Hey everyone! I just wanted to do a quick apology! I realize that the first chapter is in bold text! I'm working on fixing it, but the computer and I are having a bit of a disagreement, so please, bear with me! Also, I just noticed that when I post the chapters, the lines that I try to make are erased. So if at any point in the story, something doesn't make since, or time seems to go forward too fast, there was most likely a line there. Sorry that Kurogane and Fai are a little OOC, but they didn't quite go through what they did in the actual series, so of course they're going to act a little differently! Finally, there is a little Japanese speaking in this chapter, and I have a translation at the end for anybody who needs it. It's nothing extravagant, just a quick greeting. Thanks, and enjoy!

Chapter 3

Kurogane had dropped Fai off at Government, and was already gone. Fai couldn't quite figure out what he was feeling right now, but it felt kind of… empty. The bell rang, and Fai took a seat. A tall, dirty -blonde teacher stepped in front of the class.

"Good afternoon." He had a very generous smile, and he looked very fatherly, and sincere. "I'm Fujitaka, and I'm looking forward to getting to know you all."

Fai had never really liked Social Studies, but maybe this year would be okay. Just maybe.

"I'm going to take role, and then you guys can do pretty much whatever you want today. I don't mind if you guys listen to your IPods or anything, just stay within reason please."

Yeah, Fai definitely liked this teacher. called a few names before Fai, and when his name was called, Fai audibly said 'Here', then took out his Zune. He had been planning on listening to it on the way home. He waited respectfully for Fujitaka to finish, then put the ear buds in his ears.

I cannot find a way to describe it
It's there inside
All I do is hide
I wish that it would just go away
What would you do
You do if you knew
What would you do

Fai switched it off. That was enough. He decided to take out a piece of paper and doodle. He started the outline of a face. He thought about his day so far, and how quickly it had been going, at least up until now. He tried remembering faces, names, teachers, anything, but the only thing he got was Kurogane. He couldn't remember anything else, well, except for the whole P.E. clothes thing. He had almost forgotten about that too.

What the hell is wrong with me? Why is Kurogane the only thing I can think of? And why does my heart beat faster every time I see him? And I blush… OH SHIT! NO WAY! I can't be in lo…

He tried to shake the thought. He turned his Zune back on, hoping to distract himself.

If there's a prize for rotten judgment
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!

Who'd'ya think you're kiddin'
He's the Earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Girl, ya can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

You swoon, you sigh
why deny it, uh-oh

It's too cliche
I won't say I'm in love

I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, girl
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out
Oh

You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad

No chance, now way
I won't say it, no, no

Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love

This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love
You're doin flips read our lips
You're in love

You're way off base
I won't say it
Get off my case
I won't say it

Girl, don't be proud
It's O.K. you're in love

Oh
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love

Fai had to force himself to CALMLY turn it off again and place it CAREFULLY back in his messenger bag. He needed to get some new music or something…He went back to his picture, and was surprised to see that he had drawn Kurogane… again. But he had kind of made Kurogane look all erotic. It was a picture of his shoulders up. He apparently wasn't wearing a shirt, because Fai could see his muscular neck and shoulders. Fai blushed deeply. He was about to crumple and rip the picture to pieces, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. As much as it embarrassed him, he had a feeling that this was going to end up on his wall… He quickly slipped it into his blank notebook, blushing bright red.

I drew that subconsciously? Do I really like him that much?

The bell finally rang. Fai stepped out of the class room, then waited patiently for Kurogane to come pick him up and show him the way to Japanese. After about a minute, the tall raven haired teen showed up, and Fai felt his heart rate speed up.

"H-hi." Great. Now I'm stuttering. What next, am I gonna start drooling every time I see him?

"Hey. Did you like Fujitaka?" Fai knew that he must have looked utterly confused, because he was.

"Um… Fujitaka?" Kurogane chuckled, obviously enjoying this.

"The Government teacher." Fai felt pretty stupid.

"Oh… Yeah, he was nice." He really was out of it, if he couldn't even remember that.

"Yeah. His kid, Syaoran, he played on our track team last year. He's pretty good at distance runs." Fai took the opportunity to ask a question.

"Were you on the track team?" Fai desperately wanted to find out something about Kurogane. Anything.

"Yeah. I did sprints and shot put." They had started walking in the direction of English class

"Are you gonna join this year?"

"…Probably."

"Really? Is it hard to get on the team?" Fai mentally slapped himself for sounding so eager.

"Not really. They let anyone join, as long as you aren't flunking any classes." Fai nodded, deciding to listen for any info on track practice. Kurogane opened the door of 110. There weren't very many students in this class, in fact, only about twelve, including Fai and Kurogane. Fai followed Kurogane an empty desk. The teacher closed the door after one last girl entered. She sat down in the desk right next to Kurogane and Fai's.

"Hey Kurogane!" She was energetic, and apparently familiar with Kurogane. Fai didn't like her.

"Hi Tomoyo. How was school today?" She smiled.

"It was fun, I suppose. I met a friend, and she's supposed to be in this class, but I guess she's running a little late. But you look like you have a friend too!"

"Oh yeah. Sorry, this is Fai." He gestured to the blonde.

