Now that the intro's out of the way, lets get to some KuroFai fluff!
Sometime before naptime was over, Kurogane began to stir. It was cold. Much colder than it had been before. He felt that he could almost see his breath with how cold it was. He could hear a whistle…or…a roar…no…a howl. The wind was howling about the Nursery and rattling the windows a little. Kurogane scoffed.
Stupid cold weather.
Suddenly he was aware of something cold and vibrating in his hand. He looked down to see Fai's pale hand freezing and shivering. His eyes widened, wondering when they had begun holding hands, then turned his attention to the shivering form of Fai. He looked around to see if anyone else was awake. For the most part everyone else was cuddled up and asleep. Some shivering as well, but none so much as Fai. Maybe that was because he and Kurogane had situated themselves by the window.
Quickly checking once more to make sure that no one was watching, he scooted their mats closer together and wrapped his blanket around him and Fai. He didn't like the cold weather either and he certainly wasn't used to it. It was only just this morning when it was slightly warmer outside, that he was shivering in his mother's arms.
How is it that when it felt close to that temperature again, he didn't feel so cold?
"K-Kuro-t-tan?" Fai stuttered, chilled out of his sleepy haze. Kurogane nodded and huddled the two of them closer. His Mother had told him that when someone is cold, a hug will make them warmer. As embarrassing as it sounded he trusted his mother's words and hugged Fai close. Fai's shivering began to decrease slowly as he was able to gain mobility back in his fingers.
"Everyone! Are you okay!" Kobato suddenly shouted, barging into the room rather loudly and clumsily. Several kids shrieked at the sudden noise and one or two even began to cry for being so scared. Even Kurogane jumped slightly, and he was a hard kid to surprise.
"You didn't have to come barging in." Fujimoto scolded. Kobato blushed.
"Ah! S-SORRY!" she bowed to everyone. Fujimoto sighed.
"K-Kobato-chan? W-Why is it s-so cold?" Sakura shivered in her blanket. Kobato went to sweep her in a hug to keep her warm.
"I'm so sorry! There's something wrong with the heating machine!" she wept, as if it was her fault. Syaoran came up to her, blanket around him as well.
"Why are you apologizing? It's not your fault right?" he said. Kobato turned to him, eyes watery.
"N-no." she said.
"Then stop blaming yourself for things you aren't at fault for." Fujimoto admonished, beginning to pass around second blankets and having more students huddle together to keep warm. While others began comforting Kobato and reassuring her she WASN'T at fault for the faulty furnace, Kurogane was making sure Fai was warm enough to move. The blonde laughed lightly.
"Are you worried about me Kuro-rin?" he teased.
"N-No! But it's not like I don't care." he mumbled the last part under his breath. Fai smiled, hearing his quiet whisper.
"Kuro-kun's so warm I don't think I want to get up." he joked.
"Idiot." Kurogane muttered. Fai grinned, shivering much less now and heat returning to his numb fingers.
"Kurogane-kun? Are you okay?" Fujimoto asked, seeing the small tan boy seemingly curled up in his blankets alone. Kurogane sat up, his blanket around him and nodded to Fujimoto. Fai popped his head out from behind Kurogane's and his blankets smiling.
"We're both fine Kiyokazu-sensei." he said, startling Fujimoto for a second.
"Fai-kun. That's where you were?" he asked. Kobato looked over to the two and smiled instantly.
"Kurogane-kun you and Fai-kun were able to become friends!" she asked excitedly. Fai nodded. Kurogane did as well…though a bit hesitantly. Kobato smiled.
"That's so good to hear!" she sighed gleefully. While Kurogane and Fai joined the group that was gathering around Kobato, Fujimoto opened one of the curtains a bit.
"I thought so." he said. Kobato looked up, fully recovered from her previous guilt.
"What's wrong Fujimoto-kun?" she asked worriedly. Fujimoto closed the drapes and sighed.
"Sayaka was right. There's a blizzard out there." he said. Some of the students huddled closer to each other.
"Kiyokazu-sensei, what's a blizzard?" one of the students asked. Sayaka walked into the room, a candle lit with her.
"It's a snowstorm. There's no thunder or lightning but the snow is falling so fast it might hurt. It's scary but while we're in here we're safe." she said, joining the huddle.
