I'm so sorry for the long update. I finished this a week ago but I don't have the time to update it! (cries)
Banzai! Vol 6 is out! I had a fun time reading it! Tsk tsk.. Shu-chan, you can't even differentiate Yuki and Tatsuha?
Yuki toyed with Shuichi's soft hair as he observed him sleeping on his lap. The news shocked him so much that he could barely speak after watching it and he had only held onto Yuki right after that, refusing to let go. It wasn't until a full twenty minutes later that Shuichi loosened up and finally slept on Yuki's lap.
Yuki let go a soft sigh. Shuichi looked like a child now rather than an eighteen year old teenager. Tired, he carefully untangled himself from the sleeping teen and bent down to pick him up before heading towards the bedroom.
Shuichi's body trembled as he was laid on the bed, but continued sleeping as well. Yuki switched on the cooler, slipped in the bed and pulled the covers to cover both of them.
I know I have probably gone crazy again, but why do I have this weird feeling that there's some sort of a connection between Aizawa's attack and Shuichi? Yuki placed both of his hands behind his head as he stared at the ceiling above him.'
The bed shifted a little; Yuki realized his torso was a little heavier. He looked down and saw Shuichi's head rested onto his chest, a hand wrapped around his waist. The novelist didn't feel like pushing the boy away, so he left him that way and placed his free hand onto the singer's back instead, caressing him. He could hear Shuichi's soft, regular breathing as the singer held tightly to Yuki's waist.
Shuichi probably felt the same, that's why he was trembling after he saw the news. He must have noticed or felt something wasn't quite right. Yuki concluded himself.
Realizing that he should rest instead of wasting his time thinking on a clueless question, he shut his eyes and let sleep welcomed him.
When Yuki opened his eyes again, it was already dawn. He felt something amiss and turned to look for the singer beside him. Shuichi was no where to be found. Panicked, he threw away the covers and rushed towards the hall and found Shuichi sitting on the couch; his blanket wrapped around him securely and his attention glued towards the television.
"According to the hospital officials, Aizawa Tachi san's condition is worsening. Doctors are afraid that he might not make it till the next day." The reporter reported in front of the hospital.
Relief washed through Yuki when he saw the teenager in the hall. He walked towards Shuichi and sat next to him. He was just about to open his mouth to speak when Shuichi asked. "Yuki… Why would anyone attack Aizawa?" Shuichi said absent-mindedly, without looking at him.
Yuki took a deep breath and answered. "Sa na…"
"Yuki.. I know you might think that I'm crazy or whatever, but I'm scared. I…." Shuichi sobbed and flung his arms onto Yuki, weeping softly.
God. I've never seen the brat like this before. Yuki thought when he returned the hug. His free hand grasped at the remote control, switched off the television and flung it away, not caring where it went.
"Brat, you sure you want to go by yourself?" Yuki leaned against the wall as he observed his young lover putting on his shoes, ready to leave for work. Yuki frowned when Shuichi turned down his invitation to drive him to NG; Shuichi insisted that he wanted to go alone, stating that he didn't want to bother Yuki with his work. The novelist badly wanted to send him, but he didn't want to appear to be overly concern for the singer, so he tied his tongue. Pride had much to do with it. He might have shown his softer side to Shuichi, but he wasn't ready to admit his feelings to him yet.
"No worries, Yuki. I can take care of myself." Shuichi whispered cheerfully.
When Yuki woke up for the second time, he found a totally different Shuichi. The teenager seemed to be enlightened; smiling sheepishly and humming as he took his shower, preparing himself to work. The blonde writer seriously thought that some weird alien came and kidnapped the original Shuichi away and replaced him with a cloned one.
He cursed his own foolishness when he realized he was thinking nonsensically. Curious, he asked Shuichi what had happened.
"I gave it some thought, Yuki. I didn't know why I freak out in the first place, but I'm sure the person who did that to Aizawa had a huge grudge on him. Despite I still hate him for what he had done to me, but I'm concern about him. I sincerely hoped he will survive." Shuichi had answered him.
Yuki didn't really understand what had cleared Shuichi's mind, transforming him from a crying coward to a stronger person all of a sudden. Whatever it was, he was glad that it had made the brat feel better, although he still had suspicions on Aizawa's attack.
