Kei: Hello my loyal fangirls (and boys, maybe)! My other story is taking so long, I thought I'd put up some of the oneshots I have to appease you while I work! A lot of these are pretty old, so they might not be very good... -sweatdrop- So, let's start things off with something nice and angsty now, shall we?

Disclaimer: I have never owned a single thing in my life except my ideas.

Dedications: I'm dedicating my stories to people now!!

This chapter is dedicated to my boyfriend, who saved me from falling and loves me despite my love for yaoi and being the crazy person I am. XD

Heavy rain poured down on Fai's lean figure as he stood out on the library's balcony. There wasn't a single day when the rain didn't fall on this world, whether it was a light drizzle or a downpour such as now. Leaning against the railing, Fai closed his eyes and tilted his head upward, letting the rain wash over him.

Continuously falling, just as he was.

The rain reminded him just how alone he really was. There was only one time when someone was truly with him. But that person had fallen. He had fallen just as Fai was falling now, with no one to catch him.

What did it matter that there was no one there? That was just one less person that would be hurt by him. Less blood spilt by his hands.

Fai was drenched through now, his tears mingling with the raindrops on his cheeks. He was falling, falling, as the rain fell with him. Keeping his eyes closed, he let himself go limp as the wind whistled by him. A voice calling him in the distance. Faces flashing through his mind, images of times long gone. The voice grew louder as he fell faster...

"MAGE!"

His eyes snapped open to a blur of dampened colors, the rushing wind buffeting against his body. A flash of black. Warm arms held him close to stop his fall as he hovered above the ground. Fai looked up at the sky. He had fallen? But who...?

"What the hell do you think you were doing? That was stupid!"

Fai turned his head and blue eyes gazed into blood-red ones. Kurogane's outline stood out in the dark night. He too was soaked through, his damp hair falling into his eyes. "What did you do that for, falling off from up there like that? You might have died!" he growled, his forehead creased with worry. Fai looked from the Kurogane to the balcony and back again. "I fell?" he pondered as though he had not known how close he may have been to death. Kurogane made an impatient noise in his throat.

"Yes, you fell. And it was a damn good thing I was here! Who knows what might've..." But Fai could barely hear him. "Why is Kuro-mii here?" he asked, still looking as though he had no clue what was going on.

"Syaoran said you had gone to the library, but when I got here they said they hadn't seen you," Kurogane explained, "I went and looked around in some of the other shops, but you weren't there either. So I came back this way, and I saw you. I suppose I forgot to check the bal--" he cut off mid-sentence, frowning.

"Oi, why are your eyes red?" Fai blinked, and only just realized the burning feeling that had come back as tears dripped slowly down his face. Kurogane looked worriedly at Fai. "Are you okay? Did something happen?" he asked.

Fai shook his head and buried his face into Kurogane's chest to hide the fresh tears that sprung into his eyes. Not quite knowing what to do at this gesture, Kurogane stood in the rain and pulled Fai's body closer to his own. "We should head back..."

When Fai made no reply to this, Kurogane turned and began to carry him slowly back. His footsteps were slow but confident. The rhythmic movement of Kurogane's chest as he breathed lulled Fai into a half-awake state. Letting his eyes slide shut once again, Fai felt more peaceful than he had in a long time. Even as he fell, he knew he had nothing to fear.

These strong arms would catch him, holding him warm and safe as the rain fell.

Kei: Yay for angsty fluff! I thought this fit in with Fai's hidden personality pretty well, but I wanna know what you think! R&R and I will put a good word in for you when I next contact the Gods of Yaoi!