Title: Legend
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: KuroganeFai, DoumekiWatanuki, SyaoranSakura, Saiga/Kakei
Warnings: Yaoi, language, mild dark themes
Disclaimer/Notes: Don't own Tsubasa/Holic or the movie Legend.
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Tear stains shine on Fai's dirtied face as he walked down a majestic hall with regal-like dignity. Magic swirls encase crystal goblets and the blonde watches as they fill with a black wine. As he passes, bowls and plates fill with black foods.
Fai stares at the shimmering food, his eyes laying on a black apple. His rumbling stomach reminds him that he hasn't eaten since he had Watanuki's tarts. Against his better judgment Fai takes the apple in his hands.
"Please, eat." Fai gasps, dropping the apple as the dark figure sits in one of two dark ornate thrones sitting at the head of the table.
"I don't want it, I'm not hungry!"
"Do you lie to please me?"
"I'd never do anything to please you," The man gestures towards the other throne. "You are so like a child. Sit and we'll talk." Fai snarls at the words.
"I'd love to rip out your throat, but it would hurt you more if I were to hold you."
"All I desire is for you to sit and talk with me." Fai approached the throne, staring wearily at the dark-haired man.
"Sit...here?"
"Yes, please."
"I prefer to stand." For a moment Fai watched as the robed figure in front of him clutched the arms of his throne in mute anger. Realizing anger wouldn't work against the blonde, the wizard calmed down and relaxed with another piercing smile.
"As you wish...it's enough that we're alone together...just the two of us..."
Across the fireplace, in an identical hearth, Syaoran lowers himself quietly. Gently setting up a plate before sneaking towards the banquet table.
"All of time awaits us, why not make a start?"
"A start of what?" He leans towards Fai, smiling.
"Simple conversation."
"What do we possibly have to talk about?"
"Goals, ambitions, desires, dreams..."
"I have no interest in your ambitions..." Unseen Syaoran moves towards the table to listen in on the two.
"Dreams are my specialty. It is through dreams I influence others...I have my own dreams. Dreams of eternity with you...no more silence." Fai laughs bitterly in the other's face.
"Now who sounds like a child?"
"But there was a time when it was the attention of a devoted boy was to your liking." Fai stares down at his clawed hands. The blonde doesn't respond as memories that seem like another life time flash before his eyes.
"...The pleasures of youth become the regrets of maturity." Syaoran has heard enough and sneaks back to the chimney where Sakura awaits. Fai move to take the seat offered to him, a fake smile plastered onto his face.
"You'll never regret granting me this favor..." Fai stops short, his eyes glitter as he plots.
"Such an uncomfortable chair. I think I'll stand if you don't mind." The wizard's smile vanishes.
"Sit." Fai moves away from the throne, laughing.
"Never, never..."
Kurogane and Tomoyo lift a giant gold platter up in a viaduct, angling just so. Kurogane grumbles at the fairy's demands. Thoughts of blue eyes keep him quite as he continues.
"I beseech you, it is not humility that brings me low...but love..."
"Love? I never thought I'd hear that again." Fai locks gazes with the other man.
"You'll hear it forever. I love you."
"If that's true then hope is yet still alive..." Both of them turn at the sound of a chime as a clock tolls the hour.
"It grows late."
The unicorn's frightened calls carry from the dungeons below. The dark-clad figure smiles.
"Our wedding feast is in good voice...are you anxious to see blood flow?" Fai disguises his alarm with a pliant smile.
"As much as you, " The blonde smiles slyly. " Will the groom grant his bride his wish tonight?"
"You simply have to ask."
"I want to kill the unicorn." Fai watches as the man smile wide, his white teeth gleaming in the firelight.
"You make me proud."
Sakura struggles up the chimney, Syaoran following further down. Both of them can here voices echoing up through the walls.
"Let the unicorn's blood be a bond of our love."
"He's going to kill it." Clutching the plate Syaoran continues up wards, both of them trying to hurry. Light breaches the dark chimney as the two of them make their way out. The distant sun reminds them of a dying ember around the rim of the dark mountains in the distance.
Kurogane positions the last plate in the depths of the dungeons. He moves to join the others behind a large column. Yuui is about to speak but is silenced by Tomoyo when they see two figures approaching.
