sorry all doesn't go as I said yesterday. but they decided to do things differently, and I don't have time to write it longer right now, since I have a job interview in an hour, but I figured you would like it if you anyway got something to read. I hope I am right. have fun reading!

Chapter /

It was Friday and school had just ended. He was walking out of the building with the blond who was excitedly talking and swinging his hands around. His was partially worried that Fai would hit someone on the way but it wasn't really his business. Besides with the blond's happy-go-luck attitude even if he would smack someone he would be forgiven soon.

"So, how about I come at your place around eight?"

he shrugged

"Whatever"

the blond tilted his head and stepped in front of him, walking backwards. And they were in the stairs at the moment. He was really amazed that Fai didn't injure himself on frequent basis

"Were your parents okay with you going too a party?" Fai knew that much that he had been in bad terms with the people in his old school. But that had been all that he had let the blond dig out of him. He grimaced a bit.

"I actually didn't tell them. I said I would visit your place."

for a moment the blond looked stunned but with a shake of a head it was gone.

"I never thought you would lie to them..."

he stopped and scratched the back of his head and Fai stopped in front of him, looking curious.

"Actually.." he started, not sure how he should continue. But he knew he couldn't exactly go back home in the middle of the night reeking alcohol. The blond looked at him intently, waiting for him to say what was on his mind. "I was thinking..." he noticed there was a little twitch in the corner of Fai's lips. He frowned but tried to ignore it. Damn the blond for enjoying this. He cleared his throat and glared the blond "Can I stay at your place for the night?"

the blond chuckled

"You should have asked that in advance, don't you think?"

he felt stupid but tried to hide it

"Well, I was hoping I would have found some other way. Since I don't really want to stay at your place"

Fai lifted an eyebrow and looked like he was having way too much fun.

"Oh? I just thought you could come, but since you don't want to, I guess you have something else in mind"

they stared each others for a long while. He was trying to force the blond to just let it go and say that he was welcome, but Fai was just grinning at him like a king of the world. Finally he sighed and was just about to say he wanted to go to Fai's place when an idea hit him.

"I guess I can't go to the party then. I don't care to get chewed out for it."

Fai's expression fell and the blond stepped forward and grabbed his hand

"No, you have to come. It won't be any fun without you! How can I then draw whiskers on you once you pass out?"

his victorious grin turned into a frown.

"Why the hell would you draw whiskers on me?"

"Because they would fit Kuro-wan!"

"idiot" he stated and swung a hand towards Fai's head. The blond ducked it easily and as soon as the blond was straight again he said

"It's okay, you can come to my place. I already had asked Ashura if I could bring a friend back with me. And he was fine with it, he would like to see what kind of friends I have" the blond face went strict and Fai waved a finger at him "So remember to behave well."

he snorted

"I am not the one who has troubles acting properly"

"Is that really so?" Fai said seriously and his mood plummeted. The blond had stepped across a line. And the blond seemed to realize it too because his blue eyes looked very apologetic and he said quietly

"Sorry"

he shrugged, trying to put it all behind them.

"Never mind" he just said. Then he smirked "That just proved that you are the one who has issues in behaving properly"

Fai smiled at him and then they went their separate ways home.

And indeed at eight Fai was there ringing his doorbell. He had been expecting it and grabbed his bag and walked out of the door

"Have fun!" his parents called after him

"Yeah" he said and closed the door. The blue eyes looked at him

"Ready?"

"Why else would I have come out?"

the blond shrugged

"to tell me to wait a bit?"

he rolled his eyes

"You ever tire of being an idiot?"

Fai shook his head

"You tire of being a killjoy?

He lifted an eyebrow

"Really? How come I still seem to be able to provide you so much fun?"

Fai giggled

"That's just because I am just so warm and happy person"

they were now walking side by side and he looked the blond in the corner of his eye. Fai stared a head of them, small and meaningless smile spread over his lips.

