DISCLAIMER! I don't own x and I don't own Tokyo Babylon.
The wonderful CLAMP owns it. I'm borrowing it. This is
about Seishirou and Subaru. So it's shonen ai (or should
it be otoko ai since they are grown up now (otoko means man)
also this might spoil X for you since this takes place after
Seishirou's death which happens in book 16 of X. also when
I started this story I had not read the latest Asuka issue
so this is a little different then what happens after Sei
dies...like I didn't know that Subaru really does become a DoE.
on with the story.
= = =
When you died
= = =
It's cold and it's wet. Subaru gazes at the Sakura for
hours. His eyes scans every inch of the tree. His eyes hurt, he
might be crying, he might not be. Subaru is beginning to lose
feeling. This is the tree Subaru buried Seishirou at. He didn't
want to but Seishirou asked to be. Subaru really didn't want this
to happen, he might have known this would happen, he might have
not know...but it's happening and he's going to have to face the
fact soon. He's the Sakurazukamori. He wanted to leave Seishirou
where he was on the bridge, but Seishirou wouldn't let him. Every
night Seishirou visited his dreams torturing him with memories of
his sister and his past. He wasn't strong enough. He gave up and
came here and buried him. Subaru comes here every day and looks
for an answer; some reason why everything has happened like it
has. The tree cannot and does not answer Subaru's question. He
finally looks away from the tree and looks over to a young man
dressed in black; Fuuma. Fuuma eats his ice cream. Subaru just
stares.
"This was Seishirou's favorite." Fuuma states as he eats.
Subaru walks over to Fuuma and looks at his ice cream, takes some
on his finger and licks it off.
"It's my favorite too." Subaru says as he walks off.
Fuuma watches Subaru walk out of the park.
'He seems different.' Fuuma thinks.
Subaru walks back to his apartment at CLAMP school. He
used to go to this school. He had to quit high school. He wanted
to be a zookeeper. Subaru has lost all his dreams. It's a long
walk back to CLAMP school and all Subaru can do is think about
the past. When he reaches his room He starts to think of Hokuto.
Subaru thinks that when Hokuto died all of his dreams did and so
did he. Subaru is still alive though.
He opens the door to see Kamui sitting on his bed waiting.
"Hello." Subaru stammers.
"Hi." Kamui responds, "How are you?"
"Fine." It was an obvious lie.
"Where were you? Yuuzariha and I have looked all over for you."
"I went out to the park." Subaru explains.
"What park?" Kamui asks.
"Just a park." Subaru stalled knowing he'd say Ueno eventually.
"Ueno?" Kamui asks. Subaru just nods. Kamui sighs and goes on,
"Why did you do it?"
"I..."Subaru knew it was a lame excuse but he said it anyways,
"I had to."
"Did you do it so the Sakura would take his blood?" Kamui asks,
"a revenge for your sister?"
"Perhaps." Subaru answers. Kamui just sighs and walks out to
the doorway and calls back, "If you want to talk or be with the living
come be with us."
The living was far from what Subaru fells like. "What does a
dead man do with the living?" He asks to himself. Then he lies down
on his bed to forget and sleep. Sleep is the worst thing he can do.
Seishirou waits for him in his sleep.
Dream
~ ~ ~
The world where Subaru dreams is black. He sits alone as if
he is waiting for someone. Perhaps he is, for someone is there;
Seishirou. Seishirou walks up to Subaru and smiles. Not one of his
usual smiles but a sweet and sincere smile. This surprises Subaru.
He blinks at Seishirou.
"Why are you here?" He asks as if to beg, "I did what you
wanted. Why do you continue to torture me?"
"I'm here to thank you." Seishirou answers. He seems different
to Subaru. Everything about him seems queer. It's as if he's a total
stranger...or maybe someone he met along time ago.
"You like the sakura drinking your blood?" Subaru mocks.
Seishirou's smile is gone.
"It's not pleasant. I deserve it though." He explains,
"I came to thank you for freeing me."
Subaru finally looks Seishirou in his eyes, "what do you mean free?"
"I'm no longer the Sakurazukamori. You've taken that away from
me." He goes on explaining. His voice is not the same and yet it is familiar.
Subaru knows what's coming next. He doesn't want to hear what
Seishirou will say so he runs. You can't run from a dream in a dream,
it'll catch up with you sooner or later. It catches Subaru too. He's in
Seishirou's arms. It reminds him of when he was young, when Hokuto was
alive, when he was sixteen, and it reminds him of how this Seishirou is
familiar. It's comfortable in his arms. He still breaks away though.
Subaru is frightened. This is like how he first knew Seishirou, the
Seishirou who said he loved him.
"YOU'RE JUST A DREAM!" He yells at the sweetly smiling Seishirou.
"Yes." The sweet Seishirou explains trying to calm Subaru down,
"But so are you and so is everything here." Seishirou looks around the dream.
"Is everything in your world so dark and unpleasant?" Seishirou
asks. Subaru finally looks up, "it's always been like this."
"Always?" Seishirou questions. Subaru pauses and replies, "No,
not always."
"When did it start to be like this?" Seishirou further inquires.
"When do you think?" Subaru snaps. Seishirou is worried. Subaru
thinks he's acting. He's not.
"I know." Seishirou softly replies and goes on, "I have something
to tell you."
"What?" Subaru pathetically whimpers as he sits down.
"You don't have to be the Sakurazukamori." Seishirou says.
"What are you talking about." He says with his head in his hands,
"I'm losing every feeling I have by the hour."
Seishirou frowns; he's concerned, "I'm sorry. I'm causing the most caring
and pure person to be the most cold person on earth."
"I always wanted to be like you..." Subaru's voice trails off, "I
always wanted to be with you..."
Seishirou bends down and kisses the back of Subaru's hands. The pentacles
are gone...forever. Subaru looks at the backs of his hands in disbelief
and the looks to Seishirou.
"Why?" Subaru asks but gets no reply from Seishirou who disappears,
"WAIT!" he calls out, "How do I stop from becoming the Sakurazukamori?"
~ ~ ~
Awake
~ ~ ~
Subaru awakes to a dark room. The sun has set; it's 8 o'clock.
Subaru begins to cry. He knows he's crying this time. He can still feel
a little. Even if his feelings are just pain and sadness it's better
than nothing. Subaru gets off the bed and turns the light on. He looks
in the mirror. His hair is messy and his eyes are puffy and red. He
sighs and goes to take a shower. All he can think about is Seishirou
while he showers. He can't help it. It's too boring to not thinking
of anything. He finishes his shower, gets dressed and leaves.
