Okay just letting you people know, that I've gotten used to writing in first person, and this is in third. If I switch to first in this I am really sorry. This is for Fai'swingedchronicles. Hope you like this second chapter!

Love Struck

A KuroFaiYuui story

The Brothers Flowright

The entire town was huddled into the small church. The remaining children were sitting on the floor, letting the older citizens sit in the small pews. Yuui stood behind the podium, writing down observations as the people spoke. Fai was standing next to him, and was the one asking the majority of the questions, although Yuui would occasionally inquire about something that caught his interest.

The rain hadn't stopped, but it had let up a bit. It trickled down the window panes, fogging them up, making it hard to distinguish the scenery behind the glass. The cold had seeped through even with so many bodies packed into one place.

"How long ago was it that your children started vanishing?" Fai asked, leaning over a bit to look at the notes that Yuui had written. He grimace lightly at his brother illegible handwriting, he turned away from it and smiled at the citizens of the town.

"It all started during the night of the previous full moon." A woman said. She stood up, her long light brown hair framing her round face. "My little girl was taking a walk in the forest, before sunset. We had been searching for her all day, my little Mokona had a habit of running off, but she had never strayed towards the forest before." Her eyes filled up with tears, and she covered her face with her hands.

Her husband stood up and wrapped his arms around her, letting her rest her head on his chest as she cried. "We found her cloak hanging in the trees, the next morning." He continued for his wife, but it looked like he was about to start crying at anytime too. "Please, give us back our daughter! We'll give you anything you want if you would just find her for us."

Fai smiled sadly at the two of them. "We're not here for money, or any type of reward. But we will try our hardest to make sure everyone of your children comes back safe." The man nodded his thanks and sat down, whispering soothing words to his wife.

"Has every disappearance happened on a full moon?" Yuui asked looking up from his notes, his face serious.

The town mumbled amongst itself before one man stood up. "No, my son was taken while we were exploring the woods together. We were searching for his sister, who had been missing for three days. I turned away from him once and he was gone. It was like he had disappeared into thin air."

"It's the forest!" Another man yelled, standing up and point an accusing finger out the window at it. "The forest is cursed! Even mistress Yuuko says so."

"That witch says a lot of things!" Another one snapped, standing up as well. "Everyone in this town is superstitious! And our culprit wants us to think that it's a bunch of ghosts or demons who are taking out children!"

There was a roar of voices as everyone began talking loudly to one another. Fai glanced nervously around him. He was never comfortable around fights and always tried to avoid them. He glanced over at Yuui, who shook his head and rolled his eyes at the crowd, before he turned his gaze to his brother. He could see the discomfort in his blue eyes. Yuui smiled lightly, and placed a comforting hand on Fai back.

Sorata stood up suddenly, with a fire in his eyes. "Be quiet!" He yelled, and the church quieted. "How is arguing amongst ourselves going to find our children?" He pointed out. He sighed and turned back towards the brothers. "I apologize for these idiots. They've been put under a lot of stress these past couple of weeks."

Yuui nodded. "I understand. Now you sir," He said, looking at the second man that had stood up. "You think someione/i is stealing your children?" He asked. The man's opinions hadn't matched that of the others, which was strange in a small town like this.

The man nodded. "That's right!" He boasted. "And every second we waste spreading superstitions about ghosts and curses, is ever moment that we could be out there searching for our children."

Fai frowned, and asked with a serious voice. "Is there anyone that you suspect?"

"There's only one person it could be! It's the hunter, the one that lives in the forest!" A murmur spread throughout the church again, but quieter that the last. "He's the only one who knows the woods so well!"

"He lives in the woods?" Both Fai and Yuui asked at the same time. Usually hunters stay inside of the village so they could sell the meat of the animals they captured. It was very unusual for them to actually live in the territory they hunted.

An elderly woman spoke this time. "He's lived in there ever since he was little. His parents built a house in the forest, but left the village when they finished building it. But they left him behind, and he's lived in that house ever since."

"Does he come into the village?" Yuui asked, scribbling down something, and then looked up at the woman.

"No," the woman responded, shaking her head. "No one has ever seen him since his parents left the village. And that was at least 20 years ago."

"Does he still live in the forest?" Yuui asked, rereading over his notes.

"Yes," a man said. "Every week we send someone to the edge of the forest, where he puts out a sack of meat in the trees for us, so that the animals can't reach it."

Fai nodded his head. "Alright, this should be enough information for now." He said smiling politely. "We're sorry for taking up your time, but we appreciate all the information you have given us."

The crowd stood and made their way out of the small building. Yuui turned towards Fai and whispered into his ear. "There is no presence of a human in the woods."

Fai's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Then where is this hunter they're talking about?" He asked.

Yuui shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, but I think we need to check out the forest."

