Author's Note: Yay. This chapter gives me a reason to write plenty of UST between Seishirou and Subaru. ((poses like Hokuto)) Ohohohohohohoho!
Warning: UST and…um…I don't want to spoil it.
Disclaimer: Do I look like I own it? No. I don't own any of the CLAMP characters nor do I own the lyrics. I never will unless I win the lottery and buy it. At least buy Subaru and Seishirou. Oh, the things I would do.

Chapter Seven

Seishirou stood just behind the curtain. He could hear Subaru's voice resonating throughout the auditorium.

"No thoughts within her head,
But thoughts of joy," the Sumeragi boy sang.
"No dreams within her heart
But dreams of love."

Seishirou closed his eyes, listening to the echoing note that Subaru sang. A pang of sadness his heart. Yet he didn't have time to dwell on his feelings for Subaru; for Keiichi called out.

"Master?"

Drawing back the curtains, Seishirou stepped onto the stage, his face covered by mask and cloak. He approached Keiichi.

"Passarino," he sang softly,
"Go away
For the trap is set
And waits for its prey…"

Keiichi bowed and left the stage. He parted the curtain and found himself face-to-face with Monou Fuuma. His hazel eyes widened in confusion. He looked at Fuuma for a moment, then behind him and back to the older teen.

"Monou-sempai?" he asked. "What's going on?"

"Shhh," Fuuma replied. "It's okay."

Keiichi blinked. Fuuma smirked and tilted his head, listening to the singing that came through the curtains.

Seishirou removed the cloak from his body, casting it aside as he sang.

"You have come here
In pursuit of your deepest urge
In pursuit of that wish which til now
Has been silent
Silent…"

He looked at Subaru, who looked back. The boy's eyes looked frightened, though he made no move to announce that the Phantom had taken Fuuma's place as Don Juan.

"I have brought you," Seishirou continued.
"That our passions may fuse and merge
In your mind you've already succumbed to me
Dropped all defenses
Completely succumbed to me
Now you are here with me
No second thoughts
You've decided
Decided…"

Subaru watched the older man, as script prompted, knowing that he should give Kamui the signal to send in the police force. However, the rich, velvety voice of the man known as the Phantom kept Subaru frozen in place, captivated. He couldn't take his eyes off the older man as he sang.

"Past the point of no return
No backward glanced
Our games of make-believe are at an end…"

As he sang, Seishirou approached Subaru. The boy stood, caught in the spell of the other man's voice.

"Past all thought of 'if' or 'when'
No use resisting
Abandon thought and let the dream descend…"

Seishirou took Subaru in his arms and pulled him close. The Sumeragi closed his eyes, stiffening at the older man's touch. Seishirou ran his hand down the boy's side and over his thighs.

"What raging fire shall flood the soul?" he sang.
"What rich desire unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction lies before us?"

Subaru felt Seishirou's tongue against his earlobe at the last line and broke away, breathing heavily. Seishirou gave a smirk and continued to sing.

"Past the point of no return
The final threshold
What warm unspoken secret will we learn
Beyond the point of no return?"

Subaru hesitated for a moment. He was uncomfortable now. With the Phantom playing Don Juan, it gave the older man all the opportunity to put his hands over him. Subaru knew the older man wanted him and that he would do anything to have him

Then, Subaru remembered that first time he had gone down to the Phantom's underground lair. The older man had been so…subtly seductive to say the least. And when the Phantom had kissed him…Subaru remembered the sensation of warmth and fulfilled desire that filled his body.

"You have brought me," Subaru sang,
"To that moment when words run dry
To that moment when speech disappears
Into silence
Silence…"

Subaru took a deep breath. The intense gaze of the older man was even more intimidating than before. The Phantom's right eye, which had been slashed in the swordfight over a week ago in the cemetery, was a blind white. And Subaru felt that it was his fault the older man had sustained the injury.

"I have come here," Subaru continued.
"Hardly knowing the reason why
In my mind I've already imagined
Our bodies entwining
Defenseless and silent
Now I am here with you
No second thoughts
I've decided
Decided…"

Subaru looked at the audience. Everyone seemed entranced by the performance, their eyes locked onto the two men on the stage. Subaru looked up and caught Kamui's amethyst eyes. The heir to the Magami fortune was upset; it was obvious that he knew the Phantom was on stage with Subaru. So why didn't he send the police to flood the stage?

"Past the point of no return
No going back now
Our passion play has now at least begun…"

Both Subaru and Seishirou began to head towards the constructed staircase that led up to the bridge of the scene. Lifting up one side of the skirt that he wore (oh, how he disliked being in drag), Subaru ascended the stairs, watching the Phantom do the same on the other side.

"Past all thought of right or wrong," Subaru continued, as he climbed.
"One final question
How long should we two wait before we're one?
When will the blood begin to race?
The sleeping bud burst into bloom
When will the flames at last consume us?"

Both on the bridge, Subaru and the Phantom approached each other, keeping eye contact as they crossed to the center of the bridge. Seishirou's heart was pounding; no more than Subaru's was racing in both fright and hidden desire. Gold and crystal white locked on emerald, the two of them were mere feet away from one another, both singing.

