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Edit 2016: It's been years since we last updated, sorry about that. Life got in the way. But before getting back to the swing of things, if we choose to continue it, we will be making edits as we reread this story, though it could be more of a rewrite if you will. Hopefully we will come back better (and wiser) than before. Thank you so much for your support! -heyzelle and sly (formerly meine-chan09)

I: The Shop of the Dimensional Witch

In the country of Rosette which had been dubbed "the land of vampires", the last remaining pure-blood of the royal bloodline was experiencing problems. Her name was Meine, the last princess and heir to the throne. She had the natural allure of vampire royalty and her amethyst eyes were reminiscent of her father's that once held the royal council and advisers under such intensity. Her very gaze reminded the people in front of her just who she was.

Meine wanted to go to the shop of the Dimensional Witch, the legendary shop where the witch who granted wishes resided. She wished to go to the "Garden of Eve" and acquire the "Eglantine Rose", a rose said to have powers that could bring back the soul of the dead. Her wish was to revive her older brother Akemi, who was unexpectedly killed by an unknown person who was able to open dimensional portals. In accordance with their tradition, only a pure-blood can marry a pure-blood and produce heirs with them. Regardless of their relationship, the prince and the princess were expected to produce an heir for the throne.

"Meine-sama, I'm afraid we cannot allow you to go on this journey. It is simply too dangerous for you to go alone." said a council member. "We cannot risk the chance of losing the only heir to the throne left."

"Are you questioning my strength?" she asked. Her voice echoed through the tall ceilings of the room. "I am a great warrior, as I have proven to everyone numerous times before." She sighed, understanding the gravity of her request. She was the last royal pure-blood after all, her ancestors had ruled the land for millenniums and her loss would be a huge loss for those loyal to their blood.

The council member, unable to find an answer polite enough meekly sat back down. Another stood and spoke to the princess. "Princess, I'm sure you understand our wariness. We, as the royal council, carry the task of deciding what's best for the people. Losing you is not an option."

Meine's gaze softened for a moment. "What other choice do we have?" she spoke, almost pleadingly. "As you said, I am the last of our bloodline. There's no way of continuing it's purity without Akemi."

The council remained silent.

"I must go." she resolved. "For the sake of my bloodline. I will surely return with success, I must do so for the sake of this great country."

The members looked at each other for a response. One person spoke. "Your Highness, the witch is known to demand for the impossible from those who seek equally impossible wishes. Your wish requires you to travel to another dimension. That feat requires tremendous power, surely the price will be high."

Meine's eyebrows furrowed as she clenched her fists, she knew about it of course, and that comment made her anxiety increase exponentially.

"Tell me princess, what is it that you value the most?" he asked.

The princess's eyes grew wide as she absorbed the question. She froze, deep thought. What does she value the most? The family's treasures? Her possessions? Her memories of Akemi? What is it? "I don't know..." she responded meekly.

The council member who asked the question slowly leaned forward. "Then how are you sure that you will be able to pay for it?"

She didn't have an answer. She grew more anxious, her heart beating furiously against her chest. How was she going to be able to pay for it if she doesn't even know what would be asked of her? How will she give what she doesn't know? The silence stretched across the room as the princess pondered the question. Whatever it may be, will it be more important than bringing back her beloved Akemi?

No.

The answer was definitely a no.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again, mustering as much authority in them and spoke. "Whatever the price may be, it will not be as important as bringing the prince back. We need him. And as the next Queen of this kingdom, I bear the responsibility of keeping the well-being of every person under my care. I will pay whatever will be asked of me, no matter what and come back with success. This is bigger than me. This is more than just a whim." She felt strengthened by her own statement. Meine hoped that she made the council feel the same way.

The council looked amongst them, discussing in hushed voices. Meine took this as a chance to keep calm and breathe. These men have been trusted advisers by both her parents, and Akemi and she valued their opinions on the matter.

A young council member who Meine got along with stood up. He smiled and bowed at Meine before speaking. "If everyone would please listen to me for just one moment…" –heads turned to face him— "I think we should let the princess go on with her journey." He bowed his head politely before continuing. "I believe in the princess's determination."

"As do I." Another member added, taking a slight bow before sitting back down.

The rest of the council discussed the matter briefly. Meine fidgeted in her seat.

When she heard a sigh from the oldest of the council, she knew she was in.

"Alright… We shall support you on your decision, your Highness." he said.

