1 I Ain't Missing You At All…
Two days 'till Christmas. Okay I guess I already got everything didn't I ?
Uh…except something for Ken . Damn ! I couldn't find anything good enough for him . Well…I guess I just go trough the Mall. Again .
" Knock knock ! "
I look behind. There I see the brunette standing in the door. He's dressed in a blue large sweater and jeans of course. He looks great in blue .
" So , today we were supposed to go somewhere. "
I look at him surprised. Guess I forgot. This is weird . I….
" To take the Christmas tree !"
" Oh… Yeah…I forgot…."
"It's okay . Omi wants to find a big one. Come on now !"
He says standing there with his hands on the walls , as his sweater is rising a bit above the waist . I shake my head . Don't do this !
" Are you okay ? "
" Yeah I 'm fine. I'll just grab something warmer and I 'll come in a minute."
" Okay. I'm in Omi's room . "
As he walks away I look outside the window , staring at my own reflection in the glass. I smile to myself. You're nuts , you know that don't you ? First a assassin now…..well…a good assassin this time.
You're not in your right minds . You never are .
I grab my jacket and run to Omi's room where I find theme both , Ken showing something to Omi .
" Ready !"
They both turn and I spot Ken hiding something in his pocket .
" Hey…is there something goin' on that I don't know about ?"
" Huh ? Nah……nothin ."
Omi says to me as he grabs his coat and pulls me outside his room .
" Okay..then let's go !"
* * *
The young boy is almost running trying to keep up with the man in front of him . He wears a black jacket and the man besides him is dressed in a long black trench coat , matching with the white suit he wears under it .
" Hurry up Nagi . "
" We're gonna be there when no one is Brad ! It's early !"
" I don't intend to stay longer that one hour . "
" Why do I have to come ? "
" Takatori said you should go out often. He says he didn't saw you since two months ago . "
"Yeah. .bet he misses me…" Nagi says quietly as they head for a black shiny car .
Bard takes the keys out of his pocket and starts the car while Nagi sits in the back looking outside at the sea of people playing in the snow , buying gifts or just enjoying this Saturday .
Yeah..everybody has fun and he goes to his Boss with Brad to deliver some papers and to hear their stupid discussions about some other idiots with more money than Takatori. Oh..the joy in the world…..
Last year he went with Angie and Farfarello to get a Christmas Tree. The hard part was trying to convince Brad to let Farfarello outside.
//flashback//
" I mean…c'mon Brad ! I'll take care of him !"
" No way !"
" Way ! "
The young brunette with her hair in a braid , dressed in a black pair of jeans takes both Nagi and Farfarello by the arm and throws two jackets that land on their heads and goes outside in a rush .
As they step outside Brad's head comes out the window.
" Angelina ! "
" I'll tell Santa to bring you some fun for Christmas ! " She screams to him from outside as Nagi dresses Farfarello with the jacket .
" You'll regret this !"
" FINE !"
"FINE!"
hey both scream and Brad closes the window and Angie takes their arms almost dragging theme downtown .
"Well , that was fun wasn't it ? " She says to theme frowning ,with a mad voice and a bit of sarcasm .
// end flashback//
Well , that day was fun . it took almost and hour until they found a tree on their taste.
When they got back , Brad didn't talked with Angie at all and he just locked himself in his room working all night .
At least then they had a real Christmas .
Now they won't . No one will buy a Christmas tree anymore and drag theme trough the snow to see the fireworks in the middle of the night in the park .
" Nagi . "
" Yes? "
Brad stops the car and turns to Nagi . They are in front of the Takatori building . Uh…maybe Brad will give him some behavior lessons.
" Listen to me because I'm only gonna talk about this once . "
/ Oh-oh……Brad sounds a bit fatherly ….. this is serious…./
" I know that maybe , Angie meant a lot to you . "
/ What ? Who drugged Brad ? /
" Don't give me that face ! This is the last time I'm gonna talk about her ! "
Nagi shakes his head as a 'yes' .
" Okay. "
Brad takes something from his pocket and hands it to Nagi .
Nagi reaches for it , but Brad rises his hand a bit and Nagi stops.
" But , from now on , I never want to hear you talking about her . Keep this , maybe it will mean a lot more than it means to me ."
He hands Nagi the 'thing' wrapped in something silky as he opens the door and steps outside.
