'Herz aus Stein'

He wasn't sure why but he seemed to know where Ken was heading. Something in him told him that he was going to be at the bar they had been the previous night. As he ran around the corner he thought he saw Ken going around the next corner. Ken would already be at the bar when Yohji would arrive and somehow he felt bad for following the other assassin. If Ken didn't want him to keep him company he shouldn't force Ken into it, but on the other side, he told himself, if Ken drank too much again then he probably would be in a lot worse trouble.

As he entered the bar he started looking around, not finding his team member immediately. When he finally sighted him, head down over a drink, he looked so sad that Yohji couldn't bare going over to him. He sat down a little further away and decided to just watch him from afar and if he was too drunk, help him home. As he was ordering his drink he noticed Ken had looked up and was looking to his right, totally fascinated. Yohji followed his gaze and noticed a man, tall with shoulder long red hair that was sort of messy, but in a cool looking kind of way, dressed all in black. Black tight shirt with a loose, open black t-shirt over it and black baggie pants. He was standing there, surrounded by girls and he didn't seem very comfortable. Yohji's heart almost stopped when he looked over to Ken and started walking towards him and sitting down next to him.

"Hey mind if I sit down?" he asked politely. Ken looked up, only seeing the red hair and automatically nodding.

"Sure." he added quickly so he wouldn't seem like an idiot, unable to speak.

"Thanks.. Those girls sure are hard to get away from. I told them that we were buddies so they'd leave me alone would you play along?" he asked, looking at Ken with his sapphire blue eyes.

"Yea sure.." Suddenly the man started grinning.

"Thanks I appreciate it! Hey waiter! Get me a... Pina Colada and my buddy here.. tell him what you want it's on me.. As a thanks." He added towards Ken who looked at him unsure, but asked for a Strawberry Margarita only seconds later.

"Thanks but you really shouldn't have.." Ken couldn't look away from that hair.

"No really I'm so glad you saved me from those girls.. You ok?" he added, finally noticing Ken's staring.

"Sorry.. It's just your hair.. Never mind.." Ken turned a little red saying this. But to his relieve the other man only chuckled.

"I know that it's not a usual colour, but it's my natural colour.. And I wouldn't change it for the world.. I used to know someone that I really liked and that person had that hair colour.. But that's a long time ago.. Still I would never change the colour. I'm sorry if I'm getting on your nerves.." He turned a little red around the nose and Ken couldn't help but think that it looked somehow cute.

"No not at all.. As a matter of fact I know someone with exactly that hair colour too and oh well it's really not that important."

"Oh excuse me! I'm so rude! I didn't even introduce myself! My name's Joji, what's yours?"

"Ken." Ken answered, then suddenly beginning to laugh quietly.

"Nice to meet you Ken! But what exactly are you laughing about?" Joji grinned at him, not taking it personal that Ken seemed to be laughing over him.

"Well it's just your hair looks like that of someone I know and like very much and then your name sounds like that of somebody else I know."

"Wow that really is a coincidence." He started laughing too, but somehow it didn't look as if he was really amused, more like he was concentrating on something.

"Just out of curiosity would you tell me that persons Name? The one with the red hair."

"Aya." Ken answered, looking at Joji in a dazzled way, not sure why he wanted to know this.

"Oh.. Too bad I thought that person may be the guy I'm looking for, but since she's not even male.." Again Ken grinned at him.

"Of course Aya is male!" Joji looked at him even more dazzled.

"But isn't Aya a female name?"

"Well technically yes, but he really is male!" Ken answered, drinking down the rest of his drink, that he had been sipping at all this time.

"Want another one?" Ken looked at him, puzzled.

"A drink I mean. Want me to get you another drink?" he asked.

"You really shouldn't.. I mean you really don't have to! I didn't really save you from those girls and your company is fun and on top of all that you've already given me one drink and I really don't think that you should.." Ken was interrupted by Joji calling the barkeeper.

