Omi sighed. He had been staring blankly at the paper in front of him for nearly an hour now. He really had to get his homework finished because they were all slated for another mission. He sighed once more. His thoughts were everywhere but his homework. They were targeted however on a certain blue-eyed, blonde-haired boy.
"Having problems?" Teased a voice.
Omi glanced up and saw Yohji smirking at him. "Am I late, Yohji-kun?" He asked startled glancing at the clock to see if maybe he had read it wrong last time.
"Iie, I came to tell you that dinner is ready ten minutes ago."
"Ten minutes ago? I didn't hear you"
Yohji chuckled, "That was my intent anyway. So what are you stuck on? Do you need help?"
Omi winced faintly, "No, I'm fine I was just thinking about something else."
Yohji looked faintly concerned. "That's not like you Something up?"
Omi flushed, "No," He denied as he looked away.
The playboy was too observant however and he smirked. "Ahh, I see" He grinned. "Well I wish you luck. It's about time you get yourself a girl." He didn't notice Omi's slight wince. "I'll leave you alone to your fantasies. Just don't forget about the mission tonight, ne?"
"Hai," Omi grumbled. He waited until the lanky adult left before breathing again. 'I wonder what Yohji would think if he knew I wasn't thinking about a girl but a boy?' He silently wondered.
His paper still lay completely blank in front of him and with effort he forced his attention back to it. 'It's impossible! I've only known Yue-kun for a day!' He argued. 'But' His thoughts suddenly turned to that look Yue had gained when the girls had suggested something between them. 'That look shouldn't have been on his face' He sighed and let his thoughts linger on the look that Yue had gained afterwards. The look of happiness when Omi had agreed to be his friend.
Omi scowled, "That's enough," he hissed to himself in a whisper. "I'm going to concentrate on this nowI have to get this done." He shoved all mental images of the exceptionally beautiful boy from his mind and started on his paper with a renewed vengeance.
**
Usagi shivered once more. Since Shuldich had left her she had the eerie sensation she was being watched. As if in response to her thoughts a silver haired head appeared. "Will hurting a pretty boy make God cry?" he asked. Though Usagi wasn't sure if the question was meant for her or for himself. In either case she took a small step backwards as she felt fear start to consume her. He took a step closer to her and she stiffened as he gently touched her face with his cold dagger. "Would it?" He asked her an insane glint in his eyes. Usagi couldn't hide her trembling. She was terrified.
Suddenly the insane man was pulled away from her by a less then pleased Shuldich while the blade flew away from near her cheek to embed itself in the wall. A furious Nagi stood beside the red-head his arms full of books.
Shuldich glared at Farfarello, "I'll be back later Me and Farfarello here need to go have a talk with Brad."
Nagi frowned deeply at their backs. Shuldich had came to see what was taking him so long when the German had stiffened. He had glanced over his shoulder and informed Nagi that he had just felt Yue be paralyzed with fear. It hadn't taken long for them to realize Farfarello was the cause. He sighed and glanced at the still shaking boy. "Daijoubu, Yue-kun?"
Usagi glanced over at him and slowly nodded. "Hai But.." She frowned. "He's scary."
Nagi nodded. "I apologize that he tried to hurt you. It won't happen again. Shall we study now?"
Usagi pouted faintly. She didn't want to study but she didn't have a choice. With a sigh she bowed her head in acceptance. "Hai"
Nagi nodded and led her to a table with two chairs facing each other. "What should we start on first?"
She looked thoughtful for a long moment. "Actually" She sighed. "Is there anyway you can teach me to be better at football? I was knocked unconscious today"
Nagi instantly frowned. "You got hurt?"
She blushed and looked down. "I was okay until the end I guess I took too many hits."
Nagi sighed. "I'm not very good at it either But I can be the referee between you and Shuldich."
Usagi completely froze. "Or we could just study other things here," she quickly suggested.
Nagi gave her a strange look. "You don't like Shuldich?"
"You don't like me?" Shuldich asked a playful pout on his lips. "And after I had Brad climb Farfarello's a-" he stopped at the glare he was getting from Nagi. "Well I got him in trouble. He won't touch you again, Yue-kun."
Nagi smiled thankfully, "Arigato Ne can you help teach Yue-kun how to play football? He told me the others knocked him out today."
Shuldich's lips twitched. "Poor, Yue-kun." He smiled and nodded. "Of course I can teach him that. Though I really don't like that particular American sport" He smirked and Usagi had the feeling that if Nagi hadn't been there he'd be winking. "I prefer wrestling myself."
Usagi for some strange reason suddenly had a mental image of her and Shuldich wrestling. Her face burned hot and she gasped startled. 'Where did that come from?' She could almost swear she heard the whispers of laughter coming from the red-head.
