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Chapitre 21: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

"This bites." Kyoki said as she sat down on the bench next to Syaoran. "No one knows anything about Sakura-hime's feather. What should we do now? Keep asking around?"

"We did come up with the name of the school and town." Syaoran said. "But that isn't going to help us."

Kurogane came over to them, still carrying the sleeping Sakura.

"Find anything?" He asked them as he laid Sakura on the bench. He crossed his arms and leaned against nearby lamppost.

Kyoki and Syaoran both shook their heads.

"The school is called Yutani and the town is Jeûner." Mokona told him.

"I meant something useful, white pork bun." Kurogane snapped.

"Mokona thinks that is useful!"

Sakura's eyes fluttered open. She sat up slowly.

"Good morning, Sakura-chan." Syaoran smiled at the princess.

Sakura smiled at him, and then glanced around their surroundings. "Where are we?"

"Jeûner. And we're in front of the Yutani School." Mokona said.

"Hyuuu~!" Fai cried out as he and Yume ran over to join the group.

"Did you two find out anything?" Kyoki asked, expecting the answer to be no.

"Yep." Yume said as she sat next to her cousin.

"We learned that the feather is in the school's main office. It's to be given away to the top student at the start of next week. Like the flyer said, they give a present out every week to the top students in the college and high school. Of course we couldn't get the feather without being students so we-"

"We could always steal it..." Kyoki said, not liking the look on Fai's face as he continued on.

"-enrolled Kuro-ten and Kyo-ten and myself in college since we are the three oldest. Sakura, Syaoran and Yume are going to be in high school. The school provides dorms, but we can't move in until tomorrow, but we found a place we can stay."

"What about Mokona? Is Mokona going to attend?"

"Sorry, Moko-chan. There was a rule about non-human students." Yume said at the top of her head.

"Oh..."

"I hate school." Kyoki rested her chin on her hands, which the elbows were resting on her knees. "I thought I would be all over with that horrid place."

"Wait, you didn't give us stupid names like in Oto." Kurogane glared at Fai.

"We used your first name, but we had to make up a last name." Fai said, smiling at him. "I don't know your real last name, or even if you have one."

"Don't worry I stopped him form making it something stupid." Yume tried to assure him.

"I don't believe you. So what is it?" He asked Fai.

"I. Can't. Tell. You." He stuck out his tongue and ran off.

Kurogane took off after him.

Several minutes later the two of them came back. Fai was laughing and Kurogane was glaring at him.

* * *

Takako rushed over to them as soon as she saw them as she exited the building. Yume and Fai greeted her.

"Hello, you must be the friends that Yume-chan and Fai-kun were talking about. Now, let me guess who is who." Takako said as she looked at them. She pointed at Kyoki. "You must be Kyoki Okamiki." Takako then pointed at Sakura. "Sakura Clow." Next was Syaoran. "Syaoran Shaoran."

Kurogane started to get a really bad feeling about his own name after hearing Syaoran's. He held his breath as her finger turned toward him.

"Kurogane Blacky."

Kyoki covered her mouth with one hand and wrapped it around her stomach with the other as she fought desperately not to laugh.

"Good job. How did you know that?" Yume was amazed.

"I just figured that the older ones would be the college students and the older ones would be the high schoolers." Takako said, shrugging her shoulders. She noticed Kyoki and put her hand on her shoulder. "Are you all right, Kyoki-chan?"

"Y-yes... I'm just... ah... I'm fine." Kyoki said as she calmed down.

Kurogane continued to glare at Fai. In his head he was thinking of all the ways he could try to torture the stupid magician.

"Well, then. Let's go home to my place so we can get settled in, shall we?" Takako said as she smiled at them.

The walk to her house was a very short one. She merely lived a few blocks away from the school. The house was a one story that was painted a light blue color. Inside there was a bathroom, kitchen, diving area, living room, and two bedrooms, and an office room.

"I'm sorry my house is so small. The room you guys will be using is the extra bedroom. I have various beds in there. We can hang a sheet up later tonight you girls and boys can have a divider. Well, make yourselves at home. I'm going to go start making dinner." Takako said after giving them a tour of her home.

"Do you need any help?" Sakura asked.

"Oh~ I wanna help too." Kyoki said quickly.

Takako laughed. "Sure. You may help. Come with me." She took each of their hands and led the way to the kitchen.

* * *

Later that night while they were all sitting at the table eating dessert, Takako suddenly stood up.

"I think we should celebrate your coming to Yutani School by drinking."

"Ah.... is it all right for high schoolers to drink here? Where I come from... it's illegal to drink until you are twenty-one." Kyoki said nervously, not wanting anyone to get arrested.