"Fill up the glasses, would you?" then turning to Ken he asked: "You do want another Strawberry Margarita, right?" Ken only nodded.

"Ok." he sat back down and grinned at Ken.

"If it isn't too much trouble then could you tell me something about that buddy of yours? Aya?"

Yohji rolled his eyes. If this was going to go any further he was going to budge in.. after all if he couldn't have Ken, why should some guy he didn't even know?!

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"You were sooo right! Jack Sparrow is HOT!" Nagi grinned at Omi.

"Captain Jack Sparrow, savvy?" he imitated the captain of the Black Pearl. "But like I said he is hot.. I wouldn't mind having him in my bed.." He grinned at Nagi, who hit a pillow against his head, also grinning.

"Parlez, baby, parlez!" he folded his hands and bowed down towards Nagi, still grinning, as the younger boy was using his powers to hit the pillow against Omi.

"Only if you take it back." He grinned at his lover, who was looking even cuter than Jack Sparrow when he did that pleading look and the hand thing.

"I swear you are the cutest mate in all of the Caribbean, savvy?" Omi ducked under the pillow flying at him from the left.

"Should me onesey believe the land rat?" Nagi was now also getting into the Pirate talk thing.

"Aye you should! I has a treasure on a godforsaken island that only thee who know where it is may find! Savvy?" Omi grinned at him.

"And where may that godforsaken island be I ask!" Nagi played along, almost perfectly imitating Barbosa's tone of voice, only looking soo much hotter than the pirate he was imitating.

"Aye I'll show you all by me onesey if ye want me to, savvy?!" again he grinned, this time getting up and walking towards the door.

"Lead the way Captain Jack Sparrow!" Nagi said in a voice that Omi couldn't resist. He turned around and looked back at the younger boy, giving a wink with his finger as he turned back around and started heading towards the bathroom door.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Aya opened his eyes, realizing the first thing. He wasn't in his room. He wasn't even in the Weiß apartment! Then remembering that he had come to see Schuldig in the hotel he let himself fall into the soft sheets underneath him again.

'Oh well might as well stay here a little while longer.. After all it is beautiful here.. But I really do wonder why Schuldig left.. probably had some important business... wait a minute! Why the hell am I even sad he's gone? After all I'm in a wonderful hotel room and I don't need him anyway! Perverted German.'

/Hey I heard that one!/ It didn't even shock Aya to see that the German had listened to everything he had thought. He had sort of gotten used to it.

'Morning to you too!'

/Take that back!/ Schuldig grinned.

'Make me.' Without knowing why he stretched out his tong.

/I will.. Next time we meet./

'Just try.' Aya went into the bathroom to take a shower.

/Hmmmmm../ Schuldig grinned as Aya dropped his clothes and stepped into the shower.

'Enough peeping.' Aya turned on the water.

/Like you said.. Make me!/ the next thing he knew Aya had closed his eyes and begun thinking about what to eat for breakfast and the newest book he wanted to get.

/Meanie./ with that Schuldigs presence had left Ayas mind.

After taking his shower Aya got into a bathrobe and thought about what to do next. He could of course go home, but he didn't want to see Ken or Yohji any time soon, so he decided on staying in the room a little longer, and since Schuldig was paying he decided on ordering some sushi.

While waiting for the room service Aya sat down at the desk, wondering what to do, when some red paper, smelling like roses, caught his attention. At first he thought of it as tasteless, but looking at it for a little while longer, noticing the black ink next to it and being bored as he could possibly be, the paper became more and more interesting. Finally deciding to grab it, he started writing a letter without thinking about what he was writing.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ken had been talking to Joji for the past 3 hours and it was getting to be enough for Yohji, who was still watching them, even if he was already starting to be a little dizzy from the alcohol he was again consuming.

"Who does he think he is.." He muttered to himself for the at least 200th time in the last hour. Then when Joji moved even closer to Ken and put his arm around his shoulder it was enough for Yohji! He stood up and started walking towards the two, swaying. As he arrived he tapped onto Kens shoulder.

