Chapter 2: Despair
Disclaimer: don't own 'em! Don't sue me
". They're getting married? You sure they wanted me to go?" Subaru inquired, this was quite the news. Arashi Kishuu and Sorata Arusagawa getting married in a month.
"Why wouldn't they? Subaru, you are still part of the group you know," Kamui furrowed his eyebrows together in apt irritation. 'He still doesn't realize how we feel about him.' Subaru let out a sigh and leaned back against a tree. 'I' his mind corrected.
"Kamui, why do you come to visit me all the time?" Kamui frowned and crossed his arms in front of him.
"You still don't get it do you?!" Subaru cocked an eye open to see a fuming Kamui stalking away.
"I did it again." Subaru watched Kamui's retreating form a while longer before loosing himself in his thoughts. (haha Subaru must be listening to Britney Spears in his spare time)
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It's not that I mean to sound so uncaring. Really. I care a whole lot about Kamui and his well-being. I can't put him in danger though. No matter if I'm the leader of the clan my other life is that of the Sakurazukamori.
Subaru's hand wandered to his right eye.
If he continues to try and get close to me. he'll end up in the same predicament. I don't want that to happen to him. he has gone through enough. Do even I have the strength to continue on like this? I'm trying to deceive myself of my own weaknesses. Hm. I'm being such the pessimist. I'll admit, Kamui is beautiful- those big violet eyes and that mop of ebony unruly hair. I'm surprised that all the girls he meets aren't in love with him. Like I- what? God I'm thinking way too much.
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"How is it freaking possible for him to act so oblivious?" Kamui grumbled as he made his way down the hall, "Does he need to ask me that every time I come?" He was way too upset to notice where he was going, much less that he was about to walk straight into another person.
"Ouch!" a jumble of curses ensued from both people as they toppled over. Kamui was the first to recover, he glanced at who he had practically run over and met a vivid pair of cobalt eyes.
"Sorry" the owner of the eyes quickly laughed and got up to brush himself off.
"It's alright." Kamui followed suit and turned to inspect this person. He was a good-looking guy probably about his own age with dark brown hair that contrasted with his green eyes. The guy kinda reminded him of Keichii they both seemed to radiate with a childish and friendly aura. But what was he doing here? Oh yea. what Subaru told him earlier about relatives suddenly registered. The guy raised an eyebrow almost asking 'who are you?'
"Um. I'm a guest of Subaru's," he scratched his head wondering this person knew of him, "Name's Kamui."
"Kamui? The Kamui?" the sudden flustered look on the other's face showed he knew perfectly well who he was, "Wow. heh name's Tenchi. Tenchi Ikeda, I'm Subaru's cousin."
"Oh. I kinda expected you to be some sort of family," Kamui murmured absentmindedly.
"Really? I'm nothing like him as you can see. Mr. Angst and I have just about nothing in common. My mother dragged me over here actually. something about my grandma dying," Tenchi explained while eyeing Kamui as though he were God or something. Kamui shifted under his gaze. He wasn't used to people staring at him like that. Even if he was 20 now, actually even if he was 50 it wouldn't have made any difference.
"What is it that you find so interesting that makes you stare like that?" Tenchi chuckled before answering the question.
"Nothing, it's just that I didn't expect Kamui to be such a pretty-boy!" Kamui scowled. What the hell was this anyway? It's not like he was a model or whatever.
"Pretty-boy? I'm not really a kid you know," Tenchi laughed again- suddenly it was getting really, really annoying.
"Really? How old are you then? Cuz you definitely look younger than me!" Kamui felt the urge to slap the guy silly or better yet blast him through a wall. He curled his fingers into a tight ball. 'Man. if he doesn't stop. I dunno what is going to hold me back from.'
"He isn't younger than you. Actually both of you are 20 now," Subaru's monotone voice interrupted almost as though he had incidentally walked in now just to make sure Kamui didn't blow a hole into the estate. Tenchi's eyes widened before he gave Subaru a friendly slap on the back. Subaru grunted and continued to say, "But you are younger than me and you should treat me with respect."
"C'mon Subaru-san!! Don't be mean! We haven't seen each other in ages!! Anyway where's Hokuto-chan I wanna say hi to her too!"
"Don't be dense," Kamui hissed, "Like you didn't know."
"Kamui," the young man flipped his sight to Subaru, "He wouldn't know. he's been living in America his entire life and it's not like the family likes to keep in touch." Tenchi stared at the clan leader and then flicked his vision back to the Ten no Ryu leader. Subaru gave Kamui a knowing smile and proceeded to explain to Tenchi the whereabouts of Hokuto; which ended up with Tenchi in a stupor and a shocked expression on his face and a darkened eyed Subaru and Kamui.
"Excuse me? Dinner is ready," the meek voice of a maid had said. (Stupid quiet, meek servant people. I should make one outspoken later ha!)
"Come then. we need to eat after all." Subaru said, more hushed than he had intended.
"I'm not too hungry," Kamui mumbled stepping to walk in the opposite direction before Subaru caught his arm and give him a look that said 'yes you damn well are.' Kamui sighed in defeat and followed the two towards the dining room.
tFoE: hallo! Just so ya kno I really didn't plan on Tenchi being such a butt. He's my freakin humor factor so I need him. Too much angst isn't good for anybody. He isn't a major part of the story so he'll only appear in awkward moments or when I think I need some genki-ness kay? And I couldn't bring myself to kill off Fuuma.or actually 'Kamui' cuz I love him lots. And I know the title didn't fit the chapter but oh well.
