dear_mun | Homeless and possibly rusty.

[All an act that Kuro sees right through.]

I've got plenty of company. You go enjoy that world you landed in. [Lies. He will deny it ever happened.]

[You really need to stop that, Kurogane.]

But Kurger-Burger! It's just not the same without you. Beside, the kid's need their daddy. You're not jut going to abandon us, are you? [Too bad he can see right through your lies too.]

[Only when you stop with the mask.

Twitch.] Don't call me that! I have a handful of kids to take care of already. My mun's got the princess, the manjuu and mini-mage hanging around. [Real Fai earned himself the nickname "mini-mage" when they were together. There's a hint of softness in his voice when he says the names - proof that he cares about them.] Is it really abandoning you if I didn't get dragged in when you did?

[He doesn't have nearly as much to hide as you do.]

[Welp, we all know how fast that's going to happen.

Oooohhh, he got a twitch! His day is totally made.] Look at you, adopting all on your own! That's such a sweet thing to do, Kurgy. Perhaps I'm the one that needs to come help you. [After, he just has Syaoran and mini-Sakura to take care of.

... Wait. He knows the princess and Mokona but that last one...] Tell me, who's the new addition, hm?

[You just don't have his flair for being mysterious~]

[Been there, done that. For him at least. Kurogane's seen all the way up to getting his mechanical arm.

Please stay tuned for more.] I'm not adopting all on my own. We all just happen to be here at the same time.

Tch, not really. Mun's got two of you too. [If he could he'd "un-adopt" the damn manjuu but the thing's important.

For a moment Kurogane's quiet before fixing his eyes on the mage.] Your brother Fai. [Yep, knows all about him and you.

He doesn't need to be mysterious, just...gruff enough to keep people from prying.]

[Unfortunately for you he's from the beginning of the Acid Tokyo arc. So you get to deal with the mask. So sorry about your luck, Kuro-rin.

Don't make promises you can't keep~] That's just like you, Kuro-poo. Trying to play down your good deeds. So selfless and shy~

[He sighs wistfully. Admit it, you've missed his teasing.

That last part, however, is totally going to snap him into serious mode. Quick.] Don't be silly, Kuro-sama. My brother's been gone a long time. You knowing him would be impossible.

[Oh look at him trying to play it off. Too bad all of that gruffness doesn't scare him, huh?]

[Well, he knows all of your secrets anyway so the mask just pisses him off now. Digging is no longer necessary.

Scoffs.] It's not a good deed, just something that has to be done.

[No, not at all. Okay. Maybe a little.

Sorry but that's not going to work on him.] One day you'll find that in these worlds our muns drag us into can do things like bring people back to life. Or even take someone from a tower a long time ago. I knew Fai. Spent eight months with him.

[Yeah? Too bad he doesn't know you know them all already. Or maybe he'd let it drop. Just a little. Just for you.]

And who could be better at it then you? You do have experience, after all~

[No, a lot. It's okay to admit it.

Damn it, Kurogane. He does not want to have this conversation with you, okay.] Is that how long we've known each other? How sweet of you to keep track, Kuro-rin.

[All your secrets are belong to him now. He knows he'll practically have drag the mask off but will leave it just for a while.]

I never asked to travel with a group of kids. All I wanted was to get home.

[Again. Lies.

Too bad because you asked.] I know a lot more than how long we've been together, Yuui.

[Nope, sorry. All of his secrets belong to him. That mask will only lower when he decides it's going to.]

Such dedication~ Such loyalty~ No wonder you make such a good daddy, Kuro-poo~

[He's good at them, remember?

Oh. You did not just call him by his actual name. His eyes flash with recognition for a brief moment, one that takes far longer to recover from than he'd like.]

It's not polite to use someone's real name unless they've given you permission, Kurogane. Where have your manners gone?

[With all of Fai's past under his belt, Kuro doesn't need the mask to come down to really see through it.]

Hn. [The closest Fai will ever get in agreement.

He did and no remorse about it either. All he wanted was for Fai to acknowledge the truth.]

You were being difficult. [Daddy's just trying to warn him that Fai could show up, not that it would do much good in the world.] What makes you think I ever had any manners to begin with?

[It's mostly in place for his comfort at this point anyway.]

See? That wasn't so hard. [The point is that he got to agree at all.

There, he acknowledged it. He hopes you're happy.]

Oh~? But I thought you liked it, Kuro-cutie. [He'll deal with his brother showing up when it happens. There are worse things than seeing someone alive and breathing when all you've had of them is their body for hundreds of years.] And here I thought we had made such progress. All of that time, wasted.

[You know how daddy likes to dig at things.]

I still wish we could do it without the damn manjuu. [Even though Kurogane would protect the thing.

He is.]

You're the one who likes it so much. [Don't be surprised if mun's version pops up over the next few days as she re-reads the series. And he knows all about that. Kurogane grew attached to the kid and then he went and died right alongside Yuui. He pulls out a bottle of sake and two cups, pouring them both a drink.] Guess you'll just have to start over. Seems like you'll get the chance.

