FanFic written by : KiraIqa
Content : [no age advisory]
From the Manga : X/1999 (note: I do not own this manga, the mangaka does)
Mangaka of the Manga : OHKAWA Ageha and CLAMP
This fanfic is written by me for the pure enjoyment of writing and of my story plot to is based on Subaru Sumeragi but now I am focusing on his children's story whom I created myself. All of the characters are all owned by the mangaka except for Shinobu and Sukiya Sumeragi, Shio Takaya and Hiroshi Fujikawa. They belong to me purely. Enjoy!
Forever Entwined
Chapter 12
"…Have you heard of the sweet shop that just open…"
"What? Today we must hand in the Maths homework? I thought it was tomorrow! Shit, let me copy yours…"
"Good morning, you guys!"
The chatters in class during morning Mondays are the worst. Hiro was suffering a major headache from a hangover as he was forced to drink the sake that his cousin brought when he came over. He had not seen his older cousin for years and while they did some catching up, he was dared to drink the sake.
Groaning his misery, he lowered his head on the table covering it with his arms, hopefully lowering the noise as well. It also did not help that he kept having strange nightmares that always had him jolted awake covered with cold sweat. This morning, he had the same dream again.
In the dream he chased by things he could not see but makes me shiver deep down to his soul. Darkness surrounds him with making no sense of which direction he should take to escape. . .
"Haa… Haaa.. " Hiro panting as he ran in total darkness, feeling hairs on the back of his neck stand as he could feel something ominous and dangerous chase him down. Still, he ran, his whole body covered with cold sweats as feeling the chills that the beings send deep down his soul. No matter how fast or how far he ran, they will always be there behind him, waiting for him to tire before sinking their teeth in his soul.
"Ha… Haa!"
There! A dim light showing that same corridor and the same door. Better to be on the other side of the room than out here where my soul will get eaten.
Even though he knew that what await him on the other side of the door was far more dangerous that the unseen beings, he feels far more safer with it than with them. With a last burst of speed, he ran towards the door with all of his last strength and hurriedly, closed the door on them.
When he slammed the door shut, he could feel the beings scraping the door but they couldn't enter. Relief course through his body and he slumped against the door, feeling safe for the moment. But then he felt something looking at him intensely.
Hiro knew that that thing inside this room had notice him and was staring at him. Slowly, he raised his head, trying not to make any sudden movements as possible. As soon as he had raised his head, his eyes met those eyes staring at him fiercely, hungrily.
Those eyes, tiger's eyes that belong to a white tiger that was bigger than him. Those mesmerizing eyes, they capture him and not let go. He knew from the previous times he had this dream; it will always end up the same way.
Slowly, its tail begins to move back and forth, with its eyes still locked on him. Hiro's heart began to thump loudly, with the increasingly intense atmosphere, waiting for the inevitable to happen. With a sudden graceful jump, the tiger jumped towards him with its jaws wide open, showing big sharp teeth that can cut through his skin.
…"Thu-thump! Thu-thump!" His heart beat thumped as he saw in slow motion how the tiger's eyes still locked on to his had a satisfied glint to it as it knew that Hiro was going to get eat. Just as it was about to tear open his throat…
. . . It was then that he always woke up, panting and sweating like hell as if he was in a marathon. Sighing, Hiro slumped deeper in his seat at his desk. But what was strange about the dream was that the tiger's eyes reminded him of Shin's eyes. And even more stranger was that the dream started on that day when Sukiya warned him not to awaken the "Tiger" and the dream kept repeating as if in warning.
A sudden tap on his shoulder had him jolted up straight on his seat making his chair scrape the floor with a loud screech. The class went quiet with that loud screech and turn to his direction.
"Ah… Sorry." Hiro said sheepishly and turn to the person who had tapped him.
"Oh Takato, what do you want?"
"You don't have to be startled that bad…"
"Hnn.. Yeah sorry. So what do you want?"
"Um… I was.. You were looking so pale and haggard that I was worried so I thought to ask you."
"Oh… I'm ok, it just a hangover."
"EH! A hangover?" Takato shouted in shock. The rest of the class must have heard him and started to whisper among each other.
"…Seriously? I didn't know he drinks. Looks like Hiro is not the guy we think him to be…"said a girl to her group of friends in the far corner of the room.
"…Don't know that Hiro is a drinker, man. Maybe we could invite him to our group outing, he will surely attract some girls for us…"said a guy to him friend at the front desks near the window.
"Jeez! You don't have to shout to the whole world Takato! And your loud voice is giving me a headache." Hiro groaned in misery as he once more bury his head to his desk.
"Sorry sorry. I was surprised that you would drink. To me, you look like the goody goody Mr popular type."
"Goody goody? Anyway, it not like I want to drink. I was forced to by my cousin who I had not seen for ages. He practically shoves the thing down my throat."
"Oh? Ahaha.. Somehow, I can see that." Takato laughed uneasily.
"What did you sa-"
"Anyway, the Student Council President is looking for you. One of their members came just now to tell you to come to the President's room but you were not here yet. So he asked me to tell you when you arrive to go straight to the President's room."
"The President? Shin?"
"Yes, Shin-san. What did you do to get called anyway but for now just go there! You can tell me about it later." Takato pulled Hiro out of his seat and push him toward the door.
"Eh? Wait.." Hiro turn his head to look around the classroom for Sukiya.
"If you're looking for Sukiya, she not here today. I saw Shin came to school alone, that means she won't be coming today. Anyway, you better hurry to the President's room."
The Student Council Room was located at the heart of the school, their rooms facing the school garden. From the garden, you can see the Student Council room as well as the Student Council President's room but usually the President's room will be covered by the blinders.
If you're lucky, you will get to see the President when he opens the window to let the sun in to the room. Most girls will eat their lunch at the garden when they hear that the president is working in his room. The girls hope to catch a glimpse at the President as they eat their lunch at the garden.
Hiro gulped silently as he stood in front of the Student Council room with his hand raised to knock the door but not quite knocking. He wondered just what is it that Shin wanted to talk to him about. And also he wanted to know the reason as to why Sukiya was absent from school today.
Just when he steeled himself to knock on the door, the door was open by someone inside. The person who had opened the door was a girl holding stacks of papers in her arms. She stood to a stop seeing him in front of the door.
"Oh! You must be Hiroshi Fujikawa from class 3-C. Come in, the President is waiting for you in his room." As she said that, the girl moved out the door and pushed him in through the door before she close it.
The moment Hiro was in the room, he saw that the other members inside was doing their individual work on the long table in the room, ignoring him. There were two other doors in the room excluding the entrance door; one of them must be the door to the President's room.
"Um, excuse me. I'm Hiroshi Fujikawa, I'm supposed to see the President." Hiro thought of asking out loud since he was ignored. A guy looked up from his work, pointed to the door on the right and went back to his work.
"Thanks" Hiro said even though it looks like he was ignored. As he walked towards the door, he wondered why the members were behaving like they did. When he finally reached the door, he stood trying to calm his nervous breathing. Steeling his nerves, he knocked on the door.
"Come in." The voice on the other side of the door beckons him to come in. As he slowly turns the door knob, he thought of the things that Shin might want to discuss with him.
I wonder if what he wants with me.
The End