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Disclaimer: I don�t own X/1999, I didn�t come up with any of
their brilliant characters, they�re the geniuses not me!

The
character of Alex, Jacob, Venus, Charlie, David, Anthony and Dimitri are all
mine. The Noters are half reality. The rest belong to all the
book/movie/TV/anime/manga they came from. If you can spot where they�re from
then good for you!

Author�s
Note: and short chapter but the end is�well�read it and see for yourself. And
while you�re reading PLEASE review �coz in need to know what you�re
thinking of this, DESPERATELY need to know that is!

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Part
25: Jealousy in the Snow

Death�s
riders were marching through heavy snow fall for a few days now.

They
have reached the chain of mountains on the end of the great grass plains and
thick forests.

It
seems there was no where else to go as the chain stretched out to both east and
west. Trying to cross them was their only option to make the gap between one
Justice and the other as greater as can be.

The
snow drove Alex mad. He hated snow with all his might; it meant death to him.

As
the first snowflake hovered past them Alex began riding back towards his
comrades, giving them heavy coats, gloves, scarves and hats to keep them warm and
safe.

He
even handed ones to Victoria and Lestate at night, despite their argument that
they could not feel the cold or be hurt by it.

The
snow turned Alex into a tight ball of nerves, constantly on alert and cranky. Silence
and uneasiness spread through the caravan as the weather around them became
uneasy to live with.

Finally
they arrived at what seemed like the peak of the mountain; a flat terrain
stretching out to every direction. When they tried to move past it they
encountered the most violent snow storm ever. It literally pushed them back to
the long snowy flat.

They
were stuck with no where else to go but backwards to where they came from and
this was not an option.

Inside
Alex�s tent, as the night fell and the vampires woke, Alex held a re-strategizing
meeting.

They
gathered around a large round table Alex erected in his tent and covered with
the various maps he had made so far.

�So
we are stuck, are we not?� Lestate opened the meeting.

�Why
won�t you tell us something we don�t know Lestate� Alex snapped at him,
his eyes on the latest map to which he added the offending mountain range.

Lestate
glared at him faintly.

�I�m
sorry old friend it�s this snow, it�s making me cranky�.we have to get out of
here�we have to get somewhere� Death grumbled.

�Why
won�t we go back� Victoria
offered, suddenly crouching under the fiercer glare she received from Alex �I
mean go back to the plains where we traveled so far. We can stay there in much
better weather and we won�t move back to the city until Kamui gives up�

The
men in the tent considered her words.

�I
say we stay here� David joined into the discussion.

�Here in the snow storm?!� Alex almost barked at him.

�Yes,
in these horrible conditions it will only serve to break the brat�s spirit
quicker�

�David�
Death�s voice was cruel and harsh �you can�t feel the cold can you? And you
can�t be effected, but there are those amongst us who can and might get hurt� he
gestured towards the onmyoujis who looked drowned in the thick layers of warm
clothes they wore.

�That�s
just fine with me, staying that is� Seishiro came for David�s help �if it�ll
serve to break the brat�s spirit quicker then I�m alright with it. What about
you Subaru-kun?�

Subaru
had something on his mind and did not pay attention to the conversation going
on around him at all. After being shaken out of his daze he was asked again and
nodded for an answer. �Although�.� He mumbled suddenly, then scanned the faces
around him and shook his head to cancel what he was about to say.

Silence
spread through the tent as each men sank deep into thought.

�What
about moving on, into the storm� Lestate broke the silence.

Alex
closed his eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself �Into the
storm?� he hissed finally.

�Yes,
there must be something on the other end of these mountains; it can�t be that
this world is small enough to only have a ridge of mountains to patch the two
ends of the territory we know of. There is something beyond the storm.

�And
another thing; this storm, it seems to lessen when we�re not trying to
penetrate it and grow more violent whenever we come near it, am I right? Then
it means that this is not a real force of nature but rather a spell of some
sort�

The
men in the camp raised their eyes to Lestate, awaiting more from him.

�You
mean to say that someone doesn�t want us to go beyond the mountains?� David
asked.

�We��
Seishiro looked down at his lover for affirmation �We sort of sensed some kind
of strange force around the storm but we were unable to pin point it to anything
we both knew of. It�d make sense that this storm is some kind of a spell�

Alex
rubbed his thumb across his chin, deep in thought.

