Title: Untitled ( if anyone comes up with a title I'll draw you a chibi character)
Pairings: fem!Kurogane/Fai
Rating: NC-17 (overall)
Warnings: sex, language, angst
Notes: Written by me and animeartist over at DA. ( me=Fai, her=Kurogane) There's a few things I still need to fix with this, but for the most part, I've gotten rid of the mistakes. Still looking for betas btw.
Summary: Fai runs a bakery right across from Kurogane's flower shop and it's a pain in the ass.


Kurogane walked around her counter watering her flowers around the shop. She kept a quite solemn face as she went and pruning some of the plants that needed it. When she looked up she noticed a certain annoying blonde walking toward her shop and sighed angrily. Man…Here he comes again…The girl thought hoping he would just walk by and not enter her store.

Unluckily for Kurogane, Fai did walk in, the bell chiming above the door to notify her of his arrival. "So a nice morning isn't it Kuro-prune?" Fai asked with a smile as he investigated some peonies.

She sighed as Fai entered, just her luck. "It WAS a nice morning…" She put down the water can but kept the pruning shears in her hand as she leaned against the counter. "What do you want today?"

"Well as you very well know, I like supplying the tables at the bakery with fresh flowers and Kuro-tulip has the best in town." Fai smiled as he looked over some lavender next. "I'll need enough small bouquets for the tables. Something in a nice blue or purple would work today."

"How many would you like?" She asked as she turned and grabbed some blue ribbon. "How many bouquets and how many flowers per bouquet? And you know the deal pick whatever ones you want." She said as she looked over to the blonde.

"But you're the florist Kuro-chan." Fai smiled at the taller woman, thinking it was always amusing to get her riled up. "Twelve like always and just small ones. If you came by once in awhile you would know how thin the vases are and know what to make me."

"Fine!" She said walking around and pulling a few different blue flowers and some white ones for an alternate color. She brought the flowers to the counter and started making some small bouquets. "Why would I go to a bakery? I hate sweets. Plus it's your bakery and I don't trust you with a ten foot pole."

"I don't make just sweets, I make bread loaves and muffins and bagels too." He countered as he rested his elbows on the counter. "And how cold hearted you are, not trusting me when I'm probably your best customer."

"Just because you're my best customer doesn't mean you're trust worthy…creep…" She said as she trimmed the ends of each flower before arranging them and wrapping the blue ribbon around each bunch.

"I'm just being charming Kuro-puu." He remarked as he dug out his wallet to pay her.

"Charming? You are not charming you are far from it blondie." She said as she finished up the bouquets and went to the register and typed in a few numbers. She mumbled the price as she looked up at the blonde and took his money.

"Aww...so mean." He pouted as he gathered the bouquets, cellophane crinkling loudly as he held them in one arm.

She waved him out and went back to her daily routine. She went about her business of creating orders and tending flowers. Every once in a while she looked up and out the window watching the blonde idiot work.

Fai flitted about, serving customers when they walked in along with the few employees he had. It seemed his bakery was always busy with people going in and out with bread wrapped in plastic and paper or boxes of sweets.

Throughout the rest of the day Kurogane dealt with customers on and off. As the day of work came to an end she closed up the shop and sighed wandering over to the bakery. The bell rang as she entered and wandered up to the counter. She peered around taking in the details of the small shop.

It wasn't too spacious; every spot that could be taken up was with small round tables, but there as more than enough room for people to get by. Glass counters were up front showcasing what was left of the day's breads and other confectionaries. There was a clanking just beyond before Fai emerged. "Kuro-san?" He looked surprised to see her.

"Don't get excited, I'm only here for bread…" She looked over the loaves that Fai had in the case her eyes also scanning all the treats. "I'll take this one." She said pointing to the loaf, "You make all this yourself?"

"Yes, I make it fresh every morning." He smiled as he pulled out a paper bag from underneath the counter. He gave her two loafs of bread instead and set it on the counter for her. "Though I don't make everything on the menu every day, I'd waste more that way."

"It must take a while to make all this." She looked at what the blonde was doing, "I only need one loaf blondie." She said as she watched the blonde pack the bag.

