It was raining.
Not the soft, gentle musical rain. This rain was hard, cruel, unflinching, unyielding in its dour pour.
It cut through Fai's skin, through his soul, soaking him to the bone. Yet he still stood, taking no heed to his companions cries for him to come in.
Through all of their voices, he only heard Sakura's melodious voice calling Fai, please come in! You'll catch cold if you stay out Please Fai... Fai?
For once, he ignored his princesses call to him. Fai stood in the rain, raising his face to greet as if it were an old friend. His flaxen hair stuck to his skin as if trying to comfort the magician.
It was raining in the kingdom of Clow, a rare occurrence. It was also the day Sakura, his princess, confessed. To Syaoran.
Fai knew it would happen. He had tried to brace himself for it. But whenever he saw her bright green eyes light up, whenever he made a pale rosy blush and made her to smile to rival the beauty of a rainbow.
He fell deeper in love.
A love that was not destined to be. As Yuuko and Sakura's parents had all said, they were destined to be together. Syaoran and Sakura. Not, never Fai and Sakura.
It was hitsuzen. Fate I shouldn't have fallen in love with her in the first place. My heart is shattering... The rain, it draped him in in a sodden blanket. Warming and freezing him.
He could hear the spirits in the water whisper in his ashen ear Fai; you knew your love would never be. Maybe if you had been Syaoran- here let this rain comfort you.
Fai stood it the rain, letting the tears run freely down his cheeks.
She will never be mine. She is and will always be Syaoran's. There is no place for me in her heart.
Fai mourned, for his brother, for Sakura.
All three bound by fate, destinies unchanging.