Ask Kurogane

Dragon Butler AU

"Alright..." he sighed, motioning to Fai. "I'll...get on your back. Turn...around."

Dragon Butler AU

“Yes. Yes, I am. And now I’m only…” Kurogane stood perfectly still as he slowly raised his arm to check his watch. “…Three minutes behind schedule. Sorry. I need to get going. Now. I’m going to miss my train.”

“Oh! You don’t need that archaic machine anymore. You have me!” Fai beamed. “I can fly after all.” He bragged, turning around and kneeling so that Kurogane could get on his back. “I will transform when I get higher in the air.”

Kurogane stared at him. He reached down to grab his briefcase and quickly shuffled past the weirdo in front of him. He didn’t have time to mount some foreign stranger dressed as butler. Maybe he met him before, but nothing was clicking. Even if he had, the guy was acting like a pervert now. No need to get involved with someone like that.

“W-wait! Where are you going? You told me I could come and see you whenever I wanted. That…I could stay…I wanted to pay you back for saving me that night. You pulled a sword out of me.” Fai went after him. “Please, Mr. Kurogane! You have to remember!”

He stopped once he got to the bottom of the stairs. Kurogane turned around and looked at Fai. His eyes moved up and down his body. "You can fly...yeah?"

Dragon Butler AU

“Yes. Yes, I am. And now I’m only…” Kurogane stood perfectly still as he slowly raised his arm to check his watch. “…Three minutes behind schedule. Sorry. I need to get going. Now. I’m going to miss my train.”

“Oh! You don’t need that archaic machine anymore. You have me!” Fai beamed. “I can fly after all.” He bragged, turning around and kneeling so that Kurogane could get on his back. “I will transform when I get higher in the air.”

Kurogane stared at him. He reached down to grab his briefcase and quickly shuffled past the weirdo in front of him. He didn't have time to mount some foreign stranger dressed as butler. Maybe he met him before, but nothing was clicking. Even if he had, the guy was acting like a pervert now. No need to get involved with someone like that.

Dragon Butler AU

“Yes. Yes, I am. And now I’m only...” Kurogane stood perfectly still as he slowly raised his arm to check his watch. “...Three minutes behind schedule. Sorry. I need to get going. Now. I’m going to miss my train.”

Fai let out a breath of cold air, showing off his power a bit before he shined and transformed into a handsome looking blonde, as feathery as his body, and the hints of feathery wing like ears. They twitched lightly as he adjusted the suit he was now in but then he gave the man before him a bright smile. “Good morning, Mister Kurogane!” Fai beamed.

“Ah…” Kurogane looked him up and down. He was dressed far too nicely, and there was a tail sticking out of his backside. His ears were fluffy and twitched like an animal’s. With his blonde hair and blue eyes, he was definitely a foreigner. Kurogane had never seen him before in his life. “…Who are you?”

“Ah…” The smile faltered a little but it came back quickly. “You don’t remember? We met a few days ago! I’m Fai Fluorite. We met in the mountains. It was very cool, as I recall.”

His mind ran through the past week's memories, but nothing came up. Kurogane rubbed his temple with his thumb, and groaned quietly. He suddenly remembered a cold night, a few too many drinks, and someone sitting next to him... "Oh, I get it. This is a dream, right? Alright, I'd better wake up soon. I'm going to be late for work..."

Fai let out a breath of cold air, showing off his power a bit before he shined and transformed into a handsome looking blonde, as feathery as his body, and the hints of feathery wing like ears. They twitched lightly as he adjusted the suit he was now in but then he gave the man before him a bright smile. “Good morning, Mister Kurogane!” Fai beamed.

"Ah..." Kurogane looked him up and down. He was dressed far too nicely, and there was a tail sticking out of his backside. His ears were fluffy and twitched like an animal's. With his blonde hair and blue eyes, he was definitely a foreigner. Kurogane had never seen him before in his life. "...Who are you?"

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“I am relieved that you do. It’ll make the parting easier for the both of you if the object of his desires is more or less neutral to the freedom.” Yuui smiled at him and then looked at his clay table. “If you don’t finish your project then I’ll be happy to finish it for you. I’m sure Fai would like a bit of a memory of you.”

