Note: this story is not my creation, give full credit to the creators.
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The members of Weiss stood outside of the local tire plant, their targets lay just inside. The four men sat in the oh-so-familiar seven, watching as the guards would leave, and then come back. Armed with their new weapons, the group was dressed as usual. Ran in his long black coat, Yohji in his, Ken in his leather jacket with the goggles propped on his head, and Omi with his ever stylish bandana and shorts.
"Let's move," Ran remarked.
Leaving the seven, Ran and Ken went and took out the first guards, while Yohji and Omi continued through the front. Once they entered the building, they split up. Omi climbed through the ventilation shaft to the control center, while Ken went to look for the children. Ran was on his way to find Reiuich Sark and his wife, while Yohji took out the guards.
"I'm in the control center," Omi said over the intercom on his jacket. "Ran, have you found Sark yet?"
Ran pushed the earpiece further into his ear as he listened to Omi.
"Not yet," He replied. He came upon a door that was marked, No Entrance.
"If that doesn't make it obvious," He smirked.
Yohji ran into Ken in one of the hallways as they took out four guards. Yohji pulled his wire tighter around the one guy's neck.
"Tell me, where are the kids? You've got 10 seconds before I pull this for the last time!" He yelled.
"Gah! They...they're in the...main d...docking bay, I...sw...swear!" The man cried.
Yohji let go as Ken punched the man in the face, knocking him completely unconscious.
"Let's go," Ken stated.
Ran pushed the door open, but not enough to let the light in and notify people of his presence. He could hear a man talking, but about what, he wasn't sure. The room wasn't very well lit, but he could make things out as much as he needed.
"This is the easiest thing I've ever done. You and me, pet, we're going to be rich."
"Life couldn't get any better than this," His wife replied.
"You're right, it just gets worse!" Ran yelled.
Before they knew what was happening, Ran hit the button on the bottom of his sword, splitting it in two. Throwing the smaller one at the wife, he cut through Sark like a knife through butter.
"Completed," Ran said into the intercom as he pulled the smaller section of his sword out of the head of the woman on the floor.
"Meet us out on the north deck, we've found the kids, but we're going to need some help," Yohji reported.
Ran headed toward their direction and slowed down once he saw the slender figure of Ken. He had to stop as he watched the brunette brush his hair from his face. Shaking his head, he tried to concentrate on the mission.
"Ran, there you are. We found the kids in the main docking bay. That's where they're being auctioned off. We just need to get rid of the guards and the auctioneer."
The four assassins headed off down the hall and into the top level of the over sized garage. They were four stories up, so no one would see them unless there were some guards left on that floor.
Looking down they saw the cages where the children were being kept. One of the guards grabbed a young boy and headed towards the auctioning stage, which was nothing more than the back of flatbed truck.
"Sanza!" Ken yelled, without realizing what he was doing.
The guards looked up to find the four crouched behind the wall.
"Get them!" The man holding Sanza yelled.
"This is where the fun begins," Yohji commented.
Before they knew it, guards were surrounding them, holding bats, sticks, chains, anything they could get their hands on. It was six against four, Omi and Yohji took 2 while Ken and Ran each took one. Omi shot two arrows into the first guard, injuring his leg and arm, while Yohji strangled another with his wire. While they were busy fighting, no one seemed to notice the man coming up behind Ken. Omi turned around in time to see him attack.
"Ken!" Omi yelled, as Ran turned to see what was happening.
The man swung the metal pole at Ken, who easily blocked it. But unfortunately, he pushed his claws in as well, which made them come undone. The metal pole slammed into his face, sending him flying backwards, and right over the side of the balcony.
"KEN!" Ran yelled as he fought off his last attacker.
"I got him!" Yohji yelled, pulling his string out he threw it after Ken, and grabbed a hold of it when it became tight. "I got him!"
Omi was busy trying to get rid of the last two guards as Ran rushed over to the side. Looking down he found Ken. Yohji had indeed caught him, but he had caught him around his throat, slowly choking him.
"You're choking him!" Ran yelled.
"What?!" Yohji yelled, his grip getting looser and looser. "Oh god, I can't hold this much longer, and if he falls he's going to get killed."
"He's going to get killed if you keep choking him!" Ran screamed. "And there's no time for me to run down there and grab him!"
Ran looked around him and found the fire hose. Slamming it open he tightened the end of the hose and undid the rest of it.
"Let go two seconds after I jump," He demanded.
"What?!" Yohji yelled, the look of pain and fear in his face.
"You heard me, now do it damn it!" Ran screamed back.
