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*~* Epilogue *~*

. . . Happily Ever After . . .

When they arrived in Maiya, they were greeted with anxious faces. Syaoran announced that they'd managed to defeat Yukio and cheers arose throughout the crowd of people.

Alan was taken by Katara, who also happened to be gifted in the art of healing. Mai-Tai went with the old woman. Galen took Sakura and Syaoran to his hut and left them alone.

The minute she and Syaoran were alone, she threw her arms around Syaoran's neck. "Oh, I missed you so much," she whispered into his chest, tears streaming down her face.

"I missed you too. Please don't cry. There's no reason to," murmured Syaoran.

She smiled up at him. "I know. You're okay, I'm okay . . . everyone is okay."

"We, or should I say YOU, defeated Yukio. Whatever you did back there was amazing."

Sakura grinned. "How true. And for once, I save us, not you."

Syaoran kissed her. He slowly lifted his lips away from hers. "I love you, Sakura."

"Aishiteru, Syaoran . . ."

*~*

Katara eyed the strange young girl as she paced around her small hut. She could see the worry in her eyes- it was obvious that she loved the young man lying the bed. But all of that pacing was annoying her. "If you don't stop that, you'll wear away the dirt!" she snapped.

The girl blushed. "Sorry. I . . . I'm just worried about Alan, that's all."

"Your young man will be fine. He should be waking up shortly. The plant I put on his wound will make it heal faster."

The girl nodded. "Thank you."

"No problem." Katara eyed Mai-Tai strangely. "Who are your parents, child?"

Mai-tai looked at her in surprise. "I . . . I never knew. I've been living at Yukio's castle since . . . well, since I can remember."

"Really?"

She nodded. "Why do you ask?"

"And you have magic?" The old woman sighed. Well, of course you do! You used the transportation stone."

"Yes, I did."

"And you look exactly like her! I knew your mother, child."

Mai-Tai's eyes opened wide. "M-my mother?"

Katara nodded. "And your father. They were both from this village. People here loved them. They were the kindest people . . . and they were very much in love. And they had a baby girl, which, I assume, is you."

"W-what happened to them?" asked Mai-Tai.

"Such a sad story . . . Well, a year before Yukio regained his power, your mother and father made a trip into the town, taking you with them. No one is quite sure what happened, but many think that your parents were attacked by a group of outlaws. Anyway, they were killed and you were spared. I guess after that, someone came along, found you and took you to Yukio's castle."

Mai-Tai blinked back her tears. "I . . . thank you. I've always wondered about my family . . . Do I have any more family left?"

The old woman shook her head. "I'm afraid not. Both of your parents had no brothers or sisters. Your grand parents passed long ago." Katara took a deep breath. "Well, I'm glad that I could be of help, my child. I'll . . . leave you alone with your young man here." The old woman made her way to the flap of the hut.

"He's not my . . ." Mai-Tai's voice drifted away when Katara exited the hut.

The news about her parents lifted her spirits a bit, but she was still worried about Alan.

She took a deep breath and went over to sit in the chair next to Alan's bed. She closed her eyes and took his cold hand.

Mai-Tai remembered the fear that had flashed through her when she saw Yukio attack Alan. It was at that moment that she realized that she truly loved him. They hadn't known each other very long, but Mai-Tai's feelings for Alan were very strong.

But she was a little unsure about telling him about her feelings. After all, he had been in love with Sakura- and probably still was. How could she compete with the beautiful, kind and strong Sakura? She paled in comparison to Sakura.

I'll just have to try my best to win him over. He's got to get over Sakura SOMETIME! And then he'll be mine.

She opened her eyes. "If only he would wake up!" she muttered. "Then I could ask him . . ."

"Ask me what?"

Mai-Tai's gaze flew down to the boy lying in the bed. His eyes were open and there was a tiny smile on his face.

"You're awake!" she cried.

"Of course I am! I wasn't hurt that badly. It was just a scratch," he said.

"A scratch my ass! I was so worried about you!"

His eyebrows arched. "Really? Aww, you shouldn't have."

"If you're going to joke about this . . ." she said in a warning tone.

"Sorry. How are the others? Syaoran and . . . Sakura."

Mai-Tai noticed the hesitation before he said Sakura's name. "Oh, they're fine. I think they went somewhere to . . . I don't know, catch up."

"Hmm . . ." He leaned back in the bed and closed his eyes. "That's good. Who got rid of Yukio?"

"Sakura did."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It was amazing. She used the Light Card to destroy the darkness inside of Yukio."

