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Tsuki no Kurai
Chapter 3
It had been a week since the last time that he had seen or heard anything from the older man. It had been a week since he had last had a good night sleep. With everything that had happened since the club and the park he really hadn't much sleep. Silent as ever he went in the empty office and into Bradley's office. Bradley was on the phone and Aya just went to Crawford's couch and lay down. He didn't even say a word to the man but close his eyes. Before he closed his eyes he saw Crawford raise a brow but Aya closed his eyes before the man could get off the phone and question him.
Crawford watched his Kitten enter the office and head straight for his couch. He didn't get the chance to get off the phone and question his Kitten. Aya was sound asleep the moment his head hit the pillow. He was able to end the call and watched Aya sleep. Aya slept soundly through Schuldich, Nagi, and Charlie banging into his office, a few paces behind the three was Jei. Jei was sulking, why he wasn't to sure yet, the pale haired man would not speak to any of them at the time.
"Daddy!" Nagi shouted running loudly through the room. Crawford was amazed that Aya slept through the noise that the newcomers made. "Daddy!"
Crawford watched Nagi look around his office. His child always seemed to know when there was something amiss in his office. Turning Nagi spotted the sleeping redhead on the couch and squealed happily. "Kitty!"
Running over to the sleeping redhead Nagi crawled on the couch before Crawford could stop him and he watched as Nagi climbed onto the couch and cuddled beside the redhead and promptly fell asleep.
"It's been a busy day." Charlie yawned. Crawford smiled at the small blonde, it seemed like it was a very busy day. Charlie certainly looked like he had a long day. He needed to remember to give the boy more time off. "I'll meet you back home. I have some groceries to shop for before dinner."
"Careful out there Charlie boy. Those bargain shoppers are scary." Schuldich offered cheerfully earning a glare from Charlie. Schuldich and Crawford watched the blonde leave with Jei following him out. Charlie knew that Jei was following him around half the time and it didn't bother him very much. Not any more anyways.
"Now you're really keeping Kittens in your office." Schuldich remarked looking to the sleeping Aya and Nagi. "What have you been up to?"
"Lovely isn't he?" Crawford asked from his chair.
"His mind is so dark." Schuldich said with a frown. He didn't hate the Weiss Kittens, it was just that they had been in the way during some missions and that was annoying. Maybe there was a way that he could help the redhead…
"Yes it is." Crawford remarked straightening up his already clean desk.
"Soon?" Schuldich asked. He knew that Crawford was keeping something from him but he knew that when the older man was ready he would tell him what was on his mind.
"Maybe… Go on home. I'll meet you there later." Crawford grinned. "I'll watch them."
Schuldich rose a brow and grinned. "Alright you baby-sit your own kid and the little redheaded Kitty. I'm gonna go home and have a nice shower and enjoy the quiet before the rugrat comes home and does that thing he does. Are you bringing the Kitten with you?"
"Perhaps if he wants to come." Crawford replied looking thoughtful.
Schuldich shook his head and left. He knew Crawford was going to bring the Kitten home. Who wouldn't want to bring the Kitten home? The Kitten was cute and he knew the Kitten was smart. If not the other assassin would have been dead a long time ago.
Crawford had ended up working and watching his son and Aya sleeping for over an hour when Nagi woke and crawled off Aya. Nagi bounced when his feet hit the floor and he ran over to him.
"Daddy! Daddy! Is the Kitty coming home to play?" Nagi asked pouncing on his father.
Crawford caught his son and smiled. "Only if he wants to."
Nagi pouted and jumped off his father and ran back to the couch. Nagi reached out and grabbed Aya's hand and tugged a couple of times. Aya blinked at the hyper child as he woke slowly. Tilting his head he blinked at the older man next. He drew his brows in and opened and closed his mouth.
Aya could not tear his eyes from the older man. Crawford's soft brown eyes looked at him with a look that he could not describe.
"Kitty! Are you going to play with me?" Nagi asked pleadingly.
Aya was not fully awake, nodded his head. Nagi cheered and pranced over to his father. "Daddy Kitty wants to come home with us!"
"Aya would you like to join my family and I for dinner? Charlie is a very good cook. Wont let anyone in his kitchen." Crawford offered. He could see the dark circles under Aya's eyes and wondered if the boy had been sleeping well.
"Charlie?" Aya blinked as Nagi crawled up on him.
