Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction / Yami No Matsuei Fan Fiction ❯ Red Shaman ❯ Things Just Keep Getting Weirder ( Chapter 50 )

When I look at you these days

I think of all we've been through

You and I are one and the same

And I thank god for you.

 

 

Tatsumi wound his way through the crowd, Blaze by his side and Watari following closely behind. His mind was spinning. Who could this woman be? Surely it wasn't a former lover. He'd had so few and those he had been with long term were already dead, he'd filed the paperwork himself.

 

The older woman looked up and locked eyes with him from several paces away. That stare nearly knocked him down. He knew her. Somewhere in time they had crossed paths on a daily basis. He could feel it but couldn't put a finger on who she was.

 

I remember the youth and the days gone by

And it hurts me to see the age in your eyes

How I wish I could turn back the hands of time

And do it all over again.

 

The small party stopped in front of her wheelchair. Tatsumi bowed deeply to her. What caught his attention was her eyes, slightly dulled by advanced age, but still a deep, sparkling blue.

 

“What is it you wish of me, madam?” he asked. Keeping his tone neutral and very formal until he found out exactly what was going on here.

 

She smiled up at him. “It really is you, isn't it, Seiichiro. At first I thought you might have had a woman we didn't know about and you were a grandson. But it is you. There's no mistake. I knew it when I saw you arguing with this young lady and that vein near you temple started throbbing like it always has.”

 

“How do you know me?”

 

She laughed. “I've known you all my life, Seiichiro. You're a shinigami now, aren't you?”

 

He nodded sharply, partially in shock. Not knowing what to make of this situation and still not having any clue as to who this woman might be.

 

You were always here for me

And I'll be there for you

You taught me how to live my life

You're the strength that pulls me through.

 

“I remember you used to always walk me home from school every day,” she said with a smile. “Even though it meant taking time off from work early.”

 

Blaze was looking from the old woman to Tatsumi and back again when something dawned on her. She and Watari came to the same conclusion at the same time. Watari stared at Blaze around Tatsumi's back, his amber eyes wide with the ensuing shock of realization.

 

Tatsumi's breath hitched and his chest tightened painfully. There was only one person in the world he had taken off work early for when he was alive.

 

“S-Setsuhen?” he said, eyes wide in amazement.

 

She nodded, beaming up at him.

 

He dropped to his knees in front of her and put his head in her lap. “I can't believe it.”

 

 

So many times you were tough on me

I just didn't understand

Looking back I realize

That you made me a better man.

 

 

“I didn't think you were quite so dense, Seiichiro,” she said, stroking his hair. “My niisan.”

 

“Imotuo.”

 

Gran, much as this is really sweet and I hate to break up the happy reunion, you need to have the shadow boy get his sister and who I'm guessing is his niece out of here. Pronto. They're starting to move downstairs.

 

I'll be there shortly, Star. Thank you.

 

Blaze leaned forward and brought Tatsumi up by the shoulders then wrapped both arms around him. Trusting that Star would keep the whole scene blocked from prying eyes, she reached for Watari too. She held on to the men she loved briefly before stepping back and kissing each of them in turn.

 

“You have to get them out of here, Chiro,” she said, nodding to his sister and niece. “Certain things are already in play and …”

 

“I understand,” came Setsuhen's voice from the wheelchair. “This is your wife, Seiichiro,” she said, looking at Blaze then turning her eyes to Watari. “And your husband.”

 

“How did you . . .” Tatsumi began, sounding startled.

 

“No great magick on my part, niisan. Your rings all match. Something dangerous is about to happen and you need to keep me safe from it. Correct?”

 

“Hai.”

 

“Let's be on our way then,” she said. “It was a pleasure to meet you, young lady. I hope to see you again soon in better circumstances.”

 

Blaze bowed deeply to her. “It is an honor to meet the family of one of my husbands.”

 

“I think that you and this young man here,” she said, nodding toward Watari, “are his family now.”

 

Blaze smiled at her and hugged both men again. “I love you two. Take her out of here. And keep yourselves away as well. I want you safe,” she said pointedly, turning and walking away.

 

“Not happening, koiishi,” Watari called after her.

 

Setsuhen chuckled. “You have quite an interesting afterlife, niisan.”

 

“Sometimes it's more interesting than I want to handle,” Tatsumi said, watching his wife walk across the room to where Crawford stood waiting for her.

 

 

While walking across the room, Blaze regained her composure somewhat, snapping back almost instantly into the rhythm of the mission.

 

All team members report.

 

Abyssinian and Balinese: One target eliminated, zeroing in on the next as of now, Aya said. The body was pushed through the bathroom window and glamoured by Star to look like a shrub.

 

Not, sadly, the George Bush variety, Star said. Target eliminated by us too, Gran. Siberian took him out. He's in the bathroom.

 

Glamoured?

 

Star laughed. Yeah, Sunny glamoured him to look like a urinal.

 

I find that oddly appropriate, Blaze said.

 

So did I.

 

Sunny?

 

One down. Nudging the other one in Balinese and Abyssinian's direction.

 

We're on target, Mistress. Should have him down within the next few minutes, Schuldig said.

 

We're good down here, Edana. We have unexpected help, Farf said, sounding amused.

 

What kind of unexpected help? Blaze asked her eyes narrowing shrewdly as she took Crawford's arm.

 

Our “escort” for the evening hates this setup more than we do.

 

Blaze blinked in startled surprise. Why?

 

They threatened the safety of his children.

 

Ah. Think you can trust him?

 

Don't see why not. If he proves me wrong, I can always kill him just as easily as I can anyone else.

 

Go with it for now. Let me know if anything drastic happens. Babies?

 

We're here.

 

We're fine.

 

Stop worrying so much, Blaze.

 

I won't stop worrying until everyone gets out of here safe.

 

Blaze barely heard the little mental whimper from Schuldig before he clamped down on it hard.

 

 

“Sorry, Mistress. You may not get your wish for that tonight,” Schuldig said quietly, so only Skye was able to hear him.

 

Yes, she will, Schu. I will not let them take you.

 

You may not be able to stop it, lieb.

 

Skye smiled up at him. Watch me.