"Here the drinking age is fifteen or sixteen. I can't remember. Anywho, who wants to drink with me?"

"Me~!!!" Fai and Yume both raised their hands.

Takako then sinks in her seat as she remembered something. "But... I think I need some more." She looked at Kyoki and Kurogane. "Can you two go out and get some for us?"

"Sure." Kyoki said, getting up to go.

"Whatever." Kurogane stood as well.

"Hold on. You need money." Takako quickly grabbed her purse and gave them money, and directions to the nearest store. "Get a couple of six packs and some wine and whatever else you can get."

Kyoki nodded and saluted her, then turned to leave, followed by Kurogane.

After walking for a few minutes, Kyoki broke the silence.

"I was really worried about what last name they were going to give you. It's not as bad as I first thought it would be. But it's still pretty weird."

Kurogane growled. "I'm going to kill that bastard one of these days."

Kyoki stepped in front of him. "If you really do try to kill him, I will have to stop you."

"Eh?"

"You heard me. I will stop you. He makes my cousin happy, therefore Fai must not be dead." She smiled at him and continued walking. "You know, I was kidding... kinda. Hey, is that the store she was talking about?" Kyoki pointed ahead.

"Yea." Kurogane nodded.

* * *

"Oh dear." Takako said as she was putting the dishes away.

"What's wrong?" Fai wondered as he came in.

"I just found a bottle of alcohol." Takako said. "I should have looked before sending them out. "But, with all the people here, I don't think this would have lasted anyway."

"The more the merrier." Fai smiled.

"Should we wait to drink this until they get back?" Takako wondered.

"No, I think we should go ahead and drink. They won't care." Yume said, coming in.

"Ok, then. Let's do it!" Takako said happily.

And that is how Kurogane and Kyoki found five drunk humans and one passed out pork bun.

"Guess what, Kyo-chan, Takako found a little bit in her cabinet, but thankfully you two came back since we are running out." Yume said as she hugged onto her cousin.

"Oh. Ok. I'm going to go put them in the refrigerator." Kyoki took the bags she was carrying into the kitchen. After she put them away, she came back out and sat next to Kurogane on the couch.

"This should be a interesting night." Kyoki told him.

Fai came over to them and sat in-between them, one arm around Kurogane, the other around Kyoki.

Yume then came over to Kyoki with two cups in her hands. She placed on the coffee table and held out the other to Kyoki. "Kyo-chan, you should be drinking too. You look so lonely not drinking. Kurogane is."

"No, thanks. I don't like the taste of beer. You know that." Kyoki said, holding up her hand.

"I've seen you drink it before." Yume said.

"Not tonight." Kyoki crawled over Fai and Kurogane's laps and sat on the other vacant side of Kurogane.

"Come on, Kyo-chan. I feel bad now." Yume said as she began to crawl across the two mans laps as well, which was annoying Kurogane. "Drink?"

"No, thank you." Kyoki told her.

Kurogane took the glass from Yume, drank it and then gently pushed her off of him onto Fai.

"Kurogane, that was not for you." Yume snatched back the cup. "I'm going to go get more, you meanie." She stomped off and was followed by Fai.

"Thank you." Kyoki told him as he took a drink from his own cup.

He shrugged.

She looked over at where Syaoran and Sakura were. Sakura was holding a spatula while Syaoran had a large spoon. And it looked like they were-

"Is he trying to teach her how to sword fight with cooking utensils?" Kyoki asked, amused.

"It looks like it."

"That is interesting. I'm going to go join in." Kyoki said as she went over to them and joined in. Her 'fighting' instrument was a whisk.

Kurogane sighed.

* * *

A couple of hours later, Sakura and Syaoran were passed out on the couch. Syaoran was sitting with his head resting on the back of the couch. Sakura was next to him with her head resting on his shoulder.

"Aww, they look so cute." Takako said, looking at the two of them. She began to look at the wine bottle she was holding upside down. "I think we need more wine."

"I'll go get another one out of the refrigerator." Kyoki said.

"This is the last one." Takako whined. "Kyoki-chan~ Can you do me a major favor and go get some more?"

"Ah, sure." Kyoki said and Takako gave her more money.

"Fai-kun, you should go with her and help her carry the stuff." Yume said, pushing her beloved Fai toward Kyoki, who was at the door already getting her shoes on.

"I was just about to say that." Fai smiled at her, and then ran over to join Kyoki. "I will make sure she is safe, Yu-chan."

"Thank you, Fai-kun." Yume said, laughing.

"I'll be fine on my own. You don't have to come." Kyoki told him as they exited the building.

