Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Second Calling ❯ Memories and The Band: Part II ( Chapter 5 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

OK everybody this is the second part of Memories and The Band . I am so sorry it took me so long to post this, I had it written but couldn't find the spare time to type it up. >_< I have decided to break up this section further into three parts, since I am doing more with it then I originally planned. Part III will be coming soon, so enjoy part II and keep your eyes out for the third part of Memories and the Band. Well I hope you enjoy and don't forget to review and let me know what you think. ^_^


(Author's Note): In this chapter there is another flashback except it is from Omi's POV this time. The boys are going to meet with Tohma. The story from this point on should be moving faster, so hold on and enjoy. ^_^


Disclaimer: I don't own Gravitation or Weiss Kreuz.


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Chapter 4: Memories and The Band: Part II



The obnoxious buzzing of an alarm clock jolted Omi into consciousness as he squinted his eyes to compensate for the brilliant morning light pouring through his bedroom windows. The bright red numbers of the digital clock told the assassin that it was still too early in the morning to be up; but knowing already that Hiro was hardly a morning person, he should at least get up and start preparations for the day. Thoughts of how he often had to wake up Yohji or Ken, and how hard it was to get either of them up in the morning reminded Omi that similar extreme tactics had been necessary in the past when rousing the guitarist.



The pair of musicians were not scheduled to meet the illustrious Seguchi Tohma until later in the morning, but preparations for the meeting which included getting their instruments together and a strong cup of coffee convinced the hacker to rouse himself at six in the morning to start his day.



Omi had spent the better part of the previous night going over mission records in detail, after he and Hiro had returned from their last minute shopping trip to the local grocery store. He had then decided to do some additional research of his own after setting up his beloved computer equipment that he had brought with him for the mission. Omi had proceeded to look into Kritiker's records on Seguchi Tohma, and confirm what Hiro had said about the former musician and current business man.



Finding out that Hiro had been correct about Tohma's past connections to Kritiker had come as a bit of a shock to Omi. He still couldn't completely wrap his mind around the idea that a former assassin had not only left Kritiker, but had obtained fame and fortune in music and business. Seguchi-san was defiantly a marvel as far is the young assassin was concerned, it made his own ambitions seem less fantastic and more realistic; the possibility of obtaining them now seemed possible.



Running fingers though his now bubble gum shaded hair and rubbing the sleep out of his cerulean eyes Omi decided coffee and a shower were of greater importance at the moment, therefore he decided to give Hiro an extra half hour of sleep while he obtained those objectives for himself. Waking the guitarist too early often resulted in a cranky and disheveled Hiro, and that was just not a pretty site. The images of waking a similarly disgruntled Yohji for the early morning shifts in the flower shop after a night of partying was a similar situation that Omi often did not want to deal with. So letting Hiro sleep a little more was advantageous both for Omi's physical health and his emotional well being.



After his shower and morning consumption of caffeine Omi found himself fumbling with the contact lenses Hiro had given him. Why he needed a different eye color was beyond him, but at least it was only a minor change, unlike his hair which would take much longer to become accustomed to. Omi prayed that he would be able to get though the mission without his teammates in Weiss seeing the new look.



Omi knew that Ran could care less and that Aya-chan would keep any comments to herself, but Yohji and Ken were a whole different story. Hopefully they wouldn't even recognize him if they saw a picture of Shindou Shuichi, once his celebrity status was obtained. Omi knew that his other team mates wouldn't recognize Hiro since they had never met him. As a result of the fact that Hiro was a less active agent he didn't need to disguise himself at all.



'Grrr, sometimes life is so unfair!' Omi growled to himself as he finally got the lenses in and his hair into some semblance of order.



On his way out of the bathroom Omi quickly grabbed the water pistol he had remembered to pack when he left the flower shop . He filled it up with ice cold water and proceeded to go and try to wake up his partner. It was a tactic he had developed to wake Hiro up years ago when they first worked together, when Omi had come to realize that usually nothing short of a nuclear explosion could wake up his friend, but for some reason cold water worked every time. The tactic had been later adapted to wake up Yohji or Ken, and allowed Omi to do this from a safe distance away; since with the water gun he could obtain the desired result and keep a healthy distance from the unhappy individual he was waking. Basically it gave him extra time to run when his victim realized what he had done and decided to get even.



