Starrie: Hey everyone! It's me, yet again, coming to you with what probably will be my last fic in Sad right? sad, but hey, a great thing too. I've been so succesful here that it's amazing, never in my wildest dreams would I have had imagined to recieve suh positive feedback. As a present to all my reviewers, here's my last fic. I hope it meets up to your expectations, I'm giving it my all. Thanks once again and please, do review. it means a lot to me to know what you guys think. thanks a bunch! .

Chapter 1

"Kenshin!!"

A 23 year-old with bright emerald-green eyes and a shoulder-length auburn hair ran forward and flung herself into the arms of her fiancee. Her melodic laugh filled the airport as he held her tightly and swung her around.

"Sakura"
He whispered softly as he placed her down the floor and gently ran a hand along her cheek.

"I missed you"
He murmured softly as he bent down and gave her a small, gentle kiss. Sakura returned the kiss gratefully. Once they separated, she stared into his dark-blue eyes lovingly,

"No more traveling for you mister. You are going to stay on the ground from now until the wedding day!"

Kenshin threw his head back as he laughed at his fiancee. His wavy dark-brown hair gleamed in the sun. He brought her closer to him and touched his forehead with hers,

"Your wish is my command, my dear"

Sakura's smile widened as she hugged him once again.

"Thank you honey. Now lets get going, Tomoyo is waiting for us outside!"

"These are the last of the reservations!"

Sakura called out as she walked into Kenshin's apartment with a stack of mail in her hands. It had been nearly three weeks since Kenshin had returned from his business trip and they had spent all that time planning for their wedding. She took a seat next to him and opened each of the envelopes.

"Honey, who's this?"
Sakura asked as she pulled out en envelope with nearly perfect handwriting. Kenshin looked up from the catering list he was looking at and smiled,

"That's a friend I met back at Hong Kong University, Syaoran Li."

"Really? You never mentioned him to me."

"Really I haven't? I could have sworn I did. Anyway, he was a really good friend of mine. He's really busy now a day running his family's corporation though. It's a tough job for someone his age. I'm glad I'm not him!"

"Oh wait a minute, you have mentioned him! he's the one you asked to be one of your groomsmen but told you he couldn't, right?"
"Yes, that's him. I feel bad for the guy. He's young and yet he's tied down because of all the responsibilities his family puts on him. He's great though; you'll really like him. He's always been there for me, never once has he let me down. I'm glad you'll finally get to meet him! It'll mean a lot to me if you two get along"

"I'm sure we will, honey. He seems like a great person. Oh by the way, he checked off that he's coming alone. He's not bringing a date?"
Kenshin leaned his head on Sakura's shoulder to take a peak at Syaoran's card.

"I guess not. He's picky when it comes to women, I guess he hasn't found the right one yet. See the problem is that most women find him attractive and don't even bother to get to know him. That bothers the crap out of him. Then there are those who are not only attracted to him, but also to his money. Those he hates with a passion"

Sakura let out a laugh,

"Your friend seems to be a very complicated person"
Kenshin laughed along with her,

"He is. I hope he finds a girl soon though, one can't live alone. Life is too long and can be lonely when you don't have someone you love by your side"

Sakura smiled and turned to look at her fiancee,

"That's true. But we don't have to worry about that because soon, we're going to get married, and we'll spend the rest of our life together!"

"I can't wait!"
Kenshin then jumped on Sakura, splattering the envelopes everywhere and began tickling her.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Li!!!"

"Yes? I'm over here!"

A tall man with glasses ran into Syaoran's office, breathless.

"Ken what's wrong?"
Syaoran asked as he put down his pen and looked at the man in front of him. Ken was flipping through files and looked like a train wreck.

"Something's going on with the company's computer programming system. The data that was imputed earlier this week can't be retrieved. The programmers are going crazy trying to figure out what's going on but nothing's working"

"And you tell me this now!"
Syaoran yelled out in alarm as he stood up from his seat.

"We didn't think it was a big deal, a small glitch! That's what we thought at first. But now it's all out of control! It's affecting the efficiency of the--"

"Tell them to shut the company down!"

"But Mr. Li if we do that we're going to lose millions of dollars!"

"yeah well then what do you suggest?"
"I-I-I don--"

"Exactly. Shut it down temporarily. We'll lose even more money if we keep it running under these circumstances"

"Alright, we'll do that. Just one more question sir, do you have an idea on how we can solve this problem? Will Li Corporation be back up by next week?"

Syaoran let out a sigh as he sat back down on his seat.

"I know someone who might be able to help us. He's an old college friend of mine. If there's anyone that can do this job, it's him."

"When is he--"

"I'll try to convince him to come as soon as possible. This is a bad time; his wedding is coming up soon. I just hope he can make it here before the end of the week. Ken, go back to work and tell everyone what I said. I'll get back to you when I have some news"

Once his employer went back to work, Syaoran picked up his phone and called his secretary.