"There's a snow drift blocking the door and most of the windows. We can't get out." Fujimoto said glancing out the window again. This worried some of the students, Kobato as well. Sayaka just smiled kindly.
"I figured as much. Don't worry everyone. I've already called all your parents and told them what's happened. You may all end up staying the night. None of your parents will be able to come get you in this weather. We can only hope that some of the snow melts tomorrow." she said. Several students nodded, excited to be sleeping over while others worried for their parents. Kobato, just noticing the candle in Sayaka's hand looked worried.
"Um, Sayaka-san. Do the lights not work either?" she asked. The older woman sighed.
"I'm afraid not. Kobato-chan, would you like to help me get some more candles to light?" she asked.
"YES!" the girl shouted, excited at being able to do something more. The students laughed at her energy.
"I'll go see if I can get the furnace to work again." Fujimoto said.
"Syaoran-kun, I'm putting you in charge while the adults are gone. Okay? We'll be back in a minute." Sayaka said. Syaoran nodded, taking this responsibility seriously. He relaxed however, when several students began joking with him and the atmosphere became altogether playful.
Fai and Kurogane remained on the edge of the huddle. Kurogane was aware that the other kids didn't like him due to the bad first impression he gave. He also noticed though how no one ever talked to Fai either. Was that because he was around him? Or was he like that before Kurogane came to Yomogi?
Fai sat up and began walking toward the window he and Kurogane were previously at. Confused, Kurogane followed him.
"Hey, where are you going?" he asked. Fai climbed up on top of the padded window sill and peered out of the curtain.
"I want to see the snow." he said. Kurogane climbed up with him.
"Didn't Sayaka-sensei say it was scary?" he asked. Fai smiled lightly.
"Yeah, but I think it's pretty too. See for yourself Kuro-rin!" he said, widening the opening in the curtain. Kurogane glanced outside.
It was a disaster. The snow was piling up so much that the gates at the front of the Nursery were covered. Even the window itself was packed partially with snow. The wind was so fierce it nearly bent the trees to the ground. The window shook with all the force the wind had.
"That doesn't look pretty to me." Kurogane said. Fai frowned, confused.
"You're just not looking at it right Kuro-kun. Look at the snow." he said. Kurogane rolled his eyes and did as was suggested. He looked at the snow falling, he looked at the snow piling up against buildings…he looked at the snow and its disastrous effects.
He closed his eyes and opened them again, maybe seeing something differently that way. He watched as the wind blew off thin layers of already fallen snow, like sand. The wind would bring it up in the air and cause the dust-like snow to create various shapes and patterns. When not thinking about the raw power of the storm, it really was pretty. Fai studied Kurogane's face and smiled.
"Do you see it Kuro-tan?" he asked returning his gaze to the snow as well. "It really is pretty. We didn't have snow like this in America. It was all slushy and gray" he said making a face. Kurogane turned to him.
"You lived in America?" he asked. Fai nodded.
"Yeah. I moved here last year with Ashura…my adopted father." he said. Kurogane raised his eyebrow.
"What's adopted?" he asked, Fai smirked.
"I am!" he said cheekily. Kurogane frowned.
"That's not what I mean." he said. Fai chuckled and looked away.
"Adopted is when your parents don't want you, so they give you to some one who does." he said. Kurogane was taken aback.
"Why wouldn't your mom and dad want you?"
Fai shrugged and kept his gaze fixed on the snow.
"I don't know. All I remember is Ashura. He told me my parents gave me to him when I was really little. So I don't know." he said. Kurogane looked awkwardly back out he window, not sure what to say to that.
"Does Ashura-san like you?" he asked. Fai smiled.
"Yeah. He worries about me and makes me good food and takes care of me. I love Ashura! And I think he loves me too." Fai replied dark mood lifted. Kurogane smiled.
"He better."
Fai stared at Kurogane, who was still looking outside. When he noticed the other boy's staring, he stiffened.
"W-What? Did I say something weird?" he asked. Fai grinned.
"Nope. But that was the first time Kuro-tan smiled!" he said. Kurogane blushed.
"S-stupid! Everyone smiles! Big deal." he blustered, frowning as well as he could. Fai pouted.