"It will just go to waste otherwise. Think of it as a 'first time customer' gift." Fai smiled at her as he closed the back. "Watanuki-kun helps me when he can, but I do make most of it."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, "I don't do 'gifts'…" She said with an annoyed voice. "I'll pay for both then…" It was hard to think that the blonde did all this on his own at least he had help occasionally.

"I insist it would wound me for you to not accept the gift." He explained to her as he wiped his hands on the apron he wore.

She sighed, "Fine!" She gave the money for one loaf to the blonde and took the bag and started to head out. Mumbling the entire way about how annoying he was.

"I'll see you in the morning~!" He called after her as the door shut behind Kurogane,

The next morning started out pretty much the same with Kurogane. She set up the store dealt with the register and grabbed her orders to start the day.

Fai walked by her shop, not needing flowers for at least several days since the ones he had bought yesterday were still fresh. He waved none the less as before walking across the street and coming inside. "Good morning Kuro-min."

She sighed as Fai entered again, "What do you want?" She said as she continued working not even pausing to look up.

"Can't I wish my neighbor a good morning and offer her breakfast?" He held up a small bag after he had walked up to her.

She raised an eye brow and stopped what she was doing looking up at the blonde, "Breakfast? Why are you bringing me breakfast? I didn't ask for it."

"I know, but I've been trying a few new recipes out and thought since I've never seen you eat before you'd like to try something. I promise it's not sweet. Well…not terribly so." He waved the bag in front of her with a broad smile.

She made a questionable face at the blonde, "Why are you doing this? I'm not your friend or anything." She seemed slightly confused people weren't usually nice to her; they were usually mean or rude, so why was he being nice to her?

"Like I said we're neighbors aren't we?" He grabbed her wrist gently and placed the bag on her upturned palm. "Besides Kuro-min's brutally honest, so I trust her judgment." With that he let her go and headed back out to open up his bakery.

She blushed softly when Fai grabbed her wrist, "Wait! Blondie!" She said as she followed the blonde toward the door, "Your bread last night…well it was good…Thanks…for the breakfast."

He stared at her as he stood with the front door open, eyes wider from surprise before he quickly regained himself. "Hyuu~ I guess it's sure to be a hit then!" He chuckled as he waved at her and left.

That evening after Kurogane closed she wondered over to the bakery again. She walked in and spotted Fai dealing with a customer. She waited her turn and once the woman left she wandered to the blonde. "So you wanted my opinion on things so here it is…" She explained which ones she liked and which ones she didn't and reasons for each.

Fai nodded with each response, taking her suggestions and critiques seriously. "Thank you, Kuro-iris. I'll have to tweak the recipes a bit." He said as he mulled over the recipes in his head. "Maybe you could come and visit when I'm experimenting to try the new ones?"

She thought for a moment, "I'm not looking to be a guinea pig, blondie…" She said with a slightly annoyed tone.

"It's not like I'm forcing you to. I'm asking." He told her simply, thinking Kurogane was far too paranoid sometimes.

She stared at him for a moment in thought, "Fine…I'll do it…but only because it's free food….and No sweets!" She said as her eyes narrowed.

"Good, I made a few samples of some news recipes to try. Wait here just a second." He left her to go back into the kitchen, where she could only hear him rustling around. When he returned he showed up with a bag already filled. "There's some boule, a piece of challah and ciabatta." Fai informed her with his usual smile.

Kurogane watched Fai wander off and leaned over to see if she could see him. He florist looked slightly surprised when the blonde came back with bag. "You realize that I know what none of that means right? I'm only here for taste not for names."

"They're European recipes, so they may be a little different taste wise than what you're used to." He shrugged as he placed the paper bag on the counter for her.

She nodded as she peaked into the bag, "They look interesting to say the least." Kurogane added as she let go of the bag and looked up at the blonde. "So what's the deal why am I your guinea pig? I'm sure you have regular costumers or something that can do this or friends?"

"It would be rude to ask customers and like I said before my employees would be too nice and not tell me if it was truly bad or not." He insisted.

She smirked, "And what makes you think I won't tell you the truth I could say all of them are good or that you're the worse baker ever and they are awful, you know nothing about me."

"Kuro-tall is too honest to lie about it." He laughed before moving to ring up a customer who approached the register.

"I'm honest huh? And how, my idiot friend, would you know that we barley talk only when you come into my shop and bother me." Kurogane narrowed her eyes and looked at Fai, "Or maybe you're just too dumb to know better."

