Title: "Careful With What You Wish" - Chap 21: Don't Go Away
Author: J.J.
Warning: It's an AU BASED ON THE MANGA. It requires knowledge of the 'X' manga. It contains some Japanese words (the Dictionary is at the bottom), some OOC, a bit of sappiness, twisted relationships, suicide attempts, mentions of abuse, violence, general insanity and other stuffs I might have forgot... Deal with this fic with caution...
Notes: This is dark and twisted, dark and twisted, dark and twisted... have I mentioned it's dark and twisted? It's born to show a less nice Seishiro, how bad is Fuma's idea that Wishes must be fulfilled and how stubborn can be Subaru no matter what happened to him.
Warning over notes: This fic has notes. You will find them at the bottom. Each time you see a number between brackets it means there's a note connected to the word/sentence that preceded it. However I suggest you to read the notes AFTER you finished the fic unless the word/sentence connected to the note is really troublesome for you to understand. Anyway the fic should be still understandable without the notes. Notes are merely extra explanations for who wants to know more.
Disclaimer:
"Tokyo Babylon" and "X" belong to Clamp. I'm merely using their characters because I love them... especially Seishiro and Subaru...
Ehy, Do I own something here? Oh yes, I own the plot and a sensible heart which would surely break if you give me harsh reviews... so please be honest but nice ok?
Thanks:
To Jennifer for betaing this! Thank you a lot!
To Moko, Tanuki-dono, Meffie, Sakanagi and Yupita for supporting me while writing this fic! Thank you a lot!
Summary: After meeting Subaru in his Maboroshi 16 years ago Seishiro chose to keep him and placed him under a spell so that he would obey to him. Now, in the year of the destiny he has to face Sumeragi Hokuto who wants her brother back and Monou Fuma's obsession for fulfilling wishes...

'We should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.' Andy Rooney

"So don't go away
Say what you say
But say that you'll stay
Forever and a day in the time of my life
'Cause I need more time
Yes, I need more time, just to make things right"
(Oasis - Don't Go Away)

Shibuya was about to fall. With it the Yamanote line. The Chi no Ryu's Kamui was looking at his work with a smile of approbation. One more Kekkai was going to fall and it had been even easier than that time at Ebisu. This time he didn't have to wait for a little girl, one of the few people in Tokyo who wanted to live no mater what, to be out of the area.(1) But after all, people who wanted to live, wanted to live no matter what, were a rare breed nowadays. Humans' will to live depended on too many factors and they got discouraged almost too easily. They were losing the ability to adapt to things, they were developing many self destructive Wishes, they were caring too little for the consequences of their actions, and all that made them particularly weak and inclined to surrender. Even Kamui... Even Kamui hesitated to fight him, and he often wondered if the boy would manage to arrive to the final battle and if he would Wish to fight that day or... or if his Wish would be different. He would grant it anyway, no matter his own personal Wish.

He shrugged. There was no point in letting the future trouble him now. That was what Kakyou and the other YumeMi were for, not him. He existed to fulfil Wishes; he existed to fulfil Mother Earth's Wish. He surveyed the area one last time. His work here was basically done and now he was indulging himself with ice cream before breaking the Kekkai, causing everything to start crashing down with a pretty pattern reminiscent of dominos. He was quite surprised when, raising his gaze, he spotted the Sakurazukamori walking hurriedly through the area with the haunted look of a man who must be in a certain place and had to reach it as soon as possible even if he had no idea where said destination was or how to get there. Lost. The man was totally and utterly lost without his Ten no Ryu to look after him. People might miss it, but Kamui KNEW. The exchange was mutual. The Sakurazukamori depended on his Ten no Ryu as much as the boy depended on him. They completed each other, depended on each other. Trusted each other and only each other. They didn't know how to live when they were kept apart. They were the perfect example of what he was thinking before: humans who needed a reason to live and found it in each other. Apart... they were nothing, and the fact the Sakurazukamori didn't normally show his dependence to the Ten no Ryu didn't make him less vulnerable. On the contrary, he was even more affected by it, affected because he never realized that weakness in himself, and so never prepared himself to face it. Kamui hadn't expected to meet the man there, in Shibuya, but it didn't really matter to him, he wasn't the type to waste a chance. The man wanted to see his beloved Subaru-kun, and Kamui could play the part just for him. He frowned slightly as he moved closer to the Sakurazukamori. It was odd. That day the man's Want to see his Ten no Ryu was stronger than usual. It was almost a Wish.