Subaru walks down the hall and looks for Kamui. He finds
Kamui waiting at the end of the hall.
"I didn't want to wait by your door because I thought you
might need time to your self." Kamui explains.
"It's alright." Subaru reassures, "Are you hungry?" Kamui nods.
"Then let's go out." Subaru says and helps Kamui up off
the floor.
"Where are we going?" Kamui asks following Subaru out of
the building.
"Hm." Subaru thinks, "I want to go some place with good
dessert." Kamui just smiles a little and walks to a café with Subaru.
"This place is kind of expensive." Kamui states, "I don't
think I have enough money."
"I'll pay." Subaru offers.
"I'm surprised you're eating at all." Kamui comments.
Subaru glares a little at Kamui but then he smiles to let Kamui
know he's not mad. Kamui notices that his smile is not like his
normal smiles it's like a smile he has seen before but on someone
else. The smile is warm and friendly but fake. The waitress seats
the two and they order. Threw out dinner Subaru is smiling with
the same fake friendly smile. At first Kamui thinks that Subaru
is just trying to hide how sad he is but as dinner goes Kamui
remembers who he's seen smile like that; Seishirou. This greatly
disturbs Kamui and he can no longer eat. He's half finished anyways.
"Do you want dessert?" Subaru asks as he finishes.
"N...no." Kamui simply replies, "I'm full."
"Ok." Subaru says as he calls the waitress over.
Subaru eats his ice cream and Kamui just watches and drinks
his ice water unable to shake the odd feeling he has about
Subaru. Once Subaru is finished he pays and leaves with Kamui
trailing a few steps behind.
"Is something wrong?" Subaru finally asks.
"N...nothing." Kamui stutters trying to cover up the
truth. Subaru knows that Kamui is lying to him. Subaru doesn't
bother to push Kamui to know the truth. For the rest of the way
home they walk in silence. Subaru yawns as the walk down the
hallway where their rooms are.
"It's late." Kamui tells Subaru as he looks at his watch.
"Yes. It is." Subaru agrees and unlocks his room and
goes in. He scans his room and stops at the bed. He takes his
jacket off and sits down.
"What an ugly jacket." He says to him self. Subaru
decides to go shopping in the morning. Subaru takes his turtle
neck off but leaves his white undershirt on. Subaru walks to his
dresser and removes a pair of striped pajamas pants and puts them
on. He flops down on the bed and almost instantly falls a sleep.
~ ~ ~
Dream
~ ~ ~
Subaru is dreaming again. The world around him is still
black. And he is alone, but not for long. Subaru sighs when he
realizes he's dreaming again. He sits down and waits. Subaru
knows 'he' is coming. Subaru waits and the world starts to
change they're clouds now and soft pink sakura petals start
to flow on a breeze that comes from some place unknown. Then
Seishirou appears. He's smiling. It's and odd smile though.
It's unnatural for him. It's sweet, kind, gentle, endearing,
it's not Seishirou.
"Hello." Seishirou greets Subaru, but Subaru only
scowls at Seishirou.
"I know you don't want to see me." Seishirou
continues, "but I need to talk to you. I need to tell you
that there is a way to escape your fate."
"FATE!" Subaru mocks, "I'm the 13th head of the
Sumeragi!!! I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE SAKURAZUKAMORI!"
The smile disappears from Seishirou's lips, "Fate is a
funny thing. I wasn't supposed to feel either."
"You never felt anything!" Subaru accuses, "and
you never will feel anything."
"I feel. I'm no longer the Sakurazukamori. You
are." Seishirou simply states.
"I...am...n..."Subaru can no longer deny the
truth, "I know...but I still feel...a little."
"I can help." Seishirou says.
"Why would you help?" Subaru asks.
"Because I've ruined you enough. You were the
purest person." Seishirou gently touches Subaru's cheek
and then moves down to his neck, "I've tainted you so much.
I want to save you before you become as cold as I was...
but perhaps the tainted you makes me want you more."
Subaru looks up at Seishirou and tears fill his eyes,
"why do you even hurt me now?" Subaru pleads, "Please
...just stop. Tell me how to make this end."
"Come with me." Seishirou explains.
"what..."Subaru is confused, "I'm right here
with you."
"not like this. I mean for real." Seishirou
explains, "Die and be with me." Subaru's eyes widen
and then he pushes away.
"I...can't" he stammers, "I don't want to kill
my self."
"but if you kill your self you'll stop anyone
from being the Sakurazukamori." Seishirou protest, "This
is the only way to stop it."
"Why should you care!" Subaru becomes angry, "
Shouldn't you be happy that you are involved in my death!"
"Subaru..."Seishirou starts, "Is there anything
I can do for you." Subaru slowly looks at Seishirou.
Seishirou's expression is sad and exceptionally sincere.
This shocks Subaru a little bit, "Seishirou, could you
please grant my one wish?"
Seishirou smiles a bit and replies, "Yes I'd be
glad to. You did fulfill mine." Subaru smiles and asks,
"Seishirou-san" Subaru's voice is pleasant, "What you
said to me when I killed you...was it true?"
"Of course." Seishirou answers as he bends down
and embraces Subaru and reaches back.
"I'm glad." Subaru says right before he wakes up.
~ ~ ~
Awake
~ ~ ~
"Damn." Subaru says out load. Subaru looks about
his room as if he expected someone to be there. Of course
no one was there. Subaru wipes his eyes and gets out of bed.
He stretches and then glances at the mirror and then around
the room and back at the mirror.
"I need new clothing." Subaru tells the mirror.
Subaru goes about getting ready and showering and putting
on his usual clothing and then leaves to go shopping.
Subaru walks by the many expensive stores until he
sees one that seems like it would have something he'd like.
He is greeted by the shop assistance when he enters the store.
He smiles at them and walks about looking for some better
clothing then the clothes he already have. As he turns the
corner to look for a shirt he spots Fuuma. He stops and looks
at Fuuma then goes over to Fuuma who is looking at a dress shirt
and says, "Seishirou had the same exact shirt." Fuuma is a bit
startled by Subaru be he smiles back and says, "a bit hypocritical
don't you think?"
"Why?" Subaru ask as he finds a black shirt he likes.
"Well...scolding me for acting like Seishirou. I mean...
you even go as far as to start smoking just to be like him."