"Yohji what are you doing here?" Ken looked at the older man, dazzled.

"Leaving right now.. with you! And you take your hands off him!" he added towards Joji.

"Sorry I didn't know that you were his boyfriend.. Really I wouldn't have even talked to him if I had known that you wouldn't want me to!"

"But he isn't my boyfriend... just a friend." Ken said, not noticing how Yohji's expression turned sad as he said this.

"Oh.. I'm sorry I just assumed that he was your boyfriend without even thinking about it any further! I didn't mean to insult you by saying that you're gay."

"No actually I am, but I'm just not dating him." The smoke in the bar and the alcohol were going to Kens head, he didn't even realize what he was saying.

"That's enough now Ken lets get going.." Yohji tried pulling Ken away, but the brown-haired assassin wasn't about to let that happen.

"Stop it Yohji! Let me be! Go away!" he fell towards Joji as Yohji let go of his hand all of a sudden. The next thing he saw was Yohji walking towards the door.

"You know I really don't think we should be letting him leave like that.. He's swaying pretty badly." Joji looked pretty concerned.

"Yea we should go after him.." Ken tried getting up, but fell back.

"Yea and you could use some help yourself.. Let's catch up with him and then I'll bring you two home." He helped Ken up and they started catching up with Yohji, which wasn't hard since the playboy was holding on to a wall only a few meters away.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Schuldig drove his car into the parking space right in front of the hotel. They had called him up about a letter. He grinned to himself. So his kitten had thought about him after all.. And had even left him a letter. The cool air blew against his face as the doors were opened for him.

"Good evening sir! What can we do for you?" the lady behind the reception asked in a friendly voice.

"I just came to pick up a letter.. You had told me that there was one in room 2758 addressed to me?" he answered.

"Oh yes! One moment please sir we'll bring it right away. You can take a seat over there." The lady offered but Schuldig refused.

"That's ok I'll just wait here really quick." Only minutes later the letter was brought and given to Schuldig, who turned around and left without another word. As he entered the Schwarz apartment he went straight for his room and opened the letter.

*Mastermind, (1)

Das Feuer war da

Doch jetzt ist es aus

Zu viele Tränen

Zu wenig Applaus

Die feuchte Asche

Klebt noch da

Und wo früher Hoffnung war

Ist jetzt nichts mehr

Nur noch schmutziger Schnee

Von Gestern

Wenn ich in den Spiegel seh

Wird mir schlecht

Denn mein Gesicht

Ist so hart ist so kalt

Ich wollte siegen

Wollte groß sein

Meine Gefühle

Wollt ich los sein

Und jetzt steh ich hier

Und bin allein

Ich hab ein Herz aus Stein

Ein Megaherz aus Stein

Es geht nichts hinaus

Und es passt auch nichts hinein

Ich hab ein Herz aus Stein

Ein Megaherz aus Stein

Für mich ist es zu groß

Und für dich ist es zu klein

Das Feuer war da

Doch jetzt ist es aus

Zu viele Tränen

Zu wenig Applaus

Ich war Exzessiv

Doch hab ich gelebt

Wann hab ich zuletzt

Vor Leidenschaft gebebt

Überspannt und arrogant

Bin ich mir selbst davongerannt

Ich glaub es nicht

Doch dein Gesicht

Ist so hart ist so kalt

Ich wollte siegen

Wollte groß sein

Meine Gefühle

Wollt ich los sein

Und jetzt steh ich hier

Und bin allein

Ich hab ein Herz aus Stein

Ein Megaherz aus Stein

Es geht nichts hinaus

Und es passt auch nichts hinein

Ich hab ein Herz aus Stein

Ein Megaherz aus Stein

Für mich ist es zu groß

Und für dich ist es zu klein

Ich hab ein Herz aus Stein

Ein Megaherz aus Stein

Es gibt nichts zu bereuen

Und es gibt nichts zu verzeihen

Ich hab ein Herz aus Stein...