He wasn't very pleased with the idea of Shuichi going out alone, but he found that it's rather ridiculous if he insisted on going with him. The speculations he had regarding the connections of Aizawa's attack and Shuichi might not be true.
I shouldn't think too much. It's simple, Eiri. Some idiot had this grudge on Aizawa and decided to kill him. What's the big deal? Aizawa and Shuichi are two different people. Shuichi is not even a close friend of Aizawa anyway.
"I'll be going now." Shuichi announced, breaking off Yuki's thoughts. He tiptoed to Yuki and gave him a peck before opening the apartment door. "Ittekimasu." Shuichi smiled warmly at Yuki before closing the door.
The novelist stood there for another few minutes before deciding to move to his room and start his work. He had a hell lot of work to do and he needed them done by the week. Life as a writer sucks. He concluded as he was waiting for the computer to boot up.
Eiji had never been so angry in his life. He woke up shortly after seven and rushed to the small, neat hall of his apartment and switched on the television immediately. He changed the channels quickly, scanning for any news of Aizawa. He halted the minute he heard Aizawa's name on the breaking news channel.
"Hospital Officials has confirmed that ASK's Aizawa Tachi is in stable condition after almost 8 hours of operation. The singer survived despite having numerous stab wounds and massive blood lost, much to doctors' amazement. We have yet to receive a full report from the police and the hospital officials on Aizawa's case progression." The woman reported in front of a hospital, where thousands of fan girls were seen waiting anxiously for any news of their favourite male singer.
His eyes glowed furiously with the news he had just heard. How did that bastard survived the attack? I stabbed him more than 3 times! Eiji flung the remote control away angrily. It hit the vase located at the side of the table, breaking the expensive art that Eiji had kept for a few years.
Momentarily, he heard the clock ticked; he turned his head to where the clock was resting and checked the time. He cursed when he noticed that if he doesn't get ready now, he will definitely be late to work. Fighting to remain calm, he ran towards the bathroom and turned on the cold shower. He desperately needed that shower.
NG productions
"Morning" Shuichi walked into the rehearsal room.
"Shuichi! Did you see the news?" Eiji rushed towards Shuichi, pretending to be panic.
He saw Shuichi nodded solemnly. Eiji's heart ached when he noticed how tired Shuichi looked. The bag underneath his eyes implied that he had not been sleeping well last night, and judging from Shuichi's facial expression, Eiji guessed that something was bothering his idol terribly.
"Buddy, you ok?" Hiro came forward and ruffled Shuichi's hair.
"Hi… ro" Shuichi was almost at the verge of crying. "I was really upset with the news, I don't know why."
Shuichi sama is upset with the news? He should be happy that I managed to beat the crap out of him! But why was he upset with it? Eiji ran his fingers through his jet black hair nervously as he thought. He saw Hiro and Fujisaki sat down on the chair, comforting Shuichi like a child.
He walked nearer to them and asked cautiously after formulating the questions in his head. "Why are you so upset, Shuichi?"
Shuichi looked up at his face and shrugged. "Honestly, I don't know, Eiji. I have this stupid feeling that the attack somehow has something to do with me."
"Please don't laugh at me, Hiro…" Shuichi pleaded when he saw his friend burst in laughter.
"How could it have anything to do with you? Aizawa and you are not the best of friends, to begin with." Hiro clutched at his stomach as he laughed out heartily.
Eiji watched Shuichi's face reddened in embarrassment. Don't worry, Shuichi sama, I wouldn't do that to you! You're the most important person in the world to me. I will protect you, my Shuichi; even if it costs me my life!
Eiji shut his thoughts off and shooed Fujisaki away to sit next to the singer. "Hiro is right, Shuichi. How could Aizawa's attack have anything to do with you?" Eiji patted Shuichi's shoulder as though as he was calming down a frightened child.
"I guessed I'm being over sensitive with it." Shuichi whispered glumly.
