Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Switch ❯ Chapter 4: No, I'm Not the Father! I Just Came To See My Sister! ( Chapter 4 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Carter Tachikawa 
'Aya' visits Aya-chan and talks to her about his current problems...
Anime/Manga: Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural / Romance / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.03.2002 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 395 | Status: Completed
'Aya' visits Aya-chan and talks to her about his current problems...
Anime/Manga: Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural / Romance / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.03.2002 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 395 | Status: Completed
Switch
Chapter 4: No, I'm Not the Father! I Just Came To See My Sister!
By Carter Tachikawa
Disclaimer: If I owned Weiß Kruez, you can bet there would more RanKen action on that show. As you can probably see, I don't own it and I'll probably have my own anime/manga before I get a chance to own it.
Summary: During the mission, our boys get knocked out and when they awaken, they find themselves in one another's body! Now Aya's a soccer hooligan, Ken sounds really smart, Omi has too many dates to go on, and Yohji refuses to smile at anyone?! Will they ever fix this mix up before their lives ruined?!
Pairings: *holds up banner that says RANKEN 4-EVER!* Yes, it's a yaoi/shounen-ai/slash! Ran x Ken, in other words. Don't like it, then sucks to be you! Though insanity occurs, you can bet it *ends* a RanKen.
(Okay! This next chapter is going to be Ken-centric (or should I say 'Aya-centric'?). The real Aya (or 'Yohji') won't come back 'til the chapter after this. You will find out what he did on that date in better detail (and no, he did not shi-ne the woman) Yeah, this will be a little angsty and longer because you begged for it. I feel bad for leaving you all with such a short chapter and crappy ending last time. Anyway, remember when I said 'Aya' is going to visit Aya-chan at the hospital? Well, that's what he's gonna do in this chapter. Not as humorous this time around, sorry. Well, hope you enjoyed the Halloween insanity at the end of the last chapter. Now onto the more important stuff)
Thanks to the reviewers (once again, in no order): kamibukurosama, CherubKatan, fei, lorien, Ryia Jen Rowen, Tyrne J, nepcitan (I doubt I spelled that right), and Ayako
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'Omi' paced around the room, fuming and ready to strangle the real Aya when he came home. He couldn't wait to get his hands on that cold-hearted, two-timing bastard! How could he hurt Ken like that? More importantly, how could he kiss*his* woman? For all he knew, 'Yohji' was probably sleeping with her in some cheap hotel in downtown Tokyo. The more he thought about it, the more 'Omi' wanted to kill him.
'Aya', unlike 'Omi', was quiet. He had been sitting by the table, sipping a cup of tea and not talking to anyone. His Aya...his boyfriend...was kissing another woman! After all Ken had given him, this was how he was repaid. Of course, Ken was no stranger to betrayal. Memories of Kase flooded his mind again when he caught sight of Aya back there at the beach. He didn't think he could trust anyone again until he and Aya fell in love. He just felt so confident when Aya became his lover that the thought of ever being betrayed again went out the window.
*Maybe Omi is right. Maybe there is a good explanation to everything.* He told himself. Aya wasn't a brash young man. He didn't rush into things like Yohji. He wouldn't sleep with a woman he just met even if she gave him a pile of Takatori clones to shi-ne. He'd still destroy the clones but he wouldn't get into bed with her unless he was in some sort of dilemma. So maybe he was in a dilemma when he kissed that woman.
*But what kind of dilemma?* Ken wondered, taking another sip of tea. The hours just seemed to be going much slower this time than ever. *Why would Aya solve a problem by kissing a woman?*
"That bastard." 'Omi' muttered again. The fury in his blue eyes made that cliche "if looks could kill" come to life. He may not have been hurting as bad as Ken but he was very upset. The real Omi ('Ken') tried hard to calm them both down.
"Yohji-kun...Ken-kun..." He began. "Don't get mad. I'd hate to see something like this come between us."
"I know you're thinking of our well being, chibi. But this is between Kenken, his back stabbing boyfriend, and me."
'Omi' said. "And you can bet I'm not going to rest until I kick Aya's ass."
"There has to be an explanation..." 'Ken' tried once again.
"What explanation, Omittichi?" 'Aya' asked, almost in a whisper. "Aya doesn't love me. Plain and simple."
"That's not true!" 'Ken' exclaimed. "You don't know Aya-kun's side of the story, do you? And for all you know, that may not even *be* Aya-kun! Maybe it was another person with blond hair. (Thank you soooo much, fei.)"
