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AN:~ I am so sorry to all of the people who have been patiently waiting for this chapter. I am sorry it took me so long to get it up, there is no excusing it. I hope you will all continue to read this story, and review it. Please enjoy the third chapter of Finding Love. ~
When they reached Tohma's car Shuichi silently got in, resigned to being taken back to Yuki's apartment. He settled back in the seat, not looking forward to going back, not ready to face his lover once more, not yet. He Shut his eyes, curling his body towards the window as much as the seatbelt allowed, resting his head against the glass. He watched the light of the city flash by the window, not even realizing when his eyes slowly shut as he was lulled to sleep. A short while later he was awakened by Tohma shaking his shoulder.
"We're here, Shindou-san" he said with a small smile when Shuichi looked over at him. Shuichi reluctantly got out of the car and followed after Tohma, keeping his eyes lowered. He raised his eyes when Tohma stopped; looking around when he realized that they weren't at Yuki's, but at what he guessed was Tohma's apartment. He waited while his boss unlocked the door, before following him silently.
"Have you eaten yet, Shindou-san?" Tohma asked as he removed his jacket, hat and gloves.
"Yes." Shuichi lied, knowing he was caught when his stomach growled loudly, causing him to blush as he looked over to the older male, seeing him looking at him with an amused smile.
"I'll take that as a no then" Tohma said going over to the fridge and looking at its meager contents, before removing some leftover fish and rice, quickly heating them up as Shuichi watched. He glanced over to see the singer standing awkwardly near the door. "You can come in" Tohma said, turning back to the fish, making sure it didn't burn. When it was done, he shut off the stove, heating up the rice in the microwave, before grabbing two plates from the cabinet, and dishing up the food. Carrying it over to the table, he set the food down before taking a seat, motioning for Shuichi to join him. He watched Shuichi sit down and nervously pick up his for, glancing up at Tohma before hesitantly taking a bite of the food. Looking down at his own plate, Tohma took a small forkful of rice. He rarely ate dinner, and if Shuichi wasn't here, he would have skipped the meal altogether, even if it wasn't so late. He glanced up at Shuichi again, watching as he ate happily. He remembered when he had squeezed the boy's wrist, remembering the pained sounds the singer had made. 'What did Yuki do?' he thought to himself, watching the young vocalist.
Shuichi was happily eating when he realized that Tohma was staring thought fully at him.
"Seguchi-san?" he asked, wondering what his boss was doing.
"Let me see your arm" Tohma said, setting his fork down.
"W-what?" Shuichi asked him confused.
"Push up your sleeve, and show me your wrist, please" Tohma said with a frown.
Slowly Shuichi set down his fork, reluctantly pushing up his sleeve, knowing that the blonde could force him to, even if he didn't want to. He saw Tohma's frown deepen as he looked at the bruises that encircled Shuichi's wrists. Shuichi watched his eyes darken.
"Did Eiri-san do that?"He asked, gesturing to the bruises.
"Why do you think it was him?" Shuichi asked in a defensive tone.
"Did he?" Tohma asked, his voice calm, but his eyes belied his anger.
Shuichi was silent for a while, before answering.
"Yes, but he didn't mean to do it, it was an accident."
"You don't give someone finger shaped bruises on accident, Shindou-san" Tohma said looking at him, his eyes like ice. "And I'm willing to bet that you have more bruises than that"
"He didn't mean to do it though, if I hadn't made him mad, then he wouldn't have lost his temper" Shuichi said quickly feeling the tears start to pool in his eyes "it was my fault. I know it was my fault, I know that he loves me, but I'm still scared to go back to him, I can't face him yet" Shuichi said the tears running down his face. He shut his eye tight, forgetting where he was, forgetting that he wasn't with Yuki, as he waited for the punishment that would follow. He knew Yuki hated crying, that it made the blonde author mad, but he couldn't help it. He stiffened when he felt a pair of arms wrap around him, pulling him tight against someone's chest, holding him in a tight hug as he cried. He bunched his hands in the person's shirt, his tears still falling as the person took one hand, slowly rubbing his back comfortingly. Slowly his tears stopped, as he stayed with his head pressed into the person's chest, before his eyes widened, remembering where he was and who he was with. He jumped away from his boss, stammering an apology as he put some space between them.
"I'm s-sorry Seguchi-san, I don't know what came over me" Shuichi said nervously. 'What was I thinking, crying on Tohma Seguchi, the man hates me' Shuichi thought to himself, tensing when he saw Tohma move towards him, flinching when the blonde started to raise his hand.
Tohma dropped his hand, his normal smile appearing on his face, though Shuichi saw a flash of sadness flit through his eyes before it disappeared.
"Come with me Shindou-san, I'll show you where you can sleep, I'm sure your tired." Tohma said as he led the singer to the guest room. Leaving the vocalist alone in the room he grabbed a clean pair of pajamas from the laundry, returning to the guest room and handing them to Shuichi" My room is right next door if you need anything, the bathroom is across the hall. Goodnight, Shindou-san" Tohma said, giving him a smile, before closing the door behind himself and making his way to his room.
