hi! sorry for the wait! my computer is dying and killing me in the process, plus last week was my last week on my job that lasted half a year, so I was a bit busy. I hope you don't mind too much about the wait, because now there is finally a chapter where they talk to each others for more than few sentences.

ChouRan: thanks for the review, I am not giving up on this fic. so sorry it took so long, even though your review was really great and inspirational! thanks to it there is more of a plot than I thought there would be. we will find out about Fai's family sooner or later. and about everything else too ;) hope you like the chapter!

warning: mindless Syaoxsakuness

Chapter 5

The next morning he couldn't hold in his smirk when the blond gave him a dirty look from the door. Again he was sitting on Syaoran's desk, though they weren't talking both reading a book. Their eyes met and seeing his smirk the blue eyes narrowed and then the blond looked away with a sharp yerk of his head.

His smirk widened so that his teeth were showing. After yesterday's lesson watching he would be surprised had the blond ignored him still. For some reason it thrilled him to get onto the blond's nerves. Suits him right that after all the troubles and hours he has spent thinking of the blond that Fai gets some payback too.

He waited as long as he could to throw Tomoyo off. He didn't want to annoy the blond even more by letting him fall prey to Tomoyo's inquiries. After all, he needed the blond not to throw him out the next time he stayed behind to observe his training. In the last minute to leave before he would be late he closed the book, nodded byes to Syaoran and Tomoyo. Then he walked out of the class without looking at the blond. But from the corner of his eye he still noticed that the blue eyes were watching him and followed him out of the room.

Grinning victoriously he closed the door behind him and hurried to his own class. Once he stepped inside he shivered when Yuko glared at him but then he just shook it off. Now when he could look after the blond he didn't need to apologize the girl just yet. He didn't need to do something embarrassing that Yuko would ask him to do in order to forgive him and be off assistance. He flopped down on his chair, in much better mood than the day before.

at lunch break he was munching his food with Syaoran. Tomoyo was with the other girls, trying to persuade them to forgive him without him saying he was sorry. He appreciated her efforts even though he knew it wouldn't work. Amaterasu would not listen to her little sister and Yuko would want some kind of compensation from being offended.

Suddenly someone sat next to him. He turned his head towards the intruder with a glare

"There is seats elsewhere. I did not ask you to sit there" he could have said more but his train of thought was cut when he met blue eyes with pale skin and blond locks framing the face. The blue eyes were hard.

"No, you didn't. But I am staying here"

he lifted an eyebrow

"Why?" he asked, totally at a loss. There was a flash of something in the blue eyes and the corner of the blond's lip twitched

"Why wouldn't I? And you can't really tell me to leave"

he snorted

"Hell yeah I can"

this time the blond lifted an eyebrow

"We'll see about that" the blond said. He watched how the blond's face turned into a bright smile and rising up from his chair a bit waved a hand and chirped "Come on Sakura, they say we can join them"

he heard Syaoran choke on his food and cough fiercely.

"Crap" he muttered and stared the blond under his brow. The blond noticed his stare and smiled self-satisfied before turning back to the approaching girl. The blond told the girl to sit on the other side of the table of him and also next to Syaoran. There was no way he could tell the blond to scram because then the girl would leave and then Syaoran would never forgive him.

So he growled to himself and even tough it went unnoticed by Syaoran who was ecstatic that the girl of his dreams was sitting next to him, he was sure that the blond heard it because there was something smug in the present smile.

With a sigh he continued to eat. He didn't care to watch how Syaoran eyes slowly turned into a little hearts and everything went pink around the two. Sure, he was happy that his friend hit it off with someone he cared about but it didn't mean he wanted to witness the fluffy awkward slowly warming scene in front of him.

They were eating their dessert when he couldn't stand the satisfaction emitting from the blond

"Why did you come here?" he asked quietly but sharply. He didn't want to draw anyone's attention to them, not even Syaoran's and Sakura's. Although he was pretty sure that he could have started swinging a sword around and threatening to kill the blond and they would have just smiled and continued to float in their own world.

The blond shrugged airily

"Why not?" the blond said nonchalantly, finishing off his cup of chocolate mousse. He stared the blond, crossing his arms over his chest and leaving his own dessert on the table. He wasn't fond of sweet stuff.

"Because it's annoying" he stated. Finally the blond put down his spoon and turned to face him, the smile gone.

"So you tell me. But why should that matter? My annoyance about your presence didn't bother you yesterday"

the blue eyes were unwavering and a bit unnerving. He huffed

"It's different. No one is going to hit me here."

the blue eyes hardened and darkened

"Don't be so sure about that" the blond said quietly. The hidden threat was so ridiculous he snorted. He couldn't believe the slender blond could hit him, no matter how flexible he was.

