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Chapter List
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Disclaimer 1: 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
though is definitely mine!

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Part 6 �
The Plan

That evening time all Dragons of Heaven gathered
at CLAMP Campus.

They�ve gathered upon a picnic blanket right in
the middle of one of the campus�s seemingly endless stretches of lawn. Here, in
the warm fresh air of the summer night, where hardly any student passed
frequently enough to disturb their conversation, they could talk.

They sat in a circle chatting around waiting for
all the members to gather. One by one they arrived at the spot carrying with
them a whiff of where they came from, whirling into the heavy destiny soaked
atmosphere.

Seiichiro was a bit late, as usual. When he ran
over to the meeting spot he was panting, mumbling something about his work. A
writer kept him behind waiting for his work to be edited made.

Yuzuriha limped over to the meeting place. To sit
she had to lean on Arashi in order not to crash.

Alex cringed when he looked at her, wishing her
hospital bed wasn�t in earshot from a Harbinger who could listen to their
meeting, if it weren�t for that they could have come to her sickbed.

Kamui sat by Alex. He
spent the waiting time informing the rest of the latest news about him. Karen
simply smiled at him and nodded with no big fuss. Yuzuriha gave him a beaming
smile. Seiichiro stared but shook himself back to mannered behavior
immediately.

Arashi still looked a
bit uncomfortable; she sneaked a few glances at Kamui and shot her eyes away
again whenever the boy returned a stare. She seemed to be more alert and
sensitive to things in him now, as if checking the pace of his change.

Subaru sat a little
away from them, dragging at his cigarette madly. He hopped across Tokyo to get all the dragons to hear his
message. By the end of it he was feeling a bit tired so he took a cab back to
campus. The cab driver didn�t let him smoke. It was a long journey in Tokyo�s rush hour and many times Subaru
was sure his head will explode.

Finally all Dragons
were gathered. Alex got up and cleared his throat to stop any chatting and
noises and draw all attention to him.

�I called you here, as
Subaru had probably mentioned to you, because I have a plan. If my plan goes
smoothly then this whole Battle of the Apocalypse won�t be even
happening. If only some of my plan will be taken out then we�ll be
showing the Harbingers what we�re made of and give them something to think
about before they charge at any more kekkais��

�And if the plan won�t
go smoothly at all?� Arashi cut his speech quit rudely, her eyes were cynical
ice.

�Well�.there is little
chances for that to happen but it�ll make an impression on them anyway.�

He turned to the rest
of them again �I thought about everything Kamui told me regarding Fuma�s behavior before and after the Dragon of Earth came
to be. From what it looks like it seems that Fuma is possessed by this Dragon
of Earth�.what is it Subaru?�

The onemoji had his
hand in the air to gesture he wanted to talk; it was also a little hint for
Arashi about her earlier behavior. �If he is possessed then I�d be able to
recognize it, wouldn�t I?�

�I don�t think so.
First of all because this Dragon is far on a different scale then what you�re
used to seeing. Second, I�m not sure it�s a spirit possessing him. I think it�s
some sort of an entity that�s been created for this battle and possesses Fuma
as a vessel, just like a Heaven one is supposed to posses Kamui�.�

�The Dragon of Heaven
is supposed to be awakened within Kamui anyway, why can�t we wait until that
happens?� Arashi broke Alex�s speech once again, not minding anyone who looked
at her questioningly.

�I read the comic books
of this story, according to them Kamui�s DOH will
never awaken, ever, that�s why we can�t wait. The comic books also tell of a
struggle that occurs between you, Karen and Aoki, and two other Harbingers over
derailing the Yamanote line. This battle, which was
supposed to happen already, didn�t happen. That is probably because the
Harbingers have to readjust their attacks to the new conditions here. That buys
us time; trouble is we don�t know how much time.

�My plan is to go into
their lair and force the Dragon out of Fuma, I know how��

�You can�t possibly go
in there all alone!� Kamui broke into the speech, giving Alex an accusing look.

