Misty: Hello again everyone! Here is the start of Outo country! I'm happy we have finally come to this one. It's one of my favorite countries.

Sakura: Misty-chan doesn't own Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles, or any of its characters.

Misty: If I was the owner, I would have had Sakura and Syaoran kiss at least once.

Syaoran: *blushes*

Misty: Oh, don't act so embarrassed Syaoran-kun, we all know you want to-

Syaoran: Please enjoy! ...so she can't continue...

Misty: I wasn't done mister!

Yumi: Just get on with it, before you bore everyone.

Misty: Sheesh, I didn't think I created you to be so pushy. Do you want me to make you flirt with Fai?

Yumi: You. Wouldn't. Dare.

Misty: Watch me *smiles and begins to type*

Yumi: NO! Stop it! GAH!

Misty: Too late.


Welcome to Outo Country!

Syaoran held on tightly to Sakura's hand as we fell in the next world. I landed, with my boots making a small clacking sound on what looked like pavement. Mokona hopped, gleefully on Syaoran's head.

"So, what country are we in now?" Fai asked. As if on queue, four women appeared out of nowhere and shot their arms out towards the city.

"Welcome! To the Country of Outo!" they all said, simultaneously. The four girls ran up to us and hugged each one of us. A girl with pigtails, tied in braids caught both me and Sakura in a tight grip. Sakura was squirming under the sudden hug. I said nothing, waiting to be let go. I watched as the fourth girl threw her arms around Fai and laughed.

"There are so many cute girls!" he exclaimed.

I glared at the girl, not knowing why I cared. "Are you going to flirt with every cute girl you see?" I asked, trying to keep my tone calm.

"Hm? Oh come on Yumi-chi." I twitched. "We just arrived here and you're already mad at me?" he asked innocently. I growled silently and turned away.

"Get off." Kurogane muttered to another girl, who was embracing him. I wonder how Tomoyo-hime would feel about that.

"Ah, your clothes are weird. Are you from a different world?" one of the girls asked while she was cuddling Mokona. This made everyone turn to her, with a surprised look.

"Are there people in this country that came from other worlds too?" Syaoran asked.

"Of course. Many people come from other worlds to visit this country," the same woman answered. "By the way, have you registered yet?"

"Huh?"

"Oh no! That's not good! We have to take them to city hall immediately!" three of the 'welcoming committee' lined up for dramatic effect. Sakura was trying to catch her breath, from finally being let go. The girl certainly didn't look it, but she has a strong grip.

"Let go." Kurogane said, more sternly. I hadn't realized that one of the girls still hasn't let go of Kurogane.

"Come on! Let's go to city hall!" they sang, while leading the way.


"Welcome to Outo Country," a cheery girl with short curly blonde hair greeted us. "Please fill in your names here," she shuffled through some papers and handed a few to Fai. Syaoran-kun and I were waiting beside him at the front desk, while Sakura, Mokona and Kurogane were sitting a few seats away. By the looks of it, the princess was drifting off. I tapped my boot on the tile floor, impatiently.

"You can use aliases it you want," she continued.

"So we can use a pseudonym?" Fai asked, picking up a pen. I didn't like where this was going.

"Yes," she answered. Looking more closely, she looked a lot like someone or something I've seen before. I think it was on a T.V show that Mokona and I used to watch when I was younger. Angelic- something?

"Alright then, I'll just fill in everyone's names." Fai smiled and began writing names down.

"W-Wait a second Fai-san!" Syaoran exclaimed, nervously catching a glimpse of the paper.

I sighed, "He did something stupid didn't he? What names did he put down?" I asked, regretfully.

"You don't want to know, Yumi-san." Syaoran rested his head in his hand.

"Okay, I'll keep this," the receptionist took the sheet. "What kind of job would you like?"

"Do all travelers have to do work as well?" Fai questioned.

"It doesn't really matter, but if you don't work you won't have any money and then you won't be able to buy anything," she said.

"I suppose~"

"Have you decided on where to stay yet? I can recommend some nice places for you."

"Excuse me, but what is this country's currency?" Syaoran asked, politely cutting in.

"It's 'yen.'"

