Boarding...

by: Schu_chan

disclaimer: WeiB does not belong to me. Wish it did, but it doesn't.

Warnings: This is an AU fic... It'll be shounen-ai... and... it's OOC... gomen... that's it, I think.

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CHAPTER 8

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BRAD POV

Ken was silent as I wrapped his ankle. Usually, he'd be chattering away like a... a... anyways, he'd normally be talking 100 wpm.

"Is something wrong, Ken?"

Ken shook his head and I frowned, worried. He's acting really strange. "Am I hurting you, Ken?"

He shook his head once more. I finish binding his ankle pretty quickly and sit next to him on his bed. He's staring at the ground still.

"Something's wrong, isn't it, Ken? Tell me..."

KEN POV

Oh, my God. He's sitting right next to me. And he's being so nice... What am I going to do? If I try to say something, I'll say something wrong and he'll get angry with me again and he'll stop being nice. What am I going to do?

He's putting an arm around me and he pulls me close. I feel like crying. Why is he being so nice?

BRAD POV

He's trembling... why is he trembling? Is he afraid of me? No, he can't be afraid of me... he's never been afraid of me. Why would he be afraid of me now?

"Ken, it's all right. You don't need to be afraid to tell me something... I won't get angry or anything like that. You can trust me."

He's silent. Wait... is he crying?!

KEN POV

"Ken, it's all right. You don't need to be afraid to tell me something... I won't get angry or anything like that. You can trust me."

I'm crying now. He's being so nice... why? I'm so confused. I thought he hated me... why am I acting like this?

BRAD POV

He won't talk. "Fine... if you ever feel like talking, just tell me. Okay, Ken?"

He nods and I leave the room.

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KEN POV

When I wake up, I remember the night before. I can't believe it! I cried like a little girl in his arms! I wash and dress quickly before heading downstairs. Upon entering the kitchen, I see him drinking some coffee. Feeling my face flare up immediately, I head towards the refrigerator.

"KenKen! Did you have a good sleep? How'd you make it down with your ankle like that, anyways?"

I gave Yohji an easy smile, wishing that I would stop blushing. "I slept okay, I guess. I got down hopping on one foot most of the way."

"You know, we need to get someone to take care of you while your ankle's like that."

I shook my head. "Ah, I'm all right. You and Schuldich are always busy doing who knows what and Omi and Nagi and Ran are always studying together for some odd reason. And I'm sure Crawford doesn't have to time to take care of me."

I've been wondering about Ran. Why _is_ he studying with middle schoolers? Hm... I guess it's none of my business. Wait. Omi and Nagi are geniuses. Of course Ran would study with them.

"I have the time. There are no tests, so..."

I know that my eyes became huge and that I was staring at him.

BRAD POV

He's staring at me as though I've grown stalks or something. Is it _that_ unusual for me to help someone? Jesus, he can manage on his own. But I need to help him...

KEN POV

He's frowning at me now. He feels obligated to help me and he doesn't like it, probably. Sigh...

"Ah... Dai-daijoubu, Crawford. I can handle myself all right."

He gives me a 'LOOK' before saying, "It's all right. I can take care of you for a while."

I thank him before sitting down and staring down at my orange juice.

BRAD POV

He's staring into his orange juice. Does he not want me to take care of him _that_ much? Maybe I should just say that I _do_ have something to do... no, that's too obvious. It's not safe for me to be near him all the time, but I _need_ to take care of him. What if something happens to him just because I decided not to take care of him? I can't take that risk even more than I can't take the risk of falling even more in love with him...

KEN POV

I can feel him staring at me. Why is he staring at me? Dear God, I'm trembling again. I can't believe that I'm acting like this! Get a grip on yourself, Ken Hidaka! He has no interest in you so just forget about your feelings and get on with your life. You're _not_ this pathetic.

BRAD POV

Everyone's left the kitchen but Ken and me. Why do I get the feeling that they left as soon as Ken started trembling...? I ignore that inkling and walk over to Ken. His trembling's worse as I near. Is he afraid of me? Really afraid of me?

KEN POV

He's walking over to me. I'm trembling even more now. Oh, my God. Stop, you pathetic idiot! He's going to like you even less if he ever finds out that you're acting this way because you like him and because you're afraid he'll be mean again.

"Ken, are you okay?"