[Well mommy would appreciate it if you'd knock it the fuck off.]

Aw, is someone still having a hard time getting used to Mokona? Don't worry, I'll help you, Kuro-wan. [By shoving him in your face as much as humanly possible.

Good. At least one of them is.]

Are you telling me you don't enjoy it at all? [Poooouting. Why you so mean, Kurogane? That's a bridge he'll cross when and if he comes to it. He really doesn't see why you're so worried, Kurogane. It's not like you'll be there to hold his hand.] Oh~? You don't have to sound so happy about it~

[No, screw you. He'll do it as much as he wants.

Twiiiiitch.] Don't even think about it. [Not sure what Fai will do but it won't be good.

Neither of them will happy when they really get together.]

Not in the least. [Because he just is.] If you knew my real name you'd just find a way to make fun of that too by making up all of these stupid nicknames. [WARNING: Kuro-woofs tend to arrive angry. This is merely DM.] I'm not! What good will it do to be stuck in some world like that one?

[Oh~? Then you won't mind him calling you by those annoying nicknames as much as he wants.

Ooooohhh, he got another twitch. This just keeps getting better and better?] Aawww, why not, Kuro-cutie? [Stop being stubborn and let him love you. :|

But unlike you, he knows how to hide his unhappiness.] You really know to make a guy feel special, Kuro-poo. [Don't worry. He knows exactly how to deal with a big angry dog.] Your children and wife miss you and you'll me taking away our loneliness~

[Of course he minds, that's what makes it fun for you.

Where's his damn sword?] Because you're idea of helping just causes more trouble for me. [Never. You like him this way. :\

Unlike you, he doesn't have like to hide his unhappiness.] Why the hell would I care about making a guy feel special? [TWIIIIIIIIITCH. Just break out whatever alcohol can be found.] Tch, you're not my wife and they aren't my kids.

[Oh look, you've found him out.

With Mokona. Safely away from him.] Careful, Kuro-chan, or else you're going to hurt my feelings. [Says who? :|

Unlike you, he does it so those around him won't have to suffer too. Oooohhhh, another twitch! And it was a big one too. This one is totally going down in his favor.] So are just going to abandon us? What am I going to tell them when they get older and ask me where their daddy went? Do you reeeaaaaaally want to be remembered as a dead beat dad?

[He's know that for a while now.

Kurogane's going to convince his mun to take him from when he has his sword in hand, at the very least.] Tch, like that would stop you. [Me.

No, you just keep important things until the bad shit goes down. He growls.] I'm not their damn father and you aren't their mother!

[You're so smart, Kuro-wan.

And he's going to convince his to let him have found a staff before that happens.] Then why try to avoid, hm~? [Your opinion doesn't count. :|

Of course. Because it's obviously so much easier if you find out on your own instead of having him tell you. Didn't you ever consider that?

... You might have actually have hurt his feelings with that one, Kurogane.] They look up to you as they would a father. Is it really so bad for them to find comfort in the familiarity of that?

[All it needs is a little perception.

Sword trumps staff unless Fai's going to add magic.] Because I'm not giving in. [T_T

Who said he ever wanted easy? Don't make decisions like that for the whole group, mage.

Well shit.] We aren't their parents, we're their guardians. I've got no problem being that for them but people can't just take the place of a parent no matter what happens.

[Is that what you call it?

You've obviously forgotten just how skilled he is, Kurogane. Maybe you need a refresher course.] Who said anything about giving in~?

[He made the decision for himself. Sorry that it effects you so negatively. :|

You seem to be really good at that.] There's no harm in playing pretend, Kuro-sama. It's only for a little while, after all.

[Yes. Calling you out on it is another thing entirely.

No, he hasn't. There's no need for that.] So you want me to keep poking at your mask, mage?

[There are other things that didn't need to be kept from him, like the kids being clones.

It's a natural ability.] Just what good do you expect to come of it do in the end? [Syaoran's clone has already turned against them and Sakura's gone. At least that's how it is for him.]

[Which brings us back to the original idea of you needing to knock it the fuck off.

Then you'll know he's fully capable of holding his own against.] I don't know what you're talking about, Kuro-poo.

[It wouldn't have changed anything but the way you viewed them both. And what could would that have done.

... He feels the need to reiterate that you really need to stop doing that.] They're a long way from home, Kuro-chan. Given them something familiar to hold on to is comforting. [He's not quite there yet. Therefore, he'll continue to protect them both with everything he has.]

[The response to that is still the same.

Of course he knows, doesn't mean the fight wouldn't be a good one to work all that agitation.] If you don't drop it people will never truly know you.

[Well, at least not people who can't see through it anyway. He wouldn't have felt so hurt when Syaoran turned on them, because he did.

=P No.] We're all a long way from home and both of them had already lost their parents before coming. If anything we should have been like siblings. [Kuro will tell Fai all about it if he comes with the knowledge, and while he'll fight it doesn't mean he'll die like you would.]

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