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burningdarkfireTitle: Falling For You - Friends
Series: TRC
Pairings: KuroFai (although it's barely visible until the very end.Of the series, not the chapter XD); hints/mentions of SyaoSak
Rating: G
Length: about 1500 words, chapter 5 (5/26)
Note: crosses over with Holic characters at this point
"Look, Kuro-chi!" Fai pointed across the yard at what appeared to be a lone boy. "There's the new kid."
Kurogane squinted. "What's he doing?"
The boy appeared to be running somewhere by himself, flailing his arms around and generally making a scene. His voice drifted over to the three friends standing together.
Souma, who Kurogane had first met at the studio, swatted Fai's hand. "It's rude to point, Fai-kun."
"But what is he doing?" None of them could find an answer to this. The boy was now sprawled on the ground, his uniform covered in dust and dirt, as if he had given up all hope and resigned himself to a lifetime eating worms.
"Whatever. Leave the spazz alone. Let's go eat lunch." Kurogane turned around, expecting Souma and Fai to follow.
"Kuro-chi, let's ask the new kid to eat with us!" Fai suggested, latching onto his arm.
"Get off." Kurogane shook his arm, trying to detach Fai.
"Don't be mean, Kuro-chi," Fai pouted. He loosened his grip a little but didn't let go. "Come on, let's go say hi!"
"Doumeki-kun and Himawari-chan from the student council are already saying hi to him," Kurogane protested. Sure enough, the pair had come to a stop in front of the boy and was talking to him.
"Let's go!" Fai said again before tugging Kurogane along. Grumbling all the way, Kurogane allowed himself to be towed over.
The new boy seemed to panic slightly when he realized he was surrounded by five strangers.
"My name is Himawari Kunogi," Himawari introduced herself. "I'm on the student council with Shizuka Doumeki-kun here!" She pointed to the tall boy beside her.
"Hn," Doumeki grunted.
"You can call me Fai!" Fai said enthusiastically.
"Souma," the girl told him simply, just as was her style.
Kurogane felt everyone's eyes on him, but before he could speak, Fai chirped up. "His name is Kuro-chi!"
"Don't infest his mind with your weird nicknames!" Kurogane roared and swatted at Fai.
"They're really best friends," Souma told Watanuki, who was still sprawled on the ground.
"We are not! This idiot is too much of an idiot for us to be friends!" Kurogane yelled, clenching his fists.
"Kuro-chi's anger is his way of expressing affection," Fai informed while nuzzling against Kurogane's arm.
The new boy pushed himself up and looked at each of them seriously. "I'm Kimihiro Watanuki." He looked at Himawari and Doumeki. "Himawari-chan, you're so adorable, but what is a lump like this doing on the student council?"
Himawari giggled. "Doumeki-kun is very popular with the ladies."
Watanuki rose and poked Doumeki in the chest. "This thing? THIS EMOTIONLESS ROCK IS POPULAR? HE 'HN'ED AT ME. WHAT KIND OF WELCOME IS THAT?"
"You're so loud," Doumeki complained, covering his ears and wandering off.
"I'm so glad Doumeki-kun and Watanuki-kun are getting along so well!" Himawari said cheerfully. "You two are such great friends already!"
Watanuki gaped at her, speechless for a moment.
-
"What do you think of Watanuki-kun?" Fai asked him later that afternoon, when they were playing together at Kurogane's house.
Kurogane looked at him in surprise. "The new kid? He's okay, I guess. Kind of weird."
"Hmmm." Fai stood up and wandered over to where Tomoyo was sitting with two of her friends that she had met at the park, Syaoran and Sakura. "What are you three doing?"
"I'm designing clothes for Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo chirped cheerfully. "She's so cute!"
"You're both adorable!" Fai agreed. "And Syaoran-kun here is pretty handsome too, don't you think, Sakura-chan?"
"U-um … yes!" Sakura stuttered, bright red.
"Hey, Tomoyo-chan, do you think you could help me with something?" Fai asked her. Kurogane stared at him suspiciously.
"No problem, Fai-kun!" Tomoyo said helpfully. "What do you need?"
Fai leaned forward and whispered in her ear. When Tomoyo giggled and shot a look at Kurogane, he knew he was in trouble.
"I think I'll go …" But he had no time to think of something to do before Tomoyo skipped to his side and held onto one of his arms; Fai soon joined her so that Kurogane was trapped between the two of them.
"Kuro-chi, won't you-" Fai started, grinning in delight.
"-play house with us?" Tomoyo finished, purple eyes gleaming. "It'll be so much fun!"
"No way." Kurogane tried furtively to free himself and escape. "Playing house is for girls."
Fai and Tomoyo both pouted. "Buuuuut I wanna!"
Kurogane groaned. "Will you leave me alone if I say no?"