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The brothers saddled their horses, and climbed onto them. The boy Syaoran, who seemed to be the village groomer, had helped them. "Are you going to the forest?" He asked as he tightened the strap around Soel belly. Larg snorted and shook his head impatiently, he was eager to get moving again, after being cooped up in the stables for several hours.

The rain had stopped long before they had dismissed the church, but the ground was muddy and still wet.

Fai smiled down at Syaoran. "Yes, we're going to go find this hunter the rest of the village was talking about."

"You're not going to hurt him are you?" A small voice asked. Fai, Yuui, and Syaoran turned their heads to see a small girl looking at them from the side of the barn. She had brown hair that had a slight pinkish tint to it, with large jade eyes. She looked around Syaorans age, maybe a few years younger.

"Sakura!" Syaoran gasped. "What are you doing? Touya's going to be mad if he finds out that you've ran off again!" He said eyes filled with concern.

She pouted, strolling over to him. "Touya is just a big bully! And I wanted to see you Syaoran!"

Syaoran blushed, giving away what Fai had seen all along. Sakura looked up at the brothers, and repeated her question.

Fai shook his head. "We just want to ask him some questions."

She smiled up at him, before she grabbed Syaorans arm and dragged him off. Yuui chuckled, and rolled his eyes. "Young love." He said.

"They looked so cute together!" Fai said with a grin, and kicked Soels sides, to get her going. She stepped forward, and Larg followed immediately after her. They rode towards the gate that was at the back of the village, to where the pasture that separated the village from the forest. They reached the edge of the forest, before bother Soel and Larg stopped walking.

Fai leaned over and looked Soel in her purple eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked stroking her soft mane. He turned and looked over at Yuui, "It looks like they'll go no further…"

Yuui sighed. "There is something definably off about this forest… Oh well guess we're on foot now…" He said, swinging his right leg over Largs body and dismounted on the left. The brothers stood on the ground now, their feet sinking into the ground from the mud.

Fai grabbed Soels reins and turned her in the direction of the town. "Go on girl, head back to town and try to convince Syaoran that we're okay." He said with a smile. Soel started walking, she understood her master well. Larg turned and followed after her like he always did. Larg had been taught to follow Soel wherever she went, and that training had helped the brothers on more than one occasion. If the horses got separated they would immediately begin searching for the other.

Fai and Yuui glanced at each other before Yuui stepped forward and entered the forest. Fai followed after him, looking around. It was very dark, and almost no sunlight reached the bottom. The dense trees were packed tightly together, making it hard to maneuver. The front of the forest had been deceiving, and they would have had to eventually turn the horse back anyway.

Yuui concentrated on the presence that was closest to them. They had been walking for maybe thirty minutes, and it seemed to be following them… But it was too far behind for him to tell. He decided that it would be best to be prepared, and let his eyes change to their golden slits.

A vampires vision was amazing, and the heighten senses was just about the only thing Yuui liked about being a vampire. He could see at least two miles in front of him. While there had been little to no light before he had changed; now it was as if there were no trees blocking the light, and not even the dark grey clouds were there either.

He concentrated on the presence he had felt earlier, it had come closer to them, but not close enough for him to tell what it was. It was his vampire senses that had given him this ability, and he was rather thankful for it.

Fai followed after his brother, wondering if he had any idea where he was going. Fai could tell that he had changed into this vampire form because he was now effortlessly climbing over the stumps and dodging the branches with ease, while Fai was lagging behind somewhat. Try as he might he could only keep a pace or two behind his brother.

He wasn't having all that good of a time dodging the branches. He could make out the stumps in the ground but it was harder to tell where the thin braches were. He was sure he was bleeding from several of the scratches on his face, and he just hoped that his clothes weren't shreds.

Yuui froze suddenly in front of him. His body was ridged. Fai glanced at him in concern. "Are you-." He was cut off by Yuui holding up one of his hands, silently telling him to be quiet. Yuui moved forward a couple of paces, but Fai hung back.

The presence Yuui had been feeling was what had caused him to stop. It had been moving slowly behind him, but it had just broken out into a run. Yuui felt his heart pound in his chest, the presence was closer now, though not close enough to see them, and he could sense how powerful it was.

The presence was even closer now, and Yuui was getting frustrated, he should be able to tell what it was by now. Whatever it was moving very fast... It was getting closer, closer, and then it was gone. Yuui's eyes widened even more and he looked around him frantically. It had been very close when it had disappeared.

Suddenly something busted out of the trees, and launched itself at Fai. Fai let out a startled scream as something big and heavy pushed him to the ground.

"Fai!" A startled cry filled the air, but there was nothing he could do. He was too far away from his brother. Yuui knew that the thing could kill Fai in an instant.

Hehe cliffhanger~!