Schuldich whistled softly as went about his work , Yohji had only looked at him and shook his head as if telling himself that Schuldich would soon find out that it wasn't worth it , that this budding relationship had nowhere to go .
In his opinion , Yohji was wrong . What's more , Schuldich didn't give a shit what he thought .
He dumped the entire contents of one of his print boxes onto his desk and started rummaging carelessly for reusable prints , his mind half on the job .
He smiled at the memory of the night before .
He had driven Ken to their apartment and the moment he drove in front of the door , it was flung open and he saw the pale and fuming face of his brother .
The man had probably lain in wait for them all night just to catch him like some seriously demented predator . In fact , Aya reminded him of just that .
Ken's brother ; Aya , had opened his mouth apparently to start shouting at both of them when Schuldich had placed his index finger on his lips and faced the livid Aya with a sleeping Ken curled up in his arms . His fever gone , his strength almost regained , happy and contented with Schuldich's companionship .
He had then brushed past Aya and carried Ken to bed while the elder brother had swallowed his reprimand in surprise at the coolness of how this stranger had breezed into their house with his brother in tow .
That probably was the moment that he had named Schuldich a bastard and declared him his mortal enemy .
No , there hadn't been any fisticuff that night in lieu of the sleeping Ken snoring softly in his worn bed and Schuldich had been allowed to retreat to his car with only a fatal-looking glare and a soft snarl .
A warning from the defeated predator .
The whole day had been more than worth it . Schuldich had thought as he drove away . In fact , he would have suffered even more than that if he had to , if it meant that he could spend time with innocent Ken Hidaka .
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" You don't even know him for god's Ken ! For all you know , he could be a serial killer !" Aya had exploded .
His brother had risked being late for his job at the flowershop just to lecture him on what he could and could not do .
" That's not true Aya . He's really nice , we had fun ." Ken objected , his face flushing in anger .
Damnit ! Aya was a good brother , but he had a tendency to go overboard sometimes and this was definitely overdoing it .
" Fuck it Ken ! I never thought you were this stupid ! It's obvious that bastard only wants to jump in your pants . Haven't you heard of seduction ? Godamnit why are you so blind ?!" Aya glared at Ken , his pale and furious face just inches from his brother's .
Ken took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm . " I'm old enough to know what's right and wrong , Aya . I'm eighteen years old and legally an adult . I know what I'm doing ."
" What if you had gotten sick while you were with him ? He wouldn't know what to do . God , Ken . You know you've just come out of that fever and still you had to tag along with him when you very well know you weren't strong enough ."
Aya broke away and started pacing angrily across the bleak living room , his normally pale face flushed as his pursed his wan lips tightly .
Ken knew well enough that Aya had fallen back on that argument because he felt that his suspicions alone on Schuldich couldn't force Ken to forget about him . In fact, it was plain to both of them that Ken had no intention of relinquishing his only friend at the moment .
" But I'm stronger now , aren't I ? In fact , I feel better than I ever have in a long time . Spending the day outside of this apartment or out of that crummy hospital did me a lot of good ." He said as a matter of factly . There was no way he was going to let Aya bully him away from Schuldich . No way in hell .
Aya walked away , his back turned to his younger brother who was leaning against the table .
" If you wanted to go out ..." He said softly , his eyes trained on the bleak , lifeless wall in front of him ; his rough hands hidden in his jeans pockets . " Why didn't you just ask me ? You almost killed me with worry , didn't you know ? "
*
The truth was , Aya was jealous of Schuldich . He was jealous of him because he had succeeded in giving Ken what Aya could not manage to provide . He put back the genuine smile on Ken's face – a smile that Aya could never incur .
Ever since their parents had died , Aya had tried his best to make available all of Ken's needs . Ken was his only remaining family and Aya was willing to sacrifice anything just to make him happy ; and he had done just that .
He knew Ken wanted to finish college – he knew that Ken had so many beautiful dreams , but even his best wasn't enough . No matter how hard he worked , no matter how many hours he spent breaking his back , he could never earn enough money to give Ken what he needed .
His only ambition was to make Ken happy , for them to live in a beautiful apartment and spend Christmas with a feast on the table . He wanted to be able to put Ken through his schooling , to pay for his books , for his clothes , food . To be able to ward the pain away ...
... and then , a stranger who had entered their lives just five days ago had managed to steal Ken away from him and do what Aya could not do .
Aya felt a pair of arms around him , encircling his torso and resting on gently his chest . " I'm sorry Aya ." Ken whispered , his voice muffled against Aya's back .
Ken was sincere . He had never lied before and Aya was sure this apology was indeed heartfelt . Suddenly , he felt guilty for being such a selfish bastard .
" No ... I'm sorry Ken . For being selfish . If it makes you happy , then you can go out with him any time you want . I just ... I don't want you to get hurt . People don't understand –"
" I know ... I know ..." Ken whispered , as he laid his head against his brother's strong back .
Aya had just wanted to look out for him , Ken knew that . He loved his brother , no matter what .
Aya felt the warmth of his brother's cheek permeate to his back and closed his eyes . Sometimes , he just couldn't say no .
Ken's sole attention and devotion was just one more thing he had to give up – for Ken's sake .
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Dan : hiyaaaaa !! ^__^ I'm glad to 'see' a new face around here !
Isil : AyaxYohji ? *strokes chin thoughtfully* I'll think about that . ^__^
Ketty : Arigatou ! ^__^
Mariki : I'm sorry the update on Cry of the Captive has been taking forever ! I'm just a little busy nowadays ! (U__U);; Yup ! Another SchuxKen . Would you happen to know anyone who's willing to co-write it with me ? Hmmmm Side B , so far is good . Of course the original Weiß is still the best for me but it isn't so bad . It kills me though , that the story never focuses on Ken . I mean , the WK series was about Aya and Omi , Gluhen about Aya , Yohji , Sena and a little Omi ... but never KENNNNN ! *wails*
Ran Mouri : Waaaai ! *lol* Bwahahahaha ! *points at Schuldich with a scythe-wielding Ran Mouri at his heels* Look at him go ! *lol* Schuldich's hair is FULL of preservatives and colorants in my humble opinion ! ^__~
Jenken : He couldn't ne ? Is it THAT obvious that SchuxKen is my favorite pairing ? *waves a huge , gargantuan , mammoth , colossal , titanic SchuxKen flag*
Whisper Reilman : *cackles* I bet you didn't expect that ne ? But good 'ol Farfie seems so right to me in an ocean park – for some bizarre reason . Sorry for the one day overdue ! ^___~
Kaen-chan : *lol at the fweeing* O___O
R_M : *climbs over the counter , pats Ka-chan and throws value meals at Ken while Schuldich glares at her*
Schu : You psychopathic b*t*h ! *points angrily at R_M*
I'll get you for this !!!
*is overrun by screaming McDonald's fangirls and a pile of writhing fangirls slides out of the door with Schuldich underneath*
R_M : Now , *rubs hands* with him out of the picture ... *turns evil eyes at Ken* Bwahahahaha !!!
Brizey : Whoopee ! *beats the hell out of YohjixKen pairing* ^__~
Misura : I agree with you 100% *lol* *wants to go to Ocean Park with Ken in tow and Farf as the tour guide*
Schu-chan : Ne , I want to have a boyfriend like that too . =^__^ *blush*