The frantic search

AN: Hi again! I'm back with another chapter of 'The Horror!'!! I hope you all are enjoying it thus far and enjoy it till it is done. Well see ya!

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Ryuichi sobbed and sobbed on Suichi's shoulder, on top of him, on the floor. His best friend, Kumagoro, had vanished. Ryuichi was heartbroken, just as heartbroken as when he stood in line for hours on a hot summer day...and when it was his turn....they were out of his favorite ice cream! Ryuichi wailed again and Suichi patted him on the back some more. Hiro and the others stood there, they knew the singer was obsessed with his furry little friend..but....Wow. Obsessed has a new level! Hiro looked at Ryuichi, and surprisingly it reminded him of Suichi. The times when Suichi had been blown off by Yuki..and he came to him for comfort. Now this time it was Ryuichi who had lost a loved one and needed the support.

Hiro ran his fingers through his smooth hair and looked down at the sobbing singer and the comforting singer. "Well, lets go find this thing."

Suichi and Ryuichi looked up at Hiro. Suichi smiled, nodded, and turned his attention to Ryuichi. "Yeah Ryu-san. I'll help you too!" The Starburst haired singer gave Ryuichi a large happy grin. Ryuichi, feeling a little assured, gently smiled back, slow tears lightly running down his face.

"Really?" Ryuichi asked and Suichi, with his adorable smile, nodded. Ryuichi smiled, more tears on the edge of his eyes and threw Suichi into another strangling hug. "You're the best!" Suichi gasped as he was pulled into the air-stealing hug. As Ryuichi was so excited and held onto his friend, Suichi squirmed his arms in the air, his face turning the shade of his hair.

"Oh Arigatou!!!!"

"I..Can't help you....if you...kill...me...!"

"You're the best!"

"Let me go....!"

"I am greatful!!"

"I....c....c...." Suichi's body went limp in Ryuichi's arms. His head flew back and his arms touched the ground and stopped wiggling. Ryuichi blinked and loosened his hug and stared at his pink/blue/purple faced buddy.

"Sui-chan?" Ryuichi asked carefully as the others around then just shook their head. Said nothing....just shook their head.

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Suichi opened another door that led to anther dark room. He walked in and reached for the switch.

"And Suichi said let there be light." Suichi grinned and turned on the light, and the room lit up in a flash. Suichi looked at the room in 'awwww.' "Wow...I haven't been in this room before! Wow! It's so cool!!!" Suichi ran to corner to corner and admired all the equipment. It was definitely high-tech stuff. Ryuichi staggered in, his arms hung loosely by his side. He sighed every few seconds, depression was such an awful feeling.

Suichi turned and looked at Ryuichi and remembered his task. He began moving small stuff aside and looking under the larger things. Ryuichi joined him, slowly picking up something, looking, looking at the bottom of the thing he picked up as if Kumagoro was smashed under it, and then placed it back down. Ryuichi would then sigh and pick up the same object again. Then sigh placing it down. He continued his ritual for about five minutes. Suichi searched quickly, so not to completely ruin Ryuichi's faith in him on finding Kumagoro.

"Hey. Ryu-san! What's all this stuff in here for? Were you in here at all today?"

Ryuichi sighed again and slowly nodded looking under the same piece of equipment he looked under a million times the moment he walked in. "This is the place where they invent all the cool background music. All the sound affects that are digitalized. I was approving a new technique here earlier....and Kumagoro was with me the whole time I know it!" Ryuichi had tears on the edge of his eyes again and Suichi stopped looking at gave Ryuichi a smile. Ryuichi stomped his foot like a little kid, his face somewhat pink.

"How can you smile at a time like this!? Kumagoro is missing!!!!! Wahhhhhahhhh!! Kumagoro!! I'll find you!" Ryuichi cried and Suichi dropped his head. Ryuichi ran around the room frantically, including the ceiling, calling for his pink friend. When Suichi had an idea (a shocker!)! Suichi looked up to the ceiling above him at straight at the panicked singer, who held onto the light fixture.

"Hey, Ryu-chan! Check your pockets! Maybe you placed him in one of your big pockets!" Suichi looked for a reaction, and he received one instantly.

Ryuichi came down from the ceiling and stood up. Ryuichi began removing his shirt. He lifted it frantically over his head and shook it out, hoping his friend would fall out and say 'Here I am!' ! No luck on the shirt, so he removed his headband and searched it throughly. Suichi stood back and watched as his idol removed his shoes and looked in each one, and then doing the same with his socks. Ryuichi stood back up and threw his feet garments on the other side of the room. He undid his belt and pulled down his zipper with a look of determination again on his face.