"My Nanny!" Nagi exclaimed cheerfully. "Charchar is the best! He takes good care of all of us."
Aya blinked. Crawford could see that Aya was ready to go back to sleep. "Kitten how did you get here?"
"I took the bus…" Aya responded softly.
"Nagi go gather you things and wait out front. Aya and I will be along in a minute." Crawford told his child. Nagi nodded and bounded out to the front office. Crawford waited until Nagi was out of the room.
"Are you alright Kitten?" Crawford asked.
"I-I don't know." Aya responded softly. "Since… since the kiss… I haven't been myself…"
"Do you want to join us? Charlie makes enough to feed an army." Crawford offered. He wanted to take Aya with him. He needed to find out why one moment Aya reached out to him and the next Aya shied away. He could understand the pain in the boys past and wanted to take that pain away. But he wanted the boy not to be afraid if him any more. "Charlie's an excellent cook."
"I- Ok." Aya whispered. He couldn't say no to such a welcoming offer and he wanted to go with the older man.
Crawford was drowning in those wide violet eyes. Now that he knew about the boy he could see the stress and the tension that was in the boy's body and he wanted to take that away. Stepping forward he brushed the hair out of Aya's face. "Let's go then Kitten, Nagi is waiting and you promised him you would play with him."
Aya blushed and allowed the older man to lead him out of the office in to the front office. As Crawford said Nagi was wearing a coat and had a little lunchbox in clutched in his hand, on his back there was a little backpack with a yellow creature on it.
"Let's go Kitty!" Nagi cheered reaching for Aya's hand. Aya had no choice but to follow the child with Crawford behind him. "We're gonna have so much fun!"
Aya only nodded to the child to lead. "I- I need to call home and let them know where I am."
Crawford watched Aya search his pockets with his free hand and produce a small phone. Gathering up Nagi in his arms he smiled at his son. "Shush now. Kitty has to make a call. Do you remember what we taught you about when people are on the phone?"
Nagi nodded, smiled, and whispered smartly. "That we have to be as quiet as a – as a mouse!"
Crawford smiled at his son and replied softly "Good boy."
Nagi beamed and pressed his finger to his lips.
Aya watched Crawford with his child. The man was nothing like he had known. Crawford was proving himself to be a good father to the child. Turning his head back to the phone Aya dialed the shops number and prayed that it would be anyone other then Yohji. He didn't know what he was going to tell them anyways. 'I'm going to have dinner with Schwartz' was not an option.
"Hello?" Omi's voice came.
Aya gave a mental sigh. With Omi he knew that he would be able to tell him something without being questioned to badly. "I'm going out. I don't know when I will be back."
"Oh?" Omi asked, curious then as to what would make Aya want to go out.
"Yes." Aya replied. He wanted to get off the phone as quickly as he could.
Grinning evilly to himself Omi decided to have some fun. "Is it a daaaatttttteeeeee?"
Aya's tiny gasp let Omi know that he was right.
Grinning Omi could at least take joy in teasing his older brother about his relationship while his was going to be over soon.
"Yes." Aya whispered, a blush starting on his cheeks.
"Is it your girlfrienddddddd?" Omi teased.
"N-no." Aya managed.
"Are you sureeeeeee?" Omi teased.
Aya blushed and spoke again. "Just don't wait up… I don't know when I'll get home…"
Omi's laughter caused Aya to blush and Aya could see Crawford and Nagi looking at him.
"Just remember to play nice." Omi teased before he hung up the phone.
"Everything alright Kitten?" Crawford asked as Nagi reached out to Aya who was blushing bright.
"It's fine." Aya whispered accepting the child who cheered and began playing with the red hair. He offered a small smile to the child and turned to the older man.
"Will you be alright Kitten?" Crawford asked. The violet eyed boy gave him a confused look.
"Yes…" Aya whispered with a blush and a yawn.
"Common Kitten, let's go eat I bet your hungry." Crawford said. He could see the tiredness in those violet eyes. The boy was dead on his feet.
Crawford led his Kitten to the parking garage and to where his car was parked.
"Will you hold Nagi while I set up is car seat?" Crawford asked. Aya nodded and watched Crawford open the trunk and take a car seat out. Aya watched Crawford easily place the car seat in the back and buckled it in. "Come here Nagi."
"Daddy!" Nagi squealed in delight and reached for his dad.