Fai and a man in dark robes walk past, arm in arm. They move regally down the stone steps to where the unicorn is chained. Kurogane and the others peer around the column to watch them. Kurogane looks on in shock and anger, looking at Fai's hands and fangs.
"Fai..."
"Judge him with your heart, not your eyes." Saiga placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.They sit back and watch as Kyle and Xing Hou join the two walking down the hall.
"Greetings."
"Master."
"Prepare the unicorn for sacrifice." The demons hurry to comply. Kyle pulls out a black blade from a nearby weapon's rack. Xing Hou sharpens in against a grindstone as Fai and their master watch. Kurogane clutches Souhi's hilt, his teeth gritting in fury.
"Yuui fly up and give the signal to Sakura-chan and Syaoran." Tomoyo whispers to the small glowing figure. Yuui nods and streaks off into the shadows. With Xing Hou finished, Kyle takes the sword and hands it to his master with a low bow.
"Let the ritual begin." Around them they can hear voices rising in song. Fai recognizes the voices of the women from before, but they're nowhere to be seen.
Yuui blazes straight up out of the dungeons, rocketing by the ruined corridors of the castle. The siren songs ringing in his ears.
He steps forward, his long nails touching the unicorn's haunch. The hide smolders, leaving an ugly brand. The mare rears back, her hooves clattering on the stone floor. Dark eyes stare into the unicorn's blue. Fai watches as the man beside him subdues the creature. Stepping back , they allow Kyle and Xing Hou to drag the unicorn towards a chopping block.
Sakura and Syaoran stand watching the sunset, Each of them holding onto the plate. Yuui comes blasting up the chimney, causing them to nearly drop the plate.
"It's time!" Yuui materializes into his adult form and helps the two lift the plate into position. The three of them watch as the sun's rays are caught on the plate and shoot down the chimney.
The light bounces throughout the castle as if searching for something.
Together the two demons turn the iron winch, bit by bit, the cab;e is drawn forward. The unicorn's neck stretched across the block. The cloaked figure stands beside Fai, offering the black sword. The blonde eagerly reaches for the sword. Kurogane goes rigid against the wall, his face twisted in disbelief.
"Hurry it up kid."
"Kurogane he means to do it!" Kurogane ignores Tomoyo's words and stares at the blonde. Tomoyo gathers a bow and arrow from the weapon's rack. Kurogane moves in front of the arrow pointed at Fai, his face solemn and resolute.
"I trust him." The unicorn struggles before Fai. Kyle secures the cable.
"The birth of a new world awaits your stroke." Fai swings the sword clumsily over his head.
"Kurogane, you're a fool!" Tomoyo takes aim at Fai.
"Idiot's stop, the light!" Saiga yells at them as the blonde in front of them swings the sword down. The blade arcs and chatters the line restraining the mare.
"Run, you're free. I told you I'd make it up to you!" The unicorn plunges into the shadows, only the sound of her hoof beats remain. The figure reaches for a weapon tied to his side, pulling out the stallion's horn he points it at Fai. He lunges forward and stabs the blonde in the side.
Fai's features soften and change back to normal as he gasps. He slides dying off the horn and to the ground. Kurogane holds Souhi reflecting the beam of light on the blade.
"Bastard!" The light beam hits the robbed figure as he screams. The two demons run in fear. Tomoyo stares up and watches in horror as the light flickers and dies.
"What happened?"
"Sunset." Saiga looks grimly on as Kurogane rushes to Fai's side. The wizard staggering back into the shadows. Kurogane kneeled beside the blonde, taking off his cloak and wrapping it around the blonde. Picking up Fai, Kurogane cradles the slim body to his chest.
"Kurogane. he's after the mare, the world needs a champion!" Tomoyo pulls him away, handing him Souhi. With a cold fury Kurogane rushes off in pursuit.
The mare gallops through desolate ruins and crumbled columns. She runs along a narrow trail bordering the edge of the abyss. Behind her black hooves thunder against the stone trail. The dark wizard transforming himself into a black unicorn. He surges forward, flames licking at his nostrils.
The mare faces the stallion at a dead end, her horn lowered in defense. The black unicorn rears and charges the mare, causing her to fall amidst the dark hooves.
