Disclaimer:
"Tokyo Babylon" and all characters, institutions, locations and/or situations therefrom are copyright 2000 CLAMP, SHINSHOKAN Co., Tokyo. "X" and all characters, institutions, locations and/or situations therefrom are copyright 1992 CLAMP, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo. "CLAMP Campus Detectives" and all characters, institutions, locations and/or situations therefrom are copyright 1997 CLAMP, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo. No infringement is intended by their inclusion in this work. The author makes no claim of ownership to any of the characters, institutions, locations, and/or situations associated with "Tokyo Babylon", "X" and/or "CLAMP Campus Detectives". This is a piece of non-profit fan fiction.
The real persons included in this chapter are used strictly in context of their public position at the time of this fiction. Characterizations are entirely fictitious. No insult of any kind is intended by their inclusion in this work.
Warnings, Spoilers, and Summary:
"Family Matters" as a whole is rated NC-17 for violence, crime, occultism, sexual connotations, alternative lifestyles, and a vocal tree having issues. Single chapters may be less restricted. As a direct sequel it may not make sense unless you know "36°".
My stories are based solely on the German translation of the CLAMP manga books, therefore there might be differences in names and details from the English or Japanese editions.
The second main story of the Decagram (Sequel to 36°) — Preventing the End of the World caused some side-effects Subaru is ill-prepared to deal with on his own.
Credits:
Special thanks to Solo, my beta, who showed great patience and enthusiasm. The presentation of this story in its current state would not have been possible without her!
Story Codes and explicit Spoilers:
drama, Sei/Su, Fu/Ka, So/Ara, (Tree/Sei)
Character Death, Infanticide, Incest, Minor(13), Lemon Tree (not 'Citrus aurantifolia' or 'Tilia'!), Necrophilia, Non-Con, T(h)reesome
Tokyo Babylon Vols. 1, 2, 7, 11; Tokyo Babylon OVA 2; X Vols. 8, 10, 15-18, 18.5
Even the most extensive listing of story codes I've come across so far (AFF.net) doesn't list anything regarding "sex with plants", hence the "lemon tree" warning.
Cross-Over with "20 Menso ni onegai!!" (Man of Many Faces) and "Gohou Drug" (Legal Drug) by CLAMP as well as "Combination" by Leeza Sei.
Subaru's defense tactic and Seishiro's coffee mug in chapter 11 are courtesy of Solo, who allowed me to play with them after reading a scene from the X-WIP of Doom™.
about Notation
Pentacle, pentagram. I use both words in the strict sense in which the pentacle is a one-line five-pointed star with one tip up and the pentagram is a one-line five-pointed star with two tips up. The pentacle and the pentagram are inversions of each other. Hence, the symbol of the Sumeragi is the pentacle, the symbol of the Sakurazukamori is the pentagram.