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Summary: The old time tale of scrooge, Gravi style.
Rated: PG (may go up, not sure)
Posted: December 7, 2003
Author: TheSilentSenshi / Kirameki / Stephie P. [thesilentsenshi@Hotmail.com] (yes they are all one person… me! heh heh)
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Gravitation characters, only the dvds and graphic novels, and this work of pure fiction. ^.^
Notes: Wow, it's Christmas already, and to welcome the coming season, I thought I'd try my hand at this little fic. I'm not sure if this will work out or not, but I will try. I'll need your help though! More on this at the bottom. Enjoy this first chapter. If it gets good reviews I'll continue it.
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Chapter 1: Saying FarewellSnow fell down in gentle swirls. A young man gazed forlornly out of the frosted window, a single tear falling down his pale cheek. He glanced back at the closed door that separated him from his lover. Tears continued to fall as he sadly remembered the events of that afternoon.
[flashback]
Pleading violet eyes peered over the open laptop, where his lover was busily typing away.
"Na, Yuki. Please." Shuichi begged.
Thin fingers paused over the keyboard and golden eyes looked up, irritation obvious in their depths.
Shuichi unconsciously shuddered at his lovers cold look. It had been a year and not much had changed, despite all of his efforts. His lover remained distant, only opening up when they were making love, if you could call it that. Most of the time it felt like the only loving was being done by himself. To Yuki it was probably nothing more than sex. He had been told enough times how bad he was at it.
Refusing to back down, Shuichi stared back determinedly at his lover's amber orbs. After a moment of silence, realizing Yuki wasn't going to reply, he continued. "C'mon, Yuki. This is really important to me. It's our first Christmas together and I want it to be special. Bad Luck has a concert the 25th, Christmas night, and I really want you to be there for me. Please."
Yuki continued to stare unwavering before answering. "And why, pray tell, should I brave the snow and cold, only to be surrounded by a bunch of screaming idiots cheering for your equally pathetic excuse of a band." His words sliced through his younger lover like a knife, his voice as cold as the ice and snow forming outside.
Shuichi flinched at the cruel words. Lowering his voice in one last futile attempt at convincing his lover to attend his concert, he whispered, "Please, Yuki. This is really important to me. I want to spend my Christmas with you. Please!"
Amber eyes didn't leave Shuichi's face. They held no emotion. "No is no. I don't have time for you and your stupid play singing. I have a book to write. Now, leave me be, I need to finish this chapter." Yuki's voice was as cold and emotionless as his eyes, now. How those eyes of such a warm color could be so cold, Shuichi didn't know.
"Okay Yuki." Shuichi said sadly, his voice barely above a whisper. "If that's what you really want, then I'll leave you alone." Tears slid down his cheeks silently as he slipped out of his lovers office. He took one last look back at the blonde head bowed in concentration over the laptop. Shaking his head, he closed the door and slowly made his way to the bedroom they had shared for the past year. Still sobbing he slowly took his clothes from the closet and dresser, folding them neatly into the large suitcase he usually reserved for tours.
[end of flashback]
Separating his gaze from the cold winter night, Shuichi glanced at his suitcase, then at the closed office door where he could hear the rapid clicking of the keys indicating his lover typing away at his laptop. He allowed a ghost of a smile to pass his lips. His aloof lover was so predictable.
Sighing he stood up and grabbing his stuffed suitcase made his way grudgingly to the door of the apartment he shared with Yuki. Leaving his suitcase by the door he turns around pulling a thin piece of paper from his pocket. It was the ticket to Bad Luck's Christmas concert. Placing it neatly on the coffee table he turned and strode back to the door grabbing his suit case. He paused and glanced one final time back at the apartment he had called home for a year now.
"Farewell, Yuki," he whispered, his voice hoarse from crying. And with that he shut the door and walked away, not looking back.
~End Chapter 1~
TBC… (Hopefully)
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Okay, so what do you guys think? Short chapter, I know, but bear with me. Is it worth continuing? I need help though. Which Gravi characters should be the spirits of Christmas past, present and future? Take a vote in the reviews. I'm also not really sure how it will work out. I mean it will be a pretty warped rendition of Scrooge, but that's okay. It will make things interesting, ne. Although chapter one is in Shuichi's point of view, it will mostly be Yuki's. And I hate writing a mean Yuki, but I have to for the fic. Don't worry, he'll come around in the end! I absolutely love the Yuki/Shu pairing. They are so kawaii together, ne. I'm not sure where this is going or what's going to happen next. Ideas are appreciated.
So basically it will be about Yuki needing to find out how to feel and how much Shuichi means to him, yada yada yada. So review or e-mail and send me your ideas. Oh and do you think this is a good title? I'm not so sure. Well, whatever. I look forward to your reviews. ^.^
Meanwhile you can check out my other Gravi fic if you have extra time on your hands and haven't already. "Jealousy or Something More", a view of the series according to Aizawa Taki. ^_^
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