G R A V I T A T I O N
R A G E B E A T
C h a p t e r 1
Shu sat quietly in the waiting area of the hospital, slowly rocking back and forth, his trembling hands holding his legs in place, his soft hair falling over his eyes, then parting to reveal the nurse standing tall in front of him, "he's sleeping, but you can go in now" she said. Her voice sounded as though it was a thousand miles away, but he instinctively got up and sprinted around the corner. He pushed his way past a doctor and got to Eiri's room. He slowly opened the door, fearing he would wake the sleeping Eiri; he entered the room, trying to be as quiet as he could. He saw Eiri's face, he looked so peaceful, shu was mesmerised and couldn't take his eyes off him, he moved into the room and banged into a desk, he knocked over a vase of flowers he had brought earlier in the day, it fell slowly to the ground, and shattered into the tiniest of fragments, shu jumped back, and realised that he had woken Eiri, he moved over to the bed and sat down beside his lover, "how are you feeling now?" shu asked, his gentle voice secretly revealing to Eiri how worried he really was about him. "I would have been better had you not arrived and woke me up" said Eiri calmly and without a hint of thought or regret. Shu went to speak, to retaliate, but couldn't, he knew that Eiri didn't mean it, and wouldn't leave him, but the way he said that, without any hint of regret hurt shu in a way he didn't think possible, his heart ached. "Eiri", he said, "I'll let you sleep, ask the nurse to phone me when you're ready to have visitors".
Shu ran out, his eyes swelling with tears, he ran down the corridor to the elevator, his vision blurring as his eyes filled with his growing tears, he tried to fight them off but to no avail, he got into the lift, alone and burst into tears. He slumped down on the side of the elevator, and stopped the lift, he dried his eyes and pressed the button for the ground floor, he got to the second and the lift stopped. The doors opened, and the suns blinding light shone into the elevator, and Hiroshi stepped in. Hiro walked slowly over to the corner of the elevator where shu now lay and crouched beside him. "Shu what's wrong, is Eiri ok?" Hiro asked his voice filled with concern for his friend, who had been waiting at Eiri's side for the past three nights without getting any sleep. "He doesn't care how I feel about him, he, he…" whimpered shu as he burst into tears. Hiro hugged him, his long brown hair covering Shu's face from the people outside the elevator. "Come on Shu-Chan, lets get you home, you need some rest, come back and talk to Eiri in the morning" said Hiro as he helped shu to his feet and brought him back to Eiri's apartment.
Shu got up out of bed and got ready to go to the recording studio and drop in his newest set of lyrics, for his new song, the rage beat, he knew this song would make bad luck world famous, but he couldn't think of that, he dropped in the lyrics with Suguru and rushed to the hospital to be with Eiri. He got to the hospital and walked to the reception, he asked the receptionist, a rather thin woman, small in height suddenly said, "I'm sorry, but Mr. Yuki is to have no visitors, by order of his sister". "Oh its ok!" laughed Shuichi, "I'm allowed in, I'm like family to Eiri, she wont mind, and Eiri is expecting me". The receptionist looked at Shuichi sternly and said, "I have instructions that YOU are not allowed in, I'm sorry, but I must adhere to the families wishes", Shu's cheery face dropped, he felt small inside, he had been so confident that Eiri would want to see him, so assuming, he had convinced himself that he was loved, but now he came to realise it was all a lie, all that he and Eiri's relationship had been through and it was for nothing. Again shu found himself running to the elevator, but was stopped when he heard the familiar voice of Eiri, warm and comforting this time, saying "shu, I've been waiting all day, why didn't you come in?" Shu's face, lit up, his usually happy and optimistic mood returned and he walked slowly over to Eiri, trying to work out how his mood could change so much in such a short space of time, 'maybe he really does care about me, and my feelings' thought Shuichi, he smiled, a slow, revealing smile, Eiri could tell he was happy, he quickly smiled then brought shu into his room and sat down on the bed. Shu, I have been meaning to speak with you, its about us, I think that its time we went out on a proper date, dinner, maybe go to the movies, why don't you get everything ready for when I get out of here, the number to a few restaurants is in my study, oh, and could you bring my laptop with you next time you come over, I have had the best idea for a book. Its about a young man, who tries everything to get the man he loves to feel the same way, the thing is, he doesn't realise what is actually going on. The intercom buzzed, visiting hours are now over, could visitors please leave and let the patients of ward 3a return to rest and sleep, thank you. Shu got up and went to walk out of the room but stopped, he turned around and asked, what is actually going on between us? Eiri got up walked over to shu and kissed him, gently, softly on the lips, to shu the kiss lasted and eternity, he melted inside, Eiri stopped and walked back over to his bed, "I'll leave that for you to work out yourself" Shu smiled, he walked out of the room and let the door close then he leaned up against it. He savoured the moment and then walked to the elevator.
