The Edge

(Written: 2004)

Warnings: Bad Language. Violence

Summary: Aya slowly begins to rediscover his humanity, only to face betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted. Decisions he's made with regard to Kritiker come back to haunt him, as the organization decides to retire him, leaving Aya cornered, badly injured, and, along with Yohji, on the run with nowhere to turn for help except the very man who betrayed him. Events start to tumble at breakneck speed toward a conclusion, following the twisted course Fate seems to have decreed. Can Aya stay alive long enough to untangle the sticky web in which he, Yohji, and his friend-turned-betrayer find themselves ensnared?

Legal Stuff: As always, this story is intended to express one fan's genuine appreciation of Weiss Kreuz and its characters. It is just for fun and not for profit. If you have any rights in the anime described here and find the posting of this fanfiction offensive or harmful, please contact me, and I will be happy to remove it.

Author's Note: Story #2 in the "Nowhere Man" Trilogy. Story #1: Nowhere Man. Story #3: Redemption

Betrayal

Chapter 13

The sound of frantic, heavy pounding awakened Hank from an uneasy, restless sleep. He rolled over and reached for the clock that sat on the floor next to his futon. He fumbled briefly with it in the dark, but, after a few seconds, he succeeded in grabbing it. Muttering in irritation, he rolled back over onto his back and held the timepiece over his head, a few inches away from his eyes. At first glance, it appeared to read 4 A.M., but Hank thought that couldn't be right. He shook his head slightly and rubbed at his sleep-bleared eyes before again looking at the clock.

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(Written: 2004)

Warnings: Bad Language. Violence

Summary: Aya slowly begins to rediscover his humanity, only to face betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted. Decisions he's made with regard to Kritiker come back to haunt him, as the organization decides to retire him, leaving Aya cornered, badly injured, and, along with Yohji, on the run with nowhere to turn for help except the very man who betrayed him. Events start to tumble at breakneck speed toward a conclusion, following the twisted course Fate seems to have decreed. Can Aya stay alive long enough to untangle the sticky web in which he, Yohji, and his friend-turned-betrayer find themselves ensnared?

Legal Stuff: As always, this story is intended to express one fan's genuine appreciation of Weiss Kreuz and its characters. It is just for fun and not for profit. If you have any rights in the anime described here and find the posting of this fanfiction offensive or harmful, please contact me, and I will be happy to remove it.

Author's Note: Story #2 in the "Nowhere Man" Trilogy. Story #1: Nowhere Man. Story #3: Redemption

Betrayal

Chapter 11

Aya tripped and almost fell as he came up the steps leading to the kitchen's back door. He barely managed to stay on his feet by grabbing hold of the stair rail, but it cost him. He winced and struggled to catch his breath as he jerked to a stop and felt the wound in his side pull open and start to bleed. It had started raining again, a fine, cold drizzle, and the steps were slick. He fumbled with his keys for a few seconds, swearing under his breath as he struggled to force his cold-numbed fingers to work properly. Finally, when the key slid home into the lock and he heard the bolt click open, he sighed in relief.

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(Written: 2004)

Warnings: Bad Language. Violence

Summary: Aya slowly begins to rediscover his humanity, only to face betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted. Decisions he's made with regard to Kritiker come back to haunt him, as the organization decides to retire him, leaving Aya cornered, badly injured, and, along with Yohji, on the run with nowhere to turn for help except the very man who betrayed him. Events start to tumble at breakneck speed toward a conclusion, following the twisted course Fate seems to have decreed. Can Aya stay alive long enough to untangle the sticky web in which he, Yohji, and his friend-turned-betrayer find themselves ensnared?

Legal Stuff: As always, this story is intended to express one fan's genuine appreciation of Weiss Kreuz and its characters. It is just for fun and not for profit. If you have any rights in the anime described here and find the posting of this fanfiction offensive or harmful, please contact me, and I will be happy to remove it.

Author's Note: Story #2 in the "Nowhere Man" Trilogy. Story #1: Nowhere Man. Story #3: Redemption

Betrayal

Chapter 9

"Fuck!" Yohji snapped.

