Travel to Paradise
Disclaimers: Weiss Kreuz characters are not mine. Yeah, guess that sums it up.........
Warnings: you guys should be used to this by now......... but just in case, shounen-ai, Yaoi and cursing.
GA: Finally, the moment of truth. (Gets a CD and shoves it into the player causing eerie background music to start playing. Grabs hold of nearby flashlight and turns it on under her chin for added effect.) The most shocking of them all. Even I was surprised I managed to twist it this far. OO here's a hint: It isn't the stable boy! GASP!!!!! Ehehe, sorry yet again for the loooooooong wait. Have you guys noticed that I'm usually on the "Asking-for-forgiveness-coz-I-posted it-late" end? Sigh. Really, I'm so sorry.
Important note: again I am sorry for this but I made a slight change to chap 8. I only realized that this would not go right with out adding it so.......... I changed a small portion yet again. But if you guys don't want to reread it again here's the deal, Schuldich found something else along with the key in Lilika's room. Though I didn't say what it was in chap 8, all I said was that it was an object. That and he also found little dark dirt particles in her drawer staining her clothes. I'll explain everything in this chap so that was all you needed to know. SORRY again!
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Omi gave a cheerful smile as he continued to munch on the sandwich in his hands, still completely oblivious to the danger that was presented to him. The younger boy seated across from him gave a hidden smirk as his azure eyes darkened. This was where the plan of ridding the pests on the island came into place. Yutaro made a solemn vow to himself that he would not allow them to continue with the investigation. If they dug deep enough they would find the most disturbing truth of all. And he could not allow that, for his nightingale's sake.........
Getting the silver object that lay near a plate, he slowly stood up, catching the Weiss' attention.
"Yutaro?" Omi asked the boy now looming over him.
"Gomen." The stable hand whispered as he lifted the silver piece over Omi's head. "I never wanted this to happen........." before fully bringing the sharp tip down on him.
Omi on the other hand was shocked at the younger boy's sudden change of character but his assassin instincts didn't hesitate to dodge the blow dealt to him. Rolling off to the side to evade the stab, he managed to use his right hand and push himself from the ground causing him to land upright on his feet at the same time reaching for his darts that were kept in his pocket. Blue eyes narrowed towards the stable hand, filled with anger at being deceived as such but a glint of questioning gaze mixed with it.
"Yutaro, don't do anything hasty now......... put down the knife and we can talk about this." the Weiss hacker tried to coerce him before making any harsh movements that might provoke the man more. "Trust me you don't want to be on the receiving end if I get serious........." But it seemed that he was not to be swayed by the threat that Omi presented to him.
"I have no choice." The light brown haired stable boy said while he brought the glinting piece to his face. "If I don't........." his voice trailed off as if unsure of why but he quickly returned to the task at hand and focused himself to Omi.
Both stood in a readied stance as the wind blew wildly around them. Thunder rolled in the distance as the air around them chilled adding an eerie effect to their surroundings when Yutaro lunged forward with a scream towards the Weiss assassin. Omi, however, waited patiently until the boy was in a proper distance for him to present a good but not life threatening blow.
He wasn't given the chance to though because as he was about to strike, Yutaro's weapon quickly flew off his hand and his body was tugged backwards to slam against a tree several feet away. This knocked the boy unconscious and his body could be seen sliding limply to the floor from where Omi stood.
"Nagi!" the young Weiss hacker shouted as he caught sight of the dark haired teen entering into the clearing. Nagi was about to scold his counterpart for being off-guard yet for some reason it forgot what to say when Omi leaped towards him and wrapped his arms around Nagi's neck bringing him into a tight hug.
"Oh Nagi! Thank goodness it's you!" the young sharpshooter said as he nuzzled the younger boy's neck in search for comfort. The telekinetic blushed at the closeness Omi presented to him but he returned the gesture by wrapping his own arms around the older boy's waist bringing him closer. Closing his blue eyes, Nagi smiled.
"Of course it's me. Who else do you think would look after you? With you being such a troublesome kid and all."
"Nagi." Omi said as he pulled back slightly to show his disapproval of the joke but a smile on his lips said he held no hard feelings. "Don't be mean."
"I'm not. I'm merely stating the fact that your are." That comment earned the Schwartz assassin a soft jab to the ribs. Nagi chuckled in a lighthearted manner at Omi's attempt to try and make a point that he could take care of himself but the telekinetic couldn't help tease the older boy. He was just too cute to be left as such.
"If you hit like that then it isn't a mystery as to why you can never win over me in a fight." This caused the older assassin to give a pout that of which Nagi couldn't help but laugh at. This also helped to lighten Omi's disposition as he joined in, while giving Nagi another nuzzle.
"You're in a happy mood today." He said as he stared into his Schwartz counterpart's deep blue eyes.
The telekinetic gave a surprised look before answering him. "It's because you're safe."
A light pink blush appeared on the sharpshooter's cheeks as he heard this and at the same time averting his gaze from the younger boy.
"What do we do with Yutaro?" Omi asked, trying to change the subject as he pulled away, leaving Nagi a little disappointed at the space he put between them but nonetheless thankful that he did. Omi might have noticed a slight bulge between his legs that might have led them to a more awkward situation.
"We might as well bring him back to the manor." The Schwartz boy said as he shoved his hands into his pockets, hopefully concealing the evident and painful truth down below.
"Schuldich said that Abyssinian managed to solve the murders. Who knows," He said tilting his head towards the stable hand. "He might be the one responsible."
Giving a nod, Omi stared up at the gray sky spotting the small droplets falling towards them, marking the arrival of a storm. "We have to hurry if we want to avoid the storm."
Nagi, using his powers, lifted the body of the stable boy as they made their way back to the mansion. Omi couldn't help but stare at Yutaro, thinking of all possible reasons why he would have wanted to hurt him except for the most obvious that he was responsible for the murders. The brown haired telekinetic spotted his companion's uneasiness and questioned it.
"It's just.........I don't know........." Omi said as he hugged himself trying to block out the cold the winds brought in.