"Daijoubu?" Nagi asked in concern.
Usagi flushed and nodded. "Hai I'm fine. I just thought of how late it was and how playing football out there probably wouldn't be a good idea or anything"
Nagi smiled. "Don't worry. There will be plenty of light Shall we go?"
Usagi nodded. She really had no choice now. 'He's going to kill me' She thought with a wary glance at the smirking red-head.
Shuldich smirked smugly, "Shall we begin?"
Nagi nodded and started to use his powers to get a football when he remembered that Usagi was clueless about them. With a sigh he walked over to where the ball lay and brought it back. "Ready?" he asked Usagi.
She nodded once, "Hai"
Shuldich smiled. "Of course."
Nagi nodded. "Yue gets to start first. Go easy on him, Shuldich," he requested.
Shuldich shrugged, "Of course," He responded. He dropped his voice to a whisper so the boy wouldn't hear, "I'll go easy on you, Yue-chan."
Usagi colored but didn't respond. As Nagi called for them to start she grabbed the ball and attempted to dodge the German. She yelped as he tackled her by the legs and her face fell into the dirt. 'Yuck'
Shuldich helped her up and was thankful Nagi had stayed watching from the sidelines. He really didn't care for using his power against his teammates but he didn't want the boy following Yue around like a lost dog. "You need to learn how to block, Yue-chan" With a quick mental prompt Nagi suddenly looked up and watched a bird fly by as Shuldich stole a kiss from the shocked girl. "New rules"
Usagi tried to push him away but her body didn't seem to be responding, "Get off," she demanded. She thought she had yelled but it had been a mere whisper.
"Every time I tackle you I get a kiss," Shuldich continued as if she had never spoke. "I knew you'd be fun."
Usagi got to her feet as whatever seemed to be distracting Nagi vanished. The boy had a slight crease of concern between his eyes and was frowning at Shuldich as if suspecting foul play. "Did you hurt him?"
Shuldich smiled easily. "Of course not I was just helping him up from the tackle. Shall we try again, Yue-kun?"
Usagi shivered. If what he said was true then every time he managed to tackle her he expected to take a kiss as a reward. The German scared her more than any youma. 'I can't get caught again.'
A tiny smirk creased his lips. 'You will get caught again, Yue-chan.'
Her head shot up and she stared at him startled. 'Did I Did I hear what I thought I did?' She stared hard at him and he merely smirked at her. 'No I must have been imagining it.'
Shuldich smiled as Nagi blew a whistle that had floated around his neck while Yue was distracted. "Good luck," he commented before running at her.
Usagi froze for a second. Something almost seemed to be holding her still. She pushed against the mental barrier she was experiencing and narrowly avoided Shuldich. She arrived panting in the makeshift end zone and collapsed. Breaking whatever hold that had been on her had been rough and sapped a lot of her energy.
Nagi frowned faintly and shook his head to relieve the buzzing inside. "Yue-kun!" He rushed to his friend's side and gave a dark look to the frowning telepath. "What'd you do to him?"
Shuldich raised both hands in a gesture of innocence. "I was merely practicing like you told me to. Perhaps he's tired from his long day."
Nagi frowned uneasily but sighed. "Hai Perhaps."
Shuldich smirked and walked over to pick up the fallen girl when someone else beat him to it. Crawford frowned at the telepath as he picked up his unconscious bundle. "One of you must stay home with 'him' while the other goes with me. We have a mission tonight."
Nagi frowned. "I'll stay."
Crawford's eyes seemed to go glassy for a moment in thought. "No We won't succeed if you stay behind. Shuldich will have to."
Nagi frowned deeply at this. "You're positive?"
Shuldich eyed the kid with a bit of new respect. Nagi had never questioned orders before. 'He must be really concerned.'
Crawford didn't seem to be shocked however. "Completely. Now come along, and Shuldich, behave."
Shuldich balked at the order. "Hai, hai," he grumbled. He followed them back into the house where Crawford lay the sleeping girl down before walking off with Farfarello.
Nagi paused a second and gave Shuldich a warning glare. 'Don't touch him, Shuldich. I mean it,' he mentally growled before stalking after his other two teammates.
Shuldich waited until the two were out of his telepathy range and smiled. Things had just gotten so more interesting. First he'd check on 'Yue's' past. He concentrated and sifted through memories. As he found the information he wanted he smirked. 'I see'
Usagi frowned as she felt something forcible dragging her from her dreams. It was the strangest feeling. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw a smirking Shuldich staring at her. "Nani?"
"Sleep well?"He asked conversationally though there seemed to be something different about him
"Hai," She answered and frowned faintly as he smirked more. "Where is Nagi-kun?"
"He went with Brad," He smiled at her. "So it's just you
and me Usagi-chan."