Able to Reunite With Sakura Or Not?
A/N: I'm going to put an f in brackets for the fake Sakura when she talking, mention, etc., and the same thing for real Sakura, except there will be an r in brackets for the real Sakura. I won't be placing them every time that Sakura is mention though. Thank you, Sagitta-RyuuHoshi for that idea!
Thanks to those who reviewed!
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Sakura didn't notice that Kero was starring at her, until it was too late. Kero had recognized her and couldn't figure out what was going on, so Kero decided to approach (r)Sakura, who's crying. Kero patted Sakura's shoulders, hoping to comfort her. Sakura looked up and was surprised to see that Kero was floating next to her, smiling.
"If you're who I think you are, then explain," Kero said.
"Nice to see you again, Kero," Sakura smiled.
"What's going on, Sakura?" Kero asked.
Sakura was in shock, she'd thought that Kero had believed that the (f) Sakura that Syaoran's with was really her.
"You can tell me, can't you?" Kero asked when Sakura didn't answer his question.
Sakura nodded her head and began to tell Kero what she had told Yue. Sakura stopped every few times so Kero would go to the picnic basket and grabbed some pudding, so Syaoran and the others wouldn't think that something was going on. When Sakura finished, she made Kero promise her that he wouldn't tell Syaoran or anyone else about this. Kero was about to ask Sakura a question when Tomoyo called Kero, telling him that it was time to go.
When Kero didn't answer Tomoyo, Mei Ling, (f)Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo came over to see what was going on with Kero. (r)Sakura saw that her friends, except for (f)Sakura, was coming over. (r)Sakura had a feeling that something will go wrong if she stayed, so she hid her aura, and floated off. Kero saw this and was disappointed that he couldn't ask his question.
"What's wrong, Kero?" Tomoyo asked.
"Huh? Nothing much, just finishing off my pudding!" Kero faked a smile.
"Well, it's time to go. You can finish your pudding in the picnic basket," Tomoyo smiled as she opened the basket for Kero to enter.
(f)Sakura looked around the trees, trying to find (r)Sakura. Syaoran noticed this and asked if anything was wrong. Not wanting to be caught of her identity, Sakura smiled at Syaoran and told him that she was just looking at how the sakura tree's petals were falling off the trees.
"That's all?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah," (f)Sakura replied, as she tried to search for Sakura once again. Soon, (f)Sakura found (r)Sakura.
"You know what?" (f)Sakura asked all of a sudden.
"What?" Mei Ling asked.
"I remember a story that the gods and goddesses use to tell. The story is about two lovers who were separated at death, but was born once again. The two wasn't together again for a long time, because another person was interfering with their fate. When the two lovers met again, the petals of a sakura trees fell off, in the middle of their blooming time, showering them with love..." (f)Sakura trailed off.
"That's such a great story! I should make a movie from it!" Tomoyo cried, "And, Sakura and Syaoran can play the two lovers!"
"Tomoyo, I seriously don't think it's the time," Mei Ling said.
"Sakura, tell us the ENTIRE story when we get back to the apartment. I think that this would make a great movie!" Tomoyo ignored Mei Ling's comment.
"Uh...I wasn't finished with the story, Tomoyo," (f)Sakura said.
"Can't you finish it later? I'm tired," Mei Ling yawned.
"It is getting late and I have to return home soon. So, tell me the entire story tomorrow, alright Sakura?" Tomoyo asked as she handed the picnic basket over to Mei Ling, since she was about to go home.
"Alright," (f)Sakura smiled.
Tomoyo and Mei Ling walked ahead of (f)Sakura and Syaoran, while (r)Sakura starred at the fake Sakura, knowing the end of the story. (r)Sakura sighed and decided to return to the heavens to rest.
~*~
When Mei Ling, (f)Sakura, and Syaoran got to the apartment, Syaoran told Mei Ling that he wanted to walk around with Sakura a bit. When Mei Ling entered the apartment, Syaoran took Sakura's hand and led her to their park. When Sakura saw the park, she gasped with shock, after realizing that she wasn't acting like the true Sakura at all. Syaoran noticed this and wanted to know what was going on with her.