"You couldn't have helped it. You're just too trusting." Nagi said as he tried to assure Omi. "Let this be a lesson to you for the next time."
"No, it's not that." Omi said as he gave a nervous smile. "I just don't know if you should be dragging Yutaro's body back like that."
True enough as Nagi turned to look at the unconscious boy; he saw that the stable boy's head was constantly hitting rocks and roots that seem to be in the path causing the head to bounce up every time it hit debris.
"Oops........." Nagi said as he feigned innocence to the situation though enjoying the fact that Omi now closed up against him and his arm encircled his own trying to get enough warmth from his companion while they continued their walk back.
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"About time you guys got here!" Schuldich said in a frantic manner as the two teens walked into the foyer where the German seemed to pacing. "I've been dying to know who did it and Aya refuses to tell me only saying that it would just ruin the surprise." The two younger assassins followed the telepath's back and forth pacing with their heads as he continued.
"Sometimes I wonder why I put up with him. I swear he must love torturing me like this just because he knows I can't pry his mind........." Schuldich stopped his movements as he noticed that neither of the boys said or done anything.
"Well, what are you guys waiting for?" as he grabbed hold of their arms and was about to pulled the two assassins into the den where the rest of the guests awaited; he noticed a soft moaning sound coming from behind them. Taking a peak, he saw a clearly battered and bruised Yutaro lying behind them with his feet up on the air that was held by Nagi's powers.
"Nagi, what did you do to him?" Schuldich's voice was close to a scream as he was baffled as to how the other teen came to be in such a state.
"He was being a pain." The telekinetic said in an indifferent tone. Just then, the stable boy opened his eyes and managed to blink a few times before Nagi fully released his powers causing the boy's legs to plunk down onto the floor.
"Where am I?" came the pained moan from the stable boy as he obviously tried to make sense of what was happening. Sitting up on the carpeted floor, he rubbed the back of his head and gave a yelp as he felt the lumps on his head.
"Naoe! What did you do to me?!" his rage focused on the boy a year younger than him.
Schuldich saved the telekinetic from answering as he helped the stable boy up and said, "We don't have time for this. Come on." as he led the three teens to the assigned place.
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The sound of heavy rain smashed up against the large windows where all of the people involved have gathered provided the perfect chilling environment. The coldness of the outside air seemed to enter even the thick walls of the mansion as Omi blew into his hand to try and keep warm.
When Schuldich and the three boys entered, they noticed that the clues that they had collected were arranged properly on a table and the four people, who seem to have survived the slaughter that occurred for the past days, sat around it. Aya on the other hand sat across them all and acknowledged their presence, gesturing them to take a seat as well.
As they managed to get themselves comfortable, Aya stood up from his place and began.
"I would first like to start off by thanking everyone for the cooperation. With out it, I would surely never have found out who the murderer was." This statement got an approve look from Akuro but Schuldich somehow noticed that Sakura and Jintarou were acting unusual. The girl seem to be holding her boyfriend's hand in a tight grip and the German could see that she was perspiring despite the cold air the place presented. Narrowing jade eyes in distrust, he heard the katana master continue.
"Secondly, whatever I reveal is the truth and I would greatly appreciate it if no one interrupts me while I am explaining the reason as to why I have reached such a conclusion." This somehow got a displeased look from all of them but Aya brushed it off.
"Cut the chit-chat." The old tycoon said as he waved a hand at the Abyssinian. "The killer's in this room isn't he? Tell me now so I can make him pay for killing my daughter and my dear sweet Lilika."
"Patience Mr. Shigin." Amethyst eyes closed as he tried to control both himself and the drug dealer. "Unfortunately you are wrong on both accounts. The killer is not a he. It is a she."
"It's not a he?!" Surprise gripped the old man's heart as he turned to face the only woman in the room. "Sakura?!" the secretary turned to look at her father with wide eyes. "How could you?!"
"Sir, I also said there was another mistake in what you said. The killer is not among us because she is dead." Akuro snapped his head back to the Weiss leader as his silver eyes burned with fury and confusion.
"The killer is none other than Lilika."
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"What?!" almost all the people in the room shouted in unison. Even Schuldich joined in the surprised crowd. Then a smirk came to his lips. He now understood the whole picture. Though he did managed to notice that the two lovers across his Aya and the stable boy beside him remained silent as if they knew this would happen. /Interesting........../ he thought to himself. /This ought to be a good one. /
"How could she-?" the drug dealer started but was cut off by a hand that Aya raised to silence him. "I shall explain everything. I'll start by how she did it.
"Lilika entered Yuriko's room that night and stabbed her with letter opener. Yuriko had just finished taking a bath then that was why she was stabbed first before she had any clothes. Lilika then put some clothes on her to make it appear that she had her clothes on then to try and take suspicion away from her because she knew, along with a lot of people here, that Yuriko takes her bath at that time of night. And she also knew that Schuldich would find out she did it since she asked him for an errand at that time.
"Since Yuriko's room faced the ocean, the easiest way for her to dispose of the body with out anyone noticing is to throw her into the water. As she exited the room, it was the same time that Schuldich returned that was why he didn't notice anything wrong." Aya stopped a while to let the people digest the thought before continuing.
"Mira entered not soon afterwards to do her nightly chores of helping Yuriko but she found out that she was gone so she took the opportunity to try and blackmail Lilika along with Nagoi which is why they were both killed. Nagoi was killed after we went to see him because he tried to get Lilika to pay him not to say a word. She used this so that we wouldn't see her coming up from the front." Aya held up the slightly odd looking key up for them to see.
"This is the key to the backdoor of Nagoi's clinic. Lilika needed one because she was an important patient because of a sickness that was incurable but could be stalled?" an eyebrow rose asking the crowed in a silent yet sure manner. "She killed him using a revolver which she kept in her drawers but somehow Schuldich wasn't able to find it except for the fact that some gun residue stained her white clothes.
"That's impossible." Erik cut in. "I saw Lilika enter through the front door for her check up. She was also the one who found the body wasn't she?"
