Hi guys, this is my second fanfic for SIH.

I was a lot curious about what happened after Domestica's/ Hatori and Chiaki's last episode. More than the couple actually, I was more curious about how Yanase dealt with all the stuff. I have seen certain fights over Yanase being hot, Yanase being jerk and seriously, I don't think either of them were right and I just could not handle it. I know that its hard to tell his motives after loving Chiaki and forcing him. But what I got from Yanase and that episode, trying to capture it all, I wrote this fanfic. Though I feel nothing towards him personally, I think he deserves a much better position in this series as a character. Oh god, sorry for going on like this forever, please enjoy the story. :)

Disclaimer: Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi is owned by Shungiku Nakamura and other respective owners.

He was able to hear sound of door slamming close. He slide down slowly, his left hand still holding onto his reddened cheek. It was hurt badly, but what was hurting the most was the place which was a little down from there. His heart almost ached physically, as if someone is crushing it. He sat with a little stumbling as he supported himself with his free hand. He sat down, as everything was destroyed for him. He just sat, like everything was snatched away from him in an instance. He didn't move, until more tears made their way down his cheeks by themselves.

"Yuu isn't picking up any calls..." Chiaki muttered as he stared at his cellphone's screen. He looked at the logs and phone calls he had been doing after their parting in Yanase's house. Chiaki just sighed and sat on the chair of dinning table, but he didn't know Hatori had heard him muttering.

"Just leave him alone for some time. He needs to catch up to the changes." Hatori said as he slit down an apple. Chiaki have thought that if he is going to mention Yanase's name in front of Hatori now, he'd be dead. But Hatori seemed calm, there wasn't even a slightest hint of anger or hatred in his voice, which obviously startled Chiaki.

"To-Tori? You aren't... angry with him now, are you?" Hatori turned around to meet up his gaze with Chiaki's curious one. He shrugged as he resumed to cut the Apples.

"Of course I am, more than you can even think. If anything had happen to you, I am sure I would have killed him by now," Curiosity lessened but sadness grew in Chiaki's eyes as he heard Tori's thoughts.

"But, I believe he wasn't confessing half heartily either," Hatori's hand which was cutting another Apple stopped as he felt a surprised gaze coming from Chiaki.

"Don't give me that look, I am still pissed and what he was doing was utterly wrong. So don't try to tell me that he must not have meant that."

Chiaki looked at his cellphone screen as he realized his mistake yet again. But when he heard Hatori's thoughts on what happened earlier, it just made him believe more in Yanase and in that he didn't want to do anything wrong.

"Yoshino, are you interested in having an App-"

As Hatori looked back whilst talking about the food which he wanted to serve to Chiaki, he saw his rather dispirited lover. He was still looking at his cellphone's screen, his face getting sadder and sadder as moments gone by. Hatori just could not leave him like that. He went to the table as speedily as he could and hugged Chiaki, almost squeezing him in his tight but warm embrace.

Yanase sat up on his bed as his cellphone lightened up for almost hundredth time now. His eyes had already grown dark circles underneath them and his head was hurting really bad. He wasn't asleep, but he neither had any intention of answering phone calls, specially the ones which were from Chiaki. But he kept being persistence and calling, he must have been calling from the time he reached his house and up til now. When he checked the clock lying near his bed, to see which he had to bent down all over from bed and pick it up somehow, he frowned. It was almost 3 am in morning, only another couple of minutes had to go to complete the late hour. He took his cellphone and saw annoying numbers of calls and text messages. He opened up one text message, but then kept on reading them not stopping in the way,

7:26 pm

Yuu, please pick up the phone, I want to talk to you!

7:45 pm

Are you okay Yuu? I am sorry, but at least let me apologize properly!

7:57 pm

I am sorry Yuu! If you are busy, then please send a quick reply to me, that will be sufficient! I am kind of worried.

8:04 pm

I am sorry if I am disturbing you, but I am coming over tomorrow to meet you. But please send me a quick reply for now.

9:01 pm

Are you still busy and have you eaten enough to keep working on? Please call back when you are done with your work.

