The next morning Kurogane went to class and was bored for most of them, he'd already learned some of the stuff at his old school, he still felt that slight feeling that he'd done wrong but it was much less intense, still he was determined to ignore both Fai and Ashura today but that choice was taken from him when Ashura decided to approach him. It happened at the end of class and he was about to go to lunch. He looked up as Ashura came closer and tensed up a little. Ashura had that dangerous smile again. Ashura stopped at his desk
"Hello Kurogane."
Kurogane nodded in greeting but didn't speak. Ashura smiled a little wider
"I was wondering if you'd have a chat with me."
Kurogane eyed him wearily for a moment before nodding and following him from the room. They stopped in an empty hallway and Ashura turned to him
"I've noticed that you seem to have taken an interest in Fai and I was wondering why."
Kurogane blinked, he hadn't expected that question. He shrugged
"He's just a weird guy I guess."
Ashura nodded
"Do you plan to try to make contact with him in any way?"
Kurogane shook his head
"He's none of my business so why would I?"
Ashura seemed pleased with that
"Thank you for talking with me, that's all I wanted to know."
He gave Kurogane that same smile then left. Kurogane blinked after him then shook his head, that guy was weird and creepy. He wondered why it was so important for Ashura that nobody talked to Fai. He shook his head and decided it wasn't his business. He headed for lunch and met up with Sakura and Syaoran who asked why he was late
"I had a talk with that Ashura guy."
He explained and Sakura's eyes widened
"What did he want?"
Kurogane just shrugged
"Seemed to think I was interested in Fai. I told him I wasn't, he seemed happy about it at least. Still the guy's fucking creepy."
Sakura relaxed a little and they went about lunch like usual. Kurogane felt better somehow, like nothing was ever wrong, right up until he saw Ashura dragging Fai out of the room and the look on both their faces. Fai was obviously holding back tears and Ashura looked angry. He could see the claw like grip Ashura had on Fai's arm from here. Sakura followed his gaze and her face fell, she looked at Syouran who looked sad as well. Kurogane looked back at them
"Did they have a fight or something?"
Sakura nodded hesitantly
"Something like that... But it's none of our business."
She ended quickly and Syaoran put a hand on her shoulder. Kurogane gave them both looks but couldn't decide why they were acting so strange, he felt that sense of foreboding again. He slowly went back to his lunch and so did Sakura and Syaoran then they went to class.
In sixth period the teacher asked him to go get some supplies from the closet near the lunch room so he nodded and left the room. He unlocked the door and turned on the outside light switch but when the door opened he forgot all about supplies. He was looking down at Fai's tear-stained face.
~~~ Pov Change ~~~
Fai woke up feeling terrible, again, Ashura was gone already but that didn't matter, he usually was. He took a quick shower and went to breakfast. He sat down and gave Ashura a smile
"Good morning Ashura."
He said, his voice was a little scratchy from last night. Ashura smiled "Good morning Fai. Did you sleep well?"
Fai nodded and began to eat. They talked about a few things before classes started and they went their separate ways. Fai went through first period fine but then second period came around and he remembered, he had a test today, he hadn't been able to study for it once. He silently prayed that he didn't fail it and when the teacher passed it out he tried to do his best. When the teacher passed them back at the end of class he nearly cried. He'd gotten a D. Ashura was going to kill him. He shook a little as he went to third period. He had the next 2 to worry about Ashura's reaction.
He didn't have any more tests but he barely managed to take notes for the day. When he went to lunch he was surprised and a little relieved that Ashura was late, it gave him more time to prepare himself after all. When Ashura finally got there he knew right away that something was wrong. All he'd had to do was take a look at Fai's face
"What's wrong Fai?"
He asked, he actually looked a little concerned, meaning he was actually in a better mood than he had been, meaning Fai was about to ruin his good mood. Fai silently took his test from his bag and handed it to Ashura with shaky hands. Ahsura took it. He read it and when he saw the grade he put it down on the table and closed his eyes. He looked really angry
"Explain Fai."
He said sharply. Fai trembled
"I.. I forgot and I didn't have time to study. It won't happen again Ashura, I promise. I'm so sorry Ashura."
He was holding back tears and Ashura sighed and grabbed his arm. It hurt. Fai whimpered a little as Ashura began to drag him from the room, he knew what was coming. Ashura couldn't stand anything less than perfect grades and Fai had gotten a D. Ashura dragged him to a small closet in the hallway and threw him inside. Fai heard the door lock with a click and Ashura's voice rang through
"I'll be back after class Fai. We'll be having a talk again today, until then stay in here."
Fai could hear Ashura's footsteps walking away and then where he was hit him. He was in a closet, a very cramped and small closet. It was dark and stuffy and he couldn't breath. He buried his face in his knees and cried. It felt like the walls were closing in, like he couldn't breath. He hoped classes ended soon. After what felt like years he heard the door click and the lights came on. He shakily sat up and waited for Ashura to open the door. The door opened and he looked up but the face he saw wasn't Ashura's, he was looking up at Kurogane's surprised face.