Disclaimer: I don't any of this. This all belongs to Koyasu Takehito and Project WeiB. Except for my oc's (original character's for those who aren't familiar with the term analogy) and Yuri Kudou belongs to ChibiJaime (oh shoot!! Now I gave you a clue to who the person is). Enjoy!
// = thoughts
"" = Japanese
"//" = English
*** = flashbacks
"Ran?"
Aya didn't notice the light tap on his shoulder. He didn't even notice that two days had passed; since, he walked out of the Kitty in the House to clear his head. He never saw his love come up behind him. He couldn't think straight. Not after seeing him again.
"Ran, why won't you talk to me?"
/Ken's voice is full of worry. Worry over me. How can I tell him my past? How can I tell him my secrets? How can I? When, I know he will be a shamed of me./ He let out a deep sigh and looked into Ken's worried eyes. "Let's go home."
Relief washed over his face when Ken heard those words. /Man, I wonder what freaked him so much to stay out here at the park for two whole days./ "Umm... Ran do you want to talk..."
"Iie." Aya mentally kicked him self for sounding so cold. "I mean, iie. I don't want to talk about it right now."
/Well... at least he said right now. Man, he looks so pale. Those rings! I guess he didn't get much sleep, either. Well, I guess being at the park for two whole days wouldn't do anyone any good./ "Come on, Ran. Let's get you home so you can eat and rest."
Meanwhile....
Yoji was planning something for the couple. /I think she could help a lot. She might even be able to help Aya./ When he arrived at his destination, he second-guessed himself. /Maybe, this isn't such a good idea.... then, again it wouldn't hurt to give it a try./ "Is Kudou Yuri in?"
"No, she isn't at the moment. May I ask why you want to see her?" the receptionist asked.
"I'm her cousin...."
"Why Yo-tan!!! Why didn't you tell me you were coming to visit little old me?"
"Yuri!!! It's nice to see you too. But, unfortunately it's not a social visit."
"Since, when do you ever visit me for a social call? Any way follow me to my office."
"Good point, but we don't have time to argue. I need your advice."
"Ok, shoot. What are you having girl or guy problems?"
"NO!!!! It's not relationship, well... it is but not for me. I need advice to help some friends of mine."
"Ok... what kind of relationship do your friends have?"
"Think really hard. Don't kill more brain cells than you have too."
"OH!!! That kind of relationship."
"Yeah..."
"No, problem. Just tell where they are and I can probably give you advice to help them go in the right direction."
"It's not that simple."
"THEN WHAT IT IS FOR CRYIN' I LIE!!!! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM!!!!"
Yoji whispered into her ear. Yuri's eyes got as wide as they could get. If they could have fallen out, they would have. She couldn't believe what he was telling her. /Oh may!!! I don't know if I can help. I can't tell that you Yoji. I'm his last hope. He must be really desperate if he had to call on my help./ "I'll do my best but I'm going have to meet them, you know that, right?"
"Yeah, I know. Then it's settled. I'll give you a call when it starts to get really bad."
"How soon do you think it will be?"
"I don't know, Yuri. I really don't know and I hate not knowing."
"Well, I guess I'll see you later then. I... I umm... wish you luck."
"Thanks, I'll need it."
Meanwhile...
Yoji was at his cousin's, Yuri's, office. Ken had one heck of a time of getting Aya to sleep and eat.
"Come on, Aya, you have to eat to something."
"Iie, I don't."
"Aya, Ken's right. You haven't eaten anything in two days." Omi put in.
"I'm fine."
"Ran, please for me?" Ken whispered.
"Ok. I'll eat."
"Aya, why don't you go to your room and I'll bring you your food." Ken suggested.
"Ok." was the muffled reply.
"Ken, did Aya look good to you?" Omi asked.
"Now, that you mention it...he did look a *little* more pale than usual." Ken responded.
"Not to mention those dark rings under his eyes."
