It is a glorious day, no? I FINALLY got another chapter out! Can you believe it? I'll give you the explanation later, when I upload more (seriously) because I am literally two hours away from my internship!
Part Fourteen : Train Time : Fai POV
It's the day after Christmas, and all through the hotel, not a creature was stirring, except for Kuro and I, who were hastily trying to get together all of out belongings to leave with. We probably had a little too much fun Christmas night with our bath and make out conversations, and as a result, we overslept. Even though we might miss our train as a result, I wouldn't take our Christmas back for anything in the world.
Kurogane proved a lot to me yesterday. First, that he was willing to protect me. The way he stayed behind in my parent's house showed me the kinds of risks he was willing to take for me. Wh both know what would have happened if my father had found him. One of them probably would be dead right now. I'm glad they're both safe. Even though I am still appalled at my father's behavior, he is still my father. I hope that in time, he will come to accept his gay son.
Kurogane also proved to me that he was willing to play along with my little games. When I had bought him that costume (unaware how poorly it would fit) I half expected him to refuse to wear it, claim it was too idiotic or something like that. He actually looked very sexy in spandex, and I'm glad I was able to see him like that! I thought it was very sweet of him to wear that for me even though he wouldn't let me dominate him. Maybe some day.
I also thought it was romantic the way we were able to take a sexless bath together. That was a test. I wanted to see just how much of a horn dog he was and how good he was at keeping his promises. Even when I tried provoking him with a make out session in the tub, he still kept his promise not to try to have his way with me. Even I wanted it. Secretly, I wanted him to pin me down and hump the living day-lights out of me. Unbeknownst to him, I was eying his lower half, longing to get a taste of that big meat. But I promised myself that I would wait until I was with a man who had committed himself to me through marriage. When I was in my teens going to high school, I saw so many pregnant girls who thought their boyfriends would stick by them. They were all stunned with the realization that he wasn't going to be there, and I was not going to let that happen to me. Kurogane respected my preventive choice, and I loved him for it.
Kurogane was also very thoughtful with his gifts. I have mentioned ever since we got together that I love The Sound of Music, but I never imagined he would actually go through the trouble of getting me tickets, especially considering he barely had enough got this trip. The little money he gets from the military and my paycheck from my part time job, even combined, do not allow us to have many luxuries. But somehow, Kurogane pulled this off, and I was not going to ask questions. I'm too ecstatic! Kurogane can be brutal, but he makes up for it with how much he cares for me and the ways that he shows his feelings. He's like one of the chocolates he gave me yesterday. Hard on the outside, but once you get past that, all there is, is a big, sweet center. It doesn't come out this strongly, this often but when it does, it makes me feel like I'm his world.
"Come on, idiot! We're late!" he reminded me for the thousandth time. I understood his concern, since our train tickets had drained both of our packets, but I was doing my best to rush. He probably just needed someone to take out his frustration on.
As we rushed out of the hotel after making a hasty check-out, I began to regret having Kurogane steal from my parent's refrigerator. The food was really weighing him down, and though I offered to help carry some, he wouldn't accept my help. He said it would be quicker if I just carried my belongings and nothing else.
We approached the station at a run with only seconds left until the train would pull out from the station.
"Wait! Stop!" Kurogane yelled, trying to ensure we would make it.
We hopped onto the train, after Kurogane accidentally dropped one of our bags of food, and we hurried to find seats just as the train began to move.
Unfortunately for us, the only seats left were far apart from each other. Kurogane grumbled that he would talk to me later and sat next to a man who had already fallen asleep. The spot I chose was next to a young girl with short, brown hair wearing a big sun hat, seemingly lonely. I decided I would make conversation.
"Hello," I said rather cheerfully, even though I was still panting from all of the running we had just done.
"Oh, hello," she replied in a small voice.
"I'm Fai. What's your name?"
"Sakura," she said. "Are you traveling alone, Fai-san?"
"No, I'm here with my boyfriend. We're going back to Nihon. We overslept and almost missed the train! Kuro-puu is right back there." I turned around and pointed him out, but he was looking the other way. "Are you traveling alone?"
Sakura nodded. "I'm actually going to Nihon as well to live with my boyfriend."
"Aww, how nice!"
"Mhmm… but I'm a little nervous about it. I've never been so far away from home before," she said a little sadly.
"You'll be with someone who loves you though, won't you?"
"Yeah." She blushed a bit.
"Then you won't be alone, and you'll be happy with him. My home is wherever my Kuro-puu is."
Sakura smiled at me. "That's really sweet! You must really love him. How long have you two been together, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Well, only about three months, but we have been through some things that have made our relationship stronger in that short amount of time."
She was really cautious about asking me anything too personal, but Sakura was very easy to talk to so I told her everything she wanted to know and more. I told her about Ashura, my lowly ex boyfriend who almost violated me in front of Kurogane and how I was saved from that horrible "relationship". One that I couldn't get out of myself because I was too happy about having a boyfriend at all to realize that I would have been treated much better with another man, and that Kurogane was that man.
