Disclaimer: Gravitation does not belong to moi.

Notes: Thankies everyone for your kind commentos~ Doumo Arigatou!! ^__^ Here's the second chapter…its still the beginning of the story…and about "everyone-is-able-to-guess-what's-going-to-happen", what you think will happen will happen…but…the rest is H-I-T-M-I-T-S-U~! Hee…cheeky me~! Oh yea…and REALLY pardon me with the grammar…ne~ ;____; I am trying my best to do it right…(my native language ain't English…^___^;;;; Sumimasen!)





Chapter 02: "…Speechless…"



It was quiet in the hospital at 2.10 a.m. Well, it had to be quiet.

But the silence was broken by footsteps. Footsteps that were at a running pace.

Yuki Eiri ran towards the reception counter. He was exhausted. Imagine running to the hospital more than 5 streets across your apartment in 10 minutes and when you reached there, you remembered about owning a limousine. You have to be exhausted. However, our protagonist could not care less about his exhaustion. Fear and worries had overcome him that he no longer felt his exhaustion.

"Yes? How can I help you?" The female receptionist inquired too politely to be on a night shift…or morning at this time.

"…Shin…Shin…"

"YUKI~~!"

That voice. That familiar voice calling out that familiar name. It cleared Yuki Eiri's fear and worries almost immediately. Not forgetting the hug that always synchronized perfectly with that calling.

"Shu…Shuichi?! I thought…"

"Ma…Yuki…Hahaha…I am so sorry. Hahaha…baka me worked too hard and so I fainted during recording. Hahaha…I embarrassed myself sooooooooo much. Hahaha…urm…sorry to make you worry ne~!"

"But Hiro…"

"Bah…Hiro was just over-sensitive! Hahaha…it was just that I tire myself a little too much and he got all nervous about it. Never thought he would be sooooo stupid ne~ Hahaha…"

"But..."

"He's fine. Sorry to make you come down here and stuff. Yea…" Hiro's voice interrupted their conversation. He appeared almost suddenly at the reception and he looked…depress?

"But…"

"I AM FINE! Ah…gomen…" Shuichi apologized…shocked by his own volume.

Yuki Eiri was speechless. So was the receptionist…



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CLINK-----CRASH-----

That marked the end of Shindou Shuichi's mug. Since the week, Shuichi had broken a porcelain bowl, two china plates for a second and his mug was the third.

"Not again…what's the matter with you? This is the third time already…" Yuki Eiri yelled with a colder tone than usual as he marched towards the kitchen.

"SUMIMASEN~! Gomen ne~ Yuki…I…I…" Shuichi stooped down as fast as possible to clear the mess, trying his best to avoid eye contact with Yuki. Yet, to no avail. Yuki knew Shuichi was crying.

Yuki could not help but sigh.

"Hand."

"Eh…? *sob*…"

"Your hand. You got cut didn't you, baka?"

Indeed. Shuichi's right hand was bleeding.

"Yuki…"Shuichi replied with puppy eyes that were incredibly cute…and scary, as he stretched out his right hand…weakly?

"Ah…" Yuki Eiri startled upon coming in contact with the idiot's hand. They were cold…and shivering…

"You are cold?"

"Ah…no…just that the wound hurts…I am fine…"

Gently, Yuki Eiri bandaged the wound after applying antiseptic. Just that the wound hurts? No way! It's just a small cut.

"I won't take that…" Yuki whispered.

"Nani?"

"I WON'T TAKE THAT! YOU ARE NOT FINE AT ALL! WHAT'S THE FUCKING MATTER WITH YOU, SHUICHI?!" Eiri roared…louder than what he intended.

Shuichi was too taken aback to speak. Tears were gushing out from his eyes now…from those green eyes…terrified green eyes…

"What's wrong with you, Shuichi? Tell me! Tell me now! Why did you land yourself in the hospital last week? Why the fuck do I have to use condom when we were having sex? Why are your hands so cold? Tell me, Shuichi! Tell me!" Yuki lowered his volume now…although the same stern tone remained…

"Yuki…*sob*…I am fine…really…I am…*sob*…I am sorry…but…"

"STOP GIVING ME THAT! COME CLEAN WITH ME!"

"I AM FINE! I AM! I REALLY AM!! Yuki…*sob*…" Shuichi buried his head into Yuki's chest and continued crying…

Yuki Eiri was speechless again…



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"But Shuichi…"

KNOCK --- KNOCK ---

"Someone's here…I will call you again, Ayaka…" Hiroshi Nakano put down his mobile as he went to the door. Who could it be at this time, past midnight?

"Ah…Yuki-san…" Seeing his best friend's lover at the door, Hiro was shocked…no…scared. The expression on Yuki Eiri's face now was…threatening…and those eyes. Those eyes were…as if they were out to kill... Déjà vu was what Hiro is experiencing now. Yes…this was the expression on "Yuki-san's" face when Hiro told him Shuichi was raped half a year ago.

"…Yes? Wh-What's the matter?"

"Him."

"Huh?"

"What's wrong with Shindou Shuichi?"

Hiroshi Nakano stood at the door…speechless…