Oi! How're you guys! Sorry I failed to update last night. I'm not really feeling well yesterday. Anyhows, not to worry anymore, cuz here I am!

Anyway, questions are here, bombarding me up…. So, let's answer them first, one by one!

To sakura-miaka…. Touya? No, of course not, he wont die. I think I love him too much to kill him (wahahahahaha…..) juz kidding. But definitely it's not him that's gonna die. Richard Gutierrez? Lam mo ba na may movie na ang Mulawin? And he's sooooooooo handsome there. Well, not to worry that much. His twin brother (or rather sister) RAYMOND is sooooo beautiful (hahahahahaha!) and dude! Tapos na ang Attic Cat a long long time ago pa no! Kapalit nya yung Sassy Girl Chun Yang…. Or something like it. Dunno with the spelling. And the new hit here is Encantadia. Exclude the love story, wow, it's totally cool. I think it's won something K-zone award or whatever…. Oh well…

To Rebecca, well, it's not exactly the stairway to heaven thing. Of course, it's not! I made the story first before I knew the koreanovela exists so I have no idea. But the concept might be the same… No, not exactly.

To Calista Miralni, thanks! And…. Yep! I'm a Filipino! Proud to be one (though the things going on in the country is not exactly something to be proud of)…

To Werego… hahahahaha…. Yeah, maybe the ice cream was the reason. Well, come to think of it, in Falling, it was Eriol and Tomoyo who were engaged in the Ice Cream scene. Oh man, I think I'm having a thing for ice cream and swing….

To cherriblossomxz, well…. All remains to be seen. So um…. Sorry but I cant tell you. Yep, It's the ending now. Well, thanks for reading anyway!

And last, but definitely not the least, to Majia, Waaaaaah! I'm not toying with you guys! I was sick that's why I failed to update! Promise! Anyway, here's your most awaited. Thanks!

Well, all right. To the others who have read this but preferred not to review it but keeps on waiting for me to update it… Thanks for reading! So please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, and definitely this is MY idea not of stairway to heaven. Yeah, it might look quite like it, but it's not! Promise!

Chapter 7: Pain

Hospital…

Touya simply couldn't leave his family, so Sakura was placed to the room next to Nakuru. Now, Syaoran sits beside the bed, holding Sakura's hand. He glanced outside the room, to the glass door and caught a glimpse of Meiling, Tomoyo and Touya having a serious talk with the doctor. He looked back at Sakura. What's wrong with you? Sakura…

Minutes passed, and then hours. It's taking such a long while.

How long does it need to talk to a doctor? He thought, his eyes still focused on Sakura's pale face, caressing her hand subconsciously.

And finally, a few minutes more, the door opened. He glanced shortly at Meiling, and continued to stare at Sakura.

"You've been there for hours now, you deserve a rest." Meiling said, surprisingly softly, at him.

"I'm fine." He replied stubbornly.

"You have work for tomorrow."

"I'm skipping." He said again.

Meiling sighed, and looked back at Tomoyo hopelessly, asking for a back up. Tomoyo took a deep breath, and approached Syaoran.

"Do you know that there's this church ruins a few blocks away from here? It's so pretty and Sakura really loves going there when we were kids." Tomoyo started, sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the unconscious girl.

"What happened to her?"

Tomoyo looked back. "Would you like to see it? It's full of flowers. Let's take some for her."

"What happened to her?" Syaoran repeated. Then, there was silence. After a few moments of painful quietness, Tomoyo finally stood up and strolled to the door calmly.

"Come." And she left.

Syaoran frowned, not knowing what to do. He looked at Meiling who smiled easily at him. He groaned, stubbornly stood up as he placed his hands to his pockets, and followed Tomoyo.

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Church Ruins, a few blocks away from the place

They finally reached the place. For a moment, Syaoran stood there, awed by the beauty that lies in front of him. The Ruins was indeed, ruins, but it doesn't look like a fatal sight. In the middle of the old church is a flower bed. If it wasn't for Sakura's situation, Syaoran would've been a kid and explore every inch of the place.

"We love to play here when we were still kids." Tomoyo explained. "When Meiling came, we were about ten then, and found out about this. She's very happy when she found this place." Then, she turned to Syaoran. "Come, let's go to the back, and you'll be fascinated."

Syaoran followed Tomoyo as they went further in the ruins. They entered a little opening that they have to duck to be able to get to the other side.

As soon as he laid his eyes upon the place, he realized why Sakura liked the place. It's full of white roses, exposed with the bits of light coming from the holes above the Ruins.

"It's too beautiful… This must be heaven for Sakura." Syaoran chuckled, allowing his sight to explore the whole place.

Tomoyo took a deep breath. "Syaoran—Sakura's dying."

Silence filled the whole place. Plain blankness, oblivion, as sadness and pain slowly pierced through every single side of the place…. of their heart.

And though it hurts, Tomoyo must continue. She must, for she's the only one they trust to tell him…. In the most calm and possible way she could. "Ever since a kid she has…. this hole in her heart. They couldn't do anything about it, but constant medication. Just about two years before you came, all her attacks stopped, so we supposed its ok. And… it came back… when Nakuru gave birth. And just…. Last night…"

She glanced shortly at Syaoran, who remained not moving. She decided to continue. "The doctor requested a bypass operation. But it wouldn't be that easy. There are things like… the RF factors of the blood and all that… And there are no available heart donors. Touya's been contacting hospitals some hours ago… But…"

No… I can't continue it. It's too painful. Then,

"She likes white roses, right?" Syaoran said on a sudden, smiling meekly. "I bet she'll like all these. Let's get some for her."

Tomoyo watched as he bent down to pick up the rose. But he pulled his hand away just as quickly as he placed it, as its thorn pricked his fingers and it started to bleed.

"I forgot the thorns." He managed to make a fake laugh. "Forget it, we don't have scissors, let's pick it up."

This time, he ignored the pain and blood, as he gripped the flower tightly and get the rose.

Finally, Tomoyo, who cannot stand all these things she's witnessing, ran to him and stopped Syaoran's hand that was bound to get the fourth rose and is bleeding heavily this time.

"Stop." Tomoyo whispered, as tears began to roll her cheeks. "Stop it now… Syaoran."

Syaoran sighed heavily, as he stared at his bleeding hand. "It hurts."

"I know."

Yes, it hurts. Whether it is because of his wound, or the pain he feels in his heart, he doesn't know. He just don't know…

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T.B.C.

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Aaaargh! Now I'm frustrated! Did I write it just as emotional as it is? Did I? Did I? Did I! I'm sooo…. Aaaah! I don't think I delivered it greatly? Please! Tell me! I mean…. Aaah…..

Well, anyway, here's chapter 7, all done. I think there's two more chappies left. Oh well… sad…. Anyway, thanks a lot guys. Please review. Thanks! Aja aja fighting!

Love lots,

Shana-chan