[Thread]If I were a rich man

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Who: Yuui and OPEN
What: Yuui is trying to figure out how to afford new clothes and food before anyone wakes up.
Where: Yuui's Office
When: Early Morning. The day after the fire.
Warnings: None as of yet

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[law_dog]

Once alone in the morning, Kurogane went to hide his share of the money made from the banks him, Fay, and... Foxy had blown up. He shoved the heavy saddlebag in a corner of Caballo's stall and rigged the stall door up so the horse wouldn't wander away. They didn't need to be recognized anyways and the horse wouldn't let anyone close enough to look for the money anyways.

Kurogane pocketed what was left of his own money and started walking to the bar. He had to stop once when two shop owners had to stop and chat in the back alley Kurogane was trying to get through. Finally they left and Kurogane was able to slip into the backdoor of the bar without being seen.

He was more pissed that this had happened then anything else. Because of what this would do to Yuui when he was the one who hadn't done shit. Kurogane had an idea of how to stop this from happening again, however he didn't like it and would have to talk Fay into it first.

Kurogane heard Yuui talking to himself as he walked into the office, "Keep your gun."

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Yuui scribbled out another number, looking frustrated by all of this. There was no way that he could support his make-shift family and still keep the bar running. If it were just him still, it wouldn't be as big of a deal as it was.

The barkeep jumped when he heard Kurogane's voice, having no heard him come into the bar. "Kurogane!" He said, turning to face the other. He sighed softly, glancing back at the books. "Keeping my gun isn't going to help us eat or get clothes. If it'll give us enough money to survive off of for a little while, then so be it."

"I know that you rather that I keep it, but other than my glasses and the bar I have nothing else to sell. My glasses won't get much and without the bar we're left without a source of income." He said, standing up to greet the bounty hunter properly.

[law_dog]

"Keep your gun," Kurogane repeated, more as an order now. If something happened then Kurogane wanted Yuui to have some way of defending himself if escaping wasn't an option.

He moved towards the desk and reached into his pocket to pull out the same package he had once asked Yuui to keep in his safe. Smaller now since Kurogane had been living off this money. Kurogane set the money on the desk for the barkeep. "Here. This'll see you through a month or two."

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The blond shook his head as the other approached, knowing that there wasn't many options left. He had gone over the books as many times as possible, trying to squeeze out as much money as he could.

He was surprised when Kurogane put the package on the desk. "I can't take your money! What will you survive off of?" He asked, picking up the package to hand back to him. "Keep it. Please."

[law_dog]

Kurogane made an annoyed sound, "I'll go work." Obviously. He had that option. Just have to figure out how to keep doing what he wanted to do while earning money. Something would come up. There was always day labor jobs if needed. He kept his hands at his side so Yuui couldn't hand the money back.

"I can't help you any other way right now. And I won't leave you to suffer cause of something I did without doing something." Kurogane kept his eyes on Yuui's, ready to explain when the other caught on that this had been partly the ex-lawman's fault. Yuui had been told before that some retaliation was possible for Fei Wong, but now his opinion would have shifted probably.

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Yuui gave him an annoyed look in turn, shoving the money at his chest. "And where will you find work, Kurogane? You are a wanted man the last I knew. No one but me will hiring you and at this point that wouldn't be worth anything!" He said, deciding to just stick the money back into his lover's pocket.

"You mean something that Fay did. Unless he's dragged you into his games." The barkeep said, looking suspicious of what was going on. "Please keep the money at least. I'll find someway to survive. I rather that you keep yourself out of jail and away from the noose."

[law_dog]

Kurogane looked annoyed back and didn't move when the money was shoved into his chest. His eye ticked as Yuui reminded him about that stupid bounty on his head. A bounty which had gone up a bit lately. He growled as the barkeep shoved the money into his pocket.

"He didn't drag me in ta anything! I have enough to get by for a few weeks and no one cares who digs their ditches. I'll be fine." He pulled the money back out and tossed it back on the desk.

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The blond glared up at him at the growl, not appreciating it in the least. There was no reason for Kurogane to be annoyed. After all, it wasn't like Yuui was denying anything else but the money. He refused to take that other's money.

"Then why was my house destroyed? I assumed it was out of Fay's stupidity, but now you had a part in it?" He glared up at the other, having half the mind to slap him. "Are you sure you will be fine? I can't stand the thought of losing you. Especially now..."

[law_dog]

"We warned you that..." Kurogane reached into his pocket and pulled out the coin sized piece of metal Fei Wong's men had left behind. He set that on the desk as well. "We told you that he would come after you if we went after him," Kurogane gave Yuui a worried look. He honestly didn't think this would have been the warning shot from that bastard. Apparently Fay was a person of interest to that man and hadn't deserved a smaller warning.

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"I wasn't expecting my house to be burned down! My life savings was in there! If I had known that you two were doing something that bad I would have moved it!" He cried, looking up at the other with tears starting to form in his eyes. "I was expecting to be shot at again or some guys trying to make off with me. Something I could defend against. I wasn't expecting to lose everything and I can't very well work in my night shirt. I'm sure Fay already ran off so I can't borrow clothes from him and your clothes are far too big."

[law_dog]

"'Go after 'em' usually means something bad." Kurogane pushed his hat up and rubbed his forehead. Yeah, the idiot bandit had run off, or he was taking a long walk. It was annoying to have to go find the blond again after this. Kurogane didn't know how to make this better for the barkeep. He'd give him money to help him live and stay here for a bit to comfort Yuui. Yet if he stayed here for long then he'd run out of his own food and Yuui did not need another mouth to feed. "I'm sorry this happened... Keep the money and go buy what you need."

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"I know that. I didn't realize that what you would be doing would be so bad that I would lose my home because of it." He said with a slight huff. He was silent for a moment, looking away from Kurogane. He moved towards him to give him a hug, looking a bit saddened by the whole ordeal. "I'll only take the money if you promise that you'll be fine. That you have enough to survive on when you aren't here."

[law_dog]

Kurogane frowned, not really wanting to tell Yuui what he'd been doing. It would only worry the other more and the barkeep should focus on his own troubles. "I think of a way to keep you out of this before I do anything else." Somehow. He needed to track down Fay first for that.

He looked up as the other moved and automatically wrapped his arms around Yuui. Kurogane sighed, still smelling smoke on both of their clothes. "I won't starve and I rather know you won't either."

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Yuui shook his head. "Its not because of you that they are after me. Even if you stop, they'll still go after me just simply because I'm Fay's twin. I'll always end up paying for his poor decisions. That's just my lot in life." He said, burying his face in the other's chest.

He scrunched his nose up at the smell of smoke, but ignored it. "Promise me Kurogane..." He said, looking up at the other. "Promise me that you won't."

[law_dog]

He frowned a little at what Yuui said and then lifted his head to look down at the other. Not starving was something he could probably promise. He had a slightly criminal way in mind to live after this if push came to shove. "I promise." Kurogane paused before defending Fay, "Your brother has a reason to do this, this time... And he doesn't want you hurt any more then I do."

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"Thank you." Yuui said, reaching up to give Kurogane a soft kiss. He frowned when the other started defending Fay. "He should have thought about the consequences before he started doing things like this. It would be more helpful if he was actually useful instead of running away every time he's actually needed. He's a coward, Kurogane. He runs when things get too tough for him to handle."