Author: Enonyymi and Punainenpuolukka.
Warnings: Contains male/male.
Disclaimer: We do not own Tsubasa. All the characters mentioned within are property of CLAMP.
"What is it now?" Kurogane asked irritatedly. He stood outside on the snowy yard, wearing his black wintercoat, a long red scarf – which Fay had knitted for him – and some warm mittens.
Fay was crouched on the ground and scooped up some snow in his hands, making a little snowball. Small snowflakes fell on his light hair and his white coat almost camouflaged him among the snow.
Also warmly dressed Syaoran and Sakura were a few meters away from them and they had just started making a huge thing out of snow, which looked distantly like Mokona. Mokona itself was hopping around the snowcreature and at same time sang one of it's silly songs. Something about snow and a pissed-off Kuro-daddy.
"I hoped that you would join us and play in the snow, Kuro-run. Look at the children, they're having so much fun!" Fay said with a wide smile on his face and pointed at the laughing Sakura and smiling Syaoran. Kurogane turned his back on Fay and headed towards the house.
"I'm going back inside, it's cold," Kurogane snarled. He wouldn't stay in the freezing yard for any longer than needed.
"Oh, there's one thing I forgot to mention too," Fay said with a serious tone, which made Kurogane stop. He turned to look at the mage, but then his sight was completely covered by a big snowball that hit him right in the face. Fay laughed at Kurogane's wet and snow-filled face.
"Hyuu, bull's eye!"
Kurogane's face had a deadly look and he took one step towards the giggling blonde. Fay saw how Kurogane clenched his teeth together and pressed his hand into a fist.
"I'm gonna fuckin' kill you!" he roared.
"Ah, Kuro-sama got mad!" Fay laughed and ran away from the rage-filled ninja, who had an intent to kill.
Sakura and Syaoran watched the running couple and among each other and they silently decided not to get in Kurogane's way, but Mokona was already cheering Fay along:
"Run, run, run Fay-mommy or angry Kuro-daddy will catch you!"
"Shut up, you white manju!" Kurogane chased Fay around the courtyard and screamed to Mokona. "Or else I'll finish you off too, right after I've dealt with this idiot!"
"Scary!" Fay and Mokona shouted in unison.
After a while of storming around the yard like a pair of mad chicken, Kurogane realized that he could throw the mage with snow and maybe even manage to stop him that way. Nor would it mind him if Fay would get a little, or a bit more than little, soaked with snow at the same time.
He grabbed as much snow in his hands as he could and started to throw it at the still too amused blonde. Fay dodged the attacks fairly well, getting just a little snow on him but unfortunately, Sakura and Syaoran were not so lucky. Syaoran got splashed with a handful of snow that fell right under his coat and Sakura just happened to crouch before the snow hit her. Mokona was too mesmerized with the snow Mokona that it didn't get hit at all. The three hid behind the bigger Mokona.
"Sakura-hime, please stay behind me. The snow is cold, you might fall ill if you get hit."
"All right, Syaoran-kun! Are you okay, Moko-chan?"
"Mokona's a-okay! I wonder which one is going to win, Kuro-rin or Fay!"
Fay turned to look Kurogane who was still running behind him. "Should we stop already, Kuro-chan? I'm getting a bit tired..."
"The hell I'll stop before I've caught you!" Kurogane growled and sprinted at Fay. He only smiled at the ninja deviously but then he trampled on a small rock and fell on his stomach on the soft, snowy ground. Fumph.
Kurogane rushed to him and held him still on the ground with a victorious look on his face.
"I got you now, mage!" Kurogane snatched some snow and stuffed it all into Fay's hood. The smaller man squirmed under him.
"Wah! It's so cold, Kuro-pon!"
"Well, you begged for this!"
Kurogane didn't spare any snow and soon Fay was completely covered in this white substance. He had turned Fay on his back and rubbed some snow on his stomach too.
Kurogane grinned exultantly and lifted his gaze to Fay's face. The blonde's hair was ruffled, all across his face and some little snowflakes were on them, there was a light blush on his cheeks and he panted loudly, trying desperately to catch his breath.