"We don't have any of that do we?" Fai asked. I shook my head.

"If you have brought any sorts of items, we can exchange them for money."

"Okay~ Kuro-wan, bring the bag over here!" Fai called.

"DON'T CALL ME OVER LIKE A DOG!" Kurogane shouted. His loud outburst caused Sakura to practically jump. At least she was wide awake now.


With the money that we managed to receive, we were able to afford a large two-story house. It certainly looked bigger on the inside and it already had a few pieces of furniture in it. Judging by the room, I would think it used to be a restaurant or a café. Though, I had to admit it was a nice house. I noticed Sakura-hime patting the couch, trying to get comfortable, before she fell asleep again. I couldn't blame her, it was getting dark out.

"Lucky we were able to sell the clothes we kept from Koryo country and Jade country." Fai commented. Kurogane was looking out of the window, while Syaoran was rummaging through the bag. I sat quietly on the floor against one of the arms of the couch. It was starting to feel a bit warm, so I unbuttoned my tan cloak and rested it on Sakura's.

"Some countries treat clothes from other countries as treasures." Syaoran explained.

"Did you learn that while you were traveling with your father?" I asked.

"Yes."

"Is it alright to be so relaxed? Someone could be spying on us right now." Kurogane said, turning away from the window.

"They are." I said simply.

"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT SO CALM?"

"Hm. You should loosen up once in a while." Fai slumped over his thick coat.

"You guys are way too relaxed!"

"So..." Fai began, ignoring Kurogane's comment, "Now that we have a place to stay, next...Mokona?" Sakura collapsed onto a pillow and fell asleep instantly. Mokona patted her on the head and jumped from behind her, on the front of the couch.

"Although it's very faint, Mokona can sense the presence of a feather. There is a feather in this country." As soon as Mokona finished her sentence a loud rumbling noise came from outside. A huge monster, with wide eyes burst into the house, shattering the window into tiny pieces. Kurogane quickly grabbed the sleeping girl and jumped away from...whatever that thing was.

"Wow, we just moved in and we already have a guest." Fai smiled.

"We didn't invite him in here." I said. As more of the monster stepped into view in seemed to crawl on four legs with claws and had horns on its back. It swung its long clawed leg, trying to hit one of us. I jumped up and shot one of my violet spheres at the creature, and it recoiled in pain. Syaoran jumped up, getting his arm grazed by the monster's claw as it swung again. A few drops of blood were coming from the cut, but he looked okay. Syaoran kicked the creature with a great force, causing it to fall to the ground.

"Good job." Fai smiled. "First we are greeted by cute girls," I gave him a look, "...and then we get this beautiful house. I thought this was a friendly country, but it's dangerous too." A soft sizzling sound erupted around the fallen creature. We all watched with confusion as the monster seemed to evaporate into thin air.

"It disappears?" Syaoran yelled.

"This is indeed a very dangerous country."


Yumi ran home as fast as she could, dodging the rock being thrown at her by her classmates. "Go home, freak!" one of the kids shouted.

"Why don't you just die? Even your own parents hate you!"

"Devil child!" this was a regular thing for Yumi. She didn't know why, but the teasing just recently started. Everyone in class hated her, teased her, everything. She felt like a trapped bird, flying aimlessly around a locked cage trying desperately to get out. Yumi wandered up at the park, where to her grief the kids followed her.

"P-Please go away," she pleaded, trying to hold in tears.

"You'd like that wouldn't you?" one of the boys sneered.

"I-I have to get h-home," she said in a meek voice. Yumi backed up into the fountain and glanced around frantically for any kind of help. To her dismay, no one was in sight. She tried to make a break for it, when two of the kids held her arms and shoved her back near the fountain. A boy smirked and grabbed the back of Yumi's head, shoving her head, in the fountain water. She could hear the faint sound of laughter as she struggled to get free. Yumi couldn't breathe and could feel herself losing conscious. She thrashed around again, desperately hoping they would let go. At this rate she could die. The blonde girl stopping moving and felt herself pass out.

When the kids didn't feel the girl they were torturing, move they pulled her out instantly and dropped her to the ground.

"We didn't kill her did we?"

