-Four Years Later-

Sakura stormed into the familiar, tall government building she loathed so much. It was a warm, sunny spring day-the absolute opposite of Sakura's mood. She stormed over to the elevator and whacked the up button, tapping her feet impatiently. She wanted to get home as soon as she could, so she could see Syaoran and hold their baby daughter who was only a few weeks old.

The elevator door opened with a ding, and she hurried inside, pressing the button for the top floor.

As soon as the doors opened again, she hurried out and down the corridor, turning corners until she reached the room she needed. She opened the door and stormed in.

"You should really knock before barging in like that." Rin said without looking up from his paperwork.

"Oh, save it!" she snapped, slamming the thick, heavy files under her arm down on his desk.

The man raised his brow. "That didn't take you long."

"Good thing I have a daughter to motivate me." She growled. "This is everything you asked me to find out-I can't promise you'll like what's inside."

"You're in an awfully foul mood for such a beautiful spring day."

Sakura's brow twitched. Then, she blew up.

"Gee, I wonder why? You come to me, a week after I've given birth, and order me to investigate a case on the other side of Japan! A WEEK! Do you have any idea what kind of HELL that was!? No, no you don't! So, don't give me crap about being in a foul mood!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.

He stared at her for a long moment, expression unreadable. "Well, I guess you have the right to be pissed then." He shrugged. "You can go home, now."

"Good!" she growled, and stormed out of the office.

"You could close the door, you know!" he shouted after her, but she completely ignored him and left the building.

Once she was outside, her anger ebbed away, and she heaved a heavy sigh. Then, excitement settled in. She could finally go home to her family! It had only been two weeks, but for a new mother it felt like months. She couldn't wait to see their daughter and hold her safely in her arms again.

She smiled to herself and hoped that the last two weeks hadn't been too difficult for Syaoran. After all, Akiho had recently come to Japan to learn from him as well.

...

Syaoran stopped what he was doing when he heard his daughter start crying. The last two weeks without Sakura had been rough-he'd barely been able to get any sleep and looking after their newborn daughter on his own had not been easy.

So, he was incredibly relieved when he'd received a text from Sakura that morning letting him know she was coming home.

Sometimes she could be gone for up to a few months, and he knew how much she hated being away from home. Any cases that were near home were more bearable-she didn't have to leave her home.

The one thing he was thankful for was that she only had to do one or two cases a year-her former boss was kind enough to only call Sakura when they were absolutely desperate, but this latest case had pissed both him and Sakura off.

Akiho, who was in the middle of breaking open some stones, smiled sympathetically. "You should go to her." She said.

"I won't be long. Sorry about this." Syaoran apologised as he stood.

Akiho shook her head. "Don't apologise! She's your daughter."

Syaoran smiled awkwardly and left the room. While he worked, he kept little Shana in the office which was only down the hall. He opened the door and walked in, lifting her up into his arms. It didn't take long for Shana to settle, but he knew she'd start up again any moment now.

He heard the front door and knew Sakura was home, so he walked out to greet her just as she was headed for the stairs. Her green eyes landed on him and Shana, and she broke out into a big smile.

"Hey, we've missed you." Syaoran smiled softly.

"I missed you too." Sakura replied as she hugged him.

"I was just about to feed her. You must be exhausted from your trip-why don't you rest?" he said.

She shook her head, "I want to feed her, if you don't mind..."

"Sure." He smiled. "It's been rough for you, hasn't it?"

Sakura nodded as she took Shana into her arms. "I hated being away from her. It was like hell."

"I'm glad you're home safe. How'd the case go?" Syaoran asked as he moved to the kitchen to make himself and Sakura a hot drink.

"It went okay. I got all of the information I needed and came straight home." Sakura smiled, "What about you? How is Akiho doing? She wasn't too stressed out with the admin work, was she?"

Akiho walked in and she smiled upon seeing Sakura. "I thought I heard your voice."

"Hey," Sakura smiled.

"Akiho handled things really well while you were away. And she's a fast learner." Syaoran answered.

Akiho blushed at the compliment. She wasn't used to being praised for her work-after all, her family weren't that kind to her despite her status as family head-but she was learning to assert herself and in doing so, she was gaining their respect. It was slow, but it was happening.

"Thank you." She smiled.

"How long have you been in japan now? Six months?" Sakura asked.

"Yes! That's right." Akiho beamed, "Thank you again for teaching me. I'm learning so much from the two of you."

"It's fine." Syaoran replied.

Sakura smiled, "It's our pleasure."

The doorbell sounded, and they all looked at each other for a moment before Syaoran went and answered it. He came back with Tomoyo behind him, and the singers face lit up upon seeing Sakura and Shana.

"Oh, my goodness! She's so cute, Sakura!"

Sakura laughed, "Hi Tomoyo."

"Akiho! It's good to see you again-you should come and sing with me sometime!" Tomoyo added.

Akiho looked a bit flustered. "What? But I'm not a professional like you..."

"You've been singing since you were, little-and you sound amazing too! I'd love to sing with you sometime." Tomoyo replied.

Akiho relaxed. "Then I'd love to."

Sakura giggled. "You finally got time to come over, huh? Has work been stressful?"

"No, just tiring. I hope you don't mind my sudden visit-I really wanted to meet little Shana."

"It's perfect timing, actually. I just got home." Sakura laughed, "Right, sweetie? I've missed you so much."

Tomoyo laughed.

They all sat down at the table together, talking and catching up with each other. They were surprised when they'd realised it was so late, but Syaoran didn't mind missing out on a few hours of work for the one day. After seeing Tomoyo and Akiho off, Sakura and Syaoran sat down in the lounge room to rest. Shana was asleep in the nursery, so they were alone together. It was comforting, being able to hold one another close, and selfishly Sakura wished it would never end.

Living peacefully with her husband and daughter—that was her happiness.

Aaand that's the end. No matter how many times I read over these last two chapters, I could not figure out what to expand on or how. I'm not sorry that the confrontation with Akiho didn't have much action. I wrote it how I wanted it. I'll probably distance myself from the story and then return to it. It's mainly these last two chapters I'm not happy with.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has read this story, followed it and favourited it. It's been so fun, and I'm glad to have shared my work with you. Constructive criticism is always welcome, of course. I know my writing isn't perfect (lol).