A/N: Well, as thanks to Tsuki Aquarius Hanju for her help, earlier, I have decided to put her name in the fic. You'll see how. And now…

Chapter 10

Still Ryu's P.O.V.

Well, it's been a day since Shuichi woke up. It was kind of funny because with his amnesia, he thought I was a little crazy. Especially when he saw who Kumagoro was. But, anyway, after that, I explained more about the world we are in and some more about our situation. We decided that if we want to go into the city, then we would need to wear disguises since we are supposed to be either dead or missing.

And that's why today we are going through all the stuff I stole yesterday.

"Hmm, what do you think of this wig for Kumagoro?" I ask Shu.

He looks over and blinks a few times. Then he starts to snicker. I look down at the long black hair that's going past Kuma's feet. Then I smile, too.

"Oh, Ryu-san, no matter what, Kumagoro would stick out like a sore thumb!" Shuichi laughs.

"But we can't let him be seen," I pout. "No one else in the city has any of Kuma's brothers and sisters, as far as I've seen." /1/

Wiping away the tears of laughter with a pinky, Shuichi digs around for a big shirt and holds it up. "Then hide him under your shirt and pretend you're like Santa."

I smile at him with wide eyes.

"You're a genius!" I cry, doing just that.

Shu-chan smiles and looks at the pile we have.

"Well, what should I wear? I can't believe you were able to carry all this stuff and me at the same time yesterday, but you took a lot of things that girls would wear…"

"Then be a girl."

I try to position Kumagoro on my belly and then grab for the shirt Shuichi is holding for me. He pulls it away from me, though.

"A girl?!" he exclaims.

"Sure! Yu-Yu said you did it twice before. First you were a schoolgirl, and then you were in some icky sunflower dress and had a bad lipstick job. You totally freaked out his dad!"

Shuichi's eyes are wide.

"I did that?"

"Yup. You were willing to change yourself for Yu-Yu."

I snatch the shirt from him and put it on. Oh, Kuma looks so weird on me! So lumpy… I move him around a little. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see Shu lean on the rail.

"Willing to change myself for him?" he mutters to himself. "Is he really worth that much?"

"Nope. Not if you look at your relationship through some stranger's eyes. I mean, he was always kind of mean to you, but in a weird way. But you two have been all lovey-dovey for two years, so then I guess he really is."

Shuichi turns to me, a shy smile on his face. "You know, Ryuichi-san, in the visions, I thought I was sort of… clingy and desperate. I felt like I was depending on Eiri too much…"

I sit cross-legged and stare at him.

"You were a little like that in the beginning of your relationship, from what Yu-Yu told me. Between him and the band, you were a little overwhelmed. And in turn, you overwhelmed Yu-Yu. But you changed him. He even told you a really big secret of his that almost no one else knows of and saved him from suicide. Despite how totally opposite you are, you really do need each other." He's got a little frown on his face. I smile. "Don't worry about it!"

He smiles, looking off to the side. "Sure."

"Just remember to sparkle!" He looks at me, blankly. I smile even wider and giggle, "You'll understand when your memory comes back," I assure. "Now let's get back to business. It's time for us to pick fake names! I'll be Captain Kuma!"

Shuichi just bursts out laughing. I go to our pile of clothes, pull out a pretty little dress, and put it against Shu to see how he would look.

"Hey, Ryu-san, what are you doing?" he sputters, throwing the thing to the side.

"You've got the body for a girl. So that's what you'll be!"

"But—!"

There is a little scuffle, but in the end, I get him into the dress and step back to see him. Then I giggle. It's just that… He makes a very cute girl! Maybe it's because of his big eyes and chubby cheeks. Ha, ha! He's blushing like Mars and giving me a death glare!

I turn back to the pile to look for a wig for him.

"Ryuichi-san…" he growls through his teeth.

I take out a short midnight blue wig and arrange it on his head. Hmm… His eyes kind of stand out, especially with the wig having a part down the middle so that the hair frames his face. It's pretty.

"Ryu!" Hee, hee. Now he's whining. Kawaii!

As a joke, I set my hands on his shoulders, look straight into his eyes, and dramatically sigh, "I'm sorry, miss, but you're just not my type."

Shuichi's jaw drops, and he turns even redder. I just go on laughing.

P.O.V. to Yuki

"Come on, Eiri, we need to get ready for work!" Seguchi's voice sings through the house.

"Uhh…" I groan from under the covers. "I'm a novelist, damn it; I set my own work schedule."

"That's in the real world. Here, you're still 'recovering from the stress of deadlines,' so that's not going to work. Now, please, hurry up and get dressed!"

