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The Tsubasa group stared out at the rising sun as Mokona smiles at the camera.
Tsubasa Logo then appears within a storm of feathers as both the black and white Mokona jump in front of it happily.
僕あホコリだけの答えを見つけた顔しながら
Boku wa hokori dake no kotae o mitsuke ta kao shi nagara
Making a face like I'd found the answer to pride
Lunamaria and her sister Lunaanne looked towards the ruins of their destroyed country with sadness in their eyes.
外で本当の言葉を置き忘れていたんだ
Soto de honto no kotoba o okiwasure te i ta n da
I left my true words sitting abandoned outside.
Sakura holds the feather close to her chest, while Syaoran reaches out for her.
裏返しの過去に明かりを照らしてても
Uragaeshi no kako ni akari o terashite te mo
Even shining light into an inverse past
Kurogane began chasing Fai and Mokona while Syaoran and Sakura both watch this in amusement along with the twin priestesses.
誤魔化したこれまでの声が横で目を覚ます
Gomakashi ta kore made no koe ga yoko de me o samasu
All the false voices I've used wake up beside me.
Fei Wang Reed and Xing Huo both watch as the group continue to find Sakura's feathers.
走り出すのが当たり前だったとうろ覚えな振りを
Hashiridasu no ga atarimae datta to urooboe na furi o
I pretend to faintly remember: running was always something natural.
A young Lunamaria and Fai are seen back to back with their hands laced together.
時に濡れた道の砂が靴の底に詰まる
Tokini nure ta michi no suna ga kutsu no soko ni tsumaru
Drenched by time, the grit of the road sticks to my shoes.
Then they revert to their original ages and they faced each other as he whispers in her ear.
振り落とせば出れる路地
Furiotose ba dereru roji
Once I shake the feeling, I can escape this path.
Lunamaria blushed and turned away from him.
Getting me all upset.
I just wanna be free.
I couldn't!
Lunaanne cries out, and Lunamaria wished for their country to be saved.
Truth that I have been hiding, it's so hard to see.
The twins fight against Fei Wang's soldiers via their magic.
You've been getting me all upset.
I have fallen too far!
Kurogane began slicing through the soldiers, while Fai kicks them around.
I couldn't grow the way I've been wanting.
You know who you are!
Syaoran began kicking the soldiers around while protecting Sakura.
We're all amazing trees reaching up to the stars.
Sakura ran towards Syaoran and reaches out for him.
Through we're no longer children they sing in our hearts.
Lunamaria and Lunaanne ran towards Fai and Kurogane, reaching out for them.
We know the time that's passing is not everlasting.
Syaoran and Sakura are seen looking out at the sun rising into the horizon.
Stop telling yourself the lies.
I wanna change
Fai and Lunamaria are both seen seeing the sunrise, holding hands for reassurance as Mokona winks at the camera.
It was raining outside at the shop, as Yuuko, Maru, Moro and Watanuki are seen after Syaoran and an unconscious Sakura in his arms appeared. "This girl's name is "Sakura" you say, right?" "Yes." "Yours is?" "It's Syaoran." Yuuko placed two of her fingers on Sakura's forehead and sensed that something in missing from her.
"This child has lost something very important to her, yes?" "Yes." "And...that thing was scattered across various dimensions. If she continues to be like this, this girl will die." Syaoran clutches the girl close to him in fear.
"Watanuki!" "Y-Yes?" "Go to the safehouse, there's something I need there." Then Maru and Moro took Watanuki inside the shop for something for Yuuko. "Do you want to help that girl?" "Yes." "Even so? There will be a price." "If there's anything I can do, I'll do it!"
Then they noticed something coming. "They're coming." Syaoran noticed this when two ripples appeared, revealing the wizard Fai and ninja Kurogane emerging from them. Then two more ripples then appear to reveal the twin song priestesses. Upon their arrival, they have noticed them coming.
