Yeahs I'm back with another update. I'm liking this story despite how mean I am being to my favourite character. I have a habit of doing that.... Anyways I hope that everyone had a fin and safe holiday. Probably better than mine. I've been sick a few times, done something to my foot and really bored at parts.

Anyways just for the sake of making my life much easier, everyone has their own bathroom. This will make sense in a bit. There are so many versions of the boys' apartments anyways. What is another to the mix anyways? Enjoy.

Das Kätzchen, Dass in der Dunkelheit Verloren Ging

Chapter 2: Waking In The Dark

"Is he up yet? I've never known Omi to sleep in like this, I'm up before him even!" Youji stated to Ken taking a drag of his cigarette as well.

"What is more unusual is that fact that Aya let Omi sleep in and miss school. Called him in sick, too." Ken added glancing over at the redhead watering some plants near to the front. Noon was always the calm before the storm at the flower shop during weekdays. A few long minutes of silence passed and Ken spoke up once more. "I'll go check up on him." Youji only nodded at him as Ken left the shop and moved up to the living space above.

The door was closed but left unlocked, as it had been when they brought Omi home. Somehow he had fallen asleep on the drive home. He barely made any movement when Ken cleaned him up and put Omi to bed.

He turned the doorknob and stepped inside looking for the youngest member of their team. "Omi? Are you awake Omi?" he called out looking in. He didn't see Omi in his bed but soon found him kneeled over the toilet in his bathroom trying to throw up. Though it seemed however, what ever had been in his stomach and long since left it and he was currently more so dry heaving.

"Omi?" the ex-soccer player asked tentatively walking in. Omi sat pushed himself away and leaned back against the wall and turned to face Ken.

"Oh! Morning, Ken-kun." Omi greeted him with a weak smile across his face.

"More so afternoon." Youji is up before you today." Ken replied sitting down beside Omi.

"I didn't realize what time it was! That means that I'm late for school." The teen began to panic. Ken however, sat him back down again.

"Don't worry Omi. Aya called you in sick today." He said to his friend not looking much calmer, "Besides you seem barely able to stand and you look horrible. Then again a lot happened last night." Omi gave Ken a very puzzled look as if he wasn't sure what was being talked about exactly.

"What happened?"

"Don't you remember that crazy cult and that-" Ken paused, if Omi had forgotten it was probably a good thing. He didn't know how the boy could deal with knowing how some crazy woman had violated him. "You know what? Never mind, Omi. It isn't very important." Ken said standing up. "For now let's get you back to bed for now." Omi nodded weakly accepting Ken's hand to pull him up off the floor. He ended up having to almost carry him back to bed.

"Youji-kun is right. You do act like a mother hen at times Ken-hen." Omi joked as Ken tucked him back into bed making sure he was comfortable.

"You do the same for all of us when Youji and I are sick. You don't get sick often enough so enjoy it for now." He joked back. Omi nodded slowly in agreement, a smile still on his face. "I'll have Youji or Aya bring you something to eat later when I'm out. Is that ok?" Omi nodded again already drifting off to sleep.

Ken stayed and watched him for a few moments before leaving the room. Once he had, Omi's eyes opened again and he rolled onto his side curling into a ball under the covers.

"I do remember last night though." He whispered to the closed door. After a few minutes, Omi let sleep claim him though it was not restful.

"How's the chibi doing?" Youji asked as soon as Ken returned to the lower level.

"Sick," Ken, stated looking though the fridge, "When I checked up on him, he was trying to throw up."

"And now?"

"Asleep again. Whatever that needle they gave him messed Omi up. He looks like he might be going through withdrawal."

"That is what the drug is supposed to do." Aya stated from the doorway. "If you had read the mission report, then you would know that they gave it to all children so they would be dependant and more willing for the ceremonies."

Ken said nothing but stared for a few long seconds at the redhead. He lost the staring competition and walked back into the shop with his bottled drink.

Youji had just simply watched the exchange between the two and Ken leaving. He took one last drag from his cigarette before extinguishing it. "You have a way of taking all the fun out of things, don't you Aya?" he said teasingly then following Ken when Aya said nothing in response.

After he had gone, Aya went down to the basement to fill out the mission report that was normally Omi's job to do. Youji may joke that his heart was made from ice, but that didn't mean it still didn't beat. It was just no one ever cared to notice that he let it in his own way.

"No… sin is sin, and it's nothing good... but I'm not ashamed. It was something that just had to be done!" Omi, Dreamless Life (Dramatic Precious)

Random quote I found while reading the translations. I liked it so I stuck it here. Really explians Omi-kun so well...

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