Author's note: BIG THANKS TO MY BUDDY AGUMON!!!!! I hope you find my fic interesting although nobody else is reading it_ *tear in the eye* your support is the most important key to help me to continue with my story~

OK, so....did you guys guess who that mysterious man was at the end of last chapter?? *chuckle evilly* all will be revealed about this man in this episode! So, Kamui and Kotori are walking hand in hand (ah, how sweet!) in the evening streets of Tokyo=) Well, let them take over!

THE CARD OF FATE- My True Identity

Kamui was walking Kotori home and Kotori said, "Kamui-kun, you don't have to walk me all the way home." Kamui replied, "It's dark and it's not safe for a girl to walk alone." Kotori smiled and made no more protests. If Kamui was determined to do something, no one and nothing could ever stop him. Then, a black figure landed not far from them...............Kamui tightened his grip onto Kotori. He paused as the man approached them step-by-step.

"I've found you at last," the man hissed. Kotori stared at Kamui, confused and was frightened. Kamui was scared himself, but stepped in front of Kotori to protect her from any harm, in case this dangerous man might make a move at any minute. He stammered, "W-what do you want from me?"

"You are the one who possess the power to choose the destiny of the world," came to reply. The deep voice continued, "Now, join us and destroy the Earth so that it can reform into a better one than this!" Kamui narrowed his eyes and replied, "I don't know what you're talking about, mister." Kotori grasped onto his shirt nervously. She never heard Kamui being so agitated before.

There was a silence.

The mysterious man sneered, "Very well then, I have enough of wasting anymore time in just talking to you, boy. It seems that I need to show you something." Before Kamui could process his words in his mind clearly, a whirl of black ofudas combined with blood-red sakura petals flew towards him. Kamui moved his full body so that he totally covered Kotori and took the full hit. A painful cry escaped from his mouth. "Kamui!" Kotori screamed as the boy fell onto his knees, clutching his chest. Kamui winced, "Kotori, run before it's too late!" Kotori still had her grip onto him, not letting go, "I'm not running away and leave you behind with this man!"

But what could she do? Kotori stared at the attacker, angry but too afraid to move. Her hands were trembling as she held Kamui close. Tears of desperation ran down her face. She just couldn't bear to see Kamui injured because of her again. They were not children now, they were teenagers. Kamui struggled to get up as the figure attacked again. Kotori screamed in fright. Kamui held her close, burying her face in his arms and prepared for the pain to come. It struck him in the back and the force sent him flying crashing to the ground. Kotori sobbed, "Somebody....please help. Kamui....." Kamui's limp body was lying on top of her.

The black ofudas flew towards their direction again. Kotori screamed helplessly. To her surprise, they struck into an invisible barrier around where she and Kamui were. Then, black and white ofudas descended to the ground. The man with sunglasses looked up as a younger man in white long coat jumped in between Kotori and the elder man.

There was a silence between them, no one attacked.

The man in black sneered as he turned, "We'll meet again, 'Kamui'. I'm waiting for your decision. Oh, and nice to meet you again, Subaru-kun." His image disappeared with a whirl of sakura petals.

The onmyouji stared at the fallen familiar petals and the black ofudas..........

"T-thank you......sir," Kotori stammered while supporting the injured Kamui. Her voice snapped Subaru back to reality. He turned to face the two teenagers. He didn't reply or smile, which Kotori found it surprising. Kamui struggled to his feet but winced. Kotori gasped, "Your arm is bleeding!" The boy muttered through his ragged breathing, "I'm fine, Kotori." He pressed his hand on the wound as blood dripped down his sleeve and through his fingers.

Subaru approached the boy and knelt down to support him steadily to his feet. He said softly, "We have to bandage that wound." Before Kamui could say anything or even see clearly who this man was, Subaru motioned him out of the alley. Kotori was confused about where the onmyouji was taking Kamui, but she didn't question. Something told her that she could trust this man, even though she knew nothing about him.

Soon, they were standing in front of Sorata's door. Kamui was extremely surprised how on earth this man knew where he lived. "How did you know this is my house?" he questioned Subaru. Kotori stood behind them worriedly. Subaru did not reply but pressed the doorbell and the door opened.

