http://clampfix.fanworks.net/x-overs/involve5.txt </head><body><pre>Hi, everyone. I know I had disappeared for ages. Sorry for that. And now 'Involvement' part 5 is done. Thanks Dyoklako to help me. If it was not her, who know I could end it. ^^ If you never see this story before, you can look the previous chapters in my homepage. http://www.geocities.com/r_azure_r/ Enjoy it. Involvement Part 5 By Azure R Seishirou chuckled as he looked at the girl before him. Karina was as pretty as the first time he met her four years ago. He also recalled the memories when he first met Kamui. They have the same face, the same hair texture and the same eye color. Except that they were really different. Kamui seemed more vulnerable than his sister. Karina knew what she should do and thought carefully before she act on it. "I was surprised to receive your message. You hardly contact me," He remarked as he walked closer to the girl. "You should not have pulled Kamui-kun out that way. It was wrong. Look at what he had done," Karina said with disapproval. "I don't think you came here to knock me with your words, right?" Seishirou teased the girl and kept on walking until Karina have no choice but to look up at him. "If my words can knock you, I will say more," Seishirou laughed at the girl's words. "O.K. What do you want from me?" The anger on Karina's face was gone. Replaced by an imploring look, "Seishi, I want something from you. Please promise me you'll do as I asked," "I'll do whatever I can." He only said and wondered what she wanted. In the four years that he knew her, she only asked him to quit smoking or that if he couldn't stop it, at least not to smoke in her company. She didn't want to die of cancer caused by a stupid second-hand smoke. Karina grasped the Sakurazukamori's hand and pressed it on her cheek. "Don't try to get in touch with Kamui-kun again. I know someday that he'll learn of our relations, but at least not this time. Will you do this for me, please?" She said softly with pleading eyes. Seishirou circled his thumbed on her cheek while he considered the request and nodded, "Okay. I'll do it for you," The girl smiled brightly at the answer. She stood on her tiptoe and wrapped her arms around Seishirou's neck, pulling his face down to kiss his cheeks in gratitude before hugging him. The older man returned her embrace automatically. "Thanks Seishi. Thank you very much," Karina mumbled in his chest. "That's all right, baby. And don't forget our bet," The Sakurazukamori reminded the girl in his arms. "Never," She whispered hoarsely, adding in her mind ...And I will win the bet... * * * "... and my friends asked me that..." Yuzuriha's words paused in mid-air when they heard an explosion. Then they felt an earthquake occurring after a minute. The people on the street screamed with alarm and ran past them. Kusanagi tried to shield the girl from the panicking crowd while Inuki barked furiously towards the explosion's direction. Yuzuriha knew that this was made by the Dragons of Earth and she had to stop them before more got hurt. She looked at Kusanagi and smiled like nothing happened. "Sorry, I just recalled that I have an errand to do. See you later," Yuzuriha told her big friend and she ran towards the direction of the explosion. "Wait, Missy! It's dangerous. Come back!" Kusanagi tried to stop her but another earthquake occurred again that made him lost his balance and fell to the floor. When he looked up, the girl had disappeared. Kusanagi ran to the direction she went and saw a cylindrical kekkai enclosed the area. Relief overwhelmed him knowing Yuzuriha would be safe. Anyway, as long as this kekkai remained over the area, he can not escape from it. So he decided to go to see who created the kekkai. * * * Suoh and Akira were preparing to go home when they heard the beep from one of the emergency units. Nokoru distributed to Karina, her staff and the Seals mobile phones that has an Emergency button in it and is directly connected to the Imonoyama's Security Satellite System. If they press it, the computer in the Security Department and Nokoru's office will show where they are. This made it easier for the Emergency Team to go and help them. The screen was showing two different signals. One was in the area of the of the explosion at Shinjuku and the other was in Ueno Park. "You go to Ueno Park and I will go to Shinjuku," Suoh told Akira after he considered briefly that the park would be safer for his younger friend. They separated to go to their chosen destinations. * * * After an hour, Nokoru's staff returned to Clamp Campus with their patients whom were immediately sent to the Clamp hospital emegency unit. Suoh came back with Yuzuriha who was unconscious and Kamui who got hurt from the fight with Fuuma, accompanied by Sorata and Arashi. Akira arrived with Karina who got injured too. They sent the twins to the Emergency room together while the Inugami mistress was brought to her room after the doctor tended to her wounds. Not over ten minutes after Suoh called Nokoru, he appeared in the hospital and hurried to the waiting area with Subaru who was discharged by the hospital staff. They met Sorata, Akira and Suoh in front of the ER room while Arashi was in Yuzuriha's room to watch over the girl. They did not know what occurred to her, but it looked serious because she had been moaning restlessly in her sleep, after the fact that she lost Inuki. "What happened?" Nokoru demanded. Suoh didn’t tell him much except that Kamui and Karina were hurt and were in the hospital. "Suoh, you first." Suoh cleared his throat and began his story "We saw the help signs at Shinjuku and Ueno Park. I went to the Shinjuku area and found Yuzuriha-san in Kamui-san's arms. He told us that he fled immediately to the area when he heard the