Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction ❯ Wanting Something In Return ❯ More Talk of Wishes and Cardboard-Tasting Cookies ( Chapter 2 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Carter Tachikawa 
Ken still won't reveal his wish to the others and Yohji gets a taste of something...not so good.
Anime/Manga: Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.01.2002 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.6K | Visits: 493 | Status: Completed
Ken still won't reveal his wish to the others and Yohji gets a taste of something...not so good.
Anime/Manga: Weiss Kreuz Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.01.2002 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.6K | Visits: 493 | Status: Completed
Wanting Something in Return (Chapter 2: More Talk of Wishes and Cardboard-Tasting Cookies)
By Carter Tachikawa
***Spoilers abound from lots of episodes. Read with caution! ***
Disclaimer: When I can take over Koyasu Takehito's mind and soul, then Weiß Kruez will be mine. Until then, it's not. (But someday...)
(Hello again! I'm back with yet another chapter to this story! I really seem to enjoy writing it lately and I'm glad that those of you who are reading it also like it. However, I think I lied when I said this thing would be only five chapters long. I may make it even longer, with and without the lemon scene. Anyway, I saw some Gluhen screen caps and Aya smiles a whole lot in them! Certainly not like the Aya in this story! Oh well, this is not based on Gluhen to begin with. I'm talking too much again so I'll shut up and start the story!)
Oh, one announcement...any artists out there? I would love it if someone would draw me a scene from my story or something like that. Interested folks should contact me (my email is on my profile).
Thanks to the reviewers again (this is in no particular order): LittleIsa, fei, Keeshe Kaldaka, EmpressRose, Kyri, CherubKatan, marsupial, fuzzish, and kamibukurosama. (I think that's everyone...if I left you out, I'm sorry. I'll remember to put you in next time~_^)
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"Ugh!" Yohji threw away one of the cookies a girl had bought. It was burnt beyond recognition and hard as a piece of wood. "Kenken, don't have one of these! I feel like I'm eating cardboard."
"Yohji!" Ken exclaimed. "I didn't say you could eat my cookies!"
"Hey, you're not my mother. You can't tell me what to do. Besides, be glad I had one. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth. I think she was trying to poison you." In disgust, Yohji eyed the rest of the cookies.
"Oh, Yohji-kun." Omi sighed, picking up one of the cookies. This one wasn't quite as burnt. At least it had some brown in it. He tried it. "Not bad. How could you compare this to cardboard?"
"Hey!" Ken took the box away. "That's my present! If you wanted one, you just had to ask."
Omi smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Ken-kun. I just wanted to see if Yohji-kun was right."
"It's okay, Omittichi." Ken sighed. "But next time, don't follow Yohji's example. He has bad manners."
"I don't have bad manners!" Yohji said...or at least what he was trying to say through a mouthful of his cardboard tasting, burnt black cookie. Omi took one look at him and then turned to Aya who had completely pulled away from the scene, busy taking care of the plants. Ken followed his gaze.
"Aya-kun! Would you like a cookie?" He asked. Aya stopped and turned around to find three people staring at him. That was one thing he certainly didn't like anyone doing so he shot one of his deadly glares at them. Ken noticed it and tried to turn away. But he couldn't...those eyes. As cold as they could be, there was something in them. What could it be? Hurt? Anger? A longing for everything to go back to the way it was? Maybe Aya opened his heart up to them, mainly to Ken, it would a lot easier to understand the emotions in his eyes. Yes, Aya had a heart, regardless what he said. He just forgot about it.
"Maybe later." He replied in that emotionless tone and turned back to his work.
*At least he didn't say 'no'.* Ken thought gratefully. Aya Fujimiya did know more words than he spoke. But still he wished Aya had said yes. Ken wouldn't mind sharing any gift with him, oh no. If Aya wanted a cookie, Ken would have given him the best ones in that box. If Aya wanted a bit of the strawberry flavored pocky one of the girls was bringing later, Ken would have gladly let him have the whole thing. And if Aya wanted a slice of the moon from the sky, Ken would get it...or die trying. That was how far he would go for Aya Fujimiya.
*But would he do the same for me?* Ken wondered. That, he didn't know.
"Ken-kun, you never told us about the third wish." Omi reminded him again. For a moment, Ken had no idea what the young boy was talking about. Then he remembered the conversation between him, Omi, and Yohji about his wishes.
"I said I had three wishes?" He asked, just making sure.
"Um...yeah, Kenken." Yohji nodded. "You wanted to be in the J-League. You wanted to fight evil. And? What's next? What else do you want?"
