Okay… I had writers block on how the rest of Yuui's visit of Kuro-tan's house should go, so I had to skip it… I might mention it in FP though…

Chapter 9: Chasing Cars

A KuroFai Story

Yuui wiped his face, trying to stop crying. He was going to die and there was nothing he could do about it. It had been raining hard for a while, he wasn't sure exactly when but the water was already up to his chest. He was drenched and freezing. He had twisted his ankle on one of his attempts to get out of hole, and it hurt every time he tried to move it.

He sputtered, spitting out the water that had splashed up into his mouth. He moved to where he was sitting on his knees, and the water was again at chest level, but a part of him knew that he was going to die down there regardless. He was going to die in a well with an already dead body.

That thought caused the tears to flow ever more. He didn't want to die. He wanted to stay and just be alive with Fai; Fai was all that he had really. His father had left them when they were only three and Mom had killed herself a year later from the grief.

The rain was falling even harder now, and the water rising even faster. It was to his neck now, he reached an arm out and grabbed onto the wall. He attempted to pull himself up to his good foot. His foot slipped sending him crashing back under the water, and against the body. He thrashed around in panic and kicked. His injured foot struck the bottom of the well, and in pain he cried out involuntarily. Water gushed into his mouth and down his throat. He scrapped his hands along the wall for purchase and tried to push himself above the water.

He was finally able to force his head above the water, couching up the water. He could no longer touch the bottom, and was struggling to keep his head above the continually rising water. His breathing was erratic, and his eyes began to fill with tears again.

"Fai!" He cried out, but the thunder roared and drowned out his cries. He didn't know where his brother was, but he wished he was safe, that he was out of the storm wherever he was… But another part of him wanted Fai to rescue him, to save him from his inevitable death.

"Fai!" He screamed again. His head was thrust under the water again; he twisted his body around trying to find another stone he could grab onto. His clothes seemed to be what was causing him to sink, but they were his only pair… His hand struck against the wall several times, and was finally able to find something to grab a hold of.

He pushed his head up out of the water, taking in large gulps of air.

The place where his hands hand grabbed onto was crumbling; he could feel it breaking off in his grasp, and just before he was shoved back into the water again he heard someone calling his name.

"Yuui!"

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"Yuui~!" Fai sang, launching himself at me. He wrapped his arms around my neck, and nuzzled the side of his head against mine. "You're back!" I had texted him earlier saying that I would be home later than usual, so that he wouldn't be worried.

I nodded slightly. "Yup," I said tiredly. Having to move a ton of boxes that had weighted around the same as an elephant had been tiring. I wasn't a wimp, as much as Kurogane would like to say differently, I just wasn't used to moving heavy things.

Fai turned his head around to look me in the eyes. "Okay you okay?" He asked. Before I was able to respond he placed the back of his hand onto my forehead, all the while still clinging to me. "Oh no! My poor baby has a fever!"

"I don't have a fever," I responded, Fai would make a terrible doctor. Even just a slight hint of heat on my head and he would say it was a fever.

"Yuui-bear's no fun!" He pouted, before he turned around and called up the stairs. "Asha-sama, I found him~!" He chirped, before he walked on towards the living room.

I panicked when the sound of footsteps came from the upstairs hallway. I glanced up and saw Ashura glaring at me. "Where have you been?" He growled, crossing his arms over his chest. It wasn't very often that Ashura got mad, but he was always very sensitive when it came to when Fai and I stayed out late from school.

I smiled sheepishly, and ran a hand through my hair. "Umm… out with some friends…" That might be true if I could count Kuro and Sorata as my friends…

He slowly started walking down the stairs, each step seeming to take him several minutes. I glanced over at the living room door, wishing that Fai hadn't left. It always felt awkward around Ashura when he's mad… well it's just awkward around him in general really.

He finally got to the last step, and leaned over to whisper in my ear. "When he leaves for work, I need to give you a check up."

I nodded. After something like last night happens he does an inspection to see how much damage was done.

He stood there for a second before he moved past me, and left for his study.

I took my jacket off and set it into the closet, before I went to join Fai in the other room. He was sitting on the couch watching TV, zoning in on it with a spaced look on his face. He had been busy putting on his shoe when whatever it was on the TV had caught his attention.

I raised an eyebrow at him, before I waved a hand in front of his face. He blinked before he realized he had been spacing. He grinned up at me, and slipped on his other shoe. "Yuui come sit!" He said patting the space next to him.

I shrugged and sat down on the place next to him. He grinned again, throwing his arms around my waist, and burying his face into my side. I tilted my head to the side; he seemed clingier today than usual...

"Yuui-oto, (1) you smell like cologne..." Fai mumbled.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "I do?" I asked, looking down at him. His face was still buried into my side.

He nodded, before he moved his head to where I could see his eyes. "Yof smelf gowd!" He mumbled. He sat up suddenly, and with a sigh he pouted. "I have to go to work." He sulked, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Well at least you don't work past 10 right?" I said, trying to show him a better view of it.

"Yeah…" he mumbled, before he flung his arms around my neck again. "But I don't want to leave my poor baby brother alone!" He cried. His extra weight had caused me to fall down with him on top of me.

His arms were still around my neck, and I was glad that he wasn't any heavier; else he would be crushing me. His arms weren't comfortable, but I ignored them when Fai grinned, letting me know that he was thinking of something I wasn't…

I pouted, copying his look from earlier, minus the crossed arms. Fai always managed to put us in compromising positions.

He smirked but before he could do anything his phone rang. We both glanced over to where the sound of the music was coming from, and found that it had dropped onto the floor. He pouted again, before he leaned over and grabbed his phone.

He sighed, as he pressed a button and the music stopped. "I have to go…" He mumbled climbing off of me.

I sat up, and watched as he stretched his muscles. "Have a good day at work."

He turned back to me. "Are you working tonight?" He asked, tilting his head to the side. When I shook my head he grinned. "Good!"

He leaned closer, lifted my chin up with his hand and kissed me softly.

He pulled back after a couple of seconds, and grinned again. "Well I'll see you later~!" He chirped making his way towards the hallway.

I waited till I heard the front door shut, before I let out a sigh. I didn't want to visit Ashura. And I figured it would be best to wait a few minute before I did, incase Fai forgot something.

I grabbed the remote off of the arm of the chair and flipped through the channels, looking for something interesting.

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"Well it looks like you bled a little, but not too much to be concerned about." Ashura said as he continued to inspect me. I let out a sigh, I always felt violated during these things. "They left quite a lot of bruises on your hips though."

I nodded absentmindedly. I was currently bent over his desk, naked I might add, and trying to ignore the feeling of his hands roaming over my body. "I don't want them again." I mumbled, burying my head in my arms.

"If they can pay, they get to have you. As long as they don't scar your body up, of course. Which is the only reason Fei-Wang Reed can no longer have you." He said, tracing a long thin scar on my back.

I jerked away as much as I could. The scar, although it had been more than five years since I had gotten it, hurt whenever someone touched it. It was on my lower back, running from left hip to the right one in a straight line.

"Okay you're done," He said. I nodded quickly and began putting my clothes back on. "I have to go out, and I won't be back tonight. Want me to ask Mrs. Ruby to come check on you?"

I glared at him. "No." I snapped, tugging my pants up. He knew that I always found it awkward around her. I grabbed my shirt not bothering to put it on and left the room.

1) Yes I do know that this means little sister. My friend and I might as well be twins, as I'm over there more often than I am at my house, so we call each other Fai and Yuui (she's Fai I'm Yuui, I'm using her personality to make Fai… although the DDR thing came from another friend.) and she calls me Yuui-oto most of the time.