Chapter 12
(A.N: Alright, so here is chapter 12! WOO! I haven't updated this since May! I'm sorry you guys! Please don't murder me! Oh, by the way…When you've completed this chapter, do me a big favour and PLEASE read the Author's Note at the bottom. PLEASE. TT means time passing or scene changes, and 'this is a thought.' R&R? I love you guys for it!)
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Halloween.
Fai's bruises had faded out, and he'd healed over rather well. And now, it was Halloween. And, as he finished with applying the contacts to his eyes, he found himself crying.
The contacts made his eyes burn, but it would be worth it, to have his eyes appear a different colour. He'd already applied the teeth which – thankfully – didn't mess up his speech.
"Fai! Hurry up in there!" Sakura called, pounding a fist on the bathroom door. The blonde smiled, wiping his eyes.
Checking his reflection in the mirror, he was stunned to see that the amber eye colour, actually corresponded with his hair colour. Turning to the door, he pulled it open.
He looked amazing, leaning in the doorway.
"Fai-san…You really look like a…A…" Watanuki couldn't even say the word. His friend looked briliant. If he were still a little kid…He'd probably believe that the male truly was a…
"Vampire?" Fai questioned, smiling. The fangs he's applied looked as though they were a natural part of his smile. They weren't too long – just long enough to hold some symbolism.
"Mm-hm!" The short, raven haired male agreed, nodding.
"Thank you. I love you costume too! And Doumeki-kun," He turned his attention to the taller male,
"If I were a little kid, I think I'd actually be afraid of you," Fai chuckled. The raven haired male smiled a bit in response. His costume was completely reminiscent of the Frankenstein horror films.
Sakura looked wonderful as a Princess – her dress chosen by Fai, of course. And not too far away from her…
"Syaoran-kun, it's not too heavy, is it?" Fai wondered aloud, seeing the male walking around wearing armour.
"No, not at all. It's not real armour, so it's not too heavy."
The blonde nodded. They were almost complete…But they were missing one person.
"Where is…?" Amber eyes were wide momentarily as the blonde felt that surge of panic passing through his system. Whenever the raven was too far away, he panicked a bit.
He'd been this way ever since the attack.
"Ooi, calm down. I'm right here." Kurogane's voice reached his ears before the male reached him himself. But in no time, he was standing before him, wearing a white dress shirt that was stained with red blotches, and ripped and torn. To accentuate the outfit, he wore simple black pants – it would bring a lot of focus to the blood-covered shirt he was wearing.
"Ahh, you look very…Appetizing…" The blonde murmured.
A chill ran through Kurogane, and he had to focus his mind. They were not alone, and therefore, he couldn't try anything with his boyfriend. Not that they were a sexual couple…At least, not yet. He'd wondered about it though…Not a lot, but it passed through his thoughts at times.
He was afraid to try anything, because he didn't know how Fai would react.
"What do you think Kuro-rin?" The voice brought him out of his reverie.
"Do I make a good vampire?"
The raven nodded, and pulled Fai into a hug,
"Of course you do," he mumbled, giving him a kiss on his forehead.
"Hyuu~! Kuro-sama likes my costume!" Fai was dressed all in black, which made him look even skinnier than he already happened to be. It also accented the eyes…
"Lets get a move on, before they get mushy!" Sakura announced, heading out the door.
Fai chuckled, and – rather reluctantly – moved himself away from Kurogane, so that he could walk outside. The hesitation hadn't gone unnoticed by the raven, but he said nothing.
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"Trick-or-treat!"
"My, my…What wonderful costumes! A ghostbuster, Frankenstein, a knight, and his Princess…" Both Syaoran and Sakura blushed at this. Dating references were common among the two – although they weren't actually a couple. They were still becoming best friends again.
"Oh my goodness! Are you alright?" The womans eyes fell on Kurogane, who appeared to be covered in blood. Watanuki rushed to explain,
"He's not really bleeding! He's okay. It's just a costume!"
