DATE : May 15 DAY : Wednesday TIME : 8:00 a.m.
" Not again !" Ken yelled , when he saw Schuldich grinning at him as he entered his room . Ken jumped under the covers , hoping that the redhead would leave him alone , but no such luck .
" Oi , Ken . It's time to practice ." Schuldich called out cheerfully , stepping gingerly over the cluttered mess that was Ken's room and avoiding obstacles in his way .
" But we just went over it yesterday , and I think you gave me a concussion !" Ken said , gripping the covers over his head , and refused to let go as Schuldich tried to jerk it away .
" But Crawford wants you to do it right ! Now come on !"
" No way ! I wanna sleep !"
" No can do buddy boy . Get up !"
" No !"
" I said get up !" Schuldich yanked the covers away to reveal an irate Ken glaring up at him . The brunette grabbed several articles from the table and threw it at Schuldich . His soccer watch , his wallet and other items flew at the German . " Damn it ! I can't believe anyone could be as stubborn as you ." Schuldich cursed , rubbing his sore forehead where Ken's alarm clock hit him . He was damned glad the clock was not heavy .
Ken grinned . " Serves you right . Now get outta my room ."
" I won't . Especially since you whacked me with your stuff . Now get up or I'll force you to strip !" He threatened , his arms over his chest as he looked menacingly at Ken . Ken jumped up and off the bed , tackling Schuldich and throwing the redhead off balance . Schuldich struggled to get up but he was in a less advantageous position because Ken was sitting on his chest and no matter how hard he tried to throw him off , he wouldn't budge .
" What did you say ?"
Schuldich grimaced at the impish twinkle in his eye . He was planning something , Schuldich knew it .
" Get offa me !" He shouted , but it served to goad Ken even more .
" Well you asked for it !" Ken laughed as he struggled to pull Schuldich's shirt off .
Schuldich snarled some incoherent words as he tried to grapple Ken but the more he tried , the more determined the younger boy became . Soon the gray tank top was off , and Ken was already in the action of untangling his belt buckle .
At that moment , Nagi came , and seeing Ken winning , cheered him on . Schuldich scowled at Nagi's advocation . " Hey ! What do you do to get some help around here ?!" He shouted . But Nagi ignored him . The belt was off and soon the athlete was fumbling with the buttons . Schuldich was glad he wore his button-down pants today because it was apparent that Ken was obviously uninitiated with them . Schuldich smirked inwardly . Ken was clumsy in everything after all . He then remembered his present predicament . " Hey !" He protested as the top two buttons popped open revealing black boxers . " Ken goddamn it ! This is not at all funny ." He heard Nagi snickering and glared at the telekinetic .
The shouting must have attracted Crawford , or maybe the incessant thumping , anyway , the American was soon blocking the doorframe and staring at them with amusement . Apparently , it entertained him to see Schuldich being strong-armed by an inexperienced and ultimately clumsy younger lad such as Ken . And the fact that Ken still had not discovered his ability to threaten Schuldich with made it all the more comic .
He had waited for a few minutes , his left hand in the pocket of his immaculate white pants and his other hand pressing against the wooden frame in a casual stance . He was certainly enjoying the camaraderie . Ever since Ken came , everything seemed looser , the atmosphere more cheerful . He had never felt happier since … his family . But §chwarz was now his family . And Ken was now a part of it .
He was momentarily jealous . No wonder that even though Weiß had no apparent capabilities , they always won . Crawford knew the reason now . It was because of the bond they probably had . After all , it was not difficult to be closer to other people with a person like Ken to stick them together . Crawford grinned and raked his hair with long tapered fingers . §chwarz was going to be different from now on , they were going to be more powerful , and at last , they were going to beat Weiß . Crawford was sure of that .
" You two , break it up !" He called .
Ken turned his head towards him , grinning . Schuldich took the opportunity to throw him off and in a moment , the redhead was on top of the younger boy . " Oi ! Schuldich ! Get off !" Ken shouted .
