Until Death Chapter 3: Concert, a tsubasa chronicle fanfic

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Part Three - Concert - Kuro POV

Step one of my plan to take Fai from Ashura was to inform Fai that he would need to come to my house tomorrow before lunch. Tomorrow was Saturday, so I didn't need to worry about him and I having class conflicts. He said he would try to come, if Ashura would let him out of the house. Not only was he a fucked up boyfriend, he was a controlling fucked up boyfriend.

I wouldn't allow myself to think about Fai's coming for too long. If I did, I would seen too anxious, even though no one else but me knew what I was thinking about. Even still, I didn't want to seem too anxious to myself, even though the only thing on my mind was how tomorrow wasn't coming fast enough. I lost sleep.

I woke up a little later than anticipated because of the lost sleep. I didn't know exactly what time Fai would be arriving, but I quickly made all the preparations and checked them three times, even though I only had to check a couple of things. Then I kicked myself inside again for being so overzealous.

I ended up kicking myself internally quite a few times over the next hour. It was noon now, and though I would never let myself admit it, I had butterflies in my stomach. Though these felt more like dragonflies.

Just as I started to begin thinking that Fai might not be coming at all, I heard a knock on my door.

"Hi, Kuro-puu!" Fai greeted me in his usual cheery tone, but it seriously contrasted with his appearance.

Fai's right eye was closed up, blackened, and swollen. His normally neat hair was now tangled up and messy. And his nose was bleeding.

"Fluorite! What the hell happened to you?"

"Oh, it's nothing Kuro-pii!"

"The hell do you mean "it's nothing"? You're fuckin' bleeding!" I yelled, dragging him inside my one man dorm room. I allowed him to clean himself up and once he was sitting, I began the interrogation, though I already had a feeling.

And my intuition was right.

Now not only was Ashura a fucked up boyfriend and a controlling fucked up boyfriend, now he was a controlling fucked up boyfriend that made his (apparently) not-so-significant other bleed. I was about ready to explode knowing Ashura had done this to Fai because Fai had told him where he was going. It took all I had within me not to erupt in anger in front of Fai. I would try to calm down, and not jeopardize my plan.

"So why don't you break up with him?" I asked, really wanting to know the answer. I had wanted to know for a long time.

"Oh, Kuro-puu, he's just having a bad day! He's actually a wonderful person and a wonderful boyfriend!"

"Have you ever considered the possibility that you only feel this way because he is your first boyfriend?"

"Well…" he began, pausing, "…maybe a little bit. But I do love him!"

He loves him, eh? Not for long…. Time for step two of my plan.

"So, why exactly did you tell me to come over, Kuro-puu?" Fai asked me.

"I was just getting to that." I responded, getting off of my couch to walk to the other side of the room. "We're going to a concert." I told Fai, holding up two tickets.

It took only a little bit of convincing to get Fai to tag along. No matter how much it took, I was not letting him leave that dorm room until I was certain that he would be coming with me. He was actually excited to go once I told him for the hundredth time to forget about Ashura and that he would be fine without him for one afternoon.

This wasn't the sort of concert where was a mosh pit in the middle or crowd surfing. We actually sat down in chairs for this one and eagerly awaited the beginning of the concert.

Fai was smiling at me, thanking me for thinking of him, and he leaned over to give me a hug. One of his arms went across my shoulders and the other across my chest. It was sudden, and the hug was very short, so I didn't have time to react. I only had time to blush, but luckily for me, the lights went out at that moment.

An hour passed before the moment I had been waiting for. The notes to the song I wanted Fai to hear began to sound. I leaned over to him.

"I'm having a great time, Kuro-puu!"

"Great, now quit calling me that and I want you to listen to the words to this next song very, very carefully, okay?"

He nodded, and words began to be sung. I felt bad, knowing that Fai's happiness was to be doused within seconds.

(To enhance the effect of this part of the story, I would like to offer you the opportunity to hear what Kurogane and Fai are hearing. This song is "How Could He Hurt You" by The Temptations. The lyrics are in italics, and anything from the story will be in normal font and not centered.)

Listen,
Baby I know
That you really think he loves you
And it would hurt you so
If you knew the thing that I knew baby

Fai turned to me with a questioning look. I looked back at him, my facial expression saying, "Just keep listening".

Cause I see the things
That he does behind your back
And I ask myself
How can he treat you like that

Fai's eyes widened.

Cause if I had your love
I'd never let you go
And I just don't know

How could he hurt you?
(How could he hurt you?)
How could he treat you so bad?
(How could he treat you so bad?)
How could he lie to you...
(How could he lie to you?)
And have the nerve to say that he loves you?

Fai's mouth was opened in shock, and his eyes still wide. He looked at me.

How could he hurt you?
(How could he hurt you?)
How could he cheat on you...
(How could he hurt you?)
And say that he cares for you?
He don't deserve to say that he loves you

Fai was gaping now. He had turned away from me to look on stage.

I know you think
That your love is pure and true
How long can it take
For you to see the pain he's causing you

Fai blinked rapidly a few times, then looked to the floor. I used a finger to tilt his chin back upward so that he was no longer facing the ground and took his face in my palm.

If I had the chance
I know I'd be the perfect man
Cause he couldn't really know
What a good thing he has

I looked straight into his eyes.

