The Healer

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Disclaimer: I do not own Weiss Kreuz or any of its wonderful characters.

Notes at the end.

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Ken woke up feeling sore and achy, it took him a moment to remember why. Ran. Oh, God, why was he there? It can't be a coincidence; Ken never thought he would see Ran again. Not that it wasn't bad seeing him, far from it actually, but he left the other man for a good reason. Hmm, maybe today would be a good day to stay in bed.

"Ken? Are you awake?" Omi opened the door and peered inside.

Ken covered his head with his blanket, "Ken Hidaka is not here, please leave a message."

Omi sighed, "Come on, Ken. We should at least listen to what they have to say."

Ken threw the blanket off of his head, "What? Are you saying they came here for us?" Of course! Why is he being so stupid? The idea that Ran would show up half way around the world by coincidence is just too much. He had to have been sent there.

Omi nodded and waited for Ken to make up his mind and get out of bed. Ken got up slowly and likewise began getting dressed slowly. Omi stared at him thoughtfully.

"Hey, Ken?"

"Hmm?"

"What happened between you and Ran?"

"Omi, do you know him?"

Omi shook his head, "No, but I have seen him around before we left," Omi chewed his lower lip, "He doesn't seem like a bad guy."

"No? I guess he isn't, even though the bastard punched me!" Ken scowled.

"Did you do something to him?"

Ken was silent, he looked out the window and sighed, "I left him, but...it was for his own good..." he trailed off.

Omi helped Ken up, "Well, it looks like you two are just going to have to deal with each other."

Ken didn't respond, but murmured to himself, "I wonder...I wonder if he'll ever be able to forgive me."

"Hey, Ran, eat something."

Ran scowled at Yoji.

Yoji just shrugged, "Suit yourself, but I'm telling you, it's going to be a long day."

Ran stared at his breakfast and began picking at it. He ached all over, Ken sure knew how to punch. Ken. He thought he'd be over the man by now, but seeing him again brought out not only anger, but hurt, too.

Ran's reverie was broken by Yoji speaking, "Hey, pretty boy, ready for breakfast?"

The boy who was with Ken last night, Omi, came over, "Hello Yoji, Ran. Ken will be out in a few minutes."

Ran studied him for a moment and said thoughtfully, "I've seen you before, haven't I?"

Omi grinned, "Yes, you have, Ran. I believe that you were working for my uncle Shuichi, right?"

"I'm still working for him," Ran corrected, "But I won't say anymore until K..Hidaka comes out."

"I'm here," a voice called out wearily. The three men looked over and saw Ken carefully making his way over. He plopped down next to Omi and stared hard at the other two.

"So, why don't you start explaining why you're here."

Yoji smiled, "Direct and straight to the point."

Ran glared right back at Ken, "Persia sent us to bring you back, Hidaka."

"He wants Omi to come back," Yoji interrupted.

Three heads turned to look at Yoji. "What?" Ken managed to ask.

"Persia wants Omi to come home." Yoji stared right at Omi, who looked shocked.

"No," Ken spat out, "Omi's not returning there!"

Yoji sighed as he took out a cigarette, "I don't think that's your choice, sensei," he turned to Omi, "Your uncle has a lot to say to you, most of all, he wants you to come home."

Omi stared at the table as though it was the most fascinating thing in the world, "I...I'll have to think about it."

"Omi!" Ken was aghast, "No! What happened...you can't go back there!"

"Ken!" Ran raised his voice and startled the others, "You both are to come back. Please don't make this difficult."

"Difficult? There's a reason why we left in the first place, Ran!" Ken shouted, "Do you honestly think that I would have left you if there wasn't a good reason for it?" Ken clamped his hand over his mouth, looking shocked.

He wasn't the only one shocked, Ran's eyes widened and the other two looked on in interest.

Ken got up shakily, "Excuse me, I need to check on some patients," he left quickly.

Ran got up as well and left. Yoji and Omi looked at each other and Yoji just had to smile, "Well, that was a revelation, huh?"

Omi pursed his lips together, "I wonder, what's going to happen?"

To Be Continued.

A/N: I want to thank all who have reviewed! It means a lot. I also want to apologize for the delay. The chapter is short because I wanted to make sure I get something up. Hurricane Dennis may be in the Gulf of Mexico, but we're suppose to get tropical storm weather and I'm hoping we won't lose electricity. Which is why I got the chapter up, just in case I do lose electricity. But hopefully all will turn out all right and the next chapter will be posted soon. Thanks!