One month later:
Ken sighed deeply watching his little brother and Aya-chan train. He tried to talk his brother out of it but Keiji just smiled at him and patted his cheek. "Killing is wrong except when it's right Ken. We aren't hurting innocent people and I don't like killing people but I believe in what Weiss, what you stand for." Yeah he stood up so well against that one. Ran at least held out a little longer. So now they were adding one exclusive close range and one that could be either to their team. He knew Kenta wanted to join too but he talked the youngest to wait for three years. The clack of wooden swords and Ran's shouted commands eased him. He was supposed to be helping his little brother but Keiji seemed to be fine on his own with the double kodachi. "Got ya." His brother said smugly and gently tapped Aya's side. "Keiji don't get smug you need to get faster. We will be dealing with armed men here so you need to think not play." Oh he loved Ran. He stood and stretched the kinks from his back and pulled on his practice gloves. "Maybe he's not fast because Aya-chan is good." He said looking at his lover. "Keiji train with me. Ran knows how long it takes me to take out a normal target and how long it takes me to fight him so if you are some where in the middle you're good." He grinned at his brother and made sure he was ready.
Ran gently tugged back his little sister knowing Ken and how he fought and he had the feeling this could get messy, very messy. Ken Hidaka didn't pull his punches for anyone. He remembered the last fight that he and Ken had gotten into about a week ago. He still had a few fading bruises but it wasn't like his lover got out totally unharmed. Granted he knew he deserved that first punch he was the one that got physical first. He'd slapped Ken because his lover was being irritating and stubborn. He was glad things were fine between them now. He watched as Ken grinned like an idiot easily blocking the full force blows. He felt a smirk as Keiji got in a good hit and Ken's eyes darkened. Oh his lover was getting serious. He glanced at Omi who was timing looking please. He smiled and relaxed just watching the two. They were so much alike it was almost scary. Keiji was a tad bit more slender and a little taller but it wasn't just physical it was all mental similarity. It amused him, because it most likely meant he and his sister were a lot more a like than he thought because they clearly had about the same taste in men.
Ken landed the final blow and his brother went down. He grinned and looked at Omi for the time. "9.59" The little blond said simply. He looked at his brother and hauled him from the floor. "Not bad little brother. Ran and my average is about 10.15 so you are very good. Ran-chan want to have a go with Aya-chan." His lover nodded and stood gracefully. He bounded over and kissed Ran deeply. "After this you and I can have a go and see if we can beat our record." He must have been leering because Ran smirked and whispered softly in his ear. "As long as you're up for how sore you're going to be in the morning." He felt warm shivers travel down his spine as Ran grabbed his ass and walked off. "Do you two always talk about sex even when you're not talking about sex?" He jumped slightly and turned to look at Schuldich and Yohji. "Yes. You two do the same the big difference is I get laid." He ducked the punch Yohji swung at him and chuckled. "Kidding, kidding." He held his hands up in defense and blinked as Persia and the Prime Minister walked in. Omi was taking a break from being Persia and gave the title to the police chief after Manx explained to him and the prime minister the whole point of Weiss. "Training hard I see." He nodded slightly as the man patted him on the head. "We have our first mission since Weiss is back on commission it will be a good training exercise for our new recruits too." Manx chimed in softly waving a few folders. He snagged one and looked it over blinking. "Wait Manx this can't be right every one else quickly grabbed a folder and the lady smiled. "There is nothing wrong with my information Siberian." Ran took up space next to him. "I have to agree with Siberian on this one." Manx smiled and looked around. "So does every one else disagree?" Every one nodded. "Give us a reason why." Manx said tersely and he growled. "We owe them Manx. They are friends now and I won't accept this mission and I won't work for any one who accepts this as reality." He ripped the folder to shreds and stomped on it. Ran just silently handed it back to Manx along with Omi, Yohji, Aya, and Keiji. So he was a bit hot headed. Manx nodded and smiled slightly. "I was hoping you boys wouldn't take this mission. The information is old and they aren't who they once were." He nodded and deflated slightly.
Ran watched his lover the whole way home. After the false mission they didn't know what to do so they all decided to head out or home. "It's funny isn't it? A few months ago we wouldn't have had a second thought about taking out Schwartz but now…" He trailed off unsure of what to say. "I'm just surprised Manx and the other two had enough balls to hand us the folders with Schuldich standing right there. Well mainly the Prime Minster and the new Persia, Manx has always had balls to spare." He chuckled softly and nodded his agreement. The car fell into silence but it wasn't comfortable it was weighted and tense. "So do you think we should go along with Keiji's idea and rename the Koneko to the Koinu?" His lover smirked and nodded. "Yeah then we can change our code names to famous movie dogs! You should be Lassie." He looked at his lover and pulled to a stop in front of the flower shop. "Smart ass." He mumbled under his breath while Ken grinned. "That's why you love me." He nodded and grabbed his lover to him kissing him firmly. "So sex or shower." His lover smiled into his lips and pressed against his body. "Sex then sex in the shower." He hummed his agreement into another heated kiss.