A/N: *On the ground* Please forgive me! I'm sorry I haven't updated in forever but this chapter is nice and long so that makes up for it right?!
Kurogane cracked an eye open when the sunshine became too bright to sleep through. After an annoying walk to Saru with Fai never once shutting his mouth, it would only be natural that he'd be exhausted. Kurogane sat up from the floor and stretched his muscles. He looked at his hands and frowned he didn't understand how humans could stand being so defenseless, what with no claws or sharp teeth.
Once they had gotten to Saru, Fai had walked into a large building-well large to his current size anyway-with Kurogane walking closely behind. It was rather late so there weren't many people out and about but the few that they passed Kurogane would watch their expression to see if they realized what he really was but no one seemed to notice. Fai seemed to find it entertaining because he kept looking back at him and smiling. Kurogane didn't like his smile it seemed fake to him like Fai was hiding something so Kurogane decided to keep on guard.
It turned out that the building was to be their lodging tonight. Fai handed the man a small amount of coins- how much it amounted to Kurogane didn't know- and then Fai was handed a key. Fai skipped off down the hall. Much to Kurogane's chagrin they had to share a room. Kurogane being the polite dragon-human- he was let Fai have the bed since he was used to sleeping on the ground anyhow. This however started a string of "Aw's" and cooing about how sweet 'Kuro-pin' was, causing Kurogane to yell about the new nickname before settling on threatening Fai with his life and going to sleep.
Kurogane looked down and realized that he had a blanket over part of him-one that he didn't have when he went to bed. He wondered if the Mage had put it on him after he fell asleep.
"Kuro-min~!" Kurogane glared at the bubbly blonde that danced into the room. Fai smiled when he saw Kurogane was in fact up. He also noticed that he still had the blanket Fai had draped over him last night.
"I told you to stop calling me stupid names!" Kurogane growled as he stood up. Fai pouted and walked over to pick up the blanket that had been unceremoniously dropped on the floor. "Did you put that on me last night?" Kurogane asked. Fai smiled up at him.
"Kuro-ryuu was cold last night~" Fai explained before folding up the blanket and setting it on the bed.
"Why were you up?" Kurogane asked. He knew that Fai had fallen asleep before he had. So he wanted to know what the Mage had been doing. Fai paused for a second before whipping around and smiling big.
"I got cold so I went to get another blanket from the closet~ I notice Kuro-ryuu looked cold so I got one for you too~!" Fai explained. He grabbed his jacket and staff from the chair they had been occupying putting on the jacket and walking towards the door trusting that Kurogane would follow. Kurogane did follow but not before noticing that there was no extra blanket on the bed Fai had slept in.
'Why would that idiot lie about something as simple as that?' Kurogane really didn't like behind lied to and Fai was really beginning to irritate him.
Fai walked along the streets of Saru and smiled at everyone while Kurogane followed behind scowling. Fai looked at him over his shoulder and pouted when he saw Kurogane being grumpy.
"Kuro-pin~!" Kurogane looked up at Fai and glared when he heard a few surrounding people giggle at he name. Why wouldn't they it was stupid but Kurogane wouldn't let people laugh him, He glared daggers at every laughing passer-by which shut them up immediately. Then he looked back at Fai who was smiling.
"What do you want stupid Mage?" Kurogane ground out as he watched Fai skip backwards. He wished that Fai would trip but obviously karma had taken a liking to Fai and wouldn't let Kurogane's wish be granted.
"We have to stop by a friend of mines before we move on~!" Fai replied. Kurogane rolled his eyes. Why did he care he could just stand outside and wait. "And you have to meet them!" Fai continued. Kurogane glared.
"Why?" Kurogane asked. Fai stopped and walked into a building ignoring Kurogane stood outside the door intending to wait till Fai was done socializing. Until Fai popped out and pulled him inside the house. "Oi! Why do I have to-" Kurogane quit complaining when Fai pulled him into a closet and shut the door behind them. "Why are we in a closet?!" Kurogane yelled. Being a dragon up until yesterday meant he could see just fine in the dark but for whatever reason he couldn't see anything in here.
"We're going to see my friend Kuro-silly~" Fai replied cheerily before grabbing Kurogane's hand and tugging him further into the closet. They walked for about 40 feet before Fai stopped.
"What kind of freak closet is this?" Kurogane asked. He still couldn't see anything but black and there was no way a closet could be this big. Fai hummed as if thinking about something.
"Kuro-pii can you swim~?" Fai asked. Kurogane's brows furrowed before he replied with a 'yes'. Fai clapped his hands together. "Good! Then let's go!" Fai cheered before pushing Kurogane forward. Before Kurogane could complain he was submerged in water. Fai smiled and followed suit walking forward into the wall of water and holding his breath. Fai swam towards a light above himself and smiled when he saw Kurogane swimming towards it as well. This was the fastest way to get to the shop and honestly who wants to walk the extra 5 miles besides this way's more fun! Fai finally reached the water's surface and swam through ending up on the inside of the front door of a very familiar wish shop. Kurogane was on his hands and knees coughing up water.
