Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ A Midsummer Nightmare ❯ Love in Idleness ( Chapter 9 )

And YES! Our resident telepath is back to burst Omi's bubble with a vengeance!! ;_;

~Schu's speak~

Chapter 9 - Love in Idleness

Omi blinked. What the? He looked around his room, confused.

That didn't sound like his usual head voice.

And his head-voice certainly did NOT call him Bombay…

~Observant little kitty, aren't you? But not observant enough.~

At that, Omi reeled, Schwarz!!

He abruptly jumped to his feet, turning around, scanning his room for any sign of the red-haired telepath. His fingers instinctively moved down, searching for darts that weren't there.

~Ah…picked that up quick… But no need to be so rash. And don't bother looking for me either…~

The voice had warned him, just as he was about to look out the window to search the alleyway. Omi cursed under his breath

~I doubt you would find me… And don't use such foul language! It doesn't suit you.~

Omi hissed, What do you want, Schwarz?

~I'm alone, chibi. You can call me Schuldich or just Schu if you like. And I'm just checking on my… shall we call it my handiwork?~

What are you talking about, Mastermind? Omi slightly refused to call him by name.

Schuldich ignored him. A chuckle filled his mind. Omi shivered. It was creepy.

Finally Schuldich spoke again, ~My, my, my… I never knew you had a thing for Siberian…~

Omi felt his cheeks heat up. That was one bit of information he wanted far from the reaches of the likes of Schwarz.

~Aw. Ickle Bombay's embarrassed. That just makes this all the more interesting.~

Omi grit his teeth, If you DARE to hurt him or ANY of the others, I'll…

~You'll what? Tsk tsk… Don't get yourself all worked up, chibi. I'm just having a little fun. I wasn't planning on hurting anyone. As a matter of fact, I think I've done you a favor, getting Siberian to fall for you.~

WHAT?!

Schuldich laughed in his head. ~I'll admit that Balinese's attention for you was an accident. I was aiming for him to lust after Abyssinian. But the way things are now… I've decided this is much more fun…~

YOU?!! It took all of Omi's strength not to yell aloud. YOU'RE behind all of this!!

~You wound me, chibi. It hurts that you don't appreciate my efforts…~

WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO THEM?! If you did ANYTHING…

Schuldich laughed again. The same annoying laugh. Omi thought that he was lucky they weren't in the same room, or else he would have already wrung the German's neck… If he could get to him fast enough.

The voice finally spoke again. ~But my dear, dear Bombay… All I did was let out the love in idleness…~

Love in idleness? Omi stopped.

Why did that strike a bell somewhere?

But before he could ask further, Schuldich spoke again, ~Ah. I'll be off chibi. I wish I could stay longer, but I'm afraid our dear leader will have my ass if I don't come back with my report. Auf weidersein!~

Wait!! Omi screamed in his mind, What do you mean?!!

But there was no reply…

The telepath was gone…

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The words still haunted him the whole day, and even the next day all throughout school. Through all his classes and even through Western Literature.

It was only in that subject when he was able to snap out of it a little, groaning as he once again remembered his report. It was due the next week, and he had not worked on it at all. In fact, he hadn't finished reading the book yet.

Because of that, he had reluctantly accepted the offer of three of his female classmates for a discussion-study group.

Mika, Hanako and Ayumi. He sighed.

At least they weren't as fan crazy as other girls. And they were smart and responsible girls. He supposed they really could help him.

Though when the girls started, his mind drifted off again.

Truth be told, though, he wasn't really listening as they discussed the more romantic portions of the book, squealing about Lysander and Demetrius's enthusiasm to prove their love to fair Hermia.

Omi laughed bitterly, remembering his analogy long ago.

Every now and then, he smiled, replacing what they spoke of with himself and Ken.

He saw himself and Ken, exchanging romantic words. Speaking to each other of love. Of all the lengths they'd attain to prove their love.

Omi shook his head, remembering that Ken was probably still kicking himself for what he had done the previous morning.

He smiled again, promising to himself that he was going to tell Ken when he arrived home. He'll make his own confession and Ken would smile and scoop Omi up in his arms.

And he would happily lean down, softly pressing their lips together……

He would whisper the words against Omi's mouth………

Those three words he had wanted to hear…………

It felt good for a while, until Schuldich's words finally crept up on him again…

I never knew that you had a thing for Siberian. That just makes this all the more interesting…

Omi gripped his pencil so hard, he almost broke it. He was grateful none of the girls noticed.

I think I've done you a favor, getting Siberian to fall for you…

Omi loosened his grip, suddenly worried. What did he do? What did that mean?

He wanted desperately to steer away from the obvious. That somehow, it was Schuldich who made Ken fall in love with him. That Ken was never into him to begin with and that something happened to make him change his mind.

He supposed that it wasn't possible for Schuldich to delve into Ken's brain, implanting thoughts of love for Omi in there. For one, none of Schwarz were the types to do something like that.

Ayumi was talking, still discussing the book.

"… and I felt so sorry for Helena in the beginning! Can you imagine, the one you love never having eyes for you?"

Omi nodded, absently. Thankfully, Ayumi still didn't notice.

"Yes!" Mika agreed, "And even when she got her love in the end!"

It almost knocked Omi out of his chair. He stared at her, intensely, "WHAT?!"

The three girls almost jumped at his sudden tone. Omi calmed himself down and spoke more slowly, "Helena…got her love? You mean to say… Demetrius fell for Helena in the end?"

Ayumi blinked at him, "Why yes, Omi-kun! Didn't you know?"

He shook his head, "I… I haven't finished the book."

"Oh really?" Hanako looked quizzically at him. She shrugged. "Well to be honest, I was feeling sorry for Helena too. But you must admit… it was very funny when Lysander and Demetrius were BOTH chasing after her."

Omi swiveled around, facing her with wide eyes. "Wh-what?! BOTH of them fell in love with Helena?"

"You didn't read that part either?" Mika asked.

"I-I thought they both liked Hermia!"

"They did… So you can imagine the shock of both Helena and Hermia when they suddenly switched."

Omi's mind swirled. He thought back to the previous week, the day before freak night. He was sitting in the living room, reading the story, and he'd assigned roles to his teammates and himself.

Aya was Hermia. Lysander and Demetrius had fit Yohji and Ken perfectly… and Helena was himself.

He digested this… as well as the new information.

The two suitors feuded for Hermia's attention. Yohji and Ken fought each other desperately over Aya.

Helena watched Demetrius, in love with him. Omi cared deeply for Ken, but was never able to show it.

Somewhere along the way, Lysander and Demetrius were in love with Helena, forgetting Hermia. Suddenly, Ken and Yohji switched their attention to Omi.

This is crazy… Omi swore in his mind. This is irony… This is… insane!!

He finally stood. "I-I need to go home… Is that okay?"

"Of course, Omi-kun!"

"Hai, Omi-kun!"

"We hope that we somehow helped you!"

"Y-yeah… Y-you helped a lot!"

He started to gather his things, fixing his bag. His hand moved over the book. He lifted it up, staring at its cover.

"Um…" He looked over to the three girls again. "Just wondering… How did Lysander and Demetrius fall in love with Helena?"

The three stared back at him. Finally, Hanako giggled. "Don't you know, Omi-kun?"

Omi shook his head.

The girl just shrugged, though what she said made Omi's blood run cold, sent shivers up his spine.

"Well… I suppose it was the love-in-idleness…"

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