Crawford pinched his eyebrows , a sign for Schuldich to follow his orders .. or else …
Reluctantly , Schuldich rolled off Ken and the brunette jumped up and tackled Nagi . They barreled towards the hallway and towards the railing . Soon they were falling to the first floor . Ken was laughing so hard , Nagi almost forgot to keep them from slamming onto the hard , marble floor . Crawford and Schuldich ran down the stairs to see if any of the two brunettes were hurt but soon gave twin sighs of relief when they saw the two hovering just a few inches above the flooring .
Nagi carefully set them down on their feet . " You almost gave me a heart attack !" He exclaimed to Ken , but the other was soon running towards Farfarello who was busy watching a rerun of a soccer game on cable TV. . He plopped down the couch and popped open a bag of chips and was soon munching contentedly .
Schuldich met Crawford's eye and both chuckled at Ken's impetuousness . Yes , Crawford had not once regretted his decision to bring Ken into the team .
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DATE : May 15 DAY : Wednesday TIME : 11:06 a.m.
The training room was a large room , sort of like a gym actually . The floor was completely covered with mats . On the far side , there were several punching bags suspended over the floor . Weapons of every kind were displayed . Schuldich ignored them . Farfarello was in charge of teaching Ken how to use them , he was responsible with teaching him physical combat . Nagi and Farfarello were sitting in the far corner of the room , quite comfortable on the soft mats .
" Hold your hands out like this ." Schuldich demonstrated , the fighting stance . His arms were outstretched , palms facing each other ; both feet firmly planted on the ground , left in front of right . He rolled his hands into fists and threw a punch in the air , his right hand pummeling over left wrist . In a single motion , his left foot swung around in an arch towards the left and the moment he gained footing , his right lashed out in front . Ken was dutifully mimicking his steps and because he was behind Schuldich and slightly to his right , he hit the redhead on the head with the arching kick .
Schuldich lurched forward and was swept off his feet , tumbling face first on the mat . Growling , he jumped up and knocked Ken to the mat and was soon pinching his nose . " You have no idea how hard you kick . You almost broke my damn neck !" He shouted into Ken's ear . Ken cringed and grinned apologetically .
Nagi and Farfarello snickered . They had been watching Schuldich teach Ken hand-to-hand combat for the past two hours , and hilarious accidents were not infrequent . They never got tired of watching the two squabble .
Nagi was looking forward to his sessions with Ken already .
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DATE : May 20 DAY : Monday TIME : 9:00 a.m.
" Are you sure I have powers ? We've been training for a week , and I still can't do anything ." Ken said . He rolled his green eyes and stubbornly plopped on the mat .
Nagi sighed . " Yes , I'm sure . You just haven't realized what they are yet . Now close your eyes ."
They were meditating , just as Crawford instructed . " Breathe in slowly … breathe out ." Nagi said softly .
Ken did as he said . Soon , everything was in order . Ken was tranquilly sitting cross-legged on the mat . His hands were on his knees .
It was a few minutes before Nagi attempted to speak .
" Concentrate on what you are feeling . Reach out with all your senses … what do you see ?" Nagi watched as Ken's white shirt rose and fell with his breathing .
" I see … fire ." Came the soft reply . Involuntarily , his right hand faced up and suddenly , several sparks shot out , soon , a crimson flame leaped up from his palm . " Fire …" He said again . And the flame blazed , larger ,
Schuldich laughed . Ken's eyes flew open , startled . The flame extinguished immediately . " Oi ! Schuldich ! Shut up will ya !" He shouted across the room .
Nagi grinned at him . " You did it Ken ! You showed your powers !" He said happily .
" Huh ?" Ken looked at him strangely , stretching his arms up into the air and yawning widely until Nagi could almost swear he saw all of Ken's internal organs . " I'm sleepy . You make a good hypnotist Nagi ." He joked lightly .
" I said , you showed your powers !" He grabbed Ken's hand and faced it upwards . " Say 'fire' ."
" Aww … you're pulling my leg ." Protested Ken jerking his hand away , and laughing .
" Am not ! Schuldich and Farfarello saw it . Now say 'fire' ."
Ken rolled his eyes and yawned again . " Fire ." He mumbled . Nothing happened . " See ?"
" Mean it !" Nagi was already pouting and Ken resignedly sighed again before saying . " Fire ."
