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3.
Schuldig glanced up as the members of Weiss strode single file back in to Yohji's bedroom the next morning. He could sense from their body language that they had come to an agreement regarding what he had propossed the night before.
"We've decided to go along with your idea," Ken told Schuldig, "but if you try to betray us, make no mistake, we will hunt you down."
"Don't worry… at the moment we have the same goal." Schuldig answered dryly.
"And how do you suggest we find them?" Omi asked, "Do you already have a plan in mind?"
"We need to search for the Garage." Schuldig replied shifting gingerly in his seat.
"The garage?" Omi questioned with a confused frown.
"There are two locations, where SZ processes the people they deem in need of punishment, " Schuldig explained, his eyes growing hard, "no one knows where they are or exactly what unpleasantness takes place there. Their code names are the Fabric and the Garage. The Fabric you found two days ago, I'm sure at least one of my team-mates will be in the Garage as well."
"Alright, well that's certainly a place to begin,“ Omi answered, rising and heading to his own room to search through Weiss' computer files for any helpful information. Aya and Ken soon followed him out of the room.
"Now what?" Schuldig asked glancing around Yohji's room. Most of the time he had spent in the room he had been unconscious and he'd never really taken stock of his surroundings. He was pleasantly surprised at what he found; perhaps the blond was not a hopeless idiot after all.
"We wait. Omi's looking for information. Ken and Aya are working in the flower shop and I'm stuck here to make sure you don't accidentally kill us from behind." Yohji said with an over dramatized sigh.
"So, what do you think of me?" the redhead asked tilting his head slightly to read the titles on Yohji's bookshelves.
"Only the worst." Yohji replied flatly, slightly uneasy about the redhead's scrutiny of his personal space.
"Then it's a good thing I've got lots of time to convince everyone of the opposite... Especially you." Schuldig replied, smirking at the blond.
"Why me?" Yohji wondered aloud, he wasn't sure if it was a good idea to give the redhead the opportunity to cause any more trouble, but he couldn't help but be curious.
"Because your mind is sweet kitten, and the rest of you is very pleasing to the eyes." He replied openly looking the blond up and down.
This was certainly not the answer that Yohji was expecting. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked annoyed.
"Well, since it seems that I am going to be forced to spend a great deal of time stuck here I think it's good time to get to know you better," his leer made it clear just which way he wanted to know Yohji better.
"I'm not sure that I want to know you any better." Yohji answered acidly.
"Are you sure?" Schuldig grinned, "You might not find another person anytime soon who is fond of Guareschi." He replied a hand gesturing to the bookshelf along Yohji's wall.
"You've actually heard of him?" Yohji stared at him with an open mouth the second time that morning, he was pointy trying to ignore the redhead's earlier remarks and stay on a safe topic…books…
"Don Camillo und Peppone is popular in Germany. I didn't know that it had been translated into Japanese." The other man replied slowly.
"Asuka gave them to me years ago. I actually really enjoyed that book." Yohji replied offhandedly.
"Me too. Have you ever seen the films?" Schuldig questioned.
This caused Yohji to raise a skeptical eyebrow, shaking his head to the negative, "Did they actually find someone who could make a believable Don Camillo?"
"Oh, yes, Fernandel was rather perfect for that performance." the telepath replied.
"Sorry to interrupt you," Ken suddenly appeared in the doorway, " Omi has found something."
As the three of them headed to Omi's room, Ken whispered to Yohji: "What on earth had you two so chatty all of a sudden?"
"We were just talking about some of my books," Yohji muttered embarrassed. He had to be more careful with the telepath, he thought as they neared Omi's room.
"So, what have you found out kid?" he asked Omi as the trio entered the room, quickly changing the topic.
The youngest member of Weiss was seated in front of his computer: "I've checked all places Kritiker has connected with SZ and there are only two places where the prison could be. The first is near central station in the large skyscraper, here… The other is in a suburb… according to the development plans the place was created with an abnormally large cellar..." The young blond stated pointing to two small red markers blinking on the computers map.
"I know the first one," Schuldig added, " I've been in and out of that building several times. It's not a really equipped to hide a prison, but the other one sounds promising."
"Fine, we need to be sure," Aya said," Ken, you're on reconnaissance for today. Watch the building: Who goes in, who comes out…. but be careful. And take the heat sensors with you, I want to know if anyone so much as sneezes in that place."
"Hai." Ken said turning to gather his gear.
The rest of the morning Aya himself watched their "guest" to Schuldig's dismay. The telepath knew it better than to try to lure him into a conversation. It was already afternoon when Ken returned. "There are very few visitors," he told them, "but I have seen cars, transporting something - or maybe someone - and there are lots of people underground, according to the heat sensors."
"Sounds like a prison to me," Yohji mused, "what about their security?"
"They have an alarm of course, but it shouldn't be a problem for Omi. Two guards are stationed at the main entrance; I'm not sure how many are inside. Heat sensors show a lot of bodies, but I have no way of seeing who is who without physically being in the room with them, he finished with an exasperated sigh. What do you think Aya?"
The redhead seemed to ponder the question for a brief moment, studying some diagrams Omi had printed up of the building. "We have to act now, before they are on the move again. Omi will shut down their security system. Yohji and I will take the front doors, you handle the back. If you run across any SZ, kill them. We will search the cellar for any member of Schwarz, than call the police to take care of the rest. Any questions?"
"Yes. What about me?" Schuldig asked.
"In your current state, you'll be of no help. And I don't intend to give you a weapon. You stay here and I would strongly advise you to still be here when we return," Aya growled.
"Don't worry I'll behave… maybe catch up on my reading," Schuldig scoffed as he stalked back to Yohji's room, where he did actually pretended to read.
"You better not do anything stupid," Yohji warned, as he came to retrieve his mission jacket.
"You just be careful and don't get yourself killed," answered Schuldig softly, and before Yohji could react the redhead head had leaned over and was kissing him. Yohji stood frozen, soft lips touching his own and an insisting tongue slipping in, exploring his mouth. Schuldig wasn't shy and soft like the girls he dated, but strong and demanding. It was the best kiss he could remember and when the redhead moved away, all Yohji could do, was stare at him. Schuldig, smiled, running a finger over Yohji's lips, closing his mouth, "be careful, ja?"
TBC