Aya gladly handed Nagi back over to Crawford and Crawford took Nagi from him and strapped him into the car seat that was in the back. Aya stood beside the car and waited until he was told what to do.
"Go ahead and get in Kitten." Crawford said opening the door to the car for Aya. Aya climbed in quietly and buckled in.
Crawford climbed into the car and started it up. Nagi was chattering in the backseat and Aya's head was resting against the window, asleep. The boy was out. Nagi was chattering in the back and nothing was going to wake Aya. Aya's face just read tiredness.
Nagi ran inside the apartment with his daddy, who was carrying Kitty, behind him.
"Nii-chan Schu! Nii-chan Fello! Charchar! I got a Kitty! Daddy let me have a Kitty!" Nagi cheered as he flung the door wide. He bounded into the front room and pointed to his dad who was carrying a still sound asleep Aya.
"What is all the racket?" Schuldich asked coming into the room with Charlie and Jei following him. All looked to the redhead that was sleeping soundly in Crawford's arms. Schuldich snickered with a wide smile and a knowing look that said he wasn't going to share what he knew and Jei didn't look too interested in the redhead and Charlie looked concerned.
"Who is that?" Charlie asked looking at the redhead cuddled in Crawford's arms.
"This is my Kitten. He's going to stay the night." Crawford said earning a glare from the smaller man. "What?"
Charlie turned to Schuldich and told him to turn dinner off. He strode to Crawford's room and turned down the bed. Crawford had followed the small blonde still carrying his sleeping Kitten.
"Put him in bed." Charlie ordered; turning and leaving. "Dinner is in ten minutes."
Crawford knew that he was in trouble for how long and how cold Charlie talked to him. He was doomed no matter what he did. Crawford smiled at the sleeping redhead. He bent and pulled Aya's shoes off and tucked the small body into the bed. Charlie must be having an off day he decided. Whatever Charlie did it would be worth it though for Aya.
"Is Kitty going to give Daddy a kiss?" Nagi asked poking his head over the edge of the bed.
"Daddy will give Kitten a kiss." Crawford smiled and leaned forward pressed a small kiss to a sleeping Aya's forehead. "Common baby, Kitten needs to sleep now."
Nagi nodded and looked to his father.
"Go get ready for dinner." Crawford told his son. "I need to talk with your Nii-chan's and Charlie."
Nagi bounced out of the room happily and closed the door behind him.
Crawford looked at the bed once more before he was going to leave and noticed that Aya was shivering. The clothes that his Kitten was wearing were not that thick and the boy was so slender he didn't think there was any meat on his bones. He needed to get his Kitten warmer… That would mean that he would have to undress his Kitten, and see his creamy pale skin…
Crawford shook his head clear of his thoughts. He couldn't think those thoughts about his Kitten while changing his Kitten. The thoughts that he had about his Kitten were close to the visions that he had been having lately.
"Alright Kitten. Let's get you in something warmer… You must be cold." Crawford said to the sleeping redhead. Crawford went to his dresser and pulled open a drawer with his night cloths. His kitten would be uncomfortable in his cloths… he would need to change him. Pulling the covers back he stared at the lovely redhead sleeping in his bed.
Sitting on the edge of the bed gently he reached for the buttons and began unbuttoning the shirt his Kitten was wearing. Aya made a few soft moans that were quite cute and gently he continued to undress Aya. Slowly he pulled the shirt away from creamy skin, Aya had such pretty skin. Slowly he drew Aya into his arms and pulled the shirt form Aya's sleeping body and pulled his sleeping shirt on Aya's small slender form. Laying him back down Crawford hesitated a moment before he reached for Aya's pants. He could feel Aya's warm skin under his finger tips as he unbuttoned and unzipped Aya's jeans. Slowly he started to pull the pants down and caught Aya'a boxers as he tried to tug the pants down. He caught the boxers as a tiny trail of red hair came into view. He wanted to see more but he wanted Aya to show him.
He managed to tug the pants down Aya's slender legs and off. He held back the laugh he felt coming on as he saw the dinosaur boxers that Aya was wearing. Slowly he pulled the bottoms of the sleeping cloths up Aya's slender pale legs and past his dinosaur boxers to rest on Aya's hips. He pulled the string at the waist to make the waist line smaller for the younger man. He had to make it very much smaller for the younger man.