"Be serious" he said back in disbelief. Now the blue eyes narrowed and Fai straightened his back

"Don't underestimate me. And stop following me around"

he leaned back

"You let me stay there. You could have quite easily got me thrown out"

this time the blond snorted

"That would have been waste of time. You would not have left easily and I would have lost my practice time. Just so you could satisfy yourself."

he was getting angry

"Oi, that's not why I was there. I would have better things to do than look after some skinny moron like you"

"Then go do those things" the blond snaps back and waves his hand "You don't have to ruin things for me just because you have something against my coach"

he opened his mouth to deny it, but nothing came up. The blond snorts

"See? It's all in your head. So let me be"

the blond was about to get up but he reached out and gripped the slender arm and the blond flinched when he touched him, before composing himself

"Let go off me"

he stares in the blue eyes and leans closer to get to look deeper in them, to see what's hidden beneath the surface

"If it's not him, who hits you?" the blond opens his mouth to answer but he shakes his head "Don't try to lie to me. You flinched because you expected pain. I know that"

the blond slumps down on his chair and hides his face behind the blond bangs. After a moment he let's go of the hand. Suddenly their moment is gone when Sakura speaks up

"Fai, what's wrong?"

the blond let's out a deep breath and lifts his head up, smile back on his face

"Nothing wrong Sakura. We just have an ongoing argument that gets heated up sometimes"

the girl nods and smiles

"I didn't know you were such a good friends. You could have told me sooner" the girl says and gives the blond a bit accusing look. The blond chuckles

"Come on, it's not that big deal. And we have only known for few days." Fai answers cheerily and the girl sighs and turns back to Syaoran, blushing a little when she tells him something. He tunes them out and looks at the blond who is looking back at him from the corner of his eyes and between locks of hair.

He waits patiently, not looking away from the blond. Finally Fai sighs and pushes the hairs out of his face.

"Not here" the blond says quietly. He smirks, he was right, the blond is in trouble and the bastard is hitting him. The blond rolls his eyes "Don't get cocky. It's not what you think"

then the blond picks up his spoon again and continues to scrape the mousse cup, even though there is barely anything left

"You like your sweets" he comments, not really expecting a reaction. The blue eyes flash at him before focusing back on the task.

"Best thing I know" the blond says and it's the first thing that comes out of Fai's mouth that he is certain it's the truth.

Without letting himself mull over it and chance his mind he grabs his own dessert and places it in front of Fai. The blue eyes turn to him, wide in surprise

"What is this?" the blond asked, shocked. He shrugs and looks away

"I don't like sweets" he retorts. "So if you want, you can have mine" he says, trying to sound uncaring. For a split second he fears that Fai throws the cup away and tells him to go to hell, but instead there is a new kind of smile on Fai's face, more soft and smaller than the ones he has given to the girl.

"Thanks" the blond says quietly and starts eating the second dessert. He feels a small smile tucking his own lips seeing how serious and grateful Fai is, how tenderly he breaks a pieces off from the treat and savors each spoonful in his mouth. He didn't notice it the first time, but now it's obvious that sweets are a real pleasure for the blond. He can't tore his eyes away, and so he just sits and watches while Fai eats his mousse, his eyes following the spoon to Fai's lips and the half closed eyes when the chocolate is in his mouth.

He feels embarrassed for some reason when the blue eyes open and meet his stare. Hurriedly he looks away. Biting his lip to force the heat away from his face. So what that he was staring. There is nothing wrong with watching other people. He swallowed and dared to glance back at the blond only when the cup clicks against the table.

He sees that Fai is done with food and is ready to leave. He reaches out again but this time he just yanks the blond's sleeve before pulling his hand back. Fai looks at him

"We need to talk. For real" he says. The blond sighs deep

"Saturday. At Cat's eye cafe at three" the blond says before picking up his tray and walking away. He had no time to say that he has no idea where the cafe is or if he is even available. Apparently he has to be.

Sakura is hurrying to follow her friend and say goodbye to Syaoran.

"Do you know where the Cat's eye cafe is?" he asks the girl. Taken aback the girl looks at him, then at distancing Fai and then Syaoran.

"Yes. It's near the park, on Ohto street."

"Okay, thanks" he says and nods to the girl. He could find the coffee house now. The girl smiles warmly at him and even more warmly at Syaoran

"See you guys later, and it was nice to meet you" she says and bows a bit. Syaoran stood up and bows too

"the pleasure is all mine" he stumbles with a blush.

When the girl leaves Syaoran slumps back down and sighs

"She is even more wonderful than I dreamed of"

"Great" he retorts and collects his tray "Shall we go too?"

Syaoran nods but it's clear that the boy is not quite on the ground. He rolls his eyes and huffs in annoyance. Now it's up to him to make sure the guy makes it to his next lesson in time and without walking into walls. He plays with the idea of letting Syaoran just wander around alone but decides it would be a bit too cruel. So thinking his own thoughts, mostly concerning a certain blond, he steers Syaoran towards the classrooms.

there is a long time since I had my last warning. but it seemed proper to have one now, because not all are open for such pairing.

thanks for reading, and thank you for the review you are about to write! everything is welcomed!