The older twin, Lunamaria, wears a long dark blue dress with sleeves, while the younger twin, Lunaanne, wore the same dress, but light blue compared to her sister. The twins look in-between their early 20's. Their feet landed gracefully on the ground as the ward disappeared beneath them. The two wore different types of shoes, light blue for Lunamaria and dark blue for Lunaanne.
The oldest twin has long aqua blue hair tied in a bun, while the youngest twin had the same hair as her sister's, but tied in pigtails. Their eyes then open to reveal the beautifullest light violet eyes they have ever seen in their lives.
Lunamaria then looks at Yuuko along with her sister. "Are you...the Dimensional Witch?" "Who the hell are you, lady?" "My, my, how rude are we?" The wizard and the ninja then glanced at each other. Yuuko then faced Kurogane. "You first, please." "I'm Kurogane. But, where are we now?"
"In Japan." "Well, I came from Japan and this isn't it." "This is a different one." "I don't understand it at all." Then she faced Fai. "And you are...?" Fai then lightly bows to her. "I'm a wizard from Celes. I'm Fai D. Flowright."
She then faced the twin priestesses. "And you two are...?" The first twin curtsied at her. "I'm Lunamaria Lumina." Then the second twin did the same. "And I'm her sister, Lunaanne Lumina." They then faced her. "And we are the priestesses of the country of Illumina."
Yuuko then faced everyone. "You do know where we are, right?" "Yes, a place where you grant wishes at a proper or higher price." "That's correct. Well then, since you are all here, that means all of you want some sort of wish."
"I want ..." "...To return now to where I came from." "...To never return to where I came from at all." Then she faced the girls. "What are your wishes?" "We want to find the legendary key known as "Illuminati", in order to rescue our country." Everything seemed silent at this point.
"I believe Syaoran here has a similar intention." The witch then looked at the boy beside the girls. "The high priest said I have to search for Princess Sakura's scattered memories." She then faced everyone.
"However, that's a hard thing, for four of you. No, for all five of you. Those wishes you have, if you pay separately, it won't be enough... But, if you five pay together, it might barely be enough." Syaoran looked confused by this one.
"What the hell are you talkin' about-?" "Please be quiet, Mr. Black." "It's not "Mr. Black", it's Kurogane!" The twins then sweat-dropped at this moment between the wizard and the ninja. "You five have the same wish." She then faced Syaoran.
"You, child, want to go to different worlds to collect this girl's memories." Then she faced Kurogane. "From a different world, you want to go back to your own world." Then she faced Fai. "You want to go live in a world other than your own." Then she faced the twin girls.
"You two want to find the legendary key known as "Illuminati" to save your country from extinction." The witch faced everyone. "Your purposes are different, but the means are the same. You have different reasons why you want to go to different worlds. Each one of your wishes, I can't grant them. But if the five of you each give me your precious item, the five of you can go to different worlds."
"What do I have to give you?" "That sword you carry." "What?! I'll never hand over the Silver Dragon to you-!" "Fine then, in exchange you looking like a cosplayer, violate weapon laws around here, get arrested by the police, and get interview on television. Now that's something you don't want, isn't it?"
"Wha? Pol? Tele?" "I'm the only one in this world to send you to another world." "Ridiculous!" "It's true~!" The mage yelled out cheerfully as the ninja glared at him angrily. "Really?!" "What are you going to do, big guy?"
Kurogane growled as he closed his sword back in its' sheath and unwillingly held his sword up towards the witch. "When this curse is gone for good, I will return for it, witch! Count on it!" The sword was then floated in the air and hovered towards Maru and Moro. Yuuko then turn to Fai.
"And your price will be... the tattoo on your back." Fai looked taken aback when he raised his staff in front of him. "Will this staff do instead?" "Afraid not, I said that the price is your valuable thing." The mage sighs in defeat.
"I guess it can't be helped then." The said tattoo begins to glow and becomes visible. It flashed in a light as it float towards the girls, hovering beside the sword. The witch then turned towards the twins. "Your prices will be..." The priestesses waited for what their prices were.
