This is the last chapter in Chibies in the house. I may continue on this story with a sequel, but I'm not making any promises.
So… let's see. When I ended the last chapter Aya got offered a new life, a new start, but we never got to know what he decided. And the rest of Weiss still hadn't awoken yet. So without anymore chitchat, let's continue.
Enjoy.
Chapter 7
If I can not bring you comfort, then at least I bring you hope!
When Yohji woke up he couldn't understand where he was. But then he spotted Aya in a chair. Aya was watching him.
"Hello Yohji… how are you feeling?" Aya asked.
"Aya… I had this crazy dream…" Yohji started.
But then he started to remember.
"They thought you might remember what happened since you had your memories impact while you were transformed!" Aya said.
"Oh god… it wasn't a dream was it… we really did turn into children…" Yohji said.
"Yes you did! It was Schwarz who did it. Crawford had some sort spray which turned you into kids… but it backfired and they were turned into kids themselves. Prodigy was the only one that was normal, and he gave me the spray so we could find a cure. Now everything is back to normal. You're all back to your normal age."
"Aya… you took care of us… I remember… you even sang to us…"
Aya only nodded.
"You know Aya; you would make a great dad!" Yohji smirked.
"Maybe…"
"So Omi and Ken are ok?"
"Yes… but don't expect them to remember anything of this. They will still be mad at me for hitting Omi… they will still hate me…" Aya said.
He looked sad, tired and it was as he had given up on something.
"I'm really sorry Yohji… about yelling and hitting… I was so tired and just wanted to go to sleep… I'm still so very tired… I'm so sorry…"
Yohji had a terrible feeling that something was very wrong.
"Aya… what have you done?" Yohji asked.
"I can't do this anymore… I can't… I'm too tired, so very tiered… I just want to sleep and never wake up again… I just want… I'm sorry Yohji…" Aya had tears in his eyes.
"Aya… I'm not mad at you or anything. I promise you can sleep as long as you need, I'll even take your shifts at the shop if you need me to. You saved us, you took care of us and sang to us and did everything you could for us even when we gave you hell… please don't do anything stupid, I'll talk to Omi and Ken and I'm sure they agree with me."
Aya actually smiled a sad little smile.
"Thank you Yohji… but I'll be fine… I hope!"
He rose up and went over to the bed.
"The others haven't woken up yet, so sleep some more, get some rest!"
"Will you be here when I wake up again?" Yohji had a feeling that if he let Aya out of sight now he would never see him again.
"I'm not gonna kill myself if that's what you're worried about" Aya smiled.
"Good… you know Aya you are so beautiful when you smile. You're always beautiful, but even more when you smile. You should do that more often. And before I forget it… you have the most beautiful singing-voice I've ever heard." Yohji didn't want Aya to go away.
Aya stared at him for a while, but then he smiled.
"Thank you Yohji… that was really nice of you to say…"
"Could you… could you sing for me? So I fall asleep?" Yohji asked.
Aya smiled a real smile.
"Sure… I'll sing for you!"
If I can not bring you comfort, then at least I bring you hope.
For nothing is more precious than the time we have and love.
We have no need for small misfortune; count the blessings that are real.
Let the bells ring out for Christmas, at the closing of the year.
The next time Yohji woke up Aya was gone, but Omi and Ken were there.
"Yohji! We were worried you wouldn't wake up…" Omi smiled.
Yohji sat up and looked around in the room.
"Where is Aya?" he almost yelled.
"If he knows what best for him he'll stay away!" Ken snorted.
"Shit… where is he? I just know he did something stupid!" Yohji got out of the bed.
"Yeah, he hit Omi and you!"
"No you don't understand…" Yohji was really worried.
"Yohji? What's wrong? You look really scared!" Omi said.
And then Yohji told them everything that had happened. How they had turned into kids, how they had hid in Aya's room, how Aya had freaked out when he found out it was them, how he had cared for them and loved them like a real father would. He told them about Aya singing to them so they would go to sleep, he told them everything.
"Oh my god… so we're not here because Aya came back and beat the crap out of us in our sleep?" Omi asked.
That was the theory he and Ken had thought of after wondering why they were in a hospital.
The door opened and for a moment there Yohji was sure it was Aya and everything was alright with the redhead. But the one who entered was the wrong redhead.
"Manx…" Omi smiled.
"Hello boys. Nice to see you back to your old self again!" she smiled.
"Hey… I remember you… you were the one making Aya so cranky… You slept with Aya?" Yohji almost yelled remembering the shock again.
Manx actually blushed.
"What Aya and I do on our free-time is none of your business." Manx was now as red as her hair, which Yohji wouldn't think was possible.
"You and Aya are lovers?" Yohji smirked.
"We were… I know he didn't love me, and I didn't love him either… but both needed to be close to someone. Aya is a wonderful man, but he really needs his sleep or else he gets really cranky. I guess I'm to blame for his bad mood lately, his been really tired…" Manx smiled.