"I want to come. Besides, I need some fresh air." He replied.

They walked for a few moments in silence before Fai said: "Why don't you like to drink, Kyo-chan?"

"Eh?" She was thrown off a little but the sudden question. "Oh, I just don't like the taste or smell of it."

"I know that; you've told us that. But there is something more to it than that, right?"

"Hehe, yes, there is. You're very observant like Kurogane. The tall dark haired one made that assessment a long time back."

"You're avoiding the question."

She laughed, and then became serious as she looked away from him and looked down at the ground. "I won't go into this too much, I'll just give you the briefing. My parents... especially when I was younger... would drink a lot. They would become different. They would become angered and annoyed easily. I didn't like them like that. So I decided I would never be like that and that I would stay the same. Hehe, I'm sorry."

"Why are you sorry?"

"I'm the only one not drinking. I'm being such a big party pooper."

"Kyo-chan is not a party pooper." He told her and poked her on the nose.

She smiled up at him.

* * *

A little bit later, Fai and Kyoki returned to find Yume was sleeping. Kurogane was the only one up.

"Where's Takako?" Kyoki wondered.

"I'm right here. I went to go look in my drawer so I can give you a gold star." Takako said, as she placed a gold star sticker on the back of Kyoki and Fai's hand. "Now, I think I am going to go to sleep no. I can't take anymore. You guys go ahead and drink up the rest. Good night."

"Good night." Kyoki and Fai said the older woman left.

Kurogane stood up.

"Wah~ Kuro-puu is going to bed too?" Fai whined.

"No, I'm putting them to bed." He said, referring to the sleeping ones.

"I'll help too." Kyoki said, getting up. "I don't think I can carry Yume or Syaoran. But Sakura looks light enough for me if I carry her on my back."

"Fine, but be careful." Kurogane told her.

"Yes, sir."

Kurogane picked up Syaoran as Kyoki had Fai help her get Sakura properly on her back. Fai then went over to Yume, picked her up along with Mokona. The three of them went to their room where it was now divided down the middle by a sheet. One the boys' side there was one huge bed and one small one. Kurogane placed the younger boy on the smaller bed. On the girls side was one massive bed, which looked like it could fit five people. Fai placed Yume down.

"Ah.... how do I get her off now?" Kyoki asked as she stood next to the bed.

"Come over here." Fai motioned to the side of the bed and she did as she was told. He then gently slid the young girl off of Kyoki.

"Thanks."

Fai nodded and the three of them left the room. Kyoki rushed over to the couch and sat down as she pulled out her Nintendo DS and started to play. After getting their drinks refilled, Kurogane and Fai sat on the couch as well. Since she was sitting in the middle, they each had to sit on either side of her.

"Hey, you know what we should do? Some of my friends and I use to do this all the time when we were younger. We should have a contest to see who stays up the latest." Kyoki suggested.

"That sounds like fun." Fai nodded. "We should do that."

"What is the point in that?" Kurogane wondered.

Kyoki shrugged her shoulders as she played her game. "It's just for fun. It really doesn't have a point. But I guess you get bragging rights that you stayed up later than everyone else."

"I'm in. What about you, Kuro-tan?" Fai looked over at the dark haired man.

"... I'm doing this so I won't lose to someone like you." Kurogane said, looking at the vampire.

Fai waved his hand. "You're not going to beat me at this, Kuro-tu. Right, Kyo-chan?"

There was silence.

"Kyo-chan?" Fai leaned forward a bit so he could see her face. Her eyes were closed and her hands were in her lap. "Oh, dear, she lost."

"Idiot. Why come up with a contest and then be the first one to sleep?"

Fai gently took her game system from her and turned it off. He turned his gaze to Kurogane. "What is really going on with you two?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"I think there is something up with Kyo-chan and yourself and your 'dating.' Have the two of you been on a date yet?"

"N-no. We're only been... dating for a least a week and a half. It's too early for that."

Fai laughed. "You two have slept in the same bed and taken a bath together but it's too early for a date. You know nothing about this, do you?" He smiled at him. "You two should go out on a date, and soon, or everyone is going to start to wonder if your dating is fake. If you ever need any help with dating or anything, you can always come talk to me."

"I'm ain't taking advice from some damn weird magician."

Fai laughed again and stood up. "I'm going to sleep now, Kuro-to. So I guess you are the winner."

"Hmph."

Wow... Yea... I'm so sorry that it has been so long since I posted. I've just been so busy with real life stuff that I hadn't had a chance to post this. I'll try to have another chapter up next week... but if I don't, then I'm really sorry.

Anywho, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter.

Later. ^.^