"True." Subaru admits, "But I wasn't really scolding you
I was just stating the Seishirou had that same shirt." Subaru
picks up a sleeveless turtleneck and goes on, "He was wearing
that shirt the day I killed him." Fuuma puts the shirt down,
"oh." Subaru walks off with the black sleeveless turtleneck
and goes to find some pants.
"Why are you buying clothing here?" Fuuma ask as he
chases after Subaru.
"I think I need new clothing. I've had the same clothing
for 9 or 8 years. They're not the best looking clothing either."
Subaru explains. Fuuma just nods and thinks, 'it's about time
Subaru got some better clothing.'
Subaru looks threw the jeans and decides to not buy jeans but to
buy a pair of shiny red leather pants. Fuuma gives a funny look to
Subaru.
"They're very..." Fuuma stops when he sees the death glare
Subaru is giving him. 'He's acting very odd' Fuuma thinks.
"Is there something wrong with these pants?" Subaru questions.
Fuuma just shakes his head; he doesn't feel that it'd be a good thing
to argue with Subaru now.
"Do you like almond pocky?" Subaru asks as he goes to pay for
his new clothing.
"Yes..." Fuuma answered following Subaru to the register.
"Good." Subaru said as he handed the lady at the register
7,500 yen, "Would you like to eat some."
"It'd be nice." Fuuma said, "I am kind of hungry" Fuuma
follows a few steps behind Subaru; he's not sure what to think.
Subaru is a dragon of heaven. He shouldn't be eating pocky with
a dragon of earth. The funny thing is that Fuuma doesn't find it
odd to be eating pocky with Subaru. To Fuuma it's like being with
someone he's known for a while. As the eat Fuuma realizes why he's
so comfortable eating with Subaru; he's like Seishirou. Fuuma can
no longer eat when he realizes this.
"Is something wrong?" Subaru asks. Fuuma sighs and decides
to tell Subaru, "You've been acting strange." Subaru realizes he
has been acting strange.
"Yes I know." Subaru admits, "It must be odd for me to ask
you to eat with me."
"Yes it is." Fuuma agrees, "I like to though. It reminds me
of being with Seishirou."
"..."Subaru trows away the empty pocky box, "I think I am
him now." Fuuma is confused and doesn't quit understand what Subaru means.
"I killed Seishirou." Subaru tries to explain, "Do you
know what that means?"
"It means you got your wish?" Fuuma guessed.
"No." Subaru continues to explain, "It means I will become
the Sakurazukamori. It means I'm losing feelings and I get urges to
do unnatural things...I can't even produce a kekkai." Fuuma raises
his eyebrows at the comment about not being able to produce a kekkai.
"And I don't even understand why I want to eat pocky with
you." Subaru goes on, "I don't even want to be a dragon of heaven anymore."
"Really?" Fuuma smiles, "why not?"
"I don't want to save the world. I want..." Subaru hits the
wall, "I want everyone to suffer like I do..." Fuuma decides to take
this chance to ask Subaru, "Why don't you become a dragon of earth?"
Subaru looks at Fuuma, "Alright. I will." Fuuma is quit surprised
that Subaru agreed so easily.
The two walk to where the dragons of earth stay. Subaru is
silent the whole way there.
"We're here." Fuuma states. Subaru looks around the room
and at the large computer. The computer starts to move and it
shocks Subaru a little. He watches as a girl comes out of the
computer and a tall man catches her and places her on the ground.
The girl glares at Subaru and the man scowls.
"Why is he here?" Yuuto asks.
"He's one of use now." Fuuma tells the two.
"This is unexpected." Satsuki remarks and goes back to the
beast. Yuuto is a bit confused and asks, "But aren't you a dragon
of heaven?"
"I was but now I'm not." Subaru answers, "I can no longer
create a kekkai." Yuuto is still confused by Subaru and decides to
leave but as he leaves he mutters, "You just want to be like the
Sakurazukamori." Subaru glares at Yuuto as he walks out the door.
"I am the Sakurazukamori." Subaru says. Yuuto spins around
on his heel and just stares at Subaru before saying, "impossible."
"It's possible and it's happened." Subaru flatly says.
Yuuto just turns around and walks out the door. All the time this
had been going on Satsuki has watching. At first Satsuki just looks
at Subaru but the she finally says, "This is highly unlikely...but
it has happened." Subaru doesn't quite understand what she means,
"what do you mean? Because I'm now a dragon of earth?"
"I mean everything that's happened to you." Satsuki explains,
"You even dress differently now." Subaru looks down at his clothing
and sighs, "I have changed. I can't help it."
"I'm not saying it's a bad thing." Satsuki remarks as
she climbs back into the beast, "I find it interesting to a
point." Subaru understands that Satsuki isn't the type of
person who likes conversation but he asks her this anyways
"will you do me a favor?" Satsuki looks at Subaru then asks,
"What is it?" She seems disgusted.
"I'm sorry. I know this is bothersome to someone like
you but this won't take long." Satsuki says nothing Subaru goes
on, "Change my last name to Sakurazuka." Satsuki raises an
eyebrow at the request but she makes the change and then says,
"it's done."
"Thank you very much." Subaru politely says as Satsuki
climbs in to the beast fully. Subaru leaves to find something
to amuse him self with. He finds 6 very interesting people.
The 6 very interesting people are at Rainbow Bridge.
Obviously they are the dragons of heaven. Subaru slowly walks
toward them trying not to attract their attention. Alas Kamui
sees Subaru quietly walk up behind Yuuzariha. Kamui runs up to
Subaru; he's smiling. Subaru is not but then he plasters a
welcoming fake smile.
"Where did you go?" Kamui asks.
"I went shopping." Subaru replies. Kamui and Yuuzariha
are looking Subaru up and down when Karen and Aoki walk over;
Karen asks, "Subaru. Where did you get that coat? It looks
familiar." Subaru's happy sweet fake smile turns in to a
sadistic smile, "This coat."...he pauses and goes on, "I
did not buy this coat. Someone gave it to me." Karen tries
to think of who was the previous owner of the coat. Aoki
says in his usual manner, "you know...it looks like one of
the dragons of earth's coat."
"You're right." Subaru admits, "It's Seishirou's."
The happy expressions on everyone's face goes away and they're
staring at Subaru then Sorata comes walk up with Arashi. Sorata
looks at everyone wondering why only Subaru is smiling.
