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 Nine
"We weren't very close ... Torhu and I," Megumi said with a hint of sadness in his monotone voice. "She was my elder sister, Saki's best friend ... only friend besides Arisa-san. They were very close, like sisters."
"Like sisters?" Kamui found himself repeating.
"Here," Megumi pulled out an old photograph from the pocket of his black business blazer. "You can keep this if you like."
The teen took the photo and felt a twinge in his chest when his mother's youthful face was smiling back at him. Always smiling ... even when she died. Kamui also noticed two teenaged girls in the picture with her. One girl had dark hair and mysterious plum colored-eyes like Megumi ... the other girl was the tallest with wavy blonde hair and hazel eyes ... wait a minute ...
~ \ flashback
"Kamui-chan, what are you doing?" Torhu walked into her bedroom and found her child laying on the rug with a bunch of scattered photos. The young woman's eyes widened. "Kamui-chan please be careful with those."
"Hai, Okaasan," answered Kamui as he carefully laid them out. He looked up at her and smiled widely. "Okaasan is always smiling in pictures!"
Torhu blinked and then a gentle smile formed on her face as she moved to sit behind her son on the rug. Wrapping her slender arms around him, she picked up a small portrait and held it before Kamui's wide purple eyes. The child looked at the photo and then turned his had back to face his mother.
"Okaasan?" he asked. "Who are they?"
"These two are my close friends: Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki," she answered with a small giggle. "Even though they called me by my first name, I still called them by their surname. Well, sort of ... I nicknamed them Uo-chan and Hana-chan. Even your father ... we lived together for over a year and I still called him: Souma-kun."
"Otousan?" Kamui blinked. "Do you have a photo of him?"
"Hai," Torhu answered as she pulled out a school picture of a violet eyed boy with dark silver hair. "Souma Yuki..."
end flashback / ~
"Kamui-kun?" Nokorou's concerned voice snapped him back to reality.
The teenager looked up from the photograph in his hands, visibly shaking he cleared his throat before speaking. "Gomen ... spaced out a little. This picture ... I've seen it before. Okaasan had the very same copy ... but all her photographs burned down with our house ..."
'.... With her.'
The teenager looked at Megumi whose eyes were now glazed over with sympathy which made Kamui wonder just how much the older man knew. "Arigato gozaimasu, Hanajima-san."
Megumi nodded and turned to Nokorou who was smiling with misty blue eyes. "It must be a coincidence that we both know Imonoyama-san."
Kamui blinked and turned to the blonde who was now wearing a sheepish look on his face. "How do you two know each other?"
"Well, we've been friends since elementary," Nokorou answered. "I lived here in Tokyo and Megumi lived in Kyoto. We met as pen pals and visited each other during the summers. He's a wonderful mystery solver! Megumi helped us with a great number of our early detective cases and ... and I'm rambling now, aren't I?"
"Just a little," the dark haired man said with a slight smile on his face before facing the teenager once more before standing up to leave. "I'm afraid I must depart now. Kamui-san, when you return to Kyoto, would you do me a favor?"
"Okay," the teen answered slowly as Megumi pulled out a small business card from his pocket and handed it to Kamui. "Good night, Imonoyama-san ... Kamui-san."
"Ja!" Nokorou smiled and waved as his friend who silently made his exit.
Kamui blinked as he starred at the card. "A magic shop?"
Kyou entered the living room toweling damp red hair from his shower, he spotted his cousin sitting at the table and snorted. Yuki was pretending not to look overly concerned for Kamui while he 'worked' on an agenda; but was failing miserably by constantly looking at his cell phone. Shaking his head, the redhead sat down across Kamui's father and gave him the "you're not fooling anyone" look.
"I finished it this morning," said Yuki as he skimmed through the text he had typed in his laptop. "But it still doesn't sound right."
Kyou snorted again, "If you're worried about the kid that much, why don't you just call him? You did buy him that cell phone."
"I can't do that," the violet-eyed man frowned. "He'll think I'm an overprotective freak."
Kyou twitched.
"You gave Kamui the numbers of all the Souma's he knew, contacted Nokorou three times today, and even called most of the general hospitals in Tokyo." He then gave his cousin a teasing smile. "Therefor, you ARE an overprotective freak."
Yuki wished he could deny the facts but settled for glaring at the grinning martial arts instructor. A few seconds later his phone rang, and the violet-eyed man quickly picked it up before the second ring. Still glaring at Kyou, he answered the call.
"Moshi moshi? Eh ... Kamui-kun!"
The redhead snickered as he stood up seat, watching his cousin's glare turn into a smile of relief.
"How is your trip going so far? Are you doing all right?" asked Yuki who listened intently as his son answered. "Hai, everyone's fine ... yes, I did call Nokorou-san three times ... Why? Well, you see ..."
The redhead found this highly amusing as he held back the laughter while listening to his cousin stutter a response. Yuki gave him another ice glare and mouthed 'stupid cat' before returning to the conversation with Kamui. Kyou just chuckled as he headed toward the kitchen then paused to mouth back 'overprotective freak' once more.
[ Author's Notes ]
::Blink:: Hey look everyone, no cliffhanger ending this time! Chapter 10 is well on it's way with some action ... yes, exciting stuff is going to happen soon. Crimson on Lilac will probably be a very long series (and I'm going to try and make the chapters longer)... but you'll still be my devoted readers and reviewers, right?
