Chapter 38

Kamui opened his eyes. His first thought was where the hell was he? This wasn't his bed? He looked up; the bed seemed to emerge from a wall.

Getting up, he started to wander, which turned out to be a bad idea. Twice he collided with a wall, thanks to the wall pretending to be a door, and the next time he took a wrong turn, he found himself face to face with a huge, demonic-looking plant. He was always afraid of enchanted plants; it was why he was so bad at Herbology. He froze in place as it opened its mouth, ready to bite.

A strong hand grabbed Kamui by his collar and yanked him backwards. "You're still a weary mess in the morning, that hasn't changed. You were nearly as clumsy as Subaru in the morning coming out of your dorm room."

Kamui's cheeks flushed as he turned around and looked into familiar amber eyes, the eyes of a man he was somewhat related to now that Subaru had married him. "ARE YOU MAD?! KEEPING A THING LIKE THAT IN THE HOUSE?!"

"This one isn't even mine; this one is Subaru's. He too has a gift with Herbology. Problem is, this one is young so it's not trained to only bite intruders yet."

Now that Kamui's mind was waking up he remembered; Hokuto had insisted he be around people; but why the bloody hell did said people have to be Subaru and his husband? He didn't mind Subaru's company. Seishirou's, however, was less than welcomed. "Where's Subaru?"

An eyebrow rose. "Still sleeping, he isn't feeling well."

"What did you do to him now?"

"It's a side effect of one the spells and potion combinations we tried. We are trying to have a child of our own you know." Without another word he headed for the window and sat down, pulling a book off the shelf and his glasses out of his pocket. He aimed his wand at a nearby candle. "Incendio."

Now that Kamui had a view of the window, he noticed it was still dark outside. "What time is it?"

"Quarter of five."

"AM?!"

"Yes." The older male sounded tired.

"How long have you been up?"

"Two. I couldn't sleep and I didn't feel like disturbing Subaru, he was having a bad night; I'll know if he needs me. I enchanted the necklaces we both wear to act as a communication device."

Kamui hesitated.

"Don't stay up on my account, go to bed. If you're hungry, head to the kitchen, one of the servants will make you breakfast if you don't feel comfortable using my kitchen."

"I can't sleep...today's the day."

"Oh yes, the day my darling younger bro-bro—brother decides to play Quidditch hero."

Again Kamui was astounded by seeing Seishirou being tired. "Why don't you go to bed if you're so tired?"

"I'm not. I'm used to this thanks to cramming for O.W.L.S and N.E.W.T.S, not to mention Auror training. But on that note, since when do you care about me, hmm?"

Before Kamui could answer, slender arms wrapped around Seishirou's torso. "Sei-kunnnnn come back to bed...it's lonely…and I got lost trying to find you."

Seishirou leaned back into the embrace. "Hmm, soon enough. Help me coax your brother to bed."

"I'm going, you don't have to tell me twice...wake me up for the party."

As Kamui left, he felt his right hand burn. "I need to go to work later Subaru, I'll be back in time for the party."

"Then you really should get to bed."

~#~

"Ohohoho! This is quite a celebration party! For starters, I, the one and only Hokuto Sumeragi, am officially not single! Kakyou said he always shyly admired me from the sidelines at school but couldn't find the nerve to approach me. Then of course there's the matter of Kamui being promoted to a curse breaker for Gringotts, and of course his wonderful boyfriend who this time tomorrow will be an official member of the Tokyo Dragons! Last but not least, there's the matter that my darling twin and his husband figured out how to have a child thanks to both them and two of our friends trying together. So more than likely they'll be parents soon too!"

"Hokuto!"

"What? It's the truth! Speaking of Sei-chan, where is he?"

"At work. He said he needed to do something."

~#~

"You wanted to see me mother?"

Amber met amber. "I did my dear."

"Well what is it?"

"As you know my dear sweet child, I'm getting on age and starting to get messy with my work. So…"

"So you want me to take your place is that it? The answer is no."

