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Chapter 4: The Boy and His Blonde Discuss Their Relationship
Kurogane surveyed his hospital room with exasperation. Grey, like everything else in the damn town. His grandmother, who took her sweet time coming to make sure he was okay, had promptly passed out in a nearby chair upon arrival. The doctor had been there for a few seconds to smile mysteriously when he learned Kurogane's name, and then left.
Ten minutes of lovely silence passed before Dr. Reed, as he introduced himself, returned. His peculiar smirk was still there, as was his long, black hair and circular glasses. He hummed to himself quietly as he entered the room.
"Unfortunate about your head injury there, Kurogane," he said amusedly.
"Yeah…" said Kurogane, eyeing the man suspiciously.
"And how did it happen? Trip over something?" Dr. Reed chuckled. "Kids these days."
"Actually, there was this car--"
"Yes, that's interesting." The doctor flipped through his chart and continued smiling. "You know, I think you might go to school with my children."
"Oh, maybe," said Kurogane hurriedly. "But, Dr. Reed, I didn't hurt my head by tripping--"
"You might even be in the same grade!" exclaimed Dr. Reed, ignoring Kurogane entirely. "Know anyone by the name of Fai?"
All at once Kurogane forgot about his plight to explain the situation. "He… he's your…"
Dr. Reed nodded joyously. "My son, yes. I thought you might know each other!"
Kurogane could only stare in horror.
"Well, anyway," said Dr. Reed. "We've checked you out and you're fine, so you're free to go!" He gave one last grin and exited.
Not even bothering to check if his grandmother was still alive, Kurogane ambled out, and down the hallway. He had a sneaking suspicion that Fai had just brought him to the hospital to meet his father, and that Dr. Reed had known who he was all along. If this was the case, it meant their crazy-ass family was even more shady than he'd thought. It also meant Fai talked about him at home, which was thoroughly creepy--though not surprising.
When he rounded the corner, he saw Dr. Reed, Fai, and his weirdly tan "brother" from gym class having a not-so-quiet gathering a few yards away.
"DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT US, DUMBASS?" the brother was yelling, paying no attention to Dr. Reed's attempts to calm him.
"I did what anyone would've done," protested Fai.
"NO, YOU DID WHAT A DUMBASS WOULD'VE DONE."
Kurogane made like a ninja and attempted a silent escape, but as usual Fai sniffed him out.
"Kuro-moof!" he exclaimed, running over and leaving his brother to fume violently.
"Hey…" said Kurogane, eye twitching.
"Are you okay?" Fai asked, genuinely concerned.
"I'm fine. I was never not fine," said Kurogane. "In fact, I probably could have just gone home after the car didn't hit me. By the way, what the hell?"
"What?" said Fai innocently. "I was standing right next to you."
Kurogane snorted. "Okay, one, no you weren't. And two, that truck now has a giant dent in the side of it. So, are you radioactive or what?"
"WHAT'S THAT, DAD?" Fai yelled to Dr. Reed, who clearly hadn't said anything and looked confused. "OKAY, BE RIGHT THERE. Well, Kuro-puu, I have to go. See you Monday!" He flounced off, hair bouncing.
At that moment, Kurogane's grandmother came tottering up beside him.
"Isn't he a hot piece of ass?" she said, staring appreciatively at Fai's backside.
"Dear God…" muttered Kurogane.
*
Monday was particularly hellish: Soma wasn't in school, and they were going a field trip, which normally would have been okay if the destination wasn't a greenhouse, and the educational connection wasn't to compost.
"Fuck compost," Kurogane grumbled, prodding a small pea plant.
"Kuro-woof…" the plant whispered back. Kurogane jumped back several inches, slamming into Fai, who was the actual source of the murmur.
"Jesus Christ!" said Kurogane furiously. "Don't do that."
Fai giggled. "Sorry Kuro-puppy."
"What do you want?"
"Well." Fai sighed. "The thing is, I wanted to apologize. I'm sorry if I was too amazing for you to understand, but…" He sniffed a little. "Oh, Kuro-moo, I just can't be friends with you anymore!"
"When were we friends?" said Kurogane.
"Don't make this anymore painful than it already is!" sobbed Fai. "Our friendship can never be!"
"I don't want to be friends with you."
"I know, it's difficult. But we're just going to have to move on with our lives!"
"Seriously?"
"Goodbye… FOREVER." Fai ran away dramatically, causing every single person in the greenhouse to look over in his general direction. Kurogane quickly tried to hide himself behind a leafy fern, but it was too late.
On their way out, he spotted Fai and two of his brothers boarding another bus. Upon seeing him, Fai gave a traumatized cry and fled onto the vehicle. The tan brother seethed at Kurogane, but the silver-haired one with the glasses waved at him pleasantly. Kurogane smiled forcibly back and got on his own bus. Once seated, Tomoyo flopped down next to him.
"So, you and Fai are having relationship troubles?" she chirped.
He groaned and slammed his head against the window, feeling already that the entire school would soon be talking about him and a certain blonde.
