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Chapter 8: Things Even Yuuko Can't Control
Fai stopped, he was glad he had remembered it now when he was still in the town than later when he would have been miles away.
He hurried back to Kaorucha's house, it looked like the sun wouldn't be in the sky for several more hours, but he couldn't chance it.
This is the past, Ashura-ou will be coming here eventually, and even he can't have the same power to travel back in time, that is the power of the Witch. Fai convinced himself of this as he reached the front of Kaorucha's house.
He quickly checked to make sure that no one was around, and after confirming this, he drew his arm up in an arc, symbols protruding out of his flexed hand. Because I'm doing this before Ashura-ou and I had ever even met, he shouldn't be able to track me to here. Fai quickly brought his arm around and sliced it through the air, a sort of force field went around the house instantly.
That should give me enough time. Fai walked backwards a few steps before turning and running off once again.
Syaoran awoke, he felt more tired than he should have.
Syaoran tried to rub the sleep from his eyes and looked around, he was in Kurogane's bedroom and was collapsed on the couch.
That's weird. He tried to clear his groggy mind, he didn't remember falling asleep.
He was so tired.
"Syaoran-kun?"
Syaoran looked at the door and saw Sakura and Mokona walking in.
"Hime, are you okay?"
"Yes, but usually by now Kaorucha-san and her two girls are up. I walked into their room and they were still sleeping. Their breathing was normal but they just wouldn't wake up."
Syaoran tried to think clearly and make out this situation. "Maybe they're just tired from the trial yesterday."
Mokona hopped from Sakura's shoulder to Syaoran's. "Mokona hopped onto all three of them and they didn't budge! Let's see if we get a response out of Kurorin!"
"Mokona, wait, his bandages-!"
Mokona hopped off of Syaoran and onto Kurogane, but he didn't wake up even after Mokona accidently ruined the bandages.
"Mokona!" Shrieked Sakura, who immediately brought the white pork bun up from the sleeping Kurogane.
Mokona looked back at Kurogane. "Sakura, if that shriek you just gave didn't wake him up, nothing would."
"I wonder what's going on, did you talk to Fai about it, Sakura-hime?"
Sakura shook her head. "He wasn't there when I woke up, I was so tired I didn't notice at the time."
"I wonder why we're the only ones awake." Syaoran looked outside the window, the sun's rays were peaking into the town and life was starting to stir once again.
Yet the house stayed quiet and felt as empty as a raided tomb.
"Something doesn't feel right, Syaoran-kun."
Syaoran nodded and next looked at Mokona. 'Mokona, do you feel anything different around here?"
Mokona stayed silent for a moment, then nodded. "Ya! The house feels like it's surrounded by something, maybe a spell, it feels sorta the same as Fai."
"Fai-san?"
Mokona hopped onto the vacant couch and brought up a hologram of Yuuko.
"Mokona! How are you?"
"Yuuko! We're in the country of Valeria and this is Fai's home world. Fai's not here right now and Mokona thinks that Fai put a spell on this house."
"Hmm, that's definitely a possibility. Do you know exactly what kind of spell he put up?"
Mokona stayed silent for a moment and Syaoran and Sakura sat on either side of it.
Finally it answered. "It feels like a sleeping spell." Mokona looked confused. "If it's a sleeping spell that Fai put on us, then how come Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona are awake?"
Yuuko reasoned with herself. "Fai probably overlooked that all of you have magical powers. Part of Sakura's magic was regained with the feathers from Tokyo, and Syaoran has a special sort of magic that cannot be seen. Mokona, well, Mokona is Mokona, so of course Mokona's magical." The Witch gave a small smile. "You all must have broken through his barriers with that power."
Syaoran nodded, but Sakura was still wondering. "Why would Fai-san do that? Of course he must be upset…" She stopped and looked at Syaoran; he too had the experience to feel Fai's pain.
Yuuko turned around from Mokona and took out a board.
Syaoran and Sakura couldn't see it clearly, and they waited in silence.