"She might have, we practically drowned her!"

"But, her parents told us to JUST bully her."

"This isn't good! Let's get out of here!" the kids fled from the scene, leaving the unconscious girl lying there.


Yumi's eyes fluttered open to the night sky. She groaned in pain, and sat up. The blonde girl rubbed her head. "OH NO! I'M LATE!" she picked up her school bag and raced home. Yumi looked up at a street clock and saw that the time was 7:35. "This isn't good, I was supposed to be home over two hours ago." The girl ended up at her house and wondered if she should go inside. She rubbed the bruises on her arm tenderly, from where the kids grabbed her. Her violet eyes gazed behind her then back at the door handle. She gazed sadly at it for a second and stepped inside. Yumi was relieved to see that her mother or father weren't in the main room. She walked on slowly and made a mad dash for the stairs, when she heard her foster mother's voice.

"No, she isn't here yet." Her mother sighed. Yumi guessed that she was talking on the phone, and didn't even dare to interrupt.

"I need to see that girl dead myself." a gruff male voice said. Yumi stiffened.

"I understand master. It seems something is always getting in the way."

"Of course something is! You ignorant fool! Yumi is the one that is destined to ruin my plans, she needs to be dead before I execute my plan! After all Yumi is an ~~~~~~! (By the way, what the man is calling her is a clue for later on.)

"I understand. She will be executed without fail," her mother said, with an almost robotic voice. Yumi gasped a little too loudly.

"Ah. So she is here," the man said. Yumi turned and bolted for the stairs before her mother caught her arm and threw her at the wall. She let out a cry of pain and her mother held her a few feet off the ground by her throat.

"You heard that didn't you?" she asked in a menacing tone. The girl shook her head, tears spilling over her eye lids. She threw her foster daughter to the ground and pulled out something that shined in the moonlight. A knife. Yumi's eyes widened as more tears came. She stumbled back, when her mother caught her by the throat again, and pinned her to the wooden floor.

"You're orders, Fei Wong?" A tall man with a red symbol of a bat on his black robe walked in.

"W-Who?" Yumi asked, overwhelming fear and sadness in her voice.

He smirked. "Kill her."

She raised the knife above her head and let her arm drop. The last thing Yumi saw was the flash of the knife before she screamed.


"OI Brat, wake up!" My eyes snapped open and I realized I was breathing heavily. It took a while to regain my senses. I saw that I was still in the main room of our new house. I sat up and noticed that I had been using Fai's coat as a blanket (either that or he put it on me) and my cloak as a pillow. "You okay brat? You were screaming in your sleep." Kurogane said.

"Hm? Yes I'm fine. How's Sakura-san?" I wiped the dream-caused tears from my eyes.

"She's still asleep. Amazingly she didn't wake up from all of your yelling."

I heaved a sigh, "Where are Fai-san and Syaoran-kun?" I asked, glancing around.

"They went to city hall to ask about that thing we fought last night." Kurogane replied.

"Oh. Did Mokona go with them?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Never mind." I muttered. I reached up and rubbed my neck, feeling immense pain and bruises. It almost felt like someone was trying to strangle...me. My thoughts drifted back to Koryo, when I had those marks on my stomach. Why am I getting these marks again? Is it part of the price? I'll have to ask Yuuko about it later. Soon enough, I felt the marks start to disappear, but the pain lingered for a while. I sat still for the time being, thinking about my new memory. What did Fei Wong call me? Why couldn't I hear it? Why does Fei Wong want me destroyed? And why did he seem to know that something protects me from dieing? It looks like he knows more about me than I do. I shook my head, decided I was thinking too much. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Kurogane was sitting down with his arms crossed, watching me. I decided to ignore it, hoping he wasn't about to hound me with questions.

"We're back~" Fai sang, him and Syaoran carrying three bags. "Did Kuro-wan stay home like a good boy?" he laughed and patted the ninja on the head.

"I told you, DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE I'M SOME SORT OF DOG!"

"Oh, that reminds me, we decided on our jobs." Fai said.

"What are they?" I asked.

"Well, Syaoran-kun and Kuro-wan will defeat Oni's to earn money."