"Oh…I see…And...What are you supposed to be?"
Now Fai stepped forward. Sliding his hands onto the ravens neck, he stood in front of him, and off to the side a bit. He allowed himself an amber eyed glance at the woman in the doorway, and revealed his fangs as he answered for the taller male,
"He's my prey."
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The night consisted of many people panicking over Kurogane's bloodied state, until they saw Fai hanging off of him – clearly as a vampire. There were also kids who were scared away by Fai – unintentionally – because they believed that he truly was a vampire. Some were scared off by Kurogane's blood…And others feared Doumeki as Frankenstein.
It was a night of laughter, and candy. Kurogane wasn't collecting any candy, he was just there to satisfy Fai's needs. The blonde clearly needed him to come along if he was going to go out at all – and he'd begged him to dress up at least a little bit.
The raven had decided on his constume on his own. Fai had been confused by his appearance, until he'd explained what he was supposed to be. Ever since, the blonde had been ecstatic.
When they finally returned to Kurogane's apartment, laughing, Fai danced into the ravens bedroom. Everyone was confused, until the male returned, holding a couple of brown, paper bags.
"Where did you get that?" Sakura demanded.
"I have friends who are the legal age, thank you," the blonde retorted, then he grinned,
"Lets break out the alcohol!"
Sakura sighed, clearly frustrated – though no one knew why she was annoyed. She hadn't told them about that yet…And neither had Fai.
It didn't take the male long to pour himself a glass of vodka mixed with soda. He plopped himself down next to his boyfriend, and took a drink from his glass. Liking the strangely bad yet wonderful aftertaste the drink – and enjoying the familiarity of the drink itself – the blonde sighed, satisfied.
"I didn't know you drank alcohol," Kurogane muttered, glancing at Fai, who took another drink from his glass.
"I haven't had alcohol in two years."
"There's a reason behind that, isn't there Fai?" Sakura growled.
"Sakura-chan. It's supposed to be a good night…And besides, I haven't done anything that stupid in a long time. It's been two years, relax. Besides, Kuro-rin won't let me do anything terrible, right?"
"Define terrible," the raven teased.
"…Not in front of our friends," Fai answered softly. However, he didn't appear to be joking. His blue eyes clouded over with a darkness that held the same power as Sakura's glare. Which was currently fixated on the blonde in question.
Of course, realizing his mistake, Fai giggled, and took another drink,
"It's not that important, really."
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By now, Fai had consumed two glasses of vodka with soda. He'd also done two shots of pure vodka – because he said he enjoyed the burning sensation of the alcohol.
By now, Fai was also a bit drunk, and working at his third glass of vodka and soda.
Doumeki had turned down the offer of drinking – he was the ride home for the others, so he didn't want to risk any chances of causing an accident. Watanuki was proud of his boyfriend, for being so responsible. No one else wanted to drink, but they did trade candy before Fai got too drunk.
Watching the male go into a drunken state, Sakura rolled her eyes in her annoyance. She looked to Kurogane, and nodded her head in the direction of the kitchen.
The ravens eyebrows lifted in surprise, but he didn't argue. He turned to Fai, and took hold of one of his hands,
"Hey, I'll be right back, alright?"
The blonde reacted in the same way that he would have if he'd been sober. His blue eyes went wide – he'd removed his contacts already – and he panicked. He gripped Kurogane's hand – tightly.
"Relax. I'm only going to the kitchen for a couple of minutes. Stay here with Watanuki."
Upon hearing his name, the shorter male plopped himself down beside his blonde companion, and Fai nodded, releasing his boyfriends hand.
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When they had entered the kitchen, Sakura hoisted herself up onto the counter. She set her emerald gaze on the raven – who was watching her with confusion.
"…Fai is…Drunk…" She muttered.
"Is this going to be a state-the-obvious competition?" The raven wondered aloud, raising an eyebrow.