"Your prices were already paid by someone most important to you two." The twins' eyes widen and looked at her in surprised. Lunamaria then faced her. "May I ask what the price is?" The older priestess asked, wanting to find out what their mother had paid to ensure their safety.
"Her voice." The twins' eyes widen in shock. "What?" "She had agreed to pay it once she sent you two here. Her words spoken to you two before you depart were her last." Lunaanne's eyes widen as Lunamaria held her twin close to her for comfort.
Their mother sacrificed her voice to save them. She is the high priestess of Illumina, one of the most beautiful high priestess in the country and the most powerful one. She even protected her country and her people from all the dangers that have come here. A song priestess or song priest without their voices cannot serve their roles as a song priest or a song priestess anymore.
'We have to find the legendary Illuminati key and restore our country to the way it was, or else Okaa-sama's sacrifice won't be meaningless.' The witch then turn towards Syaoran. "And you? What is the most precious thing that you own? And will you give it to me to go to another world?" Syaoran looked at the girl in his arms before facing her.
"Yes..." "Your price has not yet been told, and yet you will still give it to me?" "Yes.." "I can only help you travel your paths to different worlds, you must search for this girl's memories by yourself. Who is this girl to you?"
"Princess Sakura, she's my childhood friend, the princess of my country, and the most important person to me in my entire life..." "Very well then, your price will be... your relationship. To you, the most important is the relationship with that girl. So I'll take it."
"What does that mean...?" "Even if she gets all of her memories back, you will not have the same relationship with her as before. But even you do manage to get all of her memories back to her, the part about you won't return. She won't remember you, and that's your price. But still?"
"I'll go! I won't let Sakura die!" The witch then smirked. "Good, then you are prepared then." Then Watanuki came out, holding the two different colored Mokona in his arms. "Here he comes." Watanuki came up to Yuuko and she took the white Mokona from his arms.
"These are the Mokona Modoki, it will take you to different dimensions." Kurogane then turn towards Watanuki who is holding the black Mokona in his arms. "You have another one, hand me that one. I'll take the black one."
"The black one will only remain here for communications, all he could do is communicate with the white Mokona." Kurogane can only glare at her. "The white Mokona can take you to another dimension, but she can't control where you land. Your wish coming true is only by luck. But there is no coincidence in this world, there is only the inevitable. And you six were destined to meet each other."
"However, there are many worlds for example, traveling through different worlds will be tougher than you think. There are many world for example: These people come from different worlds. You can tell by the clothing they wear, you understand? That the worlds you came from are different... People that you know, people from past worlds, people may have different lives in separate worlds."
"For those who were nice to you in one world, you can't be certain they will be the same in another. There are worlds where the language and common sense can't be understood. Living standards and rules are also different in different worlds. For some of the worlds, they are full of criminals, or lies, or wars."
"You have to keep and passing through the worlds. While looking for the fragments of the memories, not knowing where or when they will all be gathered. But, you are still steadily determined, right?" "Yes."
"Readiness and sincerity, qualities that are indispensable in order to accomplish anything. Qualities you are properly provided with." The group looked surprised and determined when the witch raised the white Mokona up with her hand. "Well then, please get going."
A magic ward then appeared beneath the creature and wings sprout out from her back. She opened her mouth and everyone was pulled in as they vanished into the ward with her. "Okay... Good luck on your journey, everyone..."
~~~Dream begins~~~
The girls finally made it to their mother's studies. "Okaa-sama, are you there?" Their mother then appeared from behind the bookshelf. "Girls, thank goodness you're alright." "We sure are. What's happening here, Okaa-sama?"
"Listen to me, you two. Illumina is under attack, and our guards are doing everything in their power to stop these invaders." "What does that mean?" "I mean in order to save your lives, I must send you two to the Dimensional Witch. Also, you must find the legendary key of Illumina called "Illuminati". With it, our country can be saved."
"But where is it?" "It can only be found by those who already knew where it is. And so to it, I must send you two to the Witch. She can help you travel through other dimensions." She then took them to a magic circle hidden beneath the study.
