Authors note: Finally, chapter 2. I'm laaazy. And had a most wonderbar case of writers block.

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"...Fai..."

7 years.

"...Kuro-sama..."

Here.

His hand went lax, slipping out of Yuki's. Fai dropped the shears.

"Y-y-you... W-what..."

Kurogane's arms where suddenly full of a sobbing ex-magician, his eyes just staring blankly at the spot he had been. He heard, faintly, Yuki's surprised yell and her mother's call, but he slid his eyes shut and buried his face into the soft hair. They dropped messily to their knees. It was cheesy, thinking back on it. Fai's hands clutched desperately at his shirt and fisted the back of his hair, head pressed into the crook of his neck, violent tears wetting the tan skin. Kurogane couldn't breathe. He felt like everything he'd known had ceased to exist, time stopped life stopped. He choked. When Fai carefully pulled away, slowly, finally, he still held on to Kurogane's shirt, refusing to let go. They stood up and Fai held his face to Kurogane's body again, arms around his waist.

"Kurogane?"

Yuki's sweet voice sauntered through his head, worried, scared and confused. His first attempt at speaking was a gruff breaking of voice, and then it cleared.

"I. Used to travel with him. Years ago."

Fai let out another sob.

"Then we were separated. 7 years."

Yuki frowned and went to question further, but he shook his head, attempting to lead Fai indoors. This would take some time to figure out.

"A-and then Sakura and Syaoran disappeared with Mokona, accidentally I think, and I was left in this world..."

Kurogane had his head in his hands, nodding as the blonde man put the pieces together. They landed briefly and Kurogane had somehow been left behind, then they tried to come back and Fai got left behind. But he was, in weird universal travel time, delivered before Kurogane had gotten there, hence his age. Fai's wife and daughter; Kurogane was never going to get used to that, looked at both of them with incredibly calm faces considering the circumstances. After all, it's not every day you learn people can travel through time. Yuki smiled as gently as ever at Kurogane, leaning forward to touch his knee, massaging it softly. The man released a tired sigh as she shook her head. She'd always understand, Yuki. Anything.

"Kurogane, honey? Umm, did you have something to drink before we drove here?"

He shook his head, wondering why she asked.

"Are you sure? Did you have any sort of medication at all?"

Now he frowned.

"You where with me the entire time. Why would I?"

She thought over her words, enunciating her words as if speaking to a tired and angry toddler.

"When we get back, I'll take you to bed okay? It's been a long day and you said you where stressed from work, okay Baby? C'mon."

She wrapped her hands around his much larger one but he didn't move.

"No. I'm not leaving Fai again."

She tugged slightly, nodding to her mother in a kind of 'deal with dad please'. Kurogane shook his head disbelievingly.

"What? No! You don't believe me?"

He stood up suddenly, backing away from her. He made to grab for Fai but Yuki's mother shrieked and dived in front of his shuddering form. He stumbled and accidentally knocked her when he fell, making her clip her leg on the table. It started to bleed. Kurogane made to get up off the floor, red tainting his face from the small split on his forehead.

"Don't move! I'm calling the police! Hello! Yes, there's a mad man at my house! He's trying to hurt my husband!"

Yuki stepped away from him and Kurogane couldn't move. His life had fallen apart in a couple of minutes.

"I can't believe I trusted you! Getawayfromme."

Kurogane had taken a step toward her, wanting to touch her shoulder. His hand dropped as he stared at it like it had killed her family or something. He couldn't move. The entire situation was just so unreal. He couldn't move even when his arms where forced incredibly roughly behind his back, slammed into too tight cuffs and shoved on the ground with a gun at his head. Fai was still on the couch, chest shaking slightly his only indication of knowing anything was happening. The man didn't seem to deal well with stress or surprise.

"...just get him out! Just out! He's dangerous!"

He closed his eyes against Yuki's harsh words as something sharp and ohmygodwhatisthatithurtsshit was pressed to his back, shocking him into painful unconsciousness.