�And
if it is a spell then no one can stop us from breaking it, we can do it can�t
we?� Victoria leaned closer to
Alex �All we need to get over is our fears�

Death
shot a glance mixed with a glare at her.

�And
how do you suggest we cross this storm? It almost blew some of us off our
horses� by his tone you could hear that he was beginning to get convinced yet
he still had doubts and fears within.

�We�ll
cross it by night. We�ll cross it when the only ones awake are those who cannot
be affected by the cold. We�ll ride at our fastest speed directly through the
storm, keeping those who are vulnerable asleep somewhere safe� Lestate faltered
for a moment, his wind suddenly blown out of his sails �I�.didn�t think about
how we�re going to transport those of us who are vulnerable but�. �

�Don�t
think about it now, we�re not charging at the storm yet� Death cut him short.

�But��

�We�re
not executing this plan yet�

�But Alex!� Victoria
started now.

�Let
me think about it, there�s a lot of planning to do for such an operation and we
have to make sure there is something beyond the storm for us to go
through all this effort in the first place�

�And
how do you plan to find that out?�

Alex
glared down at David, who joined the argument to back Victoria
up �Leave it to me alright? This meeting is over�

Subaru
shot to his feet, grabbing Alex�s arm and dragging him out of the tent �Alex,
there�s something I need to talk to you about, it�s very important�

�What�s
wrong?�

�It�s
Kamui, he�s not�.� The conversation was cut from the rest of the men as Subaru
and Alex stepped out of the tent.

They
left a bunch of disappointed men behind.

�What�s
wrong with him anyway?!� Victoria
frowned �He�s being extra snippy and bitchy to everyone�

�He
doesn�t mean it little English girl� Lestate answered her, rising from his seat
and straightening his heavy velvet coat �it�s the snow, it�s making him edgy�

�Why?�

�Maybe
David can answer that question�

David
cowered under the sudden intense red stare from Victoria
�Please don�t ask me. I spent too much time inside buildings by the �ovens�
where it was warm�� his voice became low and calm �Alex spent more time there
and obviously he spent more winters as well, that might account for his fears�.�

�Alex
is the one suffering the most English girl, give him a break and try to be
gentle with him� Lestate aimed that to anyone else in the room even if David
already knew it and Seishiro seemed to be lost in his own little world.

�Alright�
the petite blond sighed.

*********************************

Alex
stepped into Kamui�s tent, immediately enjoying the wave
of heat coming from the large stove he placed there. The tent was warm and
cozy, a complete change from the violent and cruel cold outside.

Kamui
sat curled to a ball on his bed with his back to the tent�s entrance.

Will
sat at the foot of the bed, leaning his hand on the mattress and his chin on his
arm, sadly staring up at Kamui.

There
was none of the usual grumpy �Who is it?� or �What do you want?!� from the
youth on the bed.

Alex
walked up to Kamui and sat by him on the bed.

Kamui
did nothing, just stared forward with his head leaning on his knees. He was
folded up so neatly into a tiny ball it was adorable. But as adorable as he
could be, Kamui did not show any sign of how snappy he could be whenever Alex
closed the distance between them.

�Kamui?� Alex leaned in to try and see the youth�s face. What
he saw shocked him.

The
big mauve eyes were half lid and empty. Kamui stared forward carelessly,
stopping to blink from time to time but nothing else. He seemed stuck in a
daze, unable to shake it off and live. His eyes were so shut down, so vacant it
seemed he was dead.

�Subaru
was here� Alex said worriedly, aiming his words to the werewolf at Kamui�s bedside without making eye contact �did he say
something about his condition?�

�He
doesn�t speak to me�.Kamui spoke a little first, zen just shut off completely�.it vaz
after a night ven he dreamt of Fuma�

Alex�s
tone came harsher, crueler this time �Did Subaru say anything about �going
within�, I know he often talks to himself out loud�

�He
said no such thing�

Alex
stared at Kamui a little longer, trying to lay a comforting arm on the frail
shoulders and receiving no response at all. He tried calling Kamui a few times
but no matter what he did the boy would not respond.

This
was bad.

