Disclaimers: SDA.
Note: Chapter 8.Ah, the big secret as to why I decided that Fuuma should chase after Kamui after Subaru's rescue attempt is out. Now you know half of why I'm making Fuuma so evil ^_^
Notations: "talk", 'think', dream talk, like Hinoto, without using physical voice, /dream/, [flashback], /occasional emphasized words or phrases/
Warnings: S x K, S x S, K x F, AU, OOC
Rating: NC-17 in the beginning! YAOI/SHOUNEN AI!!! Then it progresses to PG-13, then to R for DEATH!!! Then back to PG-13 for waff, and finally ending with PG!!!
Predator and Prey
Chapter 8-Plan
By: Yakusoku
He couldn't stand it. The hands wandering on his body, touching him everywhere, was cold and applying skills entirely too contradictory at the same time: harsh and caressing, rough and gentle, all mixed together in an extreme opposite of pleasure against pain. Skin flushed from rubbing and stroking, kisses and nips and gentle bites falling carelessly onto the younger's naked skin, suckling in various places, hot breath on pale smooth skin, sweet pleasure burning through and sending shocks of alternating cold and hot through agitated bodies. Slender, quivering legs strapped around his waist, he leaned up until his mouth was by the boy's shell-like ear.
"You'll never defeat me with that /Wish/ of yours, Kamui-chan." whispered Fuuma as he began nibbling on the bottom of the boy's ear. He was gratified with a shudder of pleasure as the boy writhed slightly underneath his powerful body.
"When will you finally let your heart die.?" inquired Fuuma softly, almost wistfully, as if he was disappointed by the boy. But before the boy could answer, he had already snapped his hips forward to bury himself deep in the boy's hot, tight hole.
".Fuu.ma.!" gasped Kamui as his small frame squirmed delightfully under the larger one on top of him.
"Forget the past, Kamui-chan.it's all for the best." whispered Fuuma before proceeding on with his actions.
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/It was a pain nobody understood. It was a pain he did not want to acknowledge. It was such unreal that he felt as if he was never there at all, as if his whole existence was always on the balance between reality and illusion.
'Is my life so worthless.?'
Drip of water to blood, or blood to water, he could no longer tell in this shifting world of water shapes and fantasy forms.
'Am I meant to be anything besides what I am now?.'
A form was appearing in front of his body with its drawn up knees and encircling arms, the head not raising to met the gaze of the white-haired yumemi who gazed sadly at his piteous, frail figure.
"Kamui-san." came Kakyou's soft, pained whisper.
"Shut up." He put his hands to his ears, clasping them tightly trying to shut out any sound from humans. 'It had been a human being who had hurt me.they are all alike.they all want to hurt me.!.don't let them hurt me.!.make them all go away!'
"Kamui-san."
"Shut up!" A tear slipped down his cheek. 'Even if I am worthless, please.please don't make me suffer anymore! Please.if anyone is listening.I just want to be left alone!'
"Kamui-"
"SHUT UP!!!" The pain tore at his heart. 'LEAVE ME ALONE!!! I DON'T WANT TO SUFFER ANYMORE!!!'
Instantly, the dreamscape shifted and stretched, and new colors and lights blending into one another. One intense of power burst through the air towards the yumemi and numbing him with temporary pain before he managed to pull himself out of the mutilated psyche of the boy and retreat to his own dream. The boy felt the presence leave his dreamscape, and his surrounding once again calmed to darkness and silence.
Author: I'm confused @_@ ~_~
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They were gathered in the CLAMP campus research room, triangulation charts and maps of Tokyo city littered throughout the tables and ground, the super computer humming and whirring with its keyboards making a tapping sound continuously as the CLAMP campus trio searched for the required information from the infinite files stored. The Dragons of Heaven had gone off in pairs (["After all," Sorata suggested, "it's safer when there's two instead of one, and we stand better of a chance this way in searching, in case one missed something."]), Yuzuriha with her friend Kusanagi, Karen with Aoki, Sorata being dragged by an annoyed Arashi. Subaru was the only one who stayed within the protective shields of CLAMP Campus, concentrating on the search in his own meditating way. It was no longer a problem of finding the location now, merely gathering some knowledge of the surrounding areas of the target building for better understanding of escape routes. This rescue certainly won't be easy, they all knew in their minds, considering the fact that they are facing off against 2 of the most powerful Dragons in this battle. They have been tracing the other sides' movements, but intentions and the precautions the other side has taken are still unclear.
/"Subaru-san," acknowledged the dreamgazer.
"How is he?" asked the Sumeragi, nodding his head towards the pale yumemi in the return of acknowledgement of the other's presence.
"It's getting worse." came the reply, short, but full of meaning to the other.
"How long?" asked the green-eyed young man.
"It has to be done within this week. The Promised Day is very near, and it'll soon be upon us."
"Can I see him?" One simple request, one shake of the head to indicate the refusal or powerlessness, he could not tell. "Why not?"
"He's trapped himself within his own little realm. He won't let anyone near him. Going in to talk to him without great yumemi maneuvers will be an attempt at suicide."
"But you can go in?"
"Yes." Hesitation, knowing what was to come following the confirmation that there is a possible way to accomplish what the other is asking for.
"Then why won't you?"
"Because Hokuto-san would be very sad if she knows you have died.that would be working against everything she sacrificed herself for."
"I'll be fine.don't worry. Kamui won't hurt me. I know that."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Then."
The world rippled and he soon found himself standing on liquid water, clear and seemingly bottomless, but with a darkness at a certain depth that seemed to moan in pain and despair from haunting memories threatening this subconscious world. There he was, the delicate boy curled up into a little form, the beautiful, angelic wings surrounding his body in a protective little shell, feathers and sakura petals littered throughout the liquid ground in a breathtaking scenery. But as he gazed closely at a feather he caught within his palms, he realized that rivulets and drops of blood dotted various places of each pure white feather, big imperfections, small stains, strange shaped ones, decorating white with death-like crimson. Letting the soft feather slip through his fingers, he serenely walked over to the boy, only to be stopped by a barrier within a few feet of the magnificent wings shielding their owner. He placed a hand on the blockade and concentrated on breaking this wall between himself and the boy, but all of his soft coaxing and breaking failed, the water, instead, swirling around the two bodies within the realm with some sense of nervousness and apprehension.
