End of the World; Redux

Subaru crossed the threshold of the house activating his wards by his mere presence there. He wasn't sure what kind of game Seishirou was playing this time but he wasn't going to let the man manipulate him again . He'd been a pawn of Seishirou's for too many years already and something had snapped inside him when he held Seishirou's dying body. He didn't even know if he had the capacity to feel anything anymore.

He drew the coat closer around his frame and moved to settle in a chair his eyes staring dully into the fire. He had a job to do later that night and it was necessary to at least try to get some sleep. The problem was the dreams he had occasionally but even though Kakyou had offered to take them he'd refused

Hana stared out at the crowd of crazies that they'd somehow lost their minds enough to invite, and sighed, a little. Well, it was going smoother than he could have hoped for, at the beginning of this, and...he smiled, his fingers curling around Uryuu. The official part was done with-they were married, god help them both, and the last two years things had been...well, mostly quiet. Or as quiet as life could be, with friends like these.

Still, this ordeal wasn't over yet. Actually, the worst was just beginning. Something about the wedding reception. And the speeches that were traditional, and they had to dance? Why hadn't they eloped? Still, there was booze, so there was something to dull the burning embarrassment, at least. Also, cake...a rather magnificent cake.

Hana sighed again, and smiled helplessly. Oh well, they were his friends, and he wasn't going to hurt them for being embarrassing today. Much.