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 Five
"Souma Akito?" Kamui repeated as he tried to search for that name in his memory. He knew the Souma's were a large family, he hadn't even met all twelve of the cursed ones. Drawing a blank, the teenager shrugged. "Nothing, I've never heard of him."
Hatori nodded and motioned Kamui to have a seat with him at the guest room table. "Akito was ... *is* the head of the Souma family and until recently, was on his death bed."
The young man blinked at those two words. 'Death bed' ... was this Souma Akito the one Kyou and Yuki had been talking about? The man Yuki wished had died? Why would his father want someone in their family dead?
"He was gravely ill ever since he was a child," Hatori continued as he sat down. "Akito lived in solitude at the main house and hardly went out at all because of his conditions. A rather weak person ... but with a violent temper. Even with his illness the members of our family still feared him."
'Feared him?' Kamui wondered while listening intently. 'Was that why Kyou and Yuki didn't like him?'
"Almost a year after your mother disappeared, Akito's illness had gotten worse and he was hospitalized in Tokyo where his sister would look after him. We had all believed his body would give up any day now ... however after so many years ..."
"He has fully recovered," the teenager finished. "And now he's coming back?"
"Yes," the doctor nodded. "Well, I wouldn't say 'fully' recovered. Akito is still hospitalized in Tokyo but at the rate he is recovering ... he will return soon."
"And when he does?" Kamui wondered aloud. "What will change?"
Hatori closed his eyes, "Perhaps nothing ... or everything. It's hard to tell how his return will impact on our lives. He has also heard about you, Kamui-kun ..."
"He has no power over me," the teenager stated firmly. "Head of the Souma family or not, I make my own choices."
Kamui would allow no one to rule over him. Not destiny and certainly not a man he had never met. If Akito expected obedience from the Dragon of Earth, he was dead wrong. The youth nodded to himself as the family doctor smiled and lazily opened his eyes once more.
"Very much like your father," Hatori gave him a small smile before the look of seriousness returned. "I should warn you though ... as hard as it is to believe, Akito holds a strong dislike for your mother."
Kamui starred. Yes, ... that was hard to believe. Everyone loved Torhu ... how anyone could have a strong dislike for his mother sounded impossible. The teenager looked up as he heard someone knock on the door.
Hatori stood to answer it and wasn't surprised at all to see Yuki on the other side. A look of distrust was on his father's face, directed to the older man. Then violet eyes met his son's instantly.
"We were looking for you, Kamui-kun," his father then looked back to the doctor. "What's going on?"
"Kamui-kun and I were just discussing his health, nothing to worry about Yuki," the doctor assured him. "Why don't you both go back to others, I'm going to retire early tonight."
"Ah, that's right," Yuki stepped back from the door so Kamui good get out. "Shigurei said you're leaving tomorrow morning."
"Yes, goodnight to you both," Hatori paused as he was about to shut the door. "Please tell Shigurei and Ayame not to drink and keep us all up with their karaoke."
"Will do," Yuki smiled as he put a hand on Kamui's back to usher the teenager back with him. "Goodnight, Hatori."
The door slid shut and the two walked down the hallway in silence before Yuki turned to look at his son. His father was worried. Even though he didn't look it, Kamui believed Hatori was a rather selfless person who was always there for his family whenever they needed him. So what did the doctor do to receive such a look from Yuki?
"Everything all right, Kamui-kun?"
"Hai," the teenager answered a little to quickly. "Everything's fine."
The older man didn't look to convinced but said nothing as they returned back to the small party outside. Ayame and Shigurei were still laughing with sake cups in their hands, Kagura was trying to force-fed Kyou into sharing a snow cone with her, while Yuzuriha and the others were playing with sparklers. Kamui smiled as he enjoyed the company of his friends and family ... they were all so happy and he doubted this Souma Akito could take it all away.
"Ohayo gozaimasu, Kamui-san."
"Ohayo Kami-chans!"
The Dragon of Heaven starred wearily at Yuzuriha and Ritsu as they cheerfully welcomed him to breakfast. Like his father, Kamui was not a morning person on his days off. Normally, he would sleep up until noon if it hadn't been for Inuki literally dragging him out of bed.
His half lidded eyes scanned the feast for a breakfast as he sat himself down next to Yuzuriha. He stifled a yawn before looking up to see the other members of his family enter while trying to ignore Okami who was fussing over how the napkins did not match the plates.
It wasn't long before Shigurei dragged in a half-asleep Yuki, who sat down next to Kamui and both of them looked zombied out together. Everyone but the pair thought it was really cute. After his third cup of coffee, both father and son returned back to the world of the living and spent the last few hours at the resort playing ping-pong.
They returned home late that night, Kyou, Kagura and Yuzuriha both retired for the day; leaving Shigurei, Yuki, and Kamui to eat dinner by themselves. The young man still found the novelist's cheerful behavior quite impossible since the older man was still suffering from a hangover. Both father and son were eating their dessert when Shigure checked the numerous messages on the answering machine. Most of them, of course, was from his angry editor, Mit-chan who was screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Oops," Shigure smiled sheepishly. "I forgot to turn that in to her yesterday."
"Irresponsible," Yuki shook his head before he took their plates into the kitchen.
"Well, I'm going off to bed ...," said Kamui as we headed for the stairs.
"Wait just a minute, Kamui-kun," Shigurei called out to him.
"Hai?" the teen looked back to where the novelist was standing.
"It looks like you got a message to," said the older man. "From Sumeragi-san."
"Subaru?"
Shigurei nodded as he replayed the message. "It sounds rather urgent."
[ Author's Note ]
Feedback is beeeggged for!
