Time for another chapter, after what. almost four months?! Sorry,
everyone, and many thanks to those of you who have read our previous two
chapters, and to those of your who keep on reading.
Oh yeah. Forgot to mention. This is Prodigy, the other author of this fic. I had a lot of fun writing this fic with my friend Pichachu, and I hope to write much, much more!
So, let's get on with the fic!
PN= Prodigy Notes
BoN= Bombay Notes
(Name)= whoever wrote the previous paragraph
Bombay and (^_~) Prodigy
Chapter 3
"So, Nagi, what have you been up to, chibi?" Schuldig teased. He was lounged on the big leather sofa in the TV room while Nagi typed up the paperwork for Schwartz.
"Have you been checking up on me, Mastermind?"
(BoN: What the heck are you talking about?)
(PN: OMG.I wasn't done! ^_~ Patience, Bombay.)
Nagi enunciated Schuldig's codename he received at the Schwartz training facilities. Nagi knew Schuldig disliked it, even though he never acknowledged. (Prodigy)
(BoN: KK, Fine! Since it's now evident you are done, then it's my turn!)
"No.chibi. And don't call me that!" Schu scowled. (BoN: Sorry if you can't read this or it's messy. I'm trying to write in the dark.)
"Well then, I'm going to do my homework." Nagi called from the hall.
"Fine, whatever, chibi," Schu replied while turning his attention.
Nagi breathed a sigh of relief as he hurried to his room. Schu didn't suspect anything. Some of his worries were relieved. Nagi had put up weak mental blocks, but not strong enough for Schu to suspect anything. Heck, Schu never even looked up from his television program. If he did, he would have seen the flowers that he was holding.the violets that Omi let him keep. It was a gift from him and after paying for 10 bundles, he knew that they were not cheap.
He hoped that no one would question about the flowers that were in the room. (Bombay)
At the Koneko
"Omi, you look extremely happy." Ken said curiously.
"Men in love are all like that." Yoji whispered.
"Oooo.Omi, who's the lucky girl?" Ken shouted excitedly.
Omi didn't hear. He was humming a nursery rhyme the instructors were teaching to the children at the orphanage. Nothing seemed to get through to Omi. His spirits were incredibly high.
"See? What did I tell you? He's in love."
"OMI!!!!" Ken shouted.
"Huh? Wha? Oh. Hi, Ken kun. What's up?" Omi barely heard Ken shout his name.
"Who's the lucky girl, Omi Tsukiyono?"
Omi thought about that for a moment. What was he really excited about? (PN: Told you! ^_~) (Prodigy)
Omi thought about it, but he was confused. "What are you two talking about?" Omi asked them. They were both acting weird. First talk about love and then Ken was asking something about a girl. Strange, Omi thought, they are both strange.
Ken and Yohji both gave him a sly grin. "You know what we're talking about! Tell us!" Yohji demanded.
"I don't know what you guys you're talking about! You guys are both strange!" Omi said as he went to finish a flower arrangement.
But they followed him to where he was going to work. "You know darn well what we're talking about! You're in love! That's why you are floating on Cloud 9!"
"I don't know what you're talking about Yohji. I am not in love!" Omi tried to straighten things out.
"Ah... how cute! He's in the denial stage right now! Young love is alway so cute to watch in action!" Yohji said. Ken nodded in agreement and laughed a little when he did.
"You're both are acting so weird that it's scary! My shift was done fifteen minutes ago. I'm going to go work on the computer upstairs!" Omi turned to walk away.
"Okay. Don't forget to write to your girlfriend!" Ken yelled after him.
Omi just rolled his eyes and walked up the stairs. They really were strange indeed. (Bombay)
"What did they mean, anyways?" Omi thought. "I don't have a girlfr...." Omi stopped dead in his tracks. He thought about it, and chuckled. "Oh, those two..." Omi plopped down at his computer and thought, "Fine. They can think what they will, but they're still not sure if they're right about the relationship. They can't read my mind. I'm safe." He would go online and see if Nagi was on. True, Omi looked forward to talking to Nagi. It was hard to find someone in the same position as him. And he was sure Nagi felt the same way.
Nagi wasn't online.