"She could have doubled back and made you think that she was on her way for a check up." The German said as he eyed the blonde American with distaste.
"The reason why Yuriko's clothes failed to gather enough ocean debris was because young Yutaro here saw her floating body in the raging waters and went out to rescue her thinking that she was still alive." The guests then turned to the young stable hand at Aya's explanation, who at the mention of his name tensed up.
"Unfortunately when he'd gotten to her, he found out that it was too late."
"But why didn't he say anything?" the old man said as he eyed the boy with hatred.
"Because he was told not to......... By your other daughter, Sakura."
"Sakura!?" Akuro said as he slammed his palms on the table where the clues lay. "But-but why!?"
"When she entered after Mira that night, she knew that something was wrong. She looked out into the ocean and noticed her sister floating there and she probably also saw Yutaro swimming out to get to her. So she went out and sure enough found Yutaro here trying to revive Yuriko. She told Yutaro not to say a word to anyone."
"That's not true!" the young secretary tried to say in her defense. Schuldich was having his doubts to this but Aya's counter was enough to snub it out.
"Unfortunately it is.
"The explanation as to why Nagoi didn't say anything about him knowing who killed Yuriko was because when we went to see him, we encountered Sakura just exiting his office. She also told him to keep quiet about it by paying him off."
"You have no proof." Desperation coloring her normally indifferent façade.
"But I do." Amethyst eyes glinting with his usual calculating touch.
"Nagi here took the liberty to hack into Nagoi's file the other day and found out that the money in your account was transferred to his, a large sum of money to be exact. And the fact that Nagoi obviously lied for both him and Lilika didn't hurt the fact that he was covering for her. He said that the night of Yuriko's murder, he was with Lilika having their check up."
"Wow Nagi," Omi whispered as he leaned to his Schwartz counterpart. "It was great of you to do that." causing the telekinetic to turn away to hide the blush.
"It was nothing........." he whispered beck to the smiling Omi.
"The reason why the revolver she used on Nagoi was not in her drawer was because when Sakura and Jintarou went to see Lilika, they got the gun so that we wouldn't be able to find it." Aya said as the business man turned to look at him.
Schuldich noticed the angry gaze that Akuro threw to his daughter, his patience apparently growing thin.
"But it doesn't make sense." Akuro said. "I was with Lilika the night Mira died so how could she have been the killer?" Schuldich couldn't help but laugh at the fact that they walked in on them but he managed to cover it up as a cough.
"The person who killed Mira however was not Lilika but Jintarou, because with Lilika's unhealthy disposition, I doubt she would have been able to cleave the maid's head in half.
"So who killed Lilika?" Omi raised the question to his team leader. "Was it Sakura or Jintarou? They were the only people in the room with her right?"
"Yes they were, but neither of them did. The person who killed Lilika was herself."
"Suicide?" The old tycoon asked with a disbelieving voice. "But why would she?"
"It was because we went to tell her we knew that she was the one behind the murders and we wanted her to stop." It was the young lawyer who spoke up this time. "Sakura and I went to confront her and try to persuade her to come clean. She panicked and brought out her medicine and took it with alcohol. We tried to stop her but it was too late."
"I take it her medication included Barbs?" Schuldich questioned, remembering what he found.
Jintarou gave a nod to this and took out the missing revolver from his pocket, placing it on the table with the rest of the clues then Sakura entered the conversation as she spotted her father's inquiring look. "Dad, I know what your thinking. We only tried to hide the truth of Lilika killing Yuriko because we knew that you loved her and you would never accept it. We're sorry........."
Shaking his head in disbelief, Akuro then asked the most important question of the whole investigation. "Why? Why would my Lilika do this to my daughter? They were friends........."
"This was because Yuriko found out something that she never intended for anyone else to know." Lifting the pink envelopes, he showed them to the reason why Lilika killed her best friend. "It seemed that Yuriko found out Lilika was having a relationship with someone else in the manor aside from you and she was going to tell you all about it sir."
Handing the love letters to Akuro, Schuldich piped in. "But I thought you said those were Yuriko's?"
Aya gave a nod and continued, "I did, and it seemed that I was mistaken. Yuriko couldn't have been having a relationship with anyone else because if she did, she would be putting her reputation on the line because if Erik ever found out she was having one he would cut her contract."
"Damn right!" the American said in a firm voice, having complete faith in his deceased lover.
"But the clue that put me in the right direction was this." Aya lifted the missing murder weapon that even had Sakura, Jintarou and Yutaro shocked into astonishment.
"That's a letter opener." Nagi said as he got a close look at it. True enough it was a bronze letter opener with Lilika's initial's on them.
"Yuriko didn't need a letter opener because she never received any letters from anyone on the island, so Nightingale was none other than the only person aside from Yuriko on the island who could sing, Lilika."
"Who is this?!" Akuro burst out as he caught sight of the sender of the love letters. "If it isn't Erik or Jintarou then it's........." he slowly turned his head to face the stable boy who was seated quietly and fiddling with his thumbs, not wanting to look at his master's expression.
"YOU FILTHY SON OF A BITCH!!!" Akuro cursed out as he grabbed hold of Yutaro's collar and brought him up to his face startling the young boy. "I'll make you pay!" his hands balled into a fist, ready to take a swing at the wide eyed teen. But just before he managed to deliver a blow, Aya cleared his throat and stopped him midway.
"Sir if I may remind you of our agreement?"
"Oh, yes......... the agreement........." the man gave a feral grin as he let go of the shaken stable boy who plopped down onto the floor, his fall cushioned by his butt. A snap of his fingers alerted dozens of his body guards who burst into the room at the sound of their master's command.
"I almost forgot you're an assassin. Too bad you would have to go down like this. You did such a good job too. But I can't let you kill me just because you did me a favor. I'm not that stupid."
The other three backed up against Aya as they faced the enemies closing in on them. "This is what you get for trusting a drug lord. Let this be a lesson Aya." The telepath said as he gave a grin to the people circling them.
"You wouldn't happen to have you katana with you, Fujimiya?" at this, the sword wielder threw the pillows off the couch where he was seated to reveal his weapon. Unsheathing it, he replied.
