Email: swythangel@hotmail.com
Title: Götterdammerüng (Twilight of the Gods)
Type: Series 12/?
Teaser: With their return to Weiß, Ken and Ran find old feelings resurfacing...
Rating: PG (just to be safe)
Spoilers: I don't know, let's just assume there is
Warnings: Strong Language, Shonen Ai leaning towards Yaoi
Keywords: Ken, Aya/Ran, Youji, Ran/AyaxKen, YoujixKen, angst, a lil fluff
Whee! Whee! Minna-san won't kill me for coming out with elan vital before this ne?beams> Because now I came up with the next one…blinks>
Ran: But this is a very short one…
Swythangel: whacks him> You needn't say that out loud!
Anyway it is short but at least I came out with one ne? ne? To the wonderful people who kept nagging me for this (you know who you are), I love you a lot and if you didn't do it, I probably wouldn't have come around to it. glomps wonderful people>
Götterdammerüng
(Twilight of the Gods)
Part 12
[Omi]
"Here, Omi. Hold on to this while I drive, will you?"
Youji-kun hands me a container which I place gingerly on my lap.
Aa, Cassandra would be inside. Mission accomplished then.
Normally, I'd be happy the mission went off without a hitch but not tonight. Tonight we have casualties.
I swing my gaze to the backseat where Ran-kun leaned against the seat, still unconscious. I can see the worry on Ken-kun's face as his gaze flutters over Ran-kun's prone form, I can sense the hesitant longing to touch the unconscious man.
"What happened, Youji?"
He asks Youji-kun. He hasn't taken his eyes off Ran-kun's face and his voice is liberally laced with panic and worry. Not that I blame him, having your leader pitch forward for no reason at all is unnerving.
I too want the answer so I turn to Youji-kun. Slight hesitation flickers in the green eyes, barely visible in the light of the streetlights we pass, fleeting, gone in seconds. Then Youji-kun shrugs.
"Search me. He just keeled over for no reason I can see."
LIE! Why is Youji-kun lying to us?
"Youji-kun!" I say sharply with a heavy hint of reproach. He knows Ken-kun as well as I do and this vague excuse he just served up is liable to make Ken-kun worry more. And it somehow annoys me. How can he do this to Ken-kun?
"Surely something unusual happened. Ran-kun couldn't just have keeled over without any reason."
"Omi's right, Youji." Ken-kun chimes in.
Youji-kun turns to me for a minute, taking his eyes off the street, to glare at me. I get the feeling he's blaming me for something I did. I also get the impression that he doesn't want to say anything in front of Ken-kun with the way his eyes keep darting in apprehension and indecision towards the rear-view mirror.
Now what did I do? All I did was ask a logical question. One he needs to answer anyway. I can't figure out why he's stalling.
"Youji, please."
I can see the instant effect the two words from Ken-kun has on Youji-kun as his shoulders visibly slump in the driver's seat. He sighs audibly.
Minutes pass in silence as Youji-kun slows down a little. But he continues driving. His eyes still fixed on the street. I almost assume that he isn't going to say anything despite his look of defeat moments ago but then, suddenly, his throaty voice breaks the silence.
"Ran got hit by one of the traps—the flying darts on the 14th floor."
Darts. Among the four of us. I should know them the best. They are my weapon of choice after all, second only to my beloved laptop.
Darts. The first thing that enters my mind is poison. And I can see that the same thought occurs to Ken-kun because his hand immediately latches onto one of Ran-kun's wrists, searching for a pulse.
The relief in Ken-kun's voice fairly burst out in palpable relief inside the car as he announced "Pulse is erratic but strong."
Not poison then. I sigh in relief.
But if not poison, what else can make Ran-kun unconscious for this long.
I look back at Ran-kun. He's too pale, even for him, and he's sweating. He isn't doing anything and he's sweating. What exactly is the matter with Ran-kun?
"Youji, take us to the hospital."
I can almost feel the tension in Ken-kun's voice, trying to fight down panic as he looks at Ran, almost irrational panic.
"Look, Ken, I know you're concerned but…"
Youji-kun didn't change course.
"The hospital is the other way, Youji."
If I'm Youji-kun I'd be hesitating now because there is a dangerous edge in Ken-kun's voice. But then again, Youji-kun is another stubborn pri…person.
"I know that Ken but…"
"Just fucking change course, Youji! We *need* to get Ran to the hospital! He's burning up and he isn't responding to anything. If you don't want to drive us there then shove over and let me do it!"
Did I say almost irrational panic before? Because it definitely is irrational panic now. I shudder at the murderous gleam of resolve in Ken-kun's eyes.
