Title: Halo Of Death
Author: Shin-Chan
Date: 2/15/01
Warning: Violent, angst, limey, dark Seijix2, Touma+Ryo, Shin+Shuu, um... I may have missed some!
Archive: "Murphy", any others that dare

Here I go again! I seriously think that this is turning into a forever ongoing series.... Oh well.... BTW this is in Seiji's POV
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I sigh happily, curling my arms around my long-haired lover. He cuddles closer to me, nuzzleing my neck. Kissing his forehead lightly, I run my fingers gently ocer his sweat-slicked back. Just as I am about to drift off to sleep, craddling my sleepign beauty, he dissapears.
Startled, I look around, calling out his name. The bleak landscape meerly echo's my yells back. Turning around, taking in the surroundings, I wonder to myself, "Look's like Shinjuku... but not quite.... almost like Arago...."
I jump, startled as I feel something brush against my leg. Glancing down all I see is a meer cat. Kneeling down, I pick it up, wondering why it is here. It looks up at me and meows, it's green eyes sparkling brightly against it's pitch black fur. I set it back down, faintly smiling and continue looking for my lost lover. After what seems like hours, the thought strikes me, 'It IS what the district was like with Arago, yet it can't be. He's dead.' I hear a yelling, familiar yelling. It's his yells, Duo's yells; I need to help him. a meowing draws my attention to a side alley. The little cat from before meows again, almost as if leading my somewhere. I follow it, hurrying as the yels turn to whimpers.
As I round a corner, my heart clenches. I see my fallen angel, my beautiful love, hanging limply amists a multitude of dark red chains. His long hairs dully hangs down, sticking to his body by the ruddy red blood slowly dripping down the chains. I rush out to him, heedles of any danger to myself, only to immedeatly be picked up by the same chains that bind him. I cry out as the sharp metal links bite into my skin. His usually bright eyes open slightly, drawn to me at the yell as he whispers out hoarsely, "Seiji?"
I struggle with my bonds, determined to help him and finally summon my armor, the chains around me snap as Kourin encirles me. Deftly I cut him down, gently catching him as he falls. Craddling him tenderly, I use my armor to try to heal him, 'He looks so small, so fragile like this...' His violet eyes flutter open and he smiles painfully, "Seiji.... you came..." I place my fingers gently on his lips, silencing him, "Shh.... Don't speak. You'll hurt yourself more doing that." He crys out, writhing in pain, as a dark voice echos from nowhere, "So, I finally caught you again, I thought you smarter than that, my beauty." I snarl up at the floating figure, logic abandoning me, "Release him now!" The tall man approaches us, my love whimpers, "So what have I caught here? A little boy pretending to be a big bad warrior... How amusing." Duo shakes, his whimpers barely audible as I feel his blood seep through my armor. My temper rises as I set him down gently, drawing Kourin's power into my no-datchi. The man laughs, "Oh I see you have a toy sword too," he easily side steps my attack, "my, my, Should I be scared?" He laughs again and effortlessly tosses a ball of energy at me. I try to dodge but can't. I feel the heat, the searing pain rip through my body....
I sit up, abruptly waking, calling my love's name. A timid knock on the door, closely followed by, "Seiji? Daijoubu? Seiji?" I shakily call out, telling him I'm fine but, I could almost see him shaking his head as he answers, "Alright, if you say so. If you need anything, just ask." i shake my head, as if trying to dismiss the dream but, it refuses to leave.
I grab my robe, more for comfort than decency and meander downstairs, pondering the meaning of this nightmare. As I sit down, grabbing a cup of tea and a danish ₍₁₎, shin smiles gently at me then blinks at the unusual scene comming down the stairs. Touma, never a morning person, cheerfully bounds down the stairs, straight to the coffee pot. Behind him, the bearer of Rekka slowly works his way down the steps. I exchange an amused looks with Shin as he colors slightly and starts giggling. Shuu looks up, his attention finally drawn fromhis food, "Hey Touma, you're actually up and AWAKE? Does that mean pigs are flying now?" Ryo gingerly sits down, wincing slightly, the archer snickers. Shuu starts howling, "So you tow finally screwed-YEOWCH!!! SHIN!!" The gentle bearer of Suiko smacks him again. Both guys blush and Touma stutters, "Ne, and, uh, what would make you think that, Shuu?" The Chinese boy snickers, getting a glare and a warning tap on the side of his head from Shin, "Oh just that you're SO awake and our 'fearless leader' over there is favoring his rear," Shin smacks him upside the head, "never figured you for the bottom type. ITAI!" I snicker slightly, happy for my friends, and amused as Shuu's antics with Shin's following response. Ryo turn his embarased glare towards me, "And why are YOU snickering Seiji, you and the hairball seem to switch a good deal yourselves!" Shuu looks at him then grins about to say something but Shin stops him with a well aimed kick to the shin (hehe bad pun).
I just frown at him and go back up towards my room, intent on dressing then preparing for school with a short meditation. On my way up, Shin smacks Shuu again and comes after me. As I open my door, he gently lays a hand on my shoulder, "Seiji, what is wrong?" I shake my head, entering my room, "Nothin. I am alright." He just stands there in the doorway, preventing me from closing the door, "Iie. You're not. I can tell. What happened?" I turn to him, "I had a dream." He nods, gently shutting the door, "I take it wasn't good, from the way you're acting." I shake my head again, sitting on my bed, "No, it wasn't. I think.... I think that there may be a new enemy." Shin nods, "I see, yet that normally would not faze you that much. It's Duo-kun isn't it?" I feel my heart clench again, tendrils of the dream still lingering. He must have seen something, some emotion, flit across my face for he gently puts an arm around my shoulders, comfortingly, "Seiji, we'll all help you protect him. I promise. Alright?" I nod and he smiles, "If you need to talk, I'll listen," then together we cringe at the bearer of Kongo's yell then a dull crack and thud. I smirk half-heartily, "You'd better go see what Hardhead did now." Shin grumbles and nods, leaving me in peace. I sigh and start toget ready for school.

~~~~~~TBC~~~~~~~~

This was short and weird. It turned out rather morbid too! And no, I am not in a morbid mood, I'v just had WAY too much sugar.... hehehehehehehehehe
~*~A overty sugar-happy Shin-chan~*~
₍₁₎Gotta love his breakfast. Picking up bad habits frm Duo-kun already Seiji?