Fai rubbed the back of his hand against his eyes, trying to fight against the sleep that was threatening to overwhelm him. He slowly wormed his way out of bed, careful not to disturb the man sleeping beside him. The cold air of the room met his skin, and he let out a soft whimper. But it would be too easy to just crawl back into the bed, to stay here.
And he knew he couldn't. No matter what he did, no matter who he was around, he did nothing but cause them harm. Syaoran, Sakura, Kurogane… He did nothing but hinder them.
And he had caused Kurogane nothing but pain. The ninja had made sacrifice after sacrifice to save Fai, to keep him alive. If he stayed, he was only too certain of what would happen next : Kurogane would die saving him.
Fai shivered as he pulled on his trousers, glancing over at the bed. Kurogane was still sound asleep, sprawled out like usual, limbs flung in all different direction.
The mage had to stifle a giggle. His Kurogane was entertaining, even when he slept. Fai, half-clothed, padded over to the edge of the mattress, gazing down at the tanned face of his love.
I'm going to miss him so much…
Fai shook his head, struggling not to think about his own feelings. This was for the better. If he stayed…
But, what if Kurogane was somehow different, special? He had already proven he was so much more than all of the people that had previously been in Fai's life.
Fai turned away now. If he continued to think like this, he'd never be able to leave.
Fingers gently wrapped around his wrist.
"K…Kuro-rin?" Fai bit his lip, fighting back the emotion he knew was seeping into his voice.
"I dunno where you think you're going, but get back into bed. Now." Before Fai could make any attempt to pull away, Kurogane tugged forcefully on his arm, pulling the smaller man onto the bed.
Fai was about to protest when he felt Kurogane nuzzle the sensitive skin of his neck. Fai felt tears spring to his eyes as the larger man spoke. His voice was soft, filled with an emotion the blonde had never heard in it before, and he held Fai tighter as he whispered,
"Don't you ever leave me, mage."
aN; Hmmn. Even Kurogane can be needy. I was actually thinking something a little different for this song's ficlet, but, meh, whatever. I can always write another.
