*Sigh* I had hoped to complete most of my unfinshed works before college started. Sadly since that did not happen and I fear I will be strapped for time soon, I won't rush it. For those of you waiting for particular stories I promised, I apologize but it will be a bit longer.

This story is one of the first multi-chapter fics that I started a while back. It has the most potential for me to continue it so I shall post the first chapter! This is basically my way of letting you all know I'm not dead if I've been away from FF for a while ^^

As usual, I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing but the Plot ^^ All characters belong to CLAMP

The countryside of Nihon was vastly green this time of year. The breezes were soft and the grass, cool. Spring was always Kurogane's favorite time of year. He'd gather branches of Cherry Blossoms for his mother and swim in the nearby stream with the children of Suwa. He'd practice his sword with his father in the bamboo fields and think of way to get his Father's aid in trouble.

He always loved the liveliness of Spring, however, laying calmly in the grass beside a clear blue pond outside the city limits…was a little less than exciting.

Young Kurogane sighed, staring lazily into the sky. His mother was busy keeping the wards up while his father went to hunt demons. The kids nearby were busy helping their parents with the typical menial chores. A burden he had the luxury of not having, considering he lived in a home with servants to take care of that. Though he'd hoped on skipping out on his home schooling with the prospect of being able to do something fun once he'd made it out of the courtyard. So far…no such luck.

"So boring." he sighed.

He gazed intensely at the sky, as if something interesting would happen just by looking at it. He frowned and began crossing his eyes in and out of focus. Doing that seemed to be of some merit. With the constant change of focus, it seemed as if the sky itself was bulging out toward him. The bulge came closer every time he did it.

He stopped.

Bulging out of the sky? He kept his eyes focused this time and saw that the sky was in fact…slowly dripping down towards him like a drop of goo. His eyes widened.

"W-what the-" he stuttered. He sat up. The aforementioned blob burst open to reveal a human body dropping down on him.

"Waaah!" someone screamed. Kurogane had no time to react before some stranger with yellow wispy hair fell on him.

He rubbed his head as the stranger lifted himself off him and sat somewhere in front of him. He could hear a nervous chuckle.

"Did I…get it right? Ashura-ou?" he asked. Kurogane opened one eye. The idiot stranger had his eyes closed!

"A-shura?" the tan boy questioned. The person in front of him opened his eyes for what seemed like the first time. The look of utter horror on his face made his complexion look even more pale than it was. He forced his lips up in a nervous chuckle.

"Eh…guess not…I suppose." he mumbled, answering his own question. This irritated Kurogane.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'You Suppose!' IT'S OBVIOUS YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG PERSON! Just who are you anyway!" Kurogane shouted. The smaller boy chuckled.

Kurogane observed the foreigner suspiciously. He appeared to be the same age as him, but he wore a strange brand of uncomfortable looking clothing. It was white and skin tight with a high collar and strange intricate designs on the shoulders whereas the typical clothing of Nihon was a lose kimono.

What Kurogane found the most strange was his hair. First of all, it was yellow! There wasn't anyone he knew that had yellow hair. As far as he was concerned, everyone either had black or brown hair. The boys piercing blue eyes were a much more vibrant color than he'd ever seen anyone have around here. Nothing like his mother's soft, sky blue eyes.

"Who knows." he replied. Kurogane frowned.

"You're lying." he said. The other boy smiled.

"I am not. I didn't say I didn't know who I am." he retorted.

"Well you can't answer a question with a question stupid! Now answer plainly! Who are you?" Kurogane demanded. The stranger sighed.

"I guess there's no helping it. Right?" he smiled. "My name is Fai, Fai D. Flourite." he replied "Nice to meet you!"

Kurogane eyed him up and down before he bowed his head slightly in acknowledgement.

"Sure." he replied. Fai pouted.

"That's not fair! Now you need to tell me your name." he whined. Kurogane bit back a retort.

"N-not until you tell me where you came from!" he said. Fai pointed up.

"The sky." he said in a simplistically obvious tone. Kurogane narrowed his eyes.

"Are you mocking me?" he glared. Fai shook his head.

"Nope. You saw it yourself right? I came from the sky!" he replied. Kurogane frowned.

"If you stop lying to me then I'll tell you my name." he said. Fai just stared at him, then at the ground.

