"Waaa good thing you brought money with you or else we would be sleeping in the streets last night." Sakura chatted as they walk through the busy streets.

Faust grinned, "Of course! And I got more too."

She smiled, "You're going to need to keep it safe and make sure we don't spend all of it."

Faust jumped around excitedly, "I can't believe I got out!"

"We need to decide where our destination is before we go anywhere." Kero said. He was hiding inside Sakura's pocket so people would not see him.

"How about buy some simple snacks first so we will not be starving?" Sakura suggested.

Faust nodded, "But after that we need to quickly leave the city before father sends someone to go after us."

"Let's go in that store then." Sakura pointed and they went inside.

Sakura who has not seen the world in 5,000 years had no idea what the foods are and if they were expensive or not. And Faust who is a prince, does not know the meaning of expensive.

"Here." Faust gave Sakura some change.

"You go buy the food. I want to go look at another store."

"Will you be fine being alone though?" Sakura asked.

"Of course I will! I am stronger than you think."

"Alright then. We will meet outside the food shop." Sakura said and Faust ran off.

Kero stuck his head out of the pocket just in time to see Faust disappear into the crowd.

"What is that kiddo up to?" He asked.

Sakura shrugged her shoulder and continued to look around.

Before she finish buying the food, Faust had already returned.

"What is that you bought?" Sakura asked as she paid.

"It's a cloak!" He responded, " It can keep us warm while we're outside."

Once they left the shop, they wore the cloak.

"This is nice! It has a hood." Sakura complemented and pulled the hood over her head.

Just after she finished talking, they heard a girl scream.

The other people also wondered what happened and a crowd started to form.

"Let's go check it out!" Faust dragged Sakura with him.

They made their way to the front of the crowd so they could see better.

The buff man was holding the girl's wrist with a tight grip.

"Please don't! Please! I promise to give you the money someday! Just give me some time!" She cried and struggled to get free.

"Your family has been saying that for years. Since your dad died and you have no money, you can use your body to pay us." He said.

"I heard that the loan sharks have been forcing some girls to be prostitutes if their family can't pay off the money." They heard someone spoke.

Another responded, "Poor girl. It is sad that she has never done anything wrong too. It's all her father's fault for gambling."

"HEY!" Faust called out. He walked out of his spot. All attention turned to toward him.

"What is that kid doing?" Sakura heard someone murmur beside her.

"Is he trying to get killed?" Another said.

Sakura sighed.

"Let go of her now!" Faust commanded.

The man let go of the woman and walked to Faust. He was amused.

"What did you say? I didn't hear that clearly." He said, mocking Faust.

"I said let her go!" Faust said louder and got angry.

"Zeph-sama, that kid is trying to be a hero." One of his underling said. Laughters erupted from his group.

"What do you think boys? Do you think we should teach him who is in charge here?" Zeph asked.

"YEAAAHHHH!" They roared.

"Then let's..."

Sakura ran to Faust and put her arms around his shoulder. "Please forgive him. He's just a kid."

She had her cloak on with the hood, but he could still see part of her face.

Zeph was awestruck by her beauty.

"You are lucky to have such a beauty as a mother." He said to Faust, "Of course I will forgive him."

He continued, "That is if you'll serve me for a night."

His men laughed again.

Someone behind Zeph yelled, "Hey boss! Remember to share her with us!"

Zeph smirked. He place his hand under her chin to lift her head up. Now he had a clear view of her glamorous face.

"Truly a beauty." He whispered. "No man would let such a creature walk alone on the streets. Your man must not know how to appreciate you. Follow me and I'll give you anything you want."

He glanced at Faust disgustedly, "And this punk here can follow you."

Sakura frowned and smacked his hand away, "Thank you for the offer but I decline."

He stepped up, forcing Sakura to back away so she could keep a distance between their bodies.

"No need to answer me that fast. I can always wait."

Faust who was standing beside Sakura the whole time has been glaring at Zeph non-stop.

"Your shoelace is untied." Faust mumbled softly.

Sakura glanced at Faust awkwardly. What is he thinking about in this kind of situation?

Zeph gave the same look as Sakura did but he let it slide, and bent down to tie his shoelace.