Almost.

Kamui frowned. He didn't like to deal with contradictory Wishes. The girl Wished the Sakurazukamori away from her brother. If the Sakurazukamori started Wishing to have the Ten no Ryu back their Wishes would clash. The Sakurazukamori had to remain too confused and scared to Wish for the boy. Maybe he could taunt him enough to lessen that Want a bit so the situation would remain balanced.

Seishiro sensed Kamui coming closer later than he would have liked. He was tired and it was hard to keep wary and concentrate. Odd how before, when Subaru-kun had been around, that had never happened. The boy had always required a lot of care and attention but, at the same time, Seishiro had always known Subaru-kun would watch out for him should he get distracted. Not that Seishiro had ever counted on Subaru-kun covering his back, but... but it had been reassuring all the same. Now... now all rested on him and, while he was sure he could handle it just fine, it was getting exhausting. He only wanted to rest for a while but... but somehow he couldn't. Now that he had the bed all for himself he found the damn thing too large and uncomfortable and he kept tossing and turning, unable to find a comfortable position. The few times he had managed to close his eyes... he had awakened suddenly as if he had had a nightmare, a name he didn't dare to call on his lips, one of his arms stretched as if to grab something that was being ripped away from him. He never tried to remember those dreams. He was sure he was better off not knowing, not remembering.

"I've no time for you, Kamui," he replied harshly as the boy called him, trying to not look at the youth but doing it anyway. Kamui didn't reply to his words; he merely gave him the 'Subaru-kun's smile' but it wasn't working on him. He was a master of illusions; he wouldn't let himself be caught in that teenager's illusions, simple childish games that wouldn't work on him at all. He wouldn't. He wouldn't. He...

"Where did you hide my brother, you bastard?" a slightly panting voice exclaimed suddenly, the tone filled with rage, interrupting their staring contest. They turned to see a minute female figure facing them, back straight and gaze fierce and dangerous.

Seishiro recognized her immediately.

Sumeragi-chan.

Searching for his Subaru-kun apparently.

So she didn't have him either.

Too bad for her she had caught him in a really bad mood. As soon as he saw the girl he mentally assigned her the blame for all that was tormenting him and wished to see her destroyed, as if that would magically solve all his problems. It was time to settle their unsolved matter. He could sense that the Ten no Ryu were coming as well but, in that moment, he didn't care about them. All he wanted was the girl's blood. She had been the one who had separated him from Subaru-kun and she would pay for it. It was all her fault.

The next second Ofuda were being exchanged with increasing fury.

Seishiro should have had the advantage, great advantage, Sumeragi-chan was normally nowhere near his league, but his lack of sleep and his current 'tense state' weren't playing on his side. On the contrary they were almost balancing the match.

Hokuto, on the other hand, was using her desperation to fuel every power and ability she had. She had panicked when she had entered Subaru's room and found it empty, then she had been possessed by a cold determination. She would get Subaru back at any cost. It didn't matter the price. She would never, NEVER leave him in the hands of the man who had kidnapped him when he was a child and abused of him so harshly. So, all in all, in that fight she was doing far better than one could have expected her to be capable of. Impressively better.

In the long run it wouldn't have been enough. In the long run, she wouldn't have been able to keep up such rhythm, such intense use of power and such concentration, but so far she was doing very well and it showed.

And for a moment, for a full second, she had the perfect chance to hit the Sakurazukamori with one of her Ofuda. One second. One beautiful, full second to injure the man, to return to him some of the pain she and Subaru had suffered. One second. Her chance.

Seishiro saw it coming, he saw it coming but he was too late o do anything other than brace for the impact. He damned the fact he couldn't concentrate; his mind felt heavy and fuzzy, his eyesight confused and his body slow, as his brain complained loudly of its tiredness.

