FIC: Amaryllis - Chapter 14: Belong
Title: Amaryllis - Chapter 14 - Belong
Author: Anae
Beta: Tegthe (Thanks again!)
Fandom: Uragiri wa boku no namae wo shitteiru - Betrayal knows my name
Characters/pairing: Shusei/Hotsuma
Rating: eventual M/NC-17 (because it's gonna take while - boys need to grow up, plus well, manga wasn't too helpful for hot scenes)
Spoilers: overall thorough the manga/anime
Disclaimer: After finishing and re-working with this, I would deserve the boys, but no. Not mine. The song used belongs to Shinedown.
Summary: Both Shusei and Hotsuma struggled with their fates, with themselves ever since they were kids. This is how it happened - how two children grew up to be Zweilts, partners, and eventually, grew to understand and love each other.
A/N: Sorry for being late! Apart from sleeping, I haven't been home in 5 days. :') I have to admit that I'm not fond of this chapter. Hope you do, though!
Ps. Do you know the symbolic meaning of Amaryllis? "Success won after a struggle."
Chapter 14 - Belong
If I told you that you're not alone
And I show you this is where you belong
As Takashiro and the Zweilt stepped inside the huge mansion, they were immediately greeted by a happy-looking man. “Takashiro, sir!” The man wore a robe and a somewhat ridiculous-looking hat. Only after greeting their leader, he noticed the two boys. “Oh! Hotsuma and Shusei!”
It took only seconds for him to rush up to them and stop there. Warmly smiling he welcomed them. “Welcome to the mansion! With you here, it’s finally getting livelier. Tsukumo and Toko have been here all by themselves, poor children.”
“And you are…?” Hotsuma stated, more than a bit confused by this man who he had never seen before and who didn’t even feel familiar. The mansion itself felt like home though, not only because he and Shusei had visited there years ago after Hotsuma learned about his powers - but also because in theirs previous lives, they had lived here.
“Ah! My apologies.” Apologizing smile spread upon the young man’s face, reaching his eyes. “My name is Tachibana. I’m the superintendent here. If you need anything, just tell me, alright?”
He turned sideways, so that the pair could see a shy girl standing a few steps away. She wore a traditional kimono, but her black hair was descending to her shoulders and back freely. “This is Kureha Aya. She’ll be looking after you.”
Aya smiled shyly, formally bowing a bit as she spoke, despite being about the same age as the two boys. “Nice to meet you.”
Tachibana scratched his hair a bit, looking around, as if looking for something. “The Murasame siblings should be here already…”
“I’ll leave you to it.”
Everyone turned to look at Takashiro, who had already turned his back to all of them. Fuyutoki was standing next to the door, waiting for his master to come. “I have some business to attend to. I’ll return to see how you’re doing within a few days.”
Before anyone of them were about to ask something from Takashiro, the man slipped through the pair doors as their attention was caught by a pair of siblings.
“Hotsuma! Shusei!”
Toko, another Zweilt, came running down the stairs, long bronze-red hair flowing as she hopped from stair to another, her silver-haired brother not far behind. She halted her run a few steps before the boys, unsure what to do - she wanted to hug the pair, but knew that they might not appreciate it, being hurt and all.
Tsukumo, being even more sensitive to people’s emotions than his sister, knew this fully as well. So instead of hugging them, he took their hands, putting a huge amount of candy on them, making the youths stare at him incredulously.
“What?” slipped from Hotsuma’s mouth as he stared at the other Zweilt.
“Welcome home”, was all he said, soft smile on his face as he spoke. Both Tsukumo’s eyes and voice were gentle and serene, carrying over a sense of calm.
Toko couldn’t help but bring her hand to cover her mouth as she giggled at their expressions. “He really loves sweet things. Still.” She cocked her head to her side, big smile rising on her face as she did, faint blush coloring her cheeks. “But like he said, welcome home.”
“Ah!” Everyone’s attention turned to the cook who had appeared in the room, shocked expression on his face as he pointed to the sweets. “Please don’t eat those, at least not before dinner!”
