Disclaimer: I do not own Tsubasa CLAMP owns them
Pairings: Ashura x Fai
Note: I have a feeling this chapter is going to end up being really confusing for you readers.

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"I wonder if Syaoran-kun and Sakura-chan have found anything yet." Fai called from the open kitchen. The two had been waiting for several hours with no news from the younger members of the group.

The small bird was chirping away next to the sink.

Kurogane grunted as he flicked through the paper again, he couldn't read any of it but it was better than nothing.

"And how would they contact us exactly?" The ninja questioned as he closed the paper and rolled onto his back.

"Who knows…I just…I just thought they'd be back sooner." The mage was staring at a dark stain on the wall as he placed a few plates into the drying rack. "I hope they're okay…"

"They're mentally stable." The dark haired man muttered as he watched the other prance around carrying large piles of dishes.

"And I'm not? You try having no contact with people and then lets see if you say the same thing." The blonde retorted.

"Why didn't you just escape?" The ninja propped himself up by his elbows. "After all if you had that amount of power no one would stop you."

"Who said I didn't try…" Fai glanced back over his shoulder at the other man.

The place was well guarded with gates and traps at every turn, despite knowing every trap that may be placed the teen decided he'd had enough. Fai was used to being patient and waiting but this was too much.

He'd managed to escape into the main hall which was empty. Having not past a window the blonde had no idea what time it was. He did notice that something was moving behind him though.

"Fai?" The young prince rubbed his eyes slightly as he approached the blonde, "What are you doing? How did you get out?"

"I'm escaping. The place is easy to escape during change over times." Fai explained.

"You'll be hunted down." The prince looked shocked and hurt at the idea.

"I need to see my village…see what state it's in. I need to find Kaima. Please…" The young mage pleaded as he gripped hold of Ashura's hands. "Please…"

"Well…I couldn't get you into the courtyard…but…if you get caught…" Ashura couldn't bring himself to think of the idea.

"If I get caught then your father will make things worse. I know that…" The blonde smiled slightly.

"I'll help…just promise you'll come back when I take the throne." The young prince smiled sadly.

"I promise." Fai smiled back slightly.

The prince led his friend through the rest of the hallways until they reached the main exit to the courtyard. The palace was silent and the guards were no where to be seen, which didn't make things seem right. Several times the blonde had wanted to return back to his cell, just to have a calm feeling. An unknown feeling washed over the teen when they'd reached the gates.

Fai placed a kiss on the young teen's lips before bidding him farewell.

"I have a bad feeling…" Fai muttered.

"Just take care…" Ashura gently brushed a few blonde bangs out of the other's face. "And remember I'll be waiting for you."

The young magician nodded and started to walk across the courtyard. There was a rustling in the few snow-covered bushes.

The prince gave out a muffled cry causing Fai to whip around to see the king silencing his son.

"I thought you'd try something like this." The king spoke spitefully as he pushed the prince onto the cold floor. "This time you'll stay put."

Fai shook his head and backed away for every step the king took forward. The king managed to grab his shirt and lifted him easily off the ground.

"Make sure my son is kept in his room until I give orders otherwise." The monarch snapped as he dragged the blonde back to his prison.

He'd seen Ashura's face, he'd never looked so sad even on the brink of breaking down he never cried. Fai assumed his father had taught him that trick. It was the last time he saw Ashura look like that; he'd looked so pure and innocent.

The blonde had been forced to drink a foul liquid that made his body freeze up and stiffen as the room swirled into black.

"Yet you run from other things?" Kurogane raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I have my reasons…" Fai trailed off when he heard the door opening. "Welcome back."

"Thank goodness…We thought they'd gotten to you two…" Sakura sighed in relief.

"Yuuko contacted us." Mokona hopped onto the brunette boy's shoulder, "She said we have to move on."

"We got the feather." Syaoran added.

"Why do we…?" The ninja was cut off from his sentence when the image of the dimension witch appeared.

"Why you ask? Fai's wish was to never return home correct?" The witch asked and everyone nodded, "No one ever said that home was a place." Yuuko added.

"What the?!" Kurogane was utterly confused by the statement and turned to the mage stand just behind him.

"Home can be a person…but you and I both know I didn't mean it that way…" Fai's voice wasn't its usual bright and bubbly self.

"Correct. Still…I'm giving you this chance to run a bit further. Take it or leave it." The witch leant back in her chair and smirked slightly.

"We'll take it." The dark haired man said suddenly.

"Kurogane…I don't want you to make decisions for me." Fai snapped.

"We can debate on that matter in another world." The ninja waved his hand at the witch.

"So…it shall be done" Yuuko said before her image was gone.

Mokona jumped into the air spreading its wings as it prepared to move the group onto another world. Fai glared at the taller man, resisting the urge to try and kill him atleast until the next world.

As the group vanished from the world a few soldiers glared at the small building.

"Ashura-ou…he's gone."

In the cold ice palace the ice king swirled a glass of wine in his fingers. The room was bare, no servants, no life, only a body of a girl laying motionless on the stone floor.

"Fai D. Flowright…"