"Hey you, whatever the hell you are!" Kurogane holds his sword ready as the stallion turns to look at the teen. Fire shoots around it as it charges. His sword strike misses and as he turns he watches as the unicorn turns back into his true form.
"Now, I'll take your life." He thrusts the horn at Kurogane trying to pierce him. Stumbling back, the teen rolls out of the way before he can be attacked again. Kurogane rises, lifting his sword to strike, but his arm is grabbed before he can swing.
Kurogane stare in shock as the wizard swings the horn back, ready to pierce the boy's heart. All at once, the mare gallops up from the shadows, spearing the man in his mid-section. Blood erupts from pale lips.
The mare lifts her head, with the body still impaled and with an arch of her neck sends the body flying into the abyss. Kurogane watches as the body sinks into darkness and gathers the stallion's horn.
Sakura and the others stand at the castle's entrance, Fai laid out on a black cloak. They all stand around the blonde. They look up to see Kurogane riding towards them on the mare.
"How's Fai?" Red eyes darken in worry at the prone figure.
"Beyond our magic, he's under a powerful spell...it's like some sort of riddle." Saiga checks the wound on Fai's side. Kurogane nods before smiling. They others around him stare in confusion.
"I know what to do, bring him here." Kurogane hands Tomoyo the horn as Saiga lifts Fai to the teen's arms. He pulls the blonde close to him.
"We'll meet again." Kurogane urges the mare on and the others watch as they gallop off in a clatter of hoof beats.
"Wish we could go with them." Yuui buzzes above them.
"I just want to go home to my own pretty blonde." Saiga ruffles his hair. Tomoyo smiles and agrees, the other two sprites blushing.
Kurogane clings to Fai as the unicorn thunders through the darkened forest. The woods around are blurs as they move over chasms and across streams.
The first faint trace of dawn tints the horizon, everywhere the snow is melting. A bright beam of light moves swiftly through giant trees. Kurogane rides up to the rock overhanging the pond and slides easily to the ground with Fai in his arms.
The unicorn stands watching as the teen rests the blonde on the mossy ground. Stripping off the bulk of his armor, Kurogane takes one last look at Fai before diving into the pond below. The mare moves and runs off towards the forest again.
"You're back." Kakei says as he's lifted into the air and kissed soundly.
The others watch for a moment and the turn quickly. Tomoyo sighs at the two, there was a reason why they had their own room. Yuui sighed dreamily at the couple. Sakura and Syaoran held hands as they turned away from the older couple's affectionate display.
Once they've finished all of them walk towards the flowering sakura tree and the body of the stallion. The mare stands beside them covered in petals.
At the bottom of the pond, Kurogane moves carefully. Silently cursing as he tries to not stir up muck. Parting tendrils of water weeds in his search. A gleam catches his eye and Kurogane reached out, silt erupted in his grasp. As it settles again, Kurogane opens his hand to reveal Fai's ring.
Dawn reaches across the sky, sunlight filtering onto the meadow, striking the dormant stallion. Tomoyo walks towards the unicorn, replacing the horn.
Kurogane pulls himself out of the pond, holding the ring tightly in his hand. Above him Fai sleeps under a flowering tree. His clothes have changed from the dark robes to the white of before. Kurogane's armor is gone as well.
"Che, idiot." Kurogane kneeled beside the sleeping blonde and slips the ring onto his finger. He takes the blonde into his arms and kisses him passionately. Kurogane can feel the other smile against his lips, blue eyes flutter open.
The unicorn's skin twitches and all of them watch as the stallion rises to his feet. Arching his neck they listen as he neighs out to his mate. Both unicorn's gallop off together across the open meadow.
"Oh, Kuro-rinta! You'll never guess what I dreamed about!" Feeling a slight weight on his hand, he smiles at the silver ring on his finger.
"It wasn't about some fruity tree or something was it?" Fai smiles brightly as Kurogane sits beside him looking out onto the pond.
"Hmm, it looks like you found my ring...so does this mean we're getting married?" Fai moved closer to lean on the other teen's shoulder, sighing contently.
"Whatever...you have leaves in your hair." A tan hand reached to dislodge emerald-colored leaves from blonde hair.
"Kuro-chan's always so considerate." Fai wrapped his arms around Kurogane's neck, bringing him closer for a kiss.