"Sakura, are you alright?" Syaoran asked.
"Huh? Yes, I am. Why?" Sakura asked.
"Well, it just seem like you never been here before,"
"Well...Uh...This just seems like the place in the story. You know, about the two lovers." Sakura hoped that Syaoran would believe her response.
"Really?"
Sakura nodded her head.
"So, why did you brought me here?" Sakura asked.
"Well, I just wanted to ask you a few questions. It just that you haven't seemed to be yourself. I know that it just a few hours, but I noticed a lot of things that just doesn't seem to be you," Syaoran replied.
Sakura wanted to kick herself. She then decided that she would just play along for a bit.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Well, you don't have the ring that I placed on your finger at the funeral," Syaoran pointed to Sakura's ring finger.
"Well...Uh..." Sakura trailed off.
"Second, when we were at your grave, you said that you were afraid of ghosts. When we were at Mei Ling's apartment, you said that you weren't afraid of ghosts," Sakura wanted to disappear; knowing what will be asked later on.
"Lastly, you were ABLE to sense something when we were at your grave also, but at the apartment, you weren't. Is something wrong?" Syaoran asked, wanting to know what was going on.
"Well, Uh...I think that...Uh...I think that someone placed a spell on me to make me not able to sense a presence," Sakura just knew right then that she was caught.
"But, you said that your body and mind wasn't adjusted yet," Syaoran narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
"Uh..." Sakura couldn't think of a single thought in her mind.
"I'm really sorry, but I know that you're NOT my Sakura. Who are you?" Syaoran demanded, as he got ready if he had to use any magic.
"What are you talking about?" Sakura faked a face of hurt.
"YOU are NOT my Sakura, who are you?" Syaoran repeated.
Sakura swift a laugh, as she revealed her true self.
~*~
(r)Sakura couldn't rest. She couldn't stop thinking about how Syaoran had fell for fake. Sakura soon began to tear, she had never cried this much over Syaoran since that time in the park. As Sakura cried, her tears began to fall the earth as rain. Soon, Sakura mind was attacked with memories of her and Syaoran, together, when she was on Earth. Memories of how Syaoran was there to help Sakura capture the Clow Cards, how he helped her transformed the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards, when Syaoran admitted his love for her, how Sakura admitted her love for Syaoran, when Syaoran gave Sakura the locket, and many more. Sakura mostly remembered when Naru was with Syaoran and how she had thought that she wasn't meant for him.
Sakura was in a deep thought and she couldn't hear or see what was going on down on Earth.
~*~
Strange, Mei Ling thought. She had check on the weather forecast and it said that there wouldn't be any rain. The weather man is always wrong, Mei Ling thought. Mei Ling starred outside through a window, hoping that (f)Sakura and Syaoran was alright in the rain. A muffled sound made Mei Ling turn her attention to the picnic basket. When Mei Ling opened the basket, she saw that Kero had ran out of air in the basket.
"You forgot about me!" Kero exclaimed after he took in a few large breath of air.
"Sorry," Mei Ling jumped when she heard a smashing sound of thunder.
"When did it start raining?" Kero asked.
"Just now. I don't know why though, I mean it was just sunny out," Mei Ling sighed.
"This is no ordinary rain," Kero said as he sat, arms crossed, floating in the air.
"What do you mean? Do you think that Syaoran made this thunderstorm?" Mei Ling asked.
"I don't know. I can't sense the source," Kero replied.
"Well, I hope that he and Sakura is alright," Mei Ling sat on her sofa, switching on the television, flipping through channels.
Too bad that you don't know the truth, Kero thought. He knew that he had to keep his promise to (r)Sakura, but he don't want anyone to be hurt.
~*~
(r)Sakura couldn't stop shaking or crying. It was as if something has taken over her. She couldn't control anything. Painful memories soon filled Sakura's mind, making more lighting appear on Earth, and more terrorizing sounds of thunder. The gods or goddesses couldn't help Sakura. The more that they try, the more of tears fall down on Earth.