She rolled her eyes, but didn't look angry. Just sad…
"…Don't let him drink any more tonight."
"…What aren't you telling me?" Her request had thrown him off.
"…" She didn't know if she should be the one to tell him.
"Ooi…"
"—He used to drink, when he was fifthteen. He would get himself completely smashed until he was sick all day the next day," she wasn't looking at him.
"Well, I'll keep an eye on him then…"
"…He overdosed three times…"
"…" Red eyes went wide upon hearing the words.
"He was hospitalized for all three of those times…He was involved with the wrong crowd for a while…I don't think he's spoken to them since. This is the first time I've seen him drinking since he was fifthteen…"
"…" He didn't answer, but he sighed. He headed back into the living room.
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"It's that late? Okay!" Fai stood up, setting his drink down on a coaster on the table. He held his arms open, and Sakura hugged him.
"Night Sakura-chan!"
"Night Fai. Take it easy with the drinking, okay?"
"I told you, it's not like that." He hugged Watanuki next, and waved to Syaoran and Doumeki.
When everyone was gone, and Kurogane had locked the door behind them, the raven sat down next to his boyfriend. Fai picked up his drink, and took another sip from it.
"Kuro-rin?"
"What?" The question came out a little too sharply. The blonde sighed. He was drunk, but he wasn't an idiot. The feeling of being drunk was a tingling sensation…It lifted his head into a strange place, and made him laugh at things more. But, he was still perfectly capable of rational thought. That was the way he got when he was drinking.
He only lost himself when he let himself get completely smashed – to the point where he couldn't even see.
He was no where near that state right now.
"Kuro-rin…What did she say?"
"…That you're not to have any more to drink tonight, after that glass." He gestured to the glass in Fai's hand, and the blonde put on a sad smile.
"She told you."
"She's protecting you."
Fai didn't answer, but he finished off his drink, and set the glass down. He'd somehow managed to drink with his fangs still attached – he'd forgotten they were there.
Kurogane wrapped an arm around his boyfriend, and the blonde happily snuggled into the ravens side.
"How do you feel?"
"Drunk. But I can still see and think properly…So I'm not too far gone."
"…Why did you do it?"
"…You already know why. My past wasn't a good thing…My Father, the child abuse, the bullying, the deaths, the cutting…Really does the drinking surprise you that much?"
"Not when you put it like that."
The blonde smiled a bit, and looked up at his boyfriend.
But Kurogane wasn't smiling.
"Kergs. You need to relax," Fai murmured, moving away. He carefully slid himself into his boyfriends lap – facing him,
"I haven't had alcohol in two years – almost three years now. Sure, I haven't been the happiest person on the planet my whole life, but who is? Everyone suffers."
"No one should suffer like you did," the raven murmured, wrapping his arms around the blonde in his lap.
"You're so sweet. You're too good for someone like me, really. But, you're still here," the blue eyed male had no idea why his boyfriend didn't up and leave after hearing his story.
"That's because I love you," Kurogane reminded him gently.
"And I love you," Fai admitted, blushing a bit. He continued,
"So, relax…Take it easy…Or I'll bite you." He flashed his fangs in a grin, and the raven smiled a little.
Fai giggled,
"Actually, you'd probably like it too much if I bit you," he teased. To prove his point, he tilted his head to the side, and moved his lips to the side of Kurogane's neck. He kissed the flesh, and then opened his mouth – as though he might actually bite the raven.
However, instead of biting down, the blonde dragged the faux fangs across the ravens flesh, slowly.
Kurogane hissed in response.
"Hmm? Kuro-rin…Am I…" He blinked up at the male, before he repeated his actions – only to be met with the same response.
"…Am I arousing you?" Fai murmured near his boyfriends ear, liking the reaction.
"Know your limit," Kurogane grunted, avoiding eye contact. He would never let anyone else see him in a moment of weakness.
