Eri-Sama: Well, I still don't own Gravitation, but I got the first manga
for Christmas. Heehee, it was great. I'm keeping the chapters short because
I happen to like reading shorter chapters, makes me feel better when I know
I've read 10 of 30 chapters than 1 1/3 pages of those fics with the super
long chapters, but that's just me. I hope you all don't mind it.
"Yuki! Tadaima!" I was so excited to be home with my Yuki considering how things went yesterday.
"Okaeri, Shuichi. I'm still working." Even his tone was different, flat, maybe, but I could almost hear him smile when he welcomed me home. The least I could do was give him a bit longer to work. I kicked my shoes off and flung myself to the couch, swiping the remote from the table before I landed. Once it was on I furiously clicked through the channels until I could find a program that could hold my attention until my Yuki was ready to join me. Of course, I didn't know for sure that he would, despite yesterday he was still unpredictable, perhaps more than ever.
"... snow tonight and overcast skies for the rest of the week..." I changed the channel. "... to you live from Daiba..." I kept changing the channel, tuning out the sound so I could strain my ears to listen for Yuki. The soft yet fast paced clicks of his keystrokes was enough to make me long to see him. I sprang up from the couch to check on my love.
"Yuki?" I said as I peeked my head in the doorway.
"Yes?" He asked, toneless, not even looking up from the screen or pausing in his key strokes.
I couldn't figure out what to say then. Still, he kept typing, speaking after I'd been quite for something close to fifteen seconds.
"Shuichi, I'm not going to be mean to you, but I'd like to finish what I'm doing. It won't take that much longer." He stopped typing to look at me and I'd swear he looked softer. I nearly pounced on him but stopped mid spring and simply smiled. I decided to take a bath to have some quiet time with my thoughts.
"Reiya, are you sure you need me to stay with you?" Suguru asked her as she walked toward the bathroom. The suite had a sitting room with a television, a handful of chairs, a large glass table between them and a longer table that sat low on its legs surrounded by pillows. Décor was not true to any period but alluded to an earlier time in Japan. The bedroom, however, was quite different. Two four-post canopy beds resembled clouds with their many pillows and white, frilly and scalloped linens. The young man was nearly scared to sit on a bed, fearing he'd pick the wrong one.
"I... I don't want to be alone. Besides, it's getting late, I don't want to worry about you walking home alone at this hour." She entered the bathroom with an arm full of clothing and shut the door, shouting to him through it. "We aren't even going to be sharing a bed. Let's just say we're having a sleep over."
"Heh, those are for girls."
"You never had a sleep over with any of your guy friends?"
"Well, yeah, a long time ago, with Shun, probably about 5 times a year before you showed up."
She was quiet for a few minutes, but Suguru could hear the faint sound of teeth being brushed so he spoke again. "I don't know why he couldn't just be nice to you. He apologized to me too, but it was never the same. He didn't even want it to be the same again. Sometimes, I think he was jealous."
Suguru heard Reiya spit and after the water ran some more, she started to speak again. "I'm really sorry about you and he, Suguru-kun." She stepped out of the bathroom clad in a tank top and pajama pants, her hair loose and nearly out of curl. Both pieces of her ensemble were an emerald green and the pants shimmered in the soft light of the bedroom. She wore the kind of slippers you might expect to see on a genie, complete with a bell on each toe, and the fabric of the shoe matched her pajamas.
He blinked a few times, then smiled and strolled toward the bathroom, his overnight bag still in his hand. When he reached the door he let out a huge breath he didn't know he was holding and drew attention to himself.
"Do I smell that strong, Suguru-kun?"
"Huh? Oh, no, I was just, well, what I mean to say is," he fumbled for a smooth response but found none floating in his head. "You're beautiful, Reiya. I just notice it more now that we're not children." He entered the bathroom and shut the door behind him, brushed his teeth, changed his clothes and came out to find Reiya perched upon one of the fluffy masses, the ends of her hair held together by small strips of fabric as girls did in the old days. Her legs were crossed and she sat straight as always, just waiting for him to come out of the bathroom
"Either you took a long time in there or it just seemed like a long time because you left me to my own thoughts."
"I'm sorry, Reiya, I couldn't think of anything to say." He walked over to the empty bed and tossed his bag in front of the nightstand, then walked out into the main room to check the door. Suguru simply turned the lights off in the other room and closed the drapes, then got into bed and reached over to the lamp between them.
