You'll Be Dead
AN: Thank you very much to all those who reviewed! I was very motivated by those! Now I know that there are others like me who love HYD/MG and X at the same time! ^^ Thank you! I hope you'll enjoy this chapter! ^^ *grins* Oh please give me a suggestion about what the X in 'X4' should stand for! *beg* ^^
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+++CHAPTER TWO+++
Another day. Kamui was walking towards the lockers.
/I wonder why nothing horrible is happening to me yet./ He didn't wish anything terrible to happen to him, really. Who did after all? But on the other hand, this was really something to think about. He just received a red card from X4 yesterday, didn't he? Then why was it he's still far away from death?
Red Card. Everybody's nightmare. This was the infamous trademark of the group X4. It was like the fuse of a bomb. The start of your death. They gave it to people whom they thought had a tendency to block their ways. Once you had received one, you can run. But there's no way to hide.
Although honestly, Kamui was very scared now of what *might* happen to him later this day. Oh, he meant. 'what *would* happen to him later this day'. He couldn't stop searching for answers to this one big question: WHAT KIND OF TORTURES WOULD X4 DO TO HIM? Would they hire people to chain him? Beat him? Dupe with him? Manipulate him by doing things that he thought he would never ever do in his whole entire life? Knock him off until he's lifeless? Or possibly. rape him?
Kamui, who was already beginning to have his hair arisen because of what he was supposing, shook his head furiously.
/No! I wouldn't let those things happen to me without even fighting them! If they do it to me, I'll do it to them also! What's the use of being a 'representative of god's majesty' if I wouldn't battle back with them!?!/ Yes. That was the exact meaning of his name. But mind everyone, there was still another gist of it. One 'who hunts down the majesty of god'.
...Now, he had decided to hold on with the latter. He will 'hunt them down'. Who? None other than the campus' masters X4.
He sighed heavily, like he was one of those people who suffered under stress. He was in front of his locker already when he saw his friend Nataku who was currently digging up stuffs from his locker.
Kamui smiled a bit sweetly at him, "Nataku! Ohayou gozaimasu!"
But Nataku didn't give a reply. He just gave Kamui a wretched look then moved it away instantly. Kamui was surprised and it made him blink three times.
"Nataku...? Doushite...? What..." He muttered in a very soft voice.
Yet again, Kamui got no response from the taller boy. After shortly closing the locker door, Nataku walked away while having his head bent over, his eyes shimmering but not because of delight but for the reason that his precious tears were already collected in it.
"Nataku...! Wait! What--!" Kamui called back, still puzzled but no Nataku turned his head.
"What happened to him...? Have I done something wrong to him?" He was a bit frustrated as Nataku always greeted him with a lovely 'ohayou' each day, but for now, he got none. Not even a forced smile to make him enthused.
He opened his locker door and a petite white stuffed-toy bunny welcomed his purple eyes.
He stared carefully for a while. What the heck was a small stuffed-toy bunny doing inside his locker?!? Maybe this was the start of his doom! Could this be a time bomb prepared by the people under X4???
He looked around, paranoid. Nothing's strange at all. Everyone was minding his or her own businesses.
He gazed back at his locker; he realized that the bunny was smiling harmlessly so he decided to have it on his hand. He observed at it once more and he saw a button. What would happen if he presses it? Would it explode? Whatever. This was just a small stuff anyways. If it explodes, he wouldn't die. The greatest injure he thought he could get from this had to be a burnt hand. That's not a big deal, no? That would cure easily, wouldn't it?
Thus, he pressed the button. He clenched his teeth nervously.
But all he got was a recorded 'Gomen nasai... Kamui... I'm very sorry...'. It was Nataku's gentle voice mixed with melancholy.
Kamui's gasped softly. What's the meaning of this?
"That's what you get after you risked your life for him? Isn't a friend like him just the lamest? Poor boy... and that's not only what's in stored for you for today."
Kamui turned at the source of the mock. No one new, it was X4's boss, Fuuma with the other two flatterers. Yuto and Sorata.
"Omae...!" He frowned.
Fuuma was just smirking, "You better get ready for it, brave boy."
Kamui's breathing became forced, he shouted, "SHUT THE HELL UP!"
The hunky boy just gave a very irritated nod, "Let's see if you could shout at me like that ever again after you get what you deserve."
***
Lunchtime, Kamui was at the canteen, holding his tray of foods and looking for a place to sit in. He saw a girl alone and decided to join her. He smiled, "Is this seat taken?"
The girl nodded oddly, "H--- hai!"
