Hello again! I'm back! Chapter 3 is finally finished. XD Enjoy the chappy!
DISCLAIMER:I don't own Gravitation or it's characters; I only own this story line. I don't own "Dance, Dance Revolution", or "Whack-a-Mole".
Main Characters:Eiri: 25, Shuichi: 21, Tatsuha: 19, Ryuichi: 34, Hiroshi: 21, Suguru:19.
Shadow Character: This character may or may not be a main character.
Update 07/22/2011: All censoring has been fixed as well as punctuation and grammar errors.
CHAPTER 3
One week later…
::Shuichi/Hiroshi/Suguru:: -N.G. Records Recording Studio-
"Hey guys! Miss me? Let's get this party started!" Shuichi exclaimed to his band mates, jumping on the table in the studio, playing air guitar.
"Guess he's feeling better." Suguru noted, smirking.
"Man, I missed this." Hiro stated as he tuned his electric guitar.
Shuichi, still bouncing with energy, jumped off of the table, and waved pages of lyrics in their faces, "Look, look! I wrote a new song! Isn't that great guys?"
Suguru took the lyrics from Shuichi, looking them over, "Not bad, Shindou-san."
"Did Yuki help you with these lyrics?" Hiro asked, peering over Suguru's shoulder to read more.
"No! I wrote them myself! Are they good? Pure genius, right guys?" the pink-haired singer grinned, wiggling his little hips, showing how happy he was.
"They're a lot better than the lyrics you've written in the past." Suguru handed Hiro the first page while he read it over the second; there were five in all. Shuichi had been busy.
"I think this is the best song you've written so far," Hiro mused, Yuki may not have helped you write these lyrics, but I know that he was your inspiration, Shu.
"I know, right?" Shu smiled, making a peace sign with his left hand.
Suguru glanced at the over energized singer, seeming to have realised something. "Shindou-san, why are you here? Shouldn't you be home with Yuki, taking care of him?"
The smile left Shuichi's cute face, "I would be, but Tohma said that he'd make me write ten new songs by tomorrow, if I didn't get this recorded today…and…Yuki kicked me out…said I was making him worse…" The pink-haired man looked down at his feet for a few minutes, then, suddenly smiling brightly, he said, "Anyways, let's get to work!" That said, Shuichi bounced off happily into the recording booth.
"How much you want to bet Yuki sent him to work because of Tohma?" Hiro whispered to Suguru.
"Why would I bet on something I know is probably true?" Suguru whispered back, smiling.
::Yuki:: -Yuki and Shuichi's bedroom-
"Why are you here, Tohma?" Yuki asked irritably, coughing into a tissue.
"To take care of you, of course," Tohma fluffed Yuki's pillows and smoothed out the comforter, taking a seat on the edge of the bed next to the sick novelist.
"I can do that myself. I don't need you to take care of me, Tohma." Yuki rasped, suppressing another cough.
"So mean, Eiri-kun. Are you upset because your little Shu-chan's not here to take care of you? You were right, you know. He would have only made you worse, and we all know how much you hate hospitals."
"I don't need Shu to take care of me," Yuki coughed again. Who am I kidding, I wish he was here. I wish I could hold him close, no, have him hold me close.
By the look on Tohma's face, Yuki knew that the other man didn't believe him.
"You really wish your pink-haired little lover were here, don't you?" Seguchi replied sympathetically.
"Shut-up, Tohma!" After another bout of coughing, Yuki asked, "Why are you really here? You wouldn't have threatened Shu if you were only here to mother hen me to death."
::Tatsuha/Ryuichi:: -Tatsuha's bedroom – 9:00 AM-
"Tatsuha-kun, it's time to wake up!"
Ryuichi and Tatsuha lay on their sides, facing one another. The singer had his arms wrapped around the younger man who was closely snuggled against him; their legs tangled together. Those that didn't' know them would think that they were lovers.
"Ngh! Go back to sleep, Ryuichi. It's too early!" Tatsuha complained curling even more into Ryuichi's chest, and wrapping an arm tightly around the older man to stop his movement. How could someone wake up this early after only a couple hours sleep? None other than Ryuichi, that's who. Someone as full of energy as him would obviously wake early.
"But you promised, Tats-kun!" Ryuichi pouted, stroking the hair at Tatsuha's nape with a free hand.
