*Woo... chapter 9. Yaaaay. Basic disclaimers apply... I hope you enjoy.*

A Foe's Love

Chapter 9 - A Facade Broken

Ken nodded and eagerly threw his arms about the red-head, "I had... to come back, Aya... I had to come back home... back to you..." Sobbing, the boy pulled Ran down with him as he fell to his knees, ready for the pain that was to come... the inevitable from the heartless Fujimiya boy.

Ran, however, retorted with none of the harsh words he was used to saying... and none of the rather rude ways of pushing someone away. He simply whispered, in a small, emotion-filled voice... "I missed you." Wrapping his arms around Ken in return, he nuzzled the side of his face against that of the boys and reassuringly rubbed his back.

Nagi stirred in his sleep as Omi struggled to keep from dropping him and Youji...? He was still awe-struck and staring. There was no help for him. Omi had to shoo him out of the room when he decided that Ken and Ran needed some time alone. Time... that meant more than Omi himself could ever imagined.

Youji gave a slight pout and a few whimpers as he exited the room, soon followed by the Nagi-weilding Omi. "Oh," he whimpered, "But...but.."

"None of that. You just be quiet and let them be."

"But..."

"No."

Youji gave up, sighing as he shuffled to his room to be alone. He hated not getting his way - especially when it came to the Weiss boys. He was fickle... and very picky... Omi had come to know that. If Youji didn't look right or get enough sleep or if he was having a bad hair day... he would do nothing unless he fixed his problem.

Omi just shook his head as he led himself to his own room and set Nagi on his bed. The younger boy immediately reached for the covers - and Omi was more than glad to help the boy.. only to find himself frowning when the boys shivers didn't stop. He kicked off his shoes and pulled off his shirt before he slipped under the covers with the boy. And then, being the smart child he was, he lifted Nagi up to a seated position and pulled his shirt off before he laid him back down - as he did with himself - and pulled him into an embrace.

Nagi sighed (having awaken as he was being laid back down) and reveled in the body heat the older boy was giving off. Chest to chest... it was such a simple way to heat another person up... and he, for one, would not want it to be any other way. He wrapped his arms around Omi and pulled himself closer - as close as he could get... and just watched the other as if in a daze.

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Ken blinked, tilting his head back to look up at the red-head, "You... did?" He asked with that little hint of curiosity in his tone.

Ran simply nodded, a careful thumb wiping the tears away from the others face as he pulled away from him to better situate himself. "A lot more than anyone could comprehend," he stated as he pulled the boy into his lap and then idly began to play with his hair in attempt to comfort him. It worked and he soon found the boy more than half-asleep in his arms. A smile hugged at his lips, "..because I love you."

This was something Ran could never have wanted more - to let his emotions out, to tell others what he thought or how he felt. This feeling inside him was simply amazing, it was simply wonderful that he felt he could say these things now. Maybe a tragic incident was what he needed... and he had gotten it... maybe he'd get a faerie-tale ending, maybe he'd be able to have these feelings forever. A facade broken, he felt as if the weight of the world had been lifted from his shoulders.

*...Ugh.. another short chapter? Tell me what you think... I might add some lemony scenes to it later... if I feel like it. Hmm... yeah. whatever. Anyway, i really hope you all liked it... it seems this is turning into more than just an Omi and Nagi fic, no? Now we have some Ran and Ken. Bwahaha. I'm so cool.*