He slammed the phone handset down and sighed irritably as he checked his watch. 11:30 A.M. --- almost three hours since Ken had seen Aya disappear into that black sedan with the two Kritiker agents. He ran his hand through his messy, tangled hair and struggled to come fully awake. After seeing Aya leave, Ken had immediately burst into his room screaming that the redhead was gone. After he had gotten the ex-goalie calmed down enough to explain what had happened, Yohji had stumbled downstairs, falling about half-way in his sleep-fogged stupor, and immediately punched in Manx's cell phone number. Unfortunately, the red-haired Kritiker agent hadn't seen fit to answer the call. Manx's conspicuous absence and her silent treatment left Yohji with a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. But, for now, he couldn't do anything else. Yohji sighed in frustration and, for about the hundredth time that morning, dialed in Manx's cell.

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(Written: 2004)

Warnings: Bad Language. Violence

Summary: Aya slowly begins to rediscover his humanity, only to face betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted. Decisions he's made with regard to Kritiker come back to haunt him, as the organization decides to retire him, leaving Aya cornered, badly injured, and, along with Yohji, on the run with nowhere to turn for help except the very man who betrayed him. Events start to tumble at breakneck speed toward a conclusion, following the twisted course Fate seems to have decreed. Can Aya stay alive long enough to untangle the sticky web in which he, Yohji, and his friend-turned-betrayer find themselves ensnared?

Legal Stuff: As always, this story is intended to express one fan's genuine appreciation of Weiss Kreuz and its characters. It is just for fun and not for profit. If you have any rights in the anime described here and find the posting of this fanfiction offensive or harmful, please contact me, and I will be happy to remove it.

Author's Note: Story #2 in the "Nowhere Man" Trilogy. Story #1: Nowhere Man. Story #3: Redemption

Betrayal

Chapter 7

The sunlight slanting through the window over Yohji's bed finally worked its way into Aya's subconscious and slowly pulled him into the waking world. He groaned and wriggled out from under Bubba's weight enough to roll over onto his back, wincing and hissing sharply in pain as he felt his stitches tug and pull. He threw one arm across his face to shield his eyes from the sun. He left enough space so that he could slightly see around his arm, and, as he stared at the long crack running across the ceiling directly above Yohji's bed, he struggled to gather his muddy thoughts.

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(Written: 2004)

Warnings: Bad Language. Violence

Summary: Aya slowly begins to rediscover his humanity, only to face betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted. Decisions he's made with regard to Kritiker come back to haunt him, as the organization decides to retire him, leaving Aya cornered, badly injured, and, along with Yohji, on the run with nowhere to turn for help except the very man who betrayed him. Events start to tumble at breakneck speed toward a conclusion, following the twisted course Fate seems to have decreed. Can Aya stay alive long enough to untangle the sticky web in which he, Yohji, and his friend-turned-betrayer find themselves ensnared?

Legal Stuff: As always, this story is intended to express one fan's genuine appreciation of Weiss Kreuz and its characters. It is just for fun and not for profit. If you have any rights in the anime described here and find the posting of this fanfiction offensive or harmful, please contact me, and I will be happy to remove it.

Author's Note: Story #2 in the "Nowhere Man" Trilogy. Story #1: Nowhere Man. Story #3: Redemption

Betrayal

Chapter 5

On his way downstairs, Yohji ducked into the bathroom long enough to grab an elastic tie for his hair. When he clicked on the overhead light, he caught a brief glimpse of his own image in the mirror above the sink, and he couldn't help but stop and stare. Yohji had always prided himself on his appearance, and, now, he didn't recognize the man staring back at him. Uncombed, slightly greasy hair, pale, ashy-looking skin, gaunt, sunken-in cheeks, and hollow, exhausted eyes almost made him think that there was a stranger living in the bathroom mirror. He hadn't realized it, but he had pretty much run himself ragged in the past few weeks, keeping Aya under wraps and making sure that Weiss ran on its normal schedule without getting the redhead involved. He hadn't minded; he still didn't mind. All he wanted was to make sure that Aya made a full recovery, but, now that he really stopped to think about it, he couldn't remember the last time he had felt this exhausted. He knew that Omi and Ken were both just as tired. Weiss was definitely a four-man team. It wasn't possible to carry out their missions one man short, not considering the kind of assignments Kritiker normally dished out. It was probably why Omi had gotten sick, and it was likely only a matter of time before the same thing happened to Ken, too. Yohji wasn't worried about getting sick himself. As he had told Omi earlier that day, he never caught anything. He liked to attribute it to his superior genetic makeup, but, if the truth was known, it probably really was because of all the cigarettes he smoked and the alcohol he drank on an almost daily basis, just like Omi had said. Yohji ran his hands over his face in an effort to wipe away the tiredness and scrunched his mouth up into a frown. He hated it when the kid was right, and Omi was right almost all the time, damn him.

