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As the boys walked in they were met by two little girls. One had long blue ponytails and the other had short pink hair and both were smiling broadly at them.
"Welcome," the girls said in unison, then they saw Watanuki, "Watanuki we missed you!" They both ran forward to hug him.
He patted their heads, laughing, "I missed you too, Maro, Moro."
"He missed us, he missed us," they sang, dancing around the entryway.
"Who are they?" Kurogane asked Doumeki.
"Maro and Moro. They sort of work for Yuko."
Then the girls noticed Fai.
"You are very powerful," the girls said together, "but very kind. We will be your friends."
The girls then began to dance around Fai singing, "Friends, friends, friends."
Fai laughed.
"So are we going to get to meet this witch or not?" Kurogane asked after Fai joined in on the third chorus of 'Friends'.
The girls stopped singing, "We'll take you to mistress. Follow us."
Maro and Moro led the group to a pair of double doors. Inside they could hear Sakura's musical voice as she explained why they were so late. The girls, smiling kindly, opened the doors to revel the sight beyond.
The room was furnished with a couch, some chairs and a table. The table was set with a teapot, teacups and a bottle of sake. On the couch sat a very beautiful woman. She was pale with mature, graceful features. Her hair was jet black and fell to her knees and she was wearing a red kimono that hugged her very curvy figure. Smoke filled the room, the source of wich was the long pipe held by the woman.
"Hello my dears, I trust these children treated you well and that they weren't too much trouble," Said the witch.
"Not at all ms. Yuko," Fai replied quickly.
"Please, there's no need to be so formal! Call me Yuko. Thirsty?" She asked, grabbing the bottle and a glass.
"Yes, thank you ," Fai said, accepting the glass of sake with a smile.
"Don't you dare drink that, you're underage!" Kurogane yelled at the same time Watanuki burst out.
"Yuko! You can't offer that stuff to a minor!"
"Oh it's just a bit," Yuko said.
"Yeah Kuro-Puu, lighten up," Fai grinned, sipping his drink happily, "mmmm…this is delicious! You should try some Kuro-goody!"
"No way," Kurogane shook his head, "If you want to be a dumb ass and break the law, fine but don't drag me into your little criminal activitys."
"Awww, you're no fun Kuro-chii!"
"Well anyway, down to business," Yuko said seriously, "I'm very sorry to say this but you two aren't going to have any time to train before getting to work. You'll just have to learn as you go, and the others can help you, of course."
"Are you serious? You're not going to train us at all? Look lady I don't know about him, but I'm new to all this supernatural shit!" Kurogane burst out.
Yuko gave him an icy look that sent a shiver down his spine, "Kurogane, do you think I would like to send you out there in your current state? Of course I don't! While I have confidence that Fai could deal with the situation, you, as you so delicately put it, are completely new to this world. In fact one could almost call you supernaturally retarded. But the situation has deteriorated beyond what I originally planned. More souls are being stolen than ever before, and if I don't take immediate action I might never regain control of the situation. So what I need to know is, are you strong enough to deal that reality and assist me or not?"
"I-um," Kurogane was taken aback. He had never been in a situation like this before.
Fai was glancing back and forth between the two, wondering if he should jump in and help his boyfriend.
Then Kurogane spoke up, "I don't know. I don't know if I'm strong enough for this. But what I do know is that I love this guy," he took Fai's hand, "and I want to become the kind of man he can be proud of and who can protect him. And if I'm not strong enough yet I'll just have to become stronger."
Yuko smiled at him, "Good answer."
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