"You are here because you have a wish."

A blonde who had been walking listlessly stopped. Green eyes widened at the sight of the tall black haired woman who smiled enigmatically. "Correct?"

The blonde looked around at the new surroundings. "Impossible. Is she really…?"

"What is your name?"

The blonde turned back, inhaled, and smiled. "Amanda." She said. "You are the Dimensional Witch, right, Yuuko-san?"

Yuuko merely smiled, "That's right. And I grant wishes." She said simply. "What is your wish?"

"Ryu…"

The name sounded in the blonde's mind. For a moment, Amanda was tempted to wish for the one person she knew she could never have, but knew she could not destroy the man's happiness.

"I can't. He's with Shade now. They deserve each other." Amanda closed her eyes. "Fuck. I've really gotten soft."

The blonde looked up, returning her mind back to the current situation. "Did I step into a different time frame somehow? Another dimension? Why does she exist? Does that mean-"

"Here they come." Yuuko said suddenly, drawing the blonde out of her thoughts. She smiled. "Perhaps they will help you decide your wish."

Amanda blinked, and looked up a blob emerged out of the sky, gravitating towards the ground. It touched the ground, and dissolved into swirls to reveal a boy cradling a girl to him. He looked up, and his face was pale but his eyes were determined.

Amanda's eyes widened, as the boy spoke, "You are the witch of the dimensions?"

"Yes." Yuuko's whole countenance seemed to have changed at the sight of the boy and the girl, and she gave off a more solemn air. "I have been called that."

"Please…" the boy breathed, his brown eyes widening in desperation, "Please save Sakura!"

Amanda felt her mind blank out at the sight. "That's Syaoran, and he's holding Sakura…" she thought dazedly. "Then that means…" she looked up into the sky as the rain poured down mercilessly, "I'm seriously in Tsubasa?"

"…Maybe I really stepped into a different dimension." Amanda shook her head. She smiled and turned her gaze to Syaoran and Sakura, "Well, isn't this interesting? Unexpected, but it's a good distraction."

She took the time to observe the scene, noticing how Yuuko was not drenched by the rain like them. "So she really is in a different dimension."

"You wish to save this child?"

"Yes!"

Amanda tuned back in, feeling sympathy for the boy and the girl. Even though he was trying so hard…she knew what would happen in the end.

She turned her gaze. Sakura…was so, lifeless. Amanda had always thought she was a little slow after she woke up, but seeing her unmoving body now which Syaoran held close – she felt glad for the progress Sakura would make in the future.

"If I know the future…does that mean I can change it?"

"There is a price. Are you still willing?"

The blonde looked at the witch, and took note of how she looked completely solemn, unlike her attitude when she had spoken to her earlier. "It must be painful knowing the future but unable to do anything." She mused. "Even now, as she speaks, she knows what will happen in the end."

"I will pay any price I can!" Syaoran shouted resolutely, with no hesitation.

"He really loves her." Amanda smiled sadly, as Yuuko looked up into the sky.

"Here they come."

"Fay and Kurogane." Amanda thought as she watched a blob drop down from the sky and another emerge from the ground. Swirls enveloped the two figures before they disappeared to reveal a blond holding a staff wearing a white fluffy coat and a frown on his face and a black haired man on the ground, wrapped in a black cape with his long sword in his hand and blood on his face. "Wow. They really came at the exact same time."

"Are you the dimension witch?" The blond smiled.

"Who the hell are you?" The black haired man scowled.

The blonde watching them smirked. "And they spoke at the exact same time too." Amanda resisted the urge to laugh as Kurogane glared at Fay and Fay looked at him in surprise. "Talk about soulmates."

She watched as Kurogane introduced himself gruffly and asked where he was while Fay bowed and introduced himself as the wizard of Celes. "It's really the same. The only thing different is my presence."

As the conversation went on, the blonde withdrew back into her thoughts. "So I have to decide, don't I? What my wish is. She'll be asking me that later."

"My home world…"

"Here it comes."

"Is the place where I want to be." Kurogane said, as Fay said at the same time, "Is the place where I do not want to be."

"Can't believe I didn't notice it. It's so damn obvious." Amanda thought in amusement as Kurogane twitched and Fay stared at him.

"That is a tall order…for both of you." Yuuko said, her slender finger touching her chin, "No…for all three of you."

"Or," Amanda looked at Yuuko, who glanced at her, "The four of you…perhaps."

"Have you decided what your wish is?"

Amanda smiled. "Do I have a choice?"

Yuuko smiled back. "You always have a choice."

Amanda brushed her hair back as Yuuko walked towards her. "I know." The blonde said. "You know that too, don't you?"

"Yes."

"Is that why you're sending me with them?"

Yuuko smiled enigmatically. "Everything is hitsuzen."

"You really know everything, huh?"

"You do too," Yuuko said, and looked at the blonde with serious eyes, lowering her voice, "But you should know, there is no changing the future. You cannot speak of what you know to anyone." She smirked slightly. "You can't change what's going to happen to any one of them, especially not Fay."

"Knowing that, will you still go?"

"He's my favourite character. Isn't that a bit too cruel?"

"Exactly. Those who know the future are dealt a cruel fate."

"He suffers the most, along with Sakura."

"You cannot prevent their suffering," Yuuko said seriously. "But you can ease it."

"Because everything is hitsuzen, huh?"

Yuuko nodded. Amanda sighed, sliding a hand into a pocket, "They're getting impatient," she commented offhandedly as she glanced at the people she knew even before she met them, "There are still a lot of things I want to ask, but I think you should deal with them first." She shifted her gaze. "Especially poor Syaoran and Sakura."

Yuuko smiled wryly. "The sooner you tell me your wish, the sooner I can appease them."

