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Chapter Five

Aftermath

Fai opened his eyes slowly and turned his head around to examine his surroundings. He was in Kurogane's bedroom on the floor. He tried to remember what had happened last night, but it was difficult with the loud throbbing in his head. Sitting up, Fai placed his hands on his head and looked around, seeing Kurogane still asleep on the couch. The lanky teen let out a sigh and stood up, holding onto the frame of the bed to support his wobbling legs. Noticing he was still in his clothes from last night, the blonde opened some drawers in Kurogane's room and found a black and red plaid pair of pj bottoms and an oversized white t-shirt. Shrugging, he picked them up. They looked the smallest out of everything else there. Taking his bundle of clothes, he walked towards the bathroom and closed the door behind him. He felt disgusting, and found he reeked of alcohol.

After having a quick shower, he dressed in the clothes he had stolen from Kurogane's room and walked out of the room, taking a quick peek to see if the other male was still asleep. To his surprise, he was. Sighing contently, the blonde male quietly closed the door to the bedroom, making his way downstairs. As he entered the kitchen, his stomach let out a small rumble.

"I wonder what Kuro-pin would like for breakfast..."

"What the hell..." Kurogane just knew the idiot would be up to something if he wasn't in the room and only his clothes were left... Sighing, the dark haired male stood up and stretched, walking towards his closet. Taking out a pair of black jeans, he quickly slid them on, accompanied by a black t-shirt. Making his way towards the door, he turned the knob and pulled it open. Almost immediately he had a scowl on his face as the smell of syrup overpowered his senses. Trudging through the halls and down the stairs, Kurogane made it into the kitchen and saw a certain blonde idiot bouncing while he made pancakes. Sighing, he walked towards the said male and stopped a few feet away from him.

"Ah?" Fai turned, smiling as he saw Kurogane. "Good morning, Kuro-myuu~! Did you sleep well?"

"What are you doing? ...And wearing?"The taller male asked, ignoring what the blonde had previously said.

"I'm making breakfast, of course! And I'm just wearing some clothes I found in your room and this cute apron I found!" Fai exclaimed, only a little less excited than usual. His head still wasn't feeling all that much better. Kurogane gave the apron a once over and looked away, grumbling something he couldn't understand. Why there was an apron in his house that said Kiss the Cook, he would never know. Looking as the other man went to sit down, Fai smiled.

"My, we sure are talkative in the morning, aren't we?" He said with sarcasm, taking out a plate and putting the pancakes on it.

"I'm never eager to talk to you." Fai shuddered a little at this as he put down the plate, not making eye contact with Kurogane. The lanky male then went and sat on the seat beside Kurogane, smiling ever so brightly. Kurogane let out a sigh and looked down at his plate. It's not like he felt bad or anything for saying that...

"Aren't you going to eat?" Fai shook his head at this.

"I ate while I was making it," The blonde replied with a nod as he watched the taller of the two take his first bite. "Do you like it, Kuro-chuu?"

"It's not bad." That was considered a compliment from the man. Smiling, Fai nodded and leant back in his chair, simply looking around the room.

Once Kurogane had finished eating, he picked up his plate and brought it over to the sink, rinsing it off and placing it into the dishwasher. Fai smiled at this and went excitedly towards the other.

"What should we do today, Kuro-wan?"

"I don't know..."

"Let's call Tomoyo and Souma and go skating with them!"

"You can skate?" Kurogane asked, rather curious.

"More or less. But you can teach me!" Fai was on the phone before Kurogane could refuse.

"Hello~" Fai greeted, waving excitedly at the two girls that approached them.

"Hey you two!" Tomoyo said, smiling back. "Why did you guys leave the party so early?"

"It got really fun!" Souma agreed, looking at their blank faces. Kurogane coughed lightly.

"Something came up..." he glanced at Fai quickly, seeing the small smile of his. Tomoyo and Souma looked at each other once they heard this, but decided it was better not to intrude.

"Let's go!" Fai exclaimed, walking towards the outdoor rink excitedly.

