Sea viewing sake
Is this terrible pain a part of fate, planned from the very beginning? Was this everlasting love for you fated as so many other things in life? Who decides the fate of one person? Who decides if its outcome will be good or bad? Although it only causes pain, I don't regret. I don't regret falling in love with you. And so I thank fate, for this pain, for this life of mine. If not for it, I wouldn't be able to receive your warmth, this wonderful feeling of being in your presence.
"My, its warm." Fay shielded the sun from his eyes with one hand, looking pretty defeated already.
"The sea!" Mokona sang out loud jumping towards the crystal clear water.
"Don't forget what we're here for!" Kurogane growled and looked at the bathing manju.
"Five bottles, thank you," Fay said to the man standing behind a stand. The man handed the lanky wizard five bottles, a little taken aback of the large order of sake.
"Are you going to drink all this?" the man asked lifting one eyebrow sceptical.
"No, although I don't think it would be a problem," Fay looked over his shoulder. "Kuro-chan! Come over here and help me carry!"
"What the hell," Kurogane yelled but started walking over to Fay looking rather angry.
"Kuro-tan over here is my drinking partner! Isn't he lovely?" Fay grinned, chiming the last words a little louder to ensure that the ninja heard as well.
"Shut up!" Kurogane looked at the stand. "Are you going to drink again?"
"Kuro-rin, don't yell!" Fay said and handed the ninja two bottles. He stuffed one inside his coat and held the remaining two each in one hand.
"That will be 300 golden coins the man said looking at the two of them argue, a little frown upon his face. He still couldn't' shake the though of the two standing in front of him to be husband and wife.
"And now we run," Fay smiled brightly watching Kurogane's face turn from angry to confused.
"What do you mean?" Kurogane couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"If you don't have any of this world's money I suggest we run," Fay said mockingly, tilting his head over to one side the sun playing upon his pale skin.
"If you don't have any money you have to leave those bottles behind," the man behind the stand said looking suspicious at the two of them. "I hope that running part was only a joke."
"No sir, it was no joke," Fay said and got hold of Kurogane's hand.
"I don't care if you two are lovers or what the hell you are, you have to pay!" the man gripped around a baseball bat, holding it threatening against the two of them.
"Let's go, he looks angry," Fay said and tightened his grip around the ninja's hand.
"What the hell do you mean 'lovers?'" Kurogane ignored Fay and decided if this man in front of him had said what he thought he had said, he wouldn't hold that bat of his for long. He wouldn't be able to hold anything for quite sometime actually. But Fay was too fast for either of them; he started running, dragging a surprised ninja behind him, leaving the sake selling man yelling some not too friendly words after them.
"I think we're safe now," Fay said and collapsed in the sand beside the edge of the water.
"You freaking thief," Kurogane yelled and tossed the sake bottle on the smiling wizard who neatly captured it with his hands.
"I'm thirsty Kuro-pon, this heat is killing me!" Fay closed his eyes, the sun making his skin shining with sweat.
"Maybe it would help if you took off some clothes?" 'It must be warm wearing all of those clothes all the time - especially that coat of his,' Kurogane thought staring at Fay.
"Kuro-pon wants me to take of my clothes?" Fay asked opening one eye interested.
"I didn't say that!" Kurogane growled and started walking towards Sakura and Syaoran who had followed the running Fay and Kurogane together with Mokona.
"But you told me to take of my clothes!" Fay said louder so that Syaoran and Sakura could hear, making the ninja blush.
"Why you…!" Kurogane turned around refusing to look at the kids. He knew what they were thinking. There was no doubt. He wondered why he still tried to hide the fact that… No, he wouldn't allow himself to think it, although it was true, although they all knew. Kurogane ran towards Fay who quickly got to his feet and started running out in the water. Kurogane followed and got his sword ready. 'He...is dead,' he thought the water splashing everywhere from Fay's movements. He paused and looked around. Where the hell did he go?
The splashing subsided and the water was still, some eagles made an irritating noise from above, but there was no Fay. Kurogane held his sword tightly. Suddenly a white fluffy coat appeared on the surface, one the ninja quickly recognized as the mage's. When the little waves in the water had subsided, a new object appeared. This time it was the coat, which Fay usually wore under the other coat. 'What is this mad man up to now?' Kurogane thought still holding his sword ready to strike. Then two long black gloves appeared on the water and an alarming thought spread in the ninja's mind. "He wouldn't dare…" Kurogane growled. Then Fay's top appeared too and then seconds later his pants. "He didn't!" Kurogane looked at the clothes. Suddenly he felt two hands holding around both his feet, before he could react the two hands pulled backwards making him fall into the chilling water with a huge splash.
Kurogane's eye went blurry making him unable to see anything around him except for white bubbles and water. Then after a while, he could see locks of blond right in front of him, and when the water made the hair move, he could see the smiling face of the mage right in front of his.
"Kuro-tan looks handsome under water!" Fay said and giggled, his voice becoming weird and hard to understand in their new surroundings. Kurogane closed his eyes. Seeing Fay's face under water was not that bad, he just didn't want to see what was further down.
Suddenly he felt the lanky mage wrap himself around himself, with both hands and legs. Kurogane wanted to growl something in the lines of get the hell of me, but realised he couldn't. He was short of air, and needed to get to the surface soon. He looked at the mage and pointed first at his mouth then upwards, hoping it was a clear illustration that he needed air. Fay smiled and did something the ninja had not expected. The mage leaned in closer and planted a huge kiss right on the ninja's mouth, pressing a mouthful of air inside. Fay pulled back still smiling.