Omi got up and went down to the kitchen for a glass of orange juice. As he stood on the stairs, Omi saw Yoji and Ken seated at a computer, with very mischievous expressions on their face. "Are you guys eavesdropping on me?" Startled by the unexpected entrance of the teen, Yoji and Ken both straightened and faced Omi with very innocent expressions on their face.
(PN: That part was VERY fun to write.)
"We were just...typing up a mission report." Immediately after that, Yoji elbowed Ken in the ribs.
"I typed up that report last night." It was clear Ken and Yoji were trying to find out who Omi's "girlfriend" was. Omi cringed at the possibility of having Ken and Yoji find out he was communicating with Nagi. (Prodigy)
You guys are too obvious." Shaking his head, he headed back upstairs with his orange jice. He couldn't get back online to look for Nagi. Hed decided to settle on his bed with the mystery book he was reading. (BoN: I quite personally think he would more likely read a classic... but that's just me!)
At the Schwartz hideout
"Our little Prodigy is hiding something," Crawford said, without looking up from the report he was writing.
"I know... I think it's cute, actually," Schuldich replied.
[he's teasing again.] Crawford thought.
[of course I am. It's what I do]
[get out of my head before I take away the keys to your new car]
"By all means, oh, not the car," Schuldich said aloud.
"You're not going to tell me, are you?" Crawford said, now turning his entire attention to the telepath. "I could always find out for myself. I'll find out, one way or the other."
"True," he mused. "but it's not my style to make it easy, that is. Not for you, not for Farfarello," he turned to look at the Schwarz leader. "Not for Nagi." Schuldich had a truly mischievious expression on his face.
Settling back on the black leather couch, Schuldich started again.
"Tell me, where do yo think our little Nagi-chan is right now?"
At the Koneko
"I'm going to go for a walk in the park, ok?" Omi called. The clock had just struck 5--- the end of his shift.
"Tell us all about your first date when you come back, ok?"
Omi stopped himself just in time from automatically saying, "I will." [Whew! That was close!] Omi thought. It's true , he was excited to see Nagi again, and not have to run back to the flower shop to finish his shift. (Prodigy)
(BoN: I'm assuming that this is like the next day, so... if I'm worng, we'll have to go back and fix it). "Oh Ken-kun! It's not a date! I'm going t the park to seee a friend! He's a guy at that." Omi yelled back to the brunette. Ken responded by chuckling a little.
"So you're saying that the flowers you're holding in your arms are for you *ahem* friend?" Ken asked him with a twinkle in his eye.
Omi looked down at the bouquet that he was cradling. He had managed to fit in all the happy flowers that he could think of and find in the shop into it. He worked very hard trying to get every detail correct. The results were fantastic. This was probably one of the best, if not THE best arrangement that he ever made.
Along with the bouquet, he also brought a small arrangement of 2 pink roses surrounded by a bunch of freesia's and baby's breath to add a little touch. The colors clashed a little, but they did have some symbollic meaning to him (BoN: Have you ever heard the story that pink roses are for a friend, a white rose is for a best friend, and a red one is for the one you love? Okay then, I'm just weird then).
Omi looked back up at Ken's curious face and blushed a little as he answered, "Well, he always seems depressed, so I decided that maybe these flowers would make him fell a little happier!"
"k. fine, whatever. You can't hide it from me, you know! I'll find out who you keep seeing and why you are so happy lately. I have my ways of finding out..." Ken said as he started to walk away. "I have my ways...."
Omi just rolled his eyes as he raced toward the park. If he got there in time, he might just make it to enjoy the sunset with his new friend. (Bombay)
(PN: Me like!) Omi sprinted to the park, not caring who he pushed past. When he got to the park, his eyes strained to see his friend. His heart dropped when he couldn't find the telekinetic. [He probably just had a last minute job he had to do.] Omi sat down at one of the benches. Passersby stared at the boy-- hair in a frenzy due to running, a bouquet in one hand and a bundle of flowers in the other.
"Hello, Omi." The voice from behind him made him jump. It was Nagi! Omi was about to give up too.
"Sorry. I had to make sure I wasn't being followed. Schuldich's been acting stranger than usual, and I think he suspects something." For a moment, Omi and Nagi just stood there, taking in each other's expressions. Finally Omi spoke up. "So how have you been?" The two boys stated laughing becuase they just seen each other not 20 hours before.