"Kid, explain." Kurogane turned to Syaoran.

"Well, you see an Oni is that creature we fought last night-" Syaoran began.

"Wahh! Kuro-wan doesn't listen to me," Fai fake-cried.

Syaoran and I sweat-dropped. "STOP ACTING LIKE A FOOL!" How are Kuro-san's shouts not waking Sakura-hime? Syaoran explained to us, the occupation he and Kurogane would be taking up. He also told us a little bit more about the 'Oni.'

"I see," he smirked. "An Oni hunter, huh? Sounds interesting."

"Kuro-poo is all excited~" Mokona squeled.

"But, will you be okay?" Kurogane asked the young archeologist.

"Eh?"

"We don't know how powerful these Oni things are yet. But there are people that specifically deal with them and are paid to do it. That mean this isn't a job for amateurs," he shot a glare. "You," he grabbed a fistful of his brown hair, "Are blind in your right eye."

Fai actually looked surprised at that. That was one of the many things Yuuko told me about. And the fact that Syaoran is-

"The first time I saw you fight, you used this thing called Kudan. Kudans are controlled through mind and power. Even if your eyes can't see it wouldn't be a problem. Another example was in Koryo country. When we arrived, the lord's son instantly grabbed the princess's arm. You didn't show any sign that you saw it. He really meant to hurt the princess. There was definitely murder in his eyes. If you didn't attack right away, he would have done something worse. Precisely because you couldn't see, you reacted only to the son's aura. You made the first move and knocked him down. Then there was that Oni from yesterday. When it attacked from the right you reaction was a bit slow," he crossed his arms, "If the opponent is an even more powerful Oni, it won't be just a scratch or two."

"I will try not to cause you any trouble. Please," he bowed.

"Kuro-sama isn't that okay? Give him a chance." Fai said, Mokona on his shoulder.

"Hmph," was all he said, but it in his language is probably meant okay.

"Thank you." Syaoran smiled, looking behind him at Sakura.

"What's in the bag?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me.

"Oh, that's right. I forgot to mention what job you, Sakura-chan and I will be doing." Fai tossed a bag to me. "Get changed and I'll tell you."

"Okay..." I said slowly and walked off, into a different room. I locked the door behind me and pulled an outfit out of the bag. Flipping on the light switch, I saw that I was holding a light and dark blue Japanese waitress uniform. (AN: I'm sorry I suck at describing clothes, usually when Yumi does have outfits they will look similar to Sakura's just different colors.) "It's nice," I mumbled thoughtfully.


After I got changed, I stuffed my traveling clothes into the same sack. I had to admit that I was a little surprised that it fit almost perfectly. Wait a minute...did Fai pick this out? I frowned. How does he even know my size? I unlocked the door and peeked out. Syaoran was spreading a cloth on a table while Kurogane was fixing the window from the Oni attack. I located Fai behind the counter making some tea. I went over to him, but before I could ask, he spoke first, "Hello, Yumi-chan. Is the uniform the right size?" he smiled.

"Yes. That's beside the point. How did you know my size?" I frowned.

"Hm? Oh. Syaoran-kun picked one out for Sakura and I thought you two were the same size. You look really nice in it,"

I felt my face heating up, but I coughed and turned around to hide it. "Thanks." What's going on with me? Why am I blushing all the time? I went over to Syaoran noticing his new outfit too. His uniform looked a lot like Watanuki's school uniform. "Can I help with anything?"

"Here," he handed me another white cloth, "Do you mind setting up that table over there?"

"Not at all." After a few minutes I heard Sakura-hime start to wake up.

"Mm. I smell tea..." she said sleepily rubbing her eyes.

"Are you awake now, Sakura-hime?"

"Eh? Yes...um..," she stuttered. She must be wondering about all of the new stuff we currently have.

"We used the money we received for defeating an Oni last night. We used it to repair the money and buy new furniture," Fai explained. "We also changed into this country's clothes. But I do wonder about what Kuro-pyon is wearing."

"This is a hakuma," he said sternly, from atop a ladder.

"Kurogane-san, is that what the clothes in your country look like?" Syaoran asked.