"I don't think I want to tell you " He grinned.
"Ken-kun!" Omi whined.
"Sorry, Omittichi. I'm not ready to let you know." *Not unless Aya is also willing to know.* He added silently, thinking back to the redhead who was now rearranging some of the poinsettias on display. Yohji and Omi still looked disappointed at Ken's resistance. He decided to change the subject.
"Then why don't you guys tell me what you'd wish for?" He asked. "Maybe...just maybe...I'll tell you the last one."
"That' s all I have to do?" Yohji raised an eyebrow behind those dark glasses.
"It's not a hard thing, is it?" Ken enjoyed frustrating them this way. "I'm sure you have wishes too."
Omi nodded. "I do. I have a lot. Do you just want three?"
"As many as you want to tell me."
"Mine are easy." Yohji said with a grin. "My three wishes would be women, women, and women." Ken and Omi groaned. "What?! What's wrong with wanting women?"
"I should have expected that from you, Yohji-kun. But really...don't you want anything else?" Omi asked.
Yohji gave them all a sad smile. "No, chibi. I don't think I'd get anything else if I wished for it."
Having a feeling that Yohji was thinking of Asuka again, Ken turned to Omi. "What about you, Omi? What would you like more than anything else?"
"Okay. Well, I wish I had a family. A family who cared about me." Omi sighed. It did not surprise Ken that the youth said this. After the whole kidnapping and Mamoru Takatori mess, Omi just wanted someone who would love him. Oh, he had Kritiker and his teammates, but it wasn't the same as a *real* family. He wanted a mother, a father, maybe a sibling or two...that would be the first thing Omi would probably wish for.
"Keep going, chibi." Yohji insisted. He tossed aside another burnt out cookie and found one that was not quite as ugly looking. "You said you had a lot of wishes."
"True. That's my biggest wish. I, like Ken-kun, also want to have a superpower some kind. Telekinesis would be really cool. Maybe have the ability to heal people and bring the innocent ones who died back to life. Like Ouka." Omi's cheeks pinked when he said that. It had been a while since his half-sister Ouka was killed and he never got over her death completely. He loved her 'til that bitter end, even after he found out she was his imouto [1]. To this day, he visited her grave.
No one said a word when they heard this. Omi noticed their uneasiness and changed the subject.
"I'd also wish for something impossible...like my father having a heart." Omi remembered that horrible kidnapping experience. He couldn't believe his father would be so heartless as to leave a young boy to the mercy of evil men. He didn't pay to get his son back safely not did he attempt rescue the boy. If it hadn't been for Persia, Weiß mysterious leader, Omi didn't know where he would be.
Aya bristled when he heard that. Reiji Takatori having a heart? Impossible indeed! Then everything would change. Aya's parents would be alive and his sister would be all right. Omi would still be Mamoru and probably happier than any teenage boy in Japan. But that wish couldn't come true, even if it happened right now. Aya would still see him as the man who killed his family, almost killed his sister, and destroyed his life. As far as Aya was concerned, Takatori needed to die.
"Ah, you're making us feel horrible, chibi." Yohji complained but inside he did feel bad for the boy. Omi went through what no kid his age should have to go through. No wonder he wished for things that were impossible to get. To make Omi feel better, he decided to bother Aya now.
"Hey, sunshine! Care to join in the conversation?" He smirked over in the redhead's direction. Aya's face contorted with disgust. Of all the demeaning names in the world, why the hell Yohji have to pick that one? Not bothering to mask his fury, Aya turned around and faced his teammates, his glare going past Ken and locking on Yohji.
"What is it?" He demanded.
"What do you wish for, Aya-kun?" Omi asked before Yohji did. He had a feeling that the older man might say something to infuriate their leader ever more. Ken was also curious to know that so he waited for an answer.
Aya's eyes lowered to the floor. "I think you already know. I want nothing else."
Ken knew exactly what that meant: Aya's wishes were to get revenge on Takatori and for his sister to awaken. If there was something impossible he wanted, it would probably be to resurrect his parents from the dead. Then everything would be all right for him. Then it would be okay for him to smile and celebrate other people's birthdays. His family was his world. Nothing else mattered.