explosion and left Saiki-san alone at a deserted structure. He found her lying unconscious among the ruins. It was good I was there to attend to her and so he went back to tell Saiki-san what happened. "Later, while we were returning to Clamp Campus, I heard another explosion on the direction where Kamui-san went. I suspected that this time it may be him who got hurt. So I told the ambulance driver to go near that area. Then we saw Sorata-san was holding the badly hurt Kamui-san in his arms with Arashi-san beside him." Suoh stopped and turned his eyes to Sorata who stood nearby, signaling him to tell what happened next to Kamui. "Nee-chan and I were dating that time. (It’s my luck that nee-chan wasn’t here to harm me) We immediately went to Shinjuku but found no one. We searched around the area carefully to make sure that our friends weren’t there, then we saw another blast not far from Shinjuku with Kamui's aura glowing around it. We hurried there and saw Fuuma threatening Kamui before he left," Sorata explained to them. Nokoru nodded and turned to Akira. "And you?" "I went to Ueno Park after I separated with Takamura-sempai and found Karina-san lying unconscious with bad wounds near a blooming Sakura tree. Beside her was a man in a dark suit. He wore sunglasses and was applying first aid to Karina-san. While we were all busy attending to her, the man was gone." Nokoru massaged his temples to ease the headache forming at that moment. He stared at the door intensely as if he could see his sister inside. He decided it was time to talk. * * * Fuuma walked out of Kakyou's room. He went to see the young man as he always does and met the Sakurazukamori in the hallway. Even with the clean clothes, he could smell a faint trace of blood from the man. "Hey. Who was the unlucky one?" He asked the dark onmyouji. "Try to guess. If you guessed right, I'll pay dinner," Seishirou replied smiling. He felt relieved that there was no need to lie when the young man mentioned 'unlucky' not 'victim' or 'prey'. He glanced at his comrade beside him, stopped his thoughts as he remembered that Fuuma had ability to read people's minds. "A girl, I guess," "Ah... It seems that the fortune angel is at your side," They heard voices coming from the main room in the basement of the Government Building, and walked in to see what it was about. The middle of the room was Kusanagi and Satsuki arguing about something. Nataku was sitting on a cushion, eyeing them innocently, it did not know why Satsuki was very angry at the big man. Beside her was Kanoe who was siting in another cushion with crossed legs, frowning while Yuuto simply looked on and listened at the scene before him, smiling. He never saw the genius computer girl's fury before and found it really amusing. No one realized that Fuuma and Seishirou were standing at the doors, watching them. "I do not understand why you interrupted me from killing that girl," Satsuki indignantly said to Kusanagi. "The kekkai disappeared, there was no need to kill her. Beside I think it was cowardly to kill someone from behind, " Kusanagi explained plainly. "It was none of your business," Snapped the computer girl. "/Kamui/ ordered me to destroy that place and I almost killed one of the Dragons of Heaven if you hadn't come in the way," "Did I miss something?" A voice asked. This made the people from the room turn to see the 'Kamui' of the Dragons of Earth <stepping> inside with Seishirou. Satsuki explained first, followed by Kusanagi. "Satsuki was right. It was none of your business," Fuuma said after the pair ended their story. He stared at the soldier's eyes coldly. "Remember. 'All is fair in war and love'," He stated and walked out the room. Kusanagi stunned with the boy's words for a minute, went out without looking at anyone towards the lift that will bring him out of this hell. The fresh night air cooled him down. How was Yuzuriha doing? Is she crying for Inuki? If he did not see with his own eyes, he would not believe that. She was a Dragon of Heaven, his enemy. Was this God's idea of a joke? Is he playing with them? * * * Subaru sat on the bedside holding Kamui's hand like the boy did when he was in the hospital. He looked out the open windows, the cool wind refreshing him. He recalled the time the doctor walked out and informed the anxious group that the twins were okay, they were not hurt much. The strangest thing was their injuries were exactly the same. The Sumeragi winced a little when he heard a sound from Kamui. He looked down to find the boy was mumbling in his sleep. It was nearly impossible to see Kamui and not think about his twin. What was she doing? He only knew that Nokoru was watching her now in her room that was next to Kamui's. The uneasy feeling began to coil inside his mind. Karina seemed to have been keeping more secrets as time passed. He recalled Akira's words that afternoon: //"I went to Ueno Park after I separated with Takamura-sempai and found Karina-san lying unconscious with bad wounds near a blooming Sakura tree Beside her was a man in a dark suit. He wore sunglasses and was applying first aid to Karina-san. While we were all busy attending to her, the man was gone."