"Well, whoever he is, he just got himself into some deep shit!" 'Omi' muttered. "Son of a bitch..."
"It *was* Aya...or Yohji...or whoever. I can tell that's him from a far distance." 'Aya' insisted. "What do I do, guys? I still love him even if he did kiss that other girl. How am I supposed to confront him?"
"You don't. You just him give a good one in the jaw and another in the balls for being a backstabber!" 'Omi' snapped.
"Oh, Yohji-kun, you make me look so bad when you say that." 'Ken' moaned. Then he turned to 'Aya'. "Just be honest. Tell him what you saw and hear him out before making any conclusions. I guarantee it'll make life a lot easier if you knew both sides of the story."
"You serious, Omittichi?"
"Very. Aya-kun *will* be honest with you if you're honest with him. That's the way he works."
'Aya' thought about it, then smiled for the hundredth time that day. "You know, Omittichi, you're very smart."
"That's why I'm the brains of this operation." 'Ken' joked. "Honestly, what would you three do without me?"
"Suffer." 'Omi' said and the three of them laughed. Aya had a very nice laugh too. Ken realized this when he heard himself. Oh sure, he heard Aya chuckle now and then but quickly that would disappear. His laughter was musical and sweet. He needed to laugh more often.
"You know, I was just thinking." 'Omi' broke up the happy little moment. "I'm pretty sure Manx is going to come in with a mission sooner or later. What if we haven't switched back into our normal bodies by then? Does this mean I have to learn how to throw genki darts at the targets or something? "
"Genki darts?!" 'Ken' felt offended.
"No, I'm serious. It's gonna be weird trying to kill people the way Omi does."
"You're right." 'Aya' murmured. "I don't know how to use a katana. Even if I learned, I still probably wouldn't able to use it as skillfully as Aya. I guess we'll have to cross our fingers and hope we don't die on a mission."
"What about Kritiker?" 'Ken' suggested. "Don't you think we should tell *them* at least? I'm sure they may come up with a solution to our problem."
"What if they don't have a solution?" 'Aya' asked.
"Then we're screwed." 'Omi' sighed. "No more cigarettes, no more dates, nothing. I'm gonna be a twenty-two year old stuck in a seventeen-year old body forever."
"Nevertheless, we have to tell Kritiker sooner or later." 'Ken' suggested, ignoring 'Omi's' last remark. "We can't hide something like this from them."
"*If* they ever come in." 'Aya' reminded him. He caught a quick glance at the clock on the wall. "Hey, isn't this the time that Aya normally goes to visit his sister at the hospital?"
"You're right." 'Omi' agreed. "If you want, I can drop you off there."
'Aya' looked so unsure. "Really, Yohji, I don't want you to get in trouble for being under-aged and driving. Maybe I *should* try getting behind the wheel again..."
'Omi' snorted. "The hell I'm letting *you* drive, Kenken! You're the one who left that precious scratch on Aya's Porsche in case you forgot."
The truth was, Ken *had* forgotten about the scratch. It was because of what he saw at the beach. He'd been worrying Aya and the girl so much, he didn't remember the little incident with the Porsche. They still had to solve that problem before Aya found out and possibly killed Ken, lover or not.
"Ah...oh yeah. About that, what do you think we should do?"
"Pray that Aya never notices?"
"Other than that."
"I'm sure we can find someone to cover up that scratch, Ken-kun." 'Ken' suggested. "And Aya-kun won't get mad at you for something like that."
"Excuse me?!" 'Aya' violet eyes widened, the first time either one ever saw that happen. "Not get mad at me for taking out his Porsche without asking him and then leaving a scratch on it? I beg to differ, Omittichi."
"Well, are you gonna go see her or not?" 'Omi' asked.
'Aya' thought about it for a while. He did want to talk to someone else about Aya other than the guys. True, Aya-chan couldn't give him any advice but she'd still listen while she was asleep. And anyway, she was probably bored listening to her brother. It was time for her to hear from someone else.
"Yeah, I'm going." 'Aya' decided.
"I'll look after the shop until Yohji-kun comes back." 'Ken' said. "If Aya-kun comes back, I'll keep him distracted."
