The Fluffy List by Shinzona and Purple Cloud
Disclaimer: (slam!) We do not own X1999!
First Chapter: At the gate.
Subaru's been travelling all the way down from his modest apartment to pick up Kamui at the school's entrance.
Due to their busy schedule and 'schoolwork', Sorata and Arashi asked the magician to baby-sit little Kamui after school.
Or at least to keep him busy while waiting for the return of the monk and the priestess.
Those two even made a special list of things-to-do and handed it over to Subaru so he won't angst.
How thoughtful of Sorata and Arashi, but the most obvious fact is that Subaru's willing to sacrifice his entire afternoon (and evening, maybe) to keep a watch on Kamui.
"So, Sumeragi-san, this is the list Neechan and I prepared so you won't be bothered with coming up with stuff to keep little Kamui busy, he's still a child you know, and need lots of care and proper attention. If you have any questions about the list please ask..."
"...not really"
"It's no bother for you to spend the entire day with him then? Are you sure you could handle him? Don't you have ...any questions?"
"No, it's no bother, Sorata-kun, really. Besides, I've already been spending time with Kamui for tutoring lessons, so spending time with him won't differ in any way..."
"Ahem, but tutoring Kamui.... and spending time with him...are two different things. Like I don't know, day and night, like me and Arashi, like yin and yang, like the..."
"Let's go, Sorata, he'll be fine.."
"But nee-chan! We're talking about frail little Kamui here! Sure, Sumeragi-san had tutoring lessons with him, but this is a different and very delicate situation. OUCH! Okay okay, we're going! See you later, Sumeragi-san...and good luck! Have a nice daa-aaay, and smile! And don't forget the list! It could come in handy."
"Hai. Worry not, Kamui's in good hands. Bye and have a good afternoon. "
Today's also Wednesday, so that leaves a whole time gap to fill.
Subaru could have spend his time a bit more fruitful, such as making ofudas, smoking, watching himself in mirrors and breaking them, chasing bad spirits...but most of all angst over the assassin.
Looks like Subaru's gotten a sudden interest in spending time with Kamui, for as the latter resembles the first but at a much younger age.
Every time Subaru lets his gaze wonder over Kamui he feels nostalgia and a lost innocence in the Seal's leader.
Subaru's leaning over the gate to see a clear picture of the movements on the schoolyard, but he doesn't seem to catch a glimpse of Kamui.
"Where is he? I thought I saw most students departed already, but no sign of him yet? Kamui, where are you?"
"Ooooouch!"
"Where did that come from? A student in distress...?"
"Please, have mercy!"
Subaru's face paled in an instant at that choked cry and starts to get slightly agitated.
"Was that Kamui's voice? Where is he? I can hear his voice, but can't locate him. This school's so big! What to do! He's in trouble now, I know for sure!"
Hands clutched to the iron gate Subaru finds himself motionless but alert to other clues that can make him locate the young Seal...
"Ooouch, damn it, let me go!"
Subaru only needs a second of reflexion before leaping over the gate screaming:
"Kamui! Kamui! Hang on, I'm coming! Don't give up hooooaaaaap!!!"
The panicking magician picks himself up from the pool of mud he's falling into before dashing seriously after the origin of Kamui's distress call...
"That's enough! Let me go! You're hurting me!"
"Ah no! The sound is coming from over there! Oh no, Kamui! Don't let them get you! I'm almost there!... your Wish, Kamui! Remember your Wish! It's your energy to live further on..."
...crushing all the flowers and bushes that stands in his way...
"Please, let me go! You're hurting me!"
... being crushed himself by all the trees that stands in his way...
"Ouch my nose!"
Backing away from the tree and straightening his back, he makes a startling desperate discovery...
"Sakura...Damn, it's a sakura tree! It's... it's him... his maboroshi. Stuck in it again...Forever... why now...?
"Subaru-san, where are you! Subaruuuu-saaan!"
The voice snapped Subaru out of his memories and self-made-illusions back to the present urgent situation.
"Oh! He's calling my name! Me! He's calling out for me! Oh god, he's really in trouble! Kamui!"
The struggle still continues as a breathless Subaru tries to make his way through the endless rows of trees Clamp Campus is paved with.
"I'm warning you, (inaudible name) !"
Subaru freezes in his footsteps feeling the icy echo of the name piercing through his mind...
"Wha...? What was that name? Fuuma?! Oh god no! Not him! If he touches one of Kamui's hair, I'm going to make him swallow all of my ofuda's! I swear it! Argh! Where are you, Kamui?! KAMUIIIIIII!!!!"
The inhuman cry is followed by the sound of a hurdle of black ravens flying off to more quiet spaces...
As he approaches, feeling his heart beating in his neck, he distinguishes two dark silhouettes standing in the shadow of a cracked wall...
