Tsubasa Chronicle Fan Fiction ❯ A Not So healthy Relationship ❯ Brownies ( Chapter 4 )
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"MokonaModokiisreadytogo!"
Theyhadfinallyfoundthefeatherafter3week sofsearching.Ithadtakenanepic
battlewithashadowbeastdeepinthebowelsofas ecretundergroundtunnel
system,buttheyhadfoundit.
Inthisnewworl d,itwaswinter,butthepeopledidn'tseemtomindthecold,
becauseofsomethingth eycalledChristmas.Apparently,therewasalegendabouta
fatoldguyinafurryred suitthatbrokeintoyourhousethroughthechimneyand
leftpresentsunderatreean dinsomeoversizedsocks.Weirdpeople.
ItwasChristmasEveinthiscountryc alledBibfier,andthegroupwasstayingwith
thisworld'sTouyaandYukito,whohad foreseentheirarrival.Theyhadbeenherea
week,andinthatweektheyhaddecorate d,shoveledsnow,andshoppedforgiftsfor
theirkindhostsandeachother.Nowthey wereasleep,FaiandKuroganesharinga
room,SayoransharingwithSakuraandMokon a.Kuroganewasnearlyasleepwhen
heheardacryfromtheothersideofthekingsized bed.
"No!OniiChan...OniiChan,no!WhatdidI..."Tearswerestreamingdown the
mage'sface.Kuroganestoodstaringinshock.Whatthehellishetalkingabout? He
doesn'thaveabrother,doeshe?Ormaybe...
"Hey,mage!"Kuroganesh ookhim."Heymage,wakeup!"
"NO!"Faishotup,breathingheavy,andlookedar oundwithterrorfilledeyes.Ittook
afewminutesbeforeherememberedwherehewas .
"Oh,my.ItseemsIwasdreaming,"hesaidasheplasteredonhisfakesmile.
"Don'tdothat.Iknowyou'renothappyrightnowsodon'teventrytopullthat. Whatthehellwereyoudreamingabout?Yousaidsomethingaboutyourbrother."
< br> Faistaredwideeyedasherealizedwhathehadbeensayinginhissleep.
No ,Ican'ttellhim.Iswore...IsworetoAshuraou...
"Whatwasit?"
"Itwasnothing,really.Idon'tevenhaveabrother,Kuromyuu.I'llbefineitwasjust
alittlenightmareisall."
"Littlemyass.Butwhatever,you'renotgoingt otalkanywaysowhyshouldIwaste
mybreath."Kuroganemutteredasherolledoveran dwentbacktosleep.
THENEXTMORNING
"SO!Howaboutsomebro wnies?"FaipulledafreshtrayofEspressobrowniesfrom
theoven.Anevilglarewas shotfromacrosstheroom.
"YouknowIcan'tstandsweets."
"PLEAS E!?Formommy?"
Faihadwokenupextraearlythatmorning(probablytoavoidKu rogane)andhad
madesomeespressobrownies.EspressowasKurogane'sfavourite,s ohehopedthat
itwouldmakeupalittleforhissilencethenightbefore.
"ButImadethemespeciallyforyou,forChristmas!Ievenleftouthalfofthesugar
s inceKuropondoesn'tlikesweets."*insertpoutyfacehere*
Therewassometh ingaboutthisholidaythatmadethemageevencrazierthan
usual,Kuroganethougha sheglared.Butofcourse,espressoWAShisfavourite...so
hegrabbedabrownieand ateit.Thenanother,andanother.Andthenthewholepan
wasgone.
O.O
"Kurorin!There'snoneleftforSakuraorSyaoran!NowIhavetomakeanother
batch!Ohwell,Iguessitcan'tbehelped..."JustasFaiwasabouttowalkouttohead
backintothekitchen,Kuroganegrabbedhisam.
"Don'tthinkthisisgoingt ogetyououtofit."
"Hmm?Outofwhat,Kuropii?"
"Outoftalking.I don'tbelieveawordofwhatyoutoldmelastnight,andIwantto
knowthetruth."
"Ireallydon'tknowwhatyourtalkingaboutKurotan.IalreadytoldyouIdon'thav e
abrother."ButKurohadheardthequiverinhisvoice.
"You'resofullo fshit!Stoptryingtosellmetheselies!Idon'tknowwhathecould've
donetoyoutha t'ssobadyoucan'ttellanyone.You'reacoward,runningawaylike
that.You'llnev erbeabletofaceitifyoudon'thaveanyoneheretohelpyouthrough
it."Faihadpain inhiseyes.Healmostlookedlikehewasscared.Butsomehowhis
fakesmileseemedal ittlemorerealthanusual.
"ButIknowthatyou'dbehereformeevenifIdon'tt ellyou.Bytheway,whatdo
youmeanby`he'?"
"Itjustseemsthateveryti mesomethingbadcomesup,thatAshuraguyhas
somethingtodowithit."
< br> "Goodmorning!"Sakuracameflutteringoutintothekitchendonningsnowboots
anddraggingSyaoranbehindher."IsitokayifSyaoranandIgoouttoplayinthe
sno w?"
"WhataSPLENDIDidea!IthinkImighthavetojoinyou.Ihaven'tbeeninthe snow
inalongtime!"Kurowasexasperated.
"WHYdoIevenbothertryingt oTALKtoyou?"
"Ehh?I'msorry,didIinterruptyoutwo?"No!IfIinterruptedt hem...whatifthey
werejustabouttotelleachother...
"No,no.It'sok aySakura.Youdidn'tinterruptanything."SaidFai,fakesmile
plasteredononcem ore."Maybenexttime,Kuropon.Maybenexttime."