Why is it that he is so cheerful when I feel so dead? Why is it that… Shuichi had to die? Why is it when I love someone, they end up dying?

P.O.V. to Shuichi, er…

If I hadn't done this before, I'd say that this would be the most embarrassing thing I've ever done, dream or no dream. I'm walking through the city in a dress. A dress! And I'm wearing make up! While people are around! Never mind that Ryuichi-san is walking next to me with what looks like a gigantic tumor on his abdomen. I'm a girl! And there is a bunch of people staring at me… kind of hungrily… I really want to scream and run away.

As a girl, I am Tsuki Aquarius Hanju. It's a cute name for a girl, and Ryu picked it out for me (actually, he said Kumagoro did). But… oh, why do I have to be a girl?! Why can't I be a fat old goon in a beard with Ryuichi-san? Or why can't he be in the same boat of humiliation as me?

I bow my head in embarrassment.

"Smile, Tsuki!" Ryuichi-san whispers in a sort of gruff voice.

I trip over my heels, and he catches me.

"How can I smile?" I hiss, blushing madly. "Ryu—"

"Ah, ah, ah! What's my name?" Ryuichi-san bellows so everyone can hear.

I sigh. "Jesse Leverentz."

"What? I can't hear you!"

Oh, my god. He looks just like a seven-year-old with that smile, even in the beard. I still can't believe he chose that name. I can feel a vein throbbing in my head.

"Jesse Leverentz!" I belt out in my best girl voice.

I pant while everyone stares at us like we're insane. Ryu, I mean, Jesse Leverentz /2/ (where the hell did he find that name?) rubs my back.

"See? That wasn't so hard!" he comforts, cheerfully.

I glare at him and ask through clenched teeth, "So what are we doing, again?"

He looks down at me with that smile.

"We're checking to see if our package is okay. Then we'll figure out how to get our package and you back home."

Yay, speaking in codes. At least I know what he means. Check on Eiri and figure out how to get him and me back to our world.

I sigh.

Everything that's been going on with me is just crazy. Since getting out of the darkness, everything is just going by fast—boom, boom, boom! I hope things can get better soon because this is getting ridiculous!

P.O.V. to Yuki

I walk into Seguchi's office, pissed.

"Where the hell is Sakuma?!" I roar.

Once we finally got to the studio, I had convinced Seguchi to let me stay with Bad Luck. When I got to their room, Sakuma wasn't there. Nakano said Seguchi let him go after I left yesterday. I'm pissed that my brother-in-law never told me.

Seguchi isn't in his office, though.

"Seguchi, where the hell are you?!" I scream.

I step into the office and look around. Damn!

Suddenly, I feel two arms encircle my neck. A blond head rests on my shoulder. Well, at least I know where the maniac is.

"Eiri, what's wrong?" he purrs.

"Why did you fire Sakuma?"

He begins to kiss the back of my neck.

"Why—" kiss "—do you—" kiss "—care?"

That is getting annoying.

"Because I like talking to him in this world," I growl.

"Well, I'm sorry, but you'll have to make friends with someone else; the Ryuichi of this world is no more."

I tense up. Did he find out about Sakuma being my "guide"? Shit…

"Why?" I ask, slowly.

"I just didn't like how he was around you, my Eiri." When I turn my head towards him, he tries to nibble at my ear. "But don't worry," he continues in a husky whisper, "I'd never do anything like that to him in the real world; he's one of my most cherished friends! There was just something 'off' about this one… And with the two of you spending so much time together, it was so strange. You never spend time with him in the real world. Out of everyone here, I would have thought you would bond with Nakano, Suguru, or even K."

I throw his arms off me. I turn around and see him smiling, smugly. Rolling my eyes, I leave the office, slamming the door behind me.

P.O.V. to Shuichi

Arg! I'm completely lost! As soon as Ryu-san and I got inside the NG building, Ryu-san suggested we split up to look for Yu-Yu and then just ran away before I could even disagree. He forgot that I'm an amnesiac; I don't remember this place, and despite my visions, I have no clue what Yu-Yu looks like!

So, I'm walking around, not knowing what to do or where to go… What a mess I'm in! Oh, well, at least this place has some nice wood…

"Oomph!"

Oh, no, I walked into someone! I quickly try to get off him.

"Gomen! Gomen nasai!" I apologize.

And that's when I see him. Short blond hair. Piercing golden eyes. Tall and well-built body… He's absolutely gorgeous! I have to cover my mouth with my hand to keep the dust from getting in.

The beautiful stranger's eyes glare into mine but then widen in shock.

"Shuichi?" the guy calls.

Oh, no! How does he know? Great, first day, and my cover is already blown. How did I do that?