"This is the circle that can send you to the Dimensional Witch, you two." "But what about you? Are you going to come with us?" "I cannot, I must remain here and fight alongside our guards. Please, don't worry about me, take care of yourselves."
"But, Okaa-" "Hurry, you must go." "No, we want to stay! We want to help you!" "There isn't a choice, Lunaanne." She then begins to sing as the magic ward begins to swirl around the twins as Lunaanne looked at her teary-eyed.
"Okaa-sama..." She then smiles at the two one last time. "Farewell, Lunamaria and Lunaanne." And with it, the ward then disappears, leaving the high priestess to fend for herself to fight the invaders of her country.
~~~Dream ends~~~
Lunaanne woke up faster than expected, panting for breaths as if she had a nightmare. She then looked around her surroundings. "Where am I?" "I see you're awake, young lady~!" Lunaanne looked at the mage from earlier.
Lunamaria stirred a bit when she opened her eyes and squinted at the light in front of her. The first thing she sees is a bright lamp hanging from the ceiling. Her hands automatically shielded her eyes from its' brightness as she lets out a small moan.
"Ah, you're awake as well~!" She then turned towards the blonde mage that she met at the witch's shop before turning her head towards her sister, knowing that she had woken up before her. She slowly sat up with the mage helping her.
"Where are we?" She asked as she tried to focus her vision. Shadows began dancing from her eyes from the bright light before. "I don't know, nee-sama." "Definitely not back in my country." Kurogane suddenly said with a huff.
"Now, now, Mr. Black, it's not nice to speak to two ladies like that." The mage said to him disapprovingly. "I told you not to call me that!" Fai then faced the twins. "You know, you haven't been separated once since I met you fine ladies." The girls then blushed a bit.
"I-It's okay..." "Oh, sorry. I'm Fai D. Flowright, but Fai is okay for me." The blonde-haired mage said to the blue-haired twins. "I'm Lunamaria, and this is my younger twin sister, Lunaanne." The oldest twin said to him with a nod.
"What beautiful names you two have! Shall I call you Luna-chan and your sister Luna-chin?" The girls smiled at him. "We won't mind at all." "Puu! And Mokona is Mokona!" The white bunny-like creature suddenly popped out of nowhere and in front of the girls' faces.
The twins got taken aback but let out a small giggle as Lunamaria pat the bunny-like creature on the head. The girls then look over and saw the boy laying unconscious on the floor, still holding the girl tightly. 'She really is important to him, isn't she?'
The girls crawled towards the younger couple who were still asleep and Lunamaria touched her fringe gently. She was soaking wet from the rain earlier and her body felt like ice. "Do you guys happen to have something to help her dry?" Lunamaria asked her sister or the two men.
Fai grabbed his white outer coat and gave it to her, who mumbled a thanks to him as both of them help wiped the younger unconscious girl and covered her with the white coat to keep her warm. Mokona was wiping Syaoran off when he opened his eyes.
"Sakura... Sakura!" They heard a voice called out when the boy snapped his eyes open. Mokona was weeping over something about Syaoran not poking back while Lunamaria picked the white bunny up and held her in her arms.
"Ah, I see you're awake." Fai said to the boy. The boy looked at him for moment before looking around frantically for the girl. He crawled over to the girl's side and hold her close to him. "I wiped her tentatively since she got wet in the rain, earlier." Lunamaria spoke up to the boy.
"Mokona helped!" Mokona spoke up in her arms. "Even while you were asleep, you didn't let go of her. You are, um..." Fai asked, trying to remember his name that he mentioned back at Yuuko's shop. "I'm Syaoran." The boy answered him.
"My name is very long, so call me Fai. And these beautiful ladies here are twins, the oldest is Lunamaria and the youngest is Lunnaanne." The girls gave the boy polite smiles to the boy when their names were mentioned.
"And, the black one over there, what's your name again-?" "I'M NOT BLACK! I'm Kurogane!" "Kurogane, huh? What about "Kuro-chan" or "Kuro-rin"?" Mokona then jumped out Lunamaria's arms and onto Kurogane's lap.
