Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Darkness Falls ❯ Friendship Bonds and Love Abode ( Chapter 10 )

Yo! Sorry - it's taking a while to upload these chapters, isn't it? ^^;; I guess I'm just kind of lazy, since the whole thing is already written out. Anyways, we are getting pretty close to finish the whole fic, then I guess another one should follow soon…

Anyways... ranting!

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: Light shounen-ai

Pairings: Ken + Youji, Crawford + Reina (Can't resist... they make an interesting couple!)

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It was well past early evening by the time Ken had managed to get back to the hospital. He hadn't expected the shop to be so busy or the fact that the hospital was fairly faraway from them. He hadn't helped clean up the shop after they had managed to clear out the crowds.

// I probably should call and tell Omi I'm sorry for not helping! No point trying to apologize to Aya... //

Ken walked down the hall as quickly as he could without causing too much trouble. He slowed down a little when he got closer to Youji's room, then paused all together when he noticed Doctor Mareo walking out of his office, Reina following behind him, followed by - the last person he'd hoped to ever see. The brunet narrowed his eyes, seeing Crawford with his arm around Reina's shoulder, talking to Mareo; Ken marched up to them, desperately trying to suppress his hate.

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"Are you sure she'll be alright?" Crawford asked, still holding the crying woman around the shoulder. Mareo nodded his head.

"It's just a breakdown, nothing too serious - considering the conditions she has to bear with." Mareo explained; Reina quickly wiped away her tears, slowly regaining her composure as much as she could. Crawford tightened his hold around her shoulder, his free hand reaching to hold hers.

"I'm fine Mr. Crawford... really..." Crawford nodded, but couldn't help but feel a slight disappointment at how she was still addressing him. He saw something, then looked down the hall to see the somewhat angered Ken marching towards them. The brunet stopped in front of the three.

"What are you doing here?"

"You're forgetting I can see the future! I saw Reina having a breakdown, so I came here to help her!!" Ken glared at the answer, about to open his mouth when Reina cut him off.

"Ken-san, it is true that I had a breakdown... I'm sorry - I guess... I guess I wasn't fine after all..." Ken paused, staring at the older woman; Mareo stepped up, clearing his throat to grab there attention to discuss on a different matter. The three turned their heads to him.

"Well, since we've cleared up that matter... Reina-san, Ken-san - I need to discuss Youji-san conditions..."

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Youji laid asleep on his side, the light above the bed shining over the upper half of his body; his faint mind replaying his sister's tears, how he had fallen asleep listening to them. Her tears in his dreams distracted him from the second light just across the room.

It flickered, shining on half the bed, then leaving it shadows, shining then shadows, till it finally burned out - leaving half of the bed in shadows. A rasp, whisper sounded through the dark; Youji made a small noise in his sleep, turning onto his back, arm out to the side and face towards the dark. He heard a low growl through his dreams, feeling a cold wind against him; jade green eyes flew open, taking in a sharp breath.

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"... if Youji-san's condition worsen, then there will be..."

"KKYYYAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Reina turned her head down towards the hall, recognizing the scream.

// Youji! //

She pulled herself away from Crawford's hold, taking her hand back from his, racing down the hall to where Youji was sleeping. Ken and Crawford only looked at each other briefly, before running after her.

Reina slowed her pace as she entered through the open door, searching the room frantically with her eyes before her attention went to a nurse knocking on the bathroom door.

"Youji-san? Youji-san, please!!" Reina rushed over to the locked door, gently moving the woman out of the way. She jigged the handle, calling out to her brother on the other side.

"Youji! Youji, come on open up!! It's me, O-nee-chan!!" She received no answer; Crawford and Ken appeared through the door, eyeing the darker blonde trying to break the door down with her shoulder. Ken walked over to Reina, trying to help her with the door, Crawford searched around the wall, spying a fire extinguisher in the corner. He picked it up, going to hand it over to Ken, but Reina grabbed it first; she began to pound at the handle with the object, till it broke off and the door opened.

"Youji!!" She bursted through, finding the lighter blond in the corner, leaning against the wall with his knees close to his chest; he was facing the floor, eyes wide in fear. Youji's left arm laid limp on the white tiles, blood spilling from a fairly large wound on the upper part. Reina carefully cradled him in her arms, not caring if her clothes were stained by the blood.

"... Youji..." Ken and Crawford stood in the door; the same nurse came up behind them, eyeing the situation, before rushing off to retrieve medic help. Reina held Youji tight, tears beginning to fall from her eyes, as she gently rocked him back and forth; a hand tenderly holding his head against her chest.

