A/N: Hi there! Sorry to all that it's taken me forever to update. I am overwhelmingly grateful to everyone that reviewed! Here are my responses.
Responses to Reviews;
SeriousSiriusFan: This chapter is a bit longer, the reason the other was so short was that it was really just a prologue. Thank you for reviewing! I hope you like this update.
Darks Light: Here's the next chapter my friend. I hope you like this one too, and I made this chapter a bit longer. XD
Tankyasue: I'm glad you like it! This chapter is a bit longer. Thank you very much for reviewing. I hope you will like how I'm going to make not having onmyoujitsu affect Subaru. It may take a little while to become clear what the difference is, though.
Yuukan: Yes, that was intended to be a prologue. I'm really glad you liked it! Thank you for taking the time to review, and I hope you like where I'm going to take this fic.
J.J.Blue: O.O Oh. Dear lord of chaos. J.J.Blue reviewed and liked one of my fics! -faints- I love your work! You reivewed my little proglogue... you liked it. I hope so much that you like this chapter, you are the supreme ruler of X/1999 fics, I'm so overwhelmed that you like this. I worship you! Here's the next chapter, it's longer that the prologue was, I hope so much that you like it!
Disclaimer: See first chapter for disclaimer.
Subaru walked into the small house he shared with his twin sister, Hokuto. He was greeted by the sight of nine girls and his sister buzzing around the kitchen, talking and giggling. His eyes widened slightly in surprise. He walked a little further into the house, and Hokuto noticed him.
"Oh, Subaru-chan! Come on, come on, help us make snacks!" She exclaimed exuberantly, bouncing a little. He stared at her hesitantly.
"Hokuto-chan? Ano… what's going on?" He asked quietly. She looked at him, mildly surprised.
"Did I forget to tell you? I invited some friends over tonight for a sleepover." She said, beaming at the other girls. They beamed back. One of them looked at Subaru for a second.
"Hey, Hokuto-chan's little brother, do you have any cute friends? Invite them over if you do! The only thing this party is missing is some cute guys." She said, practically bubbling. He took a half step back, flushing slightly, and shook his head. Most of the girls raised their eyebrows.
"Come on, you've got to have at least one!" They encouraged, starting to move in on him. Hokuto waved her hand absent-mindedly, distracted by mixing cake batter.
"Subaru-chan doesn't have any friends really, let alone cute ones. Come on, I need help with making snacks! You help too, Subaru-chan." She ordered absently, apparently trying to remember a recipe. The other girls pouted slightly and got back to their cooking. Subaru felt a sting at Hokuto's careless words, but he ignored it, used to such things, and went to help his sister cook.
A dark figure watching them from a distance smirked slightly. Outside in the dark, he went unnoticed by all. While he was observing the boy he had noticed that although the boy didn't acknowledge it or let it bother him, he longed for praise and affection. The youth had probably been pushed aside all his life in favor for his more outgoing sister. He could definitely use that to his advantage at some point. He turned, for now he had to stop observing and feed the Sakura. He disappeared in a whirl of pale pink petals.
A/N: There you have it. I hope that I'm not making the chapters too short still. Should I make the next one longer? Please review and tell me what you think! If you really didn't like this chapter, let me know and I might re-write it. I'm trying to build things up here, it'll get better once I get them to meet.