Good afternoon! I hope none of you woke up grumpy today! I've come back to write more, so...yeah. Please feel free to check out my other fics, Winter's Dawn and Avatar: Queen of the Northern Water Tribe if you're interested in Disney and Dreamworks Crossovers! (Advertising, it's fun!)

Anyway, I've been thinking. Halloween is next week, and I'm kinda thinking of dressing up in Sakura's uniform but I'm really cosplaying as Tomoyo from Tsubasa Chronicle (purple thread in her hair, it's just so pretty!). My hair is not as short as Sakura's, in fact, it's kinda long. Anyway, my fantabulous friends offered to help me out. So, shout out to nekowithachainsaw and my fantabulous friend Joy!

Question of the Chapter:

Don't you just wish you could stop attending school like Mokona, Kurogane, and Fai? (Sakura and Syaoran must've attended some kind of royal and archaeology study building thingy, right?)

Btw, THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS GUYS! It means a lot! I'm glad that you guys also love Kurofai!

Kira: It's okay, I don't speak Spanish, but I will try my best to decipher (and Google is my friend.)


The more you tangle and knot the string of fate, the more you are destined to never find him.

Will you find him?

Why do you continue to mangle your thread?

The more you try to snip it, the stronger it gets.

This thread around your finger, why do you try untying it?

He is your lifeline. You can't escape him.

Even the sakura know that.


"I think this is the place." Syaoran led Sakura inside, Kurogane and Fai following close behind.

"Hm, it seems like this cafe is pretty popular. What should we order?" Fai sat down in one of the booths, taking a menu in his hands and examining it closely.

Kurogane took a seat next to him, making escape inevitable for the mage. Fai furrowed his eyebrows slightly but said nothing.

"The woman that runs this place said that the soups and baked goods here are the most popular." Syaoran traced the edges of his menu slowly, as if thinking about what to order.

Even with the real Syaoran here, it still felt like the clone Syaoran was with them. There would be a permanent crack in their bond, and there was no way to change that.

Sakura said nothing, suddenly engrossed in Mokona's ears, stroking them gently. Ever since the incident in Tokyo, the princess hadn't taken things well either. The group could clearly see how deeply wounded she was every time she took a quick glimpse at Syaoran.

A waitress slowly walked up to their table and asked for their order.

Fai smiled. "If you don't mind, I'd like to order first. Is that okay?" The group nodded, with Kurogane saying absolutely nothing.


"That was really quite delicious, don't you think?" The mage wiped the remaining crumbs of his chocolate croissant away from his lips.

Mokona hopped onto Fai's empty plate. "Yeah! Mokona's stuffed, stuffed, stuffed!" The cream puff turned to the ninja and frowned. "But Kergy didn't even touch his food!"

Kurogane looked at Fai with narrowed eyes, obviously frustrated by the incident that had issued earlier. "I wasn't hungry."

Fai laughed lightly. "Come on, it isn't mannerly to order something and let it sit there."

"I said I'm not hungry." Kurogane's eyes flared, a rising anger threatening to spill over.

Mokona climbed onto Syaoran's shoulder. "Let's go, let's go! Mokona wants to go look for Sakura's next feather! It's close by, Mokona can feel it~!"

The kid rubbed Mokona's forehead lightly and looked over towards Kurogane and Fai. "Ready to go?" His politeness stung at Kurogane, causing him to internally wince.

"No, you and the princess go ahead with the meat bun. We'll wait here." Kurogane nodded curtly at the boy, hiding whatever fury that had bubbled to the surface.

The children and the manjuu bun left, leaving both ninja and mage behind. Fai had secreted himself behind his menu again, his growing hair shielding his visage. Kurogane turned to look at the hiding wizard, snatching the menu out of his hands.

"Oh look, you found me." Fai smiled sweetly at Kurogane, his tone struggling to sound light.

"Look idiot, I don't know what's going on in that pea-sized brain of yours, but you better start thinking straight." (A.N.: That's funny...Thinking straight. Hilarious how both Fai and Kurogane can't think straight...if you get my innuendo.)

The blonde's smile widened. "That's exactly what I want; I don't want you to know."

The ninja glared. "Well you're never going to get anywhere if you keep everything bottled up inside."

The smile never faltered.

"What are you hiding behind that sick and twisted smile of yours? I don't get why you can't tell us. You know all about us. We have a right to know."

And quietly, Fai lowered his eyes and spoke. "You already know who I am. I'm a mage that has run away from his country, transferring from world to world trying to find safety from a king that wants to kill me."

Kurogane growled. "That's it! I'm done trying to put up with you and your secrets." He wrapped his fingers around Fai's throat. "If you won't tell me, I'll force it out of you." His grip on Fai's neck tightened, causing Fai to gasp in pain.

"Y-you...d-don't...need to...kn-know...My...p...past...defines me..." He noisily tried to inhale more oxygen, his eyes starting to roll back into his head. "...you already s-s-said...you...didn't...c-care...about my...past..." He desperately tried to pry Kurogane's hand off of him, but his attempts were futile.

"You've got to be kidding me," he slammed the mage against the wall, keeping his grip on his neck. "I don't have time for your silly games." His eyes glinted dangerously for the moment, then flickered out. His grip on Fai slackened, and he let go.

