Eri-sama: Well, I still don't own Gravitation, but I have about 6 of the
graphic novels. It's been a turbulent first half of the year, but I'm
certain everything will be fine after my birthday, at least. For those of
you who've read the first 5 chapters, they've been changed just a bit,
punctuation was the only thing I saw fit to fix right now.
As soon as Yuki finished speaking my heart jumped into my throat. All I could think of was he wanted to leave me again, just on better terms this time. He held his hand out to me from his seat on the bed and I joined him, still fearful of anything he might say.
"Shuichi, this will be the last week you'll have to worry about me staying up late to write. While you were at work, I had my editor over and explained to her that I'm going on vacation until... until further notice is what I told her." Yuki's arm came around my shoulders and he pulled me into him. "It appears you've grown up a lot since I left the last time, you're so quiet."
"Yuki, I was scared that you might be telling me that you want to leave me behind again."
Eiri pulled a cigarette from his pocket and his lighter, preparing to light- up. He paused, looking at the sticker picture of he and Shuichi on their first real date. "That's something else I want to talk about with you, Shuichi. In addition to not telling you to leave again," Yuki tensed a little, but didn't let go of his lover. "I promise to remain with you. I'm sorry I left." The novelist paused as he looked down at Shuichi's face, seeing the darkness cover his eyes and slightly crooked shiny lines gliding down his cheeks. "Shuichi, I'm not afraid anymore, so you don't have to be afraid anymore."
"Yuki!" Shuichi simply hopped into Yuki's lap and held him tightly. "I love you, Yuki."
As Shuichi turned his face upward to look at Yuki, the older man held his lover's face in his hands, keeping his eyes away from his own. "Another thing, Shui-chan, I want you to stop calling me Yuki. I'm not afraid because... I'm moving on, and part of that will include giving up Kitazawa's name, and writing, and whatever else I've adopted because of what happened all of those years ago." Shuichi remained silent in his lover's lap, then reached for Eiri's hand.
"I'm glad, Eiri. I've wanted to call you by your name for so long." Shuichi brought Eiri's hand to his face, nuzzling it before letting go.
For once, Suguru was last to reach the studio that morning. Everyone sat around looking quite worse for the wear as if their nights didn't yield any rest. K had been there earlier; the air still smelled of gunpowder, but he was nowhere to be seen when Reiya and Fujisaki arrived.
"Oro, Fujisaki-kun, Reiya, I hope you have a good reason for being late." Shuichi sat with his arms crossed and eyes narrowed, looking for the entire world like a parent scolding his children.
Suguru sighed. "It was my fault, I woke up late, even Reiya was ready to go when she woke me." The shock covered his face after he realized what he admitted to Shuichi.
The pink wonder lit up, once again giving Suguru the winking and elbow treatment. "Ah, so you and Reiya spent the night together? I understand. When Yuki and I..."
"Shindo-san, he slept in one bed, I slept in another. Nothing happened last night." As she finished, she blushed, turning to Fujisaki, wondering if he remembered what she told him in the dark.
"Ara, ara, Yuki and I didn't always sleep in the same bed either."
"Shindo-san, please!" Suguru slammed his hands down on the table between them. "She said nothing happened, nothing happened." He turned away to look at Reiya, but she didn't meet his gaze and he sighed. "Nothing impure such as you imply, at least, Shindo-san."
"Big news again, all." K burst through the door as he yelled, punctuating with his random English.
Fujisaki groaned. "Let me guess, we're scheduled to leave on a week long tour starting tomorrow."
K stopped dead in his tracks. "Awww, my surprise is ruined. I think that makes me very unhappy." He drew his magnum and pointed it at Suguru, watching the boy's eyes focus on the barrel. "But, it's such a nice surprise that I don't mind it so much." He laughed heartily as Sakano spun around the room.
"Wha! We don't have time to get ready for a tour. What will the president think?" He finally paused in his rant to cry and slide to his knees on the floor in the corner.
Reiya looked intently at Suguru with slight worry, then to Hiro who wore a smirk on his face.
"Sakano-san, I'm sure we'll be ready, and we perform best under pressure. I can actually say I'm excited." Hiro continued to smirk, glancing at Reiya every few seconds.
"Suguru-kun, what will I do while you're on tour?" Reiya had regained her composure and looked at Suguru, far from worried about Hiroshi's possible advantage.
Fujisaki bit his lip and thought for a few seconds, then smiled softly before speaking. "K-san, would it be okay for Reiya to come with us on tour?"