"Nope!" Tomoyo replied cheerfully.
"Not a chance!" Fai agreed.
"Fine," Kurogane grumbled. "But I refuse to get dressed up and I'm not going to let either of you climb all over me!"
"Whatever you say, Kuro-chi!" Fai patted his head consolingly.
"KUROGANE!"
"Okay, Kuro-chi, you'll be daddy, of course, and I'll be mommy, and these three will be our children!" Fai gestured at Syaoran and Sakura to join them.
"Syaoran-kun needs to be adopted though," Tomoyo interrupted.
"Why's that?" Fai asked, frowning.
"Well, if he's adopted, then Syaoran-kun and Sakura-chan will be able to date each other! It'll be even more fun!" Tomoyo explained.
Fai gasped. "That's a great idea, Tomoyo-chan!"
Sakura and Syaoran blushed.
"You two don't mind, do you?" Fai asked them hopefully. "It'll be fun!"
"N-no," Sakura answered shyly. She looked at Syaoran. The boy was looking determinedly in the other direction, but gave a slight nod of consent anyway.
Kurogane spent the next few hours acting as a living doll for Tomoyo and Fai, who ordered him around and instructed him on what to say and what to do. Finally, Kurogane and Fai were both 'dead' and after a long funeral, during which Kurogane nearly inhaled a few grains of rice.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" He roared, rice pooling around him as he sat up.
Tomoyo tried to push him back down. "You're dead; lie down!"
"I'm not going to lie down if you're going to throw rice at my face!"
"People do that at funerals," Tomoyo insisted. "I've seen it on TV!"
Fai, who had also been lying down in his 'casket', rose. "Actually Tomoyo-chan, I think that's for weddings. For good luck and fertility, or something."
Tomoyo paused. "Oh." Then she brightened and took another handful of rice and threw it in Kurogane's face.
He sputtered incomprehensibly in rage.
"For good luck and fertility, Kurogane," Tomoyo giggled and squealed as her brother lunged forward and scooped her up, carrying her around the room and uttering threats before finally dumping her on the sofa.
-
"Finally, some quiet," Kurogane grumbled as he plopped down on the very same couch a few more hours later.
His house had been vibrating with noise for what seemed like forever, since when Sakura's parents and Syaoran's parents had come to pick them up, all the adults had chatted for such a long time until they were finally persuaded to stay for dinner. They had left soon after and now Tomoyo was getting ready for bed, exhausted from a long day.
"Kuro-chi!" A blond blur dropped down on top of him.
"I spoke too soon," Kurogane sighed.
Fai lifted his head up. "Did Kuro-chi say something?"
"Get off." Kurogane rolled over, forcing Fai to scramble up or risk falling onto the ground.
"That wasn't nice, Kuro-chi!" Fai scolded as he settled himself again.
Kurogane gave up and let a content silence settle between them for a few minutes.
"Hey," he said finally. When Fai made a little humming noise, he continued. "Why did you want to go over to the new kid so badly today?"
Fai propped himself up on Kurogane's chest. "Because he seemed so lonely."
Kurogane eyed Fai. He hadn't known the other boy was capable of that kind of thought. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you know. He was all by himself," Fai explained slowly. "Being lonely isn't a very nice feeling."
"Yeah, I guess." Kurogane stared at the ceiling, turning this new thought over in his mind.
"I'm glad for Syaoran-kun too," Fai said quietly. "Tomoyo-chan told me she and Sakura-chan just found him in the park one day, sitting by himself under a tree and doing nothing. He must've been so lonely, only he was too shy to talk to anyone …"
"I guess." A silence fell over them again.
Then Fai's upbeat voice cut through the quiet. "But I'll never be lonely, because Kuro-chi will always be there, right?"
"KUROGANE!" Kurogane rolled over quickly this time, depositing a squealing and laughing blond onto the floor. He chased Fai around the house until his parents came to bring him back home.
-
Now (21 years and 5 months)
Kurogane grins slightly at the thought of the beginning of what had been, and still is, a very long and lasting friendship. Even as they changed schools and their bodies and minds grew, the six of them had stayed together.
Much like Tomoyo and her two friends, Kurogane thinks. The three of them were also still close, having lasted throughout the years. Sakura and Syaoran were dating now, as everyone had expected.
Kurogane's life would have been much different if it hadn't been for his friends, because with them, he has never known what it means to be lonely.
-
A/N - And the cast expands! This was one of the chapters that I came back and wrote near the end, so if there's a slight difference in style, forgive me. I tried to keep it uniform, but my writing changed a lot over the months that I worked on this ... :S
Series: TRC
Pairings: KuroFai (although it's barely visible until the very end.