An energetic-looking teenager widened his eyes and said, "Sumeragi-san, you're back! OMG!! What happened to Kamui?!" Subaru simply answered, "I'll tell you later. Let us in first." Sorata pressed his back to the side as Subaru rushed pass him leading Kamui. Kotori followed silently. She was confused how these people knew Kamui. Kamui never mentioned them. She looked around. "Is this Kamui's new home?" she though to herself. She noticed there were people with different age groups here.

Kamui was now sitting on the couch with his sleeve rolled up. Arashi was wrapping the wound carefully. Yuzuriha was watching the scene, frowning. Sorata spoke up, "Now, Kamui. You better go to bed and rest. You need some sleep." Kamui eyed Kotori who nodded, and obeyed. He stood up, bowing his head slightly to Arashi for helping him to bandage his wound nicely. He then turned around to face the onmyouji who saved him. He asked, "May I ask for your name?" Subaru replied softly, "Subaru Sumeragi." Kamui smiled shyly, "Thank you, Sumeragi-san."

Sorata hushed him to his room and said good night to the boy before closing the door. The monk turned to Kotori and said, "Sorry, miss. I think we should introduce ourselves in the first place, but we're too busy with Kamui. I'm Sorata Arisugawa, a handsome Kansai monk." The others sweat- dropped at his comment. Yuzuriha said happily, "I'm Yuzuriha Nekoi and I'm 14!" A beautiful woman with long black straight hair said, "Arashi Kishuu, the shrine maiden of Ise." An elder woman with red hair said, "Karen Kasumi, nice to meet you." A businessman with glasses said, "Seiichirou Aoki. I'm a magazine editor." Finally, the man in a white coat spoke up, "Subaru Sumeragi, the 13th head of the Sumeragi clan."

Kotori bowed her head politely and smiled, "I'm Kotori Monou. Thanks for looking after Kamui." Sorata laughed, "It's OK with us! Besides, we enjoy Kamui's company." Yuzuriha slid across to Kotori's side and rose her eyebrow, "Are you Kamui's girlfriend?" All the others stared at her, surprised at her question when she only knew Kotori not long. Kotori blushed deep red. Yuzuriha teased, "I'll take that as a yes!" Kotori could only nod, but to embarrassed to say anything. Then, she realized it was already 10 o'clock at night. She said, "I'm sorry, but I have to go now. My brother will be extremely anxious. May I please go and see Kamui- kun before I leave?" Arashi nodded, "Of course you can." She led her to Kamui's room.

Kotori quietly opened the door in case she would wake Kamui from his sleep. She tiptoed to his bedside. "Kotori-chan?" came a tired voice. It caught Kotori by surprise at first. She whispered, "Kamui-kun, thank you very much......." She gently brushed his long fringe away from his face. He looked very exhausted indeed.

"Are you hurt, Kotori?" Kamui whispered, closing his eyes. He loved her touch so much. "No...I'm OK," Kotori replied. "Then, I'm glad," came the boy's reply. "Kamui........" Kotori smiled and kissed his forehead. She continued, "I have to go now, or else Fuuma will call the police and thought that we're missing." Kamui smiled slightly and whispered good night to Kotori. She walked out of the room with a last glance and closed the door behind her. She bowed politely to the Seals and bid goodbye.

Sorata closed the door and turned to Subaru. He asked, "What exactly happened, Sumeragi-san?" Subaru stared out the window with his back facing the rest. He reached for his coat pocket for some cigarettes but paused. He didn't want, or trying, to smoke in front of the others. He sighed heavily and replied, "He is the 'Kamui' who we are looking for." All the others gasped. Seiichirou spoke up, "How can you be sure?" Subaru closed his eyes and replied, "Because a Dragon of Earth told me...........and he never lies." They were confused. How could a Seal trust an Angel? Karen broke the silence, "Then, we have to look out for Kamui. The Angels are after him I am sure." They all nodded in reply.