"Yeah, more or less. What are you wearing?" he asked Fai.

"These are the clothes I should wear for my job. I thought that we should open a café. We can gather all kinds of information from the customers this way. That's what the receptionist at city hall said."

"Mokona is going to help too~"

"The plan is that Sakura-chan and Yumi-chan work with me in the café."

"Okay, I haven't really done this before but I will work very hard." Sakura bowed.

"Alright then, let's hurry up and change then." Fai smiled, holding another bag over his shoulder.

"Eh?" she seemed confused at all of this, but grabbed the bag and walked into a different room to change.

"Of course, every café must have pretty waitresses." Fai said to Mokona.

"Yup! Sakura-chan and Yumi-chan will make excellent waitresses. That is, as long as Yumi-chan doesn't lose her temper." they laughed.

"You do know that I can hear you right?" I smirked, grabbing Mokona by the ears. "How would you like to by the first dish I cook up?"

"WAHHH! NO! KURO-CHAN AND YUMI-CHAN ARE GOING TO EAT ME!" Mokona cried with her smile still in place. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the princess stick her head out of the door. Sakura stepped out slowly and started over to Syaoran. Her uniform was similar to mine. The only different was that hers was pink and slightly orange.

"Is this...strange?"

Syaoran blushed. "Is Syaoran-kun working with us as well?"

"No. Kurogane-san and I will be doing other work," he said, Kurogane walking past them carrying the ladder and a white sheet.

"Please be careful, and don't get hurt," she said.

His eyes widened for a second, and then he smiled. "I will."

Mokona's eyes widened as well. She opened her mouth wide, as a plate came out and landed neatly on the table. Six pieces of Fondant Au Chocolat where already on the plate. "What are these?" Fai asked, not fazed at all, by what just came out of Mokona's mouth, unlike Syaoran and Sakura.

"These are from Yuuko."

"Is it a gift?"

"There is no way that with would give away anything for free." Kurogane huffed.

"But they look delicious."

"These are Fondant Au Chocolat. There is lots of chocolate inside so we should them while they are hot." Mokona explained, excitedly.

"Good timing everyone, let's eat," Fai carried over a tray with tea cups and Sakura carried extra plates over. Everyone sat down at the table.

"I don't want any." Kurogane said, doggedly. Fai picked up a fondant with his fork and slipped it into Kurogane's mouth while it was open. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" Fai just shrugged and smiled, lazily.

"Kurogane ate it! I'm going to tell Yuuko~" Mokona sang.

"Don't you dare!"

I dug my fork in the Fondant Au Chocolat, some chocolate spilling, out and raised it up to my lips. I blew on it and popped it into my mouth.

"It's tasty!" Sakura exclaimed. Syaoran nodded.

"It really is." Fai commented.

I had to admit, it certainly it delicious. The chocolate melts in my mouth. (AN: I want some too! T_T) "Watanuki-kun is a great cook." I said, memories of him fussing about when Yuuko asked for more liquor filling my mind. A smile tugged at my lips, but I held it down.

"Who's Watanuki-kun?" Sakura asked.

"The one who most likely made these." I pointed at the food. "Do you know him Syaoran-kun?"

"Um...no, why?" Right there. If he was Syaoran-kun he would know who Watanuki-kun is.

"Nothing." I said, resting my chin in one hand.

"Are you homesick?" Fai asked. I shot him a glare, knowing what he meant.

"No. The food just brought it up." I took another bite. Although. I wonder what price Yuuko is going to make us pay for these...


In the sun lit piano room, beautiful music filled the house. Yumi sat on the piano bench next to her mother. This memory was as clear as day, during the summer. Cicada's chirped in the back ground as the two started to sing.

Arigatou ima koko ni ite kurete
kimi wa nakanai tori no you de mune ga nanda ka kurushii

Tokidoki yokogao ni kodoku ga ochite'ru
yasashisa no oku no yowasa mo shiritai no

Douka kimi ga osorete'ru nanika wo watashi ni mo oshiete
douka watashi ni dekiru koto ga aru nara
kimi no egao no tame ni...

"That was amazing okaa-san!" Yumi laughed, with delight.

