Ken gently held his brother's hand and sighed heavily. They were all ready to leave he just was waiting to see if Schu and the Crashers found anything and he wanted to be with his brother for a while. There was a soft knock on the door and he turned as it slowly creaked open and a tall slender man with shocking white hair and deep amber eyes looked at him. He racked his mind for a minuet but couldn't come up with a name for the werecat. "How's he doing?" The man asked ever so softly in a tender voice. "He blinked and looked at his brother who had finally given up on the fight to stay awake and maybe even alive. "I'm not sure he was badly injured and him walking out of the hospital didn't help much. He's sleeping now." The man nodded and moved over slowly sitting on the bed running a tender hand though soft brown hair. He watched silently, curious as to how the man knew his brother. The man was older maybe forty but he wasn't old he was too old for his little brother to be dating but he never had much of a say. "How do you know Keiji?" He asked softly and the man looked at him sadly. "I adopted Keiji and Kenta a few years ago before my wife died. They were good kids but then Keiji started seeing Jun and they turned into wolves and Cats and wolves have had a long-standing rivalry for sorts so I kicked both of them out. It's all my fault he's like this." He moved and sat with the man gently putting a hand on his shoulder. "No it's not. Keiji is a good kid and part of that is because of you and because of or in spite of my parents. I have a feeling thing may have turned out this way whether you wanted them to or not. Fate has a funny way of making things happen. I'm sure he doesn't hate you or else he wouldn't have gone to you guys for help." The man nodded and he sighed heavily resigning to his own fate.
Ran sighed deeply as he tied the torn strip of cloth a little more tightly about Crawford's arm. The wound was deep and it clearly hit something important like a vein or artery because the bleeding wouldn't stop. He looked at the little boy silently tending to the other man and sighed deeply. He couldn't help but wonder if all of the Hidaka family was like the three brothers. They were all very strong and impossibly stubborn even if they did grow up worlds apart. "You're looking at me funny." He forgot to mention blunt. "I'm just thinking about how much you and Ken are alike." The little boy smiled softly and sighed deeply. "Keiji was the one who always told me stories of Ken our parents never mentioned him. When we got given up I was kind of happy because I had this image of me finally being able to meet my oldest brother because he would be there with open arms waiting for us. He wasn't and it was almost crushing. Then we met Ken and I thought that if my other brother was still alive I'd want him to be just like Ken because that's the way I always pictured him. It makes me happy to hear that I'm like him. What is he like normally?" He smiled and brought a picture of Ken into his mind. "He's a stubborn pain in the ass." Crawford mumbled slightly and he chuckled.
Ken marched at the head of the small army ready to face anything that came his way. Ran would wait he knew his lover would and he would live if only to say goodbye to Kenta and the man he loved. Omi gently grabbed his hand and he smiled softly not wanting to squeeze the tender fingers and release his blood stained weapon. They killed the evil of this world this was just one more mission from Persia the real Persia a boy named Mamoru Takatori. Omi had finally taken the lead away from him and ordered them into action. He knew how to fallow orders and he knew how to lead so now he was doing both.
Ran froze and moved softly as he heard voice drift to them. Kenta easily leaped to his shoulders and looked though the crack above the door. "The redhead German that talks in my head is here." He felt relief settle into him and gently helped the little boy down as the door came open slowly. Yuushi rushed in and hugged him tightly while Pawn and Schuldich went to go check on the other two people in the room. "Ken's on his way to face Nanashi." He let out a breath and sighed deeply. "Yuushi take the other man, Schuldich take Crawford and Kenta back to the hotel. Naru come with me we are going to help Ken." Kenta grabbed his shirt and he looked down. "I want to help Ken too." The young teen suddenly looked younger than his years and he sighed deeply kneeling so he was eye level with the young man. "Ken needs some one to watch Keiji and who would he trust more than you." He brushed some brown locks from the boy's face and kissed his head. "I'll make sure nothing happens to Ken so you watch Keiji. Ok?" The little boy frowned but nodded and hugged him tightly. "Be careful." He smiled and nodded gently giving the young boy's hand to Schuldich. He looked at Pawn who looked a bit lost and smiled softly. "We'll have to move quickly to catch up to them. I'll change to my wolf form so you can ride but you'll have to hold on tight." The other not so young boy looked at him and frowned. "It took us three hours to find you they are already in the fight." His heart dropped slightly but he bit back his fear and smiled darkly. "Then we best move quickly." He turned in to his wer form and waited calmly for Naru to hop on his back.
Ken growled and bit down hard on the wolf that head butted him. He yelped trying to free his shoulder from the other wer that had a death grip on him. He closed his eyes regretting what he was about to do but he had no other choice. He quickly took human form and rammed the blades of his assassin weapons into the chests of the two wer attacking him. He just killed two people that were innocent except for the fact that they were fallowing the wrong leader. He heard another wer behind him one that wasn't fighting with him and he waited till they moved then he rammed his blades home crimson spraying his face as blood gurgled from their throat. He looked at the handsome young man still attached to his blades and watch the life fade from uniquely silver eyes as the young man died. He carelessly tossed the body from his claws and moved swiftly helping Tomaru who was having problems of his own.
