"Sooo, Aki, why would you want to become an assassin? It's not a
fun thing, ya know." Omi
asked inquisitively. They were all lounging on the couches surrounding the T.V., but Aki had
chosen to sit on the floor with painfully good posture.
"Well, my brother was taken a couple years back, and my mom and dad were killed in a freak
fire accident, supposedly. They found the source of the fire, and it was deliberately set." Aki
looked up to see Ran staring at her, barely concealing his shock. She blushed, but went on.
"Well, I just know he's alive somewhere. And I may be able to find him with this job." They all
sat in silence for a moment.
"But why am I talking all sad and gooey? I wanna hear about you guys!" She piped.
"Oh, there's nothing special about me. I play soccer." Ken stated dully.
"I go to school." Omi said.
"Really? How old are you?" Aki asked him.
"Eighteen"
"Wow! I'm seventeen! I should be in school, but I graduated two years early. They just kept
bumping me up!" She beamed.
"Woah! Are you, like, supersmart, er, somethin'?" Omi asked her fascinated.
"Calm down Omi! I know it's hard to believe someone might actually be smarter than you, but
it'll be okay." Yohji teased.
"What!? I don't think like that, you dumb jerk!" Omi turned away with a sour look on his face . "Don't start acting up now." Ken said.
"Shut up!" Omi and Yohji yelled together. This whole time, Ran watched Aki. Hmmm... she
has some dark secrets, I know. That look is all too familiar. Aki turned to see Ran staring at her
again. She held his gaze for a moment, then turned away, her cheeks tinted red. As Omi, Ken,
and Yohji squabbled, Aki stood up stretching.
"Well, uhh, I don't have an apartment yet. Do you guys know of any hotels nearby?" She asked
over the noise. The three stopped fighting and Yohji perked up.
"Oh don't be silly! You can stay with me!" Yohji said with a wink.
"Oh no you don't Yohji. You're not gonna seduce a new member! GAAH! You're such a
player!" Ken feigned a punch at him, which he dodged skillfully.
"Geez! Don't bring a man down! Aki, the offer still stands." He said with a smile.
"You could stay with me, or Omi...Ran? You probably wouldn't want to. He can be quite an ass
sometimes."
"I have an extra room." Ran said quietly without looking up. It was the first time he had spoken
since they got downstairs.
"An extra room sounds great! Thanks!" Aki replied. Yohji groaned and mumbled something
about the evil corrupting the good. Ran just stared right through him and turned to Aki.
"Shall we go?"
"Of course, I should get my suitcase tomorrow." As Ran and Aki left, Yohji started laughing.
"What's so funny Yohji?" Omi asked, staring at him with those huge, unworldly blue eyes.
"I think our dear Ran-kun has a thing for Aki!" He fell and rolled on the floor in laughter.
"What?! No way, he has no feeling!" Ken started to laugh too. Omi tried to suppress his urge to
giggle, but it got out.
"Boy! Laughter definitely is contagious!"
asked inquisitively. They were all lounging on the couches surrounding the T.V., but Aki had
chosen to sit on the floor with painfully good posture.
"Well, my brother was taken a couple years back, and my mom and dad were killed in a freak
fire accident, supposedly. They found the source of the fire, and it was deliberately set." Aki
looked up to see Ran staring at her, barely concealing his shock. She blushed, but went on.
"Well, I just know he's alive somewhere. And I may be able to find him with this job." They all
sat in silence for a moment.
"But why am I talking all sad and gooey? I wanna hear about you guys!" She piped.
"Oh, there's nothing special about me. I play soccer." Ken stated dully.
"I go to school." Omi said.
"Really? How old are you?" Aki asked him.
"Eighteen"
"Wow! I'm seventeen! I should be in school, but I graduated two years early. They just kept
bumping me up!" She beamed.
"Woah! Are you, like, supersmart, er, somethin'?" Omi asked her fascinated.
"Calm down Omi! I know it's hard to believe someone might actually be smarter than you, but
it'll be okay." Yohji teased.
"What!? I don't think like that, you dumb jerk!" Omi turned away with a sour look on his face . "Don't start acting up now." Ken said.
"Shut up!" Omi and Yohji yelled together. This whole time, Ran watched Aki. Hmmm... she
has some dark secrets, I know. That look is all too familiar. Aki turned to see Ran staring at her
again. She held his gaze for a moment, then turned away, her cheeks tinted red. As Omi, Ken,
and Yohji squabbled, Aki stood up stretching.
"Well, uhh, I don't have an apartment yet. Do you guys know of any hotels nearby?" She asked
over the noise. The three stopped fighting and Yohji perked up.
"Oh don't be silly! You can stay with me!" Yohji said with a wink.
"Oh no you don't Yohji. You're not gonna seduce a new member! GAAH! You're such a
player!" Ken feigned a punch at him, which he dodged skillfully.
"Geez! Don't bring a man down! Aki, the offer still stands." He said with a smile.
"You could stay with me, or Omi...Ran? You probably wouldn't want to. He can be quite an ass
sometimes."
"I have an extra room." Ran said quietly without looking up. It was the first time he had spoken
since they got downstairs.
"An extra room sounds great! Thanks!" Aki replied. Yohji groaned and mumbled something
about the evil corrupting the good. Ran just stared right through him and turned to Aki.
"Shall we go?"
"Of course, I should get my suitcase tomorrow." As Ran and Aki left, Yohji started laughing.
"What's so funny Yohji?" Omi asked, staring at him with those huge, unworldly blue eyes.
"I think our dear Ran-kun has a thing for Aki!" He fell and rolled on the floor in laughter.
"What?! No way, he has no feeling!" Ken started to laugh too. Omi tried to suppress his urge to
giggle, but it got out.
"Boy! Laughter definitely is contagious!"