Meine immediately stood up from her seat and ordered the guard who stood by the door. "Bring me the high priest!"

She changed into more appropriate clothing and packed the object she believed she needed just in case, a dagger that was given to her by her mother which held the emblem of the royal family. She stood in the middle of a large circular room. Before her was the High Priest of the country who wore a hood over his head and a long staff in his hand.

"Please be careful, your Highness." he said, bowing low before raising his staff. "May you have a safe journey. I shall pray for your safety while you are away."

"I will." she said with a smile. "And thank you."

A magic circle appeared beneath Meine's feet and opaque, water-like substance surrounded her until she couldn't see the room or the High Priest anymore. Wind blew about her and she covered her face with her arms. It was over in a flash, the next thing she saw was a weird structure surrounded by other taller structures. She had arrived in a different world. A feeling of uncertainty began to dawn on her.

In this world it was raining and a tall woman wearing a black dress and a moon necklace stood in front of her. Meine could feel power coming from her but something was off. She was there, but at the same time she wasn't. Was this the Dimensional Witch?

She also noticed that there was a boy beside her cradling a girl in his arms. He looked like he had been through a lot. His brown hair had flecks of sand and his cloak was tattered and frayed. The girl he was holding looked unharmed though Meine could sense that she was close to, if not, dead.

"Are you the space-time witch?" he asked. Just as Meine was about to ask the same question.

"…I have been called that." The woman replied. Meine stared at the people behind the Witch. The people gathered behind her didn't look surprised at their arrival. Something told her that they may have expected their sudden visit.

"Please… Please save Sakura!" he pleaded.

The witch glanced at Meine before walking towards the boy. She knelt down and touched the girl's forehead. "What is your name?"

"Syaoran." he said, a hint of urgency was present in his voice. This Syaoran was just as anxious as was.

"This child has lost something very precious, and that something has been scattered to different dimensions. If nothing is done, this child will die."

The witch ordered the boy wearing glasses to get something for her and he ran back inside the house, being dragged by two little girls. Or at least they looked like girls. This world was weird. Meine felt uneasy. This witch, whoever she was, was very powerful. Meine felt a shudder when she had glanced at her earlier. This was definitely the right place, but had she made the right decision to come here?

"There is a price if you wish to save this child." she said to Syaoran.

The boy looked at the witch with determined eyes. "I will pay any price I can just to save Sakura!" Meine felt an unexpected fondness for the boy even though they have yet to speak to each other. He was a reflection of how she felt.

The witch nodded and turned to Meine. "What about you? What is your wish?"

Meine was about to open her mouth when a high-pitched sound came out of nowhere. Her instincts told her that something was coming, something big. On high alert, she scanned her surroundings and immediately noticed that the sky was changing color.

"Here they come." the witch said calmly. Perhaps she saw their arrival beforehand. Meine was filled with the sense of incredible power that made her nervous and uncertain. It all felt so big. The question posed by the council member replayed in her mind. "Tell me princess, what is it that you value the most?" Whatever it was that she held dearest, Meine knew that the witch knew exactly what it was, even if she herself didn't.

Similar water-like substance like the ones that swallowed Meine before stretched out from the sky and from the ground. It dispersed simultaneously, revealing two tall men who now stood in front of Meine and Syaoran. The taller of the two wore black clothing and held a long sword over his shoulder. He even had blood on his cheek. The other wore a long white coat lined with fur that had intricate blue markings. He carried a long staff barely similar to the one the High Priest in her world had.

It was almost comical when the two of them spoke at the same time.

"Who the hell are you?" the one in black asked rudely.

"Are you the Witch of Dimensions?" the one in white asked.

Both of them looked at each other, the black one glaring at the white one.

"Please give me your names first." The Witch said, politely pointing to Meine.

Meine suppressed her fear and anxiety and put on a mask of royalty. Her pride and ingrained tact didn't allow her to act intimidated in the presence of someone of great power. She felt it was only polite to curtsy before speaking. "I am Meine Liebe von Kreautz, princess of the country of Rosette."

The witch turned to the man in black after acknowledging her response with a light nod.

"I'm Kurogane." he said rudely once again. Meine sensed his anxiety hidden underneath his tough exterior. This man was just as shaken as her.

