4How happiness looks will always change. Fai is happy with this new Kurogane but what does he feel underneath that smile?
"Fai? Did something happen?" Watanuki asked his vase teacher as they cleaned up the shop.
"Hmmm….Why do you ask Watanuki?"
"Well you've seemed happier then usual these days and you've been buying a lot of birds of paradise flowers …and making a lot of them.
"Which means love right?"
"Actually that animal (1) means 'joyfulness.' But thank you for noticing my creative streak."
"Your welcome."
They continued cleaning up until Doumeki came in and said "I'm hungry…Watanuki where's my lunch?"
"How rude are you!? Have you ever heard of not interrupting someone when their talking!?"
"You were done." He stated indifferently.
"Oh so you were eavesdropping too!?"
Doumeki sighed and looked away.
"Why you-"
Fai laughed and decided to stop the argument before it got any further. After all, he did not need any more broken vases.
"Order Chinese food and tell them to send their grumpiest worker!" Fai said.
This got him a weird look from both boys but Doumeki just shrugged and did it.
A while later they heard the door bell ring and Doumeki got up to get it only to be stopped by Fai "I'll get!"
Fai went to get the door completely ignoring Watanuki's screaming voice saying Doumeki was a freeloader.
Before he opened the door, he made sure to fix his hair as he passed a mirror and to put on his brightest smile. "Hi!' he said as he smiled grew tenfold when he saw the person on the other side.
"…Hey." He said looking uninterested and maybe a little scared.
"Here's another tip for you!" he said
The man reached out to grab it but Fai quickly hid it back in his pants.
"What the h-"
Fai put his finger on the other mans lips and said, "This one you actually have to earn. Now…" he put his finger on his chin and frowned "What do you have to do?"
"Screw -"
"I know tell me your name!" Fai said smiling happily again.
"Wha-?"
"Your name or I'll just call you mister black!" He said
Kurogane's eyebrow started to twitch and through gritted teeth, he said "Kurogane."
"….So what works better? Kuro-chan or kuro-rin? "
"None! It's Kurogane!"
Fai just giggled and handed Kurogane the dollar bill.
"Would you like to come inside and eat some of this delicious food with us?"
"Hell no." He answered and stomped away.
Fai waved at him before closing the door and twirling to where his employees were sitting at.
"Fai did something happen?" Watanuki asked
"Why do you asked?"
"Well when you came back you looked like you were ready to jump off the walls and start dancing." Watanuki said.
"Hmm….I did? Well then I guess I must just be happy or something right?"
"Okay"
They ate and then closed the shop for the day.
"Hello Fai-san the usual?""Yep!"
"'okay! Kuro-puppy Fai's house orders on the table."
"Don't you start calling me that too!"
"Just get going!"
"Screw you!"
"Fai Ill deal with the big puppy and you wait for him okay?"
Fai laughed at the nickname that Tomoyo had used (which he had given to Kurogane first of course).
While waiting to annoy the heck out of a certain someone Fai twirled around the shop and started tidying up the place.
"What's up Fai?" asked Watanuki as the others got up from their seats and slowly tried to sneak away since they remember what he does when he gets like that.
"Oh nothing I just ordered Japanese food...again."
As soon as they heard this, they all just bolted to the door and ran. Fai blinked.
"Well I never said I was gonna share with anyone." he muttered.
"I still have you though right Mokona…Mokona?" He looked around and found a sign that said 'gone fishing' where Mokona had been.
"Ungrateful people!" he said and sat down grumpily
His mood quickly changed when he heard the doorbell start ringing and after awhile a huge bang coming from the door.
He ran to open it and smiled.
"Really Kuro-shio (2) your gonna knock my door down!"
"Shut up and take the food!"
"Hey Kuro-tan want to eat?"
"No I have food at home."
"I have some other Japanese food if you don't like what I ordered like… sushi," He said remembering how much the other Kurogane liked it.
"Like I would eat something you made."
