I'm not going to say anything! I know this story is crappy run before anyone could flame

Don't ask me why I put Chapter 3 in two parts. The second part will come when I have the will to do it. And explained what happened before Aya get out from the house.

And I didn't send this story to be beta so there goes my grammar, dear God… ahh… if my English lecturer still around she could have back slap me… HARD. I'm writing this while my Boss is giving a looooooong speech and presentation on Loyalty to the Company so forgive me if this chapter is not as per anyone expectation.

Aya walked out from the house with a mixed feeling. Half shock because of what Crawford had told him and another half are a mixture of hurt and anger towards the older man.

Raising his hand to flag a passing cab, he gave the driver the direction to the Flower shop and changed his mind, giving the driver to another direction. He paid the cab, getting down and walked slowly toward the house he used to stay before he joined Kritiker.

He pressed the bell once. When nobody answered the door, he pressed it twice and as he began to lose his patience, he pressed the bell numerous times until the figure he knew so well opened the door.

"Ran?" A sleepy voice with a hint of surprise greeted him.

"What took you so long to open the damn door?" He snapped and brushed through the standing figure and walked into the house even he was not invited. He doesn't need an invitation; he was at one of his ex teammate when he was with Crasher.

"You look like hell." Yuushi spoke at last after scrutinizing the lithe form who was crouching on his sofa, with an anguish expression on the beautiful face. He had a bad feeling about this unexpected visit. Ran seldom visits his house. They only meet at the bar where Ran would talk about his previous mission or about his lover. He had begun to laugh and smile, but today he had his usual cold mask, which is not good.

"I am in one." Ran finally answered snapping Yuushi out of his reverie.

"Want to talk about it?" He asked, trying to sound like he wasn't pushing for an explanation. He knew this young man well. A stubborn one and is not easily to spill his problem even to a close friend.

"You were right." Ran finally answered after a long pause.

"Which part?" He asked silently.

"That in the end I will be the one who is going to hurt."

"Crawford left you?" Yuushi straightened up, focusing his eyes to the man who was trying not to look straight at him.

"Left?" Ran look up at the blond, making a slight eye contact and smile sadly. Leaning forward, he reached for a cigarette pack on the table, pulling out a stick, lighting it and took a long puff. He closed his eyes trying not to cry in front of his friend. "He practically threw me away."

Something had went terribly wrong in their relationship that led to this break up. Yuushi personally never approved of Ran having a relationship with the Gaijin. Not because of he was a former enemy, he just didn't trust him.

He knew that this relationship would not work out Ran will end up hurt. And once the redhead was hurt, he will never recover from it.

And, the end result will be devastating.

Now, his worst fear came true.

Ran was a person who actually starved for affection. He was lonely. He didn't admit it and concealed it with his cold and stoic expression. But once in a while, when he knew Ran was not looking and thought that he was alone, Yuushi noticed his longing expression. When his sister left him after he worked so hard for her, he could see the younger man's world crumbling down. He refused to talk to anyone for months.

Until, Crawford came to the younger man life. Pursuing him. Ran finally opened up a little and at last made a decision to be with the man.

Bound by happiness at that moment Ran forgot of the main rule, that is…

Nothing last forever.

But some things could last forever if Ran didn't decide to choose Crawford. If only.. he would choose…

Yuushi knew that Yohji had a crush towards the beautiful creature that was now smoking and trying hard to conceal his sadness. The lanky blond had confessed his feeling towards his friend when he met him in one of the bar.

He remembered Yohji saying, trying to get Ran to notice him is like pouring water in the drain and he might as well give up chasing after the redhead when it is clear that Ran will never return his feelings and Ran seems to be genuinely happy with the American.

The blond didn't like Crawford either but that doesn't mean that Ran will lose him as his friend. That so called playboy of the Weiss seems to be so sincere and serious about this redhead.

And he himself...

Yuushi shook his head; he didn't understand this beautiful but complicated creature. Out of all people why did Ran decide to give his heart to that arrogant prick?

"He's getting married." The redhead announced after another long pause and with his second cigarette stuck in his mouth.

"Huh?" Yuushi eyebrow twitched at the news.

"Next month." He laughed. "Getting married to his old sweetheart, or whatever crap. I feel like a thr…"

"No. You are not." Yuushi cut in, knowing exactly what the redhead wanted to say. "He is the one who is not good enough for you. He is a big time moron for letting someone like you go."

"He is isn't, he?"

"When did this happen, Ran?"

"Hmm… three weeks ago."

"You didn't tell me."

"What's the point of telling? It's not like any of my teammates or you can do anything about it."

Ran gave him a blank look before getting up from the couch in an abrupt movement. "Thank you."

"For what? And where are you going?" Yuushi got up from his seat and grabbed the redhead wrist as he makes his movement towards the door.

"Thank you for listening…" he paused and turn staring at the blond, pullimg his wrist away from the grip. Yuushi had a sudden urge just to grab the lost looking man in front of him, but… reluctantly he let the hand go.

"Back to Koneko. Back to Weiss… Back to my old self…" He sighed. "And Honjyou…"

"Hmm… ?"

"Don't tell any of my teammate about this. I don't want them to know."

Yuushi nodded in agreement. "Are you sure you okay?"

"Why wouldn't I? He told me to carry on… whatever that means. But I guess I should do as he says… Carry on."

"You want me to send you back to the shop?"

"No! I think I just walk."

"Walk? Are you serious? It's far from here. And it's going to rain."

"Don't worry. May be the rain is good to cool off." Ran raised his hand like he wanted to touch his friend, but dropped it as he was about to reach the other blond face. Instead, he gave his friend one of his rare smiles before he walked off. "We might never see each other again…." He whispered, knowing that Yuushi would not hear it.

Yuushi had another bad feeling as he watched his friend strolled off towards the street. He would call Yohji and asked him to watch after Ran.

TBC in Part 2…

And NO! Ran would not commit suicide! Don't assume… hahahahaha

To the reviewers in the ffnet, thanks a lot. Sorry I couldn't make the thank you note individually. hugs all reviewers