N/A : Well, after some time, here is chapter 4. I don't think it's as good as the others because there are less things that are happening, but you will all be the judges of that!

Disclaimer: Clamp owns all of the characters involved.
Couple: KuroXFai
Editor : A big thanks to Morningstripe for correcting all my mistakes.

And here we go with chapter 4. Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Why Won't You Tell?

This time, he couldn't stop himself from screaming while awaking. He was afraid, so afraid! He was coming for him! He was coming– he was sure, now!
Rolled in a ball, he was trembling, chattering like he had the worst of the fever.
He was as pale as a ghost, enormous black rings circling his eyes, red from tiredness. The mage looked terrible.

Fai managed to calm himself down a bit, enough to circumnavigate the room with his eyes and notice that he wasn't in the same one as the previous day: it was small with a single window covered with curtains so no light would penetrate the room.
Beside the bed was a wooden chair and a night table with a lamp on it and a book that was opened. It seemed that someone was here, maybe not long ago.

Where was he? And how did he get here? What happened? Those were the questions he asked himself.

After some time, even though it wasn't the case inside him, he succeeded in calming completely and his mask came back. However, he was wondering why no one had heard him scream– unless no one was at home? That could be the case and would make sense. Fai was relieved– at least he wouldn't have to explain the scream or anything else.

At that precise moment, he heard a door open and close. Someone was back. And, recognizing the heavy footsteps, he knew it was Kurogane.
The ninja entered the bedroom to check on Fai and was slightly surprised to see him awake. So, he entered to go sit on the wood chair.
At first, he didn't know what to say. He was just looking at Fai's smiling face as the mage waited for him to speak.

"Idiot!"

That was the first word that came from his mouth.

"Kuro-puu! It's not nice to say such a thing! Why do you call me idiot? I didn't do anything to you!"

"Maybe not to me, but to yourself!"

"Huh?"

"That blow you received! I know you could have avoided it easily! How come you didn't?"

Fai remembered the engagement at the spring village.

"Hum... well... I didn't see it coming. That's why I couldn't..."

He feigned an embarrassed laugh, but that didn't pleased Kurogane at all. He took Fai by the shirt and dragged him so their faces were only centimetres from each other.

"When will you learn?" he snarled angrily, pronouncing each word slowly. "You're not fooling me with that smile! Why do you continue to do this? It sickens me!"

"Oh."

The plastic smile was about to reduce, but the mage made sure to make it wider. "Kuro-chan, I'm not trying to fool you at all! That's my smile and that's all! I don't know where you're getting those ideas!"

Furious, the ninja threw Fai on his bed and rose.

"You really are an imbecile!" He stormed angrily out of the room and slammed the door behind him.

The mage's smile weakened, and became one of such sadness. "I'm sorry, Kuro-pon..." he murmured. "It's just... the less I think and remember about it, the better it is..." He sighed sadly. "But you must hate me now."

Still mad, he didn't see the kids coming in and almost hit the boy.

"Whoa! Kurogane-san, is there something wrong?" asked Syaoran as he dodged the blow.

"Yes! That stupid wizard!" And he disappeared into his room without another word. Sakura looked at Syaoran, but he just shrugged, not knowing any more than she did.

"I'll go see if Fai-san is okay," she said. She came to the door of Fai's bedroom and knocked on it.

"Fai-san?" she called softly.

The door opened on a smiling mage, though he looked a little feeble.

"Oh! Hey, Sakura-chan! So, any trace of any feather here?"

"No. There aren't any in this world."

"Ah? So why are we here then?"

"Because Mokona-chan sent us here quickly. In this world, there are lots of healing magicians, so we were able to heal your wounds."

"Ah! That's why I wasn't feeling any pain! Come to think of it, that's why I have no wound at all."

He laughed but stopped soon, seeing the worried look Sakura was giving him.

"Fai-san, are you alright? You look pale."

"Oh, don't worry! I'm feeling perfectly fine! I must still be a little tired since I just woke up, but that's all!"

She sighed. "If you say so."

She didn't ask anything about Kurogane, knowing she wouldn't receive a decent answer.

"When are we leaving, then?" asked Fai.

Mokona arrived at that moment, jumping on Sakura's shoulder.

"Soon, soon! Right after dinner! Because Mokona is hungry, hungry!" While saying the word hungry, it jumped on Sakura's head and than on Fai's. "Hun-gry…!" It chanted.

Fai laughed.

"All right, all right! I'll go make dinner. Sakura-chan, do you want to help?"

She agreed instantly and they went to the kitchen.

"I'll go tell Syaoran-kun and Kurogane-san that dinner is ready," said Sakura the minute they finished.

"All right!"

While she left the kitchen, he took the plates and laid them down on the table. A second later, he began to cough roughly.

"Fai-san?" Sakura came back in the kitchen, looking worried. "I heard a cough. Are you all right?"

But the mage was already smiling, just like nothing happened. He laid down the last plate. "A cough? Must have been your imagination, because I feel perfectly fine!"

Sakura was about to say something, but Syaoran and Kurogane entered at that moment, not giving her the chance to say anything more.

"Smells good!" exclaimed Syaoran.

"I'm glad you think so, Syaoran-kun! Since Sakura-chan helped me, I'm sure this dinner will be delicious!"

They all sat down.

"And you, Kuro-pon? What do you think?"

The ninja only gave him an angry look before starting to eat.

N/A : Well, that's all for chapter four! Comment and review, everyone!