Kept Aya-Chan
Author: WingedPanther73 with Sybil Rowan
Pairing(s)/Characters: Aya-chan x Crawford, Sakura x Schuldig, Tot x Nagi, Sally x Farfarello
Rating: M
Summary: This is an idea we had for Schwarz kidnapping several of the "girls" from the episode. We're writing this in parallel, with me writing the girls, and Sybil Rowan writing the guys. Don't ask why, but we both felt that was the natural way to write it.
Warnings: Strong language, psychological/physical torture, probably more (this is a Weiss fic, and it WILL be dark). You should also read the flip-side story, "Keeping Aya-Chan" by Sybil Rowan.
Disclaimer: Weiss Kreuz, its names and characters belong to Koyasu Takehito, Project Weiss, Marine Entertainment and Animate Film.
Beta Reader: Sybil Rowan with WingedPanther73
Chapter 1
Sakura stared in horror at the men of Schwarz. She had known that her role in saving Aya-chan would be risky, but her love of Aya had driven her to take any risk to save her. Now, she was witnessing bodies. Three old, powerful people were dead at the hands of the young psychics.
Tears sprang to her eyes as the red-head grabbed her by her hair, forcing her to her feet from her fetal position, leaving her feeling even more vulnerable. "Time we got greet the One," she heard him say. Why couldn't they just leave Aya-chan alone?
"Yes. Let's," the American agreed. She felt herself dragged, stumbling, down the hallway to the sacrificial chamber. She was startled when a young girl crashed through one of the skylights, howling in a terrifying way.
"Tot will kill you!" How could a mere mortal challenge these god-like beings? Sakura tried to flinch away, by was held fast by the red-head.
"You don't say," the American mocked, causing Sakura to cringe further. "Put the gun down, Tot, before I have Farfarello spank you again."
"You killed Daddy and Tot's sisters! Tot will make you pay!" Sakura couldn't understand where this crazy girl got the courage to face these people. She was vaguely aware of a noise coming from her throat, but she could no longer tell if it was terror or pain that produced it.
"Nagi, since this is your doing, you fix it," the American announced. She saw the American was directing it at the boy. The mover was going to kill the girl? How was that even fair? The boy simply shook his head, eyes down. "Put down the gun, Tot." Sakura saw tears spring into Tot's eyes as the gun began to vibrate, then was pulled from the girl's hands and into the boy's, Nagi's. "Bring her."
Sakura didn't know how to deal with this. Was Tot to be another prisoner? What would such violent people do with mere girls? Thinking back on her interactions with the red-head, she wondered if Aya would arrive in time to prevent the rape she now expected.
The pale man grabbed Tot, easily holding her, despite her struggles. "Nagi! Help Tot!" When the boy did nothing, "Fuck you, Nagi! Tot must have revenge!" Sakura felt her sanity slipping as she and Tot were dragged downward, towards Aya-Chan's body.
The last thing she heard before she passed out was the American's triumphant call, "The time of Eszett is over! Long live Schwarz! Long live chaos!"
Aya's eyes fluttered open. There had been a car... Ran had screamed her name... She was someplace else. The moon looked red. She closed her eyes. That couldn't be right. She peered again. It was pinkish, but she'd seen that before.
Why was she so weak? She attempted to rise, failed. She saw people around with hostile sounding voices. That wasn't right. People shouldn't be angry. She listened more closely and realized they were just murmuring. Her senses must be off. What had happened to her?
She was lying on something hard, cold. "Rock?" It felt like rock. How very strange. She felt an arm help her to a sitting position. "Where am I?" she asked her benefactor.
"You are in the chamber of resurrection, my lord," a male voice announced.
"Did I die? I remember the squealing tires. How would I be resurrected?" She was very confused. Had she been called back from the spirit world? She sensed a strange buzzing in her mind. With a bit of concentration, it went away, though, her thoughts clearing.
She shifted herself so the support was no longer needed, and looked about. "This does seem like a good place to resurrect someone. How long have I been dead?"
