Author's Notes: Hi, guys. Well, this is the LAST chapter of A Winged Angel, although, I really wish it wouldn't end. But all stories have an ending, and it happened to be now. I really appreciated all the reviews you guys have written to me, and without you guys, I wouldn't be able to get this far with my story. You guys are my supporters, and are the ones who encouraged me and motivated to write this story for you. If you guys weren't here, then there would be no story. I would just like to say thank you to everyone has been reading ever since day one (chapter one), and always praising my work. I appreciated it, and a big thanks to you all.

Kero: *sniff*. . The last chapter... It went by too fast.

Kiyone: I know right, it was way too fast.

A: Aw, guys... It's alright. You'll be in other stories that I write. Be happy!

Kero & Kiyone: Okay!

A: Now, the last question of the last chapter was, what did Syaoran do when Yukito had told Sakura that he didn't love her? (hint: During the scene where they were sitting on the swings together in the park!) Syaoran-kun was so sweet! I love him; I just wanna hug him (MIHA, haha!)! When I saw that episode (thanx for allowing Kiki & I watch it on your PC, Miha!), I was like, "AAAWWWWW!!!"

Kero: Well there she goes off again, thinking about that gaki (brat).

Kiyone: But Syaoran-san is a very sweet boy.

A: Exactly! As my best buddy and the sister I never had, Miha, said, "CCS focuses on love instead of power, that's what makes it great!!!!" I totally agree! S&S is the sweetest couple!

Kiyone: And now for the answer—A-chan, you go ahead, since this is the last chapter!

A: Alright! The answer was, after when Sakura had just finishing telling Syaoran what she told Yukito-san (which by the way, Syaoran was VERY surprised and shocked.. he looked a bit upset too), and also told him that Yukito-san said that there is someone better for her and all, Syaoran got up from the swings and said, "I understand!". He handed her a blue handkerchief, and said, "I understand," Once more.

Sakura looked up to him through her teary eyes and accepted it from him, saying 'Thank you'. Then she stood up, and looked at him, just gazing into his eyes. She put her head on his shoulder and began to cry because of her sadness (;_;), and he kept her in an embrace...... Syaoran said, "You'll find him—the one who you love the most."

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A: Now on to the story! Please enjoy the last chapter of A Winged Angel!

Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura or any of its characters. The only characters I do own is Ai-Yung, Wu Tian, Masami Tachibana, and others. I do not own Langston Hughes's poem. A Winged Angel is my story and shouldn't be taken without permission from me.

A Winged Angel
A Card Captor Sakura Fanfiction
Chapter Nineteen - A Winged Angel (Final Chapter)
by, azngurL

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"Hold fast to dreams
for if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
that cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
for when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow."
–Langston Hughes

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It's been four years since Sakura's passing. Never did anyone forget her, and never did Syaoran forget her from his mind and heart. Syaoran was now twenty-two, still studying to be a doctor, still living with his mother. And he could never forget her—Sakura—ever.

Li Xiao Chun-Meng, the daughter of both Sakura and Syaoran, just turned four. She spoke almost perfect Chinese Mandarin, but loved to speak in Japanese. And even though she was too young to ever remember her mother, she always loved to hear the stories about Sakura. Because Syaoran was always telling her that she looked like Sakura, her mother.

"Miss Li! Miss Li! Oh, Miss Li, please come back!!" Xiao Chun-Meng's maid, Ah Lin, shouted as she ran through the mansion after Chun-Meng. "Miss Li! You know your father said not to disturb him during this hour! Miss Li!"

"Hah-hah-hah!!" Xiao Chun-Meng laughed as she ran to the eastern wing to her father's room. She slammed the door down and locked it. She jumped in the air and screamed, "YATTA!! (I did it!)" In Japanese. "Ah Lin can never catch me!!" She walked nearer and nearer to Syaoran who was standing outside, but then she stopped.

"Xiao Chun-Meng, I told you to not disobey the rules," Syaoran said while not turning his head.

Chun-Meng froze, and she stood there sheepishly. "Gomen, Papa. I just wanted to see you… that's all... It's Mama's biwrthday, ne? I thought you wanted me with you, so...," She started staring at her feet. "Gomen ne, I'll lweave," She turned around and started to walk towards his door.

"Wait, Xiao-Meng," Syaoran suddenly said.

Chun-Meng stopped.

"Come here. I didn't mean to scold you," Syaoran said.

Chun-Meng smiled and ran over to her father. Syaoran lifted her and placed her on the stone balcony, and she sat on it, next to her father's arms. "Kirei (Pretty!)! The stars are so pretty, and the moon is so full!" She exclaimed as she looked around. Then she spotted her mother's picture next to Syaoran. "Is that Mama?" She asked.

