Really, really sorry for the late chapter! Two days late, damn it! I would have posted this earlier but I was struggling at what to write (ran out of ideas XP) and ended up writing what was supposed to be chapter 4, and was forced to write a whole new bloody chapter. I really feel like killing myself.
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'DADDY'S GONE FISHING'
That was the sign that greeted Kurogane when he arrived before his precious gym.
He had a good idea of who wrote that.
Speaking of Fai, it had been a week since he met him, and boy, even he was surprised at how much he had noticed in such a short amount of time. Fai's personality and strange aura had fascinated and surprised him at first, but it wasn't long that he found out why.
The first thing he noticed was the blonde's eyes. Those blue eyes were always cold, lonely in fact, as if buried under layers and layers of ice, heart frozen. It scared Kurogane sometimes to see eyes that were so… dead. Also, the man's behavior was getting stranger than ever. His smile seemed faker every time he saw the chemistry teacher. His actions soon became stiff too, unnatural and seemingly untrue, as if acting out something he didn't really want to.
It really made Kurogane wonder.
"Ohohoho, so you found the sign?" asked a teasing voice from behind, breaking his thoughts. Kurogane spun around to see his boss laughing wickedly. "You saw the idiot put this sign up?!" he accused, tearing the sign from the door.
"Why yes, of course. At first, I wanted him to write something about rabid dogs, but that seemed a little old, don't you think? So he came up with the idea of you being a daddy bringing his little kids to fishing! Don't you think it's such a cute little scene?" Yuuko sighed, drowning in oblivion, eyes sparkling.
"To hell with that!" yelled the gruff man, startling a few students around. "I am not a daddy, damn it!" Kurogane was very, very tempted to smash Fai's head with a fire extinguisher. Just when that thought processed in his head, the blonde appeared, stepping out of the corner, grinning.
"But you are, Kuro-daddy! Don't you think? The Kurogane, brave and brash, manly and protective, bringing his wife and children to the riverside, quelling their fears from the cruelty of fishing!" he gasped dramatically, clapping his hands together and made an excited twirl. "Do you not find that loving? Oh, have you no heart?!" he wailed, placing the back of his hand on his forehead, sighing dramatically. With that, Kurogane grabbed his kendo sword, eyes flashing maniacally, proceeding to kill the idiot in front of him. He swore, no mercy this time, oh yes, no more mercy…
The moment Fai caught the glimpse of madness in Kurogane's eyes as well as the shimmering blade, he squeaked in fear and hid behind the annoying headmistress, whimpering. "Y-Yuuko-san… Kuro-chi's b-bullying me again…" he said, big, teary, puppy eyes looking up at the woman.
"Aw… my poor, poor baby! Don't worry," she said, petting his head. "I promise I'll make Kuro-san pay later," she said, directing an evil glint towards the gym teacher. The Japanese man had the sudden urge to tear them both, there and then. But the thought of students finding their favorite teacher and headmistress reduced to a bloody heap on the ground, the sight scarring them for life made him reconsider, since Fai had became a popular teacher among students in a short amount of time, especially among the girls. He growled and set the sword down on the floor. Instantly after he did that, Fai leaped towards the tall man and snatched that piece of paper from Kurogane. Even though it was slightly torn at the edges, the words are still readable.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?!" he said, trying to catch the blonde.
But Fai was too fast. In merely a few seconds, Fai's body jumped and twirled elegantly away from Kurogane before digging his hand into a pocket, pulling out a tube with the words 'UHU Glue' printed on it. He unscrewed the tube, squeezed its transparent liquid onto the back of the paper, and rushed forward, slamming the sign on Kurogane's jacket.
Fai withdrew, giggling madly, still holding that tube of glue. Yuuko burst out laughing. Passer-bys stared, some horrified, some amused.
It took a moment for Kurogane to comprehend what had taken place. It took another moment for him to register Fai's true flexibility. It took another freaking moment before his face turned red in anger.
"YOU BASTARD!" he yelled, trying to pull the piece of paper away, but of no avail. The sign was stuck firmly on his jacket. He uttered a string of curses.
"Ooo… Kuro-rin is a potty mouth," Yuuko said, shaking her head. "I think we better get out of here before Kuro-doggy's rabid mind starts to take over his body…" Along with a giggling Fai, the both of them sprinted away from the scene, laughing all the way.
