FIRE AND ICE
Disclaimer- I don't own Weiss Kreuz, but I own Solera, Mr Adams, Mr and Mrs Maxwell, Jacob, Mika, Gerhard, Herr Brandt, die Sicherheit, and any other characters that aren't from the show.
*sigh* I knew I should have bid higher.
CRAWFORD IS MINE!!!!!!!!!! *evil laugh* *is smacked in the back of the head by some unknown force* SCHULDIG! IF THAT WAS YOU, YOU'RE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!
On with the story....
Chapter Two- Jealousy
The day arrived when Brad would leave Solera's life forever, it seemed. Solera and Kio were driven to the airport to say goodbye to Brad. Solera had been crying all the way there, and Brad had been trying to comfort her, but to no avail.
Finally they arrived, and Brad gave Solera the biggest hug, like he didn't want to let her go. Eventually she pulled away, and went to kiss him on the cheek, but he pulled her forward and kissed her passionately. Solera stood in half-shock, half-surprise.
Brad grinned at her then whispered to her, "There are so many things I wish I could tell you now. But I will say one thing, I'm gonna miss you so much. I know we'll see each other again one day."
He hugged her again, and turned to speak to Kio. "You make sure you look after her, Kio."
Kio just nodded and shook Brad's hand.
"Bye guys, I really wish I could stay."
Brad began to walk away, and Solera, who had just managed to get her crying under control, burst into tears again. Sad smiles were exchanged, and goodbyes were said. Kio and Solera walked back to the car, where Solera's dad was waiting.
On the way back to Kio's, Solera had fallen asleep, her head resting on his shoulder. His mischievous grin never left his face. The last words Brad said to him were, "Make sure you look after her." Oh, he would. Now that Brad was out of the picture, it was time for him to step in.
"Mr Maxwell, would Solera be able to stay at my house for a while?"
"Um, well, I don't see why not. Just."
"Look after her? I know, I will." Why did everyone keep saying that to him? They didn't trust him, just like his father. He knew his father didn't trust him, because Kio was a telepath. Only Mr Müller knew about his ability. Kio's mother had the same ability. He assumed that she was having enough trouble dealing with it, without having to look after her own son. One day he would pay her back for it.
They arrived at Kio's, and Kio carried the still-sleeping Solera into the house, and lay her on his bed. He sat down beside her on the edge of the bed and watched her quietly. She eventually stirred and opened her eyes.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"At my house. Your dad said you could come over for a while. You've been asleep for a couple of hours, since we came back from the airport."
This caused Solera's smile to fade, as she remembered why they were there.
Kio saw this and leaned forward to hug her. "Hey Solera, don't cry. I may not be able to replace Brad, but I'll be here for you."
"Kio, you have a really nice accent."
He blushed slightly at Solera's comment. Solera moved over to make room for Kio to sit next to her. Without hesitation, he occupied the space, reached over and held her hand. She relaxed a little and rested her head on his shoulder. He let go of her hand and put his arm around her waist.
"Solera?"
"Hmm?"
"Will you go out with me?"
"..."
"If you don't want to, I'll understand."
"Alright."
Kio feigned surprise. "Really? That's great!" He kissed Solera on the cheek. // I'll look after you, you can count on it. //
Solera nearly fell off the bed in surprise. "Am I going crazy, or are you a telepath?"
"I'm a telepath."
"Seriously? That's so cool! Does this mean I can communicate with you telepathically as well?"
"I don't know," Kio said with a grin. "Let's try it out, shall we?" Solera gave a consenting nod, and Kio continued, "I'll say something to you, and you say it back to me."
"Okay."
Kio concentrated, // I love you. //
Solera said it back to him, realised what she said and blushed crimson. "You tricked me!" she cried, before getting tackled by Kio, who almost fell off the bed in the process.
They were interrupted by Mr Müller calling from the living room. "Solera! Your father just called, and he wants you to come home!"
"I've got to go now. I'll see you tomorrow." Kio pouted. Solera messed up his tied-back hair, and he stood up and kissed her forehead.
"Bye now."
She made her way home, smiling.
"Damn you, Kio!" Brad slammed his fist down on the arm of his chair. He had just had a vision of Kio asking Solera out, and he was unable to stop it from coming to pass. "Why did we have to move to Japan anyway? Why couldn't I have a father with a normal job, instead of one who works for the government? Why couldn't my best friend come with me? This is so frustrating!"