"You misunderstand," an accented voice, maybe American, informed her, "you have merely been asleep. You were in an accident, and have been in a coma for these past two years." That made a little more sense. But why would so many people be in such a strange place.
"So you've 'resurrected' me from a coma? But this doesn't seem like a hospital. Where are the doctors? The nurses? Where's Ran?"
A screeching voice answered that, "Your brother was very bad! Tot had to punish him, but these people killed Tot's Daddy, and now they'll kill us all!" It sounded like her further protests were muffled by a hand.
Aya, fear creeping into her, looking around more alertly. She was being supported by an American. A red-headed man was carrying a familiar-looking girl, a pale, scarred, man was holding a struggling girl who appeared to be biting his hand, to no effect, and a boy was standing staring at the ground.
Beyond them, around a hundred people were on their knees, as if in a church, with her at the center. The seemed to be in a natural cavern, lit by the moon and smoky torches, and she was on what could only be a stone altar. The scene was perfect for her to be the sacrifice in some horror movie ritual, yet there was no sign of a knife, anywhere.
Then she looked more closely at the pale man, and revised her opinion of the situation. She moved to run from the altar, but her body, and the American's firm grasp on her wrist, resulted in her falling to the ground next to the altar.
"Tot has quite the imagination. We're not going to kill you, and your fears of imminent death are unfounded. We will, however, be keeping a close eye on the three of you until the situation becomes more clear." With that, she was firmly forced to her feet, and led out of the cavern into winding passages.
After a bewildering trip, she was placed in a cell with the other two girls, and locked in. Aya's stomach rumbled shortly after the door closed. She was hungry, alone, and in the dark.
Tot was agitated. Tot had picked up a habit of hurting Tot, of late. Ever since Tot had been the lone survivor of all Tot's sisters, Tot found that scratches didn't have time to scab over. Here, in the dark, Tot was beating the palm of Tot's hand on a sharp rock, feeling the wound open and close, over and over.
"Please stop that." Tot looked at the girl, Aya Fujimiya.
"Why? Tot is very frustrated. Tot wanted to kill Crawford, and Schuldig, and Farfarello, and free Nagi from their bad influence. Tot was supposed to win! Nagi wasn't supposed to stop Tot from saving him!"
"You're going to badly hurt yourself, if you keep doing that. I can see the blood from here."
Tot smashed Tot's hand on the outcropping and lifted it to show the healed surface, but was shocked to feel blood trickle down her wrist. "What did you do to Tot? Tot is supposed to heal!"
"I didn't do anything to you."
Tot focused on Tot's hand, and watched it slowly close, far slower than normal. "You did! Tot heals super fast, but now Tot's only healing really fast."
"How did that happen? I wish I healed fast." Aya looked confused, but interested.
"Tot just started healing fast. Ever since Tot's sisters died, Tot heals fast."
A moan distracted both of them, as Aya's near twin stirred. Aya moved to help her up, while Tot stared at Tot's palm some more.
"Where am I?" the twin asked.
"We're prisoners. Who are you? Why do they care about you?"
"I'm Sakura. I replaced you to try and give your brother more time to save you. It looks like I screwed up. I'll have to apologize to Aya, if I see him again."
"Who's Aya? What kind of a guy is named Aya?"
"He's your brother."
"You mean Ran?"
Tot watched the two girls stare at each other in confusion, while Tot picked at Tot's palm, absently.
Sakura sighed, "I think Aya, Ran, took your name while he sought revenge on whoever hurt you. You've been in the hospital for a long time, Aya."
Aya sighed, "And it will take you a while to call him 'Ran', won't it?"
"I'll have to get used to it, I guess. Calling you and him 'Aya' won't work well, will it?"
"Tot thinks Ran should be called 'bad man'." Both the girls stared at Tot, so Tot picked at her palm some more, sulking. "Tot wants to get out of here and leave with Nagi."
Tot watched Aya look at the door to their cell. "I don't think we're going to bust through a metal door anchored in rock, Tot."
"Tot knows that!" Tot threw a rock at the door in frustration. They all flinched a little has it rebounded off the door with a loud noise. "Schwarz was supposed to be dead, now," Tot muttered.