The blonde coughed and wheezed, panting for air in the process. He calmed himself and slumped to the wall, rubbing the milky skin of his neck. Despite the fact that he had been choked, Fai laughed. It was a short breathy sort of laugh, the type of laugh a madman would use. He tangled his fingers in his hair, secreting his eyes from view.

"What's wrong with you?" Kurogane's eye twitched involuntarily, a new wave of frustration building up in his bloodstream.

"Mm, nothing." The mage flashed an amused glimpse at the ninja, savoring the frustrated expression he had placed on his face.

Suddenly, a dark shadow overlapped with the slice of sunset that had managed to slip through the window of the cafe. Both men froze, an earsplitting scream voiced above the roof. They exited the shop, examining the object that had screeched on top of the cafe. Long ribbon-looking spectacles that, upon closer inspection, were tail feathers, draped over the canopy of the building. Both men trailed their eyes over the silken feathers, seeking out the source of the noise. Large wings enveloped most of the building, hiding away the identity of the large beast. Light cerulean plume covered the creature's body, its talons a light cream color. Kurogane unsheathed his sword, the blade glinting against the sunset's pinks and oranges. The beast unfurled its feathers, sensing danger. The beauty of the creature was overwhelming. A long neck uncurled from its chest, and a needle-like beak opened to reveal a pale crimson tongue. However, despite its godlike beauty, the bird's eyes were shut and the orbs were hidden from view.

"Phoenix," Fai breathed out in amazement.

Sure, the exotic variety of birds in the birdcage country had been magnificent, but the blinding creature before them was indescribable. What had Mokona said about this world? Kurogane took a minute to collect his thoughts. Fai continued to part his lips in awe as he stared at the bird.

Wasn't the phoenix the mage's kudan back in the first world they had traveled to?

Fai jumped to the top of the building, his hand outstretched towards the phoenix, cautiously walking as if he was trying to tame the animal. Kurogane's eyes widened and he leapt after the fool, trying to tug the edges of his coat to pull him back down. Fai swatted the ninja's hands away in a flash, his eyes flashing dangerously for a moment. The ninja was forced back down, sword clattering to the ground. The blonde's pale hand touched the phoenix's beak, and Fai relished the smooth and pearl-like texture of the bird's mandible. The creature's eyes trembled, as if the eyelids were trying to break free. Fai leaned closer to the beast and whispered in the spot that its ear would be.

"Excuse me kind one, but I am searching for something very important to a girl that the swordsman and I care about very much. A boy is searching for these feathers to help the girl, and we wanted to know if you had seen anything."

The bird's neck seemed to curl slightly, and it lowered its head. I know of two things you seek of. I can grant you one of which you seek, but for a price.

The bird's "voice" reverberated in Fai's mind, rippling his blood and making his body shiver slightly. It wasn't an uncomfortable effect that the phoenix had on Fai. Instead, the phoenix's voice sent a mixture of warmth and cool into his body.

The mage smiled. "And for what price?"

What do you feel for the swordsman?

Fai frowned. "Well that's a very blunt question. Sakura's memory for the answer to your question? Then that's too simple. Kurogane is just someone that happens to be traveling with us to get back to his world and reunite with his Princess Tomoyo."

Wrong. You may think that this is all you think of him, but you are lying to yourself, just as any fool would. Let me ask you again. What do you feel towards the swordsman?

The wizard tapped his chin thoughtfully, his lips curled downwards in a small frown. "I don't know. I've only met the man, even though we've been traveling for quite a while now. We seem so distant, yet so close. I don't understand what you mean by this question. Nor do I wish to know the true intentions behind your asking."

Again, you are incorrect. You do want to know the meaning behind this question, and you do understand what I truly mean by asking. The swordsman has a very special place in your heart, and until you realize that, you are to be asleep with your memories of your past given to him. The only thing you remember is of this journey. He will be able to visit your dreams as you are resting, but until he realizes what he wants and understands your past, you will not be awakened. All magical influence will be drained of your body temporarily, so you are to not wake by using magic.

Fai's eyes turned to slits for a moment, anger flashing through his system in repetitive waves. "Why do you want him to see my past? It's filled with pain and grieving. This was what I wanted him to keep away from...Without my past as a barrier, he will become closer, and I will have no way to stop him..." He relaxed his body. "However, I accept this consequence and await my awakening."

The phoenix's eyelids ripped open, a stream of golden blood leaking from the broken seams. The phoenix's eyes were a crystalline blue, the orbs transparent enough so that one could stare right at the pupil which appeared as a solid black sphere of ink. The pupils dilated, spinning and forming a magic circle very unique to Fai's own. A light blue beam shot out of the magic circle, stabbing into Fai's remaining eye. Fai's eye turned the golden color that the vampires like himself had, the eye switching from sapphire to golden repeatedly in fast motions. He felt the phoenix's wings envelope him, and its beak speared through his palm, coating its bill with the vampire's blood. The creature used the ruby liquid to draw a symbol on his wrist, the marking flashing for a moment, then sinking into his skin. The blonde had no time to scream, for his eyes were clamped shut and he was sent into a deep sleep.


Hehehe. Phoenixes are so pretty, but they scare me with their sharp beaks and everything. Fai and Kuro-pu are so brave! Stay tuned for the next chapter! AIR HUGS!

~KiPanda Cutie