Sakura was incredibly sympathetic, even though it was months ago that the terrible event occurred. I could feel her passionate and genuine concern and I was drawn even closer to her. So close that I was also able to tell her about out most recent adventure coming out of that closet door to my parents. It was a very difficult journey, one that I almost lost the man that I love over, but Kurogane wouldn't go down without a fight. It felt nice to be wanted so much by one person, and it felt even better to return that affection and make Kurogane as happy as I could.
When I had told her most of what there was to tell about Kuro and I and our relationship. I asked her a few questions about herself.
"So, what about you and Shogon?"
"His name is Syaoran."
"Oh, sorry, sorry! Syaoran."
At least she didn't seem upset when I messed up the name of the love of her life. Nothing seemed to upset her very much at all and she really did think that Syaoran was the love of her life. They had such an adorable story. Ever since they were just five years old, they had been the best of friends, inseparable, even when Sakura had her horrible accident. She didn't know what had happened to her, because Syaoran never had the heart to tell her, but it must have been gruesome because she had a horrible sort of amnesia.
For the longest time, she had no clue what anything was, not her old favourite things, not herself, not Syaoran. Oh, that was the worst part. It had been five years since the accident, and she still had no memories of her childhood that included Syaoran. It was horrible to discover that the twisted change of fate had befallen the poor, innocent girl all because of an accident she doesn't even remember. What made it all so touching was the obvious effort that had gone into even getting her this far. According to Sakura, from the moment she had awoken, Syaoran had been there, by her side, taking care of her and doing everything he could possibly do to get her memories back. She said he didn't like that she wasn't able to recall anything about him, but that didn't stop him from wanting to create new memories with her and stay her best friend for the rest of eternity, whether she remembered him or not.
I really wanted to meet this kid. He seemed so kind-hearted, so benevolent, so loving! To stay with someone who didn't even remember who he was. I briefly wondered, if Kurogane and I were in that situation, would he do the same thing for me? They had known each other for much longer, so they had more of a history, but I felt confident telling myself that Kurogane would readily be there to help me remember who I was.
Sakura and I had that in common, boyfriends who would do anything for us. Sakura had committed herself to Syaoran and only Syaoran for that reason. She told me that she knew she was young, but she would never love another like she loved Syaoran. She blushed as she revealed these things to me, but let me know that though she could be shy about her feelings, they were very real and very strong.
Time flew by as we continued to talk once we got off the subject of relationships. We had a funny little talk about where we would go if we owned our own train. I also found out that Syaoran was also going into the military next year after he turned eighteen. Perhaps he and Kurogane would serve in combat together. Wouldn't that be a coincidence?
Before we knew it, it was time to go to sleep. Kurogane had already taken two naps, he told me when he came over to see me. After introducing Kurogane to Sakura, she offered to go sleep on a cot so that Kurogane and I could sit next to each other for the night. It was quite kind of her and we took her up on her offer.
"Good night," she said to us.
"Good night!" we both said back.
I could tell that Kurogane missed me by the way he took me into his lap and held me close to his chest. He gave me a kiss.
"Good night."
"Good night, love."
Kurogane smiled and gave me another kiss and then left me alone so I could fall asleep.
~v.v~
"Wake up, we're almost home," I heard as I was lightly nudged out of sleep. Kurogane's voice alone was almost enough to wake me up, but this time I decided to keep my eyes closed. As a result, my neck was met with Kurogane's lips gently pressed against it. At first, it was just a light kiss, but then it became a little more. Kurogane began to suck my neck so slightly it was like he was and wasn't at the same time. It was weird, but sexy, especially when he began moaning in the same manner he was sucking, so quietly I wasn't even sure my ears were hearing correctly.
That got me to wake up. I opened my eyes, but Kurogane couldn't see that. Since I was facing away from everyone else on the train, I felt safe doing this. My hand crept from where it already was, on his abs, and up to his pecs. He knew, I'm sure, because his sucking became a little more noticeable, as did his moans. My fingers found his nipple through his shirt and ghosted over it for a few seconds before actually, but barely, touching it. I would have rather just pinched him and got it over with, but I was going to tease him the way he was teasing me.
It didn't take long for me to discover that he was especially sensitive there. And I thought it set me off. It turned Kuro on so much he had to bite my neck in order to keep from letting out one of his gutteral Kuro-moans. I smiled and continued having fun with him, fighting back my own moans when he began to rub up and down my thigh, barely of course.
It was a good thing that Sakura called my name before coming over to see me. Kurogane and I pulled away from each other instantly. I stayed on his lap, but we tried to get rid of any traces of our activities. Kurogane wiped my neck and straightened himself up. I assume he also tried to get rid of his turned-on face.
"Good morning, Fai-san. Good morning, Kuro-puu," she said to us.
"What?" Kurogane said in disbelief.
"What?" she asked, backing away slightly.
Kurogane gave me an angry look, which I returned with a sheepish one. Then she caught on.
"Sorry! I thought that was your name!"
"It's not," Kurogane told her, glaring daggers at me as I tried not to giggle out loud. "It's Kurogane."