"Kamui?" called Subaru gently, soothingly, hoping that the boy would recognize his voice and register in his mind that this new presence is indeed not a stranger at all, but a familiar figure of support and comfort.
The boy did not raise his head, as if he didn't hear the Sumeragi at all, and Subaru tried again.
"Kamui?" called Subaru slightly louder than the last time.
In a haunting moment, the wings fell away from obstructing the view of the boy and then Kamui leaned back, his back lying onto the cold watery ground with his back with barely a soft sigh of rustling cloth and feathers. Tousled black hair, blank violet eyes staring off into space, pale and colorless cheeks, bruised lips, bandaged and blood-stained body, ruffled clothes with rips here and there, Kamui turned his head slowly to gaze at the stranger within his realm of psyche. He had calmed down considerably from his last encounter with another presence, so he was not quite so nervous and frightened.but then again, his heart recognized the person on first sight, and prevented him from following the defensive instincts of hurting the man to force him out of this realm.
Get out. The boy moved his lips slightly, but what came out was a mere jumble of metallic-sounding musical notes, having no definition to this hybrid breed of language but rather echoing from around, as if it spoke from everywhere in the realm. Despite the language difference, Subaru somehow conceived in his mind the meaning of those notes, and the words made him frown slightly.
"Kamui." The voice was clipped and commanding.
The boy seemed to have been surprised by the sound, for he trembled a bit and closed his eyes before opening them to gaze into Subaru's own pools of emerald with an entirely different stance then a few moments before. The Sumeragi almost thought he had succeeded in snapping the boy from his stupor.
"Get out.before he finds you in here." whispered the boy in a scared little voice, using his real physical voice instead of the mental communication link he had established with everyone within his mind.
"Who's he?" gently asked Subaru, though he already knew the answer to that.
"Get out! If he finds you in here, he's going to punish me more!" shouted the boy desperately as the shields around himself grew stronger and more indestructible.
Subaru knew that if he stayed, the other /Kamui/ will torture this boy in front of him more, and his mind reasoned with his heart to leave before further damages are made in spite of his presence here. However, he couldn't bear the thought of leaving behind his little friend to such brutal pains, and was no closer to leaning towards one decision than when he had first started pondering over the matter, when a velvety purr resonated in his ear, sending shivers throughout his body.
"Well well well.what do we have here?" The voice chuckled. "It's seems that we have another little bird for the big bad predators to play with.and look, it's the Sakurazukamori's little emerald-eyed dove."
A hand snaked forward to grab his neck, suffocating him, before he had a chance to identify the exact location of the source of the voice, and soon, he found himself suspended in the air, gasping for air. A body developed from the water in the form of that tall teenager of the name Fuuma, and his smirking face suddenly brought about a burst of anger and loathe towards Kamui's tormentor within the Sumeragi, momentarily blinding all thoughts of reason.
"Don't tell me you've been in here trying to muscle in on my prey, have you?" asked /Kamui/ in mock shock and pain. "Sakurazuka-san would have been very displeased to know that his little bird has flown out of its boundaries and is even trying to become a hunter itself."
Choosing to ignore the teenager's mocking words, though the full meaning of that sentence had indented an unforgettable memory at the back of his mind, Subaru concentrated on reaching his onmyoujutsu, opening his eyes suddenly as he shot forward a burst of raw energy. At such close proximity, even the other /Kamui/ didn't get knocked away a few feet without some major injuries, but that dark entity didn't seem to feel any of the pain, and instead, grinned in cool anticipation and slight amusement. Subaru felt calmness wash over him as he steadily gazed at Fuuma, his mind entirely focused and ready to react to any movements his opponent might attempt; his power was circling around him in beautiful white flashes of electric energy, growing stronger each passing moment. To the potential threat before him, Fuuma merely smirked greater and proceeded to stand. Subaru found himself a little bit disarmed by that expression of emotionless mirth, and found himself expecting the worst to happen as a little bit of distraction and fear drifted through his mind.
"Tsk tsk tsk." taunted Fuuma as he took a glance back at the frightened boy huddled on the watery floor behind him, before turning back to fully gaze into the Sumeragi's apprehensive eyes. "Not yet.but I suppose that yumemi will have to die now.after all, the Promised Day is near, and I don't need him anymore."
Subaru's glare hardened.
Author: Let's see.September 28, 2002.sitting in my comfy chair in front of my computer.sipping tea.rereading this after having reread the first version.correcting some of this and that and.oh boy this makes no sense.I must be high on something to be spitting out this nonsense. Anyways.let's see.I'm still contemplating which version to use.I sure liked this second version better because it's not so KS-centric.ano.the parts that I left out will force me to rewrite the sequel too.unless I leave it out completely and write a happy, waffy ending.which doesn't seem to happen in this line of plot.and.@_@ ~_~ -_-;;;
Shinji: Will you KINDLY finish this fic FIRST before you go into your little contemplating???
Author: *muttering under breath* stupid muse.
Ken'ichi: *raising an eyebrow* what did you say?!?
Author: *muttering under breath* I'm complaining about you people leaving me to fend for myself when I needed inspiration for writing something, and then GIVING me ideas when I'm WAY buried with work.
Setsuna: Come again?
Author: I SAID-! That I'm gonna get back to the story right now. Stop bothering me.
Muses: Oh.
Author: *rereads version 1* but I torture Kamui-chan so much more in that other version! Wah!
"I'm not letting you kill anybody, you cruel, heartless bastard!" Subaru warned quietly through clenched teeth. His power tensed and strengthened.
Fuuma merely looked at the onmyouji for a moment before chuckling softly, turning towards the boy who glanced nervously and fearfully at him.
