Title: Does it really matter?

Author: .KuroxFye.

Rating: T

Warning: … nothing really in this chapter.

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

"No, I don't suppose you'd ever forget…" no, for once in his life Fye couldn't even conjure up fake hope. "But I've remembered, and I know something must come to an end."

"Ch…" the king scoffed. "You remember … as if that means anything now, It's not like you say that and it's all alright again."

Grasping his arm but steadying his stance. "Ashura o, I will not beg your forgiveness as I know it will never be granted but please, allow me to see something threw. Something that will give you this kingdom back, and rid your thoughts of me."

"No…" Kurogane's mouth moved before his mind had a chance to catch up.

Fye looked back at the towering ninja, trying to figure out what in the damned was going on behind the crimson eyes. But he knew better then to let this escalate. "Kurogane, please try and understand… this is not your place to have opinions."

Well that was straight forward; the warrior wasn't prepared to except that statement but he did know he should wait for them to at least semi work things out before interrupting.

Ashura's glare simmered on the muscular man. "So… is that what you've been doing with yourself?" that was an obvious shot at the both of them. He gaze moved back to Fye. "You, I know can do better… but still it's him I pity." His voice filled with dark humor, and he gave a low sympathetic laugh.

"It's not like that." Fye didn't like where Ashura had directed the conversation. He felt faint and had to get it all over with. "Ashura…" he dropped the title. "We have something in common again for the first time in so long. We both want me dead, I've come up with a way to do that which will restore Celes… please allow me to be the cause of my own fate."

"Fye, always poise and never without words. Elegant, deceiving and deadly. No matter what you're talking about you can make it sound in my favor, you always could." He thought of how they used to be. Fye was a royal at heart. "A true politician and my knowing that trait won't come without consequence."

"Please Ashura o, if it's not done soon it may never work." He hated that he could feel tears coming. "Besides… look at me, if you try and kill me now there's not enough of me to stop you, it's a wonder I haven't already died..." Okay, Fye knew that was a lie… even with only half the power and a bleeding arm he still had more then his king, especially with the tattoo removed. So he hoped looks would be deceiving.

The king examined his head to toe quickly. "What happened?" he was looking straight at the black cloth draped over that one empty socket. His voice almost could have passed off as concerned, it seems no matter what Fye did, Ashura would have a hard time seeing him as an enemy.

"Heh… a lot of things happened." It came out winded threw a sigh of relief. He didn't notice when the long haired man was suddenly right in front of him, tilting his chin upward to meet wide violet eyes.

"A…Ashura…?" Fye was puzzled, why was he not being lashed out at?

Ashura while maintaining eye contact with the wizard used a little healing magic emitted from his body and it sealed the seeping wound on his arm.

If Fye was 'puzzled' the Kurogane was completely lost, from what he could tell this king of Fye's had no idea what he wanted… first to kill the blond, then to tease him… and now to heal him?

Ashura's features finally settled at a natural point. "Fye, you and I also know that I couldn't kill you even if I wanted to." He still held the blonds face up right. "Even if I had the power to I'm not sure I could now that you remember again. Anger doesn't even begin to explain how hateful I feel toward you for what you did but… Friendship doesn't begin to describe how I feel about who you are."

Well, that was a shocker… The slim man knew his king could be easily swayed from opinions but he had never seen him be so… upfront about anything, and it was only seconds ago that Ashura had wanted to take his life, that would make so much more sense. Fye took the hand from under his chin and pulled it down with his own, then dropped it.

"None of that will change what I've done. Let me go so I can do what I came to do."

Okay, Kurogane felt he was way over due for something to say. "Idiot, even when you're forgiven all you want to do is kill yourself." He hated the look the damn wizard shot him after the words were said.

"You… would never understand." He re gathered his coat, almost cretin no one would follow him. He took one long glide forward before being caught by the ninja's very large hand.

"You're right, I wouldn't because you would never tell me, but you should know better then this!"

"Know better then what!?" Somehow his voice managed to become frantic as he wiggled out of Kurogane's grasp. "I know what I'm doing… it's what I want, why can't you just let me be… how I want to be?"

It was to tense for any of their liking. Ashura after having examined the room and undoubtedly reading Fye's mind looked like he had some understanding, Fye looked like he was ready to boil over with tears and anger and Kurogane was in a slight panic… he didn't know what to say.

"Let him go…"

"What!?" Kurogane's head snapped towards the royal.

"I've known him a lot longer then you, spite what he may act like Fye never makes snap decisions, if this is what he is doing… then it's really what he wants, really this is what I should be supporting anyways, with the best intentions for Celes." He gave a sad smile, much like the one Fye would force.

Fye once again started to drift towards the door and was chanting some spell at the same time, Kurogane watched in awe like he had before when Fye left him to come here… and he'd be damned if he was letting that happen again…

Long wait… sorry, I think it's coming into an end… 1,2,maybe 3 chapters left.

Yeah, see well I was getting angry about the long waits for chapters of stories I read here in fanfic, then I realized that I myself had kept you all waiting for like a month.

SO SORRY… again

- KuroxFye