Syaoran looked at the picture from almost four years ago; the one Tian took of Sakura. He held it and looked at Sakura. "Yeah, that's your mom. She's pretty, right?" He asked her.

"Un (Yeah)!! Mama's always pretty! Even though I never met her. I kinda wish though...," Chun-Meng said, somewhat disappointed. "What was she like? Was she nice?"

Syaoran smiled. "She was the kindest person I've ever met in my life," He replied.

"Papa...," Xiao Chun-Meng said to her father while sitting upon the stone balcony, looking at the night sky.

"Yes, Xiao-Meng?" Syaoran asked.

Xiao Chun-Meng pouted a bit and folded her arms. "Why do you keep calling me 'Xiao-Meng'? My real name is Xiao Chun-Meng, Papa,"

"I know, but mom called you that, Chun-Meng. I like it," Syaoran said while staring out to the sky.
Xiao Chun-Meng remained silent, but then said, "Papa, tell me the story again,"

"What story, Xiao-Meng?"

"The one of how Mama had me, and became an angel of course,"

He became silent, but then he looked at his daughter—his small daughter, with dark auburn hair and green eyes. She looked like Sakura, she was just like Sakura. But in a way, she was like him, all tough and confident… And she had the quality that both Sakura and Syaoran shared—Gentleness.

"But I told you this story already, Xiao-Meng,"

"I know, but just tell me anyways. I like this story,"

He closed his eyes, remembering those past events. He didn't want to remember them, but it was the only thing that really lingered in his mind. He didn't mind it as much, but he wanted Sakura with him. "Well... You mother was ill, 'member?" He became silent because of that one unfortunate lie. "And the doctors couldn't do anything else for her because it was um... well, out of their reach or somethin' like that," He said.

"But doctors should be able to do anything. You're a doctor, you can do anything. You could've made Mama be with us today, couldn't you?" Chun-Meng asked.

Syaoran became downtrodden, but with a faint smile he said, "I couldn't really, Xiao-Meng. It was impossible 'cause I was still a student studying to be one. I'm still one today; I couldn't really do anything to help her... If I had the power to, I could, but.....,"

Chun-Meng smiled, and put her small arms around her father's neck. "Daijoubu, Papa (It's alright, Papa). Mama would've forgiven you, ne? You say she was like me, I would've forgiven you if you couldn't do anything more, I think,"

Syaoran smiled and chuckled a bit. "But when the doctor was trying to save her, they discovered something that no one had even noticed,"

Chun-Meng smiled widely. "MEE!" She screamed. "They fwound (found) me! Heh-heh!" She laughed.

He laughed too. "Yup, and you were born. Before she went to Heaven, she named you Xiao Chun-Meng, 'cause it was spring, and you were one of her dreams, Xiao-Meng. Her eyes sparkled when she saw you and cradled you. We were all happy, we were a family,"

Xiao Chun-Meng giggled. "And then Mama went flying with you? You guys fwew (flew) to the moon? Ne?"

"Yup. And when she went to Heaven, she became an angel who watched over you. She has wings, Xiao-Meng, so you can fly to you and watch over you," Syaoran said silently.

"So Mama's an angel? She can fwy (fly) to me when I'm scared? Or when I think the closet monster's gonna attack me, Papa?" Chun-Meng asked.

Syaoran laughed. "Yeah, Xiao-Meng, yeah. Your mom's an Angel, she'll watch over you. She has her wings to help you fly and fulfill your dreams like she and I fulfilled hers. Watch it. One day, you're going to be flying too,"

Chun-Meng's eyes sparkled and widened, and she exclaimed, "Really!?!" She looked up at the sky and waved her arms. "Mama!! Mama!!! If you could hear mee!! Take me and Papa fwying (flying) too!! Pwease (Please)!!! It'll be fun! You, Papa, and me!!! We'll be flying together!!" She screamed.

Syaoran laughed and rested his hands on his balcony rail. He became silent, and so did Chun-Meng. Then his eyes started to wander off, and he looked at Sakura's picture. He stared at it intensively, and then he looked down at the rail, still being silent. "Sakura..."

"Oh, Papa, by the way...," Xiao Chun-Meng started as she reached into her pocket. "Some pretty lady came by today and gave this to Ah Lin to give to you. I dunno what it is, but I think it's important. I took it from Ah Lin when she wasn't looking." She continued.