"Omi, I'm sure he's fine." /At least I hope he is.../
Ken brought up Aya's food but he was already asleep. /He looks so beautiful. I wish he could always look this peaceful./ Just then, he abruptly knocked out of his trance. /Ran's whimpering?!?!?/
"Go...go...AWAY!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! PLE....PLEASE....STOP!!!!" Aya was screaming. Ken didn't know what to do. He never heard Aya cry in his sleep before.
"Ran, wake up. Wake up. It's me...Ken."
"No, go away. You're only going to hurt me."
/Oh my! Now, I'm scared. He just sounded like a hurt child./ "Ran, WAKE UP!!!"
"Huh?!?" Aya woke up to Ken's embrace. He remembered his dream. "Ken, can you please leave me alone?"
"Ran, are you sure you're fine?"
"Ken just leave me alone."
"But..."
"Please Ken?"
/He sounds so hurt. He doesn't even want to talk. Something is definitely wrong. I wish he would open up./ "Ok. I'll be down at the shop if you need anything."
Aya didn't respond. Instead he let his mind wander. Thinking back to the days where the truth wasn't the truth.
****
"/Mrs. Hunting?/" inquired Dr. Zimmerman.
"/How is he?/" she asked worriedly.
"/Well, Alex is one luckily boy. If you had got him here, he would have never made it through surgery. From what the surgeon told me, they stopped all internal bleeding and he's on a respirator. Along with a mild concussion and a few scrapes and bruises, he'll be fine. All he needs is a few weeks rest and he must take his subscribed medicine./"
"/Thank you Dr. Zimmerman. Can we see him?/"
"/Of course, right this way./" He led them through a maze of passageways. After, what seemed eternity, they were at Alex's room. /Oh shoot!!! I have to pick up Matthew from b-ball(6) practice...but, first I have to see Alex./
"/Here is the room. I have to go and do my rounds. Good-bye./"
"/Thank you again for everything, Dr. Zimmerman./"
"/Are you sure you want me here?/" questioned Jack.
"/Yes, I'm sure. I want you to call me if anything in his condition changes./"
"/Where are you going, Vicky?/"
"/I have to go and pick up Matthew form b-ball practice./"
"/Why, don't I go pick him up?/"
"/Are you sure? You know, how much he likes you./"
"/I'm sure. That way you can stay a little while longer to watch over Alex./"
"/Ok, when you pick up Matthew, say 'Come quick. It's raining again and the house is flooded'. Ok?/"
"/OKK...let me get this strait. I tell Matthew 'Come quick. It's raining again and the house is flooded' right?/"
"/Yep. By Gorge I think he's got it./"
"/Haaa, not funny./"
"/Go or you're going to be late. He's always crankier if you're late./"
"/Alright! I get the picture. I'm going. I'm going./"
***
"HEY AYA WAKE UP!!! COME ON MAN EVEN I'M AWAKE!!!!" Yoji yelled thought the door.
"Go away!!!" came the red head's reply.
"It's your shift. So get your butt out of bed or I'll come in there and drag it out myself."
"Give me a minute."
"I'll count to ten. 1,2, 10...MAN YOU LOOK LIKE UNKO(1) !!!"
"Thanks."
"On second thought, I'll relieve you of your shift and take it."
"Yoji are you sick?"
(puts his hand to his head) "No, not that I know of."
"Aya, come on. Omi's leaving and Yoji probably has a date." Ken yelled.
"It's ok, Yoji. Tell Ken I'll be down in 15 minutes."
"Ok." /Man, after last night, I wonder... maybe I should call Yuri. I think it's time we brought in the artillery./ "Ken, Aya will be down in 15."
"Thanks, Yoji!" /I hope Ran is all right. I wish he would open up more about his problems./
Over the next week Aya's condition only got worse. No one would have guessed he was sleep deprived, stressed out, and hadn't eaten anything in the last week. He knew how to hide things very well. Unfortunately, no one knew of his past...not even Ken or that's what Aya thought.
"Aya," Ken called lovingly.
"..." was his response.
"Ran, are you all right?" Ken asked with concern.
