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Expectant

"Have you lost your mind!" Kurogane imposed.

"Not entirely" Fai said with a smile. He stood up were he had been left on the floor. "I'm sorry" he said and got closer to Kurogane, he put a hand on Kurogane's arm but Kurogane shook him off.

"Are the kids okay?"

"they are fine" Kurogane looked down at him. "What the fuck are you doing? Mind explaining?"

"Sure" Fai said with a smile that could have fooled anyone but Kurogane knew better, his frowned deepened.

"When I arrived here it was raining, I already knew I was not with you guys, Yuuko came on a vision explaining it to me. As I walked three guards ceased me, and took advantage as they had drugged me with their guns." Fai said as if wasn't something to worry about. "I walked hurt for a long time when Scarlet found me, she took me in and later on I realized what kind of profession she did. I was bound to her thanks to the residue of magic left in this country. The magic that belongs to the king of this place; no one has seen him in two decays but there's been rumors that he is coming back from his castle. Scarlet wants to sell me to him. I've been refusing almost every customer of hers that comes knocking on that door." He pointed at the door. "And I've been waiting for you guys"

Kurogane grabbed him by the arms shaking him forcefully. "You are an Idiot!"

Fai raised his hands to put a gap of protection between him and Kurogane's chest. "I know" he said after Kurogane had stopped shaking him.

"So what are you planning to do now?"

"Wait until you three find the feather," said Fai. "I know you three can do it, so please just hurry"

Tears fell down his face, Fai turned his face from Kurogane's and tried not to cry hard. Kurogane did something unexpected; he pulled Fai into an embrace, at first Fai was confused but he felt safe in those arms and felt the gap that was his arms between them. He hugged him back gripping on tightly as Kurogane rested his chin on Fai's perfumed hair.

"Idiot," Kurogane whispered, "We'll find it"

Scarlet opened the door saying "Time's up"

They let go of each other and Kurogane went to the door, he glared down at her and before leaving he gave one glance to Fai that seemed so fragile in the middle of that room.

Fai walked to the dresser and took out he pin of his hair, he grabbed the make- up remover and started cleaning his face. Not once he looked at Scarlet that was standing behind him.

"The King is coming tomorrow night," she said as she started to make her way out the door, "I want you at your best performance, I already told him about you."

"Fine" replied Fai.

"Well then have a good rest." She locked the door behind her. Fai looked at himself in the mirror, he hated to see his reflection. He threw himself on his arms and cried until he fell asleep.

Kurogane told the kids about it (Syoran had already told Sakura about the possibilities of Fai being a prostitute)

"We must find this feather" Sakura said with fire in her eyes and fresh new tears, "Not for my memories but for Fai-san"

Syoran and Mokona nodded with agreement.

"Did you find anything today?" Kurogane said in his own way of agreement.

"Nothing much," Syoran informed, "Only that the famous king is coming back to the village and take what belongs to him his."

"What does that suppose to mean?"

"I have no idea, but that's what the villagers said." Sakura said wiping her tears with her delicate fingers.

"We have no choice," Mokona said, "all we can do is wait for this king and hopefully find something new."

"I hate to admit it" Syoran said "but I think that's the only choice we have for any leads."

Kurogane slammed a fist against the table that startle the three members of the gang; he stood up and left the room.

Syoran sat where Kurogane was sitting few seconds ago and reached out and touched Sakura's hand. "Don't worry" he reassured her.

"Thank you" she said to him "you are always so good to me" she smiled and he smiled back.

Mokona drank from his jug.

TBC

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