DISCLAIMER: I dont own Weiss Kreuz. Its owned by Koyasu Takehito and weiss. Got it? good.
Wei§ Kreuz: The Angel Chronicles-- Takatori Blood Reigns
Chapter Four: Petals of Love begin to Blossom
The pain is what brought her back to a slow consciousness. She began to slowly try to open her eyes, only to see she was in what looked like a small room. She felt the soft yet strong hand dab at her forehead, only to look up to see the soft brown eyes of Ken Hidaka smiling down at her, "How are you feeling, Yumi-chan?"
She struggled to sit up quickly, "Ken-san...?" she felt her body pulse with pain as she felt another person gently push her back down on the bed she laid on, and saw the young smiling face of Omi Tsukiyono smiling down at her, "Omi-san..."
He smiled gently at her, "It's all right Yumi, we saw what happened to you, and we brought you back here to treat your wounds. We couldn't just leave you where we found you..."
Yumi looked up at both of them painfully, "How did you. ...Find me?" she asked quietly, holding one hand against her chest. . oO {How could they have found me? I thought Schuldich dragged me into a place that was unseen by the flower shop...)"Where....where did you find me?" she asked them quietly.
Ken took a wet washcloth and gently dabbed the few scratches against her forehead, "We saw you collapse across the street from the store. Aya and Yohji are minding the shop now and told us that we could clean up your wounds and treat you."
Yumi blinked a little and smiled through her tears, "...You did this....for me...?" she asked, her mind unable to fathom the caring tendencies of these two boys.
Omi smiled and gently pulled another blanket over her, "Of course.. now, you should try and get a little more rest, we'll take care of you... don't worry... you're safe with us..."
Yumi smiled through her tears at Omi and Ken, and as she began to drift back into unconsciousness, she whispered quietly, "...Arigatou...futari tomo...."
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A few days had passed, and Yumi sat at her own little table at a small dine-out cafe, sipping on a cup of coffee as her mind drifted to the guys at the flower shop. She gently favored her right arm that Ken had bandaged for her, and sighed, .oO{Those guys are so caring... I want to tell them so much... but how could I and put them in the danger they could be in if I did?)
"There she is!!!" she heard a cry from the few feet in front of her, knocking her out of her daze. Yumi saw about five girls rushing to try and make it in front of her table to talk to her, and recognized them all from the giggling school girls at the flower shop.
"You're the girl who got to sit with them at the flower shop!?!?" one of them began to ask, her voice slowly rising into a high-pitched intense squeal, "Lucky!!! How did you get to be so lucky???"
Yumi sighed, running her fingers through her brown hair, "Look... I don't really know them know them... I'm just a simple person who's a customer like you... it's nothing!"
"Yeah right," another girl said on her other side as she elbowed her, "Come on... which one are you dating?!?!"
That made Yumi blush profusely red, "N...none of them!" she retorted harshly, "Really!!!"
Just then, the girls heard what sounded like a motorcycle roaring up to where they all were standing. They looked up to see a guy sitting on top of the motorcycle, the bike leaning sort of on its side against the road. The driver removed his helmet and looked over at the girls. Yumi felt her eyes light up and a soft smile creep over her lips. The guy on the bike was none other than Ken Hidaka.
"There you are Yumi!" she heard him say as he got off the bike, and grabbed for her hand, he yanked her towards the bike, "I was looking all over for you! We can't sit around here.... Excuse us girls." He said as he got back on, pulling her on behind him as he handed her a helmet to put on.
Yumi put on the extra helmet and without a wave to the girls, they took off down the street, and into the open country area. Yumi watched as the coffee shop disappeared out of her sight. She sighed in relief, "Whew... I thought they were going to tear me limb for limb!" she laughed as she tried to hold on to him with her good arm, being careful not to hold on too tightly with her bruised arm.
Ken smiled at her with a grin, laughing as she was, "I figured I had better get you away from them... those younger girls always can be an annoyance... besides... I figured we could go for a ride." He then grinned "Don't worry... Omi, Aya and Yohji are watching the shop." He held his elbows down a little more to hold her close to him and he looked ahead, "Hold on as tight as you can."
She stopped for a second, as she found a smile crept over her lips. She held onto him tighter as he began to pick up speed. The wind began to pick up as they went through the twists and turns in the countryside. She felt so free on the bike, especially with the wild twists in the roads. .oO(Hmm... I think I'm going to have to get myself one of these....) she thought to herself with a smirk.
