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 Eleven
Ever since he arrived in Tokyo for the Battle Apocalypse, Kamui was used to waking up in hospitals. Now that he had returned after several months, he found himself in a hospital again. Then the teenager had this crazy idea that Tokyo didn't seem to like him very much.
Letting out a silent sigh, he turned his head to see Yuzuriha curled up in a chair next to him. The younger teenager was reading some manga while trying to stifle her giggles. Yuzuriha ....
Kamui let out a small smile. He was glad that his friend would always be there when he woke up. Even though she was oblivious to it. Inuki who was laying on the floor, perked it's head up to see that he was awake. The boy let out a chuckle as the spirit dog half pounced on the bed to lick his face. Catching the Inugami master's attention, Yuzuriha dropped her comic book and was at his side in an instant.
"Kami-chans, are you all right?" she asked worriedly. "Do you need me to get a doctor? Does it hurt?"
"I'm fine," he said, smiling at her while rubbing the spot behind Inuki's ear. "Just kind of surprised to wake up here ... again. What happened?"
"You fell off a building," Subaru - who had just walked in with both Arashi and Aoki - told him flat out. "And didn't land on your feet ..."
"Well, I'm not the cat in my family," mumbled Kamui. He gave the Sumeragi a withered look, before sticking his tongue at him.
"Out of curiosity, what year are you, Kamui?" asked Arashi as she sat down next to Yuzuriha.
"Um..." The Dragon of Heaven tilted his head back before his eyes narrowed in thought. "Year of the Boar ... which means I'm supposed to be like my Aunt Kagura."
"The Boar?" Aoki looked thoughtful as he cupped his chin. "Then you should be: caring, industrious, and home-loving."
Kamui blinked. "I should?"
"Well, you certainly are now," said Yuzuriha and then looked back to the oldest of the seals. "I'm year of the OX. So, what are my traits, Aoki-san?"
"We already know your traits," Kamui told her. "Cheerful and squeaky."
The Inugami mistress stole Kamui's pillow right out from under his head and stuck her tongue at him. The boy let out a short laugh as he added, "And cute ..."
Arashi's smile widened at the look of embarrassment on the younger seal's face. Yuzuriha had turned crimson and clutched Kamui's pillow closer to her chest. Aware of how silly she looked, the teenager turned her attention back to Aoki.
"Methodical, steadfast, and dependable." The editor nodded towards the blushing girl.
"Wow." Yuzuriha smiled slightly, her color turning back to normal. "But I don't think I'm like Hatsuharu-san. Subaru-san is a better match. You're year of the OX too, right?"
Subaru nodded before looking over to Kamui once again who was now sitting up a little. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I fell off a building and didn't land on my feet," Kamui answered dryly. He then looked over to Yuzuriha with a pitiful purple-eyed puppy look. Shigurei would have been proud. "Also pillow less."
The girl stuck her tongue at the older teen once more before reluctantly handing it back to him. Giving Kamui one of her warmest smiles, Yuzuriha happily wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "You're a hero, Kami-chans! Well, at least publicly ... er ... about the building and not the whole Armageddon thing last year..."
His violet went wide and serious as Kamui sat up all the way, breaking out of the Yuzuriha's hug. "Is she okay? That girl?"
"Better off than you," said the onmyouji. "The girl is fine. Both she and her mother left the hospital not to long ago. Her mother gave us their phone number and would like to thank you in person."
"Ah," Kamui sighed in relief. "Well, I'm glad she's all right and all ... did you guys hear how the fire was started?"
He remembered walking and this weird feeling came to him. It wasn't like the feeling he would recieve when one of his seals drew up their kekkai. More like the dread and sudden tightness in his chest when a kekkai was destroyed ... a friend along with it.
"Well, the media reported it was just a spreading gas leak," Aoki told him. "Aside from the building being burned down, no one was killed."
"But now they're homeless!" Kamui exploded. "Their homes are gone! And for what?! All because of a stupid gas leak?!"
Arashi and Subaru traded sideways glances before Arashi spoke up and tried to give him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, Kamui. Nokorou-san had set up a health care and home boarding center last year for the ones who lost their homes when the Earth Quakes started. It's still running, Keiichi and I are handling it. We'll make sure these people will have homes before the end of the year. Until then, they're staying with friends, relatives, or at our boarding houses."
Once her words started to sink in, Kamui seemed to settle down. The fire had brought back the memory of his mother's death. He was just thankful no one was killed. That innocent people hadn't to died over some careless mistake. It was a careless mistake. Wasn't it? Did he really see a person's silhouette in the flames? Or had it been an illusion? Looking back at his seals, the youth decided this was not something to be overlooked.
