Parallel

Chapter 4: Rampant

Disclaimer: I do not own Weiss Kreuz but gimme Schu and I would be glad ^_^

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Schwarz…Ken considered that it was time for revenge. It was painful enough to be accused of impaling Aya, and now it has something to do with Schwarz. Noting would make him feel easy.

His fists clenched tightly. His anger was ready to burst out anytime now. It did not matter much to him whether the group of assassins had some special ability. It will not stop him from avenging Aya right now.

"And by the way Ken, we have a file about a new inclusion in Takatori's body guards. He is not an official member but I guess they are manipulating the boy." Manx voice came a little later after Ken's resolution of getting even with Schwarz.

"A boy you say."

"…Boy…" came the faint echo of the brunet's words. Aya seemed to have caught on to their conversation. "…Remember him…crash…crashers…"

"Aya, by any means you know this boy?" Manx slowly asked the man on the bed. Her fast hands pulling a photo attached to a paperclip in the folder she was holding. Sharp, red fingernails flashed shortly, and revealed the photo that she brought with her.

Sudden remembering came into Aya. Why didn't it occur to him that this was the protégé of the owner supposed to be 'institution for the gifted' in Tokyo? It was the boy who he saw a year after joining Crashers in one of their missions.

Is he to take revenge on him or something? That is what he did not know exactly.

"Met him…while in…crashers…"

"Are you sure Aya?" Ken asked quite disbelieving. Who knows what was affected with Aya after that freak accident. Well, at least they had a little lead on what was happening around them. It may take time to track Schwarz down, knowing their ability to predict most of their moves. Nonetheless, they can still be found somewhere unlikely that is for sure.

Then he remembered the note left on his apartment door, "Manx, any idea on this?"

"Hm?" she raised a carefully penciled eyebrow and then flicked some strand of stray bangs off her face. "What is it?"

"This note…it was scotch taped on my apartment door the other day."

Ken immediately took the folded piece of paper out of his jacket and handed to the woman beside him. Manx took the note and carefully read the note. However, it seemed that no idea would come into her mind about what the note is.

"It sounds something like…prophetic. I have no idea."

"Very well. I cannot do anything 'bout that. No one knows what it is about."

"Head back to the flower shop. Probably Omi and Yohji are there planning on what to do."

"I see." Ken hastily replied and walked out of the med room.

"Ken…"

"Huh?" His head automatically turned upon hearing a faint call. Then he saw it was only the redhead calling him. "What is it Aya-kun?" he again approached the white-decked bed where Aya lay motionless.

"I…may…never recover…"

"Don't tell that."

"It's…true. My…muscles are…beyond…repair…only…fix but not…to be…used again…" every word sounded like a wheeze to Ken. He knew Aya had a hard time speaking now. He didn't want to think that Aya was impaled forever like this. On a bed…

"No you won't! I promise to get back whoever did this to you!" He gripped one of Aya's slightly cold and pale arms and squeezed it tightly. "You will be fine Aya! You won't be…"

Aya tried to give a soft smile but couldn't, instead he looked directly at Ken's bright brown eyes. His violet eyes told the other pair solemnly, "Ken…it's the truth…."

This was the worst feeling he had had since ages ago. It was coming back to him again. The weighty feeling of regret. Regret because he could not afford his life to save or help someone because he, was also helpless. Very painful...

Those final words came out of him gently before Ken left, "Be careful."

Ken gave a final look and went outside followed by Manx who then gave him a 'good day' before leaving.

Outside the building Manx took out the keys to her green car swung the door open and told something to Ken before entering the car.

"Aya knows what he's headed for. All we can do now is hope we could find the kid before it kills another of Weiss or any other civilian…and I forgot." She handed the manila folder, "You must not fail this for it might endanger your lives. Be careful in the mission."

And the green car sped off. He had a little time to spend so he immediately headed for Kuneko Sumi Ie.

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"I supposed that you shouldn't been that hard with him Yohji. We didn't have proof—"

"I know! I know Omi! Still, why does he have to react like he's someone guilty?"

"Well it's a big blow to him especially finding out that what almost killed Aya was his own bugnuks. It's weird…" Omi voice faded in as he went into the backroom of the shop. Good thing no girls were flocking the shop this morning or they would close and discuss in the private backroom.

Both of them turned when the chimes on the door sounded. Instead of finding a customer, they found no other Ken standing at the entrance.

