Title: Does it really matter?

Author: .KuroxFye.

Rating: T

Warning: little spoilers… nothing really in this chapter.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Tsubasa or any of its characters.

"To late to save you? Stop acting like you're already dead!" He was furious with the idiot; every time he sees a way out… or a way to die he takes it. "Your arm… you're suffering from blood loss, we need to stop the bleeding." Kurogane walked towards the stumbling mage but stopped in his tracks caught in a frozen glare.

"No, It doesn't matter… In seconds I won't exist, this will have never happened. I need to get going; I only came back for that coat because I remember how cold it was on that day." His eyes… there were no pupils in them, just light blue pools of nothingness.

He couldn't let a simple gaze stop him… and what the hell was with his logic, if he was planning to die what difference did the coat make? Ohh well that wasn't anything to be questioned now… now he had a more immediate question. "You, your arm… how did that happen? As far as I can tell you're the only thing alive in this ice box… that means you did it to yourself… why?"

"Because I don't have my staff." His words swayed in and out of breath and he fell over once more but proceeded to move forward. "I use to write my spells out with the staff, but now that I don't have it…" he was cut off.

"You wrote an incantation out in blood! How dumb are you? Why didn't you just use your finger like you have before… I know you can!"

"Because… blood is stronger."… "Besides, why would I worry about blood loss in this sort of condition? Kuro chu…" Kurogane looked up at the mention of his name. "I won't be able to send you back, if I plan to kill myself I won't have spare magic to send you back, I hope when time re sets itself you'll be sent back with it… without any memory of me but if not… I'm sorry."

How could he possibly care about that now… he was going to die but still he was thinking of someone else. Fye was now on a stumbling path back towards the room he had walked out of, his coat clenched in his hand, his eyes full of pain… and a smile on his face.

Kurogane made his way in front of the mage in an attempt to stop him.

"Please, just let me go… the blood will only hold it's power for so long, If I wait much longer this will really be for nothing." Fye knew he could make him move… he didn't have the power to send him back to the last dimension, but hitting him with an energy blast was very possible… but without the tattoo or staff… he couldn't trust himself to not kill kurogane in the process… so he wouldn't. "Kuro pon… if you really care… you'll let me go."

"Not happening." Those were his only words and he over powered the wizard laying him down of the ground, he knew Fye wouldn't have the strength to fight back. He ripped a piece of his cloak and pulled up Fye's sleeve.

"You know… I'll never forgive you… if I live." He wanted for everything to be fixed… he now wanted to die, he wanted it to be as if he never existed… everyone would be happier, everyone would be alive. The only thing standing between him and that vision was this man.

Kurogane noticed Fye's skin lighten slightly to a white blue… then return to normal, he lids shot open again revealing frightened blue eyes…

"Not now… good god not now…" Fye's words dragged and his eyes filled with water.

"Not now what?" He finished tying the knot around Fye's arm hoping that might slow the bleeding. "What's going on now."

"H…he's awake… no I can't deal with this now… I just can't, too much, too much I need out." His body cringed and his fists were tight enough to draw blood.

He… Kurogane knew who he was talking about… he meant 'that' man, letting go of Fye's arm he stood and started towards the pool.

"n…no don't!" Fye once again forced himself to a half standing position still falling forward onto out stretched hands. "Move… move back, get away…" He had lost so many… he'd be damned he was going to lose Kurogane too.

Kurogane did as he was told… true, he knew nothing of this world or this Ashura. The water started to swirl and drain, Kurogane couldn't see inside the pool but there was a light shining from the inside of it.

"Back… behind me!" Fye was still struggling with his position; It hit Kurogane that Fye must also be exhausted from using such an amount of power in so little time… as if the blood loss wasn't enough. "Behind me… or you'll have no chance"

Kurogane once again did as he was told… though he didn't exactly plan to stay there. Once he seen what he was exactly up against he's make a move of his own. Kneeling behind Fye he stretched out his arm to help the mage up but was stopped when Fye raised his hand clearly meaning 'no'.

This was so strange… he was standing behind a man who couldn't even support his own body at the moment, at the same time he didn't know what else he could do.

Fye took a sharp painful breath at the sight of Ashura, his long black hair slithering about him wet with water. A streak of light ran across his narrow eyes and he was now fully risen out of the water.

His eyes met Fye's with rage, but Fye just looked at him in pain. Kurogane could no longer tell what Fye was thinking…the pain could have come from his current physical state or from the emotional stress, It was most likely a mixture of both.

"Ahh, Ashura o… you've awaken." Despite the feeling of being torn inside, Fye forced out the stability to speak that sentence with a confident tone, If you couldn't actually see the pain you wouldn't have known it was there.

The elegant man drifted towards Fye in an almost floating like motion. One in reach he held out his right hand and Fye flinched.

"Don't you dare think I've forgotten…"

And I've hit ANOTHER mental block… o well I'll think of something, I always do.

And is it just me or did this chapter seem a little rushed, even after going over it several times I couldn't seem to make it much longer. Doom

Anyways, Review… I think the next 2 chapters will be the history of Ashura and Fye completely pieced together (I'll give them different chapter titles.) But I'm not sure about that yet so if you think that sounds like a good idea give me a thumbs up in your comment.

Thanks for reading

- KuroxFye