A.C.: Yes... as if there aren't enough Kuro x Fays already... It's a 'what if'on if Fay had chosen to run by himself rather than ask for the time witch's help. Where would he have landed up? Who would have he met? What could have he done :D
Disclaimer: I would love to own Fay... meaning I don't own Tsubasa Chronicles
Pairings: Kurogane + Fay
Warnings: Kuro x Fay-ness, author's insanity, horrible grammar... there could be spoilers if you haven't been following the series closely.
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He had always been there, always.
His grandfather once told him that he was a wandering mage, looking for a safe place to stay until it was time to go. Out of pity, his grandfather had taken him under his wing, never knowing who exactly he had picked up.
The boy was a mage
Or supposed to be, Haganemaru had never seen him perform tricks of any kind. He always politely refused all requests of magic or fortunetelling. He would laugh gaily in rain or shine, never complaining, never striving to make things better, more comfortable for himself. The mage never seemed to do anything besides help his mother maintain the barrier.
But he was always there when he looked up; it was as if that fair golden head and the lanky limbs were as much a part of his country, his home as he was.
He never aged
And he never seemed to.
Fay was a boy when helping his mother perform ceremonies. A boy when running through the grass after dumping Kurogane in the water. A boy when he came to fetch Haganemaru out of the woods for supper.
A man when defending the stronghold alongside his father
His grandfather told him that he was not a boy, not a man. He wasn't even sure that Fay was human.
The first time he had seen the man when his mother fainted after a blinding lightning had cracked down hard upon Suwa's barrier. Only it wasn't lightning but magical of origin. His father had gone out immediately, leaving with only two attendants to fight with the demons outside the barrier. Amazingly the barrier had survived even when his mother had collapsed, but it was obvious that it was about to go down, his father wouldn't be able to make it in time...
He had noticed Fay leave at the corner of his eyes, Fay with his blonde hair and pale was hard to miss. But he had been so worried about his mother, pale and coughing up blood, to give a second thought about the golden boy with blue eyes.
His father came back, carrying a bleeding man in his arms as the two attendants following closely. His mother had recovered sufficiently enough to help and he was pushed aside as a man with hair as gold as Fay's was laid on a spread.
He had tried to look over their shoulders, where was Fay? Who was this man and why did he look like Fay. In the midst of healing and sewing, the man had opened his eyes. They were the same clear blue like Fay's, when their eyes met he smiled and Kurogane realized that the man was Fay.
He had broken into hysterics after that, the man couldn't possibly be Fay. Fay who looked so fragile couldn't possibly be the man smiling and covered in blood. He couldn't possibly be the man whose broken bones were audibly snapped in place as splints were set up to make sure that they were healed correctly. He didn't notice when his father, also covered in blood, took a hold of him and carried him off into his room. He didn't notice that for the span of time he had screamed for blue eyes, Fay had already been there trying to calm him down. All he remembered of that time were of blue eyes and blood, the waiting, and pain, pain, pain...
The possibility of Fay dying.
But He had always been there, always.
Much like Suwa and all its lords.
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A.C.: Reviews would be nice :D Not so certain about this story so... ideas would be nice too