*You are selfish, Fujimiya.* Ken thought, feeling a little angry towards the man he loved. *God knows why the hell you intrigue me so much. Maybe it's your glare, maybe it's your body, maybe it's everything else physical...but you are selfish. You act like you have nothing because Takatori took it all away. You're still alive, dammit! You got more than you realize! Maybe I was better off going to Australia with Yuriko...*
Yuriko...oh, yes, Yuriko. She was there but what was she really? She was nice and pretty, just the perfect girl for a boy like Ken. Their relationship lasted only day or two before Yuriko got on that plane, leaving Japan (and Ken) for good. It wasn't until Yuriko was gone that Ken came to terms with his *real* feelings...these feelings directed to the one and only Aya Fujimiya. Even if Yuriko had stayed with him or he had gone with her, their relationship wouldn't have gotten very far. Aya would still be on his mind and the desire for Aya's love would be even greater. He would miss Aya more than anything else if he went to Australia.
"Ken-kun! Now will you tell us?" Omi asked, his large blue eyes growing wide. Ken broke out of his daze and stopped staring at Aya.
"Huh? What's that?"
"You're out of it, Kenken." Yohji chuckled, pushing his glasses up. "It's your birthday. What the hell are you acting all secretive for?"
"I'm *not* being secretive, Yohji."
"I hate to admit it but Yohji-kun is right." Omi agreed. "You have been acting strange."
"I have?"
"Yes, Ken-kun. Is something wrong?"
*Oh shit! Maybe they caught me ogling Aya! * Ken realized. He had been doing that for quite a while now. He wondered if Aya noticed the soft brown eyes that were locked on him [2]. If he did, he said nothing about it. Then again, Aya Fujimiya wasn't one to express whether he felt uncomfortable with Ken watching him or not. He probably didn't like anyone staring at him. Ken reminded himself not to do so much of it in the future.
"Nothing's wrong." He lied. "I'm just worn out...I mean, it's my birthday and all."
"Then tell us the last wish. Who knows? You may get it." Yohji pointed out. Ken contemplated this before deciding to tell them. After all, what harm could it do? Sometimes it was better to be direct than secretive.
"Well..." Ken began but the door opened at that moment. The sound of heels clicking against the floor and the sweet scent of perfume meant only one thing...Manx was here. Aya nodded in the direction of the other three and they started towards the basement.
"Wait! It's not what you think!" Manx stopped them. The four of them exchanged glances. Since when did Manx come to the flower shop without a mission?
Instead she approached Ken and handed him a box. "I remembered today was your birthday. Here's a present from Kritiker."
"Um...thanks." This surprised Ken.
"Since when did you guys know about our birthdays?" Yohji demanded.
"We're Kritiker, Yohji. We know everything about you." Manx smiled. "Besides, this is not the first time one of you has gotten a present. We get presents for you, Omi, and Aya too."
"Yeah but you usually had a mission to go along with it."
"That's true." She agreed, watching Ken inspect the package. "It's not a bomb, Ken. You can open it."
"So is there a mission or not?" Aya asked, impatient with the talk of presents.
"No mission." Manx shook her head, her red curls moving side to side. "I just came to deliver Ken's gift."
"Manx-san, when are you giving us our Christmas gifts?" Omi asked.
"Tomorrow, Omi." Manx promised. "They're coming tomorrow."
Omi was satisfied with that. Seeing that there was no mission, Aya went back to doing what he was doing. Ken took the box over to where all the other gifts were. Yohji grinned and moved closer to Manx, who sensed trouble and tried to get away. It was too late.
"You know what?" He asked seductively.
Manx sighed. "What?"
"You're standing under the mistletoe."
Manx looked up and saw that he was right. Damn that mistletoe.
"So how's about you making my Christmas dreams come true?" Yohji continued to murmur. Manx pulled his arms off her and moved away.
"Dream on." A smile formed on her red lips. "I'll see everyone tomorrow. Better luck next time, Kudou."
"Admit it, Manx. You liked it when I got close."
Manx gave him an amused smile. "Shut up."
And she left them behind, closing the door and letting a cold gust of wind into the room. But Ken was willing to bet that Aya Fujimiya did not feel it. He was already cold inside. He hadn't caught any of the warm, loving looks Ken had been sending towards him. Or else, maybe he would have said something.
It was probably best for Ken to give up. He had a bad feeling wasn't going to get his third wish anytime soon.
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[1] I'm not too sure who was older, Omi or Ouka. I'm calling her his imouto anyway cause I think she was younger.
[2] I'm going manga eye-color with Ken over here. I like him better with brown eyes. It suits him well.
