High Love

by: schu-chan

*thoughts*

|phone conversation|

//flashback//

"WAKE UP, YOHJI!" Ken scowled and he quickly pulled off Yohji's blanket. Yohji let out a yelp and fell off of the bed.

"Keeen~! Just let me sleep, pleeeeeaaaaaaase?" Ken gave him a glare. "We have school today, Yotan. Get up and get ready! I'm not going to be late because of you again!"

"Then just go without meeeee!" Ken gave him a LOOK and stomped out, saying, "If you're not out her within ten minutes, I'm going to kick your lazy ass!"

Yohji pouted but dragged his body out of the bed and into the bathroom.

Ten minutes later...

Ken sat on the sofa in the living room, holding his soccer ball in his hands. Yohji exited his room and headed for the front door. Ken followed until he noticed something...

"YOHJIIII!"

Yohji gave him an innocent look as he said, "Yea?"

"Your school bag! Go get it."

"Datte-"

"NOW." Yohji sighed and went to go get his bag. *Since when has KenKen been so bossy? He used to be so cute... and obedient...* He smirked as he remembered the time when they were 5 and he'd managed to convince Ken to wear his cousin's clothes. His female cousin's clothes.

//"Come ooon, KenKen!"

The 5 year old Ken looked into Yohji's eyes said, "But 'Tou-san said that men aren't supposed to wear women's clothes. He said that they'll grow up bad people and that-"

Yohji gave him a hug, saying, "Datte, KenKen... I wanna seeee..."

Ken sighed but nodded.//

*That wasn't even convincing... that was just telling him I wanted something and him doing it. He used to go through so much for me... Now all I'm left with is this uncute teenager who's always yelling at me.*

Ken gave him a jab, saying, "Oi, elevator's stopped."

Yohji nodded and exited, heading out. "Have you studied yet, Yotan?"

Yohji stared at Ken. "Studied?"

Now it was Ken's turn to stare at Yohji. "Yohji, I can't believe you! I told you on Saturday that we had a test today!"

"Test...?"

Ken groaned. "I don't know why I even try!"

"Hey, guys!" They both turned around to see Omi and Nagi running towards them. Ken gave them a weak smile before he trudged on. Omi giggled. Most likely Yohji was giving him another headache about one thing or another.

*Why can't Yohji just... just let it go? It's been 5 fucking years already and I've been with him every step of the way!*

Yohji, Omi, and Nagi walked slightly behind Ken, being careful to stay away from the dark aura currently surrounding Ken. Ken suddenly turned around and gave Yohji a glare. Yohji stumbled back a couple steps in surprise.

"Ken, what'd I do this time?" Ken just turned around silently and stomped away from him. Yohji looked to Omi for answers, but found that Omi was laughing with Nagi.

"Omiiiii!" Omi shook his head. "No can do, Yohji-kun."

Suddenly, Ken came running back and he grabbed Yohji by the arm and began running quickly towards the school. "We're late! Omi, Nagi, you run too!"

Omi and Nagi looked at their watches and were frozen for a second. "My... watch is frozen..."

"So is mine..."

They ran after Yohji and Ken, who were forced to screech to a stop when a car almost ran them over. Ken scowled and flicked the car off before he continued to drag Yohji along.

Inside the car...

"Did that kid just flick us off, Cain?"

"Sumimasen, Fujimiya-san... It was because of my reckless driving."

Ran smiled. "It's all right. Let's just get to my new school."

Ken and Yohji arrived approximately 20 seconds after the gate was closed. Ken let out a frustrated cry before he dropped Yohji's arm. Omi and Nagi collapsed behind them. Some of the school representatives grinned from behind the gates at Ken and Yohji, the students who were almost famous for their lateness.

"Hidaka, Kudou, you're late again."

"Crawford!" Yohji glared at Crawford. For some reason, Crawford gave him a bad feeling and he tended to act on his instinct. Ken sighed.

"Gomen-ne, Crawford-kun. I know I said that I'd try to get us here on time last time, but -"

"I don't want your excuses. You all have 5 laps around the yard."

Ken's eyes brightened. *Only 5!*

"Except for Ken Hidaka. You'll have 25."

"Eeeeh?!"

"I know what your soccer team does for conditioning. Five laps wouldn't even be a warmup for you. Get going!" Ken groaned and he threw Crawford a dirty look. Crawford only gave him a cold look and motioned for him to go join his friends who were currently running.

Ken was on half-way on his first lap when he saw the car that had almost run Yohji and him over. To the school representatives's surprise, he ran over and punched the person that got out of the car. Crawford tackled Ken.