Hokuto's heartbeat sped up and for a second she tasted the sweet anticipation of victory over her hated enemy. She never got to fully savour it as a white bird, undoubtedly a Tsukaima, came between them suddenly, intercepting her Ofuda and stopping its action before it could do any damage.(2)

Both Onmyouji turned in the direction from whence the bird came.

Sumeragi Subaru and Sakurazuka Seishiro's gazes met for... they haven't been able to say how long, an hour, a day, but likely only an instant, then Subaru lowered his head and started running away as if he was trying to escape from Seishiro.

The moment his Subaru-kun turned away from him Seishiro felt as if someone had hit him.

Hard.

No, he realized numbly, he'd never experienced a blow that hurt so much.

"Subaru-kun!" he called before running after him, uncaring of the fact he was leaving Sumeragi-chan behind him alive, uncaring of the fact that running after Subaru-kun like this would leave him completely exposed to her attacks, uncaring of everything except the fact he had finally found Subaru-kun. He should have considered himself lucky that the girl had been so shocked by her brother's sudden appearance and intervention to help the man that she had frozen on the spot and she 'woke up' only when the chance to attack the Sakurazukamori had been lost.

Seishiro didn't have to chase Subaru-kun for long. Normally the boy would have been faster but Seishiro didn't pay it any attention. Actually, he wasn't paying attention to anything but at the fact that he had Subaru-kun in front of him and he couldn't let him escape. He managed to grab the boy's arm and when Subaru-kun tried to free it Seishiro didn't let go, on the contrary he pulled the boy even closer to him and then pushed him against the near wall, trapping Subaru-kun between it and himself.

The boy struggled to get free, but his trashing seemed more a hysteric crisis than anything else, as if he believed he had been captured by some sort of nightmarish creature and was unable to recognize Seishiro.

"Subaru-kun! Subaru-kun, look at me!" the man called again, trying to get his attention, trying to get Subaru-kun to recognize him. The side of him that wasn't hurt at Subaru-kun's attempt to escape from him realized that there was something seriously wrong in the boy's reaction, that it wasn't normal for him to panic in this way and thrash in his grip in such a messy, ineffective way. Subaru-kun was a way better fighter than this. In his right mind, if he didn't want to be held, Subaru-kun would have put up a much more effective fight. There was something wrong with Subaru-kun, something really wrong, but until he calmed down Seishiro couldn't help him.

"Let him go, you rapist!" a shrill female voice yelled, interrupting his attempts to calm Subaru-kun.

Seishiro groaned. Sumeragi Hokuto-chan had the worst timing in the world but he had no time to play with her right then. He glared at her in irritation. This wasn't the time for interruptions and she had no right to intrude between him and Subaru-kun.

"Get lost, girl. This is private business," he hissed in a threatening manner. He knew she wouldn't risk attacking him while he was so close to her brother, and he wouldn't hesitate to kill her should she try to part them again, even if he had to do it under Subaru-kun's eyes.

"As if I would leave my brother with the man who raped and beat him!" the girl yelled almost crumpling the Ofuda in her hand due to her too tight hold but not daring to throw it at them.

"I never lifted a finger against Subaru-kun, and surely I never forced him to have sex with me when he didn't want to!" he yelled back, still doing his best to restrain Subaru-kun. He was growing considerably annoyed with her. How could she get those idiotic ideas in her head? Was she really that stupid? Really, that girl was nothing like his Subaru-kun...

"So "what do you call what you did to Subaru that kept him in hospital for three days straight? Love taps?" she hissed with venom and disgust in her voice.

"I DIDN'T..." he started to say before his own mind interrupted him.

'But someone else must have done it if the boy needed to be hospitalised. Someone else did it and that's what made Subaru-kun escape.'

He turned toward Subaru-kun noticing that the boy had stopped fighting, that he wasn't moving anymore, his head lowered. He seemed void of energy, void of life and about to slump to the ground as if he really couldn't take standing any longer.

"Subaru-kun..." he called gently, loosening his hold on him a bit. "Subaru-kun, look at me. Subaru-kun... Has someone... hurt you? Is that the matter?" He felt the fine tremor running through the boy's body and eased his hold further, turning it from restraining to gentle. "Subaru-kun... talk to me..." he asked softly, so very gently as if afraid to scare him.