"Ok. Let's start over. Do you want to go and get something to eat? I'm starved."
"Ok, but I"m not hungry. I'm rarely hungry. I usually eat so Schu doesn't have to stuff the food down my throat."
The two teens set out for the little cafe by the towne center. (Prodigy)
At the cafe, the two boys sat and talked for a while before deciding to order something (BoN: I may sound stupid here, but I have NO idea what they serve at a cafe...). Both ordered a some coffee, while Omi did order a sandwich, Nagi settled for a muffin. During this time, they talked over schools, some of their greatest fears, and of course their past. (Bombay) (BoN: short for now, cuz I need to go to bed. Bye!)
"So, what happened after you ran away from home?" Omi asked.
"I did what I could to survive."Nagi said. "Then one day, Crawford made me a deal I couldn't say no to, and now, here I am." Nagi gave a big sigh, as if having a weight taken off his shoulders. Omi looked at his watch, and was startled.
"Oh my gosh, I didn't know we've been here for five hours. It felt like only an hour or so. My, we must have thought up more topics than one to talk about." Omi and Nagi slided out of their booth and grabbed their jackets.
"I told Schuldig I was going to the library. The library is kind of like my safe haven. Schuldig would never go there." (PN: Neutral Territory, big time!!!)
"I've got to be heading back too." (Prodigy)
"Um, tomorrow is Saturday you know," Nagi started timidly, "which means that it's not school. Would you... Could you..." Nagi couldn't believe he was doing this. "Would you like to come with me again to the orphanage to visit the kids?"
"I'd love to. No work for me tomorrow since I've worked 2 weeks straight. What time should we meet?" Omi asked. Even though kids weren't his favorite things in the world (BoN: Omi likes old people, remember?) it was different when he was with Nagi. Nagi seemed to love the little kids.
"Okay then, meet back here at this cafe at 10 tomorrow morning," Nagi said.
"Cafe at ten," Omi muttered making it a mental note. "All right I'll see you then. If the plans change email me!"
"I will," Nagi said softly.
"Hey do you need a ride home? It's kinda late so I don't think it's safe for you to walk the streets," Omi told him, forgetting for a moment that Nagi was an assassin like him and could fend for himself. (Bombay)
"No, I'm fine." Nagi turned his head, as if in shame. "I'm pretty close to home anyways. I can walk." Omi stood there for a second, trying to read his expression.
"Oh well, then, I'll see you tomorrow!" Omi called.
"Yeah." Nagi said gloomily.
The two teens departed, Omi looking forward to an exciting day with Nagi, and Nagi thinking about the kids--and of Omi.
At the Koneko
"So, Omi, how was your date?" Ken and Yoji practically shouted at Omi when he walked through the front door.
"How many times do I have to tell you guys, it wasn't a date!" Horrified by the blush that was spreading on his face, Omi turned his back and walked toward the kitchen. Thankfully, Ken and Yoji didn't catch it. But Omi couldn't get up to his room without going past Yoji and Ken. He decided to make a spicy snack. (PN: Hehehe...I do this all the time, and my face gets really red.)
"What?! You guys didn't even get something to eat on your date? Shameful." (PN: Thinking of sensei right now...)
10 minutes later
[I'm never doing that again.] Omi thought. He got past Ken and Yoji alright, but the snack was so spicy, it was giving him a headache. (PN: hmmm...I think that certain snack can be something with wasabi. Yes...that will work.)
Even though it was ten thirty and relatively early, Omi decided that maybe he should go to sleep anyways (BoN: I'm assuming that all you normal people think ten thirty is early, but I could be wrong). Maybe this would be a good opportunity to catch on sleep from the week before.
Before he went to sleep though, he wrote Nagi an email telling him that he decided to turn in early so he wouldn't be online later that day. Dressing into his green pajamas, he slid into bed and fell asleep almost instantly. His sleep was peaceful, filled with dreams of him, Nagi and the children at the orphanage, complete even with a refreshing ride on his motorcycle. (Bombay) (BoN: Sorry for the abrupt end earlier this morning. It was 5:20 and I needed to leave for skating practice, and quite frankly, half of my brain was asleep. Short this time cuz I'm brain dead. Bye!)
Author notes: Ha. I just went back to our chapter 2, and I see that my friend Pichachu said we were going to update soon. Sorry, sorry, sorry!!! Thanks for reading! I'll be sure to update soon!