Smirking at those thoughts Omi slowly crept up to Hiro's bedroom door and opened it slowly. His victim was sprawled across the bed almost diagonally with the blankets half on him and half on the floor. His back was to Omi but his face was visible from its position smushed into a pillow. A look of comfortable oblivion was plastered across Hiro's face as he dreams whatever he was dreaming.



Oh well, I guess it's time to interrupt those dreams and bring him back to reality.



Omi giggled as he took aim at Hiro's bare back and proceeded to rain down ice cold water on his unsuspecting victim. This earning him a shriek of surprise followed by the evil glare of death , that should have made even Ran-kun the ice queen proud.


Dammit Omi you are so dead!!!



Hiro sprang out of bed clothed in nothing but black cotton boxers and tried to tackle his fellow assassin who was too busy howling with laughter; only to trip on the blanket that was tangled around his feet and end up in a heap on the floor.



Following the crash of his teammate hitting the floor Omi's laughter died away as Hiro groaned from the heap he and the blankets had become. The concern that he had caused his friend to hurt himself over-rode Omi's better judgment as he crept up to Hiro and knelt next to him to ask if he was OK, and to help him to his feet.



Eeeh!!! Omi screeched as Hiro seemed to spring to life and tackled his sneaky little partner.



Proceeding to pull Omi into a head lock Hiro administered a fair dose of revenge nuggies to the luscious pink locks that adorned his friend's head and was rewarded with Omi's exclamation of regret and apologies.


Oh no my friend, if you want me to stop you need to promise me that you will never do that again.



Hiro continued to ruffle pink hair until Omi's squeaks of protest finally gave way to his promise to never again drench him with water when waking him up. Of course from Omi's perspective this just meant he would need to find a new tactic to use when waking Hiro up.



Grumbling at having to again fix his now disheveled hair, Omi left Hiro to get ready as he decided that breakfast was a logical next step in his morning routine.



I need another cup of coffee after that disaster. Omi huffed as he traveled back to the kitchen in search of sustenance.










The roar of the approaching train signaled to the two assassins that the ride they were waiting for to Nittle Grasper Records had arrived. Omi carried a backpack that held his laptop and his music while his partner carried his guitar in its case. The ride to the studio was short, about ten minutes so they had plenty of time to get to their meeting with Seguchi Tohma.



Hey Shuichi are you nervous, you look like your going to be sick?



Turning to his partner and ruffling the bubble gum hair Hiro tried to comfort his distraught friend.



Don't worry you'll sound great and with me there to accompany you, how can you not sound fantastic!



Hiro laughed at his own joke and smiled as Omi's nervous expression melted into an amused smirk as he swatted away the annoying hands that were messing up his pink tresses.



I know we are on assignment and all but I've never performed in front of strangers before, especially professionals, I can't help but feel apprehensive; I mean what if Seguchi-san hates my voice or my music, I'll ruin the mission!



Sulking at that notion Omi started to have second thoughts about agreeing to the mission. His music had always been a intensely personal subject for him, and besides Hiro and Manx and that one time freak time that Yohji had caught him singing in the shower, Omi had never shared his music with anyone.



A hand on his shoulder helped to chase away the teen's apprehensions as he looked up into Hiro's eyes and saw the confidence shining there.



You have absolutely nothing to worry about Omi.



Hiro momentarily slipped the assassin's other name as he leaned down to whisper to his companion.



Even if this Tohma guy wasn't helping Kritiker you would still blow him away with your talent. Believe me when I tell you this, your a phenomenal singer and song writer, that's why Manx asked you to do this. Seguchi-san wouldn't be able to make us look like a legitimate band unless you already had talent and a great voice, so just go in there and have a good time and enjoy the freedom to pursue your music.



A brilliant smile lit up Omi's face at Hiro's praise, and he glomped his friend in a hug of thanks, your the best Hiro, you always know how to make me feel better.


Once the happy teen let him go Hiro tried to reign in his blush and control the stupid grin that had manifested on his face at the affectionate gesture Omi had shown him. He became strangely amused when he noticed that it must have happened so fast that either no body in the train car had seen what had happened, or they just didn't particularly care.



