TSUBASA RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Spin-off Series:
Kamui and Subaru
In;
The Dark Seraph's Blood Pact
[Kamui and Subaru, and all related characters, are © Clamp. Light, Misa and L are (c) Death Note. All original characters are © Ashura5000. This story is an original fanfic and is not intended for distribution. Please do not steal or claim this story as your own. Other than that, enjoy.
Chapter 2:
Fortress
There bodies moved at a breathtaking pace, the snow not breaking beneath there weight, the moisture they were exposed to evaporating on touch, the forest not causing a single hair to fall out of place.
The two vampires continued to leap from tree to tree, aware that there target was just ahead- but also aware that something else was nearby.
Kamui extended an arm, and caught hold of a large branch, his ears catching the faintest sound of several twigs snapping, and he turned back un-emotionally.
"Subaru." He called, aware that his brother was a few branches below him before continuing; "It seems we are being followed."
The twin clutching the small human child raised his eyes into a look of surprise, and tightened his grip before saying; "But the mother- She's so close!"
Kamui frowned lightly, and then nodded.
"Then let us dawdle no longer." He placed a hand on his brothers shoulder, gave him a strange smile, and the pair leapt into the air and flitted at breathtaking speed, there eyes turning a deeper yellow as there vampiric tendencies guided them towards the odour.
Night stretched on, they could still hear the shouts and screams, but after a few minutes more they fell behind and now all they could sense was the chase of men with claws, and behind them, men with guns.
"We've made some enemies in this world."
Kamui grinned, stood poised on a tree, and glanced back.
"Don't we always?" His eyes lingered on the small child as they bounced off again.
"How is… it?"
Subaru frowned, placed a finger to the child's fragile head, and said slowly; "Warm…"
"That's good, especially in this cold; you must have good motherly instincts."
This kind display of words almost made the younger vampire twin drop the baby from the tree, his face was frantic and his eyes wide, Subaru shook his free arm madly and said; "Kamui! For the last time I'm not a girl!"
"Is it my fault that the Time Spaced Witch thought our relationship was sisterly?"
"Doesn't that imply that you're a girl as well?"
Kamui punched his brother, then glanced back, still smelling the burning village, and then through the darkness.
"There is a wall ahead of us."
"It looks more like a fortress."
Kamui frowned, felt his bloodlust rise, and then stopped his brother in mid-air, causing the two to land awkwardly on a new branch.
"That child's mother is in there, right?" He asked pointing at the now completely visible city, surrounded by a large stone wall with a larger black tower situated right in the middle, and behind it was a large stone mountain that harboured a majestic palace. The homes were wooden, and the air around it smelled rank and disgusting, as if those who lived there were constantly defiled.
Subaru's face fell.
"Yes. The child's mother is in… there."
Light shone from the black tower, and beyond it were several torches marching towards the gate- yes, there was a large stone gate at, what appeared to be the front of the fortress, and as the pair skilfully crept towards it they noticed excitedly that an army of men were leaving, torches guns and crossbows in hand, ready for combat.
"New world, a new war. Seems as if those wolf creatures are the enemy."
"It wouldn't be normal if there was a world without conflict, would it?"
Philosophical debates aside, the doors were closing and guards were posted along the rooftops of the stone walls, and for a normal man it would have taken years of planning to get by the armed men who patrolled.
Kamui and Subaru were not normal.
Bounding from there trees they landed, majestically, in the shadows of the guards and without a sound leapt into the city and, hiding in the shadows once more, sniffed out there target.
"…She's close." Muttered Subaru, feeling the baby whine slightly in his arms, causing him to hug and hush it quickly.
Kamui nodded and together they ran through the darkness, listening to the sounds of carnage behind them. Clearly the wolf men HAD been following them…
But now there short lived quest was nearing an end, passing a tavern with the word; "CLOVER" etched along the front they realised the light was still on and voices still chortled loudly inside, and after ensuring there bodies were clean from the blood of there enemies, they wrapped there cloaks over the faces and entered.
Silence greeted the twins instantly.
Well, that wasn't exactly true; they could each hear the breathing of each individual man and woman within the tavern, and the dripping of taps, along with the stench of ale and sex from some of the more unhygienic residents.
A woman at the bar, behind the counter no less, instantly grasped there attention and there eyes fell upon her beneath there cloaks.
Her blood had risen, no doubt due to the tension increasing within the room, and it had a familiar stench.
This was no doubt the child's mother.
"Can I help ya, gents?" She asked kindly, her voice quivered slightly but the pair pretended not to notice and, in keeping with there now mysterious approach, Subaru instantly threw down his hood, smiled and approached the bar, placing down a calm hand and said; "Two of your finest please."
