Never Let Go
Story By: inuyashacat13
Summary: AU. Shuichi and Eiri have always been perfect for each other. However, their social classes and Eiri's parents have always kept them apart. Now many years have passed and their lives are completely different. However, they're bound to meet again at some point. What will happen once they meet? Will they remember one another? Moreover, what effects will their meeting have on the rest of their lives?
Warning: Contains M/M, romance, some bad words, some suggestive themes
Disclaimer: I don't own Gravitation, never will =w=
Chapter Three: Passionate Nights and Somber Days
A/N: I got distracted by an illness and my birthday so it took me a while to finish this chapter^^; but It's finally here now :D It's shorter than I originally wanted it to be but I hope you all enjoy it anyway
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To Okami Izanami: Thanks for reviewing once again^^
To Yaoifangirl89: Thanks for reviewing again, I like when people are perceptive, because then I know they're really paying attention to the detail in my story^^ and I'm sure Shuichi would forgive him, since Eiri thought he died, Shu'd just be really sad and disappointed
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Eiri really hadn't been expecting Shuichi to ask that of all things, though he had no reason to worry about answering it.
"Of course I did," Eiri said with a chuckle, "gentlemen always keep their promises."
"I don't see any gentlemen here," Shuichi teased, making Eiri smile.
"So what about you?" Eiri then asked Shuichi, "Did you keep your promise as well?"
Shuichi only smiled and nodded, "I'd wait for you forever, Eiri," Shuichi then whispered sweetly.
"And I'd wait for you as well," Eiri whispered back, smiling more than he had in years. For a while after that, they just held each other, until Eiri moved his head next to Shuichi's ear.
"You know, we don't have to wait anymore," Eiri whispered seductively, laughing inwardly as Shuichi shivered and then blushed.
"U-uh huh," Shuichi replied intelligently, Shuichi found it hard to form sentences when in embarrassing situations. Eiri only laughed, liking the fact he could make Shuichi squirm.
"Why don't we fulfill our promises tonight?" Eiri asked in a husky tone, which made Shuichi's whole body seem to turn red.
Shuichi could only blush for a few moments, until he finally let out a very shaky, "O-okay…"
"You're not going to regret this, are you?" Eiri asked before he did something that he couldn't take back.
"Of course not," Shuichi replied, "I've always wanted you to be my first, this isn't something I'll regret."
Eiri smiled down at Shuichi, who in turn smiled at him, "I won't regret this either," Eiri said, before crashing his lips into the lips of the boy he'd loved since he was nine.
***
Hours later, Shuichi blushed as he laid against the broad chest of Eiri. He couldn't get over how amazing it felt to have finally been with the man he loved. A sudden movement made Shuichi's head snap up, facing Eiri's gaze dead on.
"Get some sleep," Eiri said groggily, he didn't want his new lover to be overly tired in the morning.
"I don't want to," Shuichi replied solemnly, "I won't be able to see you again after tonight…"
Eiri frowned and stroked Shuichi's head, "I told you," Eiri started, "I'll find a way for you to be free once more, and we'll see each other again before you know it."
Shuichi sighed and snuggled into Eiri's chest, "I still don't want to go to sleep," Shuichi pouted. Eiri rolled his eyes but smiled slightly, he was about to go back to sleep when he noticed something he hadn't before.
"What happened to your right arm?" Eiri asked, gripping Shuichi's arm to get a better look at it. Shuichi only turned away from Eiri and let his bangs dangle across his face.
"Shuichi…" Eiri started, but was soon interrupted.
"I-I went outside when I wasn't supposed to," Shuichi began to explain, sadness creeping into his tone, "T-Tohma had to spend a lot of "precious time" finding me…when he did find me, he was…really outraged." Eiri didn't know if he felt more sad or angry, but he did know that he'd get back at Tohma somehow.
"What'd he do to you?" Eiri finally asked, dreading the answer.