"Past the point of no return
The final threshold…"

Seishirou took Subaru in his arms as they stood on the bridge. Subaru's heart pounded in his chest at the close proximity and he wanted to both tear away from the older man and press himself closer. This man that held him had caused so much grief, yet Subaru felt such a connection to him.

Seishirou turned Subaru around so that they were both facing the same way and pressed his hands to Subaru's side and ran them along the boy's body in soft, sensual movements.

"The bridge is crossed," they sang.
"So stand and watch it burn
We've passed the point of no return."

Dancers below them copied their dance. The sensual movement of the flowing ballet that had been choreographed for this opera appealed to the audience, who seemed in a captivated trance.

Seishirou held Subaru close, burying his face in the soft curve of the younger man's neck. Subaru closed his eyes, letting go of everything and just relaxing into the embrace of the other man. The two of them stayed like that for a moment. Seishirou could feel Subaru's heart still racing beneath his hands.

Subaru himself was thinking about how it felt to be this close to the Phantom, to the man who had caused his so much trouble and yet brought so much longing into Subaru's heart. As he thought, he realized just how well the two of them seemed to go together.

I think… Subaru thought. I think that I…

"Say you'll share with me
One love, one lifetime," Seishirou sang softly into Subaru's ear.
Lead me, save me from my solitude…
Say you want me
With you here, beside you…"

Subaru broke away from Seishirou's grip, realizing what the older man was singing. They were the exact words that Subaru had sung to Kamui after the disaster of Il Mutou. Seishirou's gaze fixated on Subaru through the holes in the black mask that covered his face.

Up in the balcony, Kamui had also realized what the Phantom was singing. It infuriated him, but he still couldn't move to send in the police.

"Anywhere you go, let me go, too," Seishirou sang.
"Subaru-kun, that's all I ask of…"

Subaru cut him off, reaching up and ripping the black mask from Seishirou's face. The older man's eyes widened, but the audience, Kamui, and the police had already seen his face. The gash from the fight was still healing, but that wasn't what shocked Subaru. The last time Subaru had removed the Phantom's mask, there had been a horrible disfiguration on the right side of the older man's face. Now, aside from the gash, Seishirou's face was completely unscarred.

((Author's Note: What? You didn't actually think I'd really disfigure Sei-chan's beautiful face, did you? ((pokes Duelist of the Sands)) Told you.))

Seishirou quickly searched for a way out of the predicament. He didn't want anyone to recognize him and with so many people looking, there was bound to be someone who realized who he was. And Kamui did recognize him. The Magami heir immediately sent the order to storm the stage and police broke through the doors of the auditorium.

Holding tightly to Subaru, Seishirou pulled out a dagger and cut a rope, which helped hold up the chandelier. Then he kicked a mechanism that sprung a trapdoor in the bridge. He and Subaru fell through it and down the hole in the stage that was hidden by the cloth fire.

"SUBARU!" Kamui screamed.

There was a loud crack. Everyone looked upwards and saw the chandelier beginning to fall. Screams filled the auditorium as everyone scrambled out of their seats and headed out of the opera house. Kamui climbed down a rope to the stage in a hurry to try to find a way to follow Subaru and the Phantom. On stage, Monou Kotori was caught by a broken piece of the bridge that had fallen on the skirt of her dress. Her brother, Fuuma, looked on with an uncaring expression on his face. Kamui ran past both of these two.

Kotori managed to get unstuck, but not before the chandelier came too close to her. She screamed as it descended on her, crushing her frail body beneath its weight. Blood ran across the stage and Fuuma blinked. For a moment, he looked shocked at his sister's messy death.

"Oh, I am not cleaning that up," he said, jumping off the stage as it began to catch fire.

Backstage, Kamui ran into Karen and Hokuto. Keiichi was with them and they were headed for the exit. Kamui caught up with them and grabbed Karen by the arm.

"You know where they went," he said. "Take me to them!"

Karen paused and looked at Hokuto. The elder Sumeragi twin sighed.

"Go on," she said. "Take him and let Subaru choose."

Kamui blinked. Karen nodded and led Kamui away. Hokuto and Keiichi continued to the back exit of the opera house. Once outside, Hokuto went around the opera house and snuck back in through an entrance that a select few knew about.

Seishirou held tightly to Subaru's wrist, leading the boy through the catacombs of the opera house. A torch was in his other hand, lighting the way. There was a scowl on his face and Subaru looked quite uncomfortable.

((Author's Note: Screw the original. I'm going for creative liberties.))

"I'm sorry," Subaru said as they rushed through the labyrinth. "I shouldn't have…I'm sorry!"

"I didn't want anyone to see," the older man said. "Not then." He stopped and turned to Subaru. "Have you realized what you've done, Subaru-kun?"

Subaru looked down at his feet. "I…I'm sorry."

Seishirou rolled his eyes, irritated. "Come on."

He once again began to drag Subaru through the labyrinth, towards his underground home.

"I've spent ten years trying to keep away from those people," Seishirou said. "Half of the police force has been looking for me for just as long."

