Title. Tapestry
Part. One
Part Title. Offer
Authour. ~sushisama~ ()
Fandom. Tsubasa Chronicle
Warnings. This story will contain shounen-ai/yaoi themes between Kurogane and Fai. If you don't like it, then don't read it. Pretty simple concept.
Disclaimer. I do not own Tsubasa Chronicle, nor any of its characters or settings. I am in no way making money off of this story.
Notes. Wow, it's been a long time since I've put up one of my fanfics. I feel a little rusty. But I fell in love with Kuro-daddy and Fai-mommy within episodes, so I couldn't resist writing about them. This story has a lot of drabble-like stuff in the first parts, or at least what feels like drabbles to me anyway, but it's all important toward the main plot. There will be reoccurring original characters later on, just to give a heads up. This chapter is short, as well, but I'll post the next one around Monday or so. Please, read and review. ^_^

thoughts [ dreams ] ( flashbacks )
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Kurogane did not like being stuck on with a group of strangers, nor did he like the amount of time it seemed they would be traveling together. He wanted nothing more than to go home, back to Nihon, back to his position of bodyguard over Princess Tomoyo. Instead, he was in a small room with a brat and his brain-dead girlfriend, a white manjuu bun, and a smiling idiot that couldn't be any more of a fake. All he could hope for was that this journey was not much of a journey, and it would not take much to get back to his home.

Night had fallen on the city of Kudan, and the rest of the group had settled into the small room to sleep for the night. Though it had taken a few hours, Syaoran finally went to sleep, leaning over his unconscious princess. The white thing snuggled up in his arms, probably in some sort of attempt to comfort the boy after Sakura had been lost for the majority of the day. The concept of comfort was lost on Kurogane, so he was not sure how being in contact was supposed to show that everything would 'be okay'.

On the other side of the room, the blond laid in a ball on the hard floor, obviously uncomfortable by his posture, but that fake smile still on his lips. Kurogane did not like the look the other man gave around everyone else, even in his sleep. It looked out of place, something that piqued his curiosity, despite himself. He wondered what it was that the blond was hiding that made him wear that meaningless grin all the time.

"Kuro-rin is still awake, huh?" came the soft voice from the ball. It was only then that Kurogane noticed how hard he had been staring at the blond man.

Kurogane snorted. "Don't call me that," he muttered, turning his gaze away from Fai. He heard a chuckle from Fai, before the blond started to rise from his ball.

"Why not, Kuro-pon?" he asked, his voice almost a purr. "I mean nothing offensive by the names." There was a grin on his face that Kurogane did not like; not only because it was fake, but also because there seemed to be another motive behind his look.

He got on his hands and knees, crawling closer to the taller male. Kurogane would have that the movement was strange, but there was no reason to stand in such a small room for such a small distance. The blond sat next to the dark-haired man, leaning slightly against the ninja. Kurogane stiffened, feeling awkward by the contact.

"Ne, Kuro-chan..." Fai started, his grin changing into a light smirk. "Don't get upset yet," he went on, probably knowing that the ninja wanted nothing more than to hit him right now.

Though Kurogane scowled at the smaller man, he decided to let him speak. In case the idiot said something stupid (and he was almost sure he would), he kept his fist balled on the arm that wasn't being used as a support, ready to hit the blond at any time.

"What do you want?" Kurogane asked, irritated.

"I just wanted to make you an offer," Fai responded, that fake smile still on his lips. The tone of his voice made Kurogane weary.

"What kind of offer?"

Fai did not respond instantly. Instead, he closed his eyes, and Kurogane could feel the blond's whole body with a deep sigh. If he had to guess, it seemed that the other man had to think of his wording before making this 'offer'.

"If Kuro-sama ever needs it..." Fai began, his words trailing off. The pale man nuzzled Kurogane's shoulder, a motion that took all of the ninja's willpower not to respond to with violence. "I..." Again, Fai let his words fade off. Kurogane realized that the man was not looking up at him anymore; apparently nuzzling him was an attempt to keep their gazes from meeting.

Fai took another deep breath. He finally leaned back a little to look Kurogane in the eyes, crimson meeting sapphire. The expression he made seemed strange to the ninja, one that was hard to judge. Though the idiot wore a smile, his eyes gave him away. Something wasn't right about the words Fai was saying.

"If Kuro-sama ever needs it," Fai began again, seeming to have regained his composure, "I would be happy to give him relief. This journey might be long, so don't feel ashamed if you have an... 'urge' and need to fulfill it."

Kurogane just stared at Fai, speechless, his mind drawing a blank at how to respond. It was not that the blond wasn't attractive that kept him from speaking, for even Kurogane knew beauty no matter the package it came in. It was not even that the blond idiot annoyed him during the day, because such things could be ignored when such an 'offer' would be presented. What made the red-eyed man falter was how easily it seemed for this man to give away such a thing. They were strangers to each other, only meeting a few days ago due to events that were beyond their control.

"...why?" the word bridged from his thoughts to his mouth, the only thing he could think to ask.

The blond seemed a little taken aback by the question, as if it seemed stranger than the 'offer' itself. He recovered quickly, a Cheshire grin crossing his lips. He stretched up slightly, his lips grazing Kurogane's tan cheek. He gave no further reply to the subject as he crawled back over to his spot in the small room, curling into a ball on the carpet.

"Goodnight, Kuro-chan," he purred as he closed his eyes, giving no further discussion.

Kurogane touched the side of his face gingerly; he could still feel the heat from the blond's lips. His face felt flushed for a moment before the reality of what had just happened sunk in. This was probably just a joke Fai was playing on him. Snorting, the dark-haired man decided he would kill the idiot in the morning, when he could be louder and wouldn't get yelled at for disturbing everyone.

I still feel out of habit. I'm hoping the other chapters won't feel as 'suck' to me as this one did. Anyway, I won't waste anyone's time with more authour's notes. Again, please ready and review. ^_^