NFA: I have resized my chapters. So if you got up to Chapter 7 before I removed the story and then re-uploaded then please be sure to check the chapters. Chapters 7 and 8 are now Chapter 4.

Chapter 8

As Faye and Aya arrived at the skate park, Omi had his back turned to them and was seated on a wooden bench intently watching two young men skating across metal pipes. Aya stopped at the chain link fence that stood only a foot higher than him, and Faye continued through the opening down to the young Weiss member. She slowly wrapped her arms around Omi's shoulders and set her head upon his. He looked up and smiled at her.

"Having fun?" she asked, noticing a few scrapes on his arms.

"Yeah," said Omi.

A few guys had stopped watching their friends and were now looking at Faye as she leaned against Omi. Faye saw their curious eyes, leaned down, and pecked her leaning post on the cheek. Omi gave her a confused look but soon knew the answer when he heard his friends.

"Ooh, Omi," said one guy. "Who's the chick?"

"Omi's got himself a girlfriend," said another guy. "What's her name?"

"Don't be rude, Omi," teased Aya from the gate.

Omi looked at his red headed lover with surprise. Ever since Faye had arrived, Aya had started teasing him and acting more like a guy with feelings than an emotionless shell. He smiled at Aya and kissed Faye on the cheek.

"This is Faye," announced Omi.

Faye climbed over the bench and sat on the young man's lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and passionately kissed him. Omi's young round face turned a deep maroon color before she pulled away from him.

"Can I join you guys?" asked Faye putting one finger to her lips.

She innocently looked at the skates on Omi's feet and then at Omi. "I think we can snag Jenny's," said a young man as he looked at a young girl sitting nearby on the grass. "Hey, Jen, can we borrow your skates and helmet?"

Jenny, a young girl with short blond hair, looked up. "Sure," she said.

"Go ahead, Faye," the young man said pointing to a pair of dark green skates by her feet.

"Thank you," said Faye sitting on the bench.

She quickly removed her shoes and slipped her feet into the skates, which fit perfectly. As she put on the helmet, a hand rested on her shoulder. Her head tipped backwards and there standing behind her was Aya.

He leaned down and said, "Be careful. I don't want to have to patch you up any more than needed. Yohji will kill me if you get seriously hurt."

"I can take care of myself and Yohji," she said standing up.

Faye moved forward and everyone cleared out of the bowl and stood around the edges. She took a deep breath before pushing herself over the edge and skating down the concrete. When she reached the other side she spun around and returned to her starting point. After doing a few passes, she had built up enough speed to do several tricks that only a novice could complete.

Five minutes passed before she came back to the top and stopped herself by grabbing Omi around the waist. She had completed every trick in the novice skating book. Her cheeks were red and she felt hot and sticky. Several beads of sweat trickled down her face as she stood there. Everyone that had seen her performance cheered and clapped for her. She blushed and smiled.

As she leaned against Omi, she said, "I'm so tired. I think I'll go back to the shop."

"How about we get some shakes before going back?" suggested Omi, wrapping his arms around her waist to keep her from slipping away on the skates. "That way you can cool down and we can get something sweet."

"Sounds good," smiled Faye as she moved towards the bench and began to remove the skates.

"Your leaving already," said Jenny from the grass. "You were awesome!"

"I wore myself out," Faye said. "I haven't skated this much in a long time. Maybe another day I can come back and skate with everyone again."

Jenny smiled as she took her skates and helmet from her. Faye stood up and slowly made her way to Aya and Omi at the gate.

"You should lye down when we get back," Aya said. "We'll wake you for dinner."

"Okay," Faye said closing her eyes a little.

Sleep sounded good to her. She looked at Omi and saw that he shared the same idea.

Before going home, they stopped at the local ice cream parlor and Aya bought milkshakes for Omi and Faye. The day was hot, the milkshakes were cold, and they tasted so good. They had turned the corner and were walking up the sidewalk to the flower shop when they saw Yohji run out of the shop.

He was upset and looked tired. Aya, without a word, suddenly ran over to Yohji as he jumped into his convertible and climbed in. Together, they drove off away. Faye looked at Omi who didn't looked surprised at all. Omi shrugged and led the way. They entered the shop and proceeded upstairs.

It was cooler inside than expected. They threw away their cups and Faye sat down on the couch. Omi turned on the stereo and sat beside her. Faye was now on the verge of falling asleep but Omi wanted to talk. She curled up beside him and laid her head on his thigh as he talked to her. His voice calm and relaxing.

"Since you arrived," he said stroking her hair lightly, "Aya hasn't been the same."

"Oh how so?" she asked quietly, trying not to fall asleep.

"He's actually showing emotion," said the young Weiss. "Usually he's stern and you can't read him, but lately he's been teasing me and enjoy things."

"I have that affect on people," she said closing her eyes. "But be warned, he may go back to the way he was once he gets use to me being here or when I leave."

"When you leave?"

"There's no reason for me to intrude on your lives any longer than I have to."

