Here's Chapter 15! I don't know what else to type so just hit the mouse and start reading! By the way, it's a short chapter so it won't take you long to finish reading and drop your comments!

Chapter 15

I'm sorry, goodbye

"Yesterday was so fun!" Tomoyo exclaimed, delighted, as she tucked in another firewood in her arms.

"For you!" Sakura snapped. "Eriol was covering you all the time; we didn't get to slap you with the mud!" Hearing so, Tomoyo laughed.

Lurking in the shadows of the summer trees, she and Sakura had been collecting firewood for almost an hour while the rest stayed at the campsite, doing their own chores. She watched as the sun almost slipped down from its position, telling the night was about to come.

"It's getting dark. Let's head back to the campsite now," Tomoyo suggested. Sakura picked up the last piece of firewood and tucked it in her arms before nodding in agreement. However, her pace stopped when something stroke her mind.

"Aren't we forgetting someone?" she asked, actually, more like mentioning that someone. Tomoyo instantly stopped her pace, her eyes wandering in the distance, looking at the objects around her – nothing but trees and trees and…"Hey, where's Shana?"

The sun had almost given up its throne, merely waiting for the night to claim its place. Sakura looked up at the crimson sky, immediately shut her eyes when a burst of wind slapped her on the face, then scattering the freshly fallen leaves on the ground they were standing. Tomoyo's voice was echoing in her ears, calling for a soul that has not yet returned since the last few minutes.

"Maybe we should separate. There'll be a bigger chance for us to find her," Sakura suggested, looking hopefully at Tomoyo with her large emerald eyes.

"Yeah, and a bigger chance to have you lost!" Tomoyo replied with her oh, what a

'wonderful' idea looks.

"Got a better idea?" Sakura asked, raising an eyebrow. At that moment, Tomoyo's eyes sparkled like jewels, a long wide line that curved upwards formed on her lips. Here comes Miss Brilliant, Sakura sweat dropped.

"Simple. I'll just go back to the campsite and tell everyone about Shana. You, on the other hand, have to stay here in case she comes back," Tomoyo explained briefly.

"Oh," Sakura nodded for a moment but then shook her head in disagreement. "Wait! Why am I the one staying?" she protested.

"Because," Tomoyo pause while examining her friend's expression on her face, and then putting her hands on both of her shoulders. "Do you remember the way back?"

Sakura turned to look at her surrounding. The trees looked so familiar to each other and there were no specific paths to follow. Could be this way…or that one, probably this one, or maybe that one over there…. She hesitantly pointed her fingers to all directions. "Well, um…uh…"

"Uh-huh. See?" Tomoyo clearly made her point.

"But can't we go together? I'm sure Shana would wait for us if she comes back here," she tried to make a bargain, of course, for her own sake.

"You dare to take the risk?" Tomoyo asked, sounded serious.

"Yes!" Sakura spontaneously answered. I'll be save! I'll be save!

"Good for you, but I don't. So see ya!"

Sakura jaw dropped. It was definitely a waste of time arguing with Tomoyo, the genius girl. "And don't go anywhere! We don't want to have another person missing!"

That was the last she heard from her before disappearing in the forest, passing by the trees that looked perfectly, well, at least almost perfectly similar to each other.

"Thanks for the brilliant advice," she sighed, waving helplessly at the absent Tomoyo.

Okay. Here I am standing in the almost dark, cold, windy, lonely and soundless forest, well, except for the sound of the breezy wind that passed by like the whizzing spirit. So what? There's absolutely nothing to be scared of. Besides, Shana could just pop out at anytime, any second from now, right? Haha! Sakura swallowed. Yeah, right…

"Sakura!"

Shocked, she whirled around to the direction of the voice, her eyes were wide open and her ears were trying to pick up that sound again, thinking that she was hearing things but the voice came repeatedly, calling her name desperately. "Help, Sakuraaa!"

Panic grew within her. "S-Shana! Is that you?!" she swallowed her fear back, trying to force her strength to come out. "Help me!" The voice came again. Uncertain of what to do, she let her heart to lead her to the direction she was heading, walking step by step she was not sure to where. "Where are you?!" Her voice trembled in fear. She could hear the voice but there was no sign of the caller anywhere. Her emeralds searching wildly around as her feet kept dragging her towards the echoing voice.

"Sakura! I can't hold any longer! Heeelp!" The sentence ended with a horrified scream.

"Shana! Where are you?!" The branches cracked with a freaking sound when she stepped on them. Running blindly through the forest, across the bushes, dodging the branches – she barely feel when her skin clashed with the thorns. All her thoughts were towards Shana, for she was quite sure it was the little girl's voice that was calling her all the way.

Shana, where are you?

"Shana…" Sakura gasped. Her emerald eyes caught something glimmering in the crimson sun, nearly at the edge of a…cliff… "Shana!"

With much effort, she dragged her trembling feet towards the shining object, her lips quivering with fear, her mind suddenly froze. As she neared the object, carefully lifted it with her shaking fingers, her eyes immediately widened in an alarmed. Recognizing the heart-shaped silver locket, she felt her heart throbbing as if it was going to burst out. "This…this is, Shana's…" she gasped, overwhelmed by terror. Her gaze shifted to the edge of the cliff that held nothing ahead but a steep drop and thin air.

Sakura swallowed, terrified at her own thoughts. A thin piece of thorn cloth, similar to the pattern of Shana's blouse was fluttering at the edge, stuck to a stone. "I don't believe…" She tried to convince herself against her thoughts, yet tears started to leap from her emeralds. Crawling slowly towards the thorn cloth, she couldn't stop wandering and thinking of how Shinna would react if she knew that – that her sister, had fall, from this… Cut the crap! Sakura shook her head violently but the thoughts that Shana had fallen from the cliff she was standing on kept haunting her imagination.

"Shana…" With the overflowing crystal tears from her eyes, she crawled to the very edge of the cliff, attempting to reach the small piece of fluttering cloth. Maybe then, she would be able to look what was beyond that horrifying cliff, or maybe an image of Shana lying breathless below her, covered with blood, scars…or…

"You're jumping into the conclusion to soon, Sakura," Sakura whirled around in surprise.

Before she could identify the figure, she was given a hard blow nearly accurately at her temple, causing blood to flow out from the cut. Unable to withstand the force of the strong, powerful blow, she fell backward, only to realize that there was nothing for her to stand on but cool, thin air. Before slipping from the cliff, she caught a pair of wet violet eyes in her emerald ones. You…

"I'm sorry, goodbye."

Suddenly, her body felt very light, like a tiny feather floating in the air. Her head was stinging with pain and her heart, it throbbed with hurtful beats. Her hands trying to reach for something, wanting to hold onto something…but there was nothing to reach, nothing to hold on. She just kept falling…it felt like – like an endless fall… But it pained her more, knowing that she will be leaving the people she loved…the man she loves…

"I…Syaoran…"

-End of Chapter 15-

a/n : About your replies, I think I have nothing to type coz you all seemed to enjoyed the previous chapter and hadn't had any questions for me. XxSakura-HimexX, I can't possibly tell you who's gonna die or not coz it's supposed to be a suspense, right? MlleShadow, I just typed the title simply coz I didn't know what else to put. Heh. And KuriWas Here, Kei is 15, sorry if I disappoint you about that. Now, since most of you doesn't have questions for me in the previous chapter, here's mine. Do you think she's dead already? I mean Sakura. I'l be waiting for your replies then! Can't wait to read. Hehe..