Her mother laughed as well, "I should say the same to you. Although, I can't say that you got your singing ability from your father."

"Who says I can't sing?" a male voice cut in.

"DAD!" Yumi shouted running over and giving him a big hug. Her dad bent down and ruffled her blonde hair. "You've been gone a while is everything okay?"

"Yes. I actually just came home from seeing one of your old friends," he said, directed at Yumi's mother.

"Did you give her the present?"

"Of course. She seemed a little embarrassed by it though. It's been a while since you've made any clothes." (AN- Did you figure out who her mother and father are yet?) He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"You used to make clothes okaa-san?"

"I did, for one of my friends when I was younger..."


Yumi smiled at the new memory. I just have yet to see her face. Sakura-chan, Fai-san and I have been baking and setting things up all day long. I was amazed to see it was already night time and our hunters have yet to come back. Sakura and I were just sitting at the table, and I was staring at Fai, thinking about two things. One was why he was painting a cat on a wooden sign, and Two was why my face heated up when he was close to me. I sighed. I didn't like it. It always distracted me because I think about it too much. And there I go again rambling in my mind.

"~Meow, meow~" Fai sang happily.

All of a sudden the door flew open. "YOU BASTARD!" Wow, random.

"Welcome back~" Fai gave the pissed off ninja a smile.

"How dare you give me that weird name!" I glanced behind Kurogane over to Syaoran, to see his expression.

Fai picked up a paint brush and began to draw something on a piece of paper. "The girl working in city hall said that we could use aliases and I don't know the language of this country...so I drew this!" he held up a paper with a picture of a big black dog next to a much smaller brown-haired dog. "The names are 'Big Puppy' and 'Little Puppy.' See?" he started drawing again. "And, Sakura-chan and I are...Big Kitty and Little Kitty," again, he held up a picture of a taller cat next to a smaller cat. "As for you, Yumi-chan I thought about your name. Then I remembered your Kudan back in Hanshin, so I decided to name you 'Canary-chan.'" Fai held up another picture with a drawing of a canary on it. Canary-chan? He still couldn't drop the 'chan'? Oh well, I guess we'll have to deal with it. "What I'm drawing on the sign will be our café's logo." Apparently, what he had been painting on the sign was a black cat head with narrowed eyes.

Kurogane unsheathed his sword and charged straight for Fai. "DAMN YOU! Is your brain only full of rubbish? LET ME CUT IT OUT AND CLEAN IT FOR YOU!"

"Wahhh! Big Puppy is mad!" Fai cried, dodging Kuro- I mean Big Puppy's fatal blows.

"Wow, this is a very cute café!" a female voice said. I turned toward the door to see a girl with short dark hair and a green sailor uniform. With her, was a taller man with a mark on his face. His uniform was also green, but a much darker color. I noticed a peculiar silver wolf, next to the girl. "This place is really great, Little Puppy-san."

Syaoran seemed to sweat-drop at his new name.

"It smells really good in here," the man said.

"We're experimenting with a new chocolate cake. We're opening up shop tomorrow. You can try some it you'd like." Fai said, ducking from a plate headed straight for him.

"We'd love to!" they exclaimed together. "Is that alright, Big Puppy?"

"I am NOT A DOG!"


Fai brought out two pieces of cake. He set them down it front of the girl, (Nekoi Yuzuriha) and the man (Shiyu Kusanagi). While he was bringing them out, they told us their names and sat at the counter.

"This is delicious!" Yuzuriha squealed.

"I'm glad." Fai said. "I followed Mokona-chan's advice and added some cream."

"We must tell the other Oni hunters about this place." Kusanagi commented. Sakura was steadily carrying a tray with tea, trying not a drop it. She set the cup down carefully, while Yuzuriha just looked at it.

"Thank you!" she smiled. "You guys just arrived in Outo country right?"

"Yes, we arrived yesterday," Sakura replied with a bright smile.

"A so-called Oni broke into our home right after we moved in. It really caught us off guard." I mumbled, started to get bored.

"When the receptionist at city hall explained what an Oni is, she mentioned something about the class of an Oni..." Fai added.

