Not from Shu-chan: Lookit that!! Yet a third Gravi CD!!! Oopah! I love
Michigan......^.^ Like I could really work on the scanner with this
happy music playing! I'd loose all this hatred I worked so hard for. Now I
need to go contemplate the future of my manga. Tablet Tablet Tablet!!!
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Ryuichi rubbed at his eyes. It was imppossible to tell if he was still crying or if it was just the rain falling down his cheeks. He looked up at the building in front of him and hugged Kumagurou closer. He hadn't ment for this to happen.
Hadn't ment to end up here.
But he had so that ment something.....
He stepped under the slight protection of the doorway and pressed the button for the apartment he wanted.
There wasn't even a question of 'Who is it?' over the intercom, just a buzz to open the door. And that was exactly what Ryuichi did. He climbed into the elevator and pushed the 5 button before sinking exhausted to the floor as the car crept up the shaft slowly.
Ryuichi was crying again when the elevator stopped and the doors opened, but he was standing there waiting. As if he had known who it was and why.
Roh silently picked up Ryuichi and the soaked stuffed rabbit and carried them to the apartment.
"I told you this would happen," was all Roh said as he kicked his apartment door shut.
Ryuichi nodded and sniffled not saying anything. Roh set him down on the worn couch and disapeared into the bedroom a moment coming back with dry clothes and a towel. "C'mon. You're not catching a cold on me." Ryuichi was to tired to protest anything and let Roh undress him and dry him off and get into dry clothes.
Roh was standing at the sink trying to dry out the pink rabbit when Ryuichi wrapped his arms around Roh's waist from behind. "They disowned me. Kicked me out and told me not to come back. They don't care about me anymore, Roh...."
"I told you before, Ichi....I'm a proffesional bad influence. Screwing around with me would only get you in trouble at home."
"But I wasn't screwing around!" Ryuichi protested. "I love you, Roh! I *told* them!!"
"Idiot. Now what are you gonna do? You'll have to move in here and get a real job."
"So?" Ryuichi picked up Kumagurou. "We can raise the kid on our own. We don't have to put him up for adoption....." Ryuichi tried to smile despite how much he hurt.
Roh shook his head. "I made you gay, not pregnant, idiot." Roh pulled Ryuichi close. "We're gonna have to go back for your stuff you know...."
"I know...."
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Ryuichi looked apologetically at them all and winced at the stares. "I really am ok...."
"If you were ok, you wouldn't keep passing out, Ryuichi. You have to see the doctor." Tatsuha sat on the edge of the bed. "There could be something really wrong."
Ryuichi looked at Tohma and Shuichi and even Yuki was nodding. "Ok....But I still think I'm ok," he muttered like a small pouty child.
Tohma motioned for the others to follow him as Tatsuha slammed his fists on the edge of the bed. "Just stop it, Ryuichi. Something's wrong ok? I can't just sit here when something could be really wrong with you. Until we know for sure you are *not* fine."
Ryuichi winced sinking down on the bed as if he could hide under the blankets and make it all go away.
Unfortunatly Tatsuha did go away.
Ryuichi watched the door close and whimpered hugging Kumagurou closer.
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"So?" Tatsuha looked at the others with a hopeful look.
Tohma shook his head. "He's fine. The doctor says its probably just some memories surfacing. He forgot them and now they are fighting to be remembered."
Tatsuha sighed. "So what do we do? Wait this storm out?"
Tohma nodded slowly. "Until he's gotten past all this and whatever triggered it, we just have to keep a bit of a closer eye on him. Make sure he doesn't get hurt."
Tatsuha nodded. "I'll take care of him. But its gonna cost you a coffee maker. I haven't had coffee in three days."
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"Don't cry, Ryu-chan. I'm still here."
Ryuichi nodded and rubbed his eyes. "I know, Kumagurou. Thanks...." Ryuichi considered that a moment and held the stuffed rabbit at arms length. He had had the rabbit so long. It had been a gift.
From someone he didn't remember anymore. Why?
What had happened?
Ryuichi set Kumagurou down and looked out the window. How could he just forget that much?
"-ied."
Ryuichi blinked. "What?"
"You lied, Ryuichi."
Ryuichi looked down at Kumagurou. The black eyes were accusing now. "I didn't lie!" Ryuichi protested.
"Yes you did. You promised you wouldn't forget."
"I-i didn't mean to! I don't know why I can't remember! I didn't-"
"You did!"
This time it wasn't Kumagurou. The voice was deeper.
And familiar from somewhere deep and warm.
Ryuichi looked up at the young man standing at the foot of his bed. White hair falling into angry eyes. "You forgot, Ryuichi. You forgot about me."
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Ryuichi rubbed at his eyes. It was imppossible to tell if he was still crying or if it was just the rain falling down his cheeks. He looked up at the building in front of him and hugged Kumagurou closer. He hadn't ment for this to happen.
Hadn't ment to end up here.
But he had so that ment something.....
He stepped under the slight protection of the doorway and pressed the button for the apartment he wanted.
There wasn't even a question of 'Who is it?' over the intercom, just a buzz to open the door. And that was exactly what Ryuichi did. He climbed into the elevator and pushed the 5 button before sinking exhausted to the floor as the car crept up the shaft slowly.
Ryuichi was crying again when the elevator stopped and the doors opened, but he was standing there waiting. As if he had known who it was and why.
Roh silently picked up Ryuichi and the soaked stuffed rabbit and carried them to the apartment.
"I told you this would happen," was all Roh said as he kicked his apartment door shut.
Ryuichi nodded and sniffled not saying anything. Roh set him down on the worn couch and disapeared into the bedroom a moment coming back with dry clothes and a towel. "C'mon. You're not catching a cold on me." Ryuichi was to tired to protest anything and let Roh undress him and dry him off and get into dry clothes.
Roh was standing at the sink trying to dry out the pink rabbit when Ryuichi wrapped his arms around Roh's waist from behind. "They disowned me. Kicked me out and told me not to come back. They don't care about me anymore, Roh...."
"I told you before, Ichi....I'm a proffesional bad influence. Screwing around with me would only get you in trouble at home."
"But I wasn't screwing around!" Ryuichi protested. "I love you, Roh! I *told* them!!"
"Idiot. Now what are you gonna do? You'll have to move in here and get a real job."
"So?" Ryuichi picked up Kumagurou. "We can raise the kid on our own. We don't have to put him up for adoption....." Ryuichi tried to smile despite how much he hurt.
Roh shook his head. "I made you gay, not pregnant, idiot." Roh pulled Ryuichi close. "We're gonna have to go back for your stuff you know...."
"I know...."
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Ryuichi looked apologetically at them all and winced at the stares. "I really am ok...."
"If you were ok, you wouldn't keep passing out, Ryuichi. You have to see the doctor." Tatsuha sat on the edge of the bed. "There could be something really wrong."
Ryuichi looked at Tohma and Shuichi and even Yuki was nodding. "Ok....But I still think I'm ok," he muttered like a small pouty child.
Tohma motioned for the others to follow him as Tatsuha slammed his fists on the edge of the bed. "Just stop it, Ryuichi. Something's wrong ok? I can't just sit here when something could be really wrong with you. Until we know for sure you are *not* fine."
Ryuichi winced sinking down on the bed as if he could hide under the blankets and make it all go away.
Unfortunatly Tatsuha did go away.
Ryuichi watched the door close and whimpered hugging Kumagurou closer.
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"So?" Tatsuha looked at the others with a hopeful look.
Tohma shook his head. "He's fine. The doctor says its probably just some memories surfacing. He forgot them and now they are fighting to be remembered."
Tatsuha sighed. "So what do we do? Wait this storm out?"
Tohma nodded slowly. "Until he's gotten past all this and whatever triggered it, we just have to keep a bit of a closer eye on him. Make sure he doesn't get hurt."
Tatsuha nodded. "I'll take care of him. But its gonna cost you a coffee maker. I haven't had coffee in three days."
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"Don't cry, Ryu-chan. I'm still here."
Ryuichi nodded and rubbed his eyes. "I know, Kumagurou. Thanks...." Ryuichi considered that a moment and held the stuffed rabbit at arms length. He had had the rabbit so long. It had been a gift.
From someone he didn't remember anymore. Why?
What had happened?
Ryuichi set Kumagurou down and looked out the window. How could he just forget that much?
"-ied."
Ryuichi blinked. "What?"
"You lied, Ryuichi."
Ryuichi looked down at Kumagurou. The black eyes were accusing now. "I didn't lie!" Ryuichi protested.
"Yes you did. You promised you wouldn't forget."
"I-i didn't mean to! I don't know why I can't remember! I didn't-"
"You did!"
This time it wasn't Kumagurou. The voice was deeper.
And familiar from somewhere deep and warm.
Ryuichi looked up at the young man standing at the foot of his bed. White hair falling into angry eyes. "You forgot, Ryuichi. You forgot about me."