Time to Burn

Keeper: Sorry it took me so long, but I'm home and I don't have the internet.

Mist: My Keeper does not own the Weiss boys, so I would appreciate it if you did not sue her.

Kou: This is AU, bad language, eventual yaoi, and her horrible grammar. So if you don't like it, too bad.

Keeper: This chapter is dedicated to HeatherR because I was stressing out trying to come up with something (almost gave myself an ulcer) and she said something in a review and gave me the idea. So THANKYOU HeatherR!

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"Your twin sister? So since you're twins that means she was a shapeshifter too, right?"

"Yes, we were both white tigers."

"White? Those are rare."

"Yes. They are rare among tigers and they are practically unheard of among shapeshifters."

"Is that so? Yes I would defiantly say that you are a rare one, that's why I'm intrigued by you." Schuldig said grinning.

Ken growled at him. "I don't like that look on your face."

"What are you talking about Tiger?" Schuldig's grin got bigger.

"My name is Ken." The brunette growled out.

"Right, right. So Ken do you have anyone you're seeing?"

Ken narrowed his eyes at the older man. "What does that have to do with anything?"

"Everything."

"What?" Ken barely managed to get out as Schuldig grabbed the side of his face and began to bring it closer to his face.

/"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!"/ Kumiko screamed at Schuldig causing him to flinch.

Ken looked at Schuldig when he felt him flinch. The telepath looked like he was having a conversation with someone.

/"Must you yell that loud?"/

/"YES! How dare you try to….to….to corrupt him!"/

/"Corrupt him? In case you were not listening, I am not the first one to touch him and not the only male."/

/"That is not the point!"/

/"Then what is the point?"/

/"I know what you want to do with him and I won't let you put your dirty hands on him!"/

/"Is that so? You make it sound like I'm some kind of rapper. I might enjoy tormenting people, but I assure you that I would never do anything of the sort."/

/"I'm still not going to let you touch him."/

/"Why don't you let Ken decide if he wants me to touch him or not. He is more than capable of taking my head off if he doesn't appreciate my advances."/

Kumiko huffed and left Schuldig alone. Ken noticed that Schuldig looked like he was done talking to who ever it was he was talking to.

"It looks like you were having an interesting conversation."

"You could say that."

"Was it Crawford?" Ken asked.

"No, it was someone else throwing a hissy fit."

"Who was it?" Ken asked tilting his head to the side.

"Don't worry about it, it was no one important."

"….Okay."

"So Ken, you never answered my question."

"What question?"

Schuldig rolled his eyes and was about to repeat his question from earlier, when it started to down pour. Ken looked up and watched the clouds for a second before standing up and looking down at Schuldig.

"It's getting late, I should go."

Ken turned around and started walking away. Schuldig sat up as Ken stopped and turned around, he looked as though he wanted to say something but changed his mind and started walking again. Schuldig waited until he couldn't see Ken anymore before calling out to the girl who had been yelling at him not a minute earlier.

/"Kumiko."/

/"Yes, Schuldig-san?"/

/"Would you care to explain how you are talking to me when you are dead?"/

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Ken got home and went straight to his room and took a nap. He woke up a couple of hours later to get something to eat. He had just finished a sandwich when Omi came in.

"Ken-kun, could you come to the living room?" Omi asked.

"What is it?"

"I think you should see this."

Omi and Ken entered the living room to find Yohji and Aya watching the television. Ken looked over to see what they were watching and saw that they were watching the news. His attention was caught when the words mauled bodies were said.

"Yesterday about twelve people were found murdered. Nine of those people look as though an animal attacked them. Six of the nine just had their throats ripped out, while the other three where ripped apart looking like the animal had tried to eat them. One of the men that looked like they were eaten had his heart ripped out of his chest.

The men that were murdered were part of a drug ring that mostly sold to children run by Mahon. The police had been after this man for years but was unable to find enough evidence to arrest him."

Aya turned off the television and crossed his arms. Everyone was quiet for a few moments lost in their own thoughts.

/Well I know that eight of those people were killed by me, I wonder if it was that shapeshifter that guy mentioned earlier. It might not have been a shapeshifter though, it could have been a tamer that got his animals to kill him, but I didn't smell any animals./

"They said that nine people were mauled. We know from Aya-kun that one of them was the target that we were after. And there were eight other people, so they must have been the guards. You said you took them all out, didn't you Ken-kun?" Omi said turning to look at Ken causing the others to look at him also, Ken still lost in thought didn't notice that Omi had spoken to him and now everyone was looking at him.

"Ken-kun, you said you took out all the guards, right?" Omi asked him again, effectively snapping him out of his thoughts.

/Shit. Now I'm going to have to come up with a lie. Gods I hate having to lie to people./

"Did you see anything while you were taking care of the guards?" Aya asked.

"No, I didn't."

"Nothing at all? You didn't see any type of animal that could do something like this?" Omi asked.

"No."

"Are you sure Kenken?"

"For the last time, I. Didn't. See. Anything." Ken growled out. /How many times are they going to ask that damn question/

"Geez. Alright, calm down Kenken."

"And my name is Ken, not Kenken!" Ken spat out at Yohji.

"Calm down Ken-kun, we need to figure out what could have done this."

Ken walked over to a corner to get as far away from Yohji as he could get with out leaving the room.

"Does anyone have an idea of what could have done this?" Omi asked everyone.

No one said anything. Aya noticed that Ken was looking at everything but the other people in the room.

"What do you think could have done this, Ken?" Aya asked him.

"I don't know, a tiger maybe. It could have done something like this." Ken said still not looking at anyone.

