Okay, the second part of the 'Stupidly serious, seriously stupid' challenge so I'm going to try something stupidly serious. I wasn't exactly sure what it entailed so thanks to Rathrahk: Rahkshi of Yaoi for the little explanation.
Section Five - Arguments
In any healthy relationship, arguments abound. One popular misconception is that perfect couples are perfect because they never fight. This is of course ridiculous as even the best of relationships wade through the same troubles as everyone else; the only difference is that they do not let it take them down.
XX
Rain relentlessly battered the windows, pounded against the roof and beat hard upon the courtyard outside. Dark thunderclouds rolled overhead, bringing the promise of thunder and the occasional streak of lightning.
All the candles were lit to illuminate the circular room. Without the stars or the presence of the moon, only the flickering flames surrounding the walls gave them light, throwing shadows against the wall.
In the orange light, two forms sat on the single bed, each one occupying each end. Their room was simple and unadorned. A hand-woven mat covered most of the wooden floor and pictures of cranes on scrolls of papyrus hung along the curved wall.
"You look like a girl, Fai," the first, and noticeably larger, figure spoke in a gruff voice.
"That's not a good reason, Kuro-puu," the second figure waved his hand absently.
"You act like one too," Kuro-puu, or rather Kurogane, muttered.
"Well, you act like a child," Fai countered, "a petulant child."
Kurogane grabbed a pillow a flung it at Fai, who artfully caught it and slung it back. "I do not!" Kurogane growled, catching the pillow before it hit his face and going for a second barrage.
Fai, grinning in the candlelight, caught the pillow again and held it to him as if it were a stuffed toy. "Then, Kuro-mune, why have I got to be on the bottom? If you ask me, a little submission would be good for you," he chuckled slightly.
"Submission?" Kurogane stared at Fai incredulously. Surely he could not be serious. He, Kurogane, be submissive? "It goes against my nature!"
Even though the ninja was unwittingly adorable when he pouted, Fai would best any cute face Kurogane put on. "Kuro-chi, you're so mean!" Fai wailed, leaping across one end of the bed to wrap his arms around the ninja.
"Oh, no! You're not going to sway me with that face," Kurogane tried to pry himself free of Fai's vice-
like grip. When that did not work, he grabbed his second pillow and hit the wizard over the head.
With a muffled 'oof!' Fai retreated back to his own end, clutching the pillow he had caught to his head as if he had suffered a fatal blow.
"I don't see why I can't have the top," Fai mumbled, his eyes glazing over with recollection. "Besides, I'm always on the bottom," he finished in a whisper.
"What the hell are you talking about? We've never - " Kurogane stopped as realisation hit him in the face. Though they had been a couple for quite some time, they were yet to take it further than a few fervent kisses. If Fai was talking about being on the bottom before, he could only be referring to one man.
"So, you think that if I have the top I'm gonna treat you like he did?" Anger flared in Kurogane's crimson eyes.
Fai's head snapped up quickly. "That's not what I meant."
"Then why don't you take the bottom?" Kurogane persisted and Fai pouted at him but instead of finding it unsettlingly cute as he usually did it only annoyed him further. "You're making that face again. You're so manipulative!"
That seemed to have struck a chord with Fai. The blond wizard did not trust looking at Kurogane at that moment and slid further down, hiding his face with his hair.
"Manipulative?" he whispered. "You don't even know the meaning of the word."
At that moment, Kurogane found two choices presenting themselves to him. Either he could crawl up to Fai and pull him into a comforting embrace or continue to pursue the subject. The right choice was obvious.
"You're still thinking about him, even though you're with me."
In his irritation, he had only added salt to the wound.
Fai buried his face in the pillow so that his "Kuro-wan," came out muffled.
Something inside of Kurogane, perhaps his conscience or something, was telling him to stop, to let his distressed lover be, but his head was the last thing controlling his actions.
"Are you still in love with him or something? Even though you know he's a complete bastard?" Kurogane growled. It pissed him off that, even though they were together, Fai still thought of the king that he had left behind. What exactly had their relationship been like? Fai was always ambiguous in answering anything concerned with Ashura. "Am I just a distraction for you?"
Fai raised his head from the pillow, meeting him with soft blue eyes. "Do you think that I would do that to you?" he asked quietly.
The silence that followed told them both more than they wanted to know.
Now that Kurogane thought about it, this would be their first serious fight. It amazed him stupidly they were both acting and how it began. Who cared who was on the top? How had their initially teasing conversation deteriorated so quickly?
They were both being so childish. He expected such fights to happen between two sexually confused teenagers, not two experienced and mature (well, mature enough) adults.
"I can't forget about him," Fai admitted, catching Kurogane off guard for a moment. "That would be like asking you to forget about your princess, but that doesn't mean that I still love him."
"Fai," Kurogane shuffled towards him. Perhaps now was the time to pull him into his arms.
Kurogane had never been one to apologise for anything, not even if he was wrong, but the way he held Fai and stroked his hair spoke more than simple words.
Fai wrapped his arms around Kurogane's neck, tilting his head up to meet with the ninja's lips. Kurogane gently pushed him back into the softness of the bed and leaned over him, still kissing.
Fai arched his body upwards, letting Kurogane have him for a while before taking the ninja's shoulders and pushing him down.
Surprised by Fai's assertiveness, Kurogane gave the wizard ample time to take the top position and proceed in freeing Kurogane of his shirt. Fai's shirt came off too. There was a small, fiendish grin across Fai's face, the likes of which Kurogane had never seen.
Kurogane let Fai enjoy his fleeting domination, grinning as Fai teased him with his tongue. However, he was soon on top again and running kisses down Fai's neck.
Neither of them was sure when the footsteps came or the exact time the door opened but in that moment Syaoran was at the door, wide-eyed.
"Kurogane-san! Fai-san! I think the rain ha - " Syaoran's eyes widened before he dashed outside again, slamming the door shut behind him. "I - I'm sorry! I should have knocked!" he yelled through the wooden door. "That was inconsiderate of me! My apologies."
Fai rolled out from beneath Kurogane, grinning. Syaoran was as polite as ever. "Syaoran-kun, it's okay! Calm down!" he yelled to be heard through the door, grateful that they had only been shirtless. There was nothing worse than robbing someone of his or her youthful innocence. Turning to Kurogane, he found a peculiar expression on his face. "What's so funny, Kuro-muu?" he inquired.
"The kid saw me on top," Kurogane replied, perhaps a bit too smugly for his own good.
Fai frowned, trying to recall the precise moment in which Syaoran had walked in on them. Now that he thought about it, Kurogane had been on top for most of the time. He sighed. He had lost.
Kurogane grinned at him, knowing that he was right.
"You're a cheater," Fai squirmed back under him, wondering how long Syaoran would stand outside apologising.
Wait, wait, I know what you're thinking - O.o. I'm not too used to kissing scenes but when I wasn't wondering if I was going too far I really enjoyed writing it. I tried to keep it as toned down as possible to stick to the T rating.
Maybe for the next section I can finally put Clover up (if it's been rewritten by then) I happen to have a lot of coursework to finish before the holiday is up so that may affect my updates.
Also, thanks to sugahcat and Hakudoshi-chan for the fanart. I loved it. So, as always, please R&R.