Sakura sighed, walking down the long hallway of the Li mansion, her hands cupped tightly in front of her.

It had been two days since the death of her father, and she and the others had made it to China only a day after.

Syaoran still wasn't awake.

Yue had taken him to a doctor, and Syaoran's wound had been sealed and mended, but because of the massive amount of blood loss, he had yet to re-gain his strength and wake up.

If he would wake up at all.

Sakura hadn't been allowed to see him, at first, for Yelan and Touya had been worried what she would do if she'd seen Syaoran in such a weakened state.

But she was allowed to see him now, and she wouldn't leave his side until he was awake.

Gently, the auburn-haired girl slid open the door to Syaoran's room and stepped inside, sliding the door shut behind her.

She walked over to his bedside and knelt beside him, resting her hands on the side of his bed, her emerald eyes fixed on his motionless face.

"Please…wake up Syaoran." she whispered, lacing her fingers with his. "Wake up."

She was allowed to help heal him now, also, but Touya had advised her not to, for she was still a little weak from the battle.

"I don't care." Sakura whispered, reaching out to touch him, to heal him, when the door slid open.

"Hey you." Meilin smiled, walking hesitantly into the room. "Mind if I come in?"

"No, not at all." Sakura said softly, turning and giving Meilin a small smile.

Since Sakura had heard what Meilin had done for Syaoran, she no longer found herself able to hate the raven-haired girl.

"How is he doing?" Meilin asked, kneeling beside Sakura on the floor, her long raven hair pushed behind her shoulders. For once, Meilin hadn't done her hair up, but let it fall naturally. Sakura liked it that way.

"I want to heal him." Sakura said softly, turning and staring back at Syaoran. "But Touya doesn't want me to."

"You should listen to your brother." Meilin sighed. "Besides, maybe it's best that Syaoran heals on his own, it'll help get his strength up. He's already healing nicely, and it's only been two days."

"True." Sakura smiled, turning back to Meilin, soon to be her cousin. "Thank you Meilin. He would have died if it weren't for you."

"No problem." Meilin smirked. "I think I just got tired of Fujitaka. What he did to you…that was the last straw. It's one thing to kill someone for their powers, but it's another thing to kill your own daughter for the same reason."

"Yeah." Sakura said, lowering her eyes. "I still find it hard to believe that he was the one behind all this…all this time."

"Yeah." Meilin sighed. "Hey Sakura?"

"Yeah?"

"I heard that, in the fire," Meilin said softly. "Your mother protected you..."

Sakura nodded. "She did. I guess she died wanting to protect Touya and I, and so she came back to protect me, and I guess both of us. She said…just before she went away…that she loved me, and Touya, and would watch over us from now on."

"That's nice." Meilin smiled, turning and staring at Syaoran. "You know, you are the best one for him."

Sakura turned to her, somewhat startled by the comment. "What do you mean?"

"I had always thought that I was the best woman for Syaoran," Meilin said, laughing faintly. "But then you came…and I saw otherwise. You are good for him Sakura, you two are meant to be together."

Sakura smiled. "Thank you Meilin."

Meilin shrugged and got to her feet. "Well, I'd better get going, huh? I'll let you stay here, with Syaoran."

Sakura nodded. "Okay."

Meilin smiled, turning to walk from the room.

"Meilin?" Sakura called after her.

Meilin stopped at looked at Sakura from over her shoulder. "Yes?"

"Thank you." Sakura smiled. "Really, for everything."

Meilin winked at her. "Hey, that's what family is for."

Then she turned, and walked from the room, sliding the door shut behind her.

Sakura sighed and turned back to Syaoran, startled to see that his eyes were opened, and he was smiling.

"Syaoran!" Sakura gasped, getting up and wrapping her arms around his neck. "You're awake!"

"Ow…Sakura…" Syaoran mumbled, his voice soft on account of her crushing him.

"Sorry!" Sakura gasped, quickly getting off him. "Are you okay?"

"I am." he smiled with a short nod. "What about you?"

"Better, now that you're awake." Sakura smiled, gripping his hand with hers. "You scared me, you know that? I thought you were going to die…especially when they wouldn't let me see you."

"Die? Me? Nah." Syaoran smirked. "I think you scared me more than I scared you."

Sakura giggled. "It's good that we can scare each other."

Syaoran sighed and nodded, the smile gone from his handsome face. "You know…Sakura…I thought you were dead."