The Crawfords were in a private jet. The government officials didn't want anyone to find out about Mr Crawford and his line of work. It was "too risky", as they put it.
"Calm down, Bradley, you'll get accustomed to the lifestyle."
"Mum! That's easy for you to say, you're Japanese!"
"That's right, and you're forgetting that you're my child, I gave birth to you, so technically you're also Japanese!"
Mr Crawford cut in, "And besides, don't you want to meet your relatives?"
"No, not particularly."
Mrs Crawford began muttering in Japanese, "I can't believe I gave birth to such a difficult child!"
"Mika, it's not your fault! He's doesn't know what he's saying, he's a teenager!"
"Oh, it's alright for you to say, Jacob! You're a male! You know what he's going through, I don't!"
Brad rolled his eyes. His parents were arguing again. No surprise there. He stared out the plane window and whispered, "Solera, help me."
"I'll find you soon, Brad."
Solera was staring out her bedroom window at the sky, thinking about how her day had progressed. She had gone from being beyond consolation one minute, to being on top of the world the next.
She wondered about what had made her say yes to Kio. Could it have been his charm, good looks and sense of humour? Or maybe she had been manipulated a little. Ah well, she felt better when she was around him, his almost constant cheekiness made her smile.
But then she was confused as to why Brad had kissed her. They were best friends and all, but it took her by complete surprise. Maybe he liked her as more than a friend. Brad wasn't one to let his true feelings show. Or was he? That little outburst at his house a few days ago, maybe he was jealous of Kio. He did say that Kio wanted to be more than 'just friends'.
The damage was done, and Brad was out of her life. Solera fell into a restless sleep.
**** THE NEXT DAY ****
Solera was talking to her friends Courtney and Jamie. Suddenly, a pair of warm hands found their way around her waist and came to rest under her windcheater on her stomach.
"Tag, Liebe," a voice whispered in her ear, sending shivers down her spine.
Jamie and Courtney watched in shock.
"Solera, Kio? Is there something you want to tell us?"
"We'll give you one guess."
"You guys are dating?"
"Uh huh."
"No way!" Jamie squealed, causing Kio to put his hands over his ears.
"Schieße! Are you always this loud!"
"Oh, sorry Kio," Jamie apologised, "Wow Solera, you're gonna make the rest of the Year 10 girls jealous!"
"Let them be," replied Kio, "I wouldn't leave Solera for any of those bitches." He placed his arms more securely around Solera's waist.
Solera finally spoke. "Really? You like me that much, huh?"
"No," Solera's face fell, but Kio continued, "I love you that much."
Solera breathed a sigh of relief and lay her head back on his chest. "Now we need to get to class."
They wandered down the crowded corridor, hand in hand, the guys giving Kio nods of acknowledgement, and the girls glaring at Solera. The glares promptly stopped when Kio threatened them mentally.
"Keep calm, Kio."
Kio's messy red hair was tied back, and it made him look much cuter. He had also take to wearing a yellow headband, and red-tinted sunglasses sat resting just above it. He had bought Solera a pair just like them, which she wore in the same fashion. Kio's regular attire consisted of black pants that were a little over-sized for the toned, muscular German boy, a white, black or blue shirt with the top button left undone, and the latest in guys' shoes. It was enough of an eye catch to make everyone realise that he had his own sense of style.
Kio read the thoughts of everyone around him, and laughed at what they were thinking. With the girls, it was things like, "Oh my God, Kio looks hot!", "I can't believe Solera got him, the bitch!", and they were mostly trying to come up with plans to split the two up. With the guys, their thoughts were along the lines of, "I wonder where I can get clothes like Kio's?", and "Wow, he actually scored with Solera? She keeps turning me down!"
He knew his power was dangerous, and if he used it to his full advantage, he could have people eating out of his hand, so to speak. But he wouldn't, at least, not if he thought it might hurt Solera.
Mika and Jacob, Brad's parents, were discussing boarding schools. Since Brad was dead-set against going to Japan, Jacob told Mika about Rosenkreuz, a type of boarding school for psychic children.
"We probably won't be able to see him as often as we like; Rosenkreuz is in Austria."