Yuzuriha took out a rectangular piece of paper and set it on the counter. "Yup, the power of an Oni is divided into seven classes. "I" is the most powerful, followed by "Ro," "Ha," "Ni," "Ho," "He," and "To" in that descending order. Within each class, they are further divided into five levels. For example, Class "Ho" level 1 is the strongest "Ho" Oni. Class "Ho" level 5 is the weakest "Ho" Oni," she explained. Why exactly do they have all of that?

"So the strongest Oni would be "I" level 1?" Syaoran asked.

"Yes. Everyone is training hard everyday so that they can defeat that Oni someday."

"That means, the "Ha" level 5 from last night is somewhere in the middle of the scale." Fai concluded.

"That's strange. The ones that invade people's home should at least be a "Ro."" Kusanagi said. The silver wolf that was lying next to Yuzuriha suddenly poked its head up as if it heard something.

"Another Oni is nearby!" Yuzuriha and Kusanagi jumped out of their seats. The dark haired girl patted her wolf on the head. "He can sense the presence of Oni's." she explained.

"Thanks for the treat."

"It was super delicious!"

"How much is it?"

"It's on the house. But, only if you tell everyone about us." Fai smiled, resting his chin in his hands.

"We will."

"See ya, Little Kitty, Canary-chan," Yuzuriha waved at both of us. Sakura smiled and waved back. I waved, and even managed a small smile.

"Looks like we have some regular customers! Right, Big Puppy?" Kurogane started to unsheathe his sword again.

"Mokona, do you sense the presence of a feather?" Syaoran looked down at Mokona. Sakura and I turned his way.

"Mokona, can sense it, but it's very weak. Mokona can't even pinpoint its location." It was true. The power from the feather was very weak.

"We should be able to gather information by working with other Oni hunters." Syaoran smiled reassuringly.

"Mokona will also try her hardest to locate the feather." Sakura gazed at Syaoran sadly. I wonder what she's thinking about.


"Nee, Canary-chan, are you okay?" Mokona smirked, jumping on my bed. After we had all cleaned up, I retired to my room and just looked out of the window.

"Don't you dare call me that! Or you will be the first thing our customers eat." I smirked right back.

"Ahaha, Mokona just couldn't resist. But is Yumi-chan really okay? You seem confused about something," she jumped on my head.

"I guess I am. Mokona, can you do me a favor and call up Yuuko-san?" I asked, getting up and sitting on my bed.

"Sure thing!" A purple beam shot out of the red jewel on Mokona's forehead. Yuuko appeared on the wall, just in front of us.

"Ah, hello Yumi-chan. How are things?"

"Good I guess. Hey, can you sleep while transmitting?" Mokona uttered a small 'sure' before drifting off to sleep. I paused for a second, the blurted out "Yuuko-san, explain to me why I'm blushing all of the time!"

A cat-like grin spread across her face. That can't be good. Now I'm wondering if asking her was the right way to go.

I pretended to ignore it. "It's distracting me..."

"That's so adorable, Yumi-chan~!" Yuuko sang. "But, if you don't mind, who are you blushing around?"

"Fai...a little bit...why?" I asked, confused why who it was around had anything to do with it.

Yuuko's grin widened and she clasped her hands together. "You have a crush on Fai~"

"WHAT! But...I don't...but...I HATE HIM! How COULD I-"

"Hey, you asked." Yuuko snickered. "This is the first time you have shown this much emotion," she gushed.

"Yuuko...I swear I'm gonna-"

"What country are you in now?" she asked cutting me off.

I sighed. "We are in a place called, Outo. We decided to open up a café."

"Excellent. When you get some, make sure to send me some sake. We're out. And Watanuki-kun said he wouldn't get any more until he returned." Yuuko whined. "Think of it as your price..."

"For what exactly?"

"For telling you the truth," she smirked.

"So...you're going to make me pay...for something that I know isn't true? First of all, I know that I don't like Fai that way! Second, it's not like you said it in red truth! This isn't Umineko, Yuuko-san!"

"I liked that show...Anyway, I have to go, a customer is coming," she said, closing her eyes with a serious expression.

