Love Struck

A KuroFaiYuui story

The Brother's Flowright

Kurogane got to his legs shakily, but managed to hold himself upright. It had been too long since he had been in this form, and he wasn't used to walking on only two legs. "Well it looks like you guys are staying." He pointed out, rolling his shoulder to get the stiffness out.

"We're not staying here." Yuui snapped, standing up as well and dusted off his dark grey coat.

Fai blinked, feeling his brother's irritation and distrust towards Kurogane. He couldn't understand why Yuui didn't trust the man; after all he had just led them to safety.

"We can't go back out there."

"You can't go out there."

Both Kurogane and Fai said in unison.

Fai blinked and smiled up at the hunter. Personally he rather liked man. His gruff demeanor was something that Fai found appealing.

Kurogane felt eyes on him and looked down at Fai, and found him smiling up at him. One of Kuroganes eyebrows twitched and he growled at him… That only made the bastard smile more with a light giggle.

Yuui glared at Kurogane. He was irritated and for more than one reason. One reason was that He was practically drenched in his own sweat and both his coat and undershirt were sticking to his back in a very uncomfortable manner. (A/N: Yuuis overstating that) But the main reason for his irritation was that he istill/i couldn't feel Kuroganes presence. And that unnerved him more than the monsters sudden appearance had.

Never, since he had become a vampire, had he been unable to feel someone's aura. Until know that is.

"And why not?" he snapped.

It was Fai who spoke. "'Cause those things will come after us again…" He turned towards Kurogane again. "Right?" He asked head tilted to the side slightly.

Kurogane nodded. "Until dawn they roam through the forest. If you go out now, they will eat you, and that doesn't look like it would be the most… pleasant death." Kurogane explained.

"So what are those things anyway? Fai asked, looking back at the clearing where he had last seen the monster.

Kurogane shrugged. "I call them Oni," he said simply.

Yuui ran a hand through his hair tiredly. He felt his irritation slowly dissolving now that his heart beat had slowed down a little. He let out a long sigh. "Okay fine, but we're leaving as soon as possible."

Kurogane nodded. He wasn't too happy about this little arrangement either, but he wasn't just going to let them die by one of those things. There was only one person he ever wished that would happen to.

Fai stood to his legs, and dusted his coat off as well. He turned to Yuui, as Kurogane made his way towards the door, with a small smile. "Come on, let go." He said, holding out one of his hands so that Yuui could take a hold of it.

Yuui grasped it, entwined their fingers, and followed after Kurogane.

The inside of Kuroganes house had a surprisingly warm and comfortable feel to it. It was small but not too cramped. The kitchen was just to the left of the living room, and a hallway led to the bedroom. It seemed like there was only one room. A small fire crackled in the fireplace.

Fai stared around the house in awe, and Yuui kept his eyes on Kurogane.

"You can either sleep in here by the fire or in the bedroom." Kurogane said, bending down and throwing another log and some more flint on the fire. The fire grew and warmed the small room almost immediately.

"We'll take the bedroom," Yuui said. "But first we need to ask you some questions."

"If it's about those kids, I have no idea where they are." Kurogane responded turning back to face the twins. His eyes glanced briefly at their clasped hands before he looked into the taller blonds' eye. "However, I've been searching for them ever since my sister disappeared."

Fai blinked. "You have a sister? But the villagers said you lived alone, and that your parents left after they built this house." He said recalling the earlier conversation in the chapel.

"I do live alone. And my parents didn't leave the forest… they were killed. I brought my sisters to the edge of the village and left her there for someone to take care of."

Yuui tilted his head to the side, confused. "But why not just take care of her yourself?" he asked.

Kurogane growled. "I was six." He snapped. His voice cracked slightly, and he coughed to clear his throat. "It's late, so go to bed, I'll talk about whatever you want in the morning." He grunted.

"What's the difference?" Yuui snapped back. "If we talk about it in the morning, we'd only be giving you time to think of an alibi."

Fai glanced between his brother and the hunter, and sighed as the irritation spiked again. He had a feeling that if he wasn't there to separate them they would most likely kill each other.

"Are you deaf as well as blind?" Kurogane snarled. "I just told you I'm not use to this form."

Yuui frowned at Kurogane, and was about to snap back at him, when he felt something tug on his sleeve. He turned his attention to Fai, who was rubbing one of his eyes tiredly.

"Yu-bear... I'm tired." He whimpered. "Kuro-chan's being nice enough to let us stay in his room, and I'm sure it's got a nice bed in it..." He trailed off, and both twins ignored Kurogane's remark about his name.

Yuui sighed, but gave a small smile at his brother. "Fine…" He agreed, "It would be nice to sleep in a bed…" He mumbled as an afterthought.

Fai grinned, and turned to a sulking Kurogane. "Well night, Kuro-wolf!" He chirped, grabbed Yuui's wrist and dragged him down to the only bedroom in the house.

When the door shut Kurogane let out a heavy sigh. He walked on now somewhat steady legs and flopped onto the small couch.

He didn't know what had possessed him to let the two golden haired strangers to stay with him. If it had been anyone else he wouldn't have just looked the other way, and would never have felt guilty about it. The villagers knew better than to go out in the forest after dark.

But for some reason these two were different. He had known it from the first time he had caught their sent. They weren't part of the village, they must be travelers. But why would travelers be interested in missing children?

Kurogane ran a hand through his hair, and stretched the muscles in this arms and legs out for a bit. He couldn't remember the last time he had been in his human form. Maybe close to six years? It surprised him that he was even able to talk at all.

He preferred his wolf form. He could do so much more, though before he had decided to stay in his wolf form for so long, he had been skilled with a sword. He wondered briefly if he still had that talent.

He glanced over at the swords that had been his dads before he died. There was the one that Kurogane always used to practice with, Ginryu, hanging on the wall. It was the one his father had died with.

Kurogane stood up; his legs steady, and walked over to the sword. He ran a hand over its sheath before taking it off of the wall. He drew it slowly; slightly surprised that it still gleamed in the low light of the fire.

He scowled; suddenly mad at himself for neglecting the sword that his father had cherished. He was also pissed that it took a pair of airheaded twins to make him see that.

He sheathed the sword again, and stalked towards the front door.

It was time to see if he still knew how to fight with a sword, by killing the Oni. After all if his sister was where he thought she was then he would have to start getting used to his human form.

Ugh this took forever and a day... and its not even as long as its supposed to be, but oh well i at least finally uploaded on it right? hope you like