Shaoran thrusted his sword in to the staircase, and managed to grasp Sakura's hand. Now both Shaoran and Sakura were hanging off the edge. Shaoran smiled at Sakura, and said, "Don't worry, Sakura, I'm going to pull you up, and then we'll go meet up with Tomoyo, and the others. Sakura cried out as the sword began to lose its grip on the staircase.

'Shaoran's sword can't hold the both of us, but without my cards, what should I do? What should I-' Sakura watched Shaoran, as he winced from the pain of holding her, and the sword gave way a little more. 'There's no way I'm going to let Shaoran die here. Never!' She closed her eyes, as her tears began to fall. 'Good-bye, everyone…' Sakura opened her eyes, and gave Shaoran a sad smile, "Shaoran, I'm sorry I didn't reply to you sooner, but I really do love you. Take care of everyone, okay?" Shaoran looked confused, he glanced at the sword as it fell even lower, and small rocks came loose.

"Sakura, I don't understand…" Sakura was still smiling at him, but her tears fell faster.

Then she loosened her grip on his hand, "Good-bye, Shaoran.." Shaoran's eyes widened with shock, as he watched Sakura's frail form, disappear into the darkness. Memories of her flashed before his eyes, when he met Sakura for the first time,when Sakura hugged him, when he called out Sakura's name for the first time, when he told Sakura he loved her, when he finally gave Sakura the bear he made, and just now, Sakura saying good-bye, as she let go of his hand, and fell…

"SAKURA!" Shaoran pulled himself onto the ledge with his sword. He whipped out a dark yellow seal, placed it on his sword, and shouted, "God of Wind!" Wind whirled around him like a small tornado, and he used it to help him descend to the ground, as if hoping that if he made it down fast enough, he would still be able to save her. All around him, things that had been erased were returning. The staircase was whole, the pendulum appeared as though it had never been broken, and the walls no longer had any holes in them, but they also blocked out the sun, so when Shaoran finally made it to the bottom of the clocktower, there was barely enough light to see with. He searched for any signs of Sakura on the floor, and saw a small figure lying underneath the pendulum. 'Please, let Sakura be alright..' He ran to it, and saw that it was Sakura. Her eyes were closed, and her hair was spread around her head like a halo. All of the Sakura cards were lying around her, as if trying to comfort her. Shaoran knelt beside Sakura, "Sakura?"

Sakura's eyes fluttered, then she said, "Shaoran…" His heart leapt.

"Come on, Sakura, let's go tell everyone we're okay." Shaoran started to get up, but stopped when he saw Sakura wasn't moving. "What's wrong, Sakura?"

Sakura replied, weakly, "I can't move."

Shaoran froze, then he said, "If you can't move, then I'll just have to carry you"

Sakura looked at him, pleadingly, "Please…don't." It was beginning to become hard for her to speak. Shaoran fell to his knees, and held her hand.

"Please, Sakura, I want to help you."

Sakura smiled at him, and said, "You are, Shaoran, just by staying by my side." Shaoran gently squeezed Sakura's hand.

"I'm not going to leave you, Sakura!" Sakura smiled once more, then she said softly,

"Thank you, Shaoran…," and with that peaceful smile frozen on her lips, the life left Sakura's eyes, and her hand fell to the floor.

"Sakura?" Shaoran cradled Sakura's head in his arms, and wiped away the tears from her face. "Sakura…" Then he threw back his head, and cried, "SAKURA!!!"