Disclaimer: No…I own nothing! Not even the shirt off my back! Um…well, ok. Maybe I do own it but I don't own Weiss Kreuz or any of its characters :p. I don't own Escaflowne either. It's mentioned somewhere in this chapter. Lol, Kenken's a fan of Esca! Oh, and for this chapter I'm gonna have Akuma sing a lil' song by Utada Hikaru. It's the Kingdom Hearts theme song. (Yay! Kingdom Hearts rocks!) It's called Simple and Clean. It doesn't really have anything to do with the story just… well…you'll see. Well, I don't own it… Yeah, and you know the drill, I own Akuma and Airen. Yup, MINE and MINE only! ^_^
Pairings: OC x ??? (*secret* admirer ^_~)
Warnings: yet again, you'll find it on the first chapter. Too lazy to type it all again :p.
Synopsis: you'll find this there too…
Note from Author: Darn school. Starting again! NOOO! I HAVE TO DO SPEECHES THIS YEAR! And for another year till I graduate! Argh, I hate speeches! Writing them's fine but saying them? No way! So, on a lighter note (Gawd I feel like a news reporter…) thanks for the great reviews! Another review another chapter! You guys make me so happy! Just put me in the mood to write! So, thanks! Anyway, ready for the next chap everyone?
Another Form of Words By: Blood Angel, Raven Asgard"When you walk away you don't hear me say…" Akuma sang as she scrubbed her arm with a soapy plush ducky. Warm water trickled down her face and body as she took her morning shower. "Pleeeease, oh baby, don't go. Simple and cleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaan!" with that she scrubbed a little harder and washed the soap away. "is the way you're making me feeeeel tonight, it's hard to let it go… Oops!" she dropped the soap and it went rocketed around the slippery tub. "Guess it's not that hard to let it go…" she muttered to herself. She smiled and turned off the water.
A little while later Akuma stepped out of the bathroom wearing a tight, damp black t-shirt and black baggy jeans, towel-drying her hair.
"You're giving me, too many things…lately. You're all I need, you smiled and said-"
"Good morning Akuma-chan!" Omi smiled brightly at her before entering the fog-filled bathroom. She smiled back and nodded. 'Well…that's not exactly how the song went but…oh well' She kept humming as she made her way to her room. Humming, she sat down in front of the mirror and grabbed for a brush to get the kinks out of her hair. As she reached she brushed against something soft and light. She looked over and gasped. Beside her desk, sitting on the dresser were a vase filled with a bouquet of beautiful violets.
"That's strange… Those weren't there before…" she picked up a card that was attached to one of the flowers and read it. On one side was her name. It was very much like the card that was attached to the roses that she had found the other night. She flipped the card over expecting it to be blank, but it wasn't. Sprawled out in the same blood red ink were the words:
Violet: "I dream of thee…" She stared for a moment. 'Him again? But…how did he get in here?' She bit her lip and glanced around nervously. Her window was closed and locked just like how she had left it. The only way that anyone could have gotten in was by the door and no one could have entered with out her knowing. Or the others. The others… 'Of course…one of the others must have brought it in for me…' With that she shrugged and left the flowers, moving them beside the roses. Before she left the room she picked up her brush and glanced one last time back at the two vases of flowers from her unknown admirer, then left and headed for the basement.
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She spotted Ken watching T.V. sprawled out on the couch (1). Ken shifted to make room for her and Akuma plopped down.
"What cha watching Kenken?" Without looking up from the T.V. screen, Ken mumbled something along the lines of 'Escaflowne…shhh, Van's turning into a draconian.' She smiled at him and got up, care full not to disturb Ken, and went back upstairs to the shop. The place was closed that day. It was everyone's day off and everyone was doing their own thing. Yohji wasn't there so she assumed he was out on a date or something. Aya wasn't there either, probably spending time his sister, but Omi was. He was watering the plants, it was his turn that day.
"Hi Omi. What are you planning to do today?" Akuma asked as she walked up to him. Omi turned around and smiled.
"Well…actually, I don't have anything planned today. How about you?" Akuma shook her head.
"Me either. Hey, you want to hang with me for the day? We could go cruising around town. Maybe we could hang at the park for a while or something." (2) Omi thought for a while, then nodded.
"Ok, just wait. I'll go get my jacket. I'll meet you outside." Akuma made her way out of the shop and went around back to her where her dirt bike was waiting. She smiled as she ran her hand over the smooth and shiny silver surface. Akuma climbed on and pulled on her pure obsidian helmet and sat waiting for Omi. The colors were shocking. It looked like a black rider sitting on her silver steed. It made her golden eyes stand out in the bright morning sun. Omi appeared through the back door of Koneko and he climbed onto his own bike. He changed, she noticed. Now wearing just a plain white t-shirt with his usual jacket over and his trademark shorts. He looked over to her before putting on his own helmet.
"So. Where to?" Akuma shrugged.
"How 'bout Central Park?" Omi nodded and started his bike as he headed towards the park with Akuma trailing behind him.
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"It's a nice day out today." Omi said as the two walked side by side at the park. It was a nice clear day with only a slight cooling breeze. A couple of young youngsters ran around them playing tag and Akuma smiled as she helped a little girl up that had fallen. The children ran off.
"Yeah, it's really pretty out…" she trailed off a bit as she turned her head to the side.
"What's wrong?" Omi asked in concern. They stopped.
"Nothing. But look over there. That little boy's crying." She said, pointing over to a small boy sobbing while jumping up and down under a large sukura tree.
