Author's Note: Here's another "rough draft" chapter. There's about twenty-seven in all, but I won't be putting them all up at once, of course.

Disclaimer: X and Tokyo Babylon, as well as all characters, events, and fictional places, belong to Clamp, and whoever else may own rights. I am simply borrowing for a non-profit means of entertainment, which only encourages further reading of actual Clamp materials.

Chapter Fourteen:

Kamui grinned at his reflection in the mirror as he turned around to get a better look at his ass in the tight jeans he was currently trying on. He wiggled his waist slightly, giving a sexy pout. Suddenly stumbling he looked around, sure that he had just felt a kekkai being created. Amethyst eyes closed in concentration, but he was interrupted by a loud knock. He opened the door to the appraising eyes of one of the salesmen. The boy smirked, batting his eyelashes at the older male.

Arashi frowned into the mirror, eyeing the bright red dress that clung tightly to her body. Maybe too tightly. She had been thinking of wearing it to one of the Clamp Campus' many events, but didn't think wearing such a thing around Sorata was a good idea. Even though he'd been practically ignoring her lately there was still such a thing as being too welcoming of advances. Maybe she'd just stick to something she already had. A shock went through her, a gasp tearing from her lips. Someone had created a kekkai nearby. She tore open the door, just in time to run into the lilac eyed saleswoman who had helped her pick out the dress. Blushing under the sudden flow of compliments, Arashi had more important things to concentrate on then a fight.

Close by...

Sorata wasn't sure exactly what made him react the way he did, all he knew was that someone who was maybe his friend was going to be hurt. So, to Sorata, it seemed as if one moment he was jumping out of the way of shrapnel and wires, the next he was on the other side of the street, setting Subaru to stand on the sidewalk as he began to chant a spell to call lightning to him.

Frying the cords that were the immediate problem he drew the Angel's attention from Subaru. The young monk hopped over a few tables, landing precariously on the back of a chair before having to dodge again, this time to the side, feet hitting the wall of a nearby building. He launched himself off, flipping in the air so his feet were below him as he landed in a momentarily clear spot, all the while gathering power and concentrating as best as he could. The air was crackling around him as he brought his hands up in front of his face, a grin forming.

The Chi no Ryu on the other end of the wires didn't know what hit her as a sudden flood of electricity crashed a number of the computers she was working through. Satsuki screamed, and the Beast along with her. Her creation tried to attack the Seal again, but the girl held it back, afraid of what would happen if the power surges were able to reach them. No matter how good the surge protectors Beast had were, there was always a chance that enough energy could hurt him, maybe permanently damage him.

"What's the matter?" /Kamui/ asked, amused, as Yuuto tried to scramble towards her, wanting nothing more than for her to call off the attack and get out of the computer.

"The one from Mt. Kouya has called a large amount of electricity, five of the systems I was accessing have gone down," she stated, coldly, but there was a hint of worry within that tone.

"Oh?" the leader of the Angels sounded somewhat surprised. "Even I didn't think he would be so effective against your attacks." The Dark Kamui grinned, wondering if the entertainment value would be worth setting the teenage monk loose against the computer girl. He filed that away for later use, when she was no longer worth anything to him alive. If he had to do it, it would have to be soon, of course. He didn't have much time to work with the two in such a way.

Emerald eyes watched Sorata move, enraptured by the way he fought. The boy who always seemed to glow with sunlight was now shining with another source of illumination as he began to defeat one of the Ten no Ryu's powerful opponents. Subaru had managed to get out of the way, now standing on top a nearby building, Kuzuki near him, and watching the star of Kouyasan go.

"It's beautiful," he murmured, quietly, but the yumemi still heard.

"Fighting is never truly beautiful, because when it's meant as a reality someone will always get hurt."

Subaru fought from delivering a smart assed comment, instead deciding to pay as little attention as possible to the silver-haired man. "Such a pretty thing..." his eyes trailed over Sorata's serious face, the chocolate eyes narrowed in concentration and flashing with threads of lightning as if they held a storm within them.

The dreamer shifted next to him, odd cat-like eyes watching him closely. Subaru caught a flash of emotion from the Seal's aura, and almost looked at the man when he realized it was the beginnings of jealousy. 'What does he know that I don't?' the onmyouji thought, losing some of his focus on the fight, but not much, as he tried to figure the Dragon of Heaven out. 'It would almost seem as if he was upset I was paying such close attention to the fight...' an eyebrow raised as another idea came to him, 'or to Sorata...'

The Angel smirked. 'Sorata may not be the best looking of the Dragons, but when he fights...it's truly a beautiful sight.' "Really, he's such a pretty thing..." he breathed, wanting to laugh in the yumemi's face at the other's sudden anger.

"Oh, Sakurazuka-san?"

Seishirou looked over at his name being called, seeing the yumemi of the Chi no Ryu standing in the doorway and wearing the same sly smirk that had been on her face all day. "Yes?"

"I have something I thought you might be interested in seeing..."