Title: Lavender

Author: Sardius

Category: Romance


Warnings: PG-13


Pairings: Yohji/Aya


Disclaimer: Weiss Kreuz belongs to Project Weiss and Lavender is written and directed by Riley Ip Kam-hung. I'm just a poor student with a crappy old PC.

Author's Note: Umm…wow…thanks guys. I didn't know so many ppl approved of this fic. All of you ppl spoiling me with all your kind words, *wipes eyes* thank you! Well nothing really much to say in this chapter, except it gets angsty by the end but a romantic kind of angst. Hee. I couldn't help myself. Needed to put it there for future chapters.

Again (I hope your not getting sick of me), thank you to dear Lilla for making this readable. *hugs*

Chapter Four: A Friend

"It is said that Lavender can help you relax from the stress your body accumulates in the course of every day." I looked up at my class to see everyone following the movement of my hand as I lit the candle gently, letting the lavender fumes drift lazily into the room.

"The best way to go about it would be to play some soothing music, closing your eyes, and trying to focus on something peaceful."

"Oooohhh yeah baby. So damn hot and tight."

"SCHU!"

Yohji chuckled beside him and elbowed him in the ribs. The redhead smirked and flashed me an innocent smile. I fought the urge to whack them both on the head. However a bitter part of me was annoyed that Yohji and Schu got along so well together.

"I want you to all close your eyes and let your senses guide you to your dreams." I quietly turned the music on louder letting the gentle melody glide across the room. It was then I realised one of our customers Ken was staring at me.

"Ken? Are you all right?"

The brunette would have fallen off his chair, if I hadn't rushed over and grabbed onto his arms. He stumbled and landed against me. Then all of a sudden he jumped and backed away, his eyes widening in alarm.

"EEKkkkk!!!! Aaahh…I'm so sorry Fujimiya-san. I…errr…. wasn't….errrr…"

Ken stood there and started spluttering and apologizing. His face was going redder by the minute.

"Bet you were peeking on my boy you perverted klutz."

"SCHUDLICH!" Both Ken and I yelled at the German at the same time. Its days like this I ask myself why I continue with this job I have right now.

"Your boy?! Who says he's your boy."

Yohji started glaring at the German again and for the next five minutes both of them sat in their seats staring at each other until the contest ended.

It was five minutes of total peace.

"Fujimiya-san."

"Yes Omi."

"I think Ken-san is looking at your ass."

"NANI?"

Behind me the redhead and the blonde giggled. But before I could turn around and throw my burning candle at their heads, Schu elbowed Yohji and they both hushed.

Whatever have I done to deserve these customers?

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"Hey sweetie waits up!"

I spun around and grabbed him close to me, our face inches apart. Yohji' eyes widened at the sudden closeness of our body but at the time I felt like slicing him up with my katana.

"How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me that!?" I gritted through my teeth.

The blonde all but smirked at me, twining his arm around my waist and pulling me even closer to him. "Sorry. At least I don't call you stupid all the time. And you almost blew my cover telling Schu who I am!"

"Serve you right for being a prick."

I elbowed him in the stomach until he released me and stomped off down the street. Why is there this strong sense of anger all of a sudden? Sure, Yohji does get at on my nerves sometimes but it felt good to have someone to talk to, someone to be annoyed at, someone who would just be there. At least he was someone who'd keep me company. I continued walking along the busy Tokyo streets, letting the cool air brush my cheeks. Why am I so angry with Yohji? Because of the way he acted with Schu? But that shouldn't bother me.

"You were jealous weren't you?"

I stopped walking and remained rooted there. Jealous? What ever gave him the idea I would be jealous of him?

"Me?! Why the hell would I be?"

Damn him! As if I would be jealous just because he spent more time on an irritating German than me. I should be pleased that he wasn't pestering me, annoying me to the point where I started wishing I had never met him in the first place.

But you're upset because you think he might leave you. Leaving you all alone just like Aya did.

Yes…. He'll leave me sooner or later. Then.... then I'll be left all alone again.

"Hey." Yohji caught up with me and grabbed me gently by the arm until I was facing him. "Look sorry sweetie. I know I was being a bastard back then but you got to admit, it was pretty amusing."