Suichi's face went his hair shade again, and he watched with embarrassment as Ryuichi removed his pants and checked every pocket twice, then, like a mat, he shook it out. With no bunny companion hopping out, Ryuichi had tears running down his cheeks again as he got on his hands and knees and searched his scattered cloths again. Suichi just stared at Ryuichi, his idol, in boxers! (AN: Dude I ain't satisfied Ryuichi! I want more! Wahhooo!)

Ryuichi stood up, only his boxers on, and kicked his dead cloths away from him.

"Kumagoro is not in there....." With s sniff, he cleared his eyes with an arm and then brushed his arm against his boxers. Ryuichi then looked down at his arm and his boxers.

Suichi almost fainted at what he saw next. Ryuichi was holding his boxers with his thumb by the stretchy waistband and pulling it away from his body, calling into his boxers.

"Kumagoro are you in there!!!?? Kumagoro!!!" Ryuichi yelled in his boxers and Suichi's face went redder then red, I mean, if he was any redder he could go to a garden show as Japan's largest strawberry!

Ryuichi continued to call for his bunny friend in his boxers. "Why don't you answer me, Kumagoro?! Fine if your gonna be this way, I'll come and get you!" Ryuichi yelled and Suichi fell against the wall. Ryuichi began pulling down his boxers, in idea to go and look for his companion. (AN: OH YEAH! That's what I'm talking about!") Suichi screamed and tackled his idol before he could remove his last garment.

"No no no!!! I believe you didn't place him there! I know you didn't! Stop this madness and put you cloths back on!" Suichi yelled and blindly, like a zombie, Ryuichi stood up and so did Suichi. (An: Gee Suichi..ruin all my fun!) Ryuichi looked around the room one last time, pulling his boxers back up. Suichi leaned against the wall, his heart racing.

Ryuichi pulled his boxers away from his body again by the waist band, "Last chance Kumagoro! If your in there come out!" (AN: Yes! There has to be the 'last peek'!) Suichi's face went red again.

"I'm sure he is NOT in there!" Suichi yelled and Ryuichi released his boxers once again, it snapped against his skin. He cringed a bit from the slight pain.

"Ok..Sui-chan" Ryuichi picked up his cloths and put them on again, one by one. Ryuichi checked each piece of cloths before putting them back on. Finally Ryuichi was dressed again. Suichi stood by him and walked to the door. Ryuichi followed close behind. When the door swung open, Hiro standing in front of them.

"Oh hey. There you are! What's going on in here? Find Kuma-bunny?" He asked and Suichi shook his head. "Are you ok, Suichi?" Suichi looked at him, "Suichi, your face is all red. Do you need to see the nurse? Suichi shook his head.

"N..No I'm fine! B..but Hiro...I shall warn you..it is going to be a long day. So we need to find Kumagoro soon." Suichi looked at Hiro and Hiro nodded in response.

Suichi felt his shirt being tugged at, he turned his head to see Ryuichi feeling is shirt, inside and out. Suichi's face went back to strawberry red as the other singer put his hands in Suichi's shirt with that determined look again.

"Sui-chan. You didn't hide Kumagoro in here did you?" Ryuchi asked as he searched all in Strawberry's shirt. Hiro just watched as his friend got searched. Suichi squealed a couple of times.

"No! Kumagoro is not there! I do not have him! Hiro we have to find Kumagoro! ASAP!"

"Kumagoro not there? Then did you hide him in here?"

"GAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"Kumagoro!!!!!!"

"Ryu-san! G..Get your hands...outta there!"

"Kumagoro!! Come here little buddy!"

"Ryu-san!!!! GAHHH!"

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Well that's the end of this chapter. And the search is on. Where is Kumagoro...? Hmmm.....I asked some random people and this is what they thought. (I don't want to embarrass them so I labeled their ideas with letters!) (A) uhh..I dun know..you already ruined my pocket idea. (AN: Sorry!)

(B) In Ryuichi's bedroom! Kumagoro has a girlfriend and asked for some 'alone time' (AN: What have you been smokin'?!)

(C) In someone's hat! (AN: A magician! Wow! I love magic!)

(D) In a rabbit hole? (AN: oh how original)

(E) In a ...Lunch box....! (AN: Well...now..we can see where your mind was at the time! I asked you!)

(F) In a studio ...he's recording his smash hit! (AN: What smash hit? Peter Cotton tale?)

Well ok that's all I got and NONE of you are EVEN close!!!!!

Stay in touch to find out! Jan ne!