After the three of them finished lacing up their skates, they walked forwards, stopping before the ice. Tomoyo and Souma held onto each other's arms as they stepped on first. The two of them didn't know how to skate very well, and they began to move forwards on the ice with wobbly knees. Fai smiled and watched them as Kurogane simply stood there.

"Kuro-chan! You go on first so you can help me, okay?" Fai smiled, grabbing onto the others upper arm and looking up at him. Kurogane nodded and looked away with a hint of red in his cheeks. But it was from the cold. Not because an incredibly cute blonde male was looking at him like that. That's right. Clearing his thoughts, Kurogane stepped onto the ice and quickly pivoted around to face Fai. The blonde smiled at this and shuffled forwards grabbing onto the taller male's shoulders as he did so. Skating backwards slowly, Kurogane pulled Fai onto the ice and let him balance. By this time, Souma and Tomoyo made their way around the rink once, passing by the two of them in a frenzy of giggles. Kurogane shot them a glare and then turned back to Fai.

"Okay," Fai let go of his shoulders and took a few strides forwards. He wasn't too bad of a skater at all. Kurogane smiled and skated up to him, slowing his pace down as he did so. "The ice is so bumpy," Fai complained, grabbing onto Kurogane's arm. The lumps in the ice were making it even more difficult for the blonde to skate smoothly. Kurogane grinned at the blondes' complaint and sped up his stride slightly. Fai moved his legs quicker in order to keep up. In no time, Fai was skating well and was good enough to let go of Kurogane's arm, but decided against it.

After a while of skating, the four of them stepped off of the ice. Since it was getting into the winter season, the days became darker faster. It was only about 5:30 and the lights around the rink were on. Christmas music was playing faintly in the background and there were decorations everywhere. The four of them walked up to a small store and purchased three hot chocolates for Fai, Tomoyo and Souma, and a coffee for Kurogane. They then walked over to a bench and sat, squishing each other in order to make room for the four of them.

"You two looked so cute together when you were skating!" Tomoyo chimed. Fai blushed lightly at this and Kurogane almost spat out the mouthful of coffee he had.

"What? We weren't doing anything." The tall male countered, glaring at her on the other side of the bench.

"Riiight," Souma said, looking at Tomoyo with disbelief. The two of them smiled, and Tomoyo then took her phone out of her pocket.

"Ah! It's 6:00. We have to go," She said, standing up from the bench sadly with Souma. "We'll see you two at school! Don't have too much fun!" She laughed, walking off with her friend. Fai smiled and waved as they left, Kurogane simply glaring.

"...Want to go skate again?" Fai asked, holding onto his empty cup of hot chocolate. Kurogane simply nodded and the two of them threw out their cups and walked back down to the ice. After helping Fai onto the ice like before, they began to skate together, enjoying the comfortable silence. A few Christmas songs passed as they skated, making small talk. It was now around 7:00 and they decided to take another break. Going back to the bench they were previously on, they sat down beside each other.

"Skating has been so fun, Kuro-myuu!" Fai told him happily as he looked back out towards the rink. Kurogane gave a nod of agreement and looked at the blonde. He didn't know what was wrong with him. His face felt hot and he couldn't seem to take his eyes off of the other sitting beside him. Taking a deep breath, Kurogane moved over a little and placed a hand on the bench on the other side of Fai's legs. "Kuro-pon?" Fai asked, looking towards the other to find his face dangerously close. The blonde blushed immediately and stared at the other male. Inching his face forwards, he rested his forehead against Kuroganes' and stopped to see what he would do. He couldn't say he was surprised to see the tall male blushing. They could feel each others' breath on their faces. Fai moved his arm to Kurogane's shoulder and the latter moved in so their mouths were only millimetres apart... and then Kurogane's phone rang. Jumping back and nearly falling off of the bench, Kurogane balanced himself and shakily pulled out his phone.

"Hello!?... Oh, hey... Okay, yeah. Bye," Kurogane slid the phone shut and looked at the surprised and blushing blonde he left on the bench. "Uh... I-I have to go now... But I'll give you a ride home." The blonde nodded and smiled at this as they moved towards the parking lot.

I wonder how many people hate me now. xD [Don't forget to review~!!]