« You said WHAT ????!!!! »
Mika exclaimed outraged before her husband had even the time to open his mouth.
« Do we look like some kind of welfare couple who take in cases with memory loss ??? And did it ever occur to you that you're supposed to ask the ones who concerns it before you offer their help ??? »
Yuki let calmy rage his sister on and on. After having grown up with her the novellist had learned early on how to tune Mika out. Instead the blonde focosed on Tohma who seriously looked crushed at the aspect of having to live with Shuichi Shindou for an unknown amount of time under one roof and then there was still the scheduled visit of Sakuma Ryuichi….
No way, he could tell him to come another time. Obviously there was just no way out of it and in Shu's condition they couldn't just go back on Yuki's offer. That just wasn't the way of Tohma Seguchi.
Yuki could easily read his old friend and had to surpress a smirk as Tohma realized he and his house was doomed.
« Okay, then it's settled. I leave you to take care of the paper things and to explain the situation to his parents. » Yuki clapped the smaller blonde on the back. « I'm sure you will come up with a plausible explanation as to why Shu can't stay with them. So with everything said I can entrust you with Shuichi. I'm going to call tomorrow. Bye bye." Yuki gave them a casual smile before sauntering gracefully out of the hospital. Once outside the novellist rushed to his car to race home once more to start his scheming…
"So we will meet at 3pm at the corner of xy street. See you later then. Bye."
Date successfully settled.
Now Yuki just had to make sure he lived up to his good style or rather what Shuichi described as incredibly sexy. Yuki smirked. He will make sure that at least his body will remember to whom he belonged.
Yuki walked over to the bedroom to pick out the attire for his date.
'Hm, definitely black, suits my character best. Hey, and how about this shirt. He told me once he liked it.' Yuki hold up a pink-purplish shirt into the light. 'Yup, that will do.'
He dropped the items on his bed proceeding to the bathroom. After a shower the blonde looked himself over in the mirror.
'Not bad. Not bad, Eiri. You still got it in you.'
Then Yuki Eiri grabbed his keys for the appartment cursed that he actually hadn't an excuse to take his car since the coffee shop was in walking distance and finally set out to conquer his quest namely Shindou Shuichi.
As expected the overexited baka was already there. Not even with his befuddled memory he could escape Yuki Eiri's charms. The blonde grinned innerly.
'Perfect. This operation will be a success.'
Shuichi nervously smiled up at him. "Hi Yuki."
Yuki nodded smirking slightly. "Shuichi. Ready to go in?"
"Yes, of course. Let's go."
'Hm, the baka is good at disguising his own nervousness.' Yuki had noticed that Shuichi was in constant motion definitely a sign of lack of nerves. 'Let's see how he reacts to this…'
Carefully as in a casual gesture Yuki dropped his arm around the pinkhaired singer's shoulders to gently guide him inside.
"Whoa!" Shuichi exclaimed jumping in surprise. He looked confused and embarressed at the same time though didn't make a move as to remove Yuki's arm. The blonde grinned. 'Yup, he still had it in him.'
The first half an hour flew by without noticing. They had ordered their favourite coffee flavours as well as some cake and after a few seconds Shuichi had lost his uneasyness and was currently telling him how the first evening at Tohma's had passed.
"You wouldn't believe where they live Yuki. That house is huge. I got lost yesterday night on the way to the bathroom what is still a mystery to me since it was next to my room. Anyway it was quite scary. I mean I ran into Mika and I don't know why women always have to use so much stuff when they go to bed."
Shuichi frowned. Yuki laughed silently. He could imagine that the sight of the bedtime attire of his sister was scary. All those hair clips and masks. Poor Shuichi probably thought he'd encountered a ghost.
"No wonder Tohma is always late for breakfast, Mika said so, but I think it's just because of this maze what they call a house. And who gets up at 7am each morning anyway?? I mean it's not as if they have to."
Shuichi shook his fluffy hair. Oh how Yuki longed to run his fingers through the shiny mass.
"Yuki, hey Yuki are you even listening???"
"Hm?" Yuki blinked trying to focos on what the man in front of him said not what else he was able to do with that pouty pink mouth…
"Give it up Shu-chan, lover boy here is gone to gaga land."
Instantly Yuki snapped to attention warning bells ringing in his head. The sight in front of him wasn't promising. Not at all. His younger brother Tatsuha had the smaller Shuichi in a huge hug engulfed grinning mischieviously at him. Yuki scowled back. That was so not what he needed right now but before he could start yelling at the pain in the ass namely Tatsuha His Almighty Fluffiness was pushed into his face dreading to suffocate him.
"Mmph." Was the only thing Yuki could say before he finally managed to push the thing out of his face. Instead the blonde was now nose to nose with none the less but Sakuma Ryuichi singer of the famous band Nittle Grasper and in his opinion even crazier than Shuichi.
