sorry for the long wait, and thank you for the reviews, they do help me keep on writing this. here is finally the long awaited chapter 7, I hope you enjoy it :)
Chapter 7
Before he entered the class he took a deep breath. No loosing temper now, or he would pay it doubly. He let the breath out and went inside. This morning he hadn't went to checking up on Fai, because he was sure that the blond would completely loose it. And he wanted to go to the blond when he had something positive to tell him. So he walked to Yuuko's desk
"Morning" he says. She ignores him. He keeps in an irritated huff and grits through his teeth "I'm sorry for snapping at you."
now she looks at him with raised eyebrow
"You don't really sound like it." he feels a vein twitch on his temple and she laughs "but I'll take it. What do you want?"
he didn't bother to ask her how she knows. Because it's pretty damn obvious since he bothered to apologize.
"I need you to find someone" he says. She sits up straighter
"This is interesting. Why?"
he glances around to make sure that no one is listening in on them.
"Because I want to help someone else"
she just stares at him
"I need you to find out about Yuui Fluorite. Where he lives and all that. Address, phone number stuff like that"
"And again, why?"
he was getting irritated fast
"Like I said, I want to help someone"
she nodded
"Yes, I heard. And I want to know, why?"
"It's not your business really" he said, frowning. She smiled at him
"Not true. Since you are asking my help, I think it's only fair that would would tell me why"
"He has a twin brother here who is missing him like crazy, doing all kind of stupid stuff just for a slim chance of meeting him."
"And who is this twin?"
he clenched and unclenched his fists.
"Fai"
Yuuko frowned. Then her smile came back and there was certain edge to it that he didn't like
"Reeaally~ I never thought you had grown up that much" she said.
"Don't be an idiot."he snapped but she just laughed at him
"So this is the big secret that Tomoyo has been wrecking her brain lately." her eyes narrowed calculatingly "Tomoyo figured you had a crush on someone, because how you behaved"
he felt heat gathering to his face and it didn't help when Yuuko's eyes momentarily widened and then she smirked
"She was right" she said slowly.
"No, she is not" he grunted and stared her down. She just shook her head.
"poor thing, still in denial"
now he knew his face was burning
"Stop acting like you know how I feel" he snapped and she laughed
"you admitted that you feel something" then she went serious and he started treading for the worst "It's okay though. I understand. And he does seem like a perfect fit for you"
"Shut up!" he yelled, resulting with laughing Yuuko and the whole class staring at him. He glared the girl "Stop playing and tell are you going to help or not?"
it took a moment before she calmed down.
"I figure this is urgent?"
he nodded, his temper cooling down now when she was finally focusing onto the matter.
"The sooner the better"
"Just tell me, why is this in such a hurry?"
He sighed and run a hand through his hair
"You won't tell anyone?" he confirmed even though he knew she wouldn't. Yuuko might be a horrible tease but she was not one to talk onward so he wasn't surprised when she nodded
"Of course not"
"Fine" he leaned close to the girl so that even if someone would try they wouldn't hear what he said. "His coach is hitting him"
she looked him wide eyed
"Why don't you stop him?"
he shook his head
"I would if Fai would admit it. But he is a fool and claims that being taught by him is the only way for him to meet his brother."
she lifted an eyebrow high up
"Unbelievable" she muttered. He nodded
"I know. He is such an idiot"
she slowly shook her head
"No, I meant that you didn't anyway stop him, but are actually listening to his wishes. That's so unlike you. You would normally just report the coach and deal with him like that." she shook her head again "I can't believe that you are actually going through all this trouble"
"I have no proves, I can't report him" he defended himself
she snorted
"If there is even slightest suspicion that he is rotten, he would at least put into surveillance. You are just making excuses" she smiled softly and reaching up petted his cheek "Such a good boy. Don't worry, I see what I can dig up. Come back tomorrow"
he nodded and walked to his seat. Now he should just wait. Again.
the next day he again went to talk to Yuuko in the privacy of their classroom. For once he was glad that he was alone with Yuuko and not having Tomoyo or Syaoran with them.
"Well?" he asked. She gave him a piece of paper
"I had to pull an allnighter for this, but I did found out about him. 17, looks like Fai, competes in gymnastics. I'm pretty sure it's the right Yuui. And he was not too easy to find." she said and slumped against her desk "I could sleep the whole day" she mumbled.
"I'll buy you a coffee" he said and read the paper. There was address, phone number, name and picture. It did look exactly like Fai, except that this guy had a little shorter hair. "Thanks" he said and looked at Yuuko again.
"You better use it well" she muttered and yawned.
"Of course" he snorted "why else would I have made you dug it up"
"And you owe me one" she said and cracked an eye open to look at him. He sighed
"Fine. Ask and I'll do it"
she smiled and closed her eyes
"Good. I will save it for now"
he sighed and went to his place. He had no idea what Yuuko would make him do. But with a shrug he shook it off. It didn't matter, because now he would only need to find a way to get Fai there or get his brother here.