Mika pondered this, then said, "Well, it's better than having an angry teenage boy on our hands. How did you find out about it?"
"Gerhard Müller, Kio's father, who works in the same area as me, told me that Kio was a telepath, and he's going to send him there after his 16th birthday."
Brad walked in and asked his parents what they were talking about.
"Well," Jacob started, "your mother and I were discussing boarding schools. We thought that since you didn't want to come to Japan with us, then maybe you could go to Rosenkreuz, a school for psychics in Austria. It's run by Este, the people I work for."
"I thought you worked for the government!"
"I do, but it's a part that's never in the public eye."
Brad sighed and said, "Fine, just as long as I don't have to go to Japan."
Jacob was relieved, and said to the pilot, "Take us to Rosenkreuz first up."
The pilot was a government official in his early 40's, named Reiji Takatori. He had two sons of his own, Masafumi and Hirofumi, who were about the same age as Brad.
Takatori nodded, and the jet made its way to Austria.
The jet landed on Rosenkreuz's private runway. Jacob had made Brad wear a suit and tie, and Brad was not comfortable in it.
"But you need to make a good impression," Jacob reasoned.
"Why? I'm just going to be wearing a uniform anyway," replied brad, seeing a couple of students walk past, expressionless. I wonder why they're like that, he thought, wondering if it was such a good idea to agree to come here.
Inside, there were long, silent corridors. A man, presumably the headmaster, greeted them.
"Mr and Mrs Crawford, Bradley, we've been expecting you. Welcome to Rosenkreuz, school for gifted psychics. I am Herr Brandt. Bradley, if you'll follow me, I'll show you to your dorm."
Brad hugged his parents goodbye, and said, "I'll write to you when I can."
Jacob replied, "We'll reply when we can. Look after yourself, son."
Mika was tearful as she kissed her son goodbye. Brad didn't mind, there was no-one around to tease him. He picked up his luggage, smiled sadly at his parents, and followed after the headmaster.
"This is your dorm." Herr Brandt broke the silence as they stopped outside a dorm marked '18-6'. "The first two digits make up the dorm number, and the last digit is how many beds are in the dorm. At assembly every morning, quote the number and your ability to the teacher on duty to find out where you should sit. There are too many students in this place to just seat them anywhere. Telekinetics with telekinetics, empaths with empaths. Each child with their own kind."
Brad let Herr Brandt ramble on about procedures and the classes he'd be in. He only half-listened, but he got the general gist of it. The headmaster finally left him to his own devices, but came back a couple of minutes later.
"You have a telekinetic in your dorm. There was no room for him in the telekinetics' dorm. His name is Nagi and he is 9."
Herr Brandt was interrupted by die Sicherheit(security) yelling, "Child 1217 is on the loose!"
He began to help them get 'Child 1217' under control by floating him into a nearby wall. Brad winced at the brutality. Herr Brandt was a telekinetic, Level 15, the highest rank.
"That's Jei Farfarello, age 14, resident psychopath."
Brad turned to face a small boy. "You must be Nagi. I'm Brad."
The boy, Nagi, nodded solemnly.
Brad spoke again. "Why is Jei here if he's a psychopath?"
"Rosenkreuz also doubles as a psychiatric hospital for out of control children."
"Scary thought. By the way, are we the only two in the dorm?"
"This dorm is for kids that they couldn't find room for in other dorms."
Brad began to put some of his possessions in the cupboards provided, but stopped when he found a framed picture of him and Solera. It had been taken by Kio, who had accidentally put part of his thumb in the photograph, but not enough to cover the main subjects. Brad held back the tears that were threatening to fall, and caught Nagi staring at him.
"Who's the girl?"
"My best friend. I moved here from America, because my dad had business in Japan. I was originally going with them, but they changed their minds and I agreed to come here. Solera is my best friend, and now I won't be able to see her again, not for years anyway. To put it bluntly, I was in love with her, but I left it too late to do anything about it, and now she's with a guy called Kio Müller."
He turned away from the small Japanese boy, and lay on his bed.
Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to come here, he thought.
END CHAPTER TWO
"Kio Müller" is a certain German's real name, according to my story, so don't take it as fact!
What did you think of it? I need your reviews to help me improve it, if it's necessary.