�I won�t go alone,
I�ve made a plan for us to attack the lair, I�ll get
to it in a minute�.yes Yuzuriha?�

�Err�.I�m a bit lost
here, I think I�m not the only one here� she looked from face to face and met
the same slightly confused look �how will that help to stop the Battle?�

Alex scanned his
listeners as well, it was true. Apparently he went off rambling to himself because
to him everything made sense and left them behind. But they didn�t know
everything he does, all they see is a bunch of jumbled facts. He took a deep
breath and began explaining.

�For the battle to
happen two things are needed: a Dragon of Earth, which we already have, and a
Dragon of Heaven which we�ll never have in time for the battle if we�ll
ever have at all. So, if we take out the Dragon of Earth we won�t have a battle
at all.

�Look the Earth is in
some sort of a balance now isn�t it? Humans don�t over pollute the planet; in
fact they�re becoming more and more aware of their damages as the days go by.
On the other side things like earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and the likes only
happen on a natural cause not more. If any one the dragons win then this
balance will be disrupted and thrown into extreme situations. If the battle
won�t happen at all then this balance that we have now will last onwards. Is it
clearer now?� he waited until they all understood, explaining again to anyone
who still didn�t understand.

Once it was all
settled Alex moved on to the plan itself �Now I�ll start giving you roles, feel
free to ask questions if you don�t understand anything. Don�t be shy; tell me if
you think it�s stupid. Please recommend me to do something if an idea comes to
mind, ok?� he scanned their faces; they were all ears.

�The Harbingers, like
us, have several stronger aces and several weaker ones. One of the strongest
Harbingers is Seishiro. Subaru, can I count on you to deal with him?�

Subaru�s eye brows shot
high into his forehead. He didn�t see that coming, he thought Alex preferred
them to not fight at all.

�Call him on his
mobile, page him on his beeper, cut down his tree, I don�t know what but draw
him out and as far away from the lair as possible. And please, just talk to
him, please�

Subaru looked up at
Alex and smiled �You can count on me�

�Next, Yuzuriha, do
the same with Kusanagi. He�s pretty powerful and if he uses his power in battle
the whole building might topple on us. Draw him as far away from the lair and
keep his mind busy on anything but the Battle alright? Can you do that?�

The girl nodded. A
little cringe as she moved her head made Alex regret her role a bit.

�Don�t push yourself
too much, just talk to him. Don�t be afraid to leave it in the middle if you
don�t feel good or anything, ok?�

She nodded again and
smiled faintly.

�So, who we�re left
with in the lair is Nataku, Yutu and Satsuki. Satsuki is one powerful bitch but
I have a plan on how to shut her down right on the beginning don�t worry about
that. That leaves us with two Harbingers��

�And Fuma� Kamui added

�I�ll deal with him
myself, that�s why I need two more Seals with me to handle Yutu and Nataku.
Sorata, you�re one of our most powerful Seals, you�re with me.�

Sorata nodded
enthusiastically. Alex never really paid attention to him or spent enough time
with him to know him but still he trusted him. Sorata was somewhat proud of
himself.

�Now I need another Seal�..this
is where I have a hole in my plan, none of you would fit�.� He scanned the
faces before him.

�I can go� Karen
raised her hand.

�No, you can�t, you�re
a fire caster and Yutu�s a water caster, if you�ll
fight there�ll be steam everywhere, blinding us all. Sorry.�

Seiichiro raised his
hand in silence. He did not look very good; dark rings under his eyes, his eyes
slightly swollen and reddened showed the signs of his grief over his cousin taking
its toll on him.

�No, you can�t go
Aoki, you have a wife and child and you�ve already lost one member of the family.
I�m not going to make you wife a widow and your child an orphan�

The editor simply
nodded and hung his head a little �Thank you� he mumbled.

�I�ll go with Sorata�
Arashi pointed out, making the priest look at her with big shiny eyes.

�No, you can�t go. Especially
not with Sorata, he�ll die to protect your life. So far every little thing
that�s about to charge you he�s there to protect you from. If he dies I�m left
inside the lair with nothing but a girl that has a sword coming out of her hand
as backup, that�s not very useful�

Arashi narrowed her
eyes at Alex and turned her face away angrily.

