Iaf landed on the ground and looked around "if I remember correctly we're at the place with the rabbit looking creatures" she said then noticed something "I'm alone again" she stated angrily before walking off.
After a while she came to the rabbits village "hello?" she called out and lots of rabbits poked their heads out of little huts "what is it? A demon? Another one? A creature? Is it here to hurt us?" Iaf heard the rabbits whisper to each other, Iaf got an idea "I am here to help, I heard you have a demon problem, is that correct?" Iaf asked as she kneeled down "yes! The demon attacks our village, but how can you help?" one of the rabbits asked "well you see, I'm an angel" Iaf replied before muttering "wings" under her breath, a pair of white feathery wings emerged from her back and the rabbit stared at her in awe "a-a angel" they stuttered "yes and if you go into the forest you'll find my warriors, bring them back here and you can get rid of the demon" Iaf said with a kind smile "yes find the warriors! Bring them back!" the rabbits chorused "can I please have a place to sleep?" Iaf asked as she suddenly felt sleepy and dizzy 'I guess I'm still sick and using my magic must prolong my getting better… that sounded crap' Iaf thought as one of the rabbits grabbed her hand and led her to one of the bigger huts.
Once inside Iaf tried to make her wings disappear but every time she tried she would get very dizzy and start swaying, the wing still on her back "I think my magic won't work when I'm sick, I was lucky to bring these wing out but now I won't be able to take them away without getting worse so I'll have to wait until I'm better" Iaf sighed and sat down on the bed "um, Angel-sama?" one of the rabbits spoke up from her doorway "yes?" she asked, the rabbit held out her bag "is this yours?" it asked, Iaf smiled "yes it is, thank you so much" she replied patting the rabbit on the head, the rabbit put the bag against the wall and turned to leave "wait" Iaf called out, the rabbit turned around "yes?"
"What's your name?" Iaf asked kneeling in front of the rabbit "name?" the rabbit wondered "what does everyone else call you?" Iaf asked kindly "Siiona" Siiona replied "well Siiona, do you want to be my friend?" Iaf offered "a friend? I've never had one of those before…" Siiona trailed off "why? Your very cute and kind" Iaf told her "yes but the rest of the village are idiots, because I use full sentences and I'm smarter they think I'm weird but I learnt to ignore them and they stay away from me" Siiona explained "oh you poor girl" Iaf said hugging her "you're my friend from now on, got it?" Iaf ordered playfully "yes" Siiona replied "can you do me a favor and check on how the search for my warriors is going?" Iaf asked, Siiona nodded "sure, have a good sleep Angel-sama" Siiona replied before walking out of the hut, Iaf yawned before laying on the bed on her side, one of her wings laid out on the bed while the other went over her covering her like a blanket. Iaf yawned once more before slowly falling asleep.
Sakura slowly woke up from her sleep, she sat up and rubbed her eyes "I fell asleep halfway through something again… I wonder what happened to the 'Cat's eye' dishes…" she said still half asleep, Sakura started rubbing her eyes again "I guess it's morning… I have to… help…" Sakura's eyes widened when she saw she wasn't in the café anymore but a gigantic jungle "kyaaa!" she screamed "your awake?" Syaoran asked coming through a few bushes "Syaoran-kun! Where…"
"We're not in Otou anymore" Syaoran told her "did we transport while I was asleep? When things are tough… I'm always sleeping" Sakura said sadly "Princess Sakura…" Syaoran started "it's because… we haven't returned all your feathers yet. Seishiro-san… he taught me how to fight when I was little. He had one of your feathers. But he left the world, and we couldn't stop him" Syaoran explained clenching his hand, Sakura took his hand in hers. "Syaoran-kun, are you hurt?" she asked "…no" Syaoran replied "really?" Sakura pressed "r-really" Syaoran said with a surprised face.