"Happy you say.." he muttered to himself but the blond heard it anyway.

"As much as possible Kuro-koi" he noticed the tenseness in Fai's facial muscles and decided to change the subject. Even if it meant being ridiculed by the blond. Earlier that the day the situation had been reversed and Fai had been rather polite with it. So he should return the favor. But he would not apologize to the loony.

"Decide already. Am I a dog or a wish?"

Fai looked at him surprised

"you are multitalent. Of course"

they talked about random stuff all the way to Tomoyo's place.

"Huge" he said. Fai nodded, looking at the two-store house.

"Her Family runs a huge business. They have their own own clothes and electron mark.

"That's why she always have different clothing" he realized. Fai looked at him with a hint of frown.

"You really pay attention to her?"

he shrugged

"More like she keeps paying attention to me" the slight frown didn't disappear from the blond's face "What's the matter?" he asked. Fai would be a pain if he would be in a sour mood during the party. The blond shrugged

"Nothing. Just thinking" the blond started heading to the door and he followed, staring the blond. What was his issue this time? Was he jealous of the girl? He felt oddly uneasy about it. Sure Fai had the right to have other friends and why not date someone, but he just resented the idea that he would have to see it at school. Or free time. Or ever. He shook his head fiercely. What the hell was he thinking. It had nothing to do to him if Fai dated. He decided to get a drink. That would stop him from thinking about things for sure. He should just relax and try to have a good time.

"Hi guys!" Tomoyo came running to them once they had entered the house and found the living room. "Welcome!" the girl jumped on him and hugged him hard, nearly knocking air out of him. He took a hold of the girl's shoulders in a gentle attempt to stop Tomoyo from choking him. He felt eyes on him and turning his head he saw Fai staring them, and if he was able to read the blond at all, he looked hurt and accusing. Wow, was Fai that much into the girl. He carefully pushed the girl away from him, and she smiled at him and turned to Fai, giving him similar hug. Fai squeezed her back just as hard according to the gasp that escaped her. When they let go of each others Fai smiled at her and she laughed.

"Good to have you here. The party is just getting started." there were some of people already dancing. " there is snacks on the tables on the sides, and some juice and soda for the non-alcohol people"

"And?" he asked, waiting to hear where he could finally get a drink. He hadn't drank in ages. He just hoped he could still hold his liquor. Tomoyo shook her head amused

"in the kitchen. You drunkie"

he shrugged

"Everyone in their stile" Fai nodded at his words.'

"And we have a competition too."

the girl brightened up

"Really?"

they both nodded.

"I will show him what drinking really means" he said and glanced at Fai.

"be careful" the girl said "Fai here is rather good at it" Fai gave a deep bow.

"Just trying my best ma'am"

the girl laughed and waved at them

"Kitchen's there. I hope you have fun. I'll come check up on you at some point" the girl winked at them and went to talk to some other who just came into the room.

"Shall we start then?" he asked Fai, who nodded.

"Ready when you are" the blond said with a serious expression.

There was just regular beer there. And they had now drank five bottles each. So far they had done it in silence because for some reason Fai seemed clamped up. And he knew better than to try to make Fai talk. He would do it if he would feel like it. Or if he got him enough drunk. Which was what he was doing but so far the blond hadn't shown any signs of getting drunk. And he was starting to feel the buzz coming.

Then Tomoyo came to the kitchen. There had been others, but they had just grabbed a bottle and went away again. Perhaps the two of them glaring them had something to do with it. They lifted their eyes to look at the girl who smiled and shook her head

"you are ruining the mood. There were people complaining that they didn't dare to get drinks because there were hostile people here."

he felt a little embarrassed but Fai wasn't affected at all.

"We area just focusing on our match" the blond said and took a swing from his bottle.

"Who is leading?" Tomoyo asked.

"Tie" they said in unison. The girl sighed and cheered up then

"Does one of you want to come to dance with me?"