Shuichi was quiet for a moment, and then he began to laugh as tears fell from his eyes. "He burned me," Shuichi stated, voice trembling, "he burned me with a hot poker again and again until I bled…"
"Shuichi," Eiri mumbled softly, pulling Shuichi as close to himself as he possibly could, not bothered at all that tears were now covering his chest. Neither of them said anything else after that. They only held each other like their lives depended on it, until they finally drifted off to sleep.
***
Shuichi woke up the next morning tired, and very sore. For a moment he had know idea why, and then everything came rushing back to him and he smiled. For a minute, Shuichi desperately wanted to just snuggle back in bed with Eiri, but he knew couldn't. So he quickly got up and got dressed, with his heart telling him the whole time not to leave Eiri. However, there was no way he'd ever be able to see Eiri again if Tohma caught him now, so Shuichi knew he had to go.
"I'm sorry Eiri," Shuichi said sadly, as he finished getting dressed and headed for the door of Eiri's hotel room, "But I promise we'll meet again someday." With that said, Shuichi left Eiri's room with a heavy heart, I wish things were different, Shuichi thought as he made his way down to the staff area.
In the staff area, Shuichi quickly packed up all the stuff he had brought along with him and prepared to leave N-G hotel. He hadn't been waiting long when Tohma called him to get his stuff and get in the car that would take him back to the modeling agency, which to him was like a prison.
Shuichi sighed as he looked out the tinted windows of the black car he was currently in the back seat of. He longed to be like the normal citizens walking down the street, talking and laughing without a care in the world. Shuichi began to daydream what it would like to be "normal", and before he even knew it, he was fast asleep.
***
Shuichi was awakened hours later by a loud crash, followed by many curses.
"Shuichi," a man Shuichi knew as Hiro, said while running his hand through past-shoulder-length, red hair nervously, "sorry I woke you up, I was trying to be quiet but ended up tripping."
"It's alright," Shuichi said as he yawned, looking kindly into Hiro's gray eyes, "I shouldn't be wasting time sleeping anyway."
"But you look so worn out," Hiro informed, worry creeping into his tone, "what happened to you at the hotel?" Shuichi had to use all his strength to keep from blushing.
"N-Nothing happened," Shuichi responded as nonchalantly as he could, "I just wasn't able to sleep until late so I'm tired." Hiro looked at Shuichi in a "I know your not telling the whole truth" sort of way, but dropped the subject anyway, Shuichi sighed in relief.
"So, what are the orders for today?" Shuichi asked as he began to get out of bed. Hiro was about to respond, when Shuichi fell flat on his face onto the floor.
"Shuichi! Are you alright?!" Hiro asked, as he hurriedly picked Shuichi up.
"Yeah," Shuichi replied, leaning on Hiro for support, "Just a little sore."
"A little," Hiro scoffed, shaking his head at the wincing boy, "Just what did Tohma do to you this time?"
"Tohma didn't do anything," Shuichi responded quietly, which caused Hiro to give him a questioning look. Shuichi pondered whether he should just tell Hiro what happened already, but was interrupted when another person entered the small bedroom he was currently in.
"Hey Shuichi, your up," a man with short dark green hair said as his brown eyes looked over Shuichi, "You look awful."
"Thanks Suguru," Shuichi muttered, sagging against Hiro.
"What?" Suguru said, crossing his arms, "You do look awful, what happened to you?"
Shuichi just looked down and responded, "I'll tell you guys some other time."
Suguru stared at Shuichi for a minute, as if he was trying to get Shuichi to talk, but eventually gave up with a "fine." Shuichi smiled at his friends, though it held sadness in it, because although he loved having people there for him, he didn't like the fact they were in the same situation that he was.
Hiroshi Nakano had become one of Tohma's "slaves" at the same time Shuichi had. Hiro had nowhere to go, since his family had died in a car crash, so he lived on the streets. Until Tohma found him one day and managed to lure him in with the false kindness he had mastered so well, trapping Hiro in an inescapable fate.