"And if he tries to escape, give a good one in the nuts, chibi." 'Omi' added before heading out with 'Aya'. Poor 'Ken' looked confused and disgusted at the same time. 'Aya' began thinking about his lover again as he and 'Omi' went to Magic Bus Hospital together [1]. What exactly *did* Aya say to his sister when he visited her? Or did he ever talk to her at all? How could Ken keep himself in character and at the same time, say what he wanted to say to a comatose girl that he never knew all too well?
"Don't worry about the Porsche, Kenken." 'Omi' said as they came closer to Magic Bus. "We'll think of something."
"Oh, it's not that!" 'Aya' said. "Just thinking about Aya..."
"That bastard again?" 'Omi' frowned.
"Don't call him that!" Ken defended his lover. Aya *may* have hurt him but that didn't give Yohji the right to say anything nasty. If he hadn't been in Omi's body at that moment, Ken probably would have socked him right then and there. "Aya's not a player, Yohji. Omi's right, he's got to have a good explanation behind everything."
"Whatever." 'Omi' rolled his eyes as he slowed down in front of the hospital and then stopped completely. "So when do you want me to pick you up? Or do you want to come home on your own?"
"Give me an hour and half. That should be good enough to visit Aya-chan." 'Aya' said. *And avoid Aya.* He added silently to himself.
"Sure. Later, Kenken." With that, 'Omi' drove off. 'Aya' prayed that he wouldn't get caught by someone and then questioned about why a teenager like him was driving a fancy car. Then he entered the hospital.
It wasn't until he got inside that he realized he had no idea where Aya-chan's room was.
*Great! Just great!* 'Aya' scolded himself. *You don't even know where she is, baka. And you can't ask anyone cause they'll think you're stupid or something. I mean, Aya comes regularly to visit her so someone will think something happened to him if I asked where she was. I guess I'll have to find her on my own.*
Finding Aya-chan in the midst of the huge hospital did not turn out to be an easy task. 'Aya' wandered from top to bottom, occasionally peeking into rooms to see if there was a comatose teenage girl in one of them. Luckily, he *knew* how Aya-chan looked like. His lover had shown him pictures of the girl few weeks before the horrible deaths of his parents and the accident that left her where she was. She was beautiful like her brother. Long dark hair, soft cerulean eyes, and creamy skin...a lovely contrast to her brother with his red hair and violet eyes. The more Ken looked at that picture, the harder he found it to believe that this poor girl was in a coma.
*I have to find her somehow.* 'Aya' told himself. *Even if it takes me the whole hour and half...which I hope it doesn't.*
Further and further, 'Aya' (Ken) ventured into the hospital. He found empty rooms and full rooms. There were rooms with adults occupying them and rooms with children in it. More than anything, he wanted to go visit them since he loved children and keeping them entertained. He then remembered he had to coach soccer to the kids today.
*I can't do that! Omi has to take over!* He realized. Poor Omi. The boy wasn't the world's greatest soccer player. In fact, as much as Ken hated to admit it, he sucked. The kids would notice the difference. He only hoped that a miracle would take place and make Omi a good player for just an hour.
Meanwhile, his own search was leading nowhere. He still had to find Aya-chan. Perhaps, if he had free time, he could stop by and say 'hi' to some of those children there. The next couple of rooms had no children in it. Just as he was about to give up and ask someone, he heard a scream coming from one of them as if someone was being murdered. His assassin instincts kicking in, he ran over to that room. Another blood curdling scream pierced the air and he finally knew what room it was coming from.
"What's going on here?!" He demanded. True, he did not have his bugnuks, but that didn't mean he couldn't put up a good fight.
Several doctors, nurses, and the screaming woman on the bed who was trying to give birth to baby looked at him.
"Are you the father?" One of them asked.
"Who the hell are you?" The woman asked before screaming again and pushing. Ken turned away, his face bright red.
Now he felt like the idiot of the century. So the woman was going into labor. How could he interrupt such an important moment like this?
"I'm not the father!" He yelled. "I'm just trying to find Aya Fujimiya's room! I'm so sorry."
"Aya Fujimiya? The girl in the coma?" Someone else asked.
"Yeah."
"She's one floor above this room. Exactly above. You've come to the maternity ward."
"Oh...thank you. Sorry for the inconvenience." Walking slowly away from the screaming woman, he went upstairs. That was the most brilliant thing he had ever done. Poor woman. He only hoped that the delivery would be a good one. Oh well. At least none of them thought he was stupid for asking Aya Fujimiya was.
*That's cause they think I'm stupid enough to burst in on a woman delivering a baby.* 'Aya' realized with a groan. He finally made his way to where Aya-chan supposedly was and this time, he got lucky.
