Yang-chan: (on hands and knees) GOMEN MINNA-SAMA! I am not worthy of your praise after the long wait I had you endure! See, I had this injury to my hands that left me unable to type or write…WHAA! GOMEN! I do not deserve your praise. Anyway (sniff) To my reviewers! Thank you.

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Summary: 1st chapter

Last time… " It's killing her from the inside out. They are eating away at her. Her very soul is struggling and losing, In short, Suki's dying."

All for a Smile

A Yang production

The words reached them, but somehow it didn't make sense. Suki…dying?

" Yes, if Suki does not take care of herself, she'll die." Dream let his hand fall to his side limply as he leaned against the container that held Suki's weak form. " I can't bear losing her."

" It's about time that we give you a more…detailed explanation. It's the least we can do for you." Crow gazed at them, his silver demonish eyes piercing them. " Let us head upstairs and into the living room."

Their steps lay heavy on the stairs as they guided themselves out of the basement, only a soft hum tugging at their senses. Soft velvet cushions sank under their weight as everyone made themselves comfortable. A cup of tea appeared in front of them and Crow calmly sipped his through a straw.

"Now," The tea cup made a soft clink as it was set down onto a plate, " where to start?"

"The beginning would be good." Blade chuckled in amusement.

" The Beginning is always good, don't you think Dream?" Dream made no movement to answer this, his back was to them as his eyes tried to penetrate the solid wood door that separated him from Suki. He reached up, pulled his hood down and joined to circle.

" We might as well."

" Yay!" Gem bounced happily.

" Suki…" Crow stood up and walked till his back was to everyone, " Suki is cursed with the Burden of gathering the Veprae. She is the only that can do this and she must do it alone. That Gem that she carries, it's the Teardrop. The Teardrop is created from the very tears that fall from her face. When it's time for her to…end her curse, the Teardrop shall scatter to the winds until enough tears are spilled from the next to hold the curse to call it once more. Suki here called it about 4 years ago. Now, she is pay every time she uses it. For every Veprae that she captures she is put under physical and mental pain. Has she ever hand any serious wounds after capturing a Veprae?" Asking this he turned to face them, his eyes soft with mild concern.

" Now that I think about it…" Meilin recalled. " She did have a open wound once. And she was very stubborn about it."

" Yes, that girl is always like that." Blade scoffed. " I told her that we would help her after the battle."

" But that's not the whole thing. Suki…she can not be happy. Never."

Silence.

" Never?" The word was whispered.

" Never. She is paying for the use of the Teardrop. If she should smile, should she laugh, should she love, Those around her will fall. They will suffer, they will hurt, and they will cry. The sadder Suki becomes, the brighter life will become. Those around her will fall. They will suffer, they will hurt, and they will cry. The sadder Suki becomes, the brighter life will become. She must suffer for the rest of us to live. She must be in pain for us to love." Crow reached in and brought out a picture. " Sakura-sama was the same. She had the Kinomoto Curse. Suki has the Kinomoto Curse. Do you get it? The curse killed Sakura and it's killing Suki from the inside." The photo slipped from Crow's fingers and it fluttered into Tomoyo's lap. A smiling Sakura looked up at her. Suddenly, the pictured burst into flame, but it didn't burn Tomoyo. Instead a Sakura blossom now lay on her lap, half of it's petals a deep red. Stains of red…of a person's blood.

" This is all we have left of her, Sakura that is. She is not among us. She is not alive for you. But do not feel as if you killed her. No." Warm hands rested on their bowed heads. " Till the end, she loved you and she still does."

For a moment the world stood still. Then faintly they heard someone say,

" Suki took her place. Sakura has evolved into Suki."

Twitch Twitch

Suki's hand twitch slightly. Something…something just happened. Yes…something big…they know.

Shaoran-kun…Meilin-chan…Tomoyo-chan…

Memories of the past flooded her. The car came at her without warning. The pain was unbearable and death seemed to be the only answer. In her mind the only thing that she thought of was…Please, just let me die now. My friends hate me! Dad's dead! I'm just a burden for Touya, Eriol, Naruka, and Yukito.

Everything was fuzzy. Someone was sobbing, a voice kept screaming her name. Soft gentle loving hands held her up. Just let me go…

Please, Please forgive me

But I won't be home again

She felt light, as her life was slipping out of her body. She felt warm as her blood was surrounding her. Even now the world was father away…something that dreams were made of, it was unreal and she was finally waking up…

Maybe someday you'll look up

And barely conscious you'll say to no one

Isn't something missing?

