Usual Disclaimer: I'm an engineer, not an anime producer. Hence, I don't own 'em. I'm just playing nicely with them for a little bit.

Author's note: Well, here goes. My first Weiss Kreuz fanfic. I know it's a strange pairing, but this idea has been poking at me for the past couple of months, so I figured I'd get it out of my system. C&C appreciated.

Pairings: Schuldig/Omi; background Ken+Omi

Spoilers: Entire Weiss Kreuz television series to date


Partners



The building was going to collapse.

It did not require a civil engineer to tell Omi what the destruction around him had already made obvious - the building's structural integrity was shot to hell, and there was no way he could possibly get out of the building alive.

So, resigned to his fate, he concentrated on his new objective: taking as many of those Schwartz bastards to hell with him as possible.

To his left, Ken panted as he picked himself off of the floor. Farfarello lay ten feet away from him, stunned momentarily, where Ken had knocked him away from Omi only moments before.

Omi flashed a tired smile at his teammate, thankful for the assistance. It was time for him to return the favor.

Dusting his sleeves off, Omi squared his shoulders and turned to face Nagi once again. He was ready to do whatever he could to keep Schwartz from winning this battle.

In the corner, Yohji held Schuldig at bay with his garrote. Directly in front of him, Crawford danced around Aya's wild slashes, occasionally throwing a counterpunch before sliding out of range.

Nagi's eyes flashed at Omi from across the room, a challenge. He tensed, reaching instinctually for his darts as the telekinetic raised his hands to attack.

But before either could finish their move, a hideous cracking noise drew complete attention to the center of the room. All action paused as the assassin groups looked frantically around the room to determine the source of the sound.

Directly down the center of the room, a fissure split the flooring apart between Crawford and Aya.

And it was growing wider.

The room quaked as the floor beneath them tore apart, flinging both Weiss and Schwartz violently to the ground. Omi fought to regain his footing as the world around him shook. He had made it to his knees and was straightening his back when a large piece of broken ceiling tile plummeted from above, striking him squarely on the back of his head.

I guess I was right after all, Omi thought dazedly, blackness encroaching his vision. The building really is going to collapse.

Ahead of him, he watched as Crawford was the first to be swallowed into the gaping abyss.

Omi smiled sardonically.

Well, he thought, at least I won't die alone.

Then the world dropped out beneath his feet, and everything went dark.