"There you are." He whispered. "I've been looking everywhere for you."
If Aya-chan heard him, she didn't answer or move. Except for the beeping of the machines hooked up to her, there was no other noise in that room. Her eyes shut, her black braids falling down to her shoulders, she was the perfect picture of broken innocence. No signs of waking up, no signs of dying...just peacefully sleeping on that bed as the world passed her by. She had been sleeping for much too long.
"Hi, Aya-chan." 'Aya' whispered, sitting in a chair next to the bed. "You probably don't know me but I heard a lot about you. Yeah, I look like your brother but technically, I'm not."
Aya-chan remained still and 'Aya' continued. He had heard that talking to comatose people often bought them out of their sleep. Maybe today he would get lucky.
"You see, my name is Ken and I've somehow switched bodies with your brother. He's my lover...yes, he's gay. I wonder if you ever knew that."
Still no response.
"Anyway, that's not exactly why I'm here. It's your brother, Aya-chan. I love him so much. It's true. I would do anything to make Aya happy as I'm sure you would. I thought...I thought he would do the same for me. But now I'm not sure anymore." 'Aya' sighed. It was good thing Aya-chan wasn't awake or she'd see how red he had turned, worse than when he interrupted that poor woman in the delivery room. "You see, Aya-chan, I caught him with another person. A woman. He was kissing her. Not a simple kiss on the cheek either, lip lock. Needless to say, my heart is now broken. I should confront him but I'm so scared. I still love him. I always have. But does he love me anymore? I mean, what do you think? He *is* your brother."
It was kind of foolish to ask Aya-chan a question she most likely wasn't going to answer. So 'Aya' kept on talking. "I don't know what to do now, Aya-chan. I really don't. I don't want to lose Aya but I can't be in a relationship with someone who doesn't love me. I've been hurt one too many times already. Omi...that may be someone else you don't know, he's the guy in my body right now...suggested that I be honest to him and he'll be honest in return. I suppose that's the only thing I can do, huh?"
No answer, not even a flicker of an eyelid. However, 'Aya' did feel better letting someone else know what was going on, even if that someone else wasn't awake. He decided to go ahead and take Omi's advice. Whatever happened had an explanation behind it. He'd have to hear Aya's side of the story. Getting up, he stroked Aya-chan's soft black hair.
"Thanks for listening to me, Aya-chan. I know you can't answer back but I know you heard me and that's more important. I know you're confused the body switch like I am but I promise you, your *real* brother will come visit you again soon. Maybe he'll let you know how everything turned out between us."
Silence answered him once again.
"Hey, want me to sing to you?" 'Aya' suddenly said. "The guys said they would shoot me if I sang anymore. But you don't mind, right?"
Since Aya didn't wake up and protest, Ken began to sing.
"Sometimes you can't help yourself. Sometimes, you gotta take off and fly. I may be getting older but every now and then. I sit up in bed and I wonder why. [2]" He sang very softly. He couldn't tell whether Aya-chan enjoyed it but he knew she was listening still.
"I never thought I'd feel so confused. Never felt like I'd be thrown away so fast. But I guess it would happen sometime soon. And happy moments become a part of the past. Losing you wasn't something I was proud of. I'm still hoping you're the shadow behind me. My life is a mess and I've hit the cold ground. So won't you step back in and try to find me?"
"Very nice." A familiar voice spoke up from behind. "You *do* have a beautiful voice."
Ken stopped singing and turned around with fear. Standing in the doorway was none other than Aya Fujimiya (or Yohji) himself.
TBC...
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[1] I hope I'm right on this. Aya's sister is in Magic Bus Hospital, right? (For the beginning half, of course)
[2] I...believe it or not...wrote that song. Yes, I wrote it. It's called "Every Now and Then" and it's on my profile so if anyone wants to check it out, go ahead! See my crappy songwriting skills!
(And I know you hate me for leaving you at a cliffhanger like this. The next chapter will have Aya x Ken reuniting as well as Omi playing soccer with kids-_-0. Forgive me for the stupid ending last time readers. I was on something...god knows what cause I ended up making a Brad x Farf without knowing it. Anyway, hope you all had a good Halloween. I was up there, yelling "Take something or get out!" to the kids. (Okay, I didn't really yell that). Review and no flames please. The flames don't help whatsoever. The whole deal with the Porsche will also be resolved later.)
