11.30 Superstition

Kurogane was not one for fairytales.

He did not like "once upon a time".

He did not believe in "happily ever after."

And yet, when the esteemed warrior Kurogane somehow found himself pinned beside the waterfall in the lush forest, he had little doubt about what it was that was holding him down.

"Damn fairy," Kurogane spat at the fair-haired, fair-skinned creature above him. "Let me go!"

The fairy only widened his sapphire eyes and gazed at him with mock innocence. "But it's so rare that anyone manages to trap Kuro-chan! I should enjoy it while it lasts, right?"

"MY NAME IS KUROGANE!" The warrior was the opposite of the fairy: his skin was tanned from long hours spent training in the sun, his hair black, his very appearance advertising how tough he was, while the fairy looked like a good breeze would blow him over.

"I know!" More fey were appearing now, peering down at Kurogane from their various perches on the trees above him. "Everyone in the forest knows about Kuro-puu!"

"Well, how come I've never heard of you?" Kurogane growled.

"But you knew what I was!" The blond pointed out, giving Kurogane a light slap for his idiocy.

"That's because you're just like in the stories …" Kurogane muttered.

"Well then, Kuro-rinta, do you know what it means when I do this?" The magical being leaned down and pressed his lips to Kurogane's.

Rather than recoiling, Kurogane felt himself being drawn in, deepening the kiss … until he felt the other being wretched away.

"Fai!" Another fairy, one that looked the exact same as the first one, scolded gently. "You know you shouldn't be putting him under compulsion!"

Fai pouted. "I wasn't, I swear! But look at him! Isn't he just so sexy?"

His brother, as Kurogane assumed, rolled his eyes, and then proceeded to drag Fai away.

"Wait!" Kurogane yelled, halting the two as they entered the trees. "I also heard … that if a fairy kisses you, then you're his forever."

"That's only a superstition, Kuro-rin." Fai barely looked at him.

Crossing the distance between them in a few powerful strides, Kurogane pulled Fai out of his brother's grasp and captured him in a kiss again.

"I don't care," he growled.

He thought he felt the fairy's smile.

Written April 4, 2010

A/N - Could have been developped a lot more .. may be coming back to this idea ^^

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