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"As I had feared - your friend's case has gone beyond our help." Mareo explained; Ken held his arms around him, glancing over his shoulders at the older man asleep and arm bandaged on the bed. Crawford looked behind him as well, eyeing the blond, but focusing more on Reina; who was sitting on one of the chairs by the windows, head face down to the floor.

"Can you explain Youji's wound, though?" Ken asked, turning back to face the doctor. The dark-haired man nodded his head.

"You see, when a person loses sleep - they are unable to identify reality and dream; thus sometimes they believe that their dreams are real and will cause self-inflicted injuries. This condition tends to lead to a slight psychotic-behavior." Ken shook his head clear, trying to capture all the information the doctor was giving him; Crawford merely nodded. Mareo cleared his throat, before continuing on.

"Since Youji-san is experiencing there - night terrors, it is possible we will be seeing more incidents like this."

"Keep the lights on, and you wouldn't have these... `incidents'!!" The three men directed their attention to the dark-blonde woman; she stared at all of them with a terrifying glare. Ken and Mareo carefully moved aside; Crawford took a step towards her, pausing to await her reaction. Reina dropped her head back down to the floor, falling silent once again.

"Well... I have other patients I need to attend to... I'll check on you a little later." Mareo nervously stepped out of the room, quietly closing the door behind him. Crawford glanced back at Ken; the brunet placed a hand on the back of his head, a nervous smile on his face.

"I have to make a phone call... later!" With that, Ken quickly walked out the room, being a little less quiet with the door then Doctor Mareo had. Crawford sighed as turned his attention back to Reina.

// Figures... I have to be the one to deal with her mood! //

A few minutes had passed, before Crawford managed to build up his defense and set aside the nervousness; he took a step, when Reina spoke up.

"I suppose you have something to do too!!" The younger man paused, swallowing his breath before continuing on his course.

"Actually - I have nothing to do..." Before he got even three feet of her, Reina lifted her head up, one of her most deadliest glares yet on her face. Crawford stopped completely, standing back a little at the pure hate he could see her eyes.

"Is there a problem with the way I am?!" Crawford shook his head, but Reina didn't seem to be paying attention to him.

"You think - you think it's easy to go through life when people think you may have murdered your own mother?!" Reina directed her glare to the floor, hands tighten into fists by her side. Crawford blinked at her, before looking over to where Youji was asleep; he let out a sigh seeing that the blond hadn't woken up.

"Reina, calm down - you might wake your brother up."

"We just wanted to be normal... to be just a normal brother and sister!!" Tears began to seep through her dark-green eyes, streaming down her cheeks as she spoke. She stood to her feet, lifting her head up.

"IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT BITCH IT..." Reina stopped her yelling, but not by her own accordance. She stared wide-eyed at Crawford, who had somehow managed to stand in front of her without her notice, as his mouth came in light contact with hers. Reina just stood there blinking, unable to make sense of the motion; Crawford pulled back, his hands holding the dark-blonde's shoulders in a light touch.

"Sorry, but I was afraid that you might wake your brother up..." He excused, knowing perfectly that wasn't the real reason he had kissed Reina. The older woman didn't reply; she stared down at the floor, a shadow from her bangs covering her eyes.

// ... Bad idea... //

Crawford thought to himself, not daring to speak, but not removing his hands either. After a few minutes had passed, he felt it was necessary to leave; he was about to release Reina when she grasped his arms lightly, keeping him in place. Crawford looked at her in surprise and in worry.

"Reina?"

"Crawford-san no baka!!" The younger man blinked at the comment; a small smile appeared on Reina's face as she looked up at him. Crawford smiled back at her, trying to hold back his laugh, but Reina as well was restraining from bursting out. All too soon, the two let out a light laugh together, still holding on to each other.

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"Crawford-san no baka!!" Ken listened as he heard that, along side with the laughter that followed. He watched through the small crack of the open door, observing the two caught up in their moment. For an odd reason, the brunet couldn't find the hate or grudge he carried against the Schwarz member currently in there.

// Come to think of it... I've never Crawford laugh like this before... //

He listened as the laughter slowly ceased, leaving the two with just light snickers; Ken noticed Reina wiping at her eyes, indicating she had laughed hard to bring tears. Ken smiled; he had wondered why Youji never really minded Crawford that much around Reina, but that has been solved.

// He even kissed her!! Which gets me wondering... //

Finally the noises ceased inside the room, Ken watched as Reina let go of Crawford's arms, allowing him to leave the room. Ken quickly pressed himself against the wall, hiding behind the door as it opened; he held his breath, not sure if the man had already seen him there beforehand or just now. Once he was sure Crawford was gone, Ken let himself relax away from the wall, staring down the hall before entering the room.

