Chapter 3

Sakura and Fai sat down in the metal cage they were in, trying to come up with ideas that would help them come out. Unfortunately, with all the incantations that Sakura was trying to use, her magic, whilst awake, was not sufficient.

"Fai, I can tell you are a very powerful wizard, please help us get out of here" Sakura pled with the mage; she was drained, her strength and magical power she was using was drained and it was only by her extreme good luck that she had not yet passed out. Sakura begun to breathe heavy, the weight of her body was beginning to close in on her.

"Sakura, I cannot use any offensive magic at the moment" Fai looked away from Sakura. It was a lie; he could more than adequately use his magic to break out of this cage. However, whether or not Fai was going to, was beyond the question. Fai was afraid to use his own magic. He was afraid of himself.

Sakura begun to fall into a deep slumber. As much as Fai was attempting to stop her from doing so, it was no use. Sakura was a dream seer. And when she was needed in a dream; no power could prevent her from that.

Fai sat down and watched as he felt the energy of the female next to him weaken by the second. He knew her soul was departing into the Dream World. He just didn't know how long it would take for her soul to return. I will protect her body until her soul returns, Fai thought to himself. Knowing, that with his magical aptitude, his wish would contact The Dimensional Witch through spirit.

You see, when the soul has departed from seer's a body, the bodily defences plummet to about 10% of its original resistance. This being said, by just stepping on her toe, Sakura could die from the impact.

The blonde took hold of Sakura's hand and kissed it, creating an eternal, invisible bond that he and the Dimensional Witch knew could now, never be broken. He had made a promise; a wish. And Fai of all people knew the consequences of a wish without an adequate price.

"So, the girl has come?" Fai looked up to see a young man, dressed in royal robes standing in front of the cage the two were trapped in.

"We have come with no harm in our hearts. Please, let us out" Fai had turned his gaze back to Sakura, who has begun to sweat profusely.

"She is beautiful. She looks exactly like my wife and my father's wife, too – their names were both Sakura. What is hers?" The man took a seat in front of the cage, upon the floor. Doing so, so regally, his robe tail sprawled out behind him gracefully, without any effort.

"Their names were? Meaning that it is no longer?" Fai finally looked up at the young man, recognising him, without his crown, as a prince.

"Yes, my wife and Father's wife died about 8 years ago, baring us both daughters"

"You mean… Your father's wife was… Your…"

"No! Goodness, no!" The prince chuckled to himself "My wife was a different woman. Same soul, different body… It's complicated…"

"I know all about that, don't worry" Fai smiled, brushing his hand through his hair.

"Oh, so are you the dimension travellers that I have been wishing for?"

"Pardon?" Fai froze. Wishing for dimension travellers is a large wish, and therefore requires a large price.

"I wished for a dimension traveller when my father-"

"Kaname, why are you here?" The Young Prince turned around, seeing his father standing behind him. The majestic man stood tall, his long, blonde hair easily reaching his shoulders – where his Kingly Robe sat.

"Father-" The young prince – Kaname – spoke, looking up at his father and getting to his feet with haste.

"Kaname, I told you to stay in your room. Why is it you are always interfering? I knew you were troublesome. I could tell when your snivelling little mother named you"

"But father-"

"Enough. No more will we be talking in front of these murderers!" The king pointed outwards towards the door, no longer looking at his son.

Fai looked up as he saw the king edging closer to the cage he was trapped in, holding Sakura's hand.

"So, you have come to finish the job, have you? Didn't get the king, got both queen and princess instead – but you needed the King's blood, instead?"

"You have this all wrong, Your Majesty, we were merely travelling dimensions randomly and happened to land in your magnificent kingdom" Fai gritted his teeth, trying to smile through the lie he just told.

"You travelled into a dimension that has banned magic? Do you know what my son would do to you if he had found-"

"Well, You Majesty, it seems that your son was quite aware of our means of transportation and was actually embracive of it… The transportation that you have unfortunately taken away; and the only reason that we can understand each other is because my language is similar to yours" Fai's blue eye flashed cheekily, allowing his friendly persona begin to shine.

"Okay, I'll give you a deal, murderer. I'll let you and your 'transportation' go…If you give me that Sakura. Or, I'll kill you just like your accomplices did to my wife and daughter-in-law."