Hey everybody! This is my second story! YAY! It's one that I've been wanting to write for a while. The idea has been nagging me since two weeks ago, but I've been busy with my other story. The first chapter of this is sort of boring, except the end...

Yeah, I'm gonna have more fun torchuring Shuichi! - Goodie! I'm really nervous about this, but I'll survive... I hope it's not that bad... Hey, I tried, okay?I've also had trouble concentrating.How can I concentrate on angst and drama when my cute cousin keeps sayin, "Da-da!", while tilting her head and smiling? HOW?I can't write sad stuff when she's so cute!Oh, NO flames, please! I like constructive criticism, though. Flames don't help anybody,but suggestions improve people's writing! Thank you! -bows- I'm glad that you are reading my story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gravitation. -cries- Do I have to keep saying it? -cries louder-

Returning Relations

Chapter 1: The Phone Call

Shuichi Shindou yawned and stretched. He rubbed his eyes and looked around lazily. He was on the couch, not the comfy bed. Shuichi sighed and yawned again. He gazed over to the clock. The blinking numbers read: 9:02AM. Shuichi sighed in relief.

'Good, I woke up on time' he thought. 'I set the alarm clock on fire yesterday, and it broke… How did I mistake the clock for bread? I must've been tired… Well, I'm just glad that I have an automatic clock in my head! Yay!' Yuki hadn't been happy when he saw the alarm clock on fire, let me tell you… Shuichi had then tried to set an alarm on the bigger clock, but he almost broke it. And then Yuki got mad again.Shuichi then gave up and fell asleep anyway. He was too exhausted to be worried.

Shuichi rolled off of the couch, still not fully awake. He mumbled something about not having enough days off and attempted to stand. The first few times, he fell. But finally, he could stand up straight. 'Off to the shower!' he thought. Shuichi took a long, warm shower. (A/N: Don't be a pervert! Think happy thoughts!)

After Shuichi exited the shower and dried off, he picked out some warm clothes to wear. Yuki had yelled at him the day before because he wore shorts and a T-shirt. It was February... 'It's not that cold…' Shuichi thought angrily. His stupidity was endless. 'And why does he care, anyways? I know he likes the shorts better than sweats!' Shuichi grinned mischievously.

Shuichi quickly got dressed. He grabbed some cereal from the cabinets. He chose Cheerios, and chose not to get milk for it. He knew that he couldn't have Cheerios with milk for breakfast if he was running. It was too messy and spilled often. So, he grabbed the bowl and headed out the door.

"BYE YUKI!" Shuichi yelled. "I'LL BE HOME SOON!" He ran out the door before he could hear the novelist's cusses. Shuichi hopped down the steps and on to the street. Business people walked by, determined toget to work an hour early to impres their bosses. (Or at least some of them were doing that...)Shuichi looked both ways before crossing the street. He ate some of his Cheerios as he did so.

Shuichi walked down another block, looking at the candy shops and toy stores. Shuichi saw NG in the distance. He finished up his Cheerios with one swallowand raced to the building. He opened the doors and flew up a few flights of stairs. He saw his recording room and walked inside it.

"LA LI HO!" Shuichi cheered as he slammed the door open. Fujisaki, Hiro, K and Sakano were there to greet him. Shuichi placed his empty bowl on the table to be thrown away by the workersand walked over to Hiro. "Hey Hiro, what's planned for today?"

"Oh, we just have to finish a few recordings" Hiro said casually. "You know, the usual." Hiro sighed and tuned his guitar. Fujisaki tested out the sound of the keyboards. K loaded his gun, just in case certain band members decided to be lazy. He "encouraged" them with his darling guns all the time. There wasn't a day that he forgot them, much to Bad Luck's dismay. Sakano circled around the room, screaming and worrying. Finally, he ran into a wall and passed out. K thanked god. Hiro andFujisaki ignored it.Shuichi sweat dropped.

"Oi Shuichi, get to the mic!" Hiro called. Shuichi nodded and walked over to the mic. He looked at Hiro and Fujisaki. "We're ready. Sing the first song, Beloved, okay?" They were making a new album called, "Endless Love". So far, it had twelve songs, and a million people already pre-ordered it. Shuichi remembered the time when they thought a million was a lot. The CD wasn't even released yet and they reached their old goal.

"Sure" Shuichi replied. Hiro started playing the guitar while Fujisaki played the keyboard. He began singing once the intro was over. "Beloved" was Shuichi's favorite song on the CD. Obviously, it was about Yuki.

A few hours later, Shuichi collapsed to the ground. Hiro panted and Fujisaki looked the same. "K, can't we have a break?" Shuichi asked with a raspy voice. K shook his head sternly."Or can I at least get a drink of water? My throat hurts…" K considered the second option and frowned.

"Hurry up, get water" K said. "You've got thirty seconds." Shuichi gasped and rushed out of the room to the water fountain. He drank as much as he could before K said, "Ten more seconds, Shuichi." Shuichi sighed and get ready for another three hours of non-stop singing.

Finally, K said that Bad Luck could leave. Fujisaki was angry, because he wanted to work a little bit more. Sakano was just as nervous as before, still running into walls. Hiro was relieved, because he had a date with Ayaka. The more time he had to get ready, the better. Shuichi was overjoyed because he could get away from K, and he could glomp Yuki. 'What could be better?' Shuichi thought. 'Life is perfect!' He smiled and waved goodbye to Hiro.