"Is what Yohji told us true?" Omi asked.
"Yes. To bad you don't remember any of it… Aya was really fantastic; he was the best father you could ask for. And he was willing to take care of you if there wasn't found a cure too, he even singed the adoption papers!" Manx said.
"What? He didn't tell me that!" Yohji said.
"Where is Aya?" Ken asked.
"He… he's gone!" Manx said.
"Gone? He told me that he wouldn't kill himself… he looked so tired and sad and… and he really felt bad about hitting Omi and me… he said he was sorry…" Yohji said.
"I know… he wanted to wait so he could speak with you Yohji. Since you had your memories when you were a kid we kind of expected that you would remember this. He wanted to be here when you woke up!" Manx said.
"And he was… He looked so… tiered, like he had given up on everything…" Yohji said.
"Aya… ever since his sister woke up he have felt empty. He wanted to get away, to get a new life, to get away from everything and everyone…" Manx said.
"Where is Aya? What happened to Aya?" Omi asked worried.
"Aya's not dead, but he won't be coming back to Weiss anymore. He finally has peace now, he can sleep and rest!" she smiled.
It was winter and soon Christmas. Manx still wouldn't tell them where Aya was or what had happened to him. They had tried to do some research on their own but still nothing.
It was Christmas-eve when someone knocked on their door.
Yohji opened it and almost screamed.
"Schwarz!"
"Hi, we're not here to fight or give you any trouble!" Schuldig said.
It was only him and Nagi that were there.
"Can we come in?" Nagi asked.
After a lot of "Schwarz", Weiss could finally calm down and listen to what Schwarz had to say. They all sat down.
"We know where Abyssinian is!" Schuldig said.
"What? What have you done to him?" Ken asked thinking they had hurt him or something.
"Nothing… we're here to show you where he is. Look at it as a Christmas-gift from us. But please understand that you can not take him back. Things have changed…" Nagi said.
"He is happy now and if you guys plan on taking him away from the happiness he found, we won't let you see him!" Schuldig said.
"When did you start to care so much for Aya?" Yohji asked.
"He could have killed us when we were children, which is what we would have done to you, but he didn't. He even took care of us for a little while and he sang to us so we would go to sleep. We will do whatever it takes to make sure he's happy and safe, that nothing happens to him. Even if this means we have to keep you guys away from him!" Schuldig said.
"We promise not to take him away from his happiness or whatever. We just want to see that he is alright…" Omi said.
"Good, then let's go!" Schuldig said.
Nagi smiled. He was so exited to see how Weiss would react to this that he was almost jumping up and down.
They met Crawford and Farfarello in the chitty. Outside, in front of a mall was a huge skating rink, and many families had brought their friends and kids to go skating there.
"Ah, there you are. I knew you would come!" Crawford smirked.
"Of course you knew!" Schuldig said.
"Where is Aya?" Ken asked.
"Look over there!" Farfarello pointed.
They looked but couldn't see Aya anywhere. There were a lot of people skating, but no Aya.
"Where?" Omi asked.
But then Yohji spotted something with hair red as blood.
"Oh my god…" he gasped.
"I'll pretend you didn't say that!" Farfarello said.
"What? Do you see him?" Ken asked.
On the skating rink were a young woman and her husband. They held a little four year old boy between them. The little boy had states on his feet and tried to stand on them. The boy had pale skin and was dressed in blue warm winter-clothes, and he had hair red as blood. The boy turned around and then two violet eyes looked at Yohji.
"Aya…" Yohji said almost just a whisper.
"Where? I don't see him!" Omi and Ken said ant the same time.
"The little boy over there, the one with the blue clothes," Yohji smiled.
And then Ken and Omi saw it too.
"Aya? What happened to him?" Ken asked.
"There was still some of the spray left. Abyssinian got the choice to start over, a new life, and he took it thinking you guys wouldn't care if he stayed or left!" Crawford said.
"But…" Omi just stared at the little boy.
"The man and woman adopted him as their own child. They know nothing about who he is or where he comes from. They are normal people. They are loving parents that love and adore their new child. Aya is happy with them and he will have a wonderful life with them. He will grow up anew knowing nothing of his old life; he won't even remember anything of it. He will have the life he always wanted, a happy life!" Crawford said.
"His name is still Aya, Hasanuma Aya!" Nagi smiled.
Ruri lifted her son up.
"Are you having fun sweetie?" She smiled and kissed him on his forehead.
"Yes!" Aya smiled.
Aya was still looking at the tall blond man who stared at him.
Hasanuma Ryu skated over to his wife and son.
"Hey there, ready to try to skate on your own?" he smiled and ruffled his son's hair.
"Yes!" Aya said and looked back to his dad.
He fell over a few times but finally ha managed to stand on his own feet without falling over whenever he tried to move forward.
