http://clampfix.fanworks.net/x-fix/special.txt </head><body><pre>A little one-shot fic from Seishirou's POV over a period of time. Assumes some knowledge of the manga up to the events of X16. Comments and feedback are most welcome. Thanks. All characters are property of CLAMP. Standard disclaimers apply. --- Special Person An "X" Fanfic Presented by Alison Koh She was smiling even in death, even as my fist plunged cruelly through her defenceless body. She had clung to me afterwards with every ounce of her fading strength. So fragile, and so beautiful. I knew I loved her then. Her blood was still warm beneath my touch as I bent down to kiss her cold lips. Many years have passed since then, but I never forgot her smile. * I looked up above me. Two white shikigamis winged across the blue sky but no one on the ground noticed. I hid myself behind a simple spell of Obscuring. "Still hunting for me after all these years, Subaru-kun," I thought to myself. I had to admit that it was quite amusing to watch the shy and gentle boy transform into a solemn and frustrated young man, driven only by a need to avenge his sister's death. I do not know if he was aware of it, but I have always been watching him since that day, wondering if I could ever fulfil my one wish. But I refused to reveal myself to him. The time was not yet right. He would have to wait a little longer. * Today I met him at Nakano. I had been feeling odd since I woke up this morning. The assignment at the Sun Plaza was pretty routine. Most of my victims never knew what hit them. This one was no different. Yet as he lay lifeless on the ground in a pool of his own blood, an irresistible idea came over me. Why not destroy the Kekkai? Subaru appeared, but I should not be surprised. I could already sense his aura in the vicinity. Perhaps I had wanted him to appear. Why else would I destroy the Kekkai and draw the attention of this Dragon of Heaven? Unexpectedly, he had offered to light my cigarette. Was he testing me? Trying to see if I felt guilt for his sister's death? He got flustered when I took his hand though. Very interesting indeed. I asked him if he wanted to kill me for what I did to his sister. He refused to answer but I could read the anger in his eyes as he fought me. But he was still too weak. I could have killed him easily with a blast from a distance, or indeed in any number of ways, but I did not. It was not the time. In the end, I left him kneeling there, seething in frustration at his own failure to kill me. If only he understood my disappointment. On the other hand, I soon realised what had been bothering me the entire day. Kamui had finally chosen. * I watched Subaru again, though he failed to notice my presence as usual. He fought valiantly while trying to protect his Kamui. That boy was indeed powerful, but I had tested him in battle once before and I knew his weakness. He was too self-sacrificing, like Subaru once was. And like Subaru, he would never win. Subaru lost his eye and the Sunshine 60 Building collapsed. But I was not concerned about the latter. During the fight with my /Kamui/, I noticed that Subaru had improved a lot since our last encounter. If it had not been for a moment's hesitation, Subaru might not necessarily have lost. Yet he allowed /Kamui/ to hurt him and to blind that eye, and on the very same side as my own. Was he trying to be as strong as me? Had he not given up thoughts of revenge after experiencing how I had easily defeated him at Nakano? On the other hand, I had always known that Subaru was a stubborn young man. Let him try to kill me. Perhaps the miracle I hoped for would happen. Yet, I was not quite prepared when /Kamui/ appeared before me and said, "His wish is not what you are thinking of." If Subaru was not after me to avenge his sister's death, then what exactly did he want? Did it imply that my own wish was not that impossible after all? For the first time in a very long while, my curiosity was piqued. I decided to acquaint myself with this /Kamui/ in order to learn more. * It was time. Rainbow Bridge was collapsing around me but I paid no heed. This was my one chance, my only hope of fulfilling my wish. I rushed towards Subaru with my arm raised in preparation to strike. The young man merely stood there silently in the middle of the smoke and the collapsing rubble, watching me with a faint whisper of a smile. Seeing that smile might have bothered me in another time, but presently I was beyond caring. I slammed my fist into his chest. And just as I had hoped would happen, Hokuto's spell swirl violently about us. The pain was almost unbearable, but I was happy at last. Subaru looked shocked. But I suppose I was a little too. I thought he had changed, that he would want to kill me. But he was still the same gentle Subaru I befriended nine years ago. And I was glad for that. "You will be killed by the person you love the most," my mother promised me before her death. I wanted that promise to become true and thus I could not allow Subaru to kill me. I held a wish that I had thought was impossible for the past eight years. "Nobody can exist without love." Those were Hokuto's last words to me. I realised it was true even as I felt her last breath fade into the Sakura-scented air on that fateful day eight years ago. My head is feeling very light now - perhaps a result of the blood loss - and I saw the face of my most special person looking down at me. I was losing consciousness, but I forced myself to reach up and whisper the words I have always wanted to say since that day. "Boku wa...kimi o.... "...aishiteru... "...Hokuto...chan." ----- Dreams of Sakura Home -- http://www.geocities.com/dreams_of_sakura X Shrine -- http://www.geocities.com/asuka_sg</pre><p><a href="./">Back</a></p><p><a href=http://www.dreamhost.com/donate.cgi?id=216><img border=0 alt="Donate towards our web hosting bill!" src=https://secure.newdream.net/donate1.gif></a></p></body></html>