Author's Note:

Just to apologise for my stupidness (if that's a word) in not writing at the heat of the moment. I know this sounds weird but I got a bit bored of the story but I am back on track now, I wasn't sure how to end this chapter but I've got it all sorted and yes, someone will die. It has to happen, sorry folks. My writing seems to have improved and I want to apologise for that horrible display of spelling I presented to you (I'm such a moron)

Chappie 9

The waiting room was very quiet, everyone was there, Fujitaka, Touya, Yukito, Li and Tomoyo. Everyone was in some sort of daze, faces pale, breath silent. All except Li, whose face was flushed as he silently cried. Tomoyo was the only one standing up her face so close to the window pane of the room where Sakura was lying , that you couldn't be sure whether or not she had enough space to breath. The quietness was suddenly broken by the footsteps of a nurse approaching them.

"How is she?" said Fujitaka. His mouth seemed very dry and his pace was so pale , you could have mistaken him for a ghost.

"Her conditions are fatal. Unfortunately, her x-rays showed a small hemridge in the brain, her life depends on whether she wakes up or not, I'm very sorry, but we'll do the best we can to keep her with us."

Yet again, Li burst into tears. He couldn't take it any more. She couldn't just leave him, it wasn't fair. If only he had met her sooner, or told her of he's feelings sooner.

Eriol walked down the corridor. His hands where shaking. What am I going to tell them? They'll be so angry with me. He had never been this nervous in his life. But he knew he couldn't back out now. He had to face up to his responsibilities. He turned the corner, to see a very upsetting scene. For the first time, Tomoyo looked up from Sakura. She looked heartbroken, her eyes were plain, no expression. He walked to her and for a moment, stared at the damage he had done. Tomoyo fell into his arms and he felt he might cry, because he knew she wouldn't be hugging him when he told her.

"Tomoyo, I have to tell you something." he said softly

She didn't reply but he continued

"Well, I have to tell all of you. Everyone looked up, except Li. The thing that injured Sakura wasn't a magic flaw. It was my test."

Some of them didn't know what he was on about but Li's face was not only flushed now, but burning with anger. So much in fact, you could have sworn his ears were steaming. But he didn't say anything, he just looked at his relative in such a disgusting manner, that there were no need for words. Then there was Tomoyo, her face was looking up at him, still pale and a small tear trickled down her cheek. With an unexpected flash, she slapped him hard across the face. Eriol's head fell to the side, but he looked back at her, deep into her eyes. They weren't really angry, but sad. He looked down, and left the room.

As soon as he turned the corner, Tomoyo burst into tears and fell to the floor on her knees. Her world had fallen apart, and nothing could get any worse. But it did. From inside, the room where Sakura was, the usual beat of the machine beside her had stopped, and just went on in a long drone. Her heart had stopped. Tomoyo rushed in and screamed for help, with Li by her side. A doctor rushed in and tried hard to get her back........

Everyone was ushered out of the room where she lay and was too caught up in the anxiousness of the incident to notice someone else walk slowly down the corridor. He knew he had been forgotten. She was important to him and yet, nobody informed him. But having a link with his daughter meant he knew about this all along. Suddenly he heard a sound, it was a long drone coming form the room that he realised, she was in. He changed his walk into a slow run, having arthritis was something he did not need right now, so he tried to ignore the pain.

He got closer and colder until soon he arrived at the door. Using a wave of his hand everyone froze, even the sound on the monitor.

Li looked up to see an old man in the room with her, nearly everyone around him had frozen except Touya, Fujitaka and the transformed Yue.

"Grandfather." Touya whispered.

The old man sat himself down and held his granddaughter's hand. He knew he was getting old and that her life was needed. Nadeshiko appeared and smiled at him.

"Father, are you sure?" she said.

He nodded. A bright light surrounded him and he felt suddenly very sleepy. He held onto Sakura's hand until he had arrived. He hugged his daughter and unfroze the scene, while vanishing the doctor and nurses.

Sakura felt drowsy and slowly began to get her senses back. She heard the beep of the machine beside her. She then felt a cold hand wrapped in hers and as she regained sight, gasped at what she saw. There her grandfather sat, his face pale, his breath no more. Her eyes welled up with tears as she realised what had happened. He had gone, instead of her. Tomoyo was the first to enter the room, followed by all the others, it was like feeling really happy and really sad at the same time. They hugged her and all of them said a prayer for the courageous man, who had died for his family.