Suguru Fujisaki came a couple months after Shuichi and Hiro. He really surprised both of them. One reason was that while they were both seven, while he was only five. Another was that he was Tohma's cousin. Apparently, Suguru's parents were in trouble so they handed over their son to Tohma's parents in exchange for paying their debts. Having no sympathy for his cousin what so ever, Tohma immediately sent him to work.
The three had immediately learned to rely on each other, and now they were the best of friends. Therefore, they were never lonely, but they still wished to be free. Though they refused to be free without each other, if one got out, they all would, if one were left behind, they'd refuse to go.
Shuichi suddenly realized he'd been spacing out and looked apologetically at his friends, "Sorry, "he said, smiling nervously, causing Hiro to laugh and Suguru to smile. We'll all get out of here one day, Shuichi thought determinedly as Hiro helped him get around the room the three of them shared, one day…we'll finally be free again.
***
Eiri woke up later then he intended to the morning after he had been with Shuichi, as he stretched he realized something was missing. Where'd Shuichi go? Eiri wondered as he looked around his sun-bathed room, that couldn't possibly have been a dream. Eiri decided to get up and search for Shuichi only to come up empty handed. Eiri frowned, he can't be gone already, can he? Eiri wondered disappointedly as he quickly got dressed. He's not just going to leave as if nothing happened, right? Eiri continued to question himself until he was out of his room and searching the hotel for the pink-haired boy.
However, his absolute favorite person stopped his search short.
"Tohma," Eiri practically growled out, while trying to get away from said man.
"Well someone's a little snippy this morning," Tohma responded, smirking as Eiri glared at him.
"What do you want, Tohma," Eiri asked none too friendly, glaring coldly Tohma's way.
"I just wanted to see how you were doing is all," Tohma replied, completely unfazed by Eiri's glare, "I couldn't check on you this morning since you found out about my cameras."
Eiri just rolled his eyes and started walking away when something Tohma said stopped him cold, "You really shouldn't harass my workers, Eiri. I know you miss him and allbut he's dead and my model may look like him but he's not, that's why he ran away last night before you shut off my cameras."
Eiri bit back a reply and kept walking, he couldn't let Tohma suspect anything or Shuichi would get in trouble. "Stay out of trouble, Eiri," Tohma called as Eiri walked out of the door and away from the man he truly despised.
How dare he say that! Eiri thought angrily as he walked away from the N-G Hotel and lit up a cigarette. How dare he just lie to my face, he's scum. Eiri walked aimlessly for a while, smoking cigarette after cigarette without really noticing what he was doing. He was currently blinded by rage and confusion.
Finally, Eiri stopped and broke down at a nearby park, hiding behind some trees so no one would see him. He wondered why everything had to be the way it was and fought with himself whether he should just steal Shuichi away from Tohma and flee the country. I don't think there's anyway to pull that off though, Eiri thought as he became to become more reasonable, is there really no way for me to free Shuichi?!
Eiri punched the ground and let his head fall in shame. He couldn't just give up, but there was nothing he could do. Eiri sighed as he pulled out yet another cigarette and leaned against a tree. I'm sorry I can't save you right now Shuichi, Eiri thought as he stared into the sky, but one day…I'll find a way to make you free again…
End A/N: Sorry it once again took me so long to update, but it could've taken longer^^; I wanted to make this chapter longer, but at the same time I want to wait and save what I want to write for the next chapter. Hopefully it won't take as long this time :3 Yayz, I'm glad I've finally gotten Hiro and Suguru into the story, expect even more characters in the next chapter :D but I'm not going to tell you who^^ Also sorry, I just couldn't write a lemon for this chapter xD(mainly because I just want to get on with the story, and my parents like to read my stories x3)I love you all for reading this, please review, constructive criticism is fine but flames will be shunned
~Kitty