"Kurogane-san? Fai-san? Moko-chan?" Sakura asked "everyone's fine" Syaoran replied "good, I'm glad nobody is hurt" Sakura said with a smile "princess…" Syaoran said a bit lost for words. Suddenly there was a rustle from one of the trees behind Syaoran, he turned around just as a bunch of things flew out of the tree towards them. Syaoran kicked one that came straight for him and blinked in surprise 'a nut!' he thought as the coconut fell to the ground in pieces.
Syaoran saw a bunch of black figures moving in the trees before another round of coconuts flew towards them, Syaoran kicked the coconuts that came towards them as Sakura stepped back out of the way, one of the black blobs that was in the bushes pulled on a rope "kyaa!" Sakura screamed as she was lifted into the tree by a net "princess!" Syaoran shouted turning around to Sakura, one of the coconut flew at Syaoran and hit him in the back of the head "Syaoran-kun!" Sakura shouted as Syaoran fell to the ground unconscious "Syaoran-kun!"
"it's no good~ it's no good the~ trampling of the maiden's heart~" Mokona sang as it rode on Fai's shoulder "you sing well, Mokona!" Fai cheered clapping "I dance well too" Mokona replied, Kurogane scoffed "we're even scouting a new country (while looking for Iaf-chan), and Kuro-chuu still isn't happy" Fai said, Kurogane glared at Fai making him shrink back in mock fear "was it because you were in the middle of fighting Seishiro-san?" Fai asked him "what the hell was that witch thinking? Interrupting a fight!" Kurogane growled "and then afterwards, while we were still confused, we got transported" Fai replied. "I don't even remember that much" Mokona said to Fai "thanks to that, Syaoran and Kuro-ron both have swords" Fai added taping the sword Kurogane got in Otou that was strapped to his waist "it was pretty well timed when the game world, and reality were both returning to normal when Mokona sucked us in" Fai explained "but, I wonder why the witch of dimensions sent this?" he added staring quizzedly at the note on a stick.
"What is it about?" Fai wondered as he took the note "it's a letter from Yuuko!" Mokona cheered, Fai opened the letter and they looked at it. Fai and Kurogane couldn't read the witch's writing because she wrote in her worlds writing, Mokona clapped as it read the letter "so?" it questioned Kurogane "I don't understand it!" he roared while Fai danced around holding the letter, Kurogane moved some bushes to see Sakura stuck up in a tree "Sakura-chan!" Fai called out and helped her out of the net "what happened?" he asked "Syaoran-kun was kidnapped!" she shouted.
Siiona watched as the other dimwitted rabbits brought Syaoran into the village and tied him to the totem pole "what the hell are they doing?" she asked herself as she walked towards Iaf's tent "Angel-sama?" she called out, Iaf lifted her head from her bed "I'm sorry, did I wake you up?" Siiona asked as she entered the tent "no I woke up a few minutes ago, I'm sorry to ask this but can you get me a drink of water? I'm still sick from my travels" Iaf asked, Siiona's eyes widened "o-of course" she said running out of the tent, Iaf sat up and put a glowing hand to her stomach "well that takes care of the stomach pain" she said to herself as Siiona came rushing in holding a cup with water in it "here you go Angel-sama" she said holding it out to her "thank you Siiona, but please I want you to leave for now because I don't want to get you sick as well and all I'll be doing is sleeping" Iaf said, Siiona looked down but nodded understanding that Iaf only wanted to keep her safe "okay Angel-sama" she bowed before leaving the tent.
Iaf sighed and drank the water before sitting cross-legged on her bed "okay time to try and contact Alyx, Nekoi and the others" Iaf said to herself before going into a meditation like trance (without the "ohm").
