Well here's chapter 2. I hope you like!

Sorry that it has been almost a week. I had to make sure I got safely past the awkward point at the end. It took a lot of thought, but I think I did a pretty cheap job of it. Sorry about that.

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Fai was thrown out of his thoughts as he heard a scream.

Sakura!

His eye snapped open to see a huge monster which seemed to be made out of shadows towering over Syaoran and Sakura.

Sakura screamed clutching onto the edge of Syaoran's sleeve in fear as the boy pushed his princess behind him, drawing his sword to fight the beast.

"What the hell? I didn't sense that thing! How'd it get here?!" Kurogane shouted drawing his sword.

"I-it just appeared!" cried Sakura.

Fai let his hand drop to a pouch at his waist and he drew out some darts, ready to throw.

"Hama Ryuojin!" shouted Kurogane bringing his sword down on the beast, but the attack didn't do anything to the shadow monster what-so-ever. "What the hell?!" snarled Kurogane leaping away as the creature slammed its claws in the space he had just occupied a few seconds ago.

Fai let four darts fly and hit the shadow in the side, but they just stuck in the thick hide.

Syaoran tried his luck next, he slashed at the creature, but just like the other attacks, it had no affect. This battle didn't look like it would end well if they didn't find a way to damage the monster soon.

Suddenly Mokona leaped from Sakura's arms, opened it's mouth, and shot an enormous beam of light which hit the beast. The monster screamed and dissolved into the light.

The gem on Mokona's forehead glowed and the image of The Time Space Witch appeared. "Yuko!" cried the white pork bun in surprise.

"Witch, what did you just do?" asked Kurogane glaring at the Witch with his red eyes.

"You should be more friendly than that. I just saved your lives," said Yuko blowing off the smoldering barrel of a gun, which made the beam of light.

"How did you do that?" asked Syaoran.

"I used this," said Yuko holding up the gun, "It's a gun that shoots sunlight in a high concentration.

"Sunlight?" asked Fai raising his eyebrow. When all their attack failed sunlight defeated the beast?

"Yes. That was a monster made out of shadow so naturally if you use light to dispel the shadow, the monster will disappear.

"You mean that we were fighting a shadow?!" growled Kurogane.

"Yes, but what concerns me enough to interfere is that a shadow monster like that shouldn't be in the world of Ammka."

"You think that one of my feathers is doing this?" asked Sakura.

"Making a disturbance big enough to make several new species of monsters with several of each species is too much for just one feather. The thing that is doing this has to have at least two feathers. Possibly more," said Yuko.

"Several?! There's more than one of that shadow thing?!" growled Kurogane.

"At least two feathers!? In the same person's possession?!" exclaimed Syaoran in disbelief.

"Good luck!" said Yuko smiling at the group before her image faded and the magical light retreated back into Mokona's forehead gem.

"Damn Witch! She could've at least told us more!" snarled Kurogane angrily.

"We will have to be even more careful now, and we have to find a way to defeat these monsters so we can get the feathers," said Fai putting away his darts, they would be useless against the beasts anyway. "I have a feeling that Yuko won't help out next time."

"I-I don't think that we should continue until we find a way to beat these creatures," Sakura said quietly still clutching onto Syaoran in fear.

"Yea. I hate to admit it, but we are no match for those things," growled Kurogane.

The group nodded in agreement and headed back to Luke's.

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"Back already; what happened?" asked Luke greeting his guests.

Fai headed back to his room as Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona began to tell him what happened. The vampire's head was swimming with exhaustion . Fai hadn't taken enough blood from Kurogane, but it wasn't like he would actually going to tell Kurogane that. He would rather die than admit that he needed to live off of others.

Fai got about halfway down the hallway before collapsing to the floor. "Mage?!" said an alarmed voice from behind Fai. How did I not notice him following me?!

"Dammit Fai! Why didn't you say anything?!" snarled Kurogane rushing over to Fai's side.

Fai's eye widened in disbelief. Did Kurogane just say his name?! No…Fai's ears must have misheard because of lack of blood.

Fai could dimly feel Kurogane carrying him to his room and depositing Fai on the bed. Then Fai felt a wound being brought to his lips and instinct took over. The vampire drank hungrily until the wound was pulled away. Then Fai's mind fell into darkness.

Fai awoke feeling much better than he did the previous night. His room was empty and sunlight filtered though the window so he must have slept for awhile. Fai got up slowly and walked to the door and put a hand on the handle. Fai's mind drifted to Chii and…Ashura. Chii was dead…and Ashura was awake. The realization of all of that hit Fai full force. He crumpled to the ground tears falling down his cheeks. Chii…

Fai wasn't sure what he would do about Ashura. Was there anything he could do? Just…keep running…that was all he could do, and all he had done before.

Fai opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. His head was bent, he was still trying to get over his emotions of sadness and fear.

"Mage, why didn't you say anything?"

Fai's single blue eye widened and his head snapped up. He hadn't realized anyone was there.

"Mage, answer my question," said the red eyes ninja who was leaning against the wall looking away.

Fai's eye became half-lidded and he looked away not knowing what to say.

"You could have died! Do you even care?!" snarled Kurogane whipping around, facing Fai.

"I told you to let me die," whispered Fai quietly.

"And I told you that if you want to die, I'll kill you myself! But until then live!" snapped Kurogane glaring at Fai.

Fai bowed his head and whispered, "I'm sorry Kuro-mi."

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Sorry it took so long. I haven't been able to get near the computer for a few days. My mom tells me that I need to do things with other people and not spend a lot of time on the computer.

The next chapter is already started; I have about two pages.

Last note: I am uploading this really late and I can barely keep my eyes open so I hope that their aren't too many mistakes.