"What's wrong guys?" Sorata asks. Arashi sense that
something is wrong, "Subaru, what has happened to you?" Arashi
notes the coat and new clothing.
"I went shopping." Subaru explains; he seems to be quit
amused. Arashi looks at the coat, "isn't that the Sakurazukamori's coat?
"Yes it is. I decided to keep it after I killed him."
Subaru explains. The others are growing worried as Subaru goes
on explaining; "you see the reason I did this is because I am
now the Sakurazukamori. That's also why I can no longer create
a kekkai. Oh...I've also joined the Dragons of earth." Looks of
hurt, horror, and betrayal spreads on to the faces of the dragons
of heaven. The most hurt is Kamui. Kamui slowly walks over to
Subaru to talk to him. Subaru calls upon his shikkigami but the
usual white doves that come are now gray. Subaru looks at the
birds; he knows why they've turned gray. Even though he has
admitted to him self what he has become its still hard to see
the effects. He sets his shikkigami out on the dragons of
heaven. The seals are doing their best to doge the attack
or to harm the doves. Most do at least doge except Yuuzariha
and Kamui. Kamui is too shocked and too betrayed to move or
even begin to fight his former friend. Yuuzariha tries to
attack but the best she can do is doge the attacking birds.
Yuuzariha also feel very betrayed and hurt.
Yuuzariha tries her best to get as close as possible
to Subaru to stop him but her efforts are useless. Subaru
knocks her in to a near by wall knocking her unconscious.
Kamui is standing in the midst of the battle just staring.
Tears have now begun to stream down his face. Kamui murmurs
to him self, "It's not true...It's not true." It is true
though. Subaru decides he's bored with the rest of the
seals and goes for Kamui. He almost runs Kamui threw
with his fist but for Kamui's sake Yuuzariha has woken
up and pushed Kamui out of the way. Subaru's hand goes
threw Yuuzariha's shoulder. Blood gushes from the wound.
Yuuzariha cries in pain and Inuki howls.
"Subaru-san..." Yuuzariha says, her breath is
short and it is hard for her to speak, "Why? You're our
friend." Subaru does not respond but looks at her coldly.
Kamui is realizing what is going on and finally comes out
of his shock.
"Subaru," It's hard for Yuuzariha to speak, "Do
you hurt this much? To betray your friends?"
Kamui finally speaks, "why? Don't you realizes you're
becoming what you hate most?"
"Who says I'm becoming what I hate?" Subaru
half asks half states. Yuuzariha stares at Subaru; she
doesn't understand what he means. Subaru is bored and
tired of playing with the dragons of heaven.
"Perhaps I will kill you another day." Subaru says
as he walks away. All of the dragons are too stunned to
bother chasing him. For a while no one even says anything
about Subaru then finally Kamui says, "He's becoming what
he loves most." Everyone just turns and looks at Kamui. They
still don't say a word but they all agree.
~ ~ ~
Ueno Park
~ ~ ~
Subaru sits under the sakura tree. He runs his hand over
the tree's trunk.
"Do you want my blood?" he asks the tree. Subaru just
stares for a few more seconds then leans against the tree and
curls up and cries "why do I cry?" He asks himself and the tree,
"I'm the Sakurazukamori. I shouldn't cry." Subaru cries for a
little longer then falls asleep.
~ ~ ~
Dream
~ ~ ~
This time Subaru's dream world is not pitch black.
This dream has content. Well not much it is his apartment.
He's staring at the ceiling and smoking. Subaru is discontent
and frustrated. He knows the end is soon. What he doesn't know
is who's end will it be; Seishirou's or his.
He puts his cigarette out and gets up. As he sighs he
puts on his ugly trench coat and leaves his apartment. Subaru
walks quickly threw the crowd of blandly dress people. He doesn't
seem to acknowledge them at all. He just walks quickly to the park.
As Subaru reaches the park he lights up a mild seven and inhales it.
He exhales and many memories flood in to his mind. It's painful and
even the cigarette cannot calm his nerves. He puts it out and walks
to the tree. Subaru glares at the tree as if it could notice his
contempt for it. The minutes pass and Subaru opens his pack of
cigarettes and begins to light his cigarette. His lighter is broken.
He curses softly.
A bloody hand offers him a light from a shinny Zippo style lighter.
Subaru looks up slightly shocked. He looks Seishirou in the eye then
finally accepts the light. Seishirou smiles. Subaru inhales deeply
then lets the smoke out into Seishirou's face. The smoke makes
Seishirou's eyes water slightly. Subaru moves away from Seishirou.
"You know this is the last time." Subaru simply states. The usual
smile appears on Seishirou's face and he says, "of course."
Subaru's kekkai appears in the sky. Subaru is tense and on edge yet
some how melancholy and calm. Subaru takes a deep breath and begins
by making his shikkigami. Seishirou follows in Subaru's example.
The birds clash and there are great lights in the sky. The battle
seems to last years but really only minutes. Subaru is winning.
He now has Seishirou where he wants him. Subaru takes his last
deep breath before his finally attack. 'Splork' The hand pierces
the heart just the way Seishirou killed Hokuto and so many other
people. Subaru's eyes widen he sees the blood dripping down his body.
'you can't kill someone you have already killed Subaru-kun.'
Seishirou calm says as he kisses Subaru one last time. Subaru
looks down at Seishirou's hand threw his chest. He falls on to
Seishirou as Seishirou removes his hand out of Subaru.
'This is a dream?' Subaru asks very quietly. Seishirou nods and
Subaru goes on, 'you can't die in a dream though.'
Seishirou shakes his head.
'Does this mean you won the bet?' Subaru says trying to
hold on to life a little longer.
'Does it matter? You're happy now aren't you?' Seishirou
says cradling Subaru in his arms.
'oddly, yes. This is the only way I want to die.' Subaru
says then closes his eyes.
'Being killed by the one you love is the greatest happiness.'
'You were...happy when I killed you.'
'Yes I was. I wanted to make you that happy.'
'Thank you, Seishirou...Boku wa kimi o' Subaru dies.
'I love you too, Subaru.' Seishirou says and then the dream ends.
= = =
End of dream
= = =
The dragons of earth and of heaven Find Subaru dead in
the park under the sakura tree, he has a large hole threw his chest.
His blood is seeping into the ground feeding the tree one last time.
The dragons look at the tree in astonishment because the Sakura's
petals are pure white. None of the dragons say anything but they
all know that there will never again be a Sakurazukamori.
