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burningdarkfire) wrote2010-07-29 11:33 pm
burningdarkfire) wrote2010-07-29 11:33 pm
Beach [TRC; KuroFai]
Title: Beach
Series: TRC
Pairing: KuroFai, mentions of SyaoSak
Rating: PG
Length: about 500 words, part (18/30) of prompts table
Note: AU-ish post-series ...I don't even know XD
“Go home, kid,” Kurogane ordered his young student. Syaoran bowed his obediently and left, no doubt hurrying home to Sakura. Kurogane stayed, sitting on the floor and attentively cleaning his sword.
After nearly an hour, he heard two sets of footprints approaching his door. He looked up to see Syaoran once again stepping into room with a pretty brunette girl trailing behind him.
“I told Syaoran he was foolish for leaving you here,” Sakura declared. She led a humbled Syaoran to stand nearly right in front of Kurogane. “Today, of all days, you should not be left to fall asleep alone.”
“Don’t worry about me,” Kurogane growled. “Just go and rest. I’m fine.”
Sakura shook her head stubbornly. “You did so much for me, Kurogane-san, during the journey. I can’t just stand by and let you suffer alone. We all miss him too; we understand your pain.”
Kurogane stood up suddenly. “No. You don’t know what it’s like, princess, and I would never wish it upon you for Syaoran to die so that you might feel what I feel.” He left the room, leaving the two young adults to stare after him. He strode into his room and grabbed a bottle of sake, then left without glancing at the calendar that hung from his wall.
He knew today’s date; how could he not?
Kurogane saddled up his warhorse and rode out of the palace residing at Nihon’s heart, urging his stallion to a gallop that took him far out of the city and to the coastline. Leaving his mount to walk by himself, he strode along the beach and watched the moonlight flicker, broken, on the waves.
It was the day exactly one year after he had last been here, with Fai by his side. He remembered perfectly the way the blond had looked back over his shoulder at him lounging on the beach; Fai had laughed and called for Kurogane to join him in the water.
He could still recall the way his smile had faded after a few moments, as if it had simply been too much trouble and too much effort to hold it in place. He remembered frowning and snapping at the mage to not look so damn depressed all the time and then diving into the water after him.
Fai had greeted him in the water, pressing his lips to Kurogane’s in a kiss.
It had been their last one.
Kurogane thought of the quiet way Fai had whispered ‘I love you’ in his ear before giving him a look so full of sorrow that it haunted him nearly every night. He had watched Fai turn away, unsure of what exactly the other man had meant by that and how to respond. Fai had swum out even further, his perfect form glowing in the moonlight.
Kurogane remembered perfectly how he had watched Fai dive down, only to panic when the mage hadn’t resurfaced.
They never found his body.
Kurogane had never gotten the chance to respond.
Series: TRC
Pairing: KuroFai, mentions of SyaoSak
Rating: PG
Length: about 500 words, part (18/30) of prompts table
Note: AU-ish post-series ...
“Go home, kid,” Kurogane ordered his young student. Syaoran bowed his obediently and left, no doubt hurrying home to Sakura. Kurogane stayed, sitting on the floor and attentively cleaning his sword.
After nearly an hour, he heard two sets of footprints approaching his door. He looked up to see Syaoran once again stepping into room with a pretty brunette girl trailing behind him.
“I told Syaoran he was foolish for leaving you here,” Sakura declared. She led a humbled Syaoran to stand nearly right in front of Kurogane. “Today, of all days, you should not be left to fall asleep alone.”
“Don’t worry about me,” Kurogane growled. “Just go and rest. I’m fine.”
Sakura shook her head stubbornly. “You did so much for me, Kurogane-san, during the journey. I can’t just stand by and let you suffer alone. We all miss him too; we understand your pain.”
Kurogane stood up suddenly. “No. You don’t know what it’s like, princess, and I would never wish it upon you for Syaoran to die so that you might feel what I feel.” He left the room, leaving the two young adults to stare after him. He strode into his room and grabbed a bottle of sake, then left without glancing at the calendar that hung from his wall.
He knew today’s date; how could he not?
Kurogane saddled up his warhorse and rode out of the palace residing at Nihon’s heart, urging his stallion to a gallop that took him far out of the city and to the coastline. Leaving his mount to walk by himself, he strode along the beach and watched the moonlight flicker, broken, on the waves.
It was the day exactly one year after he had last been here, with Fai by his side. He remembered perfectly the way the blond had looked back over his shoulder at him lounging on the beach; Fai had laughed and called for Kurogane to join him in the water.
He could still recall the way his smile had faded after a few moments, as if it had simply been too much trouble and too much effort to hold it in place. He remembered frowning and snapping at the mage to not look so damn depressed all the time and then diving into the water after him.
Fai had greeted him in the water, pressing his lips to Kurogane’s in a kiss.
It had been their last one.
Kurogane thought of the quiet way Fai had whispered ‘I love you’ in his ear before giving him a look so full of sorrow that it haunted him nearly every night. He had watched Fai turn away, unsure of what exactly the other man had meant by that and how to respond. Fai had swum out even further, his perfect form glowing in the moonlight.
Kurogane remembered perfectly how he had watched Fai dive down, only to panic when the mage hadn’t resurfaced.
They never found his body.
Kurogane had never gotten the chance to respond.