Disclaimer: I do NOT own this. Some stuff in this is made up by me (kurokami101) but it is all based on and inspired by Clamps original work.

Arrival at Hanshin Republic

POV River

The witch sent us off to a new world and for some strange reason I was extremely excited. I didn't know why really, but I was. It was definitely not because of that ticked off boy in black. He looked at me like he knew something about me and that made me nervous. If someone found out about what I had done and what I would do, I was so screwed.

The white thing dropped us off in the middle of the air and we all landed in a huge heap with the thing on top. I landed on something soft and I opened my eyes to see just what I landed on. The boy underneath me groaned and I made a small high-pitched sound and attempted to jump off of him. I fell backwards on my back and gasped. My back hurt big time. It felt like someone had shredded it up and pour acid on top of the wounds. I couldn't move without it burning so I just lay there like a rag doll. Totally helpless.

"There seems to be something wrong with my back," I said pushing myself into a sitting position. God that hurt. I bit my lip to stop from crying making it bleed. Well, I guess I officially won the trophy of Miss Misfortune.

"Do you need any help?" The other boy asked me. He was such a nice kid. I looked at his eyes; they were so human that they gave me chills. I myself could never accomplish making such a perfect clone. Chi was close, but she still wasn't an exact replica. This boy, however, was. I admired the man-in-the-portal's work. He was good.

"Um. No. I don't think so," I said smiling. "I'll be fine unless we have to move someplace. I don't think I'll be able to walk for the time being," No sooner had I said that, the sky opened up and showered us with rain. To top that off, thunder roared and lightening blazed in the sky. The others looked at me confused and I raised my hands to protest.

"I swear I didn't jinx it, honest!" I said crossing my heart with my forefinger. I grimace. Such a small movement hurt like hell. I wouldn't be able to move anywhere.

"Mage, can you make the storm stop?" the boy in black asked. There was something about his eyes that made me feel unsafe, like he could see everything about me with a glance and for that I winced. He didn't seem like a pawn but then the other boy didn't seem like a clone.

"If I get treated, yes," I said promptly, dropping the smile. It wouldn't work with this bunch.

"Can you heal yourself?" he asked sarcastically and this time I shot him a glare.

"Look buddy," his eyes narrowed when I said that. "I can do a lot of things. But I can't heal anything or anyone. Got it?" I hissed managing to get into a hunched standing position. I glared at him a bit before pointing to a small house to our left. "That place is probably our best bet for shelter tonight,"

"And exactly how are you going to get there?" the guy asked again. I smiled mockingly and braced myself for the first step forward. It didn't go as I had hoped. I managed to slip on the ground and fall backwards again. The black one caught my arm so I didn't hit the ground. I smiled apologetically at him and he glared back. I think this kid really liked to glare and scowl, a weird pastime. But then, making people artificially, like Chi, is a strange pastime too.

The boy muttered something under his breath and slung me over his shoulder and I couldn't help but make a small strangled noise. I bit my lip again wiping off the blood with my tongue.

"Can you please be a bit more gentle when you do that, Kuro-rin?" I said using all my control to steady my voice. My back hurt so much. God, why do these things always happen to me?

"Look," he said shifting me into a much more comfortable position. "Let's just get there fast so that we get you cleaned up." He said taking a few steps forward. I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists harder but I didn't say anything. Instead I turned my attention to the clone and the princess.

"Um. It seems as if we hadn't properly been introduced," I said extending a hand, grimacing a bit.

"I don't think you should be wasting your energy on talking or shaking hands. You lost a lot of blood, so just take it easy," he said still clutching the other girl. She looked so pale and sickly. I wanted to help her but the kid was right, I was weak. My vision started to fade in and fade out. It got harder and harder to breath and the night suddenly seemed really cold.

"Good idea," I breathed going limp like a rag doll. I didn't know what happened next but I felt Kurogane run faster and the boy following behind. I could see the trail of my blood and it wasn't very pretty. Blood was still oozing down my back covering me with its dark red taint. I looked up in time to see the door of the house open and then everything went black. I suddenly was lost in a dark void of nightmares.

