Chapter 29: Hidden
Eijun nodded, standing up. He stood in the center of the kitchen, creating distance between Miyuki and the raven-head. "Oh, just because I saved you doesn't mean I'm done with you two," he began, his voice breaking. "Who's going to abort what baby?"
Furuya sighed. "Mine," he said, clearing his throat. He pointed at Miyuki. "He got me pregnant and now he wants me to abort it."
Miyuki got to his knees, dumbstruck. "So what?! I'm not going to take care of it! We're not together anymore!"
"I never asked for you to take care of it! All I wanted was for you to know that I'm having it and all of a sudden, you just shoved me to the ground!"
Eijun coughed, gaining their attention. "Both of you, stop arguing! Now, Kazuya, please explain why you want Furuya to abort the baby that you unintentionally made."
The bespectacled man sat back down, glaring at the raven-head. "He's none of my concern. I don't want another child. I already abandoned one; I don't want to be responsible for a second. Is that so hard to understand?"
Furuya took a deep breath, letting it out a few seconds later. "I have something important to say."
"Ne, Kuramochi," Mei said, sitting on the couch. "It's been a long time since I've seen you gone home. Something happened with Ryosuke?"
Kuramochi's face darkened. "It's complicated. He doesn't want to talk to or anything. I don't know what I did wrong."
The blonde rubbed his chin, thinking of a possible reason. "Perhaps … you haven't showed him the love he deserves?"
"Tch, that's way too cheesy."
"No, I'm being serious. All you've been doing for the past few months is taking care of Eijun and Kazujun. That could be the reason why. Maybe you should pay more attention to him."
The former shortstop rolled his eyes. "But I have to make sure that Sawamura is alright! He's always up to no good, whether he knows it or not! I don't have time for Ryo …"
Mei scoffed. "Keep going."
"Ryo can take care of himself. I have other things to think about." Kuramochi left, walking up to Kazujun's room. "Why won't he stop crying?"
The former pitcher wrapped his arms around his shin, burying his chin between the crook of his thighs. 'I'm tired of all this,' he thought, closing his eyes. 'When will all of our problems be solved? Why is everyone being ignorant? Will anything turn back to the way it was?'
Eijun tapped his foot impatiently. "Well, speak."
Furuya swallowed, looking Miyuki directly in the eye. "See, ever since highschool, I always wondered about the magic of love. How much it caused people happiness, how much it destroyed others. I know this sounds nothing like me, but … Kazuya was my first experience. Until now, I still wonder why I chose you. I wasn't important. Sawamura was. You just used me so whenever your relationships ended, I would be there to help you."
"You said you were completely fine with that!" Miyuki shouted in confusion.
"Do you think it takes that much effort to force a lie?" the raven-head countered. "Of course that wasn't true. If only you realized that I was hiding my emotions from the very start … I wouldn't be in this silly situation. Sawamura, believe me, I don't blame you for any of this. I should be sorry. All of this happened because of my interjection in your relationship."
'So this really wasn't my imagination,' Eijun thought. 'Furuya was innocent.' "It's fine," he said. "I forgive you. Just listen to me. Please have that baby. I've been through the exact phase you're going through right now. I took me a long time and a lot of motivation to convince me to give birth to Kazujun. Remember that you're not alone and you'll find someone else who's caring enough to love you."
Furuya managed a slight smile as he grabbed his belongings and headed out the door. "… Thank you … Sawamura."
The door closed.
Miyuki stood. "Eijun, why did you–"
SLAP!
The brunette's face darkened. "Kazuya, I came here for a completely different reason, but I come here to find that?! Are you serious?! What's wrong with you?! Sitting on top of a pregnant person and expecting me to be cool with that–"
SLAP!
Miyuki lowered his hand. "Stop yelling. I had a simple reason for doing what I did. You always put words in my mouth; you never understand. Hear me out."
Eijun held his cheek in pain. "Asshole. How am I putting words in your mouth if I'm saying the truth?"
"At least hear what I have to say. I wanted Furuya to abort his baby because I didn't want another child I'm not going to love. My heart already yearns to be with you again. I want to take care of Kazujun. I love you."
The former pitcher hoisted himself onto the counter, his knuckles turning pale. "Is that the real reason why you brought me here? To know that you still haven't given up on me?"
"Yes; that's all."
"What do you want me to say?"
Miyuki walked over to him, his hands caressing the latter's bruised cheek. "Tell me anything. It doesn't have to be nice or heartbreaking."
Eijun's heart raced as the bespectacled man's face grew closer to his, their eyes interlocking. "I … I … I fucking hate you."
"Now that's what I like to hear."
Suddenly, their lips collided, forming a messy and passionate kiss. Miyuki wrapped his arms around Eijun's waist and carried Eijun off the counter. He made his way to the bedroom and kicked the door open, placing their bodies on the bed. "Sometimes, I just can't control myself."
The next morning…
Miyuki smiled as he woke up, running his fingers through Eijun's hair as he slept silently. "You look so peaceful~"
RING! RING! RING!
The bespectacled man jumped in surprise. He pulled on a pair of shorts and answered the call as he went into the bathroom and locked the door. "Hello?"
"Where's Eijun?" Mei asked.
"He's with me. A lot of nice stuff happened."
"I see."
Meanwhile, Eijun yawned as he woke up from his slumber. 'I can't believe we had sex last night … ah, Mei's going to kill me! Damn, my ass hurts!' Rubbing his eyes, he wrapped a blanket around his naked body and sauntered to the hallway. "Kazuya?" he called out. "Kazuya?"
Nearing the bathroom, he heard the older male's voice. 'What's he doing?' He leaned forward, pressing his ear against the door.
"I know, right?" Miyuki remarked. "Yea. Thanks for helping me with this plan to get Eijun back. Really? No way. It was so hard. He's stubborn like a rock. I think I have a better chance at actually … gaining his trust back and stuff. What? No, I'm dead ass confident. You sound mad; are you okay? Yeah, let's just go with that. Eijun's sleeping like a baby. Yeah. Uh-huh. Thanks for helping me and everything. I'm not dying, chill. Without you, I would've never kidnapped Eijun and brought him here. Thanks, Narumiya. I mean it."
Eijun's eyes widened. 'Mei? WHAT?! What's going on? Don't tell me … Mei's involved in this … he knew about this whole thing … he lied to me!' His mind clouded in anger, he ran back to the bedroom, cleaned his lower body, donned all of his clothes and sprinted out the front door.
Miyuki locked his phone, stepping out the bathroom. Walking to his room, he blinked. "Eh? Where'd he go?" Sitting on the bed, he laughed. "He's probably too shy to see me after that."
Mei gasped in shock as Eijun slammed the front door. "Damn, that was loud! Eijun, where did you go? I was so worried about you."
The brunette bit down on his lip hard. "Stop acting like you're innocent. You know where I've been."
Kuramochi, who was leaning on the handrail, rolled his tongue inside his mouth. "Oh, shit, we're fucked …"
The blonde shook his head. "What do you mean? You're not making any sense."
Eijun clenched his fists, seething with rage. "I got kidnapped at the mall a few days ago. I get kicked in the stomach and get dragged to Kazuya's new apartment. Strange, don't you agree? Why … did you and Kazuya plan that?"
