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Fights And Articles

Kurogane narrowed his eyes. He distinctly remembered falling asleep holding Fai, yet when he woke up the magician was gone, and he could hear rain pounding against their wall. Grabbing a jacket, the ninja slipped out of his bed and grabbed the ointment Yuuko had sent, spreading a small amount over his wounds before changing into his civilian clothes and a jacket, grabbing Sohi from where the sword leaned against the wall and strapping it to his waist. He glanced up at the locked window. There was nothing visible beyond the vast wall of rain.

Dammit, if he went out there I'll kill him.

The swordsman sighed as he headed for the cafeteria, scanning the rooms he passed as he did so. They were all completely devoid of the living thing he was currently searching for.

"Kuro-pyon?"

The ninja whirled around to face Fai, hands behind his back who and a mischievous gleam in his eye as he came closer.

"Where the hell were you?" he snapped. The mage smiled innocently.

"I woke up early, and Seth came by, so we went exploring through the hospital," he explained. "And then we ran into Makayla and Seth had to go, so I headed back here."

The ninja narrowed his eyes suspiciously, walking closer to the magician.

"What's behind your back?" he asked, not completely sure he wanted to know. The wizard grinned.

"I'll show you when we get back to our room," he promised, walking forward and removing one hand from behind his back to grip the swordsman's. "C'mon!"

Kurogane sighed as he was pushed forward by his boyfriend, who was still clutching his prize behind his back. Something told him it was nothing good.

Fai was practically sweating excitement when they reached their room, shutting the door quickly and locking it. Kurogane raised an eyebrow at him as he pulled a small case from behind him and opened it to reveal… a computer. Granted, it was rather interesting - ebony with a red dragon designing the top. But he failed to see what was so great about it.

"What the hell?" he snapped, taking a seat on the mage's bed. "You could've shown it to me in the hall!"

Fai grinned mischievously.

"Actually," he replied, sitting down on his bed and turning the machine on, "I couldn't. That was the ward Kayla usually volunteers in, so they would have recognized it immediately."

The ninja inhaled sharply, trying to get his temper under control. He failed miserably.

"You stole Makayla's computer?!" he hissed. "Why the hell would you do that?!"

Fai smiled sheepishly.

"Well, me and Seth were in her office," he started, "and he managed to get it up and running, so I thought I'd see what she had on her."

The swordsman growled.

"That doesn't sound like you," he commented, suspicious. "What happened?"

The magician's smile faltered for a moment before it returned full force.

"Nothing!" he lied, turning back to the computer and squinting. "Say, Kuro-tan, can you read this?"

The swordsman growled again as he turned the wizard around.

"What happened?" he repeated, looking his boyfriend over. The mage kept smiling.

"Nothing," the mage repeated. "I just wanted to see what her life was like."

Kurogane growled as he turned the smaller man around to look him in the eye.

"What. Happened?" the ninja growled a third time. Fai was silent for a moment before grinning broadly.

"I suppose I can't fool you, can I, Kuro-muu?" he asked, a tone of bitterness in his voice. The swordsman raised an eyebrow.

"You thought you could?" he returned, releasing the magician. The wizard sighed.

"No," he replied, leaning against the ninja. "But can we wait until after I see what she has before I answer you?"

The swordsman growled as the magician glanced up at him, eyes open as wide as he could get them.

"Fine," he snapped. "But hurry up, dammit."

Fai flashed him a smile before turning back to the screen and bending forward to try and make the writing out.

"So, can you read this or not?" he asked cheerfully. The ninja rolled his eyes as he leaned toward the computer. He inhaled sharply at the language it was written in.

"I can read it," he muttered. Fai glanced at him.

"Well what's it say?" he questioned eagerly. Kurogane groaned as he scanned the screen once, which he judged to be a page out of some newspaper. His eyes widened at what it said.

"This is…" he muttered, reading the article again. "Holy shit."

The magician glanced at him again.

"What's it say?" he repeated. The ninja glanced at him again before turning back to the document.

