I DO NOT OWN TSUBASA CHRONICLE

Note: Yay!! My first Tsubasa fanfic!! Hope you like it! ENJOY.

Returning home

KuroxTomo

Chapter 1 "Good heavens! You're back!"

"Where are we?" Shaolan asked. They had landed in a meadow of lilies, squishing some of the flowers. "I don't know but the flowers sure smell nice" Sakura replied. "Well, I don't know either but let's ask Mokona-chan" Fai picked up the little white fur ball and looked at her. "Nooo…Mokona doesn't know where we are…" the little thing retorted sadly. "Well then, friends. I think we are lost! For there is no way that Kuro-kichi knows where we are!" they all waited for the angry outburst from Kurogane. It never came. "Kurogane?" but Kurogane was out of earshot, standing at the outskirts of the meadow and looking into the city that stretched out before him. The group rushed over to the ninja. "Do you know where we are, Kurogane?" Shaolan asked his friend. The dark ninja breathed deeply "Yes, I know where we are. This is Japan"

"Japan?! Your Japan???" the group was taken aback. This meant that Kurogane would be leaving them. "I am happy for you" Shaolan said to his friend even if he was sad. Kurogane smiled at him thankfully. He felt a growing sensation in his stomach. He was home. Finally he was home. Finally he could tell Tomoyo a piece of his mind about sending him away.

"That castle over there is Shirasagi Castle. My home." He pointed to a big castle emerging behind the city. "Your HOME?" Fai's, Shaolan's, Mokona's and Sakura's mouths were hanging open. "Yes. Shall we go?" Kurogane asked impatiently, never taking his eyes off the castle. "O-okay."

Kurogane strode through the streets, the merchants who were busy with their goods stopped what they were doing and looked up. Hushed whispers went through the streets

"Kurogane is back!"

"He's back! The Princess will be overjoyed"

"He returned! Kurogane-san has returned!"

"Kurogane! Kurogane!!" a small girl came running towards Kurogane and leapt into his arms. "Misaki!" Kurogane picked her up and hugged the little girl. "Guys, this is Misaki!" he turned around and laughed happily for the first time. It was a weird scene seeing Kurogane laugh. "Um..hi Misaki! I'm Sakura. Nice to meet you" she said to the beaming girl. "And I'm Fai and this is Shaolan and this little thing is Mokona. Misaki, how do you know Kurogane?"

The little girl smiled at them and said, as if it was one of the most normal thing in the world "He saved my life!" she hugged Kurogane's neck. He smiled and put her back down. "I'll see you tomorrow again, okay Misaki? I have to go to Tomoyo now."

"Brother, I heard what Tomoyo-sama did…why are you going back?" the little girl said holding a part of Kurogane's cape. "I have to talk to her" he replied and bent down to hug her. They said their good-byes and strode off again. Sakura was a little confused "Kurogane? Why did she call you brother?"

"I don't know. She started calling me that when I first visited her."

"Oh… I understand" Sakura smiled. It was nice to see Kurogane this happy. She only knew his dark and unsocial side. To see he was so loveable to a little girl made her feel overjoyed.

They were slowly getting nearer to the castle now. The big gate coming into view. Around the castle seemed to be a barrier. It shimmered slightly purple in noon's sun's rays. Kurogane stopped in front of the barrier and held up his hand towards the purple shine. Closing his eyes, he demanded "Open."

A cool feminine voice spoke out of nowhere "And who demands me, the mighty gate of Shirasagi Castle, to open at his will?"

"I do, Kurogane of Suwa"

"Kurogane? So you have indeed returned. And as I see you have learnt some manners. Not shouting or threatening. You and your comrades may enter."

And the gate swung open, revealing a beautiful garden on the other side. The barrier formed a small entrance to let them through. "Thank you" he growled at it and they stormed through.

"HALT!" They were stopped by a tall black-haired woman who came running from somewhere in the garden.

"Who are- Kurogane?" she stopped dead in her tracks, staring at him in utter disbelief.

"Soma" Kurogane said calmly.

A cry of joy and Soma hugged him tightly "Good heavens, you're back!" Kurogane patted her on the shoulder, highly uncomfortable. She let go of him and immediately started talking "Who are you're companions? Where are they from? Oh, Tomoyo-Hime-sama will be thrilled that you're back! She-" Kurogane cut through "Where is she? I want to talk to her"

"She left an hour ago. She went into the Hana Gardens to be alone for a while. Tomoyo-sama started doing that often after you weren't there anymore. But she'll be back in the evening."

"Good. I'll talk to her then. We'll be going in my room now if it's still my room. It is, right, Soma?"

"Yes, of course. Tomoyo personally saw to it that no one messed with your room."

"Thank you, Soma"

He walked past her but then stopped again "It's good to be home" he said.

"It's good that you're back" she replied truthfully.