Kotori unlock the door and entered the apartment. Fuuma stood up immediately and asked, "Where had you been? Is everything OK?" He hugged his sister tightly. He couldn't bear it if anything happen to her, there were only the two of them left in the family. Kotori replied, "I'm sorry that I worried you, oniichan. It's a long story and quite a strange one as well........" They sat on the couch and Kotori told Fuuma exactly what happened, not missing a word that the dangerous man said about Kamui.

She lowered her gaze, "He said that Kamui-kun has the power to choose the destiny of the Earth....What do you think about it, Fuuma?" Fuuma frowned and crossed his arms. Kanoe's words slipped into his mind...........

*"This boy will bring danger to the world and the ones around him......*

That incident nearly killed both Kamui and his sister. "Oh dear, what am I thinking? It's not Kamui's fault," he slapped himself mentally. He looked up to Kotori, "I think................that Kamui has special powers....and maybe this is why he came back to Tokyo, but I'm not sure though......." There was a silence before Fuuma said worriedly, "Kamui is injured? Is it serious?" Kotori stared at the floor and replied sadly, "The attack struck his chest and back and his arm was bleeding as well........" Tears threatened to flow out. She choked, "If only it was not because of me.....if only it's not because I'm too useless.." She buried her face in her brother's chest and cried. Fuuma patted her back comfortingly, "Kamui did it because he loves you deeply, Kotori........."

*"Go to Tokyo now........your destiny is waiting for you, Kamui!"* His mother's words were haunting him again in his dream. Kamui rolled over side to side, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Destiny.......

"Ah!" He screamed out and sat on his bed immediately, wincing at the pain in his arm caused by his sudden movement. "My destiny......mother," he whispered. His eyes widened as he remembered what the man in black said........

*"You are the one who possess the power to choose the destiny of the world"*

His cold hands grasped onto his blanket. Then, his door opened and revealed Sorata. The older boy said worriedly, "Are you alright, Kamui? I heard you screamed." He walked towards him and sat down on the end of the bed. Kamui stared at his hands and whispered, "Sorata....I........" Sorata placed his hand onto Kamui's slender shoulder reassuringly, "Kamui, I know what you're thinking now. You are puzzled by what you're told when you were attacked by that man?" Kamui whispered, "You knew?" Sorata nodded, "Sumeragi-san told us already."

"I-I don't understand what he said. I am the one who choose the destiny of the world..." Kamui looked up to meet Sorata's gaze. Sorata sighed, "Kamui, I know I can't hide this from you any longer. Ne-chan, the others and I are called the Dragons of Heaven. We fight to protect the world. While the enemies, the Dragons of Earth want to destroy it so that it can reform. The man who attacked you was probably one of them. You, as the 'Kamui' can choose which side you want to fight one. However, it is not an easy decision. There are a lot of arguments about the advantages of each side. Take it easy, young lad. The time will come when you're ready."

Kamui nodded slowly as Sorata ruffled his hair playfully and he said, "Now, don't think too much about it, Kamui. You sure need some sleep, especially when you are weak already." Kamui spoke up, "Sorata.......why did you become a Dragon of Heaven?" Sorata smiled, "I was destined to become one. My grandfather was a stargazer and he could see the future! He told me about it when I was young. Anyway, I enjoy being one!" Kamui watched him leave as he closed the door. He lay back down slowly on his bed. He tried his best to push the words aside and waited for sleep to overtake him.

It was now 4 o'clock in the morning, but the onmyouji had not slept at all. Subaru sat on the couch in his own apartment and stared at the empty space. "The black ofudas.........sakura petals...........Seishirou......." he whispered through the silence. He narrowed his eyes, "Our battle has begun......I'll revenge for you, Hokuto-chan." He exhaled the smoke into the dark air. He had taken up smoking ever since the shocking death of his sister.

.........and the murderer was Seishirou Sakurazuka.........

He dumped his finished cigarette bud into the tray as he remembered his short encounter with the "Kamui". "So young and innocent........and yet, he bears the lives of humanity on his shoulders alone............" he whispered.

TO BE CONTINUED..............

How's this chapter??? Subaru and Seishirou strike back!!! BTW, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SUBARU-KUN on the 19th of Feb!!!!!

Please review and review! HUMONGOUS thanks to Agumon!! Hope all you readers like this fic=) Until then, see you guys later~