Chapter 4: Make-ups and Break-ups
Starlite: Hey all my loyal readers. I have a few problems with this fic that you might be able to help. First of all, PLEASE DON'T FLAME! I know about the OOC-ness that was in last chapter but I swear I'll make up for it. Second, this whole fic revolves around the fact that Ryuichi raped Aiko. If you don't like that general idea, don't read it! Third, I am kinda disappointed about how this fic is turning out to the public. I really need REVIEWS if this fic is to be continued much more.
Aiko woke up in Yuki's apartment. He was asleep on the couch next to her and it looked like he hadn't got much sleep last night. Her whole body ached and she was almost positive that her ankle was broken. She tried to move but she just collapsed under herself onto the floor. Yuki heard her thrashing around and woke up.
"What the Hell are you doing up? You need to rest." he said very sleepily.
"I wanted to see if I could walk." she said defiantly.
"Well, I can see now that you can't. That's what you get for jumping off of a bridge. You had everyone scared shitless. Especially K. He was the one who found you."
"What was he doing in the river in the middle of the night?"
"Fishing."
"You've got to be kidding me. I didn't think anyone was as stupid as to fish in the middle of the night. I guess that is what makes K special...(A/N: LOL! Special K. Like the cereal! Ok, it's not that funny...)"
"Yeah. Now go back to bed."
"I can't."
"Why?"
"I'm stuck here on the floor. I can't move, remember?"
"Damn. I don't want to get up." Yuki groaned.
"Well I do!" she yelled.
"Oh Yuki! I don't want you to be uncomfortable, so I'll help her!" Shuichi chimed in out of nowhere.
"How the Hell did you get in here!" Yuki yelled.
"I have a key remember?" Shu smiled.
"Damn. How did you get in here without me noticing?"
"You were sleeping like a baby so I snuck in really quietly."
"You can be quiet? That's a shocker." Yuki grumbled.
"Will you two shut up and get me off of the floor!" Aiko was losing her patience.
"Yes ma'am!" Shuichi snapped into attention.
After they helped her up, she looked as if she was about to kill somebody.
"What's the matter now?" Yuki said sarcastically.
"I need to go to the N-G Building tomorrow. I have some business that I need to take care of. But for today I need to rest and eat. Shuichi, tell Hiro to come and pick me up for lunch. I need to talk to him. Eiri-kun, you're coming too and I want you to drive."
"Oh joy...My suicidal cousin has invited me to go on a double date with her..." Yuki mumbled as he lit a cigarette.
At the N-G Building-
Shuichi walked into one of the conference rooms and found Hiroshi tuning his guitar. "Hey Hiro! Aiko said for you to pick her up for lunch. She want all of us to go on a double date. You two and me and Yuki. Sounds like fun, huh?"
"Yeah. How's she doing? Did she say anything about why she attempted suicide...Again!"
"No, but she has a broken ankle and she's starting to show her bad temper."
"Great, how does she plan to walk around with a broken ankle?"
"Yuki will probably take her and get it checked out. If not I guess one of you will be carrying her. He he he!"
"Don't even joke about that..."
Back at Yuki's apartment later that morning-
As Hiro approached the door he could hear Aiko screaming on the other side. Shuichi was right. She was in a bad mood. As he walked in he saw her whacking Shuichi with one of her crutches and Yuki was sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette.
"DAMMIT, SHUICHI! Can you not do anything right! Are you really that stupid!" she screamed.
Hiro cleared his throat. "Aiko, if you don't mind, can we leave now? I'm sort of in a hurry."
"Very well, I am too. I still have some business at N-G that I absolutely have to get put out on the table." She said bluntly as they prepared to leave.
When they got the restaurant, Aiko quickly ordered her food and waited for Hiro, Shu, and Yuki to order. Shuichi was happily bouncing around the place bother the waiters and other customers, which strangely made Aiko smile for the first time that day.
"Wow. You smiled. I haven't seen that in a while..." Hiroshi laughed.
"There's something about Shuichi's stupidity that is strangely cute today." she giggled.
"You think that I'm cute today?" Shuichi smiled happily.
"Yeah I guess so...Hehe!" she laughed as the waiter gave them their food. Everyone else's appetite was fine was hers wasn't as good. She just picked at her food. Finally she grabbed her crutches and stood up. "Hiro, I can't play this game anymore. I want to end our relationship before I cause you any more trouble. Eiri, I need you to take me to the N-G building. Hiro, please, I still want to be friends." she said quietly.
"No problem. I'm sure your reasons are perfectly rational. Shuichi, would you mind staying here with me so I'm not totally alone?" Hiro implored.
"Sure! I didn't plan on wasting any of this food!"
After they left Shuichi looked at Hiro and said, "Aren't you sad that Aiko-chan left you?"
"Not necessarily, everything was rushed and I strangely trusted her more when I first met her then after I got to know her. I found out a lot of stuff that was very personal and I don't feel that it was my business to know. Hey, at least she was hot." he laughed.