Holding onto the hose, Ran leaped over the side of the balcony and swung down to Ken, who by now, wasn't breathing. As soon as the red head had jumped, Yohji counted to two, and then let go. Grabbing Ken, Ran swung towards the third floor, while the hose finally broke from its grasp, sending the two members slamming into the wall.
Omi and Yohji continued after the last person, finally killing him. Ran shook his head and looked down at Ken, who was no longer breathing.
"Ken." The older member whispered.
Laying Ken on his back, Ran listened to his chest, he still had a heart beat, just no breathing. Pushing the brunettes head back, the abyssinian lowered himself down to the siberian, pressing his lips on top of the helpless Weiss members own. He breathed for him once, then waited, when that didn't work, he breathed again, and then a third time.
"Come on Ken, wake up." Ran whispered. "You're tougher than this."
Finally, after the fifth time, Ken turned onto his side and began coughing. Ran pulled him to his feet, and supported him, making sure he didn't fall over.
"Did we win?" Ken asked, leaning more into Ran.
"Yeah, we won."
When Weiss finally got back to the flower shop, Ran put Ken into the bed they had upstairs, then returned to the living room where the others were. Walking in there, he placed his new sword and Ken's new bugnuts back into the crate, followed by Yohji placing his wire and Omi's crossbow, into the box.
"I don't understand," Burman said.
"We almost lost a member today because of those," Yohji said solemnly.
"You have to take those chances, it comes with the territory," Burman replied.
"I'm not taking the chance of losing Ken! It's hard enough trying to live the life of a normal person and an assassin at the same time, but to lose him...that's unforgivable! And you! You should have been more careful," Ran screamed at Yohji. "He could have died today because you didn't know how to use your new weapon! A few more seconds and you would have strangled him to death! Or worse, you would have dropped him!"
Before he knew what he was doing, Ran balled up his fist and punched Yohji in the face, sending him flying onto the floor. Omi ran over to the oldest member, making sure he was ok.
"Ran! He didn't realize it, what else was he supposed to do? Just let him fall? What could you have done, Ran? Tell me, what could you have done?" Manx yelled back.
Ran realized she was right and turned to leave. Standing on the stairs was Ken, shocked at what he had just seen. The red head didn't care anymore, he didn't care what they thought, he just wanted out before anything else happened. Pushing past the injured man, he walked up the stairs and into the flower shop.
"Ran! Wait." Ken pleaded. "Where are you going?"
"Out. I don't think I belong here anymore." Ran looked down at the floor.
"But you do, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here."
Ken walked up to Ran and placed a hand on his shoulder. He couldn't help but think of Ran, or what he had done for him. He just couldn't keep the feelings bottled inside. He wrapped his arms around Ran's waist, hugging him. He could feel the taller man's body shake in surprise, then calm back down. Suddenly there was a hand on top of his own, a warm hand that he had wanted to hold for so long.
"Ken."
"Just hold me, please. And don't leave, I don't think I could go through that again." Ken whispered.
Ran turned around and placed his arms around the clumsy soccer player. Ken snuggled his face into abyssinian's chest, feeling his heartbeat grow quicker.
"I'm sorry," Ran said.
"For wh..." Ken stopped in mid sentence as he noticed the small tear in the corner of Ran's eye.
"I couldn't stop it from happening, and I couldn't save you when you needed it. I'm worthless.."
Ken reached up and kissed him, stopping him from saying anything else. Pulling back, he brushed away the tear from his cheek.
"You're not worthless, not to me anyway," He remarked.
Later that evening Ran walked up to Yohji, who by now, had a black eye.
"Hey," Yohji said, smoking on his usual cigarette and wearing the normal sunglasses, although it was almost 3 in the morning.
"Look, I wanted to say..."
"Stop right there." The blond demanded.
"What?"
Suddenly the tall and lanky blond grabbed Ran, pushing him onto the floor.
"I'm going to teach you what it's like to be a real man, Ran." Yohji smiled.
"Wha..." Ran started to say, but was cut off by Yohji's lips. He was helpless, the man had him pinned down on the couch, and there was nothing he could do.
"What, you started without me, Yohji? I feel left out," The youngest member cried.
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't help my self. But we have plenty of time, so why not join us now?"
Omi joined the other two on the couch. Smiling down at Ran, he laughed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Ran screamed.
He sat up in bed, covered in sweat. He grabbed his chest, trying to calm his heartbeat. Ken lay in the bed beside him, covered in the silky sheet that ran across Ran's legs. Realizing it had been a dream, the red head looked out the window.
