Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Darkness Falls ❯ Fear Arises ( Chapter 2 )

Hi ho... Short chapts, but don't mind me.

Warnings: um...

Pairings: Still undecided

Rating: PG-13

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"Oi, Youji! A little help!!" Ken yelled, trying to disembark himself from the crowd of school girls attempting to drape themselves on him. Youji merely looked at him, shrugging his shoulders then went back to tending the needs of the girl in front.

"Anything you want in particular?"

"Do you have yellow lilies?" She asked, a wide gentle smile on her face. Youji nodded, picking out a bunch of nearly full bloom lilies from the corner.

"How many would like?" The girl thought for a moment, hand on her chin. Finally decided the number, she opened her mouth to answer, but stopped when she felt someone tugging her arm. She looked down to the little girl at her side, a tissue in one hand.

"Imouto? What are you doing here, you're suppose to be at home now?"

"O-neechan, I lost a tooth! See!!" The little girl unrevealed the tissue to show a small white tooth wrapped neatly inside; she held it up for her sister to see, a smile on her face. The sister smiled, taking the tooth from her hand.

"So it finally came out, ne?"

"Hai!"

"Your last tooth?" Youji interrupted the pair with his question, leaning over the counter to get a better view of the child. The younger sister shook her head, taking the tooth back from her light-haired sister and wrapped it back in the tissue.

"It's my fourth one!" She opened her mouth to show where it had once been; Youji smiled, moving from behind the counter to kneel down in front of the young girl. He gently held her jaw in his hand to see the gap better.

"Remember not to peek, or you won't get any token for the tooth from her!"

"I won't peek! I'll be sure!!" She smiled, stuffing the tissue into her jacket pocket for safe keeping; the elder sister sighed shaking her head. She leaned in closer to whisper to Youji.

"Youji-san, you shouldn't tell her things like that - it's all fairy tale!" Youji stood back up to his height, going back to the register to ring up the price of the lilies. He corrected her comment about the fairy.

"If you knew... you would believe." She blinked at him, taking the wrapped flowers from his hands and handed him the charge. Youji dropped the dark attitude and smiled, waving good-bye to her and her little sister.

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Youji stretched, prepared to jump right into bed and sleep for two days straight. The shop had been extra busy today, even for him. He turned off the main lights, leaving the night-lamp on his side drawer the only source of light; heading on over to the bed he crawled under the covers. He paused, glancing towards the window by his bed; he crawled over to it making it was secured tightly and no wind was leaking in. He felt a familiar fear rise in his chest - he shook his head clear, reaching into the drawer to pull out a small bottle.

// Just a story - it's just a story! //

Unscrewing the cap, he dumped two pills out on to his hand then placed the bottle aside, reaching for the glass of water. He swallowed each pill one by one, gulping down the clear liquid to wash them down each time; feeling himself calming down, he placed the glass on the surface, drowsiness taking a sudden hold of him.

// Medication... always works. //

Youji reached for the chain of the night-lamp, about to tug it down when a knock on the door startled him. When the door opened, a familiar blond popped his head around the corner.

"Oyasumi, Youji-kun."

"A-aa. Oyasumi." The elder blond replied a little shakily, but it had gone un-noticed. Omi nodded, closing the door shut behind him; Youji let out his breath, reaching for the chain once more and douse the lights.

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Sub-consciously his grip on the sheets tightened, as the peak of his nightmare began to show. His eyes tighten, burying his face into his pillow - he could hear the broken, haunting whisper calling his name, looming over him.

Startled, Youji opened his eyes, staring through the corner of his eyes searching for the presents of another being in his room. His pulse and breathing increased rapidly knowing someone - or something else was in his confides. Cautiously and with shaky hands, he reached for his watch containing his wire on the drawer; just as his hand was on the object, he felt a cold, rough hand grab his arm. Eyes wide with fear, and teeth clenched in terror, Youji forced himself to face to person grabbing his arm; he saw the white mask and she shrilled at him. Youji screamed, his other hand quickly reaching for the chain and pulled it, the light turning on.

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Aya sat upright in his bed, having thought he heard something; reaching for his katana, he went to investigate the house just in case. Easing his door open, he glanced down the hallway, noticing a stream of light underneath one of the closed doors. Quietly, he stalked down the hall, unsheathing his katana from it case; he noticed along the way the eldest member's door wide open with the night-lamp on.

Ignoring it, he continued towards the door, coming up to it. He placed a careful hand on the knob, sword in hand; he counted, before turning the knob and rushed in, taking an offensive position. The redhead paused, only to find it was just Youji sitting inside the empty tub, curled up in a tight ball. Aya blinked, sword still held in the air; a few seconds later Omi and Ken came up behind him - Omi with a few darts in his hand and Ken with just his fists.

"Aya-kun, what happened?" Omi asked, noting that the older blond was huddling in the tub, shoulders shaking violently, possibly crying. The three entered into the bathroom fully; Ken walked to the edge of the tub, bending over slightly to see Youji's face.

"Oi, Yo-tan. Daijoubu ka?" The blond murmured, shoulders still shaking, jade eyes small and wide with fear. Ken leaned in closer, trying to pick up what the man was saying; he managed something about `coming after', but who was after who and why he could not hear the rest.

"Youji-kun, what happened? Please tell us." Omi came up on the other side, deep blue eyes tired, but worried at the strange behavior the eldest member was showing. Youji didn't answer, mouth hanging slightly open; he murmured again, hands grasping the sides of his head as he buried it in his knees.

"I think he's saying about something in his room..." Ken looked to the others, only hearing the word `room' and assuming from there. Aya hned, turning back towards the door, katana in hand; Youji raised his head up, frightful tears streaming down his face as he spoke up for the first time.

"Don't go away!! You have to stay here or..."

"Or - what?" The redhead asked, turning around to face the older man; Youji didn't answer, dropping his head back down. Ken climbed into the tub, seeing it obvious that the blond wasn't moving, and placed a comforting arm around the man's shoulders.

"It's alright Youji. There's nothing to be afraid of - if you want, I'll stay the night here with you, ne?" Youji didn't answer; he leaned into the comforting embrace, feeling the familiar warmth slowly calming him down. Omi climbed in next to him on the other side, giving the older blond a pat on the shoulder.

"I'll stay too, Youji-kun!" Youji gazed at the boy through the corner of his eye, seeing the warm smile Omi always had on his face; he felt his own mouth form into a small smile. Aya stared at the three in the tub, letting out a sigh he walked towards them, seating himself on the tilted floor in front of them.

"... Aya-kun?"

"You two are being ridiculous - someone has to have common sense." Ken narrowed his eyes at the redhead's comment, giving him a fake laugh. Omi sighed, shifting till he found a comfortable sleeping position up against the frighten Youji; the older man was slowly falling back to sleep against Ken's chest, his eyes closing then fluttered open, then closing. Aya held his sword in his arms, letting his head dropped down a little making sure though, nothing was watching them. After some time had passed, nearly all four of them had fallen asleep - Omi leaning on Youji, Youji against Ken and Aya in a sitting position on the floor.

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Gomen minna if there isn't a pairing yet - I'm still iffy about them and how I'm going to fit one in. So, just have to wait. Pls read and review, tell me how I'm doing? Onegai? ^^;;

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