(Ah, this is the chapter from hell! I swear it took so long to write! But now it's done...yes, Aya is still a cold fish. I promise that he'll show his sensitive side later. I think Kritiker would probably remember everyone' s birthday too. Plus I wanted a scene where Yohji flirted with Manx^^ Anyway, in the next chapter, Ken will give Aya a piece of his mind...and maybe a piece of his heart too. What's the third wish? You'll find that out soon! I won't be cruel to leave you all hanging like this. Well, later! You now can smack Ran upside the head all you want for being a jerk as always.)
By Carter Tachikawa
***Spoilers abound from lots of episodes. Read with caution! ***
Disclaimer: When I can take over Koyasu Takehito's mind and soul, then Weiß Kruez will be mine. Until then, it's not. (But someday...)
(Hello again! I'm back with yet another chapter to this story! I really seem to enjoy writing it lately and I'm glad that those of you who are reading it also like it. However, I think I lied when I said this thing would be only five chapters long. I may make it even longer, with and without the lemon scene. Anyway, I saw some Gluhen screen caps and Aya smiles a whole lot in them! Certainly not like the Aya in this story! Oh well, this is not based on Gluhen to begin with. I'm talking too much again so I'll shut up and start the story!)
Oh, one announcement...any artists out there? I would love it if someone would draw me a scene from my story or something like that. Interested folks should contact me (my email is on my profile).
Thanks to the reviewers again (this is in no particular order): LittleIsa, fei, Keeshe Kaldaka, EmpressRose, Kyri, CherubKatan, marsupial, fuzzish, and kamibukurosama. (I think that's everyone...if I left you out, I'm sorry. I'll remember to put you in next time~_^)
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"Ugh!" Yohji threw away one of the cookies a girl had bought. It was burnt beyond recognition and hard as a piece of wood. "Kenken, don't have one of these! I feel like I'm eating cardboard."
"Yohji!" Ken exclaimed. "I didn't say you could eat my cookies!"
"Hey, you're not my mother. You can't tell me what to do. Besides, be glad I had one. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth. I think she was trying to poison you." In disgust, Yohji eyed the rest of the cookies.
"Oh, Yohji-kun." Omi sighed, picking up one of the cookies. This one wasn't quite as burnt. At least it had some brown in it. He tried it. "Not bad. How could you compare this to cardboard?"
"Hey!" Ken took the box away. "That's my present! If you wanted one, you just had to ask."
Omi smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Ken-kun. I just wanted to see if Yohji-kun was right."
"It's okay, Omittichi." Ken sighed. "But next time, don't follow Yohji's example. He has bad manners."
"I don't have bad manners!" Yohji said...or at least what he was trying to say through a mouthful of his cardboard tasting, burnt black cookie. Omi took one look at him and then turned to Aya who had completely pulled away from the scene, busy taking care of the plants. Ken followed his gaze.
"Aya-kun! Would you like a cookie?" He asked. Aya stopped and turned around to find three people staring at him. That was one thing he certainly didn't like anyone doing so he shot one of his deadly glares at them. Ken noticed it and tried to turn away. But he couldn't...those eyes. As cold as they could be, there was something in them. What could it be? Hurt? Anger? A longing for everything to go back to the way it was? Maybe Aya opened his heart up to them, mainly to Ken, it would a lot easier to understand the emotions in his eyes. Yes, Aya had a heart, regardless what he said. He just forgot about it.
"Maybe later." He replied in that emotionless tone and turned back to his work.
*At least he didn't say 'no'.* Ken thought gratefully. Aya Fujimiya did know more words than he spoke. But still he wished Aya had said yes. Ken wouldn't mind sharing any gift with him, oh no. If Aya wanted a cookie, Ken would have given him the best ones in that box. If Aya wanted a bit of the strawberry flavored pocky one of the girls was bringing later, Ken would have gladly let him have the whole thing. And if Aya wanted a slice of the moon from the sky, Ken would get it...or die trying. That was how far he would go for Aya Fujimiya.
*But would he do the same for me?* Ken wondered. That, he didn't know.
"Ken-kun, you never told us about the third wish." Omi reminded him again. For a moment, Ken had no idea what the young boy was talking about. Then he remembered the conversation between him, Omi, and Yohji about his wishes.
"I said I had three wishes?" He asked, just making sure.
"Um...yeah, Kenken." Yohji nodded. "You wanted to be in the J-League. You wanted to fight evil. And? What's next? What else do you want?"
"I don't think I want to tell you " He grinned.
"Ken-kun!" Omi whined.
"Sorry, Omittichi. I'm not ready to let you know." *Not unless Aya is also willing to know.* He added silently, thinking back to the redhead who was now rearranging some of the poinsettias on display. Yohji and Omi still looked disappointed at Ken's resistance. He decided to change the subject.