Focusing all her mind on her friends she opened her eye to find herself back in Otou "I'm in Otou? I thought that it was destroyed, I expected to find myself in Fairy Park" she said to herself and looked around to see that she was in a house but it was different from her last one "Iaf what are you doing standing around? I need your help" Alyx called out as she entered the room "Alyx?" Iaf questioned "yes?" Alyx wondered "why is Otou back, I thought it as destroyed when Seishiro merged the worlds" she said turning towards Alyx "Iaf that was a month ago" Alyx replied "what? I only left this world yesterday!" Iaf shouted, eyes wide with shock "left?... wait Iaf? You're our Iaf?" Alyx asked grabbing Iaf's arms "whoever said I was yours?" Iaf said with a smirk, Alyx smiled and jumped on Iaf "Iaf you called!" she said hugging her "well you could call it that" Iaf replied "we have to go see the others, they're in the park" Alyx said pulling Iaf out the door.
When they got to the park Alyx pulled Iaf straight over to Nekoi, Ryou, Soma and Kusanagi "hey Alyx, what's wrong?" Soma asked when she stopped in front of them.
"She's our Iaf!" she shouted pulling Iaf in front of her "I thought I just told you I'm not yours" Iaf said smiling "Iaf!" everyone shouted and Nekoi and Ryou jumped on her "look I'm all happy that you remember me, but I don't have long because I'm still sick and every time I use magic it takes longer to get better" Iaf explained "wait you've been sick for a month?" Kusanagi asked "no, it's only been a day since I left Fairy Park… don't ask me how- wait what was that?" she wondered "what?" Alyx asked "no nothing I think I heard someone shout from my end don't worry, so anyway what happened? I thought Otou country was gone after what happened with Seishiro" Iaf asked "well after you left everything went back to normal but Otou had a few bugs and viruses so it took two weeks to get Otou back up" Soma explained "but when they did get it back up they pulled the files on everyone who was in the game before that happened and was able to give everyone their status, level, inventory-"
"But everyone lost where they were living and all their money, so the company gave everyone 1000 each to get started" Ryou said cutting Kusanagi off, Nekoi nodded "yep, so we had to find somewhere else to live" she added cheerfully "wow, well nothing much has happened with me because it's only been a day since I left, but what I can tell you is that I'm in a little village, in the middle of a giant jungle and I'm separated from the others" Iaf told them "WHAT! You're sick and ALONE!" Alyx shouted like a banshee "no, I'm with the locals" Iaf replied "and don't worry I know that the others are going to come through here sooner or later, I have to go I'll try to stay in touch but with the different times I don't know how long that will be for you" Iaf added sadly "Iaf, you can't go" Alyx, Nekoi and Ryou complained "but I have to or I'll get sicker" Iaf replied "then go" Alyx told her firmly "if staying here is making you sick, I don't want you here so leave" Alyx said turning away from her, Iaf smiled "goodbye guys" she said before closing her eyes and opening them to find herself back in her hut in the jungle.
"That was fun, I'll just have another nap" she told herself before crawling back into bed and falling asleep.
(10 minutes earlier)
Siiona exited the hut to see Syaoran awake, still tied to the pole and everyone else dancing around it "I don't like where this is going" she said to herself as she walked towards them "we caught it, we caught it!" the rabbits were singing "ceremony! Ceremony!"
"Ceremony?" Syaoran wondered out loud "wah!" the rabbits screamed in fright "those dumbasses are going to wake up Angel-sama with all this racket" Siiona growled to herself "it spoke? It spoke?" the rabbits wondered leaning towards Syaoran "uh-huh" he replied "it answered! It answered!" they screamed backing off a few feet.
Siiona growled and let off a murderous aura scaring the rabbits closest to her 'they better shut the hell up or so help me…' the left the thought trailing when she saw the rabbits grab torches "what are they…" she wondered before scrambling forward as they lit the logs underneath Syaoran "wah…!" Syaoran exclaimed "cook him! Let's! Let's!" the rabbits sung "maybe he'll be tasty" one of the rabbits said dancing around with a torch "what?" Syaoran exclaimed "w-wait!" Siiona shouted in hopes they'll listen to her. (A few minutes before Iaf actually went to sleep).