"I understand. Thanks." The link was cut and Yuuko's image disappeared. Mokona groggily sat up. It took her a few minutes, but she excitedly hopped up and raced for the door.

"I'm hungry~" she continued hopping down the hall, out of my room. With Mokona gone, I was starting to get bored again. I rested my head on my pillow and closed my eyes. It would be impossible for me to feel that way. I haven't even known him that long!


A loud noise caused me to open my eyes. I ended up staring at the ceiling, guessing it was either night time or early morning. When did I go to bed anyway? I turned on my side to see, the glowing green numbers on the digital clock. (I can't believe it took me 30 minutes to explain to everyone why it glowed.) The time read, 6:00 A.M. I must have dozed off... I jumped out of bed and hurried downstairs. The noise sounded like it was coming from the kitchen; I figured that I would check their first. When I opened the door, I noticed Mokona mumbling and lying on her back, her stomach bulging slightly. "That was delicious..." she sighed, happily. A bare plate was next to her, with a few crumbs left on it.

"Mokona." I began.

She sat up, quickly. "Y-Yeah?"

"Did you eat the ENTIRE cake Sakura-san and I made together?"

"Yup~ it was delicious!"

I sweat-dropped. "Mokona! We open, in about two hours and you ATE THE ENTIRE CAKE!"

"Mokona's sorry," she hung her small head in shame. I patted her furry head.

"It's okay. But as punishment you have to help me make it again. I doubt anyone is up this early." I grabbed an empty bowl and new ingredients. "Start putting the flour, milk and eggs in the bowl," I ordered, looking for the actual recipe.

"I'm on it!" I found the recipe and set it on the table. I tapped my nail on the marble counter, waiting for her to finish. After she finished, I grabbed the bowl and told Mokona to set the oven. I picked up a whisk, and began to stir it. I felt like I wasn't going fast enough, so I picked up the pace.

"Yumi-chan? What are you doing up?" Fai asked, standing in the doorway of the kitchen.

"Mokona ate one of our chocolate cakes, and I'm making it again. But stirring takes forever!" My stirring became more violent. I sensed Fai right behind me, but before I could do anything his hand was on mine, holding the bowl. His other hand was on mine, holding the whisk. (AN- Imagine, Nagihiko and Rima stirring together, in that episode of Shugo Chara!) Before I could question what he was doing, he said,

"If you stir like that, the batter would become too thin. You need to stir slowly," his hand guided mine, while stirring. I just looked down in the bowl. I could feel, blush creeping up my face again. I bet Yuuko is looking at this somehow and laughing her head off. "There, see?" he smiled. I bet he's enjoying me blush all the time. Once he let me go, I turned back to the oven, making sure it wasn't too hot. "Can I help you with the rest?"

I put the bowl down and spun around to face him. "Why are you being so nice to me?"

The question seemed to take him by surprise. "Why do you ask?"

"To be honest I just don't know why you and Syaoran-kun, Sakura-chan and Kurogane-san are all nice to me. I don't understand why you all trust me so easily."

Fai smiled. "Just because."

Just because? I stayed quiet and rested my back on the wall.

"Although," he walked over to me and leaned in a bit. "You should learn to trust us a little more. You don't believe in trust do you?" he smirked.

I gave him a semi-glare. "It's not that I don't believe in it, I just don't use it."

He placed his hand on the wall next to me and leaned in even more, so that our foreheads were almost touching. His smirk disappeared, "That's exactly way you-"

"Awww! Fai and Yumi-chan are flirting~" Mokona's voice snapped us out of it. Fai retreated back and laughed, embarrassedly.

"We weren't, she was just telling me about what you did to the cake that we made earlier!"

"Mokona said Mokona was sorry! That's why I'm helping you guys make it again!"

Fai and Mokona began to work on the recipe again, when a thought came to my head, He's hiding something even I don't know about. Fai is just trying to throw me off! I will find out and I won't let myself be distracted anymore...Yuui.


Misty: Just wanted to say sorry, that this chapter took longer than I wanted it too. Before I say good night, (It's 11:05 here!) I have a request. Those of you who have or heard about GarageBand can you tell me a little about it? How to sing fandubs if you know. Thanks. Goodnight everyone and please review!