Once the pair were seated and the train began its journey Omi leaned up against the window and peered out over the city as he watched the scenery pass by. As he watched the passing sites his mind wandered, and the speech Hiro had just given him reminded Omi of the first time he and his friend had been paired together on a mission.









This wasn't altogether an unfamiliar experience for the young hacker. Omi had been paired with the other four members of his group on missions before, so working with another agent was not unusual for him. Still the experience of working with an agent he had only just met, and who did not share the expertise of being a fellow hacker was new for him. Omi was understandably nervous about working with a stranger, but from what he had been able to see in his initial meeting with Hiro, excitement and the possibility of making a new friend quickly overrode any apprehension the boy assassin was feeling.




Omi had spent the better part of the day going over the mission he and his new partner were going to be working on. While his fellow hackers continued to work on the assignments they had been previously given, Hiro had taken up a seat next to Omi's terminal as the pair worked together.



Manx had already given them a mission briefing privately, since the other hackers were not privy to the information that Omi now knew, unless they would be called in to assist him. Now Omi spent the wee hours of the morning pumping coffee into his half asleep partner and hacking into government files and creating the false student records for the high school that he and Hiro would be attending while undercover.



The mission itself was to find and eliminate the heads of an organization that was kidnapping teens in the area of this particular school, and according to Kritiker was selling the children into prostitution rings. So far none of the missing children had been found dead or alive, and it was up to them to put these monsters out of commission and to hopefully find out from the computer records that such organizations kept, where the victims where, so that they could be rescued by a separate Kritiker team.



As part of the mission Omi and Hiro were to pose as normal high school teens and were even going to be living with surrogate families for the duration of the mission. Hiro would be living with one family whose members believed him to be a ward of the state and Omi was to be adopted into the Shindou family who believed he too was an orphan.



The young assassin felt a little remorseful about using these families for their cover, when all they wanted to do was help unfortunate children who had no families, but the timing of the mission and the convenience of the cover had convinced Kritiker that it was too good of a chance to pass up. Omi consoled himself with the belief that he would only be with this family for a short time, only a few weeks at most. Then they and Hiro's surrogate family would be led to believe that the boys had been relocated to different homes.



The idea of living with a real family was not an unpleasant concept for the young assassin. Omi had a kind of kinship with the other young hackers in Kritiker, but as far back as he could remember he had never had a real family. Maybe if only for a little while he could pretend that the Shindou's were really his family, and that he was truly wanted for more then just his talents as an assassin and hacker.









The mission itself had gone off without a hitch. Omi and Hiro had spent almost two months pretending to be normal high school students and had used their cover with surrogate families too help them blend in to the student population of the school that the kidnappers were targeting.



As it ended up, Omi had himself become a target of the kidnappers and it was their interest in him that had aloud the assassins the chance they had been patiently waiting for. While Omi aloud himself to be captured, Hiro had tracked his location and had freed his partner as well as seven other teens being kept in the kidnappers possession. While Hiro had eliminated the targets, Omi had hacked into the gang's computers and had learned possible locations for the previously kidnapped children, and other key individuals who were involved in the kidnapping ring.



With the information obtained the young assassin helped Hiro to eliminate any remaining targets and then make an anonymous call to the local authorities to come to the abandoned warehouse to find the dead kidnappers, and the still very alive albeit terrified teens they had kept there.



Considering the amount of time that Omi and his partner Hiro had spent undercover together the mission itself had been relatively quick, two months of preparation and waiting, and the actual hit had taken a little over an hour to complete.



The success of their mission had aloud Kritiker to immediately track the other members of the kidnapping ring using the information that Omi had obtained, and only weeks after their first mission together had ended, the two assassins were helping to brief several larger assassin teams who would be rescuing the other children from the locations where they were being kept, and eliminating the remaining members of the organization responsible.



Omi had felt a sort of pride at the end of the ordeal when all the children who had disappeared had been successfully found, and the horrible bad men who had taken them from their homes and families were no longer a part of this world.



By the final conclusion of the mission almost five months had passed and he had become accustomed to working with Hiro. Unfortunately Manx was not planning on keeping the pair as teammates forever, much to both assassins dismay.



Eventually Omi was returned to his hacking responsibilities with the other four hackers he had originally worked with, and while it was nice to get back into his routine with them he still missed working with Hiro.



