TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST

CC LILLITH: Hey guys I got this idea and decided to put it up. I've been working on the other ones but I'm having severe writers block don't worry though neww chappies will be up soon! N e ways on with the story!

Sakura Kinomoto was 14 years old. It had been 4 years since she had last seen the boy she had fallen in love with. 4 years since she had been normal. 3 years since her world had been turned upside down.

You see Sakura was not a normal girl; she was a sorceress of great power. The fact that she was a sorceress couldn't change her fate though.

It was a warm day in early September the first day of her first year in high school.

Sakura used to be a top student a great athlete now... now she spent her time in the library or just sitting outside.

Today was one of those days, she was sitting under her favorite Sakura tree the one that she and HE had sat under in the days when life had been worth living.

A shadow fell over her slight figure, "Excuse me you're in my light, could you...?" Sakura trailed off as she saw whom it was.

"MEILIN!" Sakura shouted jumping up, "What are you doing here?"

Meilin smiled, "I got transferred here."

"Did you come alone?" Sakura asked.

"No," A masculine voice replied, "she didn't"

"SYAORAN!" Sakura launched herself into his arms.

Meilin smiled and started to walk away, "I'll leave you to lovebirds alone."

Sakura blushed, and Syaoran noticed.

"You like me," Syaoran asked, "Don't you?"

"Yes but..." Sakura trailed off wondering if she should tell him.

Syaoran frowned, "but what?"

"I'm... I'm..." Sakura struggled, "I'm dying."

"WHAT?!?!" Syaoran shouted, tears began to cloud his vision.

Sakura smiled bravely fighting to be strong, "A year after you left I was diagnosed with SDSS. (AN: I made that up so disregard any meanings you can derive from it.) It's a fatal heart disease. They thought that they would be able to get a heart for a transplant but my blood is AB negative, there isn't anyone with that blood type who is a donor. The doctors say that I have maybe four years left if I don't do anything dangerous like getting a severe shock or over exerting myself. Nobody knows. I ended all my friendships I never told anyone why. I don't want anyone to be hurt when I'm gone."

Syaoran pulled Sakura into his arms, "It'll all be ok. We'll work this out. First things first though, you have to go and patch things up with your old friends."

Sakura nodded mutely.

"Don't worry I'll stick with you," Syaoran said quietly, "We can still be together, we'll make your last few years the best you ever had,"

After school Sakura and Syaoran gathered together Tomoyo, Eriol, Meilin, Rika, Takashi, Naoko, and Yukito. When the truth was finally out there was a lot of crying and embracing, but no one took it harder than Yue and Kero when they found out an hour later.

"Sakura this isn't happening it can't!" Kero was crying, "It can't be!"

"It can, it is," Sakura sobbed, "I'm sorry for the pain I'm causing you, I should have been stronger, I should have done anything."

"Mistress it's not your fault, do not shed tears for us, it is us that will grieve the loss of you," Yue said in his unearthly voice.

Sakura pulled the two of them into her arms, "I wish we had had more time together."

"What do you mean?" Kero cried, "You said the doctors said..."

"I've fulfilled my purpose don't cry for me, I will always watch over you. Someday we will meet again," Sakura felt life ebbing away, "And Syaoran?"

Syaoran held her in his arms his tears were falling freely, "yes?"

"I do love you, I have always loved you," Sakura breathed her last breath and her eyes dulled from emerald to grey there was a rush of air and they watched in awe as a beautiful woman appeared above Sakura's still form.

The woman turned to them, "The body Sakura had was to weak to hold her magic, it failed when she needed it and now it has failed again. Do not fret she has taken her true form and will rejoin you soon more powerful than before."

Syaoran wiped the tears from his face, "what do you mean?"

"Sakura has entered a new body, she will return and you will know her by her heart, for you now hold the key to her memories," The woman waved her hand and the key to the Sakura cards appeared in Syaoran's hand, the woman smiled, "She right now as we speak is capturing a different set of cards she will return here in order to do so, you will be waiting for her and you will help her. But heed my warning do not speak of her past until she remembers for it will damage her beyond repair."

Then the woman vanished.

Syaoran nodded, and stood, "come on you two we need to tell the others about. Sakura and we need to tell those who knew about the Clow Cards of her predicted return. The two guardians nodded and the three turned and left to do just that.

CC LILLITH: SOOOOO what did you think? Angsty huh? Don't worry I'll add lots more plot later this is just the beginning. N e way REVIEW PLEEZ!