Mystical: Alright people, I am happy to say that after this story I will be changing my pen-name.

Kari: To what?

Mystical sweatdropped: Um . . . I haven't thought of it yet. But that doesn't matter.

Sakura: I can't believe this is actually the end!

Tomoyo: I know! I think I'm going to cry!

Kari: Oh please don't. If you cry, I'll laugh.

Syaoran: Heartless. And I agree with Sakura. I can't believe this is the end either.

Eriol: I'm pretty happy with how the story got along. There were a few things here and there, but it was nice.

Mystical: Thank you. Well, I've checked my poll and you will know the results at the end of the epilogue.

Meiling: Then what are we waiting for? Let's get on with the chapter!

Sakura: Please read and review!

Ch. 40 Sum. : Last time in Double Cross Agents, the final battle between Sakura and Syaoran and JISA and CSSAS took place. Syaoran, our suave traitor, thought he could trick Sakura into a trap, but lucky for JISA, Sakura was much smarter than that. With Tomoyo and Eriol's help, Sakura brought a badass laser that had some fancy name, but could do major damage. She was about to go in for the strike and kill Syaoran until Meiling popped her way into the battle and protect her cousin. Sakura fired, giving other JISA agents--cleverly hidden--the signal to attack. And CSSAS agents did the same. However, while everyone was fighting and kicking the crap out of everyone else, our dear love-bugs were fisting it out on each other while practically confessing their love. From out of nowhere, Yelan Li (Syaoran's mommy) comes and hands her son her a taser to take Sakura out. We find out that Sakura meant for all of this to happen. Suicidal, much? Just kidding! So the chapter ends as Tomoyo comes and knocks Syaoran unconscious, possibly killing him after he short circuited Sakura. Where does this leave our heroes? Will love conquer all?
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Double Cross Agents: The Epilogue

The heart-rate monitor was finally shut down and the nurse exited the room with a weary sigh. Syaoran nodded to her as she passed by and he stared down the hall.

"Xiao-Lang, enter if you really want."

Syaoran whipped his head to his mom. "I don't know if I can. I still don't believe what really happened anyway."

Yelan Li raised a curious eyebrow and pursed her lips together. "You still refuse to believe that Sakura wanted nothing to do with being JISA's Ultimate Weapon?"

Syaoran nodded vigorously and tried to cross his arms. The cast he was wearing made it difficult. "This is Kinomoto, Sakura we're talking about, mother. Her father was replaced by an android when she was really young. She joined JISA to find out what happened to her mother and she's lived with a split personality disorder without realizing it."

Yelan nodded. "Yes, you make a good argument, but many people go many lengths of time without knowing they have a disorder. And you my son, have been in CSSAS all your life, dealing with things Sakura hasn't, for much longer." She slipped a hand into her pocket and withdrew a piece of paper. "I must admit that I was skeptical when I received her note, but it was a cry for help. A very careful one. A person doesn't normally take such care when they are in desperate need of help, do they?"

Syaoran bit his lip, knowing his mom had a point. "No, normally a person wouldn't." He turned his head away from his mom's smile. "I want to believe it, really . . . I just don't know if I can take what will happen next. She did more than break my arm and nose and a few ribs."

Yelan laughed, despite the atmosphere of the conversation. "Oh my son, you still have a lot to learn. Go on, no harm will come in you going to see her. You saved her and for that she owes you her life."

Syaoran withdrew a sharp breath and nodded. "But she might not want to be in debt to me." He walked down the hall to the room that made him nervous. He didn't knock and instead walked right in.

"Syaoran."

The voice made him stop dead. He shifted his eyes toward the ground, unable to look at the speaker.

Sakura's giggle reached his ears and his hands clenched. "I was wondering when you were going to come to see me. I wanted to thank you for stopping me. And I wanted to thank your mom for listening to me. I also wanted to apologize for hurting you."

Syaoran's head snapped up. His eyes locked with Sakura's and he could tell she didn't mean what he thought. He looked away again. "Yeah, no, it's fine. You don't have to apologize. You had to do what you had to do and so did I. If you want to thank my mother, she's right outside. Really, she's the one who got you here right now."

Sakura gave a sad smile. "Right." She sighed and rubbed her neck. She could feel the scar from the operation. It would never disappear. "How's your arm?"

