Hey people! :D This is my second fanfic for Yumi and Shukichi, and I'm pretty excited because since my previous story, they have developed a bit more in the manga, so life is good! XD Review and let me know what you think!
PLEASE READ: This story is inspired by chapter 945-947, but I've added my own twists. Certain elements are still intact, but I've tried to make it more how I wanted it (lol.)
The main difference is, in this story Shukichi knows Yumi opened the letter with the marriage proposal. Also, she did NOT rip it up in my version, so she still has it. ^_^
I'm going to get creative with it from there. hope you enjoy! :D
At police headquarters, Sato approached Yumi who just entered the building.
"Ah, Yumi!" she cheerfully greeted.
Yumi smiled sheepishly, "Oh, hey Miwako what's going on?"
Sato temporarily stole Yumi's persona by playfully elbowing her. "So, how have things been with you and your boyfriend?" she blushed.
Yumi felt a sweat drop trickle down her face. "Oh, Chuukichi? Things haven't been good to be honest. Ever since he lost that match 3 days ago, I haven't heard from him. I tried calling once, but I only got his voicemail."
Sato's expression went from playful to serious. "Really? Yumi, that's not good. He probably feels extremely depressed for losing that match. Maybe you should go to his apartment after work and cheer him up. You're the only one who can lift his spirits."
Yumi's eyed grew wide, "Huh? No way! I guarantee you he's perfectly fine! It's been three whole days, so he's probably already over it by now." She scoffed.
"Actually, the Taiko Meijin has taken this quite personally." An unknown voice said.
Sato and Yumi both turned to see the unknown voice belonged to Miike Naeko.
"What are you talking about?" Yumi asked bluntly.
"Do you remember my friend, Sakurako who lives in the same apartment complex as Haneda-san? She told me that ever since losing the match, he locked himself in his apartment and he hasn't come out since. She walked by his door just yesterday and heard him crying apparently."
Yumi felt her face drop as she processed what she just heard. "Chuukichi? Crying in his apartment because of me? What have I done..?" Sato put a hand on Yumi's shoulder, which woke her from her thoughts. "In that case, you absolutely have to meet with him after work, Yumi! Come on, you can't be that selfish, can you?"
Yumi clenched her fists and began storming off. "Fine! If it'll make you happy I will!"
As she began walking away angrily, she rounded a corner and paused for a moment. She looked down and took a deep inhale. "ugh. Though I hate to admit it, they're right. I always have been selfish. This time, Chuukichi does need me..I need to think up a plan.."
Suddenly after a few moments, Yumi's face lit up. "I got it! The perfect plan!" she chuckled playfully. "Hehe Chuukichi, let's see if you really want what you wish for!"
SHUKICHI'S POV
Shukichi had spent most of his afternoon laying on his bed staring at the ceiling deep in thought. He hadn't taken much care of his personal hygiene lately, so his stubble had grown back. "Why can't I ever prove myself to you, Yumi-tan? Do I even deserve to be lucky enough to be your husband? Ughh I love you so much…but I'm such a failure.." Shukichi thoughtpainfully. Finally after awhile, he stood up and pulled out the scrapbook Yumi had made for him back on their 3 year dating anniversary for about the 20th time in these past three days. He smiled sadly as he looked at old photos of them during happier times. In each photo, they looked genuinely happy together. His personal favorite photo was one of Yumi playfully sticking her tongue out at him while he blushes and gives a questioning smile. Yumi truly was different from other girls, and that was one of her qualities he found so attractive.
Shukichi grew more and more depressed as he continued flipping the pages to the times when they first became boyfriend and girlfriend. He remembered feeling so intrigued when he first met her on the subway. It truly was a moment his excellent memory could never forget in a million years.
(Flashback)
"Y-you waited for me? You let me sleep without disturbing me, even though it made you miss your own stop?" Shukichi asked confounded.
"Yeah, because your sleeping face was just too cute!" Yumi winked with a blush.
