Tsubasa Chronicle Fan Fiction ❯ A Not So healthy Relationship ❯ Past ( Chapter 2 )
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Kuroganewasdrunk.No,notdrunk.Hewasshitfaced.Faihadseenhimdrunk
before,b utneverTHISdrunk.Sayoranwaspassedoutonthecouch,andSakurawas
lyingnotfar away.EvenMokonahadafewdrinks.Theonlycompletelysoberone
wasthecrazymage.
"Hey,Fai,youlookREALLYpale.Youneedasnack,don'tyou.It'sarightjustg oon
ahead!"
Fairaisedaneyebrow,butproceededanyway,andhestarted gigglinglikea
schoolgirlasFaibitdownonhiswrist.
"Hey,doyouthin kyou'llgetdrunktoo?ThatwouldbeCOOL!Iknowhowmuchyou
LOVEDtodrink!Woah!Ok ay,maybeyoushouldstopnowIfeelkindafunny...No,
really,Ifeelfunny...WOULD YOUSTOP!?"
Faistoodbackupandshookhisheadinmockdisappointment.
"Oh,Kurorin,yousillyboy,ofcourseyoufeelfunnyyou'vehadenoughtodrinkthat
IcanTASTEthealcoholinyourblood!"
That'swhenhestartedfeelingfu nnytoo.Thatalltoofamiliarbuzzedfeeling.Andit
gotworsefast.Nextthinghekn ew,hewasleaningintowardsKurogane.Andthen
theykissed.Itmayjusthavebeenfr omthealcohol,butKurosamadidn'tevenseem
tomind.Infact,heseemedtokissback .Alot.Alittlewhilelater,everythingwent
blurry.Faicouldrememberarms,andk isses,andnotmuchelse.Soontheyboth
passedout.
Faiwokeuptoapound ingheadache,andhisveryfuzzymemoriesofthenight
before.Apparentlyhavingal coholinthebloodhedrankwasjustlikedrinking
before.Helookedaroundhimandwo nderedwherehewas.Itwasn'thisroom,that
wasforcertain.Thenhenoticedsometh ingmovingunderthehandhewaspropped
upon.Somethingbig.Andmanly.Somethingl ike...KUROCHAN!?!
"OHMYGOD!HowmuchdidInowait,hedrink?!Ah...I'vegot togetoutofhere
before"
Therewasaknockonthedoor.Uhohhethought.. .toolate.
"KuroChan?Ican'tfindFaianywherehaveyouseenhi"Sakurawalke dinthedoor
andfrozeinembarrassmentandshock."Oh.Well.Sorryaboutthat...Um Fai?Why
areyouinKurochan'sroom?"
"Well,Sakura,Idon'treallyknow .MommyandDaddywerestilldrinkingafteryou
passedout,andIreallydon'trememb er."
WhenSakuragotthatworriedlookonherface,Faismiledtheeverfa mous'it'sall
right'smile,andSakurawasreassured.Butherfacewasstillbeetre d.Justthen
SayorancametoseeifShe'dfoundFaiyet,andhisreactionwasjustasba dashers.
"Err...Isee...Um,Sakura?Couldyougostartbreakfast?I'llbeth ereinafew
minutes."SakurahappilyleftandthenSayoranturnedanevendeepersha deofred
thanher."Um,Fai?Whyareyouum..inhere?"
"Well,Sayoran,Id on'treallyremember.Itseemsthatwhenyourfoodhasbeen
drinking,itaffectsyou aswell.Butenoughquestions,IshouldhelpSakurawith
breakfast!"andFaileaped upandsprungoutthedoor.
AndthenKuroganewokeup.Sayoran,beingthecleve rlittleboythathewas,
decideditwastimetogotoo.
Kuroganecameshuf flingouttothekitchen,headinhand,andploppeddownatthe
table.
"He y,mage!Whatthehellhappened?AllIrememberisdrinkinganddrinkingand
thentee thstabbingmyarmopen.How'dIgetbackthere?"
Awkwardsilencefollowed.
"Umm,Kurorin,youdon'trememberanythingeither?"
"No.Waitwhat doyoumeanby'either'?Youweren'tdrinkingatall,youcan't."
"Butyouwere ,"pointedoutSayoran.
"WellofcourseIwas....oooooh."
"TeeHe eMokonaknowswhathappened.FaiandKuropiiweretalkingandthen
mmhfmrffmrmhhf rhfmrfhrmfh!HeeeyKuropii!Don'tdothatMokonacan't
breathe!
"Good .Maybeifyoucan'tbreatheyou'llshutyourmouth."KuroganegaveMokona
THESuper EvilNinjaGlareofDoom,andMokonawenttohidebehindFai.
"Okay,thefood's done!Hereyougoeveryone!"Faitookhisusualseatatthetable
andwatchedtheothe rseat.Thenhisstomachgrumbledalittle.
"OHKURORIN!"
"Nonono nononono!Youjustateyesterday!"
