Hello~ I'm here with another chapter~! Sorry it's taken me so long ~! Please forgive me for the long wait!

Note: I will be uploading a new story soon, a Love Stage! one! I love that story and I loved the anime, so I hope you guys will be looking forward to it! It will be a dual story, featuring both pairings : Izumi x Ryouma ; Shougo x Rei. I look forward to working on that project. Also, I will need some beta's for that fanfic. If you are interested, please PM me, first come first serve! Thanks!

Chapter 2

Hiroki woke the next morning, his chest sore from all the crying he did the night before. He wished he would have poured his heart out to Nowaki last night while he was still here. Instead he went to that stupid senpai's house. He got up from the couch, a pain in his back from sleeping there. He rubbed his eyes and winced, realizing they burned a little at the touch. He sighed and trudged of towards the kitchen to make some coffee.

As he waited for the coffee to finish, he turned on the television. He continued to watch the news as he poured him some coffee. It was a story about a recent robbery near his neighborhood. He reminded himself to be careful when locking up from now on.

"People these days...just get a damn job instead of stealing." he muttered to himself. He sat down on the couch and watched as the different stories came on, trying to distract himself from the unusual quietness in the house, knowing that Nowaki wasn't in the shower getting ready to come make breakfast. He smiled sadly, if Nowaki were here, it would be his day to make breakfast.

Hiroki shook his head and sat his coffee cup down. He went to his room and pulled out his suit for work. He jumped in a quick shower and brushed his teeth. He looked down as he brushed, seeing that Nowaki forgot his spare toothbrush. He sighed. "And he calls himself a doctor." he whispered. He was silent for a moment. He reached and gently probed the back of the tooth brush with his finger. He remembered when they first moved in together.

~Flashback~

"Hiro-san! Hiro-san, look!" the excited Nowaki exclaimed. He held the blue tooth brush up for Hiroki to see.

Hiroki looked at him with his usual scowl. "What is so special about a toothbrush?" he mumbled, turning to continue to make dinner for the two of them.

Nowaki pouted. "Come on, Hiro-san...we can brush our teeth together in the mornings and at nights now!" he said. "Isn't it great...the things we used to do alone, we can now do together...like a couple." he whispered with a smile.

Hiroki blushed, but kept his back turned to his taller lover. "B-baka...something so simple." he mumbled. He stirred the rice and busied himself further to keep from blushing more. Yes, even he was happy about this small thing.

Nowaki smiled and wrapped his arms around Hiroki. "Are you blushing?" he whispered beside his ear.

Hiroki jumped. "O-oi, I'm cooking here." he said, swatting his hands away. He blushed even deeper and bit his lip. 'God, so unmanly.' he thought to himself.

Nowaki chuckled and took the spoon from Hiroki's hands, turning him to face him. He smiled as Hiroki tried to avoid looking at his face. He leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips. "I'm glad to see you are just as happy about it as I am." he whispered against his lips.

Hiroki's face burned bright red, he pushed Nowaki away and went back to cooking. "A-as if...don't put me in the same category as you." he whispered. His hands were trembling slightly.

Nowaki smiled gently. "Hai." he whispered. He turned and went to set the table, his smile never falling. He was really happy that Hiroki was happy about being able to do things together.

~Present~

Hiroki reached up and felt his cheeks, once again they were moist. He gave a frustrated yell and turned the sink on, rinsing his mouth. He then washed his toothbrush off and put it back, now furiously scrubbing his face. He looked up and then dried his face. He sighed and got dressed.

Hiroki finished his coffee and grabbed his back and coat. He opened his door, glaring at the bright sun, still shining as if everything in the world was perfect. He locked up and walked down the stairs, heading for the train station.

Nowaki woke up the next morning. He looked at the note, seeing his senpai had already left for work, seeing as he had an early shift today. He got up and got a shower, and got ready to head into work.

On the way to work he stopped by a convenience store and bought some bread and coffee, eating it and drinking the coffee on the way. He walked into the hospital and walked into the dressing room. He put on his white coat and badge and went to check his schedule today. He looked at his first patient's status and walked to their room.

"Good morning, Izura-chan, how are you feeling today?" he asked the little girl. He began to check her vitals.

Izura looked up. "I feel a little better." she said. She then giggled. "Does that mean I can go home soon?" she asked, playing with her doll.

Nowaki smiled. "Yes, your vitals are doing well, I think in a few more days you'll be ready to go home." he said. "As long as you be a good girl and eat when the nurses tell you to." he said, giving her a slight scolding look.

Izura nodded and giggled. "Okay~ I will!" she laughed. She then reached over to the table beside her. "I made you a card, Kusama-san." she said, handing it to her.