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(Written: 2004)

Warnings: Bad Language. Violence

Summary: Aya slowly begins to rediscover his humanity, only to face betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted. Decisions he's made with regard to Kritiker come back to haunt him, as the organization decides to retire him, leaving Aya cornered, badly injured, and, along with Yohji, on the run with nowhere to turn for help except the very man who betrayed him. Events start to tumble at breakneck speed toward a conclusion, following the twisted course Fate seems to have decreed. Can Aya stay alive long enough to untangle the sticky web in which he, Yohji, and his friend-turned-betrayer find themselves ensnared?

Legal Stuff: As always, this story is intended to express one fan's genuine appreciation of Weiss Kreuz and its characters. It is just for fun and not for profit. If you have any rights in the anime described here and find the posting of this fanfiction offensive or harmful, please contact me, and I will be happy to remove it.

Author's Note: Story #2 in the "Nowhere Man" Trilogy. Story #1: Nowhere Man. Story #3: Redemption

Betrayal

Chapter 3

The sound of enraged snarling and frenzied barking woke Yohji from a dreamless sleep. He rolled over with a groan and fumbled on the nightstand for his clock. When he finally succeeded in locating the errant timepiece, he pulled it off of the bedside table and held it close to his eyes, squinting at it in the grayed-out, semi-darkness of his room. The glowing, digital numbers seemed to slide into strange shapes for a few minutes before he finally managed to make his eyes focus on them adequately enough to read the time.

"2:30," he groaned under his breath as he threw the clock toward the nightstand. It missed, and fell to the floor with a loud cracking sound that heralded breaking plastic and a trip to the corner electronics store. He placed his hand over his eyes and squinted at the ceiling through the space between his fingers. 'It's not that dark. Must be in the P.M.,' he thought as he slowly willed his mind to get over the shock of being so abruptly and rudely awakened. He ran his fingers through his tangled hair and tried to figure out just how long he had been asleep. He could vaguely remember stumbling back into his room at around five that morning.

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(Written: 2004)

Warnings: Bad Language. Violence

Summary: Aya slowly begins to rediscover his humanity, only to face betrayal at the hands of someone he trusted. Decisions he's made with regard to Kritiker come back to haunt him, as the organization decides to retire him, leaving Aya cornered, badly injured, and, along with Yohji, on the run with nowhere to turn for help except the very man who betrayed him. Events start to tumble at breakneck speed toward a conclusion, following the twisted course Fate seems to have decreed. Can Aya stay alive long enough to untangle the sticky web in which he, Yohji, and his friend-turned-betrayer find themselves ensnared?

Legal Stuff: As always, this story is intended to express one fan's genuine appreciation of Weiss Kreuz and its characters. It is just for fun and not for profit. If you have any rights in the anime described here and find the posting of this fanfiction offensive or harmful, please contact me, and I will be happy to remove it.

Author's Note: Story #2 in the "Nowhere Man" Trilogy. Story #1: Nowhere Man. Story #3: Redemption

Betrayal

Chapter 1

The early morning sun flowed into the kitchen, bouncing off of pale yellow walls and engulfing the room in bright, cheerful, golden light that eliminated the need for incandescent lighting. Omi paused in the doorway and quietly watched Aya. The older man was sitting at the kitchen table, his back to the door, reading the morning edition of the local newspaper. The young blonde smiled slightly as Aya rattled the paper irritably, and mumbled under his breath about one of the stories he'd just read, while slowly, almost absently, stirring his coffee. The spoon made a soft clinking sound as it struck the sides of the cup. Omi shook his head and chuckled under his breath. Aya drank his coffee black, and, for the life of him, Omi couldn't figure exactly why he always insisted on having a spoon in the cup. As far as the younger boy could tell, the spoon was completely unnecessary, but, yet, it was always there. Omi suppressed another giggle as Aya brought the cup to his lips and, without bothering to remove the spoon, took a noisy slurp. He didn't know exactly why, but the idea of Aya, who always seemed so perfect and controlled, slurping coffee like a "normal" person struck him as exceedingly funny.

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