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Tatsuha gazed at his reflection and sighed. Around his left eye a nice bruise was starting to form, and the youngest Uesugi shook his head.

He never would have thought it possible for Shuichi Shindou to pack quite a punch as he had done, but the vocalist had managed to shock him. The bruise forming around his left eye was proof, and Tatsuha could not help but wonder what he had said to anger Shuichi.

The evening had started out simple enough. Tatsuha had dropped by his brother's apartment for a few beers and some laughs. Even if his older brother remained a grouch, Tatsuha often found a great deal of amusement and random conversation in Bad Luck's vocalist. Eiri had not been home when he had arrived, which was not always unusual, but Shuichi had been there, which was.

Tatsuha tilted his head a little as he reflected on the night's events. As usual, he had tried to fondle and grope the singer, much to Shuichi's chagrin and annoyance. Part of it was a game on Tatsuha's part, and it had come about when he had first met Shuichi. The singer had thought he looked like Eiri, and Tatsuha thought Shuichi looked like his god of sex, Ryuichi Sakuma. It was not out of character for Tatsuha to do so, and Shuichi had always understood. At least, Tatsuha thought the singer had. Shuichi punching him had him questioning that belief.

"Looks like he clocked you good," his brother commented, startling Tatsuha. The seventeen-year-old whirled around, feeling his heart hammering away. Eiri stood in the door of the bathroom, leaning against the frame. A lit cigarette was in hand, and the blond-haired man smirked at Tatsuha's reaction.

"Dammit, Eiri, don't do that!"

"Just wanted to see the damage he did," Eiri replied with an amused chuckle. "Never thought he'd do something like that, though. I daresay you pushed him a little too hard."

"What do you mean?" Tatsuha inquired. Eiri simply shrugged the turned away.

"Up to you to figure that out," he said. Then Eiri disappeared down the hallway, leaving Tatsuha alone with his thoughts.