Family Reunion
[A X / Fruit Basket Crossover ]
By: Teno Hikari
email: tenohikari@cs.com
Summary: The threat to the world is over and shirou Kamui searches for his long lost father, one of the cursed members of the Souma clan.
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Chapter One
From outside his bedroom window on Clamp Campus, Kamui watched the sunset and sighed. It had been almost a month since the Promise Day, and the world was safe from being destroyed. But at what the cost? His hand trembled to wipe away the burning tears from his eyes.
"Okaasan ..." he whispered as he could picture her smiling face before him now. Smiling, she was always smiling even before she died. "I couldn't keep my promise ... Fuuma ... Kotori ... they're dead and I couldn't protect them ..."
Choked sobs came tear from the teenager's throat as he buried his face in his pillow. "Okaasan ... what do I do now? What am I supposed to live for now?"
'Kamui-chan'
Her soft voice echoed in his mind as the memory replayed itself. He was six years old all over again and sitting on her lap as they watched the crashing sea waves. Her long brown hair moved in the breeze as she leaned forward and embraced him. Her dark green eyes glistened with tears as she stroked through his dark brown hair and looked into his innocent violet eyes.
'Kamui-chan, what do you wish for?'
The child looked thoughtful for a moment before answering.'To protect Fuuma and Kotori now that Auntie Saya is gone,' he told her and then quickly added, 'And you of course, Okaasan!'
'That's sweet of you, Kamui-chan,' she smiled softly. 'But I'm afraid you can't protect me from what is about to happen ...'
'Okaasan?!' her son's widen with disbelief.
'Don't worry, sweetheart,' she murmured, brushing away her tears. 'You're strong, and you won't be alone. When your grandmother died she told me never give up, no matter the circumstances, and I didn't.'
'But weren't you lonely?' Kamui asked as he toyed absently with the seashells that he had collected from the beach earlier.
'Not for long,' she told him. 'I had my two best friends, and then I moved in with the Souma family ... your father's family.'
It was the first time in a long while she had mentioned his father, and felt safe enough to talk about it.
'What was he like, Okaasan?' Kamui leaned back against her. 'Was he nice?'
'Very nice,' she sighed. 'They called him a prince during High School, and he was. He was also very quiet and shy around other people, kind of like you, Kamui.'
The boy laughed along with her before they stood up and began to walk back to their house. Hand in hand, Kamui looked up at his mother who was talking about what she would make them for dinner. He never asked about his father much since it always made her sad ... and he hated seeing his mother sad.
'So, Kamui-chan,' she looked over to him. 'What do you want me to cook for us tonight?'
Swallowing hard he asked, 'When can we see Otousan?'
His mother's smile vanished and Kamui already felt the pangs of guilt in his heart as he tightened his grip on her hand. She closed her eyes for a moment and then her smile resurfaced and squeezed his hand back.
'After the promise day,' she told him. 'When the Souma curse will be over, you will finally be able to meet him.'
'And you too, Okaasan?' Kamui asked hopefully.
'We'll see,' she whispered. 'Now, what do you want for dinner?'
The pleasant memory ended quickly as Kamui awoke to the sound of someone knocking on his door. He quickly brushed the remaining tears from his eyes and sat up in bed. The bedroom door slowly opened and in came the ever cheerful Nekoi Yuzuriha along with her Inuki.
"Ne, Kamui-san," she smiled with her dark green eyes sparkling. Kamui couldn't stand to look in her eyes and see his mother there, instead he leaned forward and pet the spirit dog. "Dinner is ready!"
"Ah," he merely nodded. "I'll be downstairs in a few minutes ... just need to finish packing a few things."
"Okay," she smiled and left him alone.
From under his pillow he retrieved Magami Tokiko's letter and held it in a tight grip. Before she died, she told him it was her Torhu-neesan's wish for him to meet his father. He quickly finished packing and placed the letter back under the pillow before heading downstairs for dinner. With the promise day over and the battle won, he would be leaving Tokyo tomorrow in search for the father he had never known, Souma Yuki.
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[ Author's Note ]
Okay why would I write a strange alternate-universe story between Fruit Basket and X? Because Shirou Kamui really looks like he could be Torhu and Yuki's child ^_^ I know, lame excuse ...
