Chapter 44

Yohji was hard just looking at Aya in mission gear with blood splattered on his face. He'd never thought blood would turn him on, but when it was on Aya it made him feel like he was dating a dangerous beast.

"You should clean up your face before talking to the priest," Yohji suggested.

"He needs to see that I'm serious." Aya looked him in the eye, daring him to argue. Aya walked out of the church. Yohji followed him. What he wanted to do was throw him against the wall and screw his brains out.

"You have to swear to God that you will never mention this. You will forget what happened here. If you're asked any questions you will say that you saw nothing." Aya said. The priest nodded at him.

"I am going to knock you out and put you in the confessional so that they will believe your story." the priest paled, but nodded.

"Aya, are you sure about this?" Ken asked. Omi smacked him upside the head for calling him by name.

"I owe you a favour, Aya. If there is anything you need that will not break my vows consider it yours," the priest bowed to him.

"I will take you up on that offer," Aya nodded at the man.

Yohji dropped to one knee in front of Aya, taking his hand.

"Will you marry me, Aya?" Yohji asked. He was dead serious. If the priest owed them then he would have to marry them.

"Fuck you," Aya snapped, turning to march away. Yohji caught his arm, refusing to let him leave.

"I wasn't joking, Aya," Yohji watched Aya's eyes widen as he turned around. It was so cute when he was caught off guard.

"Baby, I told you I intend to keep you. Please, answer me. I'll get the rings tomorrow." Yohji pleaded. His heart felt like it was going to pound right out of his chest.

"Fine. But I'm not changing my name," Aya growled. Yohji stood up and yanked him into his arms for a ravenous kiss. Aya submitted to the kiss, clinging to him.

"Is there a way to do this that's legal?" the priest asked, smiling at them. Aya leapt out of his arms, blushing bright red.

"Kritiker owes us," Yohji reminded. "They can make it legal."

"Prepare yourself," Aya said a split second before bashing the priest in the head with the hilt of his sword, effectively knocking him out.

Yohji lifted the priest and threw him over his shoulder. He wasn't about to let Aya do it with whatever injury he had.

He walked back into the church and carefully set the priest into the confessional, positioning him to look like he had been hit before anything had happened.

"You're bleeding!" he heard Omi gasp.

"Who's bleeding?" Yohji demanded. When had any member of the team gotten hurt? That bastard hadn't gotten a hit in, had he?

"Aya is!" Omi pointed to a small puddle of blood forming at Aya's feet.

"When did he get you? I didn't even see it!" Yohji paused. Now it made sense. The stiff back he'd noticed before was because of some sort of serious wound. He wanted to strip Aya down to look at the damage, but he didn't dare, the swordsman didn't look like he was in the mood to share.

Manx pulled up at the curb, followed by a black car that he didn't recognize.

Manx and Queen practically ran to them.

"It's over. Aya took down the man impersonating him," Yohji said to her, gesturing to the corpse that was strewn out on the lawn.

The men that came out of the other car were strangers.

"You owe us a favour for what you put Aya through, and for shooting me," Yohji all but yelled at them. The men bowed to them, all giving a version of an apology.

"If you make our marriage legal then I will forgive you," Aya said plainly, making sure that they knew that it wasn't a request, it was a demand.

They frowned as they looked from Yohji to Aya, but nodded in agreement.

"Persia also sends his apology that this happened to you. There never should've been a doubt about your innocence. And even though he fought to free you, he still would like to apologise." Manx bowed to them the same way the men were.

"You, Queen, and Persia have nothing to apologise for. it's the others that are going to fund our marriage and make it legal." Aya growled at them. Yohji glared at them, making it quite clear that Aya wasn't the only one making the demand. Drawing his sword and pointing it at them before sheathing it again. Yohji could clearly see the sin staring at the men. It wasn't helping his libido any. Every time he saw that look he remembered the night when they understood each other. When they got home he was going to show Aya how badly he needed him!

"Yes, of course. Give us a week and it will be possible."

"It had better be, or I'm going to make you pay in another way," Aya warned. Yohji stood beside him, grasping his hand and linking their fingers. He was as serious about this as Aya was. There was no way in hell he was going to let the bastards get away with this!

"He isn't the only one. If it isn't done then I'll be joining him in making you our next targets." Yohji wanted to punch one of them to prove his point. But it would only cause more trouble. Yohji threw his wires at one of them, catching him around the neck, but then released him. His warning was clear. He could feel his sin just beneath the surface.

"We will also hunt you down." Omi stated. Yohji about had a heart attack at Omi's words. Omi never threatened anyone!

"You'll also pay for us and make it legal," Ken demanded, linking his fingers with Omi's the way Yohji had done with Aya.

The men nodded.

"Are we invited?" Manx asked, smiling at them.

"Of course you are, you and Queen are always welcome!" Omi chirped, giving her that sunny smile that even made Aya calm down. That smile always worked wonders on Yohji whenever he was depressed. As much as Aya was the leader of the team, Omi held them together emotionally.

The real question was how they were going to get Aya-Chan to the wedding. He knew Aya wouldn't marry him without her there. And to be honest, Yohji wanted her there, too, to watch her brother find happiness. She needed a moment like this as much as they did.

The men went to work hefting the corpse into the trunk of the car. Another man went to work cleaning up the blood, going as far as to enter the church and cleaning it up with a mop to cover up all signs of the fight.

"Thank you for all of your help," Yohji said to the women. He was grateful to them, they had done their best to take care of Aya. He would forever be in debt to them.

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Author's note: Yay, a happy moment! check that out! I'm capable of more than just torturing the characters! XD

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