A/N: Hey everybody! Sorry for the late update! In return, I give you extreme KuroFay!

"KURO-TAN!"

Kurogane flinched as he stopped in his tracks. This could not be good. True to his suspicions, Fay jumped (seemingly out of nowhere) into his lover's arms. Kurogane looked indignantly at the mage.

"What do you want? I have to do my duties for Tomoyo, and my name is KUROGANE!" he added half-heartedly.

Fay giggled. "I wanted to spend some quality time with my Kuro-pipi." He grabbed Kurogane's hand and attempted to drag him to some godforsaken place, but Kurogane held his ground.

"I have a job to do, idiot. Remember?"

Fay pouted. "But that's all you seem to do now! We haven't had any time alone together in forever!"

Kurogane considered this. It was true that he and his mage hadn't spent that much time together in a while. However, he was needed for protection more often lately. The princess seemed almost determined to get herself killed considering how many assassins had passed through the palace in the past month or so. However, he did miss his time with his boyfriend now and again.

Fay saw the gears working in Kurogane's head. It seemed like forever, but finally Kurogane refocused his attention to the lithe man and said, "I have patrol duty now; I'll come and see you when I'm done." He expressed his unspoken apology by placing a kiss to Fay's forehead.

Fay nodded, trying not to show how much he was hurting. He plastered one of his famous fake smiles onto his face (it felt weird wearing one of them again) and replied, "That's fine! I'll see Kuro-sama later!" He skipped off trying to look nonchalant, but he didn't think he convinced Kurogane because he had had a weird expression on his face.

After his patrol, Kurogane was combing the palace looking for his elusive boyfriend, when Tomoyo marched up to him with an expression that could freeze an entire country. She placed her hands on her hips and glared at him with a fierceness that made Kurogane begin rethinking anything he'd done in the past week and a half.

The small, yet powerful (and sometimes frightening) princess said, "You are taking the rest of the week off". She said it in such a way that the ninja knew that there was no arguing about this one.

"What did I do?" asked Kurogane bluntly.

"You upset poor Fay! He's been moping around all day!" Kurogane snorted. Fay moping wasn't an easy to picture in his mind's eye. "He won't even try on the new furisode I sewed for him! What did you do?!" Her glare intensified as if she'd get her answer by burning a hole into his face. Kurogane immediately recoiled.

"I didn't do anything! Well, I told him I wouldn't be able to be with him until later, but he never said anything!" The spiky haired man knew this was a weak defense, but it was all he had to offer. He should've known Fay's smile had been faked when he left; there had been something off in it. He had gotten so used to seeing the magician's real smile that he almost forgot what the fake one looked like.

Tomoyo saw him come to a conclusion and lifted her arms off her hips. She watched as Kurogane took off without a second glance in her direction. The miko sighed. He's so oblivious sometimes…

Kurogane found his mage sitting against a sakura tree in full bloom in the Palace gardens. His back was turned to the warrior, but as if sensing his presence, he looked around and, upon seeing his boyfriend, said, "Oh, you're finally done Kuro-wanwan!" Kurogane ignored the bastardization of his name and focused on the fake cheerfulness he'd grown accustomed to during their journey. He wasn't used to hearing it here though. Kurogane walked up next to Fay and sat down next to him. There was silence for a moment before the crimson eyed man asked, "What are you doing out here?" It was a justifiable question. The magician almost never came out to the gardens. He was usually too busy being fitted for ridiculous clothing or harassing his favorite person (Kurogane).

Fay didn't look at him. He just kept staring off into the distance. When he finally answered, he replied, "Oh, I just thought a little change of scenery would be nice". The cheerfulness sounded more forced.

"Idiot, you know you can't lie to me."

Fay sighed. "I'm sorry, Kuro-rin. I just missed you….You've been so busy lately."

And it clicked in Kurogane's mind. Fay was feeling alone again. He had been alone almost all his life and knew how it felt all too well. This realization made guilt crash over him like a strong ocean wave. He'd been brushing his lover off too much. This was what brought the mage to shut him self away again. Kurogane couldn't, screw that, wouldn't let this happen again. He stretched his arm towards Fay and pulled him into his lap. The blonde man stiffened, then, as if in defeat, relaxed and his body molded into Kurogane's.

Kurogane leaned next to the heterochromatic eyed man's ear and whispered, "I'm sorry."

Fay practically jumped. Kurogane NEVER apologized. He'd never thought the day would come when he would hear those words leave the ninja's perfect mouth. He turned his head and stared into Kurogane's eyes. As if a magnet was pulling him, he planted his pale lips softly against his boyfriend's. His mask broke, and he squirmed as if trying to get closer to the tanned body. All of his insecurities and fears were let loose in that kiss. Lips moved against each other, more unspoken feelings filtered into the kiss.

Kurogane responded almost immediately. He held onto his magician tighter and tilted Fay's head slightly backwards to get a better angle. When the need for oxygen became practically unbearable, they parted, both panting a bit. Fay rested his head on Kurogane's shoulder and closed his eyes peacefully. Kurogane didn't say anything even though he was itching to ask Fay some questions. But he would wait until the blonde was ready to talk.

Minutes passed with the couple just sitting there contentedly. Sakura petals blew almost lazily around the two. Fay sighed, and began to talk softly, so softly that only Kurogane's well trained ears would hear him.

"I'm sorry too. I know you had your duties to Tomoyo. I just…." He trailed off, unsure if he should say more. He took Kurogane's lack of response as a cue. "I just felt like you didn't even care…like I didn't matter…like before."

Kurogane yet again tightened his hold on the mage. "You don't need to apologize. You're such an idiot you know that mage?"

Fay smiled and he knew that this was his boyfriend's way of saying that it's over, in the past, and everything's okay now. This was one of the many reasons Fay loved Kurogane. He didn't have to say anything, but he got his message across just as well. He pressed a kiss to the Japanese man's neck and jumped up as if overcome with a burst of energy.

"Well Kuro-wanko, let's go get some dinner then, I'm starving!" For emphasis, Fay rubbed his stomach as if he'd never had a good meal in his life. Smirking, Kurogane stood up and responded, "Whatever stupid, just don't make me feed you again because you can't figure out something as simple as chopsticks."

Fay giggled and dragged his lover off to the dining hall. Kurogane watched as real happiness transformed the blonde's face into the epitome of perfection (in the warrior's opinion anyway) (not that he'd EVER in a MILLION years admit to thinking something as mushy as THAT).

A/N: There you go! I added some extra fluffiness in return for my absence. Reviews are loved!