Then he looked back to where the tall blond man stood. Yep, he was still there, but now Aya noticed the ones with him, four people he knew.
"Uncle Schu-schu!" Aya yelled and waved.
Schuldig smiled and waved back.
"You're doing fine kid!" he yelled.
"Oh, it's Crawford and the others!" Ruri smiled.
"Look… I'm skating!" Aya smiled.
Schwarz smiled and nodded, Nagi even cheered the boy.
The Hasanuma family went over to them with their son between them. Farfarello lifted Aya up and got a hug from the child.
"Hello Crawford! Are these the ones you talked about?" Ryu asked.
"Yes. This is the Weiss boys!" Crawford smirked.
"The tall one is Yohji, the oldest. The brunette is Ken and the youngest one is Omi. Say hello to them Aya, these three boys are your brothers!" Schuldig smiled.
Aya looked at Weiss.
"Hello, I'm Hasanuma Ryu. I'm honoured to meet you!" Ryu smiled.
"Um… hello!" Omi said.
"You don't look alike…" Ruri said.
"Same mother, but different fathers!" Crawford explained.
'We told them the three of you are Aya's brothers and your mothers last name was Weiss, therefore you all are the Weiss boys!' Schuldig explained to Weiss.
Aya was back in his mother's arms.
"Do you see those three boys Aya? They are your brothers!" Ruri smiled.
"Hello!" Aya said.
"Do you remember us Aya?" Yohji asked.
Aya looked into his eyes.
"When you realize that you have been loved, you will never bee alone!" Aya said as if it was a song. He remembered that song and that he had heard it before.
"I guess you do… sort of!" Yohji smiled.
"Yohji… you like women!" Aya said.
"Hey, he remembers you Yohji!" Ken smirked.
"Ken… you like soccer!" Aya said proud.
"Hah, looks like he remembers you too Ken!" Yohji laughed.
"Omi like… computers…?" Aya said.
"Yes I do Aya…" Omi smiled.
"Flowers… I remember a lot of flowers!" Aya smiled.
"We work in a flower-shop!" Ken smiled.
Aya smiled wide, proud of himself for remembering them.
"Say… do you boys have any plans for the rest of the evening?" Ryu asked.
"No…" Yohji said.
"We would be very happy if you all would come and have Christmas-dinner with us. I know it must be strange to be separated from Aya, but we do want him to have contact with his real family too. I'm really sorry to hear about your mother though…" Ruri said.
'The story is this. Your mother died and Aya got put away from adoption, you three wanted to keep him, but realized you couldn't.' Schuldig explained.
"We would love to have dinner with you… if it's not too much trouble!" Ken smiled.
"Of course not, and know that you are all welcome to visit Aya when you want to!" Ryu said.
They had rushed to buy Aya presents and then drove Aya's old car to the address they had been given. Ryu welcomed them all.
Schwarz was already there.
Aya didn't remember anything more about Weiss, but that didn't matter. They could now make new memories, happy memories.
This Christmas was the best Christmas they ever had. Weiss knew that they hadn't lost Aya; he was right there, smiling and laughing. He had the taken the chance and got a new life full of joy and happiness, full of love. Aya had his parents, he had his uncles in Schwarz and he had his three brothers.
Schwarz and Weiss would always protect him and his parents. They would gladly die to protect Aya's happiness. Aya had somehow brought them all together and made them all one big happy family.
Omi always wondered if Aya had been this happy with his real family, if he had smiled and laughed this much back then. But he didn't ever bring it up, he enjoyed spending time with little chibi Aya.
Aya and his parents often visited the flower-shop and sometimes when Ryu and Ruri needed a babysitter he would stay in his old room. Aya brought light, laughter and joy into their world, he brought love and hope.
So when the next Christmas came Weiss invited Ruri, Ryu and Aya to their home.
Aya still had his beautiful singing-voice. And Yohji still loved to hear him sing, so Aya sang to him whenever he asked him to.
As long as Aya was happy so were Weiss and Schwarz. Therefore did it come quite as a shock when little chibi Aya one day came up to Yohji and declared his future-plans.
"When I grow up I want to become like you!" little Aya said smiling.
"NO!" both Weiss and Schwarz yelled.
Aya blinked and looked at them.
"You Aya are gonna become a star. You're gonna use that beautiful voice you have and be a famous singing-star!" Yohji smiled and hugged his little-brother.
And so Aya smiled and nodded.
If I can not bring you comfort, then at least I bring you hope.
For nothing is more precious then the time we have and love.
The End!
So here it ends. The song is a Christmas song I found. I have no idea who sings or what it's called.
Remember to review and tell me if you want a sequel on this story. I'm not sure if I will I will make one, I have to finish the others stories I have first.
Hope you liked the story and thank you to everybody that already reviewed on it. It's good to hear that others like what I write!
So see yah, till next time…!