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Tears of the Moon 4/?
reia shiioru
Ad astra per aspera
/To the stars through difficulties/
~*~*~*~
"Where's Subaru-san?" Yuzuriha asked. Kamui looked at her, confused. 'Subaru' just humph-ed and looked back at the tree. The Tree opened up, revealing a small figure. It was the Real Subaru. He was curled up and tangled in the grasp of the Sakura Tree, arms across his chest forming an X, his eyes were glazed, eyebrows arched. It seemed as if he was struggling /inside/. Kamui gasped; beads of sweat trickled down. Yuzuriha decided she was going to act. NOW.
~*~*~*~
Somewhere, someone was crying. Tears slowly streamed down from beautiful emerald eyes. They were sallow and melancholy. They slowly looked up, not minding the bright light of energy from the outside. Green eyes looked intently above. They were pleading. Asking for help. They wanted to go outside. To the warmth.
He lowered his eyes, realizing that death wasn't really what he wanted. Everything in his past was just a big part of what he was looking for. It really wasn't death. Loving /him/ was real, because what he was looking for was... different. Losing /her/ was real, because he had emotions. He continued to live... because of a reason. It wasn't anything important, but every human being looked for the same thing. Including a Sumeragi.
Some people had passed him off with no emotion. No, they were wrong. He keeps them hidden in day; they haunt him at night.
He was looking for life itself. Trying to find out what fits in and what doesn't, what comes and goes. More importantly, why everything is, and always will be, the same, repeated, cyclical, never ending...
He knew he was trapped inside his heart, something he did a long time ago. But this time it was different. Something was keeping him inside there, releasing his other 'self'. It was hard, even before, to keep 'it' inside of him. It was difficult, but he knew that someday 'he' would come out. There was only one person who can release him from his state. But that person is gone now. He died because of a Wish, of a silly game.
Somehow, he wished for someone to find the key and let him out. There was one person in mind and his name was... was...
Odd...
He couldn't remember.
~*~*~*~
Keiichi watched as his friend struggle against the person that he knew was a friend. Little by little, he felt his energy drain from him. /Must be the effect of being tangled in a giant sakura tree so high up.../ he thought. He watched the young girl named Yuzuriha. She looked different from before. She wasn't afraid any longer; courage seemed to fill her at present. Keiichi, on the other hand, felt weaker...
A silent whistle echoed from her lips. Little Inuki materialized as an energy ball; the inugami cut through the Tree's branches, freeing both Yuzuriha and Kamui. This time they were more alert, dodging every strike of the now-sharp branches of the Sakura.
Kamui leaped high, leaving Yuzuriha to distract the Sakura. He had to save Keiichi and bring back Subaru. It wasn't an easy task. 'Subaru' was waiting for him beside Keiichi. He scowled at the fraud.
"Release him," he said adamantly.
"Why would I do that?" 'Subaru' replied with the same quality.
"Give him back, dammit!" Kamui yelled. Rage built within him, and accidentally released a large amount of telekinetic power. Nothing seemed to faze the fraud.
"Kamui, I am stronger than the old," he said. "Don't underestimate-"
"Just shut up and release Segawa and Subaru!" Gathering his power in a ball of energy on his hand, he jumped from his branch to his opponent's. The fake Subaru caught his hand, and grabbed Kamui's throat. "Uh-uh, one wrong move and this one dies," he chided. Kamui's power faded, he struggled to get the other's hand off his throat. "Shouldn't he be your first priority?" the other Subaru asked, he pointed to the closing trunk of the Sakura where the real Subaru was. Kamui continued to struggle, obviously wanting to get to Subaru in a hurry. He finally got free and started to go down the tree. Then there was a loud noise. He looked back, blood sprayed over his body. The new Sakurazukamori had killed his friend. Keiichi Segawa's body hung lifeless amidst the pink and black ropes around his body. Most of him was in tact, but the rest were...
The Sakura had closed the door leading to where Subaru was. Yuzuriha was now limp and could barely fight. The Tree had worn her out and kept her away from Subaru.
"A folly decision, Kamui. I'm sure we'll be meeting again soon." 'Subaru' said. He withdrew the maboroshi.
Kamui and Yuzuriha found themselves back at the clearing at CLAMP Campus. Kamui fell to his knees. Not only did he fail in rescuing Subaru, it was his fault that Keiichi died. He didn't know what he would do next.
It was already dark; the winds were getting colder. Yuzuriha limped her way to Kamui. "Kamui-san..."
"I...I failed," he said softly; his bangs covered his eyes. Tears streamed down his cheeks. "I couldn't save him, much less protect him."