“I’ll finish,” he replied, glancing at him. “I work with it for most of the day. I have plenty of time.”

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Kurogane took the plate and immediately knew the food was different. More than that, it was made with care. He almost didn’t want to eat it. With a sigh, he looked to Yuui and asked, “I don’t know if you’ll tell him this, especially if I ask you...but let him know that I’m alright. That I’m still waiting for him.”

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“I don’t know that much about Prince Fai compared to you,” Syaoron said, twirling his fingers in the blades of grass beneath him. “But I do know that he’s stubborn. Some people would call that a prince-like quality.”

“I didn’t mean it like it was a good thing,” Syaoron laughed, stretching his arms out. “I also agree that Prince Fai is a little too soft. Maybe meeting new people in new places would do him some good.”

“Why do you think you got the glare?” Yuui huffed and stood. “I will discuss it with father. Fai will be upset should it come to that, but I think he’ll be more reasonable once Kurogane’s investigation is done.” He straightened out his clothes and stretched. “We’ll stay out a little longer before going in for lunch.”

“Yes, sir,” Syaoron sang. Kurogane had looked over at them, so Syaoron waved in his direction. With a turn of his head, Kurogane ignored him completely.

Prisoner (askfaifluorite + askkurogane)

“I don’t know that much about Prince Fai compared to you,” Syaoron said, twirling his fingers in the blades of grass beneath him. “But I do know that he’s stubborn. Some people would call that a prince-like quality.”

“I didn’t mean it like it was a good thing,” Syaoron laughed, stretching his arms out. “I also agree that Prince Fai is a little too soft. Maybe meeting new people in new places would do him some good.”

Prisoner (askfaifluorite + askkurogane)

“I don’t know that much about Prince Fai compared to you,” Syaoron said, twirling his fingers in the blades of grass beneath him. “But I do know that he’s stubborn. Some people would call that a prince-like quality.”

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“Words like that are the reasons I don’t smile at you the way Fai does.” Yuui pointed out. “Chii will take the throne and I will not embarrass my sister like that either. I will not put her in that kind of danger. Father received many angry letters when he simply announced that Fai and I would not be taking suitors. If we had actual lovers…there would be pressure on her for us to marry. She will have enough pressure as it is when it comes time for her to select her own suitor. I will, at least, be dedicating my time to ensure her future husband will not just try to use her. Not finding a lover. Fai will do the same if he cherishes his sister more than himself.”

“Hm…” Syaoron gazed up at Yuui, and then looked back at Kurogane. He had walked out of the shade to stand in the sunlight, and seemed to be observing the clouds. Syaoron sighed. “Oh, well… Love is overrated anyway.”

“I’m glad we’re in agreement on that part. If he cannot get over his ideas of love before Chii takes the throne, then I will have him sent away. Not exiled but away. Perhaps some travelling will be what he needs to clear his head and find out his purpose to the palace is. I’ve already chosen to dedicate myself to the royal military and protecting my sister. Fai has yet to decide. Philanthropy would be up his alley, with that soft bleeding heart that he has.”

Syaoron chuckled. “He would not go quietly if you did that. That is...if Kurogane is still around when that happens. Who knows. Maybe Prince Fai will learn by then.”

Prisoner (askfaifluorite + askkurogane)

“Words like that are the reasons I don’t smile at you the way Fai does.” Yuui pointed out. “Chii will take the throne and I will not embarrass my sister like that either. I will not put her in that kind of danger. Father received many angry letters when he simply announced that Fai and I would not be taking suitors. If we had actual lovers…there would be pressure on her for us to marry. She will have enough pressure as it is when it comes time for her to select her own suitor. I will, at least, be dedicating my time to ensure her future husband will not just try to use her. Not finding a lover. Fai will do the same if he cherishes his sister more than himself.”

“Hm...” Syaoron gazed up at Yuui, and then looked back at Kurogane. He had walked out of the shade to stand in the sunlight, and seemed to be observing the clouds. Syaoron sighed. “Oh, well... Love is overrated anyway.”

Prisoner (askfaifluorite + askkurogane)