Nowaki smiled. "Thank you, I'll treasure it always." he said, giving her a pat on the head. "I'll come check on you again tomorrow, do behave for the nurses." he said.

Izura waved him off and went back to playing with her doll. She had been admitted to recover from falling down stairs. It was a slight head injury and a broken leg.

Nowaki continued through the day, visiting his patients and talking to newly admitted ones. The children were all so nice, but occasionally he would get a bad behaved child. After a good talking to, he managed to gain control.

Hiroki was in a bad mood through all of his classes. He tried not to take it out on the students, but sometimes it was difficult. He was glad when his lunch break rolled around. He headed back up to his shared office with Miyagi and sat down at his desk. He took out some bread he had bought on his way to work and ate it, sipping some water as he did. He looked over his assignments he collected to grade today, grumbling at some of them.

"I swear I have been talking to myself, these brats don't listen at all!" he grumbled and marked some of them with zeros. He continued to go through the stack of assignments, giving a nod to those who done decent or excellent.

Miyagi walked looked up from his work at his own desk. He slid his chair over to Hiroki's. "Hiroki-chan~ you should eat something healthier for lunch, just bread isn't enough to keep a grown man going." he said.

Hiroki looked at Miyagi with a scowl. "Don't call me that, it's disturbing." he muttered. He turned back to his work and finished up his last few papers and put them away. He looked at the time and sighed.

Miyagi had detected that he shouldn't mess with Hiroki right now, so he went back to working at his desk. He glanced up sometimes, to make sure he was doing alright.

Hiroki looked down at his hands. He thought about how he would going to a empty house again tonight, this upset him greatly. He closed his eyes and clenched his fist.

'Come on Hiroki, don't be a coward...go to his work...be bold!' he thought to himself. When he opened his eyes, he stood up and gathered his things. "I'm done for today, I'm heading home." he said to Miyagi.

He quickly left the school and headed for the train station. He thought about what he would say to Nowaki, wanting to die of embarrassment at just the thought of the silly things, but the things that needed to be said.

Nowaki sighed when his break finally rolled around. He found out just recently that he would be working the night shift tonight. He and his senpai from work went out to the smoking area where his senpai could smoke.

"You seem to be in a depressed mood recently, Nowaki." Tsumori said, looking at Nowaki. He blew smoke out his mouth and sighed.

Nowaki sighed. "You know that smoking is bad for you sempai...and your a doctor." he replied.

Tsumori chuckled. "Hey, I work long hours, allow me this little bit of release." he laughed. He sat down on the bench. "Tell me about it, it's not good to keep things bottled up." he said.

Nowaki sat down beside him. "Me...me and Hiro-san had a fight." he said. "I'm sorry for suddenly asking to stay at your house without telling you anything, I just didn't want to think about it for awhile." he whispered.

Tsumori nodded. "Was he being a pain in the ass again?" he said, blowing out smoke. "I don't see why you are still with that guy. He seems really hard to live with." he said, looking at Nowaki. "Why don't you just take this opportunity to find someone else?" he asked.

Nowaki sighed. "It's not just his fault I guess...I got tied up in work on the night we were supposed to have dinner. I forgot that his cellphone broke, so the text I sent didn't go through." he said.

Tsumori nodded. "I remember you telling me that you were going to text him. Man, can't that guy forgive one mistake? It's not like it was written in blood." he said, putting his cigarette out.

Nowaki nodded. "Despite his attitude, Hiro-san is surprisingly sensitive. He holds everything at heart, so I know whey his acting this way." he said. "I should have just called him like I started to in the beginning." he said. "But I want him to realize that I am human to, I can forget about things to." he said.

Tsumori looked at him. "Why don't you just forget him." he whispered, standing and pulling Nowaki with him. He looked at Nowaki for a moment and smiled. He then walked forward and kissed Nowaki on the lips.

Nowaki's eyes went wide and his body went stiff for a moment. It felt wrong, he tried to pull away, but Tsumori held his face to his. Tsumori finally let him go a moment later.

Nowaki pulled back from the kiss shocked. His senpai smiled at him. "See...I can fill that place." he whispered, placing a hand over Nowaki's chest where his heart was. "Just let me try." he whispered. Nowaki wiped his lips and frowned. "I told you already, I will not do tha-" he cut off as he spotted a male in the distance. His eyes widened and his heart stopped as he saw Hiroki standing there, his face in pure shock and horror.

Hiroki stood frozen as he witnessed the scene a few meters in front of him. He was waiting for the moment when Nowaki would push that perverted senpai away, but it never game. He began backing away slowly, stepping on a twig.