"I can't." he replied. Kurogane quirked his eyebrow.

"Why not? Are you going to get in trouble or something?" he asked. Fai half smiled.

"Something like that." he replied keeping his gaze away. Kurogane looked at the boy carefully, judging whether he was telling the truth or not. He then nodded.

"My name's Yo-Kurogane." he caught. This person was still a stranger after all. Better not to say his real name. Then again, it wasn't as if he wasn't accustomed to being called Kurogane either. He rather liked it actually. Fai wrinkled his nose.

"Kurogane? That's weird! Can I call you Kuro-chi?" he asked. Kurogane's eyes widened and he blushed at being addressed so casually by some foreigner.

"N-No are you crazy! My name's Kurogane!" he shouted. Fai laughed.

"But Kuro-chi's so much cuter! Then what about Kuro-tan? Kuro-mii? Kuro-puu? Or Kuro-chan!" he exclaimed.

"No! STOP THAT! My name is Kurogane!" he shouted, his face flushed in irritation. Fai found his expression extremely amusing.

"You're so funny Kuro-kun." Fai smiled. Kurogane grumbled. He could live with Kuro-kun. It was better than the others at least. He was slightly miffed though that he had said his name was weird. Who's he to talk? He's got THREE names! Fai D. Flourite? Those didn't sound like names native to any countries around here.

"Isn't that uncomfortable?" Fai suddenly asked. Kurogane snapped out of his thoughts and followed Fai's finger to his own clothing.

"Isn't that?" he retorted, gesturing to Fai's tight fitting clothes.

"Nope!" was all he said. Kurogane didn't like the simplicity of that answer.

"Where are you from?" he asked again. Fai's smile faltered.

"I already told you. I'll get in trouble." he replied. Kurogane shook his head.

"I won't tell." he promised. Fai eyed him a minute then smiled.

"I'll tell you where I'm from if you tell me where this place is." he bargained. Kurogane quirked his eyebrow and sat silently for a moment.

"You seriously don't know where you are? This is the province of Suwa in Nihon." he explained. Fai nodded.

"A new world then huh?" he mumbled. Kurogane didn't catch what he said.

"Huh?"

"Is your world always like this?" Fai said suddenly. All Kurogane could do was tilt his head…still bewildered.

"Huh?" he said again. Fai chuckled.

"Your world. This Nihon place. Is it always this green?" he clarified. Kurogane crossed his hands behind his head and leaned back to look at the sky.

"No. Nihon has four seasons. Winter, Summer, Autumn, and this is Spring." he said.

"Hmm…I see." The blond replied. Kurogane growled impatiently.

"How do you not know that? And what do you mean by 'world' anyway?" he questioned.

Fai froze for a moment, silently cursing himself for slipping up there. He sighed and lay down in the grass, thinking about how to answer that question. He couldn't very well tell this stranger that he'd come from an entirely different dimension. He thought about the question again.

"Where I come from it's really cold most of the time. I live in the north." he said. Kurogane grumbled.

"That's not what I asked stupid." he protested. After not hearing a retort he sighed and lay down on the grass too.

"So if you're not from around here and you don't know where you are then why are you here?" he inquired. Fai smiled, thankful for the boy to ask something answerable.

"I'm supposed to be traveling countries with my teacher." he explained.

"But you're here by yourself." Kurogane pointed out obviously.

"I'm waiting for him. Cause you know Kuro-chi. I messed up…now I'm lost." Fai laughed.

"It's Kurogane moron! And if you're lost then why not go looking for him?" he reasoned.

"Because, Kuro-kun, if I stay in one place he can find me better." he replied. Kurogane frowned.

"That makes no sense." Fai turned his head and smiled at him.

"That's because Kuro-kun's simple minded!

"AM NOT!" Kurogane protested, sitting up. He clenched his teeth. "And it's Kurogane, idiot." Fai pouted.

"Kuro-tan! You're so mean!" he complained.

"Then knock it off with the stupid nicknames! We just met!" he said. Fai tilted his head.

"What does that have to do with it? I think Kuro-tan's a cute name so I like calling you that." Fai said. Kurogane paused. He thought that maybe nicknames were a common thing in this kids home country. He didn't know calling others by a nickname when you hardly know them is embarrassing.

