Sakura froze.
Then she was tugging out her old teddy bear patterns, and she started sewing like a mad woman.
She finished just in time for her to grab her dress and the bear, put on her nice black shoes, and grab her backpack before she ran out the door to go to school.
She got to school at 8:30.
Fortunately, however, since it was graduation, noone really cared if anyone was tardy.
Sakura dumped everything but the bear and her backpack next to Tomoyo and told her to watch her stuff.
She ran around in a frenzy looking for Syaoran and asking people where he was.
Most people shrugged and turned away, but when she came upon his friends, they told her that he'd gone early to catch the 9:17 plane.
Sakura looked at her watch.
It was 8:54.
She ran out of the school and told Tomoyo to pick up her diploma for her.
She caught a taxi, and while shoving a hundred dollar bill at him, told the driver to step on it and take her to the airport.
She got to the airport at 9:12.
She ran into the building.
9:13
She looked up the terminal for Syaoran's plane.
9:14
She started running again, but she bumped into a lady and had to help her get up.
9:16
Sakura ran as fast she had ever run in her whole life.
Lucky for her, the plane Syaoran was taking was boarding late.
She saw Syaoran (who happened to be wearing a suit) in the middle of the line.
She ran up to him and pulled him out of line.
"Hey!! Who...Sakura!! What are you doing here?"
Sakura clutched his arm and yanked him by the tie over to a chair.
"I want to talk to you, that's what."
Syaoran looked puzzled.
Sakura held out the stuffed bear.
Syaoran looked astonished.
"Here. I want you to take this and name it Sakura. And don't look at me like that. I remember now.
How you went away to Homg Kong 9 years ago. I'm sorry I forgot."
Tears welled up in Sakura's eyes.
Syaoran stared for a second, then wrapped his arms around Sakura.
"I'm glad you remembered."
Sakura's eyes leaked with happiness.
"And also...I'm going to Hong Kong to live there with you, whether you like it or not. Could you postpone the trip a few days?" Sakura pleaded.
Syaoran let go and held her by her shoulders.
"You want to come to Hong Kong with me?"
Sakura nodded.
"Well..."
Syaoran ran his hand through his hair.
"I suppose I could postpone the trip, but only for about 2 days. Then you can pack all your stuff and send it over."
Sakura threw her arms around him and whispered, "Thank you."
Syaoran and Syaoran went arm in arm back to the school.
They both recieved their diplomas in the graduation, then Sakura had to go home to explain to her dad and Toya why she was leaving. (She expected it would take a long time.)
When she got home, she had a sit down and talk session with her dad.
After explaining why she was leaving, Sakura's dad sighed.
"Well, legally I can't hold you back now that you're 18. But I'm glad you're happy."
He smiled. Sakura was surprised.
She hadn't thought he would give in so easily.
Sakura hugged him and went upstairs to start packing.
After she called the movers to send for boxes, she felt sleepy.
She lay down on the floor and drifted away...
**********
She was in front of the wall again, but this time, Raven was standing on the wall, and she had no apple.
She looked down at Sakura and smiled, which she had done less and less of in the last three years.
"You are ready."
Sakura nodded. She knew where the key and keyhole were.
She held out her hand and put it against the wall. Then she slipped through the wall and appeared outside.
She looked behind her to see the wall dissolving and blooming flowers and trees took it's place.
Raven was standing behind her.
"You helped me remember, didn't you?", Sakura asked.
Raven smiled again.
"The time you were given to remember was the time it took for me to eat an apple. Frankly, at first I didn't care, but towards the end I did try to eat as slow as possible. You see, that wall was the prison of your mind, and this here outside is the real you. Deep down, you knew you cared about Syaoran. But on the surface, you didn't remember. That is why the key was thyself, and you let thyself out. I am assigned to be the guardian of the wall. Now that you have let me out as well as yourself, I will be with you always, whether you like it or not, see me or not."
Raven started to fade away.
"Wait!" Sakura called. "Are you also the one that kept me from answering yes to going on dates?"
Raven smiled one last time and whispered,"Perhaps."
Then she disappeared.
Sakura turned to go walk in those beautiful fields.
And she was walking with Syaoran.
