A/N: A bit different from my usual stuff. Just a short little something for this couple.

The night was hot and the air was heavy. Every groan was accompanied by the squeak of the box spring mattress complaining under their weight, and every time Fai whimpered too loudly Kurogane shushed him with his lips.

The blond's fingernails dug into his back, deeper and deeper every time Kurogane pulled away. His legs wrapped around Kurogane's back, pulling him closer and closer until they were practically one. And when the two of them finally found sweet release, Fai would not let go. If anything, he would pull Kurogane closer and lie in his arms, not falling asleep.

It wasn't making love. It was making anxiety. It was making desperation.

Kurogane was watching the stars outside of the window when Fai kissed his chest gently, hesitantly, as if he wasn't sure Kurogane would accept it. The ninja looked down and adjusted his lover's head so that it could lie more comfortably on his stomach.

"I'm not going anywhere, you know," he said.

Fai didn't answer. He knew a lie when he heard it.

fini.

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