IV: Fairies
Now, everyone in both kingdoms knew of the marriage arrangement two days after it had been settled. The rumor mills were hard at work and gossip was rampant. Some agreed with the King and Queen; it would be politically and militarily advantageous and secure the line of succession. Others disagreed, thinking it would create more problems. But in any case it was set in stone, legally speaking.
In addition to the entire kingdom, Queen Yuuko also decided to invite the kingdom's fairies, who came from all over to attend the princess's birth celebration.
Soel and Larg Mokona, better known as White and Black Mokona, respectively, acted no better than little children, yet they were the eldest of the twelve. They lived with the king and queen in their castle. They were cheerful and friendly to everyone they met but they were especially attached to Sakura, Tomoyo and Kurogane (to whom they showed their affections by teasing and being extra annoying). No one knew their genders, except maybe the king and queen.
Kurogane, Tomoyo and Souma were from Nihon, a quaint traditional town not too far from the capital city. Tomoyo was actually a duchess, though no one was entirely sure whether she was related to Clow or Yuuko. Kurogane and Souma were her faithful companions and once-upon-a-time bodyguards. Fai and Chii lived in Seresu, a city to the far North, where it was very cold and snowed all the time. Syaoran and his father, Fujitaka, were nomadic, but at the moment, they were living in the province of Kuroo. The Mokonas, Fai and Tomoyo constantly irritated Kurogane. They were too happy, too hyper to be normal, and something about Tomoyo's evil laugh set off his internal alarms…
Sakura, Touya, her older brother, and Yukito, his best friend, came from the province of Kuroo. Kuroo was a lovely desert province, very hot, full of sun and sand and too little water. Sakura and Tomoyo were best friends and it was no secret that Syaoran and Sakura liked each other. The two siblings often fought, especially over the issue of dating Syaoran.
All in all, they were a crazy lot when all of them got together and it was crazy of Queen Yuuko to have invited all of them. But then again, Yuuko was pretty crazy herself, Clow pointed out. To this Yuuko had only one thing to show Clow: her Extra Hurtful Clow Punch™, created just for those special Clow moments.