Disclaimer: X and related characters are not mine. They belong to the one and only CLAMP.
BlindedX fanfiction by Pluto-mint.
Summary: Fuuma, Kamui, and Kotori are reunited again. New feelings arise. How will they cope this? AU X universe.
Pairings: F/K/K, Fuuma/Subaru, Seishirou/Subaru, and others.
Warning: Shounen ai, fluffy with a healthy dose of angst.
And now on to the new chapter! Lots of Fuuma/Subaru fluffiness on this chapter. Enjoy! ^__^
Blinded Chapter 2"Oniichan… Are you sure you're going to be alright?" Kotori checks his forehead for the third times in the morning, "You know, maybe I'll just skip the school for you and cook you some soup…"
"Kotori, I'm fine. It's nothing serious, it's just a fever. I'll be fine really. Now take this lunch box and leave. Or I- Aaaa---choo!"
"Kotori is right, Fuuma. Maybe you should go to the doctor. Would you like to see Tokiko-san? She's a doctor you know…" Kamui's worry voice matches the look on his face. Fuuma rubbed his temple. Soon Kamui and Kotori will start whining together in order to put him in bed like some sick man he is.
"Kamui… Kotori…" Fuuma sighs in exasperation, "I just need some sleep that's all. There's nothing to worry about. Why don't you just go to school now and I'll go to my bed and try to get some sleep for myself."
"But-"
"No buts Kotori. You'll be late if you don't go now!"
Kotori still have the stubborn look in her face, but her voice was soft when she says, "Alright… we're leaving, I guess I can ask someone to look after you today and promise me you will get your self some sleep, please?"
"Fuuma…" Kamui's hands touching his arm slightly, pushing him to answer the question with the right answer.
"I promise." And Fuuma smiled warmly to them, "You don't have to be worry about me. Now go. And tell Arashi I'll return her book tomorrow. Okay?"
The two people he loved nod and smile as he waves them good bye.
So much for a morning, he thinks. Got tangled in a fever certainly isn't a good way to start your day. He felt tired but he didn't know why. He rubbed his throbbing headache. In the corner of his mind, he dimly aware that getting soaked in the middle of the storm is not the only cause of his headache.
Slowly he let himself sink in the couch. The warm ray of sunlight is seeping through the half opened window. He remembered how his mother used to soothe his hair every time he laid his head on his mother's lap. And how she used to whispered the soft rhymes of lullaby.
So warm and caring.
The weight on his heart was eased by the slight memories of his childhood days. But the pained feeling he gets every time he saw Kamui's holding her hand is there to stay. Why? He doesn't know why…
Maybe he's just jealous, maybe he's just angry, maybe he's just lonely…
Lonely…The thought is slowly fade away as he's drifting off to sleep.
***
Kishuu Arashi is the perfect sample of a morning person. She believes that starting your day earlier will get you bestowed with so many blessings. But that's not the only reasons why she got up so early. The other reason is because she loves the serene feeling she gets from the early morning calmness.
Fuuma also loves it. Maybe that's why she's not the only person who loves to come early to school. Usually when she enters the classroom in the morning, Fuuma is already there. Sitting silently in the seat near the window and contemplating to whatever is going through his mind.
But today she only found an empty seat.
Something's wrong.
"Kishuu-san, there's a first year who wants to see you. Monou's sister I believe." A boy named Nakamura is calling her and stopping her train of thoughts.
"Aa. Thank you Nakamura-san."
Kotori looks nervous and a bit sad when she greets her good morning. Besides her there's a boy who she believes is Shirou Kamui. Black hair and violet eyes.
"Anoo… Kotori-chan, what brings you here? And where's Fuuma?"
"Oniichan is not coming to school today. He has fever. Anyway Oniichan said that he'll return your book tomorrow." There's a glint of sadness in her eyes. Her face looks sorrowful. She's really worried about her brother, is she?
"I see… Thanks for the notification Kotori-chan. Is he alright?"
"He said he just got tired. But still it doesn't make me less worry about him, I even call someone to look after him today while I'm in school." Kamui squeezed her shoulder gently supporting her with his strength.