Sakura led Fai and Kurogane across the jungle in the direction she saw the rabbits take Syaoran "you said Syaoran was caught by little people with tails and ears?" Fai asked Sakura "they took him this way!" Sakura shouted back not slowing down a bit "I wonder how his Otou country training is going…" Kurogane said to himself "that ivy I was trapped in… that seems to have saved me!" Sakura told them "well, there were only those type of situations in Otou country. But the kid still can't handle a sword" Kurogane said, Fai looked back at him "what a strict teacher!" he chirped "over there! Smoke!" Mokona shouted from Sakura's shoulder.
They burst through the plants and bushes into the village "Syaoran-kun!" Sakura shouted as Kurogane got into his fighting stance "ah" Syaoran said happily as he was sitting down with the rabbits eating. Sakura fell over anime style.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran asked getting up and walking over, Sakura jumped up and shook her head "but Syaoran-kun…" Sakura trailed off and reached up touching the back of his head "you got a bruise" she said sadly while Syaoran blushed.
"I'm fine, besides we've got a situation" Syaoran replied "situation?" Fai questioned looking over at the rabbits "what the hell are you?" Kurogane asked with a glare that sent the rabbits hiding behind Syaoran in a single line "well, this guy… he may look scary, but for the time being, he doesn't bite" Fai chirped happily while Kurogane frowned "what's 'for the time being' supposed to mean?" he asked Fai with a big glare "that it's okay to look scary!" Fai chirped back.
"Look will you people please shut up!" Siiona growled earning everyone's attention "I don't care if you talk or whatnot but don't shout because Angel-sama is sleeping" Siiona told them before walking over to Iaf's tent and sitting down in front of the door.
"Angel-sama?" Fai wondered out loud "yes Angel-sama came to us and told us about you as good sacrifices" one of the rabbits told them "find her warriors and bring them back she said" another rabbit added "they will get rid of the demon she said" another rabbit added "what are you talking about?" Kurogane growled "that's all you'll get, that creature over there is the only one that speaks properly" Syaoran told them pointing to Siiona who was watching them closely.
"Come sit and they'll tell you the full story" Syaoran said sitting down next to the fire, the others sat down too.
"I hear there's demons. They come out of the forest, but moreover they are inside the sea of trees. They appeared and suddenly destroyed people's homes" Syaoran explained "we fought them, but it was no use" the rabbits told them "those terrible things told us to give them sacrifices, and if we give them tasty sacrifices, they'd stop their rampage. Them Angel-sama told us about warriors in the forest"
"So it seems you were going to sacrifice tasty Syaoran-kun" Fai said with a smile "even though I look tasty too" Mokona said from Syaoran's head "so if you were cooked, something would come and eat you?" Kurogane asked Syaoran "I've heard the story of these demons before. And it seems they really did suddenly appear" Syaoran replied "seems similar to situations we've encountered so far with Sakura's feathers" Fai said "the terrible thing might be invisible, so he said" one of the rabbits told them motioning to Syaoran "he asked us details, so we sat him down"
"And if you sit together, you're comrades. If you're comrades, you eat together" another rabbit said as they hugged Syaoran "Mokona, any sign of a feather?" Syaoran asked "…yes, I feel it. Its close" Mokona replied "so it's demon hunting, huh?" Kurogane said smiling "Kuro-sama looks happy! You upped the tension, but you're not all the way there yet" Fai said cheerfully "I'm going too!" Sakura stated firmly and a bit too loudly, for Siiona sent a dark glare her way "princess…" Syaoran started "I don't want to become a burden, so I'll do my best. Please let me come with you!" Sakura said with determination "princess…" Syaoran repeated with a slight smile.
