Angels Never Cry

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By: Ryoko [Raiju]

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"Where'd you see them?" Ken whispered, jumping out of the back of Yohji's car.

"In the back. I watched everything from a window that went to the basement, but beyond the front hall and basement I haven't seen anything else."

"That's good enough. Let's go." Yohji commanded, following the red-haired swordsman to the back of the house.

Omi kneeled down to the window he'd been looking through hours before, seeing the redhead man still in his chair, but gasping softly and standing so he could see no more.

"Omi? Omi what is it?" Ken touched the boy's shoulder, but Omi pulled away and backed himself into the farthest wall, as if the window itself were going to swallow him whole. Yohji was the first to peer in, rage instantly consuming him as he watched the Inadoki laugh as he watched his wife being raped right before his very eyes. She was screaming, crying, thrashing, but apparently no match for the two guys on her.

"He's gonna die. He's gonna die NOW." The blonde growled, stalking off toward the back door. Using an over-due credit card to break the lock and open the door. Despite Yohji's silent protest, Aya went first, leading the pack of assassins to the basement door. Each of them readied their weapons and the door was kicked in, the playboy immediately going for the kill and hanging the two men over a water pipe on the ceiling.

Omi took care of the woman, holding her tightly and covering as much of her as he could with his coat. "It's gonna be okay now. Close your eyes." He clasped his hand gently over her mouth and nose, the sweet scent overtaking her and pulling her from consciousness.

"And this is YOUR end!" Ken stabbed two guards in one swipe, skewering them like onions and throwing them against the wall.

"Now you pay for your sins. Judgment time." Aya whispered, stabbing Inadoki through the heart and killing him instantly, the limp body falling back into the chair.

Just as sudden as they'd arrived, they left.

While Yohji and Aya tended to Dominique's aunt, Omi and Ken took care of Dominique, who couldn't stop crying the second he'd seen them return.

"Sorry we left you...we had to take care of something. But someone is here to see you, if you wouldn't mind seeing HER..." Ken smiled brightly.

"H-who?"

"Hi, Dominique." Aldine smiled, appearing in the doorway, in Yohji's clothes, with the other two Weiss members behind her. Dominique pushed himself up, shakily standing and throwing himself into her arms and crying softly.

"Everything's taken care of. Nobody's gonna hurt you two ever again. And...well...you two don't really have a place to go yet, we combined a little of our paychecks and got you guys an apartment two houses over. It's really nice, and all paid for, so you can settle in whenever you're ready." The older blonde smiled at the sight, looking out of the window toward where the two would soon live.

"Bless you, bless all of you." The woman sobbed, clutching her nephew tightly. "How can I ever repay all of your kindness?"

Yohji just smiled, answering the question in his head rather than out loud, but then mentally kicking himself for thinking like that. "Just be happy. We'd love nothing more than to see the tears in your eyes gone and forgotten. You've cried too much."

"You're too kind..."

For that night, Dominique slept in Omi's arms, finally feeling secure and thoroughly safe. Aldine had taken Ken's room, and Ken had been forced to room with Aya (Imagine the chaos...^__^;).

***** (One week later) *****

"How are you settling in?"

"Fine." He smiled as Omi sat beside him while patting the brunette's shoulder playfully.

"That's good. And how's your aunt doing?"

"Much better. She's actually started to laugh again..." he looked up at Omi, seeming like he was going to cry. Suddenly, he embraced the blonde tightly, trembling and crying as he held the older boy. A few other students began to stare as Omi held him back, but his look made them almost want to join the boy in his arms in the sobfest. "Thank you Omi, thank you. I don't know WHAT we'd do without you. Thank you for everything. Thank you for getting me out of that hellhole and giving me another chance at life. Thank you..." he whispered, burying his face in the boy's neck.

"I'd do anything it took to help you, and you know that. Just...please keep quiet about it, okay? Your aunt will be able to take care of you like she's always wanted and that's given HER a second chance too. You both deserved better than what you had."

"Thank you..."

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GAME OVER.