“What -“
“But they’re delicious…”
Both Hotsuma’s and Tsukumo’s begun sentences drowned in the horror of the cook of the Twilight Mansion. “They’re unhealthy! You’re growing young people! You have to watch what you eat!”
“Now now, we’re all looking forward to the meal you’ve prepared for us…” Tachibana cut in, knowing what would be the outcome of this if things went wrong - it was better to calm the poor cook before suicidal tendencies came to light.
Toko smiled at Shusei, stepping to his side as they watched the four people continuing with the argumentation - Tsukumo trying to make a point that he could still eat the candy before dinner, since it wouldn’t affect his eating, the cook trying to claim the opposite, Tachibana trying to cut the conversation in short, and Hotsuma was just caught in the middle. “He’s the mansion cook”, she explained, eyes on the quartet - as if it wasn’t clear already. “Tooma Yatsuna.”
Toko looked Shusei in the eye, taking a couple of steps towards the dining room. “Let’s go already.” She didn’t quite dare to take Shusei’s hand - not only because she feared the pain she might unintentionally cause, but also because she remembered how distant the boy had always stayed. Despite that, she still considered - had always considered - the boy as her friend. “I’m really happy that you’re here”, the girl told him as they stepped to the dining room. “I love Tsukumo, but it was getting lonely with just the two of in this huge mansion.”
Shusei gave her a small, reassuring smile as he eyed Hotsuma - who was still busy with the conversation. “It’s good to be home.”
The Twilight Mansion was a place they had lived in their previous lives as well, which was why the place felt so familiar, which in turn resulted to a feeling of being home. To Shusei, however, place hardly mattered - as long as he could be beside Hotsuma, anywhere was fine.
It wasn’t like the other Zweilts didn’t matter - they were comrades, friends of a sort, and he would mourn their loss, but it was slowly dawning on him that Hotsuma was the only one whom he truly cared about. Hotsuma was also the only one who had ever been able to touch his heart, to melt the icy walls - even a bit - that seemed to surround it.
And that ice - it would only thicken in the future.
Author: Anae
Beta: Tegthe (Thanks again!)
Fandom: Uragiri wa boku no namae wo shitteiru - Betrayal knows my name
Characters/pairing: Shusei/Hotsuma
Rating: eventual M/NC-17 (because it's gonna take while - boys need to grow up, plus well, manga wasn't too helpful for hot scenes)
Spoilers: overall thorough the manga/anime
Disclaimer: After finishing and re-working with this, I would deserve the boys, but no. Not mine. The song used belongs to Shinedown.
Summary: Both Shusei and Hotsuma struggled with their fates, with themselves ever since they were kids. This is how it happened - how two children grew up to be Zweilts, partners, and eventually, grew to understand and love each other.
A/N: Sorry for being late! Apart from sleeping, I haven't been home in 5 days. :') I have to admit that I'm not fond of this chapter. Hope you do, though!
Ps. Do you know the symbolic meaning of Amaryllis? "Success won after a struggle."
Chapter 14 - Belong
If I told you that you're not alone
And I show you this is where you belong
As Takashiro and the Zweilt stepped inside the huge mansion, they were immediately greeted by a happy-looking man. “Takashiro, sir!” The man wore a robe and a somewhat ridiculous-looking hat. Only after greeting their leader, he noticed the two boys. “Oh! Hotsuma and Shusei!”
It took only seconds for him to rush up to them and stop there. Warmly smiling he welcomed them. “Welcome to the mansion! With you here, it’s finally getting livelier. Tsukumo and Toko have been here all by themselves, poor children.”
“And you are…?” Hotsuma stated, more than a bit confused by this man who he had never seen before and who didn’t even feel familiar. The mansion itself felt like home though, not only because he and Shusei had visited there years ago after Hotsuma learned about his powers - but also because in theirs previous lives, they had lived here.
“Ah! My apologies.” Apologizing smile spread upon the young man’s face, reaching his eyes. “My name is Tachibana. I’m the superintendent here. If you need anything, just tell me, alright?”