Nowaki's face was in shock for a moment longer, but he quickly recovered. He wanted to take this opportunity to show Hiroki that he didn't run the relationship, that he could leave at any moment. Of course he still loved Hiroki, but he felt it was about time to stand up for himself.

Hiroki felt his heart skip a beat and then sink. His eyes stung and began to pool hot tears. They ran down his cheeks in the cool winter air, burning like molten lava against his cold cheeks.

Nowaki had looked away just before he could see Hiroki's tears, knowing it would make him want to give in. He began walking back to the break room of the hospital, his heart heavy, not sure this was a good idea anymore. He knew he had just hurt Hiroki deeply.

Hiroki had finally made his way back to the empty apartment. His eyes heavy with exhaustion and a little puffy from all his crying. As if he didn't cry enough already. He removed his jacket and shoes before heading to get his laptop, his mind made up. He sighed and put on his glasses, opening a search engine on his computer.

Hiroki hesitated slightly before typing in where to find good local apartments that was close to the university. Though he didn't want to admit it, he knew it was truly over between him and Nowaki. How could it not be? It seemed perfectly clear earlier.

After a few hours of searching, he had picked a couple that seemed convenient in location to the university. He would have that far of a commute anymore. He wrote down the numbers and location address and then called them, arranging a viewing session for each of them.

After he got the time and meeting place, he hung up and went to his room. He opened his closet and pulled out the boxes from the previous move. He sighed and went over to his desk, putting the boxes together and setting them on the floor. He would cry right now, but he had already cried all his tears out, all that was left now was the immense depression.

A few hours later, Hiroki had all of his belongings packed. He laid across his bed, the only thing left to take apart, and closed his eyes. He let the sleep take over him. Throughout the night he tossed and turned.

Nowaki rubbed his eyes, his all night shift just coming to an end. He gathered up his work bag and headed home with Tsumori, still a little upset about the kiss that possibly only made the situation worse.

He sighed as the harsh morning sun hit his tired eyes. He followed Tsumori up his apartment stairs and headed straight for bed. He slept all the way to noon, his shift coming up soon.

As he slept, he wondered if he should just go and talk it out with Hiroki, what happened last night was really starting to bother him. He had never been this mean to Hiroki, he was worried about what type of effect it would have on him.

Hiroki looked around the new empty apartment, having met up early with the real estate agent ealier that morning. It was a modern two-bedroom, one bathroom flat. It had a decent sized kitchen and a nice view out the living room floor-length window. The balcony was on the side of the apartment, showing a view of a small park near the complex. He looked around the room, liking it's atmosphere, ignoring the fact that he'll still be alone in this place. This was the closest apartment to the university, the furthest away from Nowaki.

"I'll take it." he said. He then signed the lease papers and called the movers to deliver his things to the apartment. He swept the floor with a broom he found in the hall closet until the movers arrived.

When they finally arrived he helped them move his things in, telling them where to put some things. They helped him unpack most of his things and then left after Hiroki told them he could handle the rest, he needed the quiet time right now. He paid them and closed the door, locking it after they left.

He looked at the few remaining boxes and began unpacking and putting them away. It took the rest of the day to put all the things together and in their right place. He slumped down on the couch when he finished. He had spent this week's paycheck on this apartment, so he had little money to get food for the week. He was going to get paid again in three days, all he had to do was survive until then. He had just enough money to order some food when he got hungry. Since he no longer needed train money, he would be alright until he got paid.

He changed his cellphone number again, just like he had when they first separated when Nowaki went to America. He picked his phone up and dialed the closest foor delivery place. He decided tonight was a good night for some traditional Japanese food.

He ate in silence when the food got there and watched television, a horror movie playing. He wasn't a fan, but anything was better than silence. He sighed and relaxed into the couch as he ate. "You can do this Hiroki...after all this isn't the first time you've lived alone." he whispered. 'It's just been six years.' he nagged himself in the back of his head.

He finished eating and threw his trash away, turning off the television. He headed to bed and laid down, letting the sounds of the cars passing along the highway nearby put him to sleep. He missed Nowaki...even more now.

Well that is it for this chapter~! I worked really hard on this one, so I hope you guys enjoyed it! PLEASE REVIEW~~~ THANKS~! Chapter 3 is in the making, so I'm almost ready to post it, maybe a few days from now!

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Nowaki walked into his and Hiroki's apartment. He called down the hallway, not yet seeing that he was no longer there, nor his belongings. He walked into the living room, his bag dropping to the floor. The panic sunk in hard as he saw that half of the living room furniture was gone, the ones that belonged to Hiroki. He ran down the hall and burst into Hiroki's room, his eyes in shock and fear. The room was completely empty. Everything was gone...nothing was left of Hiroki's...his Hiroki was gone along with everything else.