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 Eight
Eight year old Aoki Yuka opened the door for the her father's young friends and immediately blushed when she caught sight of Kamui. She had met the violet-eyed young man a couple occasions before he moved he left Tokyo and moved to Kyoto, and asked her father constantly when he would return. A little school girl crush Kamui couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"Hi, Yuka-chan!" Yuzuriha smiled. "Oh, you cut your hair it looks so cute!"
"Konban wa," Kamui gave her a small grin.
The little girl's face turned another shade of scarlet before she opened the door to let them in while stuttering. "I... Irasshai ..."
They stepped inside after removing their shoes and Yuzuriha paused for a moment as she saw Yuka-chan starring at Inuki. The seal smiled as she pat her spirit dog on the head and turned back at the girl. "You can seem him, can't you, Yuka-chan?"
"Hai," Aoki's daughter nodded and hesitantly brought her own hand up to pet him. "I saw him the last time ... and so did daddy but mommy can't."
Kamui who's eyes were wandering around the inside of Aoki's small house, fell upon Yuki who was still blushing. He had no idea the girl had any magical abilities, then again Daisuke who was related to Aoki, could control the wind. Did the wind master's daughter also share this power? Yuka was turning redder by the second as she felt Kamui's eyes. The little girl kept her own gaze locked onto Inuki whom she was petting at the moment.
The two teenagers were then greeted warmly by both Seiichirou and his wife Shimako, who was looking very pregnant. After dinner, Yuzuriha insisted on helping with washing the dishes and cleaning up with Yuki and her mother, leaving Kamui alone to talk with his former seal.
"I am truly sorry, Kamui-kun," Aoki handed back the piece of paper and pushed up his glasses. "I don't recognize that symbol at all."
The youth sighed and starred at the perfect lines Lady Sumeragi had sketched out before folding it back into his pocket. "That's all right, neither Subaru, Nokorou, nor Lady Sumeragi herself know what it is."
"Have you asked Arashi-san?" inquired the manga editor. "Being a Temple priestess of Ise, she might know something."
"I will, but won't keep my hopes up," said Kamui. "It's to bad Buddhist Monks don't have fax machines or email ... maybe the Koya's Stargazer might know something about this ..."
"You really think it's that serious?" Aoki's present smile had dissolved quickly. "Another Destiny Apocalypse?"
"I doubt it," Kamui shook his head. "Well, I hope to God it isn't. Lady Sumeragi, the twelfth head of her Onmyouji clan, is able to see the future in her dreams. Without Hinoto, we're pretty much in the dark about what's going on."
Aoki swallowed hard, "And what has been going on?"
"Well," Kamui paused as he heard Yuzuriha and Yuka's giggling from the kitchen before proceeding. "I've been having those dreams again ... of Fuuma ... after two months, they finally come back. I'd like to believe it's just me and my ever present guilt ... but with Lady Sumeragi's vision ... it just can't be a coincidence."
The wind master was silent for several minutes as he sat back in his seat then removed his glasses to clean the lenses. "Very well, if that's the way you feel ... I will go to Koya to investigate."
Kamui gaped and starred at the older man, "Na ... nani? Are you sure? What about your job here? Your family?"
Seiichirou smiled a small smile before starring at the gaping Dragon of Heaven. "I have vacation coming up and both Shimako and Yuka could come with me ... they did want to leave the city for a while. Besides, this is important to you ... to all of us, so I'll go and talk to Koya's Stargazer myself."
The teenager wanted to protest that it might be dangerous but stopped when he realized that Aoki was a wind master who could take care of both himself and his family. He sighed and nodded, "It would be most helpful, arigato Seiichirou-san."
Being addressed by his first name for the first time by Kamui, the older seal nodded and smile widened. "I'm always glad to help."
"Just be careful," Kamui's violet eyes pleaded to him. "If you run into any trouble, promise you'll contact one of us, promise me."
"Hai, I promise," there was a twinkle in Aoki's eyes. "You know, Yuka-chan has a crush on you."
Kamui stifled a sigh.
