Fortune's victim

Disclaimer: All the characters included in this fanfiction belong to Clamp, I don't own them (unfortunately). Author´s note: Yuzuriha x Kusanagi fanfiction – I am still getting angry, whenever I try
to find one about that nice couple, and not about Subaru or Kamui. Besides I
want to thank Maria Szabo – her incredible fanfictions really inspired me – thanks
for writing such wonderful fanfictions, Maria!
Please don't count spelling or grammar mistakes, as I am German and not looking up every single word in a dictionary.

Chapter I - The Confession -

A wide smile broke across the soldier's face, as he sat down next to one of the old maples in the park, holding a letter in his hands – her letter. He had already got nervous, when the fifth day after that tragedy in Shinjuku ended without any message from her, leaving him alone with his fear, that she might have been involved in a fight for a second time. But now his fear vanished. Even only looking at the address of Clamp Academy made him feel better already. He opened the envelope slowly, trying not to damage the letter itself. The tree next to him seemed to be a little bit curious for the first moment, but then left Kusanagi alone with his thoughts and the lines.

"Dear Kusanagi-san. I guess, first of all, I have to apologize for writing so late. You've probably been worried, if I really got home safe, but I'm okay, I had even been able to attend school again after two days in bed. I hope you're alright, too. Well, the reason I wrote..."

A strange look covered Kusanagi's face, as he noticed a little wavy stain next to those words, looked like water, or something like that.

"Actually... the reason..."

Some other stains covered the paper again, almost touching the lines.

"I know it."

His eyes widened. She couldn't be talking about... No... it couldn't be... For a few moments he hesitated. If he didn't read the rest, he would probably be totally unprepared when meeting her the next time, no matter if at a date or a fight concerning the end of the world. But he didn't want to keep on reading – he was too afraid of what was probably written next. Maybe she was going to tell him, that it's all over, that she never wanted to see him again, but maybe... He looked at the stains again. Maybe those stains were kind of a sign, showing him, that she was as despaired and helpless as he was now, when she wrote the letter. But then, still, he couldn't be sure if she was going to leave him or not.

"I mean, I could, no, I should have known long before. Only people who are involved in the end of the world, Dragons of Heaven, Dragons of Earth and Dreamgazers, can see my Inuki. Well let's just leave out those Dreamgazers, that wouldn't have fit anyway, so you only could have been a Dragon of Earth or Heaven. You know KAMUI, the dark one, the Dragon of Earth. He killed his little sister, Kotori. At her funeral, all the Dragons of Heaven came to pray for her, but you weren't there. I should have known."

I'm so sorry, Missy.

"You know, that doesn't make our relationship easier. But, for me at least, it doesn't change anything considering my feelings for you. I still love you."

A single tear came running out of his right eye. How was she even able to... After all the lies he told her... or rather everything he had hidden from her. How could she still say something like that?

"I mean... Inuki liked you from the beginning. You know, he has always been my careful guardian. When I met Fuuma... I mean, KAMUI... Inuki just looked at him like he was going to kill him, if he wouldn't leave me alone again, but he was always glad to see you... and I guess he even knew before I did."

Inuki, her brave Inugami... He had liked this dog, too.

"And secondly, you saved my life and looked after me, when I was injured. You could have ended this so easily just by killing me, when I was asleep..."

He sighed slightly. She was right again and probably KAMUI was still angry at him, because he hadn't taken the chance.

"But instead, you stayed at my bed, looking after me all the time... just like an angel."

A short and sad smile appeared on his lips. Nice pun.

"But unfortunately I will have to tell the others, too, because they are still wondering about who could be the seventh dragon. I guess that's going to be even more complicated then writing that letter. I just have one... one single, simple question... Kusanagi-san... you can't tell me, you didn't know! When did you realize, who, or what I was? Just tell me when, that's the only thing I want to know... concerning me being one of your opponents. I mean, I hope you're not getting any trouble for dating a Dragon of Heaven. I hope your "comrades" don't care as much about your activities as my ones did with me."

Another sad smile covered his lips. She just was so naive.

"But what I really hope for is going to see you soon. I mean, I don't want to let it end like that, you know. Please write back and tell me, when you've got time again. I hope to hear from you soon. Please be careful, Kusanagi-san!

Sincerely, Yuzuriha Nekoi."

His eyes absently focused the last line: "Yuzuriha Nekoi"... Once again she had shown him, that she wasn't the child most people probably believed her to be. She was much more stronger than any girl he met before and in any case much more stronger than he was. He could never have told her that he was a Dragon of Earth, like he could never have told anyone about his gift to understand the language of plants and animals. But she did. She had no problem at all talking to Inuki on the street, while all the people looked at her as if she was a freak. He rose up quickly, as an icy cold filled the air and a dreadful suspicion increased in his head. He had already felt such a cold before – he really shouldn't stay there any longer.

A sneaky smile broke across the young man's lips, connected with an evil look in his dark eyes, as he saw the soldier leaving the park, looking both worried and confused. "Traitor."

So far for the first chapter. I hope you liked it – the next one will be coming soon.