Author: Screw it! I can't take this! Version 1 torture! I'm imputing it HERE!
The world shifted, and Subaru found the tall teenager standing beside kneeling figure of Kamui, Fuuma's hand tilting the boy's chin upwards as the captor gazed at the beautiful amethyst eyes of his exquisite, delicate prize. He rushed forward only to come in direct contact with the barrier, still as powerful as before and certainly more unbreakable now that the Dark Kamui was intent on keeping him out.allowing to witness every single little details to the act that was about to occur, but not giving him the chance to be able to interfere and save the boy. The boy trembled slightly as he closed his eyes slowly, his mind knowing that the pain was about to come, his body preparing itself to blocking all feeling receptors and numbing the muscles.and when the first tiny wave came, the tears slid down his alabaster cheeks. The pain pulsated throughout his body continuously, repeatedly, each time growing stronger and more forceful and more violent, leaving him soon crying out, screaming, groaning, moaning and sobbing from the invisible injuries. All the while as his hoarse voice screamed out his pain, his sensitive hearing managed to pick out one strange sound: something banging against what sounded almost like plastic glass, someone shouting some incoherent words angrily.The numbness, however, impeded all of his senses soon, and the numbness and coldness left him wishing he was dead instead of suffering through this horrible, unbearable pain. His wings quivered violently and his body shook as passing waves of raw energy pouring throughout his frail frame took its toll on him, but he didn't complain or beg his tormentor to stop, because he knew that that could provide extra reasons and excuses or just fuel plain annoyance for the other. He didn't want to continue on with this cruel game of agony infliction, and he didn't want to have even more punishment, so he kept silent, awaiting the moment when he was released of the pain, the minute when he will be relieved of the ache and throbbing by the oppressive hands of deep sleep.
Subaru was desperate. He was angry. He was concerned. But mostly, he was furious and terrified. Angry at the person who was torturing his special person, and terrified for the boy who seemed to be in a world of unrelenting pain. His efforts, however, got him nowhere, and he could only stand outside of the barrier, watching that fragile body tremble and convulse violently in pain, hearing that voice terribly crying out in pain, remembering every single little incongruent detail that engrained itself into his memories. His hands pounded on the glass-like substance, but they soon stopped as their owner realized that yelling for the heartless /Kamui/ to stop and trying to fracture something that would never shatter was pointless and utterly ineffective.
It was finally over. The boy, out of pure exhaustion and numbness, fell deeply into unconsciousness the first moment the ordeal was over, and he collapsed into a heap on the cold, comfortless water ground, his body unmoving, not even bothering to at least curl up to gather generated and released body heat. Subaru remained unmoving, watching on like a stunned, dismayed observer of some horrific nightmare, waiting for the scene to change so he can assure himself that it had all been a dream, and nothing he had just witnessed had been real.
Fuuma laughed softly as he gazed at Subaru's confused and shocked face, forcing the Sumeragi out of his stupor and making him concentration once more on the situation at hand.
"You think that everything has just ended? No.the show has just begun!" announced Fuuma in an amused voice that only heightened Subaru's sense of anger and fear.
Once again, the landscape changed. The boy whose innocence had been tainted by his opposite was nowhere in sight, but in his stead was the graceful, beautiful, pale yumemi, leaning against the /Dark Kamui/ and looking like a fragile doll about to be broken with his head bowed submissively, almost as if he had already accepted his fate. Fuuma glanced at Subaru one last time, as if issuing a taunting challenge, before focusing his full attention back to his follow Chi no Ryuu. Gently, he lifted Kakyou's face to look at him fully in the face. Fuuma's face was full of compassion, full of kindness, full of understanding, not the usual face of malice and mirth that he presented to the Ten no Ryuu during battle.
"Thank you, Kakyou, for building me my magnificent dreamscape. I will grant your /Wish/ now. I hope that you will find happiness after your death. Good-bye," whispered Fuuma softly, his words of comfort and blessing meant only for the yumemi to hear.
Kakyou looked gratefully into Fuuma's earnest eyes, and nodded his head slightly before closing his eyes in a signal of his readiness. Blinking slowly once, Fuuma called on the Shinken he owned, and the sword obediently materialized in the space besides him, awaiting his firm grasp on its handle. Not wanting to disappoint the blood-thirsty weapon, Fuuma immediately grabbed the handle, poising the sword, aiming the tip of the sharp blade towards the comatose man's weakening heart. Gently, he lifted up the yumemi slightly by supporting the back of the latter's neck with one hand, giving him more free access to the other's weakening heart.
"Kakyou-san!" yelled out Subaru as he once again renewed his efforts on the breaking of the obstruction separating him from the dark entity occupying the body of Monou Fuuma.
Fuuma smiled a soft, kind smile before plunging the sword into the body he propped up, his sadistic smile appearing once again and widening as warm, crimson blood splattered chaotically onto his complexion and clothing. He watched with a sense of satisfaction and fascination as fresh blood rolled from the yumemi's gaping injury, streaming in droplets and splashes and staining the watery ground an unending red. Kakyou groaned softly as he felt the pain throb throughout his body, but soon the tremendous loss of blood and the continuous draining of the warm, liquid substance numbed his senses and drove away the pain to a mere dull ache.
"Th-thank.y-you.Fuu-Fuuma.sa.n." whispered Kakyou appreciatively as he gazed hazily one last time into the teenager's golden, comprehending eyes.
Fuuma nodded before gently lying the yumemi down onto the warm, blood- stained ground, and then he disappeared from this realm in a flurry of white, angelic feathers of perfect elegance. Suddenly, the transparent barricade dividing Subaru and Kakyou vanished, and in one fast moment, Subaru had already raced over to the fallen yumemi and was kneeling down on the ground cradling the dying body in his arms. On his face etched his pain and horror at having to witness the death of a friend when death had been so unnecessary.
"Kakyou-san.I-I'm so sorry." whispered Subaru, wincing as he felt warm liquid flow through his fingers, trying to keep down his disgust and anguish as more blood stained his attire and skin.
