I have to hurry at get home, so pardon the quick hello. The Fosters will be coming on soon, and I'm far away. Well, not super super far. But far enough that I'm worried. I got to go see Noah be a jerk.

Or clear his name.

Whichever happens.

Thank you for reading!

Sorry the chapter is short.

Chapter 7

Another hour later, and suddenly, Kurogane was being pulled away by both Fai and Yuui, who instructed nobody to follow them. The girls looked at each other, but Syaoran smiled, probably thinking that Yuui knew the truth and was going to yell at him.

But instead they were laughing as they went into Fai and Kurogane's room, and Kurogane was told to stay where he was, while they vanished into the adjoining bathroom. Kurogane rolled his eyes, even though there was no one around to see, and leaned against a wall. Mokona came over, meowing up and him, and Kurogane bent down and offered it a few scratches under the chin.

He stood up quickly when the bathroom door opened, hoping they hadn't seen him. The first thing he noticed was, of course, that Fai wasn't dressed as a girl. He wasn't wearing his wig either. Both blondes were wearing Yuui's clothes, looking very much like each other. If they had see him petting Mokona, they didn't say anything. In fact, they continued to not say anything, all the way over to him.

He thought they'd finally speak once they were in front of him, but they didn't, just looking at him, waiting.

"What the hell do you want me to do?" Kurogane asked, but neither of them answered. They only wore matching smiles of silence.

"You want me to guess which one is which." It wasn't a question. They both nodded, almost in unison, and Kurogane sighed, but decided to play along. He looked between them, only for a few seconds, before pointing at the one he knew was Fai.

"That's Fai."

"Wow!" Fai chirped. "You really can tell us apart!"

"But what if it was just a guess?" Yuui asked, and Fai paused, then nodded thoughtfully. "You're right, Yuui. We'll have to be sure."

So Kurogane had to guess seven more times, before they were pacified, each time getting it right. They tried to switch it up, by changing articles of clothing, or having Yuui sound like Fai, or vice versa, but nothing worked. Kurogane was smiling smugly by the time it was over, actually having fun. It was funny to see them put so much work into trying to mess him up, only for him to shoot down their efforts in seconds.

"Yay!" Fai cheered, leaping onto Kurogane and squeezing him. "You really do love me!"

Kurogane didn't mention that he would have been able to tell them apart even if he didn't love Fai, because that was his job. To notice things. He just patted Fai on the head. Yuui smiled at their displays of affection.

"I'll go change back first." he said, going into the bathroom and leaving them alone.

Seconds after the bathroom door had shut, the bedroom door opened, with no knock of warning. There was no time to hide Fai from sight, and they simply turned and looked at whoever had come in, hearts pounding and eyes wide.

"Tomoyo sent me to ask if-" It was Sakura, who paused at getting a good look at them. "Yuui-san?" she asked, sounding confused. Fai was still dressed like a boy, but without much covering, which was probably the cause of her confusion. Or maybe it was simply because deep inside her, she could tell it wasn't Yuui, but could find no other explanation for what she was seeing.

"Y-yes?" Fai said, seeing his opening and taking it. He tried his hardest to sound like his brother. Sakura looked at him silently, blinking, before asking, "Where's Fai-lee-chan?"

And Yuui came tumbling out of the bathroom, panting, and dressed as Fai. Or, more accurately, Fai-lee.

"R-right here." he said, he too trying to sound like Fai trying to sound like a girl.

Sakura, maybe smarter than Kurogane had ever given her credit for, still didn't look fully convinced, looking between the twins like she could tell that there was something off. The three men waited, waiting for her verdict, and finally, they all sighed in relief as she smiled, and moved on.

"Tomoyo-chan wanted to know if you guys wanted to play hide and seek!"

"Hide and seek?" Kurogane scoffed. "How childish can you all get?"

And then, just to make everything ten times worse, Syaoran appeared, smiling at what Kurogane had just said, shrugging and saying, "She just said it would be fun." Everyone in the room froze again, as he looked up, and Kurogane's heart dropped to his feet as he saw the shock register on Syaoran's face as he looked at them.

"Yuui-san?" he said slowly, sounding dazed. But, to Kurogane's horror, (but ultimately not surprise) he was looking directly at the one who really was Yuui, who was currently dressed as Fai-lee. "Is that you?" And then he slowly looked at Fai, who was starting to breath quickly, looking at Kurogane and Yuui for help, backing up, like he might make a run for it.

"D-don't be silly, Syaoran-kun." Yuui said, running in front of the boy to try and keep his eyes off his brother. "I'm Fai-lee, you know that." He laughed, and the laugh was convincing enough that Syaoran paused.