"I'm Kuro-flower's friend now?" He said smirking as he handed some change over to the older woman who thanked him before she turned and left. "And I can tell."

Her eyebrow twitched, "Kurogane! And No you idiot I was being sarcastic!" Kurogane glared at the idiotic blonde. Laughing, Fai thought it was too funny as she blushed.

Kurogane took the bag of bread and stormed out, "Idiot, jerk, stupid ass hole." She grumbled as she exited the bakery.

The baker continued to laugh to himself for a few minutes longer as he and a few patrons watched her storm across the street and into her own store.

Kurogane's face was a slightly red as she wondered back to her store which Kurogane lived above. She grabbed a few things and went up to her apartment and broke into the blonde's bread enjoying it.

~next day~

When tomorrow came things were just as usual for the blonde, busy baking and ringing up customers while Watanuki waited tables and did whatever else needed to be done. He was expecting Kurogane at some point in time, keeping an eye out for a six and a half foot tall woman throughout the day.

Kurogane knew from the beginning it was nothing, just some stupid man. Then why was she jealous? Why was she feeling this way because she saw the stupid blonde flirting with another woman? Really Kurogane don't be stupid, you hate him, and he means nothing to you. She looked up and noticed him looking over at her shop and glared at him and continued her work.

Fai always flirted and laughed and joked with everyone and really it shouldn't have bothered Kurogane. The woman was used to him enough by now to know how he was. There was just something about how he leaned in a little too far to the woman and how she seemed to join in.

Kurogane crushed a roll of ribbon as she thought of the visual from last night. Was the idiot seeing someone this entire time? She had never really seen the women around him before. Kurogane refused to go over to the bakery not wanting to deal with the idiot's bull shit today.

Fai hadn't noticed the death glare being sent to him from across the bakery as he told the woman in front of him to have a good day as she left. He glanced over to the clock on the wall, thinking Kurogane would most likely be in late.

Kurogane didn't show up all day even when she closed down the flower shop and went up to her apartment. She was annoyed and the greatest way to get rid of her annoyance was to work it off. So Kurogane changed in to her work out clothes and went out walking by the blondes shop.

Fai had stayed a little later than usual, packing away what hadn't sold into boxes to use later. When he locked up he spotted Kurogane jogging and couldn't help but stare at her.

As Kurogane jogged by he caught the blonde out of the corner of his eye and blushed slightly. 'He's staring why is he staring, what the hell is his problem? Flirting with multiple women, getting close with one and then staring at another as she ran by. What a fucking perv!'

"Kuro-san~!" Fai waved at her and smiled. "You didn't show up today and was wondering what had happened."

"Back off blondie!" Kurogane yelled as she kept on jogging, "I'm not your guinea pig anymore and I'm not in the mood to deal with you today so back off!"

He watched after her, confused. "Did you have a bad day?" Fai called after her, not sure what had gone wrong.

She stopped and stood there for a moment squeezing her fist, "Are you really that stupid! You're a fucking pervert! A play boy and I don't want anything to do with someone like you." Her fist began to shake as she spoke.

Tilting his head he looked at her like she'd grown an extra two feet. "I've never heard 'play boy' before. Did I do something?"

Kurogane turned her face to the side her cheeks blushing slightly, "Yesterday…that woman…I saw you." She gritted her teeth, "This whole time you had a woman you were close to and you flirted with others and dragged them along and I was no different! I thought you were different than every other stupid man but you're not your exactly like every other stupid man!"

Fai closed the distance between them and grabbed Kurogane's wrist. "Kuro-tan should know I'm a terrible flirt, I'll admit, but I don't mean it when it's just anyone."

Kurogane glared at the blonde and pulled her hand away from him. "Don't touch me!" She yelled, "I have no idea what you're talking about!"

"I have to been all smiles for work. I wouldn't sell a lot if I frowned at my customers would I?" He reasoned.

"Liar! Your baked goods are good enough to eat weather you're smiling or not! Don't give me that bull shit!" Kurogane yelled again anger ringing in her voice, "It doesn't matter if you're smiling or not you don't need to flirt with everyone! It's not right!"

He wondered if Kurogane knew what she was saying as he smiled softly and shook his head. Fai beamed up at the taller woman. "Are you jealous?"

