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POV Dimensional Witch
The cherry trees looked beautiful in the rain. Each time a drop of rain would hit one of the many blossoms, it would chime like a bell. The noise was so soothing. I leaned against one of the tall wooden poles, feeling the cool wood on my back. Days like these were so hard to come by. The last time it had rained this much was thousands of years ago, when Clow first came to this shop asking for a young naïve witch. I smiled faintly at the memory, closing my eyes for just a moment savoring the air and everything that made today special and wondrous.
The wind chime blew this way and that, sending it's musical notes all across the courtyard. I opened my eyes to see two dark amber ones starring pleadingly back at mine. The boy and the girl were here like they should be. Now just for the others to arrive.
"Are you known as the Time Dimension Witch?" the boy asked still starring at me with eyes so human I almost shivered.
"I have been called that," I said, knowing that if I didn't interfere soon, history would repeat itself. Damn Fei Wong!
"Please!" he cried pulling the girl closer. "Will you save Sakura?"
I didn't answer for a time. I had to give Fei Wong credit. The boy had said the same thing the first time we meet and the rest of the day would probably go the same way. I had hoped that the mage would've kept his promise from so long ago.
*****
"I will change fate," he said fiercely looking at me with his new two blue eyes. "I know I can,"
"You cannot break this curse, Fai," I answered shaking my head. "It is truly impossible,"
"Nothing is impossible," he said draining his cup of wine.
"This is,"
"I refuse to believe that!"
"It won't work unless-," I said stopping. He leaned forward in his seat.
"Unless what?" he asked.
"Unless you change so much that it is impossible to recreate an exact replica of you," I said it dawning on me. It could work; all we needed to do is to find a way to do it. Without killing him and all. But there was a possibility.
"I can do that!" he said leaping from his seat. He rushed down the hall and grabbed his cloak. Being the fool I am, I ran after him. He manage to ram right into Maro and Moro who were playing Chinese checkers in the middle of the hall way. The screamed as he leaped over their (now broken) game board and through the doors of the shop. I ran after him breathless with a headache sent from hell. I saw him vaguely disappear in a bright silver light and cursed. Even if he did manage to do that, he'd die in the process. But then, throwing his life away was so familiar to him he probably didn't care.
"Damn that idiot!!"
*****
"Here they come," I said turning to face two large bulges in the sky. They lengthen almost touching the ground before exploding reviling the last pair of travelers. He hadn't been able to change fate. I felt my heart sink as I turned my attention to the boy and girl once more.
"Are you the witch of dimensions?"
"Who the hell are you?"
"Your names please," I said unemotionally, dabbing at raindrops on the girl's forehead.
"Kurogane," said one of the voices. "Where am I?"
"Japan," I smiled, already knowing his answer.
"My country is called Japan and it sure as hell doesn't look like this," he muttered throwing his (soon-to-be-mine) sword over his shoulder.
"Yes," I said smiling more. "A different Japan," He made a small 'tsking' noise. No respect at all. That's Kurogane for you.
"And you are?" I asked still facing the boy and the girl. I knew what was coming so I really didn't care if I saw him or not besides, I had seen him too many times in my lifetime.
"A humble mage from Celes," the voice was higher and sweeter that the last time I had heard him. I shook my head as if to clear my ears. "My name, Madam, is River Flowrite,"
I turned so suddenly that I hit the boy across the face. I starred at the girl before me. It was a girl I was sure of it. She was almost exactly like Fai but more… girlish. She was clad in white robes with distinct blue markings that I had only seen on the robes that the mage had once worn. Her hair was just as fair and her eyes that same perfect blue. There was no doubt that she was the mage's replica. But she was just a young girl! Then again, fate is never what we expect.
"So he did it," I whispered. "He changed fate,"
"Is something wrong Madam?" she asked flashing an incredibly goofy smile. Yep, she was Fai.
"Nothing," I smiled back. "Nothing at all,"
"Quit lying lady," Kurogane muttered. "You're obviously worried about something,"
I turned towards him thinking how good it would feel to slap him on his smug face. Of course I didn't, instead I gapped at him looking like a clown. He wasn't the Kurogane I was expecting. This boy was much thinner and taller than the original. He seemed more like he was built for speed rather than brawls. The kid had the same dark spiked hair and deep red orbs for eyes but he seemed calmer, more at peace. It was a nice change and I smiled.