THE END
Then she was tugging out her old teddy bear patterns, and she started sewing like a mad woman.
She finished just in time for her to grab her dress and the bear, put on her nice black shoes, and grab her backpack before she ran out the door to go to school.
She got to school at 8:30.
Fortunately, however, since it was graduation, noone really cared if anyone was tardy.
Sakura dumped everything but the bear and her backpack next to Tomoyo and told her to watch her stuff.
She ran around in a frenzy looking for Syaoran and asking people where he was.
Most people shrugged and turned away, but when she came upon his friends, they told her that he'd gone early to catch the 9:17 plane.
Sakura looked at her watch.
It was 8:54.
She ran out of the school and told Tomoyo to pick up her diploma for her.
She caught a taxi, and while shoving a hundred dollar bill at him, told the driver to step on it and take her to the airport.
She got to the airport at 9:12.
She ran into the building.
9:13
She looked up the terminal for Syaoran's plane.
9:14
She started running again, but she bumped into a lady and had to help her get up.
9:16
Sakura ran as fast she had ever run in her whole life.
Lucky for her, the plane Syaoran was taking was boarding late.
She saw Syaoran (who happened to be wearing a suit) in the middle of the line.
She ran up to him and pulled him out of line.
"Hey!! Who...Sakura!! What are you doing here?"
Sakura clutched his arm and yanked him by the tie over to a chair.
"I want to talk to you, that's what."
Syaoran looked puzzled.
Sakura held out the stuffed bear.
Syaoran looked astonished.
"Here. I want you to take this and name it Sakura. And don't look at me like that. I remember now.
How you went away to Homg Kong 9 years ago. I'm sorry I forgot."
Tears welled up in Sakura's eyes.
Syaoran stared for a second, then wrapped his arms around Sakura.
"I'm glad you remembered."
Sakura's eyes leaked with happiness.
"And also...I'm going to Hong Kong to live there with you, whether you like it or not. Could you postpone the trip a few days?" Sakura pleaded.
Syaoran let go and held her by her shoulders.
"You want to come to Hong Kong with me?"
Sakura nodded.
"Well..."
Syaoran ran his hand through his hair.
"I suppose I could postpone the trip, but only for about 2 days. Then you can pack all your stuff and send it over."
Sakura threw her arms around him and whispered, "Thank you."
Syaoran and Syaoran went arm in arm back to the school.
They both recieved their diplomas in the graduation, then Sakura had to go home to explain to her dad and Toya why she was leaving. (She expected it would take a long time.)
When she got home, she had a sit down and talk session with her dad.
After explaining why she was leaving, Sakura's dad sighed.
"Well, legally I can't hold you back now that you're 18. But I'm glad you're happy."
He smiled. Sakura was surprised.
She hadn't thought he would give in so easily.
Sakura hugged him and went upstairs to start packing.
After she called the movers to send for boxes, she felt sleepy.
She lay down on the floor and drifted away...
**********
She was in front of the wall again, but this time, Raven was standing on the wall, and she had no apple.
She looked down at Sakura and smiled, which she had done less and less of in the last three years.
"You are ready."
Sakura nodded. She knew where the key and keyhole were.
She held out her hand and put it against the wall. Then she slipped through the wall and appeared outside.
She looked behind her to see the wall dissolving and blooming flowers and trees took it's place.
Raven was standing behind her.
"You helped me remember, didn't you?", Sakura asked.
Raven smiled again.
"The time you were given to remember was the time it took for me to eat an apple. Frankly, at first I didn't care, but towards the end I did try to eat as slow as possible. You see, that wall was the prison of your mind, and this here outside is the real you. Deep down, you knew you cared about Syaoran. But on the surface, you didn't remember. That is why the key was thyself, and you let thyself out. I am assigned to be the guardian of the wall. Now that you have let me out as well as yourself, I will be with you always, whether you like it or not, see me or not."
Raven started to fade away.
"Wait!" Sakura called. "Are you also the one that kept me from answering yes to going on dates?"
Raven smiled one last time and whispered,"Perhaps."
Then she disappeared.
Sakura turned to go walk in those beautiful fields.
And she was walking with Syaoran.
THE END