Disclamer: I don't own Gravitation –sigh-
Summary of Chapter 1: Now that Shuichi is awake Eiri must attempt to bring him out of his confusion after three years of sleeping.
Recovery
Sequel to Betrayal
Chapter 1: Confusion
"Eiri" came a weak breathless voice behind him.
The blonde turned in shock and began to smile.
"Shuichi" he whispered.
He stood there for a second, taking in the sight before him. Three years ago Shuichi had been hit by a car with so much force that it had thrown him into a coma. During the three years his already petit lover had become even smaller. His once pink hair had faded back into its natural raven color. Three years of watching Shuichi lay in bed, three years of hoping, three years of praying, and finally; Shuichi was awake.
Once the shock wore off he began to slowly take steps towards the hospital bed. As he made the short but slow walk towards the bed he kept his eyes on Shuichi, trying his best not to blink in fear that his small lover would return to his comma.
Shuichi gave him a small shy smile as Eiri sat on the bed facing him. Shuichi's cheeks became warm as a blush crept onto his face. Eiri's eyes were roaming all over his body and it made him shy. "Hi…" Shuichi finally said in a small voice.
Eiri's eyes stopped their roaming and landed back on Shuichi's face. Eiri's body began to shake. Silent tears fell from his eyes as he drew Shuichi into a war embrace and began to sob. Shuichi's body went rigid. He had never seen Eiri sob. He had seen him cry silently but these were genuine sobs. "I'm sorry Shu. I'm so sorry. It's my entire fault that you're here. I love you, Shuichi" at this statement Shuichi began to push Eiri away in shock.
"What did you say?"
"I said I love you"
Shuichi's eyes turned away from Eiri's gaze and his hands continued to push him away. "E-Yuki (1), how can you say that?" Shuichi scooted further away from the blonde man. "You're married now. You can't tell me you love me that is like cheating on your wife"
Eiri's eyes widened, he then proceeded to mentally slapped himself. "Shuichi, what's the last thing you remember?"
Shuichi's face twisted in confusion at the question but decided to answer it anyways. "Umm…I remember going to cross the street. Then I stopped in the middle of the road and turned back because I thought I heard you call my name. Then…then…I think everything went black. I felt pain and I heard crying. Then I woke up and here we are" Shuichi answer Eiri's question to the best of his abilities, but was still confused as to why he had asked that.
Slowly Shuichi's eyes wandered around the room taking in his surroundings. He looked down at himself and noticed an IV drip connected to his arm and that he was dressed in a hospital gown. He felt confused mixed with panic. "Yuki, where am I?"
"Shuichi that memory of you crossing the street…" Eiri paused to look at Shuichi who gave him a nod to continue. "That happened three years ago. You've been in a coma this whole time"
Shuichi's eyes widened. "What? I'm confused Yuki. That was three years ago? That doesn't make any sense! I just woke up from a small nap not a three year coma!" Shuichi's emotions of confusion were overflowing. Eiri held Shuichi's hand to calm him down before he continued.
"The day that you were crossing the street, I had just come back from Seiko's house. I broke off my engagement to her, to be with you." Eiri's other hand moved to Shuichi's cheek to caress it lightly. Shuichi's eyes had brightened after that statement. "I drove back to the house to stop you from leaving. When I got there I saw you crossing the street and called out your name, because of this you stopped in the middle of the road to turn around. Then you were hit by a car. You've been in a coma for three years now."
Just as quickly as the light in Shuichi's eyes had appeared, it left. Shuichi's mind slowly came out of confusion. "I've been in a coma…for three years?" he restated slowly.
"Yes"
"What? No that can't be, there's no way I could sleep that long! Three years? No! You're lying to me! You always lie to me! You lied to me when you said you loved me! You cheated on me! You said you'd never do it again, but you did! You must be lying about this too! Why would you say such a lie?" Shuichi yelled deeply confused.
Eiri was surprised at the outburst of sheer panic that came from the raven haired boy. "Shu, I'm sorry baby. I know I've hurt you, please believe me when I say I love you." Eiri's pleas fell on deaf ears because Shuichi continued to scream and panic. He tried tearing his IV out but Eiri pinned him down.
"Don't touch me, I hate you!"
Eiri eyes widened in shock as he slowly retreated from the panicking boy. The nurses ran in to sedate the panicking patient. Eiri slowly sank down in the nearby chair. 'He hates me? Shuichi would never hate me…Would he?'
Eiri's eyes fell back on the now sedated Shuichi. The raven haired boy had returned back to sleeping. He looked like an angel. The blonde writer got up and placed a kiss on Shuichi's forehead before leaving. "I love you Shuichi. I'll definitely win you back, so please…don't hate me." Eiri whispered before heading home
Shuichi went to call him Eiri (since that's his real name) but felt he didn't have the right to do so because he thought Eiri was married and didn't love him anymore.
Okay I did it! xD This time I didn't flake out like I usually do woo! So this is the first chapter of the Sequel! There will definitely be more chapters I'm not going to do what I did last time and leave y'all (- I'm from Texas .") with a one-shot story. So I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! :D I'm making it hard for Eiri to win back Shu-chan! Because he really hurt him!