Chapter 7
Eventually, the time came to leave Watanuki, Maru, Moro, and the black Mokona. The earring was glowing as the two Mokona hugged and cried little tears that they tried to keep hidden from the humans. It was sad to watch, so Fai didn't, turning instead to watch Syaoran and Watanuki, who were having a low conversation of their own. He couldn't hear what it was about, but based on the fact that the young shop owner kept looking over at the blonde, he could guess. They ended their conversation with a still friendly hug, and Fai could see that Watanuki was genuinely sad for them, that he hurt him to see them like this.
"Goodbye, Fai-san." he said, coming over. Fai stood up a little straighter, accepting the short but caring hug that Watanuki bestowed on him.
"See you again, Kimihiro-kun." he said, trying to smile, because he knew that was something he would have done before. He would have smiled, and hugged Watanuki, and then he would have turned to Kurogane, and taken his hand, so that they wouldn't get seperated upon arrival in the next dimension. Kurogane would have protested, but only halfheartedly, and in the end, Fai would have got his way.
Now, instead, Syaoran stood next to him, holding Mokona in his hands. Mokona too, was trying to smile, and it really hurt to see, because before, Mokona wouldn't have had to try, it would have just come naturally.
"Talk to you later!" Mokona promised, and Fai was envious. Even though they were separated most of the time, Black and White Mokona could still talk to each other, still see each other. Syaoran and Fai would never have that again, until the day they died.
And how long would that be? Traveling from world to world really messed with time, and Fai knew they were aging slower than normal. This truth was triple for Fai. He was traveling from time to time, never staying long enough to really age, his magic made him age slower, and so did his vampire blood, that, while he no longer needed blood to survive, still slowed his aging. Or maybe it didn't. He couldn't know for sure.
So, there would most likely come a day that Syaoran would die, and Fai would then go on, on his own. When that day came, he would take Mokona back to the shop. He wouldn't make Mokona stay with him, see him, after he'd well and truly lost almost everything. He would make Mokona go home to where he would be happiest, and then, on his own, he would travel, because he had nowhere to stay.
"Goodbye." Fai said again, waving as Mokona's transport magic surrounded them. Then suddenly, Fai heard the door to the garden open, and he looked up, just in time to see a tall, dark skinned figure, with black hair step out into view.
His heart stopped, and he was about to leap out of the transport circle, but he stopped, because it was only Doumeki.
"Goodbye, Doumeki-kun." he whispered, and then looked away, grabbing Syaoran's hand as the transfer was complete. For a few seconds, it was quiet, as the magic swirled around them. Then the world opened up around them, and the three left over travelers found themselves on the ground.
In front of them was a large, beautiful castle, that, horrifyingly enough, Fai recognized immediately. He also recognized the long black haired girl coming toward them, with a large smile on her beautiful face.
It was Tomoyo.
They were back in Kurogane's world.