Rating: G
Length: about 1500 words, chapter 5 (5/26)
Note: crosses over with Holic characters at this point
Friends (7 Years and 1 Month Old)
September 1, 07: 6 Years and 8 Months Old
September 1, 07: 6 Years and 8 Months Old
"Look, Kuro-chi!" Fai pointed across the yard at what appeared to be a lone boy. "There's the new kid."
Kurogane squinted. "What's he doing?"
The boy appeared to be running somewhere by himself, flailing his arms around and generally making a scene. His voice drifted over to the three friends standing together.
Souma, who Kurogane had first met at the studio, swatted Fai's hand. "It's rude to point, Fai-kun."
"But what is he doing?" None of them could find an answer to this. The boy was now sprawled on the ground, his uniform covered in dust and dirt, as if he had given up all hope and resigned himself to a lifetime eating worms.
"Whatever. Leave the spazz alone. Let's go eat lunch." Kurogane turned around, expecting Souma and Fai to follow.
"Kuro-chi, let's ask the new kid to eat with us!" Fai suggested, latching onto his arm.
"Get off." Kurogane shook his arm, trying to detach Fai.
"Don't be mean, Kuro-chi," Fai pouted. He loosened his grip a little but didn't let go. "Come on, let's go say hi!"
"Doumeki-kun and Himawari-chan from the student council are already saying hi to him," Kurogane protested. Sure enough, the pair had come to a stop in front of the boy and was talking to him.
"Let's go!" Fai said again before tugging Kurogane along. Grumbling all the way, Kurogane allowed himself to be towed over.
The new boy seemed to panic slightly when he realized he was surrounded by five strangers.
"My name is Himawari Kunogi," Himawari introduced herself. "I'm on the student council with Shizuka Doumeki-kun here!" She pointed to the tall boy beside her.
"Hn," Doumeki grunted.
"You can call me Fai!" Fai said enthusiastically.
"Souma," the girl told him simply, just as was her style.
Kurogane felt everyone's eyes on him, but before he could speak, Fai chirped up. "His name is Kuro-chi!"
"Don't infest his mind with your weird nicknames!" Kurogane roared and swatted at Fai.
"They're really best friends," Souma told Watanuki, who was still sprawled on the ground.
"We are not! This idiot is too much of an idiot for us to be friends!" Kurogane yelled, clenching his fists.
"Kuro-chi's anger is his way of expressing affection," Fai informed while nuzzling against Kurogane's arm.
The new boy pushed himself up and looked at each of them seriously. "I'm Kimihiro Watanuki." He looked at Himawari and Doumeki. "Himawari-chan, you're so adorable, but what is a lump like this doing on the student council?"
Himawari giggled. "Doumeki-kun is very popular with the ladies."
Watanuki rose and poked Doumeki in the chest. "This thing? THIS EMOTIONLESS ROCK IS POPULAR? HE 'HN'ED AT ME. WHAT KIND OF WELCOME IS THAT?"
"You're so loud," Doumeki complained, covering his ears and wandering off.
"I'm so glad Doumeki-kun and Watanuki-kun are getting along so well!" Himawari said cheerfully. "You two are such great friends already!"
Watanuki gaped at her, speechless for a moment.
-
"What do you think of Watanuki-kun?" Fai asked him later that afternoon, when they were playing together at Kurogane's house.
Kurogane looked at him in surprise. "The new kid? He's okay, I guess. Kind of weird."
"Hmmm." Fai stood up and wandered over to where Tomoyo was sitting with two of her friends that she had met at the park, Syaoran and Sakura. "What are you three doing?"
"I'm designing clothes for Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo chirped cheerfully. "She's so cute!"
"You're both adorable!" Fai agreed. "And Syaoran-kun here is pretty handsome too, don't you think, Sakura-chan?"
"U-um … yes!" Sakura stuttered, bright red.
"Hey, Tomoyo-chan, do you think you could help me with something?" Fai asked her. Kurogane stared at him suspiciously.
"No problem, Fai-kun!" Tomoyo said helpfully. "What do you need?"
Fai leaned forward and whispered in her ear. When Tomoyo giggled and shot a look at Kurogane, he knew he was in trouble.
"I think I'll go …" But he had no time to think of something to do before Tomoyo skipped to his side and held onto one of his arms; Fai soon joined her so that Kurogane was trapped between the two of them.
"Kuro-chi, won't you-" Fai started, grinning in delight.
"-play house with us?" Tomoyo finished, purple eyes gleaming. "It'll be so much fun!"
"No way." Kurogane tried furtively to free himself and escape. "Playing house is for girls."
Fai and Tomoyo both pouted. "Buuuuut I wanna!"
Kurogane groaned. "Will you leave me alone if I say no?"
"Nope!" Tomoyo replied cheerfully.
"Not a chance!" Fai agreed.