It was around ten o'clock in the evening when both Yuzuriha, Inuki, and Kamui returned to the mansion. Shimako insisted they take dinner leftovers with them for Nokorou who loved her cooking. Yuzuriha yawned tiredly and was about to head to his office before Kamui volunteered for her.
Balancing a tray of reheated leftovers and a glass of ice tea, Kamui steady himself as he headed to Nokorou's office and hoped he was home. Then there came a problem. He was holding the tray of food steady with both hands, how could he hold it steady and turn the door open? A little frustrated, Kamui wondered if Nokorou would mind if he blasted the door down telepathically ... but decided against it. Nokorou really would mind if his door were blasted open ... or incinerated.
Before the teenaged could call out, the door opened to a face Kamui had never seen before. An older man around Nokorou's age, with had short dark hair stood in the doorway. What caught Kamui's attention was the man's half lidded plum colored eyes. Those eyes ... they seemed to burn straight through Kamui and it began to make the youth nervous as they continued to stare.
"Kamui-kun!" Nokorou called out to him over the stranger's shoulder. The CLAMP campus president looked a bit nervous. "Won't you come in and join us?"
"Um," the teenager looked over to him and then back at the other man who regarded him with a small shrug. "I don't want to intrude."
Nokorou shook his head, "Don't worry about it. Besides I would like to introduce the two of you."
Entering the room, Kamui set the tray of food down on the desk and turned to the mysterious man and extended his hand. "Hello, my name is Shirou Kamui."
The man accepted the handshake and a small smile tugged on his lips.
"Yes, I know."
"Oh?" Kamui blinked.
"I've heard a great deal about you, Kamui-san ... especially from Torhu," said the stranger who took in the teenager's shock with slight amusement. "You look very much like her."
"Do ... do I know you?" Kamui couldn't help but stare.
"No, we've never met. My name is Hanajima Megumi."
[ Author's Notes ]
I swear these endings aren't my fault! They ... they just happen. Anyway, please don't kill me, the next part is coming up.
[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 Eight
Eight year old Aoki Yuka opened the door for the her father's young friends and immediately blushed when she caught sight of Kamui. She had met the violet-eyed young man a couple occasions before he moved he left Tokyo and moved to Kyoto, and asked her father constantly when he would return. A little school girl crush Kamui couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"Hi, Yuka-chan!" Yuzuriha smiled. "Oh, you cut your hair it looks so cute!"
"Konban wa," Kamui gave her a small grin.
The little girl's face turned another shade of scarlet before she opened the door to let them in while stuttering. "I... Irasshai ..."
They stepped inside after removing their shoes and Yuzuriha paused for a moment as she saw Yuka-chan starring at Inuki. The seal smiled as she pat her spirit dog on the head and turned back at the girl. "You can seem him, can't you, Yuka-chan?"
"Hai," Aoki's daughter nodded and hesitantly brought her own hand up to pet him. "I saw him the last time ... and so did daddy but mommy can't."
Kamui who's eyes were wandering around the inside of Aoki's small house, fell upon Yuki who was still blushing. He had no idea the girl had any magical abilities, then again Daisuke who was related to Aoki, could control the wind. Did the wind master's daughter also share this power? Yuka was turning redder by the second as she felt Kamui's eyes. The little girl kept her own gaze locked onto Inuki whom she was petting at the moment.
The two teenagers were then greeted warmly by both Seiichirou and his wife Shimako, who was looking very pregnant. After dinner, Yuzuriha insisted on helping with washing the dishes and cleaning up with Yuki and her mother, leaving Kamui alone to talk with his former seal.
"I am truly sorry, Kamui-kun," Aoki handed back the piece of paper and pushed up his glasses. "I don't recognize that symbol at all."
The youth sighed and starred at the perfect lines Lady Sumeragi had sketched out before folding it back into his pocket. "That's all right, neither Subaru, Nokorou, nor Lady Sumeragi herself know what it is."
"Have you asked Arashi-san?" inquired the manga editor. "Being a Temple priestess of Ise, she might know something."
