Fye yawned and headed down stairs to find Kurogane talking with Sanu and Syaoran. Kurogane wasn't really talking. More of listening.

"Good Morning Kirgy! Syaoran. Miss Sanu." Fye laughed.

"Ah good morning Fye." Sanu nodded. "I was just telling your friends here about out town and what you can find here."

"Really. Kirgy you should have got me up so I could have heard."

"I'm not your stupid alarm clock!" Kurogane growled.

"Aww Kirgy be nice."

Kurogane growled but ignored the wizard.

"Good morning." Sakura said walking down carrying Mokona.

"Good morning Princess." Syaoran smiled.

"Good morning Sakura." Fye laughed. He looked past her expecting to see Kai.

"Kai already left." Sanu sighed reading his face. "That Seth is too stern. That girl is never going to be able to experience any thing as long as he's so protective." She said shaking her head.

"Oh… How triadic." Fye said as if it were a novel he was reading and not real life. "She just needs a handsome knight to come steal her away… How bout it Kirgy." Fye laughed poking him in the shoulder.

"Shut up!"

"It's true… If she had a strong boy to protect her she would be more free…. But none of the boys in town like her because she is so….. different…"

"How is she different?" Sakura asked.

"She often drifts off into her own little world and she is friends with that cat."

"No one likes Sar?" Sakura asked. "I thought he was sweet."

"That cat is the most annoying creature in the world. He came into town shortly after Kai and the two became friends because they were outcasts…."

"Hmm…" Fai said thinking.

"Well you might as well get started. I'd suggest you go shopping. Those clothes of yours have to go." She laughed.

"….I guess so…" Syaoran nodded. "Alright come on guys."

After a day of searching the gang sighed and sat at a small bench. "We had better get heading back to the hotel before it gets dark." Syaoran sighed disappointed that they hadn't found a feather.

"I guess so." Fye said looking over. He blinked in surprise as he spotted Kai hurrying thru the streets carrying bags of groceries. Sar following her. He glanced over at the sky and nearly fell out of his seat as he realized the sun was going down faster than normal. "Oh no! Get back to the hotel it's almost dark." He said standing up.

"Where are you going?" Kurogane asked.

"To get Kai home." He said running after Kai.

"Let's go." Syaoran nodded running after Fye.

Fye caught up to Kai just as she rounded the corner of her street and the sun hit the horizon. "KAI!" He yelled as he saw a shadow darted out heading strait for her.

She turned and stared in horror as the shadow claws aimed for her back. Before the shadow could hit her though Kurogane slashed at it and grabbed her out of the way.

"Kur….ogane…." Kai gasped.

"Fye take her to her house. I'll take this Okai down."

"Be careful Kuro-puu." Fye nodded grabbing Kai's hand. "Come on Kai."

"Kurogane..." Kai gasped as Fye dragged her towards her house. Just outside of the house suddenly another shadow darted straight towards her but Sar shot out of no where and clawed it away. Its shadow tail swung around and hit her and Fye away from the house.

"KAI!" Seth yelled spotting what was going on.

"Just then the shadow that Kurogane was fighting charged straight for Kai and Fye.

"Hey you!" He yelled slashing out at it. It clasped down near death. All the spectators gasped in shock. After all no one had ever been able to injure an Okai. "Kai you okay?" He asked helping her up.

"Yeah…. Thanks…" She blinked staring at the Okai as another one dragged it off.

"Kai!" Seth yelled running out and hugging her.

"Seth." She smiled hugging him back.

"Thank you Kurogane." Seth smiled.

"Uh…. Sure…." He blinked.

"Kai come inside before more Okai show up."

"K." She nodded.

"You may come in too Kurogane…. I guess your companions can too."

"…." Kurogane looked around. "Let's go." He nodded. Then they all headed into the shop.

Fye glanced out the window and nearly fell over as he spotted a human shadow standing out there with the Okais.

"Thank you so much for protecting my beloved daughter." Seth was saying to Kurogane.

"Your welcome I guess." He shrugged.

Fye turned. "So then…. Kurogane…. Please protect my daughter!"

"Uh! Seth!" Kai gasped as if he had asked Kurogane to marry her.

"…I will as long as I can." He shrugged.

"Uh…" Kai said blushing.

"What?" Kurogane blinked.

"Uh…. You just promised to be my boyfriend…." Kai sighed. "Seth you meanie! You can't do that to people!"

"Uh…." Kurogane blushed. "What?"

"In this country if you promise to protect someone it is like saying I will date you." Kai sighed.

"…" Syaoran, Sakura, and Fye all stared at Kurogane and her with a shocked face.

"….. It doesn't matter. When we leave you'll have to get a new boyfriend." Kurogane shrugged.

"Leave?" Seth gasped. "WHY?! When?!"

"We have a mission. We are searching for something then we are leaving in search in another place." Syaoran said.

Seth blinked. "…Oh… Well while you are here you are her boyfriend."

"Seth…" Kai moaned. "Please stop…."

"….What do you mean? It is custom for a father to make sure his daughter has a strong protector."

"Forget it." Kai sighed. "I'm sorry about Seth." She sighed.

"Come. I'll prepare rooms for you." Seth smiled.

"Seth…" Kai sighed.

"No its fine." Kurogane shrugged. "Let's go."

"K." Syaoran nodded. "Come Princess."

"She can share a room with me." Kai smiled. "Seth be nice to Fye and Syaoran."

"I will." He said sounding offended.

"k…. Sar?" Kai said spotting the cat curled up next to the window glaring at Kurogane and Seth. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing….. Seth just shouldn't force you to date some one just caz he thinks you should."

"Come on you silly Cat." She smiled picking Sar up. "Come on Sakura. Mokona. I'll show you to my room."

"Come on Kuro-puu! Or maybe you want to go stay in the same room as your new girlfriend!" Fye laughed earning glares from Seth, Kurogane, and Sar.

"Leave it alone." Kurogane growled then followed Seth up the stairs.

"Come on Syaoran." Fye smiled. "Other wise Kirgy might lock us out."

"Right."

Later after everyone was ready and laying down in their rooms Fye looked out the window. "Syaoran…."

"Yeah?" Syaoran asked looking over as well.

"I think I know where Sakura's feather is."

Kurogane and Syaoran looked over at him.

"Re….Really?" Syaoran asked happily.

"I think there is someone who controls the Okai and he has it."

"hmm…."

"What did you see this guy?" Kurogane asked.

"No… But a saw a shadow of a man. Unless it was someone else happily going about their business." Fye said sarcastically.

"Alright. Fye we'll look into that tomorrow night." Syaoran nodded. "For now let's get some sleep."