"I want normal back."
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The members of Weiss stood outside of the local tire plant, their targets lay just inside. The four men sat in the oh-so-familiar seven, watching as the guards would leave, and then come back. Armed with their new weapons, the group was dressed as usual. Ran in his long black coat, Yohji in his, Ken in his leather jacket with the goggles propped on his head, and Omi with his ever stylish bandana and shorts.
"Let's move," Ran remarked.
Leaving the seven, Ran and Ken went and took out the first guards, while Yohji and Omi continued through the front. Once they entered the building, they split up. Omi climbed through the ventilation shaft to the control center, while Ken went to look for the children. Ran was on his way to find Reiuich Sark and his wife, while Yohji took out the guards.
"I'm in the control center," Omi said over the intercom on his jacket. "Ran, have you found Sark yet?"
Ran pushed the earpiece further into his ear as he listened to Omi.
"Not yet," He replied. He came upon a door that was marked, No Entrance.
"If that doesn't make it obvious," He smirked.
Yohji ran into Ken in one of the hallways as they took out four guards. Yohji pulled his wire tighter around the one guy's neck.
"Tell me, where are the kids? You've got 10 seconds before I pull this for the last time!" He yelled.
"Gah! They...they're in the...main d...docking bay, I...sw...swear!" The man cried.
Yohji let go as Ken punched the man in the face, knocking him completely unconscious.
"Let's go," Ken stated.
Ran pushed the door open, but not enough to let the light in and notify people of his presence. He could hear a man talking, but about what, he wasn't sure. The room wasn't very well lit, but he could make things out as much as he needed.
"This is the easiest thing I've ever done. You and me, pet, we're going to be rich."
"Life couldn't get any better than this," His wife replied.
"You're right, it just gets worse!" Ran yelled.
Before they knew what was happening, Ran hit the button on the bottom of his sword, splitting it in two. Throwing the smaller one at the wife, he cut through Sark like a knife through butter.
"Completed," Ran said into the intercom as he pulled the smaller section of his sword out of the head of the woman on the floor.
"Meet us out on the north deck, we've found the kids, but we're going to need some help," Yohji reported.
Ran headed toward their direction and slowed down once he saw the slender figure of Ken. He had to stop as he watched the brunette brush his hair from his face. Shaking his head, he tried to concentrate on the mission.
"Ran, there you are. We found the kids in the main docking bay. That's where they're being auctioned off. We just need to get rid of the guards and the auctioneer."
The four assassins headed off down the hall and into the top level of the over sized garage. They were four stories up, so no one would see them unless there were some guards left on that floor.
Looking down they saw the cages where the children were being kept. One of the guards grabbed a young boy and headed towards the auctioning stage, which was nothing more than the back of flatbed truck.
"Sanza!" Ken yelled, without realizing what he was doing.
The guards looked up to find the four crouched behind the wall.
"Get them!" The man holding Sanza yelled.
"This is where the fun begins," Yohji commented.
Before they knew it, guards were surrounding them, holding bats, sticks, chains, anything they could get their hands on. It was six against four, Omi and Yohji took 2 while Ken and Ran each took one. Omi shot two arrows into the first guard, injuring his leg and arm, while Yohji strangled another with his wire. While they were busy fighting, no one seemed to notice the man coming up behind Ken. Omi turned around in time to see him attack.
"Ken!" Omi yelled, as Ran turned to see what was happening.
The man swung the metal pole at Ken, who easily blocked it. But unfortunately, he pushed his claws in as well, which made them come undone. The metal pole slammed into his face, sending him flying backwards, and right over the side of the balcony.
"KEN!" Ran yelled as he fought off his last attacker.
"I got him!" Yohji yelled, pulling his string out he threw it after Ken, and grabbed a hold of it when it became tight. "I got him!"
Omi was busy trying to get rid of the last two guards as Ran rushed over to the side. Looking down he found Ken. Yohji had indeed caught him, but he had caught him around his throat, slowly choking him.
"You're choking him!" Ran yelled.
"What?!" Yohji yelled, his grip getting looser and looser. "Oh god, I can't hold this much longer, and if he falls he's going to get killed."
"He's going to get killed if you keep choking him!" Ran screamed. "And there's no time for me to run down there and grab him!"
Ran looked around him and found the fire hose. Slamming it open he tightened the end of the hose and undid the rest of it.
"Let go two seconds after I jump," He demanded.
"What?!" Yohji yelled, the look of pain and fear in his face.
"You heard me, now do it damn it!" Ran screamed back.