Sorry if I'm not my cheerful self. Had an argument with my family and I have school worries to top that off with. Hopefully, this chapter won't bore you guys. I was supposed to work on my original anime/manga but ended up working on this instead. Enjoy!
Chapter 4: No, I'm Not the Father! I Just Came To See My Sister!
By Carter Tachikawa
Disclaimer: If I owned Weiß Kruez, you can bet there would more RanKen action on that show. As you can probably see, I don't own it and I'll probably have my own anime/manga before I get a chance to own it.
Summary: During the mission, our boys get knocked out and when they awaken, they find themselves in one another's body! Now Aya's a soccer hooligan, Ken sounds really smart, Omi has too many dates to go on, and Yohji refuses to smile at anyone?! Will they ever fix this mix up before their lives ruined?!
Pairings: *holds up banner that says RANKEN 4-EVER!* Yes, it's a yaoi/shounen-ai/slash! Ran x Ken, in other words. Don't like it, then sucks to be you! Though insanity occurs, you can bet it *ends* a RanKen.
(Okay! This next chapter is going to be Ken-centric (or should I say 'Aya-centric'?). The real Aya (or 'Yohji') won't come back 'til the chapter after this. You will find out what he did on that date in better detail (and no, he did not shi-ne the woman) Yeah, this will be a little angsty and longer because you begged for it. I feel bad for leaving you all with such a short chapter and crappy ending last time. Anyway, remember when I said 'Aya' is going to visit Aya-chan at the hospital? Well, that's what he's gonna do in this chapter. Not as humorous this time around, sorry. Well, hope you enjoyed the Halloween insanity at the end of the last chapter. Now onto the more important stuff)
Thanks to the reviewers (once again, in no order): kamibukurosama, CherubKatan, fei, lorien, Ryia Jen Rowen, Tyrne J, nepcitan (I doubt I spelled that right), and Ayako
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'Omi' paced around the room, fuming and ready to strangle the real Aya when he came home. He couldn't wait to get his hands on that cold-hearted, two-timing bastard! How could he hurt Ken like that? More importantly, how could he kiss*his* woman? For all he knew, 'Yohji' was probably sleeping with her in some cheap hotel in downtown Tokyo. The more he thought about it, the more 'Omi' wanted to kill him.
'Aya', unlike 'Omi', was quiet. He had been sitting by the table, sipping a cup of tea and not talking to anyone. His Aya...his boyfriend...was kissing another woman! After all Ken had given him, this was how he was repaid. Of course, Ken was no stranger to betrayal. Memories of Kase flooded his mind again when he caught sight of Aya back there at the beach. He didn't think he could trust anyone again until he and Aya fell in love. He just felt so confident when Aya became his lover that the thought of ever being betrayed again went out the window.
*Maybe Omi is right. Maybe there is a good explanation to everything.* He told himself. Aya wasn't a brash young man. He didn't rush into things like Yohji. He wouldn't sleep with a woman he just met even if she gave him a pile of Takatori clones to shi-ne. He'd still destroy the clones but he wouldn't get into bed with her unless he was in some sort of dilemma. So maybe he was in a dilemma when he kissed that woman.
*But what kind of dilemma?* Ken wondered, taking another sip of tea. The hours just seemed to be going much slower this time than ever. *Why would Aya solve a problem by kissing a woman?*
"That bastard." 'Omi' muttered again. The fury in his blue eyes made that cliche "if looks could kill" come to life. He may not have been hurting as bad as Ken but he was very upset. The real Omi ('Ken') tried hard to calm them both down.
"Yohji-kun...Ken-kun..." He began. "Don't get mad. I'd hate to see something like this come between us."
"I know you're thinking of our well being, chibi. But this is between Kenken, his back stabbing boyfriend, and me."
'Omi' said. "And you can bet I'm not going to rest until I kick Aya's ass."
"There has to be an explanation..." 'Ken' tried once again.
"What explanation, Omittichi?" 'Aya' asked, almost in a whisper. "Aya doesn't love me. Plain and simple."
"That's not true!" 'Ken' exclaimed. "You don't know Aya-kun's side of the story, do you? And for all you know, that may not even *be* Aya-kun! Maybe it was another person with blond hair. (Thank you soooo much, fei.)"
"Well, whoever he is, he just got himself into some deep shit!" 'Omi' muttered. "Son of a bitch..."
