Neko-San

Disclaimer: I do not own Weiss Kreuz. They belong rightfully to Takehito Koyasu.

Chapter 2

Ken slowly opened his eyes. Did he fall asleep? He certainly had a strange dream, it was one of talking cats and can-openers. Ken laughed gaily, yes, just a bizarre dream.

"May I ask what you find so amusing?"

Ken's head snapped to the side and saw Neko-San staring at him.

"I understand that this might come as quite shocking to you," The cat stated as Ken looked at him with his mouth gaping. "But I assure you, you're not going crazy or dreaming. I'm quite real and yes, I can speak perfect Japanese."

Ken rolled over onto his stomach and proceeded to stand up gingerly. He stared at Neko-San and started rummaging through the supplies he bought for the cat.

"Um, may I ask what you're doing, Ken?"

Ken jerked at the sound of his name coming from a talking cat, "I don't know," he answered truthfully, "I've never had a speaking cat before."

"Ah," Neko-San nodded his head sagely, "Everyone I met up with reacted the same way."

"How many owners did you have?" Ken was shocked.

"I don't have owners," Neko-San sneered, "They were my companions and now, you're my companion."

"So, what happened to these companions of yours. Did...did they die?" Ken looked horrified at the thought.

Neko-San shook his head, "No, no. I left when I've done my duty and they no longer need my services."

"Services? Who'd need a cat for services?" Ken looked at him incredulously.

Neko-San sighed and jumped up on a couch. He patted the space next to him and oddly enough, Ken complied.

"Well?' Ken asked.

"I help people realize their desires and encourage to go for those desires. But," his gaze intent on Ken's face, "Within reason. Such as, I won't help someone kill someone else or anything of the like."

"Oh, yeah, that makes sense. So, what do you think is my desire?" Ken winced mentally at the sarcasm in the last sentence. But to be fair, how would anyone react to a talking cat?

Neko-San, however, seemed to have expected this kind of response, "Oh, you don't realize it already? I would think it was that fetching redhead down in the store."

Ken stared at him for a moment and then began laughing. He tried to stop when he saw Neko-San's irritation, "I'm sorry!" He wiped tears from his eyes from laughing so hard, "But fetching? That's too much!"

"You want him, don't you?"

Ken blushed, "Well, yeah. I mean, I really like him."

"I will help you."

"You...you will?"

"Of course, but first, you need to feed me. You know I can't open that damn can."

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Ke blatently stared at Aya as he was doing inventory in the backroom. Ken was supposed to be helping him, but all he could do was stare at Aya. Neko-San advised the best thing to do was to be direct and honest about how he felt. On the other hand, Neko-San never dealt with Aya's glares before. Ken idly wondered if he should throw Aya down and have his wicked way with him. That's direct and honest about how he feels, isn't it?

"Ken...Ken...KEN!" Aya looked impatiently at him, "Are you just going to stand there or help me?"

"Sorry, Aya," Ken said sheepishly.

Aya shook his head, "It's alright, if you were Yoji I'd have to give you hell." He gave a rare smile, "But you're special."

Ken blushed and realized that this was his chance. He quickly walked up to Aya and kissed him. Aya looked at him in shock, no words coming out of his mouth.

Ken blurted out, "I really like you, Aya! I just thought you should know!" Ken turned and ran out of the backroom.

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Ken ran into his apartment and shut the door. Neko-San was waiting for him, impatiently.

"Well? What happened?"

Ken took a moment to catch his breath, "I...I kissed him an...and told him I liked him."

"Then?"

"I...I ran."

Neko-San stared at him as though he suddenly grew a new head, "You ran?"

"Yeah, he looked a little dumbfounded and I didn't know what else to do."

Neko-San sighed, "Alright, this is what you do..." He was disrupted by a knock on the door.

"Ken? I know you're in there. Open up." It was Aya.

Ken gulped and looked at the feline for answers, "What do I do?"

"Open the door, you idiot!" Neko-San hissed, which earned him a glare.

Ken opened the door and Aya quickly let himself in, "Ken, why did you run?"

Ken looked at the floor as though it was the most interesting thing in the world, "I don't know. I guess I got scared."

Aya pinched the bridge of his nose, "Scared? Of what? That I'll reject you?"

Ken continued to stare at the floor, "Yeah."

"Ken."

He looked up and saw Aya grinning at him, which scared him a little. Ken began to back away. Aya, however grabbed him by the shoulders.

"Ken, I like you, too." Aya kissed him.

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To Be Continued.