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Chapter 15: Over My Head

A KuroFai Story

The trip to the nearest food joint wasn't a long one, but I saw no need to get back to the Basement any time soon. So I walked at a leisurely pace, hands in the pockets of my jacket, and wished I had brought my Ipod. The streets were quiet with hardly any people on the roads or on the sidewalk, even though it was only 8 O' something in the evening.

I hummed to myself trying to decide where I wanted to eat. The nearest thing was a MacDonald's but I wasn't too sure how my stomach would deal with fast food, although those fries did sound tempting...

I sighed even if it wasn't fast food; it'd end up coming back up regardless.

I turned down a street and could see the tall sign looming a couple of blocks down. A few more people were on this street then there were on the one I just turned off of. But that's just because this street has the grocery store on it.

I passed in front of it; the bright lights from the building spilling out all the way onto the sidewalk and even into the road.

"Hey, Yuui!" A familiar voice called out, startling me a bit. I turned around and saw Watanuki walking towards me, arms full of grocery bags.

"Hey," I called out, waiting for him to catch up to me. "What are you doing around here?" Okay that was kinda obvious but from what I remember he usually shops at the grocery store that's closest to his and Yuukos house. This one was a really out of the way for him.

Watanuki finally caught up to me and he frowned in displeasure. "Yuuko-san specifically requested that I shop at this store tonight. Sometimes I just don't understand that woman!" he ranted, shifting the brown paper sack that he cradled in the nook of one of his arms.

I smiled. "That's Yuuko-san for you. Here I'll carry this one." I said, grabbing the plastic bag that he held in this other hand. He startled to protest, but I turned and began walking.

"Anyway," He said, finally able to hold onto the paper sack with both hands. "Why are you over he- Oh yeah! Were you visiting your uncle?" He asked, peering over at me through his glasses.

"Yeah, I had to ask him something," I lied.

"…This might sound a bit weird," he said his voice taking a nervous tone. "But… that place, it seems familiar to me, like I've been there before, and quite a few times too. But I can't imagine what for… Did my older self drink?' He asked, before he mumbled. "Though I can't imagine why they would sell alcohol to a minor…"

"I… don't know." I said, feeling my heart racing in my chest. I knew that it was selfish, (well depending on how you look at it) but I didn't want Watanuki to remember. "I don't remember ever seeing you there." That was sure to create problems later on if he continued to remember things…

"Hmm, I remember Yuuko-san saying something about how sometimes the strangest things can make you remember things. Like smells, people, you know things like that," He explained, before he scowled suddenly. "Then she ruined it by saying something about how not everyone's memory fragments are feathers that get lost in different dimensions. And then something about how I should be glad that mine are still in this town." He huffed, shifting the paper sack again.

I smiled again, although it felt a little shaky and definitely more than a bit forced. "Yuuko sure is eccentric".(1) I said.

"No kidding…Oh we're here." He said.

I blinked and looked up to see the familiar empty lot. I hadn't been aware for how long we'd been walking.

I saw Watanuki glance over at me in the corner of my eye. "Hey can you see the shop?" he asked suddenly. I glanced back over to him, and he was staring at me curiously.

I shook my head in reply. "Nope, can't say I've ever been able to see it. Why?" I asked.

"Well it's just that Doumeki said that he couldn't see it either. I asked Yuuko-san about and she told me that the people who can't see the store have wishes but those wishes are something that they can achieve themselves. For some reason," he added, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "I got the impression that she was talking about you."

I tilted my head to the side, and wondered if Watanuki was right. Yuuko like to speak in riddles that were confusing and hard to figure out until you thought long and hard on them. And even then you might not even be anywhere in or near the ball park.

Just then my stomach grumbled angrily and I could feel a dull burning sensation. I placed a hand over my abdomen and hoped that my grimace wasn't visible in the dim light of the lamp post.

I smiled, "Well I should be going," I said, holding out the plastic bag to him. "I'll-"

"Good evening Yuui," A voice said. I blinked and looked to my left; there standing in front of the 'empty' lot was Yuuko.

I smiled lightly up at her. "Hello Yuuko-san," I greeted.

There was a small giggle, that Yuuko was too sober to make, and something black hopped onto Yuukos shoulder. I blinked, recognizing the black bunny thing from the other day. It was small and so black that it almost blended in with Yuukos hair and shirt. "He's cute!" The thing chirped, raising its small arm and covered the side of its mouth, before it giggled again.

Yuuko smirked at the look on my face, and picked the rabbit and held it in her hands. "Yuui, this is Mokona Modoki. Mokona this is Yuui." She said.

I smiled at it, a little bit shocked that a rabbit (thing) was talking but I would have been more surprised if I didn't know the one rule that you had to have around Yuuko. Expect the unexpected. "Hello Mokona," I greeted.

Mokona giggled again, and jumped out of Yuukos hands and landed on my shoulder, where it proceeded to nuzzle itself against my cheek.

"Watanuki, did you buy the chocolate?" Yuuko-san asked.

"Yeah," Watanuki said, before he pointed to the bag that I still had in my hand. "But I think it's in that one. Why didn't you just have me make it like you always do?" He asked, eyebrows furrowing.

I looked down at the bag in my hand and pulled out a bar of Hershey's chocolate. I stretched my hand out and made to hand it to Yuuko but she shook her head. "It's for you Yuui-kun," she said with a smirk.

I blinked down at the bar, before I looked up at her again. "What do you want for payment?" I asked, tilting my head to the side.

Yuukos smirk grew. "It's free. Because Watanukis the one who paid for it already. Now take the bags into the shop Watanuki-kun."

Watanuki nodded, grabbed the bag from me, mumbled a good bye, walked towards the lot and disappeared from site suddenly.

I blinked, but glanced down at Mokona, who was trying to bury itself in my jacket. "Thank you for the chocolate Yuuko-san," I mumbled, plucking Mokona off of my shoulder. "I should be going. I promised Ashura-ou I'd be back before nine." I said, letting Mokona hug my face, before it hopped over to Yuuko.

"Very well, give my regards to your uncle," Yuuko said, turning and walking towards her shop. But she stopped before she steeped onto the curb, and looked over her shoulder at me. "A word if advice, Yuui-kun: Don't let the big puppy get bored." She smirked at my confused look. "I'll tell Watanuki to collect my payment sometime this week."

And with that she disappeared, leaving me standing in the middle of the road.

1)You know…. That's the first time I've ever used this word before… strange I hear it all the time but have never used it before.

Okay about the black Mokona. Since the White one seems to have a little bit of a 'crush' on Kurogane I made the black one like Yuui. I don't know why… and I just felt like using honorifics for Yuuko.

and while this chapter seems like it doesn't have any importance it actually does! (is off to work on FP) and THANK YOU A TON for all those review!!! love you all