"Fine," Kurogane grumbled. "But I refuse to get dressed up and I'm not going to let either of you climb all over me!"
"Whatever you say, Kuro-chi!" Fai patted his head consolingly.
"KUROGANE!"
"Okay, Kuro-chi, you'll be daddy, of course, and I'll be mommy, and these three will be our children!" Fai gestured at Syaoran and Sakura to join them.
"Syaoran-kun needs to be adopted though," Tomoyo interrupted.
"Why's that?" Fai asked, frowning.
"Well, if he's adopted, then Syaoran-kun and Sakura-chan will be able to date each other! It'll be even more fun!" Tomoyo explained.
Fai gasped. "That's a great idea, Tomoyo-chan!"
Sakura and Syaoran blushed.
"You two don't mind, do you?" Fai asked them hopefully. "It'll be fun!"
"N-no," Sakura answered shyly. She looked at Syaoran. The boy was looking determinedly in the other direction, but gave a slight nod of consent anyway.
Kurogane spent the next few hours acting as a living doll for Tomoyo and Fai, who ordered him around and instructed him on what to say and what to do. Finally, Kurogane and Fai were both 'dead' and after a long funeral, during which Kurogane nearly inhaled a few grains of rice.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" He roared, rice pooling around him as he sat up.
Tomoyo tried to push him back down. "You're dead; lie down!"
"I'm not going to lie down if you're going to throw rice at my face!"
"People do that at funerals," Tomoyo insisted. "I've seen it on TV!"
Fai, who had also been lying down in his 'casket', rose. "Actually Tomoyo-chan, I think that's for weddings. For good luck and fertility, or something."
Tomoyo paused. "Oh." Then she brightened and took another handful of rice and threw it in Kurogane's face.
He sputtered incomprehensibly in rage.
"For good luck and fertility, Kurogane," Tomoyo giggled and squealed as her brother lunged forward and scooped her up, carrying her around the room and uttering threats before finally dumping her on the sofa.
-
"Finally, some quiet," Kurogane grumbled as he plopped down on the very same couch a few more hours later.
His house had been vibrating with noise for what seemed like forever, since when Sakura's parents and Syaoran's parents had come to pick them up, all the adults had chatted for such a long time until they were finally persuaded to stay for dinner. They had left soon after and now Tomoyo was getting ready for bed, exhausted from a long day.
"Kuro-chi!" A blond blur dropped down on top of him.
"I spoke too soon," Kurogane sighed.
Fai lifted his head up. "Did Kuro-chi say something?"
"Get off." Kurogane rolled over, forcing Fai to scramble up or risk falling onto the ground.
"That wasn't nice, Kuro-chi!" Fai scolded as he settled himself again.
Kurogane gave up and let a content silence settle between them for a few minutes.
"Hey," he said finally. When Fai made a little humming noise, he continued. "Why did you want to go over to the new kid so badly today?"
Fai propped himself up on Kurogane's chest. "Because he seemed so lonely."
Kurogane eyed Fai. He hadn't known the other boy was capable of that kind of thought. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you know. He was all by himself," Fai explained slowly. "Being lonely isn't a very nice feeling."
"Yeah, I guess." Kurogane stared at the ceiling, turning this new thought over in his mind.
"I'm glad for Syaoran-kun too," Fai said quietly. "Tomoyo-chan told me she and Sakura-chan just found him in the park one day, sitting by himself under a tree and doing nothing. He must've been so lonely, only he was too shy to talk to anyone …"
"I guess." A silence fell over them again.
Then Fai's upbeat voice cut through the quiet. "But I'll never be lonely, because Kuro-chi will always be there, right?"
"KUROGANE!" Kurogane rolled over quickly this time, depositing a squealing and laughing blond onto the floor. He chased Fai around the house until his parents came to bring him back home.
-
Now (21 years and 5 months)
Kurogane grins slightly at the thought of the beginning of what had been, and still is, a very long and lasting friendship. Even as they changed schools and their bodies and minds grew, the six of them had stayed together.
Much like Tomoyo and her two friends, Kurogane thinks. The three of them were also still close, having lasted throughout the years. Sakura and Syaoran were dating now, as everyone had expected.
Kurogane's life would have been much different if it hadn't been for his friends, because with them, he has never known what it means to be lonely.
-
A/N - And the cast expands! This was one of the chapters that I came back and wrote near the end, so if there's a slight difference in style, forgive me. I tried to keep it uniform, but my writing changed a lot over the months that I worked on this ... :S
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Date: 2010-10-04 23:03 (UTC)Fun chapter :)
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Date: 2010-10-06 03:36 (UTC)They come back several more times (it is just so much fun writing Doumeki and Watanuki! XD), mostly just for fluff and entertainment XD