[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 Nine
"We weren't very close ... Torhu and I," Megumi said with a hint of sadness in his monotone voice. "She was my elder sister, Saki's best friend ... only friend besides Arisa-san. They were very close, like sisters."
"Like sisters?" Kamui found himself repeating.
"Here," Megumi pulled out an old photograph from the pocket of his black business blazer. "You can keep this if you like."
The teen took the photo and felt a twinge in his chest when his mother's youthful face was smiling back at him. Always smiling ... even when she died. Kamui also noticed two teenaged girls in the picture with her. One girl had dark hair and mysterious plum colored-eyes like Megumi ... the other girl was the tallest with wavy blonde hair and hazel eyes ... wait a minute ...
~ \ flashback
"Kamui-chan, what are you doing?" Torhu walked into her bedroom and found her child laying on the rug with a bunch of scattered photos. The young woman's eyes widened. "Kamui-chan please be careful with those."
"Hai, Okaasan," answered Kamui as he carefully laid them out. He looked up at her and smiled widely. "Okaasan is always smiling in pictures!"
Torhu blinked and then a gentle smile formed on her face as she moved to sit behind her son on the rug. Wrapping her slender arms around him, she picked up a small portrait and held it before Kamui's wide purple eyes. The child looked at the photo and then turned his had back to face his mother.
"Okaasan?" he asked. "Who are they?"
"These two are my close friends: Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki," she answered with a small giggle. "Even though they called me by my first name, I still called them by their surname. Well, sort of ... I nicknamed them Uo-chan and Hana-chan. Even your father ... we lived together for over a year and I still called him: Souma-kun."
"Otousan?" Kamui blinked. "Do you have a photo of him?"
"Hai," Torhu answered as she pulled out a school picture of a violet eyed boy with dark silver hair. "Souma Yuki..."
end flashback / ~
"Kamui-kun?" Nokorou's concerned voice snapped him back to reality.
The teenager looked up from the photograph in his hands, visibly shaking he cleared his throat before speaking. "Gomen ... spaced out a little. This picture ... I've seen it before. Okaasan had the very same copy ... but all her photographs burned down with our house ..."
'.... With her.'
The teenager looked at Megumi whose eyes were now glazed over with sympathy which made Kamui wonder just how much the older man knew. "Arigato gozaimasu, Hanajima-san."
Megumi nodded and turned to Nokorou who was smiling with misty blue eyes. "It must be a coincidence that we both know Imonoyama-san."
Kamui blinked and turned to the blonde who was now wearing a sheepish look on his face. "How do you two know each other?"
"Well, we've been friends since elementary," Nokorou answered. "I lived here in Tokyo and Megumi lived in Kyoto. We met as pen pals and visited each other during the summers. He's a wonderful mystery solver! Megumi helped us with a great number of our early detective cases and ... and I'm rambling now, aren't I?"
"Just a little," the dark haired man said with a slight smile on his face before facing the teenager once more before standing up to leave. "I'm afraid I must depart now. Kamui-san, when you return to Kyoto, would you do me a favor?"
"Okay," the teen answered slowly as Megumi pulled out a small business card from his pocket and handed it to Kamui. "Good night, Imonoyama-san ... Kamui-san."
"Ja!" Nokorou smiled and waved as his friend who silently made his exit.
Kamui blinked as he starred at the card. "A magic shop?"
Kyou entered the living room toweling damp red hair from his shower, he spotted his cousin sitting at the table and snorted. Yuki was pretending not to look overly concerned for Kamui while he 'worked' on an agenda; but was failing miserably by constantly looking at his cell phone. Shaking his head, the redhead sat down across Kamui's father and gave him the "you're not fooling anyone" look.
"I finished it this morning," said Yuki as he skimmed through the text he had typed in his laptop. "But it still doesn't sound right."
Kyou snorted again, "If you're worried about the kid that much, why don't you just call him? You did buy him that cell phone."
"I can't do that," the violet-eyed man frowned. "He'll think I'm an overprotective freak."
Kyou twitched.
"You gave Kamui the numbers of all the Souma's he knew, contacted Nokorou three times today, and even called most of the general hospitals in Tokyo." He then gave his cousin a teasing smile. "Therefor, you ARE an overprotective freak."
Yuki wished he could deny the facts but settled for glaring at the grinning martial arts instructor. A few seconds later his phone rang, and the violet-eyed man quickly picked it up before the second ring. Still glaring at Kyou, he answered the call.
"Moshi moshi? Eh ... Kamui-kun!"
The redhead snickered as he stood up seat, watching his cousin's glare turn into a smile of relief.
"How is your trip going so far? Are you doing all right?" asked Yuki who listened intently as his son answered. "Hai, everyone's fine ... yes, I did call Nokorou-san three times ... Why? Well, you see ..."
The redhead found this highly amusing as he held back the laughter while listening to his cousin stutter a response. Yuki gave him another ice glare and mouthed 'stupid cat' before returning to the conversation with Kamui. Kyou just chuckled as he headed toward the kitchen then paused to mouth back 'overprotective freak' once more.
[ Author's Notes ]
::Blink:: Hey look everyone, no cliffhanger ending this time! Chapter 10 is well on it's way with some action ... yes, exciting stuff is going to happen soon. Crimson on Lilac will probably be a very long series (and I'm going to try and make the chapters longer)... but you'll still be my devoted readers and reviewers, right?