They finally came to a stop at the edge of the road where there was a large, grassy plain. The large plane gave a good view overlooking the lake that lay out in front of them. The sun highlighted the background like a large colored sphere in the sky. Yumi cracked a grin as she laid out on the ground, sprawled out on the grassy green. She stretched, yawning as she did so. "Mmmhh... I haven't had a chance to relax in a long while... it feels so nice..."
Ken looked at her and smiled as he sat down next to her, stretching out his legs, "Yeah... I never knew it could be so relaxing by the lake..." he then sat up slowly and gently touched her bandaged up arm, "How does your arm feel?" he asked her. He noticed what looked like new blood seeping through the bandage. "Did something happen to it again? It looks like the wound was reopened..."
Yumi tried her best to hide her arm, not wanting him to even worry about the fact that she was hurt. She couldn't bring herself to tell him the honest truth, so she lied as best as she could to him, "It's fine now Ken-kun... I just accidentally bumped into the wall when i was getting some fruit for breakfast, it was my own fault..."
Ken just gazed at her, his hand gently touching the corner of her bandaged arm, and gently touched her bruised cheek, his eyes resonated with the look of a person who had such compassion swelling deep within him. "Are you sure? I can check it again to be sure..."
Yumi's eyes went wide a little, sparkling with unshed tears of fear and surprise; thinking why that Ken knew what happened to her; he was actually concerned for her well-being, "Ken...I.... I...." She turned her head, unable to look Ken right in the eyes, feeling the tears begin to stream down her face, wishing that she could tell him who and why they wanted her... but knew she couldn't dare open her mouth.
She felt her body jump slightly, as she saw Ken in front of her, his hand gently resting on her shoulder, the look in his eyes was full of concern and worry for her, as if he wanted her to open up to him, ".... Yumi-chan....."
Tears overwhelming in her eyes, she did nothing but just reach out and buried her face deep into his chest, and just began to openly cry, letting out all the emotions that welled up within her let go.
Ken felt his own body tense in surprise at her sudden action. He felt himself hug her slowly, then wrapped his arms tighter around her and held her close to his body. He could feel she needed that warm touch from someone... but the smell of her hair and the scent of her perfume made his head spin with such a feeling he never thought he would ever feel. He began to smooth her hair gently, making sure not to bump into her injuries, as he whispered into her hair" Shhhh.....Yumi.... I'm here.... it's all right..... I'm here...."
"Ken-kun...." he could hear her whisper through her tears, "Onegai.......just.....don't let me go...." she let herself cry against him, holding tight to his warmth and just spoke softly into his chest, "onegai....just don't let me go."
Ken just nodded quietly, just holding her as tightly yet as gently as possible, and stayed with her as they sat there in the setting sun, holding her close.
After the sun had set, Ken stood up and held his hand out to help her stand, "Come on Yumi-chan... I'll take you back to your apartment...," He said softly with a warm smile.
Yumi nodded as she got on the bike behind him, putting the helmet on her head as they took off down the road back towards civilization. She felt herself hug herself tighter to Ken on the way back, resting her chin on his upper left shoulder. She felt a little more at peace now when she was with him.
Ken finally pulled up towards the apartment building, not knowing that this was the building Manx lived at, and stopped the bike. Yumi got off the bike, removing the helmet and smiled softly at Ken, "...Arigatou.... Ken-kun... I had a lot of fun..."
Ken smiled, and with a small waiver in his voice, he asked quietly, "...Stop by the shop tomorrow?" He put his hand behind his head, "We could get some lunch... I'm sure the guys wouldn't mind you there...."
Yumi blinked at his forwardness for asking, then found she smiling gently, as she nodded in reply, "You're on..." she agreed, as she leaned up gently, and kissed him softly on the cheek, "Oyasumi... Ken-kun..." she then turned and walked up to her door.
Ken stood there, touching his cheek as he stared up after her. He felt something inside his heart well up in surprise....as well as something else. .oO(Go to her Ken... you may not have another chance... go to her and just say goodnight...}
Yumi made it to her door, and stopped in front of it, something inside of her made her stop, and began to think of what just happened. .oO(Why do I feel my heart beating so fast in my chest...?)
She finally turned around, and to her surprise, she saw Ken waiting down at the hallway, staring at her, the look in his eyes was the same shared look that she had. Without a word to each other, they found themselves embracing each other again. Ken held her tightly against him, as she buried her head against his chest, sighing softly as she breathed in his warmth and comfort.
Finally, Ken released the tight embrace that they shared for such a long period, he leaned down, and gently kissed her cheek in return. "Oyasumi ......Yumi-chan." He stepped away for a moment, the two of them holding their gaze, then he turned and walked away.