Crawford groaned to himself. He wished that Aya was awake so he could kiss that pretty mouth. He decided he had better get out to face the music a.k.a Charlie… and let his Kitten sleep. Aya would sleep and wake hopefully in a better mood to talk about things.
Crawford exited his room to face a glaring Charlie. Glaring was too nice of a term. Charlie was looking furious. "You didn't kidnap him did you? And what is his name?"
Crawford smiled and shook his head and hoped that he could pacify the small blonde. "His name is Aya."
"And?" Charlie's eyed narrowed. Crawford sighed. He was not going to get anything past the little blonde. Charlie was going to be tough and mean about the whole thing he could tell.
"I know him through work; he fell asleep on my couch." Crawford told him. "I didn't have the heart to wake him. You saw him earlier; he wouldn't wake even through Nagi's pouncing."
"I did… Well let him sleep and let's eat. I want nothing more to eat and then sleep… If he wakes there is food for him." Charlie yawned. Crawford thanked what ever gods were listening to him because Charlie was tried and he was getting off.
"Go eat… I'll do the dishes after dinner. You look like you need rest." Crawford observed which earned him a glare from Charlie. Being nice was not going to get him any points with the small blonde.
"Nagi's had a lot more energy then I can do alone these past few days. You try watching your kid for a day or two. I need a day or two." Charlie said. Crawford watched Charlie walk into the kitchen and sit at the table and have Schuldich serve him so he could eat. Charlie looked like he was about to fall asleep in his food.
It was true what Charlie had said. Nagi had been more energetic in these past few days and it did seem that Nagi was a bit more then he could handle alone. In the kitchen he could hear Schuldich complaining as Charlie caught him doing something he wasn't supposed to. He figured that he better save the other man from the tiny tyrant.
"With Aya sleeping in your room you will be sleeping out on the couch." Charlie called from the kitchen. Crawford cursed. He knew he would not go against what the small blonde had said.
Aya blinked sleepy at his surroundings. The bed was too soft to be his own and the sheets were also softer then his own. Turning his head he rubbed the sleep from his eyes when he saw a small head poking over the side of the strange bed.
"Is it time to play?" Nagi asked.
Aya's brows drew together in confusion. "What?"
Nagi held up a spelling toy and beamed. "I'm learning my spelling Kitty! Wanna help?"
Aya gave the child a confused look and sat up. "What?"
Nagi brightened. "W-a-t!"
Aya blinked and shook his head. Nagi pouted and climbed on the bed with his speller in his lap. Nagi turned his big brown eyes to Aya.
"I spelled 'what'." Nagi repeated. Frowning when Aya shook his head again, he was still uncertain as to where he was…
"W-h-a-t." Aya whispered.
"W-h-a-t." Nagi repeated beaming.
It was too quiet for Crawford's liking. Charlie was still sleeping for a change and he was not going to risk waking the tried younger man and Nagi was quiet. It was not like his child. He wished he could have slept in his own bed but Charlie would not let him near his room after he left the redhead sleeping in there and he had to sleep on the couch. He was grateful that he invested in the big soft couch because he had to sleep there.
He needed a shower and padded to his room only to find the door ajar and inside he could hear his child's happy voice.
"W-h-a-t." Nagi little voice came.
What was his child doing bothering his Kitten at this hour in the morning? His Kitten needed sleep…
"Nagi." Crawford said entering the room. Aya was sitting up cross-legged on the bed and Nagi was bouncing in his seat.
"Daddy! Kitty is spelling with me!" Nagi beamed. "I can spell what! W-h-a-t!"
"Nagi, go get ready for school." Crawofrd said pulling Nagi off the bed and putting him on the ground before he sat in the place his child occupied.
"But Kitty and I are spelling!" Nagi protested.
"You can spell with Kitten later Nagi. Now go get ready for school." Crawford told his child pushing Nagi towards the door. "Nagi, don't wake Charlie. He's sleeping in today. Go get Jei to help you get ready."
Nagi pouted and stomped from the room.
Crawford smiled at the confused redhead and stroked the soft hair. He needed to do something to keep his mind off the pale shoulder that was exposed from the shirt being unbuttoned and slipping from his shoulder. He wanted to kiss the exposed skin… "I hope he wasn't too much of a bother Kitten."
"Wa-?" Aya mumbled. "What am I doing here?"
