Yusuke awoke to the uncomfortable taste of sand in his mouth. He sat up and spit it out, then looked around. At first e thought he was still in the desert, but then he realized that there were buildings around him. He looked down. There was sand, but it seemed sturdier. He knelt down and scraped the sand away, revealing stone.

'I must be in Clow!', he concluded. 'It must be the elemental city of sand. No wonder it was in a desert.' He was about to walk away from the spot where he had revived, when he noticed three things. A canteen that probably contained water, a haversack that looked full, and a blanket. He picked them up and checked inside the canteen and haversack. Sure enough, they contained water and food.

Yusuke looked around for whoever could have given him this, but there was no one in sight. "Huh," he murmured as he put the canteen and blanket inside the haversack, slung that over his shoulder, and walked off. "Well, thanks!" he called out, then turned and went deeper into the city.

In an alley to the side, the figure was leaning against the wall of a house eating a piece of bread when they heard a boy's voice yell, "Well, thanks!" They paused, scampered to their feet, and peeked out from behind the alley wall. A boy with slicked back black hair wearing a green school uniform was walking away, the haversack they had given him hanging off his shoulder. The person stared for a moment, then nodded, smiled slightly, and waved before disappearing into the shadows.

Not far away from where Yusuke was walking, a trio of tough-looking demons were gathered around a fire. They wielded axes and clubs, and were quite ugly. One was munching on a chunk of meat, another was telling some story, and the third was listening. The third elbowed the first in the ribs, saying, "C'mon Hiroki, you gotta hear this!" Hiroki grunted, swallowed, then replied, "I got better things to do then listen to ole Monco's stories."

Monco, the second demon, growled at the third. "Kinain, if Hiroki don't wanna hear it, he don't hafta." Kinain, the youngest, backed away from Hiroki, who seemed to be the middle aged one. Monco appeared to be the oldest, and didn't seem to like either demons.

Just then, the trio heard footsteps. "A human!" Hiroki exclaimed, getting to his feet, a grin on his face. Kinain got up too, but slipped and fell. Monco raised himself up slowly, then helped Kinain up, sighing, while Hiroki ran off.

Hiroki was hiding behind a fountain when Kinain and Monco caught up. They crouched down beside him, and observed the human. He was a teenager, with black hair. He wore strange green garb, a sort the demons had never seen before. "What do ya think?" Hiroki whispered to Monco. "He doesn't look like he's from Clow."

Monco nodded. "Aye. I think he was sent by the Underworld. Master Keku warned us that they might get involved."

"What should we do, then? He might have strong powers, and could be too much for us!"

"Kinain!" Monco turned to the young demon. "Sneak back to the main camp and tell one of the higher officers about this lad! Try to get word to Master Keku, if you can. Now go!" Kinain nodded, then snuck away, and when he was out of sight, stood up (he had been crawling on his stomach to avoid being spotted), and ran.

"Now, Hiroki." The elder demon turned to Hiroki. "When I say 'go', you and I both will charge the human. If luck's with us, even if he is stronger than us, we'll catch him by surprise and defeat him." Hiroki nodded and drew his club. Monco gritted his teeth and clutched his axe. "Go!"

The two demons sprang out of their cover and charged Yusuke.

Magi: Meep! Sorry it was kinda short, I have homework and can't be on for long.

Noah: Which you should be doing.

Magi: Be quiet, or I'll have something horrible happen to you.

Noah: Yes Mistress. :runs off:

Magi: o0 Weird. Anyway, R&R!