Hokuto glared furiously at him, on the point of telling him that after what he had done to her brother it was impossible to get a word of out of Subaru when his hand moved slowly to grip the Sakurazukamori's jacket. His trembling was more like shaking now, his hold on the Sakurazukamori's jacket almost convulsive.

"Subaru-kun... talk to me, Subaru-kun..." the Sakurazukamori prodded her brother again, in the same gentle tone, with no hurry, no reproach in his voice, just gentleness and care, a tone that couldn't belong to the man that had done those horrible things to her poor brother.

"He... he..." Subaru babbled as if struggling to talk and failing.

"Who hurt you, Subaru-kun?" the man asked him, letting Subaru go to rest his hands on Subaru's shoulders almost comfortingly. "I'll kill whoever dared to lift a finger against you, you know that."

"He said... he said it was your Wish... He said... He said..." Subaru-kun began. Seishiro blinked. The boy was crying. He could count on his fingers the times Subaru-kun had cried in all their years together and they were all in the past when Subaru-kun had been a kid, and now here the boy was, crying and sobbing so badly he had trouble forcing the words out. Seishiro didn't waste his time but immediately pulled Subaru-kun against himself, holding him tightly as if he could shield him from the pain.

"Subaru-kun... I never, ever wished for you to be hurt. Never," he assured. In the confusion of the moment it didn't dawn on him to ask who said such idiocy to Subaru-kun. In the confusion of the moment all he wanted to make sure was that the boy knew he had never wanted him to be hurt, never, never, never, he would never allow someone to harm Subaru-kun. The boy was his, his most precious possession, and no one could do so much as scratch him.

Slowly, almost hesitantly, Subaru raised his arms to wrap them around Seishiro-san, as if deathly afraid he would be pushed away. Seishiro-san not only let him do it but held him even tighter, so tight the hold seemed almost unbreakable. Subaru's fingers touched the familiar texture of the man's coat shyly, wrapped around it and then gripped it as tightly as they could as Subaru buried his head against Seishiro-san's shoulder and started crying even harder.

"I'm sorry, Seishiro-san... I'm so sorry... Don't hate me... Don't hate me..." he repeated over and over in an endless litany between one sob and the next.

Seishiro inhaled. It was Subaru-kun's scent that he was breathing. It was Subaru-kun's warmth that he was feeling. It was Subaru-kun's weight that he was supporting. It was Subaru-kun's hold that was squeezing him. It was Subaru-kun's tears that were soaking his coat. It was Subaru-kun's voice that was whispering in his ear. Subaru-kun. Subaru-kun. Subaru-kun was back. The boy was back. He was finally back to him. Subaru-kun. Him. They were together. Together again. Finally. His tiredness hit him in full force like a brick wall but he felt at peace, as if the world had finally started going in the right direction, as if he was exactly where he was supposed to be.

"I don't. Subaru-kun, I don't. It's okay, you're safe now, I'll keep you safe. I shouldn't have left you alone," he murmured in reply to Subaru-kun's babbling. The rest of the world could go fuck itself for how much he cared. He had Subaru-kun back. Nothing else mattered. Not even the stunned Sumeragi-chan who was watching them in confusion unable to believe her eyes.

"Odd how Wishes can change so quickly, isn't it?" a well-known teenager's voice broke the moment as said teenager held the Ten no Ryu's Kamui by his neck breaking the moment. Sumeragi-chan screamed 'Kamui!' without bothering to explain which one she was referring to and ran to help the younger Kamui when the older threw him on the ground. Subaru-kun's hold around Seishiro tightened convulsively, becoming almost painful as he noticed the teenager's presence, and something clicked in place in Seishiro's mind.

'He said... he said it was your Wish...'

Now... who in the world went around saying he was doing things to fulfil other people's Wishes if not the Chi no Ryu's Kamui? Who?

"You... you were the one behind all this! You are the one who hurt Subaru-kun! You're the one who caused him to escape!" he spat, looking at the boy in rage, holding Subaru-kun to himself even tighter. Sumeragi-chan gasped but he didn't pay her any attention. Kamui or not, he was going to kill that brat. No one touched his Subaru-kun and lived to tell it.

