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Reclaiming What Was Lost
By: PurpleCranberi
Part Two

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I wish to make a request.

"Kurogane! Kurogane!" a voice shouted, a ringing sensation filling his ears.

"Tch, shut up. I can hear you," Kurogane replied, his voice slightly hoarse, as he swatted his hand in front of his face attempting to get rid of a fly.

"Well you fainted," Watanuki replied, "I am entitled to shout, if I want to." He huffed and glanced around the empty room.

"I fainted?" the warrior asked, sitting up, wincing once he realized how stiff his neck felt. "For how long?"

"Twenty-minutes," the younger man replied, shrugging his shoulders.

The warrior glared at the man, and stretched his back, hearing a few pops and cracks. He turned his head to fully face the young man.

"What happened?"

"You heard about the collapse of the building that Syaoran was in," Watanuki replied sadly, "got up suddenly and fell down like a sack of potatoes." He smiled sweetly at the end.

"Uhuh," the warrior replied, and mumbled under his breath so that Watanuki couldn't hear, "so he was in that building."

What is it you desire?

He shook his head and glanced over at the male who was now walking towards the door.

"When you feel better, this is the address of the hospital. In case you feel like being there for Fai."

Watanuki placed the small white lined paper down on a side table and opened the door. The noise of the bar filling the room briefly before the door was shut again.

Why did he want to desperately want to go to the hospital. Why did he suddenly want to hold the blonde mage and make all the hurt and sadness disappear. Why did he want to help raise his two adopted children and wake them up in the mornings.

Why did he care?

Kurogane sat on the small cot, fiddling with the thin sheet that was pooling at his hips.

He ran a hand through his sweaty black locks and sighed looking around the bare room. He was sure that he was just in the backroom of the bar. His eyes lingered on the piece of paper.

Why did he care?

He shouldn't. He knows nothing about the blonde. He barely speaks to the bartender and suddenly he wants to be holding him, and wiping away his tears.

And why did he want to ensure the boy was safe? Did he even get sent to the hospital yet? Or was he still trapped inside that building that looked on the verge of collapsing.

Thoughts swirled through his head, making him lay back down on the cot, the springs creaking in protest.

I want to forget.

Kurogane groaned. He kept getting fragmented sentences, and he was sure that this has to do with his memory loss…

He closed his eyes and tried to force his mind away from everything that was happening. From the blonde bartender and the kid who could be trapped. He needed a blank slate. He needed to focus on….

What did he need to focus on?

"Tch," he spat and turned on his side to stare at the door.

Why do you want to forget?

Why indeed….

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Kurogane ended up at the hospital an hour later, his mind reeling with thoughts and his feelings bubbling just under the surface.

He may not remember what happened a year ago, but he knew that right now, he was very interested in this bartender and he may not know anything about him, and it was completely illogical, but he had feelings for him.

It wasn't hard to figure out, it was just hard to ignore them.

So he decided he was just going to go down to the hospital and be moral support.

On the way over he heard that they had just reached the trapped people and were evacuating them, slowly. They should be heading to the hospital soon, and it gave him plenty of time to figure out what the hell was happening to him.

All these feelings, and caring were about to send him overboard. He's used to caring but not that kind….it was different than the one he had for the Princess. It was new….foreign and honestly scared him.

I need to make sure.

When he walked through the emergency room doors, he scanned the plastic chairs, spotting Fai and Sakura sitting on them, waiting for news.

Kurogane sighed and walked up to them, and took a seat beside the distressed teen, whose golden brown hair was a tangled mess. She looked as she just ran a marathon to get there.

"Kuro," Fai spoke staring at the tall warrior who smiled to them and nodded, turning his gaze away.

Fai smiled and shut his eyes, praying for everything to be okay. Syaoran was too young to have to suffer from this; plus weren't parents supposed to outlive their children? Even if he was only adopted….Fai thought of him like a son, or younger brother.

Sakura was in near hysterics, but taking deep breaths. Outside she looked calm, close to hysterics, but calm. Inside, Fai was sure she was crying and stomping around demanding Syaoran's safety; like Fai was.

