Disclaimer: I don't own Weiss. I don't own the Shoe Game. I don't even own the socks I'm wearing
The Shoe Game
By Felflowne aka Espion
Chapter Two
It had, Ken reflected, been a very miserable month. Luckily there had been no missions, but everything Yohji did seemed to annoy him about a million times more than it would have done normally, and every time he spoke to Omi, their conversation was stilted and short.
I really blew it…
Not even the fact that it was his birthday next week could cheer him up.
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Omi sat on the counter, looking miserably at his shoes. Ken's birthday had passed, and no mention had been made of any dare.
Great, he'd ruined a fantastic friendship for a stupid hunch that had turned out to be wrong.
Great.
To his disgust, Omi found that tears were running down his face. He tried to stop them, but they just kept coming…
'Omi?'
Oh no… He couldn't face anyone like this! He slid off the counter, keeping his head down and managed to run straight into someone.
He looked up in horror and saw Ken looking down at him, his expression changing quickly from confusion to dismay as he saw the tears in Omi's eyes.
But before he could say anything, Omi had ducked past him and run away up the corridor.
Omi ran into his room, and collapsed against the door, sobbing helplessly.
Why? Why had he done it? He'd ruined everything! And for what? Just what had been going through his head that day? Had he been tired of being without human warmth for so long… since he'd been abandoned by his family...?
There was a knock on his door.
'Omi, can I come in?'
It was Ken, of course.
What could he say? No? What reason could he give?
'Please?'
He sniffed.
'OK,' he said, moving away from the door.
'OK?' came Ken's voice.
Omi smiled a little. 'OK.' He said.
'OK,' Ken said, opening the door and coming in, shutting it behind him.
He took in Omi's little huddled figure on the floor.
'Oh… Omi…' he dropped down to Omi's level, and Omi raised a tear-stained face hesitantly.
'Ken… I…' But he didn't get any further because Ken's arms were suddenly around him, pulling him up and off the ground.
'K-Ken…?'
'We blew it, didn't we?' Ken said sadly, holding Omi close. 'I'm so sorry… I can't stand seeing you like this…'
He put Omi down gently on his bed, his eyes running over his smaller friend's distraught features… the way he'd curled in on himself… almost as if protecting himself…
I want to kiss him… Ken thought hopelessly, and what's more… I know that's what he wants too. But would it solve anything… Or just make everything worse?
'Omi… Tell me how I can fix this,' he said hoarsely, 'please…I'll do anything…'
Omi sat up so quickly that Ken jumped back.
'Tell me how you feel about me!' he cried, then looked utterly ashamed of himself.
'You really want to know?'
Omi nodded.
'OK,' Ken said, but there was no joking in his voice this time, 'Omi, I love you, far too much, and that's why I keep hurting you. I don't mean for it to happen, it just does. I'm sorry.'
Omi stared at him.
'You… love me too?' He said incredulously. Ken let him put his hand on his face gently.
'Yes.'
'Then, will you do something for me?' Omi asked, struggling to keep his voice level.
'Omi,' said Ken heavily, 'that's precisely what landed us in this mess…'
'No…' Omi said. 'It wasn't. When you held me before… It was like I'd been accepted back into humanity… Like I'd been living outside it since being abandoned. When you left, and I realised that you weren't coming back… That was what hurt me.'
'I'm sorry,' Ken said sincerely, 'I really, really am, but I was worried about you!'
'Really? Why?'
'Because if we'd carried on, I don't know what I might have done!'
Omi looked at him steadily.
'Would you have hurt me?'
'Never.' Ken said firmly.
'Then what was the problem?'
Ken just stared at him. Was he being deliberately stupid? Or did he just not get it?
'Omi,' he said helplessly, 'I was losing control. I might have… gone too far.'
'How far is too far?'
'What d'you think?' Ken snapped. Omi just smiled at him.
'I don't think you can go too far with me, Ken-kun,' he said, and Ken gaped at him.
'O-Omi… D'you realise what you just said?'
'Yep.'
'Then…'
'Wait!' Omi snapped, making Ken jump. 'You didn't answer my question!'
'Wha…?'
Omi leant close to him.
'Can you do something for me? Two things, in fact.'
Ken swallowed.
'Name them.'
'Number one,' Omi said softly, 'is lock my door, because I am too lazy to do it myself.'
Ken grinned, and slipped off the bed, pulling the chair in front of the door to hold it shut. It was as good as a lock. Aya and Yohji were out, anyway.
As he sat back down, Omi slid his arms around him.
'Number two,' he whispered, but Ken didn't wait to find out how exactly number two would be worded. He closed the gap between them swiftly.
Omi didn't bother trying to stifle his quiet groan of pleasure this time. This was real, not an act. He tightened his arms around Ken, pulling himself into his lap, as Ken carried on kissing him fiercely.
When he finally drew back, Omi snuggled as close to him as he could with a little sigh.
'I love you,' he said, and felt Ken's arms tighten around him.
'I love you too, don't work too hard,' Ken said softly, brushing hair from Omi's eyes.
'I won't, cos you'll be helping me, Physics boy,' Omi teased. Ken grinned.
'Hey Omi?'
'Hmm?'
'I think the shoe game should have a warning attached.'
'Ha! Good point! What if Yohji had asked you to kiss Aya instead?'
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Felflowne: Just in case you're wondering… Ken will NEVER EVER get with Aya in one of MY fics *snorts in fury* Go read 'RANK!' which I wrote with the help of my best friend to see just what I think of Ran/Ken. If you, like me, are a KenxOmi fan who simply cannot understand what people see in that pairing, I recommend it, it'll make you smile *^_~*
I'm really enjoying my course at Uni, anyone who cares, but I'm really missing my other A-level subjects. I had to text a friend who's doing Physics at Bristol because I couldn't remember that it was Boltzmann's factor.
I'll stop, as most of you don't know or care what I'm talking about.
I suppose I can always do another degree in Physics…
Eek, better start saving now -__-
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