Holding onto the hose, Ran leaped over the side of the balcony and swung down to Ken, who by now, wasn't breathing. As soon as the red head had jumped, Yohji counted to two, and then let go. Grabbing Ken, Ran swung towards the third floor, while the hose finally broke from its grasp, sending the two members slamming into the wall.
Omi and Yohji continued after the last person, finally killing him. Ran shook his head and looked down at Ken, who was no longer breathing.
"Ken." The older member whispered.
Laying Ken on his back, Ran listened to his chest, he still had a heart beat, just no breathing. Pushing the brunettes head back, the abyssinian lowered himself down to the siberian, pressing his lips on top of the helpless Weiss members own. He breathed for him once, then waited, when that didn't work, he breathed again, and then a third time.
"Come on Ken, wake up." Ran whispered. "You're tougher than this."
Finally, after the fifth time, Ken turned onto his side and began coughing. Ran pulled him to his feet, and supported him, making sure he didn't fall over.
"Did we win?" Ken asked, leaning more into Ran.
"Yeah, we won."
When Weiss finally got back to the flower shop, Ran put Ken into the bed they had upstairs, then returned to the living room where the others were. Walking in there, he placed his new sword and Ken's new bugnuts back into the crate, followed by Yohji placing his wire and Omi's crossbow, into the box.
"I don't understand," Burman said.
"We almost lost a member today because of those," Yohji said solemnly.
"You have to take those chances, it comes with the territory," Burman replied.
"I'm not taking the chance of losing Ken! It's hard enough trying to live the life of a normal person and an assassin at the same time, but to lose him...that's unforgivable! And you! You should have been more careful," Ran screamed at Yohji. "He could have died today because you didn't know how to use your new weapon! A few more seconds and you would have strangled him to death! Or worse, you would have dropped him!"
Before he knew what he was doing, Ran balled up his fist and punched Yohji in the face, sending him flying onto the floor. Omi ran over to the oldest member, making sure he was ok.
"Ran! He didn't realize it, what else was he supposed to do? Just let him fall? What could you have done, Ran? Tell me, what could you have done?" Manx yelled back.
Ran realized she was right and turned to leave. Standing on the stairs was Ken, shocked at what he had just seen. The red head didn't care anymore, he didn't care what they thought, he just wanted out before anything else happened. Pushing past the injured man, he walked up the stairs and into the flower shop.
"Ran! Wait." Ken pleaded. "Where are you going?"
"Out. I don't think I belong here anymore." Ran looked down at the floor.
"But you do, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here."
Ken walked up to Ran and placed a hand on his shoulder. He couldn't help but think of Ran, or what he had done for him. He just couldn't keep the feelings bottled inside. He wrapped his arms around Ran's waist, hugging him. He could feel the taller man's body shake in surprise, then calm back down. Suddenly there was a hand on top of his own, a warm hand that he had wanted to hold for so long.
"Ken."
"Just hold me, please. And don't leave, I don't think I could go through that again." Ken whispered.
Ran turned around and placed his arms around the clumsy soccer player. Ken snuggled his face into abyssinian's chest, feeling his heartbeat grow quicker.
"I'm sorry," Ran said.
"For wh..." Ken stopped in mid sentence as he noticed the small tear in the corner of Ran's eye.
"I couldn't stop it from happening, and I couldn't save you when you needed it. I'm worthless.."
Ken reached up and kissed him, stopping him from saying anything else. Pulling back, he brushed away the tear from his cheek.
"You're not worthless, not to me anyway," He remarked.
Later that evening Ran walked up to Yohji, who by now, had a black eye.
"Hey," Yohji said, smoking on his usual cigarette and wearing the normal sunglasses, although it was almost 3 in the morning.
"Look, I wanted to say..."
"Stop right there." The blond demanded.
"What?"
Suddenly the tall and lanky blond grabbed Ran, pushing him onto the floor.
"I'm going to teach you what it's like to be a real man, Ran." Yohji smiled.
"Wha..." Ran started to say, but was cut off by Yohji's lips. He was helpless, the man had him pinned down on the couch, and there was nothing he could do.
"What, you started without me, Yohji? I feel left out," The youngest member cried.
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't help my self. But we have plenty of time, so why not join us now?"
Omi joined the other two on the couch. Smiling down at Ran, he laughed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Ran screamed.
He sat up in bed, covered in sweat. He grabbed his chest, trying to calm his heartbeat. Ken lay in the bed beside him, covered in the silky sheet that ran across Ran's legs. Realizing it had been a dream, the red head looked out the window.
"I want normal back."