Disclaimer: don't own 'em! Don't sue me
". They're getting married? You sure they wanted me to go?" Subaru inquired, this was quite the news. Arashi Kishuu and Sorata Arusagawa getting married in a month.
"Why wouldn't they? Subaru, you are still part of the group you know," Kamui furrowed his eyebrows together in apt irritation. 'He still doesn't realize how we feel about him.' Subaru let out a sigh and leaned back against a tree. 'I' his mind corrected.
"Kamui, why do you come to visit me all the time?" Kamui frowned and crossed his arms in front of him.
"You still don't get it do you?!" Subaru cocked an eye open to see a fuming Kamui stalking away.
"I did it again." Subaru watched Kamui's retreating form a while longer before loosing himself in his thoughts. (haha Subaru must be listening to Britney Spears in his spare time)
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It's not that I mean to sound so uncaring. Really. I care a whole lot about Kamui and his well-being. I can't put him in danger though. No matter if I'm the leader of the clan my other life is that of the Sakurazukamori.
Subaru's hand wandered to his right eye.
If he continues to try and get close to me. he'll end up in the same predicament. I don't want that to happen to him. he has gone through enough. Do even I have the strength to continue on like this? I'm trying to deceive myself of my own weaknesses. Hm. I'm being such the pessimist. I'll admit, Kamui is beautiful- those big violet eyes and that mop of ebony unruly hair. I'm surprised that all the girls he meets aren't in love with him. Like I- what? God I'm thinking way too much.
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"How is it freaking possible for him to act so oblivious?" Kamui grumbled as he made his way down the hall, "Does he need to ask me that every time I come?" He was way too upset to notice where he was going, much less that he was about to walk straight into another person.
"Ouch!" a jumble of curses ensued from both people as they toppled over. Kamui was the first to recover, he glanced at who he had practically run over and met a vivid pair of cobalt eyes.
"Sorry" the owner of the eyes quickly laughed and got up to brush himself off.
"It's alright." Kamui followed suit and turned to inspect this person. He was a good-looking guy probably about his own age with dark brown hair that contrasted with his green eyes. The guy kinda reminded him of Keichii they both seemed to radiate with a childish and friendly aura. But what was he doing here? Oh yea. what Subaru told him earlier about relatives suddenly registered. The guy raised an eyebrow almost asking 'who are you?'
"Um. I'm a guest of Subaru's," he scratched his head wondering this person knew of him, "Name's Kamui."
"Kamui? The Kamui?" the sudden flustered look on the other's face showed he knew perfectly well who he was, "Wow. heh name's Tenchi. Tenchi Ikeda, I'm Subaru's cousin."
"Oh. I kinda expected you to be some sort of family," Kamui murmured absentmindedly.
"Really? I'm nothing like him as you can see. Mr. Angst and I have just about nothing in common. My mother dragged me over here actually. something about my grandma dying," Tenchi explained while eyeing Kamui as though he were God or something. Kamui shifted under his gaze. He wasn't used to people staring at him like that. Even if he was 20 now, actually even if he was 50 it wouldn't have made any difference.
"What is it that you find so interesting that makes you stare like that?" Tenchi chuckled before answering the question.
"Nothing, it's just that I didn't expect Kamui to be such a pretty-boy!" Kamui scowled. What the hell was this anyway? It's not like he was a model or whatever.
"Pretty-boy? I'm not really a kid you know," Tenchi laughed again- suddenly it was getting really, really annoying.
"Really? How old are you then? Cuz you definitely look younger than me!" Kamui felt the urge to slap the guy silly or better yet blast him through a wall. He curled his fingers into a tight ball. 'Man. if he doesn't stop. I dunno what is going to hold me back from.'
"He isn't younger than you. Actually both of you are 20 now," Subaru's monotone voice interrupted almost as though he had incidentally walked in now just to make sure Kamui didn't blow a hole into the estate. Tenchi's eyes widened before he gave Subaru a friendly slap on the back. Subaru grunted and continued to say, "But you are younger than me and you should treat me with respect."
"C'mon Subaru-san!! Don't be mean! We haven't seen each other in ages!! Anyway where's Hokuto-chan I wanna say hi to her too!"
"Don't be dense," Kamui hissed, "Like you didn't know."
"Kamui," the young man flipped his sight to Subaru, "He wouldn't know. he's been living in America his entire life and it's not like the family likes to keep in touch." Tenchi stared at the clan leader and then flicked his vision back to the Ten no Ryu leader. Subaru gave Kamui a knowing smile and proceeded to explain to Tenchi the whereabouts of Hokuto; which ended up with Tenchi in a stupor and a shocked expression on his face and a darkened eyed Subaru and Kamui.
"Excuse me? Dinner is ready," the meek voice of a maid had said. (Stupid quiet, meek servant people. I should make one outspoken later ha!)
"Come then. we need to eat after all." Subaru said, more hushed than he had intended.
"I'm not too hungry," Kamui mumbled stepping to walk in the opposite direction before Subaru caught his arm and give him a look that said 'yes you damn well are.' Kamui sighed in defeat and followed the two towards the dining room.
tFoE: hallo! Just so ya kno I really didn't plan on Tenchi being such a butt. He's my freakin humor factor so I need him. Too much angst isn't good for anybody. He isn't a major part of the story so he'll only appear in awkward moments or when I think I need some genki-ness kay? And I couldn't bring myself to kill off Fuuma.or actually 'Kamui' cuz I love him lots. And I know the title didn't fit the chapter but oh well.