Title: The Library

Fandom: Weiss Kreuz

Genre: Romance/General

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Omi/Nagi

Disclaimer: No, I do not own Weiss Kreuz.

Status: chapter(s) 9/10

Summary: In which, Omi and Nagi start going out officially. They frown and worry over issues of having teammates finding out their relationship. Aya contacts Crawford...

It was just like any other morning in the household of Weiss: the group was gathering around in the dining area for breakfast. The only difference was the obvious happiness radiating off the youngest boy's face, and the constant worrying looks and sighs coming from the second to the youngest team member.

"Hey, Kenken... what is the matter with you?" The elder blonde, Yohji Kudou, finally spoke up.

That seemed to snap the younger boy back into reality, for Ken Hidaka, the said person, glanced up from his barely eaten breakfast and faced the eldest assassin in their group. "Eh? Nothing..." he responded, but not without hesitation.

Still feeling skeptical over the younger boy's response, Yohji narrowed his eyes in suspicion towards Ken, who fidgeted uncomfortably under the blonde's assessing eyes. For a while, Yohji looked like he wanted to say something, but paused as a frown settled on his face, deciding to let Ken off the hook. Turning back to his coffee as a sign of dismissal, he continued eating his breakfast as normal. However, he did not miss Ken's obvious sigh of relief.

While the two members of Weiss were engaged in their little silent conversation, the other two members were too engrossed in their own affairs to realize what had just transpired between Yohji and Ken. It wasn't until the youngest found Ken staring at him constantly, that he finally sensed something weird going on between his teammates.

Blinking up innocently at Ken, Omi asked, "Ken-kun, is anything the matter? Why are you staring at me like that?"

"No...Nothing is wrong... Why do you ask?" Ken replied, trying his best to look unaffected, hiding his embarrassment of being caught staring.

"Really? 'Cause the way you're staring at me is really making me uncomfortable..." As if to prove his point, Omi started shifting uncomfortably under Ken's gaze.

"Aa... Sorry, I didn't mean to... I must have been spacing out..." Ken said hastily, apologizing for causing Omi's uneasiness.

"Nah... It's fine..." Omi responded brightly, and snuck a glance at his watch before letting loose a string of curses. His sudden outburst was rather unexpected, for this time, it wasn't just Ken who stared at him, but the other two as well; they had snapped their heads up from whatever they'd been doing and stared at him in shock (Aya's look was still detached, though).

Realizing that his outburst had come as a shock to his team members, he shot them an apologetic look before answering their unasked question sheepishly. "I was supposed to meet up with Nagi five minutes ago..." He let the rest of his sentence trail off.

There was a moment of silence as the other three members absorbed the news. It didn't take them too long to understand Omi's underlying fear, since they knew that it would not do any good to piss the other boy off.

"I guess you'd better get going then... You wouldn't want /him/ to get mad..." Ken interjected.

"Aa..."Omi nodded, but just before he could head off, a familiar but cold voice spoke up behind him.

"You're late."

Turning around sheepishly, Omi greeted Nagi warily. He hated it when his boyfriend used that tone while talking to him, it made it seem as if they were on a mission. It was so cold and unemotional, yet he knew he couldn't argue. It was after all, his own fault for being late. "Aa... Nagi-kun..."

No one bothered to ask how the other boy managed to get in; after all, it wasn't a surprise, considering that the other boy was practically a prodigy when it came down to things like that. Not to mention that Nagi's special ability of the use of telekinetic powers enabled him to sneak in anytime if he wanted.

Omi gulped nervously, knowing that it wouldn't be good to get on Nagi's bad side. Despite the latter being his boyfriend, Nagi was no ordinary kid. Like himself, Nagi was the prodigy, the cold-blooded assassin from their rival team, Schwarz. He himself had dueled with Nagi several times when Schwarz played bodyguard to Takatori, the man being Weiss' target at that point of time. Judging from past experiences, he had always ended up being slammed into the wall by his boyfriend's power. Henceforth, he knew that he would lose if they were to literally fight each other.

The three other occupants watched the two in silent contemplation, analyzing the situation logically, standing on guard and ready to stop a fight from breaking out. Yet, it seemed like there was no need to do so, for Nagi dropped his cold glare and sighed in resignation instead.

"Nagi?" Omi blinked, not understanding why his boyfriend was no longer angry with him.

"What?" Nagi asked in return, his voice soft but audible.