Theyhadfinallyfoundthefeatherafter3week sofsearching.Ithadtakenanepic
battlewithashadowbeastdeepinthebowelsofas ecretundergroundtunnel
system,buttheyhadfoundit.
Inthisnewworl d,itwaswinter,butthepeopledidn'tseemtomindthecold,
becauseofsomethingth eycalledChristmas.Apparently,therewasalegendabouta
fatoldguyinafurryred suitthatbrokeintoyourhousethroughthechimneyand
leftpresentsunderatreean dinsomeoversizedsocks.Weirdpeople.
ItwasChristmasEveinthiscountryc alledBibfier,andthegroupwasstayingwith
thisworld'sTouyaandYukito,whohad foreseentheirarrival.Theyhadbeenherea
week,andinthatweektheyhaddecorate d,shoveledsnow,andshoppedforgiftsfor
theirkindhostsandeachother.Nowthey wereasleep,FaiandKuroganesharinga
room,SayoransharingwithSakuraandMokon a.Kuroganewasnearlyasleepwhen
heheardacryfromtheothersideofthekingsized bed.
"No!OniiChan...OniiChan,no!WhatdidI..."Tearswerestreamingdown the
mage'sface.Kuroganestoodstaringinshock.Whatthehellishetalkingabout? He
doesn'thaveabrother,doeshe?Ormaybe...
"Hey,mage!"Kuroganesh ookhim."Heymage,wakeup!"
"NO!"Faishotup,breathingheavy,andlookedar oundwithterrorfilledeyes.Ittook
afewminutesbeforeherememberedwherehewas .
"Oh,my.ItseemsIwasdreaming,"hesaidasheplasteredonhisfakesmile.
"Don'tdothat.Iknowyou'renothappyrightnowsodon'teventrytopullthat. Whatthehellwereyoudreamingabout?Yousaidsomethingaboutyourbrother."
< br> Faistaredwideeyedasherealizedwhathehadbeensayinginhissleep.
No ,Ican'ttellhim.Iswore...IsworetoAshuraou...
"Whatwasit?"
"Itwasnothing,really.Idon'tevenhaveabrother,Kuromyuu.I'llbefineitwasjust
alittlenightmareisall."
"Littlemyass.Butwhatever,you'renotgoingt otalkanywaysowhyshouldIwaste
mybreath."Kuroganemutteredasherolledoveran dwentbacktosleep.
THENEXTMORNING
"SO!Howaboutsomebro wnies?"FaipulledafreshtrayofEspressobrowniesfrom
theoven.Anevilglarewas shotfromacrosstheroom.
"YouknowIcan'tstandsweets."
"PLEAS E!?Formommy?"
Faihadwokenupextraearlythatmorning(probablytoavoidKu rogane)andhad
madesomeespressobrownies.EspressowasKurogane'sfavourite,s ohehopedthat
itwouldmakeupalittleforhissilencethenightbefore.
"ButImadethemespeciallyforyou,forChristmas!Ievenleftouthalfofthesugar
s inceKuropondoesn'tlikesweets."*insertpoutyfacehere*
Therewassometh ingaboutthisholidaythatmadethemageevencrazierthan
usual,Kuroganethougha sheglared.Butofcourse,espressoWAShisfavourite...so
hegrabbedabrownieand ateit.Thenanother,andanother.Andthenthewholepan
wasgone.
O.O
"Kurorin!There'snoneleftforSakuraorSyaoran!NowIhavetomakeanother
batch!Ohwell,Iguessitcan'tbehelped..."JustasFaiwasabouttowalkouttohead
backintothekitchen,Kuroganegrabbedhisam.
"Don'tthinkthisisgoingt ogetyououtofit."
"Hmm?Outofwhat,Kuropii?"
"Outoftalking.I don'tbelieveawordofwhatyoutoldmelastnight,andIwantto
knowthetruth."
"Ireallydon'tknowwhatyourtalkingaboutKurotan.IalreadytoldyouIdon'thav e
abrother."ButKurohadheardthequiverinhisvoice.
"You'resofullo fshit!Stoptryingtosellmetheselies!Idon'tknowwhathecould've
donetoyoutha t'ssobadyoucan'ttellanyone.You'reacoward,runningawaylike
that.You'llnev erbeabletofaceitifyoudon'thaveanyoneheretohelpyouthrough
it."Faihadpain inhiseyes.Healmostlookedlikehewasscared.Butsomehowhis
fakesmileseemedal ittlemorerealthanusual.
"ButIknowthatyou'dbehereformeevenifIdon'tt ellyou.Bytheway,whatdo
youmeanby`he'?"
"Itjustseemsthateveryti mesomethingbadcomesup,thatAshuraguyhas
somethingtodowithit."
< br> "Goodmorning!"Sakuracameflutteringoutintothekitchendonningsnowboots
anddraggingSyaoranbehindher."IsitokayifSyaoranandIgoouttoplayinthe
sno w?"
"WhataSPLENDIDidea!IthinkImighthavetojoinyou.Ihaven'tbeeninthe snow
inalongtime!"Kurowasexasperated.
"WHYdoIevenbothertryingt oTALKtoyou?"
"Ehh?I'msorry,didIinterruptyoutwo?"No!IfIinterruptedt hem...whatifthey
werejustabouttotelleachother...
"No,no.It'sok aySakura.Youdidn'tinterruptanything."SaidFai,fakesmile
plasteredononcem ore."Maybenexttime,Kuropon.Maybenexttime."