Soon enough, the group was standing outside a fair sized inn. Sakura commented on how beautiful it was, while Kurogane muttered something about money. Fai and Mokona just continued smiling, and Syaoran was dumbstruck at how such a nice place could possibly be free. The lavender haired girl walked in the inn. After a few minutes, she returned with two inn keys.
"Voila!" She exclaimed, handing a key to Fai and Syaoran.
"Arigato." Syaoran said as the key was handed to him. "But… How'd you get us free rooms in such a nice place."
"I have sources." She stated simply. "Come on. You guys should see your room before you thank me!"
The girl grabbed Syaoran's hand and dragged him in. Sakura quickly followed after. Kurogane glanced at Fai as the mage continued to smile.
"Something wrong, Kuro-tan?" Fai asked curiously.
"I think there's more to that girl than she's letting on." Kurogane said, crossing his arms.
Syaoran and Sakura's eyes were wide as they stood in front of the door. Kurogane and Fai walked up behind them and were soon amazed as well.
"How'd you get us a room this nice?" Sakura asked, simply amazed by the room's size and beauty.
"Two." The girl said, smirking.
"Two?" Syaoran asked.
Fai smiled and held up the key that had been handed to him. "Ah… It's not just a spare key. It's a key for a separate room. I call sharing with Kuro-chan!"
Kurogane shot the mage a glare. "As if…"
"I'm Sakura." Sakura suddenly introduced, bowing. The group turned and looked at her, wondering why she suddenly introduced herself. "We never really got to introduce ourselves. I never even learned your name." She explains.
"Syaoran. My name's Syaoran."
"Call me Fai. And this one's Mokona. The Scary guy is Kurogane, but he likes to be called big puppy or Kuro-chan."
Kurogane glared at the wizard once more. "When are you ever going to get over that damn nickname! Its just Kurogane!"
The girl smiled, and giggled a bit. She bent down and bowed. "I'm Kitsuke. It's very nice to meet you all."
After introductions, Sakura and Syaoran popped into the first room. Fai unlocked the second one and walked in with Mokona. Kurogane stood there for a moment, looking at Kitsuke. He began to think about how she had this appearance like Tomoyo-hime. She sort of gave off a look of royalty.
"… What is it, big puppy?" She asked.
"Dammit! It's KUROGANE!" He yelled, and decided that his pervious thought was completely off. She was more like Fai.
Kurogane stormed into the room was sharing with Fai and slammed the door shut. Kitsuke stood there for a moment and tilted her head. "Nya?"
Sakura smiled brightly as she laid on the bed. "Syaoran-kun, this place is amazing!" She exclaimed excitedly.
Syaoran opened the curtains and looked outside at the children playing a game with a stick and a hoop. "Hai." He said in response, smiling gently.
"Kitsuke's really nice too." Sakura added in.
"Yeah." He said, not looking away from the window.
"Syaoran?"
"hm?" He asked, looked back at the hime.
"Why… do you think those men were after her? Do you think she's really a criminal?"
Syaoran was quiet for a minute, and then shook his head. "No. I don't think she is, I'm sure they were lying. But… maybe we should ask her and find out?" He asked.
Sakura smiled and nodded. She stood up, but right as she did, the ground rumbled a bit. Sakura fell back, but Syaoran caught her. "Syaoran-kun!" She exclaimed.
Syaoran nodded. As soon as the princess was back up standing, Syaoran opened the door. Fai and Kurogane were looking out their door as well.
"What the hell happened here?" Kurogane asked.
The front half of the inn was in complete ruin, a few parts remained on fire still. Kitsuke stood in a corner, hugging a little girl was sobbing into Kitsuke's clothes. The rest of the employees were standing around the two, holding various items. As the smoke cleared, the familiar group of men stood outside.
"Now look at it... Half of your inn got destroyed. I really didn't want it to come to this. Now, come with us, hime before more people get hurt." The leader said, extending his hand towards the group.
Kitsuke raised her head and looked at the man. She glanced back at the small girl who was sobbing. As she opened her mouth to speak, the old innkeeper grabbed a broom and got a determined look on his face. She looked up at the innkeeper. "Takato..."
"Kitsuke. Take the little girl and run." A youngish girl said, grabbing a cane from the umbella box.
"We can hold them off for awhile." A black haired man said, smiling at Kitsuke.
"Mai... Sohiishi..." Kitsuke said, looking at them for a moment and then nodded. She picked up the little girl and ran into Sakura and Syaoran's room. She dove into the window, curling around the little girl. When they landed, she let the little girl go, who began to run towards the commons. Kitsuke quickly began to run to her left.
"Dammit! She's getting away! Stop her!" The leader feriously yelled.
"W-we can't."
"What!" He turned around to noticed all the inn employees surrounding the group. "Just attack them!" He yelled, but then spotted Kurogane and Syaoran with their swords out.
Fai and Sakura hopped out the broken window and followed after Kitsuke.