~BLUE SILHOUETTE~
Disclaimer- I don't own Weiss Kreuz, but I own Solera, Mr Adams, Mr and Mrs Maxwell, Jacob, Mika, Gerhard, Herr Brandt, die Sicherheit, and any other characters that aren't from the show.
*sigh* I knew I should have bid higher.
CRAWFORD IS MINE!!!!!!!!!! *evil laugh* *is smacked in the back of the head by some unknown force* SCHULDIG! IF THAT WAS YOU, YOU'RE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!
On with the story....
Chapter Two- Jealousy
The day arrived when Brad would leave Solera's life forever, it seemed. Solera and Kio were driven to the airport to say goodbye to Brad. Solera had been crying all the way there, and Brad had been trying to comfort her, but to no avail.
Finally they arrived, and Brad gave Solera the biggest hug, like he didn't want to let her go. Eventually she pulled away, and went to kiss him on the cheek, but he pulled her forward and kissed her passionately. Solera stood in half-shock, half-surprise.
Brad grinned at her then whispered to her, "There are so many things I wish I could tell you now. But I will say one thing, I'm gonna miss you so much. I know we'll see each other again one day."
He hugged her again, and turned to speak to Kio. "You make sure you look after her, Kio."
Kio just nodded and shook Brad's hand.
"Bye guys, I really wish I could stay."
Brad began to walk away, and Solera, who had just managed to get her crying under control, burst into tears again. Sad smiles were exchanged, and goodbyes were said. Kio and Solera walked back to the car, where Solera's dad was waiting.
On the way back to Kio's, Solera had fallen asleep, her head resting on his shoulder. His mischievous grin never left his face. The last words Brad said to him were, "Make sure you look after her." Oh, he would. Now that Brad was out of the picture, it was time for him to step in.
"Mr Maxwell, would Solera be able to stay at my house for a while?"
"Um, well, I don't see why not. Just."
"Look after her? I know, I will." Why did everyone keep saying that to him? They didn't trust him, just like his father. He knew his father didn't trust him, because Kio was a telepath. Only Mr Müller knew about his ability. Kio's mother had the same ability. He assumed that she was having enough trouble dealing with it, without having to look after her own son. One day he would pay her back for it.
They arrived at Kio's, and Kio carried the still-sleeping Solera into the house, and lay her on his bed. He sat down beside her on the edge of the bed and watched her quietly. She eventually stirred and opened her eyes.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"At my house. Your dad said you could come over for a while. You've been asleep for a couple of hours, since we came back from the airport."
This caused Solera's smile to fade, as she remembered why they were there.
Kio saw this and leaned forward to hug her. "Hey Solera, don't cry. I may not be able to replace Brad, but I'll be here for you."
"Kio, you have a really nice accent."
He blushed slightly at Solera's comment. Solera moved over to make room for Kio to sit next to her. Without hesitation, he occupied the space, reached over and held her hand. She relaxed a little and rested her head on his shoulder. He let go of her hand and put his arm around her waist.
"Solera?"
"Hmm?"
"Will you go out with me?"
"..."
"If you don't want to, I'll understand."
"Alright."
Kio feigned surprise. "Really? That's great!" He kissed Solera on the cheek. // I'll look after you, you can count on it. //
Solera nearly fell off the bed in surprise. "Am I going crazy, or are you a telepath?"
"I'm a telepath."
"Seriously? That's so cool! Does this mean I can communicate with you telepathically as well?"
"I don't know," Kio said with a grin. "Let's try it out, shall we?" Solera gave a consenting nod, and Kio continued, "I'll say something to you, and you say it back to me."
"Okay."
Kio concentrated, // I love you. //
Solera said it back to him, realised what she said and blushed crimson. "You tricked me!" she cried, before getting tackled by Kio, who almost fell off the bed in the process.
They were interrupted by Mr Müller calling from the living room. "Solera! Your father just called, and he wants you to come home!"
"I've got to go now. I'll see you tomorrow." Kio pouted. Solera messed up his tied-back hair, and he stood up and kissed her forehead.
"Bye now."
She made her way home, smiling.
"Damn you, Kio!" Brad slammed his fist down on the arm of his chair. He had just had a vision of Kio asking Solera out, and he was unable to stop it from coming to pass. "Why did we have to move to Japan anyway? Why couldn't I have a father with a normal job, instead of one who works for the government? Why couldn't my best friend come with me? This is so frustrating!"
