SN: GOMEN!!!!!! I'm so sorry for taking so long to write up this chapter! It's just that I've been kinda busy. Anywayz, this is the last chapter of my fic, aren't you all happy? hehehehe..*evil grin* I wonder if I'll continue to be my evil self in this chapter...oh well! *Innocent smile* please read and review!!!! Me luv reviews!! Thanx!

Thank yous: I want to thanx everyone who has reviewed this fic, you don't know how much it means to me! thanks for not being lazy and encouraging me to continue writing, I really appreciated it! I hope you all continue to read my other stories and I hope you like them as much as you liked this one!

The New Girl

By: Star Princess a.k.a. Starrie

1 Chapter 7

"No...no! you're lying! Syaoran's alive! I-I-I just saw him a-a-and"

Sakura couldn't take it anymore and burst into uncontrollable tears. She then hugged his body and didn't want to let go. Her head was resting on his chest, just where his heart would always be beating except this time, it wasn't.

"I said I'll face all the pain that life brings...but I can't do it without you"

She sobbed into his chest, wetting his shirt with her tears.

"Sakura...He did it because he loved you and wanted to see you alive"

Kero said in a soft voice as he made his way up to his mistress and gently patted her on the back.

"What's the use of me being alive when I've lost the one person I love!"

Sakura choked out in response.

Tomoyo looked at Eriol with tear-filled eyes. It hurt her to see her best friend in this state. Syaoran, who had always been a close friend of hers, was now dead and that also pained her.

"Sakura...there's nothing we can do now"

Tomoyo choked out while trying to hold back her tears. She knelt down next to her and placed a comforting hand over Sakura's back.

"Is there anything we can do?"

Tomoyo asked as she looked up at Eriol.

"...no, there isn't"

Eriol answered as he looked down at the ground sadly.

"Great! Just great!"

Sakura said angrily as she looked up.

"Syaoran was able to risk his life to save mines, now you're telling me that I can't do the same? That I'm supposed to just stay here and let the one person I love go?"

"Sakura, I'm sorry but..."

Before Eriol could even finish, Sakura bolted upright and ran out of the cave. She heard her friends calling out from behind her, but she didn't care. She ran out into the dark woods, not sure in which direction she was heading; and frankly, she didn't care either. She just wanted one thing...to have her true love by her side once more..."

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"E-E-Eriol...what are we going to do?"

Tomoyo whimpered out in-between tears as she cried into her boyfriends' arms.

"I-I-I don't know"

Eriol answered as he held Tomoyo tightly. Kero looked around the cave, not really believing if all this was really happening or if was all just a bad nightmare. He looked up when he saw a bright light appear out of no where and was heading towards them.

"Eriol, Tomoyo, look!"

Kero said as the light came closer and closer. Once the light was in front of them, it faded to reveal a woman with beautiful sparkling wings. She had emerald eyes and long flowy chestnut-colored hair. Tomoyo looked up in awe. She had seen this women before, but where? Suddenly, realization hit her.

"Y-Y-You're..."

The woman smiled at the three figures in front of her.

"Yes, I'm Nadeshiko, Sakura's mother"

her smile then faded to a sad frown

"My daughter is in pain at the moment isn't she?"

She asked, as worry was visible in her emerald eyes.

"Yes...Syaoran, the one person she loves most, died when he attempted to bring her back to life. He succeeded, but he exceeded the 5 minute time limit"

"So he didn't die of a natural death"

Nadeshiko pointed out.

"No he didn't, it was a spell I used"

Eriol answered.

"I can help"

Nadeshiko answered as a smile lightened up her face.

"Right now, Syaoran must be lost in-between dimensions. Angels have access to these dimensions while looking for lost souls and taking them to their rightful place where they belong (SN: that means either hell or heaven). If he hasn't been found yet, I still might have a chance of reaching him and bringing him back"

"Can you try?"

Tomoyo asked Nadeshiko with hope shining in her amethyst eyes. Nadeshiko smiled at the girl in front of her.

"I'll do my best"

her smile then turned into a frown.

"But if someone reaches him before I do...all hope will be lost. Once he reaches the 'other world' he'll never be able to return to this world, alive"

Nadeshiko then closed her eyes and started to concentrate all her powers. Seconds turned into minutes. Those minutes seemed infinite to the three friends as they waited, hoping for a second chance. After a few minutes, Nadeshiko opened her eyes and grinned at the couple and at the guardian beast.

