I am soooo sorry that this chapter took me so long to post! I got depressed and I couldn't focus! but anyway here it is! hope you like! And the winners for the contest on FP (winners names were posted on Chapter 5 of Fp) need to message me about what they want their story to be about! and they need to hurry because as soon as I finish the real Chapter 5 it will be deleted!

Chapter 7: I Wanna Play with Fire

A KuroFai Story

I sighed, looking aimlessly around the room. We had about twenty minutes till the bell would ring, our career person was done speaking, and our teacher hadn't given us anything to work on. While this was a good thing, this teacher made a habit of giving us work just before the bell rang, and I really didn't want to have homework….

Watanuki, Doumeki, and Himawari, who had recently transferred into this class, were talking… Well more like Watanuki was trying to get Himawaris' attention away from Doumeki. But by now she was very good at ignoring him, as was Doumeki, but he would occasionally glance at the now glob of glue, (as Himawari finally turned her attention to him), when he knew Watanuki wasn't looking (glaring) at him.

They had asked me to join in with their group, but I had denied saying I had homework from another class, that was due tomorrow. This was of course a lie, but I had pulled my math book out and worked on some problems, but now I could seem to focus on anything.

I sighed, resting my head on my desk. This was my last class, and I couldn't wait for the bell to ring. Then I could go home, see Fai, and for once not have to go to work….Ashura was sure nice to me last night. He had even cleaned me up and carried me to my room.

I remembered the conversation that I had with Fai this morning in the kitchen, I had forgotten that I was supposed to draw someone who caught my attention… but so far no one had… well besides Kurogane, anyway.

I shrugged, and turned to face the little circle that the three of my former friends. Were they really former friends? I seem to be talking to them a lot more now that I ever did when I was actually friends with them….strange

"Doumeki, no one asked for your opinion, damn it so shut up!!" Watanuki roared. I raised an eyebrow, wondering what Doumeki had said to get Watanuki so worked up. "I told you-!"

I cut him off. "Hey, Watauki?" I figured Doumeki had gotten yelled at enough the past week to last a life time. "Do you have any paper?"

He calmed down the moment he heard my voice, and turned to face me. "Umm, sure… Hold on a second." He reached down and grabbed his backpack off of the ground. Just as he picked it up, something black and round rolled out of it and on to the floor. I watched it bounce and roll a couple of times, and then stop.

I tilted my head to the side, and studied it. It looked like a black round rabbit, with a blue jewel in the middle of its forehead and a matching earring on its left ear. Its eyes were large, purple. The thing, whatever it was, looked real… and most defiantly not something Watanuki would normally carry around.

I felt the hairs on the back of my neck prickle, and I had a feeling someone was watching me. I lifted my head and looked around the room, but every one was talking to someone else and not even facing my direction.

"Yuui," Watanuki called out my name.

I grabbed the piece of paper from him, and pointed to the rabbit-like thing on the floor. "You dropped that."

His eyes followed my finger until they rested on the black object. His eyes widened slightly, and he whispered, "Where did you come from?" under his breath, so softly that if I wasn't sitting next to him I would never have heard it.

He scooped the thing up quickly, and right before the thing disappeared into the bag, I could have sworn I was the thing winked at me. I was startled, but convinced myself that it was my overactive imagination.

"Oh!" Watanuki exclaimed turning to be again, "I forgot Yuuko said that she need payment for the…" He dropped his voice, so that the others couldn't hear. "The other night."

"Oh, okay. What does she want?" I should have known this was going to come. Yuuko never gave anyone help with out getting something in return.

"She said that your scarf would do. But how she knew you would be wearing a scarf today is beyond me!" He huffed, not noticing that Doumeki and Himawari were talking to each other.

I reached a hand up, and placed it on the scarf, feeling rather protective of it. "Can't I give her something else? Like my gloves or something?" The scarf wasn't anything special just something I had picked out at the store a couple of years ago. For the very same reason that I'm using it today for: to hide bruises on my neck.

He shook his head, "She said specifically your scarf and that if I didn't get it, or I might as well not come back. Not that I would mind that!" he muttered under his breath.

I sighed, unwrapped the scarf from around my neck, and handed it over to him. I felt slightly exposed, so I hiked a part of the collar of my shirt, to where it hid the bruise. That was going to have to work for now…. (1)

Thanking Watanuki for the paper, I got to work on drawing; trying to ignore the strange feeling I was being watched.

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The bell rang, causing me to jump, and hurriedly throw my things into my bag. I carefully placed the picture of the rabbit into one of my folder, not wanting it to get ruined. I wasn't too good at drawing animals, but this one had come out better than all the others that I've tried, and I was a bit proud of it. (2).