If I had your love
I'd never let you go
And I just don't know

I brought my face closer to his.

Fai's eyes began to water.

How could he hurt you?
(How could he hurt you?)
How could he cheat on you...
(How could he hurt you?)
And say that he cares for you?
He don't deserve to say that he loves you

I wiped the single tear that had escaped Fai's non-swollen eye as we continued to stare at each other.

He don't deserve a [man] half as good as you
If I had your love I'd do the things that he won't do
He plays you for a fool cause he thinks you need him

I looked at Fai intently.

But if you let me
Let me
I said I'll show you what loves about

He looked back at me, eyes still watering.

How could he hurt you?
(How could he hurt you?)
How could he treat you so bad?
(How could he treat you so bad?)
How could he lie to you...
(How could he lie to you?)
And have the nerve to say that he loves you?
How could he hurt you?
(How could he hurt you?)
How could he cheat on you...
(How could he hurt you?)
And say that he cares for you?
He don't deserve to say that he loves you

The song ended. As the rest of the audience clapped away, Fai began sobbing. I pulled him against my chest.

I'm not usually one for the sappy romance shit, but I couldn't take any chances here. The idiot seems oblivious enough as it is, and I needed to make sure that he got the message. Clearly, he had at least gotten half of it.

"Come on," he ordered, abruptly getting off of me and standing. I got up and followed him out of the concert hall. This was all going according to plan.

Fai led me into the lounge inside of the men's restrooms. He had calmed down enough to be able to speak clearly, but I could tell that he could start crying again any second.

"H-how much of that was true?" he asked, timid and shaking.

I sighed. "All of it,"

Fai began to weep openly in front of me, putting his hands over his face. Seeing him sad like this did not make me happy at all. In fact, seeing him so distraught broke my heart (Yeah, I do have a heart, shut up!). But in the back of my mind, I was remembering to rejoice for this because it was all going according to plan.

I sat on the lounge's couch with Fai at my side, leaning against me. Once he collected himself enough to speak again, he began to ask me to interpret the song for his situation.

"So… just what have you seen Ashura do behind my back?"

"I haven't witnessed it so much as I've heard about it. He's not the virgin he tells you he his. He's just about the farthest thing for a virgin I've ever seen. And I did see him kissing Lisa and Trent Bloomburg."

"The Bloomburg twins…? Ashura just said those were good friends of his…."

"He's a fucking liar, Fai." I said sternly. "If whatever he's saying doesn't have to do with hating me, it's probably a lie.

Fai wanted specifics, so I gave him a pretty long list of lies Ashura had expected him to believe. After that, Fai wanted the list of people Ashura had been seeing behind his back. That also took a while to relay since Ashura was that lecherous of a person.

Fai was no longer crying, but I could tell he was in shock, learning now all of the things that should completely change his view of Ashura.

"I can't believe he would do this to me…. I… I loved him! I still love him…." Fai buried his head in his hands.

"After all I just told you, you still love him? Are you trying to piss me off?"

He looked up at me.

"Forget about him!" I demanded, stepping toward him. "Why the hell would you want to continue to stay with an asshole like him when you could have someone who actually wants to be with you. Someone who won't lie to you, cheat on you, and abuse you. Someone who will return your love."

In the craziness of all the Ashura talk, I suppose it had slipped Fai's mind the other reason that I had brought him here. To confess how I felt.

I could see it in his eyes that he remembered now. His eyes, perfect oceans of blue even when punched by Ashura, widened slightly as he stared into my eyes, red and burning with passion.

I couldn't hold back another second. The urge was overwhelming me. I took a step forward and grabbed Fai at his side with one hand and his delicate head with the other. Then I slowly lowered my lips to meet his, on a vigilant lookout for any sign of resistance. Mere millimeters away, I could not detect a single vibe from him that was against what I was so blatantly suggesting, so I closed the space between us.

I rubbed on his back as I kissed Fai and brought him closer to my body. After a few seconds, I pulled back. I could feel myself blushing and my heart slamming into my rib cage, but I was hoping Fai could at least not see me blushing. I wasn't far from his face still.

He opened his eyes and looked into mine. His eyes were ginormous now, like dinner plates. I could see a main course of desire, a side of uncertainty, and a bit of lust for dessert. He let me go back for seconds. (haha, food metaphors)

This time my instinctual side worked its way in. I captured Fai's mouth in such a way where my tongue would be allowed entrance. He reacted just right, pressing his tongue against mine and fighting back. Slowly we worked our way into an even deeper kiss, taking short gasps of air when needed. Fai's instincts also played a role when he put his arms around my neck and swung one of his legs around me.

We unlinked tongues and put them back in our own mouths, slowly parting from each other, but he still clung to me and I still held him.

"I don't know what the hell Ashura's talking about." I began. "There was nothing wrong with that at all."

Supposedly, Fai wasn't a good kisser. He had just proved Ashura completely wrong.

"And I just cheated on him…." Fai whispered, looking down and away from me, but I forced him to look back at my eyes.

"No, idiot. Let him go. He don't deserve to say that he loves you."

Hmmm, how was THAT for ya? Now get reviewin'! Time for bed... I should be asleep by now!