Hi! So um... I know that there's nothing really going on with Ren and Kairi right now... but that's how I like it. Going SLOW.

I'm trying to change the story around a bit, so it won't be exactly the same like the manga or anime. And I'm trying to get them to Patch Village ASAP because the important stuff happens there, not here.

"Saki. Saki. Saki." Lyserg gently nudged Saki, whose sleeping head was gently resting on his shoulder. "Saki."

Saki's eyes slowly fluttered open. Her big purple eyes lost their sleepy touch as they focused on Lyserg. They stayed on Lyserg for a while.

"Uh… Saki? Can you get off of my shoulder?" He asked.

Saki nodded quickly and jumped up. Her face turned bright pink and she turned away. Lyserg looked at her, confused.

Did I do something wrong? Lyserg thought, but Marco interrupted his thinking.

"Let's keep going. We mustn't waste any time. We can eat breakfast on the way." Marco said, clapping his hands.

"I agree, Marco. Let's go." Jeanne's voice said from inside the Iron Maiden.

The X-Laws started walking again in that perfect march together, leaving many footprints imprinted in the desert sand.

Anna, Tamao, Manta, Delphi and Abby were sitting in a small plane. There wasn't much room on it, so Anna and Abby were sitting together, Delphi and Manta, and Tamao was sitting next to all of the luggage.

"…When's the in-flight meal coming?" Anna asked coldly.

"Not yet! We haven't even started up the engine!" Manta cried. Abby frowned.

She was a girl, around 14 years old, with long, black hair over one shoulder. She had slightly darker skin than Anna and she was a bit taller, too. Abby was wearing a black dress, much like Anna's, but with a black jacket over it.

"Don't be so mean, Anna." Abby said. "Or are you scared?"

"I am not scared." Anna said, her eyebrows twitching slightly.

"Oh, really? Isn't this the first time you ever rode a plane?" Abby asked, smirking slightly. Anna frowned harder.

"And? I'm not afraid of anything." Anna said. The two girls sent cold glares at each other for a long time, until Delphi finally sighed.

"Geez! What is up with you people? Why are you so boring right now?" Delphi asked. None of the girls noticed her. Manta sighed deeply.

"Well, you'd better not expect too much from them. I think they're going to be like this for the whole flight." Manta sighed. Delphi nodded reluctantly.

"…So… Do you want to play a game or something? I have a portable version of Monopoly with me!" Delphi said after a while. Without waiting for a response from Manta, she pulled out a small magnetic version of Monopoly and set it up.

"Your turn." She said happily.

Yoh, Ryu, HoroHoro, Ren and Kairi were sitting in a bus. They had managed to find one that would get them to the nearest town. It was a long ride, though. They had spent the night in the bus, but it had given Yoh plenty of time to recover form the sleeping spell cast on him by Saki.

It was already 10:00 AM. The bus dropped off the group at a small town.

"What now?" Ryu asked Yoh, stretching.

"I guess we look for more information." Yoh said, laughing slightly. HoroHoro sighed.

"We've been looking for information about the Patch village for so long already~ We're just wasting our time now. There's no point in this." HoroHoro said.

"Hey, we don't give up, HoroHoro." Ryu said, patting HoroHoro on the back.

"Don't touch me!" HoroHoro cried. Finally, Kairi sighed.

"It's that way." She pointed to the east. Everyone stopped arguing and looked over at her.

"How do you know?" Ren asked suspiciously. Kairi shrugged.

"X-Laws. The East Star will guide you." She recited. HoroHoro sighed again.

"Why didn't you tell us before?" HoroHoro asked angrily.

"You never asked." Kairi said simply.

"I see that you're lost…" A voice said from above.

Everyone looked up- there was a boy up there. He looked around 14, with a dark complexion and a big, poofy brown afro.

"We're not lost." Ryu said. The boy ignored him.

"And I see that you have no idea where the Patch Village is whatsoever." He said.

"No. I know." Kairi said simply. Once again, the boy ignored her.

"And, I know that you'll need MY help to get there." The boy said. He jumped down onto the ground. "My name is Chocolove!"
Everyone stared at him.
"Choco…love…?" Yoh asked. Then he burst out laughing. "Haha… that sounds like chocolate!"

The dark boy smiled. But it wasn't an evil smile. It was more of a happy smile.

"I can make anyone laugh! It is I, the great comedian, Chocolove!" He cried.

Everyone stared at him blankly.

"And why should we accept your help?" Ren asked coldly. Chocolove smirked.

"It's because I know where the Patch Village is." He said proudly.

"Then why would you want us to come with you?" HoroHoro asked.

"It's… uh… because… I, uh, need… allies." Chocolove cringed.

"Allies?" Yoh asked, suddenly turning serious.

"Yes… It's better to travel in groups… there are a lot of scary shamans out there. It's hard to defeat them with only one person" Chocolove said.

"Hmph. There's no one that I can't defeat. I don't believe you." Ren said proudly. (A/N: In Japanese, Ren says "shinjidaren" which translates into 'I don't believe you') Chocolove smirked. He jumped up at Ren, and threw a dress and wig on him.

"Cinderella Ren!" He cried. Half a second later, Chocolove was lying on the ground, covered in bruises from Ren.

"Wait… How did you know what Ren's name was?" Yoh asked, kneeling down to Chocolove's height.

"Information is my weapon." Chocolove said, getting up. "Let me introduce my spirit ally, Mic. He has the sharpest senses, and he helps me get information. Because information is the most important thing… as long as you know it, whether it's about music, books, clothes or politics, you can get along better in life."

A large jaguar spirit appeared next to Chocolove. He looked quite fierce.

"You," Chocolove said, pointing to Yoh, "Are Asakura Yoh. From Izumo, Japan. You, Ryu from Japan. You, Tao Ren from China. Yoh, Kairi… uh, something, from France. And you, BoroBoro Usei, and Ainu." Chocolove said. HoroHoro cried out in frustration.

"It's HoroHoro!" He cried. (A/N: If you don't know this, BoroBoro means 'crappy')

"Oh, really? I'll have to mark that." Chocolove said, pulling out a little notebook and a pencil. He opened up to a page and wrote something in.

"…Are you saying that you know the actual location of the Patch Village?" Yoh asked Chocolove. Chocolove nodded.

"Of course. Full course! With sauce!" He said happily, taking out a plate of chicken and sauce out of nowhere.

"Is this supposed to be another one of your jokes?" Ren cried angrily, poking him on the nose with his kwan-dao.

"Ow! That hurt!" Chocolove cried, holding his nose. Kairi sighed.

…What am I supposed to do? I guess I can at least go to the Patch Village with them… but then… it's over for them. Kairi thought grimly.

And once again, please review if you are enjoying it. If you have any question or comments, then I will leave a reply in the next chapter.