Kamui hit his brother on the back of the head, removed his own cloak, and sat beside his twin and then felt, finally, the room relax behind him.
A brief moment passed and two large glasses were placed before them, the woman smiling and said; "There ya go, Misa Misa's finest if I do say so myself."
Kamui raised an eyebrow; "Your name is Misa Misa?"
"No, silly. That's just my name when I'm entertaining. The name's Misa Amane, but you can call my Missy if ya want."
She placed a hand on Kamui's own, and the young vampire gave his brother a side-glance (who, by the way, was finding it desperate not to laugh and instead remembered the squirming child he had wrapped in his cloak).
"Miss Amane." He said finally, "I'll be blunt, me and my brother here were in the town nearby-."
"Oh it sounds nasty doesn't it? The Oteki have all gone and run in, although the mob was sent out a few minutes ago so you probably saw 'em on yer way in, eh?"
Subaru continued, "Yes, we were there and we found this child all alone in a house, not abandoned but it… appeared as if its carers, no matter who they were, were gone…"
Misa stared at the two strange men, then, as if by coincidence there was a small sound of a baby gurgling, and with a sudden strange look in her eyes she grasped them both by the hand and lead them into the back, where she held her hands to her mouth and whispered; "…An infant…?"
Subaru drew his cloak back, the rosy cheeked child cradled in his arms, whimpering and whining slightly and with a cry Misa scooped up the baby and hugged it tightly, whispering thanks to the two black haired strangers- and then hit them.
She whispered fiercely at the two boys; "Do you have any idea what you've done?!"
Kamui rubbed his skull gently; "Yea. We guessed that. But we figured you'd rather have your child alive more than dead, although you didn't seem that concerned when you were talking about those… Wolf-men attacks earlier."
"The Oteki? They always attack that city, I just left little Sayu with her godparents there after my… husband told me he didn't want her."
Subaru tightened his hands under his cloak and repeated what she said, then asked; "Why wouldn't your husband want his own child? Did he tell you to leave her in that town?"
Misa's face fell.
"He didn't want kids and when I fell pregnant he tried every technique to get rid off her, but they all failed… So when she was born, and I was resting, he took her to the other village, gave her to a young couple, and said that was to be the end of it."
Subaru looked at the ground, apologised, and turned to leave, but the child's gurgle brought him around and when he saw the young, blonde haired woman cradling and whispering to the baby she'd probably never seen before, he couldn't help but smile.
A voice called out from the bar suddenly, and shouted; "Misa! Your man's back, the fights over in the other village."
Kamui sniffed, he could feel blood, sweat and ale on the breath of several men outside, each of them had high adrenalin and had clearly suffered in battle- and yet seemed cheerful.
"Guard the baby- Sayu." He told Subaru, his face tightening as twirled his cloak around his body and revealed the clothes he had previously worn on Tokyo Country, minus the brown cloak of course. Misa, however, had just handed Sayu to Subaru, and was amazed to see the sudden change in attire.
"Wow, you change fast, and those clothes do match ours a bit. Although they are a bit dark…"
Kamui smiled at Subaru, hung up his clothes on a nearby peg, and departed the room with Misa and sat down at the bar as a man at the front of the group, a skinny, but tall, guy came up to the young bar maiden and greeted her.
His breath stank and Kamui glared at his glass, took a sip and smirked at the odd taste.
It wasn't blood, but it'd do.
"So how did the battle go?" Misa asked as her "man" turned to his friends and cheered; "Yea it was a laugh, wasn't it lads? We kicked those Oteki's heads in, eh?"
The other men cheered, and Misa whispered; "Light, did you see the village…?"
"Nah! No point, it was burning from a distance, I doubt anything survived, so let's say we forget and have a drink, eh?"
Misa sighed and called a nearby bar-maid over, and the pair instantly got to work serving the brave warriors, and after a few moments of heavy drinking the one called Light suddenly set his eyes on Kamui, and approached him, staggering.
"Oy, you're young, why didn't ya come along to the fight? In fact, why haven't I seen ya BEFORE tonight?"
Kamui didn't respond, instead just giving his trademark glare and then looked away, choosing to only listen and not respond.
"I'm talking to you!" Snapped Light, drawing back his fist- but another wrapped around the angry drunk's, and the man stopped and the rabble died down instantly.
"Is there a problem?" Asked a young man in a strange uniform and badge with the word; "Detective" on his front shirt.
"No problem at all," Said Misa with a sweet, but fake, smile and she added; "Can I get you a drink, Detective Ryuzaki?"
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Authors Notes:
About time a new chapter, eh? Hope ya enjoy this and as always C C are GREATLY appreciated.