A/n: Another chapter up! :) Sorry this one was so short and thanks to Yuki and c3xv-011- for reviewing :) In the CCS world, it's curently Summer break and she's about to go into Grade 6.
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS and Tsubasa
Chapter 2: Chaos
In the end, Kurogane decided to take the little girl back to the campsite. He hefted the heavy buckets of water and started walking in the direction of the camp.
"Come on." He called.
Sakura debated on whether she should follow the strange and scary man or not. 'I will definitely be alright!' She nodded her head determinedly and scrambled forwards until she was walking right next to Kurogane.
"Psst. Sakura!" Kero whispered urgently. He was currently residing in Sakura's hand.
Kurogane narrowed his eyes. "Did you hear something?"
Sakura sweat dropped and furiously shook her head. Quickly, she hid her arm behind her back. Meanwhile, Kero was sweating furiously as he tried to stay still.
/At the campsite/
Fair looked up in surprise as he sensed 3 presences approaching them instead of one. What had Kurogane got into this time?
"We've got a visitor!" He announced. Immediately, Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona stopped what they we doing and looked in the direction of the trees. The bushes rustled lightly as Kurogane stepped out, a wide-eyed Sakura in tow.
She looked around her. There was a cute manjuu bun, someone who looked like her, a happy blonde, and… what looked like an older version of her boyfriend!
Likewise, Syaoran peered closer at the little girl and was shocked to see a younger version of the princess.
"She looks like Sakura-hime!" Mokona exclaimed.
Sakura fidgeted uncomfortably under their heavy gazes. She wasn't that interesting. But then again, falling out of the sky probably wasn't normal. Maybe it would be a good time to introduce herself.
"My name is Sakura Kinomoto. It's nice to meet you. Ano…could you please tell me where I am?"
"Her name is the same as Sakura-hime!"
'They probably have the same soul…' Syaoran thought. He examined the girl, Sakura, closer and wondered what to do with her.
All of a sudden, the red jewel on Mokona's head shone brightly and the projection of Yuuko appeared. She was sitting around a wooden table holding a large bottle of sake. She seemed to be drunk.
"Watanuki! More sake!" She called loudly.
"More sake! More sake!" Maru and Moro chanted in the background. Mokona jumped around happily.
"I want food too!" She demanded. Faintly, you could hear Watanuki complaining in the kitchen.
With that said, Yuuko turned to her gaping audience and her face sobered. She murmured something incomprehensible before clearing throat.
"I need to talk to Sakura alone."
They exchanged glances. Kurogane glared the woman her absolutely hated. Who was she to tell him what to do? Besides, the girl was already scared of her anyways.
Syaoran tugged at his arm. He glanced once more at the little girl before grumpily walking away. For once, he felt some sort of sympathy for her. After all, it's pretty scary being dumped in a new world all by yourself. That takes guts.
"Mokona, why don't you go to sleep?" Yuuko suggested.
The tiny manjuu bun nodded and settled down on the grass. Within seconds, it was asleep.
"I'm sure you have a lot of questions Sakura-chan, but please wait until I'm finished explaining." The girl nodded her head in response.
"A long, long, time ago, when Clow Reed was still alive; he saw 2 futures. He could either pay a price and you would eventually go home; orif he didn't intervene, you might never go back."
Sakura perked up at the sound of Clow Reed's name, but otherwise stayed silent. Kero floated up next to her head.
"Normally, you would have to pay a price equal to your wish in my shop. Your case is different, however. Clow Reed has already paid a price for you to travel dimensions together with Sakura-hime, Syaoran, Fai, and Kurogane."
Sakura guessed that the one who looked like her boyfriend was also the one named 'Syaoran'. She quickly glanced over at the group by the trees who were watching her.
"There's another thing. Mokona, the one sleeping rightnow, cannot control which dimension you land in. It may take months, years, or days for you to return to your home dimension. Keep in mind that time moves differently in different dimensions."
Kero had been thinking intently while Yuuko was talking and decided to butt in.
"What was the price Clow had to pay?"
Yuuko grinned at the small plushie. "Wait, I'm not done yet. I would advise you not to show or tell anyone about your magic unless necessary. This means you may use it, but it would be better not to. This goes for both of you. I suspect Fai thinks you have the potential to be a magician. Good job in hiding your magical aura, by the way. Just tell them you paid a price to travel with them. I wish you the best of luck."
After Syaoran led Kurogane to where Fai and Sakura-hime were waiting by a tree; he sat down roughly and turned to watch the conversation between the witch and the girl. She seemed to be clutching a necklace.
Various emotions played across her face. Scared, interest, amazement. Quickly, she glanced over at them and met Kurogane's eyes for a brief second before looking away.
Another few minutes passed. Something floated up right next to her head. 'That thing reminds me of that manjuu bun…'
Kurogane could see that it was an orange-yellow color and had tiny wings attached to it's back. He was so caught up in examining the weird creature that her didn't even notice Sakura walking towards them with Mokona sitting comfortably on her shoulder.
"So, what happened?" Fai asked curiously.
"Yuuko-san told me to travel with you guys. I've already paid a price."
For a moment, everything was silent. Even the birds had stopped singing and the trees, their rustling.
"What?"
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