"Now that you mention it, yes I did."
"You're always prepared. That's what I like about you kitten. Though I'm more interested if you're prepared even in bed........." this earned a deep crimson blush from the Abyssinian.
"What-? Schuldich!"
"Guys, I don't think this is the right time to play around." The young sharpshooter said as he tried to break up their conversation. That and because he refused to hear any more flirtatious remarks from Schuldich.
"Chibi's right." The German said as he spied the men closing in. "Time for some fun."
Bringing his gun out, he looked at Aya who stood in a readied position with his katana. The little Weiss hacker was also ready with his darts and his teammate, Nagi, was focusing his energy before opening his eyes and unleashed his full power to the men around them.
Chaos soon ensued as they each took out men too much to count but Schuldich noticed that Erik was killed by a stray bullet from the bodyguards, along with Sakura and Jintarou. He also saw how Yutaro died but hopefully Omi didn't. Nagi would have a lot of explaining to do, even if he did make it look like an accident.
The telepath could see in the corner of his eye as he took out three more men headed for him that the bastard drug lord was trying to slink away while he still had men to cover him up. Pitiful. But of course, trust his little kitten to notice it too.
In one swift movement, he decapitated the man causing his head to fall off and roll to a halt just outside of the room. In a matter of minutes, the killing came to a halt and Omi was helping the telekinetic to stand as the exertion of his powers was taking its toll on him.
"Mission accomplished." Omi said as he looked at the mess they made. "I'll contact Kritiker to send a helicopter to fetch us off this stinking island."
"I'll go with you." Nagi said as he leaned closer to the Weiss hacker. "I.........I have to call Crawford too." He quickly added to avoid suspicion.
Good one. Schuldich sent him as he received a scowl in return.
When the two younger assassins left, the German went to stand beside his apparently worn out kitten.
"Mission's done." He said as the younger man looked at him.
"Not yet. We still have a few loose ends to tie up." Aya walked past the older assassin and they made their way back to their room to pack up.
"The maids and butlers?" the telepath asked which was replied with a nod. "They know that we were here and we need to make sure that they don't."
"I can use a mind wipe on them." Schuldich suggested. This earned him a raised eyebrow from the sword master as Aya halted just outside their door before opening it and entering then answering.
"I thought you were still incapable of large scale telepathy?"
"I'm not, but I don't think killing them of would solve anything."
Aya gave a smirk to this. "Who said anything about killing them? I'm not that heartless."
"And why should you care if I can or can't? I didn't know you were that concerned for me kitten." A wide grin appeared on the German's lips when he said this.
"I'm concerned not for you Schu but for me. I would be stuck taking care of you while we wait for our rides to come and pick us up if you did." his mood now turning teasing as he ran a hand through his messed hair trying to straighten out the strands.
"Well thank you." The German said, happy that his kitten was lightening up. These past few days were probably hell for all of them but Aya was coping. That was good. Nothing was expected less of him anyway.
Thinking twice if he should push his luck and return with a teasing-slash- flirty remark, he opted to let his kitten be for now. It would be best for him to leave Aya alone for a while to gather his thoughts. He didn't want to impose on Fujimiya that much while he was tired and restless. It wouldn't be fun.
Reaching a hand out to tuck a stray strand of red hair behind Aya's ear and trailing his finger down the katana master's cheek so that they were looking at each other, he caught sight of tired but thankful amethyst eyes.
"You better get some rest before your ride comes." He whispered softly and planted a light kiss on his forehead. Aya gave a slow nod as he closed his eyes.
As Schuldich was about to turn away and say that Nagi might need help, he halted when he felt a soft flop of red hair find their way to rest on his chest and a heated body leaning up against his.
"Aya?" he started to question but the young Weiss assassin only leaned closer as the sound of his katana falling to the carpeted floor could be heard. Next thing the telepath knew; Aya had brought his arms to wrap around his waist, bringing them closer still.
Schuldich wasn't exactly one to give up an opportunity when it presents itself so he obliged by wrapping his own arms around the sword wielder's. His hand rested on Aya's hair and he slowly ran his fingers through it, savoring the satiny feel of it.
"We'd be going home soon........." he said as he smelled the scent of roses on the Abyssinian. An incoherent mumble was heard from the smaller man but Schuldich took it as a sign that he knew that too. "We might not get to see each other except when we're fighting each other." A nuzzle to his neck told him that Aya understood completely the loss they would experience when they leave this place.
"So why don't we have sex now while we still have the chance?" Schuldich blurted out as he returned to his old self. Aya pulled back slightly to give him a stern look but he shook his head and gave a laugh. "Schuldich you never change."
"So I'll take that as a yes?" a devilish grin crept up his lips as his hand traveled down to Aya's hips, bringing their lower halves closer. A nudge of Aya's elbow in a certain spot on the German's chest had the man yelp in pain and pull back.
"OWWW!!! That hurts you know!" but Aya merely chuckled and brought a hand to help the German up from his crouched position.
"Nooo. You're just going to hurt me." The telepath tried to escape Aya's hand but he gave in nonetheless.
"Schuldich, you big baby. Don't be silly." The younger assassin took hold of the German's hands and pulled him towards the bed they shared.
"Getting poked on your bruised ribs would be the least of your worries." Pushing the telepath down onto the side of the bed so he sat there, the katana master straddled him. Amethyst eyes looked deeply into jade with a lustful glint. He allowed Schuldich to hold his hips as he tangled his fingers into the orange fluff of hair of the older man tilting his head up.
"Now I'll show you how to travel to paradise."
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(Jumps for joy) YESSS!!!!! I finally did it!!!!! I finished my chapter 9!!! Though no yaoi......... just implications. But then I guess that's what my epilogue is for. =) yeah, there's a chap ten coming up that's just the yaoi chap. That and if you have anything you don't understand, review as to what they are and I'll include it in the final chap. So be nice and review review REVIEW!!!!!! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to Black Kitten for curing me of my laziness to finish this chap........I swear it ought to be a sickness.........