Oh yeah. Forgot to mention. This is Prodigy, the other author of this fic. I had a lot of fun writing this fic with my friend Pichachu, and I hope to write much, much more!
So, let's get on with the fic!
PN= Prodigy Notes
BoN= Bombay Notes
(Name)= whoever wrote the previous paragraph
Bombay and (^_~) Prodigy
Chapter 3
"So, Nagi, what have you been up to, chibi?" Schuldig teased. He was lounged on the big leather sofa in the TV room while Nagi typed up the paperwork for Schwartz.
"Have you been checking up on me, Mastermind?"
(BoN: What the heck are you talking about?)
(PN: OMG.I wasn't done! ^_~ Patience, Bombay.)
Nagi enunciated Schuldig's codename he received at the Schwartz training facilities. Nagi knew Schuldig disliked it, even though he never acknowledged. (Prodigy)
(BoN: KK, Fine! Since it's now evident you are done, then it's my turn!)
"No.chibi. And don't call me that!" Schu scowled. (BoN: Sorry if you can't read this or it's messy. I'm trying to write in the dark.)
"Well then, I'm going to do my homework." Nagi called from the hall.
"Fine, whatever, chibi," Schu replied while turning his attention.
Nagi breathed a sigh of relief as he hurried to his room. Schu didn't suspect anything. Some of his worries were relieved. Nagi had put up weak mental blocks, but not strong enough for Schu to suspect anything. Heck, Schu never even looked up from his television program. If he did, he would have seen the flowers that he was holding.the violets that Omi let him keep. It was a gift from him and after paying for 10 bundles, he knew that they were not cheap.
He hoped that no one would question about the flowers that were in the room. (Bombay)
At the Koneko
"Omi, you look extremely happy." Ken said curiously.
"Men in love are all like that." Yoji whispered.
"Oooo.Omi, who's the lucky girl?" Ken shouted excitedly.
Omi didn't hear. He was humming a nursery rhyme the instructors were teaching to the children at the orphanage. Nothing seemed to get through to Omi. His spirits were incredibly high.
"See? What did I tell you? He's in love."
"OMI!!!!" Ken shouted.
"Huh? Wha? Oh. Hi, Ken kun. What's up?" Omi barely heard Ken shout his name.
"Who's the lucky girl, Omi Tsukiyono?"
Omi thought about that for a moment. What was he really excited about? (PN: Told you! ^_~) (Prodigy)
Omi thought about it, but he was confused. "What are you two talking about?" Omi asked them. They were both acting weird. First talk about love and then Ken was asking something about a girl. Strange, Omi thought, they are both strange.
Ken and Yohji both gave him a sly grin. "You know what we're talking about! Tell us!" Yohji demanded.
"I don't know what you guys you're talking about! You guys are both strange!" Omi said as he went to finish a flower arrangement.
But they followed him to where he was going to work. "You know darn well what we're talking about! You're in love! That's why you are floating on Cloud 9!"
"I don't know what you're talking about Yohji. I am not in love!" Omi tried to straighten things out.
"Ah... how cute! He's in the denial stage right now! Young love is alway so cute to watch in action!" Yohji said. Ken nodded in agreement and laughed a little when he did.
"You're both are acting so weird that it's scary! My shift was done fifteen minutes ago. I'm going to go work on the computer upstairs!" Omi turned to walk away.
"Okay. Don't forget to write to your girlfriend!" Ken yelled after him.
Omi just rolled his eyes and walked up the stairs. They really were strange indeed. (Bombay)
"What did they mean, anyways?" Omi thought. "I don't have a girlfr...." Omi stopped dead in his tracks. He thought about it, and chuckled. "Oh, those two..." Omi plopped down at his computer and thought, "Fine. They can think what they will, but they're still not sure if they're right about the relationship. They can't read my mind. I'm safe." He would go online and see if Nagi was on. True, Omi looked forward to talking to Nagi. It was hard to find someone in the same position as him. And he was sure Nagi felt the same way.
Nagi wasn't online.
Omi got up and went down to the kitchen for a glass of orange juice. As he stood on the stairs, Omi saw Yoji and Ken seated at a computer, with very mischievous expressions on their face. "Are you guys eavesdropping on me?" Startled by the unexpected entrance of the teen, Yoji and Ken both straightened and faced Omi with very innocent expressions on their face.