�I�ll go then� Kamui
folded his hands on his chest, knowing Alex will object.

�How? Fuma will sense you the moment you
enter the building with us, it�ll ruin our element of surprise�

�Then I�ll wait for
you in a safe distance from the lair and once you�re in I�ll come too, in my
fog form. I�ll be able to work that if I�ll be a vampire again�

Alex was about to say
something when Kamui started speaking again. �If you�ll change me today it�ll
be in time for your plan. It�ll also solve some other problems� he said
suggestively.

Alex smiled at him �Don�t
distract me�

�So the three of us
are left to do what?!� Karen asked

�You will wait outside
the building in reserves; if anything starts going wrong I�ll have to call you
in. I�ll try not to, I promise.� He watched them slowly digest it.

�People� he turned to
them one last time �go home. Get some sleep, eat well, rest well. Tomorrow at 20:00 we start the plan so you have
about twenty four hours to prepare. Any more questions?� all heads shook. Good.

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

The group spread away, each to their own home.
Each had their own thoughts of what�s to come. The plan seemed such a novelty
to them they almost didn�t believe it.

Sorata was walking
with Arashi back to their dorms. They walked in silence, heads sunk in their
thoughts.

�Is he right Sorata-san?�
Arashi�s voice cut through the silence stretched
between them in the warm summer night air.

�Right
about what?�

�Would you sacrifice
yourself to protect me from anything that comes my way?�

Sorata stopped to look
at her.

She stopped walking as
well, noting he�s not by her side. She looked back at him puzzled.

He was smiling softly.
He grabbed her and held her in his arms �Of course I will, I�ve chosen you
haven�t I? And I�ve chosen well� he caressed her hair. For the first time in
their odd relationship she gave into the hug, comforting in his arms.

Subaru carried
Yuzuriha to her bedroom. The girl hardly weighted a thing in his arms, it was
like holding a bird, he thought.

When he laid her in
her bed and covered her for the night she grabbed his hand before he turned to
leave.

She hung huge hopeful
eyes at him �Subaru�.do you think everything will be alright tomorrow?� her few
years shone out through her tone of speech.

He smiled at her
kindly �Yes Yuzuriha-san, don�t worry. I�m sure you�ll do your job on its best
side�. With that he gave her a light goodnight kiss on the forehead and left, turning
off the light and closing the door.

She lay under the
covers wondering why he didn�t answer her question. He spoke about her part
when she wondered about his and the other�s parts succeeding. He did it to
clear her mind and focus her on better things to think of. He did it out of
good intentions.

Yuzuriha snuggled
deeper under the covers and let her fatigue kidnap her into sleep.

In his own apartment
Subaru found a picture on the floor. It was an old picture with Hokuto, himself
and Seishiro from the Year�s golden happy days.

They were all smiling
happily together without a hint of the tragedies about to unfold on them. It
all seemed so far away, the time that was in the picture was taken in, that he could hardly imagine how it was like. This, of all
things, seemed to be something from another world.

He sat down on his bed
still looking at the picture.

�Hokuto-chan,
why didn�t you tell me what you planned? You silly little girl�.look what happened to me
because of it�..and because of him�.

�Seishiro-san��(he smiled to himself) don�t worry, everything will be
alright��

Karen hugged her teddy
bear, sitting on the windowsill in her apartment, looking out at the
breathtaking view of Tokyo in the night. She was silently
praying for tomorrow�s success.

She had one hand
cradling her teddy and the other holding her crucifix amulet. Her lips were
moving at the silent chants she recited.

Seiichiro walked to
his home slowly. When he arrived there he called his daughter and wife over to
him. He sat on the sofa with them, holding them both close to him in silence.
He knew Alex promised to keep him away from the fight as possible, but still,
he felt he needed the power his family gave him now. They were the reason why
he could form a kekkai; they were the reason why he perfected his skills.
Without them he�s powerless, without them he�s as good as dead.