When Sakura heard the voice of Syaoran, asking the fake Sakura who she was, Sakura slowly stopped crying. Hope filled Sakura's heart, and eyes. Although Sakura had stopped crying, it was raining on Earth. Sakura moved one of the clouds to see what was going on with Syaoran and the imposter that was pretending to be her. Sakura was in shock to see who was the imposter. Sakura knew that if the necklace was broken, then she would crease from existence.
~*~
"YOU!" Syaoran pulled out his sword, getting ready to attack her.
"Well, at least you didn't forget about me," The woman, who was impostering, Sakura said.
"How can I not? You're the one who made me and Sakura separated," Syaoran spat with no emotions at all.
"You belong with me, and not with her!"
"Give me one reason why I should be with you,"
"I'm way better than the one that you call your lover. How about you give one or more reasons why you're with her?"
"She's one of a kind. True, kind, sweet, caring, and she puts her life at risks for others!" Syaoran wouldn't let this low down woman to get in his way of insulting Sakura, if she would.
"Really? I doubt it. Look around you. People are dying, and where is she?" Syaoran growled.
"Shot Card!" Syaoran couldn't stand the way that Naru was talking about Sakura.
Naru easily stepped out of the way of the Shot Card's attacks. Syaoran gasped, he couldn't believe that the Shot Card haven't landed a single attack on Naru.
"Is that all you got?" Naru started to mock Syaoran.
"Arrow!" Together, the Arrow and Shot Card worked together to attack Naru. Naru called up a shield to protect herself from the Arrow and Shot Card combination of attacks.
"If you really love Sakura, then wouldn't you stop attacking me for that was one of her last request?" Naru questioned Syaoran. Syaoran loosened his grip on his sword a bit. Naru smiled at this.
Syaoran couldn't go against one of Sakura's last requests. Not knowing what to do, Syaoran looked at the ground, trying to hold back his tears that were threatening to fall. One of Syaoran's tears slid down and found its way towards the necklace that was in his pocket. The necklace then started to give off a strange, but warm light.
Syaoran haven't given much thought that the necklace might have magical powers. The light that the necklace emitted gave Syaoran the strength to go on.
~*~
Sakura was bit her lips, hoping that Naru wouldn't get the idea to break the necklace.
~*~
"So, you're going to be unfaithful to her?" Naru asked, seeing that Syaoran had a stronger grip on his sword.
"I'm not being unfaithful to her. I know that in my heart that this is right," Syaoran answered.
Naru was in shock. She had thought that she had Syaoran where she wanted him to be, but something happened. Naru then saw the necklace and it's light. If I destroy that necklace then I'll win, Naru thought.
Naru had decided to duplicate herself, so she could get closer to the necklace. Syaoran was caught off guard by this. He tried to figure out which one was the real one, but didn't see that a attack was coming towards him. Syaoran had no time to block the attack; therefore the attack gave him a cut on his arm. Naru was close enough to reach for the necklace and return herself into one.
"Oh, look what I have here," Naru stated, tossing the necklace up in the air then catching it in her hands.
Syaoran turned his head around and saw that the necklace was gone from his pocket and into her hands.
"I wonder what's going to happen if I do this?" Naru ripped the necklace apart. The diamonds shattered and flew off in different directions.
~*~
Sakura knew that she'll no longer be with her loved ones anymore. There wasn't another chance. Sakura quietly bid Syaoran goodbye and cried.
~*~
After Naru broke the necklace, the heart and flower gave off a intense light that burnt Naru inside out. Syaoran had to hide his face away from the light. After a few moments, Syaoran turned his face back and saw that nothing was left of Naru and the necklace. Syaoran then decided to go back to the apartment to think things over.
When Syaoran got back to the apartment, Mei Ling opened the door and was in shock that Syaoran was all soaking wet and that Sakura wasn't with him. Mei Ling told Kero to get Syaoran a towel to dry off. When Syaoran was in a change of clothes and was dry, Mei Ling started to ask him many questions.