"You fell asleep." Crawford said stroking the red hair. "A falling building couldn't have woken you."
Aya blushed and leaned into the hand. "Where am I? Why am I here?"
"Charlie wouldn't let me put you anywhere else. I wouldn't put you in Schuldich's room and certainly not in Jei's room, Nagi's bed might have fit you and Charlie doesn't let anyone in his room…"
Aya blinked and looked at the clothes that he was wearing. "Where are my cloths?"
"Your clothes?" Crawford asked innocently.
"How did I get in these things?" Aya asked softly, red still covering his cheeks.
Then it was Crawford's turn to blush. "I had to change you. You were shivering."
Aya blushed brightly and opened and closed his mouth. He didn't know what to say to the older man. Crawford had seen him naked… and yet the thought of that didn't really bother him that much… "Oh."
Crawford smiled at the blushing redhead. That pale shoulder was taunting him… leaning forward he pressed his lips to the pale skin.
Aya let out a startled yelp as warm lips were pressed against his shoulder. The yelp turned into a moan when the said lips moved softly to his neck. Aya tipped his head back and felt the lips moved to a greater space. "C-Crawford more!"
Crawford moved his lips across the pale skin and pushed the willing redhead back against the sheets. He wanted to have the redhead and would take it as far as his Kitten would allow. His fingers brushed the buttons. "Tell me what you want Kitten."
Aya arched into the touch. He grabbed Crawford's hand and led the fingers to the shirt that he was wearing. Red covered his cheeks as he watched Crawford allow his hand to be moved. He could not believe that he was doing something like this. He slid his eyes closed and allowed the older man to touch him. "I-I want you to touch me please Crawford!"
"Bradley" Crawford groaned as his fingers swiftly unbuttoned the shirt and attacked the pale chest. Aya moaned under him and pushed his body into Crawford.
"B-Bradley!" Aya moaned arching.
Crawford groaned hearing his name coming from those sweet lips. He repositioned himself and Aya so he was settled between Aya's legs. Gently as to not frighten the redhead he trailed his fingers down Aya's chest to his waist and to the strings that were holding the pants up on those slender hips. Gripping the string he pulled the bow free and gently began tugging the pants down, exposing the adorable dinosaur boxers that Aya was wearing. Pressing his lips to Aya's again he tossed the pants somewhere in the room. Aya's slender fingers moved quickly on his own shirt unbuttoning it and removing the said article of clothing.
Chest to chest Crawford made Aya moan and Aya allowed the older man to do what he pleased. He didn't understand why he liked the older man touching him like he was. He rarely let anyone touching him, but he liked how the older man touched him.
Schuldich caught Nagi running out of Jei's room all dressed for school. Charlie was still sleeping and doom to who ever decided to wake him in deep slumber. He needed to stop Nagi before he ran back into his father's room and saw something that was going be unsettling.
He would really have to talk to the older man about having his fun with the Kitten while Nagi was able to see them. He liked the red headed boy he did, but having Nagi see him with Crawford… That would really traumatize the boy.
"Nii-chan! I wanna see Kitty!" Nagi giggled and squirmed trying to get out of his arms.
"Have you eaten your breakfast yet?" Schuldich asked with a grin.
Nagi pouted and shook his head.
"Go eat your breakfast, I put out a bowl of your favorite cereal and milk, go eat that and I'll find your daddy and your Kitty ok?" Schuldich knew the deal was acceptable to Nagi as long as he got to see his kitten. Placing Nagi on the ground he watched Nagi run off to the kitchen. 'Now to get Crawford without give that boy heart failure…'
Crawford had Aya's slender legs wrapped around his waist, Aya's arms wrapped around his neck, his hips grinding into Aya's and the slender redhead who was making pleasured noises in the back of his throat.
'Crawford…' Schuldich ventured. 'Crawford Nagi wants to play with his Kitten. You might want to get dressed and let your son see you both before he leaves for school.'
Crawford groaned at the injustice of having his fun time with the redhead always interrupted. Aya was panting beneath him and his cheeks were flushed red. "Kitten-"
Aya opened his eyes to see Bradley above him. He had stopped moving their hips together in that way that was driving him insane and he was confused. Had he done something to make him stop?
"Kitten we need to get dressed." Crawford told Aya.