Fai quickly glanced him before smiling to Tomoyo

"I would love to" the girl smiled happily and the two of them headed away.

He stayed there drinking his bottle and staring at the one Fai had left behind. He was trying to figure out what Fai's expression had held in it when the blond had looked at him. There had been a slight panic in it, like the blond would have been in a hurry to get it first. And he couldn't understand it. Tomoyo felt like a kid sister to him. And he wasn't into frilly girls anyway. Fai had no reason to fear he would take her from him. And besides, the girl liked Fai. So if Fai liked her, why wouldn't he just make a move at it. He gritted his teeth. He still didn't like the idea and to wash it away, he drank the rest of his bottle.

"Idiot" he muttered. He stared darkly at Fai's bottle.

Without thinking much about it, he reached out his hand and took Fai's half empty bottle from the blond's side of kitchen table and took sip out of it.

"Hey, that's my bottle!" he heard a yell at the door, and turned his head to look at the blond who had just come back with Tomoyo behind him.

"So? You left it unguarded" he said and took another mouthful. Fai tried to grab it from him but he moved the bottle out of the way and Fai collided to his shoulder

"Ouch. Behave yourself" the blond said and swatted him at the back of his head. He glared Fai back

"You behave yourself" he said back and moved to drink more from the bottle. Fai tried to stop him and managed to grab the bottle. They struggled a while with it, and when in heat of struggles Fai lost his balance and fell on him, and trying to keep from falling Fai wrapped his hands around his neck. The result was that the chair he was sitting tilted and they both crashed down, he on the bottom and Fai on top of him.

The blond laid there a moment to catch his breath and then shakily got up to his arms and looked down on him.

"Careful Kuro-kuro, or you'll break something."

he stared up at the blue eyes.

"I wasn't the one who knocked the chair down. You should be grateful that I I softened your fall"

Fai smiled mischievously

"Right, of course my mighty ninja. Do you want a kiss as a reward?"

Fai already leaned down and he blushed hard.

"I want you to get off of me!" he said and pushed the blond off of him with one hand. And sat up. He glanced at his other hand. The bottle was miraculously intact. He brought it to his lips when Fai yanked the bottle from him and scurried away

"Mine" Fai said and hugged the bottle. He grunted and stood up, now looking down on the blond.

"I don't need your bottle anyway." he stated.

"I wonder what you two would do if you drank any more of that..."

their heads snapped towards the door. They had completely forgotten Tomoyo. He pointed towards Fai.

"he would probably start meowing."

Fai who had now finished the bottle stood up too and pointed a finger at him

"And you would..." they all waited for Fai to finish his sentence but after a while the blond shrugged "I don't know" the blue eyes pierced him "What would you do?"

He grinned

"win the competition"

before they started their drunken argument again Tomoyo stepped between them and held up her hands.

"I think you have had quite enough. You have been drowning that stuff rather fast. I think you should do something else for a while. Go get fresh or something. But if you keep this up, I have to send you two home, hear me?"

they glanced each others and nodded.

"Good" Tomoyo turned around ready to leave the kitchen. "Fai knows how to get to the backyard"

then they were alone again.

"shall we go then?" Fai suggested. He shrugged and nodded

"Yeah. Show the way"

he followed Fai outside and breathed deep the night air. He liked darkness and night.

"Do you like her?" Fai suddenly asked, and it took a moment for him to register the question. And then he didn't know what the blond meant with that so he just stood there staring the blond who was staring somewhere far off. And when the blond turned to him. There was the most forced smile he had ever seen on Fai. But there was a tear falling from his eye. His brain was officially shut down, whether it was of the beer or because of the situation, he didn't know. But he felt that he shouldn't just let the blond cry like that.

"Idiot" he muttered and stepping closer hugged the blond. At first Fai was too shocked to move, just stiffly stood between his arms, but slowly the slender body relaxed and Fai leaned to him.

And there they stood in silence.

and thanks ChouRan for the review again! and the good luck wishes. later!