"Kurogane-san. Right. Sorry."
"It's not your fault." He still hadn't taken his eyes off of me. I finally had to let my laughter out. I turned around in his lap so I wouldn't have to face him and heard him moan.
"I suppose you came back for your seat?" I asked her.
"Well, yes, but if you two are not ready to get up, then I do not mind waiting."
"No, I'll get up."
"Kurogane gave me a low growl, one I hoped Sakura couldn't hear, and held me closer to him. I could tell he was trying to give me some kind of inconspicuous signal not to let her sit down yet, so I hastily tried to think of something to negate what I previously said about getting up.
"Actually, could you give Kuro and I one more moment alone? I need to ask him a private question."
"Oh, alright. I'll come back in a few minutes." And with that, she left. I couldn't tell if the look on her face was one of sadness or not. I felt Kurogane's group lessen.
"What is it, Kuro? Why did you make me do that?" I asked, a little annoyed. "Now she probably thinks we're talking about her, especially if she heard your growling."
Kurogane began to answer, but then could only moan when I turned back around to face him again. I felt a bump. I finally understood, but I decided to make it seem like I still had no idea what was going on.
I turned some more so I was facing away from the other passengers and toward the window. While doing so, I made every effort to have my butt slide lightly across the lump in Kurogane's pants. I couldn't hide my snickering as he willed himself to keep quiet. He had caught onto what I was doing and he was not happy.
"Quit, idiot…" he said sharply.
"Quit what, Kuro-puu?" I had my mawkish, innocent voice on. The one I spoke with when I knew I was ruffling his feathers. I put my hand down in his lap, pretending like I wasn't almost touching a very sensitive part of him.
"Stop!" He removed my hand, gripping it tight. I could tell he was upset because I was making his little big problem worse and because we couldn't continue to be naughty anymore.
"Ohhh, I see! I turned Kuro-puu on!" I said, looking down at him, with a smirk I made sure he could see.
"Shut it, idiot. No one on the train needs to know about it!" he shot back grumpily, but quietly.
Sakura came back, and Kurogane still had a boner. I wasn't going to stall for him again so without even giving him a warning, I got up. Kurogane immediately covered his very apparent lump, stood up, and mumbled something about going to the bathroom as he dashed to the other end of the train. I don't think Sakura saw.
We both began to gather our things since the train was almost at the Nihon station.
"How did you sleep, Sakura?"
"Fine. The cots were actually quite comfortable!"
"That's nice. Maybe I'll try sleeping on one if I ever ride the train again. Although, I don't think it would be able to support the body weight of two people."
"Oh, you and Kurogane-san?"
"Hehe, yeah. Kuro-puu always likes to have his sleeping buddy."
"I wonder if Syaoran-kun and I will sleep in the same bed…." I think she said that more to herself than to me. I responded anyway.
"I don't see why not. You two are very close and from what I've heard, he does not seem like the kind of guy who would take advantage of you."
She nodded as the train began to slow. Everyone stood up with the carry-on bags they had brought. I think Kurogane and I were the only ones who had a suitcase on board because we were so late.
"I'm going to go make sure all of our things make it off the train. I'll say goodbye once we get off."
Sakura nodded again and I began to make my way to the back of the train car. Kurogane wasn't there, so I figured he was still in the bathroom. I hope he wasn't being too loud in there…. I laughed to myself.
I let everyone else exit before I tried to get the possessions and food Kurogane was carrying out of the train. I had to take a second trip to get the things that I was carrying off too, and still no Kurogane. I asked Sakura if she would watch our things while I went inside to get Kurogane. I was worried about the train taking off with him inside, and momentarily forgot the reason he had gone to the bathroom in the first place.
"Ahhh, fuck!" he yelled when I half-way opened the door.
"Ahhh!" I yelled back.
"Shut the damn door, you moron!"
"Kuro-puu, what are you doing in there?" I asked, even though I knew. "Taking a Kuro-poo?" I added with a small laugh.
"You know damn well what I'm doing in here! Now leave me the hell alone!"
I would have offered to help the process go faster, but we were in public.
It took ten minutes of waiting outside with Sakura for Kurogane to finally emerge. I had to tell her that he had to take a number two. I couldn't tell her what he was actually doing. She was too innocent of a girl.
"Will I ever see you again, Fai-san?"
"Of course! We live in the same area now! Maybe you and I can watch Kuro's fencing tournaments together?"
"That sounds delightful!"
"Here's our address. We both stay in the same dormitory room." I wrote it down on a napkin for her.
"Thank you, Fai-san!" She gave me a hug. She gave Kurogane a bow. "It was nice to meet you both, but I must be off! I have a cab waiting for me. I won't forget to write!"
And with that, she was gone.
"I suppose we should go home too, eh Kuro-puu?"
"Yeah..." he growled with a glare at me. "I hope you know I'm not done with you yet."
I guess Kuro will get back at Fai for all that embarrassment... But how? I'll have to think of something... I'm really, really sorry I haven't updated anything in five months. I hope, even though I have an internship, this summer will be better!