Reunion
Omi looked round the shop. He was trying to figure out what flowers to use at Ran's funeral. He had put it off to when Ken and Yohji got there but they had not arrived yet. He hoped that they would have a safe flight.
"Ran liked roses best," came a voice from behind him.
Omi turned and looked to see Yohji standing in the doorway with a woman trying to peek around him.
"Yohji!" Omi ran over and threw his arms around the taller man.
"It's good to see you too Omi. Omi I would like you to meet Julia," he said stepping out of the way.
"Hello," Omi said and shock her hand.
"Did Ken arrive yet?" Yohji asked looking back at Omi.
"No," Omi said and waited for Yohji to say something about it.
"That Ken, he was always late for stuff," Yohji said rubbing the back of his neck.
Omi giggled then noticed Aya-chan standing on the stairs, looking at Yohji and Julia.
"Oh. Aya, this is Yohji and his. girlfriend Julia," Omi said going over to her and taking her hand, bringing her back over to them.
Yohji looked at Julia and back at Omi. He put an arm around Omi's shoulders and took him off to the side a little bit.
"Omi, are you getting into Aya's pants?" Yohji asked and giggled when Omi went bright red.
"No! I just. oh never mind. You'll always be on my case with stuff like that. You haven't changed a bit Yohji," Omi said.
"And neither have you," Yohji said. "Well I will change Omi. In about eight or nine months I won't just be Yohji or just a boyfriend."
"What do you mean?" Omi asked very confused.
"I think I will wait and tell everyone when Ken gets here," Yohji said and ruffled Omi's hair.
"Why would you want to wait for me?" Ken asked walking through the door.
"Ken!" Omi ran over and hugged him.
"Hey Omi, Yohji," Ken said looking at them. "You guys remember Yuriko right? And this is Sarah." He lifted Sarah out of the carrier and showed her to them.
"She looks just like you Ken, that's kind of scary," Yohji said.
"Oh, shut up Yohji," Ken snapped.
"Ken, Yuriko, this is Aya, Ran's sister," Omi said waving a hand over to her.
"Nice to meet you Aya," Ken said.
Aya nodded.
"So what did you have to say that had to wait for us," Ken asked Yohji.
"Well," Yohji went over and took Julia's hand. "We are going to have a baby."
They all looked at him. Ken looked more shocked then the others did.
"Yohji you're going to have a child? Now that's scary. I think the world is coming to an end," he said.
Yohji took Sarah and handed her to Yuriko then started to run after Ken. They all laughed watching Yohji run after Ken. Aya smiled a little, then looked to the floor.
"What's the matter Aya?" Omi asked and Yohji and Ken stopped running and looked over at them.
"It's just that you guys were so close to Ran. It just hurts that we had to meet under these circumstances," she said.
Omi put his arms around her. "It's alright Aya."
Aya let him hold her then she stepped away and smiled. "Well, you three should pick out the flowers and I will go get ready."
After the guys picked out the flowers, they got ready and went on ahead of the girls to set up the flowers around the gravesite. Yuriko and Julia helped Aya get ready, and they took Julia's car to get to the funeral.
"You know what Aya?" Julia asked.
"What?" Aya looked at her.
"I think it was a good idea to have it an outdoor funeral. It's a nice day and I think it might not make it to depressing," she said with a smile.
"Yeah, your right," Aya said then looked out the window.
They pulled into the parking lot and got out. Yuriko was having some trouble keeping Sarah quite. She was squirming around a lot.
"Why is she so restless?" Julia asked her.
"Because she's a daddy's girl and he's not around. If we are at a new place she doesn't like to be away from him. Well she doesn't like to be away from him period but she's more fussy if she doesn't know the area," Yuriko said and smiled.
"I hope our baby is like that with Yohji. It's good for the father to be that close to his child," Julia said.
"Are you girls talking about babies?" Yohji asked. "I knew that would happen when you got around Yuriko."
Julia only smiled. She looked at Aya who had been quite the whole time. She was looking at the casket. Aya swallowed and looked away. She started to walk away but Omi caught her by the arm.
"Aya what's wrong?" Omi asked her.
"I don't know if I can go through this. I mean he was my big brother. I'm just so heart broken," she said and started to cry.
Omi put his arms around her and held her close. "Don't cry, Aya. Ran wouldn't want you to cry. He did what he did to make you happy. He wanted you to move on with your life."
"But I can't move on. I loved him so much," she said.
"Aya, if you loved him then do what he wants you to do. Be strong and after the funeral move on," he said. "You don't have to forget him, just move on."
"Your right," Aya said and stood back. She whipped the tears away and turned. "Come on, I wouldn't want to be late for this."