Sakura nodded, lowering her head. "I know…and I'm sorry. I wasn't strong enough to fight him off…you got hurt."

"I don't care about that!" Syaoran gaped at her. "I care that you almost died! Sakura, I would be lost without you."

Sakura looked up at him, tears blurring her vision. "Oh Syaoran..."

"Besides," Syaoran smirked, sitting up slowly, wincing a slight bit.

"Don't! You'll hurt yourself!" Sakura gasped, getting up to stop him.

Syaoran only smirked and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her to him, pressing his lips against hers.

Sakura sighed and fell into the kiss, cupping the side of his face with her hand, kissing him back.

"Besides," Syaoran said, breaking the kiss, his lips still inches from hers. "If you had died…I would have died…and we wouldn't have been able to be together."

Sakura smiled. "But we are now."

"Yes," Syaoran nodded. "And there's no way in hell I'm letting you go again."

Two Years Later…

Eighteen-year-old Sakura stood, picking at her fingers nervously, staring out at the garden with wide, shaking eyes.

"Sakura? Sakura, there you are!" Tomoyo groaned, storming down the hallway in a long, gorgeous powder blue gown, her hair nicely done up in a curly up-do, small blue flowers dotted around it. "I've been looking everywhere for you!"

"I'm sorry Tomoyo." Sakura said, turning and smiling at her best friend. "I just needed to think."

"Don't tell me you're getting cold feet!" Tomoyo moaned, handing Sakura a large bouquet of white and red roses, beautifully decorated with a combination of dark red and pale yellow ribbons. "Come on Kinomoto!"

"Kinomoto…" Sakura breathed, getting to her feet, her beautiful gown falling around her feet. "I'm not going to be a Kinomoto anymore..."

"Duh, that's what marriage does." Tomoyo giggled.

Sakura was dressed in a beautiful strapless white dress with a pale gold trimming. The dress hugest her chest and waist perfectly, then flowed out at her hips in a gorgeous wave of silk fabric. Over the past two years, Sakura's hair had grown somewhat longer, and was tied up in curls on her head, small white flowers pinned in the curls.

"You look beautiful Sakura." Tomoyo smiled, resting her hands on the girl's shoulders. "Meilin is looking for you, too. Along with Yelan, Yukito, Touya and Kero."

"All of them?" Sakura gasped. "Does Syaoran know?"

"Of course not!" Tomoyo giggled. "He's in his suit, at the alter, waiting!"

"Oh God…" Sakura whimpered, wrapping her arms around Tomoyo's neck. "What if we aren't meant to be together? What if-"

"Sakura," Tomoyo sighed, pulling away from the frantic bride. "Do you love him?"

"Yes."

"With all your heart?"

"Yes."

"Then what's the problem?" Tomoyo giggled, grabbing her hand. "Come on!"

Sakura smiled and nodded, rushing with Tomoyo down the stone walkway, their long dressed flowing out behind them as they ran.

"There you are!" Meilin hissed as Sakura and Tomoyo approached. Meilin, like Tomoyo, was dressed in a power blue gown, flowers strewn in her hair. "Let's get this over with so I can get out of this damn thing!"

"Oh come on Meilin," Sakura grinned. "You look very nice in that dress."

"I…hate…blue." Meilin growled, grabbing Sakura's arm, puling her to the door. "Now get out there!"

Sakura smiled and did as she was told, Meilin and Tomoyo walking in front of her out into the sunlight.

Sakura gasped as she felt someone loop their arm with hers, and was startled to see Touya walking beside her.

"Touya? What are you doing? I thought we decided that I'd go alone!" Sakura hissed under her breath as the guests turned to stare at the four people walking down the aisle.

"I want to give my little sister away," Touya said with a smirk. "Besides, I have a few things to say to that kid before any of this goes on."

"Touya." Sakura warned.

Touya only smiled.

They finally made it to the alter, where a very nervous looking nineteen-year-old stood, smiling at his bride.

"Sakura." Syaoran said softly under his breath, replacing Touya's arm with his own.

Before Touya walked to the side, however, he leaned over and hissed in Syaoran's ear.

Sakura didn't hear what her brother said, but she knew from the way Syaoran stiffened, that it wasn't pleasant.

"I'll get you later Touya." Sakura growled under her breath.

