Letters Of Black

By: Atsureki

Disclaimers : Wieß ain't mine!

Warnings : AU, Yaoi, OCC, angst.

Notes : Stuff written in Italic are thoughts, the little voice you sometimes hear in your head, letters, lyrics, rhymes.

This is AU so some stuff is a bit diffrent but should still be familier. Pasts have been change to fit the story though.

Chapter 15. Blond Suspect

Why on earth hadn't he thought of it before? Ran damned himself for being such an idiot. He should have remembered dammit! But then again he had been stabbed and lost a lot of blood. Quickly he left the hospital and called up Yoji. It took a long time before the blonde answered.

"What?!" he snapped with annoyance.

"Ran here. Where are you? Did you find anything?" A growl was heard.

"I'm at Ken's apartment and I'm waiting for some information."

"I know who the psycho is," the redhead sighed.

"Omi was checking out who rented the apartment next to Ken's but found nothing so on a hunch, I guess, he started looking around for who had helped Ken get his. You know those apartments are damn hard to come by. Eh did you say you know who it is?"

"I should have gotten it sooner though! I asked Ken some questions earlier but I still didn't see it," Ran muttered as he took a seat in his car. "It's Ben! The man who stabbed me had an accent and I just didn't think about it until a nurse told me a handsome man with a strange accent had been to see Aya. Ken told me that Ben's from Italy. He can change his voice a lot but he can't take away his accent. Ken also told me that Ben had a serious problem with writing, that's why all the notes were in english! That's why Ben wrote down his adress in Romanji. He can't handle Kanji, Hiragana or Katakana."

"Okay so problem solved, get Ken and meet me at my place. We have to find Omi," Yoji growled. The redhead became very quiet. "Ran?"

"Ben has Ken," he mumbled.

"WHAT!?"

"I couldn't leave him by himself so I got him to call Ben. I thought he was safe there," Ran answered miserably. "They've known each other for ten years. How can Ken never have noticed how fucked up Ben is?"

"Okay okay calm down Ran there's no point in going nuts over that now. I suggest we gear up and hunt that little rat down!"

"I'll meet you at your place in 15 minutes," Ran growled and hung up. He had sent his lover straight into the enemy's arms.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ken turned slightly and yawned. Where the hell was he? He didn't recognize the room right away. Ah of course he was at Ben's place. His friend was standing on the other side of the room with his back to the brunette.

"Ben?" The blonde turned around and smiled.

"I thought you were going to sleep the whole day away," Ben answered with his soft and kind voice.

"I don't know why I got so tired all of the suddenly. Did you carry me up here?"

"Yeah, I didn't have the heart to wake you up. How about I fix us some dinner?" Ken's eyes lit up at that.

"Pasta?" he asked with a hopeful look in his brown eyes. Ben let out a soft laugh.

"You're only my friend so you can take advantage of the Italian blood in my veins," the blonde smiled and winked at his friend. "Come with me, I hate cooking alone."

"You got that right," Ken joked and rose from the couch and followed his friend into the kitchen. He plopped down on one of the chairs to watch how Ben started lining up things on the counter. Suddenly his friend stopped and looked straight into Ken's eyes.

"Listen Ken there's something I have to tell you." The brunette tilted his head slightly. Ben looked ashamed.

"Something wrong Ben?"

"I did something very stupid a few days ago. When Fujimiya-san got attacked by your stalker I got scared so I… I fired him," Ben said quietly and stared at his hands.

"What? Why?" Ken was seriously confused now. "But wasn't he hired by Moroshima?"

"I asked Moroshima but he refused since you haven't been playing for so long. But he told me about Fujimiya-san and told me that he was the best there was. I'm the one who's been paying for your bodyguard." The brunette smiled.

"I'm not angry with you Ben even though I don't understand why you didn't tell me this before."

"I thought you'd hate me. You didn't want a bodyguard and then you were looking so sad and hurt and I thought it had something to do with him," Ben admitted and carefully looked up at his friend.

"You always could read me so well Ben," Ken said softly. "And you were right I was upset with Ran but not in the way you think."

"I'm really sorry about this Ken. I shouldn't have interfered."

"It's okay, really it is. And it means a lot to me that you would do that for me." The brunette rose from his seat and hugged his friend. "Thanks for caring so much Ben." The blonde hugged him back with hesitation.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ran hugged his katana firmly in his hands and scowled. Ben was going to pay! With angry and cold eyes he looked over to Yoji.