"I will, but won't keep my hopes up," said Kamui. "It's to bad Buddhist Monks don't have fax machines or email ... maybe the Koya's Stargazer might know something about this ..."
"You really think it's that serious?" Aoki's present smile had dissolved quickly. "Another Destiny Apocalypse?"
"I doubt it," Kamui shook his head. "Well, I hope to God it isn't. Lady Sumeragi, the twelfth head of her Onmyouji clan, is able to see the future in her dreams. Without Hinoto, we're pretty much in the dark about what's going on."
Aoki swallowed hard, "And what has been going on?"
"Well," Kamui paused as he heard Yuzuriha and Yuka's giggling from the kitchen before proceeding. "I've been having those dreams again ... of Fuuma ... after two months, they finally come back. I'd like to believe it's just me and my ever present guilt ... but with Lady Sumeragi's vision ... it just can't be a coincidence."
The wind master was silent for several minutes as he sat back in his seat then removed his glasses to clean the lenses. "Very well, if that's the way you feel ... I will go to Koya to investigate."
Kamui gaped and starred at the older man, "Na ... nani? Are you sure? What about your job here? Your family?"
Seiichirou smiled a small smile before starring at the gaping Dragon of Heaven. "I have vacation coming up and both Shimako and Yuka could come with me ... they did want to leave the city for a while. Besides, this is important to you ... to all of us, so I'll go and talk to Koya's Stargazer myself."
The teenager wanted to protest that it might be dangerous but stopped when he realized that Aoki was a wind master who could take care of both himself and his family. He sighed and nodded, "It would be most helpful, arigato Seiichirou-san."
Being addressed by his first name for the first time by Kamui, the older seal nodded and smile widened. "I'm always glad to help."
"Just be careful," Kamui's violet eyes pleaded to him. "If you run into any trouble, promise you'll contact one of us, promise me."
"Hai, I promise," there was a twinkle in Aoki's eyes. "You know, Yuka-chan has a crush on you."
Kamui stifled a sigh.
It was around ten o'clock in the evening when both Yuzuriha, Inuki, and Kamui returned to the mansion. Shimako insisted they take dinner leftovers with them for Nokorou who loved her cooking. Yuzuriha yawned tiredly and was about to head to his office before Kamui volunteered for her.
Balancing a tray of reheated leftovers and a glass of ice tea, Kamui steady himself as he headed to Nokorou's office and hoped he was home. Then there came a problem. He was holding the tray of food steady with both hands, how could he hold it steady and turn the door open? A little frustrated, Kamui wondered if Nokorou would mind if he blasted the door down telepathically ... but decided against it. Nokorou really would mind if his door were blasted open ... or incinerated.
Before the teenaged could call out, the door opened to a face Kamui had never seen before. An older man around Nokorou's age, with had short dark hair stood in the doorway. What caught Kamui's attention was the man's half lidded plum colored eyes. Those eyes ... they seemed to burn straight through Kamui and it began to make the youth nervous as they continued to stare.
"Kamui-kun!" Nokorou called out to him over the stranger's shoulder. The CLAMP campus president looked a bit nervous. "Won't you come in and join us?"
"Um," the teenager looked over to him and then back at the other man who regarded him with a small shrug. "I don't want to intrude."
Nokorou shook his head, "Don't worry about it. Besides I would like to introduce the two of you."
Entering the room, Kamui set the tray of food down on the desk and turned to the mysterious man and extended his hand. "Hello, my name is Shirou Kamui."
The man accepted the handshake and a small smile tugged on his lips.
"Yes, I know."
"Oh?" Kamui blinked.
"I've heard a great deal about you, Kamui-san ... especially from Torhu," said the stranger who took in the teenager's shock with slight amusement. "You look very much like her."
"Do ... do I know you?" Kamui couldn't help but stare.
"No, we've never met. My name is Hanajima Megumi."
[ Author's Notes ]
I swear these endings aren't my fault! They ... they just happen. Anyway, please don't kill me, the next part is coming up.