Syaoran rolled his eyes. "It's healing, slowly, but it's nothing. I've had worse injuries."

Sakura nodded into the awkward silence. "How's everyone? I feel like I've missed everything and nothing."

Syaoran nodded, "Yeah, a coma can do that to you." He shrugged and paced. "All your little JISA buddies are fine. My mother didn't take any action against them. But seeing as you're the new head and you and my mother are good terms--there's talk of an alliance. We covered it up with the news, too, so no one knows anything. We found your father and he's on his way to recovering. And I found . . . we found," he inhaled deeply before deciding to take a package out of his pocket. "Well, here. During the clean up, this was found."

Sakura raised an eyebrow and took the package from him. "What is it?" She frowned when he said nothing and opened it. Her breath hitched and she choked a sob. Cassettes labeled as video diaries littered the inside of a plastic bag; video diaries of her mom. Her eyes filled with tears. "You shouldn't have," she whispered. "Oh, Syaoran I wish you didn't."

The Chinese frowned. "I just thought you should have that. There's nothing else to it."

Sakura swallowed the lump in her throat and nodded. "I understand. Arigatou gozaimasu. And I am sorry." She didn't understand though. This was the second thing he did to save her. Now, she could finally move on, but was still stuck because he acted as if it was nothing. How could he? What was he thinking? What was he feeling?

Syaoran waved it off, "Zen zen, as you Japanese would say." And opened the door. "The doctors said that you were good to leave whenever. So, I guess I'll see you around school."

Sakura nodded, "Hai. Ja matta, Syaoran." She clutched the tapes to her chest and bit her lip. Should she ask? "Matte!" She shouted. "I have this feeling that there's something you're not telling me. You're leaving aren't you?"

Syaoran gave one firm nod. "Yes." He debated whether or not to tell her everything. "Meiling and I leave Monday night." It was part of the truth and it really didn't matter if he told her anyway.

Sakura watched him close the door behind him. She didn't have time to wallow when the door to her hospital room opened again. She drew herself up and nodded to her new visitor. "Li, Yelan."

The Li Corporation leader measured up the girl in front of her. "Kinomoto, Sakura." She took the seat next to the bed and folded her hands in her lap. "It is nice to finally meet the extraordinary agent from JISA that had my two best agents on the run."

The brunette forced a smile and nodded. "I'm sure. Demo you didn't come here for pleasantries, did you?" She sat down on her bed and put aside the bag of cassettes. "So tell me Li-san, what are you doing here?"

Yelan chuckled and shook her head gently. "My, you get straight to the point." She sighed, "If I must be frank--"

"Then I can be Annie. Look Li-san, I know you're going to try to draw this out as long as you can. I'm not in the mood for games, so how about I say it? It's about our opposing agencies. You came here to discuss the "diplomatic" issues. Now that CSSAS has won, all JISA agents are under your dominion, honto ne? Well, I can tell you that I won't do that. I will not be a pawn anymore. I'm sick of losing friends and family and of killing people for others. So you can forget adding me to your collection and about taking over JISA."

Yelan giggled, but recovered. "Is that what you think I came here for? Oh child, how right, but uneducated you are. No, I did not come here to "add you to my collection" as you put it. Yes, I did come for diplomatic reasons, but that's it. I will spare you the details of what happened during the battle, but all you need to know is that you are now Head." She ignored Sakura's shocked face and continued. "As one leader to another I would like to ask for a peace treaty. I agree, the bloodshed has to end and I do not wish to cause any more pain."

Sakura nodded and swallowed. She had to wrap her mind around the fact that she had the power of JISA and she could stop everything at the moment. "I understand. Well, I would like to get back to you on this matter because as you can see, this isn't the greatest time."

Yelan smiled gently, "I understand. Forgive me for coming on such short notice and for my bad timing." She got up and dusted her clothes. "Sakura, love isn't something you should be afraid of, especially when the receiver of your love reciprocates the feelings. I know it is none of my business, but my daughter, keep in mind that when your heart breaks so does the other person's."

