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burningdarkfireTitle: Falling For You - Kendappa
Series: TRC
Pairing: KuroFai
Rating: PG
Length: about 1500 words, chapter 14 (14/26)
"She's around too often now," Kurogane complained to Tomoyo as they walked home together after school. Fai had promptly disappeared as soon as the bell rang, so Kurogane had gone looking for Tomoyo instead.
"Oh, come on." Tomoyo gently hit her brother on the arm. "Don't be mean."
"She is!" Kurogane insisted. "She's suffocating me!"
Tomoyo 'tsk'ed. "It's only because she cares, Kurogane."
"I don't like it," Kurogane said stubbornly. "It's stupid, the way she's trying to replace our mom! We don't need another mom!"
Tomoyo's next words were lost on him as he fled, dashing around corners and dodging adults in suits until he found himself wandering up the impressive driveway to the Ruval Estate, where Fai lived. Despite his chaotic thoughts, Kurogane couldn't help but be impressed by the grandeur of the place. And people thought he had a big house.
Perhaps it was the shock of seeing a white peacock strutting around in the gardens that had hit him, but by the time Kurogane had actually made it to the door, he was no longer so eager to barge in there and rant out his frustrations to Fai.
Part of it was that he had never been inside Fai's home before – he'd never even been this close, actually – part of it was how Fai clearly had enough problems of his own, and didn't need Kurogane's trivial issues to add to his burden, and another part of it was … well, things between him and Fai just weren't what they used to be.
After lingering around indecisively for another few minutes, Kurogane decided at last to just let it go. Turning away from Fai's (rather intimidating) front door, Kurogane started his long walk home.
About halfway back, the stormy sky burst at last and drenched Kurogane in its sorrows. "Tch," Kurogane mumbled. "As if I didn't have enough to worry about."
Taking care not to stumble into any puddles, Kurogane had a fierce, although rather one-sided argument, about whether or not Kendappa-san truly was well meaning. He supposed it was possible that she just cared for them a lot, but he thought it also possible that she pitied them, or felt she had a duty to fulfill.
Kurogane looked over his shoulder as the honking of a car horn drew him out of his gloomy thoughts.
"Kurogane-kun!" Kurogane cursed silently as the very person he was angry about waved at him from inside her car. "Come in, you'll catch cold walking around in the rain like that!"
"No thank you, Kendappa-san, I'm fine." Kurogane didn't even bother forcing a smile at the pretty black-haired woman sitting in the driver's seat, choosing instead to keep on walking so that she was forced to inch her car alongside with him.
"Don't be silly, Kurogane-kun, it's no bother!" Kendappa flapped her hand insistently at him. Heaving a sigh, Kurogane relented and climbed into the backseat, knowing that there would be a frown of disapproval from his father when they got home (because why must he always cause so much trouble for Kendappa-san?). He purposely let his muddy shoes tarnish the tan interior of the car, then immediately felt guilty about it and hoped she wouldn't notice.
Kendappa looked in her rearview mirror and smiled happily. "How has your day been, Kurogane-kun? I'm glad I met you out here; it seems like the two of us never get a chance to talk!"
Kurogane sulked darkly. He couldn't respond to her the same way he did with Fai, partly because his father wouldn't stand for it and partly because she was nothing like Fai at all. Kurogane suspected all of her smiles and hugs and the way she always seemed to linger were actually genuine, and although he hated to say it, he had to admit they were better than Fai's plastic masks and deceiving actions, in a way.
"Alright, I guess," he muttered at last. Kendappa beamed at him, thrilled to have finally gotten a response.
"What would you like for dinner tonight, Kurogane-kun?" Kendappa asked as she pulled the car smoothly into the driveway of their house. Kurogane couldn't help comparing his own almost-mansion to Fai's as they approached, noticing almost subconsciously how much smaller his house appeared after seeing Fai's.
"Anything's okay," he answered grumpily after Kendappa repeated her question.
"I think I'll make some sushi," she said thoughtfully as they got out of the car. "Would you like some sushi?"
"I don't want any of your sushi," Kurogane sneered. "My mom used to make the best sushi; nothing you make could taste anywhere near as good!"
Kurogane turned to dash into the house when Kendappa's voice stopped him. "I know."
"What?" He turned slowly to face her. "What did you say?"
"I know my sushi can't be as good as your mom's," Kendappa elaborated. "Nothing I do or say will ever be as good as if it's coming from your mom."
Then she went into the house, leaving Kurogane to trail behind her, feeling extremely guilty and foolish.
-
Kurogane yanked his door open when the insistent hammering on the other side got to be too much to bear. Tomoyo thumped him on the chest and he growled.
"Sorry," she said, not sounding sorry in the least. "It's time for dinner."
