This is not supposed to be accurate to the manga or anime. (even tho i loved both of them!) This is my interpretation of their encounter in Celes Country with King Ashura :P This was the anime that really got me started and I will forever have the utmost respect for the creators and writers of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles! Hope you like it :) This was purely for fun and out of boredom! And of course the whole encounter was completely cut out of the anime, so i decided to depict the beginning as i saw fit :P
When the translucent forcefield encasing them vanished they all found themselves piled on top of each other in a large heap with Mokona perched on the top of Sakura's head.
"We're here! Welcome to a brand new world!" he announced triumphantly.
Fai chuckled. "Not one of your most graceful landings, Mokona." he said lightheartedly, but wedged in between Kurogane and Syaoran.
Sakura and Syaoran began to laugh in agreement with Fai and Mokona when a irritated voice interrupted them.
"Yeah yeah it's all real funny. But why the hell am I always the one stuck on the bottom of the pile?!"
"Kuro-poo isn't very happy!" Mokona announced playfully while bouncing up and down.
"You're damn right I'm not very happy! So would all of you get off of me?!"
Everyone quickly moved off of each other to give Kurogane some room. While he had the worst temper of them all, none of them were really scared of him. He was hard on the outside but a big softy on the inside and Fai always had the most fun pointing that out to him, even if it annoyed him to no end.
Kurogane rubbed the back of his stiff neck, he was a strong man but sometimes it was just too much and the change in temperature wasn't doing anything to improve his mood. Syaoran and Sakura looked around in awe at their new surroundings but just as they stood up a brisk wind suddenly swept past them forcing them to quickly button their thin coats. Syaoran saw Sakura shiver and instantly ran over to her as he took off his own coat and wrapped it around her. She smiled back at him gratefully.
"But Syaoran you could get sick…" she quickly said, her voice full of concern.
Syaoran only smiled back at her warmly as he shook his head. "Don't worry about me, Princess. I'll be fine."
"Che. You stupid cream puff, of all the places you had to drop us off at! Damn it's freezing!"
"Indeed…" Kurogane heard Fai whisper to himself wearing a distant expression on his face.
"Mokona didn't mean to! Mokona's really sorry!" Mokona sadly said in third person and looked back apologetically at Sakura and Syaoran.
Syaoran walked over to Mokona to pick it up and placed him on his shoulder with a reassuring smile as he lightly petted his head.
"It's alright Mokona, you can't control it. But for now we should look for some shelter from this blizzard."
Kurogane nodded as he stood up with the others. The kid was always the one with the level head. In an attempt to see through the harsh winds he cupped a hand over his eyes and squinted, although it didn't do much good; he could only make out another two meters before he was forced to look down again. Even when Syaoran put on his goggles he still couldn't see clearly enough.
"There's a cave off in that direction." Fair suddenly said, breaking their silence.
With not a moment to lose they quickly spun on their heels to head off in the direction he had motioned towards; with not one of them wondering how he had even seen far enough to know where they were going. Finally, after 10 minutes of fighting against the strong winds and bits of hail that had begun coming down, they made it to the cave. It didn't seem like they would all fit, but once they stepped inside they realized that the cave was actually at least 20 feet deep, and with the opening so small it gave good protection from the weather outside.
Without the winds there to pierce them, Sakura quickly handed Syaoran back his coat, which he shyly accepted. It wasn't perfect but Kurogane was content with sitting farthest away from the entrance. After their eyes had adjusted to the dim lighting of the cave they looked at the walls in wonderment. They were not made of usual rock, but were instead made of a blue crystalized ice. Some sections were almost smooth enough that Sakura could nearly see her reflection.
"Beautiful…" she breathed.
Syaoran nodded as he looked closer at the walls. Their surface seemed to be reflecting what little light was able to enter the cave. It made the cave appear brighter. It was curious indeed.
"I wonder what world this is?" he said aloud.
"Some twisted 'winter wonderland' probably." Kurogane retorted. He hadn't meant to be harsh, but this weather and new scenery really got on his nerves, but as to why, he just couldn't put his finger on it.
Fai chuckled in response to Kurogane's comment. Kurogane glanced over towards Fai's position in annoyance to see a simple smile plastered across the wizard's face. His face seemed as carefree as ever, he was clearly used to the cold, but what caught Kurogane's eye was when he stared back at the entrance and the grip on his staff tightened. He cleared his throat to get his attention.
"You're awfully quiet." he asked as he furrowed his eyebrows skeptically. Fai only widened his smile before replying.
"Silly Kuro-tan! you're imagining things again." Fai chuckled back. Kurogane rolled his eyes and stood back up. "Spit it out, where are we?" his aggressive tone took Syaoran and Sakura by surprise. Fai's bright blue eyes briefly glinted back at him before he resumed his usual smile. "Kuro-rin is sharper than he looks!" he cooed back at Kurogane.
"It's 'cuz Kuro-poo is always so moody!" Mokona chirped. Fai nodded in agreement as Mokona settled down on his shoulder. "At least I'm not a liar." Kurogane's retort caused Fai's expression to darken before he allowed his blond locks to cover most of his expression.
"This is Celes Country. My home." he finally replied with a distant expression gracing his fine features.
"But didn't you wish never to return to your home?" Syaoran asked.
Fai looked back at him with a remorseful expression tugging at the sides of his smile. "Yes, but Sakura's feather called us here." Mokona looked down at his feet and gently rubbed against Fai's cheek. "Mokona's really really sorry!" Fai pet Mokona on the head. "It's alright, Mokona."
"So what's the big deal about this place?" Kurogane asked a bit insensitively. Fai sighed. "Nothing special." he answered with another fake smile covering his face.
"Mekkyon!" Suddenly Mokona's eyes grew wide and his ears stood straight up. "Mokona senses Sakura's feather now that the storm has subsided. It's wayyyy up high!"
They all poked their heads just outside the cave to look up. Indeed the storm had stopped which gave them a clear view of the starless sky. Their eyes widened at the sight of a large, dark castle with what seemed to be glowing wings keeping it above ground.
"What the hell is that?" Kurogane finally asked.
Fai hesitated before replying. "That's Ruval Castle. That's where we'll find Sakura's feather."
Bah! i looked more closely at the actual storyline for this particular scene… and i just can't do it justice! so i'll stop for now... but I still wanted to put it up just to see what people thought, I've been trying to improve my writing style little by little so Reviews would be greatly appreciated :)