Ran was thrown against the car from Ken's punch. "If it wasn't for you and your stupid car, Yohji and I wouldn't have been late! And watch where you drive, you bastard! You almost ran us over!"

Ken then realized something... This person had gotten out of the... passenger's seat. *K'so!*

The driver, Cain, got out of the car and bowed to Ken. "Sumimasen! I was in such a rush that I wasn't paying attention!"

Ran looked at the brunette who was currently being held down by a young man with dark blue hair. Ken patted Crawford, who got up, glaring at Ken.

"We're awfully sorry. We're going to go discipline him now."

Ran shook his head. "No, it's quite all right."

Ken gaped at the redhead before he sighed. "I'm... sorry I punched you. I tend not to think before I act."

Ran nodded before he pulled out his schoolbag from the car. Ken was made to continue running his laps... with an additional 5 laps.

~*~*~*~*~*

When Ken entered the classroom, hot and sweaty, the class was busy staring at their new transfer student, Ran Fujimiya. Ken dumped himself in a chair. He thanked the gods that it was break.

"KenKen, go wash or something... you smell!" Ken grinned evilly before he draped his body over Yohji's. "And I know you love the smell, Yotan!"

"GAH! SOMEONE HELP!" The rest of the class just laughed.

"That's what you get for not appreciating someone like Ken-kun, Yohji!" Yohji threw Schuldich a glare before he managed to pry Ken's arms from his body.

Ken grinned and headed to the new student. He stuck out a hand.

"I'm really sorry about what happened earlier. I'm Ken Hidaka."

Ran reached out and shook Ken's hand, saying, "Ran Fujimiya."

Ken grinned and said, "So, where're you from?"

Yohji stared at Ken. Did he not see the cold look in the new transfer student's eyes? The way his body just exuded a wave of coldness and hate?

"Another part of Tokyo."

"Oh, I see. So I guess you don't need any help here, huh? Hey, as an apology for punching you, I'll show you around the school at lunch, ok?"

Ran looked surprised, and he nodded dumbly. Ken smiled at him before he returned to his seat as the teacher came in.

"So, Hidaka-kun, you've decided not to take a bath for a couple days?"

"Senseeeiii!"

The rest of the class laughed as the teacher cracked another joke about Ken. Yohji bristled. It was his job to tease Ken. Ken was his, dammit!

~*~*~*~*~*

It was lunch, and Crawford watched from his table as Ken pulled Ran around by the sleeve of his shirt. He saw that Ran said something that made Ken let go quickly, blushing. Crawford glared at the two teens, ignoring the lunch that sat before him.

Across the cafeteria

"You're stretching the fabric."

"Ah! Gomen!" Ken dropped Ran's arm, blushing furiously. They stood there like that for a couple seconds before Ken led Ran to a table.

"Ano... I usually sit here... but you can sit anywhere you like if you don't feel like sitting with me..."

Ran put his tray down and sat silently. Ken put down the two bentos he had in his hand and sat there. Eventually, Yohji and Schuldich made their entrance, kissing, as they usually were. The yaoi fans in the school always waited for the moment Yohji and Schuldich entered the cafeteria. Yohji and Schuldich finally stopped and sat down in front of Ken and Ran. Ken pushed one of his lunches towards Yohji.

"Eat." Yohji grinned and thanked Ken. Ran silently watched as Ken dug into his lunch for a few seconds before he turned to Ran and offered him some.

"I made it so it's not that great but it's better than the cafeteria food." Ran thanked him and had some. "It's... good."

"Really? Thanks! I never get any appreciation from the dolt that eats it everyday."

"Hey! Who're you calling dolt!" Schuldich laughed as Yohji glared at Ken. Ken only threw his soccerball at Yohji, who ducked. Ken's eyes widened in horror as it hit someone on the head and proceeded to fly towards the last person in the world he wanted it to fly to. Bradley Crawford. Crawford looked up just as it flew right at him, hitting him in the face. Ken ran over, stuttering apologies. Crawford held his face in his hands, groaning.

"Ite..." Ken let out a panicked shriek.

"Blood! Crawford-kun, you're bleeding! Let me take you to the nurse's office! Oh, Ran, you can finish my bento if you want... Just bring it back to the class after you're done, ne?"

Ken zoomed away, dragging Crawford along by his wrist.

~*~*~*~*~*

Ken gently pulled Crawford's glasses away and treated the small cut that was right above his eyebrow. "I'm really sorry, Crawford-kun... I only meant to throw it at Yohji and he ducked..."

Crawford winced as the alcohol pad was gently swept across his wound. Ken blew on it gently and apologized again.