The witch turned to the one in white, ignoring the questions of Kurogane and waited for him to speak. This man was much more polite than Kurogane. He bowed before the witch before introducing himself. "I am a wizard from the country of Celes, Fai D. Fluorite." Meine's gaze lingered on him a little longer than what was polite. She had the weirdest sensation that they had met before. She shook off the feeling. There was no way she had met someone from another world. It was surely just her nerves finding a way to calm down by associating others with a sense of camaraderie.

"Do you know where we are?" asked the witch.

Fai nodded. "A place where any wish could be granted if a suitable price is paid." Fai seemed to have noticed Meine's prolonged gaze at him, he looked at her and smiled. She immediately broke her stare, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"That is correct, the reason you are all here because each of you has a wish." said the Witch. Meine felt her shoulders tense up. Here comes the part she dreaded the most. "What is it?"

The two men spoke at the same time once again. If things weren't so serious Meine would've laughed.

"I never want to return to the world I'm from." Fai said with a smile.

"I want to return to the world I came from!" Kurogane said, glaring at Fai.

The witch turned to Meine and waited for her answer. This was scarier than what she had previously anticipated. There was a tall price to pay for her wish. "I wish for the ability to transcend through dimensions to retrieve something I need." She gulped, feeling more anxious than ever. But despite all the emotions coursing through her, her expression remained neutral. A perk of growing in a palace perhaps, surrounded by court ladies and strangers.

"That is a tall order for you three… no, the four of you." the witch said. "Perhaps even if you offered the most precious things you own, none of you has enough to pay. But if you four paid it together, you may just be able to afford it."

Meine's heart fell to her stomach.

"What kind of crap are you spouting?" Kurogane interrupted. How does he have the courage to speak so strongly like that? Does he not know he's required to give up something of incredible importance? Meine watched him with curiosity and trepidation.

"All four of your wishes are the same." The witch explained. She turned to Syaoran. "You want to go to different worlds to restore the memory of the girl…" she turned to Meine. "You want to retrieve something that is in a different world…" she faced Fai and Kurogane. "You want to go to your home world while you, on the other hand want to go to different worlds to avoid returning to your own.

"Your wishes are different but the means are the same. You have different reasons why you want to go to different worlds. Each of you individually cannot make that wish happen. However if the four of you combine payment for one wish, then you just might afford it."

"What would my payment be?" Kurogane asked.

She pointed at the unsheathed long sword he was holding. He took a step back and raised the sword above his head to keep it away from the witch's reach. "I'll never sell away my Ginryuu!"

Meine's anxiety grew as she wondered what the witch would ask from her.

However the Dimensional Witch had a sly look on her face and she poked him on the chest. "Fine then, in exchange, you can roam around looking like a cosplayer, violate the weapon laws, get arrested by the police, and get interviewed on television."

She watched with a huge smirk grow on her face as Kurogane tried to decipher what half those words meant. Meine did not understand half the words she had said and blinked away her confusion. This definitely was another world.

Fai told Kurogane that she is the only one in this world able to send another person to a different dimension. She was his only way home. The witch already had her hand outstretched as she waited for him give the sword.

Kurogane reluctantly sheathed his sword and handed it to the witch with a huff. "When I'm free from this curse, I'm coming back for it!"

The witch took the sword but she never once touched it with her own hands. She let it float next to her as she faced Fai. "Your price is your tattoo."

Meine felt her nervousness increase exponentially. The witch knew precisely what to ask for. She knew what Meine valued the most. What made her so afraid was the fact that even she doesn't know what it was. It could be something material, like Kurogane's sword, or something symbolic like Fai's tattoo. The princess closed her eyes in an attempt to calm herself down.

Fai looked troubled. "I don't suppose this staff would do instead?"

"The price is supposed to be something you value the most." she said. Meine's heart pounded loudly in her chest. The butterflies in her stomach were in a frenzy.

He was smiling even though his eyebrows met in the middle. "I guess I have no choice then…" He leaned forward slightly and through his clothes, weird markings floated off of his back and went to hover beside the witch along with Kurogane's sword.

The witch's eyes landed on Meine, making her inhale sharply. Here it comes...

"Your price is that scar on your chest."

Meine's hand immediately went to her chest. The scar, though it was more of a birthmark, was the source of her healing powers. Without it, she would heal at the same rate as a regular human being. Why is the Witch asking for something as small as an ability?... Oh.