"Hn."

The blonde adjusted his sunglasses and smirked at me. "Okay. I promise you I won't do anything you don't like." He then leaned down closer to me and whispered, "And angels always keep their promises."

Promises. I wonder if he can promise me something then. I titled my face away from him so that I didn't have to stare at those jade eyes and walked away from him. As I was walking, I realized he wasn't following me. I turned around only to see he was still standing there, as if waiting for me to say I accepted his apology.

"I need to get some grocery. You coming?"

Then like a child, his whole face lit up into a grin and he came up and linked his arm with mine. I protested, trying to yank my arm back to myself, saying that people were looking at us strangely.

"Great! Let's go."

I watched as he then walked ahead of me, as if he knew where he was going. I stood there just staring at his back; feeling so exhausted all of a sudden. But at least I felt like there was a purpose in my life again.

He makes me feel like there is something to live for.

"Yohji...."

It was his turn to stop and turn around when he saw I wasn't walking with him. For a brief second, I saw the concern in his face, as he frowned slightly at me. Then he smiled and reached out to run his fingers through my hair.

"What?" he asked.

I…I was lost for words as he stood there staring at me again. Why does he make me lose control of myself every time I see those beautiful eyes resting on me? I had always realized I had a hard time expressing my feelings to others. I always believed words to not be necessary, as only actions are.  But now I wanted to tell him so much more about what I felt for him….

"Nothing."

"Well then, are we going to stand here the whole day long or do you want to go make out with me?"

"Yo..Yohji!" I blurted. I knew I was blushing again.

Then to my surprise he bent down kissing me softly on the forehead.

"You should smile a bit more Ran."

"Yohji?"

But he didn't answer me and I didn't expect him to as we walked down the street together.

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"Yum! Sushi! Ran we have to get those!"

"Yohji. We already got too much. You don't even have to eat anyway."

The blonde pouted at me and opened his eyes wider, trying to add a few teardrops for a chibi effect. Oh please, how did he know I would give in to him like that? I remember whenever Aya wanted something her way she would give me that face as well. And of course I always gave in.

"Hey who says angels can't eat? I just need some Ran's loving once in a while."

I grumbled something under my breath, thinking about the extra money I had to spend on grocery for this week. I looked in my wallet and saw I only had 5000 yen left. This definitely wouldn't last me for the week so that meant I'd have to ask Brad for some more extra shifts.

"Oh and look they even have sashimi!"

"Yohji! No more!"

"Don't worry sweetie, I was only joking."

Then he managed to embrace his arms around me until he was pressing me against the shelves. His lips were so close to mine as he bit on my ear lobe gently and whispered, "You know Ran, you look so sexy when you're angry."

"Yohji! This is a supermarket. Get off me, people are watching!"

"Oh? Then let them enjoy the show."

I punched him in the ribs until he yelped and let go of me as I stormed away from him, my face flushing a deep red. Damn him! He said he wouldn't do anything I did not like, that stupid angel. I heard Yohji chuckling behind me and he decided to help me carry some of the stuff I was holding.

"And you're even cuter when you blush."

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It was night. I stood outside of the balcony looking over at the beautiful lights that Tokyo has to offer. So many people living in such a small place, waking up each day to go to work and coming home to family and friends. I sometimes wonder what it would feel like if my parents were still alive. If Aya was still here. Would I have been a different person?

"What are you thinking?"

I jumped when I realized Yohji was standing beside me leaning against the railings. I was so use to being by myself, it was strange to know there was someone living in the same apartment as me.

"Just thinking…. about my imouto."

"You mean Aya?"

My eyes widened in astonishment at what the angel had just said to me.

So Yohji knows Aya. Has he seen her? He's an angel right, so maybe he saw her when he was in heaven.

I clutched onto the sleeves of his shirt and asked him, "You know who Aya is? Is she okay? Have you seen her?"

So many questions jumbled in my head. Questions I had been meaning to ask, wondered about, hoping that some day I would get to see her again.

Yohji smiled and took hold of my hand.

"She's fine. As beautiful as always. Such a charming young lady."