"Really...?" Kamui sighed and started seeking for a table again. Until he found one at the very corner. He sat down, hungry, and finally started exploring through his food he had just bought. Smelled delicious.
But as he raised the spoon, he saw a stupid cockroach mingling in his soup.
He gritted his fist, pissed-off, almost bending the spoon he was gripping. He knew that this was the work of X4's agents. He rolled his eyes then stood up, planning to return the food and get his money back. But unexpectedly [or as expected], somebody extended his foot towards the direction where Kamui was walking and as a result, Kamui fell down and the chow from his tray dispersed all around him. His looks became very distress, as if he was already going to burst into tears.
But he didn't.
He stood up while looking at the people around him who were all laughing their lungs out.
He just became very exasperated.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT!?!" He asked them wrathfully but everyone just continued laughing. Not even a single person refrained from cackling stupidly.
These were just the beginning.
***
Inside the comfort room.
Kamui was comfortably releasing his liquid wastes. After he had finished, he pressed down the flush but there was no water. Maybe the flush wasn't functioning. Now how's this? It would be very unhygienic to just leave it that way, wouldn't it? He came up with the idea to collect water from the faucet outside. But as he was pushing the door to open, it was as if the door was glued close.
He tried again.
Failed.
Finally, losing all his patience, he shouted out, "HEY!! GET ME OUT OF HERE! ANYBODY THERE!?! HELP ME!!!!!!"
***
Outside the school building, he went to this one big Sakura tree to sit down and rest. Dammit. He was very, very worn-out this moment. He hadn't eaten yet. He was panting very heavy. He shut his eyes and breathed some fresh air.
"I know there'll be more....." He whispered to himself.
After a couple of minutes, nothing yet was cropping up. This made him feel a little bit relieved. Whoa.
"Maybe they already give-up." He thought. That was what he thought.
Out of the blue, he felt that his right arm became itchy. He scratched until it was red. Next was his neck. Then his left arm. Then his face. Now this was weird.
He looked up the trunk of the tree. He was surprised.
Battalions of red ants!!!
***
He proceeded to the back of the building wherein no one could actually see him scratching.
He slapped his skin several times. The burning itch didn't lessen at the least.
Then, he noticed someone came to him. It was Nataku, his friend.
Although very infuriated, he managed to gave him a grin with concern, "N- Nataku...? What are you doing here? X4 might see you with me. If they do, you'll get yourself in trouble, too. You know they also mess up with anyone who has a connection with their current 'target'. Keep away from me until all is settled, okay?"
Nataku looked so upset, so lonely. He felt pity for Kamui, his friend, who was now suffering because of him. He wanted to do something to help him, but he was too much afraid for his life. If only he was stronger.
"Kamui... I'm so sorry..." He whispered; his voice already crackling and weak.
"Daijobu desu..." Kamui reassured him with a small smile.
But after which, Nataku ran away. Far away from him.
Kamui understood.
He looked downwards as if he was crying. If he was to, he didn't understand. Was it because of the itchiness? Or because of losing Nataku?
He had no one now. All, even Nataku, were staying away from him since he was now an X4 prey. This might be the most disparaging thing that he had ever encountered. His friend was now nowhere to be found and soon the life given to him by his sexy mother.
He sighed deeply. He knew he was exaggerating but that was all he could picture at the moment.
Hopeless he was.
Kamui's eyes were near closing already but suddenly, his senses had awoken. He felt something cold. He became wet.
He hunted up the building. Somebody cruel upstairs slopped out maybe one bucket of water at him.
This was too much!
***
Having enough, he went to the place where he always thought no one could see him so complicated. The rooftop.
He was very beside himself now and he had chosen to shout it out. Maybe this would lessen his pain.
"UGLY X4!!!!! I HATE YOU!!!!!! I REALLY DO!!!!! I HOPE WHEN YOU DIE, YOU'LL ALL GO TO THE NINETY-NINTH STAGE OF HELL!!!! I PRAY THAT WHEN YOU ALL GET OLD, YOU'RE SKINS WILL BE SO WRINKLED AS YOUR ATTITUDES ARE! SHAMELESS!"
He paused and breathed in some air but as he opened his mouth to keep on...
"And then? Why did you stop? Go on." Somebody said.
Kamui slowly closed his mouth. Blinked a couple of times and tilted his head to his side in order to see who was with him at the rooftop.
"You.? S-Sumeragi Subaru...? What are you..."
The Sumeragi was sitting at the veranda, looking straight the view. Holding his cellular phone and smoking cigarette. Deadpan.
