Okay, I have BIG ideas for this story. But I wanted to hide them, so I didn't put it in the story summary. Read to find out. This is my first story of this kind, so be nice, but don't go easy on me. If I'm really messing up, I need to know.

Rated for swearing.

Chapter Summary: Fai has been out of it lately, and the perfect morning is no exception. That one mark on his hand is driving him crazy. But... how important can it be?

Chapter 1 : A Problem

Life couldn't get any better. Really, it was amazing. The spring morning everyone was waiting for had finally come. The beautiful white blossoms snowed down from the trees around them. The birds chirped, singing their harmonious melodies of joy. Everything seemed so alive. Even the normally irritated Kurogane was happier than usual. And why wouldn't he be? Everything was perfect. He was here with the three that had become his family after these few months. Minus the evil manjuu from hell that he was still trying to get rid of, they all mattered so much to him. Syaoran was such an admirable boy, always ready to do anything for the ones he loved and cared about. Sakura was always so happy, and not the fake happiness that the mage tried to pass off, but real joy. Her heart was pure. And then there was Fai. Fai was annoying, and deceitful, and sad, and he lied all of the time, and he didn't care about himself in the least. Despite all of this, after the journey was over, Kurogane was positive that he loved the damned magician. And it was perfectly true. They were together now, and everything was flawless.

Shitshitshit!

Fai glared as his reflection in the mirror. How did this happen? Were the laws of physics nonexistent on this world? I mean, sure it was possible where he was born, but things like this weren't actually normal in their current world. Shouldn't his body modify itself to match the possibilities of this world? He was a wizard for fuck's sake! But being a wizard got him into this mess, so god forbid it would get him out. Suck it up, he thought, and walked outside to join the others.

"Hey, Fai," Kurogane greeted the man as he smiled. Before the ninja had a chance to register what was going on, Fai's lips were on his, with a feeling of desperation and finality that had never been there before. Fai held Kurogane in place with one hand on his back and the other behind his head. They stayed like that, unmoving, for a moment, before Fai released the taller man and pulled away.

"Are you okay, Fai?" The red eyed man was worried about his lover. What could have made him do that?

"…yeah. I'm fine," Fai replied. He had a faraway look in his eyes, like his mind was somewhere else completely.

"Are you sure? You seem kinda…off."

Fai snapped back to reality, noticing that Kurogane was speaking to him. "Of course. Hey, I'm probably going shopping before lunch, so if I'm too long, don't wait for me to eat." Fai smiled one of those sweet, wonderful, innocent…fake smiles.

With a suspicious look in his glaring red eyes, the ninja replied slowly, "I'll come with you."

That's when the magician realized how out of the ordinary he was acting. He plastered a giant, cheery smile across his face, and yelled "Yay! Kuro-koi wants to go with his kareshi!" He gave him a quick peck on the cheek and ran into the house.

When Fai got back inside, he scurried straight to his room. Fai flopped down onto his bed, trying to relax. Maybe if he didn't think about it, it would go away! He dismissed this thought and sighed. He spent a long time trying to get his thoughts in order; how it happened, why it was possible; it made perfect sense, really. He just wasn't ready to accept it. Fai looked again at the spiral on his index finger: he had been marked. The skin there was pink and raised, almost like a scar. Now, the wizard found himself wishing that it was. Ignorance, indeed, was bliss, but there was no ignoring the discolored flaw on his snow white skin. He stared at the ceiling for what felt like hours before standing and heading for the door.

"Kurogane-sama, I'm going." The mage didn't realize how everything stopped after he spoke. All of them were staring at him with the same expression. Eyebrows raised, mouth forming an "o" and gazing at Fai: they were surprised and perplexed.

"What… what did you call me?" Kurogane asked, his face still frozen in shock. Fai's face contorted in pain as he rushed out of the door, grabbing the car keys in stride. The ninja hurried after him, curious as to what was wrong, and what made him call him "sama." They had established that although Kurogane was in charge, and there was no doubt that he was, there was no reason to think that the swordsman was any better than him.

Kurogane managed to run into the garage and get into the passengers' seat just moments before Fai started driving off.

"What's going on with you? I mean, what's wrong?" Kurogane spoke calmly considering the fact that he had just almost been deserted by Fai. Said magician didn't speak, didn't look at his lover, and didn't even acknowledge that he was being spoken to. He simply kept his eyes on the road, focused on anything but his driving.

"Fai, what the hell? Are you mad at me? Did I do something wrong?" Again, there was no reply from the distraught mage. Kurogane muttered something, not meant to be heard by Fai. The blonde's ears, however, were extremely good and picked up what Kurogane had said.

"Goddamn it. He's fucking PMSing…" This did get a reaction from Fai, in the form of a terrifying death glare that made the ninja cringe. Fai didn't care about the road, didn't care about driving, and didn't care about anyone else on the entire planet. He only had eyes for Kurogane at the moment, and not in a good way at all.

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