"I don't think it was an accident," he stated, causing the others to frown and stare at him carefully.
"You don't?" Aoki blinked. "Did you see who did it then? We should probably tell the authorities."
"I don't think they'll believe me." Shrugging his shoulders, Kamui ran a hand through his messy brown hair. "They'll just think I hit my head in the fall or something. I believe it was a trap and that girl was just bait. The place was burning down quickly ... fire and smoke was everywhere. But I saw ..."
He paused and tried to remember what had happened when he kicked the door down. His memory wasn't all that clear at the moment, just random flashes ... scattered pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. All he could picture now was just fire and smoke everywhere in the building... except ...
"Go on," Subaru urged as he kneeled by Kamui's bedside. "What else did you see?"
"When I stepped into that apartment," the boy continued looking at the light blisters on his bare arms. "The room wasn't on fire ... but."
Yuzuriha let out a startled gasp and was about to question until Arashi placed her hand on the younger seal's shoulder. The priestess of Ise nodded for Kamui to continue. He looked nervous, as he continued; his voice sounded strained.
"Everything else outside was burning down. Even with the heat and the gas, everything in that room was perfectly fine. That little girl was asleep throughout the whole thing."
"Perhaps it was the gas that knocked her out?" suggested Arashi.
Kamui shook his head. "No, the air was clean inside that room ... as if it were being protected by a barrier. As soon as I picked her up though, whatever force field that was holding the fire and fumes back had vanished."
The others continued to stare and the violet-eyed youth swallowed hard. "You believe me, right?"
"Of course, Kamui-kun," Aoki answered for all of them. "It's just ... with the promise day over ... we expected everything like this to be over as well."
"What if it wasn't?"
"What do you mean, Kamui?"
Kamui wondered as he stared at his scarred palm. Closing his eyes, he could still picture the blade of the Holy Sword cutting into his flesh. Fuuma had spilled his best friend's blood before murdering his sister.
[ "And As long as you exist in this world ...
... so will I." ]
"What if it was only the beginning to the end?"
[ Author's Notes ]
Short! I know I said my chapters would be longer ... but I'm slowly getting back into this story.
Now to answer some reviews...
e?: When am I going to reveal this new enemy? Hehe, when you least expect it ^_^
Yanagi-sen: Hope you enjoy this chapter I wrote at the last minutes ... and probably many more to come.
[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 Eleven
Ever since he arrived in Tokyo for the Battle Apocalypse, Kamui was used to waking up in hospitals. Now that he had returned after several months, he found himself in a hospital again. Then the teenager had this crazy idea that Tokyo didn't seem to like him very much.
Letting out a silent sigh, he turned his head to see Yuzuriha curled up in a chair next to him. The younger teenager was reading some manga while trying to stifle her giggles. Yuzuriha ....
Kamui let out a small smile. He was glad that his friend would always be there when he woke up. Even though she was oblivious to it. Inuki who was laying on the floor, perked it's head up to see that he was awake. The boy let out a chuckle as the spirit dog half pounced on the bed to lick his face. Catching the Inugami master's attention, Yuzuriha dropped her comic book and was at his side in an instant.
"Kami-chans, are you all right?" she asked worriedly. "Do you need me to get a doctor? Does it hurt?"
"I'm fine," he said, smiling at her while rubbing the spot behind Inuki's ear. "Just kind of surprised to wake up here ... again. What happened?"
"You fell off a building," Subaru - who had just walked in with both Arashi and Aoki - told him flat out. "And didn't land on your feet ..."
"Well, I'm not the cat in my family," mumbled Kamui. He gave the Sumeragi a withered look, before sticking his tongue at him.
"Out of curiosity, what year are you, Kamui?" asked Arashi as she sat down next to Yuzuriha.
"Um..." The Dragon of Heaven tilted his head back before his eyes narrowed in thought. "Year of the Boar ... which means I'm supposed to be like my Aunt Kagura."
"The Boar?" Aoki looked thoughtful as he cupped his chin. "Then you should be: caring, industrious, and home-loving."
Kamui blinked. "I should?"
"Well, you certainly are now," said Yuzuriha and then looked back to the oldest of the seals. "I'm year of the OX. So, what are my traits, Aoki-san?"
"We already know your traits," Kamui told her. "Cheerful and squeaky."
The Inugami mistress stole Kamui's pillow right out from under his head and stuck her tongue at him. The boy let out a short laugh as he added, "And cute ..."
Arashi's smile widened at the look of embarrassment on the younger seal's face. Yuzuriha had turned crimson and clutched Kamui's pillow closer to her chest. Aware of how silly she looked, the teenager turned her attention back to Aoki.
