As the days progressed I saw myself becoming more and more alive and cheery. I laughed with Ryuichi as we played video games and we sang together a lot. We even went out to the movies and ate lunch together, disguised of course. I was beginning to feel welcome and loved again. And one day, during one of our lunches, Ryuichi leaned forward and brushed his lips against mine. I gasped softly and pulled back; unsure of what to do or say. Ryuichi looked at me with his innocent eyes; blinking in shock. "Shuichi...?" he whispered worriedly. "I-I got to go. I have to go to the studio." I said quickly and took of running to N-G Productions. I rand right in and found Hiro tuning his bass and tackled him.
Hiro cried out in surprise and I started shaking him. "Hiiiiiroooooo what do I dooooooo?" I sobbed. Hiro blinked like crazy and grabbed my hands. "Woah woah hey hey hey!" he shouted and I let him go. He continued to blink and unruffled his shirt. "Dude, give me some slack...! What's even wrong?" Hiro asked. I gulped and whispered, "Ryuichi kissed me..."
Hiro's face went from surprise to complete and utter shock. I was looking down; my heart racing. I sniffled and looked at him. "Hiro, he kissed me...what do I do...I still love Yuki, and yet-" "And yet?" Hiro asked. I stopped talking and blinked. "And...and yet...I like Ryuichi...i-is it too soon...?" I whispered. "Too soon? Shuichi, Yuki hurt you...hell; I'd say hurt the bastard right back! Maybe...maybe this would help you. Ryuichi seems to only have your interests at heart, not his own. He took you in when you ran away from Yuki, right?" Hiro looked at me and I nodded. "So maybe he'll actually treat you like you deserve. No more beatings...no more running away crying...you'll be happy, Shuichi. Maybe you should give it a try." Hiro said with a smile. I sniffed and nodded. "Yeah...I guess you're right..."
Hiro held me and chuckled. "You know, Shuichi; many people are on your side. You'd be surprised, even amazed, who is there for you." I looked at Hiro and blinked and he grinned. "But since you're here, how about some rehearsing?" "Okay!" I said with a smile. I showed him the lyrics I was working on and he read them; tapping his fingers to the very rhythm I was hoping for. And then his face fell and he stopped tapping.
"Shuichi...these lyrics are really dark...even for you...I'm not sure the fans would like this..." he said warningly. I sat down in a chair in front of him and sighed. "Every band puts out at least a couple of break up songs...but this is beyond a break up." "I-I know, Hiro..." I said weakly. I wanted to curl up on the chair and Hiro frowned. "But they're really good. How's this?" He strummed a couple of chords as he tapped his foot to the beat; my eyes starting to sparkle. "Yeah! That's just perfect!" I cried. Hiro grinned and played his guitar and I grabbed the lyrics and sang along. We practiced for hours and I looked at the clock. "I gotta go home-er...to Ryuichi's." I said softly. He nodded and smiled. "Take care, Shuichi."
I walked out of the building and hummed the new song on my way to Ryuichi's. I stopped walking at one point because I thought I saw Yuki standing on the corner watching me but I shook it off. Yuki doesn't love me. He hit and hurt me too much to love me. He just used me for sex...I started crying and ran the rest of the way to Ryuichi's.