Triangular: 22
Author's notes: I am so glad that you guys don't hate me. ^^ Here's the next chapter…and uh…more Subaru torture…I think…
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Sumeragi Hokuto threw her coat on the rack and kicked her shoes off, scurrying to the phone to contact the vice-principal immediately. Taking the receiver by hand, she pressed numbers and waited patiently for someone to speak on the other line.
"Hello?" said the voice, making Hokuto aware that someone had arrived.
"Sei-chan?" She asked, tapping her foot, worry etched in her voice. "How's Subaru-chan?"
"Oh he's alright. He kind of fell asleep on the way." Sakurazuka Seishirou answered, looking over his shoulder to the Sumeragi that was sleeping quietly on the sofa. "He just got exhausted, I guess."
"You think it's okay if I drove down there and get him home?" Hokuto inquired.
Seishirou again looked back at the math teacher. Thinking the situation through thoroughly, Seishirou came up with the perfect answer. "Don't worry, Hokuto-chan. He can stay over."
Her eyes widened, feeling suspicion arise in her veins. Hokuto looked worriedly at her hands, thinking of a good decision. Was it wise for her to leave Subaru in Seishirou's care? Will Seishirou try to do something to her brother? These questions bothered her for a moment until the supposed-to-be Sakurazukamori's voice rang in her ears.
"Hokuto-chan?"
"Oh…yeah…" Hokuto started. "I guess he'll be alright there. Tell him I'll pick him up tomorrow, alright?" She added, hoping secretly that her twin would BE okay in the hands of the vice-principal.
"Hai." Seishirou said, nodding a few times. "I'll tell him tomorrow."
"Alright then…I'll see you tomorrow, Sei-chan. Take care of him." Hokuto bid goodbye, placing the cordless receiver back on its base. Sighing, she went upstairs, still contemplating on Subaru's situation.
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The black-clad vice-principal placed the phone back where it belonged, smiling as his honey-brown eyes looked at the fragile Sumeragi that was sleeping silently on his couch. Taking off his black gloves, he kneeled to the math instructor's eye level and smirked, stroking his pale cheek with his fingers.
"Kawaii na, Subaru-kun." He murmured, playing with the tendrils of black hair that graced Subaru's face. "Do you know that you're mine…?"
The unconscious teacher made no response but a small moan as he shifted in the couch. This made Seishirou smile as he traced his former lover's lips with his index finger.
The vice-principal sat down beside Subaru, his honey-brown eyes cast on the sleeping figure. Silently cupping his cheek, Seishirou slowly moved and closed the little distance between them, starting his journey to claim what was his. As his lips captured Subaru's slightly parted ones, he felt that Subaru was completely his – he thought that Subaru would finally succumb to him.
But he was wrong.
The second his lips left his former lover's, Subaru shifted again and murmured a name that Seishirou dreaded to hear. The supposed-to-be Sakurazukamori clenched his fist as he stared at his possession, anger silently burning in his veins.
'Kamui' was the name his Subaru muttered. In complete disappointment and irritation, he stood up and picked up the Sumeragi from the couch. As he walked to the guest room, his mind was absolutely set on eliminating the aforementioned student.
"Something has to be done with that brat." Seishirou muttered to himself, kissing his possession once again before tucking the math teacher in. "I'll show him…"
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One day after the school play.
It was a cold, winter morning, with the streets full of snow as the snow itself fell on the barren trees of the residential area of CLAMP Gakuen. Several children were out in their yards, making snowmen, lying on the snow and flapping their arms and legs to make angels in the snow. Few participated in snowball fights, with children running around and laughing as snowballs hit them on their back.
A white BMW stopped temporarily, waiting patiently for the stoplight to turn green. Sumeragi Hokuto hummed a tune as she tapped her fingers on the steering wheel, her eyes cast on the stoplight before them. Her twin, meanwhile, was slumped against the chair as he stared outside; his eyes glazed a hue of emerald.
His eyes widened in surprise as he saw a familiar figure walk down the sidewalk just a few feet beside them. Shirou Yuzuriha happily skidded down the sidewalk, a leash in her hand, with a wolf-like Inuki trotting before her. His angel, meanwhile, was chatting animatedly with whom Subaru considered as the devil. He tilted his head, leaning against the car window, seeing that Monou Fuuma had just stopped his Kamui for a few moments. Unwillingly watching the scene before him, Subaru saw Fuuma rest his chin on Kamui's shoulder to murmur something in his angel's ear. A few seconds later, with Fuuma walking ahead of Kamui, the purple-eyed bishounen screamed 'Fuuma!' before blushing beet red and running to the aforementioned person.
Subaru blinked a few times, solitary tears running down his pale cheeks.
'Subaru-chan…' Hokuto silently thought, upset because her brother's upset too. Without a word, only a concerned glance, the worried twin set her eyes on the road and proceeded to their home.
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Mid-March.
Three months after the incident.
Two months after the Christmas break.
Classes resumed mid-January, with Sumeragi Subaru absolutely quieter than usual. His classes seemed to be a bit more silent that their classes the past year, but of course, the usual five girls always fainted right on cue. To Arisugawa Sorata, his classes seemed to be dull; to Kishuu Arashi, his classes were weirder than usual. But to Shirou Kamui, everything was all right. Apparently, the sudden change in Subaru' s attitude didn't get his attention. Even Yatouji Satsuki noticed changes.
Satsuki's notes:
January 19
- Sumeragi Subaru quieter than usual
- seems to avoid Shirou
- weirder
- quieter
- five girls still faint on cue
- still pursued by vice-principal
- hates Monou Fuuma
- quieter
- seemingly hates Kamui since he seldom looks at him in class (?) [satsuki: not yet decided]
- hair still the same…I think his hair doesn't grow…
- his eyes became dull…maybe he lost his eyes…
- really quieter…strange, for some reason
- Shirou Kamui unusually happy
- doesn't talk to Sumeragi that much unless necessary
-…unlike before
- seems to be always with Monou
- really unusually happy
- maybe left Sumeragi for Monou…? Still undecided
-Sakurazuka Seishirou seems to hate Shirou Kamui
- still litters Sakura petals around
-janitor seems to hate him for his Sakura petals
- Monou Fuuma seems to be apparently happy about him and Kamui
- classes seemed more uh…livelier.
- still has cool glasses…uh…
-Tojou Nataku – still hates Kamui
- still obsessed with Fuuma
- could kill Kamui any minute now
Satsuki closed her notepad, tucking her pen in her pocket the minute their math teacher walked in. Subaru placed his lesson plan and his math book on the table, greeted the class quietly and sat down, asking his class to take out their assignment. It was indeed, another dreadful day for our Sumeragi Subaru, for he was once again forced to look at his beloved angel, bringing new waves of pain crashing at his fragile heart.
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"Subaru-chan, aren't you going to get inside?" His twin asked, poking her head out to the courtyard. But he didn't pay attention – his eyes were focused on nowhere, his hand limply grasping a wine glass. His short raven hair waved with the wind as the breeze flew past him, carrying small sakura petals dancing right before his glazed orbs.
"Subaru-chan?" Hokuto asked again, stepping out into the patio.
"I…I can't do this…" Subaru murmured, staring at the flying pink petals. "I can't do this anymore, Hokuto."
The concerned twin put her hands on her hips, staring at her brother with an unreadable expression. "What do you mean by that?"
Subaru moved his hand a few times, making the plum-colored wine sway inside the glass. He blinked a few times, letting a few tears run down his cheeks. "I can't do this anymore, Hokuto." He repeated, tilting his head to the side. "I love him. I love him more than I love my own life. But he doesn't love me…and here I am…a pathetic wreck forced to see the one I love most while I feel my heart slowly dissolve into nothing…. Do you know what I mean, Hokuto? I…I love him…but he doesn't love me…he chose someone else…
What is wrong with me? Why can't he see who I am, Hokuto? Why can't he see me? Is there something so special about Fuuma that my Kamui can't see in me? I mean…is Fuuma everything that he's looking for…? Everything that I'm not…?" Subaru continued, staring limply out into the star-studded sky. Hokuto dropped her hands where they belonged – beside her, with a concerned expression etched on her face.
"Subaru-chan…"
"What DOES he see in him that he doesn't see in me? I love him Hokuto… I really do…"
"Subaru-chan…"
"But why do I have to see him everyday? Why do they have to torture me? Isn't what I have gone through enough…?
Aren't I good enough for him? Am I not enough to be with him? Do I deserve him, Hokuto…? Such an angel…he is such an angel, Hokuto. But tell me…do I deserve this?"
His twin, now completely worried, snatched the glass of wine away from her seemingly drunk brother. "You've had enough of this." She murmured, taking the wine glass from Subaru.
But Subaru didn't pay attention. "But he loves Fuuma…he loves him, not me. Kamui doesn't know that I need him…I want him more than anything else…. But I won't stop him. I love him, but I won't get…in…the way…I promised myself I wouldn't –
"Look at yourself!" Hokuto started to scream, a few tears stinging her eyes. Subaru raised his head to face his twin. "Look at what you're doing to yourself! You're not like this! You're not like this at all!"
"Hokuto-chan…"
"I know you love Kamui-chan very much!" She sputtered out, tears coming out of her eyes. "But you're treating yourself like a pathetic loser! You deserve him, Subaru, you do! You're jus too cowardly to admit to yourself that you WOULD want him back and you would do ANYTHING to get Kamui-chan! But what are you doing right now?! You're just sitting there droning on and on, blaming yourself for everything that has happened to you." Subaru's look softened once Hokuto started to cry for his expense.
"You know what, maybe you're right. Maybe it IS your fault why this happened to you. But you're not doing anything to change that! You're letting Kamui-chan slip from your fingers! You're not making a single thing happen to make up for your mistakes! And now you're just sitting here doing nothing, expecting those Sakura petals to do everything for you!" She wiped the tears with the back of her hand. Subaru stood up from the chair he was sitting on, a worried look etched on his face.
"Hokuto-chan…" Subaru murmured. "I…I'm…"
Hokuto suddenly hugged her younger brother. "It's alright…you deserve him, Subaru-chan. Kamui-chan needs someone like you." She murmured, sniffling a few times. "Go make a move, alright?" she asked, giggling a few times in between of sniffles. Subaru only nodded, letting go of his sister. He never thought that what was going on in his life would affect everyone else around him. He never thought of what would happen to his sister. And now that he does, Subaru thought it was a good idea to go start and win his Kamui-chan back.
Author's notes: Hehehe…I'm not good at these parts…you know, angsty some kinda part. I hope you guys like the chapter and please, r&R!!!! Arigato!