Disclaimer:throws self off cliff screaming:
Doesn't that say it all?
OHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA:goofy dance: Shingo Mama da, youri joozu…
Okay, I's done. That was Kattori Shingo's "Mama Shingo no Ohha" song, which is a REALLY GOOD SONG. We listen to it sometimes in Japanese, and we all just adore it. It's not as good as "Defying Gravity" from Wicked, but it's purty damn close.
Asides that, things seem to be going well with this column, nyaa! I love writing about these two. Though there's really no plot…just making out and character development, which I adore. Characters are some of the best parts of a story. I'm not good with plots, but gimme a story and I'll have characters within minutes.
It's also a bit of a study into the relationship of the two, which I have come to this conclusion: The two interact like ping pong balls, going back and forth. There's a degree of intimacy in here that is undeniable, and I love the challenge of writing about that intimacy while trying to keep them in character. That's the greatest thing for me, when writing fanfiction.
Ah, but I ramble. Okee, review response time….
Bloodytwistedangel: Thank you very much for your responses. While I'm glad you liked the second chapter, I'm much afeared a yaoi piece will be loooooong in coming. Gomen…NO, WAIT! DON'T GOOOOOOO!
ZRedPoppy—UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Hiiiii, Elenhie-puu! Thank you for reading! You're welcome for der unicorns and I'm glad you liked it. I noticed, though, that most of your KuroFai stories are in French. Demo, people like me can't read French, waaaaah! But if you ever take the time to translate them, I'd be glad to read them, nyaa!
HyperRyu-chan69—Arigatou gozaimashita! I'm glad you liked it.
Jaina2—Thanks. Here you go, I hope you enjoy this, too!
Hayai Akurei—Waaaa! You are so kind to me, nya! I'm terrified of needles, too; in fact, the inspiration from this story came from when I went to get my meningitis shot. GOD, that thing hurt like HELL! Right into my muscle, too! And then I got to thinking about ALL the interesting ways Kurogane could react; Kurogane was the recipient from the start, that much was clear. It was just a matter of getting Fai in the right places at the right times. As for the abbreviation…it prolly should be NAKFOS. But after debate, I've gotten used to this, and I think I like it much better. NAKFOC is just one of those things that sounds crude but isn't, y'know?
Thank you all for reading! Now on with the story!
Not Another KuroFai Oneshot Section!
By Half-Light, Lover of Coke
Movement Third: Once Upon a Cat and Doggy
"Mokona, you sure this is okay…?"
"Mokona is sure, puu! So Sakura doesn't need to worry!"
Something like a response welled up in Sakura's throat, but then again she had never been given any reason before to dispute the creature's arguments. So the princess did as she thought she should; chin up, back straight, face resolute as she knocked on the door gently.
And then she wasn't quite sure what she heard next. Something like a rustle, a thump, and a yelp…but surely that couldn't be it, no, perhaps it was just her mind playing tricks on her. Yes, that was it!
"Yeah, whaddya want?" Ah, Kurogane, she thought. But wasn't this Fai's…? She shook her head, still trying to tell herself it was the heat. So then she pushed the door open.
"Ah…K-Kurogane-san? Fai-san…?"
Said ninja and wizard were respectively in a comfortable chair and on the floor; the former was reading what appeared to be his favorite magazine, the latter was sitting on the ground reading what appeared to be a graphic novel named "Makeout Paradise." She took a moment to absorb Fai's slightly disheveled hair, the faint blush in his cheeks and neck that hadn't yet died, and the giggle from Mokona.
She blushed. This would be interesting.
"Ah! Sakura-chaaaaaan!" Said wizard flung his book aside, standing and spreading his arms wide with a big grin on his face. "What can we do for you?"
"…G-g-gomen," she stammered, beginning to regain her composure. "I…um…I couldn't sleep."
"So whaddya want us to do about it?" Kurogane snorted, flipping aimlessly through his book and not even bothering to look up.
"Nyaaa! Kuro-pon, that's not nice! Forgive him, Sakura-chan, he's a bit grumpy right now…what can we do to help?"
"Well…see, back in my world, when I was a little girl and Father was still alive, he'd tell me stories to help me get back to sleep. And…I was hoping, just a little…if you wanted to, could you…I mean, if you know any interesting tales…." She trailed off, the blush coming back into her cheeks.
Fai's smile was now so wide that it appeared any more stretching would tear his cheeks. "Why, you should have said so, dear Sakura! I think we can—"
"No." Kurogane's answer attempted to carry the note of finality that would end this situation. And failed horribly.
"Neee…Kuro-chan….."
"Fine! Do whatever the hell you want, but I won't be a part of it," he snorted, then turned around in the chair so that his legs were draped over one of the armrests, his face determinedly hidden completely by the magazine.
Fai shook his head. "What a party pooper…ano…where to begin? Ah! I know.
"Once upon a time, there was a little kitty who decided to go on a journey." Sakura smiled a little at Fai's easygoing voice (despite the clicheness of the beginning) and at Kurogane's determined smirk.
"So after the kitty ate breakfast that morning, he sneaked out the back door and walked down a great, winding road. And lo and behold, it wasn't long until this kitty came upon three other companions—"
"A kitten, a puppy, and a doggy!" chirped Mokona happily.
"Exactly!"
"RRRRRGH! I told you to leave me out of this!" Fai only smiled and ducked his head as Kurogane's magazine came flying smack at his face, missing it's intended target and hitting the wall with a snap and a flutter.
"Demo, Kuro-pon, I'm not talking about YOU! I'm talking about a doggy!"
"We all know what that—"
"Did I use your name?"
Sakura almost giggled as Kurogane's eyes became as big as saucers and his mouth opened and closed, as though he were chewing on something particularly tough. Fai's Cheery Smile became his Smug Smile, and Sakura hoped for a moment that Fai would never turn that grin on her.