Nagi takes the silk off of it and in his hands lies a small photo in a small silvery frame . Angelina is with her arms around Nagi's neck , both of theme smiling .
He remembered when they took that photo. It was last summer , , Schuldig wanted to finish his photos and Angie told him to make her a photo with Nagi . They were somewhere on a street in Tokyo then .
She used to keep this photo in her room .
And Brad gave it to him .
Funny….maybe Brad does have a heart somewhere .
* * *
As Nagi followed Bard on the long hallway he felt the photo burning in his pocket . It was a very small frame so it was nothing for his big pocket .
Brad said they will stay there for an hour , but he left after half an hour . Maybe he didn't liked coming here and talking about these boring stuff either.
" Hurry up Naoe . I don't have all day . "
Nagi ran to him , trying to keep up the man's fast steps.
" We are we in such a hurry ? "
" Tonight we have a mission . We have to get prepared . We are leaving from the city . "
" When are we coming back ? "
" I don't know . I think in about 3 days . "
" What ? And Chrstmas ? "
Bard rise his hands in the air as he kept on walking .
" For God's name Nagi ! We don't have time for Christmas ! "
" We never have…"
Nagi said as they walked outside in the snow . It was snowing , it looked like a white rain all over . Then , he saw Brad stopping and banding to be almost as the same height as him .
" Nagi , listen …."
Nagi looked to him .
" I miss her . I miss her very much . "
" Then , why did you hit her those times ? '
Brad usually exploded when someone criticizes him . Now he just shook his head .
" I know I was an idiot . "
Nagi frowned and looked at him surprised.
" But the thing is that I never knew love or been loved . I loose control sometimes. And this made her go away . I can't bring her back . "
He took a deep breath and continued :
" And I don't want her to come back . "
" why ? "
" Because I'll never change . I'll only hurt her more . I don't want that to her . "
" Why don't you tell that to her and not to me ? "
Brad rise.
" She'll only keep on coming back to me . I want her to hate me and forget me . That's all."
And he headed for the car leaving Nagi in the snow .
" Brad is not what he wanted to seem like he is isn't he ? "
He slowly whispered to himself as the white rain keep falling from the sky and the man in a black trench coat headed far away from him , disappearing into the crowd .
Two days 'till Christmas. Okay I guess I already got everything didn't I ?
Uh…except something for Ken . Damn ! I couldn't find anything good enough for him . Well…I guess I just go trough the Mall. Again .
" Knock knock ! "
I look behind. There I see the brunette standing in the door. He's dressed in a blue large sweater and jeans of course. He looks great in blue .
" So , today we were supposed to go somewhere. "
I look at him surprised. Guess I forgot. This is weird . I….
" To take the Christmas tree !"
" Oh… Yeah…I forgot…."
"It's okay . Omi wants to find a big one. Come on now !"
He says standing there with his hands on the walls , as his sweater is rising a bit above the waist . I shake my head . Don't do this !
" Are you okay ? "
" Yeah I 'm fine. I'll just grab something warmer and I 'll come in a minute."
" Okay. I'm in Omi's room . "
As he walks away I look outside the window , staring at my own reflection in the glass. I smile to myself. You're nuts , you know that don't you ? First a assassin now…..well…a good assassin this time.
You're not in your right minds . You never are .
I grab my jacket and run to Omi's room where I find theme both , Ken showing something to Omi .
" Ready !"
They both turn and I spot Ken hiding something in his pocket .
" Hey…is there something goin' on that I don't know about ?"
" Huh ? Nah……nothin ."
Omi says to me as he grabs his coat and pulls me outside his room .
" Okay..then let's go !"
* * *
The young boy is almost running trying to keep up with the man in front of him . He wears a black jacket and the man besides him is dressed in a long black trench coat , matching with the white suit he wears under it .
" Hurry up Nagi . "
" We're gonna be there when no one is Brad ! It's early !"
" I don't intend to stay longer that one hour . "
" Why do I have to come ? "
" Takatori said you should go out often. He says he didn't saw you since two months ago . "
"Yeah. .bet he misses me…" Nagi says quietly as they head for a black shiny car .
Bard takes the keys out of his pocket and starts the car while Nagi sits in the back looking outside at the sea of people playing in the snow , buying gifts or just enjoying this Saturday .
Yeah..everybody has fun and he goes to his Boss with Brad to deliver some papers and to hear their stupid discussions about some other idiots with more money than Takatori. Oh..the joy in the world…..