"Where's Sakura? How come she's not with you? Were you the cause of this thunder storm? Where did you get tha-"
"I'll answer your questions later, Mei Ling. Right now, I want to rest," Syaoran cut Mei Ling off.
"Alright, but you better answer my questions!" Mei Ling said as she walked out of Syaoran's room, grabbing Kero as well.
I can't believe that I left for a stupid trick! Syaoran started to blame himself for the things that he did wrong when he came back to Japan. A thought came back to Syaoran. He remembered that Naru had said that she didn't send him the necklace and note. Could it possible? Syaoran asked himself.
Syaroan then decided that he would get some rest. In his dreams, he saw that he was in a unknown place and that a young familiar girl was crying. Syaoran tried to get closer to the girl, but it seemed like every step he took, he was pushed three steps back. Syaoran caught a glimpse of the girl's eyes and hair. He had a feeling that this was his Sakura.
"Sakura?" Syaoran called out.
The girl cried out louder and started to fade away.
"Sakura!"
Syaoran ran up to the girl, but could never reach her. It was as if the girl didn't want to be reached. Deep in his heart, Syaoran knew that he had lost his Sakura twice in one lifetime and that he would regret this for his entire life.
"Aishiteru, Syaoran, aishiteru..." The girl whispered. She threw the locket back to Syaoran.
Syaoran heard the girl. Syaoran only saw a faint outline of the girl now.
"Sakura, aishiteru! I'm sorry!" Syaoran cried out, hoping that Sakura would hear him.
"Aishiteru..." Was the last words of Sakura before she faded.
Syaoran had his head down, trying his best not to cry, but couldn't. Syaoran cried his heart out for Sakura. Syaoran's eye caught the blurry image of the locket. Syaoran picked up the locket and knew that for a fact, his Sakura has been watching over him.
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Syaoran woke up in a deep sweat. The dream that he had was almost real, but was it? Syaoran looked at his right hand and saw that in the palm of his hands was the locket. Syaoran knew that it would be a long time before he and Sakura could be together once again.
A/N: I'm going to put an f in brackets for the fake Sakura when she talking, mention, etc., and the same thing for real Sakura, except there will be an r in brackets for the real Sakura. I won't be placing them every time that Sakura is mention though. Thank you, Sagitta-RyuuHoshi for that idea!
Thanks to those who reviewed!
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Sakura didn't notice that Kero was starring at her, until it was too late. Kero had recognized her and couldn't figure out what was going on, so Kero decided to approach (r)Sakura, who's crying. Kero patted Sakura's shoulders, hoping to comfort her. Sakura looked up and was surprised to see that Kero was floating next to her, smiling.
"If you're who I think you are, then explain," Kero said.
"Nice to see you again, Kero," Sakura smiled.
"What's going on, Sakura?" Kero asked.
Sakura was in shock, she'd thought that Kero had believed that the (f) Sakura that Syaoran's with was really her.
"You can tell me, can't you?" Kero asked when Sakura didn't answer his question.
Sakura nodded her head and began to tell Kero what she had told Yue. Sakura stopped every few times so Kero would go to the picnic basket and grabbed some pudding, so Syaoran and the others wouldn't think that something was going on. When Sakura finished, she made Kero promise her that he wouldn't tell Syaoran or anyone else about this. Kero was about to ask Sakura a question when Tomoyo called Kero, telling him that it was time to go.
When Kero didn't answer Tomoyo, Mei Ling, (f)Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo came over to see what was going on with Kero. (r)Sakura saw that her friends, except for (f)Sakura, was coming over. (r)Sakura had a feeling that something will go wrong if she stayed, so she hid her aura, and floated off. Kero saw this and was disappointed that he couldn't ask his question.
"What's wrong, Kero?" Tomoyo asked.
"Huh? Nothing much, just finishing off my pudding!" Kero faked a smile.
"Well, it's time to go. You can finish your pudding in the picnic basket," Tomoyo smiled as she opened the basket for Kero to enter.