I hated making him wait, but I knew it was necessary. That time I took off from work had to be made up, and quickly. Besides, I knew I would never have so much inspiration as I did just before and just after Shuichi came home. Well, more before he was home than once he was here since him being here made the blood drain from one head to the other.
I left my office to find my pink ball of energy. I wondered what could keep him quiet for so long then saw the light in the bathroom on. I knocked as I entered. "Shuichi, I'm done working for the night." He was lying in the tub, face down. My heart jumped into my throat and I was on my knees next to the tub before I knew it. I touched him and he sprang out of the water, wrapping arms around my neck.
"Yuki! I heard you coming so I thought I'd play a joke on you." I hit him and grumbled something about him being a stupid brat. "I'm sorry, I thought it was funny."
"If you think it's funny to scare someone half to death, then it was a riot." I stood and dusted off my pants, then walked out the door, knowing he'd be quick on my heels.
"Yuki, wait, I'm sorry!"
I sat on my bed and waited for him to join me, head in my hands, elbows on my lap. When I felt him sit down, I spoke, still unable to look at him. "Shuichi, there are some things I want to tell you."
"Suguru-chan, are you still awake?"
He yawned. "Yes, Reiya."
"Will you call me Rei-chan? I think I'd like to hear you call me that."
"Okay, Rei-chan."
"I like that. I'm sorry if I woke you."
"You didn't, don't worry."
"Let me know if you want to go to sleep and I'll stop talking."
"No, it's okay, I like this, talking in the dark."
"I do too." She paused for a bit, listening to herself breathe. "Suguru- chan?"
"Mhmm?"
"What did you do between when I left and when you joined Bad Luck?"
"School. I cried a lot, it was bad enough I lost my good friend to a better friend but I lost my better friend through no fault of my own. My mother insisted that I seek help, stress management worked, therapy didn't. Somehow, I knew you'd come back to me."
"Is that why your mother was so cross?"
"She blames you, like you told your father I was bothering you and that you needed to get away from me."
"That's not true!"
"I know, she doesn't believe that. She sees a blonde foreigner and assumes you all carry a torch for what happened 60 years ago."
"I'm sorry, Suguru-chan."
"It's not your fault, Rei-chan. I said don't worry."
Reiya didn't speak for a while, then cleared her throat.
"Reiya, are you okay?"
"Of course. Suguru-chan, I care about you."
"I know, Rei-chan, I care about you too."
"I mean to say that I like you very much."
Suguru was silent for several minutes before Reiya spoke again. "You don't have to say anything about it. Goodnight, Suguru-chan."
"Yuki! Tadaima!" I was so excited to be home with my Yuki considering how things went yesterday.
"Okaeri, Shuichi. I'm still working." Even his tone was different, flat, maybe, but I could almost hear him smile when he welcomed me home. The least I could do was give him a bit longer to work. I kicked my shoes off and flung myself to the couch, swiping the remote from the table before I landed. Once it was on I furiously clicked through the channels until I could find a program that could hold my attention until my Yuki was ready to join me. Of course, I didn't know for sure that he would, despite yesterday he was still unpredictable, perhaps more than ever.
"... snow tonight and overcast skies for the rest of the week..." I changed the channel. "... to you live from Daiba..." I kept changing the channel, tuning out the sound so I could strain my ears to listen for Yuki. The soft yet fast paced clicks of his keystrokes was enough to make me long to see him. I sprang up from the couch to check on my love.
"Yuki?" I said as I peeked my head in the doorway.
"Yes?" He asked, toneless, not even looking up from the screen or pausing in his key strokes.
I couldn't figure out what to say then. Still, he kept typing, speaking after I'd been quite for something close to fifteen seconds.
"Shuichi, I'm not going to be mean to you, but I'd like to finish what I'm doing. It won't take that much longer." He stopped typing to look at me and I'd swear he looked softer. I nearly pounced on him but stopped mid spring and simply smiled. I decided to take a bath to have some quiet time with my thoughts.
"Reiya, are you sure you need me to stay with you?" Suguru asked her as she walked toward the bathroom. The suite had a sitting room with a television, a handful of chairs, a large glass table between them and a longer table that sat low on its legs surrounded by pillows. Décor was not true to any period but alluded to an earlier time in Japan. The bedroom, however, was quite different. Two four-post canopy beds resembled clouds with their many pillows and white, frilly and scalloped linens. The young man was nearly scared to sit on a bed, fearing he'd pick the wrong one.
"I... I don't want to be alone. Besides, it's getting late, I don't want to worry about you walking home alone at this hour." She entered the bathroom with an arm full of clothing and shut the door, shouting to him through it. "We aren't even going to be sharing a bed. Let's just say we're having a sleep over."
