Crimson on Lilac
[A X / Fruit Basket Crossover ]
By: Teno Hikari
email: tenohikari@cs.com
Summary: Sequel to 'Family Reunion' - reunited with his family, Kamui's peaceful life with his father, Souma Yuki, comes to a shattering halt when history repeats itself.
Warning: Dark themes with some slashy hints but I'm sure you're use to them if you've see X ... (and there's a little of it in Fruit Basket) ... you have been warned.
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Chapter Four
For some reason, Kyou was in a happy mood that morning. Actually, it was because Yuki wasn't fully awake that he hadn't been able to piss his cousin off. Momiji, Kagura and Yuzuriha happily chatted about the older woman's upcoming wedding to the redhead. So everyone was in a good mood ... almost everyone ... in the back seat of the van, Kamui had his feet kicked up and his eyes closed. He had told them he didn't have enough sleep that night and wanted to take a nap ... that was half true, but he didn't feel like sleeping at all ... just needed some time to himself to think.
He had a twisting gut feeling that something was going on. The dream he had yesterday and the strange feeling of being watched tied together was to strange to be just a coincidence. But then again, he told himself, he could have just imagined feeling watched after the dream since Yuzuriha hadn't picked it up ... maybe it was all just paranoia. Then again, maybe it wasn't ...
'ARGH!' Kamui's hands fisted in his hair and turned on his side. 'Maybe I'm just trying to drive myself insane again!'
For the remainder of the trip he slept and was relieved that it was a dreamless sleep. As much as he hated nightmares, he didn't care much for good dreams either. Dreams of his mother and father with him together seemed to haunt him. Those happy dreams taunted him of a life he could never have. When he awoke, Yuzuriha was gently shaking him awake and Inuki was licking his face.
He smiled slightly, pat the spirit dog on the head and together made their way to the Inn. Before they entered, he pulled Yuzuriha aside and warned her about his relatives' odd behaviors. She giggled and simply nodded and he hoped that she didn't think he was joking. When they did enter, Ritsu was already before them smiling as he welcomed the new guests. After meeting Ayame for the first time, Yuzuriha wasn't openly gaping this to know that Ritsu was a man.
"I don't believe we've met," Ritsu bowed before Yuzuriha. "I'm Souma Ritsu, are you a friend of Kamui-san's?"
"Hai!" Yuzuriha smiled, returning the polite gesture. "My name's Nekoi Yuzuriha! This is Inuki." The girl pointed to the spirit dog who was sniffing Ritsu curiously, "And yes, we're both close friends to Kamui-kun!"
"Oh my," Ritsu nervously pet Inuki before looking up to it's mistress with tearful eyes.
'It starts ... here come the waterworks,' Kamui thought, wishing he had an umbrella.
"I'm afraid we don't allow pets here, Yuzuriha-san ...," he began ringing his hands together. "
Yuzuriha blinked, "But Inuki's not a pet ... he's my friend."
"I'm soooooo sorry! Sooo very sooory!
"Don't worry, Ri-chan," Momiji smiled and patted the older man on the shoulder. "Inuki is special ... besides, no one will be able to see him but us."
"Eh?" he then looked down at Yuzuriha who smiled at him and clasped his hands together and begin to cry. "I'm sooo sorry! Of course he can stay! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Kamui swallowed hard and looked over to his friend who was happily petting Inuki, thrilled that her spirit dog could be seen by other people. "Yuzu-chan, let me introduce you to the others ..."
"I'm sooo sorry! I'm sooo -"
Both teenagers starred as Ritsu collapsed in front of them before Shigurei appeared, holding up his finger and smiling broadly. Yuki and Kyou sighed as they dragged Ritsu to lay on the couch and Hatori shot the other man an annoyed look as he entered the room.
"There are better ways in silencing Ritsu than using pressure points," said the doctor as he checked the younger man's pulse.
"But this is much more fun!"
"Idiot."
Kamui collapsed onto his futon with a sigh and was about to rollover onto his side until Momiji nudged him with his foot. Rolling over onto his back, he opened up one eye to look at the smiling blonde. Momji was already wearing his hot spring Inn robe with bath towels in his hand.