Kamui and Alex stood
in front of each other in Kamui�s bedroom. There was
tension in the air and an awkward silence spread upon them like a heavy blanket.

�It�feels like the
first time we did it, doesn�t it?�

Alex nodded. He looked
at Kamui a little hesitantly �Are you sure about this?�

�As sure as I was the
first time� the boy smiled softly.

They held each other
in a long embrace, rebuilding their bond.

Alex nuzzled the line
of a main artery in Kamui�s neck and bit in.

Hinoto was in a dream.
Before her all the symbols of the Battle of the Apocalypse were frozen in
time, never to move again. One thing did change though; the Earth was no longer
a glass one but a real, unbreakable Earth.

Hinoto looked to her
side where in a little distance Kakyou was standing.

The two dreamgazers simply stared forwards. There was nothing they
could do about it anyway, nothing to change what was happening, whatever it is.

Yutu was returning
from work via train as usual. He was looking around from his paper and though
about something. Wasn�t there a Kekkai in here somewhere? Perhaps he�ll suggest
attacking it to his /Kamui/, see what he thinks. He returned his random
thoughts to his paper.

Satsuki was digging
around the world�s computers, looking for information about an Alex that
matched the picture Beast scanned into itself. She found nothing; there was no
Alex in this dimension.

Seishiro was standing
on a rooftop from which he had a comfortable view into Subaru�s apartment.

He saw the younger man
pick up something from the floor and sit on his bed. What was he on about?

Seishiro could feel
the change in Subaru, there was something he knew that changed his thoughts and
mood towards him.

What did he know now?
What had that man told him? What was he planning?

That man�.Death�.Seishiro
met him in Ueno park once while the Dragon was killing Saiki.

Seishiro� right hand
was covered in blood but Alex didn�t care, he simply smiled knowingly at
Seishiro while caressing the cat in his hands.

Seishiro recognized
the power emitting from Alex, the power over him. It intrigued him greatly but
before he could enquire further Alex disappeared, called over by his love�s
shouts of pain.

When Seishiro saw
Subaru talking to that something he picked from the floor his curiosity
couldn�t be tolerated anymore. He cast a small spell enabling him to hear what
was going on inside the apartment.

�Seishiro-san��(Seishiro could see Subaru was smiling to himself) don�t
worry, everything will be alright��

What did he mean?! What
on earth is going on behind his back?! Seishiro never lost grip on what he took
hold of, he never lost control. He was losing his grip on Subaru now. Seishiro did
not like it.

Nataku was slowly
dozing off with his head on his father figure�s leg thinking vacant thoughts.

The Dragon sat on his
chair seething with anger and frustration. This new challenger, this man who
constantly stopped his toying with Kamui, what was he? Who was he? How dare he?

He closed his eyes
trying to relax.

Inside him Fuma hung from
his restraints, weak and hopeless. The Dragon was showing him everything he was
doing with his body. The mental torture was accompanied by physical torture as
well, hurting him every time a little more.

By now the youth was
beginning to lose hope completely.

The Dragon had told
him his plan of the end: he�ll let him watch as he kills Kamui, then kill him
slowly in horrible torture.

�Funny� thought Fuma
�what was he doing so far if not killing me slowly in horrible torture?�

Kusanagi was walking
around in one of his favorite parks, enjoying the wonderful summer night. The
air was rich with scents of flowers and freshly cut grass, it enveloped him
like walking in a dream.

He closed his eyes and
tuned in to the nature around him.

The trees spoke to him
of the refreshing evening wind that blew through their leafs.
The flowers chirped and babbled mindlessly about the insects who
walked on their petals today. The grass moaned lowly.

There was a quiet in
the air despite all that noise, quiet in the atmosphere itself, everything was
calm.

The night was so
peaceful why bother himself with the silence that rang a bell in his head. He
ignored the bell and lay on the grass, letting the
small animals of the close vicinity gather around him and succumb to this
lovely evening together.

He was wrong to ignore
the silence; an army man such as himself should know the silence before a war.

(tbc)
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