"N-no.Su.ba.ru.san..I.wan-wanted.this.so.I-I.can.go.me-meet.you- your.sis.ter." whispered out Kakyou between soft gasps for breath.
"Nee-san." whispered Subaru softly as past memories suddenly flooded his mind at the mention of his dear, deceased sister.
Kakyou-san! came a lively, energetic, but nonetheless slightly irritated voice. Both recognized the voice immediately upon hearing the first syllable, and true to their guess, the apparition of the one they both loved with their whole entire heart in their own special, different ways, appeared in front of them, a look of distain on her face.
Kakyou-san! What's taking you so long? asked the person again, her impatience showing on her beautiful face.
"A-ano.Ho.ku.to.I-" began Kakyou in an apologetic voice, but he was soon cut off by her amused voice.
It's taking you longer to join me than I would have expected! Hokuto laughed brightly, a sound so sweet and intoxicating and full of life and happiness that Kakyou and Subaru both couldn't help but smile too. Well, I don't mind waiting a little bit while longer.after all, I asked you to wait for me for a long time.just so you could watch over my otouto. At the mention of her younger brother, Hokuto winked playfully at Subaru, who smiled at her even wider.
Come on, Kakyou-san, let's go /outside/. With that, Hokuto held out her hand towards the near-dead yumemi, who reluctantly took her hand, partly because of his weakening strength, and partly because of his fear that the same thing will happen like the last time her hand was offered to him. But his fears and anxiety were soon quenched as his hand contacted solidly with her warm, soft, elegant hand, and she pulled gently, lifting his spirit out of his body.
.love you. whispered Kakyou, now in spirit form, as he was pulled into a heart-warming embrace with Hokuto. Hokuto merely blushed and smiled at his statement, but the phrase was silently returned as their lips softly brushed against each other in a soft, quick kiss. The two looked back at Subaru just as they were getting ready to depart, and smiling maternally, Hokuto drifted towards Subaru and took his face into her hands.
I hope you'll find your happiness, otouto.with Kakyou's last powers, and also with what dwindling abilities I have, we'll grant you one last /Wish/.you may not know what that /Wish/ is.but eventually your mind will discover the deepest truths and desires of your heart.good-bye, otouto.I'll see you again someday.and know that I will always love you no matter what. With that little speech, she leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.
Subaru.You'll get him out of /Kamui/'s grasp as soon as possible, won't you? Subaru nodded at Kakyou's question with absolutely no hesitance. Try your hardest to leave through this Apocalyptic Battle.watch over and protect Kamui-san.Good-bye. Hokuto waved and Kakyou smiled gently before once again leaving with their own /special/ person.
"Nee-san." whispered Subaru longingly, but full of joy and satisfied love, as the two form disappeared into a blinding, pure light.
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The Seals were gathered inside the spacious living room, their faces grim, their focuses sharp on one thing only. The preparations and arrangements were already made, and each awaited their own orders and tasks as to what their participating roles would be in this matter of success or failure. There would be no second chance, each knew drearily within their hearts and minds, and the fear and nervousness of catastrophe vibrated through the air tensely as each encouraged themselves not to fail and ruin the rescue.
"Sorata-san and Arashi-san, please keep a watch on the east and south side of the building, and look both into the air and onto the passing crowds. Circle around the air for at least 500 yards in radius," instructed Imonoyama Nokoru towards the two mentioned. Arashi and Sorata both nodded their heads in acknowledgement to their tasks.
"Yuzuriha-chan and Kusanagi-san, please keep a watch on the west and north side of the building, and take the same exact precautions," continued on the President of CLAMP Campus School. Yuzuriha and Kusanagi signaled that he understood their roles.
"Karen-san and Seiichirou-san, please keep a watch on the building itself, and keep yourselves hidden in the shadows as much as possible so as to escape possible detection. Keep you eyes on the exits, especially the front and back ones, and try not to let anything out of your sight." Another pair of heads nodded in comprehension.
"Subaru-san, when Karen-sand and Seiichirou-san give the signal that everything is well, proceed on into the building alone. Arashi-san and Sorata-san will travel through the back exit while Yuzuriha-chan and Kusanagi-san continue to keep watch. Karen-san and Seiichirou-san will follow you through that same entrance after a couple of moments." Subaru inclined his head slightly to show he knew what his responsibilities were in this mission. "After securing Kamui-san, proceed to move out of the building as best as you can without notice or detection. Subaru-san will inform everyone of his success in finding Kamui-san. Move in different directions as you exit but meet above the building for regrouping in case a Chi no Ryuu should discover you.
"Now I will provide you all with earpieces and enhanced optical lenses so you can keep watch and communicate better. This plan will commence at 6:00 AM tomorrow morning so their resistance and awareness will be as minimal as possible. Please get a good night's sleep tonight, and try not to overwork yourselves thinking about it. If all goes well, no bloodshed will be needed, and no battle will be fought. Though we must all expect the unexpected, but I have faith in us all that we will prevail triumphant in our cause," finished Nokoru with a flourish.
That night, the Seals dined on Akira's excellent cooking and slept well after cheerful discussions with themselves and the CLAMP Campus trio. They were determined not to fail at all costs.
Author: I LIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways, that's that. Newly edited.new stuff added.and yeah. That was not exactly the waffiest scene of HxK I have ever seen, but I suppose it'll have to do for now.after all, Subaru HAD to be stuck there..and I just couldn't do anything else unless it was just the two of them alone and.oh boy I need to go revise the sequel chapters. *grumble grumble*
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Author: *muttering to self* this is like what? 14 pages in font verdana, size 9, double-spaced (for readers' convenient.after all, there are quite a few big blocks of text scattered around in this chapter.), with a 6 pt spacing between each paragraph before and after.so.yeah.that's pretty long.boy, I spent 2 hours typing??? But then of course.my computer HAD to crash on me and-
Shinji: Are you quite done yet?
Author: Eep! Yes!
Ken'ichi: Good.
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Author: I need opinions on how this story should end.waff or angst?
Note: Chapter 8.Ah, the big secret as to why I decided that Fuuma should chase after Kamui after Subaru's rescue attempt is out. Now you know half of why I'm making Fuuma so evil ^_^
Notations: "talk", 'think', dream talk, like Hinoto, without using physical voice, /dream/, [flashback], /occasional emphasized words or phrases/
Warnings: S x K, S x S, K x F, AU, OOC
Rating: NC-17 in the beginning! YAOI/SHOUNEN AI!!! Then it progresses to PG-13, then to R for DEATH!!! Then back to PG-13 for waff, and finally ending with PG!!!
Predator and Prey
Chapter 8-Plan
By: Yakusoku
He couldn't stand it. The hands wandering on his body, touching him everywhere, was cold and applying skills entirely too contradictory at the same time: harsh and caressing, rough and gentle, all mixed together in an extreme opposite of pleasure against pain. Skin flushed from rubbing and stroking, kisses and nips and gentle bites falling carelessly onto the younger's naked skin, suckling in various places, hot breath on pale smooth skin, sweet pleasure burning through and sending shocks of alternating cold and hot through agitated bodies. Slender, quivering legs strapped around his waist, he leaned up until his mouth was by the boy's shell-like ear.
"You'll never defeat me with that /Wish/ of yours, Kamui-chan." whispered Fuuma as he began nibbling on the bottom of the boy's ear. He was gratified with a shudder of pleasure as the boy writhed slightly underneath his powerful body.
"When will you finally let your heart die.?" inquired Fuuma softly, almost wistfully, as if he was disappointed by the boy. But before the boy could answer, he had already snapped his hips forward to bury himself deep in the boy's hot, tight hole.
".Fuu.ma.!" gasped Kamui as his small frame squirmed delightfully under the larger one on top of him.
"Forget the past, Kamui-chan.it's all for the best." whispered Fuuma before proceeding on with his actions.
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/It was a pain nobody understood. It was a pain he did not want to acknowledge. It was such unreal that he felt as if he was never there at all, as if his whole existence was always on the balance between reality and illusion.
'Is my life so worthless.?'
Drip of water to blood, or blood to water, he could no longer tell in this shifting world of water shapes and fantasy forms.
'Am I meant to be anything besides what I am now?.'
A form was appearing in front of his body with its drawn up knees and encircling arms, the head not raising to met the gaze of the white-haired yumemi who gazed sadly at his piteous, frail figure.
"Kamui-san." came Kakyou's soft, pained whisper.
"Shut up." He put his hands to his ears, clasping them tightly trying to shut out any sound from humans. 'It had been a human being who had hurt me.they are all alike.they all want to hurt me.!.don't let them hurt me.!.make them all go away!'
"Kamui-san."
"Shut up!" A tear slipped down his cheek. 'Even if I am worthless, please.please don't make me suffer anymore! Please.if anyone is listening.I just want to be left alone!'
"Kamui-"
"SHUT UP!!!" The pain tore at his heart. 'LEAVE ME ALONE!!! I DON'T WANT TO SUFFER ANYMORE!!!'
Instantly, the dreamscape shifted and stretched, and new colors and lights blending into one another. One intense of power burst through the air towards the yumemi and numbing him with temporary pain before he managed to pull himself out of the mutilated psyche of the boy and retreat to his own dream. The boy felt the presence leave his dreamscape, and his surrounding once again calmed to darkness and silence.
Author: I'm confused @_@ ~_~
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They were gathered in the CLAMP campus research room, triangulation charts and maps of Tokyo city littered throughout the tables and ground, the super computer humming and whirring with its keyboards making a tapping sound continuously as the CLAMP campus trio searched for the required information from the infinite files stored. The Dragons of Heaven had gone off in pairs (["After all," Sorata suggested, "it's safer when there's two instead of one, and we stand better of a chance this way in searching, in case one missed something."]), Yuzuriha with her friend Kusanagi, Karen with Aoki, Sorata being dragged by an annoyed Arashi. Subaru was the only one who stayed within the protective shields of CLAMP Campus, concentrating on the search in his own meditating way. It was no longer a problem of finding the location now, merely gathering some knowledge of the surrounding areas of the target building for better understanding of escape routes. This rescue certainly won't be easy, they all knew in their minds, considering the fact that they are facing off against 2 of the most powerful Dragons in this battle. They have been tracing the other sides' movements, but intentions and the precautions the other side has taken are still unclear.
/"Subaru-san," acknowledged the dreamgazer.
"How is he?" asked the Sumeragi, nodding his head towards the pale yumemi in the return of acknowledgement of the other's presence.
"It's getting worse." came the reply, short, but full of meaning to the other.
"How long?" asked the green-eyed young man.
"It has to be done within this week. The Promised Day is very near, and it'll soon be upon us."
"Can I see him?" One simple request, one shake of the head to indicate the refusal or powerlessness, he could not tell. "Why not?"
"He's trapped himself within his own little realm. He won't let anyone near him. Going in to talk to him without great yumemi maneuvers will be an attempt at suicide."
"But you can go in?"
"Yes." Hesitation, knowing what was to come following the confirmation that there is a possible way to accomplish what the other is asking for.
"Then why won't you?"
"Because Hokuto-san would be very sad if she knows you have died.that would be working against everything she sacrificed herself for."
"I'll be fine.don't worry. Kamui won't hurt me. I know that."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Then."
The world rippled and he soon found himself standing on liquid water, clear and seemingly bottomless, but with a darkness at a certain depth that seemed to moan in pain and despair from haunting memories threatening this subconscious world. There he was, the delicate boy curled up into a little form, the beautiful, angelic wings surrounding his body in a protective little shell, feathers and sakura petals littered throughout the liquid ground in a breathtaking scenery. But as he gazed closely at a feather he caught within his palms, he realized that rivulets and drops of blood dotted various places of each pure white feather, big imperfections, small stains, strange shaped ones, decorating white with death-like crimson. Letting the soft feather slip through his fingers, he serenely walked over to the boy, only to be stopped by a barrier within a few feet of the magnificent wings shielding their owner. He placed a hand on the blockade and concentrated on breaking this wall between himself and the boy, but all of his soft coaxing and breaking failed, the water, instead, swirling around the two bodies within the realm with some sense of nervousness and apprehension.
"Kamui?" called Subaru gently, soothingly, hoping that the boy would recognize his voice and register in his mind that this new presence is indeed not a stranger at all, but a familiar figure of support and comfort.
The boy did not raise his head, as if he didn't hear the Sumeragi at all, and Subaru tried again.
"Kamui?" called Subaru slightly louder than the last time.
In a haunting moment, the wings fell away from obstructing the view of the boy and then Kamui leaned back, his back lying onto the cold watery ground with his back with barely a soft sigh of rustling cloth and feathers. Tousled black hair, blank violet eyes staring off into space, pale and colorless cheeks, bruised lips, bandaged and blood-stained body, ruffled clothes with rips here and there, Kamui turned his head slowly to gaze at the stranger within his realm of psyche. He had calmed down considerably from his last encounter with another presence, so he was not quite so nervous and frightened.but then again, his heart recognized the person on first sight, and prevented him from following the defensive instincts of hurting the man to force him out of this realm.
Get out. The boy moved his lips slightly, but what came out was a mere jumble of metallic-sounding musical notes, having no definition to this hybrid breed of language but rather echoing from around, as if it spoke from everywhere in the realm. Despite the language difference, Subaru somehow conceived in his mind the meaning of those notes, and the words made him frown slightly.
"Kamui." The voice was clipped and commanding.
The boy seemed to have been surprised by the sound, for he trembled a bit and closed his eyes before opening them to gaze into Subaru's own pools of emerald with an entirely different stance then a few moments before. The Sumeragi almost thought he had succeeded in snapping the boy from his stupor.
"Get out.before he finds you in here." whispered the boy in a scared little voice, using his real physical voice instead of the mental communication link he had established with everyone within his mind.
"Who's he?" gently asked Subaru, though he already knew the answer to that.
"Get out! If he finds you in here, he's going to punish me more!" shouted the boy desperately as the shields around himself grew stronger and more indestructible.
Subaru knew that if he stayed, the other /Kamui/ will torture this boy in front of him more, and his mind reasoned with his heart to leave before further damages are made in spite of his presence here. However, he couldn't bear the thought of leaving behind his little friend to such brutal pains, and was no closer to leaning towards one decision than when he had first started pondering over the matter, when a velvety purr resonated in his ear, sending shivers throughout his body.
"Well well well.what do we have here?" The voice chuckled. "It's seems that we have another little bird for the big bad predators to play with.and look, it's the Sakurazukamori's little emerald-eyed dove."
A hand snaked forward to grab his neck, suffocating him, before he had a chance to identify the exact location of the source of the voice, and soon, he found himself suspended in the air, gasping for air. A body developed from the water in the form of that tall teenager of the name Fuuma, and his smirking face suddenly brought about a burst of anger and loathe towards Kamui's tormentor within the Sumeragi, momentarily blinding all thoughts of reason.
"Don't tell me you've been in here trying to muscle in on my prey, have you?" asked /Kamui/ in mock shock and pain. "Sakurazuka-san would have been very displeased to know that his little bird has flown out of its boundaries and is even trying to become a hunter itself."
Choosing to ignore the teenager's mocking words, though the full meaning of that sentence had indented an unforgettable memory at the back of his mind, Subaru concentrated on reaching his onmyoujutsu, opening his eyes suddenly as he shot forward a burst of raw energy. At such close proximity, even the other /Kamui/ didn't get knocked away a few feet without some major injuries, but that dark entity didn't seem to feel any of the pain, and instead, grinned in cool anticipation and slight amusement. Subaru felt calmness wash over him as he steadily gazed at Fuuma, his mind entirely focused and ready to react to any movements his opponent might attempt; his power was circling around him in beautiful white flashes of electric energy, growing stronger each passing moment. To the potential threat before him, Fuuma merely smirked greater and proceeded to stand. Subaru found himself a little bit disarmed by that expression of emotionless mirth, and found himself expecting the worst to happen as a little bit of distraction and fear drifted through his mind.
"Tsk tsk tsk." taunted Fuuma as he took a glance back at the frightened boy huddled on the watery floor behind him, before turning back to fully gaze into the Sumeragi's apprehensive eyes. "Not yet.but I suppose that yumemi will have to die now.after all, the Promised Day is near, and I don't need him anymore."
Subaru's glare hardened.
Author: Let's see.September 28, 2002.sitting in my comfy chair in front of my computer.sipping tea.rereading this after having reread the first version.correcting some of this and that and.oh boy this makes no sense.I must be high on something to be spitting out this nonsense. Anyways.let's see.I'm still contemplating which version to use.I sure liked this second version better because it's not so KS-centric.ano.the parts that I left out will force me to rewrite the sequel too.unless I leave it out completely and write a happy, waffy ending.which doesn't seem to happen in this line of plot.and.@_@ ~_~ -_-;;;
Shinji: Will you KINDLY finish this fic FIRST before you go into your little contemplating???
Author: *muttering under breath* stupid muse.
Ken'ichi: *raising an eyebrow* what did you say?!?
Author: *muttering under breath* I'm complaining about you people leaving me to fend for myself when I needed inspiration for writing something, and then GIVING me ideas when I'm WAY buried with work.
Setsuna: Come again?
Author: I SAID-! That I'm gonna get back to the story right now. Stop bothering me.
Muses: Oh.
Author: *rereads version 1* but I torture Kamui-chan so much more in that other version! Wah!
"I'm not letting you kill anybody, you cruel, heartless bastard!" Subaru warned quietly through clenched teeth. His power tensed and strengthened.
Fuuma merely looked at the onmyouji for a moment before chuckling softly, turning towards the boy who glanced nervously and fearfully at him.
Author: Screw it! I can't take this! Version 1 torture! I'm imputing it HERE!
The world shifted, and Subaru found the tall teenager standing beside kneeling figure of Kamui, Fuuma's hand tilting the boy's chin upwards as the captor gazed at the beautiful amethyst eyes of his exquisite, delicate prize. He rushed forward only to come in direct contact with the barrier, still as powerful as before and certainly more unbreakable now that the Dark Kamui was intent on keeping him out.allowing to witness every single little details to the act that was about to occur, but not giving him the chance to be able to interfere and save the boy. The boy trembled slightly as he closed his eyes slowly, his mind knowing that the pain was about to come, his body preparing itself to blocking all feeling receptors and numbing the muscles.and when the first tiny wave came, the tears slid down his alabaster cheeks. The pain pulsated throughout his body continuously, repeatedly, each time growing stronger and more forceful and more violent, leaving him soon crying out, screaming, groaning, moaning and sobbing from the invisible injuries. All the while as his hoarse voice screamed out his pain, his sensitive hearing managed to pick out one strange sound: something banging against what sounded almost like plastic glass, someone shouting some incoherent words angrily.The numbness, however, impeded all of his senses soon, and the numbness and coldness left him wishing he was dead instead of suffering through this horrible, unbearable pain. His wings quivered violently and his body shook as passing waves of raw energy pouring throughout his frail frame took its toll on him, but he didn't complain or beg his tormentor to stop, because he knew that that could provide extra reasons and excuses or just fuel plain annoyance for the other. He didn't want to continue on with this cruel game of agony infliction, and he didn't want to have even more punishment, so he kept silent, awaiting the moment when he was released of the pain, the minute when he will be relieved of the ache and throbbing by the oppressive hands of deep sleep.
Subaru was desperate. He was angry. He was concerned. But mostly, he was furious and terrified. Angry at the person who was torturing his special person, and terrified for the boy who seemed to be in a world of unrelenting pain. His efforts, however, got him nowhere, and he could only stand outside of the barrier, watching that fragile body tremble and convulse violently in pain, hearing that voice terribly crying out in pain, remembering every single little incongruent detail that engrained itself into his memories. His hands pounded on the glass-like substance, but they soon stopped as their owner realized that yelling for the heartless /Kamui/ to stop and trying to fracture something that would never shatter was pointless and utterly ineffective.
It was finally over. The boy, out of pure exhaustion and numbness, fell deeply into unconsciousness the first moment the ordeal was over, and he collapsed into a heap on the cold, comfortless water ground, his body unmoving, not even bothering to at least curl up to gather generated and released body heat. Subaru remained unmoving, watching on like a stunned, dismayed observer of some horrific nightmare, waiting for the scene to change so he can assure himself that it had all been a dream, and nothing he had just witnessed had been real.
Fuuma laughed softly as he gazed at Subaru's confused and shocked face, forcing the Sumeragi out of his stupor and making him concentration once more on the situation at hand.
"You think that everything has just ended? No.the show has just begun!" announced Fuuma in an amused voice that only heightened Subaru's sense of anger and fear.
Once again, the landscape changed. The boy whose innocence had been tainted by his opposite was nowhere in sight, but in his stead was the graceful, beautiful, pale yumemi, leaning against the /Dark Kamui/ and looking like a fragile doll about to be broken with his head bowed submissively, almost as if he had already accepted his fate. Fuuma glanced at Subaru one last time, as if issuing a taunting challenge, before focusing his full attention back to his follow Chi no Ryuu. Gently, he lifted Kakyou's face to look at him fully in the face. Fuuma's face was full of compassion, full of kindness, full of understanding, not the usual face of malice and mirth that he presented to the Ten no Ryuu during battle.
"Thank you, Kakyou, for building me my magnificent dreamscape. I will grant your /Wish/ now. I hope that you will find happiness after your death. Good-bye," whispered Fuuma softly, his words of comfort and blessing meant only for the yumemi to hear.
Kakyou looked gratefully into Fuuma's earnest eyes, and nodded his head slightly before closing his eyes in a signal of his readiness. Blinking slowly once, Fuuma called on the Shinken he owned, and the sword obediently materialized in the space besides him, awaiting his firm grasp on its handle. Not wanting to disappoint the blood-thirsty weapon, Fuuma immediately grabbed the handle, poising the sword, aiming the tip of the sharp blade towards the comatose man's weakening heart. Gently, he lifted up the yumemi slightly by supporting the back of the latter's neck with one hand, giving him more free access to the other's weakening heart.
"Kakyou-san!" yelled out Subaru as he once again renewed his efforts on the breaking of the obstruction separating him from the dark entity occupying the body of Monou Fuuma.
Fuuma smiled a soft, kind smile before plunging the sword into the body he propped up, his sadistic smile appearing once again and widening as warm, crimson blood splattered chaotically onto his complexion and clothing. He watched with a sense of satisfaction and fascination as fresh blood rolled from the yumemi's gaping injury, streaming in droplets and splashes and staining the watery ground an unending red. Kakyou groaned softly as he felt the pain throb throughout his body, but soon the tremendous loss of blood and the continuous draining of the warm, liquid substance numbed his senses and drove away the pain to a mere dull ache.
"Th-thank.y-you.Fuu-Fuuma.sa.n." whispered Kakyou appreciatively as he gazed hazily one last time into the teenager's golden, comprehending eyes.
Fuuma nodded before gently lying the yumemi down onto the warm, blood- stained ground, and then he disappeared from this realm in a flurry of white, angelic feathers of perfect elegance. Suddenly, the transparent barricade dividing Subaru and Kakyou vanished, and in one fast moment, Subaru had already raced over to the fallen yumemi and was kneeling down on the ground cradling the dying body in his arms. On his face etched his pain and horror at having to witness the death of a friend when death had been so unnecessary.
"Kakyou-san.I-I'm so sorry." whispered Subaru, wincing as he felt warm liquid flow through his fingers, trying to keep down his disgust and anguish as more blood stained his attire and skin.