"Come on Kami-chans, you don't plan on sleeping through the whole day do you?" Momiji smiled and continued nudging him. "Let's go to the baths, I'll bet you'll feel better."
"Okay," the teenager agreed as he slowly rose to his feet. He followed Momiji and the other male members of the family to their side of the springs. Once settled in the warm water, Kamui leaned back against one of the rocks and looked up at the sky. Closing his violet eyes, he cleared his mind and just listened to the sounds around him. He could hear Ayame and Shigurei reminiscing about the 'old' days, laughing merrily at their High School days while Hatori just groaned.
Hatsuharu and Hiro were silent as usual, Kyou and Yuki were having a silent conversation with each other, and Momiji was humming to himself. Kamui paused and opened his eyes to look at the older man. The blonde continued to hum, smiling to himself without a care in the world and finally felt the teen's eyes on him. Blinking, Momiji brushed soaked blond curls from his face and looked back at the boy.
"Something wrong, Kamui-kun?"
Startled to be called by name, Kamui realized he had been starring before averting his gaze. "Gomen," he apologized. "That tune you were humming ... I've heard it before."
The Rabbit of the Zodiac blinked before smiling, "Ah, you must have heard it from Torhu! We sang this song together at this hot spring!"
From the corner of his eye, Kamui saw both Kyou and Yuki flinch. Turning back to Momiji who looked like he said something he shouldn't have, Kamui simply nodded. "Hai ... she used to hum that tune. Usually to put me to sleep."
"I'm sorry," the blonde whispered. "If it upsets you, I'll stop."
"No," Kamui shook his head and tried to smile. "Don't, it's a nice tune ..."
"At least he's not singing this time," Kyou muttered. "Hey, Kamui ... wanna play a game of ping pong after this?"
"Sounds good, I ..."
"Kami-chans!" both Yuzuriha and Kagura shouted over the bamboo fence that divided the baths. The teenager flinched and quickly submerged himself into the bath up to his chin. His violet eyes looked around widely to make sure neither of them were looking.
"What?!"
"You better not be brooding over there!" Yuzuriha shouted.
"I'm not!"
They came to the resort to have a good time, and that's exactly what Kamui had in mind for the night. They spent the day after taking a bath, played ping pong, hiking around the resort, bathed in the springs again, and then settled down in the out door barbecue buffet.
"Is everything all right, Kamui-san?"
The teenager visibly flinched in front of Yuzuriha before turning to smile at Okami. "Yes! Everything is fine."
"The tea is okay?" Okami asked worriedly. "It's not to hot this time? Or to cold?"
"It's perfect," he assured her by taking a sip with an added smile. The older woman took in a sigh of relief before she turned to Yuzuriha.
"And you, Yuzuriha-san?" Okami looked at the glass of ice tea Yuzuriha was holding. "Is it all right?"
"Oh yes!" the girl smiled at the older woman's worried expression. "It's very delicious."
"Oh my," the woman smiled. "I guess I was worried about nothing. Please tell me if there is anything wrong."
Kamui resisted the urge to sigh in relief as she left them and headed back to the adults who were still eating a long one wide picnic table. All of them were happily conversing with each other like a normal happy family they had become. Kamui paused as he caught Hatori's gaze on him, the doctor met his questioning gaze and then made a gesture which meant he wanted to talk him in private.
Nodding numbly he told Yuzuriha he would be back in a moment and followed the doctor back into inn. The two of them said nothing as Kamui let the older man lead him to one of the guest rooms. They reached Hatori's and the doctor slid the screen door shut behind them.
"We won't have a lot of time to talk, Kamui-kun," said the doctor. "Since Yuki is sure to notice that both of us are missing."
"What's up?" the teenager asked, masking the nervousness in his tone.
"What have the others told you about Souma Akito?"