At the N-G Building-
Yuki waited in the car as Aiko hobbled inside. She just stood there for a few minutes in the doorway, scared to do anything. She was here on a mission and she couldn't leave until it was completed. She finally worked up the courage and made her way slowly down the long hall.
She was hoping not to see anyone she knew, but of course everything couldn't go her way. K was walking down the hallway and spotted her immediately.
"Hey Aiko! I'm glad to see you doing better. You looked terrible last night." K laughed.
"Yeah, that wasn't the plan..." she grumbled.
"I figured that. Guess some things never change. Haha!" He was laughing at his own jokes...
Suddenly, before Aiko could get mad at K, bounding down the very same hall in all his shining glory, was Ryuichi. K almost panicked and tried to keep Ryuichi away from Aiko, but to no avail. "Hiya Aiko-chan!"
"Hello, Ryuichi-kun." she smiled.
Both K's and Ryuichi's jaw dropped. She hadn't smiled at Ryuichi since before that final concert and she certainly hadn't called him "Ryuichi-kun" since then either.
"What the hell did that bump on the head do to you!" K gasped.
"I realized that when I decided to break up with Hiro that it wasn't his fault and so I vowed to not get mad at him, which I am known for doing. Then I thought about it some more. There was a reason I ended up with Hiro. It was so i could learn to get mad so easily. I then resolved to come over to this building and make everything up to you, Ryuichi-kun. I know it wasn't your fault. I was young and stupid. If I was smart I would have at least waited until you were in a good mood to tell you something so big...I'm not always good with timing. Ryuichi-kun, do you accept my apology?"
"Yeah, I'm not going to miss a chance to have another friend!" he smiled.
"I still really love you.." she said as she smiled and hugged him.
A week later
Shuichi, Hiro, K, Aiko, Ryuichi, and Tohma were all sitting in one of the conference rooms having coffee. All was quiet. Every once in a while Shuichi would burp or yawn and K had his feet propped up on the table and was snoring loudly.
Touma was sipping his coffee, Hiro was tuning his guitar and Ryuichi and Aiko seriously considering sneaking off and making out. Finally Tohma finished his coffee and stood up.
"For all those who didn't know already, sales are down. Horribly down and it's not just CDs. It's concert tickets too. If any of you plan on eating you might want to think of something to draw in a crowd.
"I know! I know!" Shuichi waved his hand wildly.
"Yes, Shuichi?"
"A free thong worn by me with every ticket purchase and a mail-in order form for one with the CDs!" he said proudly. Everyone sweatdropped.
"That's a...lovely...idea, Mr. Shindou...Any other ideas?" Tohma said rubbing his temples.
"What about a sweepstakes? On the inside of our CDs can be an entry form to win 4 tickets to our next concert for one person and 3 friends, an autographed copy of our next CD, and backstage passed for 4 people. That's bound to bring people. It always works." Hiro stated calmly.
"Ah, a little cliché but it is still a good idea. Alright, we've got that but it only brings ticket sales up by four tickets of which I have to pay for. Any ideas to get ticket sales up?"
"Ooh! Ooh! I've got a good idea!" Shuichi's hand was flailing again.
"Any other ideas?..." Tohma ignored him.
"TOHMA!" Shuichi growled, foaming at the mouth. "Why don't you trust my ideas! Waaa!" he started crying.
"For God's sakes, Tohma, hear his idea and let him shut up. It's better than nothing." Aiko said. She had a low tolerance of male's crying.
"Alright, Mr. Shindou. What is your idea? And you're fired if this has anything to do with underwear...
"Aiko, are you still in contact with the other ex-members of Tainted?"
"Sorta. Why?"
"We can have one huge concert! Bad Luck and Nittle Grasper can play and then at the end for a finale we can bring Tainted out and we can all do one song together. You can even show clips from that other time that sales were down and Ryu and Aiko sang Sleepless Beauty together."
"Hmmm...That's actually crazy enough to work. That is, if you are up to it, Aiko." Tohma turned his attention to her.
"Why not. What have I got to lose?" she laughed.
"Welcome back, Aiko Tobamoto of Tainted." he smiled and shook her hand. "I'll get your contract tomorrow."
"Thank you, Sir. Now if you would excuse me I have a phone call to make." she said as she ran to a payphone and dialed a number.
"Is Tetsuo there? Ah yes. Hello Tetsuo. Guess what? Tainted is playing a concert with Bad Luck and Nittle Grasper. We're back!"
Starlite: Yeah, I know the plot has switched around...This was meant to be a weird fic. Please don't flame...I know there is a lot of OOC-ness...No likey-no readie. Got it? Oh and if you didn't notice...Aiko and Ryuichi are also back together. Anyway...There went the HiroOC thing...
Hiro: I'm free!
Aiko: What's that supposed to mean!