A/N: chapter 16… This is the second to the last episode of falling… I don't know if this would be long, but one thing is for sure… This would be dramatic! So anyway… I'm giving this to you now, and I hope you will have fun reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS.

Chapter 16: I Love you goodbye

Day 14, Wednesday

Sakura faced the mirror that morning, wearing a sad expression on her face. This is the second time this week she's taking an absent. But that doesn't occupy her mind.

Dad's arriving today… She thought, but was surprised, when she saw tears fell from her eyes. She wiped it irritably. "Damn… And I should be rejoicing today… why on Earth am I crying…?" She sighed heavily, and began to take a bath.

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Syaoran stepped out of the bathroom and stared at his reflection in the mirror. He sighed.

. "What else do you think she's thinking? That you're just playing along, because you saw someone to play with…To play with a fan that happens to be deeply in love with you."

"But that's not how I see her!" Syaoran yelled defensively.

"How would we know?" Meiling looked straight into his eyes. "You haven't even told her you love her."

He frowned. It's true he hasn't said that to Sakura… Well, he did, but not in front of her. He sighed once again, walking into the table, staring at his cell phone. Should I tell her? Or just keep it and hide it for the rest of my life?

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"Kaijuu! Haiyaku! (Monster! Hurry up!)" Touya called loudly, after a while.

"I'm coming!" Sakura called back, as she combed her hair rapidly. She placed it down and was about to leave when something pink caught her eye. She paused and stared at it.

Shall I bring it?

"Kaijuu! What's taking you!"

"Hai!" Sakura yelled, grabbing her cell phone and running down to meet her brother.

Whatever happens… Whatever goes…

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Syaoran sits on the couch quietly, staring blankly at the cell phone in front of him.

"Hey, you're going in a few minutes now." Eriol said, approaching him. Syaoran nodded slightly, though not listening well.

"Master Li, Master Hiirigizawa, the limousine is ready now. We have to go."

"All right." Eriol nodded curtly, and looked at Syaoran. "We have to go now. Come on."

Syaoran looked at him and sighed heavily. "All right." He stood up, and walked away. But halfway to the door, he turned around to get his cell phone before leaving.

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The airport…

Meiling and Tomoyo were both inside the airport and was staring at the hallway were Syaoran's fans are. They have decided to skip morning classes to see him leave this morning and give their farewells.

"He really is famous, isn't he?" Tomoyo said in awe, gaping at the people waiting patiently for Syaoran.

"You bet he is…" Meiling said back. She then looked around, and gasped. "Tomoyo-chan! It's Saku!"

Tomoyo looked at where she was staring and gasped as well. "It is Sakura-chan! Why is she… and… hey, isn't that Touya-san?"

"Oh I forgot!" Meiling squeaked, looking at her. "Isn't it her father is coming home today?"

"Yes… I remember… But…" Tomoyo paused, watching Sakura and Touya walked away to the opposite end, standing on the waiting area where it reads Domestic Arrivals. "Won't she see Syaoran-kun leave today?"

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Touya looked at the crowd on the departure area and looked at Sakura who haven't even bothered looking at that place, not even once.

"I see he's leaving today." He said, tearing his gaze away from the crowd and looking back at Sakura, whose patiently waiting for their father. "Won't you see the Gaki's departure?"

Sakura didn't even bother looking at him. "Iie. (No.)"

Touya looked at her keenly and saw the sad expression in her eyes, the way her body trembled and how she tries to stop it, how she tries to stop herself from running into that crowd and see that gaki. He sighed, looking at the place where people arrive, where they expect their father would come out from. "Demo you're sad. (But you're sad.)"

Sakura looked at him and smiled. "This is better." She looked around and smiled. "Look! Dad's here!"

Touya sighed, as he watched his sister run and went to give their father a big hug.

"Touya." Fujitaka called, as Touya approached them. "How's the house?"

"Everything's fine. We made a total clean up yesterday." Touya said back, getting his father's baggage. "How was Tokyo?"

"Just fine as I have expected it." Fujitaka smiled back. They walked out to the airport when the cheering crowd caught his attention. "What's going on there?"

"Oh, it's—"

"Just some artist leaving." Sakura said back quietly. Fujitaka nodded knowingly, and they walked away.

Sakura glanced shortly at the crowd, who were cheering happily. She took a deep breathe, and walked away with her family.

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Eriol and Tomoyo gave a big tight hug as Meiling and Syaoran did the same. After a while they exchanged partners and hugged each other, completely ignoring the noisy crowd around them cheering for Syaoran.