[A X / Fruit Basket Crossover ]
By: Teno Hikari
email: tenohikari@cs.com
Summary: The threat to the world is over and shirou Kamui searches for his long lost father, one of the cursed members of the Souma clan.
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Chapter One
From outside his bedroom window on Clamp Campus, Kamui watched the sunset and sighed. It had been almost a month since the Promise Day, and the world was safe from being destroyed. But at what the cost? His hand trembled to wipe away the burning tears from his eyes.
"Okaasan ..." he whispered as he could picture her smiling face before him now. Smiling, she was always smiling even before she died. "I couldn't keep my promise ... Fuuma ... Kotori ... they're dead and I couldn't protect them ..."
Choked sobs came tear from the teenager's throat as he buried his face in his pillow. "Okaasan ... what do I do now? What am I supposed to live for now?"
'Kamui-chan'
Her soft voice echoed in his mind as the memory replayed itself. He was six years old all over again and sitting on her lap as they watched the crashing sea waves. Her long brown hair moved in the breeze as she leaned forward and embraced him. Her dark green eyes glistened with tears as she stroked through his dark brown hair and looked into his innocent violet eyes.
'Kamui-chan, what do you wish for?'
The child looked thoughtful for a moment before answering.'To protect Fuuma and Kotori now that Auntie Saya is gone,' he told her and then quickly added, 'And you of course, Okaasan!'
'That's sweet of you, Kamui-chan,' she smiled softly. 'But I'm afraid you can't protect me from what is about to happen ...'
'Okaasan?!' her son's widen with disbelief.
'Don't worry, sweetheart,' she murmured, brushing away her tears. 'You're strong, and you won't be alone. When your grandmother died she told me never give up, no matter the circumstances, and I didn't.'
'But weren't you lonely?' Kamui asked as he toyed absently with the seashells that he had collected from the beach earlier.
'Not for long,' she told him. 'I had my two best friends, and then I moved in with the Souma family ... your father's family.'
It was the first time in a long while she had mentioned his father, and felt safe enough to talk about it.
'What was he like, Okaasan?' Kamui leaned back against her. 'Was he nice?'
'Very nice,' she sighed. 'They called him a prince during High School, and he was. He was also very quiet and shy around other people, kind of like you, Kamui.'
The boy laughed along with her before they stood up and began to walk back to their house. Hand in hand, Kamui looked up at his mother who was talking about what she would make them for dinner. He never asked about his father much since it always made her sad ... and he hated seeing his mother sad.
'So, Kamui-chan,' she looked over to him. 'What do you want me to cook for us tonight?'
Swallowing hard he asked, 'When can we see Otousan?'
His mother's smile vanished and Kamui already felt the pangs of guilt in his heart as he tightened his grip on her hand. She closed her eyes for a moment and then her smile resurfaced and squeezed his hand back.
'After the promise day,' she told him. 'When the Souma curse will be over, you will finally be able to meet him.'
'And you too, Okaasan?' Kamui asked hopefully.
'We'll see,' she whispered. 'Now, what do you want for dinner?'
The pleasant memory ended quickly as Kamui awoke to the sound of someone knocking on his door. He quickly brushed the remaining tears from his eyes and sat up in bed. The bedroom door slowly opened and in came the ever cheerful Nekoi Yuzuriha along with her Inuki.
"Ne, Kamui-san," she smiled with her dark green eyes sparkling. Kamui couldn't stand to look in her eyes and see his mother there, instead he leaned forward and pet the spirit dog. "Dinner is ready!"
"Ah," he merely nodded. "I'll be downstairs in a few minutes ... just need to finish packing a few things."
"Okay," she smiled and left him alone.
From under his pillow he retrieved Magami Tokiko's letter and held it in a tight grip. Before she died, she told him it was her Torhu-neesan's wish for him to meet his father. He quickly finished packing and placed the letter back under the pillow before heading downstairs for dinner. With the promise day over and the battle won, he would be leaving Tokyo tomorrow in search for the father he had never known, Souma Yuki.
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[ Author's Note ]
Okay why would I write a strange alternate-universe story between Fruit Basket and X? Because Shirou Kamui really looks like he could be Torhu and Yuki's child ^_^ I know, lame excuse ...