AN: Hey everyone, so sorry I didn't update sooner. In any case, I have chapter 7 right here, and it may be a bit short and I also apologize for that, but I put up chapter 8 as well, so you get two chapters. I hope you like this, although I must admit, it isn't the best I've written, but eh, hope you like it anyway.

Disclaimer: Sigh, I do not own CCS, you can sue me, but you won't get much. I'm poorer beyond poor.

Always & Forever

Syaoran stared up at the stars, wondering if he would see another shooting star. He heard someone walking towards him and turned around to see who it was. "Meilin, what are you doing up?" He asked, wondering why she was still awake. She sat down beside him and stared up at the stars as well.

"Couldn't sleep," She replied. He stared at her curiously, knowing that something was wrong - but decided he would ask her a little later. He returned his gaze to the stars, just like her. "Syaoran." She started, her gaze never leaving the stars. He turned back to look at her.

"Yeah?" You can do this, Meilin, she told herself.

"I'm calling off our engagement," she finally managed to say. Syaoran stared at his cousin in surprise. He wondered for a second if this person next to him really was his cousin.

"What?" He said, his fiery amber eyes staring hard at her. She swallowed hard; this was tougher than she thought it would be.

"I'm calling off our engagement," she repeated. He opened his mouth but she cut him off. "Listen Syaoran, I've thought about this for - a very long time. I know that you never loved me, but I still hoped that once we were married that you would." She paused, feeling the tears. "But I know that won't happen." She whispered. Syaoran remained silent for a while. Meilin shut her eyes tight. "I know that won't happen because not only have you never loved me, but now you're in love with someone else." She told him, her voice shaking.

"What?" Syaoran said in surprise for the second time. He still didn't fully understand what was going on. Meilin sighed and finally looked at him. He was no longer her fiancé, but that was ok. He was still her cousin and her friend.

"Syaoran, both you and I know that you're in love with Sakura," she told him. He looked at her shocked, his face turning red. He opened his mouth but she held up her hand. "Please don't say 'what' one more time. Ever since she arrived you've been gaga around her, you've changed. You're smiling more often, you're not as cold anymore, you've even laughed around her," her voice went soft. "I've spent my entire life trying to make you laugh Syaoran, but I couldn't do it. Then she came and on the second day she managed to make you laugh, and she's made you smile more times in a day than I could ever get you to in a week. I've seen the way you act around her; you're in love with her. Why else would we be on this stupid trip in the first place?"

Syaoran remained silent. He didn't know what to say, a million thoughts were running through his head. (AN: Don't kill me for this) He put his arm around Meilin and she looked up at him confused. He never did anything like this - especially to her. He smiled at her and suddenly, she didn't feel all that bad. He's happy, that's all that matters, she told herself. Still, she felt a tear roll down her cheek.

"Meilin, you're wrong you know." He told her. (AN: Don't freak out just yet. Let him finish) "I do love you. Not the way you want me to, not the way that you love me; but I do love you. You're my cousin Meilin, you've always been there for me and I - I never let you know that I appreciate you. And I'm always going to be there for you, don't forget that." That did it. She burst into tears and didn't stop crying, and Syaoran was there, just holding onto her.

Sakura finally woke up. She looked around to find herself inside her tent. Tomoyo was sleeping next to her and she looked around for Meilin, but she wasn't inside the tent. Sakura yawned and stretched; she hadn't had that much sleep in a long time. She wondered how she got out of the hole she fell in, but she couldn't remember anything.

She decided she would go find Meilin, she knew that it was late in the night. She couldn't believe that she had slept that much. Quietly, so she wouldn't wake up Tomoyo, she got up and came outside of her tent, wondering where Meilin was. She wondered why Meilin hadn't come to sleep yet, she was usually in the tent by now. She looked around and found Meilin and Syaoran sitting next to each other. Sakura stopped in her tracks. Syaoran had his arms around Meilin and Meilin was clinging onto him.