"Hi Alice, it's Syaoran. I have Kenshin Atiyaka from Tomoeda, Japan inside the reference folder. Find it and bring it to my office as soon as possible. Thank you"
Syaoran hung up the phone and rubbed his amber-eyes tiredly. He leaned back against his chair and thought back to his friend. He couldn't believe that Kenshin was about to get married. Married! He never thought his friend would. After all, the thought of settling down was something that had scared him in the past. It seems as though he had changed since going back to Japan. Syaoran had received the invitation to the wedding two weeks ago and had already planned on going. He just wished that this sudden glitch wouldn't interfere with Kenshin's plan.

She could here a ring in the distance, yet she didn't pay attention to it. Tiredness had consumed her body and she had no desire to pick up the phone. The ringing seemed to become louder every second. What had started out faint was now annoying and unavoidable.

"Kenshin, pick up the phone"
Sakura murmured as she rolled to her other side. There was no response and the stupid endless ringing continued. Lifting up her head she looked around and realized she was all alone in the living room couch and the phone happened to be at arms length.

"Kenshin?"
She called out. Yet again, she got no response. Hesitantly she picked up the phone and put it to her ear.

"Hello?"

"uh...hi is Kenshin there?"
A smooth, deep voice came from the other end. It was clear he was caught by surprise to hear Sakura on the other end.

"Who is this?"
"Syaoran, Syaoran Li. I'm an old friend of his, is he home?"

"Oh hi Syaoran! It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Sakura Kinomoto, Kenshin's fiancée.

"Oh, nice to meet you too. I was afraid I had the wrong number at the beginning."

"Hey honey, you finally woke up! I went downstairs to pick up my mail"

Kenshin said as he walked into his apartment.

"Oh he just came in right now! Well, I'll see you at the wedding Syaoran, bye!"

Sakura said into the phone as she walked towards Kenshin. He looked at her in surprise when she said the name 'Syaoran'. He took the phone from her and put it to his ear.

In order to give him some privacy, Sakura left the room and went into the kitchen to prepare herself a small snack. She was extremely hungry since she had skipped lunch that afternoon. After a few minutes, she came back into the living room with a sandwich in her hand. Kenshin was sitting on the couch with the phone in front of him, in his hand. He was staring into space as if he was in deep though.

"Is something wrong honey?"
Sakura asked as she sat next to him on the couch. Kenshin looked at her with a grim expression on his face. Sakura put down her sandwich, noting the serious look on his face.

"What happened?"
He scratched his head and let out a deep breath,

"I don't know how to say this to you but...I...I—Syaoran has a serious problem in Hong Kong"

"Oh? He won't be able to make the wedding?"
"No...It's not that."
"Then what is it?"
"He umm...his company is having some computer trouble and is temporarily shut down. No one knows what do and the longer the company is shut down, the more money he loses and--"

Sakura's eyes widened as realization finally hit her. She shook her in disbelief,

"Kenshin don't tell me that--"

He looked at Sakura apologetically and nodded,

"I'm sorry honey, I had no choice. He needs my help really badly and I would feel horrible if I said no."
"But Kenshin the wedding is just a week away, this isn't the time for traveling! Plus you promised me you wouldn't travel, you know how anxious I get!"

"I'm sorry honey, but this is an emergency. You know I would not do it if it wasn't important!"

"But Kenshin, don't they have programmers over there? Can't they help him?"
"Yes but that will take them a long time. If I go, I'll know what to do and I can get it all done in one day. One day honey, that's all it is. I'll come back the next day. I promise"

Sakura looked calmer once hearing this,

"You promise me that you'll come back to me?"

Kenshin smiled and kissed her hand,

"I swear to you on my life. I'll come back to you the first chance I get."

Sakura smiled and hugged him,

"I'm sorry, I overreacted a little."

"Syaoran is getting my tickets for the first flight out of here tomorrow morning and the last flight of the day back to Tokyo"

"So that means you'll be back the day after tomorrow?"
"Yes, bright and early."

Sakura looked into his blue eyes and gently pushed a strand of his hair back,

"I love you so much"
Kenshin smiled and drew her in closer,

"Yes, but I love you even more"

"So that was it?"
Syaoran asked in amazement as he shook his head in disbelief. Kenshin laughed and nodded,

"Yup, that was all it was. I spent the whole day raking my brain trying to figure out what was wrong. I even almost gave up! Then at the last minute I decided to try it as a last resort and guess what? It worked!"

Syaoran got up and shook hands with Kenshin.

"Man, you are a genius. Thanks for taking some time to come here"
"No problem Syaoran. I hope to see you at the wedding next week"

"You can count on it. Here's your stuff, thanks again"
Syaoran handed Kenshin his jacket that he had left in the office. His wallet fell to the floor and opened up to a picture of Sakura.

"Sorry"
Syaoran said apologetically as he bent down and picked it up. He noticed the picture and looked at it for a few seconds.

