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 Six
Lady Sumeragi, the twelfth head of her clan, looked up upon the two guests' arrival. She had never met the any of the other Seven Seals before but had heard a great deal of them, especially from her grandson: Subaru. The elder onmyouji smiled from her wheel chair as they exchanged polite bows before gesturing them to have a seat. The main house servants offered their guests beverages before they were left alone with the former family leader.
"Welcome Dragons of Heaven," her eyes instantly looked towards the boy with the violet eyes. "Shirou Kamui, it is an honor to meet you."
"And I am pleased to meet you as well, Lady Sumeragi," Kamui said politely. "Subaru has told us much about you."
The elder's smile widened a bit before turning her head to greet the Inugami master. "Nekoi Yuzuriha, correct?"
"Hai! Nekoi Yuzuriha of the Mitsumune Shrine, please to meet you!" the girl chirped and then gestured to her companion. "And this is Inuki."
The older woman nodded at the spirit dog and looked back to it's mistress. "How is your grandmother doing, Yuzuriha-san?"
"Oh, she's doing fine the last time I talked to her on the phone," the teenager blinked and looked curiously at Subaru's grandmother. "Do you know her?"
"Of her," Lady Sumeragi answered. "Like I know of the Star Gazer of Koya, the priestesses of Ise and Hinoto. All of us were tied into the promise day with our dream gazing abilities ... which is the reason why you are both here."
The smile on Yuzuriha's face vanished and both of the teenagers began to feel nervous. Kamui swallowed hard as his eyes narrowed seriously. "Subaru told us that you had a vision?"
"Yes," Lady Sumeragi said calmly. "Well, the dream wasn't much of a prediction... The promise day may be over, but for the past few nights ... I kept seeing the holy sword in my dreams."
"It has to be mine. Fuuma's ... the Dark Kamui's sword incinerated itself after his demise." Kamui swallowed hard, "Do you know what your vision means?"
"I believe it is a warning of some kind," she told them. "At first I thought the vision was telling me that the sword had been stolen. However, Subaru had informed me that it was still sealed within CLAMP's Divine Protection."
"Well, that's a relief," Yuzuriha sighed.
Kamui did not looked relieved at all. "Was anyone holding it in your vision? Me or anyone else?"
"No," she answered. "The sword I saw was embedded in a ... tombstone ... a grave covered with amaryllis. Unlike your sword, Kamui, the Hebrew Star of David is not on it ... therefor it cannot be yours."
"Wait a minute!" Kamui rose from his seat, his eyes wide with comprehension. Suddenly he realized how rude he was being to his friend's grandmother and changed his tone. "If it's not mine, it can't be the Holy Sword."
"Or a Holy Sword that hasn't been born into the world yet," Lady Sumeragi pointed out.
"But Sumeragi-san!" protested Yuzuriha. "The Battle of Apocalypse is over, why would another sword be born?"
"That, I don't know," sighed the elder. "And I pray it is what I believe it to be."
"The sword," Kamui gritted between his teeth. "You said it did not have the Star of David, on it ... so what symbol did it have?"
"One I am not familiar with," answered Lady Sumeragi who then reached into her kimono and pulled out a folded piece of paper. "I drew this and hoped you may recognize it, Kamui-san."
The Dragon of Heaven took the offered piece of paper and unfolded it. He frowned slightly and looked back at the older woman. "Are you sure this was the symbol on the sword?"
Curious like a cat, Yuzuriha rose to her feet and peeked over Kamui's arm to see the drawing. A perfect round circle was drawn on the center of the paper; within it look like an odd pattern of straight lines, all of them close together but not quite connected. She blinked and squinted her eyes then looked at Kamui who was doing the same thing.
"I take it you do not recognize it?" the elder asked as she watched their expressions.
"No," the youth shook his head, looking up from the paper in his hands. "May I have this? Maybe the other seals can figure it out."
"Certainly," she nodded. "Excuse me for being such a rude host but I am exhausted. May we talk about this some other time?"