(PN: That part was VERY fun to write.)
"We were just...typing up a mission report." Immediately after that, Yoji elbowed Ken in the ribs.
"I typed up that report last night." It was clear Ken and Yoji were trying to find out who Omi's "girlfriend" was. Omi cringed at the possibility of having Ken and Yoji find out he was communicating with Nagi. (Prodigy)
You guys are too obvious." Shaking his head, he headed back upstairs with his orange jice. He couldn't get back online to look for Nagi. Hed decided to settle on his bed with the mystery book he was reading. (BoN: I quite personally think he would more likely read a classic... but that's just me!)
At the Schwartz hideout
"Our little Prodigy is hiding something," Crawford said, without looking up from the report he was writing.
"I know... I think it's cute, actually," Schuldich replied.
[he's teasing again.] Crawford thought.
[of course I am. It's what I do]
[get out of my head before I take away the keys to your new car]
"By all means, oh, not the car," Schuldich said aloud.
"You're not going to tell me, are you?" Crawford said, now turning his entire attention to the telepath. "I could always find out for myself. I'll find out, one way or the other."
"True," he mused. "but it's not my style to make it easy, that is. Not for you, not for Farfarello," he turned to look at the Schwarz leader. "Not for Nagi." Schuldich had a truly mischievious expression on his face.
Settling back on the black leather couch, Schuldich started again.
"Tell me, where do yo think our little Nagi-chan is right now?"
At the Koneko
"I'm going to go for a walk in the park, ok?" Omi called. The clock had just struck 5--- the end of his shift.
"Tell us all about your first date when you come back, ok?"
Omi stopped himself just in time from automatically saying, "I will." [Whew! That was close!] Omi thought. It's true , he was excited to see Nagi again, and not have to run back to the flower shop to finish his shift. (Prodigy)
(BoN: I'm assuming that this is like the next day, so... if I'm worng, we'll have to go back and fix it). "Oh Ken-kun! It's not a date! I'm going t the park to seee a friend! He's a guy at that." Omi yelled back to the brunette. Ken responded by chuckling a little.
"So you're saying that the flowers you're holding in your arms are for you *ahem* friend?" Ken asked him with a twinkle in his eye.
Omi looked down at the bouquet that he was cradling. He had managed to fit in all the happy flowers that he could think of and find in the shop into it. He worked very hard trying to get every detail correct. The results were fantastic. This was probably one of the best, if not THE best arrangement that he ever made.
Along with the bouquet, he also brought a small arrangement of 2 pink roses surrounded by a bunch of freesia's and baby's breath to add a little touch. The colors clashed a little, but they did have some symbollic meaning to him (BoN: Have you ever heard the story that pink roses are for a friend, a white rose is for a best friend, and a red one is for the one you love? Okay then, I'm just weird then).
Omi looked back up at Ken's curious face and blushed a little as he answered, "Well, he always seems depressed, so I decided that maybe these flowers would make him fell a little happier!"
"k. fine, whatever. You can't hide it from me, you know! I'll find out who you keep seeing and why you are so happy lately. I have my ways of finding out..." Ken said as he started to walk away. "I have my ways...."
Omi just rolled his eyes as he raced toward the park. If he got there in time, he might just make it to enjoy the sunset with his new friend. (Bombay)
(PN: Me like!) Omi sprinted to the park, not caring who he pushed past. When he got to the park, his eyes strained to see his friend. His heart dropped when he couldn't find the telekinetic. [He probably just had a last minute job he had to do.] Omi sat down at one of the benches. Passersby stared at the boy-- hair in a frenzy due to running, a bouquet in one hand and a bundle of flowers in the other.
"Hello, Omi." The voice from behind him made him jump. It was Nagi! Omi was about to give up too.
"Sorry. I had to make sure I wasn't being followed. Schuldich's been acting stranger than usual, and I think he suspects something." For a moment, Omi and Nagi just stood there, taking in each other's expressions. Finally Omi spoke up. "So how have you been?" The two boys stated laughing becuase they just seen each other not 20 hours before.
"Ok. Let's start over. Do you want to go and get something to eat? I'm starved."