-Abyssinian-

Selbst wenn ich es wollte könnte ich nicht lieben.* (2)

Schuldig smirked.

'We'll see about that my kitten.. After all there is the saying that even the coldest heart can learn to love, so why not a heart of stone? Hehe wait and see kitten.. just wait and see.'

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Are you sure it was right to let him walk alone after us?" Joji still wasn't psyched about letting Yohji walk by himself.

"Yea he wanted to so let's just let him.. Anyway we're almost there."

"You live over a flower shop?" Joji asked unbelievingly.

"Yea we work in that flower shop." Ken told Joji as they went up the stairs to the Weiß apartment.

Ken opened the door and went inside, Joji stayed out.

"What's the matter?" Ken asked as Yohji went inside to, shooting a death glare at Joji.

"Well.. I'm not sure if I should come in.." he started but was interrupted by Ken.

"Come on you paid for all those drinks the least I can do is pay for your lunch! What do you want I'll order something." Ken pulled Joji in and closed the door.

"You really don't have to.."

"So it's pizza ok?" Ken asked as he went to the phone to order some.

"Ok." Joji grinned. He couldn't help it he loved pizza and he hadn't had any in such a long time.

"What kind? Pepperoni ok?"

"Sure."

"Hey Omi you want something too?" Ken called up and only seconds later the blond boy looked down.

"Tell me what you're ordering and I'll tell you if I want some.. Who's that?" he asked as he saw Joji.

"That's Joji we met in a bar and he paid for all the drinks so I decided that I'm going to order pizza.. Want some or not?" Ken was already dialling. "Yea I'll take some 3 cheese pizza."

"Got ya!"

"Please don't think I'm rude to ask this, but do all 3 of you live together?" Joji asked.

"4. Aya lives here too.. Oh yes I'd like to order 2 Pepperoni and 1 3 cheese pizza..."

Joji looked around the apartment.

"You can sit down in the living room if you like. Omi should be coming down too in a minute."

"Thanks" he smiled at Ken, who thought that it was simply too hot.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"This is really good! Thanks!" Joji grinned at Omi and Ken, who simply looked at him surprised. They had about 1/4th of their pizza gone and he was almost halfway finished.

"Well glade to see you like it.. I guess." Ken smiled back.

The door opened and Aya walked by without a word.

"SENSEI!" Aya stopped in his tracks.

"You know Aya?" Ken looked at him, dazzled.

"Of course! He was my sensei for three years and then suddenly, two years ago, he left without a trace. I really missed him and so I set out to find him." Now Ken was even more dazzled and confused.

"What? Wait a minute.. How old exactly are you?"

"15, why?" Ken's and Omi's jaw dropped. He looked more like 19, the youngest 18.

"I don't know you... I've never seen you before. I'm sorry if I look like someone you know, but I'm not the person you are looking for." Aya said coldly, without even turning around.

"But sensei! Don't you remember me? It's me Joji! Why did you leave sensei?"

"Like I said.. I have no idea who you are. I'm sorry." Without another word Aya left up the stairs to his room, locking it after himself.

"But.. Sensei why are you so cruel? You must remember me..I've looked for you for so long... please sensei!"

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

/What was that Kitten? You really seem to be popular... Ken, Yohji and now this Joji kid../ Schuldig snickered.

'I have no idea who he is.' Aya didn't know why, but something in him felt he needed to tell Schuldig still he wasn't about to do it that easily.

/Is that so? Then why exactly is he calling you sensei?/

'I don't know he's probably confusing me with someone.' Aya let himself fall onto his bed.

/No he isn't.. don't forget I could read his mind, but I'd rather hear it from you../

'Ok so I know him so what?'

/Well now just tell me from where you know him, what you had with him and why he was looking for you../

'No way.'

/If you don't tell me I'll read his mind.. Your choice./ Aya sighed.

'Ok, ok.. I'll tell you if you insist, but I don't see what it will help you..'