"Now Yuki-san why won't you say "Hello" to Kumagoro-chan?" Ryuichi sniffled looking with puppy dog eyes at him. Yuki twitched uncomfortably on his seat as whenever it was required of him to treat Kumagoro as a breathing human being when it was nothing else but a piece of fluff – okay - a cute piece of fluff.
"Yeah, brother dear why don't you say nicely "Hi" and make us all happy." Tatsuha sticked his tongue out of him.
Yuki send him a glare. Damn that immature brother of his. No wonder he had hit it off at the first look with Ryuchi. One was more childish than the other.
"You better should let Shu go otherwise he'll suffocate." Yuki retorted coolly.
"Oooops. Sorry, Shu. Kinda forgot about you for a sec'."
Tatsuha patted Shuichi's head. Bad Luck's singer who by now sported a more natural color once more, turned to greet his friend and idol.
"Tatsuha, Ryuichi-sama. I didn't know you were already in town!!!!"
Shuichi gushed enthusiastically. Ryuchi turned his attention on Shuichi wiggling a finger in his face.
"My dear Shu-chan what did I tell you? Don't call me that. Pleeeease call me Ryu-chan, will you?! It is as adorable as Shu-chan and then we sound so much alike."
Both Ryuichi and Shuichi burst into giggles while Yuki had the sudden urge to smash his head into the table. Instead he send his brother once more a furious glance indicating something like 'You better get out of here with that maniac or he won't enter Tohma's mansion in one piece.'
Tatsuha gulped visibly and understanding that he had reached his older brothers limits it was best to leave as soon as possible while he and Ryuichi still had the chance. The latter one though was totally oblivious to the exchange between the brothers and was happily chatting with Shuichi.
'Now that is totally not working out like I had imagined it. Those two idiots managed to ruin everything.' Yuki thought darkly. Seeing the expression on Yuki's face Tatsuha hurried to drag his boyfriend out of the coffee shop before neither Shuichi nor Ryuichi could start questioning his actions.
Shuichi starred dumbfounded at the exit of the pair. Shaking his head in confusion he asked Yuki.
"Do you know what just happened? I didn't quite get what Tatsuha was blabbering about."
"Me neither. But I'm sure whatever it was it was important." Yuki assured the singer.
"Ah yeah. So what are we going to do now? It's already 5pm. I said I'll be in time for dinner."
Yuki groaned mentally. There he had gotten rid of the two annoyances and now it was too late anyway.
"Well okay. Since today we didn't really had the time to actually talk to each other I suggest we will meet another time."
Shuichi nodded smiling happily. "That sounds like a good idea. How about we go to some of the places you know which could trigger something in my memory…?"
"I thought about that already. So let's see are you off on Friday?"
"Yup, they don't really let me do much after this overworking fiasko."
'Well, I hope so otherwise certain blondes will be fried.'
Sending Shuichi a small smile which once again seemed to be followed by a very confused expression of the pink haired as if he was missing something.
"Okay, I'll pick you up on Friday 11.30am."
"Great."
Yuki threw some money on the table and they both exited the coffee shop walking to Shuichi's bus stop. For awhile neither said a work uncertain of how to part. Finally Yuki had enough of the silence leaving him in wonder why nowadays it was always him who first talked.
"Do you want me to take you home?"
Shuichi's eyes snapped back up to him but turned away a second later. Still Yuki could see the blush forming on his baka's cheeks.
'Poor Shu, probably all confused what he is supposed to feel and what not.'
Leaning slightly forward Yuki whispered in his ear. "I give you a hint. Just stop thinking. Do what you think is right and stop worrying about the consequences and everything will work out."
Shuichi turned to look at him so their noses where almost touching. Yuki looked in Shuichi's deep blue eyes and longed to kiss the young man in front of him. But before the blonde could loose his control they were interupted by the horn of the arriving bus. Shuichi jumped back a step blinking confused at what just happened. He quickly climbed into the bus but turned around again to search Yuki's gaze.
"See you?" He mouthed silently.
Yuki smiled. "Most definitely, baka."
Shuichi laughed and the doors closed with the bus leaving. The novellist turned waving his way through the crowded streets. Maybe their first date had started in a desaster but had definitely ended on a promising note.
And when have things between Yuki Eiri and Shindou Shuichi ever been easy?
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God, am I late - just wrote this today on Halloween. I was supposed to go out but it's raining. Buuuuaaahhh! But anyway at least I could update in time for you guys. Review will ya?! I'm really sad I can't go out with my friends tonight. I simply love Halloween. By the way thanks a lot of all the places you mentioned where Yuki and Shuichi had "moments". The more moments the more chapters…well and longer for Yuki to suffer. ^_^