Like that, Faust use all his strength to topple Zeph over. Zeph tripped and fell to the ground.

Using this opportunity, Sakura quickly grabbed Faust and the woman's hand and fled from the scene.

"What are you doing?! Quickly chase after them!" Zeph roared angrily.

All three of them ran as quickly as possible.

"What are we going to do now?" Faust yelled.

"We need to find a place to hide so they wouldn't find us." Sakura responded back.

She was dashing with her head down and did not see that someone was in front of her.

"Umphh." She crashed into the stranger and fell to the floor.

Her hood fell off and the snacks she was carrying landed beside her.

The man kneeled down to help her pick up the food.

"I'm so sorry." Sakura murmured.

He was about to hand her the snacks but then he froze.

"Wow." She heard him whispered. He stared at her without blinking.

One of his friends elbowed him and he came back to his senses.

"Ohh, uhh, sorry." He laughed nervously.

"Thank you." Sakura grabbed the stuff from him.

Faust and the woman picked up the rest.

"Come on!" Faust yelled while looking back to see if Zeph and his men caught up yet.

"THEY'RE RIGHT HERE! I SEE THEM!" Someone yelled.

Sakura glanced back and sighed.

"I know a place to hide! Follow me!" The woman exclaimed and they ran away.

"Let's stop!" Sakura gasped for air. "I can't run anymore. I feel like my heart is going to explode.

"We should be safe now." The woman said. "I didn't get to introduce myself. My name is Hana and thank you very much for saving me."

"Of course we're suppose to save you! Even if you owe them money, they shouldn't make women sell their body!" Faust yelled.

"It's not the first time they've been doing this. There are many before me." She frowned.

"Why hasn't anyone reported him to the government?" He asked.

Sakura patted Faust's head lightly. "The government cannot always help the people. For Zeph to do that continuously, he must be from the royal family or at least have a very good connection."

"He is not from the royal family." Faust stated.

"How would you know that?" She asked.

Faust went silent for a moment.

"Well..., if someone like him is in the royal family, it would be a disgrace to the king." He laughed nervously.

She giggled.

"I'll help you deal with Zeph!" Faust buffed up his chest and grinned.

"We can't." Zakura intervened, "Have you forgotten that we need to leave the city?"

Faust pouted, his determination destroyed.

"How much does your family owe?" Sakura asked.

"10 pieces of gold." Hana whispered and looked away embarrassed.

Faust took out 12 pieces of gold from his pocket and handed to her.

She was shocked and speechless.

"You can give 10 of them to Zeph and the other two pieces, use it yourself and go somewhere far away." He said

She burst into tears and went on her knees.

"Whaa...What are you doing?! Stand up!" Faust said trying to help her up. She shook her head.

Sakura cannot help but smile. Since he was living a life as a prince, people kneeling to him is something servants do when they see him. But here he is, all flustered from an unexpected one.

"You don't know how much this money means to me." She cried, "It will take me more than 10 years to earn 12 pieces of gold. Thank you so much! Thank you very much!"

She bowed in front of them. Once, twice, and a third time. She kept her head down.

Sakura kneeled beside her and squeezed her shoulder, making her look up, "Hana , know that this money does not come freely. Money is not the only way you can help so I want you to promise me to help anyone you cross path with."

She sniffed and wiped her tears, "I definitely will."

"Well then...," Sakura said help her up, "It is time we leave the city."

"Wait!" She grabbed Sakura's arm, "I still don't know your name."

"My name as Sakura and he is Faust." Sakura responded with a smile.

"I wish I have a son like you." She said to Faust.

He laughed, "A person like you will have a very nice son!"

She nodded and smiled, "Thank you once again."

"Bye bye!" she yelled out as Sakura and Faust walked away.

Faust turned around and started walking backward, "Byeeee!"

"Remember to be safe and be happy!" Sakura called out.

"Don't worry, I will. I hope we'll see each other again!" Hana responded.

"We will someday!" Sakura yelled back.

She stayed in the same spot and watched until they disappeared.

She looked at the money in her hand and whispered to herself, "Yes, we definitely will. And thank you god, for sending them to help me." She looked at the sky and closed her eyes. A miracle happened.

"Wow the forest is so beautiful!" Faust exclaimed and ran around.