Sparks flew and not long after , a small flame blazed cozily , nestled in his palm . Taken aback , Ken flew backwards and started to shake his hand , trying to smother the flame , but it continued to blaze steadily . He yelled in panic and swatted his hand on the ground but to no avail .
From somewhere in the room , Schuldich's guffaws echoed loudly . Nagi couldn't help himself as well, he started to laugh uncontrollably as Ken ran around , trying to find something to douse the fire .
* Crawford . Come here quick * Schuldich called mentally to the American . It was not long before Crawford was watching the scene in amazement .
* We've won .* Crawford to himself . * We've finally won .*
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Waii ! I looove this chapter ! This one of those chapters that make me like myself and actually make me think that this fic is even vaguely good . ^.^
Nagi – kun is sooooo kawaii ! And Schu – Schu and Kenken too !
Waii ! * runs around the room in a crazed fit * They're so cute I wanna eat them for dinner . ^_~ and Ken's for dessert …
Whoopeee ! You better like this chapter … or else … (~_O) hmppphhf . REVIEW !!!
Saa~aaa ! Domo Arigatou to everyone who reviewed the last chapter .
Marsupial : * nods thoughtfully * maybe I should ne ? I would like to see Manx doing something ridiculously silly . * grins * Heh , I'll think about that .
Ran Mouri : * evil grin * and it's gonna get worse . Mwahahahaha !!! ^^;
CrystalStarGuardian : Waaaaaai !!!! ARIGATOU !!! You have reviewed EVERY chapter ! For that , everything I own now also belongs to youuuuu !!! ( that might not be a lot though ) LOL !!! DOMO DOMO DOMO !!!! ^____^ …* Hands her a boxful of pocky * * huggles * You're my brand new sister ~ j/k
DreamSequence : * bows * Arigatou ! I'm so glad it made you better ! ^.^ My fic has a healing effect on people ! I should sell it to people … * notices Koyasu Takehito waving a katana and making little slashing motions involving a finger * (O_o)' On the other hand , I'd better not ! * grabs cookies and talks with her mouth full sending crumbs flying everywhere * Fank gouuu fher dher coorkies * ^--^
Kyri : I have a toothache … I think
" Not again !" Ken yelled , when he saw Schuldich grinning at him as he entered his room . Ken jumped under the covers , hoping that the redhead would leave him alone , but no such luck .
" Oi , Ken . It's time to practice ." Schuldich called out cheerfully , stepping gingerly over the cluttered mess that was Ken's room and avoiding obstacles in his way .
" But we just went over it yesterday , and I think you gave me a concussion !" Ken said , gripping the covers over his head , and refused to let go as Schuldich tried to jerk it away .
" But Crawford wants you to do it right ! Now come on !"
" No way ! I wanna sleep !"
" No can do buddy boy . Get up !"
" No !"
" I said get up !" Schuldich yanked the covers away to reveal an irate Ken glaring up at him . The brunette grabbed several articles from the table and threw it at Schuldich . His soccer watch , his wallet and other items flew at the German . " Damn it ! I can't believe anyone could be as stubborn as you ." Schuldich cursed , rubbing his sore forehead where Ken's alarm clock hit him . He was damned glad the clock was not heavy .
Ken grinned . " Serves you right . Now get outta my room ."
" I won't . Especially since you whacked me with your stuff . Now get up or I'll force you to strip !" He threatened , his arms over his chest as he looked menacingly at Ken . Ken jumped up and off the bed , tackling Schuldich and throwing the redhead off balance . Schuldich struggled to get up but he was in a less advantageous position because Ken was sitting on his chest and no matter how hard he tried to throw him off , he wouldn't budge .
" What did you say ?"
Schuldich grimaced at the impish twinkle in his eye . He was planning something , Schuldich knew it .
" Get offa me !" He shouted , but it served to goad Ken even more .
" Well you asked for it !" Ken laughed as he struggled to pull Schuldich's shirt off .
Schuldich snarled some incoherent words as he tried to grapple Ken but the more he tried , the more determined the younger boy became . Soon the gray tank top was off , and Ken was already in the action of untangling his belt buckle .