Wei§ Kreuz: The Angel Chronicles-- Takatori Blood Reigns
Chapter Four: Petals of Love begin to Blossom
The pain is what brought her back to a slow consciousness. She began to slowly try to open her eyes, only to see she was in what looked like a small room. She felt the soft yet strong hand dab at her forehead, only to look up to see the soft brown eyes of Ken Hidaka smiling down at her, "How are you feeling, Yumi-chan?"
She struggled to sit up quickly, "Ken-san...?" she felt her body pulse with pain as she felt another person gently push her back down on the bed she laid on, and saw the young smiling face of Omi Tsukiyono smiling down at her, "Omi-san..."
He smiled gently at her, "It's all right Yumi, we saw what happened to you, and we brought you back here to treat your wounds. We couldn't just leave you where we found you..."
Yumi looked up at both of them painfully, "How did you. ...Find me?" she asked quietly, holding one hand against her chest. . oO {How could they have found me? I thought Schuldich dragged me into a place that was unseen by the flower shop...)"Where....where did you find me?" she asked them quietly.
Ken took a wet washcloth and gently dabbed the few scratches against her forehead, "We saw you collapse across the street from the store. Aya and Yohji are minding the shop now and told us that we could clean up your wounds and treat you."
Yumi blinked a little and smiled through her tears, "...You did this....for me...?" she asked, her mind unable to fathom the caring tendencies of these two boys.
Omi smiled and gently pulled another blanket over her, "Of course.. now, you should try and get a little more rest, we'll take care of you... don't worry... you're safe with us..."
Yumi smiled through her tears at Omi and Ken, and as she began to drift back into unconsciousness, she whispered quietly, "...Arigatou...futari tomo...."
A few days had passed, and Yumi sat at her own little table at a small dine-out cafe, sipping on a cup of coffee as her mind drifted to the guys at the flower shop. She gently favored her right arm that Ken had bandaged for her, and sighed, .oO{Those guys are so caring... I want to tell them so much... but how could I and put them in the danger they could be in if I did?)
"There she is!!!" she heard a cry from the few feet in front of her, knocking her out of her daze. Yumi saw about five girls rushing to try and make it in front of her table to talk to her, and recognized them all from the giggling school girls at the flower shop.
"You're the girl who got to sit with them at the flower shop!?!?" one of them began to ask, her voice slowly rising into a high-pitched intense squeal, "Lucky!!! How did you get to be so lucky???"
Yumi sighed, running her fingers through her brown hair, "Look... I don't really know them know them... I'm just a simple person who's a customer like you... it's nothing!"
"Yeah right," another girl said on her other side as she elbowed her, "Come on... which one are you dating?!?!"
That made Yumi blush profusely red, "N...none of them!" she retorted harshly, "Really!!!"
Just then, the girls heard what sounded like a motorcycle roaring up to where they all were standing. They looked up to see a guy sitting on top of the motorcycle, the bike leaning sort of on its side against the road. The driver removed his helmet and looked over at the girls. Yumi felt her eyes light up and a soft smile creep over her lips. The guy on the bike was none other than Ken Hidaka.
"There you are Yumi!" she heard him say as he got off the bike, and grabbed for her hand, he yanked her towards the bike, "I was looking all over for you! We can't sit around here.... Excuse us girls." He said as he got back on, pulling her on behind him as he handed her a helmet to put on.
Yumi put on the extra helmet and without a wave to the girls, they took off down the street, and into the open country area. Yumi watched as the coffee shop disappeared out of her sight. She sighed in relief, "Whew... I thought they were going to tear me limb for limb!" she laughed as she tried to hold on to him with her good arm, being careful not to hold on too tightly with her bruised arm.
Ken smiled at her with a grin, laughing as she was, "I figured I had better get you away from them... those younger girls always can be an annoyance... besides... I figured we could go for a ride." He then grinned "Don't worry... Omi, Aya and Yohji are watching the shop." He held his elbows down a little more to hold her close to him and he looked ahead, "Hold on as tight as you can."
She stopped for a second, as she found a smile crept over her lips. She held onto him tighter as he began to pick up speed. The wind began to pick up as they went through the twists and turns in the countryside. She felt so free on the bike, especially with the wild twists in the roads. .oO(Hmm... I think I'm going to have to get myself one of these....) she thought to herself with a smirk.
