Chapter 9

It took Sakura all night to pack. She managed four hours of sleep and a
nap on the way to the airport. They allowed her to ride first class and
to be seated by a window. The hours passed quickly as the approached
Hong Kong. Nothing mattered though. Sakura was too much involved in her
own grief to notice anybody. Once her gaze wandered from the floor to
the crowd. Her eyes met those of a deep, intense brown. The boy watched
her, studied her. He looked so familiar! She looked closely then he
disappeared.
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The face haunted her through out her flight. It was so familiar, yet she
couldn't place it. It wasn't any of the boys at school or any of her
brother's friends. Names popped in and out of her head but none of them
clicked. It wasn't even Eriol or Yamazaki or...
It clicked. It was Syaoran. *No * she thought. Syaoran is dead. And now
so is Devyn. Almost. Her mind wandered on the mystery of how it could
have been Syaoran she saw and if it was actually him.
As they arrived in France she kept her eyes peeled for the mysterious
eyes. She found him but now he was not looking at her. But was staring
at a scene blocked from her view by at least a hundred people. Sakura
squeezed through the dense crowd and looked in horror and delight at the
scene. There was a girl in a wheel chair attached to at least three
different machines. But she was stirring. "Devyn!" Sakura cried. She
burst forward and knelt by her side. " I thought you were going to die!
We're in France and we can go back home! Oh, I am so glad!" Sakura
sobbed onto Devyn's lap.
Devyn lifted her hand and placed it on Sakura's. Sakura looked up and
saw Devyn mouth, " I sense something from him." Devyn pointed to the boy
in the crowd. Sakura followed her finger and studied to boy. Sakura
whispered to Devyn, " He looks just like Syaoran. But Syaoran died three
years ago. I've spotted him in China too. I think he is stalking me."
The newly awakened Devyn glared at him yet a spark of admiration and
excitement showed through. Then the group that had traveled for Devyn
began to walk towards the gate for the first flight back to China and
Japan.