A/N: Again, I'm sorry for the uber slow updates. Have fun with this. :) It's mostly following... *gasp* Read to find out!
Chapter 8: Secret
Infinity was now gone, along with Celesm and now they were in Nihon. The land of Kurogane's home, and of his dear Tomoyo-hime; it was beautiful with pink sakura blossoms constantly falling to theground around him. But even despite the beauty, he could bring himself to feel any sort ofemotion except worry.
Standing outside of two paper slding doors, Fai stared blankly at servants that passed nearby, all of them talking amungst themselves. Probably speaking about their arrival. Fai had been so sure that he would die in Celes, had it not been for Kurogane. That stupid ninja had cut off his arm, for him.
The mage was perplexed. Kurogane practically hated his guts, and Fai was sure he had shoved him away even more during the past few months. Evidently not enough.
Listening closely to the muffled voices from within the room, he felt so much relief to hear the deep voice of Kurogane; his savior. There was a pause. It was slight, but Fai entered, hair cascading down over his eyes so Kurogane could not see them; so his emotions were hidden to them. He was sure that the moment he entered, the air in the room grew more tense. He could practically tase it really. Stopping a few feet from the raven haired man, Fai examined him with his sole eye, covered by the viel of blonde hair. The crimson eyes that stared back at him were unsure and a little aggitated, but stil Fai made no move to correct the silence.
So Kurogane took the oppertunity to bark as he usually did, his voice loud and holding an annoyed tone to it. "Hey."
But anything else was cut off, as Fai brought his fist down on top of the ninja's head. He looked shocked, his hand immediately going to the place where Fasi had hit him, his red eyes wide. What to be more shcoked about though? The fact that Fai had hit him or the fact that Fai now wore a small smile, his eye shining deviously as he spoke. "This is payback, Kuro-sama."
The ninja couldn't help but give a small smirk back, his tone it's usual gruffness, and yet a joking tone to it. "You bastard, I'll beat you..." And everything was back to normal; their friendship, their very souls, their very being, calmed from the storm that had raged for so long.
But how long would this peace last?
Those questions almost bore through Kurogane's heart like a blizzard. How long could he and his dearest friend stay like this before the balance was off set again? After all, they still had Syaoran and Sakura's problems to assist with, and deep down, Kurogane knew he didn't want anything more to be taken from him. That would strain him too much, and he knew the raven haired ninja knew he was close to his breaking limits.
Glancing back over to Tomoyo, he noticed that odd little smirk across her face, which seemed a little misplaced on that innocent look to her eyes; and without a words she got to her feet, giving a kurt little nod and left the room, leaving the two in silence.
But it wasn't awkward or stressed in any manner, and even though when he looked back to Fai he saw a new expression, he was relativly calm. The expression that the vampire bore was not one of contempt, nor was it it's fake smile, but something more dear; as if the bright cerulian eye were trying to convey something deeper; like he were trying to take his heart and reflect it in one, pure surface.
And then Fai spoke, his voice soft but firm, the tone something Kurogane only really remembered from his youth. "Kuro-sama, I have something I need to confess..."
A/N: Sorry it's short, but... ah-ha-ha, we can figure out a clif-hanger, ne?