The rabbits took them to the Sea of Trees, they were about to leave when the rabbits stopped them "not everyone can go! No way!" they shouted "eh?" Syaoran wondered as the rabbits calmed down "if you don't return, we won't have a sacrifice. Leave one behind" one of them said "they've got a tight hold on things" Fai laughed while the kids looked shocked, Kurogane looked like Kurogane "but who would…" Syaoran wondered "leaving Mokona would be a problem (in a pinch, we wouldn't be able to understand each other). And Kuro-rii looks like he's all ready to go" Fai explained "Guess I'm staying!" he added as he put his hand "but…!" Sakura protested "Sakura, go and come back. It might be dangerous, but you still want to go right?" Fai asked "yes" Sakura answered "besides, while I'm here I'll ask around and see if I can find any info on Iaf-chan's location" he told her, as they walked along the tree trunks, Fai started waving his arms around wildly "I'll cheer you on from here!" he shouted "let's get going" Kurogane said ignoring the idiot "to the Sea of Trees, where the demon lives" Syaoran stated firmly.
Siiona looked around to see a few of the villagers that decided to stay behind "well at least we got rid of the loud ones" she mumbled to herself "Siiona?" Siiona looked up to see Iaf sticking her head out of the hut "I thought I heard shouting" she said rubbing her eyes "it was just some idiots being loud, I asked them to be quiet for you" Siiona replied "so please go back inside and rest"
"Thank you Siiona" Iaf said smiling and she went back inside.
A few minutes later Siiona watched as the rabbits came back with Fai why didn't he go? She thought as they sat him down near the fire.
"Oi!" she snapped at one of the rabbits that came near her "y-yes?" it asked "why is he here?" she asked pointing to Fai "well if they all went and didn't come back, we wouldn't have a sacrifice, so it stayed" the rabbit told her before scurrying off.
"Dumb idiots" she grumbled before hearing Iaf cough badly "Angel-sama" she sighed worried for her health "I better get her some more water" she said to herself. She looked around before pulling out a sign from nowhere and sticking it in the ground in front of Iaf's tent, it read:
Stay away or you will die a horrible death by my hands, Siiona.
She nodded to herself then walked off to get water. At the river Siiona sighed "I'm not sure I want Angel-sama to go, I mean I know she has to but… she's my only friend and I don't want to lose her" she argued with herself while she started to walk back.
When she returned to the village she saw that nobody had touched her sign and on close inspection there were no footprints near the tent to suggest that anyone had been near it, Siiona smiled slightly before walking into the tent to find Iaf asleep again.
Siiona didn't want to wake her up so she placed the cup beside the bed before walking out again.
Fai watched as Siiona came out of the tent and sat down at the door, a sad look on her face "excuse me, but who is she?" he asked one of the rabbits next to him "that's Siiona" the rabbit replied "she's strange, no one goes near her" another added "she is also the angel's caretaker" the first one told him, Fai watched as Siiona sat there fiddling with a stick while her face changed between looks of sadness to worry and back again "I'm going to talk to her" he declared standing up, the rabbits looked at him in shock as he walked over to Siiona "hello" he greeted, Siiona looked up in surprise "your Siiona, right?" he asked, Siiona nodded "that's right, who are you?" she asked narrowing her eyes as she stood up, Fai bent down on his knees so he could be eye level with her "my name is Fai" he replied "can I ask what is wrong? You seem sad" he added as Siiona moved slightly across so she was blocking his entrance into the tent "why do you want to know?" she asked "I want to know so I can see if there is anything I can do to help" Fai replied, Siiona's eyes widened "really?" she asked, Fai nodded with a smile "well alright, you see Angel-sama is sick and I don't know what to do, I've given her water and she has slept most of the day but she keeps couching badly" Siiona explained "that does sound bad, you really care for Angel-sama don't you?" Fai wondered "of course! Angel-sama is my only friend and I don't like to see her this way" Siiona exclaimed, Fai smiled "can I please see Angel-sama? I might be able to help her" he asked, Siiona though over it a for a few minutes before agreeing "fine but don't do anything strange, I'll be right here at the door" she said opening the flap "okay, I'll be very careful" Fai assured her before stepping in he hut. But what Fai saw made his jaw drop "…Iaf"
"So, where is this demon?" Kurogane asked "Kurogane is full of energy!" Mokona chirped happily "there's something like a cave in this forest. They said it was there" Syaoran told him pointing in the direction they were going.