"Yes, you are." Eiji said firmly and took the opportunity to observe his idol. Shuichi's pink hair blended well with his flawless fair skin, his soft and smooth skin made him looked almost like an angel. Eiji's eyebrow narrowed when he noticed the bag under his eyes, cursing at Aizawa for making his god having restless sleep. He wanted to hug him so badly, to comfort him that the attack had nothing to do with him and give comfort kisses all over his body.
"Ouch, Eiji. That hurts!" Eiji quickly focused his attention towards the singer next to him ; he was horrified when he realized he had gripped Shuichi's shoulder tightly, causing the singer to call out in pain.
"I'm so sorry…" Eiji murmured apologetically although his heart was screaming for forgiveness. He would go down on his knees to apologize if he had to; for the last thing that he wanted to do was to hurt his precious god.
"Shindou san, you better go and wash your face before you start practicing." Fujisaki said seriously after he stopped laughing.
"Yeah, go wash your face, idiot. Concert is 2 days away and we got to gear up. This is not the time for you to worry like an old man." Hiro gave Shuichi a smack on his shoulder.
"That bloody hurts, Hiro!" Shuichi yelped as he smacked Hiro's shoulder.
"Yosh… that's how our lead singer should be. Now get your ass to the washroom and freshen up" Hiro grinned.
Eiji watched Shuichi pulled a face at Hiro and walked out of the room. Stupid guitarist. Can't he be a little gentler with Shuichi sama? Why does he have to whack him all the time?
He remained rooted to his seat as he watched the two remaining members went to their instruments to get ready for Shuichi to return. The manager looked at his hands and secretly smiled when the two Bad Luck members were not noticing. I touched him! I hugged him for the second time! Eiji thought proudly.
Shuichi pushed the washroom's door opened and entered the room, humming Nittle Grasper's current hit. He walked to the nearest sink and turned on the tap, letting the water ran free as he looked at his own reflection.
He moved his face nearer to the mirror and gasped softly when he noticed the bag under his eyes. He stepped back, scooped some water in his hands and washed his face. He felt his eyes stung. Eyes closed, he turned off the tap and walked carefully to the side, hands desperately searching for some tissues where they were normally placed.
The door opened softly and a man walked into the room. Shuichi could hear the shiny leather shoes tapped into the washroom as he was still trying to feel the tissues. Helplessly, he called out. "Ano… Whoever you are, can you please get me a tissue? I need one badly."
The 6ft tall man pushed open the gent's door and saw Shindou Shuichi, the pop star searching desperately for some tissues with his eyes closed. He smirked when he noticed the singer's eyes were closed tightly. It definitely made things easier for him.
Hands gripping firmly at the small fruit knife in his janitor suit's pocket as he locked the bathroom door softly. He was about to pull out his knife when the singer called.
"Ano… Whoever you are, can you please get me a tissue? I need one badly."
The man curved an evil smile. He decided to play with him a little longer, since he took all the effort to disguise as a janitor in NG. He said nothing and walked to pull out some tissues from its box and handed them to Shuichi's searching hands.
"Thank you," Shuichi said as he took the tissues gratefully and wiped his sore eyes. He opened them and found a tall man stood in front of him. The man wore a protective mask which covered his face until his nose.
The man saw Shuichi's blurred look as he scrutinized him. His round orbs searched his own dark eyes, trying to figure out his identity. He said nothing as he continued to watch the singer in front of him.
"Err… excuse me, you're the janitor?" He heard Shuichi asked.
The tall man threw his head back and gave a wicked laugh before answering. "No, Shindou Shuichi. I'm not the janitor." He gave an evil smile when he saw Shuichi's confused eyes once again searched his. Without wasting any time, he slipped his gloved hand into his pocket and pulled out the fruit knife that he obtained in a room.
"What.. what do you want?" Shuichi's fear stricken voice called out meekly; his widened eyes never leave the shining tool as he felt his body turned rigid.
The man simply laughed and whispered. "Nothing much. I want to take revenge for Aizawa." His widened eyes turned serious, angry.
"Hold on! This must be some kind of mistake!" Shuichi held his hands up in defense when he saw the man lunged forward at him.
The man ignored Shuichi's cries and raised his arms to stab the singer. He cursed when Shuichi managed to avoid his attack. The small sized singer moved swiftly and avoided the deadly stab, unfortunately, it grazed through his arm.