"Luck Sakura, luck." Touya smiled, leaning forward and kissing her, lightly, on the cheek, then walking to the side, placing himself beside Meilin.

"We are gathered here today," the priest said with a smile, getting the attention of everyone in the area. "To bring these two young lovers, Li Syaoran and Kinomoto Sakura, in holy matrimony."

"Ready for this?" Syaoran asked under his breath, gripping Sakura's hand tightly in his.

"If I wasn't, would I be here?" Sakura asked with a small smile, trying to pay attention to the priest.

Syaoran smirked and gave her hand a squeeze. "I guess I'll have to put up with you, then."

"Same to you." Sakura giggled.

"Do you, Syaoran, take Sakura," the priest said, smiling at the chocolate-haired boy before him. "To be your lawfully wedded wife, for as long as you shall live?"

Syaoran turned to Sakura and smiled. "I do."

"And Sakura," the priest continued. "Do you take Syaoran to be your lawfully wedded husband, for as long as you shall live?"

"I do." Sakura smiled.

The priest continued his ceremony, not noticing the stupid grins the two dearly-beloved were giving each other.

"I now pronounce you, husband and wife." he said. "You may kiss the bride."

"Gladly." Syaoran smiled, wrapping his arms around her waist, bringing his lips satisfyingly to hers.

Sakura smiled and kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck, as the crowd broke into applause.

When they broke the kiss, the priest smiled and said, "I now announce, Mr. and Mrs. Li Syaoran."

Sakura smiled and took Syaoran's hand as they turned and walked back down the aisle, disappearing in the house.

Once they were out of sight, the two broke into mad laughter.

"That was interesting." Sakura giggled.

Syaoran smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist, pressing her against the wall. "You're my wife now. My beautiful wife."

Sakura smiled and brought her lips to his.

"Did you see Touya's face?" she snickered, breaking the kiss. "He looked like he was going to kill you."

"I wouldn't be surprised if he did." Syaoran laughed, grabbing her hand. "Come on, we still have about an hour before the banquet."

"Someone's in a hurry." Sakura snickered, following Syaoran down the hall.

Even though, only two years before, she had lost most of her family, and her father, to a war that shouldn't even have started, she was the happiest person alive.

Because, really, if it wasn't for her father's greed, she would never have met Syaoran, and wouldn't have fallen in love, or experienced half the things that she had while with him.

For the two years before their wedding, Syaoran and Sakura had spent most of their time in China, going back and fourth to Japan a few times. Over those two years, they had gotten to know each other extremely well, and had fallen even more in love. Of course they had their differences, but that was half the fun.

Syaoran still rarely used his powers, and Sakura only used hers in times of need, so they were like a regular couple, but with a few more scars.

Sakura would never forget the feeling of her father's hatred, and Syaoran would never forget the feeling of almost loosing the one he loved. And because of those feelings, they would stay together forever, through thick and thin, through good and bad, through sickness and health.

"I love you Sakura." Syaoran breathed as he lay beside her minuets later, his arms wrapped tightly around her waist.

"I love you too Syaoran." Sakura smiled, bringing her lips to his.

THE END

Song: If Everyone Cared
By: Nickelback

From underneath the trees
We watch the sky
Confusing stars
The satellites
I never dreamed
That you'd be mine
But here we are
We're here to night

We're singing amen I
I am alive
Singing amen I
I am alive

If everyone cared
And nobody cried
If everyone loved
And nobody lied
If everyone shared
And swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day
When nobody died

And I'm singing
Amen I
Amen I
I am alive
Amen I
Amen I
I am alive

An in the end
The fireflies
Our only light
In paradise
We'll show the world
They were wrong
Teach them all To sing along

Singing amen I
I am alive
Singing amen I
I am alive

If everyone cared
And nobody cried
If everyone loved
And nobody lied
If everyone shared
And swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day
When nobody died

If everyone cared
And nobody cried
If everyone loved
And nobody lied
If everyone shared
And swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day
When nobody died

When nobody died

And as we lie
Beneath the stars
We realize
How small we are
If they could love
Like you and me
Imagine what
The world could be

If everyone cared
And nobody cried
If everyone loved
And nobody lied
If everyone shared
And swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day
When nobody died

If everyone cared
And nobody cried
If everyone loved
And nobody lied
If everyone shared
And swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day
When nobody died

We'd see the day when nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died