Yuuko turned back to them after about a minute. "Fai is trying to stop his past from becoming real once again. I can tell you where he is headed… for a price." But Mokona had ended the connection with the Witch.
It looked back at Syaoran and Sakura; they were all thinking the same thing.
"Mokona, do you think Fai went to the Valley?"
Mokona nodded. "Should we go after Fai?"
"Moko-chan, could we please speak to the Witch-san again?"
Mokona nodded and the hologram reappeared, only now Yuuko was looking more annoyed.
Sakura made sure that Yuuko could see her. "Witch-san? Would any harm come if we went after Fai-san?"
Sakura then spoke a little quieter so that Yuuko couldn't hear her. "Maybe it wouldn't be bad if we didn't try to stop him." She looked at Syaoran for support, and luckily he seemed to understand.
Yuuko thought to herself before replying. "I'm taking it that you three already know of his past?"
Sakura nodded. "We might not fully understand it, but it was a horrible thing to have to go through, and I know that Fai might be happier if he saves them."
"Trying to change the past can lead to drastic measures. Fai interfering more than is necessary could lead to a whole new problem. If Fai continues in his plan, it is very well possible a new future will be set, perhaps one that was not intended."
Mokona said thank you after it realized Yuuko wouldn't say anything more, and ended the connection again.
Sakura looked at Syaoran. "Syaoran-kun, I'm not saying that you have to go with me, but I want to see Fai and tell him that we know. Maybe he'll change his mind, and even if he doesn't, I don't want to leave him out there alone."
Syaoran looked worried, he didn't want the princess to take any unnecessary risks alone. "I'm coming too."
"Mokona's coming along too!"
Silently they left the house, and when they were outside, somehow they felt more alive and awake.
Only a few people had begun their lives, most were probably still inside eating or trying to stay asleep a while longer.
A new blanket of snow had just arrived the night before, and as the sun steadily grew higher, the group made out one set of footprints leading from the village.
"Fai."
Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona followed the footprints out of the town and past the meadow, into unknown land.
They had been traveling all day, not stopping because they knew that Fai wouldn't stop.
The footprints had led them miles out of the village, and now they were in a place where the wind howled non-stop and clouds covered the sky.
Syaoran helped Sakura through a small snow flurry that had sprung up out of nowhere. "Sakura-hime, are you alright?"
"Yes, thank you Syaoran-kun."
The wind howled even more suddenly, and Mokona, who was on Syaoran's shoulder, yelped as it was carried by the wind into the snow.
"Moko-chan!"
Sakura twisted around and dashed to the poor creature.
"Mokona's fine." They heard the voice, and finally saw a red earring in the snow. Mokona jumped into Sakura's outstretched arms.
They continued farther, making sure that Mokona wouldn't slip away in the wind again.
Mokona looked like it had dozed off, and Sakura looked at Syaoran.
"Syaoran-kun?"
"Yes, Sakura-hime?"
"I- I had a dream in Tokyo, and," did Syaoran see the princess blush? "and, I was wondering, if, if I could start calling you Syaoran."
Syaoran was speechless.
Sakura instantly noticed this and turned even more red in the white snow fall. "If you don't want to, then I understand, it's just that we've been travelling for some time together and-and,"
Syaoran didn't want Sakura to strain herself. "Yes."
Sakura stopped her small babbling. "What?"
He smiled. "Yes, I wouldn't mind if you called me Syaoran instead of Syaoran-kun."
Sakura returned his smile, feeling more confident now. "Then, if I can call you Syaoran, then you can call me Sakura!"
She expected Syaoran to refuse, but he just smiled. "Okay, Sakura."
Syaoran felt like a weight had lifted off of his heart, it was true that the old relationship they had was forever gone, but the Dimensional Witch had never said anything about sprouting a whole new relationship. Sakura had asked, and he had accepted.
A/N: (Hunter) :) That was fun.
A/N: (Prey) Hope you're enjoying the story so far pls don't forget to review :)