This sight was something that Kurogane preferred not see just right now, with the kids just next to them and while he and Fay were on top of each other. The ninja managed to not blush and grabbed Fay's arm, lifting him up.
To avoid being caught in the middle of Kurogane's and Fay's snowball fight Sakura, Syaoran and Mokona had already gone inside and they were shouting at the open door.
"Fay-san, Kurogane-san, please come inside!"
"I made a cup of hot chocolate for you both," Sakura called out gently and wawed to them. The smile on her face was so sweet, she must've loved this day.
Kurogane was still standing with Fay in the middle of the courtyard. Fay turned to look at Kurogane and whispered:
"Well, shall we go then, Kuro-tan?"
It was about twelve o'clock as Kurogane snuck into the bathroom. He placed his towel on the towelrack and opened the tap, letting the bathtub fill with warm water. After it was full enough, he stepped in and enjoyed the warmth of water and the peace and silence he had right now. No noise, no disturbance, no white damn manju and especially no ma-
The door opened quickly and someone stepped into the room. The steam that had risen in the bathroom air, blurred pretty much everything, but then Kurogane saw them. Those two blue eyes.
Fay walked up to the tub, stark naked and got in the same bath with Kurogane. Kurogane turned bright red and tried to inch as far as he could from the blonde. Fay just smiled at him and laughed at his shocked expression.
"What the fuck are you doing here?!" Kurogane asked. "This is my bathtime!"
"I'm simply saving water and money, Kuro-han. It's more practical for us to bathe together, right?"
Kurogane couldn't refuse. It was true, this way they could save both water and money but the only thing that he couldn't save though, was Kurogane's peace and quiet. Those two had been kissed goodbye as soon as Fay had got in, now Kurogane could never relax.
Kurogane thanked every god that he could remember for the mist being so thick that it was impossible to see under the water.
Fay nudged a bit closer to Kurogane. "I can wash your back if you'd like."
"I'd like for you to leave, right now!"
"Oh, don't be so cruel, Kuro-chan! Isn't it much nicer to bathe here together, hmm?"
The water made a little splishing sound. Then there was a squeek. Squeek queek.
"Or should I say it's nicer for us three?" Fay laughed. Kurogane watched Fay as he played with a little yellow rubberduck and poked it around.
Another squeek. That was it, Kurogane snapped and threw the squeky yellow thing almost through the bathroom wall. Even the mage was better in the tub than the duck.
"Ah, Kuro-rin, you shouldn't throw it around like that, it might break," Fay said and started to get up so that he could get the duck back. As soon as Fay's bottom was about to get uncovered by the mist, Kurogane grabbed his arm and pulled.
Fay ended up falling back into the tub and he landed straight in Kurogane's lap.
"Auch, you could have just said if you want me to stay, Kuro-pon..."
"Shut up and get out of my lap!"
Fay inched closer to him, leaning his head to the ninja's chest.
"You're so soft. Just like a warm pillow... I... So sleepy..."
"Oi, mage! I'm not a pillow, you hear me?" Kurogane stroked Fay's hair. "Mage?"
No answer.
"Oi, idiot!" Kurogane grunted. "Oi, did you fall asleep? No. Shit."
Kurogane held the sleeping blonde in his arms, he didn't want to stay in the bath but neither did he want to move the blonde. Fay was sleeping quite contently and Kurogane heard Fay's steady breathing.
"Don't sleep there, idiot! Oi..."
A/N: Thanks for reading the tenth chapter of the Tsubasa Advent Calendar!
Punainenpuolukka: Thank you for reading today's lovely chapter, which was written by Enonyymi. Today's theme was 'Snowball fight' and not 'Bathtime fun', even though it very much sounded like it.
Enonyymi: Hahahaa. Well, I wanted to write a chapter with bathing in it, but it didn't really fit any other of our themes, so... Besides, isn't it quite usual to warm up in a bath after a cold day?
Punainenpuolukka: Not in here.
Enonyymi: Well, I would bathe after that - if I had a bathtub, that is.
Punainenpuolukka: But it's quicker if you take a shower.
Enonyymi: That's true, but... a bath is so much relaxing than a shower! Punainenpuolukka: Enonyymi: Punainenpuolukka: