Their Destinies Were Foreordained By: Marion and Lilly

Errrrr... to the people who reviewed: yes Sei-chan is Kamui's father, but that idea originally came from Kira and Shell [and yes, I did ask for permission to use it], so if you like the idea, go and read her fanfiction at http://shikigami.net. It's good, so I strongly suggest you to read Revelation 16:1 and the sequel Genesis. Thanks again to the reviewers, and now go read this chapter and find out what happened to Subaru-kun !!!


Chapter 8 : Sakurazukamori on the Loose

Subaru was taken to the surgery room as soon as the ambulance arrived at the hospital. Hours seem to trickle slowly for Kamui and Seishirou while they waited for the doctors to fix his wounded body. The wounds Fuuma had made were deep and messy, and Subaru would have died if he had arrived a couple of minutes later. But as he was taken there on time, his injuries were healed by the surgeons, and when the surgery was over, he was taken to the ICU.

While Subaru was being operated, someone had called the Dragons of Heaven to tell them about this, because they arrived soon after the onmyouji came out from the surgery room. Seishirou, who had stayed all the while with Kamui, departed then, not wanting to cause any conflicts with any of the Seals. "Kamui, I have to leave, or else your friends might think it was me who hurt Subaru-kun and it could lead into a fight. I'll be back later, ok. And if Subaru-kun wakes up before I return, tell him that I love him." Then, he disappeared from Kamui's sight, just as Sorata, Arashi and Yuzuriha came into the room.

"Kamui !! Are you ok ?" Sorata asked worriedly, eyeing the younger boy for any injuries. He nodded briefly, which earned him a sigh of relief from them. "How's Subaru ?" Arashi asked. "We came as soon Noroku-san called us." Yuzuriha added. Kamui looked at them absently. "I don't know... the doctors haven't let me come in to see him." he said.

At that moment, Karen and Aoki came running into the hospital's waiting room. "Kamui !!" Karen said, as looked at the boy's grim expression. "Is Subaru-san ok ?" Aoki asked. Again Kamui said he didn't know. "But what happened ? And how did you get out of whatever it was without any major injuries ?" Sorata asked. "Yeah, and why didn't we see any kekkai going up ?" Yuzuriha added curiously.

Kamui kept silent to all their questions. He did not wish to discuss the matter at the moment with his friends. Maybe never, because it would involve explaining everything that had happened since Subaru became the Sakurazukamori. And he needed some time to digest the last piece of news he'd swallowed: tha fact that Seishirou was his father, the man he had wished to meet all his life.

The Seals had been around Kamui long enough to know that by silence, Kamui implied he would not answer his questions at the moment and decided to wait for them to be allowed to visit his friend. Kamui simply sat in one of the chairs and waited and waited.

After what seemed to Kamui a long time, the Seals were taken to Subaru's room. He had been moved from ICU to a normal hospital room. Two persons were to be allowed at a time, and as much as Kamui wished to visit his lover, he didn't want to do it with someone else around, so he waited for all of his friends to go inside. Besides, he thought that if he was alone with Subaru, maybe Seishirou would appear and the could straighten out some more the whole father-son business.

Soon, all of the Seals had visited the onmyouji, he was the only one who had yet to go. Unfortunately, or rather, fortunately for him, they had to leave the hospital, though Sorata wanted to either stay behind, or take Kamui with them. It was Karen who read Kamui's eyes and stopped him. "Let him be Sorata... Besides, though Kamui seems uninjured, it would be better to have a doctor check him." she said with a wink, and dragged the unwilling monk back to the Imonoyama mansion. Kamui only smiled weakly at Karen and told Sorata he'd be fine.

When all of the Seals had finally left, Kamui stepped silently into Subaru's room. The Sumeragi was lying on the bed, his skin pale, like ivory, his eyes shut thight, as if in pain or nightmare, bandages covering his torso. Kamui walked over to the chair next to the bed and gently took Subaru's hand in his. Subaru...

It's my fault he hurt you... because even to protect you, I cannot move a finger against him... because I let him possess me... If it weren't for me, you would be fine... he thought as a tear slid down his cheek. He couldn't hold them back any longer and he let his tears come, after all, there was no one to see him cry here... nor to hold him... Deep in his mind, he wondered if Seishirou could see him now, and if would be unmoved by his tears.

His fears were proved false, for in that very moment, he appeared in the room before him, and took him into his arms, as he had only done a few times in the past, when Kamui was still too young to remember. "I should have stopped him, Daddy... It's because of me that Subaru is hurt !!! Because I can't say no to Fuuma, and because I can't stand against him... I love him too much..." he blurted out as he buried his face in Seishirou's shirt.

The older man just held him and stroked his hair gently. It may have been only and illusion, but the feeling was real, and to Kamui, it felt right. "Shhhh... don't blame yourself Kamui... It's no one's fault but Fuuma's... And I will see that he pays for it... He shall never again set a finger on you or Subaru-kun if I can stop him... I promise..." he said, trying to show Kamui he was not to blame.

Kamui just nodded and rested his head silently against Seishirou. "Thank you, Daddy... Thank you for coming when I needed you the most..." he said. Seishirou smiled gently at the boy in his arms. "You're welcome Kamui... And I'm sorry for not being there for you before... But we'll talk about that later. You need to rest now." he said and distangled from the embrace. Kamui nodded and rested his head on his forearms, against Subaru's hip, until sleep slowly took him.

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It will be alright Subaru-kun, don't worry. I... we'll save you... Subaru slowly woke up with these words of Seishirou still sounding in his head and blinked several times before understanding he was in a hospital bed. There were some monitors around him that were bleeping and he could feel the perfusions in his arms. He closed his eyes again, trying to remember all the things that happened. Fuuma... The Shinken... This atrocious pain... Seishirou's and Kamui's screams...

The onmyouji tried to sit in the bed but the pain in his stomach was too unbearable to do it. It was then when his hand brushed something silky and he heard a soft sigh, so he turned his head on the side.

Kamui was sitting on a chair next to the bed. He had fallen asleep, his head on his forearms, resting against my hip. Subaru gently smiled at the thought tenderly of his young lover. Kamui is very cute when he's asleep, the only moment he seems to be peaceful ! He stroked he boy's hair and he sighed again, opening his eyes and yawning. Subaru smiled at him again.

Kamui blinked once, then opened his eyes wide as he saw the smile he thought would never see again. "Subaru !!!" he exclaimed. "I was so worried !!!! And Daddy too !!!!" he finished. Only then Subaru looked past Kamui to see Seishirou smiling tenderly at them. Subaru met his gaze for a moment and then turned back to to the boy next to him, who was now crying against him.

"I'm sorry Subaru !!! I'm SO SORRY !!! I shouldn't have let Fuuma do that to you !!! I should have stood against him !!!" he cried. Subaru place a slender finger against his mouth, silencing him. "Shh... It's not your fault, Kamui. Don't worry ! I love you..." he told the boy. Kamui weakly smiled between his tears and kissed the onmyouji's hand that still lay on his lips. "Aishiteru, Subaru."

Only after a moment had passed, did Seishirou dare to walk to the bed and sit down next to Subaru's head, looking at him with a smile of reassurance. "You'll be alright now Subaru-kun. I love you." he said, and then kissed him softly. He gently stroked the younger man's hair for a long moment before speaking again. "I have to leave you both now, I've been here longer than I'm allowed to. I'll come back later. Ja ne !!" I said, before disappearing from the room.

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A few days after Fuuma had visited Kamui's house, he found himself walking in Ueno Park, for no apparent reason, though deep inside he sensed something was drawing him there. He walked all the way, until he found himself in front of a beautiful sakura tree with pink blossoms, and the moment he set his eyes on it, he knew it was the Sakurazukamori's tree. He'd been there a few times, of course, but he'd never really payed attention to this particular tree, as it was not his business, but this time, as he regarded it, he felt the inmense power surging through it.

So this is the famous Tree of the Sakurazukamori... I wonder how many souls it contains to carry all the power... he asked himself and placed a hand on the trunk. :: /Kamui/... /Kamui/... Feed me... :: he heard someone say. Or rather, he heard the words in his head. He didn't bother in turning around, as he knew there was no one behind him. He placed his other hand on the tree, and voice cried out louder. :: Feed me... /Kamui/... Sakurazukamori... ::

I suppose I do have the right to claim the title, after all, I killed the last Sakurazukamori, pathetic as he was... I can sense you weren't very content with him, Sakura Tree. He was weak, he was not worthy of the title... I suppose that it might be fun to do it, after all, I need something to do besides destroying kekkai between now and promised day... Fuuma thought. He gripped the Tree thighter and mentally transmitted his agreement to it.

Suddenly, Fuuma felt new powers coursing through his body. Besides his strenght as /Kamui/, now he possessed the powers of the Sakurazukamori. His mind now opened, and felt the Tree's "mind" next to his own, and also he felt two connections with two people. One of them he recognized immediately, as his own, personal prey. It was Kamui. Yes, he had marked Kamui as his even before this strange happening of today. The second one took him a moment to recognize, but once he did, he was sure. This was Sumeragi Subaru, the one he'd just killed.

So the bastard's alive ? Well it won't be like this for very long. The next time I see him, I'll kill him, slowly and painfully, and then I will feed his blood and soul to the Tree. Surely he couldn't survive that... And then, Kamui will be mine... he thought, and felt the Tree's pleasure at the prospect of finally getting the prey he'd been waiting for years to have. And having the Kamui of the Dragons of Heaven didn't look so bad either, but Fuuma shook his head at it. Don't even think about it... Kamui is mine and even if I do plan to kill him, he won't be yours... His life and death belong only to me...

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Kamui came strolling into Subaru's room with a tray, carrying some tea he'd bought for Subaru. "I'm back !! I brought you some tea, Subaru !!" he said, happy to see his friend was quickly recovering from his wounds. "Why, thank you Kamui, you're so nice." the onmyouji replied with a smile.

He was walking over to his lover's bed when he felt a sharp pain in coming from the back of his hands hands, which caused him to drop the tray with the tea. He bit his tongue to keep from screaming, and closed his eyes thightly until it passed. He then stared at them and saw the two Sakurazukamori stars were glowing. He gasped in surprise and turned towards the older man.

"Subaru..." he started but was interrupted by the other man's soft voice, speaking in a tone that betrayed no emotion. "A new Sakurazukamori is born..." he said simply, refusing to look into Kamui's troubled eyes, for fear that his eyes would give away the pain and anguish his voice hid.

Then Kamui understood what Subaru was referring too. He must be speaking of Fuuma... It's got to be Fuuma !!! He was the one who almost killed him... And he... he marked me a few months ago... when he took me for the first time... Kamui couldn't hold back the tears at the thought. He had suffered endless tortures from his twin star ever since they'd become opposites in the war. He couldn't imagine what Fuuma would to him now, thinking he had a stronger 'claim' over him than before.

And what will you to stop him Kamui ? Nothing !!! That's what always do !!! You always let him do what he wants with you, because you love him !!! And you fear him too... He's not Fuuma anymore... And if there was any trace of the old Fuuma left in him before, it will be gone now... My Fuuma... where are you ? he thought as he sank to the floor. Subaru longed to run to him and hold him, but he was still too weak and hurt to get out from his bed.

At that very moment Seishirou appeared before them, and if he'd been alive, he would have been breathless then. "Subaru ! Kamui ! Thank God you both are still here. Fuuma, he's the new Sakurazukamori..." he said hastily, but stopped as he saw Kamui's tears, and Subaru's sad expression. Of course, both of them are still tied to the Tree... And Kamui... he's bound to Fuuma deeper that any of us can even imagine... Of course they'd know it the moment Fuuma bound himself to the Tree...

He ran to where Kamui knelt on the floor and took him into his arms, rocking him gently. Kamui cried until he was so tired, he fell asleep in Seishirou's arms. Subaru looked at them with a sad smile on his face. "Seems Kamui found his dad when he needed him the most, ne Seishirou-san ?" he asked. The older man just looked at him and clutched Kamui closer to him. "I'll do all I can to help. I just WON'T let Fuuma and the Tree have any of you !!!" Seishirou said softly but firmly.

"Thank you Seishirou-san..." Subaru said, as Seishirou placed Kamui on the bed carefully, next to Subaru, who was grateful for his lover's words, but puzzled as how he'd manage to do that, as he was dead. Still, he didn't mention any of this and softly stroked Kamui's hair.

"Why Seishirou-san ? Why did this had to happen to him ? Wasn't it already enough ? Having to choose sides ? Having his best friend, and the one he loved turned into his worst enemy ? Seeing him kill the girl who was a sister to him ? When will it stop, Seishirou-san ? WHEN ?" Subaru cried. He hated seeing Kamui suffer like this.

"I don't know Subaru-kun... I don't know... For his sake, I hope it will all stop soon... Or else... I don't think he'll make it past Promised Day... or even that far..." Seishirou answered sadly, holding onto Subaru's free hand.

"Maybe... Maybe the would be the only way everything would stop for him..." the onmyouji whispered, as sleep took over him also.

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Kamui spent all of his time in the hospital with Subaru. He even stopped going to classes for a few days, which was better, as far as Subaru and Seishirou were concerned. This way, Fuuma has much less of an opportunity to attack Kamui. Sure, there were other Seals at CLAMP Campus, but none in Kamui's class, and anyway, he didn't feel like explaining the whole situation with Fuuma. And with Subaru and Seishirou. When they asked why he wanted to stay at the hospital with Subaru, he mumbled a vague reply for being in debt with him about the time when the onmyouji saved him from going Within. But the Seals could see there was something else in there that Kamui wasn't telling them. Still, they respected his privacy and didn't ask, supposing Kamui would tell them if he needed to.

Everyday afternoon from the days Kamui stayed in the hospital, Yuzuriha came in to bring him the homeworks Keiichi sent him. The blond boy even came a couple of times himself, when he thought Kamui might have problems understanding the notes he sent along with the homworks. Kamui was grateful, but it was clear was not in school, but in Subaru's recovery and how he would deal with Fuuma when he found him.

Anyway, if Kamui, Subaru, and Seishirou thought constantly about the new Sakurazukamori, niether of them dared to voice it. They all knew it would be no use to bring up the topic unless they had a plan on how to act. And especially Subaru knew what Fuuma being the Sakurazukamori meant for Kamui. Even if I did terrible things to Kamui when I was the Sakurazukamori, I was still able to control me. But Fuuma is so lost in his violence and madness that the last bit of sanity he still has in him will disappear very soon. He thought, knowing Kamui realized this too.

The onmyouji looked at Kamui, watching him do his homeworks with some help from Keiichi. I must protect Kamui because, now, Fuuma will never have pity for him anymore ! I must recover quickly and find a way to gain more powers. And there's no one else to protect him... Seishirou's gone, and Fuuma can easily kill all of the other Seals... I just NEED to get more powers... Subaru thought, watching Kamui feigning a laugh to a joke from his friend.

Subaru's thoughts wondered further in search of a way to protect Kamui. I'm wondering... I'm wondering what will happen if I put back Seishirou-san's eye ? At least, I won't be the Sakurazukamori as the Tree chose a heir by itself ! But, will it still have my love's powers ? Will they mix with mine without driving me mad this time ? Maybe it was the only chance Subaru had to be able to rival Fuuma's new-found stength, but he doubted Kamui would accept this, after all he had done to him that last time...

Subaru kept staring at the place where Kamui was, or rather, had been, as it took him a brief moment to realize that the boy had said something about going to get something to drink with Keiichi before he went home. His greater wish was to protect that boy, that innocence he still possessed, and that hadn't still been broken by Fuuma or himself. Ahh Seishirou-san... What Do I have to do ?

As if his voiceless plea had been answered, Seishirou appeared before him at that moment. He kissed Subaru softly and sat on the chair that was still next to the bed. "What are you thinking of now, Subaru ?" he asked softly. "I... I think I found a way to be able to help Kamui if Fuuma attacks him... I... I could put on your eye again..." he answered, in a voice that was barely audible.

"You really mean it, Subaru-kun ? Don't you remember what my powers did to you last time ? Maybe it's not such a good idea..." he said. Subaru looked at him sadly and touched his lover's cheek. "I know, Seishirou-san... But it's the only thing I can think of that will make me strong enough to rival Fuuma, as he too has your powers now..."

"Maybe you're right... But it wouldn't be much help if you lost your mind like before... And... I don't wish to lose you like that again..." he took Subaru's hand and gently kissed it. "But I cannot think of a better idea. You should tell Kamui first, to see what he thinks of it." he added. Subaru looked away. "He won't like it, you can be sure of that, Seishirou-san..."

"I wouldn't like what, Subaru ?" Kamui asked as he returned to the room, carrying a cup of tea for Subaru. Seishirou turned to look at his son. "Hello Kamui, Subaru-kun has an idea of how to help you against Fuuma, if he dares to attack again." Kamui blinked and turned to Subaru. "Is it true ? What is your plan, Subaru ?" he asked.

Seishirou sensed he should let this be discussed by them alone and excused himself, before leaving them. Subaru sighed and looked down, as he told of Kamui of his plan to put on Seishirou's eye on again. Kamui responded almost exactly like Subaru had expected, except that he hadn't really thought the boy would get this angry, and his response never even crossed his head before telling him.

"How can you even think about that ?" he yelled, upset that the older man didn't think about him before taking his decision ! "He is my father ! Do you have any idea of how I would feel in our most intimate, passionate moments seeing you with my Daddy's eye ?"

Subaru looked at Kamui in shock, trying desperatly to talk. The boy wasn't able to look at his lover like that, with this desire to kiss him as to slap him at the same time. He left the room, slamming the door with anger.

But the minute Kamui set a foot out of Subaru's hospital room he knew he'd made a mistake, because there was someone there who he hadn't counted on at all. It was Fuuma. And as Kamui forced himself to look at Fuuma in the eyes, he saw a glint there. It was pure evil and madness, unmasked in the dark kamui's eyes.

"Hello Kamui ! I see your precious omnyouji is still alive. That will change soon Kamui-kun..." Fuuma said with a grin. He had come to the hospital to finish what he had started: kill Subaru. He had waited a few days for the Sumeragi to get out of the hospital, but he soon grew bored, as none of the others he had killed for the Tree would give him the satisfaction that killing the Sumeragi would.

After a few days, he decided not to wait a single day more. He went to the hospital, concealing himself from everyone with an illusion. Not one person saw him slipping into the hospital, and into the hall where Subaru's room was. It was easy for him to find both of his preys, specially Kamui, as he was bounce twice to the Tree: by the Sakurazuka blood and by being marked as Fuuma's prey.

Kamui remained silent at Fuuma's greeting, and the latter's smirk grew even wider. "Did you lose your speech, my little Kamui ?" he asked cynically as he walked until he stood before Kamui, and started circling him. "You're afraid of me. Do you finally realize the truth ? That I am /kamui/ and not your beloved Fuuma ? Do you realize that you'll never be able to bring him back ? No Kamui..." he said, as he pinned the boy to one of the walls. "It's just me now..." he finished, as he kissed his prey roughly.

The Seal tried to push Fuuma away, but to no avail, Fuuma was too strong for him. And he still believed that his beloved was still somewhere in there, despite what the Angel thought or said. When Fuuma finally broke the kiss, Kamui spoke. "Please Fuuma... Let me go..." he said. Then he whispered, "I love you..."

The dark kamui smiled evilly and pinned him thighter to the wall. "No... And no matter how much you scream, no one will hear you..." he added, as the scene around them shifted to Ueno Park, and Kamui was no longer held against the wall, but against the Tree. "You're mine Kamui..." Fuuma whispered, before taking once again his young prey, the boy he considered as his.

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Kamui came back a few hours later, walking shakily, with a glazed, absent look in his eyes. He walked over to the bed and limply collapsed on it, still avoiding to do so over Subaru. The onmyouji shifted a little, the movement still causing him some pain and hugged Kamui thightly. The boy bit his lip as he trembled, but he broke and started to cry in Subaru's arms.

"Fuuma... He... he..." Kamui started, wanting to explain to Subaru his encounter with his twin star. How his former friend, and the one he loved more than anything else in the world, was now so lost in his madness, that he had almost felt there nothing left for him to rescue. He was starting to think it was blind faith that made him believe that Fuuma still lived inside the dark kamui.

But the older man guessed his thoughts and silenced him gently before he spoke. "Shhhh Kamui..." he said, as he gently and tenderly rocked the boy in his arms, or as much as he could without feeling too much pain is his still-not-healed wounds.

It had been a short while since Subaru held Kamui, but the boy soon started dozing off, completely drained by the encounter with his Angel counterpart. Just before he fell completely asleep, he whispered softly to Subaru. "The eye... Put it back... Please..."

And it was until then that Subaru realized that he too, had been crying the whole time since Kamui's return. He knew very well what happened each time Kamui unfortunately falls in Fuuma's arms. He understood the boy so well, how even after Fuuma hurt him time and time again, he couldn't hate him, but love him. He wondered when would Kamui have enough of it, that he completely lose the will to go on... Destiny has messed up his life so much, and for what, if he finally loses the will to fight and allows Fuuma to kill him ?

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When Seishirou learned what had happened to Kamui he immediately returned to the living world to see him. He found his son asleep in Subaru's arms. He looked so pale and still that for a second he thougt he might be dead, if not because he stirred a little in his sleep in that very moment.

"Subaru-kun... I'm sorry I can't do more to protect you and Kamui from Fuuma... He's insane... I wish he'd leave Kamui and you alone... " he said, looking at his son, sleeping, the look of pain and sadness not even leaving his face as he slept.

It hurt him Fuuma did it, because he had loved him, and maybe he still did. Seishirou had finally learned what betrayal was. How it felt when someone he cared about hurt the others he loved, specially when there were so few that were precious to him. He wasn't used to all these emotions, and yet, over all this, he felt something else: a sting in his heart of regret and shame. He had done the same to Subaru, so many years ago...

Subaru looked up at him, with a sad look in his face, as if he read his lover's thoughts. "Seishirou-san... I know it hurts you Fuuma is doing this... because I know you love him..." Seishirou sat on the chair next to the bed, took Subaru's hand, and lovingly nuzzled it. "It's not only that, Subaru-kun... I was thinking... of how I did the same to you... when... when I killed Hokuto-chan... I'm sorry..." he said.

The onmyouji smiled gently at the older man, and kissed him softly. "It still hurts me to think about that day, but it wasn't you who did it, you're different now..." he said, and even if was not exactly a forgivenness, it did make Seishirou feel somewhat better. "Thank you, Subaru-kun... I love you..." he said, and kissed his younger lover again.

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When Kamui woke up some time later, he was still lying in Subaru's arms. He looked to his side, and saw that Seishirou was there too, sitting on the chair next to the bed. With one hand, he was softly stroking his son's hair, and with the other, holding his beloved's hand.

He and Subaru were talking in soft voices, but not about Fuuma, the war, the coming Promised Day, nor the present. No, they were talking about the past, about the year they spent together, and the good times they had with Hokuto, Subaru's twin sister. And they were both smiling, something that was beautiful to Kamui, as he almost never got to see any of them smile these days.

The boy suddenly felt an outburst of love for his father. He crawled to him and sat on his knees, sliding his arms around the man's neck, kissing him on the cheek. Subaru was watching them, his smile becoming softer, more tender, yet not smaller or less bright. "I love you." Kamui said. "I love you both."

Seishirou was a bit startled by this. He and Kamui had more or less sorted things out, be he had thought the boy would never really love him. Not after how much he had hurt Subaru, and specially not after not having been there for him all those years. But he was immensly glad by this sudden affection Kamui was showing, so he gently kissed his son's forehead. "I love you too Kamui-kun. I promise I won't let Fuuma hurt you." he replied.

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Two more days had passed since Kamui had met with Fuuma outside of Subaru's room. They talked no more of it during that time, but watched Subaru quickly looking better and better. He had already lost the pale colouring and he was no longer in pain. He could even now get out of bed for brief periods of time.

"The doctor says I will go out very soon. He's very surprised I'm healing so fast. Me too, I must admit. When I first woke up, the doctor said it would take at least a month before I could go out of here. But I'm glad to think I will go home soon." Subaru said to Kamui and Seishirou, who sat with him in the room. The other Seals visited him almost everyday, but Kamui was the one who remained with him every hour of every day he had been in the hospital.

Subaru had had time to discuss the dilema of the eye with Seishirou in private. The older man agreed with Subaru when the onmyouji told him that Seishirou's powers and his own would allow him to protect Kamui against the new Sakurazukamori. But he was worried because of the possibility that the powers would drive Subaru mad once more. "I'm willing to take the risk, Seishirou-san. I want to try. For Kamui." he said.

Seishirou could do nothing more, but accept Subaru's decision. The onmyouji's mind was set of protecting Kamui from Fuuma, even if his own sanity or life were at stake. I wish that Fuuma dies. I never hate someone as much as I hate him !!! I want to take Kamui away from him, forever. Maybe Kamui would think it was a selfish wish of Subaru, if Kamui ever heard it, but the omnyouji had lost any hope that the boy could bring his friend back. It was true it had been him who told Kamui to cling to his wish, but he now thought if it had been a wise thing to do, as now Kamui refused to fight Fuuma, even to defend himself from the other boy.

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A few more days went by and Subaru was finally released from the hospital. Kamui and Seishirou helped him back home. "Kamui, Seishirou-san... Thank you so much for everything... I'm glad to be back home." Subaru said as soon as he stepped into the house he and Kamui now shared.

Seishirou smiled at them, then excused himself, for he was going to retrive the magical flask that contained his left eye. The same flask Fuuma had given to Subaru just a short time ago, but to the three of them it seemed like ages. The same flask that had brought so much problem to all of them. The same flask that lay now buried beneath the Tree. The same flast that now brought hope to Subaru to challenge Fuuma.

He returned some time later with the flask. Kamui and Subaru were sitting in the living, Kamui in Subaru's arms, Subaru gently stroking the boy's hair, whispering soft words to him. Seishirou smiled and spoke to signal his return. "I'm back." he said simply.

The two turned to look at the older man, with serious faces, though Kamui's also had worry in his eyes. He wasn't sure what would happen to his lover this time. He only wished he would not lose his mind again, for he was sure he wouldn't be able to take it. Not again.

Quietly they all made their way back to Subaru's bedroom, where they stopped at the door. Here, Seishirou turned to Kamui and told him gently. "Um, Kamui-kun... Subaru-kun and I will try to put my eye back on him. Would you mind if you wait outside for a moment ? I promise I'll call you as soon as we're finished." It was not that he did not trust Kamui, but he did not want him to watch the process, as wouldn't be something easy. Subaru would be in some pain, and besides, he did not want Kamui close in case it didn't work, or Subaru entered into madness once more.

"It's ok Daddy, I understand." the boy answered with a wan smile. The two onmyouji locked themselves in the room, and Kamui sat next to the door, waiting to see what would happen. He was so scared for Subaru. He first heard them talk, though the couldn't make out the words, nor wanted to, he wanted to leave them some privacy. The he heard some onmyouji chanted, a complicated spell he didn't understand. Then the voices stopped, and he waited for Seishirou to bring him news of Subaru.

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Subaru was trembling as he walked into the room, thightly clinging to his lover's hand. They both sat on the bed without saying anything for a while, then Subaru spoke. "I'm so scared, Seishirou-san... I want so much for this to work... I'm afraid of what Fuuma may do to Kamui if we don't do anything to stop him... If he doesn't kill him, then he'll make Kamui wish he had... For no one can take that so many times..." he said, his eyes filling with tears.

Seishirou gently stroked Subaru's face. "It will work, Subaru-kun... I can't grant wishes like Fuuma says he can, but I promise I'll do everything I can to help you... I love you and Kamui and I want you to be happy..." he said. "But now, let's do what we have to do, and when it's done, I'll call Kamui to be with you." he finished.

Subaru nodded and started chanting the spell that was inscribed on the flask, though he had no need to see it, as he had already done it before. It took a lot of effort and pain from Subaru, and all of his still low reserve of energy, but then it was all over. The onmyouji collapsed bonelessly into the bed, exhausted from the spell he had just performed.

The older man looked at him, and then went to the door to call Kamui. "It's all over Kamui-kun... Subaru-kun is ok, you may come in and see him now." The violet-eyed boy nodded and immediately stood up and walked into the room.

"Subaru-kun, Kamui-kun is here, do you wish to see him now ?" Seishirou asked. Subaru nodded and Seishirou stepped away, letting Kamui see Subaru. The onmyouji was lying in his bed, sweating a little. He was looking very pale and younger than he really was.

The Sumeragi slowly turned to his young lover and and slowly opened his eyes. Kamui managed not to gasp or panic when he did so, but as he looked at him, Kamui saw that Subaru's eyes were not shining evilly like before, instead he had a sweet, peaceful look. Seishirou's eye was not so golden amber like before, but with some kind of very light green reflects.

"Kamui..." he started like if he wanted to apologize, but Kamui ran to him and hugged him tightly. "Don't ! You are beautiful !!! You are still the Subaru I know !!! I love you !!!" the boy shouted. He felt the older man smile softly against his cheek. Now I'm sure everything will be fine now... Kamui thought.


And thus another chapter comes to an end. I hope you all liked it. We 3 the mushiness. And the angst, so expect a lot more in the following chapters, ohohohohohohohoho !!!!! Please review.