Disclaimer: Why do people insist on making me say I don't own Weiss Kreuz? Do they like seeing me cry or something?

AN: I've finally gotten to see more then the first DVD…in fact I've only got two DVDs (and then Gluhen…sweatdrops) Before I'm done with the series. Also…as the new title might suggest, I'm in the process of a rewrite, although it won't change much in this chapter. Please R&R and tell me what you think.

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It was a typical day at the Koneko no Sumi ie Flower Shop: there were a lot of orders to fill, and the fact that there seemed to be more fangirls then ever didn't help. Aya eventually made them go outside to drool from the window. One girl with short black hair and brown eyes pushed her way through the crowd, and as casually as she could with such a mob in front of the door, walked into the shop.

"Good Afternoon." Omi hailed, walking up.

The others had retreated to the back in hopes that their audience might disperse…but someone had to stay out front, and Omi was the lucky guy.

"You guys must be great…I've never seen a crowd like that outside a flower shop before…" She commented with a smile. "I would like to get a flower today…but I just don't know what kind to get."

"What do you need it for? Maybe I can help." Omi offered. He sat down the plant he'd been holding.

"I'm going to be meeting up with an old friend very soon, and I want to give him something special so he'll know how much I've missed him." She paused for a moment. "I was thinking a rose, but that seemed too common for him…you could say he's…unique…"

"I think I know just the flower." Omi said after thinking for a moment. He led her to very beautiful purple flowers. "How many do you want?"

"Just one."

"One?"

"Hai. I'm sure he sees enough flowers everyday…so I'll just give him one."

Omi got the flower for her, and went to ring her up.

"If you don't mind me asking, are you the only one here?" She asked as she dug out the money. "That seems like quite a gathering for just one person."

"Oh, no, there's four of us total." Omi smiled. "Myself, I'm Omi, by the way, Aya, ken, and Youji."

Her eyes widened a bit when she heard Youji's name.

"Really. Where are the others now?" She asked. "It doesn't seem right that they'd leave you out here to face the mob on your own."

Omi laughed.

"Hey Omi, you're not keeping this lady from anything important, are you?" A new voice called as Youji came around the counter.

He looked her up and down. Sure, she dressed a little conservative for his taste, but she fit all other requirements.

"Surely a lovely lady like yourself didn't come all this way for just one flower."

"Yup, that's all." She held the flower up a bit. "Just one flower, which Omi-san gladly helped me with."

Something about this girl seemed familiar…then again, with a track record like Youji's, most girls seemed familiar. He gave her his best smile, and took off his ever present shades to make eye contact.

"Well, if you won't buy any more flowers, can you at least give me your name before you go?"

She smirked. "No problem, Youji-kun." She slipped the flower behind his ear. "You can call me Jina-chan."

Youji's jaw dropped and his eyes went wide.

"Ajinako?" he asked. He looked as if he were ready to pass out right there.

"Hey, what's going on out here?" Ken asked as he and Aya emerged from the back.

There was a dull roar from outside, but it went unnoticed.

"Looks like one of his girlfriends showed up or something." Omi commented to the others.

Ajinako turned to face them.

"Girlfriend?" She laughed. "No way! You mean Youji never told you guys he's got a sister?"

The three other men exchanged looks before they cracked up.

"Wow, Youji, I never knew you'd go that far!"

"I know you're a natural flirt, but geeze…"

"I must admit I'm surprised."

Youji tried to talk but wasn't able to for a moment.

"It's a longer story then she lets on…" he finally sputtered.

Ken looked at his watch.

"You two can explain over lunch." He said, as he walked to the door and flipped the sign over to read 'CLOSED'

The crowd outside gave a disappointed sigh.

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"Well you see, my dad split after I was born, and my mom died of cancer when I was ten, so my older brother, Kakeru was the only family I had after that..." Ajinako began. Her voice should've sounded sad, but it didn't. She seemed used to talking about it after so long. "He'd been a policeman for a couple of years when Youji-kun showed up."

"He was my first partner." Youji took over now. "Despite the age gap, he quickly grew to be my best friend. We promised to watch each other's backs on and off duty."

"Youji-kun became like a second brother." She interjected before letting him finish.