"I'm not hungry," Kurogane told her.
"She's trying really hard, Kurogane," Tomoyo sighed. When he gave her a funny look, she continued. "You're the reason she looked so upset when she walked in, right?"
"How would I know?" Kurogane muttered defensively.
Tomoyo clucked her tongue in disapproval and went downstairs. Kurogane heaved a sigh and followed her. He avoided everyone's gaze and sat down at his usual seat. When his father set a plate full of sushi in front of him, he nodded his thanks and picked up his chopsticks to take a bite.
"How is it, Kurogane-kun?" Kendappa asked anxiously.
Kurogane had just decided not to answer when Tomoyo kicked him on the shin. He choked and nearly spat out his sushi, glaring at her. She met his gaze equally; he lowered his first and scowled at his food.
"It's okay," he mumbled into his plate. He chanced a look up to see his father and Kendappa staring at him in disbelief while Tomoyo smirked.
"Coming from Kurogane, that's like saying it's the best food he's ever tasted," Mr. Suwa teased and the tension around the table was broken. Everyone except for Kurogane laughed and the usual dinner chatter took over.
Tomoyo gave him a silent nod of approval.
-
Now (21 years and 5 months old)
Kurogane smirks himself as he remembers that. Tomoyo had always had a strange hold over him; he would do anything for his little sister and she was often the only one that could talk him into doing something he didn't want to do.
His attitude to Kendappa had been a bit childish, Kurogane realizes, after all, she had never wanted anything but the best for them. She became the big sister Tomoyo never had and was willing to sit for hours with her listening to her jabber on about her designs.
Kurogane couldn't disapprove of her after that.
-
A/N - Did I just get shot by some Kuroparents fangirls? XD It's all in the name of character development ! =D
Series: TRC
Pairing: KuroFai
Rating: PG
Length: about 1500 words, chapter 14 (14/26)
Kendappa (10 Years and 3 Months Old)
October 28, 10: 9 Years and 10 Months Old
October 28, 10: 9 Years and 10 Months Old
"She's around too often now," Kurogane complained to Tomoyo as they walked home together after school. Fai had promptly disappeared as soon as the bell rang, so Kurogane had gone looking for Tomoyo instead.
"Oh, come on." Tomoyo gently hit her brother on the arm. "Don't be mean."
"She is!" Kurogane insisted. "She's suffocating me!"
Tomoyo 'tsk'ed. "It's only because she cares, Kurogane."
"I don't like it," Kurogane said stubbornly. "It's stupid, the way she's trying to replace our mom! We don't need another mom!"
Tomoyo's next words were lost on him as he fled, dashing around corners and dodging adults in suits until he found himself wandering up the impressive driveway to the Ruval Estate, where Fai lived. Despite his chaotic thoughts, Kurogane couldn't help but be impressed by the grandeur of the place. And people thought he had a big house.
Perhaps it was the shock of seeing a white peacock strutting around in the gardens that had hit him, but by the time Kurogane had actually made it to the door, he was no longer so eager to barge in there and rant out his frustrations to Fai.
Part of it was that he had never been inside Fai's home before – he'd never even been this close, actually – part of it was how Fai clearly had enough problems of his own, and didn't need Kurogane's trivial issues to add to his burden, and another part of it was … well, things between him and Fai just weren't what they used to be.
After lingering around indecisively for another few minutes, Kurogane decided at last to just let it go. Turning away from Fai's (rather intimidating) front door, Kurogane started his long walk home.
About halfway back, the stormy sky burst at last and drenched Kurogane in its sorrows. "Tch," Kurogane mumbled. "As if I didn't have enough to worry about."
Taking care not to stumble into any puddles, Kurogane had a fierce, although rather one-sided argument, about whether or not Kendappa-san truly was well meaning. He supposed it was possible that she just cared for them a lot, but he thought it also possible that she pitied them, or felt she had a duty to fulfill.
Kurogane looked over his shoulder as the honking of a car horn drew him out of his gloomy thoughts.
"Kurogane-kun!" Kurogane cursed silently as the very person he was angry about waved at him from inside her car. "Come in, you'll catch cold walking around in the rain like that!"
"No thank you, Kendappa-san, I'm fine." Kurogane didn't even bother forcing a smile at the pretty black-haired woman sitting in the driver's seat, choosing instead to keep on walking so that she was forced to inch her car alongside with him.
"Don't be silly, Kurogane-kun, it's no bother!" Kendappa flapped her hand insistently at him. Heaving a sigh, Kurogane relented and climbed into the backseat, knowing that there would be a frown of disapproval from his father when they got home (because why must he always cause so much trouble for Kendappa-san?). He purposely let his muddy shoes tarnish the tan interior of the car, then immediately felt guilty about it and hoped she wouldn't notice.