"Don't worry. Fuuma is one of the strongest person I know, I'm sure he'll be fine." Arashi smiled to Kotori while her eyes watching Kamui's feature curiously. Apparently Kotori noticed this and blushed slightly as she introduced the boy to her.
"Arashi-chan, this is Shirou Kamui. Kamui-chan this is Kishuu Arashi. She's Oniichan's best friends and also the secretary of the Kendo club along with Oniichan as the Kaichuo."
"It's very nice to meet you Shirou-san." She bowed her head as she introduced herself.
"The pleasure is mine, Kishuu-san." The boy smiled shyly to her and looked very cute with a blush on his cheeks. She was about to ask him a question when the bell rang.
"We better get going now Arashi-chan. I'm sorry to bother you with the news."
"No it's okay. Tell Fuuma to get some rest okay?"
Kotori nods slightly as she turns her back and followed by Kamui's back. The boy smiled to her as he took Kotori's hands in order not to make them late for class.
***
"Hmm…"
He purrs in contentment as he feels soft and tender fingers stroking his hair lightly. Warm breath is tickling his face. This is nice. A gentle hand is slowly rubbing his temple to ease his throbbing headache.
"Fuuma…Fuuma…are you alright?"
Subaru's soft voice awakes all his senses. A sigh is escaping from his lips. "Subaru…" Slowly he opens his eyes only to find emerald orbs watching him intently. Subaru's face is only few inches away from his own face. He can't help but to smile to see how a blush is slowly creeping Subaru's adorable face. It's amazing how someone who's three years older than him manage to look as cute as an early teen boy.
"I…I'm sorry to wake you up. But you keep on writhing on your sleep, I thought you might have a nightmare." The other boy is half stuttered as he spoke those words. His hands abruptly stopped and start to twist the fabric of his olive green shirt in a nervous gesture.
"Nah. 's okay. Just don't stop your hands now…" Subaru's touch is too much to be ignored by his throbbing headache. The two boys smiled and silently enjoying each other's company.
After a few minutes of peaceful silence, Fuuma is finally become the first one to spoke.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why are you here? I thought you're supposed to be in Kyoto for the next few days."
"Well…let's just say that I manage to convince my grand mother how much I missed you." Subaru smiled slightly. The older boy is sitting on the floor (since Fuuma's frame is taking the whole couch), propping one of his elbow in the couch and leaning into it while his other hands is gently massaging Fuuma's temple.
"Liar." Fuuma's chuckling affectionately. "Kotori must have called you. I'm sorry to bother you."
"You're having a fever. Besides it's not like I flew straight away from Kyoto when I heard that you're sick. Actually I've been in Tokyo for two days and I've called you last night but Kotori said that you're asleep. And yes, Kotori did call me this morning asking me to look after you. And you are so careless for letting the door unlocked while you fall asleep on the couch."
"You're such a mother hen, you know."
"It takes one to know one, they said. Are you going to stay like this for the rest of the day? I certainly hope not because my hands are getting numb, you know." Even with a frown on his face, Subaru is always managed to look as innocent as ever.
"I wish. But it's already passed the lunch time and my stomach is growling with protest." Fuuma shrugged and lazily stretching his limb like a cat. A big cat.
"Do you want something to eat? I can make something for you." Ask Fuuma as he's heading the kitchen.
"Oh, don't worry about lunch. I already brought you some Chinese take outs. We just have to put in on the microwave to make it warm again."
"Why, thank you Subaru-kun." A grin is plastered in Fuuma's face.
"Stop calling me like that. I'm older than you remember?" It's true that Subaru is three year older than Fuuma. But he's taller and stronger than Subaru and Subaru can be so cute sometimes. That's why he loves to tease Subaru by showing him how cute he is.
"Besides I hate that…" Subaru's voice is barely a whisper, but Fuuma noticed the sad tone in the other boy's voice.
"If you want me to, I'll do it for you…" Fuuma leaned to the smaller boy and whispered seductively, "Subaru-chan…"
Subaru is giving him a death glare and start to chase him around the house.
***
"It's almost dinner time. I wonder why Kotori-chan is late?" Subaru said as he's watching the evening sky through the kitchen window. The night is still young, there's only one or two stars in the sky. He was helping Fuuma preparing the dinner. Fuuma is chopping the onion while Subaru is stirring the half boiled soup.