[ Author's Note ]
It's been awhile since I started writing ... Hikari's been busy with finals ... one more to go and I'm free! ^_^;
[A X / Fruit Basket Crossover ]
By: Teno Hikari
email: tenohikari@cs.com
Summary: Sequel to 'Family Reunion' - reunited with his family, Kamui's peaceful life with his father, Souma Yuki, comes to a shattering halt when history repeats itself.
Warning: Dark themes with some slashy hints but I'm sure you're use to them if you've see X ... (and there's a little of it in Fruit Basket) ... you have been warned.
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Chapter Four
For some reason, Kyou was in a happy mood that morning. Actually, it was because Yuki wasn't fully awake that he hadn't been able to piss his cousin off. Momiji, Kagura and Yuzuriha happily chatted about the older woman's upcoming wedding to the redhead. So everyone was in a good mood ... almost everyone ... in the back seat of the van, Kamui had his feet kicked up and his eyes closed. He had told them he didn't have enough sleep that night and wanted to take a nap ... that was half true, but he didn't feel like sleeping at all ... just needed some time to himself to think.
He had a twisting gut feeling that something was going on. The dream he had yesterday and the strange feeling of being watched tied together was to strange to be just a coincidence. But then again, he told himself, he could have just imagined feeling watched after the dream since Yuzuriha hadn't picked it up ... maybe it was all just paranoia. Then again, maybe it wasn't ...
'ARGH!' Kamui's hands fisted in his hair and turned on his side. 'Maybe I'm just trying to drive myself insane again!'
For the remainder of the trip he slept and was relieved that it was a dreamless sleep. As much as he hated nightmares, he didn't care much for good dreams either. Dreams of his mother and father with him together seemed to haunt him. Those happy dreams taunted him of a life he could never have. When he awoke, Yuzuriha was gently shaking him awake and Inuki was licking his face.
He smiled slightly, pat the spirit dog on the head and together made their way to the Inn. Before they entered, he pulled Yuzuriha aside and warned her about his relatives' odd behaviors. She giggled and simply nodded and he hoped that she didn't think he was joking. When they did enter, Ritsu was already before them smiling as he welcomed the new guests. After meeting Ayame for the first time, Yuzuriha wasn't openly gaping this to know that Ritsu was a man.
"I don't believe we've met," Ritsu bowed before Yuzuriha. "I'm Souma Ritsu, are you a friend of Kamui-san's?"
"Hai!" Yuzuriha smiled, returning the polite gesture. "My name's Nekoi Yuzuriha! This is Inuki." The girl pointed to the spirit dog who was sniffing Ritsu curiously, "And yes, we're both close friends to Kamui-kun!"
"Oh my," Ritsu nervously pet Inuki before looking up to it's mistress with tearful eyes.
'It starts ... here come the waterworks,' Kamui thought, wishing he had an umbrella.
"I'm afraid we don't allow pets here, Yuzuriha-san ...," he began ringing his hands together. "
Yuzuriha blinked, "But Inuki's not a pet ... he's my friend."
"I'm soooooo sorry! Sooo very sooory!
"Don't worry, Ri-chan," Momiji smiled and patted the older man on the shoulder. "Inuki is special ... besides, no one will be able to see him but us."
"Eh?" he then looked down at Yuzuriha who smiled at him and clasped his hands together and begin to cry. "I'm sooo sorry! Of course he can stay! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Kamui swallowed hard and looked over to his friend who was happily petting Inuki, thrilled that her spirit dog could be seen by other people. "Yuzu-chan, let me introduce you to the others ..."
"I'm sooo sorry! I'm sooo -"
Both teenagers starred as Ritsu collapsed in front of them before Shigurei appeared, holding up his finger and smiling broadly. Yuki and Kyou sighed as they dragged Ritsu to lay on the couch and Hatori shot the other man an annoyed look as he entered the room.
"There are better ways in silencing Ritsu than using pressure points," said the doctor as he checked the younger man's pulse.
"But this is much more fun!"
"Idiot."
Kamui collapsed onto his futon with a sigh and was about to rollover onto his side until Momiji nudged him with his foot. Rolling over onto his back, he opened up one eye to look at the smiling blonde. Momji was already wearing his hot spring Inn robe with bath towels in his hand.