Sakura sighed when Yelan left. She fell on her floor and curled inside herself. It was so obvious to everyone that they had feelings for each other. She felt it every time they touched. "He saved me because he loved me," she whispered and gently shook her head. Or was she imagining it? "And I saved him because I . . . I love him, right?" She ran a hand over her face and closed her eyes. School was going to be a pain.

"Saku!" Tomoyo yelled running up to her best friend. "How are you feeling? Gomen for not visiting you in the hospital, but things were pretty hectic back at headquarters and everyone was hurt and there were so many things to take care of that--"

"'Moyo, it's fine. I had company, so there's no need to worry." Sakura bit her lip and unconsciously patted her thigh. There was no noise of the gun she usually had there--it was empty. She sighed, "It's weird, isn't it? That everything is actually ending? We don't have to be on alert anymore."

Tomoyo frowned. "I guess. I'm not going to miss it, not at all. I'm happy that we get to settle down and be normal again." Her face became serious. "What happened with Li?"

Sakura shook her head, "Nothing. Li-san and I talked about our plans for the alliance and we agreed to meet tonight."

Tomoyo nodded, "I see, demo Saku, that's not what I was talking about. I meant Xiao-Lang."

Sakura's jaw clenched. "He leaves for China tonight and that's it."

Tomoyo sighed deeply. Her friend was hopeless, hopelessly in love with the boy. "I thought so. Well, Eriol is leaving today, during school. He's heading back to England." Her smile was sad. "I wanted to treat him to something special before he left, but it's too late."

Sakura put a comforting hand on Tomoyo's shoulder. "Oi, cheer up. It's not like he's not coming back. I think Eriol would die if he stayed away from you for too long. Don't worry, I'll come with you to say good-bye." She hooked her arm through Tomoyo's and together they walked into class. "There are some things I need to tell him anyway."

Syaoran and Sakura's eyes connected instantly and it was as if the world around them faded away. Sakura's voice had died down. She was the first one to break the trance when her eyes began to tear up. She couldn't deal with it.

Tomoyo sighed sadly and shook her head. "See you after class."

Sakura frowned, "Nani?" She watched her best friend take a seat next to her boyfriend. She puffed out her cheeks, upset, but shuffled to her seat. This was not fair, not at all. It wouldn't matter if she said anything, he would be leaving! "Ohayo," she grumbled.

Syaoran nodded, acknowledging her greeting, but not returning it. He mentally scolded himself. Why didn't he just come out and say it? It's not like he would see her again. He couldn't make his body turn around though.

Sakura blew air out of her mouth. She needed to say something, anything. "I watched the tapes."

Syaoran wasn't sure if he heard her voice. He had put everything out of his mind and tried to concentrate on what Terdada-sensei was saying. What was he suppose to say about that? He didn't even know what was in the tapes. He grunted.

Sakura couldn't help but smile. He was listening. "It turns out that she was suppose to quit, but someone inside JISA and CSSAS ambushed her. Some of the videos document the team who complied the Ultimate Weapon."

Syaoran's ear twitched. That kind of information was extremely confidential and to have that evidence on tape would incriminate reputations.

"Demo, I'm thinking of destroying everything."

Syaoran swiveled around and stared at Sakura incredulously. "Doshite?!"

The light brunette shrugged. "I'm not a baka, Syaoran. I know what these videos mean for us and I'm not going to risk that for a trivial thing. I need to move on and focus on what I have now. Everything on those tapes will just make it harder for me to let go." She sighed and gave him a cheery smile. "It's nothing, right?"

Syaoran looked away, "Right." He sighed deeply. How could she have a smile on her face after everything?

"Oi, Syaoran, we're leaving. Our flight is at 1050, remember?" Meiling was standing in front of his desk with her arms crossed. She glanced at Sakura and nodded. She really wanted to clear things up, but there wasn't enough time.

Her voice woke Syaoran from his drifting thoughts and he nodded. "Right, I'm coming." He paused for a nanosecond by Sakura's desk, his heart telling him to open his mouth and speak the truth. He just walked on though.

Sakura heart skipped a beat. Wasn't he leaving tonight? She stood up abruptly and the whole class turned to look. Her eyes questioned him, asking him why he lied to her, but her body language was rigid.

"Saku, Eriol's leaving now too." Tomoyo lightly touched her friend's arm. Her expression was solemn.

