A/N- Here is track 10. i actually finished it last week but the server just let me post now. well...what can i say...? i hope you like it and again...i only dream i own gravitation. R&R please. i worked really hard on it.
Track 10: Anything to Protect You…
Later that night, Yuki went outside to go for a walk by the park. The first place he went was the pond, where he had met Shuichi. He thought back to that moment, he didn't know that the boy would end up meaning so much to him. It had only been a year since they had first met, and within the first couple of months his love for the child had grown. Within the first moment of laying eyes on him, he was instantly in love.
"Why did you have to capture my heart? I was unbreakable until that moment. It was something about your eyes, and your innocent looks that brought me to you. But why? I would still be untouchable if I hadn't met you." Yuki asked to the water.
As he continued to walk, he remembered more. He remembered the first time he touched Shuichi. The first time he laid eyes on his unclothed body. He remembered the first time the child made him smile in years. It was that little something about Shuichi that gave him an uncontrollable urge to break from his old self. He left the park and went to the beach where he had taught Shuichi to clear his mind. Where he taught the boy how to walk on water. He remembered everything exactly to detail.
As he stood on the water, looking up at the blood red moon, he felt someone touch his shoulder. When he looked back, he didn't see anyone. He shook it off and looked back to the moon. As he looked up, he felt the hand on his shoulder again. This time, he felt someone breathing on his neck. He turned and, again, saw no one.
"What the hell! Whoever you are, stop playing games with me! Show your fucking cowardly face!"
"Temper, temper. You don't know how to act when someone hits on you do you?"
"What the hell do you want?" Yuki asked, growling inwardly.
Kitazawa appeared behind Yuki and placed his arms around the blonde's waist. "I want you…again." he laughed a little bit, "But more formally this time."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"I want you with your consent."
"Not on your life."
"Why must you deny yourself and I the pleasure?"
"What the hell do you really want?"
Kitazawa released the man and laughed. "What? You don't believe that I'm only here for you? Good call. I want to know why I shouldn't hurt Shuichi."
"Because, if you hurt him, you and your puppet master will die."
"That's not a good reason. But since I love you so much, I'll give you another chance to tell me why I shouldn't kill the boy."
"Because… if you don't…" Yuki took a deep breath and sighed. "If you don't…I'll give myself to you."
Kitazawa smiled at the offer. "What will you do if I harm the boy?"
"I already told you, I'll harm you and your master."
"Those are some big words coming from the mouth of a little boy. But you always did talk bigger than your size. Well, I expect the deal from you. I stick to my part and you stick to yours. Understood?"
"Yes."
"Good boy."
Kitazawa walked back over to Yuki and grabbed him around the waist again. He pulled him in closer and held on to his belt loops by his zipper. He gently kissed the blonde's neck and then released him.
"That's true love."
"What is?" Yuki questioned without turning around.
"You took on my name because you loved me. I hurt you in every way possible, yet you still carry my name. My name and memory is burned into every story you write. That's true love."
Yuki growled louder now as the brunette disappeared into the night. He didn't know what he had gotten himself into, but all he knew was that he had to do anything to protect Shuichi. There was nothing he wouldn't do for him, and that meant giving his body to Kitazawa.
On the way back home, Yuki looked at everything differently. He thought about leaving Shuichi to save both of their lives. He thought about how if he never met the singer, this whole thing probably wouldn't have happened. He even thought about killing himself or Shuichi to save them both. When he made it home, Shuichi charged to him, covered in bruises, blood, and tears. Hiro was sitting on the sofa crying and Tatsuha was pacing the floor, on the verge of breaking anything in his way.
"What the hell's going on here?" Yuki ask, holding the crying pop star to his chest.
"Shuichi's hurt… horribly… I could do nothing but watch." Hiro forced out in a monotonous voice.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"IT WAS THAT SON OF A BITCH WHO HURT YOU! HE CAME HERE AND DESTROYED SHUICHI!"