/Help me! /
Youji-kun's gaze seem to implore me. But how do I help him? I realize why Ken-kun is doing this and I don't know why Youji-kun's reason. The question must be in my eyes because Youji-kun's next words are trying to make Ken-kun see his point, his voice strangely calm even in the face of Ken-kun's anger.
"Before you go flying off the handle, Ken. Remember where this road leads to."
"Youji…"
"Yes, I know we need to get Ran some aid as soon as possible. But I think that it'd be better for Ran and the whole group if…"
Ken-kun is starting to protest yet again, I think he hasn't been listening to a word Youji-kun is saying. However, I am. And I realize where Youji-kun is leading to. I shout out the answer, trying to get Ken-kun's attention.
"Dr.Kanzaki, Ken-kun! Youji-kun is taking us to Dr. Kanzaki."
The German doctor's name seem to penetrate Ken-kun's head and he subsides. Yes, Dr. Kanzaki. Surely he will know what's wrong with Ran-kun.
Sugoi! I am too tired to deal with Ken-kun ranting. And I'm sure Youji-kun is too.
I turn to him and see him arching his brows at me. As if telling me, "See! And that, my dear Omi, is why I didn't want to tell you in front of Ken."
Ah, hell! So that's why Youji-kun glared at me. Well, I am not an oracle, I didn't know this would happen. So there!
Suddenly I have this insane urge to stick my tongue out at Youji-kun for his superior attitude. But I don't. To do so would be to give him the satisfaction of witnessing dear widdle Omi-kun acting childish. Geh!
I settle for crossing my arms and pouting instead.
[Ken]
I am sitting beside the bed with Youji and Omi, my eyes latched on to Ran who is lying, still unconscious, on the bed. We reached the doc's clinic in record time thanks to Youji and the doctor ran some tests on Ran. Now we're impatiently waiting for the results….or at least I'm impatiently waiting.
/Everything hurts./
I am trying to rub my head inconspicuously. Because its pounding like an overactive jackhammer and I feel really dizzy but I cling to consciousness because there are more important things to do than keel over.
/More important things…like Ran./
He looks so pale and drawn. So very different from before we went into Zeiger. And I am really worried for him. Damn if I am going to leave his side. I just hope Mother-hen Youji doesn't notice my condition. I control my expression to at least seem like nothing is amiss. Its hard to do, with pain coursing through my body.
I am deathly tired. I sigh. But Ran needs me more than I need sleep.
The door creaks and I turn to see Dr. K enter the room. My heart starts to pound as I see the too serious expression on his face.
"What's wrong with Ran, doc?"
"I haff finished checking Ran. Ze results are being processed. I vud like to check all of you too. Yust in case. So vud the two of you follow me to ze lab first."
I swear that's not the answer to my question. But my mind is too occupied with staying conscious to even bother with protesting. Besides, he's motioning to Omi and Youji so I'm not really concerned.
"Hell that won't be necessary, doc. Ran got hit by the darts. Omi and I weren't. Why waste precious time?"
I grin at Youji's answer. I'm not the only one who is allergic to doctors.
"You might not haf felt it but zer iz still ze possibilty zat you ver also infected. I'd rather be fairy sure."
"But…"
Just as I expect, Youji is trying to put up a protest. I wonder if he can talk his way out of this.
"Really, Youji-kun. Why don't you just follow the doctor and shut up."
I see Omi pushing Youji out of the room. Omi can be awfully bossy when he wants to be. And right now is no exception. Youji does not have a prayer of squirming out of this. Nope, not with Omi on Dr. K's side. He'll just have to bear up under the battery of tests.
Dr.K's voice float back to me as I hide a smirk from the departing Youji's back.
"I'll come back for you after ze two are done, Ken."
"Yeah Doc!" I roll my eyes. It seems that even I am not safe from the tests. But then again I expect no less. I am still Astyanax.
As the door falls shut, I let go of all pretenses and I can almost feel my face show the ravages of pain I am feeling at the moment. It hurts to move my head, hurts to even blink. But who the hell wants to blink when I want to look out for Ran.
Now that everyone else is away I pull my chair closer to the bed and slowly, hesitantly, put out a hand to lay over Ran's arm. Perhaps I am a glutton for punishment, because I know that if Ran wakes up and finds my hand on his arm, he'd glare me down into a puddle of goo but I still do it.
Maybe my headaches have turned my brain to mush too because seeing Ran opening his eyes and glaring at me seem like a very happy prospect at the moment. Much better than looking near death and unconscious.
I stroke some of his fiery hair from his face, worried gaze travelling up and down his form for any sign that he might be ok. And because I am tired, I decide to lay my head against his arm. Just like I did so very long ago.
/Wake up, Ran. Even if only to glare at me for taking such liberties with you. Wake up!/
TBC
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