They all followed her to the chairs that were set up and sat down. A few minutes later, they saw more people come. Most of them were the girls that used to go to the flower shop. Sakura came though. She came up and stood behind Aya, with her hands on her shoulders to give her support.
The preacher started to speak. Omi noticed Manx standing far away from everyone, but still close enough that she could hear the preacher. She waved at Omi and went back listening. Omi looked at Ken and Yohji. The muscles in their jaws were moving and he knew that they were trying to keep from crying. Julia was dabbing at her eyes and Yuriko had to whip tears away every so often.
Omi looked at Aya. She wasn't crying, but she looked very sad. He knew she would probably cry when they got back home. Sakura was crying though. He could hear her sniff a few times.
The preacher stopped talking and Aya stood. She went over and dropped a white rose she had been holding. She said a few silent words and sat back down. Omi, Ken and Yohji also got up and threw some flowers in. As they sat back down the other people that where there did the same.
They stood and greeted the people that had come. Omi saw Sakura go over the Aya and hug her. Aya hugged her back tightly.
"I'm so sorry about his death Aya," Sakura said when she pulled away.
"So am I," Aya said and whipped a few tears off of Sakura's face. "But there was nothing no one could have done. My brother is stubborn and if he wants to do something then he will do it no matter what."
"Yes your right," she said.
"Come to the house later. I would like to hear how Ran was when I was sleeping," she said.
"I will," Sakura said and started to walk to a car that was waiting for her.
"Are you ok Aya?" Omi asked coming over to her.
"No I'm not Omi. I just want to be strong like you told me to," she said.
He put a hand on her cheek. She put her hand over it and closed her eyes. He pulled her close and held her. She laid her head on his chest and hugged him tightly. She wished they could have held each other longer but Ken and Yohji came over.
"Do you want to stay longer Aya?" Ken asked her.
"No. I don't think I can stay here to much longer today," she said.
"Alright. We will go get the car ready then," Yohji said.
"Wait. I want to ask you guys something about Ran," Aya said.
"What's that?" Omi asked.
"Why did he never come to see me? Why did he make me think he was still dead?" She asked.
They looked at each other. Yohji took Ken and Omi by the arm and lead them away.
"We should tell her. If we don't she will think it was something she did," he said.
"But Ran wouldn't want her to know," Omi argued.
"Well Ran is not here and he probably thought it was better for her not to know, but that's not right. He was her only family she had left. She deserves to know," Yohji said.
"Then lets tell her when we get back home," Omi said. "It would be better then."
Omi looked round the shop. He was trying to figure out what flowers to use at Ran's funeral. He had put it off to when Ken and Yohji got there but they had not arrived yet. He hoped that they would have a safe flight.
"Ran liked roses best," came a voice from behind him.
Omi turned and looked to see Yohji standing in the doorway with a woman trying to peek around him.
"Yohji!" Omi ran over and threw his arms around the taller man.
"It's good to see you too Omi. Omi I would like you to meet Julia," he said stepping out of the way.
"Hello," Omi said and shock her hand.
"Did Ken arrive yet?" Yohji asked looking back at Omi.
"No," Omi said and waited for Yohji to say something about it.
"That Ken, he was always late for stuff," Yohji said rubbing the back of his neck.
Omi giggled then noticed Aya-chan standing on the stairs, looking at Yohji and Julia.
"Oh. Aya, this is Yohji and his. girlfriend Julia," Omi said going over to her and taking her hand, bringing her back over to them.
Yohji looked at Julia and back at Omi. He put an arm around Omi's shoulders and took him off to the side a little bit.
"Omi, are you getting into Aya's pants?" Yohji asked and giggled when Omi went bright red.
"No! I just. oh never mind. You'll always be on my case with stuff like that. You haven't changed a bit Yohji," Omi said.
"And neither have you," Yohji said. "Well I will change Omi. In about eight or nine months I won't just be Yohji or just a boyfriend."
"What do you mean?" Omi asked very confused.
"I think I will wait and tell everyone when Ken gets here," Yohji said and ruffled Omi's hair.
"Why would you want to wait for me?" Ken asked walking through the door.
"Ken!" Omi ran over and hugged him.
"Hey Omi, Yohji," Ken said looking at them. "You guys remember Yuriko right? And this is Sarah." He lifted Sarah out of the carrier and showed her to them.
"She looks just like you Ken, that's kind of scary," Yohji said.
"Oh, shut up Yohji," Ken snapped.
"Ken, Yuriko, this is Aya, Ran's sister," Omi said waving a hand over to her.
"Nice to meet you Aya," Ken said.
Aya nodded.
"So what did you have to say that had to wait for us," Ken asked Yohji.
"Well," Yohji went over and took Julia's hand. "We are going to have a baby."
They all looked at him. Ken looked more shocked then the others did.
"Yohji you're going to have a child? Now that's scary. I think the world is coming to an end," he said.