You're being vague

Another hour went by, before the doors of the emergency room spilled open and doctors started bustling to go meet the ambulances that were parked outside.

Fai stood up and walked closer to the two way class, dividing the waiting room from the actual emergency room, and took a deep breath when he saw his adopted son get wheeled in.

"He's okay," Fai mumbled, relief flooding him as he saw Syaoran's eyes wide open, and he was talking to one of the paramedics. His hand was bandaged, but that's all Fai could see before the boy was wheeled away.

Sakura put her hand on his shoulder and smiled, as tears started to stream from her eyes.

"He's fine," she told herself, reassuring herself that her boyfriend….brother was safe.

Kurogane gulped unsure of what to do, but he knew…..he knew that he had to say something, do something.

Without thinking, Kurogane pulled Fai towards him and hugged him closely, enjoying the feel of the man in his arms. He fit so perfectly….

Fai wasn't expecting it, but after the initial shock wore off, he hugged Kurogane back, clutching onto his shirt desperately, mumbling 'he's okay' over and over again into the fabric.

That I love him.

Kurogane stiffened, was this what love is?

Impossible….he's never loved before. But those echoing words wouldn't leave his head, that I love him.

Who did he love?

Fai noticed the tense posture of Kurogane and pulled away.

"Are you okay, Kuro?" he asked curiously, his voice soft and feathery.

Kurogane looked at him, and pushed him away from his body and shock his head to rid him of these weird thoughts and feelings.

What was happening? Who did he love?

"Uh…yeah," mumbled the warrior and he stepped away from the mage, closing his eyes.

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"That I love him," the warrior told the witch who was sitting happily on her chair. She seemed to be expecting this reply and smiled cruelly before looking around the room, beckoning a black Mokona.

"I see," she replied and whispered to the Mokona who nodded and floated off, "you realize there is a price to pay for such a wish?"

"Of course, I know how you work."

She smirked and watched as the two twins came into the room. Maru and Moro, blue and pink hair easily giving them away.

"I want your father's sword," she replied and smiled at him, knowing how much that sword meant to the warrior.

He seemed to tense, 'his father's sword'. That was important to him, something he told himself he would treasure for the rest of his life.

He hesitated, was Fai worth this?

Yes, he was.

"Fine," Kurogane spat out and glared at the witch, "you're more of a thief than a witch," he remarked and produced the sword from his belt handing it to Moro who smiled happily and skipped out of the room followed by Maru.

"However," the witch replied before actually casting any kind of spells, "if your heart remembers your love for Fai, your mind will remember as well. That is something I cannot control," she coolly replied and smiled as she saw a small nod from the warrior.

"Wish granted Kurogane."

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Kurogane stared at Fai who was peering directly in front of him, "Are you sure you're okay?" the mage asked and Kurogane smiled softly, something that made Fai's breath leave him.

"Yes," he replied, thought of how he had save Fai from dying, making him a vampire…of sorts, but that was corrected later on. He remembered being bound to the blonde and he remembered that's when he started falling in love.

His heart obviously remembered loving Fai because Kurogane seemed to keep going back to the bar, always wanting to be near him, for unknown reasons. But his heart knew….it always knew. You could trick your mind, but your heart is a sly one. You can't ever trick it for too long.

He sighed as he watched the blonde talk quietly to Sakura, asking what they should make for dinner in celebration.

Kurogane messed up, big time.

He was supposed to be the one adopting Sakura, so that Syaoran and her could date peacefully without the world turning their nose up at the fact that adopted siblings are dating. They were nowhere close to being blood relatives…

How was he supposed to tell Fai?

That was what started the whole mess, he wanted to tell Fai. He wanted to confront the blonde and tell him, that he was his until the end of time. Or for however long the blonde would keep him….

But what if Fai told Kurogane that they were strictly friends, could he handle that?

Which is what brought him to the witch, which is what led him here.

What if Fai was so mad at Kurogane for leaving that he never forgave him, and kicked him out of their lives. What if he hated Kurogane?