R A G E B E A T
C h a p t e r 1
Shu sat quietly in the waiting area of the hospital, slowly rocking back and forth, his trembling hands holding his legs in place, his soft hair falling over his eyes, then parting to reveal the nurse standing tall in front of him, "he's sleeping, but you can go in now" she said. Her voice sounded as though it was a thousand miles away, but he instinctively got up and sprinted around the corner. He pushed his way past a doctor and got to Eiri's room. He slowly opened the door, fearing he would wake the sleeping Eiri; he entered the room, trying to be as quiet as he could. He saw Eiri's face, he looked so peaceful, shu was mesmerised and couldn't take his eyes off him, he moved into the room and banged into a desk, he knocked over a vase of flowers he had brought earlier in the day, it fell slowly to the ground, and shattered into the tiniest of fragments, shu jumped back, and realised that he had woken Eiri, he moved over to the bed and sat down beside his lover, "how are you feeling now?" shu asked, his gentle voice secretly revealing to Eiri how worried he really was about him. "I would have been better had you not arrived and woke me up" said Eiri calmly and without a hint of thought or regret. Shu went to speak, to retaliate, but couldn't, he knew that Eiri didn't mean it, and wouldn't leave him, but the way he said that, without any hint of regret hurt shu in a way he didn't think possible, his heart ached. "Eiri", he said, "I'll let you sleep, ask the nurse to phone me when you're ready to have visitors".
Shu ran out, his eyes swelling with tears, he ran down the corridor to the elevator, his vision blurring as his eyes filled with his growing tears, he tried to fight them off but to no avail, he got into the lift, alone and burst into tears. He slumped down on the side of the elevator, and stopped the lift, he dried his eyes and pressed the button for the ground floor, he got to the second and the lift stopped. The doors opened, and the suns blinding light shone into the elevator, and Hiroshi stepped in. Hiro walked slowly over to the corner of the elevator where shu now lay and crouched beside him. "Shu what's wrong, is Eiri ok?" Hiro asked his voice filled with concern for his friend, who had been waiting at Eiri's side for the past three nights without getting any sleep. "He doesn't care how I feel about him, he, he…" whimpered shu as he burst into tears. Hiro hugged him, his long brown hair covering Shu's face from the people outside the elevator. "Come on Shu-Chan, lets get you home, you need some rest, come back and talk to Eiri in the morning" said Hiro as he helped shu to his feet and brought him back to Eiri's apartment.
Shu got up out of bed and got ready to go to the recording studio and drop in his newest set of lyrics, for his new song, the rage beat, he knew this song would make bad luck world famous, but he couldn't think of that, he dropped in the lyrics with Suguru and rushed to the hospital to be with Eiri. He got to the hospital and walked to the reception, he asked the receptionist, a rather thin woman, small in height suddenly said, "I'm sorry, but Mr. Yuki is to have no visitors, by order of his sister". "Oh its ok!" laughed Shuichi, "I'm allowed in, I'm like family to Eiri, she wont mind, and Eiri is expecting me". The receptionist looked at Shuichi sternly and said, "I have instructions that YOU are not allowed in, I'm sorry, but I must adhere to the families wishes", Shu's cheery face dropped, he felt small inside, he had been so confident that Eiri would want to see him, so assuming, he had convinced himself that he was loved, but now he came to realise it was all a lie, all that he and Eiri's relationship had been through and it was for nothing. Again shu found himself running to the elevator, but was stopped when he heard the familiar voice of Eiri, warm and comforting this time, saying "shu, I've been waiting all day, why didn't you come in?" Shu's face, lit up, his usually happy and optimistic mood returned and he walked slowly over to Eiri, trying to work out how his mood could change so much in such a short space of time, 'maybe he really does care about me, and my feelings' thought Shuichi, he smiled, a slow, revealing smile, Eiri could tell he was happy, he quickly smiled then brought shu into his room and sat down on the bed. Shu, I have been meaning to speak with you, its about us, I think that its time we went out on a proper date, dinner, maybe go to the movies, why don't you get everything ready for when I get out of here, the number to a few restaurants is in my study, oh, and could you bring my laptop with you next time you come over, I have had the best idea for a book. Its about a young man, who tries everything to get the man he loves to feel the same way, the thing is, he doesn't realise what is actually going on. The intercom buzzed, visiting hours are now over, could visitors please leave and let the patients of ward 3a return to rest and sleep, thank you. Shu got up and went to walk out of the room but stopped, he turned around and asked, what is actually going on between us? Eiri got up walked over to shu and kissed him, gently, softly on the lips, to shu the kiss lasted and eternity, he melted inside, Eiri stopped and walked back over to his bed, "I'll leave that for you to work out yourself" Shu smiled, he walked out of the room and let the door close then he leaned up against it. He savoured the moment and then walked to the elevator.