"What the hell? He was at the beach talking to me. How the…"
"He must have came before he met up with you! He fucking almost killed Shuichi! I did all I could to save him, but it wasn't enough. The asshole took me and Hiro down with ease. Even Shuichi was powerless against him, and his energy is stronger than mine and Hiro's together." Tatsuha stopped pacing and looked at his brother with sincere eyes. "I'm sorry I couldn't do enough to keep him from getting this hurt."
"You saved him though. That's what matters." Yuki looked down to Shuichi, who hadn't said a word, "You think you can come with me upstairs to take a bath."
The boy nodded. As he began to walk, Shuichi made a whimpering sound and held out his arms. Yuki grabbed the boy by the waist and placed him on his hip, taking him to the bathroom. Once up there, he slowly started to remove the boy's clothes. When he lifted Shuichi's shirt, he saw a ton of cuts and bruises. When he looked closer, he noticed that they actually spelled out something.
'One chance Yuki.' The cuts read. Yuki looked to the boy and started to cry now. He grabbed Shuichi and pulled him close, hugging him tight. Shuichi remained silent, but cried along with the man.
"Shuichi, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have gotten you into this. I should have controlled my emotions. I wasn't to fall in love with you in the first place, but I did. You pulled me in and now I'm stuck. You're in danger because of me."
Shuichi pushed off of the man and ran into his room. He came back with a pad and pencil. In the notepad, he wrote a response to Yuki.
"Don't cry. It hurts when you cry."
"It hurts? What hurts?"
"My heart. I don't like seeing you cry. And it doesn't matter if I'm in danger. I love you, and loving someone means you take everything that comes along with them. For you, this means taking beatings and punishment."
"But Shuichi, you don't understand, your life is on the line!"
"I know this. Do you honestly think I'm that dumb?"
"No I don't. I know you're smarter than that, but still…"
Shuichi held up the notepad. On it were giant letters. "I DON'T CARE YUKI! I LOVE YOU AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS! I'LL DIE FOR YOU IF IT COMES TO THAT!"
Yuki continued to cry, but started to laugh a little. "I guess you're yelling at me. Well, I love the fact that you would go as far as to die for me, but I don't want you to. If your life ends, so does mine. And all the happiness you brought into it. And what about everyone else? Especially Hiro? They'll all miss you."
Shuichi sighed and wrote on the pad, "I don't care anymore. I live for no one but you now. I get hurt for no one but you. And I will die for no one but you."
Yuki had given up on talking Shuichi out of the relationship. He had seen that the boy had seemed to make up his mind. He grabbed the notepad and the pencil from the boy and threw it across the room.
"You know, I was just going to sit outside of the tub and bathe you, but what do you say to me joining you?" Yuki said smiling faintly.
Shuichi nodded rapidly and started to remove Yuki's shirt. After a while, they were both sitting in a tub of warm water. Yuki looked down and saw that the water, that was once clear, had gone pink. He sighed to himself and released the drain, refilling the tub with fresh water. As they sat in the tub, Shuichi fell asleep. Yuki looked to the boy and smiled only to have it be replaced by a frown. He grabbed the star in a tighter embrace and started to cry a little bit.
"That look's not becoming of you bro." Tatsuha chimed.
"How long were you there?" Yuki said, finally noticing his brother.
"I just came here. I wanted to check up on the both of you." Tatsuha walked in and closed the door behind him. "You know, I don't know who's hurt more, you or Shuichi."
"I think he's hurt more."
"No, I think it's you actually."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because, Aniki," Tatsuha walked over and sat on the edge of the tub. "Shuichi has love to keep him stronger. The hope that you'll win and he'll stay alive because of your love. You've given up on that hope that's been pushing him."
Yuki leaned his head on his brother's leg and closed his eyes. "I tried. I didn't want to give up, and I haven't completely. I've just weakened is all. Kitazawa-sensei weakened me and he knows that."
Tatsuha rubbed his brother's head and leaned back on the shower wall, "You've let yourself get weakened. I mean, I know you're stronger than this. You were strong the first time, you can do it again."
"But before, I didn't have Shuichi to distract me."
"He's not distracting you. You're distracting yourself. Now listen to me, I want you to look in your heart and find all that hidden flame. I want you to find that passion that's been buried in there. The passion for revenge. I want you to gain your powers back."