Kendappa looked in her rearview mirror and smiled happily. "How has your day been, Kurogane-kun? I'm glad I met you out here; it seems like the two of us never get a chance to talk!"
Kurogane sulked darkly. He couldn't respond to her the same way he did with Fai, partly because his father wouldn't stand for it and partly because she was nothing like Fai at all. Kurogane suspected all of her smiles and hugs and the way she always seemed to linger were actually genuine, and although he hated to say it, he had to admit they were better than Fai's plastic masks and deceiving actions, in a way.
"Alright, I guess," he muttered at last. Kendappa beamed at him, thrilled to have finally gotten a response.
"What would you like for dinner tonight, Kurogane-kun?" Kendappa asked as she pulled the car smoothly into the driveway of their house. Kurogane couldn't help comparing his own almost-mansion to Fai's as they approached, noticing almost subconsciously how much smaller his house appeared after seeing Fai's.
"Anything's okay," he answered grumpily after Kendappa repeated her question.
"I think I'll make some sushi," she said thoughtfully as they got out of the car. "Would you like some sushi?"
"I don't want any of your sushi," Kurogane sneered. "My mom used to make the best sushi; nothing you make could taste anywhere near as good!"
Kurogane turned to dash into the house when Kendappa's voice stopped him. "I know."
"What?" He turned slowly to face her. "What did you say?"
"I know my sushi can't be as good as your mom's," Kendappa elaborated. "Nothing I do or say will ever be as good as if it's coming from your mom."
Then she went into the house, leaving Kurogane to trail behind her, feeling extremely guilty and foolish.
-
Kurogane yanked his door open when the insistent hammering on the other side got to be too much to bear. Tomoyo thumped him on the chest and he growled.
"Sorry," she said, not sounding sorry in the least. "It's time for dinner."
"I'm not hungry," Kurogane told her.
"She's trying really hard, Kurogane," Tomoyo sighed. When he gave her a funny look, she continued. "You're the reason she looked so upset when she walked in, right?"
"How would I know?" Kurogane muttered defensively.
Tomoyo clucked her tongue in disapproval and went downstairs. Kurogane heaved a sigh and followed her. He avoided everyone's gaze and sat down at his usual seat. When his father set a plate full of sushi in front of him, he nodded his thanks and picked up his chopsticks to take a bite.
"How is it, Kurogane-kun?" Kendappa asked anxiously.
Kurogane had just decided not to answer when Tomoyo kicked him on the shin. He choked and nearly spat out his sushi, glaring at her. She met his gaze equally; he lowered his first and scowled at his food.
"It's okay," he mumbled into his plate. He chanced a look up to see his father and Kendappa staring at him in disbelief while Tomoyo smirked.
"Coming from Kurogane, that's like saying it's the best food he's ever tasted," Mr. Suwa teased and the tension around the table was broken. Everyone except for Kurogane laughed and the usual dinner chatter took over.
Tomoyo gave him a silent nod of approval.
-
Now (21 years and 5 months old)
Kurogane smirks himself as he remembers that. Tomoyo had always had a strange hold over him; he would do anything for his little sister and she was often the only one that could talk him into doing something he didn't want to do.
His attitude to Kendappa had been a bit childish, Kurogane realizes, after all, she had never wanted anything but the best for them. She became the big sister Tomoyo never had and was willing to sit for hours with her listening to her jabber on about her designs.
Kurogane couldn't disapprove of her after that.
-
A/N - Did I just get shot by some Kuroparents fangirls? XD It's all in the name of character development ! =D
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Date: 2010-12-25 11:12 (UTC)(Although I am sitting here wondering where Souma is and if you know how badly she's going to kick your ass when she finds out what you've done with her Kendappa! ^__^)
Kurogane is such a grumblefuck - he's acting so much like Fai you think they'd relate to each other a bit more! What's that old addage about the splinter in your eye?
Bah - I think Kendappa should kick Kurogane's ass. And then Fai's for good measure. (My, I am very violent this morning XD) And...yes, that's how I solve everything...
Hope you have a lovely Christmas (or at the very least a nice Saturday if you don't celebrate it!)
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Date: 2011-01-02 07:42 (UTC)I really need to read RG Veda soon, but I think if I do, I'll want to beat myself up for my lack of Souma and Kendappa in FFY XD
They've both still got a bit of maturing to do before you'll stop wanting to hurt both of them, I'm afraid :3
Merry (very belated) Christmas and Happy New Year! =D
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Date: 2011-01-02 07:45 (UTC)Umm....actually, FFY might be healthier for both of them, in the end. Kendappa is kind of a bitch.../vague spoilers
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!