"No. You three were the ones behind this, I merely fulfilled your Wishes," Kamui corrected, not looking impressed at all.

"I NEVER WISHED FOR SUBARU-KUN TO BE HURT!" Seishiro stated in an uncharacteristically loud voice. He was normally better controlled than this but at the moment he couldn't find the will to care. He wanted to murder the brat. He wanted to strangle him as slowly and painfully as he could, watching him as he struggled for breath, watching him as his face turned blue... and then rip his body apart, piece-by-piece slowly and then burn everything at such a high temperature that not even ashes would remain. He wanted to destroy him, to erase him from the face of Earth and he wanted to make him suffer as he did it. Never before had he felt so murderous. However Kamui simply shrugged, as if Seishiro's rage was not a thing worth his concern.

"You Wished that stupid spell of yours removed and so did your precious Ten no Ryu and his sister," he reminded him. "I merely fulfilled your Wishes, even if I admit that the girl was the one responsible for the way I used. She Wished the Ten no Ryu away from you no matter what, and so I gave your precious Subaru-kun a reason to Wish to stay away from you and you a reason to Wish to stay away from him. You were both too scared of what the other's reaction could be after what had happened to effectively try to face each other. However, I have to say that destiny decided to have a hand in this matter and help the two of you. If you hadn't met him today the Ten no Ryu probably wouldn't have lasted long away from you and you would have been even more devoted to our cause. For the short time you would have managed to last without him anyway. Those self destructive Wishes were already there, even if only barely brushing your consciousness," Kamui explained to him calmly.

"You..." he began, all his muscles contracting. He wanted to attack, to murder that brat, to wipe him from the Earth's face, but as he attempted to move Subaru-kun's hold on him tightened convulsively, stopping him from moving.

"Don't leave me, please, Seishiro-san, don't leave me..." the boy begged in a desperate tone.

Seishiro gritted his teeth in frustration as he found himself trapped in the middle of two Wishes, to stay with his Subaru-kun and keep him safe or to leave and get revenge for what had been done to the boy. He glared at Kamui angrily, but really it wasn't a difficult choice.

He had already learned the hard way that without Subaru-kun around his life was pretty miserable; he wasn't going to let the boy out of his sight ever again. His arms wrapped more securely around Subaru-kun's shoulders, holding him closer, shielding him from the rest of the world. He would deal with Kamui later. So far, protecting Subaru-kun was all that mattered. This time the boy would stay with him. No one would part them.

Kamui smiled that annoying self satisfied 'I know what's going on in your mind' smile and, for a second, he considered again dumping everything and showing him exactly what was going in his mind. In detail. But it was only a second, it didn't last. Subaru-kun's warmth against his body, the way the boy's shoulders trembled as he sobbed, the boy's painfully tight hold around him, and that broken voice as he begged him to stay, to not leave him, those were things that exercised a bigger influence on his own will. Those were the things he couldn't give up. He wouldn't move, he wouldn't leave him.

Problem was, what was he going to do should Kamui chose to attack him? Would he manage to protect Subaru-kun from the teenager? In this state he doubted Subaru-kun would be able to protect himself from a fly; would he manage to keep him safe against such a powerful opponent as Kamui?

He never had to face that possibility.

Apparently Kamui sensed another Ten no Ryu coming and left to avoid being trapped in a Kekkai. Seishiro released the breath he hadn't realized he was holding and turned toward Subaru-kun. The boy was still crying in his arms but he was there and that was enough for Seishiro. He leaned his head against Subaru-kun's, tiredly ignoring the world around them, ignoring the fact that another Ten no Ryu had just joined the party and was now at the younger Kamui's side, checking his status. Seishiro needed a shower, some sleep and some decent food and, except for perhaps the shower part, he believed Subaru-kun needed the same.

"Let's go back home, Subaru-kun. Let's go back home," he murmured. He sensed the boy's shudder. He'd been attacked while he was at home. He'd been... It was normal he didn't want to return there, really. "Maybe home's not the right place," he corrected himself. "Would you like to go to a hotel, Subaru-kun? A big, expensive one maybe? One that'll offer great desserts?" he suggested.