"That's your fiancee?"
He asked as he slowly got up. Kenshin looked at the picture and smiled,

"Yes, that's my Sakura."

Syaoran studied the bright smile on the girl's face and her eyes; her eyes really caught his attention. They were a deep green, the color of emeralds. Her hair was ruffled lightly by the wind. She looked almost angelic.

"That means cherry blossom right?"
Syaoran smiled as he closed the wallet and handed it to Kenshin,

"It's suits her. By the looks of it, you're one lucky guy"

"Yeah, she's great. I've never loved anyone the way I love her"
"That's great Kenshin. By the way, you should get going if you want to make it to the airport on time. My limo is waiting for you outside."
Kenshin stuck his wallet inside his pocket and put his coat on.

"Well, I guess I'll see you next week then."

"Sure will. Thanks again for coming by"
"No problem, anything for a friend!"

"Oh no, I'm going to be late!"
Sakura was rummaging through her closet, looking for her sneakers. It was times like these she wished she were a bit more organized. Kenshin always made fun of her, calling her closet a pigsty. She glanced at the time and let out a groan,

"I have 30 minutes to get there!!"

Once she finally retrieved her other sneaker, she made a dash for her keys and purse. She swung her apartment door open and was ready to run out when she realized Tomoyo was in front of it. She smiled at her best friend,

"Hi Tomoyo! What are you doing here so early? Hey, you know what, I'm in a rush right now. Come with me to pick up Kenshin and we can talk on the way to the--"

"Sakura...you don't know what happened?"

Tomoyo's voice was barely audible and Sakura finally noticed her eyes looked teary.

"I-I-Is something wrong Tomoyo? Why are you crying? Did something happen between you and Eriol?"
Tomoyo wiped away a tear,

"Can we go back in? I want you to sit down for this"
Sakura nodded and opened the door inviting Tomoyo in.

"Tomoyo what happened, you're starting to scare me."

Tomoyo took hold of Sakura's hand and led her to the sofa. She took in a deep breath, her amethyst-colored eyes reflecting sorrow and sympathy.

"Sakura, I was listening to the radio while I was on my way to work and....and..."

Her eyes filled with fresh tears and Sakura couldn't understand a word she said.

"I'm sorry Tomoyo but I don't understand"
Tomoyo sniffled a bit and took another deep breath,

"Kenshin...h-h-he's dead Sakura"

Upon hearing those four words, her world came crashing down on her. She felt, lost, and as if she was in a dream, a horrible nightmare.

"no....NO!!! Tomoyo how can you even joke like that!!!!!"

"Sakura's it's not a joke! His plane had engine trouble yesterday night and fell into the ocean, not a single passenger survived!"

"B-B-But what if it's not his plane!! There are many planes that leave Hong Kong, what makes you think it's his plane!"

Tomoyo hugged Sakura tightly,

"I-I-I know it was his plane, they called out the names of the passengers. He was on the list."

Sakura wrenched herself away from Tomoyo's arms,

"Liar!!! Liar that's not his plane!"

Sakura grabbed the remote control and turned the television on. She flipped to the news channel where her worst fear was proved.

"This is Kari from news 12 confirming that airplane 3204 coming from Hong Kong to Tokyo, Japan fell into the ocean due to engine trouble last night at 4:30am. I am sorry to announce that the national coast guard has issued a statement saying that no one survived this terrible accident. Bodies have been surfacing all morning but they are afraid that they might not find every single one. The tide may have pushed some too far out into the sea. Our prayers go to the families of the victims."

Sakura felt numb, this couldn't be happening to her, to Kenshin. She had blocked the voice of the reporter, intently watching what as going on in the background. The noise of helicopters as they circled the waters was deafening; boats were floating everywhere, picking up pieces of scrunched up metal. Body bags were off to a corner, barely noticeable to the eye. Tomoyo took hold of the remote and shut the television off. Sakura stared at the blank screen, still in shock.

"Tomoyo, I-I-I lost my...Kenshin"

She whispered in a barely audible voice. Tears began to run down her face and her body began to shake with sobs. Tomoyo immediately wrapped her in a hug as her crying became harder...

-To Be Continued...

Starrie: Well, that's the end to the first chapter of Loving Once Again! I hope you all liked it! And I'm sorry, but some of you know how in past fics, i've done the leave-your-email-and-i'll-email-you-back-when-i've-updated thing? Well, for this fic I've decided to not do that. I'm so sorry, please don't kill me!!! I have a good reason actually, and it's a darn good one too! well, this site has set up this new system for retrieving emails that has made it a complete hassle now. If i continue to send emails out, it would take forever to update! (the number one reason i don't update early is because i'm too lazy to go around collecting all the reviewers emails) and if collecting emails from reviewers is out of the way, this means i can update chapters even faster than before! who knows, i may actually update MUCH SOONER! lol, but yeah, so I hope you can all understand that!