Last year he went with Angie and Farfarello to get a Christmas Tree. The hard part was trying to convince Brad to let Farfarello outside.
//flashback//
" I mean…c'mon Brad ! I'll take care of him !"
" No way !"
" Way ! "
The young brunette with her hair in a braid , dressed in a black pair of jeans takes both Nagi and Farfarello by the arm and throws two jackets that land on their heads and goes outside in a rush .
As they step outside Brad's head comes out the window.
" Angelina ! "
" I'll tell Santa to bring you some fun for Christmas ! " She screams to him from outside as Nagi dresses Farfarello with the jacket .
" You'll regret this !"
" FINE !"
"FINE!"
hey both scream and Brad closes the window and Angie takes their arms almost dragging theme downtown .
"Well , that was fun wasn't it ? " She says to theme frowning ,with a mad voice and a bit of sarcasm .
// end flashback//
Well , that day was fun . it took almost and hour until they found a tree on their taste.
When they got back , Brad didn't talked with Angie at all and he just locked himself in his room working all night .
At least then they had a real Christmas .
Now they won't . No one will buy a Christmas tree anymore and drag theme trough the snow to see the fireworks in the middle of the night in the park .
" Nagi . "
" Yes? "
Brad stops the car and turns to Nagi . They are in front of the Takatori building . Uh…maybe Brad will give him some behavior lessons.
" Listen to me because I'm only gonna talk about this once . "
/ Oh-oh……Brad sounds a bit fatherly ….. this is serious…./
" I know that maybe , Angie meant a lot to you . "
/ What ? Who drugged Brad ? /
" Don't give me that face ! This is the last time I'm gonna talk about her ! "
Nagi shakes his head as a 'yes' .
" Okay. "
Brad takes something from his pocket and hands it to Nagi .
Nagi reaches for it , but Brad rises his hand a bit and Nagi stops.
" But , from now on , I never want to hear you talking about her . Keep this , maybe it will mean a lot more than it means to me ."
He hands Nagi the 'thing' wrapped in something silky as he opens the door and steps outside.
Nagi takes the silk off of it and in his hands lies a small photo in a small silvery frame . Angelina is with her arms around Nagi's neck , both of theme smiling .
He remembered when they took that photo. It was last summer , , Schuldig wanted to finish his photos and Angie told him to make her a photo with Nagi . They were somewhere on a street in Tokyo then .
She used to keep this photo in her room .
And Brad gave it to him .
Funny….maybe Brad does have a heart somewhere .
* * *
As Nagi followed Bard on the long hallway he felt the photo burning in his pocket . It was a very small frame so it was nothing for his big pocket .
Brad said they will stay there for an hour , but he left after half an hour . Maybe he didn't liked coming here and talking about these boring stuff either.
" Hurry up Naoe . I don't have all day . "
Nagi ran to him , trying to keep up the man's fast steps.
" We are we in such a hurry ? "
" Tonight we have a mission . We have to get prepared . We are leaving from the city . "
" When are we coming back ? "
" I don't know . I think in about 3 days . "
" What ? And Chrstmas ? "
Bard rise his hands in the air as he kept on walking .
" For God's name Nagi ! We don't have time for Christmas ! "
" We never have…"
Nagi said as they walked outside in the snow . It was snowing , it looked like a white rain all over . Then , he saw Brad stopping and banding to be almost as the same height as him .
" Nagi , listen …."
Nagi looked to him .
" I miss her . I miss her very much . "
" Then , why did you hit her those times ? '
Brad usually exploded when someone criticizes him . Now he just shook his head .
" I know I was an idiot . "
Nagi frowned and looked at him surprised.
" But the thing is that I never knew love or been loved . I loose control sometimes. And this made her go away . I can't bring her back . "
He took a deep breath and continued :
" And I don't want her to come back . "
" why ? "
" Because I'll never change . I'll only hurt her more . I don't want that to her . "
" Why don't you tell that to her and not to me ? "
Brad rise.
" She'll only keep on coming back to me . I want her to hate me and forget me . That's all."
And he headed for the car leaving Nagi in the snow .
" Brad is not what he wanted to seem like he is isn't he ? "
He slowly whispered to himself as the white rain keep falling from the sky and the man in a black trench coat headed far away from him , disappearing into the crowd .