Shukichi felt his face flush red. This strange girl who hadn't even known him just did him a kind favor and called him cute all at once. Not only that, but he found her quite cute as well. "T-thank y-you, miss-"
"Yumi." She cut him off. "My name is Yumi Miyamoto. What's your name?"
Shukichi's blush deepened. "M-my name is Shukichi Haneda! The pleasure is all mine!" he shook her hand and smiled nervously.
Yumi smiled back with a blush. "You know, I have to meet my friend right now, but maybe we will meet again someday." She pulled out a piece of paper and pen from her purse and began to write on it.
Shukichi blinked and stood in disbelief as he waited. After a few brief moments, she handed him the paper.
"See you around, Shuuukichi!" she playfully sang as she dramatically disappeared off into the crowd of hundreds in the busy subway.
Shukichi reached out an extended hand as if trying to catch her, but it was too late. She was already gone. He stood in shock for a few moments to try to process what just happened. He slowly looked down at the paper he held in his hand. It contained her cell phone number, and a message that read:
"You mumbled a lot in your sleep about how you could lay like this forever. Take me out sometime if you're interested, cutie!" –Yumi-sama ^_^
Shukichi blushed profusely and felt his heart pound a million times a minute as he read her message over and over in his head. He still couldn't believe he had fallen asleep on a complete stranger, but now he felt it was meant to be. He didn't usually believe in love at first sight, but something in his heart told him he had already fallen in love with this strange girl he met on the subway named, Yumi.
(End Flashback)
Shukichi wiped the tears that had fallen from his face as he recalled this important memory. "My feelings haven't changed since then, Yumi-tan. In the 10 years I've known you, I'm still just as crazy about you as I've always been."
Suddenly, Shukichi was interrupted out of his thoughts by the sound of a knock on his door. For several moments he ignored it as he had been doing the past three days whenever he would get a visitor, but suddenly the knocks grew louder and more forceful.
"CHUUKICHI! I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! C'MON! OPEN UP!"
Shukichi's face shot up as he knew that voice anywhere. "Y-Yumi-tan!" He wiped his tears away and ran to open the door as quickly as he could.
As the door opened, Yumi's demeanor went from irritable and impatient to calm and collected. "Hey." She spoke plainly.
He took note of her change in attitude, which took him aback a bit. "H-hey, Yumi-san. What brings you here?" he asked curiously.
"Well listen, I haven't heard from you in three days and people have been worrying about you. I just need to know that you're okay." Yumi asked with genuine concern.
Shukichi's eyes opened wide at the sound of Yumi's sudden compassion. "Oh Yumi-tan, I'm so sorry to make everyone worry. I've just been really down on myself, but please don't worry about me. I'll be fine." He forced a smile.
Yumi crossed her arms unconvinced. "You know you can't fool me, Chuukichi. I can see just by glancing in your room you aren't fine. You also haven't been taking care of your own wellbeing either I can see."
Shukichi glanced over into his apartment and sighed. He knew she was right. "I-I'm sorry, Yumi-tan. I know I've been acting immature lately. I guess I just really wanted to win and prove myself worthy of you."
Yumi looked down sadly, but suddenly looked up with a blushing smile.
"Chuukichi, maybe now is your chance to finally prove yourself to me." She spoke flirtatiously.
Shukichi tilted his head in confusion. "Huh? What do you mean?"
Yumi barged past him with a suitcase in her hand and jumped playfully on his couch. "I'm moving in with you!" she happily sang.
"Eh? M-Moving in? Wait what's going on, Yumi-tan?" Shukichi asked genuinely perplexed.
"Well, you want to marry me right? So me living here for a couple days shouldn't be too hard right?" Yumi smiled devilishly.
Shukichi stood in disbelief for a moment. "A-are you sure it'll be all right, Yumi-tan?" he blushed.