The taller man's adrenalin flowed when he saw blood dripping down the lead singer's arm. He watched in excitement as Shuichi's other hand clasped at his arm tightly and hissed in pain. He longed to hear more coming out from the singer! He want to make him cry, beg for mercy as he finished him off.
Before Shuichi could say anything else, the dark-haired man pounced on him again. Shuichi tried to move away, but the small space did not allow him to spring away. The knife managed to penetrate his shoulder, the same hand that the man had earlier grazed on.
Screaming in pain, Shuichi moved to a corner and sat on the dry floor as he whispered. "Why are you doing this? I didn't do anything at all!"
"Liar." The man whispered. He knelt down in front of Shuichi, closing their gap. He raised his hand again and plunged the knife onto Shuichi's lap. He watched in pleasure as the singer's eye pupil dilate, screaming hoarsely. Using the knife, he force Shuichi's chin to look up.
Shuichi trembled in fear as he felt the knife's sharp edge rested below his chin. The sharp end of the knife poked his skin, making his skin tingled He did not dare to move, in case the knife might just cut off his throat. He stared at his attacker and saw his pleasing eyes returned his stare.
"You did it, did you? You asked someone to attack Aizawa." It was a statement rather than a question.
It took Shuichi a few seconds to decipher the man's words. "I didn't. I don't know what you are talking about." The pain on his shoulder and leg hurts so much that his mind went almost blank when the man accused him of Aizawa's attack.
The man's eyes glistened in fury. "Don't you dare lie! Aizawa was planning to abduct you! The plan was about to be carried out when he was attacked! Somehow or other, you must have known it and you hired men to attack him first!" The man gritted his teeth in fury.
Shuichi felt the knife pressed deeper and felt blood trickled down his throat. He guessed that the knife must have torn his throat's outer layer skin. He hadn't felt any pain yet, except that it stung a little.
"You guys were planning to abduct me? Why?"
"Don't play innocent with me, boy. You must have known about the attack, didn't you? Or worst still, you carried out the attack by yourself!" The man screamed in frustration.
"I swear I don't know what you are talking about!" Shuichi shut his eyes tightly as he replied softly. He felt his body turned numb, blood drained out his arm like a tap and he desperately need to plan for an escape soon or he will die in the maniac's hands.
The man's anger rose and raised his hands, intending to slash Shuichi's neck. Shuichi opened his eyes and saw his attacker's hands had left him; he took that opportunity to push the man away and ran towards the door, gritting his teeth in pain. He unlocked it hastily and escaped, shouting for help.
"Fuck". The man cursed as he witnessed his prey escaped. Realizing that he could no longer carry out his plan, he ran out the bathroom and escaped through the emergency staircase.
"What took Shuichi so long?" Fujisaki grumbled after checking his wrist watch for the time.
"You know Shuichi. He'll probably stare at his own reflection until the mirror breaks." Hiro joked.
Eiji said nothing to the duo. He had to agree that Shuichi was late. He had been in the gents for about twenty minutes now; to tell the truth, he was worried. 5 minutes earlier, he wanted to suggest looking for the singer but he held back after giving it a second thought that Fujisaki and Hiro would be suspicious of his overly concern for Shuichi.
Vaguely, he heard Shuichi screaming somewhere. Now, I have gone crazy. I even imagine Shuichi screaming. Get a grip of yourself, Eiji Tono! Shuichi sama will come back soon!
Eiji stood up, panicked when he heard Shuichi screaming for the second time. This is unmistakably Shuichi's sama voice! He looked across the room and saw Fujisaki and Hiro looking at him, sensing something was wrong as well.
Without a word, Eiji threw opened the rehearsal room's door and looked left and right. He ran out the room towards the gent's direction, his heart thumping uncomfortably.
What greeted him 15 seconds later made his heart stopped cold in his chest. Shuichi sama was limping with his injured leg towards his direction, his left hand clutched at his bloody right arm; his frightened eyes kept looking behind to see if there was anyone chasing him.
"Shuichi.." Eiji whispered.
"Eiji…" Shuichi smiled gratefully when he saw Eiji.
"God, what happened?"
