The Gravitation Boys: A Quick Look

Bakura: You don't have to put a title on everything!

The main character is Shuichi Shindo, 19-year-old lead singer of the band Bad Luck. He's (I'm just guessing) about the same height as Kaiba, with fluffy pink hair and blue eyes. He's very energetic and likes to wear costumes in the anime! I've seen him as a: puppy, banana, schoolgirl, sumo wrestler, battery, fake fiancée, I think that's it. His mood can switch from goofy chibi to dead serious in the blink of an eye. He loves Yuki and his band more than anything.

Shuichi's boyfriend is Eiri Yuki, a romance novelist. His real name is Eiri Uesugi and his family runs a temple. His dad dresses like Miroku from Inu Yasha! He's (Again, I'm guessing) about as tall as one of Kaiba's bodyguards, with soft blonde hair. His eyes are golden, and he smokes. He acts like a cold hearted bastard, but he's actually very fragile and sweet. Remind you of anyone, Baku-Chan?

Bakura: Shut up.

I hope this makes it easier to follow the fic for anyone who doesn't read Gravitation. But seriously, you should check it out. It's awesome.

And now, without further ado…

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Chapter 14: Desperation

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"Untie me immediately."

Ryou squeezed Bakura's hand. "It's for your own good, Baku-Chan."

"That's right", said Anzu, "You practically tore your own face off."

Ryou leaned closer and spoke softly. "I'll be back this evening.."

"No! Don't leave!" He struggled anew. I can't be away from him—I have to protect him!

"I'm just going to see what Kaiba found, then I'll be right back, I promise."

It was decided. Ryou was already stepping towards the door.

"NO!" Bakura began thrashing about as if possessed. Only his wrists and ankles were bound. He arched his back and rose from the bed as he tried to pull free. "You can't leave! You'll die!"

Several large male nurses rushed in, pushing past Ryou and the others.

"Stay back", he spat at them, "Don't you come near me with that fucking needle!"

The nurses each knelt on his limbs and weighted him down while he was sedated, and he soon lost consciousness. Seeing his yami like that damaged Ryou—his eyes glistened with tears. He blinked, and they trickled down.

Baku-Chan, what has happened to you?

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Yuki was out of cigarettes. They stopped at a convenience store, and Yuki went inside, while Marik and Shuichi waited in the car. Shuichi turned sideways so he could see Marik in the back seat. "Are you horribly uncomfortable? Wanna get out and stretch your legs?"

Marik did, and they stood together on a quiet country road.

While Shu-Chan was looking the other way, Marik smiled at him.

Just being near you gives me this weird, excited feeling inside. You're so hot, Shu-Chan.

"So, where's your family?"

"Huh? What?"

"Are they still in your home country?"

"Uh.." Marik blushed, hoping his dark skin concealed it.

"Are you an exchange student?"

"Yeah." I wish he'd stop talking so much. His voice keeps disrupting my thought processes.

"Is your hair naturally that color? It looks very exotic." He got closer and took a lock of Marik's bangs in his fingers, stroking and admiring it. "Wow. I've never seen anyone who looked like you before."

Having another person's warm body so close was too much. Marik became aroused… he closed his eyes, enjoying the euphoric sensation—he twitched.

I'm in a boy's body! That means!

He looked down at his pants and, yes, there was a bulge. He half-spun and fell to his knees, clutching the side of the car with one hand, trying to conceal his arousal with the other.

"Hey, you alright?"

"Yes, I just felt a bit faint."

Yuki returned then, a new cigarette glowing from between his lips.

"Yuki, Yuki, Marik's sick! Go get him some bread and some juice!"

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Kaiba smirked. "Greetings, Mutt."

Jou growled in the back of his throat, his face hot. They had just entered Kaiba's mansion. Yugi, Jou Anzu, and Ryou followed Kaiba through many richly decorated hallways as they spoke.

Yugi said, "Why won't you tell us what you've found?"

"Because I don't know what it is."

There were two large men guarding the entrance to the den where the corpses were found. They stepped aside so Kaiba could enter, followed by the other four. The first thing Yugi noticed upon entering was that, even though the lights were off, a soft glow filled the room. The glow emanated from a spot on the floor, in front of the entertainment center. There were plush couches that had been pushed out of the way. When they saw the source of the soft glowing light, they gasped.

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They were zooming down a dirt road, getting closer to Kyoto. The sky was dark blue, getting blacker by the minute. Yuki was driving, and Shuichi was smiling in the passenger's seat.

Marik clasped both hands over his mouth and made a gagging sound.

Shuichi said, "What's wrong? Gotta throw up?"

Marik nodded anxiously, and Yuki slammed on the brakes. The car kicked up a lot of dust as it screeched to a halt. "Get him out of my car. Now."

As soon as Shu-Chan opened the door and leaned forward, Marik jumped out and ran into the trees lining the road.

He couldn't see where he was going as he stumbled deeper into the woods.

I can't throw up—I'll have it on my breath!

He had the lower half of his face in a death grip as he fought to keep the food down. Finally, he tripped over an exposed tree root and fell to the ground on all fours. Before he had time to do anything about it or even realize it, the food was coming up in a watery flood. He had not eaten anything in all the time since possessing Marik's body, so when Yuki had presented him with a piece of bread and a large bottle of juice, he had greedily gobbled down the bread and guzzled the drink.

Once he started, he couldn't hold back any more. He retched again, and then again. Then he was empty. Marik coughed and spat, thoroughly disgusted with himself. Some had come out of his nose, and it was dripping.

"Ugh. Gah—" He stopped when he realized hands were touching the sides of his head. He didn't look, because he knew who it was.

"Feel better now?" Shuichi was standing over him, holding his hair away from his face.

"…"

"Lift your head, so I can let go of your hair."

Marik did so reluctantly, and Shu-Chan handed him a wadded up T-shirt.

"I can't…"

"It's okay. It's just a T-shirt."

Small tears stood out at the edges of Marik's closed eyes as he wiped his face.

Why? Why did he have to see me like this?

"You shouldn't have wolfed the food down so fast." He patted Marik's shoulder. "Once we get to Kyoto, you can have a bath and a proper meal, okay?"

((((((OO))))))

As he spoke, he held his hand over his mouth so Shu-Chan wouldn't smell his breath. "Why are you being so nice to me? For all you know, I could be a mass murderer."

Shu-Chan laughed at that. "No, you're a nice guy. Besides, I could tell that you need help."

"I need help?"

"Exactly. I can see it in your eyes… this sad, lost look of desperation."

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The images Yugi, Jou, Anzu, and Ryou beheld glowed and flickered like Duel Monster holograms.

Kaiba said, "The police did find Marik's duel disk in here yesterday, but it was taken away. My men have searched the entire room, and cannot find any explanation for this."

Laying on the floor together, their skin crisscrossed with glaring red welts, were Marik, Honda, duke, and Mai.