ST: Hello! This is my first attempt as a Weiss Fan Fic, so please forgive me if I don't get the characters quite right.
Aya:….
ST: Now, now, no scowling allowed! I haven't even stared the fic yet!
Yoji: That's why we're afraid.
ST: (Tears in eyes) You guys are so mean!
Omi: Yoji! You made her cry! (patting ST in the shoulder)
Yoji: Great….(He sighs) I'm sorry.
ST: (Looking up) You mean it sniff
Yoji: Yea.
ST: (Happily) Good! Because you're the main character in my first fic! (BEAMING)
Yoji: (GROAN) I knew it, I just knew it!
Ken: (Whispering to Omi) Glad it's him and not me. (Omi nods in agreement)
Disclaimer: Weiss Cruz isn't mine….blah, blah…..
"Kudo!" That voice made Yoji wince. Slowly he turned around to find Seraphine standing behind him. She was clad in her black pants and a royal blue shirt, which made her eyes stand out, those eyes that seemed to see within his very soul.
"Well, what a surprise." Yoji drawled as he turned around and leaned heavily against the side of the bar. "The ice Queen has come down to hob knob with the common folk!" He bowed deeply, "I feel so honored."
Seraphine ignored his quip comments and simply look at him, "The other's are worried about you." She said.
Yoji straightened, "Reallly?" He cocked and eyebrow at her, "They send you to find me?" He laughed, "I'm doubly honored now!"
"They don't know." She said as she looked away, as Yoji stopped laughing, and looked at her in disbelief for a moment. Then he smiled seductively.
"Do tell…." He said, his voice huskily as he pushed away from the bar and slowly walked over to her, as he gently reached out and cupped her chin. Normally he would never dream of getting this close to the Ice Queen, he has seen her fight and he also know that he wasn't too high on her "People I Approve Of" list. In fact, he thought he was number one on her list of "People I want to remove from the Gene pool" list. However, his common sense has already been thrown out the window by the amount of alcohol he had consumed. He saw Seraphine's eyes widen slightly, as he turned her face to look at him…he smiled.
"Could it be…than you were concerned about me?" He breathed. He saw her eyes hardened and angrily she gripped his hand and threw away from her. He sighed, "Apparently not."
"The others are concerned about you." She said as she looked back up at him, "They want you to come back to the shop."
"Really?" Yoji said as he held one hand on his hip, "Why would I want to go back there?"
"Because the team needs you." She replied, almost in an automated voice.
"Shea, right." He said as he walked back over to the bar and sat down, and waved the bar tender over.
Seraphine walked over to him as the bartender came up, and smiled. "You're certainly popular with the ladies." He chuckled as he looked at Seraphine.
Yoji half smiled, "No, this one's got a shell of pure ice." He said as the Bartender shook his head.
"What a waste." He said as he refilled Yoji's drink as Seraphine walked up next to Yoji and looked at him.
Yoji downed his drink, and they sat in silence as Seraphine looked at him. Yoji felt her eyes on him and finally, turned to her. "What?" He finally asked her constant staring finally getting to him.
Seraphine's eyes never left his as she reached up and took off his sunglasses. Yoji's eyes widened as she slipped them over her ears and up on top of her head as she waved the bartender over. "JD shot, straight." She said evenly, as the Bartender eye's widened as Yoji stared at her in shock.
The bartender pour her a shot, and without even looking she reached out grasped the glass, and shot it in one gulp and replaced the glass upside down on the counter. Yoji stared at the glass, then back at Seraphine. He half smiled, "And that was because…."
"I am not an animated doll without feelings." She said as she turned around and sat down at the bar, as Yoji looked at her. Finally he looked forward, confused. Seraphine wasn't acting like herself. He had never send her drink before, NEVER! Much less act…well, somewhat like a normal human to him.
"The others…." She said as Yoji looked at her as she looked down to her clasped hands before her, "…. they are really concerned about you." She said.
"Hrumph!" Yoji said as he downed another drink, "Who needs a drunken, womanizer in their origination?" He asked as he looked at her, "Isn't that what you said?"
"Yes." She said softly, "But, apparently, we do." She said as she looked up at Yoji, her eyes softened, as Yoji's eyes widened. "Please, come back home." She said softly.
Yoji stared in shock, then laughed. "Damn! I think I've had too much to drink!" He chuckled as he stood up, "I think I thought I heard you ask me to come back!"
"I did." She said softly as she looked away, and whispered. "They…." She swallowed, "We…. want you to come back."
All Yoji could do was stare, and then his eyes hardened. "Hrumph!" He said as he turned back to the bar "Did Aya put you up to this?" He asked bitterly. "Did Aya tell you to bring me back?"
"I told you, they do not know that I'm looking for you." She said.