"Pick Mokona up, Kuro-rin! Pick me up! Pick me up!" "Hey you-! It's Kurogane!" Syaoran was holding the girl tightly as he touched her skin. 'This body, it's like an icicle. At this rate, before we even find any fragments of her memory, Sakura will...' Syaoran frowned at her, not sure what to do.
Lunamaria sat down in front of him and placed her hand on his shoulder. "I've tried keeping her warm, but there wasn't much change, Syaoran-kun." She said to him sadly. "I appreciate your help, Lunamaria-san. Thank you." Syaoran thanked her as he dipped his head down.
Suddenly, Fai went over to Syaoran and started groping around. Kurogane, Lunamaria and Lunaanne stared at him in disbelief. Mokona then jumped back into Lunamaria's arms. "What are you doing?" Syaoran was surprised but then, when Fai pulled his arm away, a white feather with pink markings is in his hand.
"This is a fragment of her memory, am I correct?" Fai asked the boy. Syaoran was shocked as he looked at the feather. Lunamaria and Lunaanne are both surprised by this. "It got stuck on you. This is the only one." Fai continued as he let the feather float towards Sakura's body.
The feather sunk and disappeared, with trails and magic emitting out of it. Syaoran touched Sakura's arm and sighs in relief. "Her body is getting warmth." He said as he looked at his beloved princess.
"She should be dead by now if it weren't for the feather." The mage stated. "It was by chance that the feather stuck to my clothes." "There is nothing by chance in this world." Lunamaria stared at him in awe along with her sister.
"That was what the witch said. But, you must have caught that feather unconsciously to help that girl." Fai added on further. Syaoran looked at the sleeping princess forlonly. "But how are you going to search for the feathers?" Lunamaria asked.
"Mokona knows!" Mokona exclaimed as she leapt out of Lunamaria's arms. "There was a strong wave from the feather. If it's close, I'll know it. And when I catch a wave, Mokona will become like THIS!" Mokona's eyes popped open from their usual smiley eyes as she wiggle her paws to emphasise her point.
Syaoran just sweatdropped. Kurogane looked surprised. Fai only smiled brightly. Lunamaria and Lunaanne only widened their eyes. "It will be great! If the feather is close, Mokona will sense it." Fai stated.
"Will you tell me when the feathers are close by?" Syaoran patted Mokona. Mokona wiggled her paws around, promising Syaoran that she will do her best to help. "Whether or not you get to search for the feathers is up to you guys. But this has nothing to do to me." Kurogane suddenly said out of the blue, catching everyone's attention.
"I came here to return to my world. That's my only purpose. I don't plan on joining you or helping you." He added. Syaoran only nodded firmly in understanding. "Yes. This is my problem. I will not give you trouble." He said. Kurogane only looked at him in surprised. He had never expected the boy to answer him thoroughly.
Fai gave a small laugh to the younger boy, commenting about his seriousness while Lunamaria and Lunaanne only glanced at them. "And you?" Kurogane turned to the blonde-haired mage. "Are you going to help that brat?" Kurogane restated the question.
"Um... Yes, I will. Returning to my world isn't my priority. I'll help as long as my life isn't in harm. Anyway, there isn't anything to do." Fai replied to him with his trademark smile. "What about you two, girls?" It's now the twins' turn to answer the question as Kurogane divert his attention to them.
"We'll help. We are in search of something as well. We might be able to gather similar information and search what we want." The older twin replied. "Yo! You woke up!" The door then opened and two people enter the room.
First is a man with spiky black hair stepped in with a bowl of food, while following behind him is a woman with black shoulder-length straight hair. She is holding a tray with tea set on top of it. The both of them came to the foreigners and offer them the food and tea.
"Don't be so alert! You came from Yuuko-san's place?"The man asked so cheerfully. The woman gave a small smile to the foreigners and went over to the wardrobe to retrieve a futon and a blanket.