-Gunning Angel-
Disclaimers: Weiss Kreuz characters are not mine. Yeah, guess that sums it up.........
Warnings: you guys should be used to this by now......... but just in case, shounen-ai, Yaoi and cursing.
GA: Finally, the moment of truth. (Gets a CD and shoves it into the player causing eerie background music to start playing. Grabs hold of nearby flashlight and turns it on under her chin for added effect.) The most shocking of them all. Even I was surprised I managed to twist it this far. OO here's a hint: It isn't the stable boy! GASP!!!!! Ehehe, sorry yet again for the loooooooong wait. Have you guys noticed that I'm usually on the "Asking-for-forgiveness-coz-I-posted it-late" end? Sigh. Really, I'm so sorry.
Important note: again I am sorry for this but I made a slight change to chap 8. I only realized that this would not go right with out adding it so.......... I changed a small portion yet again. But if you guys don't want to reread it again here's the deal, Schuldich found something else along with the key in Lilika's room. Though I didn't say what it was in chap 8, all I said was that it was an object. That and he also found little dark dirt particles in her drawer staining her clothes. I'll explain everything in this chap so that was all you needed to know. SORRY again!
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Omi gave a cheerful smile as he continued to munch on the sandwich in his hands, still completely oblivious to the danger that was presented to him. The younger boy seated across from him gave a hidden smirk as his azure eyes darkened. This was where the plan of ridding the pests on the island came into place. Yutaro made a solemn vow to himself that he would not allow them to continue with the investigation. If they dug deep enough they would find the most disturbing truth of all. And he could not allow that, for his nightingale's sake.........
Getting the silver object that lay near a plate, he slowly stood up, catching the Weiss' attention.
"Yutaro?" Omi asked the boy now looming over him.
"Gomen." The stable hand whispered as he lifted the silver piece over Omi's head. "I never wanted this to happen........." before fully bringing the sharp tip down on him.
Omi on the other hand was shocked at the younger boy's sudden change of character but his assassin instincts didn't hesitate to dodge the blow dealt to him. Rolling off to the side to evade the stab, he managed to use his right hand and push himself from the ground causing him to land upright on his feet at the same time reaching for his darts that were kept in his pocket. Blue eyes narrowed towards the stable hand, filled with anger at being deceived as such but a glint of questioning gaze mixed with it.
"Yutaro, don't do anything hasty now......... put down the knife and we can talk about this." the Weiss hacker tried to coerce him before making any harsh movements that might provoke the man more. "Trust me you don't want to be on the receiving end if I get serious........." But it seemed that he was not to be swayed by the threat that Omi presented to him.
"I have no choice." The light brown haired stable boy said while he brought the glinting piece to his face. "If I don't........." his voice trailed off as if unsure of why but he quickly returned to the task at hand and focused himself to Omi.
Both stood in a readied stance as the wind blew wildly around them. Thunder rolled in the distance as the air around them chilled adding an eerie effect to their surroundings when Yutaro lunged forward with a scream towards the Weiss assassin. Omi, however, waited patiently until the boy was in a proper distance for him to present a good but not life threatening blow.
He wasn't given the chance to though because as he was about to strike, Yutaro's weapon quickly flew off his hand and his body was tugged backwards to slam against a tree several feet away. This knocked the boy unconscious and his body could be seen sliding limply to the floor from where Omi stood.
"Nagi!" the young Weiss hacker shouted as he caught sight of the dark haired teen entering into the clearing. Nagi was about to scold his counterpart for being off-guard yet for some reason it forgot what to say when Omi leaped towards him and wrapped his arms around Nagi's neck bringing him into a tight hug.
"Oh Nagi! Thank goodness it's you!" the young sharpshooter said as he nuzzled the younger boy's neck in search for comfort. The telekinetic blushed at the closeness Omi presented to him but he returned the gesture by wrapping his own arms around the older boy's waist bringing him closer. Closing his blue eyes, Nagi smiled.
"Of course it's me. Who else do you think would look after you? With you being such a troublesome kid and all."
"Nagi." Omi said as he pulled back slightly to show his disapproval of the joke but a smile on his lips said he held no hard feelings. "Don't be mean."
"I'm not. I'm merely stating the fact that your are." That comment earned the Schwartz assassin a soft jab to the ribs. Nagi chuckled in a lighthearted manner at Omi's attempt to try and make a point that he could take care of himself but the telekinetic couldn't help tease the older boy. He was just too cute to be left as such.
"If you hit like that then it isn't a mystery as to why you can never win over me in a fight." This caused the older assassin to give a pout that of which Nagi couldn't help but laugh at. This also helped to lighten Omi's disposition as he joined in, while giving Nagi another nuzzle.
"You're in a happy mood today." He said as he stared into his Schwartz counterpart's deep blue eyes.
The telekinetic gave a surprised look before answering him. "It's because you're safe."
A light pink blush appeared on the sharpshooter's cheeks as he heard this and at the same time averting his gaze from the younger boy.
"What do we do with Yutaro?" Omi asked, trying to change the subject as he pulled away, leaving Nagi a little disappointed at the space he put between them but nonetheless thankful that he did. Omi might have noticed a slight bulge between his legs that might have led them to a more awkward situation.
"We might as well bring him back to the manor." The Schwartz boy said as he shoved his hands into his pockets, hopefully concealing the evident and painful truth down below.
"Schuldich said that Abyssinian managed to solve the murders. Who knows," He said tilting his head towards the stable hand. "He might be the one responsible."
Giving a nod, Omi stared up at the gray sky spotting the small droplets falling towards them, marking the arrival of a storm. "We have to hurry if we want to avoid the storm."
Nagi, using his powers, lifted the body of the stable boy as they made their way back to the mansion. Omi couldn't help but stare at Yutaro, thinking of all possible reasons why he would have wanted to hurt him except for the most obvious that he was responsible for the murders. The brown haired telekinetic spotted his companion's uneasiness and questioned it.
"It's just.........I don't know........." Omi said as he hugged himself trying to block out the cold the winds brought in.