"Hyuu~" The blonde whispered,
"I'll take that as a yes."
Fai managed to remove the fangs, and they landed somewhere. He wasn't sure where. It didn't really matter at this point.
He scooted himself closer to his boyfriend – remaining in his lap.
"Fai." His voice was stern.
"Hm?"
"No."
Fai looked up at him and pouted,
"Why not?"
"No." It was a simple answer, and it was the one he was going to stick to. He couldn't let Fai do this…At least, not while he was drunk.
"Why not?"
"You're drunk."
"I know, but I can still see…And I can still think…I know what I'm doing, Kergs."
"We're not doing that. Not while you're drunk." He didn't want Fai to get himself all caught up in his feelings of bliss that were coming from his alcohol consumption.
If they were going to have sex, they'd damn well do it while they were both sober.
"But Kuro-rin~"
"No. That's my final answer."
"…You don't want me…" Fai murmured, looking upset. He looked like his heart had just been ripped in two, right before his very eyes, and then handed back to him.
"I never said that," he stroked his fingers through the blonde locks.
"…But you implied it…You don't want me…"
"Fai…I don't want to do something so serious with you, when you've consumed alcohol…Okay? If you want us to do that, we'll do so when you're sober. I don't want to take advantage of you being in this state."
"…You do love me…" Fai murmured, hugging himself closer to the raven.
Kurogane sighed, but held the blonde closer.
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When his eyes next opened, he found himself to be shirtless. He was dressed only in his boxers, and his head hurt like madness. In fact, his whole body hurt like hell.
What had happened last night?
He tried to recap.
He'd been getting dressed, and they'd all gone trick-or-treating. They'd come back to Kurogane's apartment, and…He'd broken out his secret stash of vodka. Sakura had gotten pissed off…She'd told Kurogane about the binge drinking, and the hospitalization…And his friends left…And after that…
He then remembered that he'd been arousing his boyfriend…
Blushing, he covered his face.
'Please, tell me we didn't do it! Oh no…No one is supposed to get that close to me! No one…And I didn't want my first time with someone to be when I was drunk…I don't even remember it…None if it…What happened? Did we…Is that why I'm sore?' Fai was panicking in silence – his eyes wide beneath his hands.
Kurogane felt the trembling on the bed, so he groaned, and sat up. When he noticed that the blonde appeared to be having a panic attack, he sighed,
"You can relax you know."
Fai whipped his head around to face him.
"You got drunk…And you tried to get us to…" Kurogane cleared his throat,
"We didn't. I told you last night – though you were drunk, so you probably wouldn't remember – that I wouldn't take advantage of your drunken state. I didn't want you to regret yourself in the morning."
"Then why am I so sore? I mean, the headache I can understand, but why…?"
"Well, you decided you could handle more alcohol – even though I'd told you that you weren't to have any more. And you wound up dancing around like an idiot…You crashed into the walls a few times…And you fell on your ass a few times too."
Fai sighed. He hadn't even realized he'd been holding his breath.
"…Thank you…For not…Well, you know…I mean, other people would've…"
"I know. But…I'm not like other people." Kurogane reminded him with a small smile. He got up then, and wandered to the kitchen,
"Stay where you are. I'm bringing you cold water, and some advil."
"Alright." Fai sprawled himself back out on the bed, and looked to the television in the ravens room. He wondered if there was a remote somewhere nearby, but couldn't be bothered with looking for it.
When Kurogane stepped back into the room, he handed the blonde two advils, and a cold water bottle.
"I've already opened it for you, to make it a little easier on you." He had another water bottle in hand – clearly for himself. Fai took the advil with some of his water, and thanked Kurogane again. The raven nodded, and pulled open the bedside table drawer. He reached a hand in, and pulled out the remote for the t.v.
Handing it to Fai, he then closed the drawer, and went to lie behind the male once more. And as Fai turned on the television set, Kurogane curled up behind him, and wrapped a warm arm around his waist.
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