"Well I don't know what things are like where you live, but here nicknames are embarrassing! You only call people so friendlily if you're close to them." he explained, hoping that this might get the blonde moron to call him properly. Fai's eyes widened.

"So, you're saying…we're friends?" he asked. Kurogane coughed, startled by the rebuff.

"N-No! Definitely not! I'm saying you shouldn't call me those names BECAUSE we only just met!" he stuttered. Fai laughed, amused by his embarrassed reaction.

"Then let's become friends!" Fai reasoned. "You can call me Fai and I'll call you Kuro-chi!" he said.

"That's not my name you idiot!" Kurogane shouted. Fai laughed.

Suddenly the blonde felt a sharp pain. Fai made a face and held his head. Kurogane watched as Fai gritted his teeth and endured whatever pain he was in.

"H-hey, are you alright? Hey!" Kurogane asked. Fai smiled weakly.

"I-I'm alright Kuro-run. It doesn't hurt too bad. It's just…ah….m-my teacher. H-he's found me." he explained. He gritted his teeth once more. "A-and he's scolding me." he chuckled. Kurogane frowned.

"What kind of teacher hurts his student just for being lost?" he demanded. Fai shook his head.

"He's not mad that I got lost. He's mad that I talked to you Kuro-tan." he said. Kurogane furrowed his eyebrows.

"Why?" he asked. Fai sighed.

"B-because, the one rule he gave me to follow when we were traveling…was not to speak to anyone while he's not there." the blonde boy explained. Kurogane clenched his teeth, irritated that he couldn't do anything.

"Where is he? How can he be hurting you when he's not even here? Is that one of the things that'll get you in trouble if you tell me?" he asked. Fai nodded. Slowly he began to stand up, his head was still throbbing but it wasn't too painful, just enough to be a scolding for disobedience.

"H-hey! Wait! Where are you going?" Kurogane shouted. Fai smiled.

"I need to go meet up with my teacher. Y-you need to stay here Kuro-chan. I d-don't want him to do anything to you because you talked to me. I don't want anyone to be hurt because they were involved with me." he said weakly. Kurogane frowned.

"You won't be coming back anymore?" he asked.

"N-no promises." he chuckled. Suddenly the pain disappeared. Fai's face paled, if the pain was gone then that only meant one thing…

He was close.

"F-Fai?" Kurogane said. Fai's eyes widened at the mention of that name as he turned to him. He smiled softly at the tan boy.

"D-does that mean we're friends?" he asked. Kurogane hesitated but finally nodded. Without warning, a tall figure clad in strange white clothing appeared behind Fai. It was a man with long black hair and what seemed like crystals protruding from his forehead. Closer inspection proved it to be some sort of crown, though Kurogane had little time to recognize that as the man's hand covered his face entirely.

The last thing he saw was the man's harsh gaze as he held Fai protectively in his other arm.

"A-Ashura-ou?" he heard Fai stutter. Kurogane wanted to reach out and tell this man to stop. That he was no threat. That he was his friend.

Darkness enveloped him as his lids drifted closed and his mind went blank.

When he woke up he was in his bedroom, sleeping. It was night. The placement of the moon proved it to be around midnight. He sat up and tried to think back to what he'd done today.

He couldn't remember.

All he managed was the face of a smiling yellow haired boy in his dreams.

Who was he?

"A-Ashura-ou?" Fai stuttered as the older wizard wiped the memory of the boy before him.

"Ashura-ou! He's my friend! You don't need to erase his memory!" Fai shouted. Ashura sighed as he removed his hand from the boy's face. He was already asleep. Fai's eyes widened.

"no." he whispered. Ashura held Fai closer and wrapped his other arm around him.

"I'm sorry Fai. But I can't take that chance. I can't take the chance that he might hurt you." He said calmly. He pulled away to see tears beginning to form at the edge of his eyes. He smiled painfully.

"Forgive me Fai." he said as he wiped away the tears, "And just when you'd been able to smile so beautifully too. Forgive me." he said as he hugged Fai close to him again. He cast the spell that would take them back to Celes.

"Let's take a break from Dimension traveling lessons for a while." he said as the sky seemingly absorbed them both into the atmosphere.

So there it is! Chapter 1! This will be updated soon I can guarntee AT LEAST that much ^^ So far the rating is K+ it may change with later chapters. Just so you're all aware ^^

R&R please!