Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Love On A Leash ❯ A Brief Reunion ( Chapter 21 )

Love On A Leash

By: Atsureki

Disclaimers: I might wish I had Aya's ear tails to play with but unfortunately he and the others belong to someone who ain't me! It's a cruel world!

Paring: Ran/Ken, Yoji/Omi

Warnings: AU, Yaoi. OCC, Angst, Slavery and some other stuff.

Notes: Stuff written in Italic are thoughts.

YAY another chapter! And it didn't take years for me to get out! /pets her muse who finally returned, somewhat reluctantly/ Read and enjoy. Oh and thanks to everyone who are still with me! /glomps her readers/

Chapter 21. A Brief Reunion

Ken huddled as far away from the door as he could get. He was so tired, so cold and his body was pounding dully from the pain. Unknown people had shoved him around ungently for hours before they finally tossed him into a tiny cell and locked the door. For all he knew they probably tossed away the key too. Not that it mattered to him. He was as good as dead as it was, put up for termination for ending years of torment.

Wasn't life unfair? Kase had made his life hell, caused him more pain and suffering than anyone and killing him was a crime? When that man had started stripping him once more his brain had said enough, never again. His plan had been doomed as soon as he laid eyes on Kase, he was just too afraid of him.

Like a good little slave he had cowered and obeyed all while guilt ate away at his heart and soul. He had failed Aya and he had hated himself for it, but his fear for the man who took such pleasure in causing him pain was stronger than his love for the redhead. At least it had been until that evening.

Kase had been showering him with punches and vile words about Aya and when he got ready to rape Ken the brunette couldn't take it anymore. Somehow he had managed to shove the larger man away and then he had lunched for the first thing he saw, the bugnuks on Kase's wall. He still couldn't remember exactly how he had managed to slip the glove on and then press the plate that turned it into a deadly weapon, but he had done it.

Screaming in hate he had throw himself over his owner, slashing away like a madman. Afterwards he had almost thrown up when he saw what he had done. Kase's face cut to shreds, barely recognizable anymore, his torso gaping open like on a slaughtered animal, blood seeming to have drenched everything.

Then he ran out of the room, stormed straight through two guards and finally more or less collapsed in the garden, hidden by the shadows. And now he was just waiting to pay for his crime. Crying silently he wrapped his arms around his bruised chest and started rocking back and forth.

//

"Get out of my way!" Ran snarled, saliva spurting from his mouth. The huge man before him didn't budge though, he stood his ground.

"Aya-kun, please calm down," Omi begged and tugged at his arm. He glanced at his lover, asking for help.

"Getting arrested isn't going to make anything better," Yoji sighed and pulled his cousin back a little.

"Let me go Kudou! I'll fucking kill him if he doesn't move!" Ran roared and yanked himself free. A small hand suddenly grabbed his and the redhead froze.

"Why won't you let Aya-niisan see Ken-kun?"

"Hiko?" Ran blinked in surprise at the boy's question and squeezed his hand a little. The uniformed police cleared his throat, obviously confused by the boy's presence.

"I'm not allowed to. Your brother needs a court order to see um Ken," he explained. The redhead raised an eyebrow. No one had observed the fact that Hiko was a slave and the boy's tendency to refer to him as big brother was throwing the cop for a loop.

Ran glanced at Hiko and blinked again. His face was innocent and childish but his eyes told a different story, he was up to something. With fascination the older man watched how the child's bottom lip started trembling and fake tears flooded his wide eyes.

"You're gonna kill Ken-kun and we'll never see him again," Hiko sniffled and wrapped his thin arms around Ran's waist. "I… I just wanted to say… say good bye…" He started hiccupping and his whole body shook with sobs. Behind them Yoji and Omi stared, their mouths gaping open.

"Now, now I… I didn't…" The huge man swallowed and gave Ran a pleading look.

"I'm so sorry Hiko, I know you wanted to see Ken-kun one last time," the redhead murmured and patted the boy's head.

"Well I… I suppose it wouldn't do any harm if… if you and your little brother saw him for a few minutes." Hiko wiped his nose and hugged the bothered cop.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" he babbled and smiled shyly.

"I can only let you two in and you can't stay very long, okay?"

//

When the door opened Ken made himself as little as he possibly could because it gave whoever it was a much smaller surface to hit. Where they already coming to execute him? Frightened he waited as the door closed. A hand cupped his cheek and raised his face.

"Ken." He knew that voice, would recognize it anywhere. Blinded by tears he allowed himself to be hugged and held.

"Aya," the brunette whimpered hoarsely and clung to his former owner.

"It's okay. I'm gonna fix this, I promise."

"You… you can't," Ken sobbed. "I killed him."

"And if you hadn't I would've," Aya almost growled and hugged him harder, causing him to moan in pain. "Did he hurt you?!" Ken nodded. Gentle hands touched his body and strangely enough eased the pain a little. "Bastard!"

"I'm sorry I let you down." Aya tilted the brunette's face up and shook his head.

"You didn't. My lawyer got me out and I've been looking for you ever since. I'm sorry I didn't find you sooner," the redhead sighed and caressed his cheek. "We weren't even sure Kase was the one who bought you."