Aya felt tears draw in his eyes. He must have done something to upset the older man… To make him stop the pleasure that he had been giving him. He struggled under the older man and managed to wiggle free and away from him. He couldn't stop himself from crying as he grabbed for his cloths that were folded on a chair near the bed.
Crawford groaned when he realized that what he said to his Kitten and how it would sound after what they were doing. He grabbed Aya as he ran past and held the struggling redhead tight to his chest as Aya struggled hard to get free.
"Let me go!" Aya choked out struggling to free himself.
"Shush Kitten. Listen to me." Crawford soothed in Aya's ear. He held tight to Aya afraid that he would hurt himself if he let him go. Gripping Aya harder he pulled him tight to him and made the redhead feel his desire for him. "Do you feel this Aya? This is my desire for you. I want you Kitten. You are so beautiful… Listen to me… We need to get dressed. Schuldich is outside watching the door, Nagi wants to come in and play some more before school. I don't think you want Nagi to see us like this now do you Kitten."
Aya flushed as he felt the hard evidence of the older man's desire against him and the truth of the words. "Oh."
Crawford chuckled. All of Aya's fight left and his Kitten relaxed back into him. 'Schuldich.'
'Yes oh fearless leader?' Schuldich grinned. He could feel the angry and confused state of mind that the little redhead was feeling, under all that he could feel Aya's beginning love. Crawford was really doing a number on the boy… If Crawford wasn't careful he was really going to hurt the boy.
'How long?' Crawford asked.
'A few minutes. Your child is eating like there is no tomorrow and he wants to see his Kitten.' Shuldich told him. His tone was serious. Unlike Crawford Aya's mind was an open field. He was going to have to find out what the older man was thinking about the little redhead. Nagi was getting very attached to Aya and it was going to be very messy if Crawford was in this only for a fling…
Crawford set Aya on his feet and pushed the redhead towards the bathroom. "Go have a shower Kitten. Take as long as you want. A shower will help you relax."
Aya nodded and clutched his cloths to his chest. Aya was pale, he was going to have to get that boy some sun… When the door to the bathroom was closed and he heard the door close with a click. Pulling his shirt off the floor he buttoned up and opened his door to find Schuldich waiting for him on the other side. He had a look on his face that said he knew exactly what was going on.
"Jei just left with Nagi. Nagi was complaining that he wanted to see his Kitty. Jei told him he could see his Kitty later. Jei's watching him today. Charlie's going to have a nice day to himself." Schuldich supplied when the door was opened.
Crawford nodded and closed his door behind him. He needed to get breakfast for his Kitten. He was sure the boy was hungry, not eating any dinner the bight before.
"You're going to hurt him if you're not careful." Schuldich said suddenly following him into the kitchen. He liked the little redhead. He had wanted to cry when he found out the boys dark secret. No one should have to endure something like that. "Your child has become very attached to him. Lots are going to get hurt if you break him."
Crawford stopped in his process of making something to eat. What did Schuldich really know about how he felt about the Kitten? Of course he knew what he was doing. He was going to save the boy. He knew what would happen if he left the boy. He knew that the boy would die. He would allow it. He too had become very attached to the little redhead himself. He did want nothing more then to ravish Aya, but he knew he would frighten him if he went to fast.
"What are you thinking Crawford? He's vulnerable. He may not look like it but he is. He doesn't know what he wants. You confuse him and he doesn't know what to do with himself around you. Be nice. You will end up hurting him… He might even be falling in love with you." Schuldich warned with narrow eyes. He was not going to let Crawford hurt the little redhead.
"I don't want to hurt him. I do want him. I do care for him, more then you know." Crawford ground out; dark eyes flaring.
Schuldich took a step back at the fierceness in Crawford's eyes. He grinned then, startling Crawford then. "So you do like the Kitten!"
Crawford cursed at being found out. He had wanted his feelings for the younger man to be hidden for just a little longer. "Yes. Yes I care for him. He's charming, sweet, his vulnerability and those eyes, damn those eyes of his, when he looks at you…" Crawford sighed. He was acting like a love sick school girl…
Schuldich laughed hard. He had to clutch the counter behind him to keep from falling down.
Crawford and Schuldich paused when they heard footsteps in the hall. Schuldich was trying to contain his laughter knowing that it was not Aya. When Charlie poked his head around the corner and into the kitchen he fixed them with a glare. Both men were not to sure that Charlie didn't have any powers. They were sure that there was something more to the smaller man then they knew…
"What are you doing?" He asked, his green eyes narrowing.
