Meh, nothing to say, besides that thanks to spring weather I've been busy doing outdoor stuff.
Skating. What the hell kind of activity was skating?
That was Kurogane's only question as he tied on the skates.
Well, that and: Why were the damn things so hard to tie?
Fai had them on no problem, and was eagerly helping the kids get theirs on.
Kurogane stood up. He cringed. His ankles hurt already.
Fai straightened up. "Everyone ready?" He asked brightly.
Kurogane merely glared at the blond.
"If Kuro-chii keeps it up, he's going to get wrinkles" Fai commented, grinning at the man.
"Bastard" Kurogane snapped, stumbling past Fai.
Once out on the ice Kurogane stuck near the boards lining the ice, merely watching the kids skate.
Kurogane's version of skating was more like walking awkwardly on little thin blades.
He hadn't learned how to skate, and he was not going to admit it to the mage. The thought of the result made Kurogane shudder involuntarily.
Of course, Syaoran and Sakura had never learned to skate before either, but they were attempting to learn together, both as red as a tomato.
Kurogane frowned as he stumbled. This had to be the worst idea of physical activity he had ever head of.
Fai, using some sort of radar that could sense when Kurogane was irritated and not in a good mood to be harassed, skated over, little chunks of ice spraying behind him.
"Does Kuro-wan not know how to skate?" Fai asked, skating backwards in front of the ninja. Kurogane narrowed his eyes. The man was taunting him.
"Shall I take that as a yes?" Fai asked brightly, tilting his head to the side innocently.
The ninja was tempted to throw the mage into the snow outside. That would feel rather good at the moment.
Kurogane threw a punch at the mage instead, which he dodged swiftly.
The force off the punch and the fact that Kurogane was standing on rather slippery ground caused him to stumble forward.
Fai skated backwards a little, leaving Kurogane lying face first on the ice.
Fai bent forward a little, placing his hands on his knees.
"Don't worry Kuro-daddy, Fai-mommy will teach you" Fai cooed, extending a pale hand
. It was a rare occasion that Fai decided to refer to himself in third person and not sound like a drunken idiot.
A tanned hand grudgingly clasped Fai's and Kurogane pulled himself up.
Fai didn't let go of the ninja's hand, instead he pulled him forward.
Kurogane lost his balance and almost fell, but managed to catch himself. He was not going to fall in front of the damn mage.
Fai shook his head, blond locks swishing with the motion.
"Silly, Kuro-chan. Don't lift your feet, just move them forward a little" Fai advised.
Kurogane listened to the blond, merely because he knew more about this than the ninja, although the he only admitted it grudgingly. Kurogane was a little shocked, Fai's voice hadn't had any of it's normal, teasing tone. Kurogane was going to make a comment about it, but then he saw the mage's face; it was peaceful and relatively cheerful.
Kurogane hadn't seen Fai this at ease in a long thing.
Fai kept a tight hold on the ninja's hand as he pulled him along on the ice. Kurogane's pride was sensitive enough as it was; teasing him would've been really cruel on Fai's part.
Eventually, when Fai thought Kurogane would be fine on his own, he loosened his grip so Kurogane could pull away.
Kurogane, noticing this, tightened his grip and skated forward a little, surpassing Fai in his shocked state. Kurogane smirked as he pulled Fai behind him.
Somehow, this seemed nicer than throwing the blond in the snow.
Why in the name of Jenova I decided to write about the oen gym activity I wish I could go see lit up in flames is beyond me. Oh well.
Nothing nice to insert.
R&R