"Who? Oh, I remember, plus she's right here. I'll need to speak with Seguchi-san about it later today."
As soon as Yuki finished speaking my heart jumped into my throat. All I could think of was he wanted to leave me again, just on better terms this time. He held his hand out to me from his seat on the bed and I joined him, still fearful of anything he might say.
"Shuichi, this will be the last week you'll have to worry about me staying up late to write. While you were at work, I had my editor over and explained to her that I'm going on vacation until... until further notice is what I told her." Yuki's arm came around my shoulders and he pulled me into him. "It appears you've grown up a lot since I left the last time, you're so quiet."
"Yuki, I was scared that you might be telling me that you want to leave me behind again."
Eiri pulled a cigarette from his pocket and his lighter, preparing to light- up. He paused, looking at the sticker picture of he and Shuichi on their first real date. "That's something else I want to talk about with you, Shuichi. In addition to not telling you to leave again," Yuki tensed a little, but didn't let go of his lover. "I promise to remain with you. I'm sorry I left." The novelist paused as he looked down at Shuichi's face, seeing the darkness cover his eyes and slightly crooked shiny lines gliding down his cheeks. "Shuichi, I'm not afraid anymore, so you don't have to be afraid anymore."
"Yuki!" Shuichi simply hopped into Yuki's lap and held him tightly. "I love you, Yuki."
As Shuichi turned his face upward to look at Yuki, the older man held his lover's face in his hands, keeping his eyes away from his own. "Another thing, Shui-chan, I want you to stop calling me Yuki. I'm not afraid because... I'm moving on, and part of that will include giving up Kitazawa's name, and writing, and whatever else I've adopted because of what happened all of those years ago." Shuichi remained silent in his lover's lap, then reached for Eiri's hand.
"I'm glad, Eiri. I've wanted to call you by your name for so long." Shuichi brought Eiri's hand to his face, nuzzling it before letting go.
For once, Suguru was last to reach the studio that morning. Everyone sat around looking quite worse for the wear as if their nights didn't yield any rest. K had been there earlier; the air still smelled of gunpowder, but he was nowhere to be seen when Reiya and Fujisaki arrived.
"Oro, Fujisaki-kun, Reiya, I hope you have a good reason for being late." Shuichi sat with his arms crossed and eyes narrowed, looking for the entire world like a parent scolding his children.
Suguru sighed. "It was my fault, I woke up late, even Reiya was ready to go when she woke me." The shock covered his face after he realized what he admitted to Shuichi.
The pink wonder lit up, once again giving Suguru the winking and elbow treatment. "Ah, so you and Reiya spent the night together? I understand. When Yuki and I..."
"Shindo-san, he slept in one bed, I slept in another. Nothing happened last night." As she finished, she blushed, turning to Fujisaki, wondering if he remembered what she told him in the dark.
"Ara, ara, Yuki and I didn't always sleep in the same bed either."
"Shindo-san, please!" Suguru slammed his hands down on the table between them. "She said nothing happened, nothing happened." He turned away to look at Reiya, but she didn't meet his gaze and he sighed. "Nothing impure such as you imply, at least, Shindo-san."
"Big news again, all." K burst through the door as he yelled, punctuating with his random English.
Fujisaki groaned. "Let me guess, we're scheduled to leave on a week long tour starting tomorrow."
K stopped dead in his tracks. "Awww, my surprise is ruined. I think that makes me very unhappy." He drew his magnum and pointed it at Suguru, watching the boy's eyes focus on the barrel. "But, it's such a nice surprise that I don't mind it so much." He laughed heartily as Sakano spun around the room.
"Wha! We don't have time to get ready for a tour. What will the president think?" He finally paused in his rant to cry and slide to his knees on the floor in the corner.
Reiya looked intently at Suguru with slight worry, then to Hiro who wore a smirk on his face.
"Sakano-san, I'm sure we'll be ready, and we perform best under pressure. I can actually say I'm excited." Hiro continued to smirk, glancing at Reiya every few seconds.
"Suguru-kun, what will I do while you're on tour?" Reiya had regained her composure and looked at Suguru, far from worried about Hiroshi's possible advantage.
Fujisaki bit his lip and thought for a few seconds, then smiled softly before speaking. "K-san, would it be okay for Reiya to come with us on tour?"
"Who? Oh, I remember, plus she's right here. I'll need to speak with Seguchi-san about it later today."