Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ I Never Even Told You ❯ A Nightmare Comes True, Almost ( Chapter 8 )

I Never Even Told You

By: Atsureki

Disclaimers : I still don't own Weiß

Paring : Aya/Ken, Yoji/Ken

Warnings : Shonen-ai, OCC, angst.

Notes : Stuff written in Italic are thoughts.

Ah some of my reviewers have begged or demanded that I should space up my fics so I've tried to do that with this chapter. That means that this ~*~*~*~*~*~* shows a change of scene and/or POV. Please let me know if you want me to make this a permenant look *deep sigh* It's more work but if you ppl feel it's easier when you read then I'll do it okay? Just lemme know ne?

Chapter 8. A Nightmare Comes True, Almost

Yoji opened the door to his bedroom and looked inside. Empty? But he had left Ken there earlier that night hadn't he? The blonde frowned. No wonder Omi hadn't been able to wake the brunette up since he wasn't there. But where was he then? Sometimes Ken tended to wander out into the night without letting anyone know but the tall blonde had been downstairs the whole time.

Quickly he crossed the hall and went into the brunette's own room. Ah there he was, sleeping, tossing and turning. Yoji sighed deeply. Ken was having another nightmare. Since he hadn't woken up he probably had taken some of the pills he loved so much. It was all that damned redhead's fault the blonde concluded and approached his distressed lover. Hands pounded on the bed, every now and then Ken even hit himself and then it came.

"AYA NO!" That scream made Yoji's blood ice over every single time. Ken sounded so scared, so sad and so desperate. "Aya, no." The next one was always a whimper, a plea filled with agony. The blonde placed his hand on Ken's shoulder and shook him carefully.

"Ken," he said softly and tried to wake him up. He had to get the brunette up and downstairs before… before it was too late. Ken whimpered again, pressed his head against his pillow. Yoji knew all of these moves for he had seen them so many times before.

"Ken," he tried again a little louder but he still got no response. Sadly he watched as the brunette's face went through several diffrent expressions. Fear, sadness, hurt, love and then finally desperation and agony. He was sobbing now. Yoji had had enough and grabbed the shoulder harder.

"Damnit Ken! Come on!" he shouted and shook the brunette as hard as he could. Finally Ken opened his eyes. He seemed to have some difficulty with focusing on Yoji's face, most likely due to the nightmare and the fact that he barely was awake.

"AYA!" Ken suddenly screamed and bolted from the bed. His brown eyes darted back and forth while he gasped for air. "Where is Aya?!" Yoji shook his head to get rid of the shock. How did Ken know that Aya was there?

"Downstairs," the blonde finally managed to say. "He's… I… Omi's taking care of him."

"He's dying, isn't he Yoji?" the brunette whispered and hugged himself.

"We don't know but… it doesn't look good." Without saying anything more Ken stumbled out of his room towards the stairs.

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It was all becoming reality. His nightmares were coming true. Ken hurried towards the stairs as his whole body screamed in objection. He didn't want to see it, he didn't want to feel the life escape from the man he stilled loved more than anything else. The stairs were before him now but he couldn't move anymore.

Aya was lying on the floor just like in his dreams but not in the same place. Blood everywhere, covering everything. Omi was kneeling beside him with a towel pressed against the redhead's stomach. But unlike in his nightmares the towel wasn't drenched in blood, at least not yet. The little blonde turned his head slightly and looked at his friend.

"Ken-kun," he said softly and gestured for him to come closer. Ken remained frozen for a few more moments before he launched himself down the stairs. He almost threw himself to the floor beside Aya and lifted his head into his lap.

"Aya," he breathed out and brushed away crimson hair soaked in blood from the pale face. He wanted to say something but there was really nothing to say. Aya was dying, he knew it, could feel it.

"I can't stop the bleeding," Omi mumbled and carefully removed the towel slightly. "And I don't know how much blood he's lost." Ken looked up and found Yoji standing beside the smaller blonde.

"That ambulance is taking its sweet time," the lanky man growled and kneeled down. "How is he doing?" Omi frowned and glanced at the brunette.

"I don't know. I think he's bleeding internally and his pulse is very weak but he's alive." His words had barely died out before the howling sounds of sirens cut through the air. Yoji got up and rushed over to the door. Two men came in and took over. They worked fast and soon had the redhead strapped on a stretched.

"I want to go with him," Ken begged, his eyes never leaving the limp body of his former lover.

"Okay, let's go we need to hurry!" one of the two men barked and started towards the door. The brunette grabbed a jacket and shoved his bare feet into a pair of shoes that later turned out to be Yoji's.

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The hospital was diffrent from in his dreams. The walls weren't white and it wasn't quiet. A steady stream of people passed them by as they waited for news on their former team-mate. Yoji and Omi had showed up about 20 minutes after Aya had disappeared with doctors and nurses buzzing around him like bees.