"It's fine. Just slap a bandaid over it."

"Iie. It might get infected or leave a scar. Let me put some Neosporin on, ok?" Crawford nodded reluctantly and allowed Ken to spread some of the gel onto his cut before he gently put a bandaid over it.

"I'm really sorry about it, Crawford-kun... Is there any way that I can make it up to you?"

Crawford stared into the innocent looking face that was watching him with a worried look in his eyes. An evil thought formed in his head.

"Are you free this Saturday, Ken?"

Ken nodded. *Ken...? He never calls me Ken...*

"Then go out on a date with me."

"Eeeh?!"

~*~*~*~*~*

"Wait, so did you agree?!" Ken scowled at Yohji. "What's it got to do with you, Yohji? Go away."

Ken was walking towards the soccer field, having had changed already. Yohji whined to him and Ken shoved him away.

"Will you stop bothering me if I answer you?"

Yohji nodded. "Yes, I agreed. You know I'm bi, Yohji, and you have to admit, Crawford's pretty good looking."

Yohji was left as a piece of solid rock as Ken walked on, snickering.

~*~*~*~*~*

The next day, Yohji slept in and Ken was still in his own apartment. When Yohji woke up, it was noon and he was hungry.

"What...? Holy shit! School! Why didn't Ken wake me up?!" Yohji immediately called Ken.

|K: Moshi Moshi?

Y: Ken, what's going on?!

K: I... I don't feel so well, Yotan... I think I'm sick again...

Y: K'so! I'll be right there!

K: Yotan... didn't you go to school?!

Y: Uh... We'll talk when you get there.

K: No, Yotan! Go to school now, at least! You can make it for your last two classes!

Y: Datte-

K: It's just two more hours, Yotan, I'll be fine. I'm not letting you in unless you go to class!

Y: Datte-|

Yohji scowled at the phone. Ken'd hung up on him before he had a chance to argue with him.

~*~*~*~*~*

Schuldich, Ran and Crawford had all insisted on coming.

Schuldich had clung to his arm, saying, "Come on, Yohji! He's my friend, too!"

Ran had given him a LOOK before saying, "He showed me the school yesterday."

And Crawford... his reason was the one that pissed him off the most. "He's mine."

*He's not yours dammit! He's mine!*

Yohji was about to knock but remembered where Ken left the spare key. He pulled it out from under the potted plant and opened the door. They found Ken lying on the sofa, whimpering.

"Ken!" Yohji rushed forward and picked him up in his arms. He carried him to his room and placed in gently on the bed.

"Yo... tan?"

"Yea, it's me, Ken... It's all right... I'll take good care of you..."

"It... hurts... to breathe..." Ken let out a soft whimper after each word, making Yohji feel as though his heart was in pain.

"Who's good at making tea?" Ran volunteered to do it and left to find the kitchen. Crawford glanced around the apartment. It was obvious that Ken lived alone.

"Why does he live alone?"

"We both live alone. Our families live in Kyoto... He's only here to take care of me."

"Take care of you...?"

"It's personal." Yohji was currently wiping the sweat off of Ken's body with a damp towel. Schuldich watched as Yohji took care of Ken. He grinned. Yohji always claimed that he was just being over-protective of Ken because they were friends... Yohji still hadn't realized that he was in love with Ken. It amused him since he himself was in love with Ken. And Yohji, too, of course.

Ken tried to roll up into a ball but Yohji gently pried his limps apart, "KenKen... come on, don't make this hard for me."

"Datteeeee..."

Schuldich grinned. "It's such a rare sight... Ken whining and Yohji acting mature."

Yohji threw Schuldich a dirty look before he continued to try to make Ken more comfortable.

"Here's the tea."

"Thanks. Come on, Ken... have some tea."

Ken sat up with both Yohji and Schuldich's help. He took a sip of the tea and smiled. "Don't... call parents, k, Yotan?"

Yohji nodded. "Thanks Ken... You're always looking out for me..."

Ken smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek before he continued to sip the tea. He then realized that Crawford and Ran were there and he looked at them in confusion.

"We were worried." Ken nodded and happily sipped the tea.

~*~*~*~*~*

Ken was well by the next week. He promised Crawford to go on a date with him that Friday night, since he hadn't been able to go out with him the Saturday before. Yohji found himself sitting in his room on Friday afternoon, feeling pissed off and jealous and angry. Schuldich lay on the bed, sighing happily in his sleep. Yohji let out an angered groan and began to dress.

"Yohji...?"

"Ah, Schu! I'm going to go out for a little while."

