(An important point to note is that the Subaru of this fic is the younger Subaru of TB and not that of X)
Pre-warning: There'll probably be yaoi elements appearing in future chapters. (Probable main-pairing: K/S).
Words in italics Represents character's thoughts
"...." Represents conversations
Standard disclaimers applied: I do not own Kamui, Subaru, Seishiro, Hokuto or any X/TB's characters mentioned in this fic, they all belong to the totally awesome group known as Clamp.
Comradeship, Friendship or More?
Prologue
I stared in total disbelief at this quake-ridden area before me, perching at the top of the last but barely standing building, I had a bird-eye view over the whole area.
It was such a piteous sight... I could feel my heart-breaking for the unfortunate people living in this area... an area where they used to call home, had now been flattened out, totally flatten out...
I'm too late...
The area was already in a state of total demolition; there would not be any use even if I set up a kekkai now...
I'm too late... If only... only if I have arrived here earlier... maybe... just maybe... I could have prevented such terrible wreckage from happening...
"Subaru! Stop blaming yourself for everything!" I could hear my neesan's voice going off in my head with her usual reminder.
Well, I better stop being so despondent, or else Hokuto-chan will literally strangle me to death for not obeying her advise again.
Scanning through all the rumbles and the crowd of people rushing off to safety, I saw a familiar sight standing in the middle of a pile of fallen concrete... Seishiro-san...
What is he doing here? Why does he just keep standing there, instead of running off with the crowd? Don't tell me he is hurt ... hope he is not at all hurt... he doesn't look like he is hurt, but still...
With such worrying thoughts wormed their way through my mind, I could not just remain standing there stuck in my grief, instead I jumped down the building and landed just in front of Seishiro-san.
"Seishiro-san! What're you doing here? Are you alright?"
The figure before me looked up, stared at me with a passing flash of shock, before returning to the usual friendly self.
"Ah! Subaru-kun!"
"Seishiro-san, are...are you alright?"
"Of course, Subaru-kun, I can't be any better!" The person spoke as he reached for the box of cigarettes in his breast pocket. He took out a cigarette, lit it and smoked.
Smoke? Seishiro-san is a heavy smoker, but he never smoke whenever I'm around...
"Seishiro-san? Are... are you... quite sure that you're alright?"
Seishiro-san reached out to caress my check gently and eyed me with his one single eye. Just looking at Seishiro-san's mismatched pair of eyes, sent a gushing warmth through me, reminding me of the time when he sacrifice his eye to safe me from the attack of a woman gone mad, due to extreme worry and depression.Seishiro-san is so nice and understanding... He never blames me for causing him to loose an eye.
I could feel a glow of warm creeping up my cheeks...
"Of course, I just say I couldn't be any better, well... unless you are offering to join me in bed tonight, my dearest, Subaru-kun.""What?!" I spluttered in shock. Although I knew full well that Seishiro-san seemed to take pleasure in teasing me, well... especially with the aid of Hokuto-chan, but he never fails to shock me out of my wits every single time.
I could feel that my face had turned numerous shades redder...
At this moment, I suddenly sensed Kamui in... in danger!
I turned towards the direction that my senses called me to.
"Ah! Subaru-kun, seems like your Kamui is calling out to you, just as mine!"
"What?!" I turned back and stared at Seishiro-san incomprehensibly.
Seishiro-san grinned back at me, a grin that sent shivers down my spine; it is not Seishiro-san usual grin, but one that expresses demoniacal cruelty!
Demonical cruelty?! What am I thinking?! I... I must have misinterpreted somehow... after all how can Seishiro-san ever show such a malicious look? How can I ever doubt him...
"Why, Subaru-kun? Why do you seem so shock?"
"Errr... not...nothing."
"Really?! Or is this the expected reaction for a Sumeragi clan head to have on meeting up with the Sakurazukamori?"
"What... what're you saying?"
"Well... like you're the thirteenth head of the Sumeragi clan and one of the Seven Seals... No! I should phase it as one of the Dragon of Heaven! At the Sumeragi clan, one learns to be the Dragon of Heaven! So, I'm your opposite, your greatest archrival ever, the Sakurazukamori, and a Dragon of Earth! And it seems like I've won our bet, so it's the end of your life, my lovely Subaru-kun! So farewell to you beautiful toy!"As Seishiro-san, no... the Sakurazukamori finished his words, he slammed his clenched fist straight towards my chest; aiming for my heart... and I, for my part was just standing there, too stunned by the revelations to do anything in response.
Just at that crucial moment, my senses were once again being drawn towards the direction of Kamui...
And I think Seishiro-san, no... the Sakurazukamori sensed it too, as he appeared to have came to a pause almost suddenly, turning towards the direction of the call.
"I've to go, Subaru-kun, since like my Kamui willed that you will live at least for now. Farewell, my delicious prey, its been really fun toying with you so far. Goodbye, for now," he turned to me and said in a seductive tone, before vanishing off...
I stared at his disappearing form in total bewilderment, unable to react momentarily, until my senses of Kamui pulled me out from my daze.
Kamui is in extreme danger! Do something quick!I could hear my mind voice calling out to me.
What?
Stop standing there, as if you're rooted to the ground! Forget about Seishiro-san, now! You can always confront him later. Go find Kamui now!
Suddenly, a powerful wave of senses hit me at full force...
My senses telling me that Kamui was currently under some form of death threat...
Kamui!!!
Finally, being cleared of from the haziness of my mind, I leaped off the pile of concrete pieces that I was standing on and rushed off towards the direction of Kamui.
-- Prologue (End) --