�And
Subaru is here around the clock I can imagine�.still it�s of no help�� now Alex
was the one mumbling to himself. He sighed deeply then got to his feet and
walked out of the tent, his head heavy with thoughts.

Kamui
began breaking under the pressure of this adventure but he was breaking in the
wrong direction. He was locking himself away from the rest of the world instead
of regretting deeds. He was digging himself into a dangerous depression.

If
Kamui withdrew back into his heart again there will be no argument to convince
him out of there like the first time. What could Subaru tell Kamui to persuade
him out of his heart? Kamui had nothing to lose but the tiny chance that
Death�s riders themselves would break and bring him back to the city.

Perhaps
that�s what Kamui was really planning? It was possible.

And
yet Alex was sure that Kamui�s pain was real and that
his depression was not something he forced upon himself. They were just heading
for a hard time that�s all.

He
sighed deeply and walked back to his tent to think over the various plans
offered to him in the meeting.

The
snow blew at him like a malicious child insisting on annoying him.

******************************

Subaru
stormed into his tent in a hurry. He was caught and stopped by Seishiro�s arms, wrapping around him warmly.

The
Sakurazukamori nuzzled his neck, raining kisses on the soft skin.

�Not
now Seishiro �san� Subaru tried shaking his lover off �I only came here to take
a new cigarette pack. Not now!�.

His
lover heard none of it.

�Aren�t
you cold Subaru-kun?� he purred into his ear seductively �I�m cold too, let�s
get warmer together�

�Not
now I said, please�

�Why?�
Seishiro hummed between kisses, bringing Subaru�s face to his �What else is
there to do�

Subaru�s
emerald eyes were suddenly serious and hard �I have to be with Kamui, he�s not
feeling very good at all, he needs me�

Seishiro
loosened his grip immediately.

Subaru
escaped from his arms, walking to his bedside cabinet where he kept his
cigarette packs.

�You
mean you�re going to help the brat who tried to kill your lover Subaru-kun� his
voice was hard, offended and cold.

Subaru
stared at him, then sideways �He�s very sad, I can�t help not trying to be
there for him�

�He�s
sad because of his punishment Subaru-kun, his punishment for what he tried to
do to us, remember?�

Subaru
shut his eyes and frowned �I know�.but�.He�s my friend, I can�t desert him now�
he began walking towards the tent�s entrance.

Seishiro
caught his hand, bringing it to his chest �You�re kind Subaru-kun, too
kind to that boy and I won�t stand it for long�

The
reversed pentacle on the light onmyouji�s palm
flashed into life. Its fire flickered in Subaru�s eyes, making them burn with
anger.

Subaru
stared hard at his lover�s eyes �Let go of my hand Seishiro-san� he commanded.

Shocked,
Seishiro let him go, watching his lover run off to
help the youth who tried to kill him.

Anger
filled Seishiro�s mind, blocking everything else out.
Feelings were new to him, leaving him unable to hold them back or analyze them properly
before acting them out.

He
could not believe that his lover preferred Kamui�s traitorous
company over his loving one.

Did
he remember nothing of his trial? How Kamui was the one to drag the whole
process towards his death sentence? Did he forget the deep panic he was in, the
desperate need to be with him?!

The
nagging jealousy from old times returned to pest Seishiro�s
mind and heart. Back in their world, ever since the time Subaru reached into Kamui�s heart and plucked the youth back to life, Seishiro
recognized the threat Kamui was for their relationship.

Now
this threat returned, magnified by Subaru�s endless need to help those who are
hurt and sad. Seishiro knew Kamui would use this to snare the pure hearted
onmyouji.

Kamui
pulled the same trick on Alex; playing the damsel in distress to beckon anyone
who might be his knight in shining armor.

Subaru
would cave into it and fall for Kamui�s trap. Then as
soon as Subaru gave Kamui the strength to escape, the youth will use it to go
back to his damned Fuma.

As
soon as he�d be in Fuma�s arms Kamui would chuck
Subaru away like a used sock and forget he ever had something with Seishiro�s lover at all.

Seishiro
was shaking with so much anger at the notion.

The
image of Kamui and Subaru escaping the camp on horseback made his blood boil,
he was certain of it happening.

