Okay, no reviews yet but I'm in the mood for writing this story. I'm afraid I amy have gotten a little carried away with my freedom over the characters, but it's what I want to happen, so I can make it! I hope I don't terribly offend people with my storyline. But, then again, there are many offending storylines out there. Like the end to xxxHOLiC. :O
I know, I said it. SO, I'm dealing with the real sad sack cases first, so we all know what kind of a mood I'm aiming for. First up is the tragic pair of Subaru and Seishiro. We know they love each over, just fate gets in the way. Right? And don't ask how Hokuto's there, I'll explain later. These guys are from X/1999 by the way, not Tokyo Babylon. I had to go that extra step eh?
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"So, essentially, you have to kill Subaru?" Yuuko asked, taking a long draw from her pipe. Seishiro nodded a creepy smile on his face. Subaru looked at the floor and said nothing. Tomoyo and Fujitaka observed the body language of the two. Hokuto had been asked to stay out of this one, to avoid confusion. "But you know that Subaru loves you." Yuuko added, puffing smoke across the table. "I mean, you killed his sister all ready, surely you've hurt him enough." Subaru blinked back tears and stared up at Seishiro. Hiding his eyes, Seishiro looked away. Fujimoto stepped in. "It looks to me like Seishiro needs to apologize to Subaru-kun for killing his sister, maybe that's the first step to take before dealing with the need to kill?" He asked gently as he put his hand on Subaru's shoulder. The younger boy looked up gratefully into the older man's eyes and waited for Seishiro to look at him again.
It took him a while to sort things out in his head. What the Fujitaka man had said was ridiculous. Apologize? What for? Seishiro struggled to get his mind around the concept. He felt Subaru's eyes boring into him, looking for anything resembling emotion. He felt he could almost feel the desperation of him, but not the desperation of someone about to lose something, like a life, but the desperation of someone looking for something valuable. Fujitaka cleared his throat, coughing into his hand a little.
"Seishiro-san, if you would just say sorry to Subaru-kun, I think we could all feel better." Fujitaka said softly, placing his hand on Seishiro's shoulder this time. Tomoyo zoomed her camera in on Seishiro's face as he looked at Fujimoto. Yuuko watched; fingers steepled and deep in thought. "Perhaps you had better consider the consequences of not apologizing to Subaru." She said quietly. "Remember, you are not here for you, but you are here for each other." She continued. At hearing this, Tomoyo gave a little cry of joy. "Oh Yuuko-san, that was wonderful! What a wonderful thing to say! And I caught it on tape. Seishiro-san, I hope you can listen to Yuuko's wonderful words!"
Turning to Subaru, Seishiro looked into the pleading face of the younger boy. Subaru looked close to tears. Looking hard at Subaru, not letting any emotion get into his face or voice he said: "I liked your hair better with the bangs. It's too short now." Silence hung in the air for a moment, except for the whirring of Tomoyo's zoom, there was no sound. Then, Subaru launched himself at Seishiro, capturing him in a tight hug. Fujitaka's eyes welled with tears as Subaru cried with joy into Seishiro's chest, and Seishiro smiled with feeling for the first time in many years.
"That's just as good as any apology Seishiro-san! Thankyou!" Subaru managed to get those few words out before beginning to cry anew. The pain of losing his sister was still present, but a hole had been filled in his heart.
"And Subaru, I'm sorry about your sister." Seishiro continued as he stroked Subaru's ebony hair. At this point, Tomoyo started weeping with joy and Yuuko smiled smugly, glad to have beaten fate for once.
Seishiro wasn't quite sure as to what had changed within him. But now, when he looked at Subaru, he no longer saw the stars on his hands, or the life that was his to take. No longer was his desire to kill present, instead, the desire to protect overcame his being as he held Subaru tightly, soothing the younger boy's tears.
Fujitaka ushered both Yuuko and Tomoyo out of the room, before things could get too heated or embarrassing for them all. Watanuki was passing through the hallway as the group went past, the smug smile on Yuuko's face scaring him more than anything had before.
Meanwhile, as soon as the counselors had left the room, Seishiro and Subaru had been talking. Occasionally kissing. It was new to both of them. And right in the middle of a kiss that was just starting to heat up, Hokuto burst into the room, shouting congratulations and jumping cheerfully around the room. For once, Subaru joined her. It was a little weird, since Hokuto was somehow alive and much younger than him, but h didn't really mind, and now that Seishiro had apologized, he was sure she wouldn't get killed again. It confused Hokuto a little as to why her twin brother was so much older than her, but Yuuko has said something about space and time stuff, so she cast it aside and continued jumping around. She kissed Seishiro joyfully on the cheek and started yelling about weddings. Subaru blushed, just like old times, and Seishiro laughed, commenting on how Subaru should make him an honest man. Subaru blushed again, though this time not entirely in embarrassment, but a little in anticipation too. He'd wished for Seishiro most of his life, and now he finally had him. Happily, he jumped into Seishiro's arms and Hokuto almost fainted with joy. Seishiro planted a kiss on Subaru's lips and Hokuto hastily left the room. Only to end up in Tomoyo's video room, where they both eagerly watched the proceedings onscreen. Soon, they were joined by Yuuko, who smiled smugly and turned the volume up.
After about twenty minutes, Fujitaka found the drooling trio and carefully ushered them out of the room, but not before having a quick peek at Touya's room. Without hesitation, Fujitaka quickly pushed the warning button and hurried out of the room, making sure the trio had not gone to get a close up view of what they had been watching on screen.
In Touya and Yukito's room, a small alarm went off and a voice that sounded suspiciously like Yuuko's said: "Now now boys, nothing too naughty okay?" Touya and Yukito glanced at each with confusion, put their shirts back and slowly exited the room, fear in their eyes.
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Gotta love Fujitaka. He's such a fatherly man. Man, this story is turning into a little bit of a funfest. I hope I'm not getting carried away. Especially in the next chapter. I hope no one gets annoyed at my exuberance. :)
And, Tomoyo is a bit of a perv right? And Hokuto would be too, even though it's her bro. As for Yuuko, she'd probably watch anything and not break a sweat. Lucky morally correct Fujitaka is there to sort things out!
Oh, and sorry this was a bit short, the next chapter is heaps long, with lots of characters, not just a couple.
Lovin' it 3