"Hai, why are you asking?" Aya wavered a bit. Then all of a sudden, he pitched forward.
"RAN!!!"
1. Shit
// = thoughts
"" = Japanese
"//" = English
*** = flashbacks
"Ran?"
Aya didn't notice the light tap on his shoulder. He didn't even notice that two days had passed; since, he walked out of the Kitty in the House to clear his head. He never saw his love come up behind him. He couldn't think straight. Not after seeing him again.
"Ran, why won't you talk to me?"
/Ken's voice is full of worry. Worry over me. How can I tell him my past? How can I tell him my secrets? How can I? When, I know he will be a shamed of me./ He let out a deep sigh and looked into Ken's worried eyes. "Let's go home."
Relief washed over his face when Ken heard those words. /Man, I wonder what freaked him so much to stay out here at the park for two whole days./ "Umm... Ran do you want to talk..."
"Iie." Aya mentally kicked him self for sounding so cold. "I mean, iie. I don't want to talk about it right now."
/Well... at least he said right now. Man, he looks so pale. Those rings! I guess he didn't get much sleep, either. Well, I guess being at the park for two whole days wouldn't do anyone any good./ "Come on, Ran. Let's get you home so you can eat and rest."
Meanwhile....
Yoji was planning something for the couple. /I think she could help a lot. She might even be able to help Aya./ When he arrived at his destination, he second-guessed himself. /Maybe, this isn't such a good idea.... then, again it wouldn't hurt to give it a try./ "Is Kudou Yuri in?"
"No, she isn't at the moment. May I ask why you want to see her?" the receptionist asked.
"I'm her cousin...."
"Why Yo-tan!!! Why didn't you tell me you were coming to visit little old me?"
"Yuri!!! It's nice to see you too. But, unfortunately it's not a social visit."
"Since, when do you ever visit me for a social call? Any way follow me to my office."
"Good point, but we don't have time to argue. I need your advice."
"Ok, shoot. What are you having girl or guy problems?"
"NO!!!! It's not relationship, well... it is but not for me. I need advice to help some friends of mine."
"Ok... what kind of relationship do your friends have?"
"Think really hard. Don't kill more brain cells than you have too."
"OH!!! That kind of relationship."
"Yeah..."
"No, problem. Just tell where they are and I can probably give you advice to help them go in the right direction."
"It's not that simple."
"THEN WHAT IT IS FOR CRYIN' I LIE!!!! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM!!!!"
Yoji whispered into her ear. Yuri's eyes got as wide as they could get. If they could have fallen out, they would have. She couldn't believe what he was telling her. /Oh may!!! I don't know if I can help. I can't tell that you Yoji. I'm his last hope. He must be really desperate if he had to call on my help./ "I'll do my best but I'm going have to meet them, you know that, right?"
"Yeah, I know. Then it's settled. I'll give you a call when it starts to get really bad."
"How soon do you think it will be?"
"I don't know, Yuri. I really don't know and I hate not knowing."
"Well, I guess I'll see you later then. I... I umm... wish you luck."
"Thanks, I'll need it."
Meanwhile...
Yoji was at his cousin's, Yuri's, office. Ken had one heck of a time of getting Aya to sleep and eat.
"Come on, Aya, you have to eat to something."
"Iie, I don't."
"Aya, Ken's right. You haven't eaten anything in two days." Omi put in.
"I'm fine."
"Ran, please for me?" Ken whispered.
"Ok. I'll eat."
"Aya, why don't you go to your room and I'll bring you your food." Ken suggested.
"Ok." was the muffled reply.
"Ken, did Aya look good to you?" Omi asked.
"Now, that you mention it...he did look a *little* more pale than usual." Ken responded.
"Not to mention those dark rings under his eyes."
"Omi, I'm sure he's fine." /At least I hope he is.../
Ken brought up Aya's food but he was already asleep. /He looks so beautiful. I wish he could always look this peaceful./ Just then, he abruptly knocked out of his trance. /Ran's whimpering?!?!?/
"Go...go...AWAY!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! PLE....PLEASE....STOP!!!!" Aya was screaming. Ken didn't know what to do. He never heard Aya cry in his sleep before.