"Ok, but I"m not hungry. I'm rarely hungry. I usually eat so Schu doesn't have to stuff the food down my throat."
The two teens set out for the little cafe by the towne center. (Prodigy)
At the cafe, the two boys sat and talked for a while before deciding to order something (BoN: I may sound stupid here, but I have NO idea what they serve at a cafe...). Both ordered a some coffee, while Omi did order a sandwich, Nagi settled for a muffin. During this time, they talked over schools, some of their greatest fears, and of course their past. (Bombay) (BoN: short for now, cuz I need to go to bed. Bye!)
"So, what happened after you ran away from home?" Omi asked.
"I did what I could to survive."Nagi said. "Then one day, Crawford made me a deal I couldn't say no to, and now, here I am." Nagi gave a big sigh, as if having a weight taken off his shoulders. Omi looked at his watch, and was startled.
"Oh my gosh, I didn't know we've been here for five hours. It felt like only an hour or so. My, we must have thought up more topics than one to talk about." Omi and Nagi slided out of their booth and grabbed their jackets.
"I told Schuldig I was going to the library. The library is kind of like my safe haven. Schuldig would never go there." (PN: Neutral Territory, big time!!!)
"I've got to be heading back too." (Prodigy)
"Um, tomorrow is Saturday you know," Nagi started timidly, "which means that it's not school. Would you... Could you..." Nagi couldn't believe he was doing this. "Would you like to come with me again to the orphanage to visit the kids?"
"I'd love to. No work for me tomorrow since I've worked 2 weeks straight. What time should we meet?" Omi asked. Even though kids weren't his favorite things in the world (BoN: Omi likes old people, remember?) it was different when he was with Nagi. Nagi seemed to love the little kids.
"Okay then, meet back here at this cafe at 10 tomorrow morning," Nagi said.
"Cafe at ten," Omi muttered making it a mental note. "All right I'll see you then. If the plans change email me!"
"I will," Nagi said softly.
"Hey do you need a ride home? It's kinda late so I don't think it's safe for you to walk the streets," Omi told him, forgetting for a moment that Nagi was an assassin like him and could fend for himself. (Bombay)
"No, I'm fine." Nagi turned his head, as if in shame. "I'm pretty close to home anyways. I can walk." Omi stood there for a second, trying to read his expression.
"Oh well, then, I'll see you tomorrow!" Omi called.
"Yeah." Nagi said gloomily.
The two teens departed, Omi looking forward to an exciting day with Nagi, and Nagi thinking about the kids--and of Omi.
At the Koneko
"So, Omi, how was your date?" Ken and Yoji practically shouted at Omi when he walked through the front door.
"How many times do I have to tell you guys, it wasn't a date!" Horrified by the blush that was spreading on his face, Omi turned his back and walked toward the kitchen. Thankfully, Ken and Yoji didn't catch it. But Omi couldn't get up to his room without going past Yoji and Ken. He decided to make a spicy snack. (PN: Hehehe...I do this all the time, and my face gets really red.)
"What?! You guys didn't even get something to eat on your date? Shameful." (PN: Thinking of sensei right now...)
10 minutes later
[I'm never doing that again.] Omi thought. He got past Ken and Yoji alright, but the snack was so spicy, it was giving him a headache. (PN: hmmm...I think that certain snack can be something with wasabi. Yes...that will work.)
Even though it was ten thirty and relatively early, Omi decided that maybe he should go to sleep anyways (BoN: I'm assuming that all you normal people think ten thirty is early, but I could be wrong). Maybe this would be a good opportunity to catch on sleep from the week before.
Before he went to sleep though, he wrote Nagi an email telling him that he decided to turn in early so he wouldn't be online later that day. Dressing into his green pajamas, he slid into bed and fell asleep almost instantly. His sleep was peaceful, filled with dreams of him, Nagi and the children at the orphanage, complete even with a refreshing ride on his motorcycle. (Bombay) (BoN: Sorry for the abrupt end earlier this morning. It was 5:20 and I needed to leave for skating practice, and quite frankly, half of my brain was asleep. Short this time cuz I'm brain dead. Bye!)
Author notes: Ha. I just went back to our chapter 2, and I see that my friend Pichachu said we were going to update soon. Sorry, sorry, sorry!!! Thanks for reading! I'll be sure to update soon!