"You'll take my brother nowhere!" Sumeragi-chan screamed as she sustained the Ten no Ryu's Kamui. The boy looked quite battered but Seishiro didn't really care about him. The only one he cared for was securely held in his arms, repeating over and over he didn't want Seishiro to leave him as if he didn't realize Seishiro would never leave him in someone else's care. The girl's words merely caused Seishiro to groan in annoyance. He was so going to kill her. How could she think to tell him what to do with his Subaru-kun?

"Can't you hear him, Sumeragi-chan? Do you really think he wants me to leave him with you? And anyway, do you really think your opinion would matter to me?" he asked her. Subaru-kun's hold had tightened again at his words and he hurried to caress the dark hair soothingly and assure the boy he wouldn't leave him. Somehow that clingy behaviour reminded him of when Subaru-kun was still a child. Back then he was almost always clinging to him, seeking his presence constantly, afraid to be left alone even if only for a second.

"You... you must take him back to CLAMP Gakuen," the Ten no Ryu's Kamui said in a firm voice despite the fact he was panting, unable to stand on his own due to his pain and injuries. The other Ten no Ryu who had just joined them and was helping Sumeragi-chan to sustain Kamui, was now looking at Seishiro puzzled, unsure if to consider him an enemy or not.

Seishiro glared at the wounded boy. Who did he think he was to dare to order around Sakurazuka Seishiro, Sakurazukamori?

"You have to. He'll be safer there. You want him to be safe, don't you?" the younger Kamui continued. Safe. The boy had a point here. CLAMP Gakuen was the most shielded place in the whole of Tokyo, even more than Seishiro's house. If there was a safe place in the city that held the battle for the end of the world, that was it. However...(3)

"Subaru-kun... where do you prefer us to go? CLAMP Gakuen or a hotel?" he asked. He wouldn't go to CLAMP Gakuen if Subaru-kun didn't want to. Actually, he wasn't sure he would go there if the boy wanted to. He didn't like when Subaru-kun showed attachment or even interest in something else that wasn't him. Subaru-kun, however, didn't even attempt to choose and merely repeated he didn't want Seishiro to leave him, trying to squirm even closer to the man if possible. The boy didn't care where they went as long as Seishiro didn't leave him. Even hell would be fine for him as long as he was allowed to remain with Seishiro-san. Somehow that reassured Seishiro.

"Fine. We'll come to CLAMP Gakuen. Let's go, Subaru-kun," he stated carelessly. As long as he was with Subaru-kun and was the boy's main and only concern he didn't care about where they were heading either. Subaru, however, didn't move. It was like he had forgot how to do it. All he wanted, all he cared for, was to be with Seishiro-san, and so all he was capable of doing was cling to the man, unable to let him go. He wouldn't be able to let him go, not even if he wanted it. Seishiro sighed, smiling at him fondly then, with a quick movement, bent down, passed one of his arms under Subaru-kun's legs and picked him up, holding him securely in his arms then followed Kamui-chan, Sumeragi-chan and the other Ten no Ryu, Arisugawa Sorata-kun was his name, while Subaru-kun still clung to him, crying over his shoulder as Seishiro murmured soothing words to him.

To be continued...

JJ's Notes:

1. Before blowing up Ebisu Fuma had met a little girl. Since her Wish was to live no matter what he suggested her to leave the place as soon as possible with her mother. I assume he had waited to blow up the place until she was out of there.

2. I know, I know... everyone in fandom calls the birds Subaru and Seishiro make with Ofuda Shikigami. However Seishiro didn't use a Ofuda to create his hawk Shiki and I think that Subaru used an Ofuda when summoning his Shiki in 'Tokyo Babylon' (a Shiki who's quite different from the white birds he uses in 'X') only to have his Shiki dividing in three bodies... So I'll call Shiki only Seishiro's hawk or Subaru's one eyed bird while all the others will go under the name of 'Tsukaima'.

3. CLAMP Gakuen is the most secure place in Tokyo and the only one that wasn't considered dangerous when the city had to be evacuated.

