Chapter 19

December had come to Hogwarts. Most students were looking forward to Christmas break to be home. Fuuma was looking forward to being away from homework…And a certain trash can he liked to boot around. As for Touya and Yukito, they were thinking of their wedding. They decided to do it this Christmas as once this Christmas hit they'd both be of age and therefore it would be legal. Their wedding was set two days after Christmas. Everyone was packing up for the Christmas break. Hokuto's trunk was so heavy that Touya and Doumeki carried it down for her before retrieving their own. She sat at the table waiting for her twins to emerge.

"I TOLD YOU, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LUG MINE UP HERE! I'M FINE!"

Turning her attention over to her brother's voice she sighed. Kamui had a bad mishap in Herbology that had rendered one of his arms useless for now.

"There, that wasn't so bad, was it? I need to go get mine, Kurogane thinks he can handle two at once but he can't."

"No need Fuuma, Touya came down to get mine so I brought yours, Kurogane brought his own."

"Now we're waiting on Subaru." It was true, he was the only one missing out of the gang. Even Sakura, the Li twins, and Tomoyo were present.

~#~

"Please, I'm flattered, but I really need to go…" Subaru was in the hall, his trunk leaning against the wall, a young woman talking to him.

"My big sister told me all about you, not that she needed too, I know all about you. You're Subaru Sumeragi, top of your year, you stood up to Fei Wang Reed and now I see you're all alone." At this comment Subaru's green eyes narrowed and his wand was raised.

"Back off before I find a reason to give you detention while you're here. I may be alone, but I am not single by any means. Now please, let me by, I'd like to meet my siblings and friends." He pushed past her and joined his friends.

"Subaru? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine Hokuto, let's go. I need to patrol the train."

~#~

They arrived at the platform and Kamui got an earful from his father and his grandmother. "This is why you need to be careful."

"Forgive me for not being in Herbology to watch him."

"Nonsense Fuuma, my son is a natural born klutz."

"HE IS! THE PROFESSOR WARNED HIM NOT TO PROVOKE THE PLANT AND HE DID IT ANYWAYS!"

"HOKUTO!"

"Subaru? Where are you going child?"

Subaru waved at his father and grandmother and left his trunk by them. He broke off to a run. "Let him go mother, you can't bind him forever."

Subaru leapt into a pair of familiar arms. "I'm finally back home."

He felt lips against his forehead. "Welcome home, my beautiful one." The embrace tightened. "You better saw hello to your grandmother and father, I don't need your grandmother lobbing my head off."

"She wouldn't Sei-kun, I wouldn't let her."

"You know she doesn't exactly like me."

"That's because she's old fashioned and is judging you by your last name, she doesn't complain about Fuuma and Kamui."

~#~

A few days into the break most everyone was doing their own thing. Kurogane and Fay were with Touya and Yukito; Fay attempting to convince the engaged couple to have bachelor parties. Most everyone else was home, except for a pair of triplets; who were out Christmas shopping.

"Hokuto, it's two days before Christmas, why are we shopping?"

"Because it's fun! Now anyone have any requests as to where to go?"

"Yes."

"Oh? Where Subaru?"

"Just follow me." Hokuto shifted her bags in her hands as Subaru lead the way down a somewhat familiar path.

They were now at the house that a man and his two sons lived in, except the car was missing, meaning the two teens were home alone.

"Ohohohohohoho, Subaru, a surprise for your honey huh? Very well, allow me." Hokuto dumped her bags in Kamui's arms as she knocked on the door.

It took five knocks before finally the door opened. They were looking up into a pair of honey brown eyes. "Hi Fuuma! SURPRISE!"

"Well this is a surprise." He pulled the headphones off his head and leaned his guitar against the wall before taking the bags out of Kamui's hands.

"'Ello, love." He bent down and kissed Kamui in front of his siblings causing the teen to blush.

"I-idiot."

"Well come on in, it's freezing out."

"So...what were you doing?" Hokuto's green eyes went on the guitar Fuuma had picked up.

"Oh you know, just jamming. Dad's Muggle born and he was into music, so he decided to pass it onto his kids."

"I-I want to hear..."

"YES WONDERFUL! YOU PLAY, I'LL SING!"

"Ah, of course you can sing Hokuto. I wish I had a microphone for you."

"My hairbrush will do!"

Kamui scooted next to Fuuma and rested his head on the male's shoulder. "You are sitting, right?"

"Yes Kamui, I only rock out when I'm alone."

Fuuma's honey brown eyes met Subaru's emerald green ones. Subaru was still standing while his twins had gotten comfortable. Fuuma nodded his head toward the direction of the hallway. Subaru started to walk down the hallway and as he did a haunting music filled his ears.

As he got closer, he could tell the haunting melody was from a piano. He creaked the door open and was surprised to see his fiancé sitting at the piano, long fingers moving over the ivory keys. His dark hair covered his eyes as he played. The music he was playing fit Seishirou's personality. Haunting, mysterious, and with just a touch of sadness hidden. As Subaru opened the door more, it creaked.

Abruptly the music stopped. "Fuuma, I told you I didn't want you bugging me. Tomorrow makes seven years since she died. Just let me play in peace; go pretend you're in a famous rock group."

The tears came before Subaru could stop them. "I'm sorry...I just…wanted to surprise...you…"

The older teen's breath hitched. "Su-Subaru?" Getting up from the piano, he crossed the room and was greeted with tear-filled green eyes.

"I'm sorry Sei-kun…I know tomorrow is bad memories, so I wanted to see if I could make you happy so you could face it better." A pair of strong arms embraced him.

"Well I'm certainly surprised, and that as you know is a hard thing to do."

"I didn't know you could play the piano."

"I can, I used to play for her when she was sick, it made her smile. I'd play the piano, dumbass would play the guitar and she'd either sing or play with the violin."

"Sei-kun? Can I ask you for a favor?"

"What is it?"

"Will you play for me?" Amber eyes widened at the simple request. "I mean you don't have to if you don't-"

Subaru's sentence was cut off with a breath stealing kiss. When they pulled away their foreheads were pressed together. "I'll play for you Subaru, BUT."

"But?"

"You need to sing."

"EH?!" Subaru's face went bright red.

"No one will hear us, Subaru." Already the older teen was on the piano bench.

Subaru forced himself to move and sit next to him. "I'm warning you, I can't sing."

"I refuse to believe my Subaru can't sing."

The younger male blushed darker and watched as his fiancé's fingers moved across the piano. Blushing more at the song that was being played, he let his lips start to move to sing.

"When the night falls down,

I wait for you and you come around.

And the world's alive with the sound

Of kids on the street outside."

It was weird hearing it being played so slowly, but Subaru didn't care, this was their song.

Unknown to the two of them they had an audience. "Hokuto, why don't you call your grandmother and say the three of you are sleeping over here tonight. Kamui, I say we sing the song we danced to."

Kamui went bright red and as they walked away back to the main room, he hit Fuuma upside the head hard enough to knock his glasses off.

"Oh you boys never get tiring to watch, believe it or not, Grandmother says it's okay so yay! Sleep over! But I don't have any night clothes!"

"You just bought yourself a set; it's me and Subaru that won't have anything."

"Pfft, you borrow your boyfriend's. DUH." Kamui went redder if possible, if Subaru were down here, he would've as well.

They decided it was best for the two of them to come down on their own before they were informed of the sleepover.

A/N: TBC! next time we have some secrets shared in the dead of the night ;]