"Methodical, steadfast, and dependable." The editor nodded towards the blushing girl.
"Wow." Yuzuriha smiled slightly, her color turning back to normal. "But I don't think I'm like Hatsuharu-san. Subaru-san is a better match. You're year of the OX too, right?"
Subaru nodded before looking over to Kamui once again who was now sitting up a little. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I fell off a building and didn't land on my feet," Kamui answered dryly. He then looked over to Yuzuriha with a pitiful purple-eyed puppy look. Shigurei would have been proud. "Also pillow less."
The girl stuck her tongue at the older teen once more before reluctantly handing it back to him. Giving Kamui one of her warmest smiles, Yuzuriha happily wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "You're a hero, Kami-chans! Well, at least publicly ... er ... about the building and not the whole Armageddon thing last year..."
His violet went wide and serious as Kamui sat up all the way, breaking out of the Yuzuriha's hug. "Is she okay? That girl?"
"Better off than you," said the onmyouji. "The girl is fine. Both she and her mother left the hospital not to long ago. Her mother gave us their phone number and would like to thank you in person."
"Ah," Kamui sighed in relief. "Well, I'm glad she's all right and all ... did you guys hear how the fire was started?"
He remembered walking and this weird feeling came to him. It wasn't like the feeling he would recieve when one of his seals drew up their kekkai. More like the dread and sudden tightness in his chest when a kekkai was destroyed ... a friend along with it.
"Well, the media reported it was just a spreading gas leak," Aoki told him. "Aside from the building being burned down, no one was killed."
"But now they're homeless!" Kamui exploded. "Their homes are gone! And for what?! All because of a stupid gas leak?!"
Arashi and Subaru traded sideways glances before Arashi spoke up and tried to give him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, Kamui. Nokorou-san had set up a health care and home boarding center last year for the ones who lost their homes when the Earth Quakes started. It's still running, Keiichi and I are handling it. We'll make sure these people will have homes before the end of the year. Until then, they're staying with friends, relatives, or at our boarding houses."
Once her words started to sink in, Kamui seemed to settle down. The fire had brought back the memory of his mother's death. He was just thankful no one was killed. That innocent people hadn't to died over some careless mistake. It was a careless mistake. Wasn't it? Did he really see a person's silhouette in the flames? Or had it been an illusion? Looking back at his seals, the youth decided this was not something to be overlooked.
"I don't think it was an accident," he stated, causing the others to frown and stare at him carefully.
"You don't?" Aoki blinked. "Did you see who did it then? We should probably tell the authorities."
"I don't think they'll believe me." Shrugging his shoulders, Kamui ran a hand through his messy brown hair. "They'll just think I hit my head in the fall or something. I believe it was a trap and that girl was just bait. The place was burning down quickly ... fire and smoke was everywhere. But I saw ..."
He paused and tried to remember what had happened when he kicked the door down. His memory wasn't all that clear at the moment, just random flashes ... scattered pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. All he could picture now was just fire and smoke everywhere in the building... except ...
"Go on," Subaru urged as he kneeled by Kamui's bedside. "What else did you see?"
"When I stepped into that apartment," the boy continued looking at the light blisters on his bare arms. "The room wasn't on fire ... but."
Yuzuriha let out a startled gasp and was about to question until Arashi placed her hand on the younger seal's shoulder. The priestess of Ise nodded for Kamui to continue. He looked nervous, as he continued; his voice sounded strained.
"Everything else outside was burning down. Even with the heat and the gas, everything in that room was perfectly fine. That little girl was asleep throughout the whole thing."
"Perhaps it was the gas that knocked her out?" suggested Arashi.
Kamui shook his head. "No, the air was clean inside that room ... as if it were being protected by a barrier. As soon as I picked her up though, whatever force field that was holding the fire and fumes back had vanished."
The others continued to stare and the violet-eyed youth swallowed hard. "You believe me, right?"
"Of course, Kamui-kun," Aoki answered for all of them. "It's just ... with the promise day over ... we expected everything like this to be over as well."
"What if it wasn't?"
"What do you mean, Kamui?"
Kamui wondered as he stared at his scarred palm. Closing his eyes, he could still picture the blade of the Holy Sword cutting into his flesh. Fuuma had spilled his best friend's blood before murdering his sister.
[ "And As long as you exist in this world ...
... so will I." ]
"What if it was only the beginning to the end?"
[ Author's Notes ]
Short! I know I said my chapters would be longer ... but I'm slowly getting back into this story.
Now to answer some reviews...
e?: When am I going to reveal this new enemy? Hehe, when you least expect it ^_^
Yanagi-sen: Hope you enjoy this chapter I wrote at the last minutes ... and probably many more to come.