Where You Are
by Ekai Ungson
DISCLAIMER: See previous chapters for full disclaimer. ^-^
DEDICATION: Er. Empress Sasami. She loves this fic to pieces though I totally fail to understand exactly why. ^-^
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Chapter 12: The One That Got Away
"Sakura-chan, hayaku onegai. We'll be boarding soon," Tomoyo reminded.
"Hai, hai, chotto matte de. I'm just going to pay for this stuff for otou-chan and onii-chan. I'll follow," Sakura replied.
"Okay, we'll meet you at the gate. Don't take very long."
"I won't."
*Finally, I get to go home,* Sakura thought. *... Syaoran-kun.. I'm so sorry...*
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"... So you WERE the one she'd been waiting for. All this time," Ming-na whispered.
"I'm sorry, Ming-na. It's just that--" Syaoran cut off.
Ming-na shook her head. "You don;t have to explain, Xiao Lang. Ten years she's been waiting for you. I had you for two. That's... enough for me." She took the ring off and placed it on his palm. "Go, find her. Be happy. Make her happy."
He broke into a smile.
Syaoran's sisters were watching from behind a corner when Meilin burst in. "Xiao Lang! Where is he?"
"In there. Why?" Fuutie asked.
"Sakura-chan's plane leaves in ten minutes!"
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*"Now boarding flight 69088J to Tomoeda, Japan."*
"That's our flight, let's go, otomodachi-san," Tomoyo said.
Sakura blinked. "Oh-- yeah. I'll be right there."
Tomoyo turned around and walked toward the gate with Eriol. "You think she's okay?"
"I don't really know," Eriol replied.
"Maybe we ought to--"
"Sakura does things in her own time, on her own terms," Eriol said.
Sakura put the wing knapsack on again. She stood up, turned around and walked toward the gate.
*Sayonara.*
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"Damn Hong Kong traffic!" Syaoran yelled. "How much time?"
"Three minutes," Meilin said.
*I'm not going to make it,* he thought dismally.
He stared at the velvet box in his hand, given to him shortly before he jumped into his car, Meilin in tow to catch up with Sakura at the airport.
*"This contains my engagement ring from your father. I want you to give it to Ying Fa."*
*Yeah, Mother. If I can just get out of this traffic...*
Meilin yelled, exasperated. "Y'know what? Sprint it! You'll get there faster and there may even be a chance that you're not too late. Go!" She shoved him out of the car.
He began to run the five blocks to the airport and went through the entrance. Strangely, he wasn't stopped by customs officials.
"Which flight is the one to Tomoeda?" he asked an employee.
"Mr. Li! It's... 69008J. Gate 15. It's boarding."
Syaoran took off.
He got there in time to see the last person go into the chute. Sakura.
"Sakura! Wait!" he yelled.
The chute closed, and Sakura did not hear.
Two minutes later the plane took off.
Meilin came up to him. "Got away again, huh?"
He nodded. "But this time, I intend to follow."
by Ekai Ungson
DISCLAIMER: See previous chapters for full disclaimer. ^-^
DEDICATION: Er. Empress Sasami. She loves this fic to pieces though I totally fail to understand exactly why. ^-^
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Chapter 12: The One That Got Away
"Sakura-chan, hayaku onegai. We'll be boarding soon," Tomoyo reminded.
"Hai, hai, chotto matte de. I'm just going to pay for this stuff for otou-chan and onii-chan. I'll follow," Sakura replied.
"Okay, we'll meet you at the gate. Don't take very long."
"I won't."
*Finally, I get to go home,* Sakura thought. *... Syaoran-kun.. I'm so sorry...*
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"... So you WERE the one she'd been waiting for. All this time," Ming-na whispered.
"I'm sorry, Ming-na. It's just that--" Syaoran cut off.
Ming-na shook her head. "You don;t have to explain, Xiao Lang. Ten years she's been waiting for you. I had you for two. That's... enough for me." She took the ring off and placed it on his palm. "Go, find her. Be happy. Make her happy."
He broke into a smile.
Syaoran's sisters were watching from behind a corner when Meilin burst in. "Xiao Lang! Where is he?"
"In there. Why?" Fuutie asked.
"Sakura-chan's plane leaves in ten minutes!"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*"Now boarding flight 69088J to Tomoeda, Japan."*
"That's our flight, let's go, otomodachi-san," Tomoyo said.
Sakura blinked. "Oh-- yeah. I'll be right there."
Tomoyo turned around and walked toward the gate with Eriol. "You think she's okay?"
"I don't really know," Eriol replied.
"Maybe we ought to--"
"Sakura does things in her own time, on her own terms," Eriol said.
Sakura put the wing knapsack on again. She stood up, turned around and walked toward the gate.
*Sayonara.*
....
"Damn Hong Kong traffic!" Syaoran yelled. "How much time?"
"Three minutes," Meilin said.
*I'm not going to make it,* he thought dismally.
He stared at the velvet box in his hand, given to him shortly before he jumped into his car, Meilin in tow to catch up with Sakura at the airport.
*"This contains my engagement ring from your father. I want you to give it to Ying Fa."*
*Yeah, Mother. If I can just get out of this traffic...*
Meilin yelled, exasperated. "Y'know what? Sprint it! You'll get there faster and there may even be a chance that you're not too late. Go!" She shoved him out of the car.
He began to run the five blocks to the airport and went through the entrance. Strangely, he wasn't stopped by customs officials.
"Which flight is the one to Tomoeda?" he asked an employee.
"Mr. Li! It's... 69008J. Gate 15. It's boarding."
Syaoran took off.
He got there in time to see the last person go into the chute. Sakura.
"Sakura! Wait!" he yelled.
The chute closed, and Sakura did not hear.
Two minutes later the plane took off.
Meilin came up to him. "Got away again, huh?"
He nodded. "But this time, I intend to follow."