran.

Xiao Chen…My son…

She walked slowly towards the room, but she couldn’t find the strength to lift her hand and open the door. She heard her son crying hard from inside the room.

“Dad…Why is mom being so…so mean when I mention you? I know this is you, Dad, we look just alike…” He said in between sobs.

She gently pushed the door open.

“X-Xiao Chen?” Her voice quavered slightly as she spoke. She dried her own tears as she approached her son, who hid his face suddenly, not even glancing at her.

That was when she noticed he was hugging a framed picture in his chest, pulling it against himself; as if afraid she might take it away. She recognized it at once.

It was Syaoran’s only photograph left with her, apart from the one they had after the wedding in a photo shop, which she had torn to pieces in anger, the remains of which are in her drawer. Why she didn’t throw them away, she didn’t know why; nevertheless, this other picture remained intact. She never got around destroying it; she never would have been able to do so, anyway.

Xiao Chen’s voice awakened her from her stupor.

“This is Dad’s picture, isn’t it? Don’t lie to me, mom… at least tell me this IS him…”

“Xiao Chen,” She started sternly, but seeing her son’s tear-stained face, her heart softened. “Oh, alright. Of course that’s your father, son…the fact that you look very much alike cannot be denied…” She added gently. “But this is different from telling you who he is…”

“I know who he is, mom…I just…j-just wanted you t-to t-tell the…t-the truth…” His voice broke again, but he didn’t cry. “I read about him from the business magazines you keep at your drawers…” She stared at him, shocked… But then, he was extremely smart for a five year old… “He is very famous, mom, but why doesn’t he tell them you are married?”

She walked to her son and hugged him. “Son…it’s been years ago…But you didn’t mention Li Syaoran to your friends, did you, sweetheart?” She asked gently, although she was shaking inside, dreading his answer.

“No, I didn’t…They don’t need to know. But I do, so it doesn’t matter that they don’t…But,” He stopped, before eyeing her truthfully, “There are times that they bully me, because they think I have no father, that I wished to tell them…But maybe they’d laugh at me, so I don’t do it…”

“Oh, Xiao Chen…” She hugged him more, but broke away after a few seconds that seemed like an eternity.

“Son…Alright. Syaoran Li is indeed your father. But…gomen…but he doesn’t know about you. So don’t get mad at him, okay? And please don’t be angry…” Xiao Chen looked positively hurt by what she said. “I am afraid that he’ll take you away…And believe me, he will, and he can…”

Silence. She could only hear her son trying to stifle his cries.

“But…Promise me, son. Promise me…You’ll tell no one about your father. You understand?”

He nodded bleakly, too stunned to speak.

“This is why I didn’t want you to know just yet,” She scolded, “I told you, you might not be able to understand…”

“But I do!” He protested. “I’m just…confused…”

She smiled, and then ruffled his hair gently.

I hope you’d keep your promise, my son…so he can’t take you away from me…