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"Orihime and Ururu," he hesitated a moment before answering, silently weighing the options. It might've been easier to pretend that he didn't know, but in the end, it would only lead to more questions. "We were trying to get to the roof. Probably not one of our better ideas."
He let his gaze drift to the other people in the room, flicking from one conversation to the next, but not on the one right in front of him. There was no easy way to change the subject, which was usually his favored way of getting away from something he didn't want to talk about.
"You're both so serious," he tried, smiling gently as he finally focused his attention back on the ones speaking to him. "Everything's fine now though, right? Everyone got out alright." He hadn't even seen any visible injuries on Sakura, much to his relief. Touya and Yuki both seemed to be doing well enough too. No lingering damage he hoped.
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And then the guardian abruptly subsided, shutting himself off as best as he could within their shared mind and leaving Yukito blinking in momentary disorientation. He shook his head slightly, blinked again, then refocused on Fai with a puzzled air. "You don't...look fine," he said, glancing at the eyepatch again. "I mean, you, well. And you're...here."
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Nevermind: that look Yuki had assumed for a moment scared the hell out of him. It took him a moment to realize that it was most likely Yue expressing his displeasure instead of Yuki, and this realization was confirmed by Yuki's sudden disorientation. He covertly put a hand on Yuki's back and rubbed gently, trying to ground him again.
"And what happened to your eye?" Touya asked bluntly, looking at Fai while trying to see to Yuki at the same time. "Sakura said you spent all day in your room, so I'm wondering how that happened."
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"Ah... this?" he shrugged, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. It was a lot more difficult to find a good reason when he didn't know himself how it'd happened and the thought still made him queasy. "The doctor said there was a... problem with my medication so they're having me wear this for a few days so that... the color might even out again. That's all. Really, I'm fine. Everything looks a lot worse than it is."
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"I don't know when you're telling the truth anymore, Fai-san." Yukito tilted his head slightly, giving the magician a small, confused frown. "I don't mind what you said to Sakura-chan -- I don't want her upset, either. But it'd be easier if you told us the truth. I think...I think you owe that to Yue-san, at least."
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"Yue's a guardian, Fai," Touya began, figuring that Fai knew that much already. "He protects lives, and he had to take yours. How do you think that makes him feel?"
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"I don't know what you want me to say," he replied after a moment, smile faded into a thin line as he tried to find his way through the mess things had become.
"I'm sorry for forcing Yue's hand, but I'm not sorry for being the one to end things. I was... too weak to do it myself. He's not at fault and... if there's anything I can do to assure him of that I'd..." he trailed off, shaking his head. As if there were any way to make something like that up. If Yue wanted to hate him, he had every right to.
"As a guardian... he protected the people who mattered. Sakura needs her brother and her friend a lot more than she needs a stranger she's only known a few days. He shouldn't feel anything... it was the right decision." It'd made sense then and it made sense now, even as tired and ill as he felt. He wished he could run away, like he always did, avoid these kind of talks, but even if he had the strength, there was nowhere to run to. Four walls surrounded him no matter where he ran in this place.
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"All of you were...are important. Worth protecting," he began, voice halting, sounding almost distracted. "He...Yue-san told you that before, that he wanted to protect you. Even if you thought there was no reason." He hesitated again, then glanced up at Fai with an expression both sad and worried. "We cannot believe that anyone had to die, down there. As Sakura-chan likes to say, it will definitely be all right. There is always hope."
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