"Of course," Kamui answered as he pocketed the piece of paper.
Both of the seals bowed respectively before they departed the Sumeragi residence. A look of forlorn on both their young faces as they silently made their way back to the Souma Shigurei's residence. Both were shaken at the thought of 'another' promise day. Just when old wounds began to heal ...
The inugami master looked over to Kamui who wear an expressionless mask on his face. One he had placed on as soon as they entered the house. The novelist who was reading a magazine at the table looked up at greeted them cheerfully.
"Hi there!" he smiled. "Everything go all right?"
"Um ... yeah," Kamui answered a little to quickly. He stepped into the kitchen and brought out drinks for Yuzuriha and himself, a plate of cookies, along with a bowl of water for Inuki. "Where's Yuki?"
"Got called into the office," said Shigurei as he plucked one of the cookies from the plate. "Just because you're the boss doesn't mean you can skip out of meetings."
"You should talk," Kamui snapped.
Shigurei was about to go in a pouting fit until the phone rang and the novelist sighed and stood up to answer it. Both teenagers silently ate some more cookies and sweat dropped as they heard the familiar sound of screaming over the line.
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SEND THOSE TO ME YESTERDAY!!!!"
"Ah gomen, Mit-chan," Shigurei smiled impishly despite his age. "It slipped my mind. So how did you spend your weekend?"
"SENSEIIIIIII!!!!"
"Poor woman," Kamui shook his head in disdain.
"Shigurei-san's always so cheerful," Yuzuriha smiled as she saw the novelist laughing over his editor's death threats. "He's a lot like Aoki-san."
"That's an insult to Aoki."
Yuzuriha laughed before she nodded toward his pocket the Lady Sumeragi's paper was placed in. "Ne? Want me to it back with me to show the other's? They might know what it is."
Kamui took out the folded piece of paper and then hesitantly at Yuzuriha. Slowly he shook his head. "I have an idea."
Yuzuriha blinked, "Nani?"
"I'll go back to Tokyo with you."
[ Author's Notes ]
Sorry I didn't post this before, here are some of the translations for the Japanese words I commonly use and whatever ...
Ee - yes
Hai - yes
Iie - no
Inugami - Dog God ... it's a weak translation for the word. Basically, Yuzuriha and her clan have spirit dogs as their soul companions. Only people with supernatural powers can perceive or affect Inuki - and since Yuzuriha is it's master, she can change it's shape at will (mainly into a Chinese Sword). Ironically, Yuzu-chan's surname 'Nekoi' cmeans 'cat'.
Inuki - Spirit Dog
Ittadakimasu - ready to eat now (said before eating a meal)
Gomen - Sorry (+nasai = very sorry)
Ohayo gozaimasu - good morning
CHAPTER 5 REVIEW RESPONSES
Yes, inspiration finally kicked in - to you reviewers: I LOVE YOU GUYS!
Aya G. - [ Wow. I must say that this is the BEST Fruits Basket/X crossover I've ever read!.... wait, it's the only one ]
Hehe, I guess it's the best because it's the only one :: head inflates into a balloon ::
sara-chan - [ I hope there were no shounen-ai or shoujo-ai!! ]
It's light shounen/shoujo I want to stay in character for characters like Subaru, Ayame, and Hatsuharu.
DJ - [ AARRGGHHH!! I'm beginning to think you enjoy driving the rest of us crazy!! I can just imagine the evil laughter as you typed that cliff hanger! ]
Well my Chinese Zodiac is the year of the Dog, so I'm like a younger female version of Shigurei ^_^V
e? - [ What did Subaru said on his message? Tell me!!! TELL MEE !!!! huff.. hufff....huffff ]
Whoa! Breathe! - can't have my reviewers dying on me ^_^;
Anna - [ Oh my gosh, is Akito going to be Kamui's new gemini, the new Master of earth?!!! ]
Hehe, sorry - can't answer that ^_^
[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 Six
Lady Sumeragi, the twelfth head of her clan, looked up upon the two guests' arrival. She had never met the any of the other Seven Seals before but had heard a great deal of them, especially from her grandson: Subaru. The elder onmyouji smiled from her wheel chair as they exchanged polite bows before gesturing them to have a seat. The main house servants offered their guests beverages before they were left alone with the former family leader.
