Chapter 2

(A.N: So, yesterday I spent a few hours writing this by hand…And as I typed it, I edited to make it flow better. OOC WARNING!!! Don't complain, you've been warned. Bold means they're speaking in French. 'This means thoughts.' Dashes are time passing, or scene changes. You guys know the drill. There's a little flashback moment in italics as well, but you'll understand as you read! R&R? I love you all for it!)

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It was officially his first day at the high school. He was so excited, and nervous, all rolled up into one. He had classes with Sakura, and Watanuki. They weren't until the afternoon though, so he had to be alone for his entire morning. Maybe that was for the better though…He wasn't a morning person.

Touya had insisted on driving him to school when Sakura was showing him around, but the blonde had half-begged them to allow him to drive himself in from now on. He had a nice car - in his opinion - and he wanted to use it.

Besides, he hated bothering them with being his taxi service.

He drummed his fingers along the steering wheel now, as he waited for the light to change to green. He still had a decent twenty minutes to get to school, which was good. This gave him time to prepare in his car, before he actually got out of the vehicle.

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He definitely wasn't a morning person. His math class had gone by very slowly, and he'd had to focus - hard. His auto class was a little better - possibly because he knew what he was doing in that class - for the most part anyways. And now, he was on his way to French. He was happy to see that this classroom was set up how his math class had been. Long rows of desks, and bench-like seats, elevating themselves as they extended to the back of the room. There was a staircase against each wall, and two more, sectioning a row of desks and bench seats into the middle. The blonde headed for the staircase on the right, that lead to the middle seats. He walked about halfway up the stairs, and sat himself down practically in the middle of the bench. He put his books on the desk, and looked to the door.

He recognized some of the faces as they entered the room. There was Seishiro, from his math class, and Fuuma, from auto…He'd heard - from Watanuki, of course - that the two were brothers. As they walked in - nearly side by side - Fai couldn't help but realize how similar they looked. Fuuma took to one of the benches on the right side - the side nearest the door. Seishiro crossed the room to sit down on a bench at the left.

Definitely brothers.

Smiling to himself, Fai returned his gaze to the doorway.

He didn't expect to see who he saw next.

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The male was just coming out of a bad mood. Yuuko had called him into her office again this morning.

"So, did you go to the Arts Hall yesterday?"

"Yeah."

"Good, good…I changed your science class to Arts Hall."

"…" Seriously, did this woman plan to rule his life?

"I want you to meet new people." A smile.

"I met new people," he grumbled.

"You didn't get to know anyone." It wasn't a question. Yuuko just knew.

"What are you, my Mother?" He couldn't handle much more of her prying into his life like this.

"No," she paused,

"But I'm trying to help you. Maybe you could talk to the new boy."

Now as he was walking to French, he tried to keep his Principal's words out of his head. Why didn't she understand that he didn't need any new friends? He had Syaoran - who was probably his best friend out of the group. Ryuuoh - who was acting more and more like an asshole every time he saw him. Shogo, Kamui…Primera was even growing on him. And Subaru - Kamui's twin brother - might join forces with them soon too - assuming that Kamui didn't murder them all in cold blood first, of course.

He didn't need any new friends. He had plenty.

As he entered the French room, he looked up.

Dammit Yuuko…

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The blonde tore his eyes away from the tall, tan male that he remembered a little too well. Having been taken by surprise, he was now wracking his brain for the males name, as he worked his way up the stairs.

'What was that name again? Sakura calls him Suwa…But that's his last name…It was Kuro-something…'

Someone set their books down near him.

'Kuro…Kuro…Dammit…'

"Ooi," a deep voice pulled him from his reverie. He looked to his right.

'Kurogane. That's his name…'

"Yeah?"

"…I don't know. Yuuko told me to talk to you," the raven mumbled. He didn't seem to want to talk to the blonde - at all.

"…Oh." Fai turned to face the board. Great. So, apparently, his Principal wanted him to suffer Sakura's wrath. That girl hated Kurogane. And not with a passion, either. She was a sweet enough girl…But she was not meant to be provoked.

The teacher walked in, and took attendance. He set to work almost immediately, and Fai liked this. He was fluent in French - so this class should be easy for him. He copied down the note - without the English translation that the teacher was writing in brackets. It was the final year of high school…Shouldn't people know this by now?

But, he supposed, that was rather biased of him.

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He glanced at the blondes page. Why wasn't he writing down the English translation? His eyes returned to the board, and he tried to focus on what he was writing down. He didn't understand French - at all. He was already flunking this class miserably…Which surprised some of the teachers, because they'd barely even started the year yet…

Scribbling the note down, he tried to compare the French to the English. Now matter how many ways he looked at it, he still felt like he was trying to read something in ancient symbols. How the hell did this match that?

He growled in frustration.

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Hearing the growl, Fai shifted his gaze to the raven beside him. The male looked as though he was refraining from ripping his hair out. The blonde returned his gaze to the board. He was done copying what was on the board, so he put down his pen.

The raven was still growling and grumbling next to him, so he returned his attention to the male - this time turning to face him completely,

"Do you not understand something?"

"Che. Yeah, it's called French. This class is stupid."

"Then why'd you take it?" The blonde knew it wasn't something that Kurogane actually needed…It was an elective course. Why take it if you didn't want to learn it?

"…Personal."