= = =
end
= = =
all flames, comments, and rants go ryu@asuka-chan.com
The wonderful CLAMP owns it. I'm borrowing it. This is
about Seishirou and Subaru. So it's shonen ai (or should
it be otoko ai since they are grown up now (otoko means man)
also this might spoil X for you since this takes place after
Seishirou's death which happens in book 16 of X. also when
I started this story I had not read the latest Asuka issue
so this is a little different then what happens after Sei
dies...like I didn't know that Subaru really does become a DoE.
on with the story.
= = =
When you died
= = =
It's cold and it's wet. Subaru gazes at the Sakura for
hours. His eyes scans every inch of the tree. His eyes hurt, he
might be crying, he might not be. Subaru is beginning to lose
feeling. This is the tree Subaru buried Seishirou at. He didn't
want to but Seishirou asked to be. Subaru really didn't want this
to happen, he might have known this would happen, he might have
not know...but it's happening and he's going to have to face the
fact soon. He's the Sakurazukamori. He wanted to leave Seishirou
where he was on the bridge, but Seishirou wouldn't let him. Every
night Seishirou visited his dreams torturing him with memories of
his sister and his past. He wasn't strong enough. He gave up and
came here and buried him. Subaru comes here every day and looks
for an answer; some reason why everything has happened like it
has. The tree cannot and does not answer Subaru's question. He
finally looks away from the tree and looks over to a young man
dressed in black; Fuuma. Fuuma eats his ice cream. Subaru just
stares.
"This was Seishirou's favorite." Fuuma states as he eats.
Subaru walks over to Fuuma and looks at his ice cream, takes some
on his finger and licks it off.
"It's my favorite too." Subaru says as he walks off.
Fuuma watches Subaru walk out of the park.
'He seems different.' Fuuma thinks.
Subaru walks back to his apartment at CLAMP school. He
used to go to this school. He had to quit high school. He wanted
to be a zookeeper. Subaru has lost all his dreams. It's a long
walk back to CLAMP school and all Subaru can do is think about
the past. When he reaches his room He starts to think of Hokuto.
Subaru thinks that when Hokuto died all of his dreams did and so
did he. Subaru is still alive though.
He opens the door to see Kamui sitting on his bed waiting.
"Hello." Subaru stammers.
"Hi." Kamui responds, "How are you?"
"Fine." It was an obvious lie.
"Where were you? Yuuzariha and I have looked all over for you."
"I went out to the park." Subaru explains.
"What park?" Kamui asks.
"Just a park." Subaru stalled knowing he'd say Ueno eventually.
"Ueno?" Kamui asks. Subaru just nods. Kamui sighs and goes on,
"Why did you do it?"
"I..."Subaru knew it was a lame excuse but he said it anyways,
"I had to."
"Did you do it so the Sakura would take his blood?" Kamui asks,
"a revenge for your sister?"
"Perhaps." Subaru answers. Kamui just sighs and walks out to
the doorway and calls back, "If you want to talk or be with the living
come be with us."
The living was far from what Subaru fells like. "What does a
dead man do with the living?" He asks to himself. Then he lies down
on his bed to forget and sleep. Sleep is the worst thing he can do.
Seishirou waits for him in his sleep.
Dream
~ ~ ~
The world where Subaru dreams is black. He sits alone as if
he is waiting for someone. Perhaps he is, for someone is there;
Seishirou. Seishirou walks up to Subaru and smiles. Not one of his
usual smiles but a sweet and sincere smile. This surprises Subaru.
He blinks at Seishirou.
"Why are you here?" He asks as if to beg, "I did what you
wanted. Why do you continue to torture me?"
"I'm here to thank you." Seishirou answers. He seems different
to Subaru. Everything about him seems queer. It's as if he's a total
stranger...or maybe someone he met along time ago.
"You like the sakura drinking your blood?" Subaru mocks.
Seishirou's smile is gone.
"It's not pleasant. I deserve it though." He explains,
"I came to thank you for freeing me."
Subaru finally looks Seishirou in his eyes, "what do you mean free?"
"I'm no longer the Sakurazukamori. You've taken that away from
me." He goes on explaining. His voice is not the same and yet it is familiar.
Subaru knows what's coming next. He doesn't want to hear what
Seishirou will say so he runs. You can't run from a dream in a dream,
it'll catch up with you sooner or later. It catches Subaru too. He's in
Seishirou's arms. It reminds him of when he was young, when Hokuto was
alive, when he was sixteen, and it reminds him of how this Seishirou is
familiar. It's comfortable in his arms. He still breaks away though.
Subaru is frightened. This is like how he first knew Seishirou, the
Seishirou who said he loved him.
"YOU'RE JUST A DREAM!" He yells at the sweetly smiling Seishirou.
"Yes." The sweet Seishirou explains trying to calm Subaru down,
"But so are you and so is everything here." Seishirou looks around the dream.
"Is everything in your world so dark and unpleasant?" Seishirou
asks. Subaru finally looks up, "it's always been like this."
"Always?" Seishirou questions. Subaru pauses and replies, "No,
not always."
"When did it start to be like this?" Seishirou further inquires.
"When do you think?" Subaru snaps. Seishirou is worried. Subaru
thinks he's acting. He's not.
"I know." Seishirou softly replies and goes on, "I have something
to tell you."
"What?" Subaru pathetically whimpers as he sits down.
"You don't have to be the Sakurazukamori." Seishirou says.
"What are you talking about." He says with his head in his hands,
"I'm losing every feeling I have by the hour."
Seishirou frowns; he's concerned, "I'm sorry. I'm causing the most caring
and pure person to be the most cold person on earth."
"I always wanted to be like you..." Subaru's voice trails off, "I
always wanted to be with you..."
Seishirou bends down and kisses the back of Subaru's hands. The pentacles
are gone...forever. Subaru looks at the backs of his hands in disbelief
and the looks to Seishirou.
"Why?" Subaru asks but gets no reply from Seishirou who disappears,
"WAIT!" he calls out, "How do I stop from becoming the Sakurazukamori?"
~ ~ ~
Awake
~ ~ ~
Subaru awakes to a dark room. The sun has set; it's 8 o'clock.
Subaru begins to cry. He knows he's crying this time. He can still feel
a little. Even if his feelings are just pain and sadness it's better
than nothing. Subaru gets off the bed and turns the light on. He looks
in the mirror. His hair is messy and his eyes are puffy and red. He
sighs and goes to take a shower. All he can think about is Seishirou
while he showers. He can't help it. It's too boring to not thinking
of anything. He finishes his shower, gets dressed and leaves.