"What's the matter? Afraid of that boy leaving you? Or are you afraid of killing him? Not possible dear, the Sakurazukamori doesn't kill who they hold dear, the one they hold dear kills them."

"And if he were to kill me that would rip him apart for all eternity and he'd be as good as dead."

"My dear boy, don't you see? From day one you were the only one that could do this. You're the only one with Sakurazuka blood in your veins. It has always had to be you, not your mudblood siblings. Besides, aside from protecting your friends, your darling mudblood brother and this boy you so call love, you'd also be able to make more money than you do now, so you can pay Dear Old Daddy back for the palace you live in."

His amber eyes narrowed. "How do you know about that?"

Her petite hand grabbed his right wrist raising it to his face. Instantly an inverted pentagram flared there. "I check in on you now and again my little one. I marked you the night your sister died. Once I learnt of your 'marriage' to that boy I decided it was time for me to check up on you. Do as you please Seishirou...maybe you're not my heir after all, not now that you're poisoned with Sumeragi blood."

"Meaning?"

"There's a reason his grandmother doesn't like you. Sumeragi and Sakurazuka are basically Romeo and Juliet. Our families have been against each other for all times. Even back in the Dark Lord's time."

"Subaru and I aren't our ancestors, now are we?"

"Perhaps not, but still you'd be better off without him."

"You're wrong; he'd be better off without me…."

With one final smirk, she disapparated, leaving her son to his thoughts.

There was only one thing left for him to do now…but after he saw his brother off.

~#~

"Okay sorry I'm late; I picked up some fire whisky on the way home since this is such a special night. Who would've ever imagined my little brother playing pro Quidditch? Especially since he was a horrible flyer as a child, nearly fell off a few times."

"SEISHIROU YOU'RE AWFUL."

"Guilty; but everyone knew that already."

"Kamui, a word with you outside, away from this madness?"

"Sure Fuuma…"

The pair of them stood outside on the manor's balcony. "So hard to believe huh? Me playing pro Quidditch."

"Yeah, so when are you going to be home?"

"No idea, but speaking of, I want to talk to you."

"I'm listening."

"It'd be great if you'd agree to marry me before I take off."

"What?"

"You heard me."

"I did, but..."

"HEY FUUMA AND KAMUI, COME ON, IT'S TIME FOR MY CAKE!"

"No rest for the weary Kamui! Let's go!"

"Fuuma…"

How do you expect me to take that in when you're leaving? How am I supposed to decide what could be the biggest decision of my life?

~#~

"I can't believe Fuuma's gone..."

"He'll be back...hey Sei-chan, where are you going?"

"To the Ministry; last minute call." With a gentle kiss to Subaru's cheek he disapparated.

~#~

"What do you mean Setsuka Sakurazuka quit?! Now who are we going to rely on as the M.o.M.'s hit man? The Sakurazukamori has been working for the Ministry since it was founded!"

"It's probably for the best; she was starting to get sloppy. She went loony after her daughter died."

"Well as a mother, you can't blame her for that."

Click, click, click. The sound of shoes hitting the cement ground of the basement floor of the Ministry. Both men speaking looked at the hooded figure.

"I hear the Ministry is in need of someone to fill their spot of the Sakurazukamori."

"Perhaps. What are your credentials?"

"Well let me see, I was top of my class at Hogwarts, I'm an Auror, I can see thestrals, I can speak parseltongue, I was part of the group that handled the Snake Bats, shall I keep going?"

"Quite impressive; you got a name son?"

Reaching up, they pulled down their hood. "Seishirou Sakurazuka."

"Merlin's beard! It's Setsuka's boy! Spitting image of her he is!"

"So you want the job do you son? You know you'll be required to kill people."

"I can handle that. One request- I can only work at night, I plan on keeping my job as an Auror."

"My boy that will be extremely stressful."

"I'll be fine, also this is to stay between us, no one else is to know."