"Now then! So the kitty was glad for the company, and so he asked the group if they would like to come along, since he was getting very lonely. And oh, how his heart sang out when they agreed! And so the four set out on a great journey together.
"Now, it wasn't always easy. Sometimes there were obstacles they had to overcome, unhappy endings they sometimes had to endure. But the kitty cared about his companions, and they cared for him…well, except for the doggy, who always barked and chased after the kitty with his big sharp teeth!"
"You forgot to mention that the kitty was fuckin' asking for it," came a gruff grunt, and Sakura was shocked for a moment when Kurogane took a seat on the ground, his back against the chair. "Always chasing the doggy's tail and meowing incessantly at him. What was the doggy supposed to do?"
"I thought you wanted no part in this."
"You're telling it wrong, asshole."
"Maybe I am…or maybe you're the one wrong." A very pregnant, static charge that Sakura could have easily cut with a knife and eaten with tea filled the room. And then it passed, and Fai turned back to the princess.
"But you see, the kitty had problems with the doggy, too. For one, he could never fathom why the doggy couldn't keep to his own business; when he wasn't trying to catch the kitty, he was asking him awkward questions about where he had come from, what it had been like."
"Feh. The kitty needed it…always meowing that fake meow, instead of being a grown-up cat and owning up to what was behind it."
"So anyway," Fai continued, pointedly ignoring Kurogane's statement, "this routine continued on for a while. But one day, the kitty discovered something about the doggy he had never known.
"While searching for food one day, the kitty was cornered by a great giant bear! Oh, the kitty tried to fight back, but eventually all he could do was stand with his back to the wall, and a very angry bear swooped down on him, ready to have him for supper!" Mokona's roar startled Sakura, earning a short shriek from her and a chuckle from the mage.
"But just when all hope seemed lost, who should come but the doggy! He bit the bear, and oh, such a battle ensued, far too much to tell here. All you need to know is that the bear ran off and left the kitty alone…but the doggy was gravely wounded."
Sakura bent her head forward. Something in the back of her mind told her this all seemed very, very, very familiar…but Fai spoke again, and the spell of his words drew her in once again.
"The kitty was distressed, and tried to call to the kitten and the puppy. But alas! they were nowhere to be found. And so, Sakura, he did something he swore he'd never do…he used his magical, healing bell he had been saving for himself to heal the doggy.
"When the doggy woke up, the kitty explained what happened. But he was curious…why had the doggy saved him?"
"What else was the doggy supposed to do?" Kurogane's eyes were distant as well, far away; then, just as quickly, his voice hardened once again and he looked away. "Th-the kids—I mean, kitten and puppy would've worried."
Fai just smiled.
"And from that day on, why, the doggy was always by the kitty's side. Sometimes it seemed like too much to bear, because the kitty loved everyone…but especially the doggy. The doggy made him feel safe."
"And then there was one day when the doggy showed weakness, and who should be there to rub it in but the kitty," Kurogane grunted. "Damn animal, complaining about m—the doggy not keeping to his business."
"Demo, the doggy had been crying in his sleep! Kitty-san was worried!"
"The doggy had certainly NOT been crying!"
"….." Fai just smiled innocently, and Sakura got the distinct feeling she wasn't there anymore, at least not to them. "So the kitty offered to stay with the doggy—"
"—not that the doggy cared, it was pretty cold that night—"
"Well it certainly wasn't cold on that desert planet when he slept with the kitty! And the kitty found out some very interesting things, such as how the doggy liked to bite when they were…erm…um…cuddling—"
"The fu—wha—THERE WAS NO BITING INVOLVED!"
"You wanna bet, Kuro-myu! The kitty has bite marks all over his back if he wants to see them!"
"He probably gets them when he goes into battle even though HE CAN'T FIGHT!"
"….Um…."
For a moment the men stopped, their heads slowly turning at the same time and pace to meet Sakura's bemused face; it would have almost been comical, had it not been for the fact that the princess was very obviously worried for the mental health of her friends.
"Ah—! So, um, anyway, the k-kitty and dog-doggy stayed together and lived hap—"
"Not yet, asshole," Kurogane grunted, and the soft edge had returned to his voice, soft and gentle yet still piercing. "You've forgotten about the kitty's master."
Sakura thought for a moment that Fai's face had slipped and fell. But it must have been her imagination, because Fai smiled brightly once again.
"Y…yes. Th-the kitty is…well, their story's not done, just yet. You see, these four are still traveling to this very day and…and the kitty…he's afraid. Because he ran away from his master and…and he knows someday that he'll come after him. And the kitty…he'll…"
"Stay with the doggy," Kurogane grunted. "The doggy's gonna fight tooth and nail for the kitty. Because…because even though the doggy wants to go home, he's gonna be empty…if the kitty can't stay with him."
The smile had simply dropped off of Fai's face, Sakura noted. And all of the sudden she felt very very awkward.
"Then…erm…umm…."
And then she was cut off as she saw something she was never supposed to see; Fai darting over to Kurogane and locking lips, hands, and—oh…oh, my….
Sakura was up and out of the door in an instant. She did NOT need to see this. And behind her, Mokona chirped happily.
"Puuu! Yuuko-sama will be SOOOOOO happy!"
"…………."
"So…traumatized—ah!—teens aside, they lived happily ever after?"
"Damn straight…I don't bite, though."
Fai swallowed his comment as he felt teeth sink into his shoulder.
He would have a few new marks in the morning, it seemed…but he loved his doggy.
So the bites, he decided, before the world whirled into nothing, were kind of okay.
This is…um. Ree-lee strange. XDDD. But I had fun writing it.
Read and review or I'll send my senioritis after you. Rawr.
Ja!