"His closest man, Tsaki, picked me up and took me to Kase's house just outside Tokyo," Ken explained. A pounding on the door caused him to jump.

"Two minutes," a hard voice yelled. The redhead glanced over his shoulder.

"You okay Hiko?" Confused Ken looked up and stared at the small boy by the door. He immediately recognized him from the auction.

"I'm fine oniisan."

"Listen Ken. I'm going to do everything I can to get you out of here but it might take some time. Are you gonna be all right?"

"You're safe, that's all I ever wanted," Ken whispered and lowered his head again.

"It's not enough for me though, it'll never be unless you're with me," Aya said softly and raised the brunette's face once more. "I need you Ken and it's been a long time since I need anyone so I'm not gonna rest until I'm with you again." Ken felt his eyes widened. Aya needed him, him, Ken the useless slave.

"Time to go!" the hard voice from earlier yelled and there was another bang on the door. The redhead kissed his lips softly and wiped the slave's cheek.

"I… I love you Ken, so just hang on a little longer, please?" Aya begged; his beautiful eyes shimmering with unshed tears. Stunned the brunette nodded and leaned in for another kiss. The door behind them opened and they broke apart.

//

Omi observed Hiko during the drive home. The boy was deep in thoughts, his young face contorted in concentration. He had been like that ever since he and Aya had returned from visiting Ken and Omi was curious. The acting Hiko had displayed to the policeman earlier had come as a complete surprise to all of them, even if they had noticed how bright and precocious the boy was.

It hadn't taken long for all of them to fall in love with Hiko; he was so sweet, gentle and eager to help. Strangely enough he seemed to have bonded the most with Aya, never once fearing the redhead's icy mask and bland eyes.

Omi was thankful for that because his lover's introverted cousin needed someone to lean on and this boy was probably the only one he'd accept completely. Maybe it was fate that had sent them Hiko when they needed him the most? He wasn't sure and it didn't really matter, Omi was glad to have him there just the same.

//

Yoji parked the car but no one made a move to get out. He glanced over his shoulder and smiled a little at the way Hiko was leaning against Omi's thin frame. His lover looked thoughtful as he petted the boy's hair. Beside the tall blonde was Aya, his eyes hard and calculating. Yoji frowned. The redhead was up to something.

"There's something I need to do," Aya suddenly said.

"Something?" Yoji questioned with one eyebrow raised, not even sure he wanted to know.

"It's better for everyone if you don't know." Yoji huffed and felt around for his smokes.

"Getting yourself arrested or dead isn't going to save Ken you know," he muttered and gave up his search, choosing to glare a little at his cousin instead. The redhead gave him a bland look and shrugged.

"Maybe not, but I have to do this. Not just for Ken but for me, for all of us," Aya answered calmly, callously. "It's something I should have done a long time ago, I think."

"Be careful." The redhead turned around and smiled slightly at Hiko.

"I will Hiko, I promise." The boy smiled brightly even though his green eyes were concerned.

"What are you going to do, Aya-kun?" Omi asked quietly. Aya met his gaze, letting his eyes become less impassive.

"I can't tell you Omi. Not only don't I want you to know but it's also safer if you don't." Yoji frowned hard. He had known that his cousin was doing things he never talked about, that he was wrapped up in something dangerous. Asking wouldn't get the blonde anywhere so he had never bothered to even try.

"Don't do anything stupid Ran," Yoji murmured and patted the redhead's knee. That was the first time in many years he had called Aya by his real name and it surprised the complicated man.

"I'll try not to Yoji but I've already done a lot of stupid things, one more might just make it all right again."

"Are you sure about that?" Aya chuckled shortly and tilted his head.

"Yoji, do me a favour?" The tall blonde reluctantly nodded. "I promised Ken I'd fix this and I intend to but… if something happens to me please help me keep that promise?" He unfastened his seatbelt and reached for the door.

"All right," Yoji sighed shook his cousin's hand.

"Ken loves you, you know that, right? Hiko suddenly asked. "You need him and he needs you back. No one should take away people you love and need." Aya blinked twice, swallowed thickly and ruffled Hiko's hair.

"Take care of them Kudou or I'll peel you like a banana." Yoji watched silently as the redhead disappeared around the corner, his black coat billowing behind him in the wind.

//

Ran unlocked the door to his apartment and swiftly moved into the bedroom. He headed straight for the closet and took out the black set of clothes he had worn on missions. Without hesitation he put them on and then retrieved his katana from the hidden compartment, fastening it to his belt.

Dressed and ready he accessed another compartment hidden in the wall and pulled out a stack of white folders. He eyed each one before he returned about half of them, the rest he hid away inside his long coat. One last check and Ran was ready to leave. When he walked towards the door he made a brief stop next to a pile of Ken's clothes.

"One way or another we'll be together," he almost purred as his hand lingered on an orange sweater. "Dead or alive, in heaven or in hell." Seconds later the door slammed shut and Abyssinian was on his last mission.

~TBC~

I just love Hiko! /coughs/ And he's mine! /gets all possessive/ He's slightly based on my oldest nephew who's 7 and just blows me away by being so damn perceptive it's freaky! Ja/Atsureki