No!
He will not have Kamui capture his Subaru-kun�s
heart, that heart was his and his alone! God only knows he worked hard to keep
this ownership and he won�t lose it to some runt who pouts and spins the whole
world around his little finger!

He
stormed out of his tent towards Kamui�s tent when the
sight of Subaru standing a little away from it, on the side opposite to the
entrance made him think.

He
had a plan of how to stop this whole damned game.

**********************

�Kamui!�

It
hit Kamui�s mind like a bomb. That voice!

�Kamui!!�

It
was Fuma!!!!!!!!

Kamui
shot to his feet from the bed and turned to the tent�s open entrance.

Fuma
stood there, waving at Kamui with the most wonderful smile on his face. �Kamui,
come on, come here!�

Without
second thought Kamui leaped across the bed and ran towards his long lost lover.
He left Will behind, snoozing as he leaned against his master�s bed.

But
the moment Kamui came close enough to Fuma the bigger teen took a few steps
back, turned on his heels and began running away. He kept on waving his hand at
his lover, beckoning the boy �Kamui! Ha ha ha! Come to me Kamui, follow me!�

Maddened
with longing and loneliness, Kamui followed Fuma without argument.

He
ran out of the little snow drenched camp, away from Subaru who still stood
smoking and oblivious to what�s going on, away from anyone who could protect
him.

Fuma
ran faster, heading deep into the snowy distance; he ran straight into the
monstrous snow storm. Kamui followed.

Enraged
by the intruder, the storm turned its mightiest power against Kamui as he
entered it, attempting to blow him off his feet and away from it.

Relentless,
Kamui followed Fuma with his heart pounding and his head spinning with
happiness. �Fuma! Fuma wait for me! Where are we
going? Fuma please stop, I love you, stop! I miss you!!!�

�I
love you too Kamui, oh Kamui I love you so much, follow me! Come to me Kamui,
come!� Fuma stopped, spreading his arms sideways gesturing for Kamui to come
and get a hug.

Kamui
pulled at every last strength left in his body and leaped towards Fuma. Tears
of happiness dripped from his eyes, freezing into tiny crystals on his blushing
cheeks. He cared nothing for it; Fuma was here!

He
leaped at Fuma who, in the very last second took another step back and vanished
into the storm.

Kamui
landed on unfaithful ice. He couldn�t see that he placed his foot on a cliff
edge of pure ice, the surface under him too thin to hold him.

The
ice broke, hurling Kamui down into a pure white abyss. The cruel wind cut at
him, the violent cold gnawed at his limbs.

Kamui
fell heavily into a huge pile of snow and lay there half buried, powerless and
frozen as the image of his Fuma still played before him.

�Fuma�.�
He gasped hopefully, reaching out his hand for Fuma to take and yank him out of
the snow.

Fuma
walked up to him and reached out as well.

As
their hands touched the maboroshi broke, shattering into a thousand sakura
petals.

Kamui
stared at the black ofuda left in his hand, completely unable to fathom what
had happened here.

And
by the time he realized what happened it was too later. His body was sunk in
snow and freezing too quickly for him to fight it off. He was weakened by his
maddened running, he was already weak from little exercise he did and a lack of
proper meals in these past few days.

But
most of all his spirit was shattered, his heart broken,
all hope was ripped out of him. Tears of despair fell on his cheeks, adding to
the ice slowly covering his face.

There
was no hope for him, and nothing to keep living for in this cruel and vicious
world.

He
dug his face into the snow, breaking into violent sobs. Even his whimpers were
kidnapped and drowned in the harsh blowing wind around him.

His
head felt heavy and his body ached. His eyelids begged for rest; Internal rest from this horrible fate.

Just
before oblivion reached out and plucked him, a vision played before Kamui�s eyes.

It
was a view of heaven:

Long
stretches of bright green fields and meadows, glittering under a brilliant sun
Kamui haven�t seen since he last came to the Lost Dimension.

Beautiful
little houses scattered across the heavenly view, across this Eden
out of his reach but soon to embrace him.

Flowers�.and
so much green�.agricultural fields blossoming and succeeding�.

everything
blooming, everything fresh and beautiful�

�Heaven�.I�m going to heaven� Kamui mumbled before his head dropped
into the snow, his soul thrown into dark oblivion.

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