"No! I liked the smile!" he whined. He reached forward and began pulling on Kurogane's cheeks. "Smile Kuro-tan!" he laughed.
"Iss Kurlogaane!" the taller boy protested as best he could. Fai laughed and stretched his face some more.
"Oi! Nokh I' oth!" He complained again through his open mouth. Fai studied him.
"Hmm…How come this smile isn't as nice as the last one? I'm not convinced Kuro-chan!" he laughed. Kurogane grit his teeth.
"It's Kurogane!" he shouted, finally freeing his face from Fai's fingers. The blonde chuckled and jumped down from the window. Kurogane followed, giving chase to the idiot yet again. This time when they passed the other kids they laughed. Even Sakura who had found Kurogane to be scary only just this morning. Tomoyo and Syaoran also laughed at the two. It was hard to find either intimidating or distant when running around like that.
"Ah- K-Kurogane-kun! Fai-kun! It's dangerous to run!" Kobato stuttered as she and Sayaka returned candles in hand. Kobato was about to run after them when she dropped her candles on her feet and tripped on them.
"Are you okay Kobato-chan?" Sayaka asked worriedly. Kurogane and Fai stopped, hearing the loud thud. The other kids began to huddle around her as well. She chuckled and rubbed her head.
"I'm fine. I can endure much worse!" she said, enthusiastically. A couple kids chuckled.
"Ne Kobato-chan. You're pretty clumsy aren't you?" Tomoyo giggled. Sayaka smiled as Kobato looked at her as if this was the first time she's heard that.
"Eh! Really? You think so? All Right! I'll be more careful next time!" she said determined. There was a slight tug at the corner of her dress. She looked down to see a guilty looking Fai. She knelt down to his height.
"Fai-kun?" she asked.
"I'm sorry Kobato-chan. It's all my fault. I was running when it was dangerous." he said. Kobato wanted to pat him on the head and say it was alright. Unfortunately in the past that never seemed to help. She still didn't know how to comfort Fai when he blamed everything on himself.
"Idiot! Don't take all the blame! That's just selfish! It was my fault too. We were both running. I'm sorry." Kurogane said, stepping forward and bowing to her. Kobato, taken aback, nodded silently.
"But Kuro-tan, I started it. It was my fault." Fai countered.
"Yeah it was, but it's not like you were alone in it. We're both to blame." the tan boy retorted.
"But if it weren't for me…"
"You wouldn't have run that far if I hadn't have chased you right? So it's my fault too. We'll split the punishment. Why do you want it all?" Kurogane said.
"P-punishment! N-No don't worry! I'm completely fine Kurogane-kun, Fai-kun. See?" Kobato babbled knocking on her head "No one's going to be punished. You both apologized after all. So there's no need to worry!" she said. Fai looked dumbfounded at both of them, to which Kurogane raised his eyebrows to.
"Just be more careful next time though." Sayaka reminded them with a gentle smile.
"Yes!" they both answered. Sayaka smiled wider.
"Good, now let's join the others while Fujimoto-kun works on the furnace." she said, ushering them back into the playroom.
Kobato set the candles carefully on shelves and tables so that the kids couldn't reach them and Sayaka lit them one after the other. As capable as Kobato was…giving her fire to handle would have had its risks. Kurogane and Fai joined the other kids and talked amongst themselves while the others played with blocks and other toys.
There were several students that looked over at Kurogane and Fai every now and then. Sakura and Syaoran being two of them. Sakura had tried to become friends with Fai when he first came to Yomogi Nursery, but found that he wasn't all that interested in talking to others. She felt a little put out by him and stopped trying, although, it seemed Kurogane was able to bring out a different part of him somehow. She was curious to get to know him and likewise Syaoran with Kurogane.
Syaoran was offended by the boy's loud and rude remark that morning, and for making his friend Sakura cry. After a while Sakura seemed to forgive Kurogane… so Syaoran followed soon after and forgave him. After that he thought Kurogane seemed pretty cool. He had a serious look on his face but it wasn't scary. He was taller than him and seemed strong, like wherever he came from he did a lot of running and climbing. Syaoran would even admit that if he got to know him better he might even admire him.
Sakura was the first to stand. She carried her Mokona doll with her over to where Fai and Kurogane seemed to just be discussing something.
