Stories of Vampires,Hunters and Onmyouji

One Condition

Subaru knew that he was most likely in a very dangerous situation. He also knew he was potentially insane. How many sane people would willing walk into their enemy's apartment? Especially when said enemy had killed your twin sister a few years prior. However, Subaru had to admit he much rather this meeting then their foreordained meeting when the year 1999 hit. Subaru wondered just why Seishirou had invited him here to begin with though. This apartment was somewhat different than the one from the year of the Bet. Although not by much, the only difference was there was no clinic underneath it and the silly gifts Hokuto had bought Seishirou (and had said were from her and Subaru) were missing as well.

As Subaru sat there, he wondered just why he had accepted this invitation and just what Seishirou had up his sleeve. Was he perhaps planning to finally settle the Bet they had started all those years ago? Using 'they' was an overstatement however, as Subaru had had no idea he was involved in any bet or game or whatever you wanted to call it. He also wondered just where Seishirou was. The note had said to arrive at exactly 3 o'clock and the wards would be disabled so Subaru could let himself into the apartment using the key that was hidden discreetly in an outside bush. As for the Sakurazukamori himself, he was nowhere to be seen.

"Just like Seishirou-san...late." Although this, Subaru realized, wasn't exactly true. Their only 'date' during the year of the Bet, it had been Subaru that was late to the date, not Seishirou. Subaru was absolutely horrible with directions and he was at the time quite the busy onmyouji; not that he still wasn't a busy onmyouji mind you. It was just after Hokuto's death, Subaru devoted all of his time into finding Seishirou so he could grant Subaru's wish. Which Subaru could at least admit had changed. It went from wanting Seishirou dead to wanting to be dead by Seishirou's hand. That was the only way Subaru felt like he would be remembered. The young man started to wonder if Seishirou was in fact out on a hunt right now and that's why his apartment was vacant. After all, this wasn't the days of the Bet when Seishirou's absence usually meant he was at the clinic or out baking with Hokuto or even grocery shopping. Granted back then, he was still the Sakurazukamori (always had been) but Subaru's naive teenage brain failed to see what his sister had seen even when it came to realizing that yes, he was in love with Seishirou Sakurazuka. Had that changed? Despite the fact that the Seishirou Subaru had known was nothing more than a mask, a fake face? Subaru wasn't sure of that and as he fought with his feelings he was completely oblivious to the door opening somewhere behind him and the silent footfalls that followed soon after.

"Good afternoon Subaru-kun, I see you had no trouble following my instructions after all. Maybe you have changed. Why I remember when you needed your big sister to write out directions for you. It was always so adorable."

Subaru flushed beet red and nearly leapt off the chair he had occupied in surprise. "Seishirou-san! Didn't—" Subaru paused, he was about to snap about Seishirou's mother never teaching him manners and then he remembered...Seishirou had killed his mother when he was fifteen, so did she even have an influence on him?

Seishirou removed his sunglasses and Subaru was left staring into those eyes. One a cloud, milky white, Subaru still felt bad for this and wished somehow, some way, he could repay it, the other a golden amber. The amber eye didn't have the friendly glow that it had in the year of the Bet; no, even with Subaru being Subaru he could see the hunter's look in that eye. However as soon as Subaru's eyes locked onto Seishirou's mismatched eyes the predatory look was gone.

"It's been a long time Subaru-kun, and you're just as cute as ever. Although I must say, Hokuto-chan would roll over in her grave if she saw you dressed like that."

"Please don't mention Hokuto-chan." Subaru cursed his politeness. Here he was with Seishirou, the man he had been looking for for the past five years, and the man had the nerve to bring up Hokuto. Hokuto who had trusted him, Hokuto who had called him a friend, Hokuto who went to confront him and was murdered by him. All Subaru wanted now was a cigarette but his pack was empty and he refused to ask Seishirou for any. He didn't need to be ridiculed or treated like the child he no longer was. He decided to be blunt instead. "Seishirou-san, why did you ask me here today?"