"But why?"
"Because, you and Shuichi are the only ones who can beat him, but Shuichi can't realize his powers until you realize yours."
"What do you mean?"
Tatsuha sighed. "You know Ryuichi right?"
"How can I not."
"Well, I gave him some of my power. He didn't know he had it until I unlocked mine. Now he has control over it. But if I ever forget my powers or refuse to use them, Ryu will lose them too. Shuichi's the same way. If you don't find your strength soon, both of your fates are sealed."
"But mine is already sealed."
"No it's not."
"Yes it is. I gave my body to Kitazawa in place of him not harming Shuichi!"
Tatsuha looked at his brother. He was too shocked to do anything.
"I'm sorry Tatsuha. I'm really sorry. I know I shouldn't have, but I caved. For Shuichi. Now I regret it. I regret it all." Yuki buried his face into Tatsuha's leg.
"It's okay. There's still a way to get you out of this, but you need your powers to do so."
"Really?"
"Yes. Now just remember what I said, look deep in your heart and find that flame; use it to spark Shuichi's fire. He already has a spark, he just needs it to light."
Tatsuha picked Yuki's head from his lap and kneeled down. He held his brother's face in his hands and stared into his golden eyes. Only a second later did he place a kiss on his brother's lips. Yuki was shocked that he would do something like this. After a slight moment, he calmed down and accepted it. He ran his fingers through Tatsuha's hair and then pushed his face away.
"What the hell do you think you're doing? You little perverted child. Isn't that what you have Ryuichi for?"
"But his kiss is nothing in comparison to that from a brother. Am I not correct Eiri?" Tatsuha smiled and then stood up, leaving the blonde and his lover to sit.
As Yuki regained himself from the slight shock, he smiled at the thought of his brother caring so much. He had never seen Tatsuha so determined or so serious in his life. Not even when it came to getting to Ryuichi. He knew there was a reason deeper than just protecting Shuichi behind his actions. He just didn't know what it was yet. After a while, Yuki woke Shuichi so they could get out of the tub. Shuichi groaned and just turned away.
"Come on Shu. We need to get out of here before we turn into prunes. Now let's go. I'll lay with you in my room." Yuki coaxed.
"Fine…" Shuichi mumbled some other things that almost sounded like words.
Yuki smiled and helped the boy up. He grabbed a towel and wrapped it around the both of them and waddled into his room. He put on his boxers and then dressed Shuichi in his shirt and boxers. He laid down on the bed and pulled the pink haired boy on top of him. Shuichi cooed and wrapped his arms around the blonde's waist and nuzzled into the man's chest. Yuki wrapped his arms around the boy and held him tight to protect him from any more harm. When they went to sleep, Shuichi was silent and Yuki was crying for the both of them.
Around three o'clock in the morning, Tatsuha woke and went to go get a drink. On his way to the kitchen, he heard something in the hall. He stood in the middle of it and listened for the sound again. What he heard sounded like a cry of pain. He started to follow the noise, but couldn't find it. He decided that he was going to go in his brother's room and check on the pair he left in the bath earlier. When he went in there, he only saw Shuichi lying in the bed. Tatsuha panicked and flew down the stairs to look for his brother. If he knew anything about his brother, he knew that when he woke in the middle of the night it was to get a beer or smoke.
When he made it downstairs, his brother was nowhere to be found. At this point, Tatsuha was on the brink of killing anyone to find his brother. Before he ventured any further, he ran back upstairs to get Shuichi. He didn't need the boy getting hurt again. He went back upstairs and shook the boy awake. Shuichi groaned and did as the brunette told him.
"Here, you can get on my back if you still need to rest, but I just want you to be in my vision at all times. Okay."
"But what about Yuki?" Shuichi cried out. It was the first thing he said all night.
"He's fine. He's not here right now, but I know he's fine." Tatsuha said smiling to himself. He was happy that Shuichi spoke his first words to him.
"But if you're looking out for me… who's looking out for you?"
"It's alright Shu-chan, I can look out for myself. I may be younger, but I can take care of myself."
