Title: Does it really matter?

Author: .KuroxFye.

Rating: T

Warning: … nothing really in this chapter.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Tsubasa or any of its characters.

He'd be damned if he was letting that happen again…

Yet he was, unable to move. Even as Kurogane watched Fye stagger past the pillars, threw this god forsaken maze of a palace and out of his sight. All he could do was wait still, it didn't seem as though he was under any magical spell but his legs, they just wouldn't work. 'Damn' he thought. 'Every time that damn mage uses magic I go on some mental trip! WAKE UP DAMMIT!' but it was a wasted effort, nothing was going to wake him any time soon from the stilled shock he was in.

Ashura simply bowed his head as the blond left the room. Maybe in prayer or out of respect, or maybe he was hurting too and didn't want his face be seen grieving over that fool of a wizard. He had to admit, the king seemed more loving towards the idiot then he had expected based on Fye's subtle descriptions. Kurogane while looking over the king had yet to realize the king was also staring back, and soon began to talk.

In a strangely calmed voice "I watched him break…" Ashura looked at Kurogane with regret.

"I watched him forget, panic, trust… but I did nothing to help. He was the highest mage in court, what some might call my friend and a lover. I watched him break and I enjoyed ever moment of it."

"you sick bast…" Kurogane was cut off by him.

"I ignored the problem until someone else finally tried to fix it for me, when that went wrong I still blamed him…for he is a fool." He paused… "But then what am I but the bigger fool, for having allowed it to progress like this, and allowing myself to fall victim to this one sided love."

Kurogane was no longer sure if the king was actually talking to him or to himself because it was all rather undirected. All he knew was that one day sooner or later he WOULD have this mans head on a platter. It was at that moment he heard the booming sound of large closing doors from where Fye had entered and now he was cut off.

"Idiot…"

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Fye bent over to place an elegant finger along the spell written in blood, he could still feel the powers surging threw it, it was not to late to do this task.

He had spent the last few days convincing himself this was right… he had to give himself credit, he was a pretty good liar, even fooling himself. He positioned himself in the center of the blood stained design and continued his quiet chanting. While keeping his poise he reflected, reflected on those he hurt, those he loved, held and rejected. He wished the best for Sakura chan and Sayoran kun, so that one day she would be whole and maybe remember her cretin someone again. He thought of Ashura and the thousands of others he betrayed by killing. He thought of Chi and her regrettable fate. Lastly he thought of Kurogane, the man who had un knowingly fallen for him. 'He would give up his life for me.' He thought, getting over the image of the black ninja was about the hardest obstacle he had had to over come… it didn't help that he had followed him there.

Minding what he was doing he noted to himself that once he was gone none of them would remember him anyways, it would be as if he never existed and everything was bound to be better. On that last note he vanished, fading into the fog that surrounded him, it was time to change history.

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In the distance he could see a young boy, a blond boy of about 5 years of age. He was so light it was hard to tell him from the snow. Fye pulled his hood down over his shoulders and took long strides towards the child, pausing about a foot away.

Well here goes nothing… I'd say a life time wasted but this way technically that life never had time to begin. Even with the re assuring thought his eyes still watered, but something as insignificant as simple tears spilt weren't going to stop him now.

Taking that last step forward he crouched down beside his crying younger self.

"Hello" he colored his tone, last thing he needed was a giant scene.

The little blond looked at him cautiously, probably wondering why someone would be so stupid as to get that close to him.

"Who…who are you?" The child asked.

With a smile, the last one he'd ever give he answered. "I'm the end."

The end to a beginning that never should have been. With that he released his powers, focused them all on his younger self intent on a clean kill, leaving nothing. The power overwhelmed the both of them and the blinding light over took them.

They were gone.

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And it was as the mage suspected, life without his existence had cleared the air. Celes was a land of power and prosperity .People working in time with one another to build the strongest city yet. Another high mage, one of more appropriate age had taken the position and while his magic couldn't compare to that of Fye's he was a good man. Ashura was king as always, still a corrupt ruler but a decent one at least, with eye for his people over all.

However not all stories can have a happy ending when such differences are created. In the library world, where they had escaped due to Fye and his magic there were instead great consequences. They had managed to figure out how to get the feather just as they had in the previous time except it took longer, with way more miss hit ideas. While escaping the road turned to water… or so they though. Without thinking anything of the water Sayoran was ready to swim across and eagerly made the first jump, presumably to help Kurogane lower Sakura in but it was no more then 2 seconds and he was dead, burnt alive by the magical boundary.

Kurogane, Sakura and Mokona spent 3 years in that world working off their charge. She never did get that feather.

5 years later Kurogane would find his home. The first thing he discovered was that Tomoyo had replaced him quite some time ago. The man in his former position didn't even look like a warrior, with flaxen hair and crystal blue eyes… he looked more like one of Tomoyo's dress up buddies.

Sakura decided she would stay in Nihon with Kurogane, he was the closest thing she had to family by any means. Kurogane didn't have any objections to that and Tomoyo seemed to take Sakura under her wing right off that bat.

Now all he had to do was get his position back, so the first step was to beat the crap out of this new guy.

"Oi!" he yelled at the girly looking guard.

"Hm" the blond man looked back, his slim frame swaying slightly.

Looking the man over. "What's your name?"

The other smiled. "My name if Fye, I believe it's your guard position I've taken correct."

"Good, you already know… so you'll understand why I need to beat you to a pulp."

"That's if you can catch me…" and the childish blond actually made a run for it.

Kurogane ran after him with sword in hand ready to prove his rightful place at the princesses side, but the man was right… first he'd have to catch him and that could take some time.

As the story goes Hitsuzen is the answer to all, meeting is unavoidable regardless of the circumstances. Everything is determined by a set of cretin events, this can not be changed only drawn out. For the two star crossed lovers would be bound to meet either way, it's a new beginning, hope and encouragement to them all.

But if all was meant to be… did it really matter?

Wow, this ended nothing like how I had it planned.

Well there you go, I had a super long wait and now I doubt anyone will read it…. XP

Anyways, THANKS to anyone who reviewed of enjoyed the story, it was fun writing.

Arigato

-KuroxFye