A/N: Oh would you look at that!? I actually updated at a decent time! Aren't you proud of me? Well I hope this is a good chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fai or Kurogane but if I did I bet you can guess what would happen~
The next morning Fai was up, moving without a problem, and was ready to head out again. The Mokona's kept trying to get him to stay another day because-according to them- Fai needed to play a game with them before he left. Fai just apologized and promised to come and visit soon but that Kurogane and he needed to get moving soon.
Yuuko handed Fai the promised map and Kurogane thought they were going to leave until Yuuko told Maru and Moro to go get 'that' confused at her statement he stood and waited with Fai standing right there smiling. That's when he noticed that Fai didn't have his staff.
"Oi Mage I think your forgetting something" Fai tilted his head in a question and then a look of realization came onto his features. Fai smiled.
"I'm not forgetting anything it was payment" Fai replied and then it was Kurogane's turn to be confused. Didn't they already pay for the map with that mission? Maru and Moro came skipping down the hall with a long object wrapped in black sleek cloth and a red string tying it. Yuuko took it and held it out to Kurogane, took it and undid the string and slid off the cloth. It was a sword a beautiful one at that the handle had to be considered a work of art; a very intricate dragon. Then something clicked Fai had given his staff, for a sword, for him. Kurogane didn't know whether to be grateful or angry- but being Kurogane of course he went with the latter.
"Don't you need your staff to use your magic?" Kurogane asked once they were out of the shop and walking. Fai smiled at him and shook his head.
"No Kuro-silly I don't~" With the stupid nickname put out in the air all anger about Fai giving away his staff was directed towards chasing Fai yelling profanities. Fai just laughed and kept running ahead Kurogane not far behind.
After Kurogane got tired of running- Fai was wore out as well but he didn't show it- they both sat down on the side of the road they had been walking along to rest for a while. Fai took his jacket of so that he could lay on it and Kurogane just lay on the grass. After Kurogane had rested enough he sat up and was about to tell the Mage to get up so they could get moving when he realized that Fai was being extremely quiet. Kurogane looked over to see a peacefully sleeping magician with his head resting on his hands. Kurogane watched as Fai slept and a particularly big strand of blonde hair fell in his face making it scrunch up a bit. Kurogane rolled his eyes at the childlike reaction but reached forward and brushed the strand behind Fai's ear; he felt his lips twitch into a small smile when Fai sighed in comfort. Kurogane blinked and pulled his hand away, frowning when he realized what he was doing.
"Oi Mage! Let's get going!" Kurogane stood up quickly and tapped-kicked- Fai's legs to wake him up. Fai groaned and sat up slowly while he rubbed the sleep away. He stretched with his arms up in the air. Kurogane watched and thought that Fai looked remarkably like a cat.
"Kuro-chuu~ You should interrupt a woman's beauty sleep" Fai whined.
"You're a man!" 'And besides you don't need to be any more beautiful' Kurogane tossed that thought right out the front door. Fai just smiled and stood up bringing his jacket with him.
"Would you like to check?" Fai asked seductively as he put his jacket back on. Kurogane just stared he just couldn't understand Fai; one minute he was childish next he was sexy –or trying to be because Kurogane refused to admit that he thought that way- he honestly could stand those two but Fai had so many masks and it infuriated him. Kurogane wanted to see what the real Fai was like.
When Kurogane didn't answer Fai skipped towards him and latched onto the man's arm. Kurogane glared at him. Fai just smiled before letting go and skipping ahead. They both started off down the road trying to make up for lost- wasted in Kurogane's opinion- time. Fai continued to talk about pointless things like his favorite candies and places to be. Kurogane couldn't take the senseless prattle much longer so he decided to give the idiot something to talk about that actually interested him.
How did you meet that witch?" Kurogane asked and Fai stopped skipping and turned around with a very serious look. Kurogane thought that it was going to be an interesting story.
"We met at a bar!" Kurogane nearly tripped although one would think that by now he wouldn't be so trusting when it came to Fai but obviously there was still trust in this relationship- if it could be called that.
"Are you serious?" Kurogane asked as he gathered himself so he could catch up to Fai.
"Nope~" Kurogane glared at the Mage as he smiled. Kurogane gave him a look that said 'You better start talking or else' and Fai slowed down. "Well I was traveling by myself when I met Sakura, Syaoran, and Mokona Oh~ Kuro-cchi would've loved them especially Syaoran-kun! They went to visit Yuuko-chan one day and I tagged along so I met her as well~! That was about a year ago" Fai finished his story with a huge smile on his face and Kurogane noticed that it looked just a little bit more real than usual.
"Why are you traveling?" Kurogane asked but Fai wagged his finger in his face.
"Kuro-bun already asked me a question it's my turn~!" Fai sang and Kurogane felt his eyebrow twitch. Leave it to Fai to make a simple question in a game. "Hmm~ What to ask? What to ask?" Fai put him chin in his hand to show he was thinking. "Ah! I know! How was life when you were a big scary dragon?" Fai asked teasingly. Kurogane thought for a moment before starting.
"Never a boring moment," Kurogane began and Fai stared with unhidden interest. "Always plenty of creatures and humans to fight. Since I was so strong I was constantly being challenged." Kurogane ended with a prideful look on his face. Fai watched with a small smile on his face, he truly enjoyed when Kurogane talked with proud reminiscence in his tone it just made him happy but if anyone asked he honestly wouldn't be able to explain it. But Fai just couldn't help but notice the slight saddening one under the prideful one. Fai unconsciously stated his thoughts.
"Kuro-ryuu must've been lonely" Kurogane blinked in shock and was about to deny it when he saw the sad look on Fai's face, no not sad, sympathetic. Kurogane wasn't sure how to reply to it. Fai put on a fake smile and looked ahead.
