

In this, at least, he is nothing like Seimei, whose memory and somewhat arrogance meant that knowledge came easier to him. Masahiro's been working too hard, day and night, again, to the point of this exhaustion, but I know him well enough that pointing it out will only result in him snapping at me. I refuse to even consider the consequences if someone actually discovers him sleeping in here. To think that the grandson of the great Seimei would end up sleeping in such a place as this I shake my head, the musty smell of old records and even older scrolls lingering in the air as I take a deep breath and return to the task of listening for any footsteps approaching. I transform into my true form, resisting the urge to sigh as I watch him sleep on the bare floor of the archive room.

Summary: Children have very short memories for some things. Spoilers for the anime and corresponding manga chapters prior to this. Pairing: vaguely implied Guren/Masahiro Guren POV Since the anime is only currently on Episode 5 and the manga gradually being translated, I've taken backstory liberties that will no doubt be proven wrong. moshesque wrote a ficlet based on Episode 5, and I got inspired to finish something I've been fiddling with for a while. mesmerisz has the first four episodes uploaded here, so check them out! Not spoiling anyone, but Guren is linked to this, so if you like the twelve gods aspect of YnM, then you'll like this. (One reason, if shallow, is that Guren is really, really hot.) Also, if you like Yami no Matsuei then you might like this because the twelve shikigami that Tsuzuki can summon (Suzaku, Seiryuu, Genbu, Byakko, Touda etc.) all show up here as well. I will just tell you all on my flist that if you haven't checked Shounen Onmyouji out, you need to. Kajimoto in Tenipuri and Soubi in Loveless) is in it, and then getting into it to the point where I'm nearly gnawing my arm off waiting for Episode 5 to come up on download.

This is all moshesque's fault, though it serves me right by being sucked into a series because Katsuyuki Konishi (aka.