They finally came to a stop at the edge of the road where there was a large, grassy plain. The large plane gave a good view overlooking the lake that lay out in front of them. The sun highlighted the background like a large colored sphere in the sky. Yumi cracked a grin as she laid out on the ground, sprawled out on the grassy green. She stretched, yawning as she did so. "Mmmhh... I haven't had a chance to relax in a long while... it feels so nice..."
Ken looked at her and smiled as he sat down next to her, stretching out his legs, "Yeah... I never knew it could be so relaxing by the lake..." he then sat up slowly and gently touched her bandaged up arm, "How does your arm feel?" he asked her. He noticed what looked like new blood seeping through the bandage. "Did something happen to it again? It looks like the wound was reopened..."
Yumi tried her best to hide her arm, not wanting him to even worry about the fact that she was hurt. She couldn't bring herself to tell him the honest truth, so she lied as best as she could to him, "It's fine now Ken-kun... I just accidentally bumped into the wall when i was getting some fruit for breakfast, it was my own fault..."
Ken just gazed at her, his hand gently touching the corner of her bandaged arm, and gently touched her bruised cheek, his eyes resonated with the look of a person who had such compassion swelling deep within him. "Are you sure? I can check it again to be sure..."
Yumi's eyes went wide a little, sparkling with unshed tears of fear and surprise; thinking why that Ken knew what happened to her; he was actually concerned for her well-being, "Ken...I.... I...." She turned her head, unable to look Ken right in the eyes, feeling the tears begin to stream down her face, wishing that she could tell him who and why they wanted her... but knew she couldn't dare open her mouth.
She felt her body jump slightly, as she saw Ken in front of her, his hand gently resting on her shoulder, the look in his eyes was full of concern and worry for her, as if he wanted her to open up to him, ".... Yumi-chan....."
Tears overwhelming in her eyes, she did nothing but just reach out and buried her face deep into his chest, and just began to openly cry, letting out all the emotions that welled up within her let go.
Ken felt his own body tense in surprise at her sudden action. He felt himself hug her slowly, then wrapped his arms tighter around her and held her close to his body. He could feel she needed that warm touch from someone... but the smell of her hair and the scent of her perfume made his head spin with such a feeling he never thought he would ever feel. He began to smooth her hair gently, making sure not to bump into her injuries, as he whispered into her hair" Shhhh.....Yumi.... I'm here.... it's all right..... I'm here...."
"Ken-kun...." he could hear her whisper through her tears, "Onegai.......just.....don't let me go...." she let herself cry against him, holding tight to his warmth and just spoke softly into his chest, "onegai....just don't let me go."
Ken just nodded quietly, just holding her as tightly yet as gently as possible, and stayed with her as they sat there in the setting sun, holding her close.
After the sun had set, Ken stood up and held his hand out to help her stand, "Come on Yumi-chan... I'll take you back to your apartment...," He said softly with a warm smile.
Yumi nodded as she got on the bike behind him, putting the helmet on her head as they took off down the road back towards civilization. She felt herself hug herself tighter to Ken on the way back, resting her chin on his upper left shoulder. She felt a little more at peace now when she was with him.
Ken finally pulled up towards the apartment building, not knowing that this was the building Manx lived at, and stopped the bike. Yumi got off the bike, removing the helmet and smiled softly at Ken, "...Arigatou.... Ken-kun... I had a lot of fun..."
Ken smiled, and with a small waiver in his voice, he asked quietly, "...Stop by the shop tomorrow?" He put his hand behind his head, "We could get some lunch... I'm sure the guys wouldn't mind you there...."
Yumi blinked at his forwardness for asking, then found she smiling gently, as she nodded in reply, "You're on..." she agreed, as she leaned up gently, and kissed him softly on the cheek, "Oyasumi... Ken-kun..." she then turned and walked up to her door.
Ken stood there, touching his cheek as he stared up after her. He felt something inside his heart well up in surprise....as well as something else. .oO(Go to her Ken... you may not have another chance... go to her and just say goodnight...}
Yumi made it to her door, and stopped in front of it, something inside of her made her stop, and began to think of what just happened. .oO(Why do I feel my heart beating so fast in my chest...?)
She finally turned around, and to her surprise, she saw Ken waiting down at the hallway, staring at her, the look in his eyes was the same shared look that she had. Without a word to each other, they found themselves embracing each other again. Ken held her tightly against him, as she buried her head against his chest, sighing softly as she breathed in his warmth and comfort.
Finally, Ken released the tight embrace that they shared for such a long period, he leaned down, and gently kissed her cheek in return. "Oyasumi ......Yumi-chan." He stepped away for a moment, the two of them holding their gaze, then he turned and walked away.