When You Told Me You Loved Me

Author: FuuMegami
Email: FuuNeko@yahoo.com
Rated: PG-13
Disclaimer: I Don't own Fuu and Ferio, *sigh* but CLAMP owns them XD
Authors note: I'm sorry if anything thought I was Ferio bashing, I wasn't really meaning too. I love Ferio ya know, he reminds me of my wonderful finace. So don't think I don't like him even as the story goes on. And yeah, man, Masako is harsh and a pain, but she adds to the story line no doubt.

Thanks to: All the reviewers for posting all those lovely reviews! And Special thanks to Suzanami and XIXHikaruXIX


Chapter Two


Fuu sat at her desk writing out the last of her algebra home work questions. The sun had gone down but Fuu hardly noticed as she was high engrossed in her work. Her only light came from the hall.

Suddenly her light went on and Kuu handed her a white portable phone. Fuu blinked and put her pencil down.
"Hello?" Fuu said in a soft tone.

"Hey Fuu!" Ferio said in his usual chipper voice.

"Oh! I forgot you were going to call," Fuu admitted with an uneasy laugh.

"You and your studies!' Ferio teased.

Fuu giggled and whirled her chair so that she faced her wall clock. "Soooo..." Fuu trailed off.

"Sooo, what underwear are you wearing?" Ferio asked.

Fuu was silent as she watched the hand on the clock move.

"Sorry! I shouldn't have said that." Ferio said as he laughed. "I was just trying to lighten the mood."

Fuu laughed, "It's ok really. At least it's just you and not some weirdo."

"Alright then, so.... Do you wanna do something this Saturday? Anything at all, you name it." Ferio said.

"I... Well you know..." Fuu trailed off.

"Ahh, no I don't!" Ferio laughed.

"There's so much we haven't done yet," Fuu replied as she bit down on her lip.

"You can't think of *anything* you want to do?" Ferio asked.

Fuu was surprised, after these past two years of dreaming and wishing, she couldn't think of a darn thing to suggest. Her mind was running on empty with the rush and excitement.

"Ok..... How about a walk and then a movie?" Fuu blurted out the first two suggestions that came to mind.

"Sounds great. I'll pick you up after lunch on Saturday and while we take a walk I'll tell you how I came to be here."

"Wonderful," Fuu replied happily.

"I should go I have to finish my home work." Ferio said with a sigh.

"Alright, bye."

"Bye," Ferio replied.

Fuu hug up the phone as a childish grin spread across her face while a crimson blush made her look even sillier. She found herself unable to go back to her home work. All she could think about was her date with Ferio.

She was jolted suddenly from her fantasy land when the phone rang. She picked it up since the phone was right there.

"Fuu-chan, it took me *forever* to get through." Masako said sounding really annoyed.

"Oh, sorry I was on the phone." Fuu replied sounding bubbly and silly.

"With who?" Masako snapped.

"You mean with whom. And the answer is Ferio."

"What did he want?" Masako asked.

Fuu paused before answering. "Math home work. He needed me to explain the problems to him, he didn't take pre-algebra and didn't realize how very much it would have helped him." Fuu replied casually.

"Well so long as he wasn't asking you out." Masako replied. "So, did you see the looks Lucas was giving you today?"

Fuu was drawing little hearts in her math book while her cousin was talking. "Hm?" Fuu mumbled. "What?"

"You weren't listening?" Masako asked sounding stunned.

"You know me and math." Fuu covered. "I'm in love with it."

"So, anyway, those looks," she paused. "You still with me?"

"Yeah, those looks." Fuu echoed dully.

"The ones Lucas Martinez gave you today... I think they two of you would make a very good couple."

"Ah," was Fuu's lame reply.

"Tomorrow ask him for his phone number. The two of you could go out this Saturday." Masako suggested.

"Yeah," Fuu muttered. "Uh look I'm going to get back to my home work."

"Ok, night."

"Ok," Fuu said before hanging up.

Then she flopped down on her bed to day dream of Ferio. She found herself imagining a warm sunset, with Ferio. A quiet moment where they two of them said nothing, and yet in the silence neither of them felt that anything needed to be said. It felt like their silence was a sign of contentment. And with that day dream she fell fast asleep and dreamt of Ferio.


In the morning Fuu awoke to realize she hadn't finished her home work. A definite first for her, but she didn't have time to finish it all. Lucky for her she didn't have anything that needed to be handed in that day. She laughed at herself in the mirror, she had become a almost happy go-lucky girl with stars in her eyes.

Masako let herself into Fuu's room. "Morning cousin," she said cheerfully.

"Good morning," Fuu said with a smile.

"Your hair is a mess," Masako said as she frowned.

"Yeah, I fell asleep in my clothes, let me go take a quick shower." Fuu replied as she closed herself into the bathroom.

Masako walked over to Fuu's desk and sat down in her chair. She swirled the chair back so that she was looking down at Fuu's school books. She was surprised to see all the hearts among the algebra equations. But that was nothing compared to her shock when she realized she hadn't even finished her home work. She bit down on her bottom lip and sighed.

"Oh Fuu, are you falling in love?"

"What?" Fuu called from the shower.

"Never mind," Masako called back.

She closed Fuu's school books and began putting them in Fuu's book bag.

"He just better not hurt you," she mumbled to herself.

Fuu came out with her hair still wet and her uniform back on. She quickly ran a comb through her hair.

"Let me help you," Masako said as she held out her hand.

Fuu shook her head. "No, that's ok. I want to get to school."

"In a hurry for more home work?" Masako asked.

Fuu smiled, "of course."

Masako raised an eye brow as she handed Fuu book bag to her. "Sure."

Fuu blinked her green eyes, "is everything alright Masako?"