The Crawfords were in a private jet. The government officials didn't want anyone to find out about Mr Crawford and his line of work. It was "too risky", as they put it.
"Calm down, Bradley, you'll get accustomed to the lifestyle."
"Mum! That's easy for you to say, you're Japanese!"
"That's right, and you're forgetting that you're my child, I gave birth to you, so technically you're also Japanese!"
Mr Crawford cut in, "And besides, don't you want to meet your relatives?"
"No, not particularly."
Mrs Crawford began muttering in Japanese, "I can't believe I gave birth to such a difficult child!"
"Mika, it's not your fault! He's doesn't know what he's saying, he's a teenager!"
"Oh, it's alright for you to say, Jacob! You're a male! You know what he's going through, I don't!"
Brad rolled his eyes. His parents were arguing again. No surprise there. He stared out the plane window and whispered, "Solera, help me."
"I'll find you soon, Brad."
Solera was staring out her bedroom window at the sky, thinking about how her day had progressed. She had gone from being beyond consolation one minute, to being on top of the world the next.
She wondered about what had made her say yes to Kio. Could it have been his charm, good looks and sense of humour? Or maybe she had been manipulated a little. Ah well, she felt better when she was around him, his almost constant cheekiness made her smile.
But then she was confused as to why Brad had kissed her. They were best friends and all, but it took her by complete surprise. Maybe he liked her as more than a friend. Brad wasn't one to let his true feelings show. Or was he? That little outburst at his house a few days ago, maybe he was jealous of Kio. He did say that Kio wanted to be more than 'just friends'.
The damage was done, and Brad was out of her life. Solera fell into a restless sleep.
**** THE NEXT DAY ****
Solera was talking to her friends Courtney and Jamie. Suddenly, a pair of warm hands found their way around her waist and came to rest under her windcheater on her stomach.
"Tag, Liebe," a voice whispered in her ear, sending shivers down her spine.
Jamie and Courtney watched in shock.
"Solera, Kio? Is there something you want to tell us?"
"We'll give you one guess."
"You guys are dating?"
"Uh huh."
"No way!" Jamie squealed, causing Kio to put his hands over his ears.
"Schieße! Are you always this loud!"
"Oh, sorry Kio," Jamie apologised, "Wow Solera, you're gonna make the rest of the Year 10 girls jealous!"
"Let them be," replied Kio, "I wouldn't leave Solera for any of those bitches." He placed his arms more securely around Solera's waist.
Solera finally spoke. "Really? You like me that much, huh?"
"No," Solera's face fell, but Kio continued, "I love you that much."
Solera breathed a sigh of relief and lay her head back on his chest. "Now we need to get to class."
They wandered down the crowded corridor, hand in hand, the guys giving Kio nods of acknowledgement, and the girls glaring at Solera. The glares promptly stopped when Kio threatened them mentally.
"Keep calm, Kio."
Kio's messy red hair was tied back, and it made him look much cuter. He had also take to wearing a yellow headband, and red-tinted sunglasses sat resting just above it. He had bought Solera a pair just like them, which she wore in the same fashion. Kio's regular attire consisted of black pants that were a little over-sized for the toned, muscular German boy, a white, black or blue shirt with the top button left undone, and the latest in guys' shoes. It was enough of an eye catch to make everyone realise that he had his own sense of style.
Kio read the thoughts of everyone around him, and laughed at what they were thinking. With the girls, it was things like, "Oh my God, Kio looks hot!", "I can't believe Solera got him, the bitch!", and they were mostly trying to come up with plans to split the two up. With the guys, their thoughts were along the lines of, "I wonder where I can get clothes like Kio's?", and "Wow, he actually scored with Solera? She keeps turning me down!"
He knew his power was dangerous, and if he used it to his full advantage, he could have people eating out of his hand, so to speak. But he wouldn't, at least, not if he thought it might hurt Solera.
Mika and Jacob, Brad's parents, were discussing boarding schools. Since Brad was dead-set against going to Japan, Jacob told Mika about Rosenkreuz, a type of boarding school for psychic children.
"We probably won't be able to see him as often as we like; Rosenkreuz is in Austria."
