Title: Lavender

Author: Sardius

Category: Romance

Warnings: PG-13

Pairings: Yohji/Aya

Disclaimer: Weiss Kreuz belongs to Project Weiss, Hello Kitty belongs to Sanrio 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: Hey! I'm still alive here. Sorry for the lack of posting, but I'm finally on holidays, so I will myself a good kick on the bum and begin writing again. Also, if nekojita is around, I hope you don't mind me sneaking a bit of the "hello kitty idea" in this fic. Sorry if I haven't email you about that.

Lastly, got the fastest betaed version from Lilla! Amazing. Thanks Lilla! Will be getting the rest from Soulfire shortly. Once again, thanks for the reviews.

Character's Thoughts

// Mind speech //

Chapter Six: A Lover

"Can someone help me out here?"

Schu and I both turned around for the seventh time. Yohji was half dragging Ken on the ground, his hair was dishevelled and a frown was evident on his handsome face.

Handsome? I did not say that.

"Hn."

//Yeah right blondie//

"Oh thanks a lot. Yeah that really helps. You just keep walking along, that's fine. Don't worry about poor Yohji here, suffering behind even when he hasn't done one SINGLE wrong thing. I don't get it. Why do I have to be responsible? It's not like I was the one that kissed Ran and fainted like a drowned rat… "

I sighed and went to help the blond. Putting one of Ken's arms around my neck, I growled, "Yohji just shut up."

What an afternoon. Initially it had been just a date between the angel and me. I had to confess; it was better than staying in my room for the entire day. Being with Yohji had made me forget all of my problems. I only wished it had lasted a bit longer before Ken and Schu had showed up.

"Okay kittens, we're here."

"Please don't tell me we have to climb up all those stairs. I am not carrying this dumb jock up seven floors. You have to be kidding me."

I had to admit; I didn't feel like carrying Ken either. I let go of his arm and patted him on the face, hoping the brunette would be waking up anytime soon. "Ken…Ken wake up."

There was no response.

//Here let me handle this. // Schu pushed me out of the way and bent down to whisper something towards Ken's ear. All of a sudden, the brunette jolted right up, his head looking widely around as he shouted, "What?! Ran is naked??!!! WHERE?"

"SCHU!!!!!!!!!"
I blushed and started walking up the stairs, hoping to hide my embarrassment. Behind me, I could hear Yohji and Schu cackling with laughter while Ken mumbled curses at the address of them both.

Before I could open the door, it was swung wide open revealing Brad glaring dangerously at us. "It's about time. I told you to get here 6pm sharp Schuldig. You are a minute late!"

"Yeah, yeah Bradley. I love you too." Then the German looked at Brad and burst out laughing. Puzzled I tilted my head to the side to see what Schu was laughing about.

"Schu! Say one more word and I will toss you out of the building."

"You…what….hahahahhahaha." Schu stumbled and collapsed on the couch, tears forming in his eyes, as he clutched his hands on his stomach, laughter bubbling from his lips. It was only then that I realised what he was laughing at as I felt a pair of heated blue eyes sending a piercing heated glare towards me.

In front of me was Brad, wearing a pink apron with Hello Kitty dominating all over it. I couldn't help but try to cover up the smile forming on my lips.

"Woah, talk about a fashion statement. Hey sweetie, think you can wear only that for me, just for tonight?" Purred Yohji, in a quiet whisper in my ear.

Blushing until I felt the heat on my face growing; I elbowed him in the ribs and went inside the kitchen, hoping to distract myself by setting up the tables. Here I thought dealing with Schu was a pain, but ever since Yohji had become a part of my life, I felt like the both of them were molesting me every single time they were together.

Then I gasped, as a sudden naked image of me wearing only an apron flashed through my head. I turned around to see both idiots with a huge lusty grin on their face.

"SCHU!!!!!!"

Running away from them I helped a peeved Brad - who was busy ordering Schu to behave himself or he was going to get Nagi to throw him out of the balcony - set up the table. I sighed, and began to gather the plates and chopsticks.

"Hey sweetie, need any help?"

Yohji was standing in the doorway, his arm slightly raised as he leaned against the frame; locks of blond hair covering part of his face. What is it about him that makes my heart stop every time he looks at me with those green eyes of his?