"Then why don't you guys tell me what you'd wish for?" He asked. "Maybe...just maybe...I'll tell you the last one."
"That' s all I have to do?" Yohji raised an eyebrow behind those dark glasses.
"It's not a hard thing, is it?" Ken enjoyed frustrating them this way. "I'm sure you have wishes too."
Omi nodded. "I do. I have a lot. Do you just want three?"
"As many as you want to tell me."
"Mine are easy." Yohji said with a grin. "My three wishes would be women, women, and women." Ken and Omi groaned. "What?! What's wrong with wanting women?"
"I should have expected that from you, Yohji-kun. But really...don't you want anything else?" Omi asked.
Yohji gave them all a sad smile. "No, chibi. I don't think I'd get anything else if I wished for it."
Having a feeling that Yohji was thinking of Asuka again, Ken turned to Omi. "What about you, Omi? What would you like more than anything else?"
"Okay. Well, I wish I had a family. A family who cared about me." Omi sighed. It did not surprise Ken that the youth said this. After the whole kidnapping and Mamoru Takatori mess, Omi just wanted someone who would love him. Oh, he had Kritiker and his teammates, but it wasn't the same as a *real* family. He wanted a mother, a father, maybe a sibling or two...that would be the first thing Omi would probably wish for.
"Keep going, chibi." Yohji insisted. He tossed aside another burnt out cookie and found one that was not quite as ugly looking. "You said you had a lot of wishes."
"True. That's my biggest wish. I, like Ken-kun, also want to have a superpower some kind. Telekinesis would be really cool. Maybe have the ability to heal people and bring the innocent ones who died back to life. Like Ouka." Omi's cheeks pinked when he said that. It had been a while since his half-sister Ouka was killed and he never got over her death completely. He loved her 'til that bitter end, even after he found out she was his imouto [1]. To this day, he visited her grave.
No one said a word when they heard this. Omi noticed their uneasiness and changed the subject.
"I'd also wish for something impossible...like my father having a heart." Omi remembered that horrible kidnapping experience. He couldn't believe his father would be so heartless as to leave a young boy to the mercy of evil men. He didn't pay to get his son back safely not did he attempt rescue the boy. If it hadn't been for Persia, Weiß mysterious leader, Omi didn't know where he would be.
Aya bristled when he heard that. Reiji Takatori having a heart? Impossible indeed! Then everything would change. Aya's parents would be alive and his sister would be all right. Omi would still be Mamoru and probably happier than any teenage boy in Japan. But that wish couldn't come true, even if it happened right now. Aya would still see him as the man who killed his family, almost killed his sister, and destroyed his life. As far as Aya was concerned, Takatori needed to die.
"Ah, you're making us feel horrible, chibi." Yohji complained but inside he did feel bad for the boy. Omi went through what no kid his age should have to go through. No wonder he wished for things that were impossible to get. To make Omi feel better, he decided to bother Aya now.
"Hey, sunshine! Care to join in the conversation?" He smirked over in the redhead's direction. Aya's face contorted with disgust. Of all the demeaning names in the world, why the hell Yohji have to pick that one? Not bothering to mask his fury, Aya turned around and faced his teammates, his glare going past Ken and locking on Yohji.
"What is it?" He demanded.
"What do you wish for, Aya-kun?" Omi asked before Yohji did. He had a feeling that the older man might say something to infuriate their leader ever more. Ken was also curious to know that so he waited for an answer.
Aya's eyes lowered to the floor. "I think you already know. I want nothing else."
Ken knew exactly what that meant: Aya's wishes were to get revenge on Takatori and for his sister to awaken. If there was something impossible he wanted, it would probably be to resurrect his parents from the dead. Then everything would be all right for him. Then it would be okay for him to smile and celebrate other people's birthdays. His family was his world. Nothing else mattered.
*You are selfish, Fujimiya.* Ken thought, feeling a little angry towards the man he loved. *God knows why the hell you intrigue me so much. Maybe it's your glare, maybe it's your body, maybe it's everything else physical...but you are selfish. You act like you have nothing because Takatori took it all away. You're still alive, dammit! You got more than you realize! Maybe I was better off going to Australia with Yuriko...*
Yuriko...oh, yes, Yuriko. She was there but what was she really? She was nice and pretty, just the perfect girl for a boy like Ken. Their relationship lasted only day or two before Yuriko got on that plane, leaving Japan (and Ken) for good. It wasn't until Yuriko was gone that Ken came to terms with his *real* feelings...these feelings directed to the one and only Aya Fujimiya. Even if Yuriko had stayed with him or he had gone with her, their relationship wouldn't have gotten very far. Aya would still be on his mind and the desire for Aya's love would be even greater. He would miss Aya more than anything else if he went to Australia.