Mika pondered this, then said, "Well, it's better than having an angry teenage boy on our hands. How did you find out about it?"
"Gerhard Müller, Kio's father, who works in the same area as me, told me that Kio was a telepath, and he's going to send him there after his 16th birthday."
Brad walked in and asked his parents what they were talking about.
"Well," Jacob started, "your mother and I were discussing boarding schools. We thought that since you didn't want to come to Japan with us, then maybe you could go to Rosenkreuz, a school for psychics in Austria. It's run by Este, the people I work for."
"I thought you worked for the government!"
"I do, but it's a part that's never in the public eye."
Brad sighed and said, "Fine, just as long as I don't have to go to Japan."
Jacob was relieved, and said to the pilot, "Take us to Rosenkreuz first up."
The pilot was a government official in his early 40's, named Reiji Takatori. He had two sons of his own, Masafumi and Hirofumi, who were about the same age as Brad.
Takatori nodded, and the jet made its way to Austria.
The jet landed on Rosenkreuz's private runway. Jacob had made Brad wear a suit and tie, and Brad was not comfortable in it.
"But you need to make a good impression," Jacob reasoned.
"Why? I'm just going to be wearing a uniform anyway," replied brad, seeing a couple of students walk past, expressionless. I wonder why they're like that, he thought, wondering if it was such a good idea to agree to come here.
Inside, there were long, silent corridors. A man, presumably the headmaster, greeted them.
"Mr and Mrs Crawford, Bradley, we've been expecting you. Welcome to Rosenkreuz, school for gifted psychics. I am Herr Brandt. Bradley, if you'll follow me, I'll show you to your dorm."
Brad hugged his parents goodbye, and said, "I'll write to you when I can."
Jacob replied, "We'll reply when we can. Look after yourself, son."
Mika was tearful as she kissed her son goodbye. Brad didn't mind, there was no-one around to tease him. He picked up his luggage, smiled sadly at his parents, and followed after the headmaster.
"This is your dorm." Herr Brandt broke the silence as they stopped outside a dorm marked '18-6'. "The first two digits make up the dorm number, and the last digit is how many beds are in the dorm. At assembly every morning, quote the number and your ability to the teacher on duty to find out where you should sit. There are too many students in this place to just seat them anywhere. Telekinetics with telekinetics, empaths with empaths. Each child with their own kind."
Brad let Herr Brandt ramble on about procedures and the classes he'd be in. He only half-listened, but he got the general gist of it. The headmaster finally left him to his own devices, but came back a couple of minutes later.
"You have a telekinetic in your dorm. There was no room for him in the telekinetics' dorm. His name is Nagi and he is 9."
Herr Brandt was interrupted by die Sicherheit(security) yelling, "Child 1217 is on the loose!"
He began to help them get 'Child 1217' under control by floating him into a nearby wall. Brad winced at the brutality. Herr Brandt was a telekinetic, Level 15, the highest rank.
"That's Jei Farfarello, age 14, resident psychopath."
Brad turned to face a small boy. "You must be Nagi. I'm Brad."
The boy, Nagi, nodded solemnly.
Brad spoke again. "Why is Jei here if he's a psychopath?"
"Rosenkreuz also doubles as a psychiatric hospital for out of control children."
"Scary thought. By the way, are we the only two in the dorm?"
"This dorm is for kids that they couldn't find room for in other dorms."
Brad began to put some of his possessions in the cupboards provided, but stopped when he found a framed picture of him and Solera. It had been taken by Kio, who had accidentally put part of his thumb in the photograph, but not enough to cover the main subjects. Brad held back the tears that were threatening to fall, and caught Nagi staring at him.
"Who's the girl?"
"My best friend. I moved here from America, because my dad had business in Japan. I was originally going with them, but they changed their minds and I agreed to come here. Solera is my best friend, and now I won't be able to see her again, not for years anyway. To put it bluntly, I was in love with her, but I left it too late to do anything about it, and now she's with a guy called Kio Müller."
He turned away from the small Japanese boy, and lay on his bed.
Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to come here, he thought.
END CHAPTER TWO
"Kio Müller" is a certain German's real name, according to my story, so don't take it as fact!
What did you think of it? I need your reviews to help me improve it, if it's necessary.
~BLUE SILHOUETTE~