*****
"As I said, there is nothing wrong,"
"Now, as for the price," I said extending my hand. The truth was, I was exhausted. Listening to the white girl and the black boy yell/tease each other was so much work. So much work suppressing the instinct to slap them both smartly across the face. I felt bad for the Syaoron and his princess. They would have to live through this bickering couple.
"Your sword,"
"What?" The boy asked aghast. "I'll never give up Ginryū!!"
"Then you are stuck here and will be posted all over the net for being a freak and carrying an illegal sword. Plus you'll have to get interview by countless people and will be stuck in a small enclosed area with hundreds of felons,"
"Like I believe that!'
"It's true," said River over his shouting.
"Are you serious?"
"Why would I lie to you?" she said beaming looking perfectly angelic. Well, that part isn't much like Fai. Angel and Fai were never found in the same sentence.
The boy thrust his sword at me, his eyes filled with loathing and hate.
"When this is over, I'm coming back for it," he glared while I floated it over to Moro who let it rest in her hands. I turned slowly to girl in white; her face was as fake as the snow at Kmart during the Christmas holidays. Really fake.
"Your payment is your markings," I said holding my hand out to her as well. She looked confused before pulling out her staff, recreating a false smile.
"I don't suppose you'll take this staff instead," She said making light shine off the crystal imbedded in the silver mental. It was pretty but it wasn't very valued by it's owner.
"No, it's what is most important to you," I said and I got a strange feeling in my gut. Why?
"I guess I have nor choice," she whispered and sighed as the markings drifted off her back and into Maru's hands. I realized, with a jolt, that her payment wasn't enough. She hadn't given me what she really did value.
She couldn't pay it unless… I looked over at the boy in black. He glared back with such malice that I almost flinched. He could tell lies from truths. He'd be able to find her out. If I could just alter original price then fate would surly be changed. Maybe the boy could help me as well, in ways he couldn't possibly dream of. I looked harder at the girl. It could work. If that boy and her worked together, it would definatly work out. Fai you are a genius. I thought to myself, smiling. I knew what I needed to take. Just one tiny skill. A skill that would be used so much on this journey.
"I see," I whispered. I flicked my wrist sending the dark blue marking back to her. She looked confused for moment before looking behind in horror. She gritted her teeth as the marking forced there way into her back. The way she was gripping her staff made me think that she was going to break it. Her grip loosened and she collapsed to the ground muttering something about snow and ice as she went down. She wasn't unconscious but it seemed more like she wasn't able to move.
"What the hell did you do to her?" the boy in black growled putting her into a sitting position. He glared at me and I smiled.
"I am taking my payment. The markings weren't enough," I said reaching down to the girl's forehead. My hand glowed as I searched for that small bit of will power that I would take. I found it at the darkest part of her mind, hover over the memory of two little identical girls playing in a golden meadow. I felt my heart tighten up slightly knowing how cruel this was to take the thing that she treasured most. But those were the rules to this shop and with a heavy heart I grabbed that will and pulled it out of her head.
"I took some of your will power," I said straightening. "You were planning not to get involved with these people. Now you will have too. That," I said as she stirred a bit, opening her eyes to look at me sadly as if she understood what would happen because of this. " Is your payment,"
"I…understand," she whispered trying to stand but the boy held her down and she cocked a brow at him. He merely raised his hands and to all of own astonishment, they were covered in dark red blood. The girl shifted her weight to see bloodstains on the back of her clack in the exact shape of her markings. She shrugged and sat back down on his lap. "So this is what it feels like to be a baby," she muttered, receiving a glare from the boy. I turned slowly to the last pair. The boy was still clutching the girl like if he let go of her she'd disappear. I sighed quietly, thinking of how love affects the heart and soul. It was sad that he had to pay this price but if he wanted her to live, he'd have to.
"Your price is your relationship,"
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The rest went as Fei Wong Reed planned. The boy paid and the group went to the next world. Watanuki was freaking out like always and the newly awoken black Mokona was bouncing up and down on his shoulder, I sighed contently. Hopefully that magician would change everything. Somehow change the dreadful future that lies a head for all for us.
Hopefully.
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My chapters are all so short... I know there isn't much action but in the next world there is going to be some. I know I didn't get any reviews but I got sick and I didn't have anything to do so I just decided to write the next chapter. Please review!!