Hiro had gone off to again become a solo Kritiker agent and had not taken on another partner after his five month assignment with Omi. Hiro always hoped that he and Omi would get to work together again in the near future, but the hope of that occurring was dashed when he became privy to the information that Manx and Persia had decided to create a new assassin team called Weiss.



Omi's hopes of working with Hiro again had to be put aside when he had found out from Manx that he was to become the first member of a new assassin team. While the idea of being assigned to a permanent position on a team delighted the hacker, he had hoped that the new team would have included Hiro in its ranks. However this was not to be and as Omi became the first member of Weiss he had to leave his partnership with Hiro behind him, as much as he disliked the idea.










Hiro's voice telling him they were at their stop, snapped Omi from his memories and silent musings. Smiling to Hiro he grabbed his backpack from its place by his feet and followed his friend from the train. The walk from the train station to the Nittle Grasper Record's Building was relatively short and only took an additional five minutes, allowing the pair to arrive with time to spare.



By the time the pair of musicians/assassins had reached the Nittle Grasper Records building, Omi's apprehension had transformed into excitement as they made their way past security to the elevators and up to the top floor to Segushi Tohma's office for their meeting.



Omi had always been a huge Nittle Grasper fan, so just being in the same building as a former member of his all time favorite band was enough to make the young assassin almost giddy with excitement.



After a short wait in a waiting room a secretary for Tohma Seguchi told the pair that her boss was ready to see them. Suddenly nervous Omi looked up to his partner and sighed with relief when Hiro smiled at him and led the way as they headed into Seguchi-san's office.



Waiting for them beyond the double oak doors of Tohma Seguchi's office was a vast space that they both supposed Seguchi-san considered an office. Set in front of huge ceiling to floor windows that gave visitor's a spectacular view of the Tokyo city skyline was a grand desk with a young man seated behind it.



In Omi's opinion this young man hardly looked much older then his team mates back in Weiss, but the young assassin had learned long ago that age meant nothing. Even if Seguchi-san was not much older then his friends it didn't mean he wasn't a force to be reckoned with; after all this seemingly pleasant individual had once been an agent for Kritiker before his singing career, and had somehow successfully left Kritiker behind and had survived.



After seating themselves across from the owner of Nittle Grasper Records they were greeted by a smiling Tohma as he welcomed them and waited for his secretarie's exit from the room. Once the women left the smiling and cheerful nature was replaced by a harsher more business like facade, this Omi supposed was the real Tohma Segushi and the former assassin for Kritiker.



Taking in the young men in front of him Tohma decided to forgo the pleasantries and get down to business.



Well gentlemen as you already know I am Segushi Tohma and as the president of Nittle Grasper Records I would like to welcome you, but on another note as a former agent for the organization that you both work for I am actually relieved for your presence. When I was first contacted by Manx I was surprised to say the least, since she and I not only go way back, but have not spoken with each other in years.



At first I was not exactly pleased with the idea of not only working with Kritiker again but harboring two undercover agents and helping them fool the public into believing they were talented musicians. You do realize I have a business to run and don't exactly relish the idea of creating false bands and being ordered around by an organization that I severed ties with years ago.



Omi and Hiro were wide eyed by this point, they both had no idea that Manx had ordered Tohma to help them and Kritiker on this mission, they had figured he had volunteered his help. Feeling guilty about their intrusion into and disruption of Tohma's life and business, Omi was about to apologize for himself, Hiro and Kritiker when he was cut off as the business man continued.


As I said before I was unhappy about this arrangement, but that was until this morning when the situation changed and the threat became personal.



Embarrassment and guilt suddenly gone, Omi and Hiro were now the painted in confusion, and Tohma seemed to sense this, as a wry grin appeared over the scowl that had previously adorned his face.



Sighing in an attempt to calm his nerves Tohma leaned back in his plush leather chair and continued his explanation.



I assume you both know of the romance novel author Uesugi Eiri?



Hiro was completely unaware of who Tohma was referring to as he himself did not read romance novels, however his confusing thoughts were interrupted when Omi piped up with an affirmative answer.