"Thank you guys for everything." Syaoran smiled sadly at the two. Tomoyo smiled back.

"You sure you have everything?"

Syaoran looked at her and sadly shook his head. "I don't. I just wished Sakura would've been here."

Tomoyo and Meiling looked at each other, but has silently agreed on not telling him the fact that Sakura is in the airport, but not seeing him.

"Just take care." Meiling smiled at him. "And be a good boy."

"As always." Syaoran grinned. Meiling looked at the cell phone he's clutching on his hands. "Why don't you keep that on your bag?"

Syaoran looked at it as well. "Just don't feel like it. I've gotta go." With a last look on his friends and a last bid of farewell to the people of Japan, he went into the gate and in to the plane.

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Touya had just finished lugging all the baggages at the back of the cab and Fujitaka opened the door of the car.

"Sakura, let's go." He smiled. But Sakura doesn't seem to hear it. She just stands there, looking at the cab blankly. Fujitaka sighed. "Sakura."

"I'm going to miss Li…" All of a sudden, she heard someone said. She looked at her side, and saw two girls walking out of the airport. "He's not coming back again."

"Sakura?"

Sakura looked back at his father who is now looking at her curiously. She looked at Touya, whose looking back at her, as if saying "What? Changed your mind?"

"Otou-san… Onii-chan… I…"

Fujitaka looked at her expectantly, confused. Sakura was in the midst of everything, confused, unable to know of what to do. He looked at Touya, and to the two girls, who were still blabbering about Syaoran.

"Kaijuu?"

"I'm sorry!" She shouted on a sudden, retreating back, running into the airport once more.

"Sakura!—"

"Otou-san." Fujitaka looked at Touya, whose looking seriously at Sakura's retreating silhouette. "Let her. She knows what she's doing."

Fujitaka sighed, looking at her as well.

"Nee, Otou-san, let's go home. I bet her friends are in there too."

The doubt is still written on his face, but he sighed in defeat, entrusting her only daughter on his son's words. "All right. Let's go."

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Sakura ran confusedly to the place where the crowd was, which is now slowly disintegrating.

"Sakura-chan!" She looked up and saw Meiling and Tomoyo standing in front of her.

"Where's he?" She said, trying to peek behind them. Tomoyo and Meiling looked at each other.

"I'm sorry." It was Meiling. "But he just left."

Sakura stared at them, trying her best not to believe on every word they had just said. She looked at the gates. I need to get in… She thought, trying to find a way, to at least see the inner part of the airport. All of a sudden, she ran away.

"Sakura-chan! Where are you going?" Tomoyo yelled after her, watching her go.

"I'll go the other way around! Maybe I may see him!" She yelled back, running away as fast as she could.

Syaoran… please… let it not be too late yet… You have to wait for me…

She turned round and round, hoping to see that chestnut brown hair and amber eyes staring at her.

Syaoran… where are you?

She continued running, trying for ways to get in to the gates near the plane.

Syaoran, please…

She reached outside where the airplanes can be seen flying. She was about to go back inside when her cell phone began ringing.

"Hello!" She said urgently, not even looking at who might the caller be.

"…"

"Hello!"

"…Sakura…" Sakura stopped running, upon hearing the voice.

"Syaoran!" She exclaimed, holding her cell phone tightly.

"I'm sorry… for making you think bad."

"No, that's all right. Everything's all right!"

"Sakura…"

"Hai..?" She asked, as tears began to roll on her cheeks. There was a short pause.

"Thank you… for everything…"

"Nanii?"

"I love you…"

Sakura felt her heartbeat stop. Those words… Those words she always wished for him to say.

"Syaoran…"

"Goodbye…"

"What? No, wait! Syaoran! Syaoran! Hello!" She exclaimed frantically, after hearing oblivion on the phone. "Hello! Syaoran! Syaoran…"

As if on queue, she heared a loud, yet swift noise. She looked behind her, and saw a plane depart. Tears ran freely from her eyes.

"I love you…" She cried, falling into her knees.

TBC

A/N: This is the end! Naah, just kidding… Obviously, it's not. Because this is my first fanfic, I should end this with a happy ending. Anyway… I imagined it as a pretty sad scene and I'm not quite sure if I had put it to words the right way…

Forget about that… I wish you can review my work and I hope you will like it. Thank you! Watch ot for my final chappie! Aja aja fighting!