Subaru walks down the hall and looks for Kamui. He finds
Kamui waiting at the end of the hall.
"I didn't want to wait by your door because I thought you
might need time to your self." Kamui explains.
"It's alright." Subaru reassures, "Are you hungry?" Kamui nods.
"Then let's go out." Subaru says and helps Kamui up off
the floor.
"Where are we going?" Kamui asks following Subaru out of
the building.
"Hm." Subaru thinks, "I want to go some place with good
dessert." Kamui just smiles a little and walks to a café with Subaru.
"This place is kind of expensive." Kamui states, "I don't
think I have enough money."
"I'll pay." Subaru offers.
"I'm surprised you're eating at all." Kamui comments.
Subaru glares a little at Kamui but then he smiles to let Kamui
know he's not mad. Kamui notices that his smile is not like his
normal smiles it's like a smile he has seen before but on someone
else. The smile is warm and friendly but fake. The waitress seats
the two and they order. Threw out dinner Subaru is smiling with
the same fake friendly smile. At first Kamui thinks that Subaru
is just trying to hide how sad he is but as dinner goes Kamui
remembers who he's seen smile like that; Seishirou. This greatly
disturbs Kamui and he can no longer eat. He's half finished anyways.
"Do you want dessert?" Subaru asks as he finishes.
"N...no." Kamui simply replies, "I'm full."
"Ok." Subaru says as he calls the waitress over.
Subaru eats his ice cream and Kamui just watches and drinks
his ice water unable to shake the odd feeling he has about
Subaru. Once Subaru is finished he pays and leaves with Kamui
trailing a few steps behind.
"Is something wrong?" Subaru finally asks.
"N...nothing." Kamui stutters trying to cover up the
truth. Subaru knows that Kamui is lying to him. Subaru doesn't
bother to push Kamui to know the truth. For the rest of the way
home they walk in silence. Subaru yawns as the walk down the
hallway where their rooms are.
"It's late." Kamui tells Subaru as he looks at his watch.
"Yes. It is." Subaru agrees and unlocks his room and
goes in. He scans his room and stops at the bed. He takes his
jacket off and sits down.
"What an ugly jacket." He says to him self. Subaru
decides to go shopping in the morning. Subaru takes his turtle
neck off but leaves his white undershirt on. Subaru walks to his
dresser and removes a pair of striped pajamas pants and puts them
on. He flops down on the bed and almost instantly falls a sleep.
~ ~ ~
Dream
~ ~ ~
Subaru is dreaming again. The world around him is still
black. And he is alone, but not for long. Subaru sighs when he
realizes he's dreaming again. He sits down and waits. Subaru
knows 'he' is coming. Subaru waits and the world starts to
change they're clouds now and soft pink sakura petals start
to flow on a breeze that comes from some place unknown. Then
Seishirou appears. He's smiling. It's and odd smile though.
It's unnatural for him. It's sweet, kind, gentle, endearing,
it's not Seishirou.
"Hello." Seishirou greets Subaru, but Subaru only
scowls at Seishirou.
"I know you don't want to see me." Seishirou
continues, "but I need to talk to you. I need to tell you
that there is a way to escape your fate."
"FATE!" Subaru mocks, "I'm the 13th head of the
Sumeragi!!! I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE SAKURAZUKAMORI!"
The smile disappears from Seishirou's lips, "Fate is a
funny thing. I wasn't supposed to feel either."
"You never felt anything!" Subaru accuses, "and
you never will feel anything."
"I feel. I'm no longer the Sakurazukamori. You
are." Seishirou simply states.
"I...am...n..."Subaru can no longer deny the
truth, "I know...but I still feel...a little."
"I can help." Seishirou says.
"Why would you help?" Subaru asks.
"Because I've ruined you enough. You were the
purest person." Seishirou gently touches Subaru's cheek
and then moves down to his neck, "I've tainted you so much.
I want to save you before you become as cold as I was...
but perhaps the tainted you makes me want you more."
Subaru looks up at Seishirou and tears fill his eyes,
"why do you even hurt me now?" Subaru pleads, "Please
...just stop. Tell me how to make this end."
"Come with me." Seishirou explains.
"what..."Subaru is confused, "I'm right here
with you."
"not like this. I mean for real." Seishirou
explains, "Die and be with me." Subaru's eyes widen
and then he pushes away.
"I...can't" he stammers, "I don't want to kill
my self."
"but if you kill your self you'll stop anyone
from being the Sakurazukamori." Seishirou protest, "This
is the only way to stop it."
"Why should you care!" Subaru becomes angry, "
Shouldn't you be happy that you are involved in my death!"
"Subaru..."Seishirou starts, "Is there anything
I can do for you." Subaru slowly looks at Seishirou.
Seishirou's expression is sad and exceptionally sincere.
This shocks Subaru a little bit, "Seishirou, could you
please grant my one wish?"
Seishirou smiles a bit and replies, "Yes I'd be
glad to. You did fulfill mine." Subaru smiles and asks,
"Seishirou-san" Subaru's voice is pleasant, "What you
said to me when I killed you...was it true?"
"Of course." Seishirou answers as he bends down
and embraces Subaru and reaches back.
"I'm glad." Subaru says right before he wakes up.
~ ~ ~
Awake
~ ~ ~
"Damn." Subaru says out load. Subaru looks about
his room as if he expected someone to be there. Of course
no one was there. Subaru wipes his eyes and gets out of bed.
He stretches and then glances at the mirror and then around
the room and back at the mirror.
"I need new clothing." Subaru tells the mirror.
Subaru goes about getting ready and showering and putting
on his usual clothing and then leaves to go shopping.
Subaru walks by the many expensive stores until he
sees one that seems like it would have something he'd like.
He is greeted by the shop assistance when he enters the store.
He smiles at them and walks about looking for some better
clothing then the clothes he already have. As he turns the
corner to look for a shirt he spots Fuuma. He stops and looks
at Fuuma then goes over to Fuuma who is looking at a dress shirt
and says, "Seishirou had the same exact shirt." Fuuma is a bit
startled by Subaru be he smiles back and says, "a bit hypocritical
don't you think?"
"Why?" Subaru ask as he finds a black shirt he likes.
"Well...scolding me for acting like Seishirou. I mean...
you even go as far as to start smoking just to be like him."
