Hello everyone :)
This is my first posted story for Tsubasa. So let me explain where I stand. (just real quick)
number one, I read the del rey english version of the manga, so needless to say, i'm WAY far behind a lot of the people who post fan fiction here. I've been spoiled a little, but i'd REALLY appreciate it if no one spoiled me any further. lol. Keep that in mind if you end up reading something of mine and thinking "hey, this just doesn't make sense because in chapter XXX, this happens!" I know that you can read the manga online, and yes i tried it once... but i have dial up and it takes like, an hour to read one chapter. I can't read like that... lol. so please bear with me.
and on pairings. I am a huge fan of KuroFai. lol. I've only written maybe two stories that were ACTUALLY shonen-ai, but most of the rest is just fluffiness that i think non KuroFai fans could tolerate (?? but who knows?) I'd like to write more KuroFai stories in the future. And of course I like Syaoran/Sakura, but i don't really write it... and now i just like R!Syaoran better than C!Syaoran... I just do. Even though I'm in volume 17 and barely know the real Syaoran, but I like him loads better than the clone... but back to pairinnnngggsss. I am also a fan of Fai/Sakura. I've written a little of that, too. I'd like to write more of that, as well.
I'll probably be posting more of my tsubasa stories, but i'll talk more about them after this chapter. By the way, ther will be two chapters of this story.
Oh, by the way, most of my stories are Fai-centered. He's my favorite! And of COURSE Kurogane is always (mostly) there with him... lol
I hope you like it!
"Hyuuuu," Fai breathed to himself contently, lying back on a thick tree branch and looking down to the ground nearly twenty feet below.
He and the others had only just arrived from a particularly troublesome world. Though Mokona had established that there was not a feather in this world, he had also suggested that they take a break for a day or two. It was a good decision—Sakura was tired from receiving her feather and the rest of them were even more tired from fighting.
Fai, though, had quickly grown weary of the gloomy atmosphere inside. He had stepped out and found a rather large tree. Looking up, he had spotted a small bird's nest, and, curious, had begun to climb the tree. He reached a branch that was close enough to the nest so he could see inside, but far enough away so the birds wouldn't feel threatened.
Fai peered down into the nest, smiling once he saw four little baby birds moving about. From what Fai remembered, male birds usually had brighter colored feathers from the female ones. And if that were indeed the case for these birds, then there were three male birds and one female one. Two of the males had fluffy new feathers that were a vibrant shade of violet. The female's feathers were a light lilac color, and it seemed that her feathers were more developed than any of the others. And the very last baby barely had any feathers at all. This bird was tiny and scrawny—almost dwarfed compared to the other three. Fai almost felt badly for it.
The mage shifted his footing carefully. It was a good thing that he was skilled at balancing… He didn't really need to worry about falling off his branch. And if such a thing were to happen, he was completely confident that he would be able to catch himself.
The only thing that was really beginning to bother him, though, was that it must have been a million degrees out. Sweat was already starting to pour down his face, and he found himself groaning in disgust.
"What the hell are you doing up there?"
Fai glanced down to see Kurogane at the base of the tree, glaring at him. "Oh, Kuro-run, I thought you were sleeping!"
Kurogane folded his arms across his chest. "How many times do I have to tell you?! Stop calling me those dumb names!"
Fai allowed himself a small laugh, but his amusement didn't last very long when he once again realized the heat. "Errrrgh," he grumbled. "This world is way too hot!'
"Then why are you up there? Heat rises," Kurogane muttered.
"When will the heat go awaaaay?" Fai complained, ignoring the ninja completely. "I don't like it! Kuro-tan, make it go away!" And he stayed completely still on his branch, closing his eyes and trying to imagine himself lying in a mountain of snow.
"It's not that hot…," Kurogane mumbled irritably.
Fai opened his eyes and stared back at him. "Kuro-rin, must I remind you that the world I come from is really, really, really cold?"
Kurogane rolled his eyes and looked away from the mage. Though Fai was chatting up a storm, he couldn't help but sense that there was something wrong. But nothing had happened recently, so there was no reason for Fai to be so…
"Are you going to just stand there, Kuro-chi? Come on up here and see the cute little birdies!"
Kurogane looked up again and frowned at the blonde. "There is no way I'm going up there, especially not to look at"—he ground out the word—"'birdies'." And he began to walk back to the house.
Fai beamed down at the four birds. "Take no offense, birdies, meanie Kuro-bun is just jealous that I'm spending more time with you than him!"
"I HEARD THAT!" Kurogane yelled. "AND I AM NOT JEALOUS!" And with that, he stormed into the house.
Fai watched him go, and then sighed, closing his eyes once more. The last world had completely tired him out. But it was just another step ahead in their long journey.
Fai's eyebrows creased for a moment. He wondered exactly how long their journey would be. It seemed endless at times. But he had realized that he didn't want the journey to end. Because that would mean that they would each go their separate ways. He would never be able to see Syaoran or Sakura or Kurogane ever again… And what would happen to him when the journey was done and over with? Would he just keep running, for the rest of his life? Or maybe he would die before the journey was over. Anything could happen… He didn't even want to think about it.
Like what if Mokona transported them to his own country? That horrid place where Ashura-ou would most likely wake up the second they arrived—he and the group did have terrible luck like that.