"Subaruuuuuuuuuu!"
"Fuuumaaa! Let him gooooo!"
While shouting out his war-scream, Subaru, gathering all his courage in his fists, takes a leap towards Kamui's aggressor... misses miserably as he trips over his own once white trench coat... but manages to neutralise his target by clasping his boots.
Well, that's something.
"Release him now, Fuuma! Or Dark Kamui! Or whatever... "
Looking up, he mentally prepares his mind on encountering Dark Kamui's scorning eyes.
But his gaze doesn't meet with Fuuma's, but with someone else he saw not so long ago...
"Why am I seeing him instead of Fuuma?"
"But my name is not Fuuma... Uhm, who are you and why are you interrupting us?"
The silence seems so loud... How could Kamui's class-mate be responsible for Kamui's screams? He seemed such a normal guy at the time they met...
"... you...! What did you do to MY Kamui! I'm going to make you pay for that! No matter who you are!"
Subaru, sprawled all over the concrete, looks at Kamui, then at Keiichi, then back at Kamui.
The way Kamui is held is as if he was about to be strangled. But something isn't right...
Kamui, too surprised to see his friend, reacts for the first time since Subaru barged in.
"Suba... euh...Sumeragi-san? Wha...? What are you doing?"
Kamui releases himself out of the grip easily and leans towards Subaru to untighten his hands which are trembling around Keiichi's ankles.
"Kamui, are you alright? What happened and what's going on now?"
Kamui helps Subaru up, not leaving his gaze for a second.
"...I...you" (A/N: myeah...)
"I was scared to death, you know, Kamui! I thought someone was trying to hurt you! I was searching you like a madman. And why did you scream my name?"
Bowing his head as he feels a blush running across his face, Kamui holds up a pile of paper that could be identified as a script when looking at it more carefully.
"...I had to come up with a name, and since you've always been protective over me since F---, I subconsciously thought about you..."
"Kamui...but..."
Subaru can't help himself...
"...I didn't mean to make you cry, Sumeragi-san. I apologize for not warning you we're rehearsing for a school play. Really, we didn't know. Then again, we must have been very convincing...neh Kamui?"
"Yeah! Go Keicchi! High five!"
Feeling relief washing over him, Subaru lets out a faint smile beaming across his face.
"Oh Kamui, thank god! You really gave me a hard time at finding you, you know!"
"I'm so sorry Sumeragi-san, but I didn't know you were picking me after school instead of Sorata!"
"Didn't Sorata tell you this, that I was going to spend the rest of the afternoon with you?"
"Uh, perhaps, I don't know, I seem to forget a lot of things these days. Must be due to my injuries and head concussions due to F---, euh you know who I mean. I..."
"You don't have to say his name, you know, Kamui. And don't worry about forgetting me coming to pick you up after school."
"But, I'm so sorry I gave you a hard time, I should have known better. I can be so clumsy and inconsiderate sometimes and therefore...even...I..."
"Kamui..."
"...I..."
"Kamui? You don't have to say it, you know..."
A/N: Keiichi, or whatever, has vanished due to an overdose of sakura petals and feathers.
"But if I can't say it to you...then to whom will I be able to say it to?"
"Oh Kamui...then say it...I'm all (t)ears." (A/N: mah! Pun!)
"Arigato, so...even...I..."
"Kamui..."
"...well..."
"Kamui? Let it out..."
"Okay...even...I...can't...make a kekkai..."
Feeling the suppressed sob in Kamui's voice, Subaru bursts into tears and hugs Kamui fiercely, almost choking the boy.
"That was so tragic Kamui! You should have confided in me earlier. I didn't realize until now how much that troubled you!"
"You truly understand Sumeragi-san? Really?"
"Of course I do, Kamui."
"I didn't know someone was capable of sensing my truest self. But now, since I've met you, I know deep in my heart such a thing exists. Arigato, Sumeragi-san, I will cherish each moment of it ... for...you"
At the word heart, Kamui places his palm over Subaru's beating chest.
"No Kamui, you should cherish it ...for yourself."
At the Subaru takes Kamui's shaky hand and places it over his own heart.
"Oh Sumeragi-san..."
"Please, call me Subaru-ku—san, I would appreciate it, especially coming from you, Kamui."
"All right, arigato Sumer- euh I mean Subaru-san, I will always ...call you like that."
A/N: listen, yes listen, it's Whitney Houston singing...
"Kamui?"
"...Subaru-san?"
"Let's go home."
"Yes, Subaru-san."
"But before we, we should take a look at Sorata's list..."
"A list?"
"Yes, a list of things we could do together while waiting for Sorata and Arashi."
"Let's take a look then..."
To be continued...
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