POV Arashi's

The travelers had made it to our house, just like the witch foretold. They were dressed in a wide array of close from who knows where. Both of the girls looked worst for wear but the one gushing blood seemed more in need of help that the other.

"Please come in," I said, stepping away from the door. "Put that one on the matt." I said, indicating the one covered in red. "Take off her cloak too,"

I marched to the kitchen. My husband was cooking some type of stew as I walked in, flashing me a smile. I paused admiring his good nature. Normally a wife would cook but since I wasn't rather good at it, he had kindly taken the responsibility to create the food on our table. I however, was in a hurry so I really didn't have time to tell him that he was such a good husband. I snatched herbs and first aid equipment from the higher shelves. I turned rushing to my patient. I heard my husband put the pan off the fire and follow me, wiping his hands on the apron.

The boys had successfully gotten the massive coat off the girl and thrown it to the far corner of the room. The other girl lay on the couch with the other boy holding her hand. It was such a picture moment. I bent down to treat the girl and turned to the rest of the gang.

"Please leave. My husband will answer your questions," I commanded pointing to Sorata, who smiled and beckoned the over. The boy in black gave me a funny look as he left, but the rest seemed friendly enough. I smiled thinking about the long talk my husband would give them using his new and improved puppeteer skills.

I slid off the girl's second cloak as gently as I could. She was wearing a shirt underneath that was similar to the ones in this country so I didn't feel too bad about wrecking this one. I slowly cut the back of the shirt, splitting it in two and gasped. Her back was bad. Blood was flowing from dark blue tattoos that were embedded deep within her skin. I dabbed at them slowly with a wet towel, trying not to cause her any pain more than necessary. She gasped as the water fell on her back and cried an unfamiliar name over and over again.

"It's all right," I murmured brushing her hair from her forehead. "I'm here. No one is going to hurt you." She whispered something about twins and misfortune before once again falling into a deep sleep. She didn't wake while I treated her wounds only after I had dressed her in some of my old clothes. I was just finishing washing the blood off my hands when she groaned and slowly opened her eyes. They were like two beautiful blue pools of sapphires.

"Where am I?" she asked pushing herself upright, wincing.

"Hanshin Republic," I said helping her up. "You're companions are downstairs." She looked relieved, then confused as she looked down at herself. She pulled the clothes this way and that, observing then with fascination. It reminded me of a little girl trying on her first dress and I giggled. "I'm washing your shirt. You can wear those for now,"

"Really?" she said, her eyes filled with joy as she turned around and around looking the shirt. I giggled some more. She was such a cute kid.

"Come on," I said, opening the door. "Let's go see your friends," She nodded and with my help we made it out the door and into the dinning room. My husband was explaining life in this town when we arrived. He carefully scooped up the girl who looked slightly bewildered at his behavior. He set her down on the couch the other couch that was unoccupied by anyone and covered her with a spare blanket. The boy with brown hair walked over to me and bowed low.

"Thank you for helping her. We are in your debt," he said seriously.

"It was the least I could do," I replied putting my hand on his shoulder. He straightened and he walked back to the other girl's side. He held her hand for a moment before turning his attention back to husband.

"Well, since we're all here," he said smiling still using his puppet to speak. "Let's introduce ourselves, shall we? My name is Sorata Arisugawa and this is my lovely wife," he said extending his hand to me. I smiled and took it, cradling it gently.

"My name is Arashi," I said to the group. "Please tell us your names, as well."

"My name is Syaoron," said the boy with amber eyes. "And this is Princess Sakura," He gestured to the girl who lay unconscious on the couch. She looked so pale and sick. I felt my stomach turn. Evil was at work here.

"The name's Kuogane," said the boy in black, leaning farther back against the wall seeming to become one with the shadows. I shivered. What a scary kid.

"My name is River, " the last girl said, managing to sit up straight again. "Thank you so much for helping me. I feel tons better already," She beamed for the last sentence in a goofy way. What strange travelers.

"And I'm Mokona Modoki!!" said a small white thing that jumped right in front of my face. I reached out a hand to grab it but it dodged and bounced on Sorata's shoulder.

"Can I just call you Mokona?" he asked and the white thing nodded in agreement. They slapped high fives and River giggled as I put my face in my hands muttering one word.

"Idiot."

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