"Loverboy here" Giggle "Wants to make his Kitten breakfast." Giggle "For Kitten in there."
Charlie glared at him. "Make a mess and I get a week off."
Crawford nodded and watched the little blonde turn on his heals and walk back to his room and close the door. How the hell did such a quiet boy become such tyrant?
"Don't you dare say a word." Crawford hissed glaring at the German.
Schuldich snickered once more before turning serious. "Look Crawford. I'll tell you this much, but after that your on your own. Red thinks he wants you to screw him silly without all the silly romance. But he wants all that silly romance. He needs all that silly romance to know that you do care. Chocolates, maybe not nice dinners at fancy restaurants in highly public places or for that matter places where a lot of people could see you but nice dinners alone with just the two of you… Flowers… I think he would like those."
"He works with flowers all day." Crawford pointed out. He earned a glare from the German but allowed the man to continue. "Don't you think he would be tired of flowers?"
"Everyone likes getting things. If not real flowers then maybe silk flowers so they can last. Be nice to the boy. He may have acted like an adult but he knows nothing about how things are between two people. He's been told that intimate interaction between two people is wrong. He doesn't know why he likes you. Don't break his heart." Schuldich warned.
Crawford stared at the redheaded German. He didn't think that Schuldich would ever become so protective over his little Kitten. There was still something there then that he was missing if Schuldich was becoming this defensive of Aya… He had to find out what it was so he could take care of his Kitten and not Schuldich. Aya was his Kitten not Schuldich's
Schuldich snickered and handed Crawford a bottle of syrup from the cabinet.
"What is this for?" Crawford asked eyeing Schuldich.
"Nothing really… Syrup is great on lots of things you know. You can drizzle it over pancakes when you want them sweeter, why not redheaded Kittens?" Sculdich snickered running from the kitchen and out the door as what he said sunk in Crawford's brain.
Crawford held back the urge to throw the bottle after the fleeing man. He would not want Charlie to skin him for making a mess on his day off. He needed to get to his Kitten.
Aya sighed as he stayed under the hot water. The shampoo he used smelled like Bradley… Everything smelled like Bradley… He didn't know what to do… Bradley was confusing him with everything that he had been doing to him… He liked it when the older man was near and he liked how the older man smelled… This was why he had no problem using all of Crawford's shower products…
"Kitten." Bradley's voice came from outside the bathroom. "How are you doing?"
Aya made a noise and let the hot water run over him.
"Kitten if you don't answer I'm going to come in." Crawford warned.
Aya blushed and didn't answer. For some reason he wanted the older man to see him.
Crawford blinked at the closed door. He knew that Aya could hear him. He was only partly joking about coming in and seeing his Kitten in the shower. But if he's Kitten was playing deaf he just had to go and see if everything was alright. "I'm coming in!"
Crawford placed his hand on the doorknob and twisted it open. He was surprised that his Kitten would leave the door unlocked. Aya's back was to him and he watched the water roll down his back and into the crack in his ass. Aya looked teasingly over his shoulder.
"My, my Kitten..." Crawford grinned watching Aya turn back away from him. "You are a tease."
Aya didn't say anything but turn the water off and face the older man with a shy smile.
Crawford picked up the towel that was on the counter near him.
Aya opened the shower door and went and stood in-front of the older man. Crawford brought the fluffy towel up to Aya's head and gently rubbed the red hair. He brought the towel away and smiled at the red hair that was sticking in all directions. He brought the towel down the slender body drying the pale skin gently.
Aya made a pleasured noise when Crawford touched several places on his body. He watched as Crawford gently toweled off his body and down his legs. He made a small noise when the older man passed by his desire.
"Yes Kitten?" Crawford asked looking up from the foot he was drying.
Aya whimpered as Bradley touched him where he wanted him to, but only for a moment.
"You should get dressed. I'll make you some breakfast." Crawford smiled at the redhead. He knew any longer with the naked young man and he would do something he would regret.
Aya nodded shyly as Bradley placed a kiss on his forehead and left the room. Bradley left Aya alone in the bathroom and closed the door tight. Aya took his time and pulled his cloths back on and left the room. He looked around Bradley's empty room for the older man and decided that he was alone before going to the dresser and opening a drawer. He found the sweaters on the first go and pulled a black sweater out and up to his nose.