Fai bit his lip hard. Well, they weren't ever going to go to that country. Even if they did, he would surely die before returning there.
Or what if something else happened? What if they landed in Kurogane's world? That would mean that the ninja's wish would be fulfilled…and then he would leave them.
Fai frowned to himself sadly. The journey certainly wouldn't be the same without Kurogane. It would definitely be less fun—and someone had to be the daddy, after all… He would miss the ninja terribly. Which made him wonder what was more depressing—the journey, or the conclusion of the journey.
The blonde shook his head roughly. Now, now, there's no need to think of that until the time arises, he thought to himself.
The baby birds began to chirp at him, almost as if sensing his sadness.
Fai glanced down at them. The smallest one was chirping so loud that it looked like there was something wrong with it. The other birds bustled about, shoving the smallest into a corner.
"Poor thing," Fai whispered to it. "They don't mean to bully you."
The bird only peeped cutely in response.
Fai yawned loudly. The heat was really getting to him—he was so tired… And before he knew it, he was drifting off to sleep.
Kurogane left the room. Once he had realized that Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona had fallen asleep, he decided to leave them alone.
Sitting on the couch, he frowned to himself. The blonde mage hadn't returned in nearly four hours now. Kurogane idly wondered what the wizard could be doing. He glanced out the window.
"What the hell…," he growled under his breath as he watched the rain pour from the clouds. Climbing from his seat, he began to stomp his way outside. He had only made it a few feet before he was completely soaked by the chilling rain. Now even more irritated, he cast his gaze into the tree that the mage had been in hours before.
"Kuro-chan! You came to join me!" Fai called down to him happily. The mage was perched in an even higher branch that before, letting the drops of water run freely over his face. He was drenched. "Ah, I'm so happy it cooled off!"
"What the hell are you doing?! Trying to get sick?!" Kurogane yelled at him. "Get down from there, you idiot!"
Fai pouted at him. "No," he said stubbornly. "I don't want to."
Kurogane huffed angrily. "What the hell have you been doing up there all day anyway?!"
"Well, I wanted to watch over those cute little birdies! Their names are—"
"YOU GAVE THEM NAMES?!"
Fai nodded. "Of course. Yumi-chan, the girl, the two boys, Hiroshi-kun and Akira-kun, and the smallest one is named"—he smiled brightly—"Takara-kun."
Kurogane shook his head. "That's stupid."
Fai jumped down a few branches and hovered over the nest. "Don't worry, he doesn't mean that! Kuro-myu loves you all very much!"
"Hmph!" He glared up at the mage. "You haven't just been watching those birds."
"They're birdies," Fai corrected.
Kurogane ignored him. "You've been avoiding the rest of us."
Fai gasped. "I am wounded by that horrendous accusation! How could you even think that?"
"Because it's true. What the hell is wrong with you?"
Fai smiled. "Nothing you should worry about, Kuro-ri." And he turned back to the birds.
Kurogane folded his arms across his chest. "That's not an answer."
Fai shrugged. "I was only thinking about what might happen at the end of this journey."
Kurogane fell silent. Sure, he had thought about it, but… It was hard to. At the moment, he couldn't imagine any other life other than the one he was living right then. It had been that long.
"We all have to make a choice," Fai said quietly. "For example, what would you do if we reached your world before the journey is over? Who knows what bad things could happen if you were gone."
Kurogane stared up at him questioningly.
"Everyone knows that kids need their to-chan!"
Kurogane growled and turned away. "Well don't blame me when you get sick!" And he stormed away. But it bothered him. He had stopped thinking about the end of the journey a while ago. He had realized that all it would do was worry him. And he didn't need anything else to worry over at that moment. He glanced over his shoulder, watching as Fai picked up a scrawny little bird. The mage gave it a tiny little smile, but Kurogane could tell that he was worried. "Hmph," he grumbled before going back inside, heading to his room to change out of his sopping clothes.
Fai found himself lying on a branch again, now peering up at the sky through pretty green leaves. The rain had slowed to a mere trickle, and the sun was starting to shine again. And as much as he liked sitting in the tree, he was beginning to get uncomfortable in his wet clothes.
"I suppose I do have to go inside sometime," he told the birds. "What a shame."
The birds began to cheep at him again. They had become used to his presence now, and welcomed him.
"Yumi-chan, Hiroshi-kun, Akira-kun, make sure to take care of Takara-kun while I'm gone!" He gently pet Takara with his finger. "Not that I'm picking favorites," he laughed, petting each of the other birds as well.
Just then, he spotted two other birds, adult ones, flying his way. "Oh, look, it's Kaa-san and To-san!" He told the baby birds. "I better get going!" And he climbed down from the tree. He had seen the two parent birds earlier… But apparently, these birds were very social creatures. The father had landed on Fai's shoulder, not really caring if he was there or not.
Fai strode back to the house, running a hand through his damp hair. It was time to go back to the others.
Yikes. I forgot to tell all you people who didn't know. To-chan/To-san is Daddy/Father Kaa-san is Mother. and I also use Hime for Sakura (meaning "princess")
I've got another ten or so stories waiting to be posted. More angsty ones... i've got a bit of everything... mostly angst though, lol.
I hoped you liked it so far! Please review if you want the next chapter or if you want me to post another one of my stories. yay, i love feedback!