Syaoran laughed and Chun-Meng handed him a small, palm-sized box. He opened it, and in it was a necklace—A sapphire necklace. His eyes widened. "What...? Who... Who gave this to Ah Lin?" He asked.

Chun-Meng paused for a moment then looked at her father. "She was a pretty lady... Um, she had long, black hair, and um... I think her name was... uh... uh...," She started to pout. "I can't remember, Papa!!" She exclaimed.

"Hey, hey, Xiao-Meng, it's alright. So, this lady had long hair, right? ... Who could've given this...?" Syaoran asked himself.

"Wung...? Ei... Eii...," Chun-Meng said to herself while trying to recall the person's name. Then her eyes lit up, "Papa! Papa! Her name is Ai-Wung!" She exclaimed.

"Ai-Wung.......? Oh....! You mean Ai-Yung!" Syaoran said.

"Yeah, that's what I said, Ai-Wung." Chun-Meng said with such pride.

Syaoran sweatdropped, then took the necklace out of the box. As he held it up in front of him, it was completely fixed, and it still sparkled like it did before.

"Kirei (Pretty)!! Whose is it, Papa?" Chun-Meng asked.

"It was... your Mother's. I gave it to her. ...Did Ai-Yung mention to you how she got it fixed? I saw it in pieces the last time I saw it..." Syaoran said.

"I think so..... She said that she knew someone who can fix bwoken (broken) pretty things, and um... She said it took lots of years to wepair (repair) this pretty necklace." Chun-Meng replied.

"Oh...," Syaoran said while holding the necklace up to the sky. He gazed at it with a soft smile, and then he turned to Xiao Chun-Meng and put it around her neck. "Here.. It's yours now." He said.

Her eyes sparkled. "Really?! I get to keep it, I do, I really can, Papa!" She asked, very excited.

He nodded his head at her and watched her excitement. "If you have a daughter when you're all grown up, you can pass it on to her too. There's a story on that necklace, Xiao-Meng, so you can't lose it, okay?"

"Alright, don't worry!" She said as she started to fiddle with it. Then she looked at him. "Papa, what's the story? The story for this?"

"Well... You see, that necklace can protect you in some sort of way; it lets some other person know that you're in trouble or something. ...But... it can also let your wishes and dreams come true too." He answered.

"Really? So if I wish for Mama to be with us, she will be with us?" She asked.

He became silent and started to look at the ground and sighed softly. But then he looked up at her and said, "Yeah. If you wish really hard, your mom will be with you... and me. She'll appear in your dreams, and she'll help make your dreams come true."

"Wow!! Then I'm gonna wish really hard for that one! And Papa, when she does come, we're gonna take you along too! So then, we could all fly you, me, and her! It'll be great!" She exclaimed.

"Yeah, you bet... Keep on wishing, okay?" He asked.

"Kay!" She replied.

He looked up at the sky, and saw a shooting star come by. He kept gazing until it was gone, and he stared at Sakura's picture again. "Sakura... There will be someday, right? You and I will be together again... We'll be happy again, right? You and me, and Xiao-Meng can all go flying with each other like we used to do," He looked at Chun-Meng and how the way she looked now. "You'll help all of us, right? You'll help grant Xiao-Meng's dreams.... But, when we do meet again, we'll be like before, except it'll be forever.

"I can't rush it though, this'll be just another dream I'm waiting for.... But I'll be waiting, and I wanna make it come true, but I'll always remember, Sakura, that you have taught me :

We are all granted wings. . . . . But we must wait for the opportunity to fly.

Wo ai ni

(I love you) ...."

...The End...

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Author's Notes: Well, this is it... A Winged Angel's all finish. I'm not quite sure if I will write a sequel, but if there will be one, I promise to write one for you guys as fast as you can. I know that this isn't the typical love story plot where everyone usually lives happily ever after, but that was my intention from the beginning, and I didn't want something stereotypical.

Over the Internet, one of you guys congratulated me and told me that I must have gotten some great inspiration. And yes, I did. I wrote this story out of my feelings because I lost the person I cared for most.... to my best friend. I felt like I was betrayed, and it was unexpected. Sorta like Ai-Yung, Sakura, and Syaoran. I only wrote this story to express my feelings, and I guess it turned into a success to me.

Even though Sakura's death was an unexpected event to her, it was only for the story. I'm sorry for upsetting you guys, but it's my story. Her expected death from when she was shot motivated her and Syaoran to fulfill their dreams together. If you have been absorbing my writing, then the theme should be pretty clear.

But, I'm glad to have written such a story as this. It helped me move on and forget about that person I loved for the most. Anyway, thank you guys again, and 'fly to your dreams' ...

Love,
azngurL