Sakura looked at Tomoyo and smiled. "And we're just going to be excused from school to take him to the airport?" Her question was directed at Terdada-sensei who only smiled. She mouthed a thank you to her teacher and left the school with her two friends. Was it really time for Eriol to go? Tomoyo had told her that Eriol was leaving at night. Why was everyone lying to her? She bit her lip; Syaoran had just left and there was only one airport that had flights going out of the country.

"Saku, are you okay?"

The honey haired girl nodded and smiled. "Hai, hai." She gave Eriol a brisk hug. "Don't forget us. I want a letter from you every week or a phone call. There are still some 'toys' we need to talk about."

The mechanical genius grinned. "You got it. Ja mata, little sis." He turned his attention to Tomoyo and the two began a long good-bye.

Sakura sighed and felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and frowned. "Meiling?" Her heart jumped. She was right. So that meant Syaoran was around.

The Chinese girl shrugged helplessly. "I just wanted to say bye. Even though we didn't get along, you were a worthy enemy and I hope that we can be friends."

Sakura slowly smiled and stuck her hand out. "Friends." Her eyes moved to Syaoran and her heart froze. The look in his eyes was so sad. "Syaoran, I wanted to say I'm sorry. You left the hospital so fast that I never got to finish what I was saying." She grabbed his hand.

The dark haired boy shrugged. "Yeah well, I already heard you apologize when you didn't have to." He chuckled at her confused face. Kami, she was hot. "You were right, during the battle. I should have never came to Japan, but I'm happy I did. I got to meet you and get to know you as a person and not an enemy. I'm happy I came because I also fell in love with you."

Sakura's face lit up and she opened her mouth to speak, but Syaoran laid a finger on her lips and dropped her hand.

"I guess I only have the courage to say this because I'm leaving, so I don't want to hear what you have to say. It doesn't matter; I'm not staying."

Sakura's jaw quivered under his finger and her eyes began to water. It was true and she realized it too late. "But what if I don't care?" She whispered as he walked away. "Syaoran! Matte!" She ran up to him and hugged him. "Please, don't go. I've just begun to learn how to live with you and how I feel about. I don't know if I could stand it if you broke my heart by leaving. I love you."

Syaoran's eyes closed and he slowly pushed Sakura away. He ignored the tears the eyes and grabbed her face, staring straight into her eyes. "No, this isn't how it's suppose to be."

Sakura's body numbed. She didn't even realize he had been kissing her until a wolf-whistle woke her. She automatically wrapped her arms around him, never wanting to let go.

Syaoran sighed happily and rested his forehead against Sakura's. "As self-appointed ambassador for China's Super Secret Agents Society, I cannot leave until the diplomatic duties between our organizations is resolved."

"Good, because I have a feeling that me and you are going to have a few 'creative' differences." Sakura smiled and brought him in for another kiss.

Mystical: Hello, hello. This looks like the end of the epilogue, doesn't it?

Kari: Sure does for me. So drum roll and tell us the good news.

*insert imaginary drum roll*

Mystical: Well, I'm going to ignore the poll.

Everyone: WHAT?!

Mystical sighs: Yeah, well, I've only had two votes and one of them doesn't count because it was me. This makes me so sad.

Sakura: Well, that really sucks. I was so looking forward to seeing what you were going to write next.

Mystical: Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm still going to do a story, but not the one that only got one vote.

Eriol: Technically, it was two votes.

Kari: Technically, one of them doesn't count.

Mystical: And technically, I will murder you for being a butt.

Eriol frowned and crossed his arms.

Kari grinned: Can I tell them what you're going to do?

Mystical: I'm the author here. I think I deserve to announce it.

Kari blurts: It's called: Why We Don't Remember.

Meiling grins evilly: It's a Prince of Tennis fanfic.

Kari laughing maniacally: And it's about Ryoma Echizen! It's Mystical's take on why he has memory loss *cough: Doesn't remember Sakuno *cough*

Syaoran: Yeah, and she brings in a new character, whom the story revolves around, a girl from Ryoma's past and she doesn't remember what happened between them.

Mystical in tears: You guys! You're all ruining the story. And to think Syaoran, that you were my favorite!

Kari: It's not like you weren't going to give a summary. You're welcome. Please review!