"It *was* Aya...or Yohji...or whoever. I can tell that's him from a far distance." 'Aya' insisted. "What do I do, guys? I still love him even if he did kiss that other girl. How am I supposed to confront him?"
"You don't. You just him give a good one in the jaw and another in the balls for being a backstabber!" 'Omi' snapped.
"Oh, Yohji-kun, you make me look so bad when you say that." 'Ken' moaned. Then he turned to 'Aya'. "Just be honest. Tell him what you saw and hear him out before making any conclusions. I guarantee it'll make life a lot easier if you knew both sides of the story."
"You serious, Omittichi?"
"Very. Aya-kun *will* be honest with you if you're honest with him. That's the way he works."
'Aya' thought about it, then smiled for the hundredth time that day. "You know, Omittichi, you're very smart."
"That's why I'm the brains of this operation." 'Ken' joked. "Honestly, what would you three do without me?"
"Suffer." 'Omi' said and the three of them laughed. Aya had a very nice laugh too. Ken realized this when he heard himself. Oh sure, he heard Aya chuckle now and then but quickly that would disappear. His laughter was musical and sweet. He needed to laugh more often.
"You know, I was just thinking." 'Omi' broke up the happy little moment. "I'm pretty sure Manx is going to come in with a mission sooner or later. What if we haven't switched back into our normal bodies by then? Does this mean I have to learn how to throw genki darts at the targets or something? "
"Genki darts?!" 'Ken' felt offended.
"No, I'm serious. It's gonna be weird trying to kill people the way Omi does."
"You're right." 'Aya' murmured. "I don't know how to use a katana. Even if I learned, I still probably wouldn't able to use it as skillfully as Aya. I guess we'll have to cross our fingers and hope we don't die on a mission."
"What about Kritiker?" 'Ken' suggested. "Don't you think we should tell *them* at least? I'm sure they may come up with a solution to our problem."
"What if they don't have a solution?" 'Aya' asked.
"Then we're screwed." 'Omi' sighed. "No more cigarettes, no more dates, nothing. I'm gonna be a twenty-two year old stuck in a seventeen-year old body forever."
"Nevertheless, we have to tell Kritiker sooner or later." 'Ken' suggested, ignoring 'Omi's' last remark. "We can't hide something like this from them."
"*If* they ever come in." 'Aya' reminded him. He caught a quick glance at the clock on the wall. "Hey, isn't this the time that Aya normally goes to visit his sister at the hospital?"
"You're right." 'Omi' agreed. "If you want, I can drop you off there."
'Aya' looked so unsure. "Really, Yohji, I don't want you to get in trouble for being under-aged and driving. Maybe I *should* try getting behind the wheel again..."
'Omi' snorted. "The hell I'm letting *you* drive, Kenken! You're the one who left that precious scratch on Aya's Porsche in case you forgot."
The truth was, Ken *had* forgotten about the scratch. It was because of what he saw at the beach. He'd been worrying Aya and the girl so much, he didn't remember the little incident with the Porsche. They still had to solve that problem before Aya found out and possibly killed Ken, lover or not.
"Ah...oh yeah. About that, what do you think we should do?"
"Pray that Aya never notices?"
"Other than that."
"I'm sure we can find someone to cover up that scratch, Ken-kun." 'Ken' suggested. "And Aya-kun won't get mad at you for something like that."
"Excuse me?!" 'Aya' violet eyes widened, the first time either one ever saw that happen. "Not get mad at me for taking out his Porsche without asking him and then leaving a scratch on it? I beg to differ, Omittichi."
"Well, are you gonna go see her or not?" 'Omi' asked.
'Aya' thought about it for a while. He did want to talk to someone else about Aya other than the guys. True, Aya-chan couldn't give him any advice but she'd still listen while she was asleep. And anyway, she was probably bored listening to her brother. It was time for her to hear from someone else.
"Yeah, I'm going." 'Aya' decided.
"I'll look after the shop until Yohji-kun comes back." 'Ken' said. "If Aya-kun comes back, I'll keep him distracted."
"And if he tries to escape, give a good one in the nuts, chibi." 'Omi' added before heading out with 'Aya'. Poor 'Ken' looked confused and disgusted at the same time. 'Aya' began thinking about his lover again as he and 'Omi' went to Magic Bus Hospital together [1]. What exactly *did* Aya say to his sister when he visited her? Or did he ever talk to her at all? How could Ken keep himself in character and at the same time, say what he wanted to say to a comatose girl that he never knew all too well?
