First sunrays krept through the curtains into Yuki Eiri's bedroom waking the blonde. Yawning he probbed himself up on his pillow.
A new day, a new chance.
'Well yesterday you could call more or less a disaster. Wonder, why that git of a brother always has to show up on the worst opportunities and then always with that hyper kid. Geez, and someone like that is older than me.'
Yuki yawned and then stumbled out of bed. What he needed now was a new plan besides a hot shower. One look in the man high mirror though told him a cold shower was in order. It was supposed to be gravitation after all. Stupid baka, breaking all laws of nature.
He stepped into the shower stall starting the cold water. While cleaning himself Yuki thought once again over their "first" date.
'Gah, why do I worry? They always say first dates are always disasters. Why should it have been any different with Shu and me?'
Yuki turned of the water and grabbed a towel fishing blindly for his slippers. Certain persons at least take precautions to make sure they don't smash their heads onto the sink or the toilet bowl like other unnamed persons. Probably that was it in the first way. If you count how often the baka had an accident and was hit on the head it of course had only been a matter of time until something like would happen.
Yuki sighed and tended to his dripping wet hair walking over to his bed room. Of course as soon as he sat down the telephone started to ring. It's always like that. You sit down, the phone rings. Like a law of nature.
'Damn that phone. Damn that phone.' Yuki grumbled and dragged himself up again to search for the blasted phone.
'If this is her again I will make sure that you won't see another day.' He glared at the phone to emphasize that it had not been an empty threat. At least this time it had taken him three minutes to get to the phone. Who ever was calling him could consider himself lucky.
"What?" He asked gruffly.
"Good morning Eiri."
'Not her but her better half. Let's hope he stays the better one depends entirely on the news.' Yuki decided sourly. "Morning Tohma."
"Seems like you had a good night sleep."
Yuki rolled his eyes. 'What is that idiot getting at?'
Not getting a reponse Tohma rattled on. "Well, I'm calling since Shuichi came back yesterday in quite eh an elative state of mind."
'Hm, the baka. What did he do this time?'
"So?" 'Did he already wrecked your house together with the man sized bunny boy?'
"Yuki?! Are you snickering? Are you sure you slept alright?"
'What does he want? He was saying I had a good night sleep not me.'
Still Yuki managed to cough. "I do not snicker. What happened? And Shu's better be in one piece."
"Oh, yeah, he's fine. I just wanted to tell you that he obviously enjoyed your time together yesterday."
'How come? Did I miss something? Like two idiots...' Coolly the taller blonde said. "I do know what elated means. You see I'm the writer here." Yuki shook his head irritated. He knew Tohma long enough and he was sure that his old friend wanted something. 'Why oh why did he always had to dance around him like he was a raw egg?' He sighed deeply.
"Yuki? Are you sure you're okay? Maybe I shouldn't bother you. It's probably very difficult for you this whole thing."
If Yuki wouldn't consider 'banging your head somewhere a highly dangerous thing to do' this moment would be the perfect opportunity to do so. "Shut up already and spill it, Tohma. I don't have all day. 'Wow, I'm very calm today.' Yuki patted himself on the shoulder in his mind.
"Okay. Okay."
Yuki could hear Tohma taking a deep breath. 'It's got to be something big to get him all worked up like this.'
"I need you to do me a favour." There it was out.
'A favour?' That coming from Tohma was certainly interesting. He knew for a thing that the president of NG prefered to do favours rather than ask for them. Now let's see what's behind all this… "Okay. If I can. I guess I owe you anyway for you know what…" There was silence on the other side of the line. 'Uh oh. I hope he's not going all sentimental on me now.' Yuki barely had the thought when Tohma burst out with a desperate whine: "They wreck my house!!!"
Yuki almost dropped the receiver in surprise. That so didn't sound like Tohma at all. Having a firm grip again on the phone he asked. "What???!!"
"I SAID THOSE CRAZY IDIOTS ARE WRECKING MY HOME."
'Now that's something I could have told you all along. You were the one who invited Ryuichi…' He promptly ignored the little voice telling him that he had managed to get Shuichi to live with Tohma. "It can't be that bad. I mean hey, I've been living with said baka under one roof for a year and you were working with the other said baka for years AND that stupid bunny."
"What has Kumagoro to do with that?"
"Nothing."
"Oh."
Silence.
"But Eiri, it's unbearable. They are the first to get up in the morning WITH loud rock music-"
"I thought you liked that kind of music."
"Yeah. But that's not the point. Not at 6am in the morning. Besides don't interupt me. It's impolite. Like I said with LOUD music. Then of course Mika starts screeching like a banshee (Yuki shuddered at the memory grateful that he wasn't living with her anymore.) and drags me out of bed, demanding to calm those two AS IF that was possible. In the next second they ruin the whole kitchen trying to cook something (Yuki nodded to himself. Never ever let Shu alone in the kitchen. Better don't let him in there at all.), God, you have never smelled something as awful as that. Maria threatened to leave us after the first morning and she has been with us since Mika and I am married!!!! And then they use the whole house for their entertainment like playing 'hide and seek' and whatever and of course they are the last who go to bed. They play half the night on my PSII and their shrieks are heard all over the mansion. Believe me I tried all rooms already." Tohma stopped himself needing to breathe. "You see it's a desaster."
"You have a PSII?"
"What?"
"A PSII?"
"Well eh you see ah." Yuki knew that Tohma was blushing up to his hair roots right this moment.
"Also a NG president needs something for recreation." Tohma sputtered embarassed.
"I see." Yuki grinned. "Anyway you were talking about a favour if I recall myself correctly."
"Oh yes yes. Please Yuki. You have to take Shuichi somewhere today. Otherwise I'll go crazy. Once Ryuichi is alone he is more managable but those two together…" Tohma sighed.
"Hm, I thought I was supposed to take things slow. You know, give him some time inbetween our dates…"
"Oh no no no. I'm sure Shuichi will do fine. He really looks forward to seeing you again. OMG, if you speak of the devil…aahh-"
Yuki could hear a commotion going on the other end of the line.
Laughter, screaming, crashes… yup sounded definetely like Shuichi.
Suddenly there was a loud bang and he heard the cheerful voice of Ryuichi. "Ohayo, Yuki-san. Do you miss Shu-chan? He misses you, you know and he told me yesterday night…-"
Another crash and then he finally heard the voice of his lover in his ear. A smile came to his lips. "Gah. Sorry, Yuki are you there?"
"Hai."
"Oh. Whatever he told you forget about it. How are you?" Shuichi sounded slightly out of breath and a bit anxious.
"Fine I guess. By the way want to have a picnic later on? I want to show you another place."
"Really??"
"Really." Yuki had to grin at the barely contained exitement in his lovers voice.
"When will you come?"
"I guess at noon. I'll take care of everyhing just be ready when I get there."
"Okay, Yuki. I see you then. Later. Bye."
Yuki snorted and hang up the phone.
'A picnic. God when was the last time he had had a picnic? "I'll take care of everyhing." It sounded good at the time to say but now he would have to spend his morning in the supermarket trying to find all the things the baka liked not to mention to associate with all those idiots who would be there to annoy him.' Yuki sighed.
"It can only get better."
Maybe if he would repeat that often enough he would be able to believe it in time for the picnic.
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Sorry guys that I didn't update last Friday. I caught a virus from my kids and was with fever in bed when I wasn't hanging over the toilet bowl. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Review if you want to keep me going since I have other ideas swirming in my head which keep nagging me.