She suddenly realized exactly what the witch was asking for. It was her confidence. The mere thought of her not being able to immediately heal in the middle of battle shook her. It was that ability she relied on the most in battle. Sure she had the strength, speed, and the skills to required to fight but it was that sense of invincibility that allowed her to strike at her opponent without hesitance and it was that that made her strong and effective in battle. It was her confidence in her regeneration ability that made her brave in the face of danger. Without it, if she got hurt, there was no way to guarantee that she would come out victorious. She could lose a limb and be disabled for as long as she lived. She could die.

For the first time in a long time she felt death looming not far away from her. If she gave up her regeneration ability, it would make her vulnerable. It will make her mortal... like a mere felt bile in her throat.

If she died, then so would Akemi's chance to live again. If she died, she would've failed her people. If she died, she would've failed her ancestors. If she died, her country will fall. It was her very existence that protected Rosette from the enemies who wished to conquer their land. Meine's heart felt like it was about to burst out of her chest.

What ever the price may be, it will not be as important as bringing the prince back.

Her own words echoed in her head. That's right. She asked for this. She wanted Akemi back. She needed him back. She had no other choice.

"Well?" the witch asked.

She sighed and let her hand down, trying her best to make it stop trembling as she nodded at the witch. She watched with dread as the scar floated out of her clothes and away from her. It wasn't painful, but everything had been overwhelming and she felt a wave of despair wash over her. How was she going to survive long enough to obtain the rose and return to her world if she could die with the smallest wound?

She took a deep breath and faced forward. She wasn't about to lose her composure over ridiculous thoughts.

The witch then turned to Syaoran. "What about you? Now is the time to hand over your item of highest value. Then you will be able to travel through different dimensions."

"Okay."

"You realize that I haven't named the price yet."

"Yes…"

"The only thing I can do is send you to other worlds. Finding the child's memories is something you will have to do on your own."

"Fine."

The boy wearing glasses came back running from inside the house holding two things that looked like stuffed animals. Meine eyed the items he held. The witch had only said "those" in reference to what she wanted. And that was before they even stated their wishes. She was now certain that their arrival had been anticipated by the Dimensional Witch. Meine had to contain her smile though. Those things were obviously something important, but they looked so cute and ridiculous.

The witch took the white one with the red gem on its forehead. "The name of this young one is Mokona Modoki. This little one will take you to different dimensions, but there is no way of telling which dimension it is." The witch paused. "For that reason, only fate will decide when your wishes will be granted. However there is no coincidence in the world…there is only hitsuzen. What brought you together was also hitsuzen." (A/N: the inevitable)

She faced Syaoran. "Your price is your relationship with Sakura."

Syaoran looked confused. "But how?"

"Even if this child's memories are restored, your relationship with her will never be the same again. If you want to accept Mokona, that relationship will end. Even if you retrieve all of her memories, the one memory that she will never be able to get back will be the memory of you. That is my price. Will you still continue?"

He nodded without hesitation. "I will not let Sakura die!"

Meine admired his determination and willingness to sacrifice anything for the sake of this girl. She looked at the unconscious girl in his arms. She must mean the world to him.

The witch nodded. "Travel between worlds is more difficult than you imagine. There are a wide variety of worlds. You may meet different versions of the same person time after time on different worlds. Just because that person is nice to you in one world doesn't mean you will find an ally in the next.

"You'll find worlds where you can't communicate, where common sense doesn't work… There are worlds full of criminals, worlds of liars, worlds locked in constant wars… That said, are you still determined to see it through?"

"Yes." Syaoran nodded.

Meine took a deep breath, the loss of her scar still sinking in. The danger she was about to face felt more real than ever. How will she survive by herself?

The witch held out the little white creature. "Sincerity and determination, no matter what a person wants to attempt, those are needed and it seems that you are provided with them both."

Somehow Meine felt that that statement was also directed at her. She tried to prepare herself, anxiety breaking through her stoic facade. She can't lose. She needs to survive. For her people.

For Akemi.

Mokona floated out of her hand and a magic circle appeared under it. It grew large white wings on its back and when it opened its mouth, a strong vacuum sucked into it. Meine found herself in a whirlpool of colors and she closed her eyes, unsure whether she had made the right decision.

-chapter owari-

sly: Hi! I'm one of the creators of this fanfiction! Before, my job was to only create the plot of the chapter and my partner would write it. Now, I've decided to get involved with the actual writing of the chapters to make things faster and also easier for my partner! I'm so happy that you decided to give this fic another shot (if you're a new reader, thanks for giving this story a try!) I hope you guys stick with us till the end!

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