Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue.
Yoru: Wow, it's been forever. But you nice people keep reviewing and Fave-ing and such, so I thought I'd jump back on it.
Kuronue: Do you even remember where this is going anymore?
Yoru:…vaguely. For those wondering/complaining/being generally confused by the Saiki x Kamui scene at the end of the last chapter, I thought I insinuated at the beginning that Saiki liked Kamui. Must have been too subtle - I can be bad about that. Sorry. I'm not sure this is actually going to be Saiki x Kamui; we'll just see where it leads.
Kakyou watched Subaru sleep, afraid to touch him again. They lay entwined, pale against pale, golden mixing with black on the sakura-strewn floor of Kakyou's dreamscape. He knew that he loved Subaru more than he had ever loved Hokuto; now he wondered if he'd ever been in love with her at all. The idea of sleeping with her was, for lack of a better word, repulsive.
How could you have captured me so quickly? he mused as he stared at his new lover, mustering up the courage to run his fingers through raven hair. Subaru murmured something in his sleep and moved into the touch. Kakyou smiled slightly.
How adorable. Like a kitten.
"Kakyou?" Subaru's emerald eyes searched his lover's face as he forced himself to wake.
Good morning, Subaru.
"I'm so sorry…"
Kakyou blinked in surprise as Subaru broke down, sobbing into Kakyou's bare chest.
Sorry?
"We shouldn't have…I shouldn't have…I seduced you…" Subaru closed his eyes as Kakyou lifted his face.
Subaru, I love you.
"You love Hokuto…"
No. I love you. You, Subaru.
Subaru stared up at him, tears marking his cheeks.
"Me?"
You.
Sighing, Sorata laid the slumbering Yuzuriha in her bed. Arashi stood in the doorway, holding herself tightly. Sorata stood up and popped his back.
"We're not going to school today," he muttered, looking at the clock and finding them to be already late.
"No." Arashi went to Sorata, taking his hand in her own. He stared at her.
"What's up?"
"You are so strong," she said quietly. Sorata managed a half-smile.
"Kamui's the one who's strong if he hasn't gone completely insane."
"But you are the one who holds us all together." Arashi put a hand on Sorata's shoulder, a small smile on her lips.
"Arashi…"
Her lips brushed his briefly, and then she left the room.
Kamui woke to find himself wrapped in someone's arms. He panicked, starting to struggle. His assailant let him go quickly, an action that stopped him in his tracks.
"Kamui, it's me." Saiki sat up and rubbed his eyes, looking sadly at Kamui.
"S-Saiki?" Kamui curled up on himself, trying to hold back his sobs. Saiki stared; he didn't know what to do. He'd never seen Kamui so broken - hell, he'd never seen anyone so broken.
"Kamui, please don't cry. He's not here, he can't hurt you."
"He can hurt me…he hurts me just by existing! By existing and hating me!" Kamui's tears ceased in his passion. Saiki didn't know what to do; what could he say?
"Kamui, I…I love you."
Silence reigned for a long moment. Kamui's eyes had widened impossibly, and he slowly backed away from Saiki.
"Not you too…please, don't…"
Saiki blinked, "Don't? Don't what?"
"Hurt me…I'm sorry you love me, it's not my fault, just…don't hurt me!" Kamui wedged himself into the corner and covered his face with his arms. From across the room, Saiki could hear his quickening breathing. He scurried to Kamui's side and touched his hand, earning a jerk from the terrified boy.
"I'm not going to hurt you! I love you and I'm nothing like that monster!"
"He said he loved me…he was doing it because he loved me…I'm his, I'm his, you can't have me because he loves me and I'm his…"
Saiki felt the tears running down his face as Kamui continued to mutter. He needed help; he couldn't deal with this alone. When was Subaru going to wake up?
Saiki hurried over to the sleeping man and shook him.
"Subaru! Subaru, Kamui's freaking out!"
Subaru's head lolled back and forth, but no response was forthcoming, Saiki ran for the door, yelling for Sorata and Arashi.
Fuuma touched Kakyou's forehead and pushed himself into the sleeping man's dreamscape. Kakyou was keeping something from him, and he was determined to find out what. He had a feeling that it would give him great fun.