NOTE: All characters presented here belong to their respective owners, I do not own them in any way, shape, or form, only in the content of the story to I display meager interpretation of my own creation.

I've had this up on DA for a while, and I've gotten over the distaste of what happened with my first fic here. So here we go!

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In the middle of a vast forest , the sky began to fall. It dipped downward onto the moist ground like a glob of molasses from a wooden spoon. When the convection finally touched down, it exploded outward, abandoning four people amidst the misty landscape.

"Hmm... nothing to greet us? No dancing women? No vicious monsters? Not even a single strange machine?" Kurogane huffed as the group got their first look at the new world. He tucked his black cape around him more tightly in an effort to keep out the sudden cold.

"Disappointed about the lack of girls, eh?" Fai said, sliding up and poking Kurogane in the ribs with his elbow.

"That is NOT what I meant!" Kurogane said between gritted teeth. His hands tightened on his sword and Fai took a few pseudo-frightened steps backward.

"It does seem different, though, doesn't it?" Syaoran said, looking around. "It's probably a place that doesn't get very many travelers like us..."

In the distance, a tiny wavering light bobbed about in the darkness. Other than that, the only light came from a single full moon above their heads. They saw no other signs of life, just the echoing calls of many crickets to keep them company.

"It kind of reminds me of Jade, without the snow..." Syaoran said. He turned to Sakura. "Doesn't it, Princess?"

"I suppose..." Sakura said, staring mostly off into the expanse of trees to her left. She kept her hands lightly wrapped around Syaoran's wrist. She looked to Syaoran and smiled nervously. "I'm sorry, my memories of that place seem to be a little hazy."

"Then we should hope this land holds another of your feathers, Sakura-chan," Fai said, his famed smile forcing his eyes shut. He turned his head to the little white blob on Kurogane's shoulder.

" Got anything yet, Mokona?"

"Mokona's sense are a little muddled…" Mokona said, bobbing his head like a charmed snake, "But Mokona senses something strange in the air! It's kind of like feeling around Yuuko's house…"

"Well, that's no surprise, seeing who your previous owner was." Fai said, folding his arms as he glanced around.

"No, but it's stronger here… Much stronger…" Mokona said, stopping his bobbing almost immediately. Then, with a triumphant look, Mokona leap onto Fai's shoulder

"I know what it is! The Invisible World! Mokona is sure!" The tiny creature exclaimed loudly. All of the present company, Fai excluded, were staring at Mokona as if he'd just sprouted a massive horn out of the back on his head.

"A world… that's invisible?" Sakura said slowly as she looked around. This world looked plainly visible to her. She didn't understand.

"How is that possible, we can see things around us now, what do you mean invisible?" Syaoran added, trying to wrap his mind around this unusual information.

"What?" Kurogane asked bluntly. He never really understood all this magic, nor did he make a point to do so whenever the 'white pork bun' started going on about it.

"I think you all have misunderstood our little friend here." Fai said, waving his hand passively as he chuckled, "What Mokona means by the Invisible World is that the inhabitants of this world are invisible to us. We can't see them because of their unique magic. For all we know, we could be surround by these inhabitants and not know it."

"Really?" Sakura asked, almost tingling with excitement. Perhaps a place so seeped in magic would know of something to do with her feather. But then again, she could not see them...

"How do you know so much about this Invisible World?" Syaoran asked curiously.

"There is such a thing in the books from the dimensionI come from. So we are lucky. Should any of the inhabitants of this world come to peek out of curiosity, I will be able to see them because I have the Sight."

"So our security depends on you?" Kurogane asked, sounding almost disgusted, "Great."

"Not exactly, Kuro-rin…" Fai teased. Kurogane's patience was wearing very thin, (As if it wasn't wafer thin already) and Fai could see these nicknames were pushing him far. That didn't mean he was going to stop it any time soon.

"Why don't we make a camp first, and I will explain more?" Fai said, his hands poised jauntily on his hips," I suggest we find an open place if we're to make a fire, the inhabitants would like it better that way."

"They would?" Sakura added shyly, "Why?"

"Because…" Fai said, taking a flower from a low tree branch, "This is their home, their sanctuary, this place is like their precious person, and I for one am sure they would not be so happy to cooperate with us if we were to accidentally burn any part of it."

Sakura took the small flower gently and looked at it, marveling at its small, intricate patterns. She could understand immediately why this place was so cherished. She would feel the same way if she lived here.

"Tis new arrivals, four - no five! Will they battle the monster and come out alive?"

Sakura turned suddenly, her jade colored eyes danced about as she searched the darkness for the voice she'd just heard. Fai looked around as well. It seemed he, Mokona, and Sakura had the sight needed to interact with the creatures of this odd world. However, it seemed even Syaoran and Kurogane had heard it as well, none of the group looked happy.

"I thought only those with the Sight could interact with these creatures. I know I heard that…" Syaoran said, keeping Sakura behind him. Other than is magically lit sword, Hien, Syaoran knew he possessed no other magic of his own. One could assume the same for Kurogane.

"Never mind that, let's just go on ahead and find a place to make camp for now, I'll explain then. It's too much to mention now." Fai said, taking a step to lead the way. The others began to follow with quick steps, even Mokona was now hiding in Kurogane's high collar as they moved. Syaoran was careful to keep the Princess close as they walked, but she continued to look behind them.

"Quickly, Princess." he said gently as they quickened their pace. He could only hope they found shelter soon.

"Syaoran-kun… you're cloak…" She said slowly as she looked a the olive colored fabric.

"What about it?"

"The color." She said quietly, "You should take it off. They don't like people like us wearing that color."

"It'll have to wait…"He replied. As of now his attention was focused on trying to find a safe place. He didn't like being in such a dark area and exposed from nearly all angles. It was hard to foretell any danger. Sakura shared in his concern now since Syaoran would not remove his cloak. She was afraid of him making the beings here angry, since they seemed to hate a human wearing the color they claimed to own. Yet how she knew this she was not all entirely sure. Something here, like the many places they had been too, spoke to her.

It wasn't long before they came across a small two-storied country house. It had a wide yard off to the side. After some quick scouting from Kurogane, they found it to be empty, which made it was a suitable place for them to say for now. Hopefully, these beings wouldn't have a problem with them staying in the house either. All of them were growing very tired it would only be a matter of time before Kurogane might loose his temper with these unseen beings and their rules.

They found the house to be completely devoid of any furniture aside from some curtains and a few wooden boxes full of packing straw. Thanks to their time spent in the Cat's Eye Café, Syaoran was able to find and recognize a wide fireplace set in one of the largest rooms of the house. After fishing some old, dried logs form the pile outside, they had a nice fire crackling to keep them warm for the night. But all of them had things touching on the corners of their mind as they tried to fall asleep. Most immediate was what they'd heard upon their arrival. What was this monster? Would they really have to fight it? Did it have anything to do with the Princess's feather? However, one questioned weighed heavily on Syaoran's mind at the moment more than anything else.

When the time came, would he be able to see it?

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