His voice is so soft, and caring. Does he like me now? Do I have a chance? Or maybe at least a chance at being just friends with him? He was so kind the other night, too... I nod but I'm still trembling.

BRAD POV

He nods but he continues to tremble. I frown in concern. Is he cold? I pick him up in one sweep and carry him up to my room. A blast of warmth greets us when I open my door.

"I had the heater on since the morning."

KEN POV

I'm frozen as he picks me up and we enter his room. Huh?

"Um... why am I here?" I've stopped trembling.

He blinks before saying, "You weren't cold? I thought that you were cold so I brought you up here."

I smile at him, saying, "Iie. I wasn't cold."

"Then what was it?"

"It was nothing. I guess... um... don't worry about it, it was nothing."

He nods, saying, "Well, since you're up here and I don't want to carry you back downstairs, why don't we just stay in here?"

I'm in heaven.

BRAD POV

He nods. Hm, he looks really happy. I haven't seen him smile so happily in a while. It's good to see his face light up like that.

"Um... can I just sleep? I didn't get much sleep last night."

I nod and he limps over to the bed. I'm up and holding him before he manages to slip. He stares at me in surprise.

I grin, saying, "I'm a precog, remember?"

He blushes and nods. He's adorable when he's blushing.

KEN POV

He grinned at me. Wow... Aw, I'm blushing again. I have _got_ to learn how to control my blushing. It's soo embarrassing.

He's so warm...

BRAD POV

I know that I'm grinning even more now. "Um... you can let go now."

KEN POV

"Um... you can let go now."

I blink before I look up at him. Huh? Oops. I'm standing up right but I'm still holding onto him. Is he angry? No, he's still smiling.

"Why are you being so nice?"

It's out before I can even stop to think. He stares at me as though he's surprised. Hmph, he shouldn't be.

BRAD POV

"Why are you being so nice?"

Why'd he ask me that? Had I been mean to him lately? I think back to the last few weeks. Shit. I move him over to the bed and he sits down with a grumpy look on his face. I dump myself next to him, laying down on my back.

"I'm sorry."

Dear God, do I sound as pathetic to him as I sound to myself?

KEN POV

I turn to stare at him. Did... did he just apologize to me?

BRAD POV

Who cares about leadership and that crap. I have Ken in front of me and if he wants me, I'm going to have him. He's staring at me. Is he thinking that I'm pathetic?

I take in a deep breath. "Ken, the reason I was so mean to you before... It was because I fell in love with you."

KEN POV

I snort. "Oh, really? That's a _real_ twisted way to show that you love someone, don't you think?"

I say this angrily, but inside, I'm leaping for joy. HE LOVES ME!

BRAD POV

He's mad at me. Of course he is. I was really mean to him for a while... until last night.

"Ken, you don't understand. I was trying so hard not to love you..."

He looks really mad now. He grabs me by the front of my shirt and pulls me close to him until our faces are only inches apart. Until our lips are inches apart.

"And why is that?"

"Because I thought that you would make me a bad leader. Ken, I'm the future leader of WeiB... I thought that I could stop loving you and in my effort to do that, I was mean to you. Can you forgive me?"

He suddenly starts crying and hugs me. I blink in surprise. "Ken?"

"You... you don't know how much you hurt me, do you, Brad?"

"Ken?"

"I cried myself to sleep so many nights because of you... you don't understand how much it hurt everytime you said something mean... I thought you really meant it... I'd fallen for you Brad, and it hurt even more as I fell more and more in love with you everyday..."

He... he loves me?

KEN POV

I'm crying again. GOD, I'm acting like... like a girl! But I can't help it. I'm so happy and sad and confused at the same time that I _have_ to cry right now. He holds me tighter and I still can't believe it.

BRAD POV

I pull him closer to me before I pull his arms away from me and I tilt his chin up.

"Ken... I'm sorry... If I knew how much I was hurting you, I would never have... sigh... I'm so sorry, Ken..."

I kiss his lips, wiping away his tears. God, he tastes so sweet.

KEN POV

He's kissing me. Does he know how good it feels to be held so warmly like this, and kissed so gently?

///////Now, itz the narrator 'pov'...///////

Crawford pulled Ken even closer. Schuldich and Yohji left the hallway quietly, grinning at each other.

~OWARI~

That's the end. No lemon, no elaboration... i'm too lazy. but if u want an epilogue, ask for it, and i'll do it... k? now go review, onegai! ^.^ bai- bai~