"You done yet?"

"Almost, ah there we are. Hm the adress Ben gave you is correct." The redhead frowned in confusion. Why had Ben made it so easy for them? But then again who said that Ken was there?

"Well let's go then! We need to track that bastard down and find out where Omi is!" Yoji nodded and grabbed his shades.

"I'm right behind you oh fearless leader." That comment made Ran scowl harder. The lanky blonde was hardly ever serious about anything and it always pissed Ran off.

"We'll take my car, it's faster."

"Yeah but only if I drive it," Yoji snickered. "I hate to say this Ran, but you drive like an old woman!"

"Shut up Kudou!" They left the apartment and headed for the redhead's car. Since Ran was worried and felt like a complete jerk he let Yoji drive. The porsche roared down the street, swerving between lanes and cars. His friend was a hazard behind the wheel so the bodyguard clung to the door fearing for his life. 20 minutes later they stopped outside the building where Ben lived. Ran hurried inside and attacked the stairs two steps at a time.

"So should we ring the bell or what?" Yoji asked and glanced at his friend who had his katana drawn and ready. Without answering Ran pushed the button and waited impatiently. It only took a moment before the door opened and Ken appeared. He had something red around his mouth and on his sweater.

"Ken are you okay?" the redhead asked with fear and got a silly grin as an answer.

"Yeah why wouldn't I be?" Shaking slightly Ran touched the red stuff on his lover's face. "Oh it's pasta sauce," the brunette chuckled and stepped aside to allow them to come in. "Um what's up with the sword?"

"Where's Ben?" Ran growled and walked in.

"In the kitchen, how so?" The Italian soccer-player appeared in the hall and nervously looked at the two men.

"What's going on here?" he asked quietly and stared at Ran's katana. In the blink of an eye the redhead had the ashblond man pressed up against the wall.

"Drop the innocent act Ben!" he snarled and raised his katana. A hand on his arm stopped him.

"What the hell are you doing Ran!? Let him go!" Ken shouted and tried to pull his lover away from his friend. "Have you lost it completely?"

"Ben's the psycho who's been after you all this time." Brown and grey eyes stared at him with confusion.

"I'm the what?" Ben asked and squeaked when Ran pressed the sharp weapon against his throat.

"Ran! Let him go right now!" Ken demanded and shoved his bodyguard to the side. "You okay Ben?" His friend nodded and swallowed.

"I don't understand. Why are you accusing me of this?" The soft voice was trembling slightly.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ken didn't know what to think. How could Ran think that Ben would ever hurt him? Ben was the kindest man he had ever met. The brunette placed himself between his lover and his friend.

"Explain this Ran?" he muttered and glanced over his shoulder to make sure Ben was alright.

"His accent gave him away," the redhead growled. "I didn't realize it until I went to the hospital to see my sister. And you said Ben had problems with writing, that's why all the rhymes and stuff were in english. You can't write Kanji, Hiragana or Katakana, can you Ben?"

"Eh no I can't," the ashblond man admitted with confusion.

"But Ran that doesn't mean anything really. Besides I've known Ben for 10 years, I think I would have noticed if he was a psycho stalker who wanted to kill me." Ran scowled.

"Don't bet on it. Would you ever guess that Omi used to be an assassin?"

"No but that's because he looks like a kid. Look at Ben, does he strike you as a person who would mutilate a cat?" Ken didn't understand. He refused to think that Ben could ever do something like but Ran didn't seem like someone who jumped into conclusions either.

"No he doesn't," the redhead muttered darkly. "If he's innocent then he won't mind if Yoji and I check out his apartment."

"Feel free," Ben mumbled and nodded towards the living-room. "I don't have anything to hide Fujimiya-san."

"Fine, you two snoop around and Ben and I will finish our dinner," Ken muttered and dragged his friend back to the kitchen. This was annoying him because he didn't exactly know who to believe. He had know Ben for such a long time and he had never done anything that indicated that he wanted to hurt his friend. Confused and exhausted the brunette sank down on his chair.

~TBC~

Now things are confusing aren't they *sweet smile* You all thought it was Ben didn't you? And no the stalker ain't Yuriko *thinks I saw that in a review* The stalker is a man *nods* Ja/Atsureki