Do Not Say Farewell

Chapter 4: Glowing

Song: Dream Star by Bond

I don't own CLAMP's characters. Only Aika, Tye and Tosca

Kurogane felt sleep overtaking him as he lay, his head over his paws. Demon corpses lay scattered around him, half only bones since he was bored and had crunched on a few. The only untouched meal was the elder demon Syaoran had caught. Syaoran had tried eating it but only found himself coughing and cringing before moving on to a fresher kill.

'Where do we go now?' Kurogane's ruby eyes opened to Sakura sending hopeful yips towards Tosca.

Tosca sniffed the air routinely. 'A place where humans can't hunt us.'

'That's nonexistent.' Aika turned to gaze into the darkness around them. 'Humans are everywhere and are always hunting wolves.'

Fai gave a small whine. 'I'm sure a safe place exists somewhere.'

There was that drifting feeling again. Kurogane's eyes slipped close. Then snapped open when a puff of air hit his muzzle. Icy blue stared into red. Surprised, Kurogane snorted and jerked back on his feet. 'What the hell?' Fai grinned as the other snarled.

He then tilted his head and stuck his pink tongue out at him. 'You're lazy. Sleeping after a meal.' Kurogane turned his head to Yuui, who'd curled up with Tye next to one of the larger stones.

'He's lazy too.' Fai yipped and leapt to catch Kurogane's ear between his teeth playfully.

Kurogane let out a deep growl and snapped at the lighter wolf before shaking himself away. He turned away from Fai and began walking. Then suddenly found himself whirling back at the sound of Fai's pain-filled yelps.

Fai's head hung low, blue eyes staring sadly into red. 'What you did...it hurt so much.'

Kurogane huffed a sigh and turned away again.

'Kuro-puu!' Fai's yip came strangely, unnatural, and Kurogane's ears twitched. 'Let's take a walk.' He trotted to keep up.

'The moon's not full.'

Fai tilted his head, grinning. 'What does that have to do with anything?'

Kurogane stayed silent.

'Kuro-chu?'

'What the hell is that?' The darker wolf snapped.

'Hm?'

Kurogane turned away. 'Never mind. Where are you planning to go?'

Excitement spread through him as Fai's tail began to wag. 'Anywhere.'

The two wandered away from the rest of the pack. The grasses and stones under them quickly shifted to sand. The smell of salt and the sound of waves reached their senses.

'Ocean.' Fai ran a few paces ahead of Kurogane, eager to see.

Kurogane barked as he disappeared. 'Don't just go running off everywhere!'

'I don't smell humans.' Fai a familiar warmness at the thought of Kurogane actually caring.

Fai's barks sounded distant and Kurogane ran after him. 'There are still demons.'

'There are always demons.' Fai called back, sounding closer. Kurogane spotted him slowing to a stop in front of rolling stopped, a few yards away from where Fai stood. He watched the other stare out into open ocean. And at the small lighted shining from over the ocean, telling the two that humans had built a town.

But Kurogane's attention never stayed on the city over water. Instead, he found himself wondering how the half moon made Fai glow as it reflected off of his white fur. How that small breeze had made him look a lot more graceful. Elemental-like.

Kurogane shook his head. Where were his thoughts going?

Fai turned his attention back to his adopted pack mate and found him staring at his paws, deep in thought.
Fai loved moments like these. Where he could easily sneak up on him. He licked his muzzle and quietly padded towards the taller wolf. 'Kuro-pon?' He touched his nose tot he others' and gave that strange whine.

Eyes wide, Kurogane took several steps back.

Fai tilted his head and grinned again, hiding the hurt feeling that had surfaced for some reason. He pointed his muzzle towards the glowing lights. 'Let's go to the city.'

'Hell no.' Kurogane let out a growl, glaring. 'Those places are full of humans.'

Fai knew going to the water city was impossible, still part of him wanted to explore human towns. Every time they passed one, he felt the urge to step in. Just a peek. 'True.' Fai turned back to the ocean. 'But maybe there are different places where people actually like wolves.' The earlier subject resurfaced and Fai wondered Kurogane's thoughts on the whole thing.

Said wolf stayed silent and whirled, ears twitching. He immediately spotted the figure as it stepped from the beach cave. It wasn't human. The animal figure didn't notice them either.

Another breeze sent the figure's scent towards them and both knew what it was. Fai turned his head away from the ocean. 'It's a dog.'

Kurogane watched the dog. It stood tall and slim with black and white fur and long floppy ears. The figure of a saluki.

'Wait. Dogs don't exist.' Fai turned to face Kurogane. 'Do they?'

Kurogane only watched the dog. It was true. Humans knew dogs were descendants of wolves. They knew to get rid of wolves they had to kill off dogs first. It was scary that it worked. At least...it seemed like it worked.

It's short...I'm sorry. And late...I'm even more sorry! . It's the common excuse but I've been busy with SATs and finals...so yeah...then I had to catch up on my reading for book club...which I still haven't done. Everything's just so mixed up into everything. But... I will try to get the next chapter in time and longer. Then I have winter break and much much time to write.

And just to let you know about Fai's weird sounds... to me wolf-speak isn't so personal so ever name gets it's only special yip or bark. So everytime Fai uses a nickname it comes out weird. Cute, ne?

I have not given up on this story! It's written out so well in my mind! So keep reading and don't hate me~ X3