I want to give special thanks to estela-jem, hyuu92, and finally, CLAMP-yuko. You guys read every chapter and reviewed, THANKS! Sorry for not updating for a long time. I was too busy. Plus, I didn't know what to write next.
Disclaimer: Clamp owns Tsubasa not me. TT
There in the middle of the street was a woman that looked like Yuko holding Sakura's feather. Behind her was a group of mosquitoes ready to attack. They looked sinister for they were hungry for some human blood and had not eaten for a couple of days.
Mokona noticed that the mosquitoes were waiting for a signal of some sort and were fighting hard to fight the urge to charge and attack any unfortunate victim's skin. The worst damage they could do was itchy skin and maybe malaria, but I doubt it could be that dangerous.
The guy saw the pests and the witch and quickly covered behind Kurogane. Kurogane noticed but didn't say anything at the moment, surprised at what was before him. The rest of the group just stared, not knowing whether to go back inside or do something about this.
The woman saw the man go cowering behind Kurogane but didn't say anything. Instead she concentrated on Sakura and asked, "Is this your feather?"
Sakura was a bit startled but she just nodded. The woman then apologized for not introducing herself. "My name is Yuko."
Fye being as friendly as he is introduced all of them. "My name is long so you can just call me Fai. The one that the feather you are holding belongs to Sakura-chan. The boy next to her is Syoaran-kun. The little animal's name (is that right?) is Mokona. The mean looking guy is Kuropi, and the other girl… "It's Kurogane!" shouted Kuro-pi. " Is Emiri" finished the mage after he was rudely interrupted.
"What about that guy?" Yuko asked nodding toward the guy behind Kurogane. By now, Kurogane was irritated with the guy and just pushed him forward toward Yuko. Yuko studied him for a moment before the guy ran away.
"I don't know if that man was scared of me or the insects." Yuko said after the stranger ran away. She then did a flicked her hand and all the mosquitoes went away. They turned out to be holograms.
She walked toward Sakura and spoke. "If this feather is yours, then you'll have to pay a price. Getting this feather and keeping it until I found the owner was not easy as it looks. There was always someone who was willing to buy it from me and the offers were tempting too. You should've heard the amounts, so I expect your offer to be better."
Kurogane just groaned and complained that even if it was the same soul, but a different person, that witch still wants a price for everything.
"What is the price?" Sakura asked.
"To be able to travel to a specific time and dimension. That is my price." Yuko answered.
"I'm afraid I can't do that, or any of us for that matter, but we do know someone that can." Sakura replied.
"…If you can take me to her or have a way to talk to her then I'll give you the feather, but if you don't, the deal is off and I'll give someone else who is interested in this feather." (Same souls could mean about the same attitude right?)
"Alright, but let's go in first." Sakura said as the others followed her.
Yuko wondered if these were the same people as the ones her friend talked about. If so, why are they real and why can I talk to them? While she was lost in thought, she didn't notice her manga that dropped out of her pocket. Kurogane noticed and quickly put it in his pocket. He'll study it later and he knew that he just saw the princess and the kid holding her on the cover. Everyone sat in the living room. Sakura and Syoaran on one coach, Emiri, Fai, Kurogane on the other. Mokona sat on the armband while Yuko sat in the armchair.
"You said I could talk to someone that has the ability to time travel. Where is she?" Yuko said impatiently and coldly. (Isn't she a nice person?)
The jewel on Mokona's forehead shone and Yuko, the space-time witch, appeared.
"Ah...Mokona! What's up?" asked Yuko. Then noticing the other Yuko, directed her questions to her while secretly laughing at the shock on the others face. "Is your name Yuko too? What is your wish and are you willing to pay a price?"
Recovering from her shock at seeing another person looking exactly like her except for the clothes and sounding and having the same name as herself. "Yes, my name is Yuko, the same as yours. My wish is to be able to travel to different worlds and see new things. I am also willing to pay any price." Yuko answered back.
While they were discussing the deal, the others returned to their own rooms. Emiri had to go back to her own world so after some good byes she left.
Knock Knock "Hey kid! Can you read this?" Kurogane said walking to Syoaran and throwing him the book.
Syoaran looked up from his reading just in time to catch the book. He was used to Kurogane being so impolite. He looked to see what language the book was written and was startled to see him holding the princess! "What? What is this?" he asked stunned.
"I don't know but it dropped out of that damn woman's pocket." Replied Kurogane "So can you read it?"
"Yes, and it looks like it's about us at the beginning of our journey. Well, my part that is. Is this you Kurogane-san?" Syoaran asked while pointing to the picture of Kurogane killing the assassins on the rooftops in the country of Japan. (If you haven't figured it out yet, the manga is Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (TRC) vol. 1)
Kurogane walked over to look and was freaked out seeing himself in the book, but asked calmly to Syoaran what the speech bubbles were saying. As Syoaran read out loud what it said, Kurogane remembered that the words were about the same to what he said to Tomoyo-hime. After the teenager read what the book read, he turned the page to find Fai's world and what happened the night the mage left his country. He called the ninja over to show him and read what it said out loud.
Leaving the room and coming back later with the mage, the bully asked the wizard to explain why he put Ashura-o, his king, to sleep and other questions.
Fai not knowing what to do was relieved at who he saw at the door wearing a confused expression on her face.
Yay! Another cliffy! Well, I'll post another chapter soon because I'll already owe you for not writing for so long. Anyways, review! I love to know what you think about this chapter and any tips, corrections, and grammar mistakes. Till next time! –Sakura-fai