"Fai's here! Fai's here! ~~" The aforementioned mage looked and smiled at two small girls. One had short pink hair and a pinkish white dress with angel wings and a ribbon around her waist. The other had long blue hair down to past her feet in pigtails and a dark red jacket and shorts ensemble with devil wings around her waist.
"Maru~ Moro~ How are you?" Fai asked smiling and looking at Kurogane out of the corner of his eye and the man finally stood up. He was already glaring at Fai. Fai just found it entertaining.
"Having Fun! Has Fai come to see the Mistress?!" The two replied in sync and Kurogane wondered how they did it so perfectly.
"Why yes I have is she in?" Fai asked and Kurogane fumed.
"You mean to tell me that you shoved me into some weird wall of water, nearly drowning me in the process and you don't even know if your friend is here!?" Kurogane yelled. Maru and Moro started chanting 'Scary, Scary', while Fai just smiled and nodded. Kurogane really wanted to strangle the mage now.
"What's going on you two?" A young boy that looked to be about 16 with black hair, with mix-match gold and blue eyes, glasses, and wearing a black school uniform; came running up. He took one look at the still fuming Kurogane and pushed the girls behind him. "Can I help you?" The boy asked warily.
"You must be the new boy Yuuko-chan told me about~ I think it was Watanuki, is that right?" Fai chimed ignoring Kurogane's glare. Fai held out his hand so the boy could shake it. The teenager nodded and shook the hand. He was still wary of Kurogane but he led them down the hall.
"Yuuko is in here," He gestured to two big decorated doors, "I'll go make some snacks" Watanuki walked down the hall followed by the skipping and singing, Maru and Moro. Fai smiled before he opened the doors. Kurogane stared at the woman who was sitting provocatively on a long couch with a red yukata draped over her, long black hair flowing out, and piercing red-brown eyes looking through them-rather than at them- lazily while smoking some kind of pipe; all in all she just looked superior to everything and everyone. That was- of course- before Fai chimed in.
"Yuuko-chan~!" Yuuko looked at Fai and calmly set her pipe down before:
"Fai~! How are you~?" Kurogane blinked as her personality just did a complete 360. She was up and chatting animatedly with Fai like two school girls. Kurogane coughed into his hand and the two people looked at him Fai with the same smile and Yuuko with a smile but also some inquisitiveness as well. "So this is the dragon huh?" She asked. Kurogane narrowed his eyes slightly. "Oh please~" She waved her hand, "Fai's magic is strong but mine happens to be stronger so I can tell." Yuuko explained but Kurogane didn't relax at all.
"Kuro-ryuu" Fai whined, "Quit being so grumpy!" Kurogane transferred his glare to Fai. He was about to yell when Watanuki walked in with the 'snacks' which was just sake. "Oh~ Sake! I haven't had any in some time~!" Fai sang and sat at the table that was in the middle of the room.
"That's because you're a light weight drinker and we don't want a repeat of New Year's now do we?" Yuuko stated and sat down as well. Kurogane eventually followed suit.
"Maybe we should have a repeat now that Kuro-ryuu is here!" Fai laughed and Yuuko joined in. Watanuki just sighed as he set out the sake and Kurogane just sat there with a scowl.
"Oh! I think we are missing two people!" Yuuko stated. Fai nodded, smiling. "Mokona's~!" Yuuko called and Kurogane watched as two little balls of fur- one black and one white- jumped into the room bouncing around.
"I haven't seen you two in a while!" Fai smiled and the two Mokona's jumped on his shoulders and hugged him. Then they looked at Kurogane and started singing 'Dragon, Dragon' together. Kurogane once again glared at Fai.
"'No one will know' huh?" Kurogane growled and Fai just shrugged.
"Dragon?" Watanuki looked at Kurogane then back at Fai. "What are you talking about?"
"Kuro-sama is a dragon~" Fai chimed and Watanuki's eyes widened a bit, before going back to normal then he turned and walked out. "Watanuki-kun is very calm!" Fai commented.
"Yes he is now onto the sake!" Yuuko replied. Fai nodded and grabbed the bottle pouring everyone a shot. Fai, Yuuko, and the Mokona's sipped at it while Kurogane just down the whole thing. Fai stared obviously expecting Kurogane to become drunk any second. Kurogane smirked he'd been around long enough that the whole bottle of sake wouldn't affect him. "Oh~ I like this one! You should come and drink more often Fai gets drunk after one shot" Fai pouted and Kurogane laughed at the thought of Fai being such a lightweight. Fai watched Kurogane laugh and smiled. "Well I trust that you have something you want to discuss, Fai?" Fai set his cup down.
"Of course~!" Fai shrugged his coat off. "Although if you wouldn't mind could we stay the night?" Fai asked and Yuuko nodded.
"Don't you always?" Yuuko chuckled.
Ah~ Yuuko, always fun~
I realize that not much has happened yet but i swear it's going to get good soon! You know unless you already hate this story...*sad face*
Now be honest people how many of you got perverted thoughts when Fai pulled Kurogane into the closet? Don't lie! Read and Review!
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