She just stared at them, paralyzed. She felt something go through her; it felt like pain - but why would this hurt so much? Better yet, why would she feel hurt by seeing this? Meilin is after all his fiancée, she reminded herself. Suddenly, she felt herself walking back to her tent. She was surprised that she was so calm, but the tears that were threatening to fall surprised her. She walked back into her tent silently, and sat down in her sleeping bag. She didn't do anything, nothing at all - just sat there trying to figure out why she felt that way.

She was so lost in thought she didn't notice the hot tears that slowly went down her cheek one by one; nor did she notice that Tomoyo had gotten up, wondering who was in their tent sitting up like that. Tomoyo noticed it was Sakura and relaxed a bit, but got all tense again when she saw that Sakura was crying. Sakura didn't seem to notice that Tomoyo had awakened and was sitting next to her. Tomoyo gently laid her hand on Sakura's shoulder and startled, Sakura turned to look at her.

"Sakura, what's wrong?" Tomoyo asked, her voice full of concern. Sakura looked at Tomoyo, her green eyes full of tears. She remained silent for a while, not saying anything. Tomoyo sighed; she would wait of course, for Sakura to calm down. "Whenever you feel like talking, I'm here. But I'm not going back to sleep until you do tell me what's wrong," She told her. Sakura nodded and drew in a shaky breath.

"Oh Tomoyo! I'm so confused, I don't even know why I'm crying!" exclaimed Sakura. Tomoyo just stared at her friend, a little confused. "I just woke up and went looking for Meilin and I went outside," she started to explain then paused.

"And..." Tomoyo gently urged her to continue.

"And I saw her there with Syaoran!" Sakura blurted out before crying once more. "Syaoran had his arms around her and -" She just couldn't go on after that. "And I don't know why I'm so upset by it, she is after all his fiancée." Tomoyo stared wide-eyed at Sakura. She thought Sakura was crying because she missed her family, but this - this was surprising. Tomoyo had a sudden urge to giggle but pretended to cough instead it. Poor Sakura, she thought, and as much as Tomoyo tried, she couldn't help but giggled. Sakura looked at her friend.

"Hoe?"

"Oh Sakura," Tomoyo said, still giggling. "Did you even think why you might be acting this way?" Sakura nodded her head. "And you still can't figure out why?" This time Sakura shook her head and in result earned another giggle from Tomoyo. "Did you think that maybe, just maybe - you like Syaoran in a more than friendly way?" Sakura turned different shades of red and was extremely thankful it was dark out. Before she could reply or do anything, Meilin came back into the tent. Sakura looked away, quickly drying her tears as Tomoyo gave Meilin a smile.

"Oh, hey guys," Meilin said, "I didn't know you were both up." Sakura nodded at Meilin. "Oh well, I'm tired so I'll talk to you guys in the morning. Good night."

"Good night," Tomoyo replied as she herself went back under her covers and back to sleep. I hope Sakura will be ok, she thought as she drifted back into a peaceful sleep.

"Good night," Sakura mumbled as she pretended to yawn. She closed her eyes for a moment and opened them again, sighing as quietly as she could. She tossed and turned but finally gave up; she knew it was impossible to fall asleep now, especially with the conversation she just had replaying in her mind over and over again. She listened to her friends' soft snores, smiling just slightly. Making up her mind, she slowly and quietly got up and stepped outside of the tent.

At first she gladly welcomed the cool breeze, but she soon grew cold. She looked around and saw that the fire was still burning. Curious, she walked towards the fire wondering who was still up and stopped in her tracks.

AN: That's it, that's chapter 7. I know, a lot shorter than the rest… my apologies, I'm lazy. Suffering from writer's block? Don't know. Like it, didn't like it. you can always tell me if you'd like. hint, hint. Geez, as if I couldn't be more obvious, I do suck at cliffhangers. Shrugs Onto the next chapter!