"Umm…Fai-kun…Kurogane-kun…W-would you like to play House with me?" she asked shyly. She expected Fai to smile painfully wide and say no thanks. Instead, he turned to her with brightened eyes and a natural smile.
"Yeah!" he exclaimed. Sakura widened her eyes in surprise and smiled. Fai then pouted as he looked to Kurogane.
"I was trying to get Kuro-puu here to play House with me too, but he keeps saying no!" he complained. Sakura giggled a little at the nickname. Kurogane clenched his teeth.
"Its Kurogane idiot!" he scolded "And why would I want to play House? It's girly!" he protested. Fai shook his head.
"No it's not. I want to play! You can be the Daddy then!" Fai suggested. Kurogane shook his head.
"I don't wanna." he whined. Sakura watched the two of them and smiled.
"Maybe we can play Doctor or Detective." she suggested. Fai thought about it for a minute before glancing at Kurogane.
"Will you play with us if we play Doctor?" he asked. Kurogane hesitated.
"Fine." he said. Fai and Sakura smiled.
"Okay! Then I'll be the Mommy, Sakura you can be the daughter and your doll can be the sick person. Kuro-puu can be the Doctor who comes to look at it." Fai instructed. Kurogane scoffed.
"THAT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN HOUSE!" he fumed. Fai stuck his tongue out.
"But you're a Doctor! That's completely different!" he said. Sakura chuckled.
While the three of them came to a compromise, Syaoran was observing them from a distance. Hesitantly, he made his way over to them. He stopped every now and then to hear what they were doing so as not to interrupt. He walked up behind them when he realized they were playing a mix of Doctor and House. He tapped Kurogane on the shoulder.
"K-Kurogane-kun?" he asked. Kurogane turned to him questioningly. Syaoran looked at him seriously.
"May I please play with you?" he asked politely, bowing to Kurogane. Kurogane looked at him weird as Fai chuckled. Sakura smiled as well. Kurogane looked to Fai for validity and turned back to Syaoran.
"Sure." he said. Syaoran smiled and nodded. "What can I do?" he asked.
After that it was Fai's job to create a situation and give everyone roles in the house. Syaoran was the sick son whom Kurogane was supposed to treat. Sakura was the daughter that kept by Syaoran's side to make sure he was okay and Fai was the Mommy that made cookies for the Doctor.
Needless to say, Kurogane had some complaints about the last part.
A strange gurgling sound came from the basement, alerting all the students and frightening most of them. Many were still under the impression that the furnace was an evil dragon or monster thing that would eat them. A couple crowded together and cried in fear as Sayaka tried to calm them. A few were able to convince Kobato though that there really was a monster to be feared.
"Everyone please calm down. It's probably just Fujimoto-kun working on the furnace. Nothing to be afraid of." Sayaka said calmly.
"You mean Kiyokazu-sensei is down there fighting the monster?" one of the students asked.
"No no, there is no monster. I promise. Fujimoto-kun is trying to make the heat work again." she said. Suddenly the gurgling stopped and what sounded like wind came from the vents. Kobato stood on her toes and felt the air.
"It's warm!" she said excitedly. Sayaka sighed, relieved. The kids began to calm down as they felt the room become warm again. Soon they heard heavy footsteps walk briskly down the hall. Fujimoto appeared in the doorway moments later, rubbing his hands together to warm them up, and his apron flecked slightly with dirt and dust. The kids all crowded around him.
"Kiyokazu-sensei! Are you okay?"
"Did the monster get you?"
"Did you beat it?"
"You're so cold!"
They shouted at once with worried faces and some pulling on his apron. Fujimoto sighed and patted some of them on the head.
"I'm fine." he said simply, going to check if the heat was coming out.
"Kiyokazu-sensei fixed the furnace!" Fai shouted happily. Sakura nodded.
"And what do you say class?" Sayaka asked. A moment of realization hit them.
"Thank You Kiyokazu-sensei!" the whole room chimed, going up to hug him. He nodded.
"Your welcome." he replied. Sayaka smiled.
"Kiyokazu-sensei, can you play the organ?" one of the students asked. Kurogane looked at Fai oddly.
"What's an organ?" he asked. Fai raised his eyebrow.
