That took a little longer than I had hoped. It's okay though, it's here now for you all to enjoy! Oh, and I decided to actually title the chapters from now on. So I'm going back and adding names to them.

Part Five - Tournament - Fai POV

I opened my eyes for the first time as Kurogane's boyfriend. I felt so happy to know that I was his now, and that he had such strong feelings for me.

To be honest, I had had somewhat of a crush on him while I was still with Ashura. However, I pushed it to the back of my mind because for one, I had a boyfriend, and for another, Kurogane was one of the straightest guys I knew. (Yeah right!)

Though Ashura had been kind in some ways, like allowing me to stay in his dorm for free while I had no where else to go, I now realised that Kurogane was right about him being a jerk. And now that I was with Kurogane instead, I wouldn't have to worry about being abused or cheated on or any of the other horrible things Ashura had put me through.

I had fallen asleep on top of Kurogane, and I had stayed there all night. It was actually kind of comfortable, and incredibly sweet of him to offer his body as a mattress. Hmm... Sweet... Kuro-sweetie... Yes. There's another nick-

"Dammit Fai, wake up!" I heard Kurogane mumble, almost inaudibly so that if I actually was asleep, I wouldn't have heard. Though I might have felt the vibrations beneath me from his guttural voice.

"Hmm?" I answered quietly, raising my head so I could see his face.

"What the-? How long have you been awake?"

"A few minutes. Thanks for letting me sleep on you, Kuro-sweetie!"

"I can't deal with those nicknames this morning, idiot. Now let me up!"

Kurogane pushed me off of him before I could even move a muscle and sprinted to the bathroom.

I felt a little bad for keeping him from the bathroom when he really had to go, but the nicknames would have to stay. They were so cute! And seeing him react to them was even cuter! Hmm... Cute... Kuro-cutie... Absolutely.

The toilet flushed and Kurogane emerged from the bathroom looking completely relieved.

"Sorry for making you wait, Kuro-pii!"

"Shut up. I said no nicknames!" he said. I hadn't noticed the irony in what I had called him until I had already said it. I laughed to myself.

"So, what are you doing today, Kuro?"

"What do I usually do on Sundays?"

"Ah, yes! Fencing practice!"

"Actually, today is the beginning of the fencing tournament for the next five weeks. Are you coming?"

"I didn't even know about it until now, Kuro-puu, but I've got nothing better to do!"

"Then hurry up and get dressed so we can get breakfast before the tournament,"

I dressed the way I normally would: very casual with a T-shirt and pants. Kuro, however, had on some funky looking armour. He had on a black corset looking thing, only one shoulder pad, a red headdress with a moon on it, and a black cape. Oh, and pants too.

"You're such a Kuro-cutie!" I giggled.

He gave me a look.

"This isn't "cute", Fluorite." he said with disgust at my comment. "This ain't a fashion show, this is sword fighting. And this," he went over to a cabinet in the corner "is Ginryuu."

"Aww, you named it!"

"No, I didn't. It belonged to my father."

"How nice of him to give you this!"

"He didn't,"

"Oh?" I began, but then I saw the look on Kurogane's face and I didn't say what I was going to say. He had sad red eyes on Ginryuu, and then I realized what he had actually meant by what he had said. If the subject were anything different, I would have made a joke or something, but it being the incredibly sensitive topic it was, I didn't want Kurogane to have to get even more sad than he probably already was.

"Oh…" I said instead, walking closer to him to give him a kiss on the cheek and then a hug from the side. "I'm sorry about your father, Kuro,"

He didn't push away my consolations, but he didn't want to stay on the subject too long either. Soon after he had gathered the rest of what he needed, we left his dormitory.

As we walked to the fencing arena, we saw Ashura walking alone in our direction. As he made eye contact with us, he stopped. Kurogane wouldn't let me stop, or look at him. Kurogane put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer to him and glared in Ashura's direction as if to say, "You had your chance, he's mine now."

Ashura didn't attack us, probably because he saw Kurogane's giant sword with him.

When we got to the arena, Kurogane gave me a kiss goodbye and told me to sit down in the stands. I did, and waited until it was time to watch.

"Welcome to the first day of the Nihon Country Universtiy Fencing Tournament!" the announcer shouted. The crowd cheered. "Let us begin round one with a face off of NCU Sophomore Haku Yashi against NCU Junior Kyouyo Maru!"

I watched the match, and though Kyouyo was older, he was no match for Haku's agility. Next, it was Kurogane's turn.

"Our next match is between NCU Senior Subaru Mitsubishi and NCU Senior Kurogane Suwa!"

I screamed for Kurogane and waved like an idiot. I didn't care if I looked stupid at that point, because I knew Kurogane would like me to show my support. He saw me, but he didn't do anything.

The fight was over as quickly as it had began. Even though I was on Kurogane's side, I felt embarrassed for Subaru Mitsubishi, who was beaten within two minutes. And Kurogane showed zero mercy for the guy the whole time.

"And Kurogane Suwa is the winner!" the announcer declared. But Kurogane was already on his way out of the arena. He motioned for me to follow him.

"You aren't going to stay and watch the rest?"

"We aren't required to. Plus, I'm ready to go home and relax before working on my project."

Oh, yeah. He did have a project to do. I supposed I would do some work at home as well.

After Kurogane went to get what he needed for his project, we went to get lunch, where we saw Ashura, but not for long. He seemed like he was trying to avoid us, and just doing a poor job at it, though we didn't see him again for the rest of the day.

Kuro took a nap when we got back to his dorm before working on his project. I did some reading while he slept and took my own nap once he was ready to work.

We lived a very simple college life, somewhat like that day, for many months. Some days, at least once per week, Kurogane would take me out on a date, and we would have fun together. Seldom did the dates cost anything, since Kurogane didn't have very much money, and all the money I made was going to pay for college. Most of the time I would ask to walk to the beach or the park just to get out of the dorm so we could spend time with each other. Maybe once per month or so, Kurogane would treat me to a luxury like going out to eat or going to the movies where he would let me snuggle up against his warm body.

Those who cared to gossip about us never would have thought Kurogane was a homosexual. It was a surprise for all, even me once I had found out how he felt about me. But he had no shame showing his feelings around anyone. When we parted, he would give me a kiss goodbye, and more often than not, a little bit more, especially if Ashura was nearby. A squeeze on the butt that would send shivers running through me, or he would use his tongue. Everyone knew I was gay though. Some called me a "flamer", so I was also not afraid to show affection toward Kurogane. On days he was in a better mood, I would try to see if he would hold my hand while we walked. Half of the time, he actually allowed it. Whenever he would say something cute, I would leap up to give him a kiss on the cheek and make him blush. He was so cute when he blushed.

As the year progressed, so did our relationship. It was pretty serious from the start, but we were even closer now. And we both decided that it was about time to tell my parents about Kurogane.

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