He grinned. "She's smart. Syaoran's usually saving her, but it looks like things have changed."

"I guess . . ."

They were silent for a while.

I knew it . . . he's still in love with her! You can here it in his voice . . .

"So what are you going to do now?" asked Alan.

"E-excuse me?"

"What are you going to do now that Yukio's gone? Are you going to go back to the castle?"

Mai-Tai shook her head. "No. I don't know what I'll do. I might be able to stay here . . ." She told him about her parents.

"But you really don't know anyone here," said Alan.

"No, I don't."

"Or . . ." began Alan.

"Or what?"

"You could always come with me."

Mai-Tai's heart began to race. "With you?"

"Yeah. I'm going to go back to my own world, I guess. And since we've both got no really place to go . . . we could drift around together . . ." He met her gaze. "If you want to."

"I . . . I think that sounds like a good idea." Anything to be with you . . .

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Sakura sighed as Syaoran changed his clothes. Since there was no bathroom in the hut, Sakura was forced to turn her back. "What's taking you so long?"

Syaoran pulled a clean shirt over his head. "Relax. What's the rush?"

"I want to check on Alan and Mai-Tai. She's got a few decisions to make, you know."

Syaoran ran his fingers through his hair, trying to flatten it. As usual, strands of hair were sticking up all over the place. "Mai-Tai . . . you met her at the castle?"

"Yes." Sakura whirled around. "WHAT are you doing?" she asked, giggling as Syaoran placed both of his hands on the top of his head.

"I'm TRYING to fix my hair."

"I think it looks fine." She took his hand and led him out of the hut. "Come on."

To Sakura's surprise, they found Alan and Mai-Tai talking with several villagers.

Syaoran frowned. "It thought that Alan was supposed to be hurt. Why isn't he in bed?"

Just then, Mai-Tai spotted them. She smiled and waved. "Hey, you two!"

Sakura and Syaoran joined them.

Syaoran eyed his newfound friend, Alan. "Are you okay?"

He nodded. "I feel fine. That old lady has some amazing healing powers."

"I'm glad you're okay," said Sakura. "I think that it's time we got going. I'm sure my that our families are anxious to see us."

The group said their good-byes to Galen and Katara and headed for home.

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Tomoyo stood in her library, along with Sakura and Li's families, and stared dully at the wall. "W-what if they aren't coming?" she whispered to Eriol. "What if they didn't defeat Yukio?"

Eriol frowned. "Don't worry. They should be coming any minute now . . ." Where the heck are they? Now I'm beginning to worry!

Touya was pacing around the room. It had been a few hours since he'd spoken with Sakura. "This is driving me insane . . ." he muttered.

Just then, a giant black hole appeared in the wall. Everyone gasped as Alan, Mai-Tai, Sakura and Syaoran stepped out.

"You guys did it!" cried the Li sisters as they began to cry.

Sanori, Klein and Sunni were not as happy to see Alan as everyone else was.

"What is he doing here?" demanded Sanori.

"He's fine, Mother," assured Syaoran. "He helped me defeat Yukio."

Sakura shot him a look. "Are you forgetting that I was the one who defeated him?"

Xiefa looked interested at this. "Really? Tell us what happened."

*~*

Hours later, after the story had been told, they sat down in Tomoyo's dining room and began to eat a huge feast. The room was filled with the sound of laughter and happy conversations.

Mai-Tai, who sat next to Sakura, was probably the happiest there. She'd never had so much food offered to her in her life and was enjoying the lavish surroundings of Tomoyo's mansion. She found herself making friends with the Li sisters, Tomoyo and even with Eriol. Mai-tai turned to Sakura. "I'm so glad I decided to come to this world with Alan."

"I am to! I think things will begin to look better for you. How's your romance with Alan going?"

She sighed. "It's not going anywhere. He doesn't seem to be interested in more than anything than friendship."

"Give it some time. I'm sure he'll come around."

"I hope so."

It wasn't until the feast was over that Sakura remembered that someone was missing. "Where's Mei-lin?" she asked Sanori.

The older woman paled slightly. "That's right. You don't know. Well, shortly after Syaoran went off to save you, she told us that she and Dio had somehow resurrected Yukio's spirit. She returned to Hong-Kong."

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Three Months Later

"I'm so nervous! I'm so nervous!"

Xiefa shook her head. "You've got nothing to be afraid of. You're going to make a beautiful bride." She glanced at the clock. "IF the dress would get here!"

