Grasping for Truth
Shuuichi walked along the path that led to Yuki's apartment. After talking to Mika, he had to go back to work. Now it was evening, and he hadn't said anything to Yuki since that morning.
I believe he's innocent, Shuuichi thought as he reached the apartment building. Unless Yuki himself tells me otherwise, I believe his innocence...
Usually he was in a rush to see Yuki. But today he was taking his time, not wanting to face him.
Shuuichi took a deep breath, then opened Yuki's apartment door. It was dark; none of the lights were on. As he walked inside, he saw Yuki sitting on the couch smoking.
"AH!!" cried Shuuichi. He ran over and pulled the cigarette from Yuki's mouth. "You're sick! You shouldn't smoke!!"
"Aren't you gonna ask about today?" said Yuki as he lit another. "Why Tohma was here? Why Tohma was kissing me?"
"Oh, don't worry about it! I believe you didn't welcome it!"
Yuki took a long drag, then put out the cigarette. He stood. "C'mon." He pulled Shuuichi with him to the bedroom.
"Wait Yuki!! You're still sick!!"
"I don't care."
Afterwards, they both lay in bed. Yuki was smoking another cigarette, and Shuuichi was staring at him. Then Shuuichi remembered something.
"Um, Yuki?"
"Yeah?"
"Mika-san left Seguchi-san."
"Good. About time."
"Yuki-"
"She deserves better than a husband who constantly pins for her younger brother's affections."
"That's true, but-"
"If Tohma really loves her, then he'll know it."
"She went back to Kyoto."
"In that case, if he really loves her, he'll go after her."
"I guess...um, why did Mika-san go see a doctor today, anyway?"
"She nagged me about it on the phone. She said she had abdominal pains and was fatigued. She wanted to know what was up."
"Ooh, that sounds painful."
"No, she's fine. In fact, she isn't even sick."
"Huh?"
"Care to go to Kyoto to find out?"
"I-I have work!!"
"Not if you're sick."
"You mean-"
"Exactly."
"AH! YUKI!!!!!"
Meanwhile, Yuki's editor is...
"Should I still release the book?" he asked.
"Why not? The fans are waiting for this book to come out."
"But the ending makes no sense!!"
"So Yuki Eiri wrote a pleasant ending for once, who cares? Just release the book as it is."
"If you say so..."
Next day...
"WHAT?!?! You got sick?!" Nakano Hiro yelled into the phone.
"Ow...not so loud Hiro..." complained Shuuichi on the other line. "You know how Yuki got sick and I-"
"Shuuichi, you really are an idiot. Be sure to get better, 'kay?"
"Kay." There was shouting in the background. "Tone it down Yuki! Ugh, I'd better go. See ya."
"See ya," said Hiro as the line disconnected. He shut off the cell phone. "He caught Yuki's cold."
"What?!" exclaimed Fujisaki Suguru shouted. "We're already behind on the new album! What will Seguchi-san think-"
"Don't over worry," said someone from the doorway. Everyone turned to see Tohma standing there. He didn't look as dignified as he usually did. In fact, considering the bags under his eyes, he looked like he didn't get any sleep.
"Seguchi-san, Shindou-san got sick and he can't come to work," said Suguru. "But we have a problem-"
Tohma walked forward and ruffled Suguru's hair. "I said don't worry. I'll overlook this, since he's sick. Besides..." his eyes suddenly became distant. "Even I have problems..."
Everyone looked at him in shock. Tohma coughed, then straightened. "Well, I must be going. Have a good day, everyone!" With that, he left.
"Is he okay?" asked Sakano.
"His wife left him," K said matter-of-factly.
"WHAT?!" screamed the other three.
"It's just a rumor. Though he has been moping around since late yesterday."
"Why would she leave him?" asked Suguru.
"Because he has feelings for Yuki. But that's just a rumor, too."
Tohma pressed the elevator button, relieved that he was alone. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.
She was angry, and had every right to be, he thought. But why did everything turn out so badly?! He remembered her last words to him before she left.
"Like I said, I'll be in Kyoto. And if you love me at all, come and get me."
Tohma knew he should've just ran after her right then. But something stopped him from doing it. He had to think things through. He loved her, but was it THAT kind of love? He wasn't sure. And until he was, he didn't have the right to go after her.
"You can stop acting now," said Yuki as he stared out the train window.
"Yuki, I think you really made me sick," moaned Shuuichi.
"Yeah, right. We'll be there soon, so just sleep, or something."
Shuuichi nodded weakly, then settled back into his seat. Yuki looked him over. Shuuichi DID look feverish. Maybe he was sick.
