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The Final Task
--*The Clow Cards*--










Meiling followed Sakura out to the beach and they sat down on a nearby log. Sakura faced Meiling, who was staring at the sand.

"What do you want to talk about?" Meiling asked.

Sakura smiled at her, "About you and Syaoran."

"Huh?" Meiling looked up from the sand she had been staring at.

"When you first came here, you were so...protective of him...but now...you don't even care if we sleep in the same room!" Sakura exclaimed.

Meiling chuckled softly, "So you want to know why?"

Sakura nodded.

"Well..." Meiling took a breath and looked up at the blue sky. "After Xiaolang told me he didn't love me, I did alot of emotional thinking...and, I finally figured it out!" Meiling said happily.

"Figured it out?" Sakura questioned.

"Hai! I finally figured out that if I truly loved Xiaolang, I should make him happy! And I know he likes you..." Meiling trailed off. "So, I should do all I can to make sure Xiaolang's happy! If he's happy, then I am to!"

Sakura smiled at her. She didn't know Meiling had this side of her. "Thank you Meiling...you really care for Syaoran."

"Well, what are cousins for?!" Meiling smiled back and stood up. "Guess we better head back in eh?"

"Hai!"


2 months later (middle of march)

Sakura smiled as she fixed her hair into two little pigtails while humming a little tune.

"Why so happy today Sakura?" Kero asked.

"Well, Syaoran is taking me to the new carnival!!!" Sakura squealed happily.

Kero sweatdropped, "The gaki?"

"Hey! Don't call him that!!" Sakura smirked. "And if you do, no more pastry, pancakes, cakes, or video games.."

"OKOKOKOOKOKOK! Say no more!" Kero floated away.

Sakura sat down onto her bed. Syaoran and her had been dating for nearly over two months now, and they were happy and satified. All the clow cards had been captured, and Kero had explained to Sakura that when she turned 16, she would become the card mistress. She was excited, yet she had a odd feeling in her stomach about it all.

"Squirt! The chinese gaki is here!" Touya called from downstairs.

Sakura snapped out of her thoughts and ran down the stairs and gave Syaoran a big smile.

He didn't smile back.

Sakura frowned but shrugged it off. "Konnichiwa Syaoran!!"

"Konnichiwa..."

They stepped outside and started walking down the street.

"Sakura..."

"Yes?" Sakura said cheerfully.

Syaoran stopped walking, and clenched his fists tightly together. "I...I hate you Kinomoto!"

Sakura was shocked, but it didn't seem like Syaoran to say these things. "...Are you feeling alright Syaoran...?" She asked worridly while putting her hand on his forehead.

He quickly shoved it aside. "I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE!!!!" He put his cold glare on his face. "I just wanted to get closer to you so I could get the cards, but I see you didn't even think about that."

Sakura felt tears welling up in her eyes. "...Why?! I don't believe you Syaoran!!"

"I didn't even love you at all. It was just a game Kinomoto," Syaoran grumbled.

Sakura felt her heart shatter and her body being torn into a billion pieces. She turned around and ran.

Syaoran's glare faded, and was replaced with a sad expression.

"I'm so sorry Sakura...but I must complete my task...and...and I can't love you or it will hurt to much to kill you..." Syaoran felt a hot wet tear drop down from his eye as he turned around to go back to his apartment.

Meiling looked up from the book she was reading as Syaoran entered with slightly red puffy eyes.

"Aren't you at the carnival with Sakura?" Meiling asked, slightly confused to see him home.

"Don't say that name! Just call her Kinomoto!" Syaoran snapped.

Meiling dropped her book in shock. "W...What's wrong Syaoran?"

Syaoran slumped into the couch. "I told her I didn't love her anymore damn it!"

Meiling's eyes widened in shock. "Why?!"

"My task Meiling! I have to kill her!" Syaoran closed his eyes tightly. "I can't!"

"...Why...why don't you just not do the task?!" Meiling blurted out.

Syaoran opened his eyes. "That's not possible...mother wants me to become the leader of the Li Clan! It's so hard to disappoint her..."

"Maybe if you tell her that you fell in love with Sakura, she might understand..." Meiling said softly.

"Miss Meiling is right."

The two turned to look at Wei.

"But if I don't do the task...the punishment..." Syaoran mumbled.

Meiling gasped, she had forgotten about the punishment. "But...you can't go through the punishment Syaoran! It's to much..."

"Then...then I must do my task..."

Sakura dropped onto her knees behind some bushes in Penguin Park. She drew her knees together and cried.

*Why Syaoran?! I loved you so much...it hurts!* Sakura started crying harder. *This hurts...so much I can't breath...* Sakura choked a bit on her sobs. *I hate this world, this life! I hate the stupid clow cards for ruining everything!*

She heard a rustling above her, and she looked up with her tear streaked face.

"Shaoran..."

Syaoran's hand shook, the hand he was holding his sword in. He jumped off the tree branch and landed in front of Sakura.

"Give me the cards," His voice shook slightly, it hurt him to see Sakura like this.

Sakura felt anger, and sadness boil over her. She rose from her sitting position and stood up and stared at Syaoran blankly. "You want the cards?"

Syaoran nodded slowly.

Sakura smirked, "That's possible, if they decide they like you better than me."

Syaoran stared back at her, slightly confused at how calmly she was talking to him. It kind of scared him too. *I'm so sorry Sakura...*

"I also need...your life..." Syaoran muttered.

Sakura closed her eyes and fifty two clow cards appeared, since Syaoran had the sleep card, and spun around her. She opened her red puffy eyelids.

"Clow cards..." She whispered.

Little soft voices replied.

"Yes mistress?"

"You sad mistress..."

"What's wrong?"

She smiled at her cards. "I am not your mistress yet...I am not yet 16..."

"But we look as you as our mistress..."

Sakura frowned gently. "But right now, someone wants to be your master."





AN: Oh no! Will the clow cards go to Syaoran?! Will Sakura get killed? Stay tooned to find out!