Sakura gasped. "THE DRESS ISN'T HERE???!!!!!!!"

The older girl shook her head.

"The wedding is in and hour! I NEED MY GOWN!!!!"

"Calm down! I'll go make some phone calls and see what's up." Xiefa stepped out of the bride's room in the chapel. She took out her cell phone and punched in a few numbers. "Sunni, where is Sakura's gown?!"

"The limo is stuck in traffic. Just . . . hold on."

"Can't we DO something about the traffic? We are Li's, you know," she demanded.

"The press is going wild over Syaoran's upcoming marriage. That's why the streets are so crowded."

She sighed and rubbed her temples. "Just hurry!"

"I-is something wrong, Xiefa?"

Xiefa gasped. "M-Mei-lin? What are you doing here? I didn't know you were coming to the wedding!"

She gave her cousin a smile. "I have to apologize to Sakura. Is she in there?"

"Yeah. Go on in."

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While Xiefa was out in the hallway, Sakura stared at herself in the mirror. He hair and make-up were done. All she needed was her wedding gown. She told herself to relax, that everything would be fine.

But her best friend wasn't in the chapel, either. She and Eriol were in the same limo as the wedding gown, which, she assumed, was stuck in traffic.

Sakura had tried to contact Alan and Mai-Tai, but she hadn't found them. She'd really wanted them to come, but it didn't look like they would be able to.

She heard the door slowly open behind her. "Oh, Xiefa, is the dress almost here?"

"I-I'm not Xiefa. It's me, Mei-lin."

Sakura whirled around to face her. "Mei-lin. I wasn't expecting you to come. You didn't reply to the invitation we sent you."

"I-I know. I was still . . . getting over Syaoran and everything. What I did was wrong. Syaoran could have been killed. So could you. I was just immature and jealous and-"

Sakura gave the other girl a big hug. "I forgive you. Syaoran and I are still your friends!" She stepped back.

Mei-lin grinned. "Thanks, even though I don't deserve it."

"Everyone should get a second chance. Besides,, I'm glad you're here. I could use some support right about now."

"The wedding starts in an hour, right?"

Sakura nodded. "I can't wait. So many things have come between Syaoran and I. I don't want the wedding to be stopped this time because of a dress."

Mei-lin nodded. "Is Tomoyo here? I bet she's one of your bridesmaids."

"She is. The ceremony can't start without her!"

"Just chill. I'm sure the dress will get here on time. Don't worry."

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"Don't you all look HANDSOME!" cooed the Li sisters.

Syaoran glared at them, then turned to his mother. "WHAT are they doing in here?" He yanked the tuxedo's jacket on.

"They're not hurting anyone," said Sanori. "And you all do look great."

Takashi, Touya, Yukito and Fujitaka were in the groom's room with Syaoran. They were all dressed in their finest tuxedos.

"They're annoying," he muttered.

Fujitaka smiled at his soon to be son-in-law. "You're just nervous. I remember how I felt on my wedding day."

"Yeah, calm down, gaki," Touya added.

"Give him a break, Touya," Yukito said gently. "You only get married once."

Takashi patted Syaoran on the back. "You'll be fine. Just remember that you're supposed to say and when to say it. The ceremony will be over in a flash."

"Sure, sure, sure," he grumbled. He jumped as his cell phone rang. He snatched it up. "Hello?"

"Look, man, you can't start without me!"

"Eriol?!" Syaoran looked around the room. He hadn't even noticed that he wasn't there. "Where ARE you?"

"Tomoyo and I are stuck in traffic. You won't be able to start the wedding if we aren't there."

"Oh, yeah? Why not."

"Sakura's wedding dress is with us."

Syaoran growled. "WHAT?!! Why isn't it HERE!"

"I don't know. It just isn't."

"Thanks a lot."

"By the way the traffic is going, we'll be at the church in about an hour and thirty."

Syaoran sighed. "Whatever. Just . . . get over here!"

When Syaoran hung up, his mother asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sakura's dress isn't here."

Fujitaka shook his head. "Oh, no."

Sakura's wedding is supposed to be perfect! She can't have the perfect wedding without the perfect dress!

"Well, then," murmured Syaoran. "I don't care if it takes all day for that thing to get here- the ceremony WON'T start until it does."

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"The wedding was supposed to start forty five minutes ago. Do you think we missed it?"

Alan shook his head as he and Mai-Tai approached the chapel. "The limos are still here. They haven't gone to the reception yet." He took her hand and entered the church.