Considering his hyperactivity, he thought. It probably won't last long.
"Great. MORE psychos," complained Yuki's father as they entered Yuki's house.
"Glad to see you too, Dad," Yuki said sarcastically.
Tatsuha walked in, all smiles. "Hey, aniki!! Hey Shuuichi!!"
"Hey, Tatsuha," said Shuuichi weakly.
"Damn, you look sick. Aniki, what'd you do to him?"
"Nothing," said Yuki. He turned to his father. "Where's Mika?"
"In her room," said his father. "Did you come to take her away? I swear, mood swings hit her like a ton of bricks."
"That's because she left Tohma," said Yuki.
"WHAT?!?!?!"
"Ooh, that's rough," said Tatsuha. "His fault, huh?"
"Yes."
Shuuichi gripped his head. "Ugh, can I sit down somewhere?"
"No!!" said Yuki's father. "I want you out, you psychotic cross-dressing homo!!!"
"Is this how he usually greets guests?" Shuuichi asked Tatsuha.
"Oh, he's just mad 'cause when Mika came here, he tried to boot her out. So she kicked him in the groin."
"Tatsuha, I told you not to tell anyone that!!!!" screamed his father.
Yuki wanted to escape the insanity. "I'll go see Mika." Then he left the room, hearing his father still screaming.
Mika sat on the floor, staring off into space. She heard a knock at the room. "No Dad. I'm not apologizing-"
"Mika, I'm coming in." It was Eiri. He came in, wearing his usual expression.
Mika stared up at him. "Eiri, do you know why I was so upset at what I saw?"
"Because that was your husband, who was forcing a kiss on me?" asked Eiri.
"That, and...I mainly came to see you that day because I had a big announcement to make."
"A big announcement?"
"Yeah...I had gone to the doctor's office earlier to get an actual confirmation on it and I got it."
"So my guess was right. You really are..."
"Yes. I'm pregnant."
Whoo, that was fun. Okay, it was too short, but I wanted to not put in anything that will be revealed in the next chapter. I'm sooooo happy about all the reviews! Please keep writing them 'cause I love to read them. Oh, and by the way 'aniki' is a word most often used when someone refers to an older person they know well. In this case, Tatsuha refers to Yuki as 'aniki'.
Shuuichi walked along the path that led to Yuki's apartment. After talking to Mika, he had to go back to work. Now it was evening, and he hadn't said anything to Yuki since that morning.
I believe he's innocent, Shuuichi thought as he reached the apartment building. Unless Yuki himself tells me otherwise, I believe his innocence...
Usually he was in a rush to see Yuki. But today he was taking his time, not wanting to face him.
Shuuichi took a deep breath, then opened Yuki's apartment door. It was dark; none of the lights were on. As he walked inside, he saw Yuki sitting on the couch smoking.
"AH!!" cried Shuuichi. He ran over and pulled the cigarette from Yuki's mouth. "You're sick! You shouldn't smoke!!"
"Aren't you gonna ask about today?" said Yuki as he lit another. "Why Tohma was here? Why Tohma was kissing me?"
"Oh, don't worry about it! I believe you didn't welcome it!"
Yuki took a long drag, then put out the cigarette. He stood. "C'mon." He pulled Shuuichi with him to the bedroom.
"Wait Yuki!! You're still sick!!"
"I don't care."
Afterwards, they both lay in bed. Yuki was smoking another cigarette, and Shuuichi was staring at him. Then Shuuichi remembered something.
"Um, Yuki?"
"Yeah?"
"Mika-san left Seguchi-san."
"Good. About time."
"Yuki-"
"She deserves better than a husband who constantly pins for her younger brother's affections."
"That's true, but-"
"If Tohma really loves her, then he'll know it."
"She went back to Kyoto."
"In that case, if he really loves her, he'll go after her."
"I guess...um, why did Mika-san go see a doctor today, anyway?"
"She nagged me about it on the phone. She said she had abdominal pains and was fatigued. She wanted to know what was up."
"Ooh, that sounds painful."
"No, she's fine. In fact, she isn't even sick."
"Huh?"
"Care to go to Kyoto to find out?"
"I-I have work!!"
"Not if you're sick."
"You mean-"
"Exactly."
"AH! YUKI!!!!!"
Meanwhile, Yuki's editor is...
"Should I still release the book?" he asked.
"Why not? The fans are waiting for this book to come out."
"But the ending makes no sense!!"
"So Yuki Eiri wrote a pleasant ending for once, who cares? Just release the book as it is."