"You're cruel." Amanda said dryly. She looked up into the crying sky, "I haven't decided, but if I had a wish…it would be to get away from reality." She said distantly. "Maybe from this world."

"So that is your wish." Yuuko said, and Amanda heard her walk away.

The blonde bit her lip as Yuuko spoke to the soon to be dimension travellers. "Ah. If I end up going with them, who knows when I'll next see Ryu again?" Amanda thought, What if I die and I never see him again? I, kind of just walked away, didn't I? Then suddenly I found myself here…"

"If I went back now, I know he'd be glad to see me," Amanda closed her eyes, "I'll be happy to see him too, but sad too 'cause he's with Shade." The blonde looked at the boy, the girl, the mage and the ninja, "But if I leave with them…I won't see him for a very long time. He won't see me either. I don't want to make Ryu-chan sad."

"But, I guess I've kind of made my choice. I won't really be missed if I left now. I mean, Ryu will miss me and maybe Shade, but since that organization's down, it's gonna be boring from now on. No more killing stupid bastards who think they can mess with my Ryu." She blinked. "And, since Ryu's an idol and all and I have to get back to America, I guess we won't see each other that much after all."

"Yeah. I might as well take a break, huh? It's a great way to start a new life, isn't it?" Amanda smiled wryly as she watched Kurogane glare disbelievingly at Fay as the blond laughed sheepishly. "I do know them after all." She moved her gaze to Syaoran and Sakura. "Nice chance to watch two romances in the making…since my own love life sucks."

"Besides, I've always wanted to go on an adventure." The blonde thought with a smile. "And I'll definitely get back. Because Ryu's…my friend. My first friend."

"…Tch. Look at me, doing a monologue like some anime character."

"Have you decided?"

"Yeah." Amanda looked at the witch of dimensions. She nodded. "I'm going."

"Then," Yuuko walked towards the blonde who was a distance away from the four people who had come from different worlds. "Your price is your memories of him."

"…What?"

Yuuko stopped, and looked at Amanda, who smiled nervously, though her heart was racing in her chest. "Really," green eyes blinked. "Why don't you take my knowing of what's going to happen instead? So I don't end up jeopardizing anything."

Yuuko shook her head. "I cannot." She said. She glanced behind her, "Just like them, you must give up your most precious thing."

"Well, what about this?" Amanda said as she produced a whip and held it out to Yuuko with a smile. "It's quite a useful weapon."

Yuuko smiled genially, "The fact that you're offering your weapon to me despite the type of person you are," she said, "Shows how much you treasure your time together with him."

"…Now I know why Kurogane calls you the space time bitch."

The witch smiled and Amanda sighed. Feeling defeated, she kept her weapon, speaking seriously. "Are you going to take all my memories of him?"

Yuuko nodded, and the blonde clarified, "So I won't even know who he is?"

"You will only know the him before you met him."

"So basically you're taking away my knowledge of him as the person he is and our friendship."

Yuuko looked almost sympathetic, "You're not the only one who has to give up their relationship."

"It's fine," Amanda sighed, green eyes sombre, "It's not as if we had a relationship anyway. It's just me. But he's still important to me." She said softly. "I guess this is better than Syaoran's price. Poor guy."

"Hey witch! What the hell are you doing?! And who the hell is that?!"

"Now now black one-"

"My name is Kurogane! Kuro-gane!"

"Eheh…"

"Someone's getting impatient," Yuuko said in amusement. She looked at the blonde before her wryly, "Oh don't worry, you could always find a new love." She teased, glancing at the laughing blond mage, "Right?"

"No thanks," Amanda waved off with a smirk, "He's my favourite character but I'm not in love with him. I'm not the one who can take on all his burdens anyway, I'm screwed up myself." She shrugged as she looked at the grinning mage, "Hey. I've been wondering…since he has great magic power like you…does Fay know that Kurogane is his soulmate?"

"Oh?" Yuuko looked amused, "Why do you think that?"

"Because you definitely know. Don't you?"

"Maybe. Why don't you ask Fay?"

"'Hey I barely know you but do you know Kurogane is your soulmate' – yeah, that'd go over well."

Yuuko laughed lightly. "Their meeting is because of inevitability." She said mysteriously. "Fay knows that as well."

"I'll take that as a yes." Amanda smiled in satisfaction at knowing the answer.

Yuuko smiled back, then turned serious. "So, your price…"

"Yeah, go ahead." Amanda replied, smiling sadly, "Take my memories of Ryu."

"You will never get them back."

"I know."

Yuuko held out a hand towards Amanda's forehead, and the blonde said, "Just so you know, Yuuko-san, I don't blame you for this," she said as Yuuko almost looked surprised. Amanda smiled. "This is the last time I'm gonna see you in person so I'll tell you this. I always admired your character. You did – and you're going to do what you can for them, even though it's not much. You're always trying to help in your own way. I liked that."

Yuuko blinked, then smiled a smile that seemed genuine to the blonde. "Why thank you Amanda-chan-"

"Xavier."

"Xavier-kun." The vision of Yuuko seemed to be fading away, but the blonde could still glimpse her smile. "Your words are appreciated. I hope you enjoy your journey. Though, are you sure you want to retain that form?"

"It's fine, isn't it?" The blond smirked, hazy green eyes glinting. "I'm not gonna be the only one without a secret."

"Well. Sleep well." Yuuko's voice was fading away as well, and as the blonde's green eyes closed, her smile turned into a smirk, "As a reward for such kind words…I'll make sure Fay carries you."

"God Damn Dimensional Bitch…"

Green eyes glared one last time at the smirking witch before they closed and their owner's world was enveloped in darkness.

"I'm sorry… Ryu."