"I wonder if it's something from this world?" Sakura questioned "I don't know. Maybe its something in this world that suddenly got stronger, or maybe it came from another world" Syaoran suggested "like us?" Sakura wondered, a sudden crashing sound caught their attention and they looked forward to see a giant tree trunk flying towards them, Syaoran grabbed Sakura and Kurogane jumped forward slicing the tree in half "did you see it?" Kurogane asked holding onto another tree (that was stuck into the ground) "no. Nothing at all" Syaoran replied watching as the winds picked up and blew around in front of them "it seems to have some sort of power, all we have are swords. We can only get closer. Let's go" Kurogane told them, ignoring the meat bun in his top "okay" Syaoran and Sakura replied together.
They continued towards the ferocious winds in front of them.
He walked over to her sleeping form and kneeled down next to her "I'm so happy your safe, you had me worried about you" he said, running a hand along the wing that was folded over her side like a blanket, his eyes widened as he realized the wings were real "well at least I can say you look like an angel" he joked, Iaf's eyes fluttered open "Siiona?" she asked weakly "no" Fai replied softly, Iaf looked up, her eyes barely staying open as she reached out "who…?" Fai flinch when she touched his hand because her skin was freezing "go to sleep, don't worry about anything" Fai told her softly patting her head "your hand is warm" Iaf said lying down "it makes me feel safe" she whispered before falling back asleep, Fai sighed and lightly placed his coat over her smiling as she subconsciously lean into it and pulled it around her tighter "you did that last time I gave you my coat too" he said softly before leaving the tent "did you find out what's wrong with Angel-sama?" Siiona asked "well she had a bit of a fever before coming her so she probably made it worse when she traveled here, when my companions are done with the demon we are going to have to take her so we can get here proper medicine" Fai told her, Siiona looked down sadly "I know she can't stay here but I don't want here to go" she told him "I know that you care for her, but she needs proper medicine or she won't get better" Fai replied, Siiona nodded, Fai pat her on the head before going back over to the other rabbits who proceeded to tell him about the demon.
Syaoran and Kurogane held on to trees next to where the wall of wind began "that's some strong wind!" Mokona shouted before a sudden burst of wind sent Sakura flying backwards "kya!" she screamed, Syaoran let go of the tree, reached out for her and grabbed her hand before grabbing a branch that stuck out of a planted tree to stop him self from flying backwards "Syaoran did it!" Mokona cheered letting go of Kurogane's top the same time another burst of wind blew at them making Mokona fly off Kurogane's shoulder, Kurogane – without looking back – grabbed Mokona and put him back in his top.
"Yay! Thank you!" Mokona shouted happily as he gave Kurogane a kiss "stop that, you white monster!" Kurogane growled "any sign of the feather?" Syaoran shouted over to them "I feel it!" Mokona shouted as the wind started blowing harder "the wind got stronger again!" Syaoran shouted in disbelief " looks like we won't be able to get close to it" Kurogane told him "perhaps it's a magic or rare technique after all!" Syaoran suggested "dunno, maybe that lanky guy could've felf something" Kurogane replied "but Fai is so light, so even if he came with us, he'd probably have been blown away by now!" Mokona told them.
"That's…!" Syaoran shouted seeing a clearing in the wind. "Those trees aren't swaying!" Mokona stated "is that the only place where the wind isn't blowing?" Syaoran asked "a trap?" Kurogane suggested "but the feather's power is getting stronger!" Mokona shouted, another burst of wind surrounded them "we can't get further! The wind! The winnd!" Mokona shouted, his mouth open wide as the wind blew at them.
Sakura looked around "the wind isn't always the same!" she told Syaoran "huh?"
"It gets stronger and weaker!" she explained "so if we go when the wind is weaker, we may reach it" Syaoran realized, he grabbed his sword and unwound it leaving one end tied.
