Kurogane can feel the force of Fai's fingers as they bite into him even through his clothes. The man contorts under him, breath coming fast with dry sobs. His eyes are screwed shut against the pain and Kurogane hopes more than he ever has before that they open again.

It's just like him to try and save everyone else with his death.

Mokona whimpers from the edge of the bed and the witch just watches, red eyes seeming more inhuman than ever with her neutral expression.

The mage writhes one last time before falling back against the bed with a gasp, eyes opening to reveal yellow slitted pupils. Kurogane pries the blonde's arms from him as his eyes close again.

"It's best to let him rest, right?" He mutters as he steps back from the sleeping man. Nobody replies.

Kurogane's eyes widen as his hands drop to his side, blood still seeping lazily from his wrist.

The blonde lies there, breathing still heavy but thankfully more steady.

Kurogane stares, wondering if the process had somehow made him hallucinate. He rubs his eyes. No.

He's not.

Protruding through blonde hair are two cat ears covered in smooth fur and from somewhere behind the man a thin tail has emerged which twitches slightly in his troubled sleep. His hands clench weakly into the thin sheet beneath him.

"What the hell happened?" He grits out, looking at one of the vampires and hoping they'll know. Kamui meets his gaze with what would seem like nonchalance if Kurogane didn't know better.

"There is always a small chance that our blood will mix badly with any magic someone has in their body. It's not our fault." He says, voice measured.

Nobody had said anything about side-effects.

Kurogane glances back at Fai and watches for a few moments before he clenches his fist and swallows, looking away again.

"So Fai-san is a cat-person now?" Mokona tilts their head, tears still drying on their fur. Kamui nods, "At least Fai-san is still alive." The small creature whines.

Kurogane sighs and turns to look out of the window at the desolate sands.

"Hey, we should let him rest." He says eventually. Mokona hops up onto his shoulder and for the first time he doesn't push them off.

"Let's go."