"After our skins get wrinkled, what's next?"
Kamui was speechless, staring at Subaru. Until Subaru stared back.
"You look awful. Here, have this hanky and wipe away that dirt on your face. It's so ugly."
Kamui got the handkerchief Subaru was handing him and began wiping off the wet part on his face. He was still gluing his eyes at Subaru.
"A-Arigatou..." He hissed under his breath.
But the handsome boy didn't react back. He just moved his eyes away from Kamui.
Kamui continued, "I'm sorry... You know---"
But before he could even say something important, Subaru glared back at him. Told him that, "I'm not interested with others' matters at the least."
Thus after exclaiming it, he stood up and got ready to leave then afterwards headed to the exit door.
Kamui gasped silently and called him, "Wait! How about your handkerchief...?"
Subaru turned his head back to look and frostily said, "It's yours now. Don't need it anymore." Then left.
This guy... he seemed very reserved, thought Kamui.
Now he was a little bit more startled. He knew all along that the noiseless guy had nothing to do with this. He was aware that it was Fuuma Monou who got these all ready and set for him but he kept on citing 'X4'- and X4 meant Fuuma, Sorata, Yuto and... Subaru.
"Sumeragi Subaru..." He whispered as he took a smell at the gorgeous X1's hanky.
***
At last, he was at home... Alive.
Shirou family was at this moment having their dinner. Karen and Aoki appeared to be in high spirits, very oblivious to what had happened to their precious son a while ago at the university wherein they always wanted him to graduate from.
"When are you planning to have our next child, sweetie? Our boy is getting a little bit lonely now, isn't he?" Karen suddenly asked his husband while smiling very seductively. Blushing but maintaining his demeanor, Aoki just sweat dropped with his lovely wife's remark then grinned a little bit tensed, "Eheh. not now, Karen. Kamui might get you a bit wrong. We're having our dinner."
Their boy just looked up at them, munching, "No, it's okay, I don't mind."
Kamui was acting weird, realized Karen. One sign was he was now talking with his mouth full. Kamui rarely did that kind of mannerism.
"My beautiful son... is there something wrong with you?"
The youth blinked, "Ee? Why ask?"
"Anata... it's already your fifth cup of rice. Usually you eat only two. You might lose your figure. Oka-san doesn't like you to. You know that being sexy is important for this family."
Another sweat drop from the Asuka editor.
"Iie. Ore wa... I'm just very hungry. I need energy. I really need it. I want to become stronger." Kamui said while devouring all the food he could possibly put inside his mouth. He looked a little bit foolish with this setting but he was ravenous, he didn't care now about that.
"I see... but... You're a bit unusual. Anyway..." Karen smiled now pleasantly, "If you're really hungry... Eat all you can."
Kamui nodded, "Really, I will."
***
After dinner, he locked up inside his room. He was busy sitting at his bed while having a scissors entwined with his fingers and a red paper on one hand. On his messy bed were plenty of crumpled red papers, pen, and two black markers.
While having this, he was currently looking back on what had happened to him earlier this day. All that entered his mind was how the whole school attacked him as X4 blacklisted him with that damned red tag.
He thought it was such a shame that almost everyone in the campus was under them.
Now, he was cutting the paper sides carefully until it was perfect vertical, about the length of his thin hands. "Now let's see... aa. it's more like this." He muttered.
Past some minutes, he smiled. Smiled excitedly, showing all his white clean teeth.
Yes, that was how wide his smile was.
"Just right!" He exclaimed.
Now what was 'just right'?
***
Late morning at CLAMP Gakuen was an ideal perfect day. Leaves were falling amicably at the ground as cherry blossoms also did. Wind was whispering sweet nothings to each students' ears, preferably greeting them a fine morning.
Kamui was at their classroom, very serious looking at his wristwatch.
"Revenge can sometimes be too bad. Let's learn how to 'forgive and forget'. That's one of the best attitudes around, no? And..." Shiyuu-sensei kept on babbling though only few were listening to him. Students nowadays didn't go to school to learn. Mostly only did to see their crushes, to talk about the latest trends, and for X4's case: to terrorize.
"Look who's talking? Teachers have the guts to talk about those kinds of things like kindness, peace and all that but they can't do anything to stop X4." The pretty-faced protagonist mocked silently.
Then the bell rang.
Instantly, Kamui stood up and left the classroom without even saying goodbye to his teacher and classmates. He looked very eager; he was certainly going to do something.