(f)Sakura looked around the trees, trying to find (r)Sakura. Syaoran noticed this and asked if anything was wrong. Not wanting to be caught of her identity, Sakura smiled at Syaoran and told him that she was just looking at how the sakura tree's petals were falling off the trees.
"That's all?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah," (f)Sakura replied, as she tried to search for Sakura once again. Soon, (f)Sakura found (r)Sakura.
"You know what?" (f)Sakura asked all of a sudden.
"What?" Mei Ling asked.
"I remember a story that the gods and goddesses use to tell. The story is about two lovers who were separated at death, but was born once again. The two wasn't together again for a long time, because another person was interfering with their fate. When the two lovers met again, the petals of a sakura trees fell off, in the middle of their blooming time, showering them with love..." (f)Sakura trailed off.
"That's such a great story! I should make a movie from it!" Tomoyo cried, "And, Sakura and Syaoran can play the two lovers!"
"Tomoyo, I seriously don't think it's the time," Mei Ling said.
"Sakura, tell us the ENTIRE story when we get back to the apartment. I think that this would make a great movie!" Tomoyo ignored Mei Ling's comment.
"Uh...I wasn't finished with the story, Tomoyo," (f)Sakura said.
"Can't you finish it later? I'm tired," Mei Ling yawned.
"It is getting late and I have to return home soon. So, tell me the entire story tomorrow, alright Sakura?" Tomoyo asked as she handed the picnic basket over to Mei Ling, since she was about to go home.
"Alright," (f)Sakura smiled.
Tomoyo and Mei Ling walked ahead of (f)Sakura and Syaoran, while (r)Sakura starred at the fake Sakura, knowing the end of the story. (r)Sakura sighed and decided to return to the heavens to rest.
~*~
When Mei Ling, (f)Sakura, and Syaoran got to the apartment, Syaoran told Mei Ling that he wanted to walk around with Sakura a bit. When Mei Ling entered the apartment, Syaoran took Sakura's hand and led her to their park. When Sakura saw the park, she gasped with shock, after realizing that she wasn't acting like the true Sakura at all. Syaoran noticed this and wanted to know what was going on with her.
"Sakura, are you alright?" Syaoran asked.
"Huh? Yes, I am. Why?" Sakura asked.
"Well, it just seem like you never been here before,"
"Well...Uh...This just seems like the place in the story. You know, about the two lovers." Sakura hoped that Syaoran would believe her response.
"Really?"
Sakura nodded her head.
"So, why did you brought me here?" Sakura asked.
"Well, I just wanted to ask you a few questions. It just that you haven't seemed to be yourself. I know that it just a few hours, but I noticed a lot of things that just doesn't seem to be you," Syaoran replied.
Sakura wanted to kick herself. She then decided that she would just play along for a bit.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Well, you don't have the ring that I placed on your finger at the funeral," Syaoran pointed to Sakura's ring finger.
"Well...Uh..." Sakura trailed off.
"Second, when we were at your grave, you said that you were afraid of ghosts. When we were at Mei Ling's apartment, you said that you weren't afraid of ghosts," Sakura wanted to disappear; knowing what will be asked later on.
"Lastly, you were ABLE to sense something when we were at your grave also, but at the apartment, you weren't. Is something wrong?" Syaoran asked, wanting to know what was going on.
"Well, Uh...I think that...Uh...I think that someone placed a spell on me to make me not able to sense a presence," Sakura just knew right then that she was caught.
"But, you said that your body and mind wasn't adjusted yet," Syaoran narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
"Uh..." Sakura couldn't think of a single thought in her mind.
"I'm really sorry, but I know that you're NOT my Sakura. Who are you?" Syaoran demanded, as he got ready if he had to use any magic.
"What are you talking about?" Sakura faked a face of hurt.
"YOU are NOT my Sakura, who are you?" Syaoran repeated.
Sakura swift a laugh, as she revealed her true self.
