Still on the iTouch, sigh. (Yet, it's kinda fun)

My beta reader really seemed to like this chapter, so hopefully you will, too. Yay for beating the crap out (mentally) of Akira for being an idiot.

Oh, and I'm just going to take this time to let everyone know (due to a review) that Shirogane is seme, and Akira is uke. In other words, Shiro-top, and Aki-bottom, I guess I hadn't made that clear enough in chapter 3 when Shirogane flipped them over so that he was on top... (Though the opposite would be interesting...)

Enjoy

Chapter 07 Nothing Good Happens On Rainy Days

"Moshi Moshi," Akira answered the phone tiredly.

"Hello, Akira."

He blinked, "Hey Master, is everything alright?"

"Yes, great actually."

"Really? What happened?"

"I do believe that we have figured out what happened last night." Master replied.

"I already know what happened." Akira sounded irritated.

"Not all of it." The bartender said calmly, "You don't know why it happened or why you lost your memories of it."

He was listening now, Master had managed to spark his curiosity.

"If you come down to the bar, we can fix everything here." With the tone he had used, he might as well have said 'if you come down to the abandoned warehouse, we can chain you to the wall and have lots of fun...'

"Right...who's there right now?" The teen didn't want to run the risk of seeing Shirogane.

"He isn't here, if that's what you mean."

Was he that predictable?

"Fine, do I head down now?" Akira gave in, if there was more to this than what he knew, then he would like to know.

"Yes."

-

"That was great Master, but you sounded a little stiff." Aya held back laughter.

"It was hard not to be, he just sounded so aggravated," Master admitted.

The others let their laughter out.

The bartender gave a small smile.

"So now we wait?" Haruka asked.

"Yes," Master answered, "Now we wait."

They all watched the door anxiously, but none more so than Shirogane...

-

Placing the phone down, Akira stood up and released a heavy sigh. He felt like he knew enough already, but if Master said there was more, then he trusted him. It still tired him, he couldn't believe it, he never thought that the Shadow would go so far. Lost in his thoughts, he walked down the stairs and through the hallway, at a slow pace. He exited the front door, only to go back in when he saw that it was raining steadily. Trudging back upstairs, he dug around his room, looking for an umbrella. Finally finding one under his bed, he grabbed it and left for the bar.

He took his time, rain always made him feel nostalgic. So many things happened on rainy days, and they were never good. Soon, he was standing in front of the bar. With a regretful feeling, he shook his umbrella out, opened the door, and stepped inside.

-

It felt like an eternity before the door opened. The bar's inhabitants turned to see a soaked teenager walk in.

"Could you have picked a worse day to tell me to come over?" Akira complained.

He saw his friends were completely dry, so that meant they had been there far longer, but it made him wonder why they hadn't called him earlier.

"An umbrella, perhaps?" Master recommended.

The teen raised the hand that had the wet umbrella in it, "I did, it wasn't very useful...now what were you going to tell me?"

"We can return your full memory."

"Okay, but what about why it happened in the first place?"

"Do you remember that tattoo you told me about?" Master asked him.

"It's kind if hard to forget about considering that it is permanently imprinted on my skin..."

The bartender smiled, "Yes well, we believe that it is a curse mark."

"Great..."

"And we also believe that it was Lulu who gave it to you."

"What does it do and why her?" Akira didn't see the connection.

"The mark gives control of the victim to its caster, and typically, the person loses all memories of the event when they wake up." Master was fully prepared for any and all questions. "As for why her, you might remember that Shirogane was outside your house earlier..."

Akira's eyes narrowed. "Yes. Someone else was there, too, they were arguing, it was quite annoying."

"That was Lulu with him, and in their argument, she made it clear enough that it was her."

"...So how do I get my memories back?"

"Trust me and forgive me," Master replied guiltily.

"What-" He saw movement in the corner of his eye.

It was Shirogane.

"You told me he wasn't here. Why would you-"

"I'm only here to keep the curse from reactivating and to get your memory back. As soon as I am done, I will be gone, I

promise." Shirogane interrupted him.

Akira remained frustrated, but accepted his friend's reasoning as to why he lied to him. "Fine, what do I do?"

"Stay still." The Spirit replied. "And brace yourself; you will get a sudden rush of memories."

Shirogane raised a gloved hand, and fell into a meditative state, focusing on his Shin powers.

Akira felt the tattoo on his stomach burn, and then everything came back to him.

-

"I'll make him pay for ignoring me," She moved closer, "He broke my heart, so I'll break his heart. Don't worry, though. You'll never know what you did," She laughed, "...Until you wake up...you hold his heart right here in your hands," She whispered.

Then all he knew was darkness.

-

"My turn."

Shirogane pulled him into a rough kiss, their tongues battled fiercely for dominance. With his gloves gone, the Shadow began working the teen's pants off, unbuttoning and unzipping, leaving Akira in nothing but his boxers. He was soon picked up and placed delicately on the bed.

Now naked and passionate, skin touched skin.

Nothing between them.

-

Shirogane collapsed on top of him, both were breathing hard. Looking back into each other's eyes, there breathing stilled.

The teen ran his hands down the other man's face, whose eyes closed in content, and finally putting his arms around his neck, he leaned forward, closing his own eyes, and touched their lips in a gentle kiss.

Shirogane buried his head in the younger man's neck.

"I love you, Akira-kun."

Akira kept his arms wrapped around him.

"Hm?...I know. I love you, too."

-

How many times has he been shaken awake?...

"Akira? Get up!"

Opening his eyes, he saw Kengo and Aya leaning over him. He sat up and looked around. Master stood next to him, closed eyed and smiling, while holding a hand out, which he took gratefully, and pulled himself up by. Haruka and his butler were nearby, equally concerned.

And, as promised, Shirogane was nowhere to be seen...

Yet somehow, that didn't make him happy.

Looking back to the bartender, "What happened?"

"You lost consciousness...do you remember everything now?"

"Yea, I think-" He cut off, "...What have I done? Where...where did he go?"

"I don't know, he left as soon as he was done." Master answered.

Akira ran out, straight into the rain, forgetting the umbrella completely.

Damn that Lulu!

He ran block by block, searching for a sign of the Shadow.

Why did this have to happen?...

Running and running, he continued on blindly.

Why am I so cruel to him!? He has never been anything but kind to me!

He found no sign of him throughout the town, but he ran on, rain pouring down on his head.

I know I can trust you, but you don't understand how hard it is, and I know it hurts you.

Running.

But I don't mean it. I never meant to hurt you, I let my guard down the day she came to the park.

He ran through the park.

I know it's my fault...forgive me. Forgive me for the bastard I am.

Rain poured down his face, masking what might have been tears...

"Shirogane...Shirogane!!"

But he knew...he knew if the Shadow didn't want to be found, then he never would be...

Nothing good happens on rainy days.

A/N: Hahahaha, you deserved that, Akira, you bastard!

...I just noticed that this all happened in one day...Okay, didn't see that. Oh, well, I am so not retyping this (damned iPod, whose slidey screen mezmerizes me -).

Does the butler ever get a name, or am I just an idiot?

Only a few more chapters.

W.S.K.

Thanks to Tsuki Hibiki