It was a day no extraordinarily different than any other the two men had shared in the last undetermined amount of time since they first met at the pawn shop with related - if opposite -desires. They had grown, grew up, overcome great adversity and now have settled down.
They were left to cultivate the lands once cindered by death and demonic destruction. Things were peaceful, quiet. And therein lied a problem. Just peaceful got dull eventually. The thought that he went and married a guy - the only downside to marrying Fai was they couldn't biologically have children, but he hardly saw that as a downside as he had given up any of those thoughts before he vowed himself to serve Tomoyo, not arriving any of the times before he renewed his servitude and loyalty to her.
But as he tilled the land, Fai just cooling himself with a cold drink - it hit him hard, he missed having the brats around even the manjuu, who had stayed with Syaoran for now, as he had no dimension travelling magic of his own. As annoying irritating and embarrassing as times sometimes were, they were his family. So were everyone ast Shirisagi Castle, but those three - five - had become his children over the time. As he wiped his sweaty brow with the side of his artificial limb, he stood tall and glared over at the mage. "Get off your lazy ass and come help. ground won't till itself."
"Mm, and here I was just admiring your back and how your muscles flex as you wield your tool with such precision," cooed the magician, even as he set his sweet lemonade down and stood up, coming over, grabbing a hoe in passing.
"You can better observe if your over here, helping," Kurogane said with a scoff. He knew the mage was teasing him.
"Kuro-Lord spoils my fun…"
Kurogane paused at that, and Fai noticed, "What is it?"
"Not sure I'll get used to that one."
"Kuro?" Fai asked looking over at Kurogane as he wore a thoughtful face.
"Haven't been called Lord anything since I was a kid," he mused aloud before the look left and he began tilling with renewed efforts.
Fai looked at his expression a little more before helping, using the hoe in his hand to till the row beside the row Kurogane was working. It was hard work - Fai had more trouble with the heat than the actual work, using a small frost spell to help cool off with. They worked well into the afternoon heat before Fai paused to go work on making something to eat for them. Kurogane paused in his labors when Fai presented his cheerful sing song voice and told him to come eat. He looked at the work they had done, and what was still left to do, before setting the tool down and coming over to join Fai, grabbing a piece of fruit first and biting into it.
Fai smiled as he seated himself somewhat diligently on the step and set the tray of food between them and Kurogane moved to sit on the step with his husband.