Omi didn't say anything for a moment as he thought about what she had just said. It was true. But what if she left poor Yohji heart broken? He would be hard to live with for a while until he got over it.

"I'll stay close by, Omi. I wouldn't do anything to hurt Yohji."

He looked at her and smiled.

"Do you think Yohji found Ken today?"

Faye didn't answer. Omi looked at her and there, curled up beside him, she slept. He smiled at her. He too was tired and it was becoming harder to keep his eyes open. Carefully, he picked her head up and moved out from under her. Once he had lay down on the floor, he allowed his body to relax. Soon, sleep over powered him and he dozed off, his head falling to one side.

Yohji slammed the door as he and Aya entered the flower shop. They had searched the entire town and no sign of Ken had been found. Aya quickly, and quietly, climbed the stairs to the second floor landing. He went into his bedroom and closed the door. Yohji had fumed the entire time and his bad mood had sent the red head back into his usual hard and cold expressions.

As Yohji entered the living room with his beer, he saw Omi sleeping on the floor. He looked around the room and noticed Faye curled up on the couch, also sleeping. A wave of joy swept over him. Faye had a strange effect on him. Whenever he saw her, no matter what mood he was in, she made him happy. She looked so peaceful lying there on the couch. He shook his head and went down to the underground. Maybe he could find something about Ken there.

When Faye woke, she was still lying on the couch. It was dark outside and the stereo was now playing a soft slow song of love. She looked around the room and saw Omi lying beside her on the floor. The clock on the wall said that it was only five, but it felt much later than that.

I wonder if Yohji and Aya are back yet. She thought rubbing her eyes.

A pair of feet sounded on the stairs leading up to the second floor. Faye sat up and carefully climbed over the sleeping man. She looked out the doorway and, as she stood there, Ken appeared at the top of the stairs. He looked tired and depressed.

As he looked at the living room, he saw Faye standing there rubbing her eyes. He tilted his head to one side and looked at her. To him, it looked like she had been crying. Her face was red from being pressed against the couch for so long and she continued to rub her eyes.

He quickly walked over to her and asked, "Are you okay?"

Faye, confused, asked, "Yes, why do you ask?"

"It looks like you've been crying," said Ken. "Your face is red and your rubbing your eyes."

"Oh," laughed Faye. "I just woke up. Omi and I took a long nap and he's still sleeping."

Ken, feeling like an idiot for thinking she had been crying, said, "Oh, well, I'm going to get started making dinner. Do you know if the others have eaten?"

"No I don't sorry," Faye said. "Would you like me to go ask them?"

"No that's okay," he said walking towards the kitchen.

"We were worried about you," she said following him. "Yohji said he was going to look for you after breakfast."

"I have a few hiding spots that no one knows about," he confessed opening the fridge. "He must be really mad at me."

"You should go talk to him and settle things," she said. "I hope it had nothing to do with me. If it did please tell me."

Ken looked at Faye in amazement. Her words were full of self-conviction. She blames herself! He thought. Even though she doesn't know if it has to deal with her or not. How sad.

"It has nothing to do with you, Faye," he said with a smile. "It's something that's been building between me and Yohji for a while now. Long before you showed up yesterday."

"Well if something happens and it has to do with me," she said, "I do hope you will talk to me about it, won't you?"

Ken nodded his head. "Sure."

Faye smiled and went back into the living room. She was still tired but decided to wake Omi for dinner. Ken left the kitchen and went upstairs to Yohji's room.

He knocked on the door and waited. When he didn't hear anything inside, he opened the door and found Yohji sitting on his bed reading a magazine.

"Yohji," Ken said softly.

Yohji looked up and narrowed his eyes as they fell upon the brunette. "Where the hell have you been?" he roared throwing down the magazine as he stood up. "I searched the whole fucking city looking for you."

"I'm sorry, Yohji, but I needed some time by myself," Ken said.

The blonde's face reddened and he suddenly punched Ken in the face. "Ya well sorry is not going to cut it!" yelled Yohji. "I thought the enemy might have gotten you. I didn't want to have to tell Omi that we lost you because you were pissed and decided to do something stupid and got yourself killed."

"You know I wouldn't have gone out and done something stupid," Ken yelled back. "I'm smarter than that! Besides I can take care of myself! I'm not some punk kid who can't tell the difference between safe and dangerous!"

"Why the fuck did you storm out of here this morning then?" he yelled.

"You really want to know why?"

"Yes I do!"

"I wasn't ready! I wasn't ready to be with you and Faye!"

But before Yohji or Ken could say another thing, they both saw something out of the corners of their eyes. They both looked at the door and saw Faye standing there. Her dark blue eyes stared at them full of fear.

"Faye," said Yohji taking a step towards her.

Before anything else could be said, Faye spun around and ran down the hall. A door opened and the sound of crying met their ears. Yohji and Ken ran out of the room and saw Faye in Aya's arms. Her head was buried in his chest and she was shaking. Aya looked up and glared at the two young men at the other end of the hall. He led Faye into his bedroom and closed the door. Ken and Yohji looked at each other, both ashamed of yelling at the other.