Here's chapter two! A million thanks for the readers out there who took the time to read and review this story!

Well, before I go onto a boring rant about something, on with the story! Review please!


So where do we go from here / With all this fear in our eyes


With a quiet thud, Eiji landed on the soft grass below the window. Thankfully, it was on the first floor, so it wasn't much of a jump to begin with. But it still brought a sharp pain through Eiji's legs as his feet met the ground. Nonetheless, that didn't stop him from running as soon as he landed. He ran hard, keeping his legs pumping as he sprinted down the street. Eiji ignored the eventual pain in his side, the calls of Oishi coming from his house... ignored the certain brunette that continued to flood his mind as he ran. He also ignored the slight blur that came into his vision and the wind that seemed cooler on his cheeks then anywhere on his face.

Everything in Eiji was protesting, aching in pain, but the redhead continued to run, not fully satisfied with the distance he put between Fuji and himself.

It was only when his legs finally gave out from under him that Eiji finally gave up, falling to the ground almost unwillingly. Eiji remained there, barely holding himself up with his trembling arms, on his knees. He gasped for air, breathing heavily, wheezing. It was then that he broke, the gasps for air merging with the painful sobs. They racked inside his body, hurting Eiji so much that he collapsed on the ground underneath him. The pain was almost unbearable. The gut-wreching feeling that Fuji didn't love him as much as he had thought, along with the exhaustion of running so hard, was too much for Eiji to take. But all he could do was lay there, a sobbing wreck, and unable to move.

Everything hurt too much.


It seemed like an eternity had passed while Eiji lay there, panting still. The tears hadn't stopped yet, but he wasn't crying as heavily as he was before. Eiji tried to move his arms and legs, and when they showed a reaction, he tried to stand. His arms were a bad support; they, along with his legs, were shaking too much for him to actually get good balance in his stance. But he managed to get up slowly after stumbling forward a few times. Carefully, he slowly began to walk, wrapping his arms tightly around himself, shivering. I can't believe I forgot my jacket over at Shuichiro's, Eiji thought miserably. He wasn't about to go get it though.

After his muscles stopped throbbing and his heart was beating at a normal pace, Eiji sighed, dejected.

Where would he go? Oishi's house was obviously out of the question now, as was Tezuka's. For obvious reasons.

Eiji gritted his teeth together and shut his eyes tightly.

His family practically disowned him after he confided in his mother that he was gay. He had thought that they would understand and support him. He thought that they would accept him.

But he was wrong. His mother was in tears, his father enraged, his siblings shocked. He was told by his own father to pack his bags, that "no son of his was a homo and if he didn't like it, he could get out."

So he got out. He packed his clothes and personal items into a duffel bag while his mother and occasionally his sisters watched him, tears running down his mother's face. After everything he needed was inside his bag, he made to leave, brushing past his mother and sisters. He found his oldest brother Kenji standing by the front door, watching solemnly. When Eiji grabbed the doorknob, he saw Kenji make a move as though he wanted to say something. Eiji paused and looked at his brother, giving him the chance to say whatever he needed to say.

No words left the eldest Kikumaru sibling. Knowing that Kenji wasn't going to speak, Eiji opened the door and walked out into the cold night, leaving his brother staring after him helplessly.

That had happened today. Eiji had left today, and the first place he thought to go to was Fuji's house. So he headed there straightaway, getting to Fuji's home as fast as he could. There were no lights on, and Eiji had a vague feeling that no one was home. But he didn't think twice about that and entered the seemingly empty house, barely registering the fact that the door was not locked or even closed properly. Once inside, he silently dropped the duffel bag beside the door, suddenly feeling anxious. He brushed it off as an effect of everything that had happened today and quietly headed upstairs, to where he knew Fuji's room was.

And what he saw there changed everything, and Eiji began to sob silently at the memory, eyes now open.

He had opened the door to see Fuji already in bed, but not alone. Beside him was Tezuka, topless and already sleeping. Eiji could only stand there, stunned. Unable to think or speak. He couldn't make a sound. But Fuji must've heard him somehow, because he had lifted his head quickly, eyes widening when he saw who it was. He had still been awake.

"Eiji," Fuji had whispered, quickly getting up. He was clad in his boxers and nothing else. Tezuka stirred in bed but showed no signs of awakening. Fuji had turned to Tezuka in alarm, then back to Eiji. But Eiji had gone by then, already making his way out of the door. Eiji could hear Fuji frantically calling out his name but didn't respond or go back. He barely even knew he was moving at all, running out the door and down the street.

That's when he ended up at Oishi's house. He had been home alone, as his sister had gone to a friend's house to spend the night and his parents were also away for the night. That's when he told him everything.

Eiji let out a shaky sigh. There was no where for him to go. He knew he wouldn't be accepted by his other teammates, who didn't know of Fuji and his relationship. The only one that had known was Oishi. He couldn't bring himself to try and ask his friends for a place to stay and risk telling them the reason why since he had believed his family would understand about his sudden like in guys.

Yeah, look where that got me, Eiji thought. A fresh wave of despair crashed down on him and he struggled to keep his emotions in check, trying to swallow past the huge lump in his throat that was making it almost impossible to breathe. After wandering around for five minutes, Eiji found himself to the park that had the container he and Oishi used for discussing their problems and such. Eiji stared at it for a moment, and finally decided that the container was probably his best option now.

Eiji walked toward it, reaching it quickly. Feeling that he had enough physical strength for this, he jumped up, grabbing the top of the container and quickly pulling himself up before he could strain his arms. Even though it was a small action, it left Eiji panting in exhaustion. He was physically and emotionally at his limit.

All Eiji could do now was to curl himself into a tight ball, try to keep warm in any way possible, and fall into an uneasy sleep on top of the hard, cold metal.


And where can love take us now / We've been so far down
We can still touch the sky


This is Eiji's POV of the whole ordeal. I put some of the background of what had happened before in the first chapter so people wouldn't get confused. And just so everyone knows, I am going to put in some made-up names for each of the Kikumaru siblings, since they are part of this story. I already put the oldest one (in my opinion, it's a boy), Kenji. This is how it's going to go...

Kenji is the oldest. The other brother, Itsuo is twins with the oldest sister, Ikumi. The youngest sister is named Taemi. So in order, it's Kenji, Itsuo and Ikumi (Itsuo is 12 minutes older), Taemi, and finally Eiji! =) Those are the rest of the Kikumaru siblings. I might come up with a name for Oishi's little sister but she might not even appear so there might be less chance of her coming in.

So anyway, keep the feedback coming! Reviews boost my motivation (even though it gets hard to update now that I signed up for some summer camps xp)! R&R!