They kept on going on and on and he kept on reading. All the messages were saying same things, but in different words and manner each time. They all were different but expressed same emotions of sadness, worry and anxiety.

"He is still awake, trying to contact me...!" Yanase closed his eyes tight clutching his phone in his fist. Couple of tears flowed down from his still hurt cheek. Suddenly, his cellphone lighted up again and blackened out. He hurriedly opened it and saw a new text message from the same owner of the former ones.

3:16 am

I see you are really angry and won't contact me. I know I have done something horrible to deserve this and I apologize with my whole heart. Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore. But if you ever forgive me and feel like talking to me or texting me, do it freely, I would be very very happy if you ever want to be my best buddy again. And also, take good care of yourself. Good luck with everything else.

Before his already heavy eyes would become heavier with salty water and head would start to throb even harder, he clicked the keys furiously and called Chiaki. He heard ring it once as the person from other side took up call faster.

"Yuu...?"

Yanase suddenly felt like his tongue was being pulled back with some strong force, nothing came out of his throat.

"Yuu, are you okay?"

As Chiaki's tone started turning into an anxious one, Yanase felt weird sounds escaping his mouth.

"Ah, umm, ye-yeah I am-" Yanase realized his voice was cracking up.

"Your voice isn't coming right, do you have cold, Yuu?" This was the expression, that almost made Yanase laugh. What a naive brat Chiaki was, thinking that his voice was cracking due to cold.

"No no," Yanase tried to maintain his voice from cracking and snorting, "Just ignore it."

"Ahh, okay,"

"And I am sorry for not picking up your calls and not replying to your texts. I just-"

"No no! I am really sorry Yuu! I should not have-"

"Chiaki," he interrupted as he wanted to, had to say something before any new misunderstanding can arise, "I am not angry. The one who should be apologizing is me!"

"But no-"

"Shut it for a moment and just listen to me Chiaki! I am not angry and I am sorry! And earlier, I didn't mean to do anything wrong or harmful, please believe me! And I wasn't ignoring you, I was just busy and I am not feeling very good as well. So, you don't need to worry."

"Yuu, I believe you. I always do."

Chiaki's voice sounded very steady than Yanase had anticipated. Looked like he was fine and wasn't feeling as miserable as his own self now, which drowned out all the energy Yanase had gathered to deal with him. Though Yanase knew that that sentence was just childishly said, it certainly had some meaning to it.

"Thank you Chiaki."

"Yeah and please, if you feel better tomorrow, can you come to meet me? We can hang out and chill for some time." Yanase felt hint of a smile in his voice, which always relaxed him, even in the worst of the times.

"Yeah I'll definitely come."

"Yeah and shall I bring some booze then, would you- Ah, Tori?!"

Yanase shuddered as his ears caught up a familiar name.

"What?!" Yanase could not figure what Hatori was doing in Chiaki's house this late, no, but it was more of that he didn't want to realize it.

"Who are you talking to at this late?"

Yanase could easily differentiate in their voices, knowing that this one was of Hatori.

"Ah, its Yuu, Tori. He just called. He was just busy so he wasn't able to reply I guess."

"Chiaki? Hatori is there?" Yanase asked as he noticed his own tone turning to a raged one.

"Oh, yeah. He stayed here today because... he missed the last train." Yanase obviously knew that it was a lie. His head started to feel heavier as he thought about what Hatori had been doing there. He just had his heart broken to which not even twelve hours had passed and he was discovering that his love had spent night with his lover. It was a pure nightmare, a moment of realization that had enough potential to it to kill him.

"Yuu? You there?"

"Ah, Chiaki, sorry I am going to sleep now, I am really tired, I'll come over tomorrow. Bye, G'night."

"Oh, okay, see ya tomorrow and please take care. 'Night."

Cellphone slipped from Yanase's hand as it made beep sound, falling down making clattering sound. He hugged his knees tightly, digging his head desperately between them. He was totally taken aback and could not handle anything anymore. He let loose all the gasps and groans which he had been resisting for some time now.

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