JJ's Extra Notes:
For who's wondering if Seishiro would actually go to CLAMP Gakuen... well, why no? he's confident he can handle the Ten no Ryu, the place is safe, the Ten no Ryu are honest and, usually, not murderous and he doesn't really feel an allegiance or loyalty with the Chi no Ryu especially now that he has discovered what Kamui did.
Poor Subaru is still heavy traumatized, which is why he's so clingy. Actually being with Seishiro did him some good because he finally cried, venting out part of the stress he must have been suffering in the previous days.

Dictionary:
-chan: Name ending used to express affection and familiarity or to talk with a child
-kun: Young
-san: "Mr." or "Mrs."
Chi no Ryu: Dragon of Earth
Gakuen: Campus
Maboroshi: Illusion
Ofuda: Short, polite form for 'Ujikofuda' ("Charm for Shrine Visitors"). Rectangular paper "charm" used to cast some spells
Onmyoudo: "Way of Yin and Yang". Yin and Yang are the male and female forces underlying the movement and changes of nature. Onmyoudo is based upon the Chinese arts of astrology, divination and Taoist magic and also represents a mystical way of living in harmony with the forces of nature
Onmyouji: "Person who practices Onmyoudo". Basically a magician, sorcerer, diviner and astrologer
Onmyoujutsu: "Art of Yin and Yang". The ability to use Onmyoudo spells
Sakurazukamori: "Guardian of the Cherry Blossom Burial Mound". The assassin who uses Onmyoujutsu to kill who threatens Japan
Shiki: Short for 'Shikigami'
Shikigami: "Ceremonial God". Summoned creature that attends an Onmyouji
Ten no Ryu: Dragon of Heaven
Tsukaima: "Familiar Magic" or "Messenger Magic" or "Useable Magic". A summoned creature created with a Ofuda specifically for a determinate purpose (pursuing targets, carrying messages, attacking enemies, spying)
YumeMi: "Dreamgazer". Who can see the future in dreams

Replies to reviews:

To Everyone who reviewed: Thank you! You're a great encouragement for me!

To Gray Wings: I'm glad you liked the previous chapter and I'm delighted by the fact you updated!

To Hatori Soma: Thank you, I will do it!

To Dark Angel Of Fire Ice: As Kamui said Seishiro and Subaru just depend too much one from the other... and you know I adore your work as well!

To xxHanyanxx: I'm happy to know you enjoied my fic. I really don't understand how Seishiro could pass up the chance to steal adorable chibi-Subaru... I try to keep this as an AU close to the manga so it won't go too far from it even if tehre will be definite changes... for the end you will have to wait quite a bit...

To ryuu: I hope your exams went well. I'm happy to know you like the chara description!

To Raebef: (giggles) I hope the librarians weren't too angry at you! Yeah, Seishiro can't quite realize the difference between living people and objects... even if he's going to realize Subaru's not quite like the others for him...

To Cyan Sephir: Yes, there's a similarity between Gollum and Seishiro... they're both very possessive of something in an almost loving way. Due to work troubles I've not the free time I'd like to have and so I can't post as often as I want... I'm sorry...

To scelerus animus: Seishiro and Subaru are the best!

To Poi-chan: Well... it's a bit too early to give away the ending, don't you think?

To Jenniyah: Who can not like Subaru?

To yumemi: Seishiro acts often like a little child in TB... and little children see people as objects that exist for them to use... so he fits as one... he just can't realize Subaru's special to him... well... Hokuto needs to know Seishiro and to discover he wasn't the one who abused of Subaru. We know it wasn't him but she doesn't and, in her place, her reaction is pretty normal.

To Miss Midori: (blush) First of all I catch this chance to thank you for reviewing all my works. Yes, it would have been so nice if S&S had the chance to spend their life together... they doesn't manage to do it not even in Tsubasa... Well... Seishiro also took good care of Subaru but, really, their relation was a very base one at the beginning. Seishiro didn't believe he could feel something so he reduced everything to a physical matter. As you can see now the lovebirds are together!

To Rhode Camelot: Seishiro'll be a bit slow in realizing what he feels for Subaru... but I hope you will continue to liket the fic anyway.

To Misoka Mine: (blush) Thank you a lot! I hope you'll keep enjoying this!