Shuichi nodded and went back to sleep. Tatsuha continued to search the house for Yuki. When he finally sat down, he placed Shuichi on his lap and thought of where his brother could have went. No more than two minutes later, Tatsuha swore he heard his brother's cry. It sounded like he was being hurt. He picked up Shuichi and put him on his back again, then ran outside to the direction of the scream. When he made it out there, he saw his brother was tied to one of the trees by the lake with ivy. He saw Kitazawa standing in front of him smiling and laughing. Without thinking, he ran over to where they were and started to scream at the older brunette.
"What the hell are you doing to my brother!"
"Who's that? Oh! It's you Tatsuha. My how you've grown. I remember you when you were but four and five. You were so small and cute then." Kitazawa smiled at the boy and turned to him, "And less interfering."
Yuki looked at his little brother and cried out for him to run, but Tatsuha wasn't hearing it. Kitazawa smiled and walked slowly toward the sixteen-year-old.
"My dear boy, your brother couldn't speak safer words. What would you be able to do to me? All you have is your limited power and a mute who doesn't know his power. What threat should I see in that?"
Tatsuha stood in front of the man, shaken up inside, still holding Shuichi on his back. He took two steps back and froze again. Just as he did so, Shuichi whispered to him.
"Behind you."
Tatsuha turned and saw an older blonde standing behind him. A man older than the two behind him.
"Well, if you won't say anything, then allow me. Hand over Shuichi and you won't get hurt."
"Not on my life!"
"That can be arranged."
Thoma moved closer to the boy and Yuki cried out.
"If you hurt my brother or Shuichi, you will suffer greatly! And I will see to it that you hold an eternal seat in hell!"
"Big threats, but can you follow through."
As Tatsuha was distracted, Kitazawa removed Shuichi from his back. When he finally realized that the weight was gone, he turned and looked to the brunette and the pink haired teen. He tried to reach out for Shuichi and call out to him, but as he did so, Thoma knocked him out. Yuki screamed at the men, but they paid no attention. He called out to his brother and Shuichi, but neither responded.
"What the hell did you do to them! Return them to me now and release me!"
"Why should I do that my love? You belong to me, remember."
"But you said you wouldn't hurt Shuichi."
"I said that I wouldn't. I never said anything about Thoma."
"What the hell?"
Thoma laughed and took the boy off of the brunette's hands. "You see, even though his part of a huge band that's making me lots of money, he's getting in the way of plans. We need him to… go a on a little vacation, if you will."
"Don't fucking touch him!"
"I'll do more than that Eiri." Thoma grinned.
"Shuichi! Wake up! Wake up and be strong! For me! Save yourself!" Yuki cried to the boy. But he didn't answer.
"Why do you even waste your breath, he's unconscious. He can't hear you. So you're just wasting your breath and our time." Kitazawa declared.
Yuki closed his eyes and started to cry. 'Shuichi, it's time to wake up.' he thought to himself. As if he had called it out, Shuichi awoke. Thoma looked at the boy in shock. He wasn't supposed to wake up.
"What the hell is this! Some little game! You're supposed to be unconscious still!" Thoma fumed.
"Not anymore. Thanks to my Yuki, I can feel the fire inside my heart. And it's guiding me." Shuichi smiled and laughed a little, removing himself from the man's grip, "You know, it's funny. I feel this weird power and I never felt it before. I have no honest clue what to do with it, but it's telling me to use it to destroy you. It's coming from Yuki, so it must be the right thing to do."
"What the hell are you talking about." Kitazawa questioned.
"This."
Shuichi raised his hand to the sky, palm up, and the clouds roared. They lit up and suddenly lightning was raining from it. Shuichi still didn't know what to do, but this sudden power felt great to him. He looked at Kitazawa and Thoma deviously and smiled.
"Feel the wrath that you only brought upon yourselves. Feel the energy and the power that true love reigns."
Shuichi brought his hand down and the lightning struck the two men before him. It came down almost too fast for them to dodge, but even if they could, there was no place for them to go. When they were struck, the stood for a moment. After they regained themselves, they tried to strike a blow to Shuichi, but he easily dodged it.