***
He went straight to the canteen, as he knew that his 'targets' were always staying there to hangout always before going home.
Wait-a-minute... 'targets'???
He looked around then almost immediately gnashed his left hand while he was holding something on the other one. "There he is. I can do this."
He walked straight ahead.
There at one side was the eminent X4 group.
"Go!" was the last thing that Kamui told to himself before he brought his feet closer to the group.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
As the countdown ended, he had now taped something on the head-bully's forehead.
A self-made red tag with the words: 'I'M UGLY DEAD'.
"I've had enough of you! You can't bring me down! I swear! I_HATE_YOU! You hear!?!"
X4 was stunned. Especially Fuuma and Subaru. But not only them. Everybody at the canteen was stunned himself or herself, too.
"Ooohh..." was all Yuto and Sorata had said.
"I'm declaring an all-out-war against you! And I'm hell serious!!!"
With that, Kamui made an exit before even Fuuma Monou detonate.
Then, Sorata chuckled, "Oh mammamia! What was that? This is the first time ever that someone has decided to fight back against us, isn't it?"
Fuuma was just speechless as Yuto robbed away the paper attached to their leader's forehead then took a look at it, " 'I'm ugly dead', huh?"
"Hey, may I see? Oh. he made his own version of a red card?! Cool! Though ours looks nicer!"
Subaru was only quiet.
As Sorata-the-genki-boy was laughing a bit madly about how the red card was made, Yuto looked at Fuuma and put a hand on its shoulders.
"What's your plan?"
"Your hand." Fuuma said coldly.
'Nanda...?"
"I don't like it there."
"Oh-- sumimasen." As followed, Yuto got his hand off Fuuma's shoulders.
The hot-dazzling Fuuma was just gritting his teeth.
***
A bit later, Kamui was already walking away from the school premises while pushing his bicycle... Then a familiar scene took place. A lavish car stopped in front of him but this time, when the window had opened, it was Fuuma's face being revealed.
"I have a good news and a bad news for you. What do you want to come first?" Fuuma said.
But Kamui just made-face, "Hmm. I don't care."
"Bah, I'll tell it anyways. The good news is, you gave me a pretty good impression with what you have just done a while ago and you *should* be honored. Then the bad news is, because of that, I'll make my punishment for you even more arduous." Fuuma then finished it with a smirk while Kamui was trying his best death-glare.
What could be more arduous?
++End Chapter Two++
--TSUZUKU.
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[READ PLEASE! ^^] AN: NYAHAHAHA!!!! I can't believe I've finished another chapter of this fic of mine! ^^ Considering that I'm somewhat busy with my exams and my other X ficcie called 'Teenage Dirtbag'. Read it if you like and if you have time! ^^ First of all, I'm really trying to follow the right sequence of MG since I think it was magnificent that way and this would be, too, if I do that. Nyah... but I'm doing this in memory. Please, anyone who knows an MG/HYD Website that has complete written episodes or episode guide in it, please tell me the addy! ^^ I'm REALLY following the MG sequence and since MG was so hot here, the station where it was shown decided to air HYD too sooner. Who knows, I might mix them up together later! ^^ For HYD fans who aren't familiar with Meteor Garden at all, I tell you as early as now that there will be some differences with this fic from HYD because I know that MG has some difference, too, with HYD. ^^
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Thank you for reading! ^^
-=Kamui Kinomoto=-
AN: Thank you very much to all those who reviewed! I was very motivated by those! Now I know that there are others like me who love HYD/MG and X at the same time! ^^ Thank you! I hope you'll enjoy this chapter! ^^ *grins* Oh please give me a suggestion about what the X in 'X4' should stand for! *beg* ^^
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+++CHAPTER TWO+++
Another day. Kamui was walking towards the lockers.
/I wonder why nothing horrible is happening to me yet./ He didn't wish anything terrible to happen to him, really. Who did after all? But on the other hand, this was really something to think about. He just received a red card from X4 yesterday, didn't he? Then why was it he's still far away from death?
Red Card. Everybody's nightmare. This was the infamous trademark of the group X4. It was like the fuse of a bomb. The start of your death. They gave it to people whom they thought had a tendency to block their ways. Once you had received one, you can run. But there's no way to hide.
Although honestly, Kamui was very scared now of what *might* happen to him later this day. Oh, he meant. 'what *would* happen to him later this day'. He couldn't stop searching for answers to this one big question: WHAT KIND OF TORTURES WOULD X4 DO TO HIM? Would they hire people to chain him? Beat him? Dupe with him? Manipulate him by doing things that he thought he would never ever do in his whole entire life? Knock him off until he's lifeless? Or possibly. rape him?
