Waii!! I'm really sorry everyone for such a late update! (..once again..) school's been busy lately, but it's ending soon and during the summer I'll be starting a new fanfic! So stay tuned everyone! Well here's chapter 12, and the last chapter~

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Disclamer: CCS does not belong to me. CLAMP owns it.

More Than Siblings

By kawaiisakura

Last Chapter:

Seeing her decided face, the Elder stated, "The wedding will be next week, so that the news won't get any mixed messages about Syaoran's future wife after today."

Sakura's eyes widened in horror. 'Why so soon though? And even without Syaoran's consent..' She couldn't help but feel like things weren't going so well anymore.

The next few days passed by slowly for Sakura, with her mind still fixed on the Elders' decision to have the wedding next week. Tomoyo went to comfort her several times, telling her that Meilin isn't the kind of person who would just stand by and watch while Sakura suffered.

Wedding Day..

Meilin was already dressed in a gorgeous wedding dress, sitting in front of the mirror in the dressing room. Servants from Li's family were brushing her hair.

She had to admit, this was an exciting day for her; who wouldn't feel happy to marry Li Syaoran? But something tugged at the back of her heart, telling her that this was not right.

'It should be Sakura marrying him right now.. not me.' Meilin suddenly bolted up out of her chair, startling the servants. She rushed out the door as an idea sprung in her mind.

Meilin dashed out of the room, even with the long wedding dress trailing after her, searching for Sakura. She finals spotted a depressed-looking Sakura standing next to Tomoyo.

"Meilin! What are you doing out here?! The bride isn't supposed to come out yet!" Tomoyo exclaimed in surprise, but fortunately not too loud to get everyone's attention. Even though there were a few heads turned in their direction.

Sakura tried her best to smile for her friend on this special day, but found it too unnatural. She couldn't keep lying to herself that she was okay with this.

Meilin grabbed Sakura by the arm gently and whispered, "Follow me, I need to talk to you."

Tomoyo gaped in the direction they had taken off and smiled knowingly. 'Meilin came through for Sakura..'

Sakura followed Meilin all the way to the back of the church that she was to get married at. It was decorated beautifully, the fragrance of flowers hung in the air.

Then, abruptly Meilin stopped and turned around, eyes sparkling with determination. "Sakura, I want you to get married with Syaoran!"

Whatever Sakura had expected, it wasn't this. Her eyes widened and she was about to protest when Meilin continued.

"It's for the best of all three of us! Sakura.. I don't want to lose you as my friend, and if you get married with Syaoran, all three of us will be happier!" Meilin added, waiting for Sakura's answer.

Sakura bowed her head towards the ground, unable to decide. The whole idea seemed so crazy, and she knew the Clan would never put up with it.

Then she thought of something. "Wait, how are we gonna go through with this without anyone knowing?" she was still as clueless as ever.

Meilin smiled and replied, "We'll switch places of course! You wear my wedding dress and I'll leave the church so no one sees me around. Just be sure to say 'I do' when they say my name and you'll be set!"

Sakura wanted to persuade herself not to let Meilin pull her into this, but for some reason.. it just felt so right.

"Okay." She mumbled uncertainly.

As Sakura sat in the dressing room with the veil covering her face, she wondered, 'How did I let Meilin make me do this again?'

She could feel butterflies in her stomach and her whole body was trembling nervously.

Behind her the door quietly opened and two servants came to accompany her while she walked down the aisle.

Sakura took a deep breath and let them lead her, hoping that she and Meilin didn't look too different even though her face was covered.

As Sakura approached the door of the church and everyone turned their heads, she remembered how this walk down the aisle was supposed to be with her dad guiding her.

She frowned slightly under the veil, wishing silently that she had a dad, but quickly shook her head to clear her sad thoughts. 'I have to focus on what to do now.. this is too important to mess up.' She thought.

Then it dawned on her that she didn't even think about how Syaoran would react to all of this. Of course he would be excited that they were getting married, but she also knew that he had a bad temper whenever it came to embarrassing him in public.

Before Sakura could change her mind, her feet had already carried her to where Syaoran was patiently waiting for her to come. She turned her head and glanced at Syaoran, her heart speeding up a little.

Syaoran shifted uncomfortably next to her, his eyes averted hers until he noticed a familiar green in her eyes. 'Huh..?' he wanted to look more closely, but the ceremony had already begun.

Both Syaoran and Sakura were deep in thought as the priest recited the same thing they did at every wedding. (A/N: Sorry about this, but I'm not sure exactly what they say at weddings)

"Will you, Li Syaoran, take Meilin as your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, as long as you both shall live?"

Syaoran gulped and took a deep breath. "Yes, I do." He couldn't belief how much it hurt to know that this person wasn't Sakura. He almost felt numb at agreeing to this wedding peacefully.

"Will you, Meilin, take Li as your lawfully wedded husband, to love, honor, and cherish, as long as you both shall live?"

Sakura looked through the veil of her dress, feeling her heart beat faster than ever. "Yes, I do." She knew that she had to pretend to be Meilin to make this work.

Syaoran took a glance over at 'Meilin'. 'Did her voice just sound a little different..?' he thought suspiciously, but decided that he had just heard wrong.