Yes I have heard of him, many of the girls in my class at school read his novels and are always talking about them in school, but I myself have never read them. Omi remembered the lengthily and love sick talks the girls in his class and the fan girls at the flower shop would have about Yuki Eiri's novels, even Yohji said he had read one once just to see what the big deal was about, apparently according to both the play boy and the girls Omi had talked to, the author was the best when it came to writing romance.



Smiling at the response he had obtained from the genki pink haired assassin, Tohma nodded his agreement with Eiri's popularity among his fans. As I said previously I was not too happy with Manx's suggestions and my possible role in this sherade, but this morning my brother-in-law Uesugi Eiri received a threatening letter and the contents of the letter match the sample letters that Manx sent me for your case. Whoever you are supposed to be hunting has targeted my dear friend and this is now personal, and thus I have whole heartily agreed to help you.



Taking a moment to digest what they had just been told, Omi knew he would need to get a hold of Manx immediately and to confirm what Tohma had just told him. Nodding his understanding to the blond businessman he let the conversation continue.



Before we speak any further on the issue of your mission, it seems necessary for me to answer any questions you may have so far. With this said Tohma relinquished control of the conversation over to the two young assassins in front of him all the while secretly knowing what they would ask of him.



Looking back toward each other Hiro gave Omi a look that seemed to say that he had no real questions so that the boy should proceed with any he might have, after all Omi was the tactician and strategist of not only their partnership but of Weiss as well.



Seeming to sense Hiro's uncomfortable feelings about proceeding with the conversation with the head of Nittle Grasper Records, he decided this was the perfect opportunity to voice some very nagging questions that had been plaguing him since he had learned of Tohma's connections with Kritiker.



Locking a confident gaze with Tohma Seguchi, the bubble gum pink assassin voiced his most nagging questions, If you don't mind me asking Segushi-san, how exactly do you know Manx-san and why did you leave Kritiker, and most importantly how did you do it, I didn't think anyone could just leave the organization and start over, please tell me Tohma-san, how did you accomplish this?



Hearing the boy's honest and adorably curious questions and having already partially expecting them Tohma aloud a small chuckle to pass his lips as he nodded and decided that the young assassin's questions did merit answering.



Pushing the call button on the intercom Tohma asked his secretary to bring tea for himself and his guests, after that task was taken care of, he leaned back in his plush chair again and waved to his quests to make themselves comfortable.



Very well, Shuichi is it? at the boy's nod he smiled and continued. I suppose a bit of explanation as to how I became affiliated with Manx and Kritiker is in order, and along those lines how my involvement with Kritiker lead to my meeting Ryuichi and the creation of Nittle Grasper itself.



At this remark both Omi's and Hiro's eyes widened to double their normal size as Omi's jaw swung open like a rusty door hanging limply at the shock that came with the knowledge that an organization like Kritiker could have anything to do with the creation of his all time favorite band. It was unbelievable, there was no way Kritiker could have had any part to play in the formation of Nittle Grasper, such a thought just couldn't be believed by the pink haired assassin.



Smiling ruefully at the expressions on both Shuichi and Hiro's faces Tohma decided to continue. After all there was much to be done if he was going to make Hiro and Shuichi into stars and professional musicians, not to mention that they needed to meet his brother-in-law and to begin their mission, and in Tohma's mind Eiri's safety was the main goal, to hell with what Kritiker wanted, Eiri came first on Tohma's agenda.



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TBC: In Memories and The Band Part III



Well that's good for now, as I told you guys before I decided to break this up further into three parts. Sorry for the additional wait, but I decided to go into more detail than I originally planned with the flashbacks and with Tohma's past. But more is good right? ^_~ Part III should be posted soon so sit tight and keep your eyes open for it.


I have been reconsidering my pairings for this fic, I originally wanted to do a Shuichi (Omi) and Yuki pairing, but for some reason I seem to be writing a Hiro and Shuichi (Omi) pairing. ^_^ Now how did that happen? Anyway, I decided to leave it up to you the readers as to what pairing it should be.


Should I write a Yuki and Shuichi (Omi) pairing, or a Hiro and Shuichi (Omi) pairing? Let me know what your vote is because majority rules this one people, and the more votes I get the better, I will let you know in part III of Memories and The Band which pairing wins, so make your opinion known because it could make all the difference. ^_~