"Kamui-san, we did what we could," Yuzuriha knelt beside Kamui and put an arm on his shoulder. Kamui gasped, he had barely noticed how much blood seeped through his still open wound. Tiny droplets of rain started falling.
They heard footsteps running toward the clearing. "Shirou-san--!" It was Suoh, followed by Sorata and Arashi, they were each carrying flashlights.
"Where were you two?" Sorata asked, a little too violently at that, waving his flashlight at the two of them. Kamui's head was still bowed and he kept silent. "Anou..." Yuzuriha began, hesitant. The rain started to fall harder. "There was..." Inuki started to yap, jumping about, as if danger was still lurking about. "Maybe we should head back..." Arashi suggested. They were all soaking wet from the rain. The rain was getting harder. Sorata helped Yuzuriha stand up while Arashi did the same for Kamui. Still, Kamui kept his silence.
~*~*~*~
Kamui sat still in his bed as dusk faded slowly. He'd been awake since they came back to the mansion. He couldn't sleep, afraid to dream.
Hurt.
Anger.
Pain.
It flooded in him. He couldn't do anything about it now. It was all over. Subaru was gone. He'd have to face it. He can't do anything about it anymore. Subaru... Why had he cared so much for him anyway? Why can't he forget him and get over it? He wasn't his childhood friend like Fuuma was. Why can't he let go of him? Tiny pearls of tears raced down his pale cheek. Why can't he...
He stood up from his bed and looked out the window. A few more hours and the first rays of the sun could be seen in the horizon. He'd just let Fuuma find him and kill him, then. Did he care? He was uncertain.
~*~*~*~
Three DreamGazers watched as Destiny twisted and turned to a new path.
~*~*~*~tsuzuku
~*~*~*~
A.N.
Ok,ok. i know, i know, this is the worst chapter so far, but hey, i was in a slump for a week. dunno, maybe i was preoccupied with something else [maybe its that thought that i'm the youngest writer here. hmmm...]. the last chapter should be the next, but i still cant say. who knows what my twisted mind would think of next.
i think the 'subaru's blank memory' bit was, well, 'icky'. heck, while i was writing that i was imagining subaru in my pale blue cotton pj's. then i started to laugh my head off. and oh yeah, one of our local tv stations dubbed the powerpuff girls. enough of this nonsense, comments please!
Tears of the Moon 4/?
reia shiioru
Ad astra per aspera
/To the stars through difficulties/
~*~*~*~
"Where's Subaru-san?" Yuzuriha asked. Kamui looked at her, confused. 'Subaru' just humph-ed and looked back at the tree. The Tree opened up, revealing a small figure. It was the Real Subaru. He was curled up and tangled in the grasp of the Sakura Tree, arms across his chest forming an X, his eyes were glazed, eyebrows arched. It seemed as if he was struggling /inside/. Kamui gasped; beads of sweat trickled down. Yuzuriha decided she was going to act. NOW.
~*~*~*~
Somewhere, someone was crying. Tears slowly streamed down from beautiful emerald eyes. They were sallow and melancholy. They slowly looked up, not minding the bright light of energy from the outside. Green eyes looked intently above. They were pleading. Asking for help. They wanted to go outside. To the warmth.
He lowered his eyes, realizing that death wasn't really what he wanted. Everything in his past was just a big part of what he was looking for. It really wasn't death. Loving /him/ was real, because what he was looking for was... different. Losing /her/ was real, because he had emotions. He continued to live... because of a reason. It wasn't anything important, but every human being looked for the same thing. Including a Sumeragi.
Some people had passed him off with no emotion. No, they were wrong. He keeps them hidden in day; they haunt him at night.
He was looking for life itself. Trying to find out what fits in and what doesn't, what comes and goes. More importantly, why everything is, and always will be, the same, repeated, cyclical, never ending...
He knew he was trapped inside his heart, something he did a long time ago. But this time it was different. Something was keeping him inside there, releasing his other 'self'. It was hard, even before, to keep 'it' inside of him. It was difficult, but he knew that someday 'he' would come out. There was only one person who can release him from his state. But that person is gone now. He died because of a Wish, of a silly game.
Somehow, he wished for someone to find the key and let him out. There was one person in mind and his name was... was...
Odd...
He couldn't remember.
~*~*~*~
Keiichi watched as his friend struggle against the person that he knew was a friend. Little by little, he felt his energy drain from him. /Must be the effect of being tangled in a giant sakura tree so high up.../ he thought. He watched the young girl named Yuzuriha. She looked different from before. She wasn't afraid any longer; courage seemed to fill her at present. Keiichi, on the other hand, felt weaker...
