[Semi-open Log] Pint-Sized Magic

[misfortunesfool]

Who: Everyone living in Amesato
Status: Semi-open, poke us first before jumping in~!
Style: action, comment-spamming a go!
Where: The CLAMP house in Amesato
When: Week 23, day 5
Rating: PG
Warnings: Lots of cuteness, since bitties are involved!

[It is a beautifully idealistic morning - the sun shining bright, birds chirping in perfect harmony, a cool,

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The Twins wake up...

[misfortunesfool]

[The first thing that starts to edge into Yuui's awareness is that it's warm. So very, very warm.

As a matter of fact, he can't think of a moment in his life where he felt this warm.

Baby blue eyes blink open slowly, blearily, to focus with a sleepy sense of detachment on the familiar face reflected back before him and he can't help but think Fai looks much better this way - oh, he's still too skinny, but he look much better now than he did at the bottom of the pool....

So he snuggles in close, and squeezes the small hand in his - and then he freezes.

He draws a sharp breath, pure panic making his eyes go wide as the familiar feel of Fai's magic entwined with his along with the realization that he doesn't recognize this place at all. No snow or ice in sight, he's never seen so much green threatening him through the window.

He blinks rapidly a few times as the panic quickly gives way to relief, and then he throws himself down to practically tackle his twin as he burst into tears.]

Fai! Fai! So I'm dead too, right? I was so

[towertwin]

[For himself, Fai had been completely asleep, a deep, happy, dreamless sleep, curled as ever in the lee of Yuui's long body. Of the many things that he'd expected, being tackled half off the bed was not one of them.]

Wha? What? What's-?

[It was a rough enough waking that both he and his sobbing aggressor quickly slid the rest of the way to the floor, where Fai lay under his twin, stunned and staring. There was no mistaking it.]

Yuui? [He was small again! That he was crying as well, babbling some kind of ridiculous nonsense was only secondary and Fai burst into his own tears and clung there]

Yuui! No, no no, no, it's my fault too, I should have- please don't cry. I'm here, we're here together. I love you so much, Yuui.

[misfortunesfool]

I love you too, Fai! I promise I r-really, really d-do. I d-di-didn't mean to choose me, I didn't. I dunno why I did!

[ He's crying harder now and clinging with a childish desperation to his brother, as if the meager strength in his frail form could convey the truth in his heart, as if to keep from being shoved away with this truth.]

A-and I was t-trying so hard, he said there was a way to bring you back! So I'm so-so sorry for dying before I could give you your life back, Fai. Please forgive me. Please

[towertwin]

[It was a while before Fai could master himself enough to speak, but when he did, it was with pain in his voice. Push him away? Hardly. Fai couldn't hold him tightly enough; he'd drawn Yuui up onto his lap in the nest of blankets on the floor, cradling him against one shoulder and stroking his hair.

When he was grown, Yuui had done this, to comfort Fai after nightmares. Now he returned the favor, leaning his cheek against Yuui's temple to that he could whisper to him.]

Stop that! We're not dead. I don't know why, because I remember-- but we're not. Everyone says so. Before, it was different, but I've lived here, Yuui. And now we're together here again.

Of course I forgive you....if...if you forgive me?

[cursed_vassal]

[A door crashes open and a dark-haired, crimson-eyed boy tumbles through into the hall. He lands on his feet, more through years of training than any present, innate sense of grace, and looks wildly around. He gazes around at the unfamiliar house, one skinny (but already battle-scarred) arm coming up in an automatic warding gesture.]

Where…where is this?

[misfortunesfool]

[Yuui's reaction was instantaneous, despite his tears. He pops up to sitting even as his hand snaps up, the shielding spell there between them and this little boy that broke through their bedroom door.

A sniff and a scowl, before he speaks flatly.]

Our bedroom, obviously. Who're you and whadda you want?

[towertwin]

[Fai's a little slower to react, but more because Yuui had been all but sitting on him, than for any other reason.]

Oh!

[Fai reaches out, gently, carefully, and pus his hand on Yuui's shoulder]

I know him. He looks like-- [He smiles, leaning on his twin, looking at the other youth] Are you Kurogane?

[cursed_vassal]

[There are two boys staring at him. Both of them have blue eyes and hair like spun gold, coloring that Kurogane has never seen before in his life. He blinks, realizing that one of them had asked him a question.]

I--

Yeah.

Well, it's not my real name. 'Kurogane' is just something my dad calls me as a joke. But I like it.

[He drops down into a crouch and scoots forward, raising a hesitant hand.]

Can I, um--

Touchyouhairit'sreallyprettyIdon'tmeantobeabother.

[monstersbigbro]

"Hey come back here!"

[Touya comes crashing through the house, looking rather flustered and frustrated already.]

I was just trying to explain-

[He breaks off, tries to get his breath, quite sure that there's some way to deal with this situation. They're just children, after all, even if they are... strange ones.]

HEY I'M MAKING BREAKFAST WHO WANTS SOME?

[towertwin]

I do! I do!

[Ah, Fai. Ever the reliable stomach. He doesn't 'come crashing through' the house, but he's noisy enough, dragging his twin after him. After a minute he's tugging on Touya's apron, all but shouting:]

Touya, please can we have pancakes? With syrup? Please, Touya, please!

[misfortunesfool]

[And Yuui, in turn, has the angry looking boy in hand, dragging him along as well. Although, he can't help but stare a bit at this newcomer, the soft glow of his magic gentle, soothing.

Not a threat.

That, combined with Fai's enthusiasm, is enough to feed his own as he smiles brightly and pipes up.]

Pancakes? You can make us pancakes? Because I looooove those! C'mon, grumpypuppy! He's making pancakes.

[cursed_vassal]

[A pained look crosses Youou's face as he lets himself be tugged along in the blond's wake.]

Why am I a puppy?

…And what are pancakes?

[He's never met anyone as…cheerfully energetic as the twins. Kami, he's never met anyone his own age before this. The other children at the castle had kept their distance, partly out of deference and partly because he spent most of his time practicing killing things with weapons.

He's…not quite sure how to handle all this. But the twins seem to know what they're doing, and if that means he can spend more time with them he's content tagging along wherever they decide to blast off to next.]