/I simply want to know everything about you my kitten.. And especially if it has some other people involved in it../

'Ok... then listen..'

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Aya was woken up by a knock on the door. He had fallen asleep after he had told Schuldig the whole story of him and Joji.

"Who is it?"

"It's me Omi.. can I come in I want to talk to you.."

"Sure." He walked to the door and locked it open. Only second later Omi was standing in his room. He motioned for him to take a seat at his desk. After sitting down and not saying anything Aya decided to take matters into his own hand.

"What's the matter Omittchi? Didn't you say you wanted to tell me something?"

"Yes.. But please I don't want you to get mad. You see I have.. a friend who has been dating someone that he wasn't supposed to be dating." Omi turned a little red and Aya left it at that. Of course he knew that Omi was talking about himself, but if he felt more comfortable telling him this way then it was ok with Aya.

"Really? That really is bad.."

"Yes I know.. And you see this friend of mine has a buddy and he's really been wanting to tell this buddy of his about his relationship, but he's scared of the reaction of this buddy.."

"Hmm well it can't be that bad now, can it?"

"Well yes it is.. You see they are in rival.... street gangs.."

"Oh is that so? Well yes that may be a problem.."

"Yea so my buddy wanted to know what you'd say if you were his buddy.." Omi looked to the floor.

"Well it depends on how much the gangs hate each other.."

"Very much they'd kill each other in combat."

"Hmm that really is a tough spot... but that's ok as long as you're happy Omi." Omi looked up and turned all crimson as Aya grinned at him.

"Did you know all along... I mean how did you know I was talking about myself?"

"Intuition. Is it Prodigy?"

Omi only nodded.

"Well.." Aya got up. "Like I said as long as you're happy there's nothing wrong with it."

"Thanks." Omi also got up and started walking to the door. Already holding the doorknob he turned around again.

"Aya-kun?"

"Hmm.?" The older assassin looked up.

"You should remember that for yourself.. If you're happy, it's ok..." with that he left the room, closing the door after himself. Aya just stood there for a second, then started smiling.

'I guess the Chibi's right.. I am happy with Schuldig, but I just can't say it that easily..'

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"What are you still doing here?" Joji turned around, looking from where the sound came.

"Right behind you... and now answer my question..." he turned around and was facing Schuldig directly.

"I. I.. Ken told me I could stay.." He stuttered, shocked about the sudden appearance of the Schwarz.

"So you decided that's what you'll be doing... just hang around Aya and see if you can't win him for yourself?" Joji was too shocked to say anything.

"Well I'll tell you something.. You can forget about that, because Aya is mine and if you come to close to him I'll kill you... Have a nice day Joji Takashima. And remember my words well because I'm not playing you.. I mean it.."

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

As Schuldig entered the Schwarz apartment, he noticed a lot of commotion in the living room, so he decided to go look what was going on. As he came in he saw Crawford, totally in rage, strike Nagi across the face. The Telekinet flew a few meters and stayed on the ground.

"How dare you! When I give you an order you are to do what I say!" the next thing Crawford knew, Schuldig had twisted his arm behind is back. It had happened so sudden Crawford hadn't even seen it coming early enough to do anything about it.

"Now, now Braddy-Boy that isn't the way to do it, now is it?" Nagi was just staring at Crawford, still not moving.

"The brat isn't willing to do a job assigned to him by me..... and all because of that stupid Weiß boy!" suddenly he looked over to Nagi, grinning a evil grin.

"If you won't do it I'll simply have Farfarello go.. Then you can go pick up your precious Weiß in several pieces.. Now get out of my sight." Nagi's face had shock written all over it as he quickly left to his room.

"Let go of me Schuldig... and come with me you still have a few payments open... and from what I'm seeing your going to need my visions a little more often in the coming weeks..." he grinned as Schuldig let go of him, that fake smile he always had when Crawford did this to him on his lips. Crawford looked pleased as he went into his room, Schuldig following him.

