Chapter 2.

Nazaiya's eyes fluttered open as she heard a commotion around her. She slowly sat up, and saw that the blond and that 'Mokona' was trying to wake up Syaoran. His name was the only one she remembered thus far, unfortunately.

The moment Syaoran woke up, he called out for a girl's name. Nazaiya smiled, seeing how strong he held on the girl even when he's unconscious. The blond spoke to him, and she listened attentively as she moved to lean on the wall and crossed her legs.

"I'm Syaoran." He introduced himself when he was talking with the blond.
"Ah, my name is very long, so you can just call me Fai." The blond said, pointing at himself. "And the black one over there, what's your name?" he called out for the 'black' guy at the corner.
"Hey! It's Kurogane!" the 'black' guy argued with a pissed face on, and Nazaiya slightly giggled.
Ignoring this 'Kurogane', the blond turned his attention towards her. "Oh, you're awake as well! What's your name?"
"Nazaiya." She said simply, letting out a welcoming smile.

Then again, he turned his attention towards the boy. The boy was worried that the girl's body was extremely cold, and suddenly, the blond pulled out a feather from behind the boy. They were all surprised, but not her. She only observed when the feather sparkled, going inside the girl's body. She eyed the blond wizard suspiciously, crossing her arms as she did so.

They were talking about the feather, and she listened intently. She knew she has heard about the feather before, but she couldn't quite remember anything about it. And so, she decided to keep quiet about it.

"Will you tell me when there's a feather close by?" Syaoran asked Mokona with a serious face on.
Mokona nodded, "Of course!"
"….Thank you." Syaoran smiled.
"I don't plan on helping you." Kurogane spoke."I just wanted to return to my place, so I won't be helping you. You hear me?"
Syaoran nodded, "Yes, I won't trouble you."

Kurogane was surprised with his enthusiasm, and Fai laughed.

"Syaoran, you're so serious!" Fai chuckled.
"What about you?" Kurogane asked the wizard, and Fai smiled.
"Yes, I'll help him. Returning to my world isn't my priority anyway. I'll help as long as there isn't any harm. Besides, I don't have anything to do~" Fai replied happily.

Something about his smile was bothering her. Nazaiya weren't sure why, but it made her remember the guy that she was looking for, but their smiles were not the same. But still, seeing that cheerful smile made her heart soar with warmth.

"Hey, you over there. What about you?" Fai called out for her, and she was brought back to reality.
For a moment, she startled. "Ah, well. I'm searching for something as well, so I know how it feels. Helping another person who's in search of something won't hurt, right?" she said with a smile.

Just then, the door opened and came in a couple, bringing in trays of drinks and food along.
"I'm Arisugawa Sorata!" the guy exclaimed. "And this is my wife!" he directed to the lady.
"I am Arashi." The lady introduced herself.

After a while of talking, they welcomed all of them and pushed open the curtains to reveal the country; The Republic of Hanshin.

At the sight of the night sky and the lights on the streets, Nazaiya felt a sudden rush of pain inside her body. She gasped silently, grasping her cloak to hold in the little pain. Something inside her throbbed with pain. It was just for a few seconds, but her eyes twitched when it was over. She blinked for a few seconds to adjust her sight, before taking a deep breath to calm down. There was something happening inside her, or precisely, her heart.

A gloved hand held one of hers, making her surprised. Nazaiya looked up to see Fai, looking at her as he sat right next to her.
"You okay there?" he asked with a smile.
"I'm fine." She replied, with a smile as well. "Thank you."

Not noticing anything, the couple began to explain about the world or country they were in. They told all about the symbols of tiger and whatnot. Fai kept asking questions beside her, and all she did were listening. Truth is, she can't concentrate anymore. The pain earlier brought a little shock to her.

She then learned about the kudan, which she tried so hard to understand through her fazed mind. In the end, she agreed to them when they said to look for the feather. She has nothing to lose by helping them, anyway. As long as they stay as they are, and they don't get in her way.

"You guys can stay here as long as you'd like, because it's our hotel!" Sorata exclaimed, and Syaoran thanked the two. "It's almost midnight, so let's sleep. I'll show you guys the rooms."
Arashi told Syaoran that he can stay with Sakura in the room, and Fai and Kurogane had to share a room.

"There is another room that you can stay, Nazaiya-san," Arashi said, and Nazaiya stood up.
"I'll just go with that, then." She replied, following Arashi as she showed her the room.

Being alone in the room, she took off her black, dull cloak and hanged it on the wall. There was a mirror in the room, and she looked at her reflection; she had a white blouse that went past her knees, with pink linings around from the sleeves to the skirt, her hair that went past her shoulders, bangs that covered her forehead, and her fair, white skin. She let out a small smile. Somehow, things were moving on so fast for her at the moment, and she was thrown into an adventure with strangers. She couldn't be any less amused.

Nazaiya then pulled the thing she was supposed to sleep on, which was called 'futon', next to the wall and far away from the window. She began to lie down and shifted aside, looking at the wall beside her. For some reason, she couldn't bring herself to sleep.

There were a lot of things to think about. Yes, Nazaiya did decided that she wanted to go on an adventure to find a part of her, but she's surprised and how quick she agreed to help out the others. Syaoran, Kurogane, Mokona and... Fai, was it? Well, that mage sure is cute. His smile, though, reminded her so much of him. Oh well. For now, she won't get in their way and would just go with the flow. No point getting into trouble without any company, anyway.

"I wonder how he could bear such an enormous amount of magic within him?" Nazaiya spoke to herself amidst the silence of her room, her mind drifting back to Fai. She wasn't expecting an answer, but she was intrigued that she had found someone of her own; someone who wields magic.

Her pain inside has subsided, and she still was not sure why or how it came by. What was that she felt, after sensing all the darkness in this world? The day has been long and there was a lot to take in, with her now having to travel with strangers on many different worlds. Nazaiya then began to get sleepy after having to think of everything, and before long, she fell into a deep slumber.

To be continued…