"Yuuko-san?" Lunaanne questioned in puzzlement. "The witch lady. "The Dimensional Witch", "The Witch of All the Dimensions", she goes by lost and lots of names." The woman then handed Syaoran the futon and blanket and helped him cover Sakura with the blanket.
"I'm Sorata Arisugawa." "And I'm Arashi." They both introduced themselves to the foreigners. "By the way, this is my lovely wife, honey. People, engrave that into your minds." Syaoran began introducing himself to Arashi while the twins do the same when she handed them some tea.
"By the way if you flirt with my wife, I'll kill you!" Sorata patted both of Kurogane's shoulders. "WHY IS IT ONLY ME?!" "Rules are rules! But I am serious!" "I WON'T FLIRT!" Mokona then jumped into his hand.
"Well... First of all, did that witch lady give you this?" "I'm Mokona Modoki!" "That's a bit long, can I just call you Mokona?" "Agreed! Yeah!" "This little fella has told me about the situation. For one thing, nii-chan, you guys are the lucky ones." Sorata stated as he patted Mokona on the head.
"Hmm? In what way?" Fai suddenly asked him. "Yes, why is that?" Lunamaria asked him as well. "Well Mokona can't choose the next world, right? And because, this is the first world you arrived at, and there is nothing but happiness." Sorata then moved towards the window. "And here it is." Then he opened it to reveal the scenery before them.
Tall buildings and skyscrapers came into view, decorated with lights everywhere. I tall clock tower stood erect in the middle of the scene, with the words displayed vertically that spelled the word "Hanshin" on it. Bright and colorful signboards hang on top of their respective shops. "Because this is the Republic of Hanshin, and you are all welcome here."
Lunamaria is seen on a beach, looking out at the sunset with her bare feet in the water.
遠い国に残した たくさんのサヨナラは
Tooi kuni ni nokoshita, takusan no sayonara ha
I left behind countless farewells in that faraway country.
Fai is then seen looking at her with a sad look from behind a tree.
夢の中で ほら 抱きしめて砕けちゃったよ
Yume no naka de hora, dakishimete kudakechatta yo
I embraced her within my dream, and look, it all crumbled away.
Syaoran is seen next to a sleeping Sakura after obtaining a feather.
守れるもの全てを 大切に届けたい
Mamoreru mono subete wo, taisetsu ni todoketai
The things I want to protect, I want to deliver them all safely.
Lunaanne feels worried about her older twin sister when Kurogane placed a hand on her shoulder, telling her not to worry.
はこぶ風は ただ うたうだけ そうそれだけ
Hakobu kaze ha tada, utau dake sou sore dake
The wind that carries them does nothing more than sing, yes, that's all.
Mokona is seen next to Syaoran as Sakura slept.
いじわるな道, でも 微笑んだキミ
Ijiwaru na michi, demo hohoenda kimi
It was a cruel path. Yet you still smiled.
Lunamaria felt sad when the waves touched her feet.
やさしさから 傷ついたときは
Yasashisa kara, kizutsuita toki ha
Because of kindness, whenever I'm hurt.
Fai clearly understands her pain and walks right up to her, not caring if his feet got wet.
思い出そう 心の奥の
Omoidasou, kokoro no oku no
I remember within the depths of my heart.
Fai stands next to her.
数えきれないsmile
Kazoekirenai smile
Those countless smiles.
Fai and Lunamaria then hold hands in reassurance as they watched the sunset.
I've gotten pretty inspired by some of the Fai x OC fics out here and outside of here including "A Songstress' Journey" by dreamer2804, and "White Phoenix, Blue Moon" by Pure-chan on here. These two are, by far, the best Fai x OC stories I've ever read so far. Although, there are going to be some similarities of my OCs with theirs throughout this story. I'm not trying to plagiarize their perfect pieces of works, I'm only doing what's right for everyone here and what's right for you guys as well. As always, make sure you favorite this story, vote on this story and leave a comment down below. And as always, I'll see you all in the next chapter.