"You're right." Tatsuha sighed, looking in the direction of the bathroom.
"I'll race you!" Ryuichi cried a gleam in his eyes.
"You're on." Tatsuha took off for the bathroom, Ryuichi trailing not far behind.
The younger man won, of course.
"Aw! No fair, Tatsuha-kun. Your legs are longer!" Ryuichi complained playfully, banging on the bathroom door.
Tatsuha's face appeared suddenly from the other side of the door; a mischievous grin on his face. "Want to join me?" Ryuichi's face turned a very light shade of pink.
"Tats-kun…" The singer said slowly.
"I've got bubble bath, and rubber duckies. Oh, and toy boats!"
Ryuichi giggled, "Alright!" pushing Tatsuha into the bathroom, and shutting the door behind them.
::Yuki:: -Yuki and Shuichi's bedroom-
"Unless, you're here in regards to my 'little pink-haired lover' as you so elegantly put it."
"No, that is not the reason that I am here."
"Then, why? Is it Ryuichi and Tatsuha? You know as well as I, that they are not lovers, although the media would like to believe differently." Yuki coughed a few more times.
"I know, but that is not why I'm here either." Seguchi paused. "I'm here regarding Suguru and Hiroshi."
::Tatsuha/Ryuichi:: -An Arcade in Tokyo - Noon-
Ryuichi and Tatsuha battled against each other in an intense round of Dance, Dance Revolution.
Neither was giving an inch.
The sheer talent of the two men had drawn quite the crowd, but luckily neither man was recognised. Both men were wearing clever disguises. Ryuichi wore a vibrant purple wig cut Cleopatra-style, while Tatsuha wore a bright green wig with blue streaks. The hair on Tatsuha's wig was ruler-straight, went past his shoulders, and had bangs that fell into his eyes. Both men were wearing vibrant coloured clothing that was very futuristic in style; they looked a lot like cosplayers.
Their battle went on, with loud cheers coming from all around them. Neither man seemed to be tiring, but Ryuichi, with his inhuman energy, finally owned Tatsuha after a gruelling round that seemed to go on infinitely. And although both of them were breathing harshly, neither had broken a sweat.
"Good game, Ry-uh…Good game!" Tatsuha panted, barely saving himself from blurting out Ryuichi's name.
"You too! Thank you for bringing me here." Ryuichi breathed happily.
The crowd broke into applause and shouted for an encore, but both men declined. They were far too tired from their heated round, but they promised another one later.
After both men took their bows, Tatsuha turned to Ryuichi. "What do you-" But he never finished his question, because the purple wigged man had grabbed his wrist and dragged him towards a first person shooter game.
The two men played the game five times. Tatsuha won every game, because each time a monster or zombie came on the screen Ryuichi would scream and latch onto Tatsuha, pleading for the younger man to save him.
Next, Ryuichi wanted to play Whack-a-Mole, which required the singer to hit the little plastic moles that popped up out of holes with a hammer-like weapon. While the purple-haired man worked diligently to whack all of the moles back into their holes, Tatsuha never let his eyes leave Ryuichi, as he remembered their morning in the tub.
FLASHBACK
Tatsuha gave a yelp of surprise as Ryuichi pushed him into the bathroom and locked the door behind them.
Ryuichi distanced himself from Tatsuha as he went over to the sink, opening the cupboards below, and pulling out various toy ships and rubber duckies.
While the singer collected the toys, Tatsuha was busy preparing the bath, adding bubble bath as he filled the tub, grinning all the while. It had been far too long since they had last bathed together.
When the bathtub was full of bubbly-water and the toys were added, both men undressed and carefully sank into the tub - both men taking care that the other did not see the other's nether regions.
Tatsuha's reason for hiding himself was obvious, as he was quite excited to be bathing with his idol, though his predicament went unnoticed by the singer.
Ryuichi's reason for concealing himself though, was a mystery to the younger man, but he shrugged it off as the singer being modest.
During their bath, nothing sexual occurred, but that didn't stop Tatsuha from stealing glances at the older man's naked chest and arms; or from purposefully splashing bubbles in hopes of seeing other parts of Ryuichi.
The singer never seemed to make any advances on the younger man, but got them both engaged in quite the water fight, which resulted with both of them cleaning up the bathroom afterwards.
The two men had played in the bath for nearly two hours before they decided it was time to get out and carry on with their plans for the day.