"Come on Kami-chans, you don't plan on sleeping through the whole day do you?" Momiji smiled and continued nudging him. "Let's go to the baths, I'll bet you'll feel better."
"Okay," the teenager agreed as he slowly rose to his feet. He followed Momiji and the other male members of the family to their side of the springs. Once settled in the warm water, Kamui leaned back against one of the rocks and looked up at the sky. Closing his violet eyes, he cleared his mind and just listened to the sounds around him. He could hear Ayame and Shigurei reminiscing about the 'old' days, laughing merrily at their High School days while Hatori just groaned.
Hatsuharu and Hiro were silent as usual, Kyou and Yuki were having a silent conversation with each other, and Momiji was humming to himself. Kamui paused and opened his eyes to look at the older man. The blonde continued to hum, smiling to himself without a care in the world and finally felt the teen's eyes on him. Blinking, Momiji brushed soaked blond curls from his face and looked back at the boy.
"Something wrong, Kamui-kun?"
Startled to be called by name, Kamui realized he had been starring before averting his gaze. "Gomen," he apologized. "That tune you were humming ... I've heard it before."
The Rabbit of the Zodiac blinked before smiling, "Ah, you must have heard it from Torhu! We sang this song together at this hot spring!"
From the corner of his eye, Kamui saw both Kyou and Yuki flinch. Turning back to Momiji who looked like he said something he shouldn't have, Kamui simply nodded. "Hai ... she used to hum that tune. Usually to put me to sleep."
"I'm sorry," the blonde whispered. "If it upsets you, I'll stop."
"No," Kamui shook his head and tried to smile. "Don't, it's a nice tune ..."
"At least he's not singing this time," Kyou muttered. "Hey, Kamui ... wanna play a game of ping pong after this?"
"Sounds good, I ..."
"Kami-chans!" both Yuzuriha and Kagura shouted over the bamboo fence that divided the baths. The teenager flinched and quickly submerged himself into the bath up to his chin. His violet eyes looked around widely to make sure neither of them were looking.
"What?!"
"You better not be brooding over there!" Yuzuriha shouted.
"I'm not!"
They came to the resort to have a good time, and that's exactly what Kamui had in mind for the night. They spent the day after taking a bath, played ping pong, hiking around the resort, bathed in the springs again, and then settled down in the out door barbecue buffet.
"Is everything all right, Kamui-san?"
The teenager visibly flinched in front of Yuzuriha before turning to smile at Okami. "Yes! Everything is fine."
"The tea is okay?" Okami asked worriedly. "It's not to hot this time? Or to cold?"
"It's perfect," he assured her by taking a sip with an added smile. The older woman took in a sigh of relief before she turned to Yuzuriha.
"And you, Yuzuriha-san?" Okami looked at the glass of ice tea Yuzuriha was holding. "Is it all right?"
"Oh yes!" the girl smiled at the older woman's worried expression. "It's very delicious."
"Oh my," the woman smiled. "I guess I was worried about nothing. Please tell me if there is anything wrong."
Kamui resisted the urge to sigh in relief as she left them and headed back to the adults who were still eating a long one wide picnic table. All of them were happily conversing with each other like a normal happy family they had become. Kamui paused as he caught Hatori's gaze on him, the doctor met his questioning gaze and then made a gesture which meant he wanted to talk him in private.
Nodding numbly he told Yuzuriha he would be back in a moment and followed the doctor back into inn. The two of them said nothing as Kamui let the older man lead him to one of the guest rooms. They reached Hatori's and the doctor slid the screen door shut behind them.
"We won't have a lot of time to talk, Kamui-kun," said the doctor. "Since Yuki is sure to notice that both of us are missing."
"What's up?" the teenager asked, masking the nervousness in his tone.
"What have the others told you about Souma Akito?"
[ Author's Note ]
It's been awhile since I started writing ... Hikari's been busy with finals ... one more to go and I'm free! ^_^;