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Discovery
Kurogane walked in front Syoran and Sakura walked behind him, Mokona was between the princess arms. It had stopped raining somewhere between the early morning and now only hanged gray clouds in the sky. The weather was a bit chilling but their cloths were sufficient enough for the cold.
Hands reached out and grabbed Syoran's bad shoulder and spin him around. Syoran groaned in pain as he looked up to the person who had hurt his shoulder. Instantly he pulled the princess behind him to protect her as he looked up to a tall ugly woman.
The woman had a lot of make-up and thin eyebrows. She had a wrinkled face and broad shoulders.
"What a bummer" she said with a deep voice. "And I thought I would have another one"
Kurogane walked between Syoran and the woman to protect the two brats from what ever danger they might be in.
"And who are you?" Kurogane spat.
"You're a handsome one," she said with a smirk. "And I might just have what you want. A little entertainment perhaps?"
Kurogane glared at her.
"You see" she inclined her neck a little so that she could see Syoran behind Kurogane. "That young lad would have been perfect for my house, but unfortunately he has a scar and my customer don't want that" She turned to face Kurogane again. "I have what you want" she repeated, "he is fresh and new, he is adorable and if you commission something in advance you might just have him. So far there has been only three that have taken him." She locked eyes with his. "Maybe I can cut some slack for you and you can have him for a lower price."
"And why would you want to do that?" asked Kurogane. Sakura looked at him with disbelief; Syoran hadn't told her that Fai might be working as a prostitute.
"'Cause you're a rakishly looking fella" she teased. "But of course you would like to see him and maybe you will agree with me, ne?" she looked at the children and at Syoran with discussed. "You can bring them if you want"
"It's alright" Kurogane said, he turned to Syoran and Sakura and grunted "Go and look for what you came"
Syoran nodded and took the princess hand dragging her away from Kurogane and the bulky woman. Kurogane watch them walk away in the muddy street, he turned his attention back to the woman. "lead the way" She smiled and started walking to her carriage. She opened the door for him and he got it and she followed him suit after telling her coachman to take them back to the house.
The way there they were silent, Kurogane had a frowned face while she had a satisfied glint in her small eyes.
"We are here" she said when the coach stopped. She got out first and Kurogane followed.
The house was big; it had black and red all around with white. They walked to the door were she opened with her keys. Kurogane almost expected it to be filled half-naked women and men having sex but what he found was something he did not expect. It was mid-day there were people leaning a large bar, sort of like a strip club. The woman who had called herself, Scarlet, she took Kurogane to the upstairs of the house were there was rooms right to left. Some of the recipients were awake but most of them where asleep. The doors to the rooms were opened and Kurogane could see bunk beds where there was three to four people in each bed.
She led him to the end of the hall; the door to this room was closed. She opened the door and Kurogane saw a beautiful young man dressed in a white Kimono with blue designs that made his blue eyes stand out. His hair was picked up with a pin to one side. His face had make up on, enough to make his features stand out, his lips were pink and a bit puffy, long black eyelashes making him look seductive and yet innocent.
"Kurogane" Fai smiled like he always did.
"I thought she was talking about you" Kurogane mouthed.
Scarlet frowned, "you know each other?" she asked almost mad.
"Yes," Fai said just above a whispered. "Scarlet" Fai looked up to her, his eyes fixed on hers. "Can you please let me speak to him in private,"
"Absolutely no" she smirked calmly.
"Please!" Fai cried he threw himself on his knees to her feet, grasping on her legs tears streaming down his face smearing his make up. "I'm begging you just let me talk to him for couple of minutes and I'll do what ever it is you want me too even sleep with who ever you say you want!"
Kurogane had never seen that side of Fai before, was this the side that Fai always hid, his weak side, his helpless side. It was painful to watch him in that state that he couldn't face it, he turned his gaze from the woman and Fai, he instead focus on the wall.
She smirked wickedly, "Five minutes is all and I'll tell you after what you have to do"
"I'll do it" Fai said letting her go and she walked out of the room. Fai wiped is tears and looked up at Kurogane.
TBC
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