~*~
(r)Sakura couldn't rest. She couldn't stop thinking about how Syaoran had fell for fake. Sakura soon began to tear, she had never cried this much over Syaoran since that time in the park. As Sakura cried, her tears began to fall the earth as rain. Soon, Sakura mind was attacked with memories of her and Syaoran, together, when she was on Earth. Memories of how Syaoran was there to help Sakura capture the Clow Cards, how he helped her transformed the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards, when Syaoran admitted his love for her, how Sakura admitted her love for Syaoran, when Syaoran gave Sakura the locket, and many more. Sakura mostly remembered when Naru was with Syaoran and how she had thought that she wasn't meant for him.
Sakura was in a deep thought and she couldn't hear or see what was going on down on Earth.
~*~
Strange, Mei Ling thought. She had check on the weather forecast and it said that there wouldn't be any rain. The weather man is always wrong, Mei Ling thought. Mei Ling starred outside through a window, hoping that (f)Sakura and Syaoran was alright in the rain. A muffled sound made Mei Ling turn her attention to the picnic basket. When Mei Ling opened the basket, she saw that Kero had ran out of air in the basket.
"You forgot about me!" Kero exclaimed after he took in a few large breath of air.
"Sorry," Mei Ling jumped when she heard a smashing sound of thunder.
"When did it start raining?" Kero asked.
"Just now. I don't know why though, I mean it was just sunny out," Mei Ling sighed.
"This is no ordinary rain," Kero said as he sat, arms crossed, floating in the air.
"What do you mean? Do you think that Syaoran made this thunderstorm?" Mei Ling asked.
"I don't know. I can't sense the source," Kero replied.
"Well, I hope that he and Sakura is alright," Mei Ling sat on her sofa, switching on the television, flipping through channels.
Too bad that you don't know the truth, Kero thought. He knew that he had to keep his promise to (r)Sakura, but he don't want anyone to be hurt.
~*~
(r)Sakura couldn't stop shaking or crying. It was as if something has taken over her. She couldn't control anything. Painful memories soon filled Sakura's mind, making more lighting appear on Earth, and more terrorizing sounds of thunder. The gods or goddesses couldn't help Sakura. The more that they try, the more of tears fall down on Earth.
When Sakura heard the voice of Syaoran, asking the fake Sakura who she was, Sakura slowly stopped crying. Hope filled Sakura's heart, and eyes. Although Sakura had stopped crying, it was raining on Earth. Sakura moved one of the clouds to see what was going on with Syaoran and the imposter that was pretending to be her. Sakura was in shock to see who was the imposter. Sakura knew that if the necklace was broken, then she would crease from existence.
~*~
"YOU!" Syaoran pulled out his sword, getting ready to attack her.
"Well, at least you didn't forget about me," The woman, who was impostering, Sakura said.
"How can I not? You're the one who made me and Sakura separated," Syaoran spat with no emotions at all.
"You belong with me, and not with her!"
"Give me one reason why I should be with you,"
"I'm way better than the one that you call your lover. How about you give one or more reasons why you're with her?"
"She's one of a kind. True, kind, sweet, caring, and she puts her life at risks for others!" Syaoran wouldn't let this low down woman to get in his way of insulting Sakura, if she would.
"Really? I doubt it. Look around you. People are dying, and where is she?" Syaoran growled.
"Shot Card!" Syaoran couldn't stand the way that Naru was talking about Sakura.
Naru easily stepped out of the way of the Shot Card's attacks. Syaoran gasped, he couldn't believe that the Shot Card haven't landed a single attack on Naru.
"Is that all you got?" Naru started to mock Syaoran.
"Arrow!" Together, the Arrow and Shot Card worked together to attack Naru. Naru called up a shield to protect herself from the Arrow and Shot Card combination of attacks.
"If you really love Sakura, then wouldn't you stop attacking me for that was one of her last request?" Naru questioned Syaoran. Syaoran loosened his grip on his sword a bit. Naru smiled at this.
Syaoran couldn't go against one of Sakura's last requests. Not knowing what to do, Syaoran looked at the ground, trying to hold back his tears that were threatening to fall. One of Syaoran's tears slid down and found its way towards the necklace that was in his pocket. The necklace then started to give off a strange, but warm light.