Kurogane continued cursing loudly, trying to yank that piece of paper off his jacket, attracting more and more by-passers. Some whispered, others giggled while a few others sprinted upon seeing their gym teacher's angry face. With a large sigh to calm himself down, Kurogane removed the jacket and proceeded to try to yank the stupid sign off. It wasn't long until a sickening 'RRIIIIIIIIIP!' filled the air, and Kurogane found himself staring at his now torn jacket. The front was torn so badly that you can see the cotton stuffed inside it.
Students sprinted and birds flew away from nearby trees while Yuuko and Fai snickered when they heard a loud yell of anger from the other side of the floor.
Before Kurogane could even step out and declare war against the evil blonde and his ally, the bell rang. Gathering his kendo sword and torn jacket, the gym teacher headed for class in a foul mood, sulking like a petulant child and cursing all the way.
His favorite jacket was ruined.
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It was a busy day, so Kurogane didn't really have time to search and kill the blonde idiot, but decided to take his chance during lunchtime. He waited at a corner on the first floor, knowing Fai will definitely walk pass this place while trying to think of ways to kill him. After tolerating and somehow not killing him for a week, he knew when and where his classes took place in, and that benefited him to avoid the crazy idiot. No, he was not obsessed over him, he just wanted to avoid him as much as he could.
Students roamed in the school hallway, chattering in groups. Most were heading towards the canteen while others heading for elsewhere for other businesses. The hall was packed with students, and he blended beautifully into it. It was a perfectly normal day. Nothing was happening. Nothing was going to happen.
At least, that was what he thought before a faint rumbling noise was heard.
Immediately, the students in the hall froze, their feet suddenly stuck to the ground. Silence followed after a second, their faces printed with unadulterated horror at what was to come. After a few moments, noises erupted throughout the room. Some were groaning and grumbling, others were muttering things like "Not again!" and "when the hell is this gonna stop?!" before a yell rang clearly across the room above all others.
"STAMPEDE!"
Chaos. All students screamed and laughed, running towards the opposite direction of the rumbling sound. Kurogane was clueless. What the hell is going on? But before he had a chance to ask a student, the vast hall was empty and deserted. Being the famous stubborn mule he was, Kurogane didn't run despite the warning. (All because of his dignity, of course.)
Soon, the rumbling noise got louder and louder, the ground shook at the force of many footsteps. Whatever was coming, it was traveling fast and in a large group. It wasn't long until shrill screams were heard. The noise was piercing and Kurogane was sure that his ears were bleeding. The rumbling noises and screams grew louder. The ground was shaking uncontrollably now. The gym teacher braced himself at what was to come.
Fai appeared all of a sudden from the direction of the screams, running as fast as he could, panting. The moment he saw Kurogane, his eyes widened.
"RUN!" he yelled. He ran past the gym teacher, grabbing his wrist and dragged him along. The gruff man was surprised by his strength. Not only he had great flexibility (if not he wouldn't be able to dodge Kurogane every time he chased him), he too, had physical strength within himself. Apparently, Kurogane had been underestimating him.
"What the hell is going on?!" he yelled over the screams, turning his head. When he did, the taller of the two swore his heart stopped there and then.
Not far behind them was a large group of screaming, squealing, hormone-driven teenage girls, running towards them.
"WE LOVE YOU FAI-SENSEI!!" A screeching noise erupted throughout the place by many (around... let say... 30?), causing Kurogane to urge the blonde to run faster. To his horror, Fai seemed to be running slower and slower by each second. Sweat beaded on his forehead and rolled down his face, his pants becoming more like gasps of breath. Obviously he had been running for quite some time.
Out of great annoyance, Kurogane grabbed the blonde and slung him over his shoulder. Fai gave a loud squeak and the girls from behind squealed and screamed louder than ever. Kurogane thanked whatever God existed for not blowing up his eardrums.
"Erm… K-Kuro-pii, what are you-" Fai started but was soon interrupted by the other.
"Just shut up! I know a way to get out of this!" he yelled and quickly turned at a corner. He gained speed, knowing there was only one slim chance to get out of this. Quickly, he opened a side door to the store room, dumped the chemistry teacher in before running into the room and slammed the door. The both of them waited in bated breath, praying for luck.