// By the description, it looked like it was Seishirou. Dark suit and sunglasses, especially the blooming Sakura tree. However, he did not think the man was kind enough to help her. There are two ways. One, that guy was not Seishirou. And two, he was the same kind veterinarian who was helpful to him before and who is now being helpful to Karina. The latter idea made him shudder. Did Karina know of the real Seishirou? Or she did not think all of Sakurazukas were the evil like he had thought once? Kamui had lost so much. He did not think the boy could stand to lose his loved ones anymore, particularly his twin sister. Please God, do not snatch away the ones he loved from him anymore. * * * Hikaru entered the dining room and saw her brothers, Kakeru and Masaru helped their mother with breakfast. She supposed that her oldest brother, Satoru must be in the gym like he always was every morning. "Good Morning, Kaasan, Masaru-niisan and Kakeru-niisan," She loved the mornings and evenings when her family are all present. "Morning." They all greeted back. "Go get Satoru, girl," Her mother told. She was in her late forties, but still beautiful. She knew her mother was missing her father. Even if he sends a letter or called them often, it was not the same. Her life would be fuller if he came back and lived here with them. "I’m here," Satoru said as he stepping inside the room as the moment the phone rang. He picked it up and spoke quietly for a minute before beckoning Hikaru to him. She looked askance, but went to her brother and got the receiver, having an idea who was calling. "Hello?" "..." "What?!" "..." "Yes, please. I'll wait." She put the phone back on its cradle. Her mind was a blur from the information Akira told her. Someone tapped her shoulder and made her jump a little. She looked up and realized that her family was around her. "What happened?" Her mother asked worriedly. "Akira-san called to say that..." "What?! Are you having a relation with a guy and didn't tell us?!" Masaru squeaked. "Who is he? How old he is? How long you know him? And--mmmph!" Kakeru did not have a chance to ask her more because Satoru who was standing behind his two younger brothers reached across their shoulder and shut their mouths with his hands. The Magic Knight was very thankful. Her head spun from their weird interrogation. "Okay. What happened, nee-chan?" Satoru asked calmly while his male siblings tried to pry his hands out. "Akira-san called to inform me that Karina-chan got hurt yesterday and is still unconscious. He will come to pick me up in fifteen minutes. I will be spending the night with her at the Imonoyama Mansion," "What about Umi-chan and Fuu-chan?" "He told them already," Satoru let his pesky brothers free and patted her shoulder lightly. "Don't worry. She'll be okay," "Yes, she will. Eat the rest of your meal. I'm going to pack your bag," her Kaa-san said with a smile and went upstairs as Satoru took a seat and tried to stop Kakeru's and Masaru's questions about Akira. * * * An hour later, Hikaru found herself going upstairs of the Imonoyama mansion with Fuu and Umi who also wore concerned expressions on their faces. They were as worried for Karina as she was. Akira had told them about the events of last night while they were in the car. He had left them now with Suoh as he went to manage the work Nokoru asked. Suoh greeted them solemnly and guided the girls to Karina's room quietly. Though he looked normal as usual, he could not hide his worry for Karina which can be seen through his eyes. He raised a hand to knock the door but stopped when he saw Karen coming out of Kamui's room that was next to Karina. "Good morning, Karen-san," "Good morning," The red-haired Seal greeted back. She was just came back from work and went in to see Kamui immediately and saw Subaru asleep in the chair with his hand still holding Kamui's. She was tempted to wake the young man, but changed her mind and tiptoed out the room to find Nokoru's friends and a group of cute girls. "I suppose they are Karina-chan's friends?" She asked the young man. "Yes," The Takamura replied. "This is Hikaru Shidou, Fuu Hoouji and Umi Ryuzaki. They are Karina-san's friends and staffs," "I see. She has pretty friends as her," Karen said, winking at the girls then giggled when she saw them blush. "This is Karen Kasumi. She is Kamui's comrade," Suoh tried to find the word to explain. "You are one of the seven Seals, aren't you?" Fuu asked, then explained when she saw the question in Karen and Suoh's eyes. "Karina-chan had told us about the Promised Day." "I will try my best to save the humans, dear," Karen said to the girls and gave a reassuring smile. "I thought to see how is Karina-chan doing, but it's time for breakfast. Sora-chan and the others are waiting for me. See you all later," she said and went downstairs. Suoh knocked the door softly and opened it for the girls to walk in. The huge bed was occupied by Karina to the side near them. At her right was a sleeping Nokoru. He was half sitting half lying. His back leaning on a heap of pillows, one hand was on Karina's cheek and another was placed on his notebook computer on his lap, the papers were spread around him. Suoh walked towards the young man, shaking his shoulder a little. Nokoru stirred briefly and smiled when he saw his friend. "'Morning, Suoh," "Good morning, Rijichou. I think you should go to your room," Suoh said with significant eyes telling Nokoru that they were not alone in the room. Nokoru turned around and saw Umi, Hikaru and Fuu watching them. He carefully got up from his makeshift bed so as not to disturb his sister. "I'm so sorry ladies to let you see me like this. Feel free to stay here like this is your own home," He said and walked out with Suoh who has his arms full of papers and the notebook computer. The magic knights went to the bed. Umi took a seat on a chair beside the bed while Hikaru and Fuu sat on the bedsides. They sat silently a moment before Hikaru broke it. "I don't like to see our friend hurt and not do anything about it." "Me too. But we don't have our magic in this world, even if we want it so much," Fuu said. "Let's go to Cephiro. It had the other Magic Knights before us. Clef may know something," Hikaru suggested. The three girls nodded in agreement. They then went out to go to Tokyo Tower. To be continued...</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>