"No."

Turning away from him, I was surprised when an arm sneaked around my waist to pull me back against a warm body. Trying not to drop the plates, lest Brad should end up, probably, killing me; I felt Yohji bending down to kiss me softly on the temple.

"Sorry luv. I will try to be good tonight."

Then the warmth faded and I was left standing in the kitchen, my fingers unconsciously brushing back at the place where I had felt his warm lips caressing me just a few minutes ago. And there I stood mutely in silence, staring at the wall.

Shaking my head, to shake away the strange feeling that had overcome me, I gathered myself together again and started setting up the tables, muttering shi-ne under my breath every so often. However, at the same time, I felt as though a pair of green eyes were continuously watching me from behind.

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"Errr…. hey can some one please help me down."

The small blond looked up at Ken floating in the air and couldn't help but giggle under his breath. "Sorry Ken kun, I think Nagi kun was just a bit too angry when you managed to drop a bowl of miso over his head."

"Hey but I didn't mean to, I was just…err distracted at the time." The brunette glared at the German who was too occupied with trying to place Ran on his lap.

"Damn it! Can't you sit still and eat your own dinner? And stop groping Ran's ass because you'll end up groping mine, you prick." Yohji snarled, and grabbed Ran's waist until he was safely away from Schu. The redhead was feeling slightly dizzy with all the grabbing and pulling, a few minutes away from smacking both the idiots and throwing them off the balcony himself.

"Then watch what you are touching instead Kudou, some people don't want you to touch their dick while we're eating."

Yohji choked, spluttering out the wine he had just drunk. While at the same time, Schu yelped painfully as he was elbowed in the ribs. A pair was chopsticks was slammed onto the table, the metal almost bending, as a furious redhead glared at both of them, teeth clenched tight together, ready to give them hell.

"If both of you. Touch. Me. Again, I WILL throw you both off the balcony!"

"But…Ran…sweet."

"And don't call me sweetie!"

Afterwards, dinner went on rather well with Brad calmly watching the news and Nagi, with some persuading by Omi, deciding to let Ken down. The latter was still a bit shaky, but still manfully trying to stand up on his own.

 Ran sighed, and glanced at the people around him. Schu and Yohji, after his outburst had finally left him alone for the night and had decided to have a game of cards, except every now and then, he could hear the men screaming at each other, saying the other had cheated or had hidden the cards in his pocket and so on.

How long since he had stepped out of his apartment to enjoy a night like this? Not since Aya chan was killed and he had locked himself in his room most of the time. However, tonight seemed special because if it weren't for Yohji, maybe Ran wouldn't have come. Talking to people always demanded he use too much energy leaving him utterly drained and with a headache for the next few days. But this feeling of comfort wouldn't leave the redhead as he smiled at the people who he knew cared so much about him.

But yet deep inside, Ran was still afraid of being left behind. Yohji had never said he would stay, had he? Plus, it was impossible. He was an angel, and all angels have to return to Heaven sooner or later. He did not belong to this world.

The redhead closed his eyes and let himself relax into the chair, letting the chattering lure him away from the fear that had never once left his heart.

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"Ran, are you okay? You seem a bit out of it?"

It took Yohji a few more tries before I realised he was talking to me. Feeling a bit tired after all the talking during dinner; I had managed to thank Brad for the wonderful meal and excuse myself, saying I wanted to go home early.

Yohji of course didn't complain since that meant he got to spend more time alone with me. And selfishly I wanted that too.

A hand grabbed me by my arms as I was rescued from falling over on the sidewalk and suddenly I found myself wrapped like a bundle in the blond's arms. Looking around, I slowly realised I was being carried by Yohji, my head tucked under his chin and was pressed tightly against his chest.

"Yohji put me down! What if someone sees us!"

"Shhhh…. just be quiet and let me handle this."

It amazed me how Yohji could climb up all those stairs to the apartment without once panting from exhaustion. Feeling so safe as I was held in his arms, I let myself relax and had closed my eye when I realised he didn't have the key to open the door. Shifting around, I tried to dig my hands into my pocket.

"Stop fidgeting sweetie. I got it all sorted out."