"Wellsodidyou,andyou'reeatingagain. "
"Wellthat'sbecause...YouseeI....hnnnghFINEbutyouquitwhenIsa yso."And
Kuroganehandedoverhisarm.SayoranavertedhisgazeandSakuranearlyf ainted
whentheysawthebloodseepingoutofKuro'sarm.
"Okaymagethat 'senough."Hewasstartingtofeellightheaded."Isaidthat's
enough!"Stillnore sponse."DoyouknowwhatI'mgonnadotoyouwhenIgetmy
handsonyou!?"
" OhKurotan!Notinfrontofthekids!"Thatsethimoff.Kuroganegrabbedhis
katanaa ndchasedFaithroughthehouse,outside,aroundtheblock,andeventually
halfway throughthetownbeforeFaigaveupintoafitofgiggles.
Whentheyfinallysto pped,theywereinfrontofalargegallows,surroundedby
people,andthevictimall tiedupandreadytobedropped.Faithennoticedthatthe
"criminal"beinghungwasa smallboy,andhebaredastrikingresemblanceto
himself?Hefrozeinterrorforamo mentbeforelookingaroundfortheother.When
KuroganesawthepanickedlookonFai 'sface,hebegantoworry.Fainever
panicked.Aboutanything.Ever.
"T here!"andFairantotheotherlittleboy,coveringhiseyesjustasthetrapdoor
was released.Therewasalongsilencethatfollowed.
"Hey,mage,wasthat...was thatYOU?Imeantheyoufromthisworld,anyway?"
"No,"hereplied,"thislitt leboyhereisthemefromthisworld."Justthenitstarted
torain,andFaitookadvan tageofthefactthatnobodycouldseehistears,although
itdidn'tmakemuchofadif ference.Hebrokedownandcriedinthemiddleofthe
street,holdingthealsosobbin gyoungerhiminhisarms.Theylaterfoundoutthat
theboywassupposedtodieinstea d,buthisbrotherhadtakenhisplace.Thecrime?
Beingtheyoungertwin.Inthiswor ld,anytwinswereseenasbadluck,anditwas
customtokilltheyoungestwhentheyre achedtheageof5(itwasevenworseluck
tokillababyortoddler).Theyoungboyhado nepersonleftwhoheknewhecould
trust,soKuroganeandFaitookhimthere,toakind lywomanwhohadtakenonthe
twoasherownwhenshefoundtheyhadnofamily.
Bythetimetheyreturnedtothehouse,FaihadpassedoutandKuroganehadto
carry him.SakuraandSayoranwereobviouslyworried,butFaihadwokenupfora
whileandt oldthemthatitwouldbeokay,he'djusthadalongday.ButKurogane
knewbetter.Hes atwithFaiforwhatseemedlikedaysbeforehefinallycametofor
morethanafewminu tes.
before,b utneverTHISdrunk.Sayoranwaspassedoutonthecouch,andSakurawas
lyingnotfar away.EvenMokonahadafewdrinks.Theonlycompletelysoberone
wasthecrazymage.
"Hey,Fai,youlookREALLYpale.Youneedasnack,don'tyou.It'sarightjustg oon
ahead!"
Fairaisedaneyebrow,butproceededanyway,andhestarted gigglinglikea
schoolgirlasFaibitdownonhiswrist.
"Hey,doyouthin kyou'llgetdrunktoo?ThatwouldbeCOOL!Iknowhowmuchyou
LOVEDtodrink!Woah!Ok ay,maybeyoushouldstopnowIfeelkindafunny...No,
really,Ifeelfunny...WOULD YOUSTOP!?"
Faistoodbackupandshookhisheadinmockdisappointment.
"Oh,Kurorin,yousillyboy,ofcourseyoufeelfunnyyou'vehadenoughtodrinkthat
IcanTASTEthealcoholinyourblood!"
That'swhenhestartedfeelingfu nnytoo.Thatalltoofamiliarbuzzedfeeling.Andit
gotworsefast.Nextthinghekn ew,hewasleaningintowardsKurogane.Andthen
theykissed.Itmayjusthavebeenfr omthealcohol,butKurosamadidn'tevenseem
tomind.Infact,heseemedtokissback .Alot.Alittlewhilelater,everythingwent
blurry.Faicouldrememberarms,andk isses,andnotmuchelse.Soontheyboth
passedout.
Faiwokeuptoapound ingheadache,andhisveryfuzzymemoriesofthenight
before.Apparentlyhavingal coholinthebloodhedrankwasjustlikedrinking
before.Helookedaroundhimandwo nderedwherehewas.Itwasn'thisroom,that
wasforcertain.Thenhenoticedsometh ingmovingunderthehandhewaspropped
upon.Somethingbig.Andmanly.Somethingl ike...KUROCHAN!?!
"OHMYGOD!HowmuchdidInowait,hedrink?!Ah...I'vegot togetoutofhere
before"
Therewasaknockonthedoor.Uhohhethought.. .toolate.
"KuroChan?Ican'tfindFaianywherehaveyouseenhi"Sakurawalke dinthedoor
andfrozeinembarrassmentandshock."Oh.Well.Sorryaboutthat...Um Fai?Why
areyouinKurochan'sroom?"