"You couldn't have helped it. You're just too trusting." Nagi said as he tried to assure Omi. "Let this be a lesson to you for the next time."
"No, it's not that." Omi said as he gave a nervous smile. "I just don't know if you should be dragging Yutaro's body back like that."
True enough as Nagi turned to look at the unconscious boy; he saw that the stable boy's head was constantly hitting rocks and roots that seem to be in the path causing the head to bounce up every time it hit debris.
"Oops........." Nagi said as he feigned innocence to the situation though enjoying the fact that Omi now closed up against him and his arm encircled his own trying to get enough warmth from his companion while they continued their walk back.
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"About time you guys got here!" Schuldich said in a frantic manner as the two teens walked into the foyer where the German seemed to pacing. "I've been dying to know who did it and Aya refuses to tell me only saying that it would just ruin the surprise." The two younger assassins followed the telepath's back and forth pacing with their heads as he continued.
"Sometimes I wonder why I put up with him. I swear he must love torturing me like this just because he knows I can't pry his mind........." Schuldich stopped his movements as he noticed that neither of the boys said or done anything.
"Well, what are you guys waiting for?" as he grabbed hold of their arms and was about to pulled the two assassins into the den where the rest of the guests awaited; he noticed a soft moaning sound coming from behind them. Taking a peak, he saw a clearly battered and bruised Yutaro lying behind them with his feet up on the air that was held by Nagi's powers.
"Nagi, what did you do to him?" Schuldich's voice was close to a scream as he was baffled as to how the other teen came to be in such a state.
"He was being a pain." The telekinetic said in an indifferent tone. Just then, the stable boy opened his eyes and managed to blink a few times before Nagi fully released his powers causing the boy's legs to plunk down onto the floor.
"Where am I?" came the pained moan from the stable boy as he obviously tried to make sense of what was happening. Sitting up on the carpeted floor, he rubbed the back of his head and gave a yelp as he felt the lumps on his head.
"Naoe! What did you do to me?!" his rage focused on the boy a year younger than him.
Schuldich saved the telekinetic from answering as he helped the stable boy up and said, "We don't have time for this. Come on." as he led the three teens to the assigned place.
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The sound of heavy rain smashed up against the large windows where all of the people involved have gathered provided the perfect chilling environment. The coldness of the outside air seemed to enter even the thick walls of the mansion as Omi blew into his hand to try and keep warm.
When Schuldich and the three boys entered, they noticed that the clues that they had collected were arranged properly on a table and the four people, who seem to have survived the slaughter that occurred for the past days, sat around it. Aya on the other hand sat across them all and acknowledged their presence, gesturing them to take a seat as well.
As they managed to get themselves comfortable, Aya stood up from his place and began.
"I would first like to start off by thanking everyone for the cooperation. With out it, I would surely never have found out who the murderer was." This statement got an approve look from Akuro but Schuldich somehow noticed that Sakura and Jintarou were acting unusual. The girl seem to be holding her boyfriend's hand in a tight grip and the German could see that she was perspiring despite the cold air the place presented. Narrowing jade eyes in distrust, he heard the katana master continue.
"Secondly, whatever I reveal is the truth and I would greatly appreciate it if no one interrupts me while I am explaining the reason as to why I have reached such a conclusion." This somehow got a displeased look from all of them but Aya brushed it off.
"Cut the chit-chat." The old tycoon said as he waved a hand at the Abyssinian. "The killer's in this room isn't he? Tell me now so I can make him pay for killing my daughter and my dear sweet Lilika."
"Patience Mr. Shigin." Amethyst eyes closed as he tried to control both himself and the drug dealer. "Unfortunately you are wrong on both accounts. The killer is not a he. It is a she."
"It's not a he?!" Surprise gripped the old man's heart as he turned to face the only woman in the room. "Sakura?!" the secretary turned to look at her father with wide eyes. "How could you?!"
"Sir, I also said there was another mistake in what you said. The killer is not among us because she is dead." Akuro snapped his head back to the Weiss leader as his silver eyes burned with fury and confusion.
"The killer is none other than Lilika."
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"What?!" almost all the people in the room shouted in unison. Even Schuldich joined in the surprised crowd. Then a smirk came to his lips. He now understood the whole picture. Though he did managed to notice that the two lovers across his Aya and the stable boy beside him remained silent as if they knew this would happen. /Interesting........../ he thought to himself. /This ought to be a good one. /
"How could she-?" the drug dealer started but was cut off by a hand that Aya raised to silence him. "I shall explain everything. I'll start by how she did it.
"Lilika entered Yuriko's room that night and stabbed her with letter opener. Yuriko had just finished taking a bath then that was why she was stabbed first before she had any clothes. Lilika then put some clothes on her to make it appear that she had her clothes on then to try and take suspicion away from her because she knew, along with a lot of people here, that Yuriko takes her bath at that time of night. And she also knew that Schuldich would find out she did it since she asked him for an errand at that time.
"Since Yuriko's room faced the ocean, the easiest way for her to dispose of the body with out anyone noticing is to throw her into the water. As she exited the room, it was the same time that Schuldich returned that was why he didn't notice anything wrong." Aya stopped a while to let the people digest the thought before continuing.
"Mira entered not soon afterwards to do her nightly chores of helping Yuriko but she found out that she was gone so she took the opportunity to try and blackmail Lilika along with Nagoi which is why they were both killed. Nagoi was killed after we went to see him because he tried to get Lilika to pay him not to say a word. She used this so that we wouldn't see her coming up from the front." Aya held up the slightly odd looking key up for them to see.
"This is the key to the backdoor of Nagoi's clinic. Lilika needed one because she was an important patient because of a sickness that was incurable but could be stalled?" an eyebrow rose asking the crowed in a silent yet sure manner. "She killed him using a revolver which she kept in her drawers but somehow Schuldich wasn't able to find it except for the fact that some gun residue stained her white clothes.
"That's impossible." Erik cut in. "I saw Lilika enter through the front door for her check up. She was also the one who found the body wasn't she?"
"She could have doubled back and made you think that she was on her way for a check up." The German said as he eyed the blonde American with distaste.