Kamui, who was already beginning to have his hair arisen because of what he was supposing, shook his head furiously.
/No! I wouldn't let those things happen to me without even fighting them! If they do it to me, I'll do it to them also! What's the use of being a 'representative of god's majesty' if I wouldn't battle back with them!?!/ Yes. That was the exact meaning of his name. But mind everyone, there was still another gist of it. One 'who hunts down the majesty of god'.
...Now, he had decided to hold on with the latter. He will 'hunt them down'. Who? None other than the campus' masters X4.
He sighed heavily, like he was one of those people who suffered under stress. He was in front of his locker already when he saw his friend Nataku who was currently digging up stuffs from his locker.
Kamui smiled a bit sweetly at him, "Nataku! Ohayou gozaimasu!"
But Nataku didn't give a reply. He just gave Kamui a wretched look then moved it away instantly. Kamui was surprised and it made him blink three times.
"Nataku...? Doushite...? What..." He muttered in a very soft voice.
Yet again, Kamui got no response from the taller boy. After shortly closing the locker door, Nataku walked away while having his head bent over, his eyes shimmering but not because of delight but for the reason that his precious tears were already collected in it.
"Nataku...! Wait! What--!" Kamui called back, still puzzled but no Nataku turned his head.
"What happened to him...? Have I done something wrong to him?" He was a bit frustrated as Nataku always greeted him with a lovely 'ohayou' each day, but for now, he got none. Not even a forced smile to make him enthused.
He opened his locker door and a petite white stuffed-toy bunny welcomed his purple eyes.
He stared carefully for a while. What the heck was a small stuffed-toy bunny doing inside his locker?!? Maybe this was the start of his doom! Could this be a time bomb prepared by the people under X4???
He looked around, paranoid. Nothing's strange at all. Everyone was minding his or her own businesses.
He gazed back at his locker; he realized that the bunny was smiling harmlessly so he decided to have it on his hand. He observed at it once more and he saw a button. What would happen if he presses it? Would it explode? Whatever. This was just a small stuff anyways. If it explodes, he wouldn't die. The greatest injure he thought he could get from this had to be a burnt hand. That's not a big deal, no? That would cure easily, wouldn't it?
Thus, he pressed the button. He clenched his teeth nervously.
But all he got was a recorded 'Gomen nasai... Kamui... I'm very sorry...'. It was Nataku's gentle voice mixed with melancholy.
Kamui's gasped softly. What's the meaning of this?
"That's what you get after you risked your life for him? Isn't a friend like him just the lamest? Poor boy... and that's not only what's in stored for you for today."
Kamui turned at the source of the mock. No one new, it was X4's boss, Fuuma with the other two flatterers. Yuto and Sorata.
"Omae...!" He frowned.
Fuuma was just smirking, "You better get ready for it, brave boy."
Kamui's breathing became forced, he shouted, "SHUT THE HELL UP!"
The hunky boy just gave a very irritated nod, "Let's see if you could shout at me like that ever again after you get what you deserve."
***
Lunchtime, Kamui was at the canteen, holding his tray of foods and looking for a place to sit in. He saw a girl alone and decided to join her. He smiled, "Is this seat taken?"
The girl nodded oddly, "H--- hai!"
"Really...?" Kamui sighed and started seeking for a table again. Until he found one at the very corner. He sat down, hungry, and finally started exploring through his food he had just bought. Smelled delicious.
But as he raised the spoon, he saw a stupid cockroach mingling in his soup.
He gritted his fist, pissed-off, almost bending the spoon he was gripping. He knew that this was the work of X4's agents. He rolled his eyes then stood up, planning to return the food and get his money back. But unexpectedly [or as expected], somebody extended his foot towards the direction where Kamui was walking and as a result, Kamui fell down and the chow from his tray dispersed all around him. His looks became very distress, as if he was already going to burst into tears.
But he didn't.
He stood up while looking at the people around him who were all laughing their lungs out.
He just became very exasperated.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT!?!" He asked them wrathfully but everyone just continued laughing. Not even a single person refrained from cackling stupidly.
These were just the beginning.
***
Inside the comfort room.
Kamui was comfortably releasing his liquid wastes. After he had finished, he pressed down the flush but there was no water. Maybe the flush wasn't functioning. Now how's this? It would be very unhygienic to just leave it that way, wouldn't it? He came up with the idea to collect water from the faucet outside. But as he was pushing the door to open, it was as if the door was glued close.