The answer threw Fai off, but he didn't try to force an answer from the male. If he found it to be a personal topic - for whatever reason - then the blonde would respect that wholeheartedly.

"What's your mark?"

"…I have a thirty-six," Kurogane mumbled.

"…" The blonde was dumbfounded. He could understand if the male had possibly had some difficulties with understanding, and that had set his mark into the sixties or fifties…But to be failing so badly already…?

"What?" The raven hissed. Though, he had a pretty good idea about what was going through the males head at this point.

"…You've only been in school for a week and a half…How are you failing to that degree already?!"

"…I was suspended for three days last week."

Kurogane almost made it sound like an excuse. Fai couldn't believe what he was hearing. Maybe Sakura was right about him…

"Mr. Flourite. Mr. Suwa. Something you'd like to share with the class?"

The blonde looked to his teacher, embarrassed,

"No, sir."

When the teacher kept his gaze focused on the two of them, Fai sighed,

"I'm sorry for interrupting your class, sir. I'll pay more attention now. Forgive me."

There were a lot of eyes watching him, and the blonde felt a bit uncomfortable with being the center of attention.

"You're fluent in French?" The teacher was bewildered.

"Yes. My Mother taught me. She used to speak French to me, while my Father spoke English. I'm bilingual, and currently looking into learning a possible third language."

"Maybe you could tutor the male next to you."

Chancing a glance at the raven - who was watching him in astonishment. He returned his focus to his teacher,

"I'll consider it."

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He was all too happy to leave class. He took off before Kurogane could question him, and sighed in relief upon seeing Sakura and Watanuki. He was temporarily confused when he saw another male walking alongside Watanuki - until he remembered the physical description he'd received the other day of someone he hadn't been introduced to yet. Doumeki.

"Hyuu! Watanuki, is this Doumeki?" Fai questioned, as he hugged Sakura in greeting.

"I--I--He!!" The male accepted defeat with a sigh,

"Yes."

Fai giggled. His friends attempts at not flushing in embarrassment were truly adorable. He released Sakura, and nodded to Doumeki,

"Nice to meet you."

The male nodded politely.

'Ah, he's a quiet type. Well, that works with Watanuki's inability to form a coherent sentence, I guess…'

"Sakura, I'm hungry!" Fai announced, and she laughed in response,

"Lets go eat then!"

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He hadn't been able to ask what they'd been talking about, but he was sure that he had something to do with it. The blonde had been out of the classroom faster than he'd thought possibly - so that had confirmed his thoughts.

Now he was on his way to his groups hang out. They were supposed to meet up, and then go and buy lunch. By the time the raven got there, Syaoran was waiting - perched on the wall.

"Kamui isn't coming. I asked," the brunette informed him, turning his head to face the male.

"He's still mad." It wasn't a question. Kurogane knew that Kamui was livid.

"Mainly at Ryuuoh. It was his idea after all."

The raven nodded. This was true. It had been Ryuuoh's fault that Subaru had broken his arm.

"I wouldn't tell him you said that," Shogo's voice joked, as he appeared with Primera.

"Where is he anyway?" Kurogane didn't see him anywhere…

"He's not coming," Shogo answered,

"Yuuko's got him in her office. Again."

"What did he set fire to this time?" Syaoran wondered, jumping off the wall.

Shogo shrugged,

"No idea."

"I'd hate to have science with him," Primera announced,

"He's a pyro."

Amused, Shogo hugged his girlfriend closer to himself, smiling.

"Lets go, before these two get all mushy," the raven announced, looking to Syaoran. The brunette nodded in agreement, laughing a little. Primera pouted until Shogo kissed her cheek. Kurogane made a gagging noise, earning himself a glare.

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(A.N: Bold means lyrics now, just so you know!)

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They were all in Fai's black Mercedes, on their way back to the school - and taking the long way to kill some time. The blonde had heard a song he liked playing on the radio, so he had boosted the volume. He and Sakura had then proceeded with singing along. Watanuki and Doumeki took the quiet route, and texted one another back and forth, while they - discreetly - held hands.

"If you wanna play it like a game; then come on, come on, lets play! 'Cause I'd rather waste my life pretending, than have to forget you for one whole minute!"

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They could hear them coming, as soon as the song hit the word "'Cause." A black Mercedes, with the windows rolled down, was on its way.

"They taped over your mouth, scribbled out the truth with their lies. Your little spies!"

The blonde turned his head to glance out the window. There, was Kurogane and his gang. Their eyes locked for a second, before Fai remembered that he was driving. He allowed himself to sing along, hoping that the raven would get his silent message. Hoping he would understand that maybe - just maybe - there was something more to him than this act he seemed to put on when he was around his friends…

"They taped over your mother, scribbled out the truth with their lies. Your little spies!"

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(A.N: Okay, end chapter two! Hyuu! I hope you guys will review? I know how Sakura seems rather OOC a lot - but I kind of picture her with the attitude she has in Tsubasa: Tokyo Revelations. -Nod- She's so cool in that. The whole "Fai is an amazing singer," thing, comes partly from the voice actors who play him in both the English and Japanese. I like both versions of Fai's voices - though the Japanese is slightly more homosexual - and that makes me smile. -Nod- It is also affected by a fan fiction in my favourites by one Moro-moro! GOTHIX! Which needs to get updated! -Glare- Please go check that one out too? If you like KuroFai smexiness - you will obey. Tell her I sent you! But first! REVIEW!! Love you guys, seriously).