Introduction

Welcome to the realm of heartbreak, angst and fluff! This is my collection of drabbles, oneshots and ficlets about Kurogane, Fai and the pairing KuroFai! This is my ultimate favourite shonen-ai/yaoi pair ever, so I just had to write a tribute to them!

Let the angsty love begin!

Leftover Mistletoe

Kurogane had had enough. All Christmas he'd been forced to continually dodge the many sprigs of mistletoe that the damn mage had set up everywhere, and ninja or not, he didn't particularly enjoy having to sneak about all day.

And then the mistletoe had mysteriously begun to move.

Sprigs that had been placed in the centre of rooms miraculously made their way to spots over the doorways…usually of the rooms that Kurogane had just entered. And when Kurogane wanted to leave, Fai always managed to appear in the doorway with the mistletoe hanging over it, that damn smile pasted across his face.

Needless to say, Kurogane had got a lot of use out of the small set of throwing knives that Sakura had given him for Christmas.

And now that Christmas was over, he reasoned, there was no reason for the stupid plant to be plastered everywhere. He was perfectly entitled to take it down whenever he wanted. Starting now. Watching in satisfaction as the last piece of the damn stuff joined the pile on the floor, Kurogane scooped up his hoard and dumped it outside, happily using his tinder box to light what was soon a roaring fire.

"What are you doing, Kuro-muu?" The soft voice asked, and he turned to see a curious Fai leaning through the open window, a confused frown marring his pale features.

"Clearing up after Christmas."

"Clearing up…but it hasn't been twelve days yet! You don't have to take your decorations down until twelve days after Christmas have passed!" Fai protested.

Kurogane simply shrugged, a wolfish grin appearing on his face.

"I'm not taking down all the decorations. Just the mistletoe. Who knew it burnt so well, hmm?"

He'd never expected the horrified gasp that came from Fai as he realised what exactly Kurogane was saying…nor the crushed expression that appeared on his face before it was swallowed up in a bright smile.

"I guess that Kuro-pii didn't like the mistletoe then, ne? Maybe I'll start taking down the other decorations then…there doesn't seem much point now that the mistletoe's gone."

Afterwards, when Kurogane came back inside, he heard Syaoran asking why Fai was clearing away the Christmas tree so early. The wizard had simply chuckled in reply, throwing more baubles into the box by his feet.

"Kuro-wan had already taken down the mistletoe, so there didn't seem much point in keeping the rest of the decorations up. I don't think he liked the mistletoe…or maybe he didn't like the idea of kissing certain people under it."

If someone hadn't been used to seeing behind Fai's cheerful mask then they would have missed the upset tones that had crept into Fai's voice at the last sentence. But Kurogane wasn't one of those people, and he clearly heard the desolate voice of the blonde.

And for once, he regretted destroying something that the other man had obviously been planning for weeks.

A few hours later, Kurogane had made to go through the doorway into the kitchen only to find his way blocked by a miserable looking Fai, who was just coming out.

"Excuse me, Kuro-rin…" He'd murmured tiredly. Kurogane had sighed and made to step to the side before glancing out, a choked cry of horrified disbelief escaping him as he saw the single unharmed sprig of mistletoe hanging above them.

Wondering what the fuss was about, Fai had looked up…only to break into the largest, most genuine grin that the ninja had ever seen on his face.

"Well, Kuro-chin, it looks like you didn't manage to get quite all of it…guess that means we have to kiss, ne?"

And with those words he'd leaned up to press his lips firmly against Kurogane's, nipping insistently at the soft flesh he found there until Kurogane grudgingly opened his mouth for further inspection.

One blissful minute later, and Fai pulled away with a slightly dazed expression on his face before giggling and walking away, a faint blush covering his cheeks. Kurogane had been left touching his lips in wonder, surprised that he'd enjoyed the feeling of Fai's lips against his own so much.

And thinking back to a certain receipt that he'd hidden carefully in his room after buying one single sprig of mistletoe, Kurogane decided to go along with Fai's games every year from now on.

He didn't mind kissing Fai again.

At Christmas, anyway.

Author's Note

Sorry eveyone...yet another drabble involving KuroFai and mistletoe. But at least I changed the plot slightly from the traditional Ihateyou, ohnoyouusedmistletoe story, ne? I was originally going to write one for Christmas too, but I didn't have enough time. But if I think of a New Year's one, it'll be up here, I promise! Please read and review!

Kaylana - To be honest, I wasn't that happy with the way I wrote the last chapter...I think I kinda destroyed the plot. Ah well...I'm happy you thought it original though!

Hikari Kaitou - Angst is always beautiful (wink) ! I'm glad you liked the story. By the way, your username...Light Thief, right? Cool!

hentai-monkey - I'm so happy that you thought so much of that chapter! I may actually develop this storyline at a later point...who knows?

Cheesy Bubbles - Oops! When I said 'little series', I meant a series of oneshots/drabbles/2-parters, etc...but I do plan to come back to Feather at a later point in the series and do some followup stories, so keep those eyes peeled! Also, I'll be alternating between evil Ashura/good Ashura, so I won't be making him a creep all of the time!

no name - I'm glad you thought so!

LKLTB - See, they nearly got together in this one! And I think it was happier, too - don't cry!

Azalee - CLAMP run out of inspiration? Never! (But if they don't finish X 1999 soon, I will personally hunt them down and kill them...after they've finsished Tsubasa of course). Glad you liked the idea!

Meowzy-chan - Don't worry, I'll always try to keep writing - even when I'm old and grey1 (So after my next exam? Ha ha!) And yes, poor everybody!

pagelupin - I'm glad you liked it...I just loved the idea of Fai being a feather, so...

MKaiou - Wow! Long review - and really deep too! Like I said above, I plan to come back to this idea a bit later in the series, so just hold on til then, k? And I'll be writing more stuff with a good Ashura too...I'm glad you liked it!

NonplusCay - Don't cry! Here - have a tissue! (Hands box of Kleenex to NonplusCay)

Ueste - Yes, Syaoran can be really dense in fics, ne? Glad you liked the story!

aiko5 - Yeah, I seem to have problems keeping those two together, even though I love the couple...oops. But they nearly got together here, right?