"The reason why Yuriko's clothes failed to gather enough ocean debris was because young Yutaro here saw her floating body in the raging waters and went out to rescue her thinking that she was still alive." The guests then turned to the young stable hand at Aya's explanation, who at the mention of his name tensed up.
"Unfortunately when he'd gotten to her, he found out that it was too late."
"But why didn't he say anything?" the old man said as he eyed the boy with hatred.
"Because he was told not to......... By your other daughter, Sakura."
"Sakura!?" Akuro said as he slammed his palms on the table where the clues lay. "But-but why!?"
"When she entered after Mira that night, she knew that something was wrong. She looked out into the ocean and noticed her sister floating there and she probably also saw Yutaro swimming out to get to her. So she went out and sure enough found Yutaro here trying to revive Yuriko. She told Yutaro not to say a word to anyone."
"That's not true!" the young secretary tried to say in her defense. Schuldich was having his doubts to this but Aya's counter was enough to snub it out.
"Unfortunately it is.
"The explanation as to why Nagoi didn't say anything about him knowing who killed Yuriko was because when we went to see him, we encountered Sakura just exiting his office. She also told him to keep quiet about it by paying him off."
"You have no proof." Desperation coloring her normally indifferent façade.
"But I do." Amethyst eyes glinting with his usual calculating touch.
"Nagi here took the liberty to hack into Nagoi's file the other day and found out that the money in your account was transferred to his, a large sum of money to be exact. And the fact that Nagoi obviously lied for both him and Lilika didn't hurt the fact that he was covering for her. He said that the night of Yuriko's murder, he was with Lilika having their check up."
"Wow Nagi," Omi whispered as he leaned to his Schwartz counterpart. "It was great of you to do that." causing the telekinetic to turn away to hide the blush.
"It was nothing........." he whispered beck to the smiling Omi.
"The reason why the revolver she used on Nagoi was not in her drawer was because when Sakura and Jintarou went to see Lilika, they got the gun so that we wouldn't be able to find it." Aya said as the business man turned to look at him.
Schuldich noticed the angry gaze that Akuro threw to his daughter, his patience apparently growing thin.
"But it doesn't make sense." Akuro said. "I was with Lilika the night Mira died so how could she have been the killer?" Schuldich couldn't help but laugh at the fact that they walked in on them but he managed to cover it up as a cough.
"The person who killed Mira however was not Lilika but Jintarou, because with Lilika's unhealthy disposition, I doubt she would have been able to cleave the maid's head in half.
"So who killed Lilika?" Omi raised the question to his team leader. "Was it Sakura or Jintarou? They were the only people in the room with her right?"
"Yes they were, but neither of them did. The person who killed Lilika was herself."
"Suicide?" The old tycoon asked with a disbelieving voice. "But why would she?"
"It was because we went to tell her we knew that she was the one behind the murders and we wanted her to stop." It was the young lawyer who spoke up this time. "Sakura and I went to confront her and try to persuade her to come clean. She panicked and brought out her medicine and took it with alcohol. We tried to stop her but it was too late."
"I take it her medication included Barbs?" Schuldich questioned, remembering what he found.
Jintarou gave a nod to this and took out the missing revolver from his pocket, placing it on the table with the rest of the clues then Sakura entered the conversation as she spotted her father's inquiring look. "Dad, I know what your thinking. We only tried to hide the truth of Lilika killing Yuriko because we knew that you loved her and you would never accept it. We're sorry........."
Shaking his head in disbelief, Akuro then asked the most important question of the whole investigation. "Why? Why would my Lilika do this to my daughter? They were friends........."
"This was because Yuriko found out something that she never intended for anyone else to know." Lifting the pink envelopes, he showed them to the reason why Lilika killed her best friend. "It seemed that Yuriko found out Lilika was having a relationship with someone else in the manor aside from you and she was going to tell you all about it sir."
Handing the love letters to Akuro, Schuldich piped in. "But I thought you said those were Yuriko's?"
Aya gave a nod and continued, "I did, and it seemed that I was mistaken. Yuriko couldn't have been having a relationship with anyone else because if she did, she would be putting her reputation on the line because if Erik ever found out she was having one he would cut her contract."
"Damn right!" the American said in a firm voice, having complete faith in his deceased lover.
"But the clue that put me in the right direction was this." Aya lifted the missing murder weapon that even had Sakura, Jintarou and Yutaro shocked into astonishment.
"That's a letter opener." Nagi said as he got a close look at it. True enough it was a bronze letter opener with Lilika's initial's on them.
"Yuriko didn't need a letter opener because she never received any letters from anyone on the island, so Nightingale was none other than the only person aside from Yuriko on the island who could sing, Lilika."
"Who is this?!" Akuro burst out as he caught sight of the sender of the love letters. "If it isn't Erik or Jintarou then it's........." he slowly turned his head to face the stable boy who was seated quietly and fiddling with his thumbs, not wanting to look at his master's expression.
"YOU FILTHY SON OF A BITCH!!!" Akuro cursed out as he grabbed hold of Yutaro's collar and brought him up to his face startling the young boy. "I'll make you pay!" his hands balled into a fist, ready to take a swing at the wide eyed teen. But just before he managed to deliver a blow, Aya cleared his throat and stopped him midway.
"Sir if I may remind you of our agreement?"
"Oh, yes......... the agreement........." the man gave a feral grin as he let go of the shaken stable boy who plopped down onto the floor, his fall cushioned by his butt. A snap of his fingers alerted dozens of his body guards who burst into the room at the sound of their master's command.
"I almost forgot you're an assassin. Too bad you would have to go down like this. You did such a good job too. But I can't let you kill me just because you did me a favor. I'm not that stupid."
The other three backed up against Aya as they faced the enemies closing in on them. "This is what you get for trusting a drug lord. Let this be a lesson Aya." The telepath said as he gave a grin to the people circling them.
"You wouldn't happen to have you katana with you, Fujimiya?" at this, the sword wielder threw the pillows off the couch where he was seated to reveal his weapon. Unsheathing it, he replied.
