Daphne: "Here is the promised epilogue! Enjoy, and please, tell me what you
think!!!
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Avalanche Kisses
by: Daphne Li
Epilogue
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Eriol watched as blurry people passed by his line of vision, all of them talking fast. Nothing they said seemed to make sense, but one thing did...at least to him.
It was the woman laying on the bed in front of him, her long raven hair spilling over the immaculate white pillow. Her eyes were closed, and her cheeks were pale. Her hands lay upon her stomach, limply, and every once in a while, she shivered.
Gently, Eriol ran his hand over hers, his cerulean blue eyes gazing tenderly at her. Suddenly, there was a step behind him.
"Mr. Hiiragizawa?"
"Yes?" Eriol asked softly, looking up at the person above him. The person slowly came into focus, and he recognized it as the nurse who had helped them through this whole ordeal. She smiled down at him and gently placed something into his arms.
"I believe this is yours." She teased, before quickly leaving the room. But Eriol only had eyes for the tiny bundle of blankets in his arms. A soft, sigh-ing noise emitted from the bundle, and it stirred. The blankets slid down to reveal a tiny puff of blue-black hair, and a rosy little cheek.
"Quiet, Meika. Mommy's tired." He whispered to the baby, gently pulling the blankets down from the tiny face. The baby turned blurry blue-amethyst eyes towards him and yawned. There was a soft laugh.
"Eriol, may I see her?"
Eriol looked up to see his wife's tired eyes gazing pleadingly at him. He smiled and gently placed the newest addition to their family, in her arms. Tomoyo smiled down at her daughter in delight, and held out a finger, which the baby immediately clamped her fist onto.
"She's beautiful."
"You said that just a few hours ago."
"But now she is cleaned up and even prettier." Tomoyo insisted. Eriol laughed and pulled his wife close, gently trailing his fingers over his daughter's sleeping head.
The baby's birth had been a surprise to both of her parents. She had not been expected for another week, so it was quite a shock when Tomoyo went into labor, right in the middle of one of Eriol's important business meetings. Since they were hours away from home, he had taken her to a hospital in London, where Meika Hiiragizawa was born only hours later.
As soon as Tomoyo and the baby were comfortably asleep, Eriol had taken the time to call Nakuru and Spinel, as well as Syaoran and Sakura, who were visiting for the week. Suffice to say, the group was excited and heading right over at that very moment.
"Everyone will be here soon." Eriol whispered. Tomoyo looked up from cooing over her baby and smiled.
"Lovely. I can't wait to see Sakura's reaction." She giggled. Eriol raised an eyebrow.
"It is a miracle that you can do that, even after all this." He murmured, burying his face in her neck. Tomoyo smiled and laid a hand on his head, lovingly.
"With you at my side, I believe I will always laugh, no matter what the circumstance." She stated cheerfully. Eriol shook his head, chuckling.
"You will never cease to amaze me, lovely wife of mine."
"Good." Tomoyo stated, turning her attention back to Meika. There was a while of silence, then:
"I WAN'T TO SEE MASTER'S KAWAII BABY!"
"They're back." Eriol commented in a sing-song voice, as Nakuru, who had shrieked, burst into the room and demanded to see the baby.
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"Who would have thought that our lives would turn out this way?" Sakura sighed happily, as she turned away from the bassinet where her two-month old son, Xiaolong, and Tomoyo's week and two-days old daughter, Meika, lay sleeping. Tomoyo smiled tenderly and brushed a finger across her daughter's rosebud cheek.
Meika and Tomoyo had been home for a week now, causing Sakura and Syaoran to elongate their vacation so they could help Tomoyo and Eriol adjust to the new baby. Suffice to say, both parents were doing fine and dandy.
"Not I, that's for sure." Tomoyo commented sweetly, smiling at her best friend. Sakura grinned.
"I got a call from Rika today."
"Oh?"
"The triplets are thriving, and little Aki is enjoying spending all his time playing with them." Sakura commented. Aki was Chiharu and Yamazaki's little boy, who had become quite taken with Rika's three daughters, Leisa, Lena, and Lyana.
"I'm not surprised. He seems quite interested in having a sibling." Tomoyo murmured. Sakura's eyes grew bright with joy.
"OH! Tomoyo, you will never guess what has happened!"
"What?" Tomoyo asked, half-alarmed. Sakura's face shone with happiness.
"It's Chiharu. She is pregnant! Truly pregnant, and the baby is healthy. The doctors are absolutely astounded! They thought for sure that she couldn't have children..." Sakura's eyes grew starry as Tomoyo's filled with happy tears.
"It is a real miracle." She murmured, walking back over to the bassinet.
"Our lives are miracles, Tomoyo." Sakura pointed out, but she was cut off by Tomoyo's gasp.
"Sakura, come, quick!" Tomoyo managed to choke. Sakura quickly walked over to where Tomoyo stood, only to gasp herself.
Inside the bassinet, the two babies lay, wide awake, their eyes gazing sleepily out at their mothers. Their tiny bodies wriggled, and they gave little baby grunts to show that they weren't upset, yet.
But the thing that had caught both mothers eyes, was the fact that the two babies lay, with their tiny pinkie-fingers linked with each other.
"A pinkie-promise." Sakura choked out. Tomoyo nodded silently as the two tiny bodies ceased to wiggle and the two tiny beings fell back to sleep...
Their pinkies were still intertwined...
And another story of love, was started at that moment.