// I would never have thought Crawford - would fall in love with his enemy's sibling. //

Ken couldn't help but grin; falling in love with an enemy was worse enough, being in love with a relative of an enemy had different levels, but still an enemy all the same. Letting out a sigh, Ken entered into the room, finding Reina already setting up the stuff for tonight's sleep. He noticed her heavy aurora had disappeared, leaving him with a much lighter, much happier woman.

"Need a hand, Reina-san?" Reina jumped slightly, turning her attention to the brunet; she let out a sigh, before shaking her head.

"Iie, I've got it done..." Ken smiled, nodding his head.

"Sou ka..." Reina smiled back at him, continuing on with the setup. Ken carefully walked over to where Youji was asleep on the bed, his injured arm underneath his body. Ken gently pulled the bandaged arm from under the blond, laying it out to the side; he ran a tender hand through long, blond hair.

"Oyasumi Youji." Ken glanced over to Reina briefly, seeing that her back was to them and she was kneeling down on the floor fixing the sheets. Ken leaned in quickly, planting a small kiss on Youji's forehead, before going over to where Reina had just finished setting up their sleeping accommodations.

"Eh? Ken-san daijoubu?"

"Hn, daijoubu! Nani?" Reina shook her head, patting lightly on her pillow.

"Nothing... it's just that - you look a little red in the face." Ken stood to his feet, looking in the mirror on the wall, under the light; indeed his face was red, very faint, but still noticeable.

// K'so!! It's a blush!! //

Ken let out a strained laugh, hoping to sound calm and as if nothing was bothering him.

"Daijoubu, Reina-san!! Just a little warm in here... that's all!!"

"A-ah." Reina replied, giving the brunet a queer look. Ken scratched the back of his head, still letting out a strained laugh; he stopped when a pillow collided with his face. He grabbed the pillow before it could fall off his face, and glared at the thrower. Reina glared back at him.

"Urusai! You're going to wake up Youji!!" Ken grumbled, walking back over to his place on floor; he stopped, standing just a little way away from the older woman. Reina placed her hands on her hips, though unless her mood was effective sitting down, Ken did not feel intimidated.

"Ken-san I know what you're thinking and if you dare..." The darker blonde barely finished her sentence before the pillow found its way into her face. Reina pulled the object off her face, teeth clutched together as she let out a low growl; Ken made a quick grab for the other pillow, holding it up in defense. Reina stood up to her feet, pillow in hand.

The two stood there, a pillow each, waiting for the other to dare move and strike. Ken narrowed his eyes a little, his hands tightening around the soft object he was holding; Reina posed herself in defense and offense, ready to strike. Ken moved first, beginning to charge at her; the older woman held her pillow ready. Neither one had a chance to hit when both received a pillow in the head; surprised, both Ken and Reina fell to the floor, looking towards the bed to see a now awake Youji.

"Gomen Youji... We didn't mean to wake you up!" Reina started, picking up the pillow her brother had thrown.

"Yeah, if your sister hadn't started it, you'd probably still be asleep Yo-tan!" Ken felt the pillow hit him hard on the side of his head, the object bouncing off.

"MY fault?! Excuse me!! You're the one who wouldn't stop laughing!!" Ken let his head stay to the side, a semi pained look on his face. The pillow was soft, but Reina had a very powerful throw and it had hurt. The older woman expressed an annoyed look at Ken's reaction to her throw; she grabbed him by the collar and started to yell at him, seeing as Youji was already awake. Ken recovered, yelling back at the woman; the two stopped hearing laughter from the bed.

"O-nee-chan and KenKen - you two are becoming sure good friends!" The two blinked at Youji before blinking at each other for the longest time. Ken felt a smile beginning to strain his face as he tried to hold it back; Reina's shoulders were shaking just a little from the restraint. The two burst out laughing along with Youji, partly holding on to each other for support; Youji stopped laughing first, laying himself back down on the bed as he watched his sister and co-worker continue to laugh over their silliness from before. Finally the two stopped laughing, wiping away their tears.

"Ken-kun!"

"Reina-chan!" They called each other less formally then before, smiling at each other; Reina looked over to the bed to see Youji had fallen asleep. She picked up the pillow from the floor, going over to put it under the lighter blond's head - careful not to disturb him. Once done, Reina headed back to her place on the floor, climbing under the covers she had laid out; Ken slipped under his own, turning his head to say good night.

"Oyasumi - Reina-chan!"

"... Oyasumi, Ken-kun." With that, the two laid themselves down to rest for the night ahead of them, pulling the covers up if necessary since the lights were on.

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YEAHH!! You made it to the end!!! (Just kidding) Well, it's almost time for the chase scene! O.o Hope everyone will make it out okay… Anyways, till next time! JA~!

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