I'm really stupid sometimes. -_- I had started writing this chapter... and then I left it with my dad, at his office (wooh, I finally got to see it!). *sighs* Anyways. ^_^ Sankyuu all for your lovely reviews. I love you guys. BTW, feel free to leave me negative reviews as well as positive ones. I want to know how to improve myself, ya know. ^_~
The Adventures of Sakuma Ryuuichi
by Eike
Chapter 4
Ryuuichi glared at the imposing hallway in front of him. It was dark, the only form of light being several torches hanging from the walls with large spaces between each other. There was a small glow at the end of the hall, yet it didn't reveal how far away the exit was. There was also a strange dripping noise, accentuated by an occasional growl. It gave an eerie effect -- Ryuuichi wrapped his single arm around Shuuichi, grasping for some form of protection. Shuuichi, who was going paler by the minutes, latched himself onto Yuki, whimpering a bit.
Yuki rolled his eyes. "I told Tatsuha to cut the whole dramatics." He reached out for the wall, most probably to get a hold of reality, and to better lead them to through these dark, treacherous tunnels that could surely only lead to one thing -- a dragon waiting in its lair, ready to eat them at any moment, and to dye Kumagorou an ugly puke green, and...
The lights went on. Ryuuichi blinked and released the other singer, taking a moment to re-orient himself. Yuki's hand was on a light switch. The "torches" were dimmed lights with an orange covering. That "exit" he had seen... light streaming through a keyhole that was only a couple of feet away.
"Wow, Yuki! You're so smart!" Shuuichi was gushing. Hmph. Ryuu-chan was smart too! Kumagorou helped him out a bit, but he was sure he could have figured the light trick out.
The meany wasn't even saying 'thank you' for the compliments! He just sort of growled and stalked off towards the door. If Touma weren't so hopelessy in love with him, Ryuuichi would have whapped him with his single arm. Maybe he should do that. He'd take his arm, when they got it back from "the fan," and he'd whap the meany senseless until he realized that he was a big meany and he'd take back everything he'd said and then everybody would be able to live happily ever after!
"Sakuma-san, are you coming?"
Ryuuichi snapped out of his big, deep, thinking type thoughts, and nodded. He jogged over to Shuuichi, who was waiting for Yuki to open the door. The door was making a weird rattling sound, and cussing a bit... Yuki really was a meany, 'cus Ryuu-chan's door never cussed at him.
"TATSUHA! Open the door RIGHT NOW or I'm going to tell Mika you were the one who kept calling and then hanging up!"
Eeeeeh? The fan knew Mika? But, why would he know Touma's wife? Touma kept his wife safe from all the reporters and fans... come to think of it, how did the fan get Touma's number?
The door slowly creaked open, Yuki's twin coming into view again. "Aniki, you wouldn't really do that, would you? I mean... You know how she is when she's mad. And Seguchi-san is just as bad... I mean, there was a legitimate reason why I was calling her... And..."
Yuki's twin was pushed aside and the door slammed open. Ryuuichi wasn't sure if he should worry, but decided that those kinds of fans always bounced back. They were really scary. He followed Shuuichi inside the room.
He immediately took back the thought about scary fans. This fan was scary. In fact, Ryuuichi had never been so scared in his entire life. There were posters of him all over the walls. His CDs were on the racks, and "Sleepless Beauty" was currently playing on the huge stereo system. He saw every sort of merchandise with his name on it. The T-shirts of Nittle Grasper were on display. The dolls of him were on display. Most of them still in their cases. What scared him the most though, was that there, in the back, right in the center, was a shrine. With his arm in it. Around it lay little plastic bags, some with strands of green hair in them, others with tissues or glasses... even some pink Kumagorou fuzz.
"Wow, Tatsuha-san, you have an ... extensive... collection," Shuuichi commented. What did extensive mean? Was it a good or a bad thing? Ryuuichi wasn't sure, but he didn't like the tone of awe that creeped through Shuu-chan's voice.
Yuki sighed. "Tatsuha has been collecting since he was six. Can you believe that? He even saved up anything that Ryuuichi touched at Mika's wedding reception. He went through the trash to find Ryuuichi's plate. I don't know how he was able to recognize it..."
What? This guy had been at Touma's wedding and he hadn't even noticed? But, surely Ryuu-chan would have remembered a fan as obsessive as this...
"Aniki, it wasn't that hard to recognize! I gave Sakuma Ryuuichi a slice of cake with food coloring in it. It smeared over the plate, so I could easily see it!"
There was a small silence before the fan broke into a nervous laugh.
