Chapter Eight
Confrontation
MUAHAHA! The angst continues! Or does this count as angst? More like confusing-ness. Fai just walked in at the wrong moment… Well, this is all gonna get sorted out soon. Fai's POV.
Within the following day, I almost mentioned the scene I'd had the displeasure to witness between Kurogane and Kaida a total of eight times. But every time I opened my mouth to yell at Kurogane about it, I realized that he didn't know I had seen it. And then I closed my mouth, feeling a little like I looked similar to a fish. Which would be kind of strange.
I hadn't spoken to Kaida in quite a while, so I was surprised when she walked into my room all of a sudden. Then again, I was also surprised because I didn't see or hear her as she did. For someone who was so klutzy, she could move as quietly as a ninja sometimes. I didn't notice her presence until she sat down on my bed right behind me. "Hey," she said quietly. "You've been practically silent these days."
"Have I?" I asked. I didn't even have the strength to plaster on that mask of a smile that I still wore on occasion.
"Yeah," she said. "I missed the flirty, cute side of you."
"Sorry," I said, but I didn't really mean it.
"So what's wrong?" she asked, inching closer to me. I turned away from her. There was nothing that I wanted more than just to tell her what I had seen and I didn't even care if she knew. And so I figured that I should. I mean, if she or Kurogane had thought that no one would see, they had just underestimated me. It was their fault.
"I saw… you and Kurogane… were you...?" I couldn't even finish my question. She turned bright red as I mentioned it, and for a fleeting second, I thought I was correct.
"No!" she almost shouted. "No way! You've got it all wrong! Entirely!"
I arched one of my eyebrows. "That was sure what it looked like," I said. She shook her head.
"You know how messy my room is! He tripped over something and kind of… fell over… in a very awkward position," she said, her cheeks turning redder and redder by the second.
My mind clicked and my heart soared. He tripped? He tripped? So Kurogane was not out to romance my crush, and Kaida was not falling for my best friend! (A/N: And also, apparently, Kurogane can have klutzy moments too.) And at that moment, I felt happier than I had in a long time. It seemed as though everything would turn out right.
I hugged Kaida tightly. I could feel her tense the very instant I touched her, but I kept hugging her anyway. And as I buried my face in her brown hair, I could feel her muscles relax a little. Then she hugged me back. "Great to have you normal again, Fai," she sighed. I could barely hear her, because her face was pressed against my shoulder.
"Great to be normal, come to think of it," I replied.
"So, has your life been sorted out yet?" Kurogane asked. I looked up and released Kaida, to find him standing near the door.
"Eavesdropper!" I shouted accusingly, and stood, dashing over to hug him also. "Sorry I was so mad at you lately," I said quietly.
"Fai…" he said.
"Hm?"
"GET OFF!" Kurogane roared, and I darted backwards, tripped over my own foot, and fell onto the bed again, laughing maniacally. Kaida giggled, and even Kurogane smirked a little. I sighed happily and closed my eyes.
"I love it here."
And so it is all sorted out! Phew! I've had a request to actually mention Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona in this fanfic, so I will! (SPOILER ALERT) Since after the series, Syaoran, Kurogane, and Fai start off on another journey, Syaoran will be showing up soon. (END SPOILERS) So where has Syaoran been the entire time? He's staying with a man who works for a historical society, trying to figure something history-like out again. However, this man only had enough room in his house for one other person, so he suggested that Fai and Kuro stay with Kaida.