"Hn. Maybe she has something to do." Like a date with Kamui maybe. There… there… why did he feel the same pained feeling again?
"You're not worried?" Subaru asks in amazement. "Funny. You used to pacing around the house even if Kotori is late for only five minutes."
"Not really. I believe that now there's someone who will always protect her."
"You mean like a boy friend…? The boy must be really something to you. Wonder how he managed to melt your walls."
Yeah. Kamui is really something to him. More like an enigma to him because he doesn't really know how he feels toward the boy.
"Fuuma…You're blushing" Subaru exclaimed it by pointing his fingers to Fuuma's cheek.
He felt that his face is burning.
"Shut up. Just keep on stirring the soup, Subaru-chan…"
"I'm not a girl and I'm older than you…" Subaru grumbled under his breath.
But Subaru is right. Just thinking about Kamui can make his heart skip a beat. For the past few weeks he felt as if Kamui is the center of his universe. All the things he said, all the things he thought, and all the things he felt lately must involve Kamui in a certain degree. Besides, the feelings he gets every time he saw Kamui holding his sister's hands must indicate something. Could it be jealousy? Could it be… love?
What if he fell in love with Kamui? But Kotori loved him. And Kamui might love her too. What would he do? He never thought about it.
It hurts.
"Fuuma… you're crying." Subaru's concern voice brought him back to reality.
"Damn. Must be the onion." Abruptly he tried to wipe the tears away but Subaru's gentle hand stop him.
"You're so careless sometimes." Subaru sighed and reach for the tissue box in the table. Gently Subaru wipes his tears away with a tissue. Subaru leans closer to him and pulling his face gently with his hands. He whispers,
"Let me see your eyes."
***
"Kawaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!"
Kotori's squealing voice snap the two boys from their 'tender and loving' moment, or so Kotori's thought it was. Fuuma's eyes widened while Subaru is abruptly taking his hands off Fuuma's face.
"Oniichan! Subaru-san! You look like a newly wed couple! Aren't they cute Kamui-chan?" Kotori turns her face to a very blushing Kamui behind her.
Damn! What would Kamui think about this? Fuuma is cursing silently.
Both him and Subaru are also blushing real hard. Amazingly although his face is nearly as red as a tomato, Subaru managed to find his voice.
"Er… It's nothing like that Kotori-chan. We were just-"
"The soup is boiling!" Fuuma quickly exclaimed by pointing at the stove to distract Kotori's attention. Thankfully it works.
But suddenly Kotori glared at him.
"Oniichan! I thought you'd promised me to stay in bed?"
"Er… I did and I'm quite fine now. Thanks for Subaru's treatment."
"Subaru-san, is that true?"
Subaru smiles sweetly and says, "It's true Kotori-chan. I think he's alright now. I made him take the pills."
"I still don't believe you Oniichan."
"But it's true. We're just preparing the dinner. Right Subaru?" The two siblings turn to Subaru and finding the older boy's observing Kamui's feature intently.
"Oh, Subaru-san this is Shirou Kamui. He's an old friend of ours." Kotori said cheerfully. She pulled the two boys closer and introduced them to each other.
"A childhood friend actually. He just moved back from Okinawa two weeks ago. Kamui, this is Sumeragi Subaru. We met two years ago at his family's party. He's the son Otousan's friend." Fuuma smiled and added Kotori's explanation with his.
***
Kamui watches the boy before him with amazement. So beautiful, even for a boy. The boy is wearing an olive green shirt that matched his emerald eyes, combined with a half faded hip hugging black jeans. He's a bit taller than Kamui but still small enough if he was being compared to Fuuma's tall and athletic built.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Sumeragi-san." Kamui bowed his head.
"The pleasure is all mine, Shirou-san." Subaru returns the bow and then smiled slightly.
"Now that you know each other, why don't we have dinner together?" Kotori asks them cheerfully. "It would be nice to have dinner together with your friends."
"That would be great Kotori-chan. I'll go help Fuuma cook for the dinner." Subaru smiled and walk closer to Fuuma. "What about you Shirou-san?"
"Okay. Then I'll help you prepare the table Kotori-chan." Kotori nods and smiles to Kamui. Kamui took Kotori's hand and lead her to the dining room. They are such a picture perfect.
