1 Disclaimer: I do not own Tsubasa, a giant hourglass, funky glowing wings, or Kurogane's method of obtaining ice-cream.

Awkward silence served with tea, part 5

Kurogane stomped through town, searching for this "ice cream" Fai kept babbling about. He searched the various shops, but at the mention of the food people only gave him a confused stare. The ninja collapsed near a playground full of children, knowing that if he did not obtain what Fai wanted he'd have to deal with his whining again and the "Kuro-myu!" thing. Then Kurogane had a sudden intervention, he rolled up a random piece of paper (yes, he keeps just random slips of paper in his pockets. Don't ask.) Until it resembled a cone of some sort. He than proceeded to roll a ball of dirt and stick it to the top. There was Fai's ice cream, in all it's glory.

Syaoran was shooting angry glances at Fai, with him only returning these with warm smiles. Sakura almost laughed seeing the two of them battle each other in their own silent way. Syaoran finally excused himself politely, grabbing Fai and dragging him around the corner, out of his precious Sakura's sight. He hissed at Fai through clenched teeth,

" Can't you just give me a moment alone with her!"

Fai smiled, his eyes half-lidded,

" You love her that much, eh?"

"No!"

He shot back,

" You think?"

Fai laughed,

" But I need a moment alone too, you see."

This only angered Syaoran more,

" Why do you have to make this harder! I'm trying so hard, why can't you at least have the one I love!"

Fai gazed deeply into Syaoran's brown eyes,

" It's not Sakura I'm talking about."

" Oh, so it's Kurogane, I knew it, it's so-"

But he couldn't finish his sentence, Fai's lips pressed against his, filling Syaoran with shock and confusion. Fai had him against the wall, his tongue exploring his mouth before Syaoran got his wits together and ripped himself away. He was lost for words, retreating back to Sakura, his face flushed deep red.

Kurogane swung the door open. His make-shift ice cream in hand. He approached Fai and held it out to him.

" Your ice-cream."

Fai eyed the strange creation,

" Kuro-pii,"

he said,

" That's dirt wrapped in paper."

Kurogane only held it out more suggestively, not understanding why the mage had not accepted it yet. Fai smiled and decide he'd let Kurogane off easily,

" You can skip on the ice-cream today."

Kurogane solved this by eating the dirt paper thing, instantly regurgitating it as Fai stood horrified, shocked that Kurogane was in fact that thick.

" Kuro-chan, you okay?"

He was met by the ninja's very disgusted and angry eyes,

" What do you think! I just at a ball of dirt as big as my fist!"

Fai laughed, Kurogane leading him away from the kids as he started to kiss him, angrily stating between them,

" I'm sick of those kids always wrecking our fun,"

Fai only laughed,

" Maybe they'll understand, and stop it, you taste like dirt."

Though Kurogane had no intention of stopping, until he drew away quickly, a puzzled look on his face. Fai looked concerned,

"What is it, Kuro-gan?"

" You kissed someone else."

Fai froze. Wow, Kurogane sure was an observant person for a guy who mistook dirt for chocolate ice-cream. Fai laughed more nervously now, waving his hands as he spoke,

" Now what would make you think that?"

Kurogane paused, and then continued,

" You taste faintly of determined boy."

Kurogane grabbed Fai by the collar of his peculiar white shirt and dragged over to join their companions.

Tonight would be very interesting...

End of part 5, part 6 maybe tomorrow, if I'm not as busy as I expect to be. God, writing Kurogane is so much fun. I make him appear pretty stupid in this one, like the opposite of "As Blue Fades". Oh well.