Keiji waited he waited till he heard Aya leave then he quickly slipped from the bed and out the door. He had to be silent, as the grave for being caught would mean he wouldn't be able to help. He sniffed the air and froze ducking into a dark hall as his brother and a few others raced toward Doc. He crouched and flinched as he tried to transform but the pain stopped him. He growled lowly to himself and knew he would be useless unless he could transform. He snarled to himself then remembered a small secret about his brother and his friends. He moved as swiftly as the pain would allow heading to the Koneko for whatever weapon he could find and hopefully use.
Aya gave the empty bed a Fujimya worthy glare and turned to the small soft footsteps behind her. Kenta looked at the bed then turned and took off running. She instinctively ran after the young boy plowing into Schuldich on the way. The tall German had a tight grip on the young boy who was struggling and fighting. "I want to help my brothers! Let me go you Nazi bastard!" She slapped the young boy who stilled instantly. "Schuldich is not a Nazi and you need to show some respect." Blue eyes filled with tears and the small head dropped. "I'm sorry Schu." The little boy whispered softly. The German smiled softly and hugged the boy. "Kenta can you use a bow or a gun?" The little boy's head snapped up and he nodded. "Good. I think Ken wanted you here to protect those who are hurt. Aya-chan what about you?" The German looked at her and she shrugged. "I can use a katana." The German nodded and walked off coming back with the needed things and handed Kenta a bow. "Now Kenta I need you to go sit on one of the balconies on the second floor and shoot anything that's not one of the wer you know." The little boy nodded and jogged off. "I'll take the other side. Go make sure the doors are locked and if anything tries to get through kill it. I know it sounds harsh but it's either kill or be killed." She nodded firmly and smiled darkly. "I under stand that all too well." She walked down the stairs and started locking up. What doors she couldn't lock she jammed close or set a little trap.
Keiji tore apart the Koneko till he found a few things he could use. He took off his bloodied shirt and put on a tight leather vest that constricted his breathing somewhat but it also kept him from tearing his stitches as badly. He yanked on a pair of his brother's pants that were lose and kind of baggy and pulled back his hair. He strapped the two small swords to his back and took the bow and some arrows easily. He was weak and couldn't change in to wer form but he had every intention of going down fighting. He turned and headed to where he knew the battle would be. Nanashi was rather predictable and he just hoped his brother would live long enough to save.
Omi let loose and arrow propelled by Nagi's power and killed the wolf that was attempting to kill Taki and Ronan. He looked at his newfound lover and friend sitting in the tree across from him and nodded slightly. Nagi looked up and gave a bleak smile. He knew it too they were going to die here. They were grossly outnumbered and the wer they were fighting were stronger than they expected. He let loose a few more arrows hoping that it would help and watched as Nagi vanished from the tree only to appear a few minuets later stained with blood holding his arrows. He smiled weakly and grabbed the blood stained weapons from the air.
Ran pushed himself as hard as he could trying to reach his lover. Naru was holding on to him tightly then jumped off and waved. He stopped and looked at the boy. "I have a plan go on a head with out me." He nodded and ran off. The only thing he wanted was to see Ken but what he didn't expect was to be stopped by an arrow landing at his paws. He skidded to a halt and looked up at Omi. "Ran?" He glared at the little blond who smiled softly. "Sorry didn't recognize you. Here." His katana was tossed down to him and he smiled thanks and tied it to his hip. He turned back into his wolf form and bolted off to help his lover. What he didn't notice that Omi did is that his fur was a pure silky white except for on small spot on his back.
Yeah a new chapter! Sorry for the long absence i went to my parents house for break and I have limited computer acess there then I had to get back into the swing of school. So this is my longest story to date! After this story don't except me to update anything for a while except one shots and I may work a bit more on Love is Complicated. For any of you who want to see what Keiji looks like there is a pictuer of him on DeviantArt (dot) com . My name there is NoirDravenwood. no space so check it out if you have time. Thanks for reading and please review.
Gillie: Yes most likely I am crazy. As for not digging out they are in a swer system meaning concrete walls. Gah I can't spell today my brain died. As for the suprises you have no idea. Thank you for another review!
HeaterR: I just re-read Tell Him it Isn't Love. I forgot how much I love your stories. No worries about strep I gave it to my roomate so you are in the clear. My dog is a Scottie spanel mix. I have a picture of him up on my DeviantArt account if you want to see. He's cute. Yes the battle has started and I don't much like battle either which is why I think I have a hard time writing them but I think I did ok on this one. Thanks for the review.
draq: merci becoup! did I spell that right? je t'mie mon amie.
Miss Vampire: No worries about reviewing the other chapters I'm just glad you are enjoying my story. Thanks for reviewing this time! Can I ask you a favor? Would you mind drawing a picture of Ken, Keiji, and Kenta please? I love your art work and i'd love to see them drawn by you. if you don't want to that's fine i understand but i'd love it if you did. No pressure it's only if you feel like it.
Thank you all again for your kind reviews I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'll try to have the next one up soon like tusday or so.