"Ran, wake up. Wake up. It's me...Ken."
"No, go away. You're only going to hurt me."
/Oh my! Now, I'm scared. He just sounded like a hurt child./ "Ran, WAKE UP!!!"
"Huh?!?" Aya woke up to Ken's embrace. He remembered his dream. "Ken, can you please leave me alone?"
"Ran, are you sure you're fine?"
"Ken just leave me alone."
"But..."
"Please Ken?"
/He sounds so hurt. He doesn't even want to talk. Something is definitely wrong. I wish he would open up./ "Ok. I'll be down at the shop if you need anything."
Aya didn't respond. Instead he let his mind wander. Thinking back to the days where the truth wasn't the truth.
****
"/Mrs. Hunting?/" inquired Dr. Zimmerman.
"/How is he?/" she asked worriedly.
"/Well, Alex is one luckily boy. If you had got him here, he would have never made it through surgery. From what the surgeon told me, they stopped all internal bleeding and he's on a respirator. Along with a mild concussion and a few scrapes and bruises, he'll be fine. All he needs is a few weeks rest and he must take his subscribed medicine./"
"/Thank you Dr. Zimmerman. Can we see him?/"
"/Of course, right this way./" He led them through a maze of passageways. After, what seemed eternity, they were at Alex's room. /Oh shoot!!! I have to pick up Matthew from b-ball(6) practice...but, first I have to see Alex./
"/Here is the room. I have to go and do my rounds. Good-bye./"
"/Thank you again for everything, Dr. Zimmerman./"
"/Are you sure you want me here?/" questioned Jack.
"/Yes, I'm sure. I want you to call me if anything in his condition changes./"
"/Where are you going, Vicky?/"
"/I have to go and pick up Matthew form b-ball practice./"
"/Why, don't I go pick him up?/"
"/Are you sure? You know, how much he likes you./"
"/I'm sure. That way you can stay a little while longer to watch over Alex./"
"/Ok, when you pick up Matthew, say 'Come quick. It's raining again and the house is flooded'. Ok?/"
"/OKK...let me get this strait. I tell Matthew 'Come quick. It's raining again and the house is flooded' right?/"
"/Yep. By Gorge I think he's got it./"
"/Haaa, not funny./"
"/Go or you're going to be late. He's always crankier if you're late./"
"/Alright! I get the picture. I'm going. I'm going./"
***
"HEY AYA WAKE UP!!! COME ON MAN EVEN I'M AWAKE!!!!" Yoji yelled thought the door.
"Go away!!!" came the red head's reply.
"It's your shift. So get your butt out of bed or I'll come in there and drag it out myself."
"Give me a minute."
"I'll count to ten. 1,2, 10...MAN YOU LOOK LIKE UNKO(1) !!!"
"Thanks."
"On second thought, I'll relieve you of your shift and take it."
"Yoji are you sick?"
(puts his hand to his head) "No, not that I know of."
"Aya, come on. Omi's leaving and Yoji probably has a date." Ken yelled.
"It's ok, Yoji. Tell Ken I'll be down in 15 minutes."
"Ok." /Man, after last night, I wonder... maybe I should call Yuri. I think it's time we brought in the artillery./ "Ken, Aya will be down in 15."
"Thanks, Yoji!" /I hope Ran is all right. I wish he would open up more about his problems./
Over the next week Aya's condition only got worse. No one would have guessed he was sleep deprived, stressed out, and hadn't eaten anything in the last week. He knew how to hide things very well. Unfortunately, no one knew of his past...not even Ken or that's what Aya thought.
"Aya," Ken called lovingly.
"..." was his response.
"Ran, are you all right?" Ken asked with concern.
"Hai, why are you asking?" Aya wavered a bit. Then all of a sudden, he pitched forward.
"RAN!!!"
1. Shit