When Omi still didn't respond, he sighed and answered, "There's no need to get so worried of me getting angry, it's not as if I could kill you just because you're late for our meeting. I'm irritated, not pissed off."

"Aa..." Omi made a knowing sound, before his face brightened up. "Why are you here then?" he couldn't help but ask.

"To fetch you... Who knows how long you'd keep me waiting if I didn't come over personally and drag you out." Nagi stated neutrally.

For a while, Omi looked like he was about to argue but caught himself in time, not wanting to upset his boyfriend anymore. After all, no good would come about if Nagi was pissed. The last time someone pissed Nagi off, the other boy had literally caused the shelves to overturn. Omi shuddered at the sheer thought of what his boyfriend's powers could achieve.

"Let's go then, I don't want to keep Schudich waiting..." Nagi said calmly.

"Huh? Schudich?"

"Yeah... Who else would give me a lift here without death threats? Crawford would have me hanged if he ever knew I came over, especially with the project already completed and the report submitted."

"Oh..."

The two boys then bade the rest of the Weiss members farewell, before heading downstairs towards where Schudich had parked the car. The three members chortled a common response, before they each went back to their respective tasks at hand. Aya was the first to leave the dining area, while Ken took the empty dishes to the sink and cleared the table. Yohji, meanwhile, had his head behind the daily papers.

Aya was downstairs tending the flower shop while waiting for Ken to get ready for their shift. Glancing towards the phone sitting on the counter desk, the redhead wondered if he should call the leader of Schwarz to notify the latter of the news that their two youngest members were dating each other. Well, despite the fact that the two boys didn't admit their dating issue outright, their actions and behavior spoke otherwise. This would prove to be a big problem in the future, especially if they were to clash during a mission.

As if sensing his distress, the phone rang. Pulling Aya out from his reverie, he reached for the phone automatically. "Koneko Flower Shop, how can I help you?"

"I believe you can..." a solemn voice spoke up from the other end of the line. There was no doubt it was the leader of Schwarz, no one he knew had such deep but /sexy/ voice. Despite the solemn tone the other had used, Aya had no problem detecting the underlying hints of amusement as the latter spoke.

"Crawford..." Aya greeted, his tone neutral.

"I believe a talk is in order... especially with all these ... new developments..." Crawford stated matter-of-factly.

Aya had no doubt that the new developments referred to the youngest members on their teams. He could felt a migraine acting up, as he pinched the bridge of his nose warily. Yet, he knew the talk was in need. How else could they deal with an unexpected situation at hand if it arose while doing a mission?

"When and where?" Aya asked.

There was a slight pause, then a shuffle of papers. No doubt the other assassin was trying to locate the schedule before Crawford's unmistakable voice spoke up, drawing Aya back into reality.

"Evening, at Starbucks."

"Hn," Aya grunted a response, as he heard approaching footsteps coming up behind him, and hung up. Nodding at Ken in acknowledgement, he went back to the task of arranging flowers, leaving Ken to tend the counter. Aya knew it was just a matter of time, before Ken would realize the secrets that all of them were hiding and would no doubt want to press on for details. Forcing down the urge to sigh, Aya opted for a cool mask of facial expression while various thoughts were running through his mind.

He had been aware of Schudich and Yohji's relationship with each other. The question that Schudich had Nagi ask Yohji during the boy's stay with them had confirmed his suspicion. He had no doubt that Crawford had been aware and remained silent of it; well, Crawford couldn't have jolly well forbidden Yohji and Schudich from meeting up, considering the fact that they, themselves, were guilty as charged.

Initially, his relationship with Crawford was merely for sexual release; there were no strings attached or any feelings involved. Yet, he found himself questioning the idea recently. If there were no feelings involved, why would Crawford let slip of the information when they'd been discussing Omi and Nagi's project on the phone that their mission would be highly dangerous and that one could be injured if not careful? Why had the older assassin whispered sweet nothings to him when they met up at the hotel for their weekly session of sexual activity? Most importantly, why did he felt the urge to blush whenever the latter eyed him with lust?

Knowing that there was not going to be anyone to answer his questions at this point of time, Aya shook his head to clear the thoughts and pushed them to the very back of his mind. Turning his attention back to what he had to do, he focused all his energies on the duties around the flower shop, mentally willing for the time to strike evening so he could excuse himself and head out to meet Crawford for their scheduled talk.

To be continued

Date started: 10/09/05

Date completed: 11/09/05