Masako nodded. "Of course, but we better get to school."

Fuu nodded and ran ahead of her, "race you!"

Masako blinked and shook her head and fallowed without running. Fuu could run to school, run to Ferio. But Masako was going to make sure Fuu wasn't throwing her life away.



Fuu's eyes searched the crowded hall for Ferio and a grin spread across her face when she saw him. Masako could see the way Fuu seemed to light up, not just her eyes or her smile, everything lit up. Fuu trotted over to Ferio who was leaning against the wall in front of a class room.

"Hi," Fuu said as she tugged on his sleeve.

"Hey Fuu," he said as he lightly touched shoulder. "How you doing?"

"Fine. How are you?" She asked eagerly.

"I'm good, especially now that you're here." Ferio replied as he grinned.

"I love when you talk like that," Fuu replied.

"Mmm I love-" Ferio began but Masako was now standing next to him.

"You love what?" Fuu said, her eyes and voice full of hope.

"I love math class." Ferio said slowly.

Fuu was about to cry when she realized Masako was standing next to Ferio, and instead she ended up laughing.

"You don't love math class. You love how good the teacher looks. Admit it." Fuu replied.

"If only she wasn't a Mrs.," Ferio said with a dreamy sigh.

Fuu grinned just as the bell rang.

"See ya," Ferio said with a wink.

"Yes," Fuu replied as she headed off to her own class room.


During class whenever she got the time she finished off what home work she left over from the night before. By the time her last class came around she had no home work left to finish and she was really starting to miss Ferio.

She was happy when he sat down beside her and handed her a note. She opened the note and read it, 'I missed you.' The note said simply said, but it was not simple to her. She quickly wrote 'I missed you too.' And handed him the note before the teacher came in.

Fuu drew a few hearts in her note book, but mostly she found herself paying attention to the teacher. She raised her hand a few times, answered some questions. But to be honest, she was happy when the class was over. She didn't get up and head out, because once they left the class room Masako would be all over them.

"You need to do something about your cousin. Do you want me to talk to her?" Ferio asked.

Fuu shook her head. "It wouldn't do you much good. Kuu was always good at handling her, but Kuu's so busy with college studies I hate to bother her."

"We shouldn't sneak around," Ferio said.

"We're not. She's not my mother, therefore there is no real sneaking."

Ferio shrugged. "I just want to do this right, you understand?"

Fuu smiled. "Yes, I know. I'll talk to her myself this afternoon."

Ferio nodded, "alright."

"I should go," Fuu said as she grabbed her book bag. "See you tomorrow."

"Yup sure will."

Fuu laughed and went out to go find her cousin. Masako was waiting right outside the class room with a very stern look on her face.

"Want to study together?" Fuu suggested as she brushed past.

"I was going to suggest the same," Masako replied. "Just you and I." She added.

Fuu nodded. "All of my friends have plans today, so it's just you and I."

Masako was very pleased to hear what her cousin had to say.


Once at Fuu's house the two girls sat down on Fuu's bedroom floor and spread out their books.

"Did you get the chance to talk to Lucas today?" Masako asked before Fuu had a chance to mention a snack.

"No." Fuu replied with a shrug.

"I figured, he said he didn't even look at him once in science class." She laughed. "You and your studies, studies before boys even."

Fuu nodded, starting to get annoyed with her cousin and her usual drab conversations.

"I asked him for you." Masako said as she grinned.

"Asked him what?" Fuu said as she tilted her head.

"If he'd go out with you this Saturday. Don't you remember anything from our conversation yesterday?" Masako said as she narrowed her eyes.

"Nothing beyond the looks he was giving me." Fuu admitted. "And I already have plans to meet with an old friend that day. Lucas will have to wait."

"An old friend? What do you mean by that?" Masako said as she closed her dark green note book.

"Stop it. Masako, just stop it." Fuu said as she shook her head. "You are not my mother."

"But I care about you, and I sure know what's best of you."

"You do not. Else you would trust me, because maybe, I know what is best for me too." Fuu replied as she ran her hand over her white carpet.

"This is about Ferio. Has he told you that I am too controlling?" Masako said angrily.

"No." Fuu replied simply. "He said that he and I needed to talk to you about this. He wants to do this the right way."

"Do what?" Masako said as her eyes widened.

"Dating," Fuu said quickly as she patted her cousins hand to sooth her. "We only want to date, he is very respectful and very much the gentlemen."

Masako was still not calm. "You can't date him. I simply won't allow it."

"There you go again," Fuu said as she rolled her head back in frustration. "You cannot tell me whom I can and can not date."

"You don't respect me at all." Masako said as she turned her back on her cousin.

"Yes I do," Fuu replied softly. "Please, just let us date for a few weeks. Judge him not before you know him, judge him when you do know him."

Suddenly the phone rang out in the hall. Fuu raced to the phone hoping it was Ferio. She was glad to hear his voice on the other end.

"How's it going?" Ferio asked.

"Not well, not well at all." Fuu said as she glanced back into her room where Masako sat playing with a pencil. "I believe though she had calmed down considerably."

"That's good." Ferio replied.

"You're talking to Ferio aren't you?" Masako said in a cold and crisp voice.

Fuu nodded and Masako snapped the pencil.

"I'm leaving." Masako announced. "If you want to be Ferio's whore and just make a total ass out of yourself go right ahead. But you won't do it with me to fall back on."

Masako stormed out with her stuff leaving a teary eyed Fuu.

"I hope she gets over this." Ferio said finally.

"I hope so too." Fuu laughed a bit. "She was like this when I first started hanging out with Umi and Hikaru."

"The over protecting often smothering kind huh?"

"Exactly."