AN: This is chapter two of A Lover's Curse. I thank those that have reviewed my fanfiction, and taken the time to read it . I hope this chapter will prove as muchly liked as the first one. Though, I feel how I wrote the characters might have been slightly off ;; Enjoy the fanfic!
- 2 -
Weeks went by, with the normal occurrences happening. Everyday Yuki would take a break from his writing at four in the afternoon, and go sit down on the couch for some quiet time in front of the TV. Then Shuichi would rush in after his recording session and babble on about his day until Yuki told him to go so he could return to his writing once again.
Today was different though.
Yuki read over the last five chapters, correcting the spelling errors that he saw and rewriting some of the scenes that didn't sound right to him. He saved his updated work, before looking at the phone.
The time had come for him to tell Shuichi he would be assisting in writing the novel. He was at the halfway point, and he had told Mizuki he would tell Shuichi when he got to the end of chapter five that he could help. Yuki was currently done with chapter five now.
Sighing, he pushed away from the desk and stretched. The clock said it was only 7:00 PM, but Shuichi had of yet to return. Yuki frowned at the computer, shutting it off before getting up to look in the bedroom and at the other computer, thinking the pink haired singer had sneakily came in. He wasn't there.
Licking his lips, Yuki contemplated the situation. Shuichi wasn't home, so he couldn't tell him about the novel. Yet, Mizuki had him set in a deadline, so starting the second half couldn't it?
Deciding that starting again would be a bad idea, Yuki went in the kitchen to get dinner, and prepared the meal for two people so Shuichi could eat when he got back. As he was preparing the rice, Yuki heard the door slam shut and a singsong voice yell, "YUUKKIII! I'M HOOOME!"
Yuki let the rice continue cooking, while he looked toward the front door where Shuichi was slipping his shoes off, before quickly turning back to the food. Shuichi sat down at the table, with a look that obviously meant he was near bursting at the seams to tell Yuki something, but was trying his best not to.
"What happened?" Yuki finally asked, fixing two plates and setting them on the table, before grabbing chopsticks and tossing a pair to Shuichi. Beaming, Shuichi started eating his dinner. He was being too quiet in Yuki's opinion. Yuki repeated his question. "What happened at NG?"
"Oh!" Shuichi put his chopsticks down, and grinned at Yuki. "K said our new CD was released today! He thinks this might become a top seller also!"
"Like most of your others." Only one of Bad Luck's CDