By: Amy the Yu
On: February 15, 2003
End of It All
Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation or any of its characters. This fic is written for purposes of amusement only. I am not gaining any profits from this. Blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda...
Warnings: Shounen ai Eiri+Shuichi, sappiness and a happily ever after at the end.
Author's Note: Just so I don't spoil the mood at the end, the last paragraph was inspired by the ending of "Jo's Boys", last book out of the four Little Women books (by Louisa Alcott) which I loved reading so much back in elementary school (I was several years ahead of my time when in came to my taste in books). This is the sequel to "Back to the Beginning".
Here's the fic: ~*~*~*~
What would happen if he left? Would he be happy to start life anew, or would his mind cry out in turmoil, not having received any closure?
Shuichi sat on the ground, not sure what he should do. The cold tiles felt good under his body. They pulled heat away from his body, so the numbness could dull the pain in his chest. Or at least, it should have, but the pain was not physical pain. It was the effect of a broken heart.
Coming to a decision, Shuichi stood up slowly and left the kitchen. He could run away from everything that was wrong in his life, but God would never let him rest if he did.
Shuichi reached out with a shaky hand and hesitantly opened the front door. On the other side was the root of his problems. On the other side was Eiri.
This Eiri was different though, no longer the man Shuichi had known, he was the poor soul who had been locked up after Yuki had taken over.
Forgetting the past for a moment, Shuichi felt his compassion pull him to the other man as he sank to his knees and cradled Eiri's head to his chest, hoping to bring some serenity to the shattered man.
The lost soul had found its way home, but there was hardly anything left to return to. The only thing Eiri had ever held dear was slipping away. Shuichi may never love him again and Eiri would have nothing left to live for.
Bursting into tears, Eiri wrapped his arms around Shuichi's waist and held on tight. He had not realized how much he needed Shuichi until he had lost him, but now that Shuichi was back by his side, there was no way he would ever let go again.
"I'm sorry." Eiri choked out between sobs. "I didn't want to hurt you, but I couldn't stop him. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
Shuichi froze in place as he heard the words pour from Eiri. "Couldn't stop him?" He asked, not fully understanding.
"Yuki wanted his revenge for what I did to him. He forced me to hurt the one thing I never wanted to hurt. I'm so sorry I didn't try harder to stop him." Eiri babbled on. "Please don't hate me. I love you so much. I don't ever want you to hate me."
Caught off guard by Eiri's sudden confession, Shuichi could only hold Eiri tighter as he too began to cry, but not from fear of losing the one he loved. He cried out of joy.
Eiri felt the tears run down his face, but not all of it was his own. He tilted his head up to look at Shuichi and begged, "Please don't cry. I never want to hurt you again. I don't ever want to see you in pain."
Dropping all the way onto the floor so he would be level with Eiri, Shuichi wound his arms around Eiri's neck as he buried his face in the man's shoulder. "I'm not hurt. I'm crying because I'm happy. You've never told me that you love me and I had always assumed that you didn't. Baka, I don't hate you. I love you, too."
After Shuichi's words finally sank in, Eiri smiled. The world was right again.
"So, does this mean you'll stay with me?" Eiri asked, nervous about what the answer would be.
Shuichi brought his head up to return Eiri's smile as he looked into Eiri's eyes. "Of course I'll stay."
"Stay forever?" Eiri whispered.
Leaning in, Shuichi brought his lips to Eiri's in a soft kiss. "Forever", Shuichi breathed as they barely broke apart.
They stayed like that for a few minutes, sitting on the floor in the hall exchanging soft kisses.
The stage lights dim and the curtains close as the story about the lovers end, happy ending well deserved, so that they may continue to live their lives in peace, everything back as it should have been, but never was.
OWARI
On: February 15, 2003
End of It All
Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation or any of its characters. This fic is written for purposes of amusement only. I am not gaining any profits from this. Blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda...
Warnings: Shounen ai Eiri+Shuichi, sappiness and a happily ever after at the end.
Author's Note: Just so I don't spoil the mood at the end, the last paragraph was inspired by the ending of "Jo's Boys", last book out of the four Little Women books (by Louisa Alcott) which I loved reading so much back in elementary school (I was several years ahead of my time when in came to my taste in books). This is the sequel to "Back to the Beginning".
Here's the fic: ~*~*~*~
What would happen if he left? Would he be happy to start life anew, or would his mind cry out in turmoil, not having received any closure?
Shuichi sat on the ground, not sure what he should do. The cold tiles felt good under his body. They pulled heat away from his body, so the numbness could dull the pain in his chest. Or at least, it should have, but the pain was not physical pain. It was the effect of a broken heart.
Coming to a decision, Shuichi stood up slowly and left the kitchen. He could run away from everything that was wrong in his life, but God would never let him rest if he did.
Shuichi reached out with a shaky hand and hesitantly opened the front door. On the other side was the root of his problems. On the other side was Eiri.
This Eiri was different though, no longer the man Shuichi had known, he was the poor soul who had been locked up after Yuki had taken over.
Forgetting the past for a moment, Shuichi felt his compassion pull him to the other man as he sank to his knees and cradled Eiri's head to his chest, hoping to bring some serenity to the shattered man.
The lost soul had found its way home, but there was hardly anything left to return to. The only thing Eiri had ever held dear was slipping away. Shuichi may never love him again and Eiri would have nothing left to live for.
Bursting into tears, Eiri wrapped his arms around Shuichi's waist and held on tight. He had not realized how much he needed Shuichi until he had lost him, but now that Shuichi was back by his side, there was no way he would ever let go again.
"I'm sorry." Eiri choked out between sobs. "I didn't want to hurt you, but I couldn't stop him. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
Shuichi froze in place as he heard the words pour from Eiri. "Couldn't stop him?" He asked, not fully understanding.
"Yuki wanted his revenge for what I did to him. He forced me to hurt the one thing I never wanted to hurt. I'm so sorry I didn't try harder to stop him." Eiri babbled on. "Please don't hate me. I love you so much. I don't ever want you to hate me."
Caught off guard by Eiri's sudden confession, Shuichi could only hold Eiri tighter as he too began to cry, but not from fear of losing the one he loved. He cried out of joy.
Eiri felt the tears run down his face, but not all of it was his own. He tilted his head up to look at Shuichi and begged, "Please don't cry. I never want to hurt you again. I don't ever want to see you in pain."
Dropping all the way onto the floor so he would be level with Eiri, Shuichi wound his arms around Eiri's neck as he buried his face in the man's shoulder. "I'm not hurt. I'm crying because I'm happy. You've never told me that you love me and I had always assumed that you didn't. Baka, I don't hate you. I love you, too."
After Shuichi's words finally sank in, Eiri smiled. The world was right again.
"So, does this mean you'll stay with me?" Eiri asked, nervous about what the answer would be.
Shuichi brought his head up to return Eiri's smile as he looked into Eiri's eyes. "Of course I'll stay."
"Stay forever?" Eiri whispered.
Leaning in, Shuichi brought his lips to Eiri's in a soft kiss. "Forever", Shuichi breathed as they barely broke apart.
They stayed like that for a few minutes, sitting on the floor in the hall exchanging soft kisses.
The stage lights dim and the curtains close as the story about the lovers end, happy ending well deserved, so that they may continue to live their lives in peace, everything back as it should have been, but never was.
OWARI