With a sigh, I got out of my chair and made my way out of the classroom, and to my locker. I didn't have any homework, so I didn't have to carry my backpack home. And if there was a chance that I ran into Kurogane, I would have to change my jacket, which I thankfull had a spare. My locker wasn't far from my last hour, so I go there in no time. I spun the combination, tosses my bag in, and grabbed the coat off of the bottom. Slipping out of the one I had on, I quickly replaced it, and shut my locker.

Standing up off of the ground I dusted off my pants, and walked out one of the side doors close by. I squinted my eyes at the bright sunlight, but let out a sigh of pleasure as the sun warmed my face. I was glad that the weather had warmed up, and it was a good thing, seeing as my jacket wasn't as thick as my other one.

I made my way to the front of the building, and scanned the area, looking for Kurogane. If I saw him, I would go and talk with him and tell him that I was waiting to pick my brother up or something... so how work that into the conversation, throw him off the scent. And if I couldn't find him I would get on the bus.

It didn't take me too long to find him, as he was tall and almost towered over the people moving past him. He was on his phone, and didn't seem to be bothered by the noise of the buses and the teens chattering around him. I leaned against the building, not wanting to get to close to him with this many people around. He wasn't talking, so he had either just started dialing when I got out here, and that person hadn't picked up yet, or said person was very long-winded.

He finally muttered something into the phone, just as the buses were pulling out of the lot, and hung up, but he continued to stand there... Maybe he's waiting for someone to pick him up? I thought, but Kurogane seemed to me like the person who would have his own car....

Seeing as there wasn't anyone else in front of the school, but me and Kurogane, I forced myself to walk over there. He was looking the other way so he didn't see me coming up to him. I was tempted to glomp him, but seeing as he was up against the wall that wouldn't be the smarted idea. So I settled for jumping into his line of vision, and yelling "Kuro-puu," with a big grin.

"Ack!" He exclaimed, recoiling back in surprise. I giggled at his responce, it was cute!

"What the hell was that for?!" He roared, but I continued to grin at him.

"What was what for, Kuro-pii?" I asked, innocently, with a tilt of my head.

He huffed, crossed his arms across his chest, and leaned against the wall again. "Nevermind. What do you want? And stop with those damn nicknames already."

"Just coming to say 'hi' is all!" I chirped. "Not everyday Kuro-cop comes to my brothers' school." I said casually.

He mubbled something I didn't catch, but said in an indifferent tone: "It's Career Day or some shit like that." He looked at me pointedly. "Shouldn't you already know that?"

I froze, before I relaxed my muscles, there was no way he could know that I was really Yuui, after all, I had played his part out pretty well when Ms. Souma had asked me to stay after for a bit, to talk about my grade. If you compair the way I acted then to the way I was acting now, it would be like I was two different people. "Silly Kuro-puu! I don't go to this school, anymore! I already graduated last year. Of course I wouldn't know!"

He made a noise in the back of his throat, and was about to say something, when his phone rang. He rolled his eyes and dug his phone out of his pocket. "Suwa speaking." I almost laughed, he sounded so perfessional which clashed with his simple black t-shirt and jeans.

"....I have to do what now?.... You know that illegal right?............. Whatever........" He hung up his phone, and I was still wonder what exactly the person on the phone wanted to do that was illegal.....

I gave him a questioning look. "What illegal?"

He looked over at me, with his sharp ruby red eyes. "My roomate's moving, and he needs boxes. He wants me to go dumpster diving for some." He explained, starting to walk away. I followed after him.

"What's so illegal about that? I mean there is a saying that goes, 'one mans trash is another mans treasure.' And I'm pretty sure they'll be happy for the trash bill being less...." I spoke, trailing after him.

He stopped for a second, almost causing me to crash into him. He looked over at me, his gaze almost suspicious, before continued to walk again. I stared after him in confusion. "Are you going to need help?" I called out, before my brain had time to process what a bad idea it was.

He stopped again, ran a hand through his hair, and turned back to me. "You're not going to leave me alone are you?" His question sounded more like a statement...

I shook my head with a grin. "Nope!"

After all if you're going to play with fire, you might as well play with it until you get burned....

1)The bruise is on the right side of Yuuis neck, and they're on the left of him, so Watanuki didn't see the mark when he took off the scarf.

2)Ha! bet you guys thought it would be a picture of Kurogane right?!

if you're wondering why black Mokona appeared in this, its because of Yuuko. Since she still runs the xxxHolic shop it makes sense to put Mokona in it! I'm thinking about maybe putting both of them in there..... but I'm not sure, and don't worry they don't play important parts, theyre just there cuz they're cute!