"If you say so..."
Next day...
"WHAT?!?! You got sick?!" Nakano Hiro yelled into the phone.
"Ow...not so loud Hiro..." complained Shuuichi on the other line. "You know how Yuki got sick and I-"
"Shuuichi, you really are an idiot. Be sure to get better, 'kay?"
"Kay." There was shouting in the background. "Tone it down Yuki! Ugh, I'd better go. See ya."
"See ya," said Hiro as the line disconnected. He shut off the cell phone. "He caught Yuki's cold."
"What?!" exclaimed Fujisaki Suguru shouted. "We're already behind on the new album! What will Seguchi-san think-"
"Don't over worry," said someone from the doorway. Everyone turned to see Tohma standing there. He didn't look as dignified as he usually did. In fact, considering the bags under his eyes, he looked like he didn't get any sleep.
"Seguchi-san, Shindou-san got sick and he can't come to work," said Suguru. "But we have a problem-"
Tohma walked forward and ruffled Suguru's hair. "I said don't worry. I'll overlook this, since he's sick. Besides..." his eyes suddenly became distant. "Even I have problems..."
Everyone looked at him in shock. Tohma coughed, then straightened. "Well, I must be going. Have a good day, everyone!" With that, he left.
"Is he okay?" asked Sakano.
"His wife left him," K said matter-of-factly.
"WHAT?!" screamed the other three.
"It's just a rumor. Though he has been moping around since late yesterday."
"Why would she leave him?" asked Suguru.
"Because he has feelings for Yuki. But that's just a rumor, too."
Tohma pressed the elevator button, relieved that he was alone. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.
She was angry, and had every right to be, he thought. But why did everything turn out so badly?! He remembered her last words to him before she left.
"Like I said, I'll be in Kyoto. And if you love me at all, come and get me."
Tohma knew he should've just ran after her right then. But something stopped him from doing it. He had to think things through. He loved her, but was it THAT kind of love? He wasn't sure. And until he was, he didn't have the right to go after her.
"You can stop acting now," said Yuki as he stared out the train window.
"Yuki, I think you really made me sick," moaned Shuuichi.
"Yeah, right. We'll be there soon, so just sleep, or something."
Shuuichi nodded weakly, then settled back into his seat. Yuki looked him over. Shuuichi DID look feverish. Maybe he was sick.
Considering his hyperactivity, he thought. It probably won't last long.
"Great. MORE psychos," complained Yuki's father as they entered Yuki's house.
"Glad to see you too, Dad," Yuki said sarcastically.
Tatsuha walked in, all smiles. "Hey, aniki!! Hey Shuuichi!!"
"Hey, Tatsuha," said Shuuichi weakly.
"Damn, you look sick. Aniki, what'd you do to him?"
"Nothing," said Yuki. He turned to his father. "Where's Mika?"
"In her room," said his father. "Did you come to take her away? I swear, mood swings hit her like a ton of bricks."
"That's because she left Tohma," said Yuki.
"WHAT?!?!?!"
"Ooh, that's rough," said Tatsuha. "His fault, huh?"
"Yes."
Shuuichi gripped his head. "Ugh, can I sit down somewhere?"
"No!!" said Yuki's father. "I want you out, you psychotic cross-dressing homo!!!"
"Is this how he usually greets guests?" Shuuichi asked Tatsuha.
"Oh, he's just mad 'cause when Mika came here, he tried to boot her out. So she kicked him in the groin."
"Tatsuha, I told you not to tell anyone that!!!!" screamed his father.
Yuki wanted to escape the insanity. "I'll go see Mika." Then he left the room, hearing his father still screaming.
Mika sat on the floor, staring off into space. She heard a knock at the room. "No Dad. I'm not apologizing-"
"Mika, I'm coming in." It was Eiri. He came in, wearing his usual expression.
Mika stared up at him. "Eiri, do you know why I was so upset at what I saw?"
"Because that was your husband, who was forcing a kiss on me?" asked Eiri.
"That, and...I mainly came to see you that day because I had a big announcement to make."
"A big announcement?"
"Yeah...I had gone to the doctor's office earlier to get an actual confirmation on it and I got it."
"So my guess was right. You really are..."
"Yes. I'm pregnant."
Whoo, that was fun. Okay, it was too short, but I wanted to not put in anything that will be revealed in the next chapter. I'm sooooo happy about all the reviews! Please keep writing them 'cause I love to read them. Oh, and by the way 'aniki' is a word most often used when someone refers to an older person they know well. In this case, Tatsuha refers to Yuki as 'aniki'.