Kurogane looked at Fay. He was so beautiful. His hair was moving along with the water, his smile so alive, so real. Kurogane swam towards Fay; wrapped his hand around him, pulling him tightly against himself. He wished it could stay that way forever. While pressing his longing lips towards the mage's mouth he saw something out of the corner of his eye. Something that didn't please him at all. A brown haired boy had dived into the water; bubbles surrounding him and his worried expression. When the bubbles had subsided; a little to quick for Kurogane's liking since he still had his mouth tightly pressed against Fay's, Syaoran looked at the two of them shocked. Kurogane jumped back away from Fay, making Fay throw his hand innocently in the air, implying that it was all Kurogane's doing. Kurogane fought the urge to strangle the smiling magician. He couldn't bring further drama upon this already quite embarrassing situation on Kurogane's behalf. At least, Fay looked like the situation couldn't get any better.
Suddenly Kurogane realised that he needed another breath of air, and he was sure he had sucked all the air that could possible be in the wizard. So he turned upwards and started swimming, Fay right after him. The fresh air filled Kurogane's lungs the moments he broke the surface. The sun glinted in his eyes and he was oblivious to his surroundings for a moment as his lungs started settling with the sheer amount of air provided in each gasp.
A splash followed by another one made Kurogane look around. He saw Syaoran making his way towards the beach, towards an awaiting Sakura. Then he looked at Fay. He was smiling, the little drops of water in his hair shining brightly in the sunshine. Kurogane looked away frustrated and started swimming towards the beach as well. Now Syaoran had witnessed yet another action that could not be taken as anything else than his love for that damn magician. He knew he loved him. But he sure as hell didn't want the brat to know! Just as his feet met some sand and he was able to walk slowly trough the water, he heard wild splashes behind him. 'This cannot be good,' Kurogane thought and turned around slowly.
"Kuro-pon I am cold!" To Kurogane's fear, Fay was very close to where he was standing. If the mage moved just one meter closer he would be able to walk as well, and the fact that he didn't have any clothes on made the ninja twitch with worry.
"Don't you dare!" Kurogane yelled and looked as the magician moved closer.
"Don't I dare do what?" Fay asked in an innocent voice.
"The kids!" Kurogane was furious. He didn't believe that Fay was that stupid to ignore the fact that Syaoran and Sakura was in fact looking at them. 'He wouldn't dare,' Kurogane thought over and over, trying to get rid of worry that Fay was in fact that stupid.
"What about the kids?" Fay mocked the sun glinting in his blue eyes, he noticed that he was able to walk and so he did, ascending from the water slowly. Water dripped slowly from his bare shoulders and made his way down the front of his chest. The ninja was paralyzed. He could neither move nor speak. Just stare at Fay making his way towards him. The water reached the magician's waist, and with each step, the water crept lower, revealing more and more of the magician's magnificent body.
"Fay-san!" Syaoran yelled and looked nervously at Sakura who had a feverish color of red in her face.
"Syaoran-kun," Fay said and waved to the two of them on the beach. "Sorry! Kuro-tan doesn't want to bring me my clothes, he just want to see me naked." Fay looked at Sakura and her face got redder than ever. "Kuro-tan if you are done staring now, do you mind getting my clothes over there?" Fay waved his hands to get the seemingly dreaming ninja's attention. Kurogane didn't seem to notice. He just looked at the man standing in front of him still not able to do anything but stare.
"Kuro-pon? My clothes?" Fay said enjoying the fact that Kurogane couldn't keep his eyes off him. "Kuro-chan loves me so much!" Kurogane suddenly moved. His brain had started working again, his heart starting to slow down to normal pace. He moved backwards and turned around, his mind still showing him a picture of Fay standing in the water. He looked at Fay's clothes sobbing in the edge of the water. He picked them up and walked towards Fay, he gave it to him and quickly started walking towards the beach again, not looking into what he was sure to be the embarrassed faces of Syaoran and Sakura witnessing the whole situation.
"You can look now Kuro-pon, I'm all dressed!" Fay said and hurried over to the beach as well. He sat into the sand and closed his eyes, letting the sunrays dance across his body. "The sun sure is warm, it will probably not take long before my clothes dry up."
"Kurogane-san…" Syaoran looked at the ninja with shy eyes. "I didn't mean to disturb you and Fay-san… I just thought you two where drowning and so I…"
"Don't think about it," Kurogane said and looked at Syaoran. "Thank you for…worrying," Kurogane looked away clearly embarrassed.
"Maybe it will go faster if I take off my clothes and then dry them in the sun?" Fay asked and looked down at his wet clothes.
"That's it! Mokona, let's go!" Kurogane yelled and gave Mokona a look that could scare the bravest man.
"But Kuro-tan, I'm not dry yet!" Fay complained with begging eyes.
"You can dry yourself in the next world!" Kurogane yelled; seconds later magic swirls spread around the group taking them to another world. Another world and another chance to drink.
A/N: Anyone noticed? It wasn't actually any drinking in this world, but there was sake! So I hope it's fine. I was just so focused on the water scene. Next chapitre is "Star viewing sake". It will include a jealous Kuro-tan. It will also have a small crossover with another CLAMP manga. Which manga and which person is a secret. I'm evil. Thanks to all reviewers so far! I appreciate it very much. And I would love more reviews so please take the time to do so!