Shuichi did not reply him. He felt his body weakened, and fell.
Eiji hurried towards Shuichi and caught him before he collapsed. Without a word, he picked Shuichi up in his arms, taking extra measure to avoid his injured arm and leg.
"Shuichi… Shuichi.. are you ok?" Eiji's panicked voice called out, shaking the teenager's body slightly in his arms.
Hiro and Fujisaki appeared that very instant, and they gasped when they saw Shuichi in Eiji's arm, bleeding. Some NG's staff came running towards their direction when they noticed something was not right the minute Shuichi called out.
"Shuichi!" Hiro shouted, alarmed. He looked up at Eiji and asked. "What happened?"
Eiji shook his head. " I don't know myself. I saw him limping with his bleeding arm." Eiji replied, almost at the verge of breaking down.
Stay calm Eiji. This is not the time to cry! Eii thought and turned his attention to a man. "You! Call the ambulance!" Eiji directed the helper. When he didn't move, Eiji roared "NOW!"
"H…. Hai!" The helper stammered and ran to the nearest room.
Hiro turned towards another boy in front of him and shouted, "Inform the president,"
The boy nodded his head and rushed off.
"Eiji, we better carry Shuichi to the rehearsal room." Hiro advised.
"Uhm.. sure.." Eiji replied without tearing his gaze away from Shuichi.
Shuichi shouted in pain as he was lowered onto the sofa. "Hold on, Shuichi. Ambulance is on the way." Eiji brushed away Shuichi's locks while he comforted the singer. Eiji's heart pained when he saw blood gushing out from Shuichi's right arm and leg, soaking his baby blue sweater and denims. He used a cloth and pressed on the wound hard, trying to stop the blood from draining. Fujisaki did the same to Shuichi's leg.
Shuichi yelped in pain, tears formed as he looked into Eiji's eyes. Eiji's heart ached so much when he saw his precious Shuichi struggling in pain.
Hiro knelt next to Shuichi and caressed his hair, asking him to hold on.
For once in his life, Eiji felt helpless. He didn't know what to do to relieve Shuichi sama's pain. That very minute, Eiji hoped that he could change the wound onto his body instead and free Shuichi sama from his suffering. Let him take the pain, the agony that Shuichi was feeling now! Eiji prayed silently.
Yuki was typing his work when he felt his eyebrows twitched. Yuki cursed. It was so uncomfortable that he had to switch off his lap top and closed his eyes for a rest. He took off his reading glasses, massaged his forehead and thought of his hyperactive lover.
His cell phone buzzed suddenly, breaking off his thoughts. Cursing, he grabbed the phone and cursed again when he saw Touma's private cell phone number listed on the screen.
What the smart ass wants this time? I bet he's calling to tease me about Shuichi again. Yuki thought as he looked at his ringing cell phone. He was tempted not to answer the phone because he knew Touma would be teasing him again about their relationship.
Yuki breathed in relief when the phone stopped buzzing, glad that he didn't have to listen to another row of Touma's bull shits. The phone rang again, more persistently. Yuki gave up and answered. "What is it, Touma? If you're teasing me about Shuichi again…"
"Eiri… come to the hospital." Touma's urgent voice shouted, almost breaking Yuki's ear drum.
The word hospital halted Yuki's words. He heard the ambulance's siren rang loudly and was about to ask what was going on when Touma spoke again. "Shindou kun.. He was attacked."
"WHAT?" Yuki hollered in the small study room. Images of Aizawa Tachi on the television ran though his mind and it gave him goose bumps just to think that it was Shuichi this time on the stretcher instead of Aizawa.
"He was stabbed on the shoulder and leg. We're on the way to the hospital now." Touma said again.
"I'm on my way." Yuki threw the phone away before rushing to the hall to get his Mercedes car keys.
Shuichi's attacker sat in front of the hospital bed and stared at Aizawa. He clasped his hands on Tachi's and brought it to his lips. "I failed to kill him, Tachi." The man said regrettably as he looked at Aizawa's rigid body. He closed his eyes and opened them with determinacy. "Don't worry, I will kill him for you, Tachi. I promise you."
Toru smiled evilly.
