A/N: I updated~! Yeah! *Throws candy and sparkles* Aren't you proud? There's action in this chapter! Well I don't know how well I did but I hope you guys like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the sexy men in this chapter they all belong to CLAMP! (lucky them)
The ground began shaking furiously as the two men tried to keep standing on their own two feet. Fai held onto the wall for support while Kurogane just stood there hand on the sword attached to his belt. Kurogane walked as quickly as he could to the window and glanced out it.
"What the hell?" Kurogane looked at the scene before him shocked. Outside the whole town was being flooded by raging water and the shaking of the building was being caused by the fact that the foundation was getting brutally attack the liquid making it unstable. There were lots of people trying to swim in the water some had managed to get to the roofs of the buildings in time while others…well let's just say that Kurogane noticed that there were a LOT less people then there had been.
"Kuro-chuu what's going on out there?" Fai tried to move closer to the window but every time he tried the building would lurch in the other direction causing Fai to stumble. If the time had been right Kurogane would've teased the Mage about his lack of grace. Kurogane looked back out the window to take in the situation again before answering.
"The whole town is about become a recreation of Atlantis" Fai looked shocked and finally managed to reach the window and his shock turned to one of terror when he saw it for himself. Fai's face looked unsure for a moment like he was trying to decide something before melting into something more determined. He looked up at Kurogane and smiled.
"Well we should help shouldn't we Kuro-mi?" Fai asked and Kurogane felt the urge to roll his eyes but he didn't think it was the right time. He nodded and Fai turned to the window. "Try to get everyone you can out of the water and up high ok?" Fai asked seriously and he shrugged off his coat and tossed it onto the bed.
"And just how am I supposed to do that?" Kurogane asked. He wasn't a dragon any more so he couldn't fly so how would he get everyone out of the water? Fai turned back to look at him and smiled before shrugging and jumping out the window. Kurogane gawked before running to the windowsill and looking for Fai. He growled when he saw Fai jumping on top of thin purple platforms- no doubt came from Fai's magic- heading towards the gates. Kurogane pushed Fai out of him head and started thinking of a solution to the problem Fai had 'Oh So Generously' handed him. As he thought he made his way to the roof since he figured that that was the only way he was going to get anywhere without having to swim. Once he got up there he saw a fishing shop about two buildings away from the one he was currently on top of. If they had those huge fishing nets that the fishermen used on boats then could he use them to 'catch' all the people in the water? It was worth a try. So Kurogane got a running start and jumped from the roof to the next one and the next until he was on the right building. He looked back in Fai's direction quickly noting that Fai was still heading towards the gate before opening the roof hatch and lowering himself down into the dark unlit room. He felt around for a candle or a match- preferably both- but finding nothing he cursed out loud. He would have to let his eyes adjust.
"If this store has a net then where would the owners put it?" Kurogane groaned when he realized it was probably stored on the first floor. He hurriedly looked for a door and when he found it he opened it without hesitation. Water flooded onto the floor and Kurogane cursed; so much for staying dry. He glared at the underwater room but jumped into the water anyway he could see well enough to navigate under the water somewhat but this definitely wasn't his favorite pastime. He felt along what he thought were shelves but he couldn't feel any net material so he pushed away from the wall and went further away from where he had come in. He saw something blurry swaying in the water and he reached out for and he would've cheered when he felt the netting pattern had he not been underwater. Kurogane started bunching the next up into a ball before he started swimming back. Once he saw the small amount of light that came from the room above him he swam up quickly an pushed the net through follow shortly after; he took a deep breath and took in the room it had more than a foot of water already. He stood and picked up the next and tossed it up onto the room and he climbed out too. He looked for Fai and saw that he was about thirty feet from the gate. Kurogane focused on his job and started jumping from rooftop to rooftop as quickly as one could with a large net in their arms. Eventually he got ahead of most of the bobbing heads he could see by twenty feet and he took one corner of the net and his sword tying the net to the handle. Then he aimed and tossed the sword across the water and smirked in victory when it stabbed through the front of the building. He lowered the rest of the net into the water and secured his end to the roof he was standing on. The net began to jerk as people grabbed onto it for dear life. Kurogane rushed over to the hatch on the roof, flung it open, and jumped down. He rushed over to the window that the room had and flung it open.