"It's what Kiyokazu-sensei plays sometimes. It's like a piano." he explained. Kurogane still looked bewildered. Syaoran and Sakura made their way to Fujimoto and the other students by the little colorful piano-like instrument in the corner by the window.
"What's a piano?" Kurogane asked. Fai laughed.
"You had to have come from another world Kuro-tan! You don't know what a piano is?" Fai chuckled.
"I DON'T OKAY!" Kurogane blustered. Fai chuckled.
"Then you need to see Kiyokazu-sensei play! A piano is something that makes music. You know what music is right Kuro-rin?" he asked. Kurogane blushed.
"Of course I do! I just don't know what a piano is." he said. Fai smiled.
"Then come over here Kuro-chan!" the blonde boy exclaimed grabbing Kurogane's hand and leading him toward the other kids and Fujimoto. He sighed.
"It may not be good. My hands are still cold and can't move well." Fujimoto warned. The kids stood around the organ and smiled eagerly, even Kobato was all ears.
Fujimoto stumbled over the first few notes from his cold hands, but as he continued he began to hit the right keys and the foot pedal correctly. The kids began singing along with the song soon after he began playing. Kurogane just looked around at them all strangely. He did not know the song.
A-o-i, A-o-i. O-so-ra no shi-ta de
Sa-warou sa-warou. Fu-wafuwa no ku-sa wo
Ka-kuren-bo shi-you Hi-mawa-ri ha-take
To-basou to-basou ma-rui shabo-n-dama
Fai nudged Kurogane as they sang. The boy gave him a strange look and shrugged his shoulders. It then occurred to Fai that Kurogane didn't know the song.
"Kuro-tan, do you want me to teach you the song?" he whispered. Kurogane shook his head.
"I don't sing." he said. Fai frowned.
"You should! It's a fun song, so you'll have fun singing It." the blonde urged. Kurogane shook his head stubbornly.
"I don't wanna." he said. Fai smiled slightly.
"Kuro-pon's so cute when he's pouting." he chuckled.
"WHO'S POUTING!" Kurogane shouted. Fujimoto stopped the organ, surprised at the disruption. The other kids turned to look at them oddly as well. Kurogane blushed out of embarrassment while Fai gave Fujimoto an innocent smile and gestured to Kurogane.
"Kuro-tan doesn't know the song. We can teach him!" he suggested. Sakura's face brightened at the idea as well as Tomoyo's and Syaoran's. Kurogane pouted.
"I don't wanna." he said again. Kobato stooped to his level and put her hands on his shoulders.
"You should try it Kurogane-kun! It's really fun trust me! It's such a pretty song and really easy to learn." she smiled cheerfully. Kurogane was a little put off by her extreme happiness. Fai held Kurogane's hand and whispered into his ear.
"I'll teach you the words Kuro-rin." he said. The tan boy scoffed.
"It's Kurogane." he retorted, not understanding why Fai held his hand but he didn't completely mind it. It did help ease his embarrassment since everyone was looking at him. Fai turned to Fujimoto and made a motion.
"Can you start at the beginning again Kiyokazu-sensei?" he asked. Fujimoto nodded as he rubbed his palms together and laid them on the organ. The music began to play once again and the students began to sing.
A-o-i, A-o-i. O-so-ra no shi-ta de
Sa-warou sa-warou. Fu-wafuwa no ku-sa wo
Ka-kuren-bo shi-you Hi-mawari ha-take
To-basou to-basou ma-rui shabo-n-dama
Fai pronounced each word loudly and clearly for Kurogane to hear; however, the boy refused to sing and just listened with his lips shut tight. Fai pinched his cheeks again to make them move. As much as Kurogane tried to hold back his outburst, he didn't hesitate to glare intensely at the boy. Fai stopped his pulling and kept on singing, egging on Kurogane to do the same.
Shi-ro-i, Shi-ro-i. Ku-mo wo oika-kete
Ha-shi-rou, Ha-shi-rou. To-modachi to I-ssho-ni
While Fai was staring ahead and singing, Kurogane snuck a glance at him. He took a millistep backwards so Fai wouldn't see him in his peripheral vision. Slowly, as the words came out of the other kids mouths he began to say them quietly.