He waited for the wind to get weaker then threw his sword at the trees in the clearing, the sword lodged itself between two close trees and started using the rope to pull himself and Sakura forward "oh, I see!" Mokona cheered "just how exactly is he using that sword?" Kurogane questioned "don't say that Kurogane!" Mokona scolded hitting him with his small paw.
Once in the clearing they found the cave "so where's this demon?" Kurogane asked "there's nothing here, huh?" Mokona replied "maybe the demon's gone out?" Sakura suggested.
"Maybe the demon…" Syaoran trailed off thinking "what?" Kurogane asked "maybe the monster isn't something living, like a tornado, that wind wasn't meant to keep us away, its something that occurs in nature" Syaoran explained "huh?" Kurogane questioned "so the tornado was those people's demon?" Sakura asked "but if that's the case… where's the feather?" Syaoran wondered.
Fai stood up "I'm going for a walk" he told the rabbits who nodded "stay where we can see you" one told him, Fai nodded and walked off to the outskirts of the village and sat down against a tree "I wonder what the others are up to?" he wondered "then there's Iaf…" he looked at his hand, remembering how cold hers was how do I feel about her? He thought thinking over everything he's heard.
Flashback
…"but why leave?" Fai asked. "Because I don't want to hurt you!" she yelled tears falling down her cheeks, "I don't want to hurt any of you, I'm sorry"…
…"Since the last time we spoke you have more important things in your heart" Yuuko explained…
…"Is there something else?" she asked the witch. "Yes the other thing is your love for Yuui"…
…"my memories of Yuui…I don't know, I mean I love him with most my heart but maybe it would be better for both of us if I did forget but not right now, right now I need those memories
…"Iaf?" Fai asked "I never wanted this to happen!" she yelled, the ice cracked "Iaf?" Fai said as the ice grew up to his shoulder "ice, let him go!" Iaf shouted "yer like that will work" Kurogane mumbled "huh what's happening?" Fai said as the ice around his arm shattered…
…"why thank you, and I must say you look stunning in that dress" Fai replied causing Iaf's blush to deepen…
…"And this beautiful woman is my hired help's sister." Fai finished, pointing to Iaf. Iaf felt herself go pink…
…"would you like a cake Iaf-san?" Fai asked leaning towards her, Iaf looked up and blushed at how close he was "n-n-no th-thank you"…
…"oh Iaf do you like this teacher of yours?" Alyx teased "no…maybe I don't know, I've already been told I've got a strong love for somebody but I think the longer I wait, the smaller it gets" Iaf said…
…"you have a lovely voice Iaf-san, the song was beautiful" Fai said saving Alyx from answering.
"You heard that?" Iaf asked shocked as her face went redder then a tomato "yes and you were really good" Fai replied "th-thank you Fai-san" Iaf stuttered…
…"I hope we didn't interrupt anything" she said couching loudly with a smile, Fai let go of Kurogane's shirt and threw a charming smile at Iaf and Alyx "Iaf-chan! Alyx-chan! Glad you can make it" he said happily…
…"Iaf-chan why did you lie to us? Why didn't you stay with us?" he asked sadly, Iaf looked up at him with tears in her eyes "how could I Fai?" she asked angrily. "How could I come to you then watch you die in front of me, even though it wasn't real, or sit around twiddling my thumbs knowing this was going to happen and not being able to do anything because I would be asked questions every time I left the place and not being able to tell you anything" Iaf said turning away from him…
…"your hand is warm" Iaf said lying down "it makes me feel safe" she whispered before falling back asleep, Fai sighed and lightly placed his coat over her smiling as she subconsciously lean into it and pulled it around her tighter "you did that last time I gave you my coat too" he said softly before leaving the hut…
"And even though she knows my past she still loves me… why Iaf?" Fai asked "I think I do like her, but how much? That's the question"
A/N: I know the end sounds really sappy, but for the moment it's the best I could come up with. If I think of anything better I'll put that in but for now that's what you got. R & R.
P.S. sorry for the long wait.