END FLASHBACK
Tatsuha was brought out of his musings by a firm hand gripping his left shoulder.
The younger man glanced behind him, grinning, "Ohayo, K-san."
::Yuki:: -Yuki/Shuichi's bedroom - 12:30pmish-
"…due to my cousin's recent behaviour and actions, I'm curious as to whether Nakano-san is worth his time."
"Hiro may be ignorant to Suguru's feelings and advances, but he's a good kid, smart too. You're slipping up Tohma. I'd figure you'd know him well enough by now to know whether or not he's trustworthy. Especially since he's lead guitarist in a band that's as popular as Bad Luck."
"Normally, I would, but he's elusive. Not to mention quiet, unless him and Shindou-san are engaged in some sort of mischief or are performing. I've tried getting to know Nakano-san, but he refuses to answer my questions."
"You could sick Naiya on him-"
"Do not talk of my daughter as if she's some dog-"
"Tohma, keep your knickers on. I'm merely saying that as Shacho, you should have authority over your subordinates. You should be able to get the answers you're seeking from him. But to answer your question, from what I've seen of him, Hiro's trustworthy, not to mention protective of those he cares about."
"Do you think he'd protect Suguru?"
"I don't have any doubts about that. Hiro would protect those close to him, even those he's not as close to. He's like Shu that way. Though from what I hear from Shu, Suguru and Hiro spent a lot of time together while Shu had the flu." Yuki coughed into his tissue, and then continued. "He also said that they're on first name basis now, and even have pet names for each other." By the look of shock on Tohma's face, it was clear that he wasn't privy to this information, which caused Yuki to laugh.
"What do they call each other? What are their 'pet names'?"
"Suguru-kun and Hi-chan." the novelist snickered at the look on Tohma's face, then grabbed his emesis basin and promptly vomited into it.
Tohma took the emesis basin when Yuki was finished and went to the adjacent bathroom to empty and clean it. When he came back, he also brought a wet washcloth.
Tohma cleaned up Yuki's mouth before handing him the bowl, in case he needed it again.
"Feel better?"
"What do you think?" Yuki replied hoarsely.
Tohma smirked, "So, they have pet names - there may be hope for Suguru yet. But I have to get to know Nakano-san better. I'll worry about them dating later." Tohma smirked at Yuki, "It's time Operation: Bring Hiro Out of the Closet went into action, of course, I won't have to lift a finger, Suguru will take of that little hiccup, I'm sure."
Yuki rolled his eyes.
::Tatsuha/Ryuichi:: -Arcade in Tokyo - 12:30pmish-
"Ryuichi forgot this." K handed Tatsuha a disguised Kumagoro; the pink bunny's clothes closely matched what Tatsuha and Ryuichi were wearing.
Tatsuha took the stuffed animal, and then glanced at Ryuichi, who was still playing Whack-a-Mole. "That's understandable. We were in somewhat of a hurry this morning." The younger man turned back to K. "Nice hair by the way. Is it permanent?"
"No, it will come out when I wash it." K replied, running his hands through scarlet hair.
"You look like a taller version of Hiro." Tatsuha chuckled. "How'd you know we were dressed as cosplayers?"
"Do I really look like Hiro?" Tatsuha nodded, smiling. "Mika told me how you were dressed when I stopped by your folks' place to find out why you hadn't left yet. That's when I found out Kumagoro had been left behind."
"Hey K! Why are you here?" Ryuichi asked excitedly as he skipped over towards the two men, wrapping his arms around Tatsuha, and placing his chin on the younger man's shoulder.
Tatsuha linked fingers with the singer's, blushing slightly, still holding Kumagoro in one hand.
K knew that the two men had yet to get together, so he just gave them a small smile. "You forgot Kumagoro, again."
"What? I did? W-where is he?" Ryuichi screeched in Tatsuha's ear.
"He's right here. I have him, see?" Tatsuha reassured, holding up Kumagoro for the frantic singer to see.
"Oh, thank you, Tatsuha-kun!" The purple-haired man exclaimed, placing a kiss o the younger green-haired man's cheek, then leaning forward to place one on Kumagoro's nose, apologizing to the pink bunny for forgetting him.
Ryuichi then returned his chin to Tatsuha's shoulder and asked, "Can you hold on to Kuma-chan for me? I'm afraid I'll forget him, again."