"Welcome Dragons of Heaven," her eyes instantly looked towards the boy with the violet eyes. "Shirou Kamui, it is an honor to meet you."
"And I am pleased to meet you as well, Lady Sumeragi," Kamui said politely. "Subaru has told us much about you."
The elder's smile widened a bit before turning her head to greet the Inugami master. "Nekoi Yuzuriha, correct?"
"Hai! Nekoi Yuzuriha of the Mitsumune Shrine, please to meet you!" the girl chirped and then gestured to her companion. "And this is Inuki."
The older woman nodded at the spirit dog and looked back to it's mistress. "How is your grandmother doing, Yuzuriha-san?"
"Oh, she's doing fine the last time I talked to her on the phone," the teenager blinked and looked curiously at Subaru's grandmother. "Do you know her?"
"Of her," Lady Sumeragi answered. "Like I know of the Star Gazer of Koya, the priestesses of Ise and Hinoto. All of us were tied into the promise day with our dream gazing abilities ... which is the reason why you are both here."
The smile on Yuzuriha's face vanished and both of the teenagers began to feel nervous. Kamui swallowed hard as his eyes narrowed seriously. "Subaru told us that you had a vision?"
"Yes," Lady Sumeragi said calmly. "Well, the dream wasn't much of a prediction... The promise day may be over, but for the past few nights ... I kept seeing the holy sword in my dreams."
"It has to be mine. Fuuma's ... the Dark Kamui's sword incinerated itself after his demise." Kamui swallowed hard, "Do you know what your vision means?"
"I believe it is a warning of some kind," she told them. "At first I thought the vision was telling me that the sword had been stolen. However, Subaru had informed me that it was still sealed within CLAMP's Divine Protection."
"Well, that's a relief," Yuzuriha sighed.
Kamui did not looked relieved at all. "Was anyone holding it in your vision? Me or anyone else?"
"No," she answered. "The sword I saw was embedded in a ... tombstone ... a grave covered with amaryllis. Unlike your sword, Kamui, the Hebrew Star of David is not on it ... therefor it cannot be yours."
"Wait a minute!" Kamui rose from his seat, his eyes wide with comprehension. Suddenly he realized how rude he was being to his friend's grandmother and changed his tone. "If it's not mine, it can't be the Holy Sword."
"Or a Holy Sword that hasn't been born into the world yet," Lady Sumeragi pointed out.
"But Sumeragi-san!" protested Yuzuriha. "The Battle of Apocalypse is over, why would another sword be born?"
"That, I don't know," sighed the elder. "And I pray it is what I believe it to be."
"The sword," Kamui gritted between his teeth. "You said it did not have the Star of David, on it ... so what symbol did it have?"
"One I am not familiar with," answered Lady Sumeragi who then reached into her kimono and pulled out a folded piece of paper. "I drew this and hoped you may recognize it, Kamui-san."
The Dragon of Heaven took the offered piece of paper and unfolded it. He frowned slightly and looked back at the older woman. "Are you sure this was the symbol on the sword?"
Curious like a cat, Yuzuriha rose to her feet and peeked over Kamui's arm to see the drawing. A perfect round circle was drawn on the center of the paper; within it look like an odd pattern of straight lines, all of them close together but not quite connected. She blinked and squinted her eyes then looked at Kamui who was doing the same thing.
"I take it you do not recognize it?" the elder asked as she watched their expressions.
"No," the youth shook his head, looking up from the paper in his hands. "May I have this? Maybe the other seals can figure it out."
"Certainly," she nodded. "Excuse me for being such a rude host but I am exhausted. May we talk about this some other time?"