That was over three hours ago. Ken had barely moved the whole time. He just sat on the uncomfortable couch staring at nothing. Sure this wasn't exactly like in his dream but something told him that the outcome wouldn't change. He was simply waiting for a doctor dressed in white to show up and tell him that the man he loved was dead.

"Ken, the doctor is here," Yoji said softly and pulled him to his feet. Brown eyes blinked slowly a few times before they started to see what was going on around them.

"I'm doctor Lee, Hidaka-san," A tall woman said and smiled warmly at him. "You're the one who came with Fujimiya-san, right?" Ken nodded numbly and prepared for the bad news. "You're friend was in a bad shape when he came here. He's lost a lot of blood and he has several broken ribs. One of those ribs have damaged his left lung which is why he was coughing up so much blood. I've operated on him and he is a very lucky man. The bullet didn't hurt any organs and I could remove it without complication. He's still sedated and I'd like to keep him that way for a while longer." Her words didn't quite make sense to Ken. What was she saying?

"Will he be alright?" Omi finally asked since it had become apparent to all of them that the brunette was in no shape to ask himself.

"It was critical for a while but he pulled through. He'll be in a lot of pain for some time but it looks like he's going to make it," Lee smiled and again turned to Ken. "You can see him if you want to Hidaka-san." The brunette nodded slowly and follwed her. Aya was alive, he was going to be just fine?

Half way to the redhead's room Ken's body gave up. It had been through too much that night and morning and decided to take some rest since it was obviously not going to get it from its owner. With a yelp that sounded like Aya's name the brunette crashed down on the floor.

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His head hurt like a bitch and the smell around him was awful. He opened his eyes and grunted as sharp light stabbed them. Where the hell was he?

"Nice to see you awake again Hidaka-san," a perky voice said and someone helped him sit up. "How do you feel?" Ken grunted again and shook his head.

"Like shit," he answered sourly and searched his memory. A gasp escaped him when he remembered. "Aya?!"

"Fujimiya-san I presume?" The brunette nodded. "You're friends are with him now. I can take you to them if you want me to?"

"Yes please." The nurse with the perky voice smiled at him and waited until he could stand on his own two feet.

"He isn't awake yet but Doctor Lee thinks he'll come around soon." He was walking through a long corridor, the same one where he had fainted earlier. The nurse stopped infront of a blue door and smiled again. "You'll find your friends and Fujimiya-san in there." With that said she left him. Ken opened the door with hesitation. He wasn't so sure he wanted to see what was on the other side. That doctor might say that Aya was going to make it but he had in no way forgotten his horrible nightmares.

He took a deep breath and walked inside. His eyes immediately landed on his former lover's pale face. They had cleaned him up and he was hooked up to several machines and a thin tube was secured behind his ears, going across his face and under his nose where it was feeding him oxygen. Ken swallowed and tried to convince himself to move closer. The only sound in the room was the constant beeping from one of the machines and it was dusky in there. Weren't hospital rooms normally lit with bright flourescent lamps?

Omi was sitting in a chair next to the bed and Yoji was leaning against the wall. Ken's eyes traveled back to Aya and the bag of blood that hung to the left of his bed. Slowly he moved on until his gaze rested on his former lover's chest. He was shirtless but white bandages, spottet with blood here and there, covered his pale skin.

The brunette shifted his weight from one foot to the other. He wanted Aya to wake up, he wanted to see those beautiful amethyst eyes opened. At the moment the redhead looked… dead. His skin was a ghostly shade of white and he had apparently lost some weight since he had left them.

Ken approached the redhead slowly and with hesitation. His ears were focused on the monotone beeping that monitored Aya's heartbeats. As long as he could hear those he could be sure that the stoic man was still alive. Omi jumped slightly when he noticed the brunette but he didn't say anything. The taller blonde didn't say anything either but his green eyes watched Ken intensly.

When the brunette reached the bed he stopped, too afraid to even touch the man lying there. He wanted to hold Aya, hear him speak, feel his skin but he was just too scared of hurting him. The three assassins all jumped when the door suddenly opened and a slender young woman came bursting into the room.

"Ran!" she almost yelled and hurried up to the redhead's side. "Oh dear Gods not you too!" Ken stared at her with wide eyes. Who the hell was she and why was she calling Aya by his real name?

~TBC~

I'm sorry if I tricked you into thinking that Aya died *doesn't look the least bit sorry* But that was what I meant when I described the nightmares Ken had. This is why he was so afraid of them and why Yoji hates them so much *nods* And they almost did come true, ne? *shudders* But Aya is alive and I promise I won't kill him!! I wonder who that woman is? Had Aya been a bad boy? And what the hell is Ken gonna do now? Is he gonna try to work it out with Aya or is he gonna stay with Yoji? Oh and is Aya gonna be able to say what he wanted to say to Ken, whatever it was? Ah the joy of waiting *chuckles wickedly* Ja/Atsureki