"Well,Sakura,Idon'treallyknow .MommyandDaddywerestilldrinkingafteryou
passedout,andIreallydon'trememb er."
WhenSakuragotthatworriedlookonherface,Faismiledtheeverfa mous'it'sall
right'smile,andSakurawasreassured.Butherfacewasstillbeetre d.Justthen
SayorancametoseeifShe'dfoundFaiyet,andhisreactionwasjustasba dashers.
"Err...Isee...Um,Sakura?Couldyougostartbreakfast?I'llbeth ereinafew
minutes."SakurahappilyleftandthenSayoranturnedanevendeepersha deofred
thanher."Um,Fai?Whyareyouum..inhere?"
"Well,Sayoran,Id on'treallyremember.Itseemsthatwhenyourfoodhasbeen
drinking,itaffectsyou aswell.Butenoughquestions,IshouldhelpSakurawith
breakfast!"andFaileaped upandsprungoutthedoor.
AndthenKuroganewokeup.Sayoran,beingthecleve rlittleboythathewas,
decideditwastimetogotoo.
Kuroganecameshuf flingouttothekitchen,headinhand,andploppeddownatthe
table.
"He y,mage!Whatthehellhappened?AllIrememberisdrinkinganddrinkingand
thentee thstabbingmyarmopen.How'dIgetbackthere?"
Awkwardsilencefollowed.
"Umm,Kurorin,youdon'trememberanythingeither?"
"No.Waitwhat doyoumeanby'either'?Youweren'tdrinkingatall,youcan't."
"Butyouwere ,"pointedoutSayoran.
"WellofcourseIwas....oooooh."
"TeeHe eMokonaknowswhathappened.FaiandKuropiiweretalkingandthen
mmhfmrffmrmhhf rhfmrfhrmfh!HeeeyKuropii!Don'tdothatMokonacan't
breathe!
"Good .Maybeifyoucan'tbreatheyou'llshutyourmouth."KuroganegaveMokona
THESuper EvilNinjaGlareofDoom,andMokonawenttohidebehindFai.
"Okay,thefood's done!Hereyougoeveryone!"Faitookhisusualseatatthetable
andwatchedtheothe rseat.Thenhisstomachgrumbledalittle.
"OHKURORIN!"
"Nonono nononono!Youjustateyesterday!"
"Wellsodidyou,andyou'reeatingagain. "
"Wellthat'sbecause...YouseeI....hnnnghFINEbutyouquitwhenIsa yso."And
Kuroganehandedoverhisarm.SayoranavertedhisgazeandSakuranearlyf ainted
whentheysawthebloodseepingoutofKuro'sarm.
"Okaymagethat 'senough."Hewasstartingtofeellightheaded."Isaidthat's
enough!"Stillnore sponse."DoyouknowwhatI'mgonnadotoyouwhenIgetmy
handsonyou!?"
" OhKurotan!Notinfrontofthekids!"Thatsethimoff.Kuroganegrabbedhis
katanaa ndchasedFaithroughthehouse,outside,aroundtheblock,andeventually
halfway throughthetownbeforeFaigaveupintoafitofgiggles.
Whentheyfinallysto pped,theywereinfrontofalargegallows,surroundedby
people,andthevictimall tiedupandreadytobedropped.Faithennoticedthatthe
"criminal"beinghungwasa smallboy,andhebaredastrikingresemblanceto
himself?Hefrozeinterrorforamo mentbeforelookingaroundfortheother.When
KuroganesawthepanickedlookonFai 'sface,hebegantoworry.Fainever
panicked.Aboutanything.Ever.
"T here!"andFairantotheotherlittleboy,coveringhiseyesjustasthetrapdoor
was released.Therewasalongsilencethatfollowed.
"Hey,mage,wasthat...was thatYOU?Imeantheyoufromthisworld,anyway?"
"No,"hereplied,"thislitt leboyhereisthemefromthisworld."Justthenitstarted
torain,andFaitookadvan tageofthefactthatnobodycouldseehistears,although
itdidn'tmakemuchofadif ference.Hebrokedownandcriedinthemiddleofthe
street,holdingthealsosobbin gyoungerhiminhisarms.Theylaterfoundoutthat
theboywassupposedtodieinstea d,buthisbrotherhadtakenhisplace.Thecrime?
Beingtheyoungertwin.Inthiswor ld,anytwinswereseenasbadluck,anditwas
customtokilltheyoungestwhentheyre achedtheageof5(itwasevenworseluck
tokillababyortoddler).Theyoungboyhado nepersonleftwhoheknewhecould
trust,soKuroganeandFaitookhimthere,toakind lywomanwhohadtakenonthe
twoasherownwhenshefoundtheyhadnofamily.
Bythetimetheyreturnedtothehouse,FaihadpassedoutandKuroganehadto
carry him.SakuraandSayoranwereobviouslyworried,butFaihadwokenupfora
whileandt oldthemthatitwouldbeokay,he'djusthadalongday.ButKurogane
knewbetter.Hes atwithFaiforwhatseemedlikedaysbeforehefinallycametofor
morethanafewminu tes.