Disclaimer: I do not own Tsubasa CLAMP owns them
Pairings: Slight Kuro x Fai
Note: Sorry it took two day...uhhh..I think but I had english coursework to do...

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The mage regained consciousness to find himself back in his room; no one seemed to be in the house, even Kurogane seemed to be missing. He strained his ears to try and pick up any sign of life but found nothing.

"They left me here…" He muttered under his breath. He decided this was how Sakura must feel when Syaoran goes off to do other things. Fai glanced at the desk to see a piece of paper sticking up.

He swung his legs out of bed and stumbled slightly over to the piece of paper, it turned out to be a note, probably from the ninja.

The blonde scanned the paper but found he couldn't understand it at all and sighed before turning over the paper.

On the other side was a poor attempt at his countries writing system.

"Fai,

We haven't left you but the kid insisted we spread out and search for the feather.

He might not have his head straight but he was right that the quicker we find it the quicker we can get you real medicine.

We should be back by the evening and don't strain yourself.

Kurogane."

Fai chuckled slightly, "Kurogane…you must have tried ages to get this right without insults."

"Oi Kid." The ninja grunted causing the brunette boy to turn around and face him.

"Kurogane-san what is it?" The boy asked slightly nervous at being address by the older man.

"You sure I should come out with you after all I'm not convinced that mage actually values his life." The raven haired man stared at the ground while speaking not wanting to make eye contact with anyone.

"Kurogane-san I may not know you aswell as…well…as well as Syaoran but…I think you need sometime apart to let his words sink in." The boy had a point for someone who'd been watching the whole time.

"Were you the only one watching us?" The taller male asked.

"No. There is another, the one who enslaved me, the one who killed your parents, and the one who made everything happen. He's been manipulating everything." The new Syaoran had a distant look in his eyes as he talked.

"Syaoran-kun, can we take a rest?" The desert princess spoke up for the first time since they'd left the building they were all staying in.

Syaoran nodded. Soon the group of three was sitting in a park somewhere near the middle of town.

"Manjuu bun, come here." Kurogane motioned for Mokona to come over.

"What is it Kuro-pyon?" The white creature asked.

"IT'S KUROGANE!" The now enraged ninja yelled causing many people to rush past.

"Why does Kuro want to talk to Mokona?" The creature tilted its head slightly.

"I need to speak to the witch about something." The man's voice was just below a whisper so no one would here apart from Mokona.

"Yuuko? Okay…" The bun scanned the area and pointed to a large tree. "We can sit behind there." The white ball pointed a stubby arm towards the tree.

Fai lay on the sofa downstairs with a glass full of a green liquid he had found on the side with a sign saying, 'From Yuuko to Fai.'

The mage almost threw the drink away after the first sip; it tasted sweet but really had a bitter aftertaste.

He'd searched for another drink but found nothing not even clean water. In the end Fai had become too tired to search for food and ended up on the sofa trying to stay awake while forcing himself to drink the strange liquid.

"Kurogane…Sakura-chan…Mokona-chan…Syaoran-kun…hurry back…"The mage muttered while clutching his head in pain. The glass was soon lying on the floor as sleep finally caught its victim.

"Kurogane what is the meaning of you contacting me?" The witch never was nice when it came to the ninja. She enjoyed playing with him like a cat would with a mouse.

"It's Fai…I was hoping you could get something for me…" The ninja kept his gaze away from the woman since she was bound to be grinning like she knew something he didn't.

"It depends what it is you want me to get." The dark haired woman made no attempt to make fun out of the ninja.

"I need you to get this." Kurogane gave Mokona a note which was soon passed to Yuuko. "I don't need it right now just…before tonight." The man added.

"I can do that for you but of course there will be a price." The witch kept glancing over the note to make sure she hadn't missed anything.

"Tell me what it is." The ninja asked while keeping his tone serious.

"You must give up your current sword. That is the only other thing that is important to you other than a person." Yuuko spoke in her mysterious tone.

"Fine." The ninja nodded and let his sword be taken and passed onto the woman he hated the most.

"I'll give it to you later than. See you this evening." With that she was gone and Mokona was left staring at the ninja in disbelief.

Syaoran sighed as they reached the front door. No luck on find the feather but Mokona was sure it was there with them.

"Hime…I'm sorry I failed again." The boy muttered.

"It's not your fault." Sakura smiled one of her heart warming smiles as she opened the door. Her face almost immediately paled at the sight in front of her, even Syaoran turned white. Mokona quickly hid inside the princesses clothes while muttering something about it being horrible.

The ninja pushed himself to the front to see the glass in pieces on the floor without any mage in sight. The raven haired man reacted on his first though, check upstairs and keep the kids away.

"Kid, stay down here no matter what." The tanned man ordered before taking off upstairs.

"Syaoran-kun…" The princess muttered before looking at the mess.

"I'm sure hes fine but let's clean up and get the first aid kit just in case." The brown eyed boy said trying to make everything sound fine.

Kurogane rushed past a few doors before sliding to a stop outside Fai's room. He shook his head, knowing him he'll be… The ninja walked onto the next door which was his room.

He slowly opened the door and saw what he didn't want to see.

"Fai! What are you doing!"