Yuki sighed. "Look, it doesn't matter. I don't want to know about it. But I do need Sakuma's arm back, so oyaji can get him back to normal, so I can get Touma off my case. I have a deadline, and going around trying to heal a demented singer isn't helping any."
Demented? He wasn't demented! Ryuu-chan was just genki, that was all. Stupid, mean evil...
"ANIKI! DON'T SAY THAT ABOUT SAKUMA RYUUICHI!" The fan looked really mad now.
Shuuichi's arms wound themselves around Yuki's waist and his face buried into the blonde's stomache. "Yuki, I'm scared! Please please please just tell him to give the arm back and make Sakuma-san normal again..."
Shuuichi was scared? Not because of him, hopefully... Well, Shuu wanted him back to normal, so he would do his best to fulfill that wish!
"Dai-fan-san, could you please return my arm, na no da? I need it if I want to become healthy again, because it's no fun for me if my body parts go flying every time I try to do something, na no da!" Ryuuichi explained. He pointed to his shoulder socket, hoping that would convince his fan. Yuki's twin shook his head.
"Nuh-uh. This arm is mine now! I get to finally have a piece of Sakuma Ryuuichi, there's no way I'm giving it back!" To prove his point, the fan moved in front of the shrine and spread his arms out protectively.
Ryuuichi was about to protest, but Yuki cut him off. "Tatsuha, return the arm. NOW. Unless you want Touma breathing down your back."
Why were they always talking as if Touma was scary? Touma was really nice! Touma smiled a lot, although sometimes he was sad, but he still smiled. But Touma was never angry. Wait, maybe they were afraid of catching Touma's twitch-disease! That was a scary threat for sure, na no da.
Yuki's twin looked defeated. "Alright, alright..." He ceremoniously took the arm off of the shrine, carefully handing it to Ryuuichi. "Take good care of this, okay? I don't want Sakuma Ryuuichi's arm to get hurt."
"Anou, dai-fan-san, I am Sakuma Ryuuichi! I'll take good care of my arm, na no da!" Ryuuichi clumsily re-attached his arm, opposite of the fan's worshipping method.
The fan nodded, his eyes going all sparkly. "I know! I'm finally meeting my idol..."
"Tatsuha, you've met him at least ten times already. When I came back from New York, when you went to Mika's wedding, at Mika's house warming party, that time Touma gave you backstage passes, your birthday last year, when Mika set up a meeting for you, etc. etc."
Ryuuichi coughed. He didn't remember ANY of those! W-what had happened? He sniffled a bit. Had he caught the twitch disease, and it was making him loose his memory? That wasn't fair! He didn't want to die!
Tatsuha waved him off. "Sakuma-san, I'm Uesugi Tatsuha! I'm Eiri's brother. It's a real pleasure to meet you. Can we have sex?"
Shuuichi's head suddenly went up. "Tatsuha-san! You can't say stuff like that!" His face had shaded itself to match his hair. Well, most of his hair. His dark roots were showing. He'd tell Shuuichi later, so that he could fix his hair up again. Hmm. Maybe he should redo his own dye. The green must already be fading...
Tatsuha glared at Shuuichi, which caused him to receive a glare from Yuki. "I can so say that! The offer stands! I want to have sex with Sakuma Ryuuichi!"
Ryuuichi pouted. He didn't like sex. It made his other self come out, and he didn't like that meany side of himself. His meany side didn't even take care of Kumagorou. His meany side probably would have glared at his fan.
"Tatsuha, shut up. Just go get oyaji so we can fix Sakuma. And then go home." Yuki was like his meany side. But meaner. 'Cus his meany side was only mean sometimes.
"Tou-san's out. What do you need him for anyway?"
Shuuichi sweatdropped and pointed towards Ryuu-chan. "Sakuma-san turned into a zombie, and Seguchi-san said that a priest would have to cure him. And that the only priest we could trust was your father."
Tatsuha looked thoughtful for a moment. "I think I could do it. 'Tou-san was teaching me." He shrugged. "Let's give a try, okay?"
Ryuuichi bounced happily. YAY! Kumagorou was going to get his normal colors back!
-tsuzuku-
*Dai-fan-san = Mr. Big Fan. ^_^ It jus' sounds cooler in Japanese.
*Aniki = big brother, col. Guys are more likely to use this than girls.
*oyaji = old man - father. And I checked, Yuki does call his dad that!
Eheheheheh. ^_^ Is okay? Damned comp switching... anyways. Leave reviews, I love you guys, and HAH! Yukari, take that!