"Heh, those are for girls."
"You never had a sleep over with any of your guy friends?"
"Well, yeah, a long time ago, with Shun, probably about 5 times a year before you showed up."
She was quiet for a few minutes, but Suguru could hear the faint sound of teeth being brushed so he spoke again. "I don't know why he couldn't just be nice to you. He apologized to me too, but it was never the same. He didn't even want it to be the same again. Sometimes, I think he was jealous."
Suguru heard Reiya spit and after the water ran some more, she started to speak again. "I'm really sorry about you and he, Suguru-kun." She stepped out of the bathroom clad in a tank top and pajama pants, her hair loose and nearly out of curl. Both pieces of her ensemble were an emerald green and the pants shimmered in the soft light of the bedroom. She wore the kind of slippers you might expect to see on a genie, complete with a bell on each toe, and the fabric of the shoe matched her pajamas.
He blinked a few times, then smiled and strolled toward the bathroom, his overnight bag still in his hand. When he reached the door he let out a huge breath he didn't know he was holding and drew attention to himself.
"Do I smell that strong, Suguru-kun?"
"Huh? Oh, no, I was just, well, what I mean to say is," he fumbled for a smooth response but found none floating in his head. "You're beautiful, Reiya. I just notice it more now that we're not children." He entered the bathroom and shut the door behind him, brushed his teeth, changed his clothes and came out to find Reiya perched upon one of the fluffy masses, the ends of her hair held together by small strips of fabric as girls did in the old days. Her legs were crossed and she sat straight as always, just waiting for him to come out of the bathroom
"Either you took a long time in there or it just seemed like a long time because you left me to my own thoughts."
"I'm sorry, Reiya, I couldn't think of anything to say." He walked over to the empty bed and tossed his bag in front of the nightstand, then walked out into the main room to check the door. Suguru simply turned the lights off in the other room and closed the drapes, then got into bed and reached over to the lamp between them.
I hated making him wait, but I knew it was necessary. That time I took off from work had to be made up, and quickly. Besides, I knew I would never have so much inspiration as I did just before and just after Shuichi came home. Well, more before he was home than once he was here since him being here made the blood drain from one head to the other.
I left my office to find my pink ball of energy. I wondered what could keep him quiet for so long then saw the light in the bathroom on. I knocked as I entered. "Shuichi, I'm done working for the night." He was lying in the tub, face down. My heart jumped into my throat and I was on my knees next to the tub before I knew it. I touched him and he sprang out of the water, wrapping arms around my neck.
"Yuki! I heard you coming so I thought I'd play a joke on you." I hit him and grumbled something about him being a stupid brat. "I'm sorry, I thought it was funny."
"If you think it's funny to scare someone half to death, then it was a riot." I stood and dusted off my pants, then walked out the door, knowing he'd be quick on my heels.
"Yuki, wait, I'm sorry!"
I sat on my bed and waited for him to join me, head in my hands, elbows on my lap. When I felt him sit down, I spoke, still unable to look at him. "Shuichi, there are some things I want to tell you."
"Suguru-chan, are you still awake?"
He yawned. "Yes, Reiya."
"Will you call me Rei-chan? I think I'd like to hear you call me that."
"Okay, Rei-chan."
"I like that. I'm sorry if I woke you."
"You didn't, don't worry."
"Let me know if you want to go to sleep and I'll stop talking."
"No, it's okay, I like this, talking in the dark."
"I do too." She paused for a bit, listening to herself breathe. "Suguru- chan?"
"Mhmm?"
"What did you do between when I left and when you joined Bad Luck?"
"School. I cried a lot, it was bad enough I lost my good friend to a better friend but I lost my better friend through no fault of my own. My mother insisted that I seek help, stress management worked, therapy didn't. Somehow, I knew you'd come back to me."
"Is that why your mother was so cross?"
"She blames you, like you told your father I was bothering you and that you needed to get away from me."
"That's not true!"
"I know, she doesn't believe that. She sees a blonde foreigner and assumes you all carry a torch for what happened 60 years ago."
"I'm sorry, Suguru-chan."
"It's not your fault, Rei-chan. I said don't worry."
Reiya didn't speak for a while, then cleared her throat.
"Reiya, are you okay?"
"Of course. Suguru-chan, I care about you."
"I know, Rei-chan, I care about you too."
"I mean to say that I like you very much."
Suguru was silent for several minutes before Reiya spoke again. "You don't have to say anything about it. Goodnight, Suguru-chan."