He tried again.
Failed.
Finally, losing all his patience, he shouted out, "HEY!! GET ME OUT OF HERE! ANYBODY THERE!?! HELP ME!!!!!!"
***
Outside the school building, he went to this one big Sakura tree to sit down and rest. Dammit. He was very, very worn-out this moment. He hadn't eaten yet. He was panting very heavy. He shut his eyes and breathed some fresh air.
"I know there'll be more....." He whispered to himself.
After a couple of minutes, nothing yet was cropping up. This made him feel a little bit relieved. Whoa.
"Maybe they already give-up." He thought. That was what he thought.
Out of the blue, he felt that his right arm became itchy. He scratched until it was red. Next was his neck. Then his left arm. Then his face. Now this was weird.
He looked up the trunk of the tree. He was surprised.
Battalions of red ants!!!
***
He proceeded to the back of the building wherein no one could actually see him scratching.
He slapped his skin several times. The burning itch didn't lessen at the least.
Then, he noticed someone came to him. It was Nataku, his friend.
Although very infuriated, he managed to gave him a grin with concern, "N- Nataku...? What are you doing here? X4 might see you with me. If they do, you'll get yourself in trouble, too. You know they also mess up with anyone who has a connection with their current 'target'. Keep away from me until all is settled, okay?"
Nataku looked so upset, so lonely. He felt pity for Kamui, his friend, who was now suffering because of him. He wanted to do something to help him, but he was too much afraid for his life. If only he was stronger.
"Kamui... I'm so sorry..." He whispered; his voice already crackling and weak.
"Daijobu desu..." Kamui reassured him with a small smile.
But after which, Nataku ran away. Far away from him.
Kamui understood.
He looked downwards as if he was crying. If he was to, he didn't understand. Was it because of the itchiness? Or because of losing Nataku?
He had no one now. All, even Nataku, were staying away from him since he was now an X4 prey. This might be the most disparaging thing that he had ever encountered. His friend was now nowhere to be found and soon the life given to him by his sexy mother.
He sighed deeply. He knew he was exaggerating but that was all he could picture at the moment.
Hopeless he was.
Kamui's eyes were near closing already but suddenly, his senses had awoken. He felt something cold. He became wet.
He hunted up the building. Somebody cruel upstairs slopped out maybe one bucket of water at him.
This was too much!
***
Having enough, he went to the place where he always thought no one could see him so complicated. The rooftop.
He was very beside himself now and he had chosen to shout it out. Maybe this would lessen his pain.
"UGLY X4!!!!! I HATE YOU!!!!!! I REALLY DO!!!!! I HOPE WHEN YOU DIE, YOU'LL ALL GO TO THE NINETY-NINTH STAGE OF HELL!!!! I PRAY THAT WHEN YOU ALL GET OLD, YOU'RE SKINS WILL BE SO WRINKLED AS YOUR ATTITUDES ARE! SHAMELESS!"
He paused and breathed in some air but as he opened his mouth to keep on...
"And then? Why did you stop? Go on." Somebody said.
Kamui slowly closed his mouth. Blinked a couple of times and tilted his head to his side in order to see who was with him at the rooftop.
"You.? S-Sumeragi Subaru...? What are you..."
The Sumeragi was sitting at the veranda, looking straight the view. Holding his cellular phone and smoking cigarette. Deadpan.
"After our skins get wrinkled, what's next?"
Kamui was speechless, staring at Subaru. Until Subaru stared back.
"You look awful. Here, have this hanky and wipe away that dirt on your face. It's so ugly."
Kamui got the handkerchief Subaru was handing him and began wiping off the wet part on his face. He was still gluing his eyes at Subaru.
"A-Arigatou..." He hissed under his breath.
But the handsome boy didn't react back. He just moved his eyes away from Kamui.
Kamui continued, "I'm sorry... You know---"
But before he could even say something important, Subaru glared back at him. Told him that, "I'm not interested with others' matters at the least."
Thus after exclaiming it, he stood up and got ready to leave then afterwards headed to the exit door.
Kamui gasped silently and called him, "Wait! How about your handkerchief...?"
Subaru turned his head back to look and frostily said, "It's yours now. Don't need it anymore." Then left.
This guy... he seemed very reserved, thought Kamui.
Now he was a little bit more startled. He knew all along that the noiseless guy had nothing to do with this. He was aware that it was Fuuma Monou who got these all ready and set for him but he kept on citing 'X4'- and X4 meant Fuuma, Sorata, Yuto and... Subaru.