At that moment , Nagi came , and seeing Ken winning , cheered him on . Schuldich scowled at Nagi's advocation . " Hey ! What do you do to get some help around here ?!" He shouted . But Nagi ignored him . The belt was off and soon the athlete was fumbling with the buttons . Schuldich was glad he wore his button-down pants today because it was apparent that Ken was obviously uninitiated with them . Schuldich smirked inwardly . Ken was clumsy in everything after all . He then remembered his present predicament . " Hey !" He protested as the top two buttons popped open revealing black boxers . " Ken goddamn it ! This is not at all funny ." He heard Nagi snickering and glared at the telekinetic .
The shouting must have attracted Crawford , or maybe the incessant thumping , anyway , the American was soon blocking the doorframe and staring at them with amusement . Apparently , it entertained him to see Schuldich being strong-armed by an inexperienced and ultimately clumsy younger lad such as Ken . And the fact that Ken still had not discovered his ability to threaten Schuldich with made it all the more comic .
He had waited for a few minutes , his left hand in the pocket of his immaculate white pants and his other hand pressing against the wooden frame in a casual stance . He was certainly enjoying the camaraderie . Ever since Ken came , everything seemed looser , the atmosphere more cheerful . He had never felt happier since … his family . But §chwarz was now his family . And Ken was now a part of it .
He was momentarily jealous . No wonder that even though Weiß had no apparent capabilities , they always won . Crawford knew the reason now . It was because of the bond they probably had . After all , it was not difficult to be closer to other people with a person like Ken to stick them together . Crawford grinned and raked his hair with long tapered fingers . §chwarz was going to be different from now on , they were going to be more powerful , and at last , they were going to beat Weiß . Crawford was sure of that .
" You two , break it up !" He called .
Ken turned his head towards him , grinning . Schuldich took the opportunity to throw him off and in a moment , the redhead was on top of the younger boy . " Oi ! Schuldich ! Get off !" Ken shouted .
Crawford pinched his eyebrows , a sign for Schuldich to follow his orders .. or else …
Reluctantly , Schuldich rolled off Ken and the brunette jumped up and tackled Nagi . They barreled towards the hallway and towards the railing . Soon they were falling to the first floor . Ken was laughing so hard , Nagi almost forgot to keep them from slamming onto the hard , marble floor . Crawford and Schuldich ran down the stairs to see if any of the two brunettes were hurt but soon gave twin sighs of relief when they saw the two hovering just a few inches above the flooring .
Nagi carefully set them down on their feet . " You almost gave me a heart attack !" He exclaimed to Ken , but the other was soon running towards Farfarello who was busy watching a rerun of a soccer game on cable TV. . He plopped down the couch and popped open a bag of chips and was soon munching contentedly .
Schuldich met Crawford's eye and both chuckled at Ken's impetuousness . Yes , Crawford had not once regretted his decision to bring Ken into the team .
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DATE : May 15 DAY : Wednesday TIME : 11:06 a.m.
The training room was a large room , sort of like a gym actually . The floor was completely covered with mats . On the far side , there were several punching bags suspended over the floor . Weapons of every kind were displayed . Schuldich ignored them . Farfarello was in charge of teaching Ken how to use them , he was responsible with teaching him physical combat . Nagi and Farfarello were sitting in the far corner of the room , quite comfortable on the soft mats .
" Hold your hands out like this ." Schuldich demonstrated , the fighting stance . His arms were outstretched , palms facing each other ; both feet firmly planted on the ground , left in front of right . He rolled his hands into fists and threw a punch in the air , his right hand pummeling over left wrist . In a single motion , his left foot swung around in an arch towards the left and the moment he gained footing , his right lashed out in front . Ken was dutifully mimicking his steps and because he was behind Schuldich and slightly to his right , he hit the redhead on the head with the arching kick .
Schuldich lurched forward and was swept off his feet , tumbling face first on the mat . Growling , he jumped up and knocked Ken to the mat and was soon pinching his nose . " You have no idea how hard you kick . You almost broke my damn neck !" He shouted into Ken's ear . Ken cringed and grinned apologetically .
Nagi and Farfarello snickered . They had been watching Schuldich teach Ken hand-to-hand combat for the past two hours , and hilarious accidents were not infrequent . They never got tired of watching the two squabble .