Something clenched in his gut and he stared at the blonde mage who captured his heart.

"Fai," he addressed causing the mage to turn towards him, making Sakura look at him with a perplexed expression.

"Kurogane?" he asked cautiously and took a tentative step forward.

"Fai," he sighed and glanced at Sakura, motioning for her to leave them alone. She glanced between the two before shuffling away, going to sit in the plastic green chairs.

"What is it?" the man asked, his blue eyes showing his worry and something else swimming inside them.

"I love you."

The area was silenced, and it seemed as though everyone purposely stopped doing what they were doing solely to hear what Kurogane said. But he knew that wasn't possible, the doctors were still conversing with a few people who were sitting on the benches.

"I know," the mage smiled and took a step towards him.

Kurogane's eyes widened. Fai knew that he loved him, how was that possible? Shouldn't he think that Kurogane was back in Nihon helping out the princess.

"How?" he whispered out his eyes catching stunning pale blue ones.

The smile that he showed Kurogane should not be legal, it made his heart flutter and he had to put his hand to his chest to keep it from floating away.

"How what? How did I know you were my Kurogane or how did I know you loved me?"

"Both," he whispered brokenly.

"I know you loved me, because I know that feeling. I could see it in your eyes, the way the red seems to showcase just how much love you hold. But I only see it when you're looking at me…"Fai softly spoke, cupping his hand around the warrior's chin, "and I knew you were my Kurogane because, my heart said so."

Kurogane numbly watched as the mage traced his fingers across his cheek and smiled at the raven hair male.

"Why aren't you yelling at me," he questioned, taking a step back, "why aren't you beating me to a pulp for leaving like that?"

Fai chuckled and pulled his hand to his chest, "because you're not the only one who needed to think. In those six months, I began to put myself in your shoes, and I understand." Fai mumbled and smiled as Kurogane seemed to have a brain freeze.

"Understand what?"

"That you were scared. I was scared, and I know it hurt me when you left, but I realized. If I were you, I would have done the same thing."

"You can't be serious?" the warrior asked astounded before moving away from the mage, almost as it burned.

"I ditched you. I made you adopt both of the kids, and left you alone! I took your love and stomped on it, how…how can you look at me like that?" Kurogane asked and stared into those blue eyes that seemed to be filled with happiness, and joy.

"Because I love you."

Kurogane's breath left him and he clenched his chest tightly.

He was such an idiot to throw him away, to just run away from his fear.

He grabbed the mage by the front of his bartending uniform, and pressed their lips together. He needed to ensure that he wasn't dreaming.

Fai shyly responded to the kiss, and ignored the background gasps and whispers that seemed to return to his senses.

"Well that took you long enough," an amused voice called from the door, making both men split apart, Fai's face splitting into a grin at seeing Syaoran standing there.

"Syaoran!" Sakura cried from one of the chairs and ran to him, assessing him, as Fai seemed to be doing the same but from a distance.

The only thing that was wrong with the young boy, besides being covered in dirt, was that his arm was in a sling. Other than that, he was walking fine, and there were a few scratches on his arm, but nothing deep. It almost looked like a cat did it to him.

"I'm fine Sakura," he replied sheepishly, a light blush dusting his cheeks as the young girl checked him over a few more times.

Kurogane wrapped his arms around the mage's waist and watched her fuss over her boyfriend, before he lightly kissed Fai on the cheek.

"Let's go home."

End

The italics at the beginning, in case I didn't make it clear, are some of his memories. Bad way to represent it but….I kinda liked the idea and I like the way it came out, but I realize as the authoress I might have made that a little confusing.

Also, I know how Tsubasa ended, but I wrote this back in 2007, and I wanted to spoof it up. So when I wrote this certain characters were still around and certain things hadn't happened yet, but I decided to keep it this way for obvious reasons.

I hope you enjoyed it. I loved the idea when I wrote it and even though it was a pain in the behind to rewrite, I am happy with how it turned out. Even if this chapter is a lot shorter than the first, it was to pretty much tie it all up into a nice bow.

Thanks. Leave a review if you have time.