"Don't worry about the Porsche, Kenken." 'Omi' said as they came closer to Magic Bus. "We'll think of something."
"Oh, it's not that!" 'Aya' said. "Just thinking about Aya..."
"That bastard again?" 'Omi' frowned.
"Don't call him that!" Ken defended his lover. Aya *may* have hurt him but that didn't give Yohji the right to say anything nasty. If he hadn't been in Omi's body at that moment, Ken probably would have socked him right then and there. "Aya's not a player, Yohji. Omi's right, he's got to have a good explanation behind everything."
"Whatever." 'Omi' rolled his eyes as he slowed down in front of the hospital and then stopped completely. "So when do you want me to pick you up? Or do you want to come home on your own?"
"Give me an hour and half. That should be good enough to visit Aya-chan." 'Aya' said. *And avoid Aya.* He added silently to himself.
"Sure. Later, Kenken." With that, 'Omi' drove off. 'Aya' prayed that he wouldn't get caught by someone and then questioned about why a teenager like him was driving a fancy car. Then he entered the hospital.
It wasn't until he got inside that he realized he had no idea where Aya-chan's room was.
*Great! Just great!* 'Aya' scolded himself. *You don't even know where she is, baka. And you can't ask anyone cause they'll think you're stupid or something. I mean, Aya comes regularly to visit her so someone will think something happened to him if I asked where she was. I guess I'll have to find her on my own.*
Finding Aya-chan in the midst of the huge hospital did not turn out to be an easy task. 'Aya' wandered from top to bottom, occasionally peeking into rooms to see if there was a comatose teenage girl in one of them. Luckily, he *knew* how Aya-chan looked like. His lover had shown him pictures of the girl few weeks before the horrible deaths of his parents and the accident that left her where she was. She was beautiful like her brother. Long dark hair, soft cerulean eyes, and creamy skin...a lovely contrast to her brother with his red hair and violet eyes. The more Ken looked at that picture, the harder he found it to believe that this poor girl was in a coma.
*I have to find her somehow.* 'Aya' told himself. *Even if it takes me the whole hour and half...which I hope it doesn't.*
Further and further, 'Aya' (Ken) ventured into the hospital. He found empty rooms and full rooms. There were rooms with adults occupying them and rooms with children in it. More than anything, he wanted to go visit them since he loved children and keeping them entertained. He then remembered he had to coach soccer to the kids today.
*I can't do that! Omi has to take over!* He realized. Poor Omi. The boy wasn't the world's greatest soccer player. In fact, as much as Ken hated to admit it, he sucked. The kids would notice the difference. He only hoped that a miracle would take place and make Omi a good player for just an hour.
Meanwhile, his own search was leading nowhere. He still had to find Aya-chan. Perhaps, if he had free time, he could stop by and say 'hi' to some of those children there. The next couple of rooms had no children in it. Just as he was about to give up and ask someone, he heard a scream coming from one of them as if someone was being murdered. His assassin instincts kicking in, he ran over to that room. Another blood curdling scream pierced the air and he finally knew what room it was coming from.
"What's going on here?!" He demanded. True, he did not have his bugnuks, but that didn't mean he couldn't put up a good fight.
Several doctors, nurses, and the screaming woman on the bed who was trying to give birth to baby looked at him.
"Are you the father?" One of them asked.
"Who the hell are you?" The woman asked before screaming again and pushing. Ken turned away, his face bright red.
Now he felt like the idiot of the century. So the woman was going into labor. How could he interrupt such an important moment like this?
"I'm not the father!" He yelled. "I'm just trying to find Aya Fujimiya's room! I'm so sorry."
"Aya Fujimiya? The girl in the coma?" Someone else asked.
"Yeah."
"She's one floor above this room. Exactly above. You've come to the maternity ward."
"Oh...thank you. Sorry for the inconvenience." Walking slowly away from the screaming woman, he went upstairs. That was the most brilliant thing he had ever done. Poor woman. He only hoped that the delivery would be a good one. Oh well. At least none of them thought he was stupid for asking Aya Fujimiya was.
*That's cause they think I'm stupid enough to burst in on a woman delivering a baby.* 'Aya' realized with a groan. He finally made his way to where Aya-chan supposedly was and this time, he got lucky.
"There you are." He whispered. "I've been looking everywhere for you."
