This is just another story 'bout Fai and Kurogane. I wasn't sure whether or not to add it as another chapter of the first story, but I guess I will. Enjoy!
Kurogane stirred a little on his bed, his eyes still closed. There was something on his chest, but he didn't want to open his eyes and find out what it was.
Mmm, what's this on my chest? It feels like a cat.
"Nyaah!"
Sounds like a cat, too.
Kurogane liked cats, despite his surly exterior. He decided to pet it. Stroking a cat's back was very soothing, and a good stress reliever. He wished he had a cat to pet whenever he was around Fai. He would probably pet all the fur off the cat in five seconds flat, though.
Strange, it doesn't FEEL like a cat…"Nyaa—ooh, that feels GOOD, Kurosama!"
WHAT THE?Kurogane opened his eyes and raised his head to see Fai lying on him, smiling, his head on Kurogane's chest. He was obviously enjoying the petting he was receiving.
"Mm, pet me some more, Kuro-rin!"
"YOU SON OF A—"
Kurogane rolled off the bed, forcing Fai to leap off. A few seconds later, however, he found himself in Fai's wiry embrace. Kurogane struggled to free himself, but it was nearly impossible. Fai's grip was like a vise, and it was tightening. Kurogane had to remove himself from Fai before one of his ribs broke. Staggering backwards, he managed to grab his sword. He prodded Fai with it.
"Off, you bastard!" he snarled. "NOW!"
Fai yelped at the second prodding and leapt onto the bed, landing on all fours, his back arched. He really did look like a cat. Fai opened his mouth to hiss, but stopped suddenly, with a look of surprise on his face. He straightened and sniffed the air. This was so odd that it knocked Kurogane completely off balance.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Kurogane asked, caught off guard by Fai's sniffing.
"Shh!" Fai shhed, holding up a finger. Still sniffing, he dropped to all fours, and began crawling around, sniffing the floor. Kurogane found it strangely attractive, and then sharply reminded himself just who was on the floor. Fai crawled out of the room, followed closely by Kurogane. He crawled down the stairs, sniffing all the way to Sakura and Syaoran's table. He stood up when he reached the table.
"I smell SAKE!" he said, looking at them. "Who has it? Gimme gimme!"
Sakura and Syaoran exchanged a glance.
"Er…Kurogane-san said we weren't supposed to give you any," Syaoran said. "'Cause it makes you drunk."
"It makes you drunk too," Fai pointed out. "Besides, Kuro-puu isn't the boss of me. Gimme!"
"If you're drunk, you might get hurt when we fight Oni," Kurogane snapped, a muscle twitching in his forehead.
"Oh, and then you'd have to carry me home."
"NEVER!"
"Gimme some sake, Syaoran-kun!"
"That does it!"
Kurogane swiped the bottle of sake and chugged it down. The others watched in amazement. Fai pawed at him.
"Kuro-run!" he whined. "I wanted some!"
"Too (burp) bad!" Kurogane said, hiccupping and wiping his mouth with his sleeve. "It's all gone!"
"No, I can still smell some. Let me look for it," he said, patting down Kurogane. "Ooh, what's this?"
He pulled a bottle of sake out of Kurogane's baggy shirt.
"Gimme that!" Kurogane yelled, snatching it back. "This isn't for amateurs!
"Oh, it's only for Big Puppies, eh?"
"I'M NOT A PUPPY!"
Kurogane sliced an Oni in two as Fai nimbly dodged their attacks.
"Is that how you're going to fight the person who's going to come after you?" Kurogane asked, slashing another one.
"Mm?" Fai was concentrating on dodging.
"Are you just going to dodge their attacks and run away when you come face-to-face?" Kurogane asked.
"I don't know," Fai said, back flipping to avoid an attack. "I'd rather not fight."
"You're going to have to stand and fight one day," Kurogane said, slicing another Oni. "Why not try it against the person you're running from?"
"Hm…"
Fai paused for a fraction of a second and an Oni managed to hit him. He flew back, crashing against a wall and landing in a small pile of dust and rubble. He didn't move, and the Oni moved in for another attack. Leaping, Kurogane carved it up, and landed in front of Fai. He glanced over his shoulder at him, and saw that he had been knocked out. Trying to clear his rage, he concentrated on defeating the Oni.
Once they were all destroyed, he picked up Fai's fragile form and carried him back home. How odd. He was doing the thing that he had said that he would never do.
"Syaoran-kun! Sakura-chan! Fai's hurt!" Kurogane called out as he walked in.
Thank god Fai's unconscious, he thought. Otherwise, he would never let me live it down…
"Why, KUROMIN!"
Kurogane squeezed his eyes closed and gritted his teeth.
"Did you carry me all the way here?"
"…No. I dragged you."
"I can't BELIEVE you carried me all this way! You're always so crotchety!"
"I can still dump your sorry ass back in the alley!"
"No, don't do that, I hurt my leg," Fai said, waving it in Kurogane's face. "Kiss it and make it better!"
"NO!"
"Come on! Work that puppy magic!"
"…"
Kurogane dropped Fai to the ground.
"OWW! Why are you so mean, puppy-ruu?"
"I'M NOT A PUPPY, GODDAMNIT!"
"Waah! Syaoran-kun! Sakura-chan! Big Puppy's trying to break my leg even more!"
"NO I'M NOT! YOU'RE JUST A WIMP!"
"Waah, you're mean, Kurotan!"
"And proud of it!"