People were standing around, glancing at their watches. It was quite obvious that the ceremony hadn't started yet.

"Something must be wrong," muttered Mai-Tai.

Alan nodded. "Let's go try to find the bride or groom, okay?"

They asked a few people where Sakura and Syaoran were. One woman led them to the bride's room. Alan knocked on the door.

It flew open and a frantic-looking Sakura poked her head out. "Is the dress . . . Alan and Mai-Tai! You guys made it!" She stepped back to allow them into the room.

"Yeah. We were trying to surprise you but got caught in traffic. That's why we're here so late," explained Alan.

Xiefa waved her hand. "You two haven't missed anything. The gown isn't here."

Mai-Tai frowned. "Oh, no."

"But it should be here shortly," Mei-lin added quietly.

Alan raised an eyebrow. "So you decided to come after all?"

She nodded. "I've made up with Sakura."

He smiled. "that's good. I'm going to go check on Syaoran."

Once Alan was gone, Mai-Tai let out a huge sigh. "You must be feeling terrible, Sakura. I mean, the wedding has been delayed for such a long time."

"No, I'm fine. I've had time to work out some of my nerves."

Mai-tai grinned knowingly. "You've got the pre-wedding jitters. I know how you feel."

Mei-lin looked the girl over. She noticed the gold wedding band on her finger. "Who'd you marry?" she asked.

Sakura's eyes widened. "You're married?"

"Yep. To Alan."

Sakura let out a squeal. "I knew that you two would eventually pair up. But it happened a lot sooner than I thought. What happened?"

"It happened while we were in Tokyo one day . . ."

~~~~~ Flashback ~~~~~

"The lake is so beautiful today. Don't you think so Alan?" Mai-tai fell backwards onto the grass with a sigh. "Look at the way the sunlight is reflected off the water . . ."

"You're too romantic for your own good," muttered Alan, his eyes closed.

She stuck her tongue out at him, even though he couldn't see it. "I'm just appreciating the scenery. You should try it sometime. Of course, you probably don't know a thing about romance . . ."

Alan sat up and stared at her. "What do you mean?"

"I don't think you'd know how to treat a girl. You probably can't kiss properly."

"Oh, is that what you think?"

"Yes, it is. You're always in a rotten mood, wherever we go! You can't seem to find the beauty in anything!"

"That's not true," whispered Alan. "I think you're very pretty."

Mai-Tai flushed. "E-excuse me?"

"You heard me."

"Oh."

"And as for kissing . . ." He took Mai-tai into his arms and placed his lips on hers.

~~~~~~ End of flashback ~~~~~~

"One thing led to another and we got married. It was a simple ceremony, unlike the one you're going to have."

Sakura smiled. "That's wonderful. I hope-"

The door flew open. Tomoyo rushed in with the dress in her hand.

"Let's get this show on the road!" she cried. "Put this on and quick!"

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Fifteen minutes later, the guests had all taken their seats. The ceremony was ready to begin. Music started and the procession started.

Syaoran was anxious to see Sakura in her wedding dress. It had been specially made for Sakura. She'd told the dressmaker what she wanted and it was done.

Finally it was time for the bride to come down the isle. Fujitaka was beaming as he led his only daughter down the isle.

Syaoran could tell that Sakura was smiling even thought the veil his her face from him.

The preacher began to read from the Bible. Sakura and Syaoran said their lines when they were supposed to.

Sakura's heart began to pound as Syaoran slipped the wedding ring onto her finger. After a few more words, it was finally time to lift the veil so that the groom could kiss his bride.

Syaoran slowly lifted the veil and smiled down at her. "Aishiteru, Sakura."

"Aishiteru, Syaoran," she whispered back.

Syaoran lowered his head to kiss Sakura gently. The guests stood up and cheered.

Sakura took Syaoran's arm as they walked down the isle together. All of their friends lined the isle and gave congratulated them.

Before she knew it, Sakura was being ambushed by the Li sisters. "Our new sister in law is soooo cute!!!!!!" they cried, giving her a big hug. Syaoran chuckled as Sakura sent him a plea for help.

Meanwhile, Alan and Mai-Tai shared a kiss. Sanori wiped a tear form her eye and sighed. Fujitaka smiled and thought of Nadeshiko. Touya warily went forth to congratulate this sister and the ga- his new brother-in-law and wish them well. And Eriol and Tomoyo were announcing that tapes and DVD's of the wedding would be on sale for $19.99.

Things had turned out for the best and life was great.

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