Chapter 25

Subaru instantly tensed up. He had a previous experience with his fiancé's mother and it didn't end well. She was an extremely strict witch and was fascinated with the dark arts and her eldest son. Hokuto and Kamui had never met the woman (despite Kamui dating her other son), so they didn't know how to react. Subaru knew Fuuma didn't exactly get along with his mother either, but he still didn't know how to deal with her.

Subaru felt the warmth of Seishirou's body leave him as he got up to answer the door, pocketing his glasses as he did so.

Amber met amber. "Hello Mother, how long has it been I wonder?" Lips ghosted his cheek as emerald, violet, and honey brown eyes peeked over the couch.

"You have guests my dear; it was so kind of you to open the door after your mutt of a brother slammed it in my face."

"Of course I have guests, this is Father's house, Fuuma lives here. We have friends over."

"Including the young man that's your 'fiancé' my dear boy?"

"Yes Subaru's here, I wouldn't be down here if he wasn't."

"I'd still like to properly meet him and talk with him, since he did what I couldn't."

"And what is that?" He rolled his amber eyes; he knew what the answer would be.

"Steal your heart of course dear Seishirou."

From behind the couch Fuuma imitated vomiting, complete with gagging noises.

"Why hello Fuuma, is that any way to act in the presence of your mother?"

"I wouldn't call you my mother, hell, I barely call you a mother period."

"If you're going to talk like that young man, come out and act like a man."

Despite Kamui's groans of no and Subaru's pleas of stay out of it, trust your big brother, Fuuma got up wand raised. "Well here I am Mother, are you going to do me in like you did Kotori all those years ago?"

"It would be an idea; you're a Mudblood just like her."

"Clearly he can't be if you're so high standing and he's your son." Kamui stormed over and stood in front of Fuuma trying to shield him, but it wasn't very successful due to their height difference.

"Oh dear Fuuma, you got yourself a little toy too, did you? Oh wait; you don't see people as things, like someone else in the family does, now do you?"

"SUBARU, GET BACK HERE!" Hokuto called out to her little brother who had emerged from his hiding place.

"HE DOESN'T SEE ME AS A THING!" He raised his left hand showing the silver band on his ring finger. "We're getting married in a few months so he definitely doesn't see me as a thing!"

"That's what you may think. I know my son. Shall we duel then little one? I read in the Prophet about your run in with Fei Wang Reed and the Snake Bats, let's see if you're as good as they say."

Subaru nodded in response much to his siblings' horror. Kamui squirmed in Fuuma's grip and Hokuto seemed to be frozen in place.

Wands were raised but before a spell could take full effect; "Protego!"

"If you want to duel so badly Setsuka, I'll be your opponent. Leave all of them out of it. You took away my sister, you're not taking away my friends, my brother, or the love of my life, got it?"

"Going to protect them sweetheart? Like you protected your sister?"

"I'm not young and helpless this time. I was top of my class and I took the liberty to read all of the books in the restricted section of the library not to mention the ones you had 'locked' away. I'll win."

"Oh but dear Seishirou, if you kill me you'll give me the best feeling in the world. Nothing is greater than being killed by the one you love the most."

"You're wrong...the greatest feeling in the world is waking up next to the person you love the most, with them in your arms. Holding them, kissing them, hearing them smile. Being the only person that can make them smile on their worse days. Them trusting you despite having a bad reputation. Knowing that despite being in constant danger they still want to be by yo-" Seishirou's sentence was cut off as a result of Subaru grabbing the front of his shirt and pulling him down into a kiss, all shyness thrown out the window.

Amber eyes widened in surprise at Subaru's forwardness in front of so many people. Arms went around the lithe waist raising Subaru off the ground and on instinct long legs wrapped around his waist.

"Well Mother, I think you see my brother belongs to Subaru and not to you. I'd advise you to leave before Dad gets here. Mind you, if you try anything, Kamui, Hokuto, and I are of age now and we've dealt with the Snake Bats and I just so happen to have my beater's club here…. I got my own so I could practice you know?"

Her amber eyes glinted at her youngest son before turning to her oldest son who was occupied with Subaru. "I shall take my leave for now. Even I know when I'm out matched. I do hope to see their 'wedding.'"

"Well now that she's gone, we can get back to the party!" Fuuma closed the door.

"THAT MEANS YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF SUBARU NOW YOU PERVERT!"

"Oh Kamui let them be, that was a side of Subaru I've never seen."

"HE'S BEING CORRUPTED BY THAT PERVERTED BAST-"

Kamui's rants were cut off by a pair of soft lips touching his and he, like Subaru, was lifted off the ground.

"HEY! DON'T LEAVE THE POOR GIRL ALONE HERE WHILE YOU LOT MAKE OUT! BACK TO THE PARTY!"

A/N: woo another chapter in the bag. Slightly OOC but hey, AU MEANS DIFFERENT!