Hi! This is my very first Anime/Manga Fanfiction, and I'm not really new to the whole creating a fanfic thing. The first two stories I've made are currently Movie oriented. I decided to make a KuroFai story because...well...I can't help myself when it comes to simply adorable couples like them. Here's the first chapter of the story. I hope you like it! I'd like to present to you, the first chapter of The Feathers of the Phoenix!

Hey... Has it ever hit you that Yue from Cardcaptor Sakura have very distinct similarities to Fai? Yue has cat-like blue eyes. Similarly, Fai D. Flourite has sapphire blue eyes, and when he was (or still is? WHY YOU GOTTA BE CONFUSING TSUBASA?!) a vampire, Fai had cat-like eyes in his vampire-ima-gonna-suck-your-blood-while-being-very-scary mode. Just had to put that out. They're obviously not related in any way, but I found it very interesting that Fai and Yue shared this characteristic. Anyway, read on!

~Disclaimer: I don't own Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. It belongs to CLAMP, which is an amazing and brillant author/artist.~

Have you ever been under the sakura trees?

They say that being under a flock of these floral trees signifies the beginning of a very important story or stage in your life.

Has that journey began yet?

Are you traveling with that person yet?

Have you met that Someone yet?

Has that Someone met you?

On a different topic, have you ever felt the sunlight?

Have you held a handful of liquid sunshine, and drank in its innocent purity?

Did you relish and savor its warmth? Did you feel its conflagration light the core of your soul ablaze?

Is Love like this? Is this how Love feels?

Will you finally feel that Love under the sakura trees? Is this when you awaken from an internal sleep?

Blonde hair slammed into a tan forehead as two men collided with one another. A warm pair of liquid sapphires sparkled with amusement despite the aching pain pounding in his skull.

"Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going. Must've been off in my own little world for quite a while, eh Kurogane?" Fai smiled slightly, lips curved upwards in a small smile.

The opposite man flinched when hearing his full name being used by the magician.

Kurogane glowered at the opposite man intensely, but said nothing. He was getting tired of the nicknames and the plastic smiles, and he was definitely tired of wishing for a more genuine expression to plaster itself upon that idiot's face.

Ever since the incident in Tokyo, the bond-if you would call it a bond-between them was cracking and crumbling at an alarming rate.

And that was just how that blue-eyed fool liked it.

"You're making it awfully hard to talk when you're being silent and scary, Kurogane," Fai pointed out with another small curve of his lips.

The ninja snarled. "I'm surprised that you're still talking to me. Why don't you just leave me alone so we can get this over with faster?"

Kurogane's words took Fai by surprise. The mage had taken a couple steps away from the ninja, eyes widening as he stumbled back. He quickly recovered himself and grinned another one of his signature fake smiles.

"What ever do you mean, Kuro-pu?"

Kurogane could see Fai's fear under all of his feigned expressions of happiness. He was scared that Kurogane would grow closer. That the bond between them would mend itself. He didn't want that. It sickened him that Fai could act so calm and content when the mage was literally unraveling before everyone's eyes. He could never explain or describe the white hot bubbling feeling that rose to his chest whenever Fai would conceal his feelings from the world.

"You know what I mean, mage. Back in Tokyo, you told me that you were afraid of hurting the ones you loved. You wanted to keep your distance so none of us would get close. But like I said, whether you like it or not, you're involved, Fai." Kurogane's eyes narrowed dangerously.

Instead of staggering back in shock, Fai began to laugh, the wind chime-like noise resonating from his vocal chords in short bursts. "So you think you've got me solved, do you?" Fai's voice was threateningly soft. His remaining sapphire orb morphed into his signature vampire eye, the slit pupil swimming around its yellow iris with fury. "Let me tell you something, Kurogane. You don't have the slightest clue about me, or my past, and what I think about. You would peel away if I showed you my past, if I showed to you all the memories I have. There is nothing you can do to close this distance, and I will leave it that way. You could've let me waste away in Tokyo, you could've given me what I wanted. Needed." Fai clenched his fists. "But you didn't. You let me live. You fully understood that you were going to be my prey, and you knew that if you died, I would as well. You wanted me to live. You're such an insolent-"

"You think I was just going to let you die?! What do you think Syaoran and the others would say?! What about Sakura?! They need you. I don't want to hear about your selfish reasons. I don't care about your past. I only care about what's happening here and now. You're not going to get anywhere if you keep taking a step backward, Fai." Kurogane had his hand on the sheath of his sword, grasping it tightly.

The wizard's eye returned back to its watery blue state. He clenched and unclenched his fists and laced his fingers out in front of him. The smile had reappeared again. "Well I think this has been a lovely little chat. I'm just going to check on the children. You can stay here and mope if you want, Kurogane."

Kurogane seethed as the man walked out, the grip on his sword whitening his knuckles. Fai was hiding something extremely important, and Kurogane wanted to find out. He needed to find out now.

"So what world have we transported to this time, Mokona?" Kurogane could hear Fai's soft voice ring in his ears.

The cream puff hopped on Fai's shoulder. "Well, I'm not sure exactly, but Yuuko told me this morning that this place has lots of pretty birds!"

Kurogane huffed, startling the group slightly. "So it's kinda like that bird cage world we went into last time."

Mokona nodded. "Uh huh! I bet we'll see lots of them in this world!" The furball's stomach growled noisily. "But first, I'm hungry! Let's get something to eat, eat, eat!"

Sakura giggled lightly. "That sounds like a great idea, Mokona. Where should we go?" She turned to Syaoran.

The boy smiled thoughtfully. "When I was wandering around the town a little ways from here, I noticed that there was a little cafe down the street. Why don't we grab something to eat there?"

Kurogane shrugged, not very hungry. "I don't care." He lowered his voice so only the mage could hear his next few words. "I've got a score to settle with the idiot anyway."

Fai heard perfectly and grinned. "Of course you do, Kurogane." Confusion was equally painted on both Syaoran and Sakura's visages.

And thus, Operation: Lunch Break was issued.

And...TADA! First Chapter done! I'm a little surprised. I didn't think I would actually get this story written. I'm thinking that this story could be four or five chapters, I don't have a clue.

Now, how about a little theater?

Fai: Operation: Lunch Break, I like it!

Kurogane: Shut up, mage. I never agreed to this.

Mokona: *In a Kurogane voice (another one of Mokona's 101 Secret Techniques)* I agree, Fai! I like to eat, eat, eat!

Kurogane: SHUT IT FURBALL OR ELSE I'LL EAT YOU FOR LUNCH!

Mokona: Uh oh, Kuro-pu's angry, angry angry! Mokona is going to hide, hide, hide! *hides in Fai's coat*

Fai: Don't worry, Mokona. Kurogane's just grumpy all the time.

Mokona: Ha ha! Kergy's a grumpy pants!

Kurogane: If you two don't shut up right now, I'll strangle you both to bits!

*And, scene!*

Thanks for bearing with me, stay tuned for the next chapter! Reviews very much appreciated!

KiPanda Cutie