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Here I go.
A Lonely Soul
Chapter Twelve: A Helping Hand and Her Birthday
As Fai's Birthday started to come around, Kurogane didn't know what give her. He wanted to give her something special, but he didn't know what that could be or where to look for something like that.
The Monday before Fai' birthday, it was before class began and Kurogane was waiting for Fai to finish taking care of the plants in the greenhouse.
"Hey Kurogane", called out someone. He looked to see Tomoyo coming toward him. Kurogane nodded to her.
"Have you figured out what you're going to get for Fai's birthday yet?" she asked. Kurogane sighed and shook his head no.
"Well, I know what would that be?" asked Kurogane.
"It would be this", said Tomoyo, pulling out of her backpack the stuffed black cat toy with the bell that Fai saw a few weeks ago.
"And why would that be the perfect gift for Fai?" asked Kurogane.
"When Fai was at my house awhile ago, she this toy and told me that she had one just like it when she was little", told Tomoyo.
Kurogane was surprised to hear this. He then tried to imagine when Fai was a little girl and how cute she must have been.
"Why are you giving this to me instead of giving it to her for her birthday?" asked Kurogane, looking at straight at Tomoyo.
"Well first, I have already decided what to give to Fai and second, I thought it would be better for you to give it to her since you are her boyfriend", told Tomoyo and then she asked, "Will you be giving it to her or not?"
Kurogane looked at the toy and then decided. "Sure", he said and then asked, "But what's it going to cost?"
"Oh Kurogane, it'll cost nothing. I think having Fai wear that adorable outfit when she was giving you her gift is enough. I bet she was really cute when you saw her in it", said Tomoyo, a sneaky smile on her face. Hearing this, Kurogane's mind went back to the image of Fai in that outfit and his face went slightly red. He tried to hide his blushing face and took the toy, placing it into his backpack.
When Kurogane and Fai arrived home, he went straight into his room and took the toy out of his backpack, placing it on his desk.
He left to his room and quietly went downstairs to his mother. Finding his mother in the kitchen starting in dinner, he asked, "Hey mother, where is some wrapping paper I can use?"
Sayuri turned to him and asked, "Why would you need wrapping paper?"
"It's just that I…I need it for", stuttered Kurogane.
Sayuri stopped him and said, "You need to wrap Fai's present, right." Kurogane nodded.
"Bring the gift down here and I'll help", told Sayuri. Kurogane nodded and went back upstairs.
When he came back with the toy, Sayuri had some light blue wrapping paper, a white ribbon, a small cardboard box, tape, and scissors.
Sayuri looked at the toy and said, "That is such a cute toy. I can't imagine you getting it though."
"Tomoyo gave it to me to give to Fai", told Kurogane.
"Well, that is nice of her", said Sayuri.
They finished wrapping the gift and Kurogane placed it in his room, hiding it under her bed.
When it was finally Fai's birthday, Kurogane and Fai were head to school. While walking to school, Kurogane kept holding her close to him and Fai didn't mind at all.
When it was lunch, Tomoyo, Sakura, and Syaoran gave their gifts to Fai. She had received a pretty silver charm bracelet with little silver charms. The charms were of a kitten, a puppy, a pony, a bird, and a turtle. From Syaoran, she receives a book on gardening.
When she was about the gift from Tomoyo, she was stopped.
"Don't open it now. Open it when you get home", told Tomoyo. Fai nodded.
When they returned home, Kurogane and Fai go to their rooms. Kurogane went to get Fai's present from him and Fai went to open the gift from Tomoyo.
When Fai saw the gift, she is so surprised by how beautiful it is. A sudden knock come at the door and Fai hid the gift back into the box which it was in.
"Come in", she called out. Kurogane entered the room with the wrapped gift in his hand.
"I just came to give you your birthday gift. I hope you like it", said Kurogane, handing the gift to Fai.
Fai took the gift and set on her bed, opening the gift. As soon as she opened the cardboard box, she was shocked once she saw the gift. She took the black cat out of the box.
"You don't have to like it. Tomoyo said to give it to you and my mother helped wrap it up. I can give it back to Tomoyo if you like it", said Kurogane, not looking at Fai.
Tears started to form in Fai's eyes, but not tears of sadness, but tears of happiness. She stood up and hugged Kurogane, placing her arms around him.
"Thank you, Kurogane. I love it", said Fai, crying into his chest. Kurogane looked down at her and smiled, stroking her hair softly.
That night, Kurogane stayed with Fai. She laid her head on his chest, her arms wrapped around the black cat. She fell asleep with a smile on her face. Kurogane watched her as she fell asleep, stroking her cheeks softly. He then kissed her on the top of her head and went to sleep.