"He started to walk away until Fai stopped him with a "Hey my food!"
He turned around to yell at him for not taking it and Fai took the opportunity to put something into his mouth.
"You like?"
"…"
"Well?"
"Hmpf!"
"You know there is more sushi in the kitchen wanna come inside?" Fai said slightly surprised that Kurogane did not yell at him. Kurogane just glared at him. He took this as a yes and dragged him to the kitchen.
"So kuro-rin how was your day?"
"Up until now it was going fine.""So mean!" Fai whined
"Shut-up!""Here's the kitchen Kuro-puppy! I already have some sushi that I made.""That's not my name!"When Kurogane sat down, he looked at Fai confused and asked, "If you had already made food why did you buy this food?"
"Well for one the food in the restaurant you work at is really good and two I hate sushi."
"Then why did you make it?!"
"Just 'cause!" Fai said smiling brightly
"…stupid shop owner."
-Later-
"So Kuro-tan reaaallly liked the food I made?"
"…A little."Fai smiled at Kurogane before picking up his plate.
"Why do you run a toy store?"
"Hmm?"
"I mean what made you want to do this."
"I don't know it just happened…but that's fine because I like it here."
"Why did you come here?"
"I don't know it just happened."
Kurogane seemed annoyed with the answer and Fai knew why.
"I guess I better leave."
"Okay Kuro-puppy!"
"That will be 7.95 please!" Fai smiled brightly at the girl that handed him the money and then out the brown teddy bear in a bag.
"Thank you for shopping at the Cats Eye have a good day!"
The girl blushed before nodding and running out of the shop. Just as the door closed, Sakura rushed in apologizing for being late and taking deep breaths from having run the entire way.
"Gom…gomenasi! I overslept and my alarm didn't go off…and.!"
"Its okay Sakura-chan you're not that late!"
"But-"
"Here help me by taking over the register I'll start unpacking the toys in we just got in!"
"More toys?" Sakura asked delighted.
"Yep! I saw that we were running low on bears and a few people started to complain that there are no more Kitties."
"Okay Fai-san."
Fai went to the back of the room waving at Watanuki and Doumeki as he did.
"Okay now where is….Syaoran!"Syaoran was dusting the shelves when he heard Fai call his name.
"Yes Fai-san?"
"Come and help me put the new animals in!"
"Hai."
When they walk towards the back of the shop, they passed a door Syaoran had not seen before.
"Fai-san I did not see this door here before what's inside?"
"Nothing important."
He looked up and was surprised to see that although Fai was still smiling his face looked like he was trying to hide a frown.
They walked down another small hallway with many trinkets on shelves and random things hanging. When they entered, the room he passed by glassy eyed dolls with Victorian dresses and small animals that practically screamed 'cute!'
"Here's where I stored all the new toys please put them in this box. We'll move them to the front when we have enough."
Syaoran nodded and all was going well until Fai brought up Sakura.
"So Syaoran…I hear there is going to be a dance in your school."Syaoran wondered where Fai had heard it since he never went anywhere that was even near his school and he did not remember anyone bringing it up.
"Yes I was thinking of going but…."
"But?"
"You need a date to get in since its couples only." He said blushing slightly as he thought of whom he would take. He wonders if he should…
"Ask Sakura to go." Fai told him
Syaoran looked at him with wide eyes "Fai I couldn't….I-"
"I'm not forcing you Syaoran-kun I'm just saying that if you like the girl you should ask her to go with you…you'll regret it late…not telling the person exactly how you feel." His expression turned nostalgic slightly as he remembered how he almost did not tell a certain someone how he felt. Syaoran noticed this and wondered what Fai was thinking.
"Well anyways let's bring these to the front!"
Syaoran blinked and wondered how Fai could change his personality so quickly
1- The flowers meant this so I made the animals mean this too!
2- Ku-ro-shi-o:
Warm current in the Pacific Ocean, flowing from the Philippines northeastward along the eastern coast of Japan