He looked at the address, it was pretty much on the other side of the country. It wouldn't be cheap to get there.
On the next break he called the number
"Hello?" a voice very similar to Fai answered, but less guarded.
"Hi. Is this Yuui Fluorite?"
"Yes. Who is this?"
"I'm Kurogane Suwa. Friend of Fai"
there was a silence on the line and he already feared that the connection was lost or that Yuui had hung up on him.
"Are you still there?" he asked. Then a whisper of a voice said
"You know Fai?"
"Yeah." he said, uncertain of what was going on
"Oh god" he heard an intake of air and the voice was now stronger when it continued "how is he? Is he okay? Don't tell me you called because something bad has happened to him?" the voice grew panicked and he wondered if Fai would be the same, as easy to show his feelings if he wouldn't have been separated from his brother.
"No, no, he is fine. I just called because I wanted to make sure that it was his twin and not someone else before I give him the number."
"Give the number...? you mean I can talk to Fai?"
he had to pull the phone away from his ear, the voice was so high pitched
"Sure. So if we just hang up and I go give him the number so he can call you?"
"No, wait!"
he frowned. Why would Yuui want to wait? He was sure that Fai would immediately hang up in hopes of hearing his brother sooner that way.
"What now?" he asked, worried that something was anyways wrong
"I just... does he want to talk to me? Does he still miss me?"
he snorted. Clearly they were twins, they were both idiots
"Of course he does. I go give him the number"
and he hung up before Yuui had time to say anything else. He wanted to help Fai, but he didn't want to become any kind of shrink or messenger between the two.
He started looking for Fai, and decided that the easiest way would be to ask Syaoran where Sakura was, because the blond would probably be there too.
And indeed, soon he was walking to Fai who was in the swings with Sakura and someone else. He ignored them mostly, just nodding hellos to Sakura who greeted him.
When the blue eyes met him they darkened and hardened
"What do you want?" the blond asked bluntly
"I need to talk to you." he glanced at the people around them. "In private" he nodded to more isolated area of the school and with a sigh Fai got off the swing and told his friends that he would come back soon.
They walked silently until the blond decided that they were enough alone
"Well?"
he looked straight into the blue eyes
"First, I don't like your attitude, I just want to help. Second, call this number" he gave Fai a piece of paper where he had put the number. He didn't want to tell the blond everything he knew right away.
The blond frowned
"Why?"
he rolled his eyes
"Because it's your brother's number" he said, watching intently Fai's face. First the face went blank. Then doubtful. At this point he lifted his eyebrow in amusement. It was a joy to see so many emotions flash over the blond's face. Then Fai's brow furrowed
"But does he want to talk to me? What if he has forgotten about me?" the blue eyes looked back at him, worried to the point of desperation.
He chuckled and shook his head
"I'm sure he would love to hear from you. And I doubt anyone can forget you" he was being honest. The blond was too much to be forgotten. He was sure he couldn't.
Hand shaking Fai reached for the paper and dug up his phone. When the phone was ringing Fai lowered the hand with the paper and stared at the ground. It didn't take long before someone answered the phone
"Hi, this is Fai"
the blue eyes widened.
"It is you" Fai gasped and pressed the hand still clutching the paper over his mouth "I have missed you so much" Fai moved his head so that the bangs covered his expression but he heard sniffling and soon there was droplets on the ground. He took a few steps away because he didn't want to invade the blond's privacy too much. And it seemed to be emotional reunion. He looked up at the sky and wondered why was two so similar persons forced to live apart when they cared about each others so much. He smiled to himself when he noticed how similar the twins reaction had been when offered a chance to talk to each others.
He heard a step and turned back towards Fai. The blond mob was still covering his face. He started to think that something went wrong and guilty worry clenched it's claws around his throat and he choked around it
"How was it?" he asked. Fai shook his head before looking up. The pale cheeks were covered in tears, but there was a smile on the delicate lips. A real smile, one that made his lips curl upward too. But his heart skipped a beat and his breath hitched when he looked into the blue eyes. They were gleeful and so full of emotions that he could have stared into them ages without noticing it.
Without a warning the blond dashed closer, wrapping hands around him and burying his face into his chest. He felt the wetness through his shirt, but he didn't mind about it
"Thanks" he heard Fai say, barely audible. Hesitantly he too wrapped arms around the blond and hugged him back. Once his hands were around the blond, it felt oddly natural. He rested his chin atop of Fai's head, breathing in the shampoo smell
"you are welcome" he said softly.
I guess there could be a one more chapter to seal things up. and then this story is over too. please leave a review and tell me how you have liked this so far and if you have something you think that should be in the end, feel free to tell me, and with good luck it might make it in the chapter ;)
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