The sweater smelled like the older man and Aya couldn't help but giggle a little. He pulled the sweater on without a second thought and left the room. He found Bradley in the kitchen making something good smelling on the stove.
Bradley turned when he heard someone enter the kitchen. Aya was standing there in the cloths he was wearing. Aya was also wearing his favorite black sweater. Aya at least had the decency to look embarrassed that he had taken the sweater.
"I hope you don't mind I borrowed a sweater… I was cold." Aya murmured, his head down.
"It's alright Kitten." Crawford grinned. He didn't want to part with his sweater but his Kitten looked cute in the oversized sweater. He could part with it for a time, then at least he would hope that when Aya looked at it he would think of him. "I wouldn't want you to catch a cold. Then again if you were sick I would have to keep you here and nurse you back to health."
Aya flushed at the thought. Bradley was really something different from the man he once knew. Bradley was very kind to him. He tried to understand just why the older man found an interest in him. He was nothing really special and there should be nothing about him that would make the older man attracted to him.
"Kitten what's wrong?" Crawford asked. He could see the frown that marred his Kitten's lovely face.
"Why?" Aya asked looking at the older man.
"Why what Kitten?" Crawford asked stepping up to Aya. He could see the start of trembles. Schuldich was right in that the younger redhead was vulnerable. Aya and his friends were no longer the enemy. Nagi was highly attached to Aya, as he saw this morning. Hurting Aya was farthest from his mind now. He wanted to protect his Kitten and cherish the boy. Let the boy know that he was loved. Aya was young, he needed to be cherished, shown that he was loved and that he was really wanted for something other then sexual.
"Why do you want me?" Aya whispered.
"Because you are smart, talented, a joy to be around, very beautiful…" Crawford said bringing Aya into his arms. "You are a very special person Kitten. I want you to be here."
Aya trembled in the warmth of the older man's arms. Mumbling into Bradley's chest "I'm not."
"Of course you are Aya. You are worth everything. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise." Crawford told Aya pressing a kiss to Aya's forehead. "You are worth so much."
Aya felt his trembling increase. How could Crawford like him? He was tainted. Dirty. His parents said it was wrong to want Bradley's touches. It was proven that he wasn't wanted when Bradley wouldn't touch him where he wanted him to. "I-I have to go."
Crawford blinked when one moment he was cuddling his Kitten in his arms the next Aya was out the door. He couldn't understand. Aya was hot then cold. He didn't want to push Aya into something that the redhead was going to regret. Aya was fragile. Even if the redhead didn't admit to it now, a lot had happened to the boy since he was a child. He didn't want to cause anymore trauma to the boy. He wanted Aya to come to him on his own free will.
Now all he could do was wait and see if his Kitten would come back to him. Aya may have said that he wasn't going to fight him any more but he had to wait for Aya to come to him. He didn't wan to scare Aya away.
Aya took the bus back to the shop without really looking at his surroundings. He wanted Bradley to do more to him. Since the first kiss he had wanted the older man to do more. He didn't really know what was going on… He was sure that he liked girls… but Bradley was something else… The older man aroused feelings in him that he couldn't explain. He liked the touches that the older man graced him with, the hungry looks… He was sure that the older man wanted him. He didn't understand why Bradley didn't just take what he wanted.
"Hey there Aya baby, where have you been?" Yohji asked with a grin. Aya was wearing a sweater that he had never seen on the redhead before. It looked very expensive. He knew that Aya didn't own expensive items like that. Aya liked to wear simpler things. That sweater screamed expensive. He wouldn't mention the sweater yet. Aya looked a little spaced out at the moment. "Omi said you left early this morning."
Aya blinked and looked at the older blonde. "What?"
"Omi said you left early this morning." Yohji repeated.
"I went for a walk." Aya said softly.
Yohji frowned. He didn't recall Aya owning such a large sweater and such an expensive looking one at that. He wasn't going to question it. Aya had been skittish enough the past few days as was. "Everything alright?"
"Yes." Aya whispered.
"You look tired, wanna go get some rest? Omi and Ken have already opened shop. You can take Omi's late shift today with me." Yohji offered.
"Alright…" Aya whispered.
Yohji did notice that Aya was avoiding his gaze. He didn't want to push him. He knew something was bothering Aya but he knew that if Aya wanted to he would tell him what was going on. Until then all he could do was wait.