"Your power is nothing to mine. And I'll be glad to show you first-hand."
Shuichi raised his hands again, but this time fire rained down on the duet. After the fire, lightning and ice fell onto them. Shuichi warned that if they didn't leave, the fates would be worsened for every minute they stayed. The two heeded the warning and left instantly. Shuichi walked over to Yuki and brought out his claws. He cut the vines that tied him and smiled.
"Where did that come from?"
"I don't know Yuki. I just…" Shuichi blacked out and fell into the blondes arms.
"I know where it came from now Shuichi. I discovered my fire and lit your flame. But it only stays lit as long as you need it."
Yuki scooped the boy into his arms and grabbed Tatsuha and placed him on his back. He carried the boys into the house and placed Tatsuha on the sofa by the wall. He went over to the sofa under the huge window and laid Shuichi on top of him. He rubbed the boy's head and smiled, then closed his eyes and went to sleep.
The next morning, Tatsuha and Yuki were the first to wake up. Tatsuha looked at his brother and Shuichi. Yuki was running his fingers through the boy's hair and staring out the window. Shuichi was still in the sound sleep that Tatsuha seen him in the night before. When he looked at the boy, he sensed a power radiating from him that he never felt before. He suddenly knew that Shuichi's power was awakened.
"So, did Shuichi wake up?"
"Yes he did. And he fought well to protect both of us." Yuki continued to comb Shuichi's hair, but he looked down at the boy then to his brother. "You know, I gave up out there. I didn't think that either one of you could defend yourselves out there. I mean, if I was taken over by Kitazawa, then I definitely knew that you two weren't going to make it. But Shuichi proved me wrong."
"How'd he wake up?"
"Well, I don't know for sure, but when I had finally given up, I just closed my eyes and called to Shuichi in my mind. I told him to wake up and next thing I know, he's standing up and he's filled with so much power. It was amazing, I wish you could have seen it. He was glowing; he had so much power. He ran Thoma and Kitazawa out of here."
"How'd he manage to do that?"
"I don't know. He casted spells that I don't even know. I'm telling you, he might even be stronger than I am. It's scary to think, but he might just have to protect me."
"Well at least we know who to count on when we're in trouble."
"Yea. I guess you could say that."
The brothers sat in silence, as the sun started to wash over them and cast its glow on the room. Tatsuha admired Shuichi now. He didn't know why. He just looked at the boy and knew there was something special about him. Tatsuha looked at his aura and smiled.
'This could be the one to save the world.' He thought.
He laid back down and looked up at the ceiling. He raised his hand in the air and clenched it into a fist. He smiled and laughed a little and then sat up.
"Shuichi, you have competition. I'm gonna train so hard, my body's gonna explode. I'm determined to be more powerful than you. And I'll get Ryuichi the same way. So you and your lover better train too if you want to stay as strong as you are."
Shuichi moved a little and mumbled. "You better train for weeks without sleep if you wish to beat me." He rolled over and looked to the brunette. "I'm more powerful than Thoma and Kitazawa combined. I think my power's even greater than your brother's. So you better train, because when all is said and done, I want to see who's stronger."
Tatsuha laughed a little and smiled. Shuichi did the same. Yuki just looked at the boy and smiled. He was glad that Shuichi was this confident, because that confidence is what it'll take to win the battle.
'I picked the right one this time.' Yuki thought. 'Who would have imagined that his power would've tripled or even quadrupled my own. But before we celebrate, I have to show him how to hone is power, or else it'll control him.'
Tatsuha and Shuichi sat and criticized each other and told each other how they were going to kill the other. Shuichi kept mentioning that Tatsuha's power was nothing in comparison to his. Tatsuha disagreed like normal. Yuki just watched their egos get the best of them. He didn't care who could be who at that point, just that one of them, if not both, could take out Kitazawa and Thoma.
…TBC…
A/N- So there you have it. track 10 all complete. and there's something you never expected, tatsuha helping his brother and shuichi being stronger than someone for once! lol. well again R&R. thanks for reading it. I.A.