O-yama no u-e wa na-n-de-mo mi-eru
Sa-gasou Sa-gasou. A-tarash-ii fu-shigi
Fai listened closely and heard a little sound from Kurogane. He heard every other word that was sung. Fai smiled to himself. He pretended not to notice Kurogane's singing…for now.
A-ka-i a-ka-i you-yake ga mi-eru
A-rukou A-rukou te-kuteku aru-kou
A-shi-ta hare-tara a-sobi ni ko-you
Ka-erou ka-erou o-uchi wa so-ko da yo
The children stopped singing as Fujimoto played the remainder of the organ part and ended the song. All the kids cheered and started asking him to play it again. Fai took this chance to turn to Kurogane and see if he noticed that HE noticed that he was singing. The blond boy was surprised to see Kurogane turned to the side, looking over by the closed window…a small smile on his lips. Fai just stared at him, stunned. A strange thought occurred to him.
'I want him to smile at me like that.'
He wasn't sure why he thought that or what it really meant, but seeing Kurogane like that…made him smile as well.
Before Fujimoto was about to play the song again, Sayaka heard some strange noises from outside. She held up a hand to Fujimoto to tell him to hold the music while she opened one of the curtains to see what was going on. When she did, she gasped, covering her mouth in surprise.
"I…don't believe it." she murmured. Fujimoto and Kobato soon joined her by the window while the children remained by the organ on stand by, whispering amongst themselves.
"They didn't." Fujimoto said, eyes wide as he saw what was going on outside. Kobato gasped as well.
"What are they doing!" she exclaimed. Not able to take the suspense anymore, Syaoran stepped forward.
"Sayaka-sensei, Kiyokazu-sensei, Kobato-chan…what's happening?" he asked. Kobato turned to them eyes bright and happy.
"It's your parents!" she shouted. At the sound of their parents, the children began crowding the window to see for themselves.
Apparently, the noise that was coming from outside was the yelling and shouting of every one of the students' parents outside, each with a shovel in their hands. When Kurogane made his way through the other kids, he saw that his father was the leader of this group of adults, he was shouting to them over the wind words of encouragement, shovel held high and voice booming. Kurogane's mother was right next to him in his arms, proud of her husband as ever. Once the other parents were riled up and enthusiastic, they all began their march to the school and tackle the snow that barricaded their children inside.
"They-They're going to dig us out!" Sayaka said. Fujimoto gave a small half smile. Fai looked out the window and saw who was leading the mass of diggers.
"Wow, Kuro-tan, your dad looks a lot like you." he remarked, Kurogane smirked and nodded.
"Yeah." he said, overwhelming pride and affection for his father surfacing. Fai slowly looked back out the window. It was hard to see all the faces outside, especially when they were directly adjacent to the walls. Fai looked as hard as he could, hoping to see a white coat or long black hair somewhere. He couldn't find either.
He frowned solemnly.
Scratches and scrapes could heard from all corners of the school as the parents began digging away the snow. All the students and adults were too elated to realize that Fai's spirits had gone down. It even took a moment for Kurogane to notice.
"What's the matter with you?" he asked bewildered. Fai instantly grinned at him.
"Nothing Kuro-wan." he said. Kurogane frowned.
"You're lying." he said. Fai shook his head, maintaining his smile.
"Uh-uh. I'm happy. See!" he said pointing to his face. He reached out and was about to begin pulling on Kurogane's cheeks again to force him to smile too when Kurogane slapped his hands away lightly. Fai looked at him in shock.
"I don't like lying." he said. Fai was silent for a moment before his eyes turned downward and back out the window. Meanwhile the scrapes and rasps of the shovels continued on outside. Some could even be heard making their way toward the window Fai and Kurogane were currently at. Kurogane looked out the window as well.
The snow still slightly covered the window, shielding some of the outside from view, but just enough to see the front gate and street. Fai smiled sadly.
"Your dad really loves you doesn't he?" he asked. Kurogane turned sharply to the blond boy. He was slowly beginning to understand what Fai was getting upset over.
"Of course he does, and so does your dad." he said. Fai shook his head.
"But he's not out there." he said. Kurogane shook his head.
"I don't think that." Kurogane said. Fai simply gave an empty nod. Kurogane sighed, irritated that he couldn't think of anything to make this kid feel any better.