"To go spy on Ken's date."

Yohji froze. "Nani?"

"You're going to go spy on Ken's date. Yohji... why are you going to go spy on Ken's date?"

"Because... Ken's innocent! He... Crawford might try something and -"

"Yohji... don't you think it's a little strange... your obsession with 'protecting' Ken?"

"I don't understand what you mean..."

"You don't love Ken like a brother."

"Huh?"

"Unless it's incest."

"Ew, that's sick, Schu!" [1]

"You know what I mean, Yohji... whenever someone even touches him, you get all pissed off. When he smiles at someone and its not you he's smiling at, you get pissed off. Last week, when Ran and Crawford kept coming over, you spent so much time trying to keep Ran and Crawford away from Ken that I took care of him half of the time. And you're going to go spy on him now. If you were really thinking of him as a brother, you'd be thinking something like, 'Oh, look! He has a student representative asking him out on a date... The president of the class, too. Good-looking guy with manners and money asking out my buddy KenKen out on a date, I don't have to worry!' Instead, you're thinking, 'Damn Crawford... if he tries anything, I'll beat him! KenKen's mine!'"

"Eh?"

"How do I know what you're thinking? Because I was thinking the same thing."

"Eeeeh?!"

Schuldich grinned. "You know, you're not very sexy with you're jaw on the floor like that."

Yohji immediately closed his mouth. "Then... you're... in love with Ken?"

"And you."

"N-nani?"

"I'm in love with two people, so what?"

Yohji smiled. "Ne, Schu..."

"Hm?"

"Let's go."

~*~*~*~*~*

Crawford and Ken were walking home from the arcade with Yohji and Schuldich trailing behind them. Ken yawned and stumbled against Crawford, who caught him immediately.

"Daijoubu?"

"Ah... h-hai!"

Ken smiled at him sheepishly.

*He reminds me of chocolate... Wonder what he tastes like...*

Ken blushed when he found Crawford staring at him. "Ano... is there something on my face?"

Crawford smiled. "Iie. I was just... watching. You're beautiful."

Ken's face turned even redder and he immediately changed the subject. "Oh, look! Let's get some ice cream!"

They entered the ice cream shop and Ken ordered a double scoop of chocolate and Crawford ordered a single scoop of vanilla.

"I thought you'd get vanilla."

"Hn?"

"You seem like the vanilla type of person."

Crawford raised an eyebrow at this comment, and Ken blushed - again. "Ah.. um... That is..."

Crawford let out a small chuckle and ruffled Ken's hair. "It's fine. I wasn't offended or anything."

Ken blushed even more and walked on. They stopped by the park to finish their ice cream. Ken blushed again. Some of the other benches were occupied by couples that were making out. Ken and Crawford ate their ice cream quietly.

"He... he's about to put his hand over Ken's!" Yohji grit his teeth and Schuldich almost burst out laughing at the wild look in Yohji's eyes. Yohji calmed down when Crawford didn't but the damage had been done; Schuldich was clutching his stomach and rolling on the ground, laughing as quietly as he could without being found out.

Crawford stood and extended his hand to Ken, who took his hand. To Ken, Yohji and Schuldich's surprise, Crawford didn't let go and only continued walking.

"Do... you mind?"

"I-ie!" Ken's red face was even redder now - if it was possible.

They finally reached the front of Ken's apartment. "Th-thanks for today, Crawford-kun... It's been great."

Crawford leaned in and gave Ken a hug. He let go and looked into Ken's eyes. "May I...?"

"H-hai..." Crawford leaned down and pressed his lips against Ken's.

Behind them, Yohji and Schuldich stood shocked. "He... he let Crawford kiss him!"

They stood there and watched in shock as the kiss grew deeper. "That's it, I'm stopping this stupid date."

"Wait, Yohji, think about it! Ken's gonna -"

Schuldich attempted to stop Yohji, but Yohji didn't see or hear Schuldich. He grabbed Crawford and punched him. Ken stared at Yohji, panting.

"Yohji..."

"Don't be with him, Ken! I love you more than he does!"

"Eeeeeh?!"

TBC....

[1]: "Ew, that's sick, Schu!": I had Yohji say that... but I guess I'm a sicko, ne? Too much yaoi manga with incest is bad for your spiritual growth, lol... sometimes, my interests scare myself... ^^

Does anyone know where I can find Weiss Kreuz Gluhen episodes 1-3 (subbed) online (Not anywhere like Kazaa and such....)? If you do, could you please tell me?

also... i should work on my other unfinished works... but my brain won't function... i'll read it... and my brain'll just stop working, lol. suman