And here I was thinking you might have given up on the story. I'm glad I was wrong and you still have it. Once again a wonderful and very emotional chapter.
I can understand Ken being afraid to lose his sight again and so keeping his eyes open. It's a fear that Ken knows isn't correct as here in Ken's case the blindness was caused by that explosion, yet his brain may tell him this but that doesn't mean his heart is following the same rational thought.
The fact that Ken kept glancing around and wanted to take everything in also didn't come as a surprise as he was blind for a while and when you have your sight back then, you appreciate just about everything you can see. Cause if you can see it, you aren't blind anymore.
Yeah, often the picture doesn't add up with your mental image. It's like when you read a book. There may be a description of a person in it but in everybodies mind the created image of this person will be different. Liked how you included the little part of Ken having thought the doctor to have been older than he seemed to be.
And wouldn't we all get fed up with all the prodding and poking after a while? I think Ken had much more patience than I would have had. I think I would have protested already long before the hour was up.
Naughty Ken for slipping out. But then again, the other Weiss members were in even more ** as they didn't even notice it. Way to go, boys. Only Aya had a good excuse as he wasn't exactly near the door at the time it happened.
Had to laugh when I read Yohji was doing what he did best and Manx just went to stand behind him, tapping her foot and clearing her throat which made Yohji tense up. But I guess this was Yohji's way to let go of the tension he had been holding in from before the meeting and before they knew whether Ken would be able to see again or not.
And who was Omi phoning with?
Aya's response to Manx' scolding was great. With just one word the man saved himself, LOL. And then passed the ball to Yohji. I'm sure Manx ripped a nice piece out of the blond, LOL.
But Aya may not know the dance anymore, yet it is still within him. He and Ken just need to find the steps again and then it will come automatically. The man did have a good idea about where Ken was and this proves that he still knows Ken as well as before. The fact that Ken can see again just makes Aya hesitate and it is this that causes him to falter and not being able to dance the dance anymore. When he gets over that, finds his confidence again in his interaction with Ken, it will be back as before and maybe even better.
I wonder whether Ken's hearing will stay improved or whether he will lose it again now that he can see again.
And as Ken is an outdoor person, I'm not surprised he went to a place where he could observe the great outdoors.
Yeah, we may all be chearing that Ken has his sight again but it's true that in a way it must be once again scary to Ken. He was adjusted to not having his sight and now that has all changed once again and the chances are in a way very dramatic as it has caused Aya, Ken's ankor, to pull away from the boy and leave Ken once again on his own. Aya may not know it but he has become very important for Ken and it's like Ken has had to trade in that special bond with Aya for his sight now and that wasn't at all what the brunet wanted.
And in the beginning Ken will indeed be afraid to lose his sight again. I wonder how he will handle the dark at night.
"A fear he was not ready to relive, a fear he couldn’t handle, not again." Reference to? His father? Kase?
Loved the line "Ran could think of only one place the brunet was likely to be, it was only a step away – and yet so far." It shows so well the emtional gap there is now between Ken and Aya, at least as far as Aya believes it to be. They can indeed stand face to face but with the way Aya momentarily is feeling, they could as well have an entire ocean and continent between them.
And what is it that made Aya suddenly pull back? Fear of getting rejected? Does he really think Ken only liked to be with him cause the man needed help? Aya, Aya, Aya. *shakes here head sadly* He should have a bit more confidence in himself. He needs to learn that people can like him for who he is and not just for his usefulness.
The scene in the stairway house was so sad. Poor Kenken. The boy really was lost. And as it wasn't yet bad enough, Aya just had to push Ken even deeper although I'm sure Aya didn't mean to. Aya was juts trying to protect himself against getting hurt. If only he realised that through this he didn't only hurt himself but also Ken and that there really ain't any need for this self-protective behaviour. *sighs* I just want to go there and give Aya a good kick in the ** and knock some sense into the man.
Both man broken, lost, emotional scared. No wonder their relationship knows such a rocky and difficult start.
And I wonder what the others thought as Ken emerged again and they could probably easily see through Ken's mask and see his pain and sadness. Here they were probably thinking Ken would come over to them skipping and laughing and instead they get a broken man who just barely manages to drag himself to where they are.
"One step at a time, the tears fell." Perfect last line. It went back to the whole part of how Ken tries to keep himself from breaking and works on automatic pilot yet at the same time he does break. Just perfect.
Hope you'll update sooner next time.
Kisses and hugs
Gillie

Update soon! :) I've been waiting for this for so long

*rolls up newspaper and walks up to Ran*

Whack!

"Bad boy! Bad!"

Poor little KenKen. I almost cried. I was relieved to see the little "tbc" at the end. I hope Ran thinks about what he's done and corrects his naughty behavior. Something tells me he'll regret his decision as much as Ken does. I can't wait for more!