Then to my surprised, the lock of my apartment was unlocked and the door swung open, closing by itself as soon as we had entered the room. Looking up, I saw Yohji chuckling at me, his green eyes sparkling with a faint tinge of amusement as he smirked.

"Hey you didn't think we angels are nothing than just humans with a pair of wings did ya?"

Thinking I must have looked like a complete idiot gaping at him like a cold fish, I closed my mouth and let myself be carried into the bedroom. There, I was placed on the bed and minutes later, I saw Yohji hovering above me.

Blond hair tickling down my face, he leaned in close until his lips were almost brushing against mine when he spoke huskily, "You know, I would love to take advantage of you right now seeing you are too tired to fight back. But….", he brushed his fingers through my hair, "I promised to be good didn't I?"

I stared back at him in surprise when he got up and started leaving the room. "Hurry up and take a shower and go to bed already. You look like you haven't had a decent sleep in weeks." 

Before I could utter another word, he had left the room already, leaving me staring at the closed door and wondering what had happened just then. Shaking my head, I refused to admit to myself I had wanted him to stay. It was a stupid notion anyway, Yohji and I…. it was impossible. No matter what I felt for him, it didn't matter because he was going to leave me just like Aya chan had done. Feeling emotionally depressed, I gathered some clean clothes from the wardrobe and headed inside the bathroom.

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I hadn't realised I had fallen asleep while taking my bath because by the time I had gotten out of the bathroom, it was already quite late. Draping a towel around my waist and quickly pulling on a robe, I went out into the living room to see if Yohji was all right.

In the midst of darkness, I saw a bright halo glowing in the middle of the room. Yohji was fast asleep, snoring away, small strands of blond hair stirring every time he took a deep breath only to fall back down onto his face again. Gathering the comforter and tucking it more firmly around his shoulders, I had to smile at how adorable he was. A few minutes later, I found myself sitting on the floor beside him, watching the steady breaths coming out of his lips.

I didn't want to go back to my room. The feeling of being alone, staring up at the white ceiling and knowing I was the only person left in this world, made me shiver as I tightened my arms around myself. Sighing softly, I laid my head beside the blond and closed my eyes, letting myself think that Yohji had wanted me to stay. Letting these thoughts form in my mind calmed me down, I let myself relax and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.

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"Ran."

I felt as though someone was shaking me, but I was so comfortable that I didn't want to wake up. Instead I shifted closer to the touch, hoping it would go away soon so I could get back to sleep.

"Ran."

I opened my eyes wearily to see what the commotion was, only to glaze back into a pair of jade orbs, looking at me in concern. Rubbing my eyes a little and stiffening a yawn, I looked around to see myself sitting on the floor, my head resting on the couch the blond was currently occupying. Wincing slightly, I noticed my legs were badly cramped from kneeing for too long. As I stretched them out I realised that Yohji was still right beside me.

"Why aren't you back in bed?" he asked. A warm hand touched my face. "You're freezing! You're going to catch a cold you stubborn idiot."

Still a bit dazed from sleep, I wasn't sure what Yohji was talking about when I sneezed and started shivering. Blushing slightly at what a complete moron I was and letting Yohji find out I had fallen asleep right in front of him, I yelped when suddenly a pair of arms lifted me and dragged me onto the couch.

"Yo--Yohji! What…what are you doing?"

Speechless, I could only stare back at him as he clutched me tighter to his chest, and covered us both with the comforter until all I could see was his blond hair tickling my face. Hands brushing away the chill from my body, I stopped struggling and sighed, tucking my head under his chin and snuggling closer to that warm body of his.

"Yohji…I"

A kiss on the forehead and a gentle brush on my hair stopped me from speaking.

"Go to sleep Ran. I will keep watch over you."

"I will always be here when you wake up."

Letting his words slowly sink into my mind, it felt as if Yohji had been making me a promise, a promise that almost brought a sad smile to my lips. Feeling so comfortably warm, I closed my eyes again, and let myself be carried away to a dream I had had before.

A dream where I was no longer alone.

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TBC~~~~

Not long before the ending! And I think we can all guess how it will end right? *winks winks* Anyway thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed yourself and I will try to update my other fics soon.

Sardius