"I'll see you tomorrow!" Shuichi called. "Good luck with your date!" Hiro turned dark red. He was still a bit shy about dating Ayaka. He was completely in love with her, but he wasn't sure she thought the same. He was always nervous during dates, trying to impress her. She did come from a wealthy family, and was expected to be treated nicely, or so Hiro believed.

Shuichi chuckled and raced out of NG, humming a song as he did so. His thoughts traveled to Yuki, his lover. Shuichi sighed dreamily. 'Everything is just perfect…' he thought. 'I have to get to Yuki! YAY!' Shuichi hurried to his apartment, smiling.

"I wonder if Yuki's still mad at me…" Shuichi thought uneasily. He hated when Yuki was mad… "Nah. He probably forgot about it by now. Besides, he's almost done with his story! It might actually be on time for once!" Shuichi smiled again. "And then he has a week off to spend time with me! YAY!"

"Omigosh!" a girl squealed. Shuichi turned to see who it was. Thesqueal was very loud.Itcame froma blonde girl with a red, long-sleevedshirt and skirt on. She was talking to another girl, who was obviously interested in what she was saying. "Did you read Yuki Eiri's last novel?" The word 'Yuki' got Shuichi interested. He listened in on the conversation, pretending to be looking into a store window.

"Mm-hmm!" the other cried. She was a brunette who wore a simple shirt and jeans. "It was so beautiful! I mean, how does he do it? His stories are so wonderful!"

"I know!" the blonde exclaimed. "And his endings are tear-jerkers, every single one of them! This time, the girl goes into a coma and the guy stays by her bedside until he dies from depression! It was so heart-wrenching! I cried, like, a zillion times!"

"So did my mom and me!" the brunette added. "We were hugging each other and everything! I can't wait until the new one comes out! The title, Unbreakable, already had me go lovely-dovey! I already pre-ordered it!"

"So did I!" the blonde agreed. "I wonder what it'll be about. Man, they should totally make his books into movies! They'd be so awesome! I'd be first in line for every single one of them!"

"I know" the brunette said.She looked into a store with slightinterest. Suddenly, she pointed to the window of it."Hey, look over there! It's an 'I love Yuki Eiri' shirt! Let's go buy it!" The blonde nodded in agreement and followed the brunette into the store. Shuichi smiled. 'Yuki's all mine' he thought. 'I'm so lucky! I guess I should be glad that he has so many fans, though, too!'

Shuichi continued on his way to the apartment. He skipped along the street, admiring every tree and shop. Finally, he saw the greatest sight of all, Yuki's apartment. Shuichi had hearts in his eyes. He slowly drifted away from reality.

Shuichi snapped back once he heard an old lady scream about a chicken. He ran up the steps quickly and searched his pockets for the keys. Once he found them, Shuichi turned the lock and the door clicked open. Shuichi grinned and walked inside.

"Yuki, I'm home!" Shuichi called. He slipped off his shoes and waited for a response. 5...4...3...2...1...

"Whatever" Yuki growled from inside his study, right on cue. Shuichi rushed into the study and gave Yuki his daily glomping. Yuki growled and pushed Shuichi away. "Can't you see that I'm working brat? Or are you more of a handicap than I thought? First you're stupid, and then you're blind!" Yuki was one of the people who though being stupid was a disability that some couldn't overcome. He believed that one of those people was Shuichi.

"Yuki, that's not nice" Shuichi pouted. He looked at the laptop with dismay. "Are you ALMOST done?" Yuki sighed and nodded.

"I'll finish sooner if you leave me alone" Yuki breathed. Shuichi sighed sadly and nodded. He walked back to the couch and turned on the TV. "Oh, and brat, someone called for you today."

Shuichi sighed. He knew it was probably Ryuichi, asking to play, or something like that. He hoped it wasn't Tohma, because that automatically meant bad news. He took a deep breath and asked, "Who was it?"

Little did Shuichi know that Yuki was about to deliver horrible news, something that Shuichi so desperately tried to forget. All those years of fear were coming back to haunt him, and only because Yuki said one sentence. One sentence changed Shuichi's life.

"Well, the guy said he was your dad" Yuki said nonchalantly. Shuichi gasped with horro.Everything around him froze like an icicle. All he could think was, 'No, no!' Tragic memories flashed through his usually happy-go-lucky mind.

A/N: MUWAHAHAHA! It's a cliffy! (I apologize that it's short... ) Ooh, I bet you guys are all interested now! I mean, I bet youguys have azillionquestions!(Or so I hope!) Why is Shuichi so afraid? And what will Yuki think? Hmm... You'll find out soon! I won't update until I get five reviews(not flames), or more, so READ AND REVIEW PLZ! (Once I get five reviews, I'll update ASAP. I'm still working on Lies, Deceit and Unwanted Pain, so be patient!If I get more than five, I'll update REALLY quick!) Here's my stupidity unleashed (I'm practically talking to myself in it. You might be entertained, though...) :

Deji: YAY! I started another story! And it's bad! -cries-

Yuki: I know that.

Deji: I know that! You don't have to remind me!

Yuki: I know that, too. -smiles smugly-

Deji: -cries- WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Shuichi: -hugs Deji and glares at Yuki- Be nice, Yuki, or I'll make dinner! -gets mischievous look in eye-

Yuki: -shudders- Okay... I'll be nice...