A silent whistle echoed from her lips. Little Inuki materialized as an energy ball; the inugami cut through the Tree's branches, freeing both Yuzuriha and Kamui. This time they were more alert, dodging every strike of the now-sharp branches of the Sakura.
Kamui leaped high, leaving Yuzuriha to distract the Sakura. He had to save Keiichi and bring back Subaru. It wasn't an easy task. 'Subaru' was waiting for him beside Keiichi. He scowled at the fraud.
"Release him," he said adamantly.
"Why would I do that?" 'Subaru' replied with the same quality.
"Give him back, dammit!" Kamui yelled. Rage built within him, and accidentally released a large amount of telekinetic power. Nothing seemed to faze the fraud.
"Kamui, I am stronger than the old," he said. "Don't underestimate-"
"Just shut up and release Segawa and Subaru!" Gathering his power in a ball of energy on his hand, he jumped from his branch to his opponent's. The fake Subaru caught his hand, and grabbed Kamui's throat. "Uh-uh, one wrong move and this one dies," he chided. Kamui's power faded, he struggled to get the other's hand off his throat. "Shouldn't he be your first priority?" the other Subaru asked, he pointed to the closing trunk of the Sakura where the real Subaru was. Kamui continued to struggle, obviously wanting to get to Subaru in a hurry. He finally got free and started to go down the tree. Then there was a loud noise. He looked back, blood sprayed over his body. The new Sakurazukamori had killed his friend. Keiichi Segawa's body hung lifeless amidst the pink and black ropes around his body. Most of him was in tact, but the rest were...
The Sakura had closed the door leading to where Subaru was. Yuzuriha was now limp and could barely fight. The Tree had worn her out and kept her away from Subaru.
"A folly decision, Kamui. I'm sure we'll be meeting again soon." 'Subaru' said. He withdrew the maboroshi.
Kamui and Yuzuriha found themselves back at the clearing at CLAMP Campus. Kamui fell to his knees. Not only did he fail in rescuing Subaru, it was his fault that Keiichi died. He didn't know what he would do next.
It was already dark; the winds were getting colder. Yuzuriha limped her way to Kamui. "Kamui-san..."
"I...I failed," he said softly; his bangs covered his eyes. Tears streamed down his cheeks. "I couldn't save him, much less protect him."
"Kamui-san, we did what we could," Yuzuriha knelt beside Kamui and put an arm on his shoulder. Kamui gasped, he had barely noticed how much blood seeped through his still open wound. Tiny droplets of rain started falling.
They heard footsteps running toward the clearing. "Shirou-san--!" It was Suoh, followed by Sorata and Arashi, they were each carrying flashlights.
"Where were you two?" Sorata asked, a little too violently at that, waving his flashlight at the two of them. Kamui's head was still bowed and he kept silent. "Anou..." Yuzuriha began, hesitant. The rain started to fall harder. "There was..." Inuki started to yap, jumping about, as if danger was still lurking about. "Maybe we should head back..." Arashi suggested. They were all soaking wet from the rain. The rain was getting harder. Sorata helped Yuzuriha stand up while Arashi did the same for Kamui. Still, Kamui kept his silence.
~*~*~*~
Kamui sat still in his bed as dusk faded slowly. He'd been awake since they came back to the mansion. He couldn't sleep, afraid to dream.
Hurt.
Anger.
Pain.
It flooded in him. He couldn't do anything about it now. It was all over. Subaru was gone. He'd have to face it. He can't do anything about it anymore. Subaru... Why had he cared so much for him anyway? Why can't he forget him and get over it? He wasn't his childhood friend like Fuuma was. Why can't he let go of him? Tiny pearls of tears raced down his pale cheek. Why can't he...
He stood up from his bed and looked out the window. A few more hours and the first rays of the sun could be seen in the horizon. He'd just let Fuuma find him and kill him, then. Did he care? He was uncertain.
~*~*~*~
Three DreamGazers watched as Destiny twisted and turned to a new path.
~*~*~*~tsuzuku
~*~*~*~
A.N.
Ok,ok. i know, i know, this is the worst chapter so far, but hey, i was in a slump for a week. dunno, maybe i was preoccupied with something else [maybe its that thought that i'm the youngest writer here. hmmm...]. the last chapter should be the next, but i still cant say. who knows what my twisted mind would think of next.
i think the 'subaru's blank memory' bit was, well, 'icky'. heck, while i was writing that i was imagining subaru in my pale blue cotton pj's. then i started to laugh my head off. and oh yeah, one of our local tv stations dubbed the powerpuff girls. enough of this nonsense, comments please!