If Aya-chan heard him, she didn't answer or move. Except for the beeping of the machines hooked up to her, there was no other noise in that room. Her eyes shut, her black braids falling down to her shoulders, she was the perfect picture of broken innocence. No signs of waking up, no signs of dying...just peacefully sleeping on that bed as the world passed her by. She had been sleeping for much too long.
"Hi, Aya-chan." 'Aya' whispered, sitting in a chair next to the bed. "You probably don't know me but I heard a lot about you. Yeah, I look like your brother but technically, I'm not."
Aya-chan remained still and 'Aya' continued. He had heard that talking to comatose people often bought them out of their sleep. Maybe today he would get lucky.
"You see, my name is Ken and I've somehow switched bodies with your brother. He's my lover...yes, he's gay. I wonder if you ever knew that."
Still no response.
"Anyway, that's not exactly why I'm here. It's your brother, Aya-chan. I love him so much. It's true. I would do anything to make Aya happy as I'm sure you would. I thought...I thought he would do the same for me. But now I'm not sure anymore." 'Aya' sighed. It was good thing Aya-chan wasn't awake or she'd see how red he had turned, worse than when he interrupted that poor woman in the delivery room. "You see, Aya-chan, I caught him with another person. A woman. He was kissing her. Not a simple kiss on the cheek either, lip lock. Needless to say, my heart is now broken. I should confront him but I'm so scared. I still love him. I always have. But does he love me anymore? I mean, what do you think? He *is* your brother."
It was kind of foolish to ask Aya-chan a question she most likely wasn't going to answer. So 'Aya' kept on talking. "I don't know what to do now, Aya-chan. I really don't. I don't want to lose Aya but I can't be in a relationship with someone who doesn't love me. I've been hurt one too many times already. Omi...that may be someone else you don't know, he's the guy in my body right now...suggested that I be honest to him and he'll be honest in return. I suppose that's the only thing I can do, huh?"
No answer, not even a flicker of an eyelid. However, 'Aya' did feel better letting someone else know what was going on, even if that someone else wasn't awake. He decided to go ahead and take Omi's advice. Whatever happened had an explanation behind it. He'd have to hear Aya's side of the story. Getting up, he stroked Aya-chan's soft black hair.
"Thanks for listening to me, Aya-chan. I know you can't answer back but I know you heard me and that's more important. I know you're confused the body switch like I am but I promise you, your *real* brother will come visit you again soon. Maybe he'll let you know how everything turned out between us."
Silence answered him once again.
"Hey, want me to sing to you?" 'Aya' suddenly said. "The guys said they would shoot me if I sang anymore. But you don't mind, right?"
Since Aya didn't wake up and protest, Ken began to sing.
"Sometimes you can't help yourself. Sometimes, you gotta take off and fly. I may be getting older but every now and then. I sit up in bed and I wonder why. [2]" He sang very softly. He couldn't tell whether Aya-chan enjoyed it but he knew she was listening still.
"I never thought I'd feel so confused. Never felt like I'd be thrown away so fast. But I guess it would happen sometime soon. And happy moments become a part of the past. Losing you wasn't something I was proud of. I'm still hoping you're the shadow behind me. My life is a mess and I've hit the cold ground. So won't you step back in and try to find me?"
"Very nice." A familiar voice spoke up from behind. "You *do* have a beautiful voice."
Ken stopped singing and turned around with fear. Standing in the doorway was none other than Aya Fujimiya (or Yohji) himself.
TBC...
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[1] I hope I'm right on this. Aya's sister is in Magic Bus Hospital, right? (For the beginning half, of course)
[2] I...believe it or not...wrote that song. Yes, I wrote it. It's called "Every Now and Then" and it's on my profile so if anyone wants to check it out, go ahead! See my crappy songwriting skills!
(And I know you hate me for leaving you at a cliffhanger like this. The next chapter will have Aya x Ken reuniting as well as Omi playing soccer with kids-_-0. Forgive me for the stupid ending last time readers. I was on something...god knows what cause I ended up making a Brad x Farf without knowing it. Anyway, hope you all had a good Halloween. I was up there, yelling "Take something or get out!" to the kids. (Okay, I didn't really yell that). Review and no flames please. The flames don't help whatsoever. The whole deal with the Porsche will also be resolved later.)
Sorry if I'm not my cheerful self. Had an argument with my family and I have school worries to top that off with. Hopefully, this chapter won't bore you guys. I was supposed to work on my original anime/manga but ended up working on this instead. Enjoy!