"Are you feeling okay, Syaoran-kun?" Sakura asked, probably because he looked like he'd seen a ghost. And, bless the Princess' soul, it turned Syaoran's attention away from Fai and Yuui.

"Y-yeah." he said, shaking his head, like he was shaking off a feeling. "Sorry."

"Do you have a fever?" Sakura further diverted his attention away by putting her small hand on his forehead, and feeling his skin. In response, he turned bright red, and she tutted worriedly, "You're really hot!"

Kurogane had a feeling that had nothing to do with a fever, but didn't say anything. He looked at Fai and Yuui and motioned with his head for them to get to the bathroom. They didn't argue, or hesitate, darting off as quick as they could without looking suspicious. When they shut the bathroom door, it finally turned the attention back to them. Fai's voice called out, "We'll join you in a second!"

Kurogane sighed heavily, relaxing after almost a full minute of standing stiffly, looking back at Syaoran and Sakura, who were suddenly both blushing, even though he hadn't seen anything happen between them other than the fever check.

"We'll meet you outside!" Kurogane shouted, and quickly herded the kids out of the room, to where Tomoyo was waiting outside. A few minutes later, the twins joined them, Fai back in his Fai-lee outfits, and trying his hardest to not look nervous. Fortunately, Syaoran's attention was all on Sakura, who was grabbing him by the hand and pulling him away as Tomoyo started to count.

Kurogane sat out with Kotetsu for the first few rounds, watching from a distance as the group ran around. It was fun to watch, actually. Sometimes the seeker would come within inches of one of the hiders, and never know. Syaoran found everyone the fastest, no surprise there, since Kurogane had taught him half the stuff he knew. Syaoran was also the hardest to find, since he knew a lot of blending and hiding techniques.

But, after about three rounds, Fai turned and looked at him, and said, "Kuro-tan, come join us!"

He shook his head silently, but already, none of them were taking no for an answer. Fai ran over and grabbed his hand, trying to pull him over. He wasn't strong enough on his own though, so the girls joined him. He smirked, laughing at their efforts, because they still hadn't managed to budge them. After some shouting, they managed to convince Yuui to join in. Yuui came over, said, "Sorry, Kurogane-san." and started to pull.

"You're all really weak." Kurogane said after about a minute, when they still hadn't moved him an inch. Just as the words left his mouth he was suddenly pushed forward from behind, stumbling. It was only a few feet, but it was still the furthest they'd managed to get him. He looked over his shoulder, scowling at Syaoran, who know was pushing him from behind with all his might. The others cheered, and Syaoran blushed at the praise, and, unfortunately, pushed harder, clearly eager to show off his strength to Sakura. And, with his help, they slowly managed to get Kurogane standing where they usually started their games.

"Just cause I'm standing here doesn't mean I'm going to play." he told them, but nobody listened. Syaoran, who had finally been the first one found, (because Sakura was looking, and having trouble finding anyone) was already counting, and they all darted off, except for Fai, who took Kurogane's hand, looking at him pleading.

"Just once." he replied, and Fai broke into a smile, and then pulled him off. They found a spot further away, by the water, under the dock.

"He'll find us here." Kurogane said.

"He won't come this way for awhile. He'll find some of the others first."

The water crashed into the rocks they were standing on, and Fai, who had been standing closer, leaped back, squealing like a child as the cold water touched him. He bumped into Kurogane, who put his hands on his shoulders to stop him from falling. Now that the water had touched him, Fai seemed to want to play with it. Maybe because he'd missed his chance before. He went over, touching it, and letting it get his clothes wet.

"Let's get in." Fai said, looking at Kurogane.

"Why?"

But he didn't answer, and was already knee deep in the water, out in the open. Kurogane looked over his shoulder. The hide and seek spot wasn't in sight, so they were still safe for now.

"You're going to get your clothes wet."

But Fai didn't listen, stepping in further. He got up to his chest, and Kurogane opened his mouth to warn him their was a drop about an inch from there. But it was too late, and Fai disappeared under the water with a quick shout. Shaking his head, (but smiling) Kurogane waited for him to come back up, which he did, coughing up water.

"Your wig fell off." he said, and Fai turned around in the water, trying to find it. When he spotted it, he reached out and caught it, pulling it closer. Kurogane had come over, and stepped into the water with him, reaching out a hand to pull him to the shallow water. When he was closer, Fai suddenly jumped up, kissing Kurogane by surprise. When they pulled apart, Kurogane picked up the dripping wet wig and dropped onto Fai's head.

"Hurry up before they see you."

They'd already have a lot of explaining to do when the others saw their wet clothes.

We're starting to get caught up to where I'm at. Not super close, but we're getting there. Hope you like it so far! Sorry for any spelling errors or anything like that. Like I said, in a hurry.