I am glad another flipping fantastic story did not fall into the void of never to be finished. PLEASE HURRY WITH THE UPDATES I LOVE RAN AND KEN FICS AND THIS ONE IS GREAT!

WONDERFUL. I've waited so very long for this chapter; thank you so much for it!! Really feel sorry for poor Ken...he gains one thing, and loses another...looking forward to the next chapter!!

Update! Hoorah! Thank you! Ken! Ran! Fangirling! Sorry! Speechless!

I love it so much.
I've read it at least 3 times now and that end line kills me every single time.

Beautiful.

Looking forward to the next chapter and the aftermath of this all.
Hopefully it's not as depressing as Your Goodbye.

Because woah man.
That was sad.

BV

I love this! I love this! I love it!

I don't even know what else to say beside, your fic is amazing!

Please do continue~ I'm bouncing for more~!

Yay! Hurray! Omg so much love!

gawd you have no idea how long i havent read a weiss kruez fic. months, cuz the ran/ken fics just seemed to stall :'( and this morning, i suddenly felt the urge to venture in again and gawd, your fic was updated. the last 4 chapters (continuing from where i left off months ago. man, that was long) were a gift. i loved especially how ken was waiting for ran to appear. you've depicted the emotions of both characters amazingly. your style's amazing too. i love how you could use simple sentences to convey such strong stirring emotions. it was breath-taking. awesome fic. i'll be looking forward to your future updates. kudos to you~

I love it! I want more. This serie is so well written and heart wrenching.

New chapter:D And Ken can see now!:] Can't wait for next update^_^

Wonderful! Wonderful! I loved it! And thank you for not disappointing me! :) I was fukky prepared to have my heart broken right along with Ken's. And you did an excellent job with ratcheting up the tension. I was twitching in my seat by the time I got to the end of the chapter. Really great! Thank you!

And Happy Valentine's Day to you too! :)

Well, they always say that if you don't open yourself up for love, then it will find a way to just crawl into your heart unnoticed until it is so firmly lodged there that you can't do a thing about it anymore.
Yep, Ran really is a rational person. He just has to overthink and analyze everything again and again. Ken is a more emotional person and he is just right for Ran. It's time our Ran gets back in touch with his emotional side.
Hm, when I read about the storm coming, I was wondering if this was a bad omen for the outcome for Ken's eyes but maybe it will still be a bad omen for how things will progress now further on now Ken has his sight back. Will Ken let Ran go that easily or will he stubbornly push his way back into Ran's life?
Ah I'm totally with Yohji! I think I would also be climbing the walls. There's so much depending on this check-up that it is just nerve wracking! But on the other hand the wait couldn't be long enough cause I would also be dreading the outcome of the check-up and what if it were bad news? God, then I wouldn't want to know and rather still be in the waiting room happily unaware. Really, in this situation, my feelings would be dual.
Loved how you wrote that little scene where Ken is sitting and has that cap back on in a way as if, even if he would have been able to see, he didn't want to see. I loved it because at that moment Ken couldn't yet see and thus there was actually no need for the way he sat yet by doing this Ken betrayed how afraid he was that if he had been able to see at that moment that he wouldn't see a certain red head at his side.
And yes, doctors are always late when you are waiting for them.
Damn you Ran for not being there and being by Ken's side when Ken so desperately needs you. God, how I felt for Ken as I read how he kept waiting and waiting and hoping for Ran to show up, to hear the faintest sound that would tell him the red head was there with him yet it didn't come. This was one of the hardest things for Ken and Ran wasn't there with him ... it's sad when you think about it.
Ah and then you were so evil by first letting it still be dark just because Ken's eyes weren't yet open but we of course didn't know that.
And I have to say that at first I was thinking that the red hair Ken saw was Manx' hair. It's not very clear whether Ken just sees blurry or has an almost 100% sight back and then he could of course always mistake Manx her red hair for Ran's. But she is standing beside Ken so it must be Ran who in the end did decide to show up. Maybe he first went up to see his sister and ask her for strenght or something like that.
Well I'm curious as to whether Ken is now really out of the woods. No more headaches, temporarily loss of sight and so on. What Ran is going to do now and how things will be between Ken and Ran now that Ken has his sight back.
Don't leave us hanging again this long!
Kisses and hugs
Gillie

Yay! I was so happy to see an update message for your story in my inbox! ^_^

This chapter was heartbreaking though. Poor Ken! I think you wrote it quite well though, describing how Ran was pulling away into his old self. You portray them all so well! The cliffhanger was intense though...so much can happen. o.0 So keep up the good work and I am really, really looking forward to reading the next update! ^_^