"N-no.Su.ba.ru.san..I.wan-wanted.this.so.I-I.can.go.me-meet.you- your.sis.ter." whispered out Kakyou between soft gasps for breath.
"Nee-san." whispered Subaru softly as past memories suddenly flooded his mind at the mention of his dear, deceased sister.
Kakyou-san! came a lively, energetic, but nonetheless slightly irritated voice. Both recognized the voice immediately upon hearing the first syllable, and true to their guess, the apparition of the one they both loved with their whole entire heart in their own special, different ways, appeared in front of them, a look of distain on her face.
Kakyou-san! What's taking you so long? asked the person again, her impatience showing on her beautiful face.
"A-ano.Ho.ku.to.I-" began Kakyou in an apologetic voice, but he was soon cut off by her amused voice.
It's taking you longer to join me than I would have expected! Hokuto laughed brightly, a sound so sweet and intoxicating and full of life and happiness that Kakyou and Subaru both couldn't help but smile too. Well, I don't mind waiting a little bit while longer.after all, I asked you to wait for me for a long time.just so you could watch over my otouto. At the mention of her younger brother, Hokuto winked playfully at Subaru, who smiled at her even wider.
Come on, Kakyou-san, let's go /outside/. With that, Hokuto held out her hand towards the near-dead yumemi, who reluctantly took her hand, partly because of his weakening strength, and partly because of his fear that the same thing will happen like the last time her hand was offered to him. But his fears and anxiety were soon quenched as his hand contacted solidly with her warm, soft, elegant hand, and she pulled gently, lifting his spirit out of his body.
.love you. whispered Kakyou, now in spirit form, as he was pulled into a heart-warming embrace with Hokuto. Hokuto merely blushed and smiled at his statement, but the phrase was silently returned as their lips softly brushed against each other in a soft, quick kiss. The two looked back at Subaru just as they were getting ready to depart, and smiling maternally, Hokuto drifted towards Subaru and took his face into her hands.
I hope you'll find your happiness, otouto.with Kakyou's last powers, and also with what dwindling abilities I have, we'll grant you one last /Wish/.you may not know what that /Wish/ is.but eventually your mind will discover the deepest truths and desires of your heart.good-bye, otouto.I'll see you again someday.and know that I will always love you no matter what. With that little speech, she leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.
Subaru.You'll get him out of /Kamui/'s grasp as soon as possible, won't you? Subaru nodded at Kakyou's question with absolutely no hesitance. Try your hardest to leave through this Apocalyptic Battle.watch over and protect Kamui-san.Good-bye. Hokuto waved and Kakyou smiled gently before once again leaving with their own /special/ person.
"Nee-san." whispered Subaru longingly, but full of joy and satisfied love, as the two form disappeared into a blinding, pure light.
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The Seals were gathered inside the spacious living room, their faces grim, their focuses sharp on one thing only. The preparations and arrangements were already made, and each awaited their own orders and tasks as to what their participating roles would be in this matter of success or failure. There would be no second chance, each knew drearily within their hearts and minds, and the fear and nervousness of catastrophe vibrated through the air tensely as each encouraged themselves not to fail and ruin the rescue.
"Sorata-san and Arashi-san, please keep a watch on the east and south side of the building, and look both into the air and onto the passing crowds. Circle around the air for at least 500 yards in radius," instructed Imonoyama Nokoru towards the two mentioned. Arashi and Sorata both nodded their heads in acknowledgement to their tasks.
"Yuzuriha-chan and Kusanagi-san, please keep a watch on the west and north side of the building, and take the same exact precautions," continued on the President of CLAMP Campus School. Yuzuriha and Kusanagi signaled that he understood their roles.
"Karen-san and Seiichirou-san, please keep a watch on the building itself, and keep yourselves hidden in the shadows as much as possible so as to escape possible detection. Keep you eyes on the exits, especially the front and back ones, and try not to let anything out of your sight." Another pair of heads nodded in comprehension.
"Subaru-san, when Karen-sand and Seiichirou-san give the signal that everything is well, proceed on into the building alone. Arashi-san and Sorata-san will travel through the back exit while Yuzuriha-chan and Kusanagi-san continue to keep watch. Karen-san and Seiichirou-san will follow you through that same entrance after a couple of moments." Subaru inclined his head slightly to show he knew what his responsibilities were in this mission. "After securing Kamui-san, proceed to move out of the building as best as you can without notice or detection. Subaru-san will inform everyone of his success in finding Kamui-san. Move in different directions as you exit but meet above the building for regrouping in case a Chi no Ryuu should discover you.
"Now I will provide you all with earpieces and enhanced optical lenses so you can keep watch and communicate better. This plan will commence at 6:00 AM tomorrow morning so their resistance and awareness will be as minimal as possible. Please get a good night's sleep tonight, and try not to overwork yourselves thinking about it. If all goes well, no bloodshed will be needed, and no battle will be fought. Though we must all expect the unexpected, but I have faith in us all that we will prevail triumphant in our cause," finished Nokoru with a flourish.
That night, the Seals dined on Akira's excellent cooking and slept well after cheerful discussions with themselves and the CLAMP Campus trio. They were determined not to fail at all costs.
Author: I LIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways, that's that. Newly edited.new stuff added.and yeah. That was not exactly the waffiest scene of HxK I have ever seen, but I suppose it'll have to do for now.after all, Subaru HAD to be stuck there..and I just couldn't do anything else unless it was just the two of them alone and.oh boy I need to go revise the sequel chapters. *grumble grumble*
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Author: *muttering to self* this is like what? 14 pages in font verdana, size 9, double-spaced (for readers' convenient.after all, there are quite a few big blocks of text scattered around in this chapter.), with a 6 pt spacing between each paragraph before and after.so.yeah.that's pretty long.boy, I spent 2 hours typing??? But then of course.my computer HAD to crash on me and-
Shinji: Are you quite done yet?
Author: Eep! Yes!
Ken'ichi: Good.
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Author: I need opinions on how this story should end.waff or angst?