Suddenly the scratching from before was heard right next to the window. Both were surprised when the snow on the window suddenly began to move, seemingly of its own accord.
"Fai!" a mumbled voice shouted through the window, both heads perked up. Beyond the glass was the face a pale skinned man with a thick white coat and long black hair. He caught glimpse of Fai and smiled in relief, placing his hand on the glass next to Fai's.
"A-Ashura?" he questioned softly. Ashura couldn't hear him but recognized the motion of his lips. He nodded. Fai eyes began to well with tears. Ashura smiled before a look of determination replaced his complacent features and he continued digging, possibly faster than before.
"Idiot, why are you crying?" Kurogane asked as he saw Fai release one tear from behind his shiny eyes. Fai smiled.
"Kuro-tan, I'm so happy." he said. Kurogane scoffed lightly.
"You don't cry when you're happy." he said. Fai rubbed away his tears and grinned honestly.
"I do!" he exclaimed. Kurogane sighed and looked away.
"As long as you're fine…" he mumbled, hoping Fai wouldn't hear him. The blond however did hear him and chuckled in response.
"You know, I really like you Kuro-chan!" he said. Suddenly he took Kurogane's head in his hands and kissed him straight on the lips. Kurogane, baffled by the blonde's actions, pulled away.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" he shouted. Fai tilted his head innocently, truly not understanding what was wrong here.
"Ashura told me that one day when I meet someone I like, I'll kiss them. Ashura says that you only kiss people you like, and I like you Kuro-tan." Fai reasoned. Kurogane thought somewhere in his mind that that wasn't quite right, but he disregarded it. What did he know anyway? He was pretty sure his mother had told him something similar once before after watching a movie.
It didn't take long for the army of determined parents to finally reach the front door ad pry it open.
"Sakura? Sakura? Oi! BRAT!" the first male voice shouted through the thin opening in the door and down the hall. The auburn haired girl turned down the hall immediately.
"Touya!" she shouted happily to her brother. Touya smiled in return, relived she hadn't frozen to death. He pried the glass door open even further and pushed some more of the snow away. Tomoyo's mom was the next to appear n the doorway, followed by Touya's friend Yukito, Kurogane's mother and father and Ashura. All the other parents slowly began flooding into the school as well.
"Ashura, Ashura! I met someone today!" Fai exclaimed to his guardian after all the hugs were out of the way. Ashura's eyes widened. Never before had his son come to him with news of a friend.
"Really? Who did you meet?" he asked, curiously. Fai beamed and ran over to Kurogane and began tugging on his arm.
"Come on Kuro-tan! I want you to meet Ashura!" the blond boy said excitedly.
"Oi! S-slow down idiot!" Kurogane scolded him. His mother stared blankly as her son was drug away from her by…a friend? Her husband was equally confused, especially since this child had addressed his son with such a ridiculous nick name.
"Ashura, this is my friend. Kuro-puu!" he introduced. Kurogane blushed.
"It's Kurogane!" he shouted irately. Fai chuckled.
"I know." he said. Ashura was at a loss for words, Kurogane's parents joined him in their silence. The three of them watched as their sons teased and joked with each other as if they ad been friend since birth.
"I never thought I'd see the day." Ashura finally said, more to himself than anyone else. Kurogane's mother sighed happily as well.
"I couldn't have hoped for anything more." she said. Her husband put his arms around her shoulders and gave her a gentle squeeze.
Sayaka, Fujimoto and Kobato all stood before the parents and granted them their humblest apologies that something like this occurred. They also informed them of the heater and electrical problems. After much reassurance that everything was fine, the parents began taking their children back home.
"See you tomorrow Kuro-rin!" Fai waved as he and Ashura walked in the opposite direction of Kurogane and his parents. Kurogane hesitantly waved back. His mother laughed.
"So it looks like you had fun. Did you learn anything?" she asked. Kurogane thought about it for a minute.
"What do you do with people you like?"
*Sigh* Like my last fic, I didn't mean for this to exceed 3,000 words or even 5,000 at most! Now I have to make two chapters for this because I don't know how to end a friggin' fic! XP
Anyway. R&R Please! Let me know if I bored you with my never endng writing nonsense! ^^