Soon, the screams got louder and the ground rumbled in a strange beat. Fai closed his ears to drown away the noise, his whole body shaking. He knew he wasn't supposed to be scared over something as little as this, but the thought of being chased and stalked by girls to the extreme… it was terrifying. He cursed his imagination.
The screams got softer and the ground slowly stopped shaking. For a long while, both teachers stood in there, too afraid to go out. The thought of girls stamping on their bodies and slowly dying due to lack of oxygen made them think twice before leaving. That was when Kurogane noticed that Fai was shaking.
"Hey, you okay?" he asked, trying not to sound too concerned.
"Hm? I'm fine Kuro-chi! What makes you think I'm not?" Trying to keep his voice from shaking, the blonde gave the taller man a smile.
"Liar. You're shaking. And don't smile when you don't feel like to 'cause it's seriously annoying me," he said harshly.
Fai bowed his head, ashamed. It wasn't that he wanted to lie; he just didn't want Kurogane to worry over him. He didn't want the gym teacher think of him as a dependant man that's scared of something as little as being chased by girls. He was sure as hell that Kurogane would never fear over something as little as this.
Upon seeing Fai's reaction, he sighed. Apparently he got his thoughts over the wrong way. He wasn't saying that the other was a coward or liar (Heck, even he was terrified when they were chased by those crazy girls), he just wanted to let the blonde know that there are people out there who will worry over him, and it'll hurt the people who cared about him more than ever to see them lie and struggle in their problems all by themselves without asking for help.
"Just… don't lie when you're not alright, 'kay? There are people out there who will worry about you, and you'll hurt them or make them more worried if you lie to them like this." Seriously, Fai had to break this habit. It won't do anyone any good. Unconsciously, he reached out and petted the blonde on his head, trying to sooth and comfort him a little.
He had come to a conclusion that no matter how hard he denied it, he'll always care for the idiot, that he'll always be there if Fai needed him. Even though the chemistry teacher annoyed him like hell over the past few days, he became Kurogane's friend, and the gym teacher cares about his friends, no matter how silly they were. The Japanese man wondered how they become friends by just playing around like that.
Fai lifted his head, eyes wide with surprise, before breaking into the first real smile Kurogane had ever saw. It was so heart warming that the taller man couldn't help but stare at it. Suddenly, Fai lunged at him, clinging to the gym teacher, squeezing him hard.
"That was the nicest thing Kuro-pyon has ever said to me!" he squealed. Shocked, Kurogane fell backwards onto the floor, throwing the door open as he landed on his butt, Fai still clinging onto him. When he turned his head to the left, his face flushed in embarrassment.
Right beside him stood a few students, gaping at the both of them, one was even covering her mouth in horror, blushing madly. The sight of both teachers panting and covered in sweat (as well as Fai's messy hair from running) and Fai latching onto Kurogane's waist clearly gave them the wrong idea of the situation.
"W-wait, it's not what you-"
In an instant, the students ran away, screaming on top of their lungs. "KUROGANE-SENSEI AND FAI-SENSEI ARE MAKING LOVE IN THE STORE ROOM!!"
"WHAT THE FUCK! I TOLD YOU IT'S NOTHING OF THAT SORT!!" he yelled before turning to blonde still latched on his waist. "You…" he growled.
"Uh-oh," Fai muttered, quickly gathering himself and running towards another direction, giggling, knowing he was partly the cause of the misunderstanding.
Something broke inside Kurogane.
"GET BACK HERE SO I CAN BOIL YOU IN A POT OF OIL, YOU SKINNY IDIOT!!" he roared before chasing after Fai, kendo sword waving madly in the air.
Even though the both of them fell into the same daily routine, Kurogane noticed something different about Fai. His eyes seemed warmer than before, sparkling with the kind of life he never saw in those sapphire orbs. There was something more about his smile too, warmer and much more natural than the previous ones. The gym teacher smiled inwardly.
How he loved that smile.
Update: Due to computer problems, I probably won't be able to upload until Thursday. This time, I promise. Definitely Thursday.
This week... READER'S CHOICE! You guys get to pick what you wanna see for the next chapter, and I'll try to piece it all up, though I might add a few things of my own.
And also, thank you so much for your help, Ominous-Shadow! It meant a lot! And once again. Sorry if there were any grammar errors!