"Sumeragi Subaru..." He whispered as he took a smell at the gorgeous X1's hanky.
***
At last, he was at home... Alive.
Shirou family was at this moment having their dinner. Karen and Aoki appeared to be in high spirits, very oblivious to what had happened to their precious son a while ago at the university wherein they always wanted him to graduate from.
"When are you planning to have our next child, sweetie? Our boy is getting a little bit lonely now, isn't he?" Karen suddenly asked his husband while smiling very seductively. Blushing but maintaining his demeanor, Aoki just sweat dropped with his lovely wife's remark then grinned a little bit tensed, "Eheh. not now, Karen. Kamui might get you a bit wrong. We're having our dinner."
Their boy just looked up at them, munching, "No, it's okay, I don't mind."
Kamui was acting weird, realized Karen. One sign was he was now talking with his mouth full. Kamui rarely did that kind of mannerism.
"My beautiful son... is there something wrong with you?"
The youth blinked, "Ee? Why ask?"
"Anata... it's already your fifth cup of rice. Usually you eat only two. You might lose your figure. Oka-san doesn't like you to. You know that being sexy is important for this family."
Another sweat drop from the Asuka editor.
"Iie. Ore wa... I'm just very hungry. I need energy. I really need it. I want to become stronger." Kamui said while devouring all the food he could possibly put inside his mouth. He looked a little bit foolish with this setting but he was ravenous, he didn't care now about that.
"I see... but... You're a bit unusual. Anyway..." Karen smiled now pleasantly, "If you're really hungry... Eat all you can."
Kamui nodded, "Really, I will."
***
After dinner, he locked up inside his room. He was busy sitting at his bed while having a scissors entwined with his fingers and a red paper on one hand. On his messy bed were plenty of crumpled red papers, pen, and two black markers.
While having this, he was currently looking back on what had happened to him earlier this day. All that entered his mind was how the whole school attacked him as X4 blacklisted him with that damned red tag.
He thought it was such a shame that almost everyone in the campus was under them.
Now, he was cutting the paper sides carefully until it was perfect vertical, about the length of his thin hands. "Now let's see... aa. it's more like this." He muttered.
Past some minutes, he smiled. Smiled excitedly, showing all his white clean teeth.
Yes, that was how wide his smile was.
"Just right!" He exclaimed.
Now what was 'just right'?
***
Late morning at CLAMP Gakuen was an ideal perfect day. Leaves were falling amicably at the ground as cherry blossoms also did. Wind was whispering sweet nothings to each students' ears, preferably greeting them a fine morning.
Kamui was at their classroom, very serious looking at his wristwatch.
"Revenge can sometimes be too bad. Let's learn how to 'forgive and forget'. That's one of the best attitudes around, no? And..." Shiyuu-sensei kept on babbling though only few were listening to him. Students nowadays didn't go to school to learn. Mostly only did to see their crushes, to talk about the latest trends, and for X4's case: to terrorize.
"Look who's talking? Teachers have the guts to talk about those kinds of things like kindness, peace and all that but they can't do anything to stop X4." The pretty-faced protagonist mocked silently.
Then the bell rang.
Instantly, Kamui stood up and left the classroom without even saying goodbye to his teacher and classmates. He looked very eager; he was certainly going to do something.
***
He went straight to the canteen, as he knew that his 'targets' were always staying there to hangout always before going home.
Wait-a-minute... 'targets'???
He looked around then almost immediately gnashed his left hand while he was holding something on the other one. "There he is. I can do this."
He walked straight ahead.
There at one side was the eminent X4 group.
"Go!" was the last thing that Kamui told to himself before he brought his feet closer to the group.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
As the countdown ended, he had now taped something on the head-bully's forehead.
A self-made red tag with the words: 'I'M UGLY DEAD'.
"I've had enough of you! You can't bring me down! I swear! I_HATE_YOU! You hear!?!"
X4 was stunned. Especially Fuuma and Subaru. But not only them. Everybody at the canteen was stunned himself or herself, too.
"Ooohh..." was all Yuto and Sorata had said.
"I'm declaring an all-out-war against you! And I'm hell serious!!!"
With that, Kamui made an exit before even Fuuma Monou detonate.
Then, Sorata chuckled, "Oh mammamia! What was that? This is the first time ever that someone has decided to fight back against us, isn't it?"
Fuuma was just speechless as Yuto robbed away the paper attached to their leader's forehead then took a look at it, " 'I'm ugly dead', huh?"