"True." Subaru admits, "But I wasn't really scolding you
I was just stating the Seishirou had that same shirt." Subaru
picks up a sleeveless turtleneck and goes on, "He was wearing
that shirt the day I killed him." Fuuma puts the shirt down,
"oh." Subaru walks off with the black sleeveless turtleneck
and goes to find some pants.
"Why are you buying clothing here?" Fuuma ask as he
chases after Subaru.
"I think I need new clothing. I've had the same clothing
for 9 or 8 years. They're not the best looking clothing either."
Subaru explains. Fuuma just nods and thinks, 'it's about time
Subaru got some better clothing.'
Subaru looks threw the jeans and decides to not buy jeans but to
buy a pair of shiny red leather pants. Fuuma gives a funny look to
Subaru.
"They're very..." Fuuma stops when he sees the death glare
Subaru is giving him. 'He's acting very odd' Fuuma thinks.
"Is there something wrong with these pants?" Subaru questions.
Fuuma just shakes his head; he doesn't feel that it'd be a good thing
to argue with Subaru now.
"Do you like almond pocky?" Subaru asks as he goes to pay for
his new clothing.
"Yes..." Fuuma answered following Subaru to the register.
"Good." Subaru said as he handed the lady at the register
7,500 yen, "Would you like to eat some."
"It'd be nice." Fuuma said, "I am kind of hungry" Fuuma
follows a few steps behind Subaru; he's not sure what to think.
Subaru is a dragon of heaven. He shouldn't be eating pocky with
a dragon of earth. The funny thing is that Fuuma doesn't find it
odd to be eating pocky with Subaru. To Fuuma it's like being with
someone he's known for a while. As the eat Fuuma realizes why he's
so comfortable eating with Subaru; he's like Seishirou. Fuuma can
no longer eat when he realizes this.
"Is something wrong?" Subaru asks. Fuuma sighs and decides
to tell Subaru, "You've been acting strange." Subaru realizes he
has been acting strange.
"Yes I know." Subaru admits, "It must be odd for me to ask
you to eat with me."
"Yes it is." Fuuma agrees, "I like to though. It reminds me
of being with Seishirou."
"..."Subaru trows away the empty pocky box, "I think I am
him now." Fuuma is confused and doesn't quit understand what Subaru means.
"I killed Seishirou." Subaru tries to explain, "Do you
know what that means?"
"It means you got your wish?" Fuuma guessed.
"No." Subaru continues to explain, "It means I will become
the Sakurazukamori. It means I'm losing feelings and I get urges to
do unnatural things...I can't even produce a kekkai." Fuuma raises
his eyebrows at the comment about not being able to produce a kekkai.
"And I don't even understand why I want to eat pocky with
you." Subaru goes on, "I don't even want to be a dragon of heaven anymore."
"Really?" Fuuma smiles, "why not?"
"I don't want to save the world. I want..." Subaru hits the
wall, "I want everyone to suffer like I do..." Fuuma decides to take
this chance to ask Subaru, "Why don't you become a dragon of earth?"
Subaru looks at Fuuma, "Alright. I will." Fuuma is quit surprised
that Subaru agreed so easily.
The two walk to where the dragons of earth stay. Subaru is
silent the whole way there.
"We're here." Fuuma states. Subaru looks around the room
and at the large computer. The computer starts to move and it
shocks Subaru a little. He watches as a girl comes out of the
computer and a tall man catches her and places her on the ground.
The girl glares at Subaru and the man scowls.
"Why is he here?" Yuuto asks.
"He's one of use now." Fuuma tells the two.
"This is unexpected." Satsuki remarks and goes back to the
beast. Yuuto is a bit confused and asks, "But aren't you a dragon
of heaven?"
"I was but now I'm not." Subaru answers, "I can no longer
create a kekkai." Yuuto is still confused by Subaru and decides to
leave but as he leaves he mutters, "You just want to be like the
Sakurazukamori." Subaru glares at Yuuto as he walks out the door.
"I am the Sakurazukamori." Subaru says. Yuuto spins around
on his heel and just stares at Subaru before saying, "impossible."
"It's possible and it's happened." Subaru flatly says.
Yuuto just turns around and walks out the door. All the time this
had been going on Satsuki has watching. At first Satsuki just looks
at Subaru but the she finally says, "This is highly unlikely...but
it has happened." Subaru doesn't quite understand what she means,
"what do you mean? Because I'm now a dragon of earth?"
"I mean everything that's happened to you." Satsuki explains,
"You even dress differently now." Subaru looks down at his clothing
and sighs, "I have changed. I can't help it."
"I'm not saying it's a bad thing." Satsuki remarks as
she climbs back into the beast, "I find it interesting to a
point." Subaru understands that Satsuki isn't the type of
person who likes conversation but he asks her this anyways
"will you do me a favor?" Satsuki looks at Subaru then asks,
"What is it?" She seems disgusted.
"I'm sorry. I know this is bothersome to someone like
you but this won't take long." Satsuki says nothing Subaru goes
on, "Change my last name to Sakurazuka." Satsuki raises an
eyebrow at the request but she makes the change and then says,
"it's done."
"Thank you very much." Subaru politely says as Satsuki
climbs in to the beast fully. Subaru leaves to find something
to amuse him self with. He finds 6 very interesting people.
The 6 very interesting people are at Rainbow Bridge.
Obviously they are the dragons of heaven. Subaru slowly walks
toward them trying not to attract their attention. Alas Kamui
sees Subaru quietly walk up behind Yuuzariha. Kamui runs up to
Subaru; he's smiling. Subaru is not but then he plasters a
welcoming fake smile.
"Where did you go?" Kamui asks.
"I went shopping." Subaru replies. Kamui and Yuuzariha
are looking Subaru up and down when Karen and Aoki walk over;
Karen asks, "Subaru. Where did you get that coat? It looks
familiar." Subaru's happy sweet fake smile turns in to a
sadistic smile, "This coat."...he pauses and goes on, "I
did not buy this coat. Someone gave it to me." Karen tries
to think of who was the previous owner of the coat. Aoki
says in his usual manner, "you know...it looks like one of
the dragons of earth's coat."
"You're right." Subaru admits, "It's Seishirou's."
The happy expressions on everyone's face goes away and they're
staring at Subaru then Sorata comes walk up with Arashi. Sorata
looks at everyone wondering why only Subaru is smiling.
"What's wrong guys?" Sorata asks. Arashi sense that
something is wrong, "Subaru, what has happened to you?" Arashi
notes the coat and new clothing.
"I went shopping." Subaru explains; he seems to be quit
amused. Arashi looks at the coat, "isn't that the Sakurazukamori's coat?
"Yes it is. I decided to keep it after I killed him."
Subaru explains. The others are growing worried as Subaru goes
on explaining; "you see the reason I did this is because I am
now the Sakurazukamori. That's also why I can no longer create
a kekkai. Oh...I've also joined the Dragons of earth." Looks of
hurt, horror, and betrayal spreads on to the faces of the dragons
of heaven. The most hurt is Kamui. Kamui slowly walks over to
Subaru to talk to him. Subaru calls upon his shikkigami but the
usual white doves that come are now gray. Subaru looks at the
birds; he knows why they've turned gray. Even though he has
admitted to him self what he has become its still hard to see
the effects. He sets his shikkigami out on the dragons of
heaven. The seals are doing their best to doge the attack
or to harm the doves. Most do at least doge except Yuuzariha
and Kamui. Kamui is too shocked and too betrayed to move or
even begin to fight his former friend. Yuuzariha tries to
attack but the best she can do is doge the attacking birds.
Yuuzariha also feel very betrayed and hurt.
Yuuzariha tries her best to get as close as possible
to Subaru to stop him but her efforts are useless. Subaru
knocks her in to a near by wall knocking her unconscious.
Kamui is standing in the midst of the battle just staring.
Tears have now begun to stream down his face. Kamui murmurs
to him self, "It's not true...It's not true." It is true
though. Subaru decides he's bored with the rest of the
seals and goes for Kamui. He almost runs Kamui threw
with his fist but for Kamui's sake Yuuzariha has woken
up and pushed Kamui out of the way. Subaru's hand goes
threw Yuuzariha's shoulder. Blood gushes from the wound.
Yuuzariha cries in pain and Inuki howls.
"Subaru-san..." Yuuzariha says, her breath is
short and it is hard for her to speak, "Why? You're our
friend." Subaru does not respond but looks at her coldly.
Kamui is realizing what is going on and finally comes out
of his shock.
"Subaru," It's hard for Yuuzariha to speak, "Do
you hurt this much? To betray your friends?"
Kamui finally speaks, "why? Don't you realizes you're
becoming what you hate most?"
"Who says I'm becoming what I hate?" Subaru
half asks half states. Yuuzariha stares at Subaru; she
doesn't understand what he means. Subaru is bored and
tired of playing with the dragons of heaven.
"Perhaps I will kill you another day." Subaru says
as he walks away. All of the dragons are too stunned to
bother chasing him. For a while no one even says anything
about Subaru then finally Kamui says, "He's becoming what
he loves most." Everyone just turns and looks at Kamui. They
still don't say a word but they all agree.
~ ~ ~
Ueno Park
~ ~ ~
Subaru sits under the sakura tree. He runs his hand over
the tree's trunk.
"Do you want my blood?" he asks the tree. Subaru just
stares for a few more seconds then leans against the tree and
curls up and cries "why do I cry?" He asks himself and the tree,
"I'm the Sakurazukamori. I shouldn't cry." Subaru cries for a
little longer then falls asleep.
~ ~ ~
Dream
~ ~ ~
This time Subaru's dream world is not pitch black.
This dream has content. Well not much it is his apartment.
He's staring at the ceiling and smoking. Subaru is discontent
and frustrated. He knows the end is soon. What he doesn't know
is who's end will it be; Seishirou's or his.
He puts his cigarette out and gets up. As he sighs he
puts on his ugly trench coat and leaves his apartment. Subaru
walks quickly threw the crowd of blandly dress people. He doesn't
seem to acknowledge them at all. He just walks quickly to the park.
As Subaru reaches the park he lights up a mild seven and inhales it.
He exhales and many memories flood in to his mind. It's painful and
even the cigarette cannot calm his nerves. He puts it out and walks
to the tree. Subaru glares at the tree as if it could notice his
contempt for it. The minutes pass and Subaru opens his pack of
cigarettes and begins to light his cigarette. His lighter is broken.
He curses softly.
A bloody hand offers him a light from a shinny Zippo style lighter.
Subaru looks up slightly shocked. He looks Seishirou in the eye then
finally accepts the light. Seishirou smiles. Subaru inhales deeply
then lets the smoke out into Seishirou's face. The smoke makes
Seishirou's eyes water slightly. Subaru moves away from Seishirou.
"You know this is the last time." Subaru simply states. The usual
smile appears on Seishirou's face and he says, "of course."
Subaru's kekkai appears in the sky. Subaru is tense and on edge yet
some how melancholy and calm. Subaru takes a deep breath and begins
by making his shikkigami. Seishirou follows in Subaru's example.
The birds clash and there are great lights in the sky. The battle
seems to last years but really only minutes. Subaru is winning.
He now has Seishirou where he wants him. Subaru takes his last
deep breath before his finally attack. 'Splork' The hand pierces
the heart just the way Seishirou killed Hokuto and so many other
people. Subaru's eyes widen he sees the blood dripping down his body.
'you can't kill someone you have already killed Subaru-kun.'
Seishirou calm says as he kisses Subaru one last time. Subaru
looks down at Seishirou's hand threw his chest. He falls on to
Seishirou as Seishirou removes his hand out of Subaru.
'This is a dream?' Subaru asks very quietly. Seishirou nods and
Subaru goes on, 'you can't die in a dream though.'
Seishirou shakes his head.
'Does this mean you won the bet?' Subaru says trying to
hold on to life a little longer.
'Does it matter? You're happy now aren't you?' Seishirou
says cradling Subaru in his arms.
'oddly, yes. This is the only way I want to die.' Subaru
says then closes his eyes.
'Being killed by the one you love is the greatest happiness.'
'You were...happy when I killed you.'
'Yes I was. I wanted to make you that happy.'
'Thank you, Seishirou...Boku wa kimi o' Subaru dies.
'I love you too, Subaru.' Seishirou says and then the dream ends.
= = =
End of dream
= = =
The dragons of earth and of heaven Find Subaru dead in
the park under the sakura tree, he has a large hole threw his chest.
His blood is seeping into the ground feeding the tree one last time.
The dragons look at the tree in astonishment because the Sakura's
petals are pure white. None of the dragons say anything but they
all know that there will never again be a Sakurazukamori.
= = =
end
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