Kurogane blushed deeply, "I am NOT jealous!" She yelled, "I don't even like you!"

"But you're mad at me having flirted with other women. Which I may add isn't because I like them." Fai was a little surprised that Kurogane seemed to like him as he had had a soft spot for the woman after stopping by her shop a few times.

"What does it mean then! You're just messing with other people's emotions I see those other girls they blush and get giddy and they like you! You are gonna tell me that your flirting with them means nothing!" Her voice got louder, "Does your flirting with me mean nothing too! Am I just another stupid girl!"

"No it doesn't Kurogane." Fai told her calmly, thinking there weren't a lot of options in trying to convince her otherwise.

Kurogane paused staring at the blonde, as she tried to contain her anger as people walked by, "What does it mean then!" She asked anger still high in her voice as she stared at the other.

"It means I like you." He replied as he winced as just how loud she had gotten. "Kuro-sama, would you like to go somewhere more private?" Holding up his hands in defense he quickly corrected himself. "I mean before someone calls the police and they cart me off."

Kurogane stared dumbfounded at Fai as her face turned a deep shade of red. She tensed up and pulled a fist back and punched the baker across the cheek. After the punch she stared down at him, "Meet me at my shop we can talk there!" She spat as she stormed off angrily.

He reeled, nearly falling on his ass, but luckily he managed to stay upright as one hand went to his check as he stared after her. He watched as her hair swished back and forth as she stomped across the street and back into the flower shop. Fai was definitely going to have a bruise tomorrow, but right now he didn't care as he followed after her.

Kurogane unlocked the door to the shop and held the door open for Fai. "Go up the stairs, I'll get you some ice for your cheek." Kurogane mumbled as she headed up the stairs in to her apartment and grabbed a bag of peas from the freezer and grabbed a hand towel. She walked over to the blonde and wrapped the towel around the peas and handed it to the blonde. "Here."

"Not really ice, but it's just as good." He replied, trying to lighten the mood. Taking in the woman's apartment, he noticed it didn't look like a woman lived her, least of all a woman who ran a flower shop.

"It's all I got." She stated and walked over to her small love seat. Kurogane sighed and rubbed her temples, "I'm sorry." She stated with her eyes closed, "I lost my temper."

Fai plopped down beside her. "At least you've let it out now before you could have really beaten me."

She looked over at the blonde, "I will say it felt good to punch you." She took a deep breath and sat up, "Why me? Out of all those beautiful women who fawn over you why would you choose me?"

Now it was his turn to be a little embarrassed. "Kuro-tan is very beautiful, and hardworking, and honest. I could go on."

Kurogane blushed softly and turned away from the other, "I thought things were odd when you weren't scared of me instead you pushed my buttons, I just thought you were too dumb to realize it."

It hurt a little to talk, but he wanted Kurogane to know he hadn't meant to hurt her or anything of the like. "You're like a cute puppy, barking and trying to scare people off when all you really need is a cuddle."

Kurogane looked back at the blonde blush still heavy on her face, "I'm not a puppy…and I hate cuddling…" She noticed the bruise starting to form on the blonde's cheek, "I guess I hit you harder than I thought. Here let me take a look." She said as she leaned forward pulling the blondes hand away along with the peas and gently rubbed her thumb over the bruise examining it.

Wincing at the touch, Fai took it in stride as he examined Kurogane up close. She really was an attractive woman. "You're being very sweet for someone who doesn't and I'll be alright in a few weeks."

Kurogane narrowed her eyes as she examined the blonde, "Don't make me hit you again blondie." She said as she pulled back slightly looking at the blonde, "What are you staring at?"

"I like looking at you." He answered with a cheeky smile.

The blush that had slowly started to disappear came back in seconds worse than before with the blondes words. "You're an idiot…you know that…"

"Which reminds me, did you try the bread?" He thought it best to change the subject before Kurogane blushed even further.

Kurogane pulled away and sat back, "Yes I did, they were all good…You're a really good baker." Kurogane complimented, "And your bread this time was better than the last."

"I think you did hit me too hard if I'm hearing compliments." He chuckled, feeling proud of himself because of the praise.

She frowned, "Maybe hitting you again will bring you back to normal." She looked over at the blonde letting her eyes wash over him. Soft pale skin, beautiful blue eyes, bright blonde hair how could someone who was this beautiful like someone like her?