"Hey, may I see? Oh. he made his own version of a red card?! Cool! Though ours looks nicer!"
Subaru was only quiet.
As Sorata-the-genki-boy was laughing a bit madly about how the red card was made, Yuto looked at Fuuma and put a hand on its shoulders.
"What's your plan?"
"Your hand." Fuuma said coldly.
'Nanda...?"
"I don't like it there."
"Oh-- sumimasen." As followed, Yuto got his hand off Fuuma's shoulders.
The hot-dazzling Fuuma was just gritting his teeth.
***
A bit later, Kamui was already walking away from the school premises while pushing his bicycle... Then a familiar scene took place. A lavish car stopped in front of him but this time, when the window had opened, it was Fuuma's face being revealed.
"I have a good news and a bad news for you. What do you want to come first?" Fuuma said.
But Kamui just made-face, "Hmm. I don't care."
"Bah, I'll tell it anyways. The good news is, you gave me a pretty good impression with what you have just done a while ago and you *should* be honored. Then the bad news is, because of that, I'll make my punishment for you even more arduous." Fuuma then finished it with a smirk while Kamui was trying his best death-glare.
What could be more arduous?
++End Chapter Two++
--TSUZUKU.
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[READ PLEASE! ^^] AN: NYAHAHAHA!!!! I can't believe I've finished another chapter of this fic of mine! ^^ Considering that I'm somewhat busy with my exams and my other X ficcie called 'Teenage Dirtbag'. Read it if you like and if you have time! ^^ First of all, I'm really trying to follow the right sequence of MG since I think it was magnificent that way and this would be, too, if I do that. Nyah... but I'm doing this in memory. Please, anyone who knows an MG/HYD Website that has complete written episodes or episode guide in it, please tell me the addy! ^^ I'm REALLY following the MG sequence and since MG was so hot here, the station where it was shown decided to air HYD too sooner. Who knows, I might mix them up together later! ^^ For HYD fans who aren't familiar with Meteor Garden at all, I tell you as early as now that there will be some differences with this fic from HYD because I know that MG has some difference, too, with HYD. ^^
Crucified Phoenix-san, hello!! ^^ If I'm not mistaken, you read my TD, too, ne? ^^ ARIGATOU! Thank you for the praise! Seishirou isn't in the F4 [I mean X4] because I think he can't be anyone, ne? Though I have a plan for him! ^^ Don't worry, him being not included in the X4 is all worth it! Promise! ^^ And of course, I wouldn't make Karen and Aoki that way! They'll be themselves *cross fingers*! Oh, you know Mandarin? That's so cool! ^^ Domo! ^o^
Kamikakushi-san! *blush* K-'Kinomoto-sempai'?? ^^ Ei. you read TD, too, right? Hehe... Thank you so much for the wonderful comment! Here, I update! ^^ I'm so honored that you put this in your favorites column! ^^ That made me really happy! ^^ Domo!
Fara-san, arigatou! ^^ I'm so glad you love the style, thank you so much! ^^ I hope you didn't feel that bad a while ago while reading the chappie! ^^ I made the tortures a little bit lighter for Kamui-chan cause I love him! ^_^ ...can't stand writing him suffering too much! ^^
ddddddddddddd-san! ^^ Yes, I counted how many Ds you put in it! ^^ Why sigh? ^^ Domo!
Kiki-san, *waves*! Hello! ^^ Thank you so much for the compliment! ^^ Here's more! I hope you like chapter two! ^^
Pluto-mint-san! Domo!! ^^ Hahahah! ^^ I'm going to put Sei-chan here! Don't worry! ^^ He's one of the Big Four of X, who could ever leave him behind? ^^
Chris pwure-san, hi there! ^^ Thank you for leaving a review! ^^ Hmm... yeah, you're kinda right with what you've said. But I'm an addict; I still love the series that way! ^^ Oh, please don't worry, Sei-chan will be on the scene sooner or later! Especially that many are asking for him! ^^ That I promise everyone! I love Sei-chan, too, and an AU fic/story like this without him would be kind of odd! ^^ Hehe... I'm not planning to make this so long, really, I've decided to cut-out some events but if many will ask... I might. But there's so little of possibility. Well, arigatou again! ^^
Sagiri-san!!!! Hello! Thanks for R&R! Don't worry, this won't be that long! ^^ Besides, I'm very lazy in updating! ^^ Subaru is perfect as Lei and Fuuma is way cool for Ah Si, ne? ^^ Domo! ^^
Thank you for reading! ^^
-=Kamui Kinomoto=-