"They look so perfect together, aren't they Fuuma?"
Fuuma smiled weakly and said, "Yes they are"
"Fuuma?" Subaru eyed his best friend's face curiously.
"Saa… Let's prepare the dinner Subaru-chan." The weak smile suddenly changed with a mischief grin in Fuuma's face that makes Subaru wants to strangle him.
"Hey! I told you not to call me like that!"
***
"Tadaima"
"Okaerinassai Kamui-san. You're late. Where have you been?" Tokiko's voice sounds curious. She opens the door with a stack of hospital paper in her hands. It looks like she's just reading those papers when Kamui got home.
"I just have dinner with Fuuma, Kotori, and one of their friends. His name is Sumeragi Subaru if I'm not mistaken." Kamui followed Tokiko to her working room.
"Sumeragi Subaru? The only heir of Sumeragi Corp.? That Sumeragi Subaru?" Tokiko asked the boy with a hint of curious in her voice.
"I don't know. He does seem a bit rich. Why did you ask?"
"Because that Sumeragi Subaru has just donating a few billion yen to the hospital. How old is he?"
"Wow! He's only 19 or maybe at his early twenties, I guess"
"Well, if that's the case maybe he is that Sumeragi Subaru. The boy is also 20 this year." Tokiko sat on the couch and start to read the hospital papers again.
"How did you know so much about him?" Kamui asks her curiously.
"A friend told me a lot about him. Do you know anything else about him?"
"Well, all I know is that Subaru is Fuuma's best friend. They seem so close with each other. That's why he came and had dinner with us."
"Really? How close are they? Are they lovers?" Tokiko said nonchalantly, still reading the papers.
"Tokiko-san!" Kamui is blushing, "I don't know. I'm sure Fuuma will let me know if they are."
"You know, you're so cute Kamui-san." Tokiko start to giggle and ruffle her nephew's hair.
"I'm going to my room. 'yasumi, Tokiko-san." Kamui smiles to her and leans to kiss her good night before he went to the stairs.
***
Later that night when everyone's asleep, Kamui lay awake on his bed, watching his ceiling on his darkened room and thinking about the day.
So many things happen today. Suddenly he was aware of how much they all have changed. Especially Fuuma.
He never thought that Fuuma has other friends besides him. Another life besides the one that he know.
Fuuma as the Kendo club captain. Fuuma as Subaru's best friend.
There are so many other sides of Fuuma's life that he didn't know. Like how Fuuma is like when he's hanging out with his fellow students, or as a sempai, or as a kaichuo, or maybe as a boyfriend…
He doesn't have a clue.
Suddenly he felt so lonely. They all have grown up so much. Sooner or later he had to let go the Fuuma he used to know.
He felt left behind.
TBC
A/N: First of all I want to apologize something to you my dear reader. I'm so sorry for you all anonymous reader and reviewer, I never realize that my fic do not accept any anonymous reviewer. Gomen… gomen…_
But I already change the setting now, so please please give me your critics and comment please o… I crave for it! Thank you ^o^
Yanagi-san: I'm not saying that I will put the Dark Kamui on the fic literally, but I will put some of his … ahem… sensual, possessive, and violent side of him in our dear Fuuma's personality in later chapters. ^__^ And about Kotori, I think we just have to wait and see.
Yamato-san: Thank You!!!! I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint you! ^o^ Thank you again for the suggestion!
Lady Zephiros-san: You like Fuuma/Subaru too? Ehehehe aren't they look so cute together. I'm sorry I haven't put the angsty Subaru on this chapter but I hope the fluffiness will do you good. But don't worry there WILL be a competition between Seishirou and Fuuma. And oh yeah this fic will end up F/K but you just have to wait and see. ^__^
So… what do you think about the chapter? Do you think I should continue this fluffiness between Fuuma and Subaru? I really hope that you like it.
For you F/K shipper, I know there's a lot of fluffy moments between Fuuma and Subaru but for don't worry because on the next chapter Kamui will get some TLC moment as well. But I still need some feedback, so read and review this chapter please! ^_^
And by the way I still crave for the Gundam SEED's yaoi fanfiction archive! So if you know anything about it, please tell me! Athrun forever!!! Yay!