"I wonder what's wrong."
"Me too. Hey Omi, let's go see." Akuma then grabbed onto Omi's hand and tugged him towards the boy. Omi looked down at their laced hands and blushed a bit. As they reached him, the boy stopped and looked up at them with red-rimmed eyes.
"Hello, my name is Akuma. What wrong?" Akuma asked gently as she let go of Omi's hand and knelt next to the boy. He was small and looked no older then 7 or 8 years of age. He pointed up to the tree and sniffed.
"My kite. It got stuck and I can't get it." Akuma looked up and noticed a small diamond shaped kite hanging loosely on a high tree branch. She nodded and looked to Omi. "I'll get it down little one, just you wait. Hey Omi! Can you give me boost?" Omi looked a little shocked but squatted down holding his hands together in front of Akuma.
"Alright."
"Thanks." Akuma said as she let herself be lifted off the ground. She jumped off his hand and landed on one of the tree's branches. Carefully balancing herself she started to climb up it towards the kite.
"Be careful!" shouted Omi as Akuma went higher and higher, until finally she had the kite safely in her hands. She slowly climbed back down and handed the kite to the boy.
"Here you go." The boy squealed with joy and hugged Akuma before running off. Akuma smiled and turned back to Omi.
"That was nice thing you did, Akuma." Said Omi. Akuma didn't answer. Instead she was looking right past him, at something on the other side of the park. Her eyes widened as she saw a blur of orange and silver hair behind one of the many trees that grew in the park. The German looking one with orange hair leaned on the tree in a relaxed position while the other with ruby eyes stared at her intently. She gasped a little as he caught her gaze with his, and they stayed like that for a while. Neither of them moved, just stared. 'No…it couldn't be. Schwarz? In the park?' Suddenly a small hand started to wave in front of her eyes breaking her line of vision. It was Omi's hand as he tried to get her attention.
"Akuma-chan? Earth to Akuma!" Akuma blinked and jumped back a little surprised at the distance between them. They were standing almost nose-to-nose before she did.
"What were you staring at?" asked Omi. Akuma pointed a slim finger towards the direction of the tree where she had spotted Schuldig and Airen, but…they weren't there. Instead the children from before were playing tag around the tree.
"It was- wait… where'd they go?"
"Where did who go?" Omi asked in confusion.
"Schwarz! Schuldig and that boy Airen!"
"What?" Omi went for his darts. "Where are they now?"
"I…don't know. They just dissa-" Suddenly there was a loud wail from behind them and they both swiveled around. Where a family was previously having a nice, quiet picnic, now their blanket was burning in high flames.
"Help! Fire! Somebody help!" A young male screamed.
"Oh Kami-sama! We have to help them!" shouted Omi as he raced to a nearby water fountain. By now the flames had caught onto a small tree near the picnic blanket and burst into flame. People rushed about, the children's parents holding them back. Akuma just stared at the spot where she had last seen their enemies, before she quickly grabbing her cell phone and phoned the fire department.
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"I'm glad the firefighters came in time." Sighed Omi as the two headed back towards their bikes. Akuma nodded in agreement. The fire department had reached the park in no time and had put out the fire. It didn't look like that family was going have another picnic any time soon. The only mystery was, was how the fire had started in the first place. While Akuma was pondering this she noticed, on the seat of her motorcycle, a small lavender flower. She slowly picked up the fragile lilac and picked up the card. It was just like the one she had found this morning. On one side, in dark red ink was her name, and as she turned the card over she realized that there were some more.
Lavender Lilac: "I think I'm falling in love with you…"
She gasped at the words and almost dropped the flower. She looked around frantically trying to spot the one who left this beautiful gift. Her eyes stopped on Omi who was climbing onto his motorcycle. He smiled at her. 'No,' she thought 'It couldn't have been Omi, could it?'
"What's wrong?" Omi asked innocently enough. He looked at the lavender lilac in her hands. "Where did you get that?" Akuma shrugged and handed it to him. He turned it over in his hands and read the card. A small dreamy sort of smile graced his lips as he read it. He handed it back to her.
"That's really sweet. I wonder how he knew you were here?"
"I don't know…" Akuma said as she climbed onto her bike as well. She put the flower in the pocket of her jacket, care full not to crush it. She started the engine and rode off, Omi behind her.
'No…it couldn't of been Omi… I've been with him all day.' Thought Akuma as she turned her bike into the back alleyway of Koneko. 'First the roses, then the violets… now a lilac? And what's with these notes?' without a word Akuma headed for the door. 'Love at first sight? I dream of thee? I think I'm falling in love with you? Who could it be?'
TBC…
1. *do they even have a T.V. down there? Oh well…if they don't then let's pretend k? ^_~*
2. *Oh my… did Akuma just ask Omi out? And he said yes! But no. It's not a date!… or…is it? ^_~*
Author Note: Yay! Another chapter done! I hope you liked it. And yes… who could it be?? *snicker* I already have an idea of what's going to happen in the next chapter. I just hope I don't forget! :p So Akuma got 2 flowers today, what do you think will happen next? Who do you think it is? If you've got an idea email me! (please don't say it in a review) Is it too obvious? Maybe you're wrong, you never know! He he! I'm not going to tell! Nope! Is it Aya/Ran? Or maybe it is Omi… Argh…I'm givin' those two too much show time and not giving Kenken any! (Ken's my fav you see… ^_~) Oh well, next chapter will have Ken! Alright! Now I'm going to start on Chapter 4 so, see ya then! Please review!