Fai could feel Kurogane burning holes into his head-it seemed that he was doing that a lot for some reason- Fai glanced straight ahead and smiled brightly when he saw the town that they were supposed to stay in for the night and not only that but it seemed that they were having a festival. "Look Kuro-kun~ It's a party!" Fai cheered and grabbed Kurogane's arm to drag him along.
"I'm not going to walk around with you we are going to find a place to stay and then you can walk by yourself!" Kurogane yelled- partially because of the noise and partially because he didn't want to be a part of that noise.
"But Kuro-chuu you're already dressed for the event!" Fai exclaimed. Kurogane's brows furrowed and Fai gestured up and down like he was presenting a new fashion line or something. Kurogane looked down at himself to see his sword was gone and he was in a simple black yukata with a red sash. Kurogane glared when he realized Fai had used magic to change his clothing. "And now I fit in too!" Kurogane looked up to see Fai in a white yukata with blue flowers decorating it and a blue sash. To be honest it looked really good on him- not that Kurogane would admit it out loud, because Fai didn't need any more encouragement than he already had.
"I'm still not going around with you" Kurogane was very adamant about being in the midst of all the humans, some of which wouldn't hesitate to attack him if they knew what he actually was. Fai pouted he didn't want to walk around all by himself it wouldn't be as much fun without Kurogane. Then he got an idea.
"Well if Kuro-ryuu wants to turn back into a dragon and get hunted again then I guess its ok" Fai smirked mischievously and Kurogane glared at what he was insinuating.
"You wouldn't dare" Kurogane growled lowly. Fai looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Well not on purpose~ But I'm not sure how far my magic will stretch before you become Mr. Dragon again~" Fai chimed smiling. Kurogane wanted nothing more than to throw Fai as far as he could of course that would also result in him turning back. He sighed in defeat he didn't have a choice now did he?
"Fine, whatever, let's get this over with" Fai jumped with joy before sprinting into the groups of people.
At the festival they ran around-well Fai ran and Kurogane walked slowly behind him- Fai would look at nearly every stand for about five seconds before heading to the next one and Kurogane couldn't help but feel like he was watching over a child. Although the way that Fai would stop and turn around looking directly at him and show him a fake smile worried him he wished that he could see what his real smiles looked like. When that thought that crossed his mind he frowned. Why did he give a damn what the idiot's real smile looked like? He was only going to be with him long enough to find a good home and then Fai was going to be kicked so far away that it'd take him years to get back. Kurogane smirked at the thought of the mage flying through the sky and landing the ground with a hard smack.
Fai wasn't having very much but that was because Kurogane wouldn't join in! He kept looking to see if Kurogane was showing any interest in anything- of course the big brute didn't. It was actually was starting to irritate Fai- which was a great feat if you asked anyone who knew him. Fai looked around to see if there was anything that would interest the former dragon. Fai smiled when he saw the perfect thing, he ran back to Kurogane intending to drag him there.
Kurogane saw Fai running towards him at first he was worried that the blonde wouldn't be able to stop and they'd both end up on the ground but Fai stopped just in time. "Kuro-ron! Kuro-ron! I found something I think you'll like~" Fai grabbed Kurogane's hand and started dragging him off to the stand he'd seen before. Kurogane had given up on trying to fight the Mage at times like this a long while ago. Kurogane looked ahead to see where they were heading and looked at the stand ahead. It was selling multiple colored madrigal masks of all shapes and sizes. Kurogane inwardly groans he really didn't want to wear a mask.
Fai stopped in front of the stand and looked at every single mask as if it's the most crucial choice he would ever make. Finally Fai picks up a mask with two black dragon wings with red swirls all along it. He gives it to Kurogane who just glares at it.
Fai pouts. "Please Kuro-ryuu?" Kurogane's eyes widened just a bit in shock. He didn't know Fai had 'Please' in his dictionary. Fai was still giving him the kicked puppy look and Kurogane sighed before putting it on. Fai smiles with glee and starts looking through the masks for himself. Fai looked to Kurogane and asked him to pick one for him. Kurogane sighed again before he starts looking over them. After a while he picks up a purple mask with an ice blue flower that covers most of the left eye and white swirls on the rest of the mask. Fai smiles at both the mask and Kurogane before handing the man at the stand some money before putting the mask on and skipping off to another stand.
After enjoying the festival for a while and Fai insisting that they keep the masks on till they find a place to stay the night, they started walking from lodge to lodge to find a room- which took quite a while because of the festival. Finally finding one they went into the room and Kurogane told Fai to change their clothes back.
"Oh~ Kuro-sama is already letting me undress him?" Fai teased which earn him a glare. Fai just laughed and waved his hand and they were both back in their normal clothes and Kurogane had his sword back. Then Kurogane noticed something was wrong they still had the stupid masks on he took it off and threw it to some random place in the room. "Aw~ Kuro-bou doesn't like his mask well I love mine~! Since you picked it out for me!" Fai smiled and Kurogane glared he had just about had it with the fake smiles.
Kurogane started walking towards Fai and removed the mask "I wish you'd let me see what's beneath that mask of yours" Fai's smile fell and they both just stared at each other. They were close enough to feel each other's breath on their faces. Before anything else could happen screams echoed through the streets followed by an explosion and the ground shaking. They both struggled to stay standing on their feet as they floor beneath them shifted.
A/N: And they all died and went to hell for not being real….just kidding but could you imagine if they were real?! If I ever got to talk to them I think I'd die happy! Anywho~ READ AND REVIEW!
Also if it's not too much trouble could you guys tell how i'm doing? Because if you see anything i should improve on i really want to know so that i can make this story better so please if you could?