10th Day of Christmas
Theme: Thanks, I think...
A cold wind blew him through the door. Kurogane stomped the worst of the crusty snow off his feet, juggling the stack of wood into one arm so that he could see his feet in order to pry his shoes off. The house was remarkably silent - he'd left close to an hour ago to gather firewood. The temperatures were starting to plummet and the house would be icy by morning if they didn't keep the fire stoked.
All of the lights were off, and the living room was lit by only by the flickering light of the fire. Kurogane dumped the wood on the floor, pausing when a small plate caught his eye.
A piece of chocolate sat in the dead center of the plate with a little slip of paper with his name written on it. No amount of glaring at the chocolate changed its appearance. Fai should have known better by now than to make him sweets, but all of his growling and threats had done little to dissuade Fai from stuffing chocolate into Kurogane's mouth at every opportunity.
Strange though, the sweet smell that normally accompanied Fai's confectionary creations was absent. Even when he leaned right up close to it, he could only make out the slightest whiff of bitter chocolate with something else underneath it that he felt he should recognize.
The mage was upstairs and sound asleep if the complete lack of sound was any indication, and Kurogane was hungry and cold. He snagged the chocolate and took a tentative bite on the corner.
Mostly tasted like chocolate, but underneath was the same strange hint of something else that he'd smelt. He stretched his hand out in front of him, peering closely at it and looking for any alterations.
Drugs would not have surprised him.
"Tea." Fai was leaning on the back of the couch, a soft smile playing around his lips. "Its just tea and dark chocolate, Kuro-tan. I know you don't like sweets."
He didn't usually, but this was...passable. Kurogane stuffed the rest into his mouth - he was hungry, damn it - and pushed past Fai towards the stairs. He didn't have to turn around to feel accomplished smile Fai was aiming in his direction.