I guess I don't need to tell who is the man who attacked Shuichi right? It's pretty clear…Well, in case you guys have forgotten, Toru is the guy who planned the abduction of Shuichi with Aizawa. I think he made an appearance in chapter 3 or 4, (can't remember)
I know it might sound a little illogical to have a person entering illegally in such a huge production company unnoticed, attacking a superstar in a bathroom without anyone noticing at all, but hey… this is fanfic after all.. so, please.. just bear this crap with me.
Huge thanks to Ashura for Beta-ing.
Thank you so much for those who took time to read and reviewed my fic!
Mistal: The Poisoned One: Yay! You're my first reviewer, you know that? (dancing around) Thank you so much for your review! I also love all evil characters lurking around, capturing their prey! Eiji will be pleased to know that you like him!
AshuraAkuma: You're definitely the only onna who wants to kill me after reading this chapter! Hehe… Thanks for checking through my fics all the time! Err..When does the devil queen wants to update her fic? (Ashura: Silence, you slave! The queen shall update whenever she wants! Muahaha (evil laugh)) Kadzuki runs away quickly before The Queen cast a spell onto her)
Custardpringle: Thank you so much for your review! I love it! Hope you like this one too!
Silverone: I decided not to kill Aizawa after listening to your advice. Hehe.. Thanks for the reviews! Eiji is definitely becoming madder after this chapter.
FREAK014: Gomen! I'm so sorry that I didn't kill Aizawa, but he got what he deserved ne? Eep… I better run now because I have a feeling you'll be shooting me with K san's gun after what I've done to Shuichi. Thanks for your reviews! (runs off quickly)
Niaka1: Yes! Fake is definitely the best yaoi manga out there! It's such a sad thing that it has come to an end.. sigh… Anyway, your ideas were brilliant, and no.. you're not rambling! You got it right! Shuichi actually thought that the attacks had something to do with him, although he doesn't know why. Poor Shu… (cries)
Sabby-chan Yaoi Fan: Haha… your review was hilarious! Don't worry, I won't let Yuki die! He's my number 1 favorite character and I will not let him die!
Kitty in the Box: I thought I was evil.. but after reading your reviews and your suggestions on how to kill Aizawa, you've taken my spot as the Evil Queen! Thanks for your reviews!
Gummy Guru and Ryoku -chan: I gave that a thought before writing the stabbing scenes. But after consulting my sis, a stab on the chest would not be fatal provided it does not hit the main veins. The person may die of massive blood loss though.. About Eiji, he chose the staircase because staircase doesn't normally equipped with cameras. Well, whatever it is, thank you for your reviews and thoughts!
Souka-chan: You're the first person who felt sorry for Aizawa! Don't worry, he's going to live, and yes.. I promise you more Yuki&Shu fluff later ok?
puddingpuff-stalker: Confused san! Hehe… Nice pen name! Thank you so so so so much for liking my fic! I wouldn't' have made it without your review! Here's some strawberry pocky sticks for you! (I stole it from Shu-chan)
Yume for Knight: I love Yuki being possessive! If you have any fics about it, let me know ok?
moonlight2: I Hurt Shuichi! (sob sob) You're so evil!
Ildreen Love: Thank you for your review, I'm really glad you like it! Thank you for sharing your ideas with me.. I'll give it a thought ok?
Asma: You're a friend that always supported me through thicks and thins.. Thank you so much!
Wynjara: K is coming back!......... soon
silent wanderer: Eiji is the most crazy character I've ever designed. He seemed normal in front of Shuichi, but behind him, he's like a maniac who needs treatment! I was happily writing him like that until I did not notice that he's turning crazier. Thank you for your praises and the long review! I really hope that you like this chapter!
Balisong na Purong Pinoy: I hope you like this one too!
Chibi Rinku: Thank you for your pie! It was delicious! Here, this is my return gift! (Throws Chibi another pie) I know you adore Shuichi, but please don't kill me after reading this chapter! (hides behind the cupboard) Maiko? Yes, I know her. She's the craziest sister I've ever seen! I do like her.. she's very hyperactive! I wished I have a sister like her!
Thanks to Suzami san, Moonfairyhime, dhrachth for reviewing!
