Ello all! This is my first fan fic EVER but I consider myself a pretty good writer, so yeah...Syaoran's a bit OOC, I think... Also, I'm only on book 4 or somethin of Tsubasa so PLEASE don't spoil anything for me...anyway, I lovies kuroxfai and I hope that this story fits to your likings! Now, I'll be a good boy and be quiet so you can read!

Enjoy~

—Forget-Me-Not's—

(Kurogane)

"No," I said flatly before Sakura could reason with me. I turned on my heel to search for my first period class only to be yanked onto the floor by a strong hand.

"What the hell!" I yelled, flipping backwards onto my feet.

"Sakura was talking to you," Syaoran growled, his intimidating brown eyes boring a hole into my own red ones, which burned brightly with anger.

"Overprotective bastard," I grumbled, brushing my sleeves which were dirtied with dead leaves.

"Please, Kurogane?" Sakura pleaded. "I just need you to watch over him while Yuuko and I figure things out,"

"You said so yourself that you didn't even know how long that would take! Why the hell should I bother with some idiot that I barely even know when I have other duties to fulfill?" I demanded, my temper boiling hotter as the conversation began to further.

"Like what? All you do is cut up trees all day..." Syaoran muttered under his breath.

"Shut up!" I snarled, glaring daggers at Syaoran.

"Please, Kurogane!" Sakura cried, now sounding genuinely desperate.

If she hadn't nurtured me when I arrived to the country of Clow, a battered fourteen year old boy who knew nothing of his past or the origins of his current state, I might've had a better chance at disagreeing with her. Then again, it could've been the black aura radiating from Syaoran's stare that made me quicker to agree.

"Fine," I muttered, relief flooding Sakura's face. "But I draw a line at the sleeping arrangements—there's no way in hell that he's going to be bunking with me,"

"No worries!" Sakura cried, clapping her hands joyously. "We've already assigned him a room and everything! All I need you to do is watch over him and make sure no further harm comes his way! Thank you so much, Kurogane!"

And with that, Sakura, queen of the Kingdom of Clow, the kindest soul in any of the dimensions, and her closest friend, Syaoran, departed from my room to fetch the mysterious boy who had recently arrived in the Kingdom of Clow, bearing no memory of his life before he had been found in the Garden just a few hours ago. I sighed and collapsed onto my bed, my head spinning so much that it hurt.

"I have a feeling this is going to be a long day," I mumbled to myself and drifted into a blissful unconscious.

xxx—X—xxx

(Fai)

Everything around me is dark and there is something in my mouth which prohibits any speaking. I am in a compacted space, and there is something binding my wrists and ankles to disallow movement. There is a loud crash, followed by two voices shouting at each other. The voices sound muffled and distant, but are immediately silenced by a sharp noise. The air grew increasingly tense, subsequent to a long, eerie quiet. There is a bit of quick whispering and I hear someone scream suddenly. The scream sounds odd, very strangled and airy. Then, there is a low thump of something falling to the floor. I hear some soft scraping and some smothered screams of protest, which are quickly cut off by a loud rip.

The air smells faintly of blood and chills to be as cold as death. Fear takes over my senses and I black out from the apprehension of being next.

xxx—X—xxx

"Hey…you…'kay…?" I heard a gruff voice call from in the distance, tearing me from my dream. I split my eyes apart and snap into an upright position, opening my mouth to scream, producing no more than a stifled gasp. Terrorized, I tried to speak, resulting with the same outcome every time. I turned my horrified eyes to the beautiful man beside me, staring at him pleadingly.

"What?" He asked, scowling. "Something wrong with your voice?"

I nodded vigorously and pointed to my throat.

"You…can't speak?" He guessed, cocking his head to one side, looking quite cute.

I nodded again.

"Well, isn't that useful…" He muttered. "Come with me, Yuuko will know what to do," he said and stood.

I lifted myself to follow him but my legs crumpled under me and I fell to the ground.

"Whoa, you okay?" The beautiful man cried, grasping my arms and yanking me up into a standing position. "Can you walk?"

He let go of me momentarily to see if I could move, but as soon as I took a step, my legs buckled once more. This time, the man caught me, and gripped me protectively to his broad chest. I couldn't help but blush.

"Idiot, I'm taking you to Yuuko,"

I gasped as the man swept me up into his arms and strode out of the garden in which I awoke from. I blushed and snuggled closer to him, liking him already.

(OTAY! So Fai can't speak? Lucky Kuro! Don't worry, Yuuko will fix everything! To be continued later! but first... do you like it? I promise that I'll try to update as quickly as I can, hopefully tomorrow...reviews are like chocolate, so pleeeeaaase review! i'll love you fowever! 3))

Love and peppermints,

~Switchblade Catalyst