Ayaka had left Shuuichi and Yuki alone in her house as she went to spend the remainder of the night with her family in the main temple. Her home was on the temple property, but was an outside home; complete privacy for her ((A/N: I know this is not true! Please just forget the real facts! This information is necessary in what is about to happen!!!)). After Ayaka left, there was silence between the two lovers as they sat in the livingroom. Several moments passed before anything was said. Shuuichi was sitting on the couch as he was still clutching the towel to his chest. He could not bring himself to look into Yuki's eyes. Finally, the silence became too much and Yuki spoke.

"Why did you run away?"

Shuuichi was thrust out of his thoughts and worries by the sound of Yuki's voice. Jerking up his head, he said, "Huh?"

"Why did you run away?" Yuki asked again, turning to look at his lover with his sharp and cold eyes. "Why did you want to leave me?" He then sat down on the floor in front of Shuuichi. As Shuuichi looked at him, he thought his eyes were cold and angered but, when he looked closely, they were filled with sadness and betrayal.

"I... I'm sorry, Yuki." Shuuichi said quietly, moving to lean against him. Yuki's eyes narrowed and he pushed Shuuichi away.

"That's not going to work." Yuki said angrily. "Answer my question, Shuuichi! Why the hell did you leave me?"

"I-- I was scared of hurting you anymore." Shuuichi said. He was shocked and he looked at his lover, his eyes opened wide. He did not understand why Yuki was so angry and why he was acting the way he was.

"Bull shit."

"Huh?"

"Bull shit. I don't buy that answer, Shuuichi. Tell me the REAL reason you decided to leave me."

"That-- that's the truth."

"It is not."

Shuuichi started to get angry as well. Why was Yuki acting that way? Why wouldn't he believe him? "It is too!" Shuuichi exclaimed, his eyes narrowing as well. "Why the hell won't you believe me, you bastard? I didn't want to hurt you anymore! How come you say I'm lying!?"

"Because it's not the right answer!" Yuki yelled. "If you were scared of hurting me, why didn't you leave before!? Why did you chose now to leave me? Is it because you're ashamed of me now? Because you feel sorry for me? Is that it!?"

"No!"

"Then what is it?"

"It's all my fault that your father disowned you!" Shuuichi screamed. "It's all my fault that you started crying! I don't want to cause you pain anymore, Yuki!" Yuki was silenced as Shuuichi yelled the truth about his feelings. Shuuichi sat there, sobbing and shaking as he did so. Yuki remained in silence for several moments, thinking it over. Once again, the author was the one to break the silence between the two of them.

"So... you did it all because you felt guilty." Shuuichi's eyes snapped open.

"What...?"

"You did it all because you felt sorry for yourself."

"No!"

"Admit it! You just said how you thought it was all your fault! So you felt sorry for yourself and left!"

"Stop it!"

"It's true, Shindou! You did it all because you were sorry for yourself!"

"Why are you doing this, Yuki?" Shuuichi asked, covering his ears and sobbing. "I did not!"

"Admit it! You don't love me enough to stay with me! It has nothing to do with me or my family! Whenever you get too upset, you bolt and run!"

"Shut the hell up!" Shuuichi screamed. Before he knew what he had done, he had let his fist sail and he punched Yuki. Yuki was struck off-guard and he fell back. Shuuichi jumped up from the couch and he was shaking as he screamed at Yuki. "DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU I HATE YOU?! DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY THAT I CARE NOTHING ABOUT YOU?! DO YOU WANT ME TO LIE TO YOU AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR!? DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY THAT I DID NOT SEE HOW MUCH I WAS HURTING YOU? Well I'm not gonna say it, Yuki! But if you are so focused on belittling me and trying to force me into saying I care nothing about you, maybe then we should break up! Maybe I should leave for good! It would be better for you if I did, wouldn't it?" Upset but more fueled by anger, he then stormed by Yuki on the floor and made to leave Ayaka's house. Yuki jumped up and tried to stop him. Grabbing him, he said,

"Stop, Shuuichi."

"No!"

"Stop!"

"Let me go!" Shuuichi screamed, roughly pulling his wrist out of Yuki's hand. Yuki quickly narrowed his eyes again and grabbed ahold of his wrist again.

"I won't let you go!" He said determindly. He pulled Shuuichi to him and wrapped his arms around him. Still mad and not wanting to be near him anymore, Shuuichi tried to pull away but Yuki refused to let him go and he was too strong for Shuuichi to fight off. "I won't ever let you go." He said softly. Shuuichi was surprised at the sudden softness in Yuki's voice and he looked up at Yuki, shocked. Yuki looked back at him, tears starting to brim at the base of his eyes. "I lost you once. I'm never losing you again." Shuuichi smiled. "But I have something I need to say to you, Shuuichi."

"What?" Shuuichi asked. "Did you want to tell me that my songs suck again?"

"No." Yuki said, narrowing his eyes again. "I wanted to tell you that I love you." His voice sounding annoyed. Shuuichi's heart stopped and his mouth dropped open. He stared at his lover, his eyes widened in shock. He was frozen. Finally, he spoke again.

"Hon.. honto ni?" Yuki's face was flushed. He nodded his head. Leaning down to Shuuichi, he kissed his cheek and then whispered into his ear,

"I love you." Looking back at Shuuichi, the lpink-haired vocalist's eyes were like waterfalls. They were spilling over with tears and he was drooling. Yuki got a few goosebumps but he could not contain his laughter. Him laughing only continued Shuuichi's antics. Finally, Shuuichi then pounced on Yuki, bringing him to the floor.

"I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!" He screamed, hugging Yuki and wanting to plant kisses all over him. He was too excited that he wanted to do a million things at once. He had enough energy to run a marathon, he had enough excitement as a little puppy and he was so happy he could have jumped out of his skin. He was scaring Yuki a little, but when he finally relaxed and laid flat against Yuki, his eyes were shut and he was smiling; a smile of true happiness. "I love you, Yuki."

"I love you too, Shuuichi." Shuuichi then looked into Yuki's eyes and saw Yuki smiling. Shuuichi's eyes were sparkles. Leaning down, he kissed Yuki and wrapped his arms around his lover's neck. Yuki then rolled over so he was on top of Shuuichi. Smiling seductively, he then said quietly, "Why don't we make this a real celebration?" He leaned down and captured Shuuichi's lips again. While they kissed, Yuki removed Shuuichi's shirt and then his jeans. Shuuichi laid against the carpet, breathing heavily as Yuki placed kisses all the way down Shuuichi's torso. His face flushed, Shuuichi then gasped out Yuki's name.

"Eiri..." Yuki glanced up and a smile played on his lips.

Yuki and Shuuichi then made love on Ayaka's floor. When it started to get too loud, Yuki whispered to Shuuichi, "Shh... shh... it's okay..."

"Eiri..." He moaned. Still breathing heavily, he extended his arm and clutched the carpet. "Eiri...!"

"It's okay, Shuuichi."

"Don't let me go, Eiri." Shuuichi said heavily, whispering. "Don't let me go."

"I'll never let you go." Yuki promised. "I swear I won't."

"Don't... let... me... go..." Shuuichi said, finding Yuki's hands and entertwining his fingers with Yuki's. The last thing that happened before it was all over, was Yuki telling Shuuichi once again that he loved him.

TBC.

Interesting, ne? Don't ask about the ending. -.- There will probably be only one more chapter; I'm sure of it. Please read and keep loving my work! ::Yay!:: Ja! --SKS