Yumi approached him and placed her hands on his shoulders. "We're both adults aren't we, Chuukichi? Maybe I'll accept your little marriage proposal once I get a feel for what it might be like to live with you." She kissed him on the cheek mischievously.
"O-of course! Make yourself comfortable!" Shukichi blushed as he placed his hand where Yumi had just kissed him. "Pinch me I must be dreaming. Yumi-tan and I living under the same roof! Maybe losing the match wasn't too bad after all" His thoughts became scattered.
Yumi began looking around and put her hands on her hips. "Eh? You have been looking through this old scrapbook I gave you forever ago?"
Shukichi snapped himself out of his fantasy world and spoke. "Yes. I really have been missing us I suppose." He looked down sadly.
Yumi looked at her heartbroken ex-boyfriend and smiled softly. "..To tell you the truth, I have missed us too."
Shukichi looked her straight in the eye. "Y-Yumi-tan."
Yumi began flipping through the pages of the scrapbook and chuckled. "Hehe I remember how you had me wait 20 extra minutes for our 3 year dating anniversary, so you made it up to me by buying me that heart necklace."
Shukichi rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "I'm so sorry we have so many memories of me making you wait so long. I don't know why you deal with it.."
Yumi put the book down and crossed her arms. "Don't worry about that, Chuukichi. If it really did bother me, I wouldn't have gone out with you all those years. If anything, the waiting makes me want you more." She blushed.
Shukichi felt his heart race. He was about to say something when she cut him off. "So is this still your bedroom?"
Shukichi followed Yumi into his room. "Oh, yes it is."
Yumi placed her suitcase on his bed and began unpacking. "Great! Looks like there is enough room here for the two of us!" she blushed cheerfully.
"Y-you mean, we're going to sleep in the same bed, Yumi-tan?!" Shukichi's voice raised as his face flushed a deep red.
Yumi winked with a mischievous smile. "Well duh! If you plan on marrying me someday, you wouldn't make me sleep in a guest bedroom right?"
"N-no..of course not.." he spoke nervously. "Yumi-tan, I-"
"Okay then it's settled! I'll be staying here till the end of the week, and then we can decide what we think about it!" she proclaimed happily.
Shukichi hesitantly smiled. Everything just seemed to be happening so fast he could barely process all these overwhelming things rushing out of Yumi's mouth. "Okay, I-is there anything I can help you with..?"
"As a matter of fact, yes. Why don't you give me a little privacy as I unpack my belongings." Yumi glared.
"A-ah yes of course!" he blurted as he quickly left the room.
As he waited for Yumi to handle her personal matters, Shukichi began pacing back and forth outside the door deeply in thought. "What is even happening right now? What is going through your mind at this moment, Yumi-tan? Are you just messing with me again, or could you be serious this time? Are you actually considering the option of marrying me? I already know wholeheartedly I am in love with you, and I know you are in love with me too, I just need to hear it from you.. Please let your true feelings out to me.."
Yumi snuck from behind and wrapped her arms around his waist seductively. "I'm all moved in now, Chuukichi." She closed her eyes peacefully as she held onto him.
Shukichi was engulfed in an intense blush. He hadn't enjoyed the feeling of her warm grasp in what felt like years. He smiled and gave a sigh of defeat as he decided to not even question anything at this moment. He turned around and pulled her into a loving embrace. "I'm glad to have you here, Yumi-tan." He said softly as he closed his eyes peacefully in return.
Okay that's chapter 1! I was originally gonna make this a oneshot, but I decided to do chapters instead. I'll try to have chapter 2 out as soon as I possibly can! Hope you enjoyed, and please feel free to review! I'd love to hear what ya think! Maybe give me some positive feedback or constructive criticism! Thanks! :D
Also i wanna do a shoutout to the one guy who always stands in my corner and listens every time i need to fangirl it out when nobody else cares XD My good friend John who also is the one who gave me the idea to name this story. I'm not always clever with titles, so full credit to him for the cheesy title. ^_^