No one else seemed to notice anything wrong, because they were all staring admiringly at the newly wedded couple.

"By the power vested in me.. I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." The priest said.

Syaoran frowned, but knew that this had to be done. 'Sakura better not be watching this..' he thought bitterly.

He closed his eyes, too ashamed of what he was about to do, going against his heart like that. He raised the veil, bent over, eyes still closed, and gave the bride a quick kiss on the lips.
Syaoran pulled away and turned his head to look elsewhere, still feeling guilty.

Sakura, her face revealed, looked up at Syaoran, blushing madly. "Syaoran.." she just couldn't help but mutter his name.

Syaoran's eyes widened as he slowly turned his head back to face her completely. He was sure of it this time, the voice was..

"Sakura!" Syaoran exclaimed, taken aback by what was going on. Then he remembered that they had shared their first kiss, he blushed furiously, his heartbeat speeding up.

The entire group of people stood up from their chairs, some of the relatives shaking their heads unbelievingly.

"What is the meaning of this?!" the head of the Elders yelled.

Syaoran looked over at Sakura, who looked back with uncertainty. She wasn't sure if she should give Meilin away.

Suddenly the church door opened, and there stood Meilin.

She was back in her regular clothes, and the expression on her face as determined as ever.

Meilin looked around at the thousands of pairs of eyes staring questioningly at her. She walked over to her mother and Yelan.

"Mother.. I'm sorry that I couldn't bring our family honor by marrying into the Li family. Aunt Yelan.. I'm sorry that I couldn't fulfill my duty to marry Syaoran."

Everyone stared at her wide-eyed. This still didn't explain why she did what she did. In only a few days since Meilin's arrival, most people had seen how in love with Syaoran she was. What had happened?

Meilin walked down the aisle in between the seats, approaching Syaoran and Sakura.

She smiled at them, seeing how well they looked paired up next to each other. Then she turned around to face the wide-eyed audience and took a deep breath.

"Yeah, you all wonder why I would let Sakura take my place. Not only is she my friend.. she is also the only one that Syaoran truly loves." Lots of people in the audience exchanged glances, oblivious of what was going on. Some of them were saying, "But aren't they siblings?"

Meilin turned towards Yelan. "I know that this whole time all you've wanted was the best for the Clan. But Aunt Yelan, with all due respect, have you ever thought of what was for the best for Syaoran?"

Sakura saw Yelan's angry expression at how Meilin had just publicly insulted her.

She quickly spoke up, "This is all my fault. If I hadn't been adopted, none of this would have happened." She looked at Yelan apologetically. "This is just a mistake. We're not really married.. so Meilin can-"

Syaoran suddenly interrupted, "No! Sakura, don't you realize that only by being together can we be happy? I don't care what ANYONE says, I'm already married to you!"

His face was filled with anger and confusion. ..Was Sakura actually trying to give him back to Meilin?

Sakura felt her eyes getting teary from Syaoran's fierce expression that was trying to keep her with him. She had never felt so touched by anyone's words before.

But she just stood there with her head lowered in silence, waiting for someone else to decide her fate for her.

Yelan stepped out of the crowd. Her eyes actually looked understanding for once. She had finally realized what had to be done.

She said calmly to everyone, but especially to the Elders, "It's obvious that these two are in love. Why don't we let them be happy then? I say that if I can see my son happy, then there's really nothing else that I could possibly want."

Everyone was surprised at this new Yelan. Wasn't she the cold-hearted, serious leader?

Syaoran looked back and forth at everyone's faces impatiently. 'Why do I have to do everything all the time?' he thought with a frown.

He didn't want to wait for everyone to make a decision on what to do next.

He approached Sakura, grabbing her gently by her shoulders and caught her glance with his strong stare. "I love you Sakura, and no matter what happens, I'm with you."
Syaoran kissed Sakura passionately, making up for the small kiss from before. Sakura's eyes closed as she let herself enjoy this moment.

She felt herself almost melt in Syaoran's arms, and luckily he was still holding her. She kissed back, never wanting this moment to end.

Meilin smiled wholeheartedly. It was even hard for her to believe how much more relieved and happier she was, now that Sakura and Syaoran had married.

Not only did she keep Sakura as her friend, but she also felt good inside for sacrificing herself, for the one she loves.

'Wanting the one you love to be happy.. that's what true love is.' She thought finally as she watched Syaoran and Sakura laughing happily.

THE END

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*sniff* It's the last chapter already! :O WAI!! I'm sorry for this late update; it took me a while to get all of the parts of the ending right. (Like some of what they say at weddings..)

I sincerely hope that everyone is satisfied with how the ending was. :) and the reader's opinion is very important to me so don't forget to review! I don't think there will be a sequel for this, since there's not much else to extend from this point of the story I think.

Anyway, I really want to give a BIG thanks to everyone who's ever reviewed and supported me, because that's what really keeps me writing these chapters! ^_^ wow this last chapter was 5 pages long on Word! xD is that a record for me..? x)

NOTE: I'm starting a new fanfic soon for the summer. I'll still be emailing the people who have left their emails in reviews or told me to email them for updated chapters when I get the new fanfic uploaded. I hope everyone will stay tuned for the new fanfic to come!

kawaiisakura ^-^