A/N: I hope everyone liked the new addition to Limits. The next few chapters are going to be full of fluffy Kurofai flashbacks (shush, I'm lazy) for a heads up and even a scene from BigPuppy because hey; it had the fluff too. Enjoy~!
Chapter 3: Be Absentminded... the Cake is a Lie!
"It's KUROGANE!" The ninja was beyond pissed; this person was the absolute last person he wanted to see right now; he was highly tempted to find the meat bun, get the meat bun to give him Sohi and then kill the red head sage. He noticed Amiya shrink back in the corner of his vision; she was evidently startled by his behaviour be Kurogane didn't care.
Kiouku smiled. "Good. You haven't changed all that much." The sage then turned somewhat sombre. "I am just dropping this off to you." He handed Kurogane a small bundle and beamed. "Do not open it until a metal strength handles the silver steel otherwise I will hunt you down and place you under excruciating pain."
Kurogane frowned, his brows knitting together. "You just said a really bad thing really happily..."
Kiouku smirked and nodded. "YUP~!" And he spun on his heels, intending to leave only to get caught up in Kurogane's tight grasp.
"The hell is your problem? First you mess things up, then you hate us... now what are you doing?" Kurogane held onto Kiouku's wrist and crimson eyes stared back at him innocently.
"I'm just trying to make sure my sacrifice hasn't gone to waste... it matters not if you fix things now or later; either you sacrifice something to get there or leave it all behind..." Kiouku paused slightly, his expression softening. "I just hope... that you won't regret making either of the two decisions when you decide." He slipped from Kurogane's grasp and smirked. "Well good-bye Mr. Doggie~!" He practically burst out of the inn, laughing maniacally.
Kurogane let out a howl of rage, eyes narrowed as he stomped back up the stairs. "Damn IDIOT!" He almost pulled the door - the one to his room - off of its hinges before slamming it closed behind him. He sat on his bed calming himself down; it'd be very unlikely that they'd see that idiot ever again so there wasn't any sense in getting too worked up about it. Even still, the thought of what the Kiouku had said last time really threw things off; why was the sage still helping them after blatantly stating he couldn't stand them? Then again Kurogane really couldn't make an argument; it was the same with Fai and himself. Kurogane had declared how he hated what Fai was back in Outo country and then saved him in Acid Tokyo when he could have let the mage die...
Kurogane shook that thought from his head; losing a companion was defiantly something he could not allow. Especially that idiot mage who could throw up a lot of surprises, like in Shura when the mage had been quiet for more than ten seconds. Fai was annoying but he wouldn't let anymore harm come to him; the wizard was too frail as it was. Kurogane growled to himself slightly, shaking his head as he tried to clear his thoughts. He noticed something move out of the corner of his eye and he glanced out the window, noticing Fai wandering off on his own, yet again.
Knock, knock. Kurognae almost growled in frustration; couldn't he be left to himself for a while? He stood and opened the door violently, causing Syaoran to jump. "What is it, kid?" Kurogane was in no mood for small little things.
"Um, Fai-san went out again and I figured that someone should go after him; Amiya said it was going to snow and the mountains were dangerous in this weather." Syaoran had regained his posture, explaining rather quickly.
Kurognae growled, stomping down the hall; he'd get the mage and drag him back if need be. He was down in the main lobby where Amiya and Mokona sat, calmly sipping tea. "Meat bun, my Katana!"
Mokona jumped, startled horribly. "Okay!" Mokona then opened its mouth and Sohi came flying out, Kurognae catching it easily.
Amiya glanced up and smiled lightly. "Kiouku-san explained to me... I wish you luck." Kurogane merely grumbled something under his breath and stormed out, as pissed as ever.
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Fai stumbled along almost drunkenly; he was angry and tired to the point where he didn't want to be around people at all. Truth be told he was also rather hungry considering he hadn't had the chance to feed since that time on the mountainside, which was about two days ago. Fai sat on a large rock, resting as he tried to get his bearings. He wasn't too far from the village, considering that he could still see the lights from where he was. Despite how close he was he still felt far away to everything. It wasn't at all like Shura or Piffle where he'd felt secure for once rather than the usual hidden edginess. Shura... he remembered with particular fondness. Fai thought back to when he'd almost been hit and Kurogane, being the knight in black armour he usually was, saved him from an injury. Well, only to glower something at him that Fai was sure was similar to be careful or watch what the hell you're doing. Leave it to Kurogane to be the type to tell his princess to climb down her own damned tower.
Fai smiled weakly to himself, the smile a little saddened as he recalled the past few months traveling with the princess, Syaoran, Mokona and Kurogane. There had been good times like in Piffle, when they were all putting their differences aside to show more true personalities. Clone Syaoran's care for the princess and his determination, Sakura's kindness and caring, Kurogane's competitive edge...
Meanwhile Fai had remained plastic, remained fake. But Kurogane's line still bothered him somewhat. What if they did run into someone similar to Ashura... or his brother... or his uncle for that matter. Fai shivered at the thought, not even noticing footsteps sounding from behind him. When he realized someone was with him it was too late to get up and flee. The other arrival wound catch up. "What do you want?" Fai's tone was almost as acidic as the acid rain back in Tokyo, his face freezing over with a blank, angered loom.
"It's getting late, it's going to snow, you're hungry and you've been lacking sleep for too long. You're coming back even if I have to drag you." Kurogane's voice was gruff as usually; he'd never lose that because of his upbringing and history.
Fai grunted and slipped from his rock; he'd return not because of the ninja but because he'd need the rest to protect Sakura. Nothing else. He couldn't die for her and his brother's sake, if he did, his brother wouldn't be able to rest in peace and Sakura would be abandoned by Kurogane when he returned to his world and her relationship with Syaoran just wasn't the same.
Fai had been walking numbly back towards the village, Kurogane at his side just in case he decided to take off once again. Suddenly there's a hand stopping Fai from progressing. The village is blocked out by some rocks but that doesn't matter. All that mattered was that... that tyrant's hand on his shoulder. Fai had tensed and turned slowly, facing Kurogane with an eye chiselled from icy sapphires, not cracking the slightest as they turned to meet the burning red garnets. "Yes, Kurogane?" Fai's words were icy as the taller man reached for his sword, slicing open his right wrist and holding it out for the vampire-mage.
"Drink; it might be the only chance you have for a while." Kurogane had drawn his eyes away first, glancing to the side in an expression the blonde couldn't read. Fai took the limb slowly, almost doubtful before pressing his mouth to the wound, licking slowly. He hated it; he hated the feeling of relying so much on this man. He felt like a parasite that couldn't get enough. He felt addicted to Kurogane. Just the sheer taste of him sent Fai reeling, his senses going into system overload as he tried to control himself.
They both glanced up quickly, Kurogane reaching for Sohi and Fai just glancing up nervously, clutching to Kurogane's arm. There stood three pale-faced, dumbfounded housewives, their eyes widened at the act they had just witnessed. One of them screamed loudly and the three of them began running in separate directions back towards town. Kurognae and Fai didn't even say anything to each other as they ran after a housewife, stumbling across terrain that neither of them knew.
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