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The Look
"See that wasn't too hard" Fai forced himself to rip his eyes from the feather he instead drew them to the king's face. Their gaze locked gold watching azure.
Fai's lip curl just a little. The king was stunned from his smiled but recovered soon and smiled back. Fai's heart started to slow down more and more.
Fai walked in the garden hoping to find either Syoran or Kurogane near by. His eyes wandered around, trying not to be suspicious by those women around him. He got a glimpse out of red eyes from afar.
Their eyes met, Fai smiled and no smile was returned, his smile widens.
"Wow," he heard a deep voice near him. His head spun right and saw Ashura-sama standing there. "You look so beautiful when you smile."
Even though he had gotten the courage to look at him he did not know why he hadn't talked.
Kurogane's insides jolted as he saw a man with a large coat talking to Fai. He gripped his sheath with his hand trying to hold back that anger he felt. He saw that that man reached out with his hand to Fai's slender one, pale skin touched a massive hand leading him away from where Fai was standing and lead him back inside.
He saw that Fai had given him a look before letting the man draw him away.
Night had fallen and the mage lay in bed listening to his surroundings. When he was sure that all servants were asleep (and specially king Ashura) he stood up gracefully from his futon and made his way across the wooden floor sliding the door carefully. The house cried and he stopped moving completely only to start moving again.
When he finally made it to the outside Fai walked in the shadows until he made it to the gates. He hopped that Kurogane had gotten his signal he feared he didn't, and the only way to find out was to go and find out.
He saw Kurogane resting against a wall, his arms crossed over his chest. His red eyes were closed but Fai knew he was alert of his surroundings. He smoothly ran to him.
"I haven't seen Kuro-pipon for a long time" he teased before getting back to the reason why he was there. There was a thick air around them as they both refused to talk about their last encounter. Fai was grateful that Kurogane didn't bring up the subject, he would hate it if he were reminded that he had cried so desperately, that he had been so weak.
"Get to the point Mage" Kurogane grumbled.
"So serious Kuro-tan" Fai smiled before he started. "The king has the feather"
Kurogane opened his eyes, red meeting blue.
"How come I didn't see anything earlier?"
"Because he was wearing a coat" Fai cried silently. "Tell Syoran that the king has it around his neck."
Kurogane stared at him and then nodded.
"Don't fuck up" he said, Fai knew those words were his way of saying 'be careful.'
"Hai" Fai turned around and was about to leave but he felt a hand around his elbow and a force that pulled him around. He looked up to see Kurogane's red eyes; their faces were very close, his lips few inches away.
"I said 'don't fuck up'"
"I know" He just stared at him he could feel Kurogane's breathe so close to his and just when Fai was about to close his eyes he felt Kurogane pulled away.
"Leave"
Fai stood there and watched the man walk away. He turned around and left gracefully across the fields feeling embarrassed.
Kurogane looked over his shoulder and saw the mage making way to the house feeling stupid with himself.
TBC
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