"Ken-kun! Now will you tell us?" Omi asked, his large blue eyes growing wide. Ken broke out of his daze and stopped staring at Aya.
"Huh? What's that?"
"You're out of it, Kenken." Yohji chuckled, pushing his glasses up. "It's your birthday. What the hell are you acting all secretive for?"
"I'm *not* being secretive, Yohji."
"I hate to admit it but Yohji-kun is right." Omi agreed. "You have been acting strange."
"I have?"
"Yes, Ken-kun. Is something wrong?"
*Oh shit! Maybe they caught me ogling Aya! * Ken realized. He had been doing that for quite a while now. He wondered if Aya noticed the soft brown eyes that were locked on him [2]. If he did, he said nothing about it. Then again, Aya Fujimiya wasn't one to express whether he felt uncomfortable with Ken watching him or not. He probably didn't like anyone staring at him. Ken reminded himself not to do so much of it in the future.
"Nothing's wrong." He lied. "I'm just worn out...I mean, it's my birthday and all."
"Then tell us the last wish. Who knows? You may get it." Yohji pointed out. Ken contemplated this before deciding to tell them. After all, what harm could it do? Sometimes it was better to be direct than secretive.
"Well..." Ken began but the door opened at that moment. The sound of heels clicking against the floor and the sweet scent of perfume meant only one thing...Manx was here. Aya nodded in the direction of the other three and they started towards the basement.
"Wait! It's not what you think!" Manx stopped them. The four of them exchanged glances. Since when did Manx come to the flower shop without a mission?
Instead she approached Ken and handed him a box. "I remembered today was your birthday. Here's a present from Kritiker."
"Um...thanks." This surprised Ken.
"Since when did you guys know about our birthdays?" Yohji demanded.
"We're Kritiker, Yohji. We know everything about you." Manx smiled. "Besides, this is not the first time one of you has gotten a present. We get presents for you, Omi, and Aya too."
"Yeah but you usually had a mission to go along with it."
"That's true." She agreed, watching Ken inspect the package. "It's not a bomb, Ken. You can open it."
"So is there a mission or not?" Aya asked, impatient with the talk of presents.
"No mission." Manx shook her head, her red curls moving side to side. "I just came to deliver Ken's gift."
"Manx-san, when are you giving us our Christmas gifts?" Omi asked.
"Tomorrow, Omi." Manx promised. "They're coming tomorrow."
Omi was satisfied with that. Seeing that there was no mission, Aya went back to doing what he was doing. Ken took the box over to where all the other gifts were. Yohji grinned and moved closer to Manx, who sensed trouble and tried to get away. It was too late.
"You know what?" He asked seductively.
Manx sighed. "What?"
"You're standing under the mistletoe."
Manx looked up and saw that he was right. Damn that mistletoe.
"So how's about you making my Christmas dreams come true?" Yohji continued to murmur. Manx pulled his arms off her and moved away.
"Dream on." A smile formed on her red lips. "I'll see everyone tomorrow. Better luck next time, Kudou."
"Admit it, Manx. You liked it when I got close."
Manx gave him an amused smile. "Shut up."
And she left them behind, closing the door and letting a cold gust of wind into the room. But Ken was willing to bet that Aya Fujimiya did not feel it. He was already cold inside. He hadn't caught any of the warm, loving looks Ken had been sending towards him. Or else, maybe he would have said something.
It was probably best for Ken to give up. He had a bad feeling wasn't going to get his third wish anytime soon.
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[1] I'm not too sure who was older, Omi or Ouka. I'm calling her his imouto anyway cause I think she was younger.
[2] I'm going manga eye-color with Ken over here. I like him better with brown eyes. It suits him well.
(Ah, this is the chapter from hell! I swear it took so long to write! But now it's done...yes, Aya is still a cold fish. I promise that he'll show his sensitive side later. I think Kritiker would probably remember everyone' s birthday too. Plus I wanted a scene where Yohji flirted with Manx^^ Anyway, in the next chapter, Ken will give Aya a piece of his mind...and maybe a piece of his heart too. What's the third wish? You'll find that out soon! I won't be cruel to leave you all hanging like this. Well, later! You now can smack Ran upside the head all you want for being a jerk as always.)