Suddenly, a fire alarm begins to sound. I look around, frantically looking for an exit until the guy grabs my arm.

"Come on!" he yells and starts pulling at me.

I look back and see what looks like the edge of Kumagoro's ear. What's Ryu-san doing pulling on fire alarms? And where's this guy taking me?

"Sir?" I call.

"Shut up and follow."

My eyes widen. Am I being kidnapped? Is he some sort of hot rapist?

I immediately stand still when he leads me into an open area where people are staring straight at us kind of creepy-like. The guy looks around at everyone then turns around and throws me over his shoulder. That's when I start beating at his back and screaming at everyone. They're just staring at us in shock! Why won't they help me?

Rapist-man runs to some door, throws me in the room, and locks the door. After fixing my dress to cover my secrets, I look around to see if I can hide. But, we're just in some meeting room; only a big table, a bunch of chairs, and a few plants for decorations are in here. Good enough, though.

I quickly jump on the other side of the table and grab a chair to hold high over my head. The blonde guy turns toward me and looks at me as if I'm a lunatic.

"Stay back!" I yell in my falsetto, trying to get a better hold on the chair. "I'm warning you!"

He rolls his eyes at me.

"Put that thing down before you hurt yourself."

"No, you evil rapist-man!"

He lets out an exasperated sigh. "I'm not a rapist, you imbecile!" He takes a step closer to me. "Now put that thing down before I—"

Quickly, I do as he says but keep my tight grip on the back. He sighs, squeezing the bridge of his nose.

"Who are you?" I ask. "What do you want?"

He's glaring at me, but I can see something hidden beneath those captivating eyes. He looks to the side, closing them.

"Sorry," he whispers. "I thought you were someone else."

"You thought I was Sh—"

"Don't say that name!" he snaps. I probably look shocked because his eyes become tender, and he explains, "People will look at you strangely if you go around saying that name. I was just being stupid, earlier. That's why I took you with me. Sorry for frightening you."

He begins to leave.

"But, sir—"

"Maybe we'll meet again some other time. Sorry for frightening you."

And that's when he goes. I sit in the chair, dazed.

Wow, he knew me! Well, my name. But at least that's something! He seemed awfully lonely, though…

The door swings open, and I look up. It's Ryuichi-san who's looking all cheerful. He pulls up a chair across from me and takes a seat, watching me, expectantly. His hand goes under his shirt, and he pulls out Kumagoro. I smile, sweetly at him, remembering the incident from earlier.

"It was you who pulled that alarm, wasn't it?" I ask.

"Yeah. I've always wanted to do that, and I just couldn't resist! But more importantly, it got Yu-Yu out of that daze."

My jaw drops.

"That was Yu-Yu?! Eiri? My happy voice?!"

His eyes widen.

"You didn't know?" I shake my head, still in shock. And suddenly, everything just turns pink; Ryu-san had thrown Kumagoro at my face. It causes me to fall back in my chair. "How could you not know?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm an amnesiac! I didn't know how he looked!" I sputter, throwing the bunny back at him. Ryu-san catches him, easily, and nuzzles him against his cheek.

"I know that, but didn't you recognize anything else about him? His hair, his voice, his attitude? That fact that he said your name?! No one in this town has your real name or would be able to say it unless talking to Yu-Yu to get him to think you don't exist!"

My face is red though from embarrassment or anger, I can't tell. But oh crap…

P.O.V. to Yuki

That girl… She looked so much like Shuichi. She even sounded and acted like the baka! But she must have been some pawn of Seguchi's that was being used to tease me. One would think Seguchi would try to get me to top thinking of Shuichi!

"Yuki-sama!"

I turn to see K coming up behind me.

"What do you want?" I ask, not in the mood to see any more illusions.

"Seguchi-sama was getting worried about you because the alarm went off."

"Well, tell him I'm fine; I don't need to constantly be watched over."

"He wants to see you—immediately."

"Well, I want to be alone." I pull my arm from his grip and begin to walk away. I hear the sound of a gun being cocked and stop. Chuckling, I reply, "You wouldn't dare."

A sigh. "You're right." By now, he's lowered the gun.

"Good. Because I don't think Seguchi would take it too well if any harm came to me." Once again, I begin to leave. "Anyway, I'll see Seguchi when I feel like it."

/1/: You know how whatever company Kuma comes from would manufacture a whole bunch of Kumas? That's what Ryu meant.

/2/: I honestly don't know where I came up with Ryuichi's alias… Heh, in a week I probably will figure it out and end up smacking myself. Whatever, I think I'll change it later on…

I really do think that Tsuki's name is really cute!! Thanks for letting me use it!