Carnival
written by: delusionallady
Disclaimer: If I cough owned Weiss, cough I would be able to afford my own cough maid! Damn dusty in here!
A/N: Oh the usual, yaoi, crossdressing.. blablas..mature themes...

Aya's eyes widened as he recognized the voice and the figure standing before him. Horror was evidently displayed on the blonde's face. Before he could say anything, Youji jumped right in the river and swam frantically over to him. However, he didn't stop there and when Aya turned around, he was shocked to find a large crocodile towering over Youji. The latter pulled out a knife from his pocket and started slashing at the green reptile. However, it wouldn't give up without a fight. Although Youji won in the end, he didn't escape unscathed.

"Youji!" Aya shouted, holding the blonde in his arms. Youji simply smiled weakly at him before losing consciousness. Aya started to panic. He had no idea what to do with a fainted person. The color of blood that tainted the river made him want to puke and so he hurried out of the river, still carrying Youji in his arms.

Inside, Aya laid Youji down on the bed and started looking for the first aid kit. He found it in the kitchen and he immediately tended to the blonde's wounds. They weren't fatal so Aya simply cleaned them with cotton and healing herbs. Satisfied that Youji was now safe from any infection, Aya relaxed, only to realize that in his worry, he had neglected his own modesty. After covering his lower body with a towel, Aya sat down on the bed, watching over the blonde.

Morbid thoughts entered his mind. As hard as Aya tried to push them away, they wouldn't leave him at all.

What if Youji never woke up from his sleep? It would be all his fault. If only he hadn't jumped down the bridge.. Then he would not have met Youji and Omi. He should have accepted his fate as the bride.. As the sacrifice.. Even now, he was placing both of them in danger. If word got out that he was staying here, there would be no way Youji and Omi could possibly escape the wrath..

He would have to leave. Aya knew that it was probabaly the best for both sides. Besides, Youji had surely seen that he wasn't what he appeared to be. Yes, it was best to leave before the situation gets more complicated. Wiping the blood off his body, Aya started putting on his original clothes and tied his hair in a braid. He would go back to the castle and accept his destiny. After all, it had already been planned even before he was born. He was about to leave when a voice startled him.

"Youji? Aya?" Omi called out. He was worried for he had seen the blood that polluted the river. He entered Youji's room and was frantic when he saw the blood on Aya's chest. "Kami-sama! Aya, are you alright!" Omi cried out, hurrying to the red head. Aya took a step back which made Omi notice how...flat Aya was. And then he realized that Aya may really be a flat chested princess. He bowed his head and apologized.

"There is no need to apologize, Omi. In fact, I should be the one apologizing. I'm not really a princess. I'm more like a prince." Aya admitted, looking down.

o0;;

"Oo...kay." Omi said slowly before breaking into a smile. "Oh well, that's okay!" He remarked, not seeming to be disturbed by Aya's revelation. "What happened?" He asked. Aya sighed in relief and explained everything to the young blonde. Omi was surprised for he had never ever seen a crocodile around the river before.

"You did a good job with his wounds, Aya." Omi said as he checked Youji's body for injuries. Aya nodded his head and made a move to leave. "Thank you for all your hospitality. I'm sorry for tricking you." Omi protested but it wasn't his voice that made him stay.

"You don't have to leave.." Youji said as he opened his eyes and gazed at the red head. Omi nodded his head and beamed. "Besides," Youji said. "I'm not choosy with lovers anyway." Aya glared at him. "We would love it if you stayed with us." Omi added, taking Aya's hand. Aya widened his eyes, not knowing how to react. It had been a very long time since someone said something like that to him. Unable to help himself, the red head embraced Omi.

"Mou.. Don't I get a hug too?" Youji asked, immediately receiving a glare from Aya.

Later that evening, Aya stayed awake and looked after Youji's wounds. There were only two bedrooms available and all this time, the older blonde had been sleeping on the floor, in Omi's room. He would have done the same if not for Aya and Omi's berating. Omi had offered to give his bed to Aya but the red head refused and insisted that Omi deserved to sleep in his bed.

Youji seemed to sleeping quite peacefully but Aya found that he could not leave the man's side. He felt like he needed to protect his hero. It was a silly thought but still, Aya could not help how he was feeling. The moon shone through the window and its light reflected the strong blade that leaned proudly by the wall.

His father's katana. It reminded him of a destiny he ran away from. Aya closed his eyes and recalled his father's last words. "The future has not yet been decided. You create your own destiny." He whispered.

"Wise words."

Aya opened his eyes in surprise. Youji smiled and brought his hand up to brush the bangs away. "You have beautiful eyes." He added before withdrawing his touch. Aya looked away and stared at the wall. Youji simply chuckled and tried to get up from bed. The bruises weren't helping but he gritted his teeth and bore the pain anyway.

"What do you think you're doing?" Aya cried out as he saw the obvious pain in Youji's face. The blonde grinned and patted down the space next to him. "Why, trying to make room for you of course." He answered.

Aya looked at him in disbelief.

"Oh come on! I'm not gonna take advantage of you or anything." Youji said. "Unless you want me to." He added with a smirk. Aya simply glared at him in response and made no move. For awhile, they stayed silent.

"It's pretty cold tonight, don't you think?" Youji asked as he looked out of the window. Aya nodded his head and left the room. A few seconds later, he came back with a thick blanket and draped it over the blonde.

Youji opened his mouth in surprise. "What about you?" He asked. Aya simply shrugged his shoulders. "It doesn't really matter. You're cold, aren't you?"

"Yeah, which means that you've gotta be cold as well!"

"I told you, it doesn't matter."

"Stop being so stubborn. Here, why don't you share this bed with me. It's not that small."

"Unless you're afraid."

"Hn. What do I have to be afraid of?"

"Of desiring me..?"

"In your dreams, baka."

"So then you're not afraid to take up the challenge."

There was a sound of rustling fabric before Youji felt a comfortable weight on the bed. "See, it's not so hard." Youji remarked, grinning. Aya didn't say anything. His back was facing Youji so the latter didn't know what was the expression on the red head's face.

"Night, Aya."

The next morning, Aya found it difficult to wake up from sleep. He was in a very comfortabe position. He was being held in somebody's arms and he smelled something like cinnamon. Opening his eyes slowly, Aya discovered that he was caught in Youji's embrace. His head was pressing comfortably against the blonde's chest. Their legs were tangled together in knots.

How was he supposed to get up without alerting Youji. Sometime in their sleep, their bodies must have joined together or something. Aya tried his best to extract himself from Youji's embrace and tried to untangle his legs from the other. However, as he twisted his body from the other man, Youji's body shifted and his arms gripped on Aya's waist possessively. At the same time, something undeniably hard brushed againt his groin.

"Damn." Aya cursed in his head as he felt his own member stirring at the close contact. If Youji woke up and found him aroused.. He would never live it down. Unfortunately, it seemed like the situation was going against him as he heard Youji yawn. The blonde's eyes fluttered open and gazed into his own.

TBC

:) I really appreciated all the reviews given to me. Thank you people! I'm sorry that this chapter came a bit late. I would have finished it sooner except that I keep changing my mind about the events. If you have any suggestions, you can write it in the review