He turned sideways, so that the pair could see a shy girl standing a few steps away. She wore a traditional kimono, but her black hair was descending to her shoulders and back freely. “This is Kureha Aya. She’ll be looking after you.”
Aya smiled shyly, formally bowing a bit as she spoke, despite being about the same age as the two boys. “Nice to meet you.”
Tachibana scratched his hair a bit, looking around, as if looking for something. “The Murasame siblings should be here already…”
“I’ll leave you to it.”
Everyone turned to look at Takashiro, who had already turned his back to all of them. Fuyutoki was standing next to the door, waiting for his master to come. “I have some business to attend to. I’ll return to see how you’re doing within a few days.”
Before anyone of them were about to ask something from Takashiro, the man slipped through the pair doors as their attention was caught by a pair of siblings.
“Hotsuma! Shusei!”
Toko, another Zweilt, came running down the stairs, long bronze-red hair flowing as she hopped from stair to another, her silver-haired brother not far behind. She halted her run a few steps before the boys, unsure what to do - she wanted to hug the pair, but knew that they might not appreciate it, being hurt and all.
Tsukumo, being even more sensitive to people’s emotions than his sister, knew this fully as well. So instead of hugging them, he took their hands, putting a huge amount of candy on them, making the youths stare at him incredulously.
“What?” slipped from Hotsuma’s mouth as he stared at the other Zweilt.
“Welcome home”, was all he said, soft smile on his face as he spoke. Both Tsukumo’s eyes and voice were gentle and serene, carrying over a sense of calm.
Toko couldn’t help but bring her hand to cover her mouth as she giggled at their expressions. “He really loves sweet things. Still.” She cocked her head to her side, big smile rising on her face as she did, faint blush coloring her cheeks. “But like he said, welcome home.”
“Ah!” Everyone’s attention turned to the cook who had appeared in the room, shocked expression on his face as he pointed to the sweets. “Please don’t eat those, at least not before dinner!”
“What -“
“But they’re delicious…”
Both Hotsuma’s and Tsukumo’s begun sentences drowned in the horror of the cook of the Twilight Mansion. “They’re unhealthy! You’re growing young people! You have to watch what you eat!”
“Now now, we’re all looking forward to the meal you’ve prepared for us…” Tachibana cut in, knowing what would be the outcome of this if things went wrong - it was better to calm the poor cook before suicidal tendencies came to light.
Toko smiled at Shusei, stepping to his side as they watched the four people continuing with the argumentation - Tsukumo trying to make a point that he could still eat the candy before dinner, since it wouldn’t affect his eating, the cook trying to claim the opposite, Tachibana trying to cut the conversation in short, and Hotsuma was just caught in the middle. “He’s the mansion cook”, she explained, eyes on the quartet - as if it wasn’t clear already. “Tooma Yatsuna.”
Toko looked Shusei in the eye, taking a couple of steps towards the dining room. “Let’s go already.” She didn’t quite dare to take Shusei’s hand - not only because she feared the pain she might unintentionally cause, but also because she remembered how distant the boy had always stayed. Despite that, she still considered - had always considered - the boy as her friend. “I’m really happy that you’re here”, the girl told him as they stepped to the dining room. “I love Tsukumo, but it was getting lonely with just the two of in this huge mansion.”
Shusei gave her a small, reassuring smile as he eyed Hotsuma - who was still busy with the conversation. “It’s good to be home.”
The Twilight Mansion was a place they had lived in their previous lives as well, which was why the place felt so familiar, which in turn resulted to a feeling of being home. To Shusei, however, place hardly mattered - as long as he could be beside Hotsuma, anywhere was fine.
It wasn’t like the other Zweilts didn’t matter - they were comrades, friends of a sort, and he would mourn their loss, but it was slowly dawning on him that Hotsuma was the only one whom he truly cared about. Hotsuma was also the only one who had ever been able to touch his heart, to melt the icy walls - even a bit - that seemed to surround it.
And that ice - it would only thicken in the future.