Chapter 11
Ryuichi did not dare to move. He was trying his best to control his reaction to the sound of that heavenly voice. "Ryu? Are you ok?" Shuichi looked up at the very still and silent man above him. Abruptly, Ryuichi leaped to the end of the bed, away from Shuichi and temptation. Shuichi sat up, looking worried. "Ryu?" he asked again. Ryuichi held up shaking hands, motioning for Shuichi to give him a minute. Ryuichi had pulled his knees up to his chest, pinning his erection, trying to make it go away. Shuichi began to move toward him, causing Ryuichi to back up, winding up back pressed against the wall. "Ryuichi, are you ok?" Shuichi began to get really worried. "Are you hurt?" Ryuichi swiftly shook his head in the negative but still held his hands out to keep Shuichi at a distance. It suddenly dawned on Shuichi what was wrong. "OH!" He stopped moving just at the end of Ryuichi's hands. Now he did not know what to do! After regaining his composure, he grabbed the edge of the comforter and covered himself. Ryuichi met Shuichi's eyes finally.
"I am ok, Shu. Just was a little wound, ya know?" Shuichi nodded. "Are YOU alright now?"
Again, Shuichi nodded. He pointed to the wall next to Ryuichi, silently asking if he could sit beside him. "Sure, Shu. I am calmer now." Shuichi reached back and grabbed the towel that had been left behind on the bed. After securing it around his waist, he moved next to Ryuichi.
"I really did not mean to get you wound up, Ryu." Shuichi said. "It was, well..." he flushed bright red. "Both in the tub and here, it felt good. Yuki and I have not been...hmm...busy you could say, in a while. I enjoyed your touch. It made me feel wanted." Shuichi finished, unable to look at Ryuichi, his eyes fastened to the mattress. He bit his lip again. "I am sor...", a finger touched his lips, silencing him.
"Stop saying sorry. You have not done anything to be sorry. Not at all. I seem to lose my self control when it comes to you. I want to comfort you through this but at the same time, my body keeps reminding me how bad..." Here he trailed off. He huffed and spoke again. "I said I would not pressure you." Shuichi nodded and then got up.
"Let's go get some clothes on and get some food. I am hungry. Is it still ok for me to wear that outfit from earlier still?" Ryuichi nodded and joined the younger man. He led the way back to his room. Once there, Shuichi picked up the clothes and went into the bathroom to get dressed. Ryuichi went into his other closet and grabbed jeans and a Bad Luck t-shirt. When they were both dressed, they went to the kitchen. K came in just as Shuichi sat down to eat his plate of food. Ryuichi picked up Kuma from the floor, where he had fallen earlier with Shuichi's breakdown. Feeling a little playful, he placed the pink rabbit on Shuichi's fuzzy pink head. K set down the groceries, eyeing the two men.
"Everything ok for the moment, Shindou?" he asked. Shuichi nodded at him, mouth full of rice. "Ryuichi and I grabbed all of your things. Want me to take them to your room? Hearing this, Shuichi's eyes started to glisten with tears but he did not let them fall. Instead, he wiped them away as he swallowed.
"I want to go through it all before it goes in there. I will need you guys with me, though, when I do. Thank you very much for everything you are doing." he said he looked between the two. Suddenly, Blind Game Again began to play. Shuichi looked up and asked, "Where is my phone?" Ryuichi went and grabbed it from the stand by the house door. Handing it to Shuichi, he noticed the name before the song ended.
"It's Hiro-kun, Shu."
Shuichi looked at K for a moment. "Does he know?"
"Only that you need the day off and that it was serious." K replied. Shuichi nodded and flipped open the phone, just as Blind Game Again started.
"Shu! Are you ok? Where are you? I went by Yuki's and you were not there. Hell, the door was unlocked."
"I am at Ryuichi's." He looked at Ryuichi and mouthed 'Can he come over?' Ryuichi nodded, holding his hand out for the phone. "Ryuichi wants to talk to you for a moment." He handed the phone to the older man.
"Hiro-kun, my address is..." Ryuichi rattled off his address to the red head. "Yes, we will fill you in on everything. Just not over the phone. Here he is." He handed Shuichi back the phone.
"You ok? I was so worried when I could not find you. Do you need me to bring anything to you?"
"Some pocky, please?"
"Sure, see you in about 15 minutes." Hiroshi hung up and Shuichi closed the phone. He started to push his plate away but K pushed it back at him.
"Eat. You need your strength. Don't make me bring out my baby." Shuichi let out a small smile and began to eat. By the time, Hiroshi arrived, Shuichi had finished eating and was in the living room on the couch. Hiroshi walked in and saw Shuichi's red rimmed eyes. He sat down beside Shuichi, plopping the pocky in his lap.
"What is going on?" He looked between the three men and then focused on Shuichi. It was Ryuichi who spoke though. He filled the red head in on everything. Hiroshi's face changed through many emotions as he listened. He looked at Shuichi holding his arms out. "Are you ok, really?" Shuichi nodded and hugged Hiroshi.
"I will get through this, with help from you three. Will you help me go through my stuff?" Hiroshi nodded. K brought in the bags and set them down. The four of them set to work. When something that connected to Yuki was pulled out, Shuichi's eyes began to water. Ryuichi held him while Hiro tossed it out of the room. "Where is my mug?" Ryuichi looked puzzled until Hiro described it and Shuichi said where it had been.
Shaking his head, Ryuichi said, "It was gone when I got there. Any where else it could be?" Shuichi shook his head in the negative. "I will get you a new mug, Shu-chan." He leaped up and ran out of the room. Hiroshi followed him.
"He took care of that mug. Where did it go?"
"Maybe Yuki took it. He did actually care for Shu-chan, even if he did not show it. That is why he did this. He left because he did not want to end up destroying Shuichi. I did not see any of their pictures that Shu had managed to get them to take there either. I think he took those and the mug to keep a piece of Shu with him." They had made their way to a closet at the end of the hall. Reaching up, Ryuichi pulled down a box. "Do you think he will be happy with this one?" Ryuichi asked, showing it to Hiro. He whistled.
"One of the limited edition mugs from your first tour? Hell yeah! He would cherish that!" Ryuichi smiled and closed the closet door. They walked back into the living room. Shuichi was where they had left him. Sitting down beside Shuichi, Ryuichi handed him the box. Shuichi looked at the box, at Ryuichi and back at the box.
"Is this what I think it is?" At Ryuichi's nod, Shuichi leaped to his feet. "Awesome! I will take care of this mug, as if it were the last thing in the world." The other three men smiled and then laughed. They brought Shuichi's things down to his room and put them away. When Shuichi began to yawn, he looked at his friends. "I had fun today. Thank you. I will be in to work within the next day or two. I do not think I could do tomorrow, though. I am so..." he stopped at the looks he was given. "OK! I know, none of this is my fault. Drive safe going home, Hiro and K." They said their goodbyes and left Shuichi and Ryuichi. They sat on the couch for a while, Ryuichi holding on to Shuichi until he heard Shuichi's soft snoring. He stood and picked up the slumbering pinkette. He carried Shuichi to his room and lay him down under the covers. Ryuichi stood up and started for the door. A softly spoken, "Ryu" made him turn around. Shuichi had woke and was looking at him.
"What is it, Shu?"
"Sleep here with me please?" After a moments pause, Ryuichi lay down on the bed. Shuichi snuggled up to him. "Thank you"
"No problem, Shu." He wrapped his arms around the younger man. They drifted off to sleep.
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