Yoji waved his hand, "Yea, yea." He said, "Go back to the shop, Seraphine." He said "Tell Aya that his plan of you humbling yourself before me, isn't working."
Seraphine's jaw hardened as she stood up and removed his glasses from her as she turned to look at him, her eyes cold. "I do not humble myself before anyone, Kudo!" She hissed bitterly, "If you knew me, you'd understand that!"
"But I don't know you!" Yoji snapped angrily as he looked at her, "You never let me get to know you! You're always so cold, and bitter to me and I never done anything to you!" He laughed bitterly, "You're so hostile, and angry to me…. you always keep me at arms length away! Hell! You treat Aya with more compassion than you do me, and Aya treats everyone like shit!"
"And you don't?" Seraphine countered as Yoji blinked in surprise as he looked at her as she looked at him her eyes filled with distain.
"What?" He asked confused.
Angrily Seraphine turned away, "Never mind."
"No, what did you mean by that?" He demanded as he rose to her feet.
"Nothing." She said as she placed his sunglasses down on the counter, "I've said what I came to say. Weather you will or won't come back is up to you." She said as she turned to go, as Yoji gripped her arm.
"You're not getting away that easy!" He snarled, "What was that crack 'bout?"
"Let go, Kudo." Seraphine hissed, "Don't make me make you."
"Is there a problem?" A big man, who was obliviously intoxicated wandered over to Yoji and Seraphine and they both looked up.
"No, there's no problem." Yoji said smoothly, "My friend and I are having a conversation."
"Is that *hiccup* right?" He drawled.
"Yes, that's right." Yoji said, "Why not go back to your drink and let us finish our conversation."
The man's face darkened, "You ass!" He growled as he grabbed Yoji and literally yanked him off his feet and threw him to the side.
"Kudo!" Seraphine cried out as she saw Yoji flying back and moved to go to him when the man grabbed her and pulled her close to him. "Let go of me you bastard!" She screamed pounding her fist against his chest.
"Now is that any way to treat yer knight in shining armor?" He breathed, the smell of alcohol oozing form his very breath, making Seraphine feel nauseated. "C'mon, how about a little reward for my efforts?" He said as he gripped her face painfully tight and brutally kissed her.
Yoji shook his head a bit as he looked up, and he saw the man forcing himself on Seraphine. Then he saw it, for one instant the look of absolute panic and fear in Seraphine's eyes. That was enough to make him act, Yoji sprung up and ran to over and gripped the man on the shoulder pulling him away form Seraphine, whirling him around to meet his fist square in the jaw.
"Kudo!" Seraphine gasped, in shock.
"Get the hell out of here!" Yoji snarled, "I'll distract our…friend here."
"That was not smart." The man said as he rushed Yoji, his fist connecting just under his rib cage, propelling Yoji back and knocking the wind out of him. Yoji stumbled back, clutching his ribs and gasping for air.
"No!" Seraphine cried as she ran over to Yoji's side.
"He's strong…." Yoji coughed
"See what you get for interrupting." The man drawled as he towered over them, looking down at Yoji. "First I'll take care of you, insect." He said as he licked his lips, "Then I'll finish our conversation."
Angrily Seraphine bolted up and in front of Yoji as he stared at her in shock as she shielded him.
"Stand aside, princess." He said, "We'll have our fun later."
"I will not let you harm him!" Seraphine snarled, as she balled her fists.
"Impertinent whore!" He snarled as he drew back his fist.
Instantly Seraphine's eyes blaze, "I'm not a whore!" She screamed as her hands shot out and a blast of kinetic energy propelled the man back, knocking him out at he collided into the bar.
Yoji felt Seraphine grip his arm and haul him up to his feet, "Time to go!" She said as she hurried half pulling, half dragging him out of the bar. Once outside Seraphine continued on for a while until Yoji pulled away from her.
"I'm fine!" He said as he pulled away staggering back a bit and leaned up against the wall.
"You're not fine." Seraphine said, as she walked over to him, and knelt down next to him as he slid down the wall to sit on the ground. "You're hurt." She said as she put her hand on his shoulder.
Yoji angrily shrugged it off, "What do you care?" He asked, "You hate me anyways."
Seraphine slowly pulled back her hand, "I don't…." She began as he looked over at her, "I don't hate you…. Yoji." She said as she looked down, pain in her eyes. "I just…. don't like what you do."
Yoji simply stared at her for a moment, then sighed and shook his head. "Something tells me that we need to have a long talk." He said as he pushed himself up the wall as Seraphine straightened, he looked over at her. "If I asked you back to the hotel room to talk and that's it…would you believe me and accept?"
Seraphine looked at him for a moment, then nodded. He smiled a little, "Good." He said as he pushed off the wall and stumbled a bit. Seraphine caught him, and pulled his arm around her neck to help support him, not looking at him and both of them walked in silence.