"I found him and guided him back to the living gate...he should be coming back to life soon"

All four heads turned to look at Syaoran's body expectantly. In a matter of seconds, he started to stir and opened his eyes slowly.

"w-w-what happened?"

He asked as he stood up slowly.

"Welcome back kid!"

Kero said happily as he circled Syaoran.

"We're so glad you're back!"

Tomoyo said as she smiled at Syaoran.

"I-I-I don't understand...I was with Sakura, then I saw her go through the gate. Just when I was about to go through, my surroundings changed and I found myself lost...That was until I saw a light, and then..."

Syaoran gasped when he saw Nadeshiko.

"you...I saw you, and you helped me find my way back"

Nadeshiko smiled at him.

"Please take care of my daughter, I can see it in your eyes that you love her a lot and I can tell she loves you too"

She then stepped into a growing ball of light. Once she entered it, the ball got smaller and smaller, until it disappeared. Syaoran smiled at the empty space where Nadeshiko had once stood.

"I promise"

He said. Syaoran then turned to look at Tomoyo and Eriol.

"Where is Sakura?"

"We don't know...when you didn't come back to life when she did, she ran out of here"

"I'll go look for her, we'll meet you three outside the woods"

Syaoran yelled out as he ran out of the cave. He didn't know where he was going...he just felt his heart guiding him towards a specific direction...

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Sakura stopped running once she came to a clearance and collapsed on the floor from exhaustion. She leaned against a rock and looked around her. She was now in a small clearance. A small lake was in front of her and glittered with the morning auroral beams that hit it. The sun was now rising at the horizon giving the place an enchanted look. The place was absolutely beautiful to a person's eye, but not for Sakura. For her, the world seemed bleak, cold, and empty. She reached into her pocket and took out her set of Sakura cards. She looked through each one of them...until she came upon one. The one that she had been searching all along. She then put away all the other cards and called out her wand.

"Sword card, release and dispel, sword!"

her wand had now transformed itself into a sleek sword with a sharp blade. She then rolled up her sleeves so that the flesh at her wrist was visible. She put the cool blade in contact with her warm wrist.

"There's no use in living life anymore...Wait for me Syaoran...I'm coming to be with you once more."

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(SN: HA!!!! Fooled ya!!! ^_~ hehehehe..sorry, my evil side felt the need to come out..anywayz, this isn't the end!!!)

"Sakura!"

Sakura eyes flew open once she heard her name being called out.

'is that...who I think it is?'

She asked herself hopefully as she looked around. When she didn't see no one around, her eyes began to water.

"Syaoran...where are you?"

She whimpered in between sobs.

"I'm right here"

A voice came from behind her. Sakura immediately got up and turned to look behind her. Sure enough, she saw a amber-eyed youth with chestnut-colored hair standing in front of her. Sakura's eyes suddenly changed from sad ones, to ones full of happiness. Her smile once again returned to her lips.

"Syaoran!"

Sakura immediately dropped her sword to the ground and ran up to him. She embraced him tightly, never wanting to let go.

"I'm sorry for making you go through so much pain"

Syaoran said to her as he held her close.

"It doesn't matter anymore..just as long as you're here with me now"

Syaoran looked down at Sakura and smiled at her. he then leaned forward and gave her a kiss on the lips.

"I love you"

Sakura smiled at him and then buried her face once again against his chest.

"And I love you"

She whispered. She then looked up at him again.

"But how where you able to come back?"

Syaoran gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"An angel helped me find my way back to my cherry blossom. Do you want to know who?"

Sakura nodded.

"Your mother"

Sakura gasped.

"You met her?"

"Yes, and I promised her to take care of you"

They then turned to look at the pre-dawn sky while holding hands.

"Thank you, mom"

Sakura said as she looked up at the sky and smiled...

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(In heaven)

Nadeshiko looked down at the happy couple holding hands. Her lips curved into a happy smile as she saw her daughter once again happy.

"You're welcome...my dear sweet daughter"

She said as she watched from above...

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SN: Yes everyone, this is the REAL end!!!! Hehehehe..i'm so evil *evil grin* I couldn't help myself, I just had to do what I did earlier! Since most of you pplz called me "evil" I just felt like I had to do my typical evilness...just one more time ^^ evilness..is that even a word!? oh well, I'm not 100% evil or else I wouldn't have done a happy ending! I can never make a sad ending...to depressing, I don't think I'd be able to write it! anywayz, again, thanx for reading this fic! Please don't forget to review!! Me luv reviews!!! Thanx! Bye!

~Starrie