Yohji took Sarah and handed her to Yuriko then started to run after Ken. They all laughed watching Yohji run after Ken. Aya smiled a little, then looked to the floor.
"What's the matter Aya?" Omi asked and Yohji and Ken stopped running and looked over at them.
"It's just that you guys were so close to Ran. It just hurts that we had to meet under these circumstances," she said.
Omi put his arms around her. "It's alright Aya."
Aya let him hold her then she stepped away and smiled. "Well, you three should pick out the flowers and I will go get ready."
After the guys picked out the flowers, they got ready and went on ahead of the girls to set up the flowers around the gravesite. Yuriko and Julia helped Aya get ready, and they took Julia's car to get to the funeral.
"You know what Aya?" Julia asked.
"What?" Aya looked at her.
"I think it was a good idea to have it an outdoor funeral. It's a nice day and I think it might not make it to depressing," she said with a smile.
"Yeah, your right," Aya said then looked out the window.
They pulled into the parking lot and got out. Yuriko was having some trouble keeping Sarah quite. She was squirming around a lot.
"Why is she so restless?" Julia asked her.
"Because she's a daddy's girl and he's not around. If we are at a new place she doesn't like to be away from him. Well she doesn't like to be away from him period but she's more fussy if she doesn't know the area," Yuriko said and smiled.
"I hope our baby is like that with Yohji. It's good for the father to be that close to his child," Julia said.
"Are you girls talking about babies?" Yohji asked. "I knew that would happen when you got around Yuriko."
Julia only smiled. She looked at Aya who had been quite the whole time. She was looking at the casket. Aya swallowed and looked away. She started to walk away but Omi caught her by the arm.
"Aya what's wrong?" Omi asked her.
"I don't know if I can go through this. I mean he was my big brother. I'm just so heart broken," she said and started to cry.
Omi put his arms around her and held her close. "Don't cry, Aya. Ran wouldn't want you to cry. He did what he did to make you happy. He wanted you to move on with your life."
"But I can't move on. I loved him so much," she said.
"Aya, if you loved him then do what he wants you to do. Be strong and after the funeral move on," he said. "You don't have to forget him, just move on."
"Your right," Aya said and stood back. She whipped the tears away and turned. "Come on, I wouldn't want to be late for this."
They all followed her to the chairs that were set up and sat down. A few minutes later, they saw more people come. Most of them were the girls that used to go to the flower shop. Sakura came though. She came up and stood behind Aya, with her hands on her shoulders to give her support.
The preacher started to speak. Omi noticed Manx standing far away from everyone, but still close enough that she could hear the preacher. She waved at Omi and went back listening. Omi looked at Ken and Yohji. The muscles in their jaws were moving and he knew that they were trying to keep from crying. Julia was dabbing at her eyes and Yuriko had to whip tears away every so often.
Omi looked at Aya. She wasn't crying, but she looked very sad. He knew she would probably cry when they got back home. Sakura was crying though. He could hear her sniff a few times.
The preacher stopped talking and Aya stood. She went over and dropped a white rose she had been holding. She said a few silent words and sat back down. Omi, Ken and Yohji also got up and threw some flowers in. As they sat back down the other people that where there did the same.
They stood and greeted the people that had come. Omi saw Sakura go over the Aya and hug her. Aya hugged her back tightly.
"I'm so sorry about his death Aya," Sakura said when she pulled away.
"So am I," Aya said and whipped a few tears off of Sakura's face. "But there was nothing no one could have done. My brother is stubborn and if he wants to do something then he will do it no matter what."
"Yes your right," she said.
"Come to the house later. I would like to hear how Ran was when I was sleeping," she said.
"I will," Sakura said and started to walk to a car that was waiting for her.
"Are you ok Aya?" Omi asked coming over to her.
"No I'm not Omi. I just want to be strong like you told me to," she said.
He put a hand on her cheek. She put her hand over it and closed her eyes. He pulled her close and held her. She laid her head on his chest and hugged him tightly. She wished they could have held each other longer but Ken and Yohji came over.
"Do you want to stay longer Aya?" Ken asked her.
"No. I don't think I can stay here to much longer today," she said.
"Alright. We will go get the car ready then," Yohji said.
"Wait. I want to ask you guys something about Ran," Aya said.
"What's that?" Omi asked.
"Why did he never come to see me? Why did he make me think he was still dead?" She asked.
They looked at each other. Yohji took Ken and Omi by the arm and lead them away.
"We should tell her. If we don't she will think it was something she did," he said.
"But Ran wouldn't want her to know," Omi argued.
"Well Ran is not here and he probably thought it was better for her not to know, but that's not right. He was her only family she had left. She deserves to know," Yohji said.
"Then lets tell her when we get back home," Omi said. "It would be better then."