[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 Five
"Souma Akito?" Kamui repeated as he tried to search for that name in his memory. He knew the Souma's were a large family, he hadn't even met all twelve of the cursed ones. Drawing a blank, the teenager shrugged. "Nothing, I've never heard of him."
Hatori nodded and motioned Kamui to have a seat with him at the guest room table. "Akito was ... *is* the head of the Souma family and until recently, was on his death bed."
The young man blinked at those two words. 'Death bed' ... was this Souma Akito the one Kyou and Yuki had been talking about? The man Yuki wished had died? Why would his father want someone in their family dead?
"He was gravely ill ever since he was a child," Hatori continued as he sat down. "Akito lived in solitude at the main house and hardly went out at all because of his conditions. A rather weak person ... but with a violent temper. Even with his illness the members of our family still feared him."
'Feared him?' Kamui wondered while listening intently. 'Was that why Kyou and Yuki didn't like him?'
"Almost a year after your mother disappeared, Akito's illness had gotten worse and he was hospitalized in Tokyo where his sister would look after him. We had all believed his body would give up any day now ... however after so many years ..."
"He has fully recovered," the teenager finished. "And now he's coming back?"
"Yes," the doctor nodded. "Well, I wouldn't say 'fully' recovered. Akito is still hospitalized in Tokyo but at the rate he is recovering ... he will return soon."
"And when he does?" Kamui wondered aloud. "What will change?"
Hatori closed his eyes, "Perhaps nothing ... or everything. It's hard to tell how his return will impact on our lives. He has also heard about you, Kamui-kun ..."
"He has no power over me," the teenager stated firmly. "Head of the Souma family or not, I make my own choices."
Kamui would allow no one to rule over him. Not destiny and certainly not a man he had never met. If Akito expected obedience from the Dragon of Earth, he was dead wrong. The youth nodded to himself as the family doctor smiled and lazily opened his eyes once more.
"Very much like your father," Hatori gave him a small smile before the look of seriousness returned. "I should warn you though ... as hard as it is to believe, Akito holds a strong dislike for your mother."
Kamui starred. Yes, ... that was hard to believe. Everyone loved Torhu ... how anyone could have a strong dislike for his mother sounded impossible. The teenager looked up as he heard someone knock on the door.
Hatori stood to answer it and wasn't surprised at all to see Yuki on the other side. A look of distrust was on his father's face, directed to the older man. Then violet eyes met his son's instantly.
"We were looking for you, Kamui-kun," his father then looked back to the doctor. "What's going on?"
"Kamui-kun and I were just discussing his health, nothing to worry about Yuki," the doctor assured him. "Why don't you both go back to others, I'm going to retire early tonight."
"Ah, that's right," Yuki stepped back from the door so Kamui good get out. "Shigurei said you're leaving tomorrow morning."
"Yes, goodnight to you both," Hatori paused as he was about to shut the door. "Please tell Shigurei and Ayame not to drink and keep us all up with their karaoke."
"Will do," Yuki smiled as he put a hand on Kamui's back to usher the teenager back with him. "Goodnight, Hatori."
The door slid shut and the two walked down the hallway in silence before Yuki turned to look at his son. His father was worried. Even though he didn't look it, Kamui believed Hatori was a rather selfless person who was always there for his family whenever they needed him. So what did the doctor do to receive such a look from Yuki?
"Everything all right, Kamui-kun?"
"Hai," the teenager answered a little to quickly. "Everything's fine."
The older man didn't look to convinced but said nothing as they returned back to the small party outside. Ayame and Shigurei were still laughing with sake cups in their hands, Kagura was trying to force-fed Kyou into sharing a snow cone with her, while Yuzuriha and the others were playing with sparklers. Kamui smiled as he enjoyed the company of his friends and family ... they were all so happy and he doubted this Souma Akito could take it all away.
"Ohayo gozaimasu, Kamui-san."
"Ohayo Kami-chans!"
The Dragon of Heaven starred wearily at Yuzuriha and Ritsu as they cheerfully welcomed him to breakfast. Like his father, Kamui was not a morning person on his days off. Normally, he would sleep up until noon if it hadn't been for Inuki literally dragging him out of bed.
His half lidded eyes scanned the feast for a breakfast as he sat himself down next to Yuzuriha. He stifled a yawn before looking up to see the other members of his family enter while trying to ignore Okami who was fussing over how the napkins did not match the plates.
It wasn't long before Shigurei dragged in a half-asleep Yuki, who sat down next to Kamui and both of them looked zombied out together. Everyone but the pair thought it was really cute. After his third cup of coffee, both father and son returned back to the world of the living and spent the last few hours at the resort playing ping-pong.
They returned home late that night, Kyou, Kagura and Yuzuriha both retired for the day; leaving Shigurei, Yuki, and Kamui to eat dinner by themselves. The young man still found the novelist's cheerful behavior quite impossible since the older man was still suffering from a hangover. Both father and son were eating their dessert when Shigure checked the numerous messages on the answering machine. Most of them, of course, was from his angry editor, Mit-chan who was screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Oops," Shigure smiled sheepishly. "I forgot to turn that in to her yesterday."
"Irresponsible," Yuki shook his head before he took their plates into the kitchen.
"Well, I'm going off to bed ...," said Kamui as we headed for the stairs.
"Wait just a minute, Kamui-kun," Shigurei called out to him.
"Hai?" the teen looked back to where the novelist was standing.
"It looks like you got a message to," said the older man. "From Sumeragi-san."
"Subaru?"
Shigurei nodded as he replayed the message. "It sounds rather urgent."
[ Author's Note ]
Feedback is beeeggged for!