Tainted White
-Darkness Consumes-
By: Lil' Amethyst Angel


Summary: Omi is not as happy as everyone thinks. Weiss never looks behind the smile, but what happens when his façade starts to crack?

Warnings: Violence, swearing, OOC (dark Omi), and angst.

Omi's POV

It's been a few days since my little business venture with Damien. When I got back I found Manx waiting with a mission. That means I got to spend the last few days doing research. Yay for me. I have finally found the place the kidnap victims are being hidden. The rest of Weiss is expecting this mission to put me on edge. It doesn't really bother me. The past is the past. I guess I should probably act a little more upset by the mission tape. I mustn't let my little façade slip, after all. I can't overdue it, though. Even I think I have been acting a little too emotional at times. I got to cut back on the water works. We leave tonight to assassinate our target.

I'm ready in my gear and join the others in the car. We drive to some abandoned warehouse (very original) and get into our positions.

"Target is in position. He's all yours, Abyssinian." I confirm over the headset. I look down, out of the vent at the target. It's only then that I realize the target is smirking at someone. Oh shit, there's a kid in there. It's too late. Aya has kicked in the door and stabbed the unsuspecting target. The kid looks up, stunned, at Aya. Oh, great, a witness who has gotten a good look at one of the Weiss members. Aya looks down at the trembling boy with wide eyes. We're not supposed to have witnesses. If we do, they are to be killed and Aya knows that. "Abyssinian, eliminate him." I tell him in a cold voice. Abyssinian doesn't move.

"Bombay, he's just a kid. He-"

"Abyssinian!" I harshly cut him off. "You know the rules. He saw your face. He knows what you look like and can point you out." A witness is un- needed and un-welcomed trouble.

"Bombay, no. He won't remember me. I'm not going to kill a little kid. We are here to save him. He's the victim." I knew Ken and Youji were listening over the headsets. I was going to have to let this slip if I wanted to seem like the caring Omi they all knew.

"Fine," I snap, watching Aya walk out. As I watch the kid slump down in relief I jump out of the vent and stand in front of him, staring at him. I can see him visibly tense. No, I won't kill you. As I watch the boy stare up at me with pleading eyes I start to think of a particular kill from my past...

I was fifteen and not yet a part of Weiss. I was on a solo mission. Some big, powerful businessman was kidnapping children and selling them to willing buyers. It was a mission similar to the one Weiss and I were on now. Once in position, behind a door linking to another room I waited for the target to enter his office. When he came through the door I quickly jumped into action, shooting him with my crossbow. He died instantly. I only, then, after hearing a whimper from the corner of the room, realized a little girl was there, tied up. She must have been the latest victim. I stared at her a moment. Her eyes were a pale blue. Fear and pain were clearly reflected in them. She was so young, so innocent. I knew I had to kill her. Kritiker trained me to not tolerate witnesses. I slowly raised my crossbow once again and shot her. A single tear spilled out of her eye as she died.

Staring into the blank eyes of the child I became aware that I was scared. What scared me was that I didn't feel anything when I did that. No guilt, no regret, no sadness. Nothing. It was then that I realized what I had truly become.

My thoughts are interrupted by Youji's voice talking over the headset, "Bombay, a guard is on his way. We're holding off the other ones." It was too late. I suddenly feel a sharp pain in my side. I turn around only to find a guard with a gun in his hand. He fucking shot me! Needless to say, I am kind of shocked.

"Damn." I hiss is pain. Before I have time to react Aya's sword is through the man, allowing blood to freely gush out.

"Are you alright?" Aya asks in his usual cold tone. I lift up my shirt and examine the wound.

"It's not bad. The bullet just grazed me. The bleeding should stop soon. We should get out of here." I gave him a half smile. Aya nodded in agreement.

When we reached the car Ken and Youji were there waiting, looking slightly worried.

"Omi, are you okay?" Ken asks me. I nod, giving him a little smile.

"I'll be fine. I think it's already stopped bleeding." Ken smiles in reply and the others start to pile into the car.

"Umm...guys, I was going to go for a walk to clear my head. We're not too far from the shop." Ken and Youji smile at me sympathetically. I'm sure they believe I need some time to get over the mission (with the kidnapping and all).

"Are you sure, bishonen? You are hurt, after all." Youji asks. I just nod and smile in reply. Youji closes the car door, shaking his head.

As the car drives off my mind wanders back to the girl I killed. A while later I see the sun beginning to rise. I must have been out here longer than I thought. I suddenly feel light-headed. I look down and see I am leaving a trail of blood behind me. The wound hasn't stopped bleeding. Oh, crap. Soon everything begins to go dark and I slip into unconsciousness.

To Be Continued

Author's Note: Dun dun dun! What will happen to our beloved Omi? Hope you all liked this chapter. Please continue to review, I really appreciate it.