Nagi was looking forward to his sessions with Ken already .
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DATE : May 20 DAY : Monday TIME : 9:00 a.m.
" Are you sure I have powers ? We've been training for a week , and I still can't do anything ." Ken said . He rolled his green eyes and stubbornly plopped on the mat .
Nagi sighed . " Yes , I'm sure . You just haven't realized what they are yet . Now close your eyes ."
They were meditating , just as Crawford instructed . " Breathe in slowly … breathe out ." Nagi said softly .
Ken did as he said . Soon , everything was in order . Ken was tranquilly sitting cross-legged on the mat . His hands were on his knees .
It was a few minutes before Nagi attempted to speak .
" Concentrate on what you are feeling . Reach out with all your senses … what do you see ?" Nagi watched as Ken's white shirt rose and fell with his breathing .
" I see … fire ." Came the soft reply . Involuntarily , his right hand faced up and suddenly , several sparks shot out , soon , a crimson flame leaped up from his palm . " Fire …" He said again . And the flame blazed , larger ,
Schuldich laughed . Ken's eyes flew open , startled . The flame extinguished immediately . " Oi ! Schuldich ! Shut up will ya !" He shouted across the room .
Nagi grinned at him . " You did it Ken ! You showed your powers !" He said happily .
" Huh ?" Ken looked at him strangely , stretching his arms up into the air and yawning widely until Nagi could almost swear he saw all of Ken's internal organs . " I'm sleepy . You make a good hypnotist Nagi ." He joked lightly .
" I said , you showed your powers !" He grabbed Ken's hand and faced it upwards . " Say 'fire' ."
" Aww … you're pulling my leg ." Protested Ken jerking his hand away , and laughing .
" Am not ! Schuldich and Farfarello saw it . Now say 'fire' ."
Ken rolled his eyes and yawned again . " Fire ." He mumbled . Nothing happened . " See ?"
" Mean it !" Nagi was already pouting and Ken resignedly sighed again before saying . " Fire ."
Sparks flew and not long after , a small flame blazed cozily , nestled in his palm . Taken aback , Ken flew backwards and started to shake his hand , trying to smother the flame , but it continued to blaze steadily . He yelled in panic and swatted his hand on the ground but to no avail .
From somewhere in the room , Schuldich's guffaws echoed loudly . Nagi couldn't help himself as well, he started to laugh uncontrollably as Ken ran around , trying to find something to douse the fire .
* Crawford . Come here quick * Schuldich called mentally to the American . It was not long before Crawford was watching the scene in amazement .
* We've won .* Crawford to himself . * We've finally won .*
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Waii ! I looove this chapter ! This one of those chapters that make me like myself and actually make me think that this fic is even vaguely good . ^.^
Nagi – kun is sooooo kawaii ! And Schu – Schu and Kenken too !
Waii ! * runs around the room in a crazed fit * They're so cute I wanna eat them for dinner . ^_~ and Ken's for dessert …
Whoopeee ! You better like this chapter … or else … (~_O) hmppphhf . REVIEW !!!
Saa~aaa ! Domo Arigatou to everyone who reviewed the last chapter .
Marsupial : * nods thoughtfully * maybe I should ne ? I would like to see Manx doing something ridiculously silly . * grins * Heh , I'll think about that .
Ran Mouri : * evil grin * and it's gonna get worse . Mwahahahaha !!! ^^;
CrystalStarGuardian : Waaaaaai !!!! ARIGATOU !!! You have reviewed EVERY chapter ! For that , everything I own now also belongs to youuuuu !!! ( that might not be a lot though ) LOL !!! DOMO DOMO DOMO !!!! ^____^ …* Hands her a boxful of pocky * * huggles * You're my brand new sister ~ j/k
DreamSequence : * bows * Arigatou ! I'm so glad it made you better ! ^.^ My fic has a healing effect on people ! I should sell it to people … * notices Koyasu Takehito waving a katana and making little slashing motions involving a finger * (O_o)' On the other hand , I'd better not ! * grabs cookies and talks with her mouth full sending crumbs flying everywhere * Fank gouuu fher dher coorkies * ^--^
Kyri : I have a toothache … I think