"Why?" Subaru asked.

Seishirou laughed. "Why? You even have to ask, Subaru?"

Subaru blinked.

"I killed my own mother. They've been searching for me ever since. You should know. Your father was the chief officer on the case."

"My…father…?" Subaru asked.

Images of Subaru's past came to his mind. He had been only six years old when the case first opened and Sumeragi Nohiro had been assigned to the case. Nohiro had been working on the case for a year when he had been murdered. The murder had been witnessed by only one person; Nohiro's own son, Subaru. But the perpetrator had been hidden well in the shadows and Subaru hadn't seen the man's face.

"The police are looking for me," Seishirou said. "But so are they."

"They?" Subaru asked.

"My fiancée and her parents," he said. "Yoshimoto Kanoe."

((Author's Note: Don't kill me, kill my sister. She's the one who suggested Kanoe.))

Subaru's jaw dropped. "Kanoe! Kanoe's your fiancée!"

"Please," Seishirou said, cringing. "Don't say that."

They continued through the maze of the underground and finally reached the lake. Seishirou and Subaru got into the little rowboat on the lake's surface. Seishirou took the long wooden pole and began to push the boat through the water. Within a few minutes, the two of them reached Seishirou's home. Seishirou pushed the boat next to the small pier and lifted Subaru out of the boat.

"Subaru-kun," he said, setting the boy down. "For the last few years, since I began to teach you, I've felt something. I don't know what it is, but I…"

Subaru waited for the older man to continue, but the words didn't seem to come. The Phantom shook his head and led Subaru over to the bed, where Subaru had lain before, on the first night. A set of clothes sat on the bed, obviously for Subaru.

"Go ahead and get changed," Seishirou said. "I asked Hokuto to bring some clothes for you. We leave in a half-hour's time."

"Leave?" Subaru asked.

Seishirou smirked at him. "Did you honestly think I would stay here after tonight?"

With that, the older man turned to leave. Subaru stood there, watching the Phantom for a moment. Then he sat down on the bed. He looked at the clothes in his hand and let out a groan. Hokuto had given the Phantom a pair of leather pants and a black shirt with mesh sleeves for Subaru to wear. Seeing as these were the only clothes Subaru had aside from the dress he was wearing, he had no choice but the change into them.

As he dressed, Subaru tried to remember what he had read about the case his father had been on when he died. The Sakurazukamori, a woman with golden eyes and raven hair, had been killed and her son had disappeared. Sumeragi Nohiro had been investigating the son's disappearance. If Subaru remembered correctly, the boy's name had been Sakurazuka Seishirou. Subaru realized that that must be the Phantom's name.

"Seishirou-san…" he whispered.

((Author's Note: I never had Seishirou tell Subaru what his name was, remember? Yeah. Just in case you didn't remember.))

Karen had led Kamui as far as the last staircase that led to the lake underground. Then, she headed through another passageway that led out of the opera house. Kamui headed off down the stairs towards the lake. He was just coming to the water's edge when he bumped into none other than Hokuto.

"Hokuto!" he exclaimed. "What are you doing down here?"

"What do you think I'm doing?" Hokuto replied. "I'm going to make sure Subaru's okay!"

Kamui nodded, understanding. He looked around. There was no boat around to cross the lake in. He informed Hokuto of this.

"Oh, don't be a wuss," Hokuto said. "It's not that deep."

To prove her point, Hokuto got into the lake. The water came up to a little past her stomach, not quite chest-level. Kamui shrugged and went into the lake as well. The two of them waded through the water, slowly making their way to the Phantom's lair.

Author's Note: Hopefully, this will hold you guys for a while. I'm going to go bitch at my counselor and see if I can take a course to get my last credit.

Sapadu: That…we may never know. It's taking forever for the next volume to come. ((cries)) And it's supposed to have Fuuma on the cover!
Soulreciever: I may or may not have a bit of lime at the end. But yeah. Lemons are a bit much for the rating I've given this fic. Besides, I seem to have lost my knack for them at the moment. The evil, evil one I wrote for chapter eight of Ces Larmes Je Pleure seems to have killed my lemon skillz.
MoongirlSelene99: Thank you!
Purrrin: You see what happens to those four next chapter. Because Koichi is ever-so evil, she's not going to spoil you.
Julie K: See, I've never gotten the chance to see the play, but I do have some REALLY old cassette tapes of the original with Sarah Brightman and…((can't remember who else…cause she's dumb)) I'm telling you, the end of this fic is not what everyone is expecting, leaning closer to what they're hoping. And I swear, I'm working on To Rewrite Destiny! I SWEAR! I just can't write lately for it. Brain is dead.
Subaru's Voice: Still…it's a pity you weren't there long enough for us to hook up. It would have been so frickin' cool! Don't worry, Janeru-chan! I will continue to write. Can't promise much more. I'm running out of free time!
Duelist of the Sands: I swear, it wasn't my fault it took more than a week to update this. I had this chapter done over a week ago and couldn't update because Comcast is stupid. But I hope you're still watching for the updates. Cause this chapter was fun to write and I think you'll like it.