"Oi!" He called and several people looked at him terrified. "I need some of you to get over to that side and secure the other half of the net for me, then once it's secure the rest of you can start climbing the net to get out of the water can you do that?!" Kurogane had to yell over the water but it seemed that most of them understood and he saw three of them making their way to the side opposite him. Once they got into the building they grabbed the other side of the net and detached it from the sword and pulled it inside the room and tied it to something; Kurogane wasn't sure what but it was secure enough to keep the net up. Then people started climbing the net to either building. Kurogane saw some pushing each other and scoffed. This was another reason why he hated humans they only cared about themselves. Kurogane ignored them and went back up onto the roof and checked the knot he'd tied. Then he remembered that the humans still had his sword. He called out and one of the men looked up at him. "Toss my sword over here!" He yelled and the man nodded and pulled the blade out of the wall and held it up. The man looked unsure for a moment before he tossed it with all the strength he had; Kurogane reached out for it and barley caught it by the tip of the blade he hissed when it cut into his hand but he ignored the bite of pain and pulled the sword closer to himself and put it back in its sheath before taking off again this time heading for Fai.
Fai finally reached the gate and he was out of breath but he couldn't let that stop him. The water was banging brutally against the gates. Fai knew they wouldn't hold out much longer and then all of the water would drown this towns crops and anyone who was outside. Fai looked into the water and took a deep breath before diving in. Once fully submerged he swam deeper until he could touch the streets that lined the town. He opened his mouth and started mumbling an incantation while trying to keep as much water as possible OUT of his lungs. The water around him began to glow a magenta kind of color and when Fai stopped chanting the color exploded throughout the water and it glowed everywhere. Fai lifted his hands up and the water lifted along with them. Fai took a deep breath of air once the water was above his head.
"What the?" Kurogane's eyes widened when the tinted water started to rise and when he saw Fai he jumped down from the low over hang he had been on. He watched the water cautiously as he made his way to the Mage.
Fai noticed Kurogane heading towards him- he also noticed that Kurogane was soaked to the bone- and he smiled. "Hello Kuro-wet~" Fai cheerily replied eyes back on the large mass of water above their heads.
"How many times do I have to tell you? It's Kurogane" Kurogane growled lowly and Fai just laughed. The water was almost to the clouds by now. Kurogane guessed that Fai was going to let them soak up the water so that they could rain on the crops later. Kurogane would be correct that was exactly what Fai had in mind. Fai held his hands in the air and the ball of water began to shrink as it was absorbed by the clouds and once all of it was gone Fai's hands fell limp to his sides and he breathed heavily as though he had just sprinted. Kurogane noticed and he stepped closer to the Mage he didn't want him to pass out or anything.
Fai looked up at the net that Kurogane had strung up. "Kuro-pon is so smart" Fai said but there was no chime in his voice. The magician sounded exhausted. Fai took a step forward and he began to sway Kurogane sighed before he reached out and grabbed Fai's arm. Fai whipped around with wide eyes.
"If your magic uses so much energy then don't use it on such frivolous things" Kurogane was talking about their festival yukatas not the water and he was sure Fai understood that. Fai stared at him. "If you pass out again I'm not carrying you again got that?" Fai face melted into a smile.
'Ah Kuro-ryuu cares about me' Fai thought and it surprised him how warm and fuzzy it made him feel. Kurogane was staring at him, shocked and it confused Fai. Did he have something on his face?
"You're smiling" Kurogane mumbled. Fai blinked he hadn't realized. He smiled big before replying.
"I'm always smiling Kuro-silly~" Fai replied. Kurogane scowled.
"No, I could really see your happiness" Fai stared at him in shock and his smile fell. He hadn't realized that Kurogane had been watching him so closely. Fai and Kurogane looked away from each other when they heard clapping. Over by the net was a tall man with long black hair and long robes kind of like Fai's jacket Kurogane glared; he didn't like the bad feeling he was getting.
"Well, Well, Fai I'm so glad that you're magic is still strong enough to save people; sadly it also makes you easy to find" The man said with a snide tone in his voice. Fai took a step back and shook his head frantically. Kurogane looked at Fai's face to see him terror stricken; Kurogane glared at the man in front of them and pushed Fai behind him. He didn't know the situation but for some reason it hurt to see Fai so terrified. Fai gripped the clothing on Kurogane's back when his legs felt like they were going to give out. "Ah I see you have gotten yourself a bodyguard, and he seems to be quite an unusual one at that, well no matter I'll just kill him then it's your turn"
A/N: A new development? What will happen? Tune in next time! Same Yaoi channel, Same Yaoi time!...Maybe –shot-
Also I really need to know did I make Fai too OOC? (or Kuro-ryuu?) I feel like I did…could you guys tell me what you think? Pretty please?