Fever
Intro: Listening to Three Day's Grace play list! Fic number thirty-eight! I'm so happy. I'm ALMOST done with the evil thirties! I think I'm going to pursue the Watanuki/Domeki pairing when I loose my lust for KuroFai pair. (like that will happen) Either that, Krayon/RaenefIV, or Kamatari/Chou. There aren't a lot of fics for those pairings, either! (cries) Start the yaoi revolution, people!
A/N: (Sigh) None, really.
Fai was sick – deathly sick.
Kurogane had told him not to eat that – oh God did he tell him.
Fai developed a sneeze, then he couldn't move, and now he had a crazy fever.
It was at that time when it dawned on Fai upon Fai that Kurogane obtained this knowledge because this was the ninja's world.
Looking around the room, he noticed the decoration was superb – silk embroidered with the best hand Fai ever saw. The bed was made of a bright red cherry wood. Complimenting the vocal point of the room, the rest of the storage was painted over in clack and had beautiful gold markings.
His eyes fell upon a tan girl, soaking a cloth in cold water.
Questions ran like crazy in his head: 'Who is that?' 'What is she doing here?' and many other inquiries.
"Where's Kurogane?" is all the blonde could muster.
The girl stared at the man in shock. Placing the towel on his head, she gave the most quizzical look Fai had ever seen. "Kurogane? You want him?"
"Where is he?" the fragile voice repeated. His fever was getting to him. Inside his head swelled and burnt, clouding his thoughts. All of his pale limbs felt extremely heavy.
"He's talking with Tomoyo-Hime about your condition. Normally, this sort of treatment would require minimal remedy but your immune system is foreign to ours," she explained, letting her black fringes cover her eyes in shame, "I am Soma, I'll be taking care of you until further decision."
"I don't want that," Fai cringed, coughing in pain, "I want Kuro-Nin here… He knows how to take care of me."
"Kuro-Nin…?" Soma's head jolted upright as she spoke, "Then you're that-! Hang on, right away!"
-O-
"I'm glad you're here, Kuro-Yin. That makes me happy," Fai cheered with a weak smile. He received an 'hnn' in reply. "I met Soma… She's nice but said I was in critical condition."
Crimson eyes widened.
The blonde turned his head to the ninja. "Am I going to die?"
"…I don't know," the taller man confessed.
Golden locks nodded. "Kuro-mii… is your world 'virtual reality,' too?"
The brunette quirked a smirk. Shaking his head truthfully he replied solemnly, "No."
Fai giggled, smiling brightly. "I thought it was worth asking, at least."
Kurogane sighed, looking at the side. He couldn't bare look at the other man.
"Do you think it was worth asking, Kuro-Chin?" the mage asked innocently.
"To some degree."
-O-
"Why do you say you're feeling better every day?" the auburn figure asked one day.
Fai picked his head up, smiling with a spark, "Why does it matter?"
"What do you think is going to happen if you die?" Kurogane growled.
"Well, I don't think I'd get into heaven," the blonde pondered, "so I think Hell is fiery and hot."
"That's not what I meant! What about the people you'd be leaving behind?" he snarled, slapping the wizard.
"I'm not," Fai paused, changing his expression into a serious stare. Glancing up at the standing male he founded a smirk, "that important to make a difference to anyone, am I now?"
"What the Hell about me, Fai?"
-O-
Days continued as such. Both the girl and boy aided whenever possible. Even Kurogane's princess lent all knowledge she possessed.
"You're getting worse," Kurogane told the other, who was looking out at the scenery.
"Am I?" the flaxen individual chuckled. He ran a pale finger down his tangled hair.
The ninja glared intently. "Do you have any final words?"
"Lots," Fai contorted, eyes fixating outside. "How many can I say?"
"Up to ten," a disgusted grimace replied – that's be all he could remember.
"Right then. Here goes: Sorry, I have to leave you," the blonde said, eyes almost in tears, "Kurogane… I love…"
Cerulean eyes drifted smiling straight in the eye of the ninja with an insane expression. "But I die before I can say, 'you.' Isn't that romantic?"
Kurogane glowered. That… was sick. Fai was twisted. The slippery male had way more than one screw loose in his head. How could Fai make a joke out of something that… serious?
"You can go now," the lazy man drifted, "I'm sure you can't return my feelings, anyways."
Kurogane opened the door silently. A slender hand grabbed his arm, though. "Before you go…"
The blonde tried to support himself. Crimson eyes widened. "What the Hell do you think you're doing?"
As the muscular man helped the mage, Fai kissed him. "I don't want to be burned to ashes. Burry me. I'm going to burn enough in Hell as is."
The raven-haired man left before any more twisting was done unto his head.
He walked into the hall, grabbing the manjuu by the cranium.
"All that damn witch!"
-O-
"…You accept these terms?" Yuko said blandly.
"Yes," Kurogane growled.
"I see," the witch smirked, smiling in her monotone voice, "That's the same fire that was in Syaoran's eyes. I like that."
Kurogane glared with bright crimson eyes ablaze.
"He'll forget it all – your first confession of anything," blank yellow eyes stated without emotion.
"…Right," the brunette nodded.
Yuko smirked. "Then I'll do it. Whatever you do afterwards is your choice, though."
-O-
Fai smiled, bouncing around with his blonde locks chasing after him. "Where's Kuro-Woo?"
"He left awhile ago," Syaoran said, smiling weakly.
White robes stopped in their tracks. "What?"
Syaoran stared at Fai, who was glancing behind his back with scared eyes and trembling lips. The boy humbly bowed, tending to the princess in the tent.
-O-
"…I don't remember," Fai pouted as silent tears fell from his eyes. "I don't remember anything…"
The tears fell without emotion or sound…
Down…
Down…
Down…
"What the-?"
Fai's eyes shot open. Glancing behind him, looking at the soaking wet figure. Kurogane's body dripped with water. The ninja held a dead carcass over his back and slumped it over onto the ground.
Plastering on a frantic smile, white cuffed sleeves dried the tears clean. "Ah-ahhhh! Kuro-Wee! I didn't know-!"
"I went to find something edible but it was difficult considering I can't kill. I fell into a lake and so I started coming back. On the way here, I found this," the ninja explained, pointing to the strange, dead animal.
"So you didn't leave me? We didn't get to your world or anything?" Fai questioned, smiling brightly.
"…Hell no, stupid mage. And don't say it like that. I will get back to Nihon whether you like it or not," the brunet scowled.
Fai paused. "Good. I didn't remember anything like that."
The taller man sat down cross-legged to roast the kill on the fire. The mage crawled down on all fours, embracing the other. "Kuro-Fan… I love you. I was scared when I thought you left me…"
"I know…" he replied stoically.
"How?"
Kurogane glanced behind, eyeing Fai with softer eyes than usual.
"Because I made a promise once upon a time in a dream."
"A dream?"
"It was only a dream… for you, at least," the ninja whispered into the other's ear, embracing him warmly. "But I think that's for the better."
Afterthoughts: Oh my gosh... I didn't have any afterthoughts last time... Sorry-ness for that...