"Close the door.."

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(1) Mastermind,

The fire was there But now it is out Too many tears Not enough applause The wet ashes Are still sticking there And where there once was hope There is nothing Only dirty snow From yesterday When I look into the mirror I feel sick Cause my face Is so hard is so cold

I wanted to win I wanted to be big My feelings I wanted to get rid of them And now I'm standing here And am alone

I have a heart of stone A mega heart of stone Nothing comes out And nothing fits into it

I have a heart of stone A mega heart of stone For me it is too big And for you it is too small

The fire was there But now it is out Too many tears Not enough applause I was excessive But I lived When have I shuddered Of passion the last time Spans and arrogant I ran away from myself I can't believe it But your face Is so hard is so cold

I wanted to win I wanted to be big My feelings I wanted to get rid of them And now I'm standing here And am alone

I have a heart of stone A mega heart of stone Nothing comes out And nothing fits into it

I have a heart of stone A mega heart of stone For me it is too big And for you it is too small

I have a heart of stone A mega heart of stone There is nothing to regret And there is nothing to forgive

(2) Even if I wanted to I could not love.

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Chi: Wow this one turned out a little longer than I intended... oh well I still hope the quality isn't too bad... Well since no one was going to give me a Chara for Ken's boyfriend I had to make up my own.. So if he sucks.. Well you can still give me one for Yohji.. After all you all don't want him to be single for ever now, do you? *smile*

Ok so please review cause it sort of makes me happy *grins*

Bye!

Reviews:

winning season - Thank you sooo much! I really appreciate that! Cause I'm never really satisfied with what I write.... to be honest I hate the stuff I write. ----^--@

skrya - Arigato Gosaimasu! And thank you for the great Birthday card! It was the best one I got this year! ----^--@

Psycho Chic - I really feel honored that you liked my fic even though you're not too much of a Yaoi fan! Well here's the continuation I hope you still like it! ----^--@

Misura - Hmmm well actually I was looking for a partner for Yohji not for Crawford *grins* Thanks for the compliment.... Aya is actually starting to give in to Schuldig.... and Omi's helping him a little. *smile* About Crawford..... I'm sooo sorry but he really needed to be the bad guy just now.... cause it's important that he's evil for the end of the story..... well to be precise only for the second ending. For the first one it isn't important. ----^--@

Neko-Chan - After the first ending I'm going to list all the songs that are in the fanfic, but the titles of the songs are the chapter titles, I only changed the name of the second Chappie which is actually 'Herrin des Feuers' but since Aya is male I had to change that! And I should say that I changed a few of the words in the songs to make them fit better! But if you like one especially you can tell me and I'll tell you the band! Yea I know Schu is very jealous, but I kind of like it when he's that way! *grins* ---- ^--@

Erin the Sucky Chick - *stares* I would really like to say something to your review, but I didn't understand it *turns red* Thanks anyway.... I guess..... ----^--@

Anna Hibiki - Thanks! Sorry I actually did pair up Ken with someone else, but if you want to then you can give me a chara (male or female doesn't matter) to pair Yohji up with. I hope you still like my fic..... ----^--@

Lordess of Hell - Thanks for the birthday wishes! Well here's the continuation and I'm always happy when someone tells me he likes my story *smile*. Well right now I'm intending all together 36 till the first ending and then the actual ending will be another 2 Chappies. So I still got a loooong way to go *smile* since this is like only Chappie 14! ----^--@

Koji-chan - Thank you! *hugs* Well herzlichen Glückwunsch auf Schumis Sieg *grins* But your right..... school starting is a pain in the ass.....öhm butt *Schuldig grin* I live in Bochum, how bout you? *hugs back* ----^--@

sheero - Yea that was only that one threesome for Koji-chan, but now I'm really not going to have any more. And to Farfi..... you really are a cute pet..... *whispers* You being the cute Schwarz pet makes god cry in agony..... I swear! *smile* ----^--@