Syaoran haven't given much thought that the necklace might have magical powers. The light that the necklace emitted gave Syaoran the strength to go on.
~*~
Sakura was bit her lips, hoping that Naru wouldn't get the idea to break the necklace.
~*~
"So, you're going to be unfaithful to her?" Naru asked, seeing that Syaoran had a stronger grip on his sword.
"I'm not being unfaithful to her. I know that in my heart that this is right," Syaoran answered.
Naru was in shock. She had thought that she had Syaoran where she wanted him to be, but something happened. Naru then saw the necklace and it's light. If I destroy that necklace then I'll win, Naru thought.
Naru had decided to duplicate herself, so she could get closer to the necklace. Syaoran was caught off guard by this. He tried to figure out which one was the real one, but didn't see that a attack was coming towards him. Syaoran had no time to block the attack; therefore the attack gave him a cut on his arm. Naru was close enough to reach for the necklace and return herself into one.
"Oh, look what I have here," Naru stated, tossing the necklace up in the air then catching it in her hands.
Syaoran turned his head around and saw that the necklace was gone from his pocket and into her hands.
"I wonder what's going to happen if I do this?" Naru ripped the necklace apart. The diamonds shattered and flew off in different directions.
~*~
Sakura knew that she'll no longer be with her loved ones anymore. There wasn't another chance. Sakura quietly bid Syaoran goodbye and cried.
~*~
After Naru broke the necklace, the heart and flower gave off a intense light that burnt Naru inside out. Syaoran had to hide his face away from the light. After a few moments, Syaoran turned his face back and saw that nothing was left of Naru and the necklace. Syaoran then decided to go back to the apartment to think things over.
When Syaoran got back to the apartment, Mei Ling opened the door and was in shock that Syaoran was all soaking wet and that Sakura wasn't with him. Mei Ling told Kero to get Syaoran a towel to dry off. When Syaoran was in a change of clothes and was dry, Mei Ling started to ask him many questions.
"Where's Sakura? How come she's not with you? Were you the cause of this thunder storm? Where did you get tha-"
"I'll answer your questions later, Mei Ling. Right now, I want to rest," Syaoran cut Mei Ling off.
"Alright, but you better answer my questions!" Mei Ling said as she walked out of Syaoran's room, grabbing Kero as well.
I can't believe that I left for a stupid trick! Syaoran started to blame himself for the things that he did wrong when he came back to Japan. A thought came back to Syaoran. He remembered that Naru had said that she didn't send him the necklace and note. Could it possible? Syaoran asked himself.
Syaroan then decided that he would get some rest. In his dreams, he saw that he was in a unknown place and that a young familiar girl was crying. Syaoran tried to get closer to the girl, but it seemed like every step he took, he was pushed three steps back. Syaoran caught a glimpse of the girl's eyes and hair. He had a feeling that this was his Sakura.
"Sakura?" Syaoran called out.
The girl cried out louder and started to fade away.
"Sakura!"
Syaoran ran up to the girl, but could never reach her. It was as if the girl didn't want to be reached. Deep in his heart, Syaoran knew that he had lost his Sakura twice in one lifetime and that he would regret this for his entire life.
"Aishiteru, Syaoran, aishiteru..." The girl whispered. She threw the locket back to Syaoran.
Syaoran heard the girl. Syaoran only saw a faint outline of the girl now.
"Sakura, aishiteru! I'm sorry!" Syaoran cried out, hoping that Sakura would hear him.
"Aishiteru..." Was the last words of Sakura before she faded.
Syaoran had his head down, trying his best not to cry, but couldn't. Syaoran cried his heart out for Sakura. Syaoran's eye caught the blurry image of the locket. Syaoran picked up the locket and knew that for a fact, his Sakura has been watching over him.
~*~
Syaoran woke up in a deep sweat. The dream that he had was almost real, but was it? Syaoran looked at his right hand and saw that in the palm of his hands was the locket. Syaoran knew that it would be a long time before he and Sakura could be together once again.