"Of course," Kamui answered as he pocketed the piece of paper.
Both of the seals bowed respectively before they departed the Sumeragi residence. A look of forlorn on both their young faces as they silently made their way back to the Souma Shigurei's residence. Both were shaken at the thought of 'another' promise day. Just when old wounds began to heal ...
The inugami master looked over to Kamui who wear an expressionless mask on his face. One he had placed on as soon as they entered the house. The novelist who was reading a magazine at the table looked up at greeted them cheerfully.
"Hi there!" he smiled. "Everything go all right?"
"Um ... yeah," Kamui answered a little to quickly. He stepped into the kitchen and brought out drinks for Yuzuriha and himself, a plate of cookies, along with a bowl of water for Inuki. "Where's Yuki?"
"Got called into the office," said Shigurei as he plucked one of the cookies from the plate. "Just because you're the boss doesn't mean you can skip out of meetings."
"You should talk," Kamui snapped.
Shigurei was about to go in a pouting fit until the phone rang and the novelist sighed and stood up to answer it. Both teenagers silently ate some more cookies and sweat dropped as they heard the familiar sound of screaming over the line.
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO SEND THOSE TO ME YESTERDAY!!!!"
"Ah gomen, Mit-chan," Shigurei smiled impishly despite his age. "It slipped my mind. So how did you spend your weekend?"
"SENSEIIIIIII!!!!"
"Poor woman," Kamui shook his head in disdain.
"Shigurei-san's always so cheerful," Yuzuriha smiled as she saw the novelist laughing over his editor's death threats. "He's a lot like Aoki-san."
"That's an insult to Aoki."
Yuzuriha laughed before she nodded toward his pocket the Lady Sumeragi's paper was placed in. "Ne? Want me to it back with me to show the other's? They might know what it is."
Kamui took out the folded piece of paper and then hesitantly at Yuzuriha. Slowly he shook his head. "I have an idea."
Yuzuriha blinked, "Nani?"
"I'll go back to Tokyo with you."
[ Author's Notes ]
Sorry I didn't post this before, here are some of the translations for the Japanese words I commonly use and whatever ...
Ee - yes
Hai - yes
Iie - no
Inugami - Dog God ... it's a weak translation for the word. Basically, Yuzuriha and her clan have spirit dogs as their soul companions. Only people with supernatural powers can perceive or affect Inuki - and since Yuzuriha is it's master, she can change it's shape at will (mainly into a Chinese Sword). Ironically, Yuzu-chan's surname 'Nekoi' cmeans 'cat'.
Inuki - Spirit Dog
Ittadakimasu - ready to eat now (said before eating a meal)
Gomen - Sorry (+nasai = very sorry)
Ohayo gozaimasu - good morning
CHAPTER 5 REVIEW RESPONSES
Yes, inspiration finally kicked in - to you reviewers: I LOVE YOU GUYS!
Aya G. - [ Wow. I must say that this is the BEST Fruits Basket/X crossover I've ever read!.... wait, it's the only one ]
Hehe, I guess it's the best because it's the only one :: head inflates into a balloon ::
sara-chan - [ I hope there were no shounen-ai or shoujo-ai!! ]
It's light shounen/shoujo I want to stay in character for characters like Subaru, Ayame, and Hatsuharu.
DJ - [ AARRGGHHH!! I'm beginning to think you enjoy driving the rest of us crazy!! I can just imagine the evil laughter as you typed that cliff hanger! ]
Well my Chinese Zodiac is the year of the Dog, so I'm like a younger female version of Shigurei ^_^V
e? - [ What did Subaru said on his message? Tell me!!! TELL MEE !!!! huff.. hufff....huffff ]
Whoa! Breathe! - can't have my reviewers dying on me ^_^;
Anna - [ Oh my gosh, is Akito going to be Kamui's new gemini, the new Master of earth?!!! ]
Hehe, sorry - can't answer that ^_^