Chapter 37

Hokuto sat with Kamui in the Leaky Cauldron. "It's so empty without Subaru around anymore."

"Yeah."

"I mean my robe shop opens in a week, but still it's not the same."

"Yeah."

Getting irritated with her brother's one-liners as he gazed into his coffee mug, Hokuto grabbed her wand. "REDUCIO!"

"What did you do that for Hokuto?!"

"To get you to LISTEN."

"I am listening."

"My wand tip you are! Listen, Fuuma WILL BE BACK! Now finish that soggy bean juice and let's go see Subaru."

~#~

Hokuto and Kamui knocked on the front door of the house (house was an understatement though) their brother now shared with his husband. When the door opened they were staring at amber eyes. "Hokuto, Kamui! Come in."

Both twins followed his lead inside "Wow Sei-chan, you and Subaru have a nice place!"

"Ah, well my dad decided to spoil me, what can I say?"

Hokuto sniffed the air. "Sei-chan, you do all the cooking, don't you?"

"Whatever gave you that idea Hokuto? I do sometimes, but usually the servants do it."

"I've known Subaru all my life, he can't cook. Speaking of Subaru, where is he? It's been weird not living with him."

"He's upstairs, probably in the study; up the stairs, down the hall, first door on the right."

"Kamui, why don't you go up first? There's something I want to talk about to Sei-chan about."

"Fine." Kamui headed upstairs to locate his brother, who he found in the study poring over books.

"Subaru?"

"KAMUI!" The younger twin got up and hugged Kamui. "I'm sorry I haven't been able to see you much, work's been busy."

"I know, it's been busy for me too. What are you doing Subaru?"

"Trying to figure out the potion and incantation for me to carry a baby and poring over applications for the Ministry."

"Oh…"

"Kamui, what is it?"

"It's nothing..."

"Kamui, I'm your twin, I can tell when something's bothering you."

"It's just me and Fuuma...we're not doing so good."

"Kamui, just because he's going to be all over the world playing Quidditch doesn't mean he doesn't love you."

"No it's not that; at graduation he wanted to ask me something, but he's been tightlipped about it all summer and now he leaves in a week! I don't know what to do anymore!"

"I'm sure everything will be okay, this is just a big test for you. Kind of like how Lady Sakurazuka showing up and trying to crash my wedding was a test of mine. Now then," Subaru closed the books he had been looking at and put his quill down, "why don't I give you a better tour of the manor? We're still adding new things slowly but surely. I just hope I don't get lost again."

~#~

A cup of tea was placed in front of Hokuto."So Hokuto, whatever do you want with me?"

"To ask a favor of my amazing brother-in-law."

Seishirou raised an eyebrow at the woman in front of him. "Now I know you want something big, but please, continue."

"Kamui's been a mess and as of now, I don't have the room in my lodgings and his father's on a business trip."

"So you're asking if he can stay here with Subaru and I?"

Hokuto picked up a nearby cushion and started hitting Seishirou with it. "YOU...ALWAYS…DO...THAT SEI-CHAN!"

Finally he got a hold of the cushion and pulled it from her. "Do what?"

"Say what people are going to say before they say it!"

"I'm just smart that's all, and besides, what kind of brother would I be if I didn't know my sister?"

"I won't argue that, but seriously, can he?"

Seishirou shrugged. "I couldn't care less, he's Subaru's twin and Subaru's everything to me. He's also someone my baby brother considers important. However, you know Kamui isn't exactly fond of me."

"He's lightened up and it's because of your brother that he's like this in a sense!"

A raised eyebrow. "Is this about the engagement?"

"What engagement? I never heard anything about it!"

At this comment Seishirou's hand came in contact with his face. "The stupid moron; I'll kill himself." The older male paused to regain his composure. "A week before graduation he called me and asked me to go to Diagon Alley and get a ring for him, swore he was going to use it. Made me spend my one day off doing it. What we need is a plan."

"Seishirou Sakurazuka plus ideas usually spells disaster…"

"And Hokuto Sumeragi plus ideas doesn't?"

She puffed out her chest. "YOU WIN THIS ROUND SEI-CHAN! However," She reached for the discarded cushion again to re-beat him with it.

"Wingardiam Leviosa!" A brief pause as Subaru took the cushion. "HOKUTO WHY ARE YOU BEATING MY HUSBAND WITH A COUCH CUSHION!?"

"BECAUSE SUBARU YOU MARRIED THE BIGGEST KNOW-IT-ALL IN THE WORLD!"

Kamui looked at the three of them and realized how empty he felt without Fuuma there. He felt he didn't belong here; why was he here to begin with?

A/N: sorry I'm bouncing places a lot but when the muses beckon you, you do it