"'On Monday, April 14th,a car bomb exploded, destroying three nearby vehicles, including a public bus bound for Raisu Regional Mall,'" he read slowly. "'The explosion left four grievously injured and seven dead, including esteemed archeologist Syaoran Li, and his wife, Sakura Kinomoto, as well as their son, Jason. At the moment, nineteen year old Makayla Fluorite and her father, Fye, are being held at Raisu National Hospital with Tomoyo and Evron Daidoji for third- and fourth-degree burns. It is reported that Evron Daidoji is in critical condition with several puncture wounds to the lungs and heart, as well as severe internal bleeding.'"

Fai stared at him a moment.

"Is there anything else?" he asked, a note of confusion in his voice. "Why would she hide that?"

"What happened?" the ninja asked, ignoring his question. His boyfriend grinned up at him.

"I heard Sakura-chan talking to Seth earlier," he explained, leaning back against the larger man. "She said he'd be coming with us when we left. I just wanted to know why."

The swordsman growled softly.

"What really happened?" he snapped. The magician tensed slightly, leaning forward to study the screen again. "Mage! What the hell happened?"

"Why's it matter?" he returned, not turning to look at him. The ninja growled again.

"It matters because I'm fucking sick of you hiding shit from me," he growled. "It doesn't help anything, dumbass."

"It doesn't help anything if I tell you, either," the mage returned. The dark haired man climbed to his feet, heading for the door.

"When your done being an ass," he snapped, opening the door, "I'll be training with the kid."

Fai stared after him.

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"Kurogane-san, you almost hit Seth!" Syaoran cried, panic filling his voice. Kurogane growled as he yanked Sohi from the tree trunk he'd gotten it stuck in.

"Right," he muttered, pulling the trembling four year old off the floor. "Sorry."

The boy grinned, still shaking.

"That was pretty cool!" he exclaimed, latching onto the swordsman's leg. "Can you teach me how to do that?"

The ninja rolled his eyes.

"I can't," he snapped. "You aren't exactly coming when we leave."

The child's eyes widened and filled with tears.

"I'm not?!" he cried. "But Miss Sakura said my mommy said I can go with you if I wanted to go and I wanna go!"

Syaoran frowned.

"Why would Makayla-san-" he started.

"Don't use titles, Syaoran-kun," the writer's voice came from behind them. The swordsman turned and glared at her.

"What the fuck do you want?" he snapped, sheathing his sword. Makayla grinned at him.

"Cranky, aren't we?" she commented. "Poor Kuro-daddy, did you get in a fight with Fai?"

"My name," he snarled, "is Kurogane. And that's none of your damn buisness."

"Why would you let Seth come with us?" Syaoran cut the author off before she could respond. "Wouldn't you miss him?"

The writer didn't answer, her phone choosing that moment to start ringing. Inhaling sharply, she answered it. Kurogane growled as she smiled at them and move a short distance away, turning toward the archeologist.

"You're going easy on me," he snapped. "Don't."

The kid frowned.

"But you're injured," he pointed out. The swordsman glared at him.

"I'm fairly positive that's why the moron gave me that stupid ointment," he replied, crossing his arms over his chest. "Now stop holding back. I can take care of myself, believe it or not."

The teen nodded once, raising his blade in an defensive position. The ninja sighed as he drew Sohi again and struck quickly. The archeologist parried the blow, twirling his blade and striking out toward the swordsman's right leg, which was dodged easily.

"I said," he growled, burying Sohi's hilt into the boy's side, "to stop holding back."

The archeologist gasped as the hilt bit into his chest, knocking the wind out of him. Seth cried out in shock as the teen flew into him, knocking them both into the tree Sohi had been stuck in. There was a loud crack as they connected with the trunk.

"Shit," the ninja muttered, sheathing his blade and pulling Syaoran off of Seth. "Are you alright, kid?"

The four year old nodded, eyes filled with tears.

"I'm… I'm okay," he whimpered, struggling to push himself off the floor. He whimpered again as he gave the attempt up, collapsing back onto the tree trunk. Annoyed, the swordsman pulled him up, running one hand down his arm. Seth inhaled sharply, tears streaming down his face.

"Seth!" Makayla cried, hurrying toward them. "Are you okay?!"