"Nice to meet you, Fai , I'm Tomoyo!" She had a very motherly, humorous smile.

"Nice to meet you too." Fai grinned. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Kurogane's face fall a little. So, he hadn't been fooled. Tomoyo didn't seem to notice how fake the smile was. One last girl stumbled in. She had short, light brown hair. She came and sat down at Tomoyo's desk.

"Sorry Tomoyo, I know I'm a little late." Tomoyo smiled softly at the girl.

"It's okay. Sakura, this is my brother, Kurogane, and his friend, Fai." 'Sakura' gave them both the most innocent smile imaginable. Fai was dumbfounded for a moment.

"It's very nice to meet you both!"

"N-nice to meet you too." Fai stuttered, again. But he got the feeling that it was for a totally different reason than before.

The teacher decided to start class at that moment.

"Konichiwa, watashi no namea Sôma desu." She did a quick head count, then told us that we needed to brush up on our Japanese for next week. Then it was about the same as all the other classes.

"So, how many classes do you two have together?" Fai turned to answer Tomoyo, his initial dislike of her gone. She was just his sister…

"All of them, except English and Government. We switch on those."

"Really? Wow, you guys are lucky! I wish I had that many classes with Sakura…"

Kurogane turned to Fai, whose face got hot immediately.

"So, you have honors English, right?" Fai was surprised that Kurogane had remembered that.

"Um…yeah."

"So you must be pretty good at it, huh?" Fai felt his face get continually hotter. He noticed that Tomoyo and Sakura had started a conversation, which made him just a little more comfortable.

"W-well that's what my last English teacher said. She wouldn't let me take regular English, but I-I'm really not that great at it." Fai watched as Kurogane's face changed.

"You don't take compliments well, do you?"

"I-I guess not…" Fai was surprised at how hard conversation was around Kurogane. It was also surprising that Kurogane wasn't annoyed with him yet. Kurogane didn't seem like the kind of person who put up with that kind of shit. Fai decided to work on the stuttering.

"So, why does Tomoyo call you Kurogane? Instead of Youou I mean."

"Hmm? What do you mean? Oh! Sorry, I was adopted by Tomoyo's Family, and I asked them to call me Kurogane instead. They do, too." Fai gave an understanding nod.

"They seem to me to be a nice family."

"Yeah, they are… What about you?" Fai's heart stopped.

"W-what? My family? Um… Well… They're pretty nice… I guess…"

"See you in ten years, little Fai."

Fai nearly shuddered at the thought. He had a feeling that there was going to be a lot of blood spilled when he got home. He wanted someone to punch him for thinking like that.

"Well, what are they like?" Fai snapped back to reality.

"Oh! Um… Let's see… "

Think about Mama and Yuii...Think about Mama and Yuii…

"Well, my mom is really sweet and loving. She'd do anything to protect me… Um… My dad…"

"…ten years…"

Fai really did shudder this time. Kurogane definitely noticed.

"Fai… are you alright?"

"Ye-yeah! I'm fine! I must have a little cold or something!" Fai tried once again to smile for Kurogane, but he still wasn't succeeding in convincing him.

"Please, don't do that." Kurogane said this pleadingly.

"H-huh?"

"Don't smile when you don't want to." He seemed…pained.

"I… I'm… sorry." The bell rang, signaling the end of the day. Fai found that, oddly enough, he took comfort in the fact that Kurogane took his wrist. At their locker, Fai put everything away, except his notebook, containing the picture of Kurogane, which he quickly shoved into his messenger bag. Kurogane closed and locked the locker, not taking anything home with him.

"Hmm… Hey Fai?" Fai jumped.

"Y-yeah?" Kurogane rubbed the back of his neck.

"Can I… Walk you home?" Fai saw a slight tint to his cheeks. Fai swore his heart was going to pop out of his chest at any moment.

"S-sure!" Fai knew that his face had to be beet red by now.

.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

"So, this is your house?"

"Yeah… It's not too big, but it has its charm…I guess" Fai was still blushing.

"So, is anyone home?" Fai was starting to worry.

"Um…no…Both of my parents work really late…" Kurogane seemed pleased.

"So, can I come in?"

Fai was downright scared now.

"Ah! N-no! That's probably not a good idea! I mean… It's a mess, and… My p-parents don't really like it when people are over when they aren't home… so I…" Kurogane looked at Fai seriously.

"Fai… What are you hiding?"

A/N: Oooooh, cliffhanger! (Kind of? … O.o) What is Fai gonna say? Keep reading to find out! Anywho, I'm wondering where I should have Fai hang the picture… If anyone has any suggestions, please tell me! Oh! I almost forgot! I don't own any of the CLAMP characters, nor the songs. Hmm… I'm kinda running low on ideas right now, so any help on that would be appreciated. And I'm wondering if I should have Kurogane find out that Fai cuts in the next chapter, or not… Well, I apologize for the short chapters, and the long time it takes to update, but I'm trying my best, and I have to sleep. (I would be unconscious right now if it wasn't for soda, cough drops, bubble gum, and candy.) I think that's all for now… Thanks for reading thus far! PLEASE REVIEW! Please! Okie, thanks again!

Fai-Chan