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IV
"Oh my God! What happened?" Lisa gasped, when Kurogane barged through the front door, carrying an unconscious Syaoran, Fai trailing behind them with Mokona. They didn't look so good either, with the torn clothes Fai wore, and Mokona unconscious too.
Kurogane didn't answer and instead headed straight to the couch. He carefully positioned the injured boy on it. Lisa came rushing and pushed the ninja out of her way. She started to examine Syaoran's injuries.
The mage placed Mokona on a soft pillow in a chair near the door. She would be fine after some rest.
"What's going on?" Sakura came to the living room. She had been in the kitchen, when she heard all the racket. She gasped and put a hand to her mouth as she spotted Syaoran.
"Syaoran-kun!" Sakura ran towards him but Fai grabbed her.
"Sakura-chan, let Lisa look after him. He's going to be alright," he assured the girl.
"Kurogane! Get me my first-aid kit from the kitchen! It's in the third cabinet by the door. And water and a towel!" Lisa commanded while taking Syaoran's shirt off.
Kurogane didn't argue and went to fetch the needed items. It didn't take long for him to carry a bowl of water and the aid-kit to the living room.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?" Lisa demanded. She took the towel and damped it in the water. Then she started to wipe at the blood from the boy's face.
Fai explained all that had happened, leaving out the most... disturbing part. Sakura hugged him. "Are you okay?" she asked, looking tearfully up at him.
"I'm okay. Kuro-pon… He came at the right time…" Fai said.
"Those bastards," Lisa muttered under her breath. She had wiped all the blood away and now took the disinfectant from the kit. "His nose is not broken, which surprises me. The blow must have been quite hard for him to be knocked out. It's a little swollen though, we might need some ice to put on it. Aside from those, Syaoran is going to be alright." Lisa informed.
"That's good…" Fai sighed relieved.
"Let's move him to his bed. I bet he's going to nurse a fine headache tomorrow…" Lisa motioned Kurogane to carry the boy upstairs.
"I want to be with Syaoran-kun when he wakes," Sakura said. She didn't want Syaoran to be alone.
Lisa smiled in approval. "We can take the spare mattress from the closet and put it in Syaoran's room. You can sleep on it."
Sakura beamed and rushed after the ninja.
Lisa looked at Fai calculatingly. "Are you sure you're fine?" she asked.
"Yes. Don't worry," he said but then doubled over a bit, seemingly in pain. Lisa helped him on the couch and tore the remnants of Fai's shirt. A big purple bruise marred his torso.
"You stupid man! Why didn't you say anything!" Lisa was tempted to back hand the blonde but calmed down, and went to the first-aid kit to get some bandages.
Fai didn't say anything and let the woman apply some cream on the bruise and wrap the bandages over it. He hissed a little as Lisa's hand accidentally ran too hard over the bruise.
"Oh, sorry," Lisa apologised.
"It's okay, thank you," Fai brushed it off.
"I'll be more careful," she promised and went to wrap the bandage around Fai's torso, which caused her to almost hug him. Fai blushed a little at the close proximity, and felt a bit nervous. He closed his eyes and tried to vanish the memory of that man's hands on him.
Lisa kept on wrapping. "Is it getting too tight?" She asked. Her breath tickled Fai's neck and he squirmed a little.
"It's fine."
"There," Lisa patted him on the shoulders after finishing her job, and withdrew to pack the cream back on the kit.
Fai massaged his torso gently and thanked.
"Make sure you don't over exert yourself," she instructed.
Fai nodded. He watched as Lisa put the kit under her armpit and lifted the bowl of water to take back into the kitchen.
"Go rest," she turned to leave but was stopped by Kurogane, who stood in the way.
"Kurogane. Is everything alright?" Lisa furrowed her brows. Kurogane seemed to glare at her…
"The kid's fine. I put him in the bed," Kurogane grunted.
"O-Okay…" Lisa said and swept past the ninja. Kurogane glared her retreating back for a while before turning his gaze on the mage.
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Kurogane put the boy on the bed and Sakura tucked the blanket firmly on him.
"I'll go get the mattress," Kurogane said and went out of the room.
Sakura drew a chair beside the bed and took Syaoran's hand in her's. He looked so pale and it hurt Sakura to see him like that. She didn't want anyone of her friends to get hurt on her account. Because of the feathers… Sakura did want her memories back, very badly, but…
Kurogane came back carrying the big mattress. He put it on the floor and the thud startled the girl.
"Oh, thank you, Kurogane-san," Sakura said and the ninja just nodded.
Suddenly the princess gasped. "Mokona! How could I have forgotten her! Is she alright?! She exclaimed loudly.
Kurogane had, too, totally forgotten the annoying manjyuu. "Don't worry. The bunny resting downstairs," Kurogane said.
Sakura still looked worried but nodded. She resumed her attention on Syaoran.
"I'll go look on the mage…" Kurogane headed out the room and downstairs.
He stopped on the entry to the living room. The woman was wrapping bandages around the mage, and got quite close to the blonde. He noticed Fai blush. Kurogane narrowed his eyes. Then Lisa spoke something what caused Fai to squirm. For some strange reason the mage's reactions angered him. Finally the woman finished.
"Kurogane. Is everything alright?" the pestering woman asked. He glared her.
"The kid's fine. I put him in the bed." He didn't know why he felt a strong dislike towards Lisa suddenly.
"O-Okay…" He watched her leave and then turned towards Fai.
"Why didn't you say you were injured?" Kurogane asked.
"Syaoran was more important at the moment," Fai answered, leaning back against the couch's back rest. Kurogane glared at him.
"Did you kill that man?" The mage suddenly asked.
Kurogane glanced down at his blood soaked arm. "No, I couldn't afford to weaken in that situation."
Fai nodded. That explained why the curse Tomoyo had put on Kurogane hadn't taken effect.
"You should go to bed," Kurogane stated.
"Yeah…" Fai rose a bit difficultly. "Good night Kuro-pon," he smiled and went to the stairs.
Kurogane seated himself on the couch and took a deep breath. This was getting annoying.
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"You called for me." A young blonde man bowed down.
"Did you get it?" a soft baritone inquired. Although the voice was soft it wasn't kind, and it made the blonde shiver – not in a good way.
"No. There was an intervention. I couldn't complete the mission..."
"Come here, Yui," the voice commanded.
Yui lifted his head and glanced at the man, seated on a big, throne like chair. The man was handsome, with long black hair, pale skin and piercing violet eyes.
Yui went over the man but didn't look him in the eyes. An arm snaked around his waist and pulled him on the black-haired man's lap. "You don't have to be so shy," he said and licked at Yui's neck.
Yui tensed. Even though this wasn't knew to him, it still disgusted him. He tried to pull away from the exploring tongue. "Please, stop…" he pleaded. To his surprise the man stopped.
"You have no place to order me!" he said menacingly, hardening his hold on the blonde.
"I'm sorry, please!" Yui gasped.
"Leave, I'm not in the mood now," he pushed Yui roughly from his lap and he fell on the floor. "And don't fail me again!"
Yui rose from the floor and bowed. "Yes, Ashura-sama."
My writer's block has finally gone away, for now... Lets hope it doesn't come back.