"His arm's broken, moron," Kurogane snapped, swatting her hand away as she went to check it. "Just calm down, I'm sure he'll be fine."

"Kuro-bozu's rather cranky today, isn't he?"

The ninja growled as he turned to face Evron, carefully handing Seth to Syaoran to avoid jarring his arm in the process.

"What the hell do you want?" he snapped, hand resting on Sohi's hilt. "You aren't getting anywhere near Fai again."

The blonde laughed.

"What makes you think I want anything to do with Fai?" he asked, smiling coldly. "I'm done with him, I think. After all, you're so much more interesting."

"Kurogane-sama."

The ninja tensed slightly when Makayla's voice came from directly beside him, barely audible.

"Keep him talking until you get a chance to attack," she ordered, still barely audible. "Then when the chance arises, I need you to stab him directly through the heart, understood?"

"Plotting something again, Kayla?" Evron snapped at her, still smiling. "Planning to kill the brother you did so much to save?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" the swordsman snapped, drawing the blonde's attention. Evron grinned, eyes narrowing in amusement.

"You mean she hasn't told you?" he asked, the same amusement obvious in his voice. "Surely you saw the news article on the accident?"

The ninja's blood ran cold.

"What are you talking about?" he repeated, hand resting on Sohi's hilt. The teen laughed again.

"Surely you read the article," he insisted, smiling. "I saw you reading it with Fai earlier. You don't honestly think I would have survived those injuries, did you? I was fifteen, dumbass!"

"Then how'd you survive, asshole?!" Kurogane hissed. Evron chuckled.

"Makayla found a feather," he said simply. "She found a feather and gave it to her precious baby brother so he'd survive."

The ninja tensed, tightening his grip on his sword's hilt.

"What the fuck-"

"Am I talking about?" the blonde finished for him. "She wants you to kill me, doesn't she. The target would be my heart, correct? Do you know why?"

The swordsman glanced at Makayla, who nodded once, ducking behind her brother and pinning his arms to his back. Kurogane grinned as he drew Sohi, pointing it at the boy's heart. He grinned in response.

"You don't care, do you?" he chuckled. "Well, if you think you can do it, go ahead. I won't even use the feather's power to stop you."

The ninja grinned even wider.

"Good to know," he accepted, thrusting the blade at the blonde's heart. Evron grinned as he twisted around, freeing himself from Makayla's grip and getting both of them out of harm's way. The swordsman grinned some more as he swung the blade toward him, nicking the blonde's cheek as he dodged out of the way, leaping over Sohi's sheath as the ninja swung it toward his knees, narrowly missing him. Evron chuckled, grabbing the blade as the swordsman struck again, pulling him in close.

"Not much difference from last time, is there?" he asked conversationally, releasing the blade and leaping back as the ninja flicked the sword upward, slicing his chin open. "I mean, except for the fact I'm not being stabbed through the leg… and I'm not cheating, either. Sad."

The ninja grinned, dropping the blade and elbowing the teen in the ribs as he went to attack.

"Still confident, kid?" he laughed, swinging Sohi around and slicing into his leg as he jumped backwards in an attempt to escape. He hissed in pain as the blood seeped from the wound, swiping some of the warm red liquid from his leg and licking it off his fingers. Kurogane growled as he swung the blade around and pointed it at his heart. Makayla suddenly appeared behind him, pinning his arms to his back once again.

"I don't need your help," the swordsman snapped. The author rolled her eyes.

"I don't care," she snapped, burying her knee into Evron's back. "Just… get it over with already."

The swordsman rolled his eyes as he tightened his grip on the hilt and thrust the blade a him. There was the sickening sound of steel piercing flesh.

And then Evron's shocked voice came from behind the barrier that had thrown itself in front of him.

"Mom…?"

A/N; It's almost midnight, I spent three nights on my sister's floor, which was too hard, and one night in a bed that was too soft. I had writer's block for three days. I'm watching Bones while I type this up. If this chapter sucks, you can pick any of these three excuses. I worked hard on it!

Reviews are very much appreciated, as they help cure writer's block. Weird, huh?