Today was the special day. Kurogane would actually have the whole house just to himself and Fay. Syaoran and Sakura were both staying with friends for the night. Sakura was bringing Mokona with her, too, so that took care of that. They had left in the morning a little before Kurogane went to his job. They made money easily enough by selling their clothes from other worlds, but he felt it was best to also get money from a normal job. That way, he could meet people and overhear things that could help him find another feather faster. Since he hadn't been in this world for very long, he decided that it was best he went in for work even though he had Fay alone at home. He'd be back soon.
Kurogane was worried about Fay, though. He didn't have much to do today until he came home since Sakura wouldn't be there. He knew he would spend the entire day curled up next to her, stroking her hair, doing anything to comfort her if she wasn't feeling well. This often resulted in him lying around depressed all day. Kurogane didn't think Fay's behavior was very good for the girl, but she needed someone to spoil her. Fay wasn't exactly made to take a career seriously, so him staying at home with her was probably the best plan of action. Kurogane would attempt to convince Sakura to get up, take a walk, enjoy herself, but she didn't always want to take the first step. He knew that she often was truly not up to it, but he was sure there was at least a possibility that she could feel better if she tried to have fun. It was difficult to encourage her when Fay would just kiss her cheek and completely undermine his authority.
"You don't have to if you don't want to," he'd say to her softly. "I know you aren't feeling very good," He'd cuddle her and offer to just put in a movie instead.
Fay was lying limp in bed, topless. He started to push himself up and looked over at Kurogane who was finishing getting dressed; about to leave for work. He smiled a fake smile and rolled over.
"Fay,"
"Mm?"
"Before I get back from work, I want you to sew that swirling pattern Sakura liked on the new curtains. Remember, you almost got those ones that had that pattern, but they weren't the right color? I left the curtains and thread out on the table for you,"
"…okay," He mumbled into the pillow. "I love you,"
"I love you, too,"
"That would keep him busy, wouldn't it? It also gave him enough time to keep sleeping," Kurogane could care less about the damn curtains. He just needed to remember details like that so he could come up with things for Fay to do so he doesn't just sit around depressed.
Fay got up out of hunger in a few hours and made himself some pasta. He pushed the curtains aside to make room to sit down and eat at the table. When he was done, he threw on a shirt and combed his hair so he'd feel more comfortable sitting on the porch bench. He stayed there for a couple of hours just looking out at the world, feeling empty.
He went back inside and showered before Kurogane came home. He took out a nice sweet lolita dress and worked to make his hair more feminine. Kurogane would be home soon, now. He put the curtains in a cabinet to clean up the house. He wouldn't be surprised if Kurogane wanted to have sex on the table while nobody was home. They hadn't done that in a while, and the idea excited him a little bit. He wanted everything to be completely prepared for the night. He went back to their bedroom and laid down on the bed waiting for him. They'd have plenty of time to have sex and for Kurogane to still get dressed up before their dinner reservation.