Maple Trees in Autumn
Sequel to "A Smile for Ken-kun"
*** I do not own Weiss Kreuz
Chapter II: Falling Leaves
For some reason the shoppe was more crowded than usual. No idle time for anyone. It has been a while since the workload at the Koneko no Sumu Ie has been equally alocated. Flowers were everywhere, from bouquets to potted ones, from small alyssums to towering sunflowers.
Everyone's hands were full. As Omi was carrying some marigolds for a customer, he accidentally bumped into another client which lead to the unbalanced fall.
He closed his eyes as his face went down towards the tiled floor, expecting to feel the hard concrete against his body. But what he felt was something else. Since when did the ground feel this warm? this soft? this cozy? It was as if Aya had always kept his eyes on the koneko that he was able to foresee the mishap. His reflexes kicked in immediately, catching Omi's fall. As he hesitantly opened his eyes, he was stunned to see Aya's prepossessing face so close to his, in fact, it was just a hairline short from a kiss!
Blushing, he intended to immediately get up until he realized that he couldn't. Aya's hands were almost entirely wrapped around his hips, it was almost an
abrupt embrace. Inexplicably, his heart was pounding faster than it should.
Ken has just stepped out of the stock room to witness what had happen. To his vexation, he carelessly dropped the bouquet he was holding and proceeded to pick up his secret lover.
"Omi!"
After being caught in a daze, he came to his senses and was finally able to get up after Ken reached for his hand. To Aya's disappointment, he had to let him go.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, thank you Ken-kun, Aya-kun, I'm sorry, are you hurt?" he reached out to help the redhead stand up but his hand was ignored, typical of Aya.
"Hn... " he snorted as he stood up glaring angrily at Ken
Ken knew all too well how Aya feels about Omi and he is not willing to give him up. He stared back with exasperation.
'why do I suddenly feel bothered? Omi what were you expecting? You know how Aya-kun is' wondered the blonde boy after Aya rejected his help.
As soon as they ran out of customers, the confrontation between the abyssinian and the siberian began.
The two were able to find a decent excuse to have a private conversation away from Omi and Youji.
"What was that about?!" Ken grunted
"It's none of your business"
It was killing him inside that he couldn't admit what was really going on between him and bombay
"Well that seemed like a very convenient accident" Ken continued
"It was..."
Siberian's temper was growing short at how their leader was answering his alegations
"Omi doesn't belong to anyone Hidaka, keep that in your head" he coldly continued
"What if he does?" he answered back
But Aya didn't utter a word, instead he proceeded to walk away, pretending to ignore what Ken said
'then I'll make sure that THAT someone who he belongs to is me' Aya thought
Still pissed at their leader, Ken confined himself in his room. Thinking of a way to keep Omi to himself.
There was a gentle knock at the door
"Ken-kun?" are you alright? you haven't been out the whole afternoon, don't you have soccer practice with the kids today?"
He opened the door to find Omi, innocent and naive as ever, without any clue of the ongoing rivalry between him and Aya.
"Is something wrong?"
"I'm sorry Omi, I haven't been here for you at the shoppe lately"
"Hm? what do you mean?"
"You know I love you right?"
"Ken-kun..."
"I just..."
"I know you love soccer too" he smiled
"Omi..."
"Ken, you don't have to worry about me, it's not like you've been sending me out on a mission on my own"
"But I..."
He sat beside him on the corner of his bed, trying to reassure the soccer player
"Look Ken-kun, it's rare that we have enough time for other activities we actually enjoy. At any given time, we could end up with a mission. You know I would support you, if only Youji would stay at the shoppe in my place for once I'd even watch your game..."
Before he could continue, Ken has pressed his lips against his. A verbal response was not necessary. He closed his eyes as the kiss deepened.
"Ken-kun..."
He lay him down gently, bodies intertwined.
"I love you Omi" he whispered with a breath so warm it made Omi tingle.
He continued to trail hot kisses accross the younger weiss' neck, down his collarbone, unlacing his vest and going further down his chest
"Ken-kun, I..." he was lost for words as the siberian carried on with personal mission, brushing his lips all over his body.
He responded by tangling his fingers accross his hair, mellow sways he couldn't control, sensual gasps at every touch of his lips, his hands.
"Omi..."
"K-Ken..."
Nothing else was heard apart from blissful moans as they selfishly experience contentment.
end of chapter 2