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THE END
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Avalanche Kisses
by: Daphne Li
Epilogue
~*~*~*~
Eriol watched as blurry people passed by his line of vision, all of them talking fast. Nothing they said seemed to make sense, but one thing did...at least to him.
It was the woman laying on the bed in front of him, her long raven hair spilling over the immaculate white pillow. Her eyes were closed, and her cheeks were pale. Her hands lay upon her stomach, limply, and every once in a while, she shivered.
Gently, Eriol ran his hand over hers, his cerulean blue eyes gazing tenderly at her. Suddenly, there was a step behind him.
"Mr. Hiiragizawa?"
"Yes?" Eriol asked softly, looking up at the person above him. The person slowly came into focus, and he recognized it as the nurse who had helped them through this whole ordeal. She smiled down at him and gently placed something into his arms.
"I believe this is yours." She teased, before quickly leaving the room. But Eriol only had eyes for the tiny bundle of blankets in his arms. A soft, sigh-ing noise emitted from the bundle, and it stirred. The blankets slid down to reveal a tiny puff of blue-black hair, and a rosy little cheek.
"Quiet, Meika. Mommy's tired." He whispered to the baby, gently pulling the blankets down from the tiny face. The baby turned blurry blue-amethyst eyes towards him and yawned. There was a soft laugh.
"Eriol, may I see her?"
Eriol looked up to see his wife's tired eyes gazing pleadingly at him. He smiled and gently placed the newest addition to their family, in her arms. Tomoyo smiled down at her daughter in delight, and held out a finger, which the baby immediately clamped her fist onto.
"She's beautiful."
"You said that just a few hours ago."
"But now she is cleaned up and even prettier." Tomoyo insisted. Eriol laughed and pulled his wife close, gently trailing his fingers over his daughter's sleeping head.
The baby's birth had been a surprise to both of her parents. She had not been expected for another week, so it was quite a shock when Tomoyo went into labor, right in the middle of one of Eriol's important business meetings. Since they were hours away from home, he had taken her to a hospital in London, where Meika Hiiragizawa was born only hours later.
As soon as Tomoyo and the baby were comfortably asleep, Eriol had taken the time to call Nakuru and Spinel, as well as Syaoran and Sakura, who were visiting for the week. Suffice to say, the group was excited and heading right over at that very moment.
"Everyone will be here soon." Eriol whispered. Tomoyo looked up from cooing over her baby and smiled.
"Lovely. I can't wait to see Sakura's reaction." She giggled. Eriol raised an eyebrow.
"It is a miracle that you can do that, even after all this." He murmured, burying his face in her neck. Tomoyo smiled and laid a hand on his head, lovingly.
"With you at my side, I believe I will always laugh, no matter what the circumstance." She stated cheerfully. Eriol shook his head, chuckling.
"You will never cease to amaze me, lovely wife of mine."
"Good." Tomoyo stated, turning her attention back to Meika. There was a while of silence, then:
"I WAN'T TO SEE MASTER'S KAWAII BABY!"
"They're back." Eriol commented in a sing-song voice, as Nakuru, who had shrieked, burst into the room and demanded to see the baby.
~*~*~*~
"Who would have thought that our lives would turn out this way?" Sakura sighed happily, as she turned away from the bassinet where her two-month old son, Xiaolong, and Tomoyo's week and two-days old daughter, Meika, lay sleeping. Tomoyo smiled tenderly and brushed a finger across her daughter's rosebud cheek.
Meika and Tomoyo had been home for a week now, causing Sakura and Syaoran to elongate their vacation so they could help Tomoyo and Eriol adjust to the new baby. Suffice to say, both parents were doing fine and dandy.
"Not I, that's for sure." Tomoyo commented sweetly, smiling at her best friend. Sakura grinned.
"I got a call from Rika today."
"Oh?"
"The triplets are thriving, and little Aki is enjoying spending all his time playing with them." Sakura commented. Aki was Chiharu and Yamazaki's little boy, who had become quite taken with Rika's three daughters, Leisa, Lena, and Lyana.
"I'm not surprised. He seems quite interested in having a sibling." Tomoyo murmured. Sakura's eyes grew bright with joy.
"OH! Tomoyo, you will never guess what has happened!"
"What?" Tomoyo asked, half-alarmed. Sakura's face shone with happiness.
"It's Chiharu. She is pregnant! Truly pregnant, and the baby is healthy. The doctors are absolutely astounded! They thought for sure that she couldn't have children..." Sakura's eyes grew starry as Tomoyo's filled with happy tears.
"It is a real miracle." She murmured, walking back over to the bassinet.
"Our lives are miracles, Tomoyo." Sakura pointed out, but she was cut off by Tomoyo's gasp.
"Sakura, come, quick!" Tomoyo managed to choke. Sakura quickly walked over to where Tomoyo stood, only to gasp herself.
Inside the bassinet, the two babies lay, wide awake, their eyes gazing sleepily out at their mothers. Their tiny bodies wriggled, and they gave little baby grunts to show that they weren't upset, yet.
But the thing that had caught both mothers eyes, was the fact that the two babies lay, with their tiny pinkie-fingers linked with each other.
"A pinkie-promise." Sakura choked out. Tomoyo nodded silently as the two tiny bodies ceased to wiggle and the two tiny beings fell back to sleep...
Their pinkies were still intertwined...
And another story of love, was started at that moment.
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THE END
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