"Well, one day, about three months after we'd met, I was off duty, and they called him in to help with a drug raid." Youji's voice wavered a bit. "I got a call from the station telling me he was in critical condition at the hospital…"

"He picked me up on the way. We made it just in time to see Kakeru before he died."

"He told me to take care of Jina-chan. Treat her as he always had." Youji's voice was steady again. "So she moved in with me while she was finishing school."

"Over that time, we got even closer until it got to the point where, when asked, I had two brothers. Both were cops, but only one still lived."

"Aww…that's sweet." Ken said. "I didn't know you had it in you, Youji."

"So, what happened after you finished school?" Omi asked.

"I got a job offer in Okinawa." She replied. "Turns out someone got their hands on a rough draft for a manga I started in my free time. I've got three volumes published now…but I don't think it's selling that well…"

"What's it called?" Omi asked. He wasn't extremely into manga, but he did tend to read the ones that weren't mainstream.

"Hikari No Kage." She replied. "It's a fantasy manga about two groups of assassins. One's good, the other is evil."

Youji choked on his drink. "Where did you get that idea?"

"I know it's not very original, but I think I've put my own twist to it."

"Not very original, huh?" Aya mumbled under his breath.

"Did you say something Aya-san?"

"No, nothing at all."

"Oh, ok. Well, like I was saying, I gave it my own twist. The team of good assassins is comprised of a cat demon, fox demon, bird demon, two full elves and a half elf. The bad assassins are all vampires."

"You know, I think I've read that." Omi replied, casually. "Can you tell me what's going to happen in Volume 4?"

"Sure, no problem…" She paused and got an evil grin. "The plot progresses, and people fight other people."

"Gee…thanks…" Omi replied.

Ajinako patted him on the head.

"Don't get down; I'm sure I'll end up showing you some sketches before I'm done."

Ajinako looked around the guest room. Youji had suggested she lie down for a while, and recuperate from the trip from Okinawa.

'I'm going to enjoy staying here…' She thought as she stretched out across one of the two beds.

'Just remember your mission…' Another voice, intercepted her thoughts. It felt more like a memory then anything else. She thought nothing of it, and closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.

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When she awoke, Ajinako wandered out of the room towards the room where she heard the guys' voices. She stopped suddenly as she caught a piece of the conversation.

"She can't stay."

It was Aya's voice.

"I don't see what it could hurt." Youji replied. "She'll never know."

Ajinako stood with her back to the wall, being as quiet as possible. She wanted to know exactly why she couldn't stay.

"She knows something." Aya replied.

If she had been watching them, she would have seen him hold up one of her manga as proof.

"She doesn't suspect a thing." Ken said.

"Yeah, she hasn't even seen Youji in over a year…she couldn't know." Omi added.

"Something tells me she knows everything." Aya said. "Our secret just isn't safe as long as she's here."

Ajinako gasped as sudden realization hit her. She knew exactly what they were discussing…it could only be one thing. The door pushed open, and she saw Youji's surprised face.

"Jina-chan…what are you doing up?" He asked.

"I was looking for you guys…" She replied meekly.

"Do you always lurk outside doors and listen to conversations?" Aya asked.

"Sorry…it's a bit of a habit to lurk…it used to be the only way I could sneak out for dates." She replied.

"What?!" Youji demanded.

"Don't worry…I never snuck out while living with you." She promised.

Aya's eyes remained cold.

"Look…" She said after a moment. "I heard, and I just wanted to tell you guys I understand."

"You do?" Ken asked.

"If you're not comfortable with me staying here, I understand." She said, smiling. "I just want you guys to know I support what you're doing."

"You do?" Youji asked, as surprised as the others.

"How did you figure it out?" Omi asked after a pause.

"It wasn't too hard." She replied. "Four guys living together…that own a flower shop…called the Chibi Koneko…what else could I think?"

The four guys exchanged looks. What sort of proof was that?

"I'm kinda of surprised though…" She said as she turned to leave. "I always thought you were into women, Youji-kun."

Sudden realization hit everyone.

"No!" Youji said "That's not it—how could you think—I'd never—"

"You mean?" She looked from one to the next, giving each a very apologetic look. "I'm so sorry…it's just, I thought…well, you know what I thought…what I mean is…if that's not the reason, then what is?"