"Now that you mention it, yes I did."
"You're always prepared. That's what I like about you kitten. Though I'm more interested if you're prepared even in bed........." this earned a deep crimson blush from the Abyssinian.
"What-? Schuldich!"
"Guys, I don't think this is the right time to play around." The young sharpshooter said as he tried to break up their conversation. That and because he refused to hear any more flirtatious remarks from Schuldich.
"Chibi's right." The German said as he spied the men closing in. "Time for some fun."
Bringing his gun out, he looked at Aya who stood in a readied position with his katana. The little Weiss hacker was also ready with his darts and his teammate, Nagi, was focusing his energy before opening his eyes and unleashed his full power to the men around them.
Chaos soon ensued as they each took out men too much to count but Schuldich noticed that Erik was killed by a stray bullet from the bodyguards, along with Sakura and Jintarou. He also saw how Yutaro died but hopefully Omi didn't. Nagi would have a lot of explaining to do, even if he did make it look like an accident.
The telepath could see in the corner of his eye as he took out three more men headed for him that the bastard drug lord was trying to slink away while he still had men to cover him up. Pitiful. But of course, trust his little kitten to notice it too.
In one swift movement, he decapitated the man causing his head to fall off and roll to a halt just outside of the room. In a matter of minutes, the killing came to a halt and Omi was helping the telekinetic to stand as the exertion of his powers was taking its toll on him.
"Mission accomplished." Omi said as he looked at the mess they made. "I'll contact Kritiker to send a helicopter to fetch us off this stinking island."
"I'll go with you." Nagi said as he leaned closer to the Weiss hacker. "I.........I have to call Crawford too." He quickly added to avoid suspicion.
Good one. Schuldich sent him as he received a scowl in return.
When the two younger assassins left, the German went to stand beside his apparently worn out kitten.
"Mission's done." He said as the younger man looked at him.
"Not yet. We still have a few loose ends to tie up." Aya walked past the older assassin and they made their way back to their room to pack up.
"The maids and butlers?" the telepath asked which was replied with a nod. "They know that we were here and we need to make sure that they don't."
"I can use a mind wipe on them." Schuldich suggested. This earned him a raised eyebrow from the sword master as Aya halted just outside their door before opening it and entering then answering.
"I thought you were still incapable of large scale telepathy?"
"I'm not, but I don't think killing them of would solve anything."
Aya gave a smirk to this. "Who said anything about killing them? I'm not that heartless."
"And why should you care if I can or can't? I didn't know you were that concerned for me kitten." A wide grin appeared on the German's lips when he said this.
"I'm concerned not for you Schu but for me. I would be stuck taking care of you while we wait for our rides to come and pick us up if you did." his mood now turning teasing as he ran a hand through his messed hair trying to straighten out the strands.
"Well thank you." The German said, happy that his kitten was lightening up. These past few days were probably hell for all of them but Aya was coping. That was good. Nothing was expected less of him anyway.
Thinking twice if he should push his luck and return with a teasing-slash- flirty remark, he opted to let his kitten be for now. It would be best for him to leave Aya alone for a while to gather his thoughts. He didn't want to impose on Fujimiya that much while he was tired and restless. It wouldn't be fun.
Reaching a hand out to tuck a stray strand of red hair behind Aya's ear and trailing his finger down the katana master's cheek so that they were looking at each other, he caught sight of tired but thankful amethyst eyes.
"You better get some rest before your ride comes." He whispered softly and planted a light kiss on his forehead. Aya gave a slow nod as he closed his eyes.
As Schuldich was about to turn away and say that Nagi might need help, he halted when he felt a soft flop of red hair find their way to rest on his chest and a heated body leaning up against his.
"Aya?" he started to question but the young Weiss assassin only leaned closer as the sound of his katana falling to the carpeted floor could be heard. Next thing the telepath knew; Aya had brought his arms to wrap around his waist, bringing them closer still.
Schuldich wasn't exactly one to give up an opportunity when it presents itself so he obliged by wrapping his own arms around the sword wielder's. His hand rested on Aya's hair and he slowly ran his fingers through it, savoring the satiny feel of it.
"We'd be going home soon........." he said as he smelled the scent of roses on the Abyssinian. An incoherent mumble was heard from the smaller man but Schuldich took it as a sign that he knew that too. "We might not get to see each other except when we're fighting each other." A nuzzle to his neck told him that Aya understood completely the loss they would experience when they leave this place.
"So why don't we have sex now while we still have the chance?" Schuldich blurted out as he returned to his old self. Aya pulled back slightly to give him a stern look but he shook his head and gave a laugh. "Schuldich you never change."
"So I'll take that as a yes?" a devilish grin crept up his lips as his hand traveled down to Aya's hips, bringing their lower halves closer. A nudge of Aya's elbow in a certain spot on the German's chest had the man yelp in pain and pull back.
"OWWW!!! That hurts you know!" but Aya merely chuckled and brought a hand to help the German up from his crouched position.
"Nooo. You're just going to hurt me." The telepath tried to escape Aya's hand but he gave in nonetheless.
"Schuldich, you big baby. Don't be silly." The younger assassin took hold of the German's hands and pulled him towards the bed they shared.
"Getting poked on your bruised ribs would be the least of your worries." Pushing the telepath down onto the side of the bed so he sat there, the katana master straddled him. Amethyst eyes looked deeply into jade with a lustful glint. He allowed Schuldich to hold his hips as he tangled his fingers into the orange fluff of hair of the older man tilting his head up.
"Now I'll show you how to travel to paradise."
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(Jumps for joy) YESSS!!!!! I finally did it!!!!! I finished my chapter 9!!! Though no yaoi......... just implications. But then I guess that's what my epilogue is for. =) yeah, there's a chap ten coming up that's just the yaoi chap. That and if you have anything you don't understand, review as to what they are and I'll include it in the final chap. So be nice and review review REVIEW!!!!!! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to Black Kitten for curing me of my laziness to finish this chap........I swear it ought to be a sickness.........
-Gunning Angel-