Shaoran…Meilin…Tomoyo…would they even think about her? Are they even thinking about her now? They…the words they said to her, the things they did to her…it killed her inside. Inside she died that day, it's only proper that the body join the soul.

You won't cry for my absence I know

You forgot me long ago

God, how long ago did they start to hate her? How long ago did they want her to know? Was she always just a person they hated?

Am I that unimportant?

I'm unimportant…I'm useless…

Am I so insignificant?

I'm hated…I'm insignificant…

Isn't something missing?

I've missed everything…and then they didn't miss me.

Isn't someone missing me?

No one will miss me…after all, I am Naïve.

Even though I'm the sacrifice

You won't try for me now.

Though I'd die to know you love me,

I'm all alone.

Isn't some one missing me?

The ambulance raced against the clock. Her heart beat dropping…

slowly…

steadily…

towards her death.

On the other side of the world, three people went about their lives. They smiled, they laughed, they loved. All this, while someone they once knew rushed to her death.

Please, please forgive me,

but I won't be home again

I know what you do to yourself,

I breathe deep and cry out:

Isn't something missing?

Isn't someone missing me?

Her body was on a stretcher and people parted a way for her. Her lips barely moved and no one heard. " Something…someone missing…me…"

Even though I'd be sacrificed,

You won't try for me, not now.

Her breathing was awkward, her heart beat steadied itself. So this is dying…She thought. Before her, their faces appeared, smiling at her. That smile she so badly wanted to see. Even with all the tubes stuck to her, she reached out...

Though I'd died to know that you love me,

I'm all alone.

Isn't someone missing me?

Her fingers stretched out and…it fell limply to her side. The monitor called out that long dreaded, unwanted, unwavering, beeeeeeeppppp.

And if I bleed, I'll bleed

Knowing you don't care.

The doctors came out covered in her blood, blood that she'll never need again. Wails filled the hallway, sobs shook bodies, hysteria overtook them, and disbelief settled in as Eriol kept scream, " SHE'S NOT DEAD! SHE CAN'T DIE!"

And If I sleep just to dream of you

Here, they wanted her. Here, they loved her. Here, she was everything. But here, it was not real.

And Wake without you there

Isn't something missing?

Isn't something…

" Someone…" She cried in her dreamy voice, " Isn't someone missing me! I want them to miss me! I WANT THEM TO LOVE ME!"

Even though I'd be sacrificed,

You won't try for me, not now.

Her dream vanished like smoke. Sakura, you must fulfill what is required of you as the new Light. You must bring Hope to this world, even for a brief time. A Gem appeared in front of her and embedded itself into her chest. You are no longer Sakura, be reborn as The Light in Darkness.

Though I'd die to know you love me,

I'm all alone.

Crystal blue eyes snapped open. She sat up, snapped off tubes, IV's, and other wires. Her once honey brown hair was now Dark blue. " Do not love, Do not feel happy, Do not smile, Do not feel anything that will bring others to their death." The words flowed freely out of her mouth, not of her will but of her new role in life. These were the last words that were spoken to her before she awoke. The floor was cold as she walked out of the room and put the whole hospital to sleep. Only 4 pairs of eyes remained on her.

" Sakura?"

" Sakura is dead. I have been reborn, I have evolved into The Light. I am Suki Shino now."

Isn't something missing?

Isn't someone missing me?

" I can't be what I once was." Pulling the coat that Eriol offered her closer around her body, they walked her out. The ride home was silent as everyone tried to get used to Saku-…errr…Suki's new form. Don't miss me, please. I've died…

" So, Sakura was with us the whole time." Shaoran looked up at the girl that was suspended in the green liquid.

" But…it's all wrong." Tomoyo whispered.

" Could…could they be wrong?" Meilin reached out and let her fingertips brush against the glass.

They stared at her as her dull soft eyes looked out with no objective in mind.

This girl…

This sad, weak, girl…

This...she…Could she be?

Can it be?

Is it even possible for someone so opposite of Sakura…could be her?

This girl…

This was…

"Sakura…"


Yang-chan: If you would be kind, Review. The song I used was Missing By Evanescence. I tried my best. Whaa…I think I'm getting writers block! Anyway, one last thing…if any of you are Naruto fans, I will be starting a new Naruto Fanfic. No title yet, so be on the look out. Arigato. (bow)