Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Nobody's Listening ❯ Meanwhile, Back in Japan ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Title: Nobody's Listening
Author: Ryoko 03
Series: post-Weiss Kreuz Gluhen
Rating: R; may go to NC-17 depending upon my muses' whims
Status: In Progress

All warnings and pairings noted in the previous chapter.

//blah// = thoughts
~blah~ = telepathy (trust me, it'll come up *sweatdrop*)

Notes: This chapter is dedicated to Angel-chan-your favorite boys make their first appearance.

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Nobody's Listening
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It had been over a month since The Call came in from the sleeper agent he'd sent stateside, ordered to keep an eye on the undertakings of Kritiker New York. Several agents, unhappy with having a Persia younger than themselves, had spurned talk of defecting to what was left of Este; Tortoiseshell had experience with Este having escaped their control not once but twice and was the best agent to send in hopes of discouraging the malcontents.

Takatori Mamoru could still hear the annoyance coloring the Irish-accented Japanese: "I thought you said all the fucking Kritiker Japan malcontents had been dealt with?!"

After Jei had calmed enough that he wasn't swearing at his boss in Gaelic every ten seconds-something he had actually done to Crawford numerous times in the past when annoyed-he had told Mamoru about Abyssinian's presence in New York as well as his current status. He'd also mentioned that he *knew* the assassins were ex-Kritiker because he'd neglected to wear his gloves that day and had brushed against the knife when he'd returned to Abyssinian's side.

Despite the fact that the Irish sleeper agent had called in at least once a week with an update on Aya-kun's condition as well as the call three days ago stating that Sphinx was no longer a problem, Mamoru was concerned. None of the calls gave any indication that the redhead was approaching consciousness, nor had Tortoiseshell had any luck in tracking down Siamese.

The phone's ring drew him out of his thoughts, and Mamoru glanced towards the door as Nagi passed to answer it. Although Jei Dante was the first of Schwarz to join Kritiker, he wasn't the last. The telekinetic had arrived two years ago, just a year after his former team mate, and had slowly become friends with his former enemy. It took about six months for the relationship to progress into something more, and only three months ago Nagi had moved in with him.

"Moshi-moshi," the younger man answered, his voice carrying through the open door. "Oh, hey, Jei.... Hai, he's here.... JEI! That was just wrong!" A moment later Nagi walked in and handed Mamoru the cordless. "Tortie's on the line for you."

"Tell him to stop calling me Tortie," was the first thing out of Jei's mouth when Mamoru answered. "It's almost as annoying as when he used to call me Farfie all the damn time."

"You know you don't mind," the former Weiss assassin replied, shutting down the computer and leaning back in his chair. "Did something come up?"

"Guess who woke up today."

"Aya-kun's awake?" Mamoru sat up straight again, vaguely aware of Nagi's gaze. "Did you get a chance to talk to him?" The young Kritiker leader was aware of the fact that none of Weiss was aware of the former Schwarz assassin's presence within the organization, and was uncertain of how the redhead would react to the news.

Jei's voice grew a bit quieter, as if he were in a public place and didn't want the wrong ears to overhear: "A little. I didn't get to tell him about Sally yet."

The cerulean-eyed man nodded slightly, knowing that that particular part of Jei's story took some time to tell... especially since his experience with her had made him incredibly distrustful of women in general and those with psi-talents in particular.

"Anyway, I thought you might want to know," the Irishman continued after a moment. "That, and I saw Siamese this afternoon."

Mamoru stiffened slightly, eyes hardening. Since Tortoiseshell had told him which former agents were behind the attack, he'd been trying to follow their movements. "Where?" he fairly snarled, his lover's hand on his shoulder the only thing keeping him from jumping up and making arrangements to get on the first flight to New York.

"La Guardia Hospital, as I was leaving Abyssinian's room. I advised him to change his visitor's list, and that nurse Kritiker New York provided called an hour ago to tell me that she was keeping an eye on Siamese's movements inside the hospital." He chuckled softly, "She still doesn't realize that Sphinx's death was no suicide."

"Keep me posted," Mamoru said, reaching up to twine his fingers with Nagi's. "If you see an opportunity, take it. And remember to-"

"Make it look like an accident," Jei finished. "Trust me, no one will know Kritiker Japan was involved. I have to go now; I'm going to do a bit of recon on the hospital tonight. I'll call in a couple days, Ran is supposed to be released then. Ja ne."

"Bai, Jei," the other man murmured, hanging up before turning to offer Nagi a small smile. "Well, that's one less worry for me anyway."

"You worry too much," the telekinetic scolded lightly, pulling Mamoru's chair away from the desk and draping himself in the older man's lap. "But I understand why. Hell, I worried for three years that Este was going to realize Tortie was a psychometric and take him away from us...."

Mamoru wrapped his arms around his lover and closed his eyes, a soft sigh escaping him. "I know. And even though they did find out, he got out. I don't think you have to worry about your oniisan anymore."

Nagi didn't answer, just wrapped his arms around Mamoru's neck and rested his head on the older man's shoulders. A comfortable silence fell between them, and by the time they finally ventured off to bed neither was thinking too much about the situation in New York.

They had plenty of time in the morning for that.

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Owari Part the Third
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End Notes: As you can probably tell from the chapter, Jei is still an assassin although now he collects his paychecks from Kritiker. I just chose Tortoiseshell out of the blue for his code name, seeing as he's now a redhead and his uniform (when I get around to describing it) is all black. The other two, Sphinx and Siamese, are my take on the pair who were lying in wait for Ran towards the end of WKG 13.

Oh, and for those who may have missed it, the nurse from Chapter Two is a Kritiker agent.