"So little Ken returned…" Yohji stated dryly as he went off to the backroom where Omi was. Ken just used his eyes to follow Yohji's direction, his anger seething. Instead of attempting another punch at Yohji, (which by the way would be successful) he just gripped tightly the folder not realizing he was already crumpling its contents.

Keep you temper he didn't mean it. Aya knows who really did it he doesn't think you're trying to expel him out of the living world...

He slowly followed the other two at the back room and just stared at them shortly. He knew they did not know what was happening. They would not for they did not experience and see the situation with their own eyes.

When they did not talk, he sulked and immediately stomped off towards the stairs leading to the apartments. It was useless; nobody understood how did everything happen. On the other hand, maybe only Aya and he were confused. Now he knew Aya's frustration when Yohji yelled over the receiver for Aya to believe that Omi was with them.

He drew the drapes in his room to let in light; slumping immediately on his bed afterwards.

He was confused, totally confused. Crazy ideas ran into his brain about how in the word did that happen. He was sure he was talking to Aya the other day. He could ask one of the waiters he was quite acquainted with. He was a regular there and the ones at the counter in the shop could identify if he brought someone new.

He thought, was it that it is another one of the Schwarz's befuddling to confuse them? Was it way for the other assassin group to eliminate the Weiss members one by one?

Or maybe in the slightest possibility was that he saw Aya's twin and Aya in turn, saw his twin?

The only thing that made sense is that one of the Schwarz's members has the ability to read and manipulate minds.

It might be it…Manx said it was a key…

He remembered the folder that he forgot to share with his colleagues. There might be some information the folder may give. He took to the crumpled manila folder and scanned its contents.

It contained that photo Manx shown earlier, some news clippings, and a bio sheet. The one caught his attention was the news clippings. They seemingly agreed to what he thought on before, having a twin that is.

The clipping was neatly cut but the fact that it was quite old was revealed because of its yellowish color.  The lines of some weird news came running in it,

…impossible to be explained. Police has confirmed that the child was already dead before leaving the institution. Forensic investigation proved that the child committed suicide in the bowels of the facility after not being able to hold his sanity any longer.

Then the more startling ones came…

…However, old residents in Asugawa city have identified the boy living with the mother in one of the apartments, in the depressed areas there. Apparently, none of them has known that the child was already tried as a juvenile delinquent or that Kaoki was once believed to be dead.  They believed that the youngster was harmless and—silent.

So the boy's name was Kaoki…and he was dead before? Weird…but the people seemed to care less that their silent kid is already dead.

Are you confused Siberian?

Haha…too bad for you…no one understands what you see.

"Who are you?" Ken asked the question to no one in paticular. It looks like he's beginning to crack up. They say you are crazy when you begin to hear voices in your own head.

Wouldn't it be nice if everything winded up like you wanted it to?

"But everything happens accordingly to destiny!"

Really? But destiny is altered by your choices. They do not believe you Hidaka…Because they know you and your choices. They know you can make a fool out of yourself. You fall for traps right? You believe too much with what you see.

"They just don't understand. And who are you?!"

Need not be angry…you know me very much. Just as I know you, your past, your beliefs and even your inclination to Aya-kun…

Dammit, he thought who was this annoying intruder poking fun at his brain? How come he says about his inclination to Aya? So what? His head, it hurts so much…he might be going crazy. Maybe it was true…he was not perfectly sane…

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"Enough." Brad peered sternly through his glasses quite annoyed that Schuldich wasn't stopping yet. "I said stop."

"If you say so…dear Braddy. Too bad it was fun poking him…"

"Aren't you even reserving the 'fun' because you would lose it immediately?" he snapped at the red head sitting at the back of his car.

"Fine you win. I admit that I deliberately forgot about my friend beside me." And then mockingly told to the boy beside him, "I'm sorry. I forgot you still want to play tomorrow right?"

Crawford saw through the rear-view mirror that the boy responded to Schuldich. He didn't know why the kid was drawn to Schuldich and was willingly succumbing to the other's power.

"It's okay. We will see them anyhow at the Sumeragi Aisle. If ever they figured it out now that we are heading there."

Fine, Crawford thought. Schuldich had his way again. Noting would rupture his good spirits. We will see how this would turn out… He revved his engine and left the quiet flower shop just the way it was before they arrived.

We will see if Weiss really have brains to figure out what they were up to.

~tbc

Aki7: now we've revealed that Schwarz doe have something to do with what's happeing to our Weiss boys ^_^ still confused? Well…never mind. If you see this chapter as something sucky or something else, please do give a review. I don't know whether I'm nuts or crazy…

Thanks!

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