"Of course, Ryuichi." Tatsuha promised, kissing the older man in return on the cheek.
Ryuichi tinged pink, but it went unnoticed by Tatsuha, but not by K, who inwardly grinned.
"Well, I guess I'll leave you two to your fun then."
As K turned to leave, Ryuichi moved from Tatsuha's side, grabbing the temporary redhead's wrist. "K, please stay. Have fun with us!"
"Yeah, K, why don't you stay, play a few games?" Tatsuha added.
"Well, I guess it couldn't hurt. Are there any shooting games?"
"Yes, tons!" Tatsuha answered.
"Then let's go! You all are going down!"
Ryuichi squeaked, and latched onto Tatsuha's arm, pleading for the younger man to protect him from the scary monsters.
::Yuki/Shuichi:: -Eiri/Shuichi Residence - 9pm-
"Tadaima." Shuichi whispered as he entered his and Yuki's home, in case his husband was sleeping.
As soon as Shuichi shut the door though, Yuki called out for him.
After peeling off his sneakers, the little pink-haired man made his way to the bedroom, where he knew his sick lover would be. And upon entering he saw Yuki stretch out his arms, inviting Shu to bed.
The pink-haired man stripped off his clothes and made his way to the ill novelist, crawling into bed next to him.
"Hold me." Yuki hoarsely pleaded.
Complying, Shu put out his arms, welcoming Yuki to lie on his chest. To which the larger man graciously did, hooking his an arm around the smaller man's waist as Shuichi wrapped both of his small arms around him.
"How are you feeling?" Shuichi whispered caringly to his husband.
"Better, now that you're here." Shu's eyes widened at the novelist's soppy reply, but smiled at the fact that Yuki hadn't sounded restrained saying it.
Shuichi unconsciously tightened his hold on his lover, "I love you, Yuki."
"I love you too, punk."
There was a short silence before Yuki spoke up trying to keep his sentences short so that he wouldn't cough on Shu. "How was your day?"
"Hard! I forgot how stressful recording new songs can be. But I enjoyed it so much, Yuki!"
"I'm glad us moving back here then, wasn't a waste of time." Shu smiled at that.
"So, how are your band mates?"
"Good. Suguru's…well…Suguru. Which is good, I guess. Um, Hiro said he was taking Ayaka out tonight; said tonight he was going to snog her without getting sick."
"Hmm." Yuki smirked. "Little bugger still hasn't realised he's gay."
"Yuki! He is not gay, just nervous."
"He doesn't strike me as the type to get nervous around people. Was he like that with the girls he dated when he was in high school?"
"Well, um, I don't think so. I mean, I don't ever remember seeing him with any of the girls he dated. He just told me about it."
"Did he have sex with any of these girls?"
"I don't think so. I think they just gave him hand jobs and stuff. He said he was waiting for the 'one.'"
"Interesting. Did he ever make any moves on you?"
"Yuki! No!"
"I thought you said that you guys used to pretend you were a couple in order to get your way."
"We did, but he never...we never...!"
"He never kissed you or anything? You said he used to suck on your neck, and nibble your ear when you guys tricked girls into doing your bidding."
"He did, but we never kissed to get our way. The only time we ever kissed was when I met you. I-I was nervous about kissing you wrong and Hiro said he'd teach me how if I paid him, though he never actually made me pay up."
"So, that's why you seemed to suddenly know how to kiss the next time I saw you." Yuki chuckled.
"Anyways, Hiro said he'd tell me about their date tomorrow." Shu said, then added, "And he's not gay!" when Yuki muttered something about Hiro being a closet-queer.
"Whatever you say…" Yuki snuggled closer to Shu, winding his leg around his lover's, and whispered a goodnight.
"Night, Yuki. Love you." Shu whispered, as he clapped his hands together above Yuki's back to make the lights go out.
"Love you too…Shuichi Shindou…"
Chapter 3 END
TBC...
Hoped you enjoyed the chapter. XD You will find out what happened on Hiro's date with Ayaka next chapter.
I apologize for Tatsuha's slight OOCness.
Also, it's been mentioned that Eiri doesn't say Shuichi's name in Gravitation, but let me re-inform you, they're MARRIED.
Anyways, I'm working on completing ch4, so it should be posted soon. For those waiting for Tamed 9 this is a bit of good news, because once I finish ch4, all of my time will be spent working on it.
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