The four guys exchanged looks again.

"We have cats…" Ken began when no one else said anything. "Didn't Youji say you were allergic?"

"No…" She began, a little confused. "I always wanted a kitten, but Youji said we didn't have enough room."

Again, the guys exchanged glances.

"Well…I guess there isn't really any reason…" Omi smiled. "Now that that's settled, I've got to go…do some work on the computer…"

Omi left the room, Aya followed, not saying anything.

"Speaking of our cats…I'm going to go check on mine…"

Ken started out, Youji followed.

"Where are you going, Youji-kun?" Ajinako asked before he could get too far.

"I've got a date later." He replied. "I'd better go get ready."

And just like that, she stood alone in the room, still confused.

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Ajinako walked into the guest room and found four cats of varying breeds curled up on one of the beds. She crossed and sat beside them.

"I see…this was originally your room, wasn't it?" She asked, reaching out to pet the nearest one. It was a small black Bombay kitten with a yellow ribbon around it's neck. It hyperactively began to paw at her hand, purring the entire time.

"Aww." She smiled at the black fluff. "You're so cute…I bet you're Omi's kitty."

Another cat, appearing to be a Balinese, came up yo her, and began rubbing against her side.

"I bet you're Youji's cat." She sighed, scratching it's ears.

She then saw an orange cat on the far corner of the bed. It glared at her, then jumped off the bed and left the room.

"Aya's cat…" And she saw the last cat, a black Siberian with a red bow, was curled up on the bed asleep. "And I bet you're Ken's…by process of elimination."

She contented herself with playing with the three cats until a sudden voice startled her.

'Takahashi Ajinako.'

"Kitty?" She asked, raising her head to look at the Bombay 'pinning' her to the bed.

'No…I'm not the cat…'

Ajinako thought for a moment.

"Oh…it's you…what do you want?"

'A report would be good…' He sounded more annoyed by the second.

"Ok…well, they just left. They each claimed to have a separate errand, but ironically all left in Youji's convertible."

'Where were they going? Was it a mission?'

"I don't know."

'What do you mean you don't know?'

"I couldn't exactly ask them where they were really going, now could I?"

'You're a spy…try spying on them…'

"It's my first day here…I need to gain a little trust first."

'You'd better start coming through with more information…or else…'

"Don't worry, I've got a plan."

'I have a feeling that's a first…'

Ajinako scowled, then sat up, moving the kitten, and went to her bag and pulled out a small robotic cat.

"This will be out information center."

'How will a toy help?'

"Just wait and see." She smiled. "So…can I go to bed now, or what?"

'There's no need for me to tell you "Sweet Dreams" Kitten.'

"What are you going on about?"

'I know they're going to be sweet…I'll be there to make them all the sweeter…"

"Hentai Ecchi Baka…"

'Fine…try to deny it, but I know how you really feel…I can see it.'

"Do you want anything else, or are you going to let me have a little peace?"

'There is something else…'

"What?"

'Stop talking to me out loud…'

"Fine…just be that way…"

Her door pushed open slightly, and Youji stuck his head in.

"I'm back Jina-chan." He smiled. "Um…who did I hear you talking to just now?"

Ajinako looked around a moment.

"Kitty." She smiled, grabbing up the Balinese.

"Ah…so does Nanpa make for good conversation?"

"Better then some…"

Youji shook his head.

"It's late…try to get some sleep, Jina-chan."

"Ok Youji-kun…I'll see you in the morning." She then sat the cat down. "Oh, I almost forgot."

She picked up the robotic cat, flipped a small switch and sat it down on the ground. It began walking around, making a small electronic meowing noise every now and then.

"That's a cute toy…" Youji said. He walked the short distance to Ajinako and hugged her. "I'm glad you got to come."

He kissed her forehead, much like a parent would a small child, before leaving. She pushed the door partially closed, after making sure the 'cat' had followed him out.

'I'm glad I cold come too…I just wish it had been for different reasons…'

She shook her head and climbed into her bed, feeling three fluff wads jump up beside her. That night she dreamed of the day one brother died and another came along.