Aya narrowed his eyes. /He not telling us something. A Siberian is a type of tiger, but there's no way that Ken could have partially eaten someone. What's he hiding?./

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/"Well, are you going to tell me? I've been waiting all day for an explanation."/

Kumiko sighed. /"I'm talking to you because you are a telepath."/

/"Yes, I know I'm a telepath, but that doesn't explain how you are talking to me since you are dead."/

/"What makes you think that I'm dead, Schuldig-san?"/

/"Because Ken said you died in his arms."/

/"He said his sister died in his arms."/

/"That is you, you even said it yourself. I believe your words were 'he is my other half and I am his.' So since you are each others other half that means you are his twin sister."/

/"That's not necessarily true."/

/"I'm getting tired of this! Stop avoiding the issue and answer how the hell you are talking to me when you are dead."/ Schuldig spat out starting to get irritated.

/"Alright, I'll tell you."/

/"About damn time."/ Schuldig said sounding irritated.

/"You don't have to be so mean about it. Well when I died, I was so upset that I would be leaving my nii-san alone, I wanted to stay with him no matter what. I was looking at nii-san holding my body, just right after he left because the police were coming, I head someone behind me. I turned around to see who it was and couldn't believe my eyes because it was Byakko standing there."/

/"…Byakko?"/

/"Yes, the White Tiger God Byakko."/

/"What did he say to you?"/

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Ken cried as he watched as his sister slowly died in his arms, his sister's sprit sadly watching him. Not long after she died Ken could hear the sirens of the police cars and fire trucks. Ken gently set his sister on the ground.

"I'm sorry imouto, but I have to go now before they see me. Please forgive me for not being able to stay with you longer." Ken looked at his sister one last time and then ran off into the woods.

"Nii-san…" Kumiko watched as Ken ran into the woods.

I'm sorry my child, it pains me to say that you can no longer continue to live in this world.

Kumiko turned around to see who was talking and gasped. Standing behind her was a white tiger the size of a horse with long fur on its neck.(1)

"Are you…are you Byakko?"

Yes. I'm sorry this had to happen my child and it is unfortunate that you had to leave him like this.

Kumiko looked sad as she looked in the direction that Ken had ran off in. "But I can't leave my nii-san by himself."

I know little one, I can not resurrect you so you can be with him, the only thing I can do is to let you watch over him in this form. You will be able to do so until he finds his mate. When he does you will pass on. But because you will be in this form he will not be able to see or hear you.

"Thank you Byakko-sama, this means so much to me that you are allowing me this." Kumiko bowed to the Tiger God and headed towards where Ken disappeared into the woods.

Byakko stood there watching as she disappeared into the woods. It will be hard on the child not being able to help her brother when he is in pain. There will be much suffering before anyone can be happy. And he will suffer the most because he refuses to accept what he is. Byakko turns around and starts walking away. The white tiger disappears after a few feet and a single paw print is the only evidence that he was ever there.

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/"So, Byakko is allowing you to watch over Ken."/ Schuldig said sounding thoughtful.

/"Yes, he was kind enough to take pity on me and let me watch over nii-san."/

/"But that still doesn't answer my question, how are you able to talk to me?"/

/"I believe it is because you are a telepath, you hear thoughts, and even though I am no longer alive I still have thoughts and feelings like I am still alive."/

/"I guess that would make sense."/

/"So I figured that since you could hear me, you could help nii-san since I can not. I was not expecting you two to be enemies though."/

/"I am not his enemy by choice. I wish that we could have met under different circumstances. I would very much like to know how he is in bed."/ Schuldig said sniggering.

/"Oh my god! Don't you dare try anything with him or I'll make you pay!"/ Kumiko yelled at him.

/"Or you'll what? Nag me until he finds his mate? You want him to be happy do you not?"/

/"…Yes."/ Kumiko replied hesitantly.

/"What if it is me that he will be happy with? Would you deny him that just because it will be with another guy?"/

/"I don't have a problem with nii-san being with another guy as long as he is happy."/

/"Then what problem do you have with me?"/

/"I know what you want him for, you just want to have sex with him!"/

/"I do admit that I wonder what it would be like to have a shapeshifter for a lover, but I would never force him to do something that he does not want to do. And besides, as I said earlier, if he does not appreciate my advances he is more than capable that ripping my head off. You only know what I want you to know, so if you would be so kind as to not yell at me next time I try to make any advances on our temperamental Tiger."/

/"What do you mean I only know what you want me to know?"/

/"Do you really think I would let you wonder around in my thoughts? The only reason you found out about my past without me saying anything is because I didn't shield myself, I didn't think anyone could read my thoughts and when you did I put up a barrier around my thoughts that I didn't want you seeing."/

/"So what thoughts are you hiding, Schuldig-san?"/

/"You'll never know, Kumiko-chan"/

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1. Think Byakko from Yami no Matsuei (Descendants of Darkness). I like how the fur was around his neck, so I kinda borrowed him.

Keeper: Well now we know about the girl that talks to Schuldig-sama. I made that one part a flash back cause it was easier, it was to save my sanity.

Mist: Thank the reviewers.

Heather: You don't remember what he is! He's a panther, but don't tell anyone. Just between you and me they will meet in 12. See? Says right here on my outline (holds up a crying outline)

M4r1-ch4n: Whaaa! Thank you! Hmmm….never thought of it that way. But between you and me Ran has his own little secret and that is why Ken likes be around him, but you'll have to wait for that to come out.

Anendee: I already told you this…..but no I don't mind if you want to. My friend scanned the pics for me if you want to see them to get a better idea of how they look. It made me so happy that you asked that!