"I was never really /normal/ Kuro-rose." He shrugged, wondering what he should do now that he knew Kurogane was attracted to him. "Ooh I have an idea. Are you hungry?" She had to be eventually after having probably run for a good while before meeting him.

She smiled slightly, "I guess a bit why do you ask?" She asked wondering what the blonde was planning.

"I could make you something, to make up for me apparently flirting with other women, though I might have to make a run to the bakery..." He contemplated the half formed idea.

"You don't have to do that I can cook for myself…" She answered feeling bad for punching Fai across the cheek and not wanting to make the blonde cook for her. "I don't deserve a nice cooked dinner from you after what I did." Kurogane place a hand gently on the blondes injured cheek.

"Kuro-kun is far too kind. I'm beginning to think I was knocked out." He joked light heartedly as he took her hand in his. "But like I said, it's an apology. And you like my cooking anyways."

She blushed again as the blonde took her hand, "A-Alright…I'll let you cook if you want…" She pulled her hand away and turned from the blonde to hide her red face.

It was strange seeing Kurogane act almost timid, but he got up, taking the bag of pease with him as he explored her kitchen, checking to see what he could make. "Kuro-tulip is pretty when she blushes." Commented the blonde as he looked through cabinets.

Kurogane watched the blonde walk away and relaxed slightly into the couch. She tensed up when she heard the blonde's statement, "I am not!" she argued.

"Well you may not think so, but I do." He found a large enough pan to work with a few other things and spread everything out on the counter before him. Once things were well on their way to be done, with Fai stirring the pans contents he looked over his shoulder to Kurogane. "You know we should go out on a proper date sometime."

"I…don't really do date's…I don't have very good luck with them." She turned to look at the blonde with a slightly annoyed look on her face. Kurogane could smell the food that the blonde was making and it made her stomach growl. She stood to join the blonde in the kitchen and watched him cook.

"Nonsense, you just haven't gone with a charming gentleman like men." He replied as he smirked up at her.

"You're right…I haven't gone on any dates, I usually get stood up." Kurogane said as she looked down at the blonde, "How do I know you're not gonna do the same?"

"For one I'm not that cruel and two you can easily find me." Though Fai did wonder just who would do such a thing and if Kurogane had beaten them up for their troubles.

She smiled softly at the blonde and hesitantly raised her hand up and brushed his hair out of his face. "Thanks Blondie…"

~month(s) later~

Fai woke up to the sound of his alarm going off and reached over to turn it off. Groaning, he tried snuggling into the warm body he'd been practically draped across; thinking a few more minutes of sleep would be heavenly.

Kurogane ran her fingers through the blondes hair, "Idiot don't you have to get up or is Watanuki opening today?" She looked down at the blonde and wrapped an arm gently around him.

"Whoever gets there first." He mumbled as he rested atop her chest. Kurogane was always so warm, perfect for when the weather dipped below a comfortable temperature.

Kurogane smiled and chuckled, "So then stay here for a while…Sakura is opening my shop today since we're at your apartment."

Had he been more awake he would have wondered why Kurogane hadn't pulled his head up off her by his hair and scolded him for being lazy, as it were he was too happy to comply. "I knew there was a reason I loved Kuro-pot." Snuggling against her, Fai sighed pleasantly.

"You're only saying that because I'm not yelling at you…" She smirked, "You will have to get up at some point idiot." She added pulling his ear slightly.

"Shhhh...Trying to sleep." Fai pouted as he wrapped his arms and legs around Kurogane as best he could.

She chuckled slightly and stared down at the blonde. The last two months had been the most amazing time of her life with Fai. She never told him that, but she figured he knew. Kurogane stared down at the sleeping figure on her chest and gently ran her hands over his sleeping form.

Still between sleeping and waking, Fai took comfort in Kurogane's calloused and scarred fingers, thinking he might be able to convince her to have a lazy morning and head off to work at a more sane time in the afternoon.

Thinking the blonde was asleep Kurogane mumbled some words, "Fai…Thank you…" She closed her eyes and let herself drift slowly off again. "I know I don't say this much but I love you." She whispered before drifting off.

Fai smiled to himself and eventually he too fell back asleep.