He looked up towards the sky to see the orange balloon that was still drifting into the air. "She says she has received all your messages and loved every single one of them."

Yohji then tilted his face until he was looking at me.  His eyes were so beautiful in the luminous moonlight; there was no amusement, no mocking, but such seriousness that I felt uncomfortable gazing into them.

"Aya told me to tell you not to worry about her anymore. That you should let go and live your own life…. that you should smile a bit more."

"Yohji?"

He then touched both of my hands until they were clasped together. He closed his eyes and I watched in amazement as a bright glimmer of light were formed around my hands, a warm incredible feeling ran through my whole body as I gasped in surprise.

"What…what are you doing?"

Then like in a dream, a beautiful crystal orb was formed as I opened up my hands and saw it rises up gently in the air. Slowly the crystal began to crack until a red rose grew out of its shell and glistened in the moonlight. The petals were a dark crimson red, the leaves soft and perfectly shaped, the stem had no thorns on them and was smooth to the touch.

Yohji touched the stem of the rose and held it out to me. The flower sparkled with light from every directions, it was as if it were made of crystals instead. But the strangest thing was the rose smelt so much like lavender, the fragrance already calming me down, making me feel utterly at peace.  I was so enraptured at what had just happened that I hadn't realized I was holding my breath until now.

"She told me to give you this. A rose that will never fade but will remain with you forever."

Aya wanted for him to give me that?

"I…"

I didn't know what to say. At that moment, I felt like crying, the tears already welling up in my eyes. The thought of Aya perfectly safe in heaven and the knowledge that she has received all of my messages had brought such joy in my heart.

"Aya told me to tell you not to worry about her anymore. That you should let go and live your own life…. that you should smile a bit more."

But I couldn't. I couldn't smile anymore.

 I don't know what is left in this world to smile about without you Aya. Don't you understand?

I took the rose gently away from Yohji's hands, my own trembling slightly. It was so beautiful. It was so full of life, so vibrant with colors, and yet it pained me to hold it, to know I could only hold the rose instead of holding Aya close to me. But so engrossed in it was I that, I didn't even notice when a pair of arms wrapped themselves around me and pulled me close to a warm body.

Yohji didn't say anything and neither did I. I just let him hold me in his embrace, to know what it feels like to be held by somebody again, to feel loved, to feel wanted, to hear the beatings of another's heart. I have missed these feelings for so long, I only wished that we could have stayed like that forever.

Finally I tore myself away, away from his warmth. Yohji looked at me in concern and it was strange to know that somehow I felt he did care for me but in a way I could never describe.

I only have known him for a while but it seems like I've known him for a lifetime.

"It's late. I should go to bed. I'll see you in the morning."

For some reason I wanted to be back in my room away from the blonde. I was afraid of the sudden feelings I felt for him when he was holding me just moments ago. As I was about to go into my room, I heard a voice behind me.

"Good night Ran."

I stood there for a moment longer facing away from him and clutched the flower tighter to my chest.

"…Good night Yohji."

Then I went inside and closed the door behind me. I stood still in the darkness listening to the sounds outside of the window. The rose I held shone as brightly as ever as I placed it on my desktop beside my bed. I crawled under the sheets and hugged myself tighter; my eyes never leaving the rose that glittered away every so often even in the darkness.

You should smile a bit more Ran.

Yohji's voice never left my mind as I slowly drifted off to sleep, part of me kept remembering what he had said to me tonight. Eventually I let myself into a deep slumber and in my dreams I dreamt of a beautiful angel holding me in his tight embrace.

Then show me Yohji.

Show me what it's like to smile again.

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TBC~~~~

It is just me or are my chapters getting longer!?? O.o; Oh dear must cut back down then. Well that was a little bit sad but next chapter should be a nice funny date for the pretty boys so keep a look out on that. Next up would be "I could give all to time." Gosh…I'm on a roll, gotta keep my muse working, so feed poor Sardius! *L*

Lastly, dunno if anyone would read this bit, but a big thankyou to all of u that commented on "Colours." I seriously didn't expect the nice reviews n emails I received and it touched my heart to know ppl were following it. Ja~!

Sardius