Sakura laughed, "How does it feel like? First time helping someone."

Faust replied while still looking around, "It feel great! I have never felt this happy before. But I wanted to do something better like capturing Zeph so something like that wouldn't happen again. Too bad we need to leave."

"Every little deed counts. You might think that just helping one person is nothing but it might actually change the history itself."

Faust ran to the front, "I hear water!"

Sakura looked at the shiney clean lake.

"Want to shower?" She suggested.

"Ok!"

~~ In the city. Few minutes ago ~~

"Syaoran this way! Let's go to this restaurant!" Meilin dragged her cousin across the street.

He sighed and followed lazily, "While are you eating so much? We need to hurry up and meet up with Ty for our job.

Tomoyo clung onto Eriol's arm and followed them.

"Just let Mei Lin eat all she wants. We still have two more days before the offer ends and it takes us less than 3 hours to get there." Eriol said.

"Umphh." Someone crashed into Syaraon and fell on the ground. Being a warrior, something like that would not make Syaoran stumble over.

He looked at the stuff that were dropped and bent down to help pick them up.

"I'm so sorry." The girl spoke softly.

He was about to hand her the snacks until he saw how she looked. He was mesmerized by her beauty and couldn't help but stare.

Looking at Syaoran's frozen state, Mei Lin elbowed him.

"Ohh, uhh, sorry." He apologized embarrassingly.

"Come on!" The kid yelled.

"THEY'RE RIGHT HERE! I SEE THEM!" Someone yelled out and a whole group of people came out.

The girl in front of him sighed. He saw how troubled she was.

"I know a plce to hide! Follow me!" Someone from her group yelled and they started running away.

Syaoran raised his arm and stopped the men. The best I can do for her is to stop her pursuers.

"Move out of the way!"

He did not move.

"What are you doing?" Mei Lin asked.

He rolled his eyes, "Isn't it obvious."

"It's not even our business. Why bother?" She replied.

"Syaoran has fallen in love with that lady." Tomoyo giggled.

Just then, Zeph finally caught up to his men.

"What are you guys doing? HIT HIM!" Zeph roared.

Mei Lin smirked, "People like them can't even touch you. Since you don't need any help, we'll wait at the restaurant."

Syaoran nodded his head. One against fifteen. Syaoran defeated them effortlessly. One of the man saw the sword on Syaoran's back, "He's a mercenary!"

Zeph groaned on the floor. He had messed with the wrong person. A town bully can never defeat a mercenary and Zeph knows it.

He glance at Syaoran's figure. Well built, in an armor, with an unsheathed sword hanging on his back.

"Damn it." He cursed, "A warrior."

Syaoran gave them a disgusted look and left.

"Had a nice warm up?" Eriol asked as Syaoran sat down.

"That was hardly a warm up. Just a kid's play. And are you guys done eating yet?"

"What do you mean am I done eating yet! I just sat down not even for 5 minutes!" Mei Lin exclaimed.

Syaoran rolled his eyes, "We will leave now. Eat as much as you want when we get there."

She groaned but said nothing else.

~~~Forest~~~

"I hear a waterfall. Let's refill our water there." Tomoyo suggested. She was walking with Mei Lin while the men walked behind them.

Just when they were almost there, Tomoyo instantly covered Eriol's eyes and forced him to walk backward.

"What are you doing?" He asked confused.

"Something you shouldn't be seeing."

Syaoran walked forward, curious on what Tomoyo was talking about.

"I wouldn't go any closer if I were you. I wouldn't want to be called a pervert." Mei Lin warned.

He ignored her and stopped when he saw what she was talking about. He held his breath amazed by the scene before him.

It was the girl he bumped into earlier... and she is naked right in front of him, bathing in the lake.

Mei Lin sighed. Syaoran was in his own world again. She is glad that the bushes in front of them was big enough to hid him.

"Syaoran, let's leave quickly before they find out." Mei Lin whispered and tapped on his shoulder.

No response.

"Syaoran?"

No response.

"Syaoran?"

No response.

"SYAORAN!" Mei Lin screamed. He was startled by her sudden loudness. He instantly looked up to see if that girl noticed him.

Yup she did.

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