Don't anyone murder me, please? It's all in the name of fiction, and remember, none of it's real, even to the characters.
Part Two.
It was his wedding day. Hokuto had been bouncing off walls for weeks in preparation for this. They'd finally managed to talk Subaru into being best man, since he'd flat out refused to be a bridesmaid, much to their disappointment. Subaru might have loosened out a lot since meeting Kakyou, but not that much.
Once she realised exactly how much she was messing up her brother's life by trying to force him into a relationship with a man ten years older than himself, Hokuto had begun trying to find other alternatives for her little brother. When she'd introduced him to her friend Kakyou a year ago, things had just... clicked. Subaru was fascinated by the other boy's Dreamscape, and Kakyou seemed completely drawn in by the Sumeragi's adorable personality.
And no one was more surprised than Seishirou when he found himself falling for Subaru's hyperactive twin sister. And since killing her brother would undoubtedly put a hole in their relationship - a thought he found hard to bear - he'd had to grudgingly admit to himself that he'd lost the bet.
It was during one of Subaru's frequent visits with the Dreamgazer that Hokuto had first propositioned him. And now they were getting married.
Subaru looked adorable as ever in formal clothes, but Seishirou's attention was drawn entirely to the beautiful figure of the elder twin - who was dressed somewhat untraditionally in a yellow dress with sunflowers on it.
As they stood together, she leaned over to whisper in his ear, "I love you, Sei-chan."
~ * ~
He rolled over again. "What the hell?" he muttered into his pillow.
~ * ~
He was standing under the tree when Subaru arrived. The Sumeragi stopped and stared at him, shock written all over his face. "S-S-Seishirou-san!"
"Good afternoon, Subaru-kun," he said, casually leaning against the Sakura.
"Seishirou-san, what are you doing here?"
Seishirou didn't answer the question, instead posing one of his own. "Tell, me, Subaru-kun, do you remember this tree?"
Subaru was silent for a moment. "I think I do... there was a man, under it. He told me about corpses, buried beneath it..."
"Indeed, Subaru-kun. And do you remember the bet you made?"
"Bet... I made?" He frowned. "I remember the wind was loud, I couldn't hear..."
"'I will come live with you for a year. If by the end of that year I love you, I will not kill you. So, today, I'll let you go'," quoted Seishirou, taking his glasses off.
Subaru was staring at him. "Seishirou-san," he said, horrified, as the meaning set in.
Seishirou held up a hand. "Wait, Subaru-kun."
Subaru backed away a bit. Seishirou could see him mentally preparing defensive spells.
"I wanted to tell you that you won that bet, Subaru-kun."
Subaru fell over backwards. "What?!"
Seishirou stepped over to the fallen boy and knelt beside his beloved. "I love you."
"S-S-Seishirou-san..."
"Do you love me?"
"I - I ..."
Seishirou leant over him, lips almost touching the Sumeragi's. "Yes?"
"I do..."
They kissed for the first time, lying on the grass with pink sakura petals falling all around them. Then Seishirou moved his kisses lower, and Subaru began to learn about the other aspects of love.
~ * ~
He smiled in his sleep. It had been a while since he'd had a 'robbing Subaru of his innocence beneath the Sakura' dream.
~ * ~
The sky was overcast, but it was not actually raining now, although it had been before. Seishirou trudged along the damp ground to where the 13th Head of the Sumeragi Clan knelt in front of his sister's grave. He stood back a few metres, and waited until Subaru noticed him.
"You shouldn't be here," said Subaru, dully, without turning around.
"And why not, Subaru-kun? We live together, don't we? Sleep together?"
Subaru's eyes flashed. "There are some things I can't forgive you for. This is one of them."
Seishirou was silent for a moment. "She asked me to kill her, Subaru-kun. I was hardly something I'd planned for."
"That only makes it hurt more, Seishirou-san. That all she was to you was a pretty present for your tree."
"I didn't give Hokuto to the Sakura, Subaru-kun."
"No, I suppose that position is only for important victims. And you have no right to say her name."
Seishirou shrugged, and lit a cigarette.
"I can ignore it, when I'm with you, because I love you, although I don't know why..." Subaru said, pensively. "But I can't here. Never here."
"Subaru-kun..."
"Go away, Seishirou-san. I don't want to see you right now."
Seishirou left. He knew he'd have Subaru in his bed again by this evening, and that was all that mattered. The Sumeragi was his.
~ * ~
He smiled slightly at the thought of the Sumeragi developing a spine. "My Subaru-kun," he muttered possessively.
~ * ~
He was watching Subaru and the Kamui of the Dragons of Heaven as they walked side by side in the gardens just outside of CLAMP Campus. Apparently they'd wanted some privacy without the risk of being interrupted by the other Seals.
"So, what was it you needed to tell me, Kamui?" asked Subaru.
Kamui blushed bright red. "Um... I... You... "
Subaru looked at him, patiently waiting for him to finish.
"I think I've fallen in love with you!"
Subaru blinked at him. "Kamui..."
"And I know you don't feel the same way, because you love Him, but I had to tell you because... because..."
Subaru put a hand on the younger boy's shoulder. "Because...?"
"Because it hurts more to keep it inside..." said Kamui, so quietly it was barely a whisper.
Subaru drew him close and wrapped his arms around him. "Kamui..." he said again, sadder this time.
"I'm sorry!" gasped Kamui, tears beginning to trickle down his cheeks.
"It's okay..." said Subaru, wiping them away with a slender finger. "I think... I think I love you too," he continued, stepping back and taking Kamui's hand in his..
"W-w-what? But... what about him?"
"Seishirou-san?" Subaru smiled sadly. "I offered him my love once. He didn't accept it." Subaru looked off into the distance, his posture radiating deep sorrow. "He lost his chance a very long time ago..."
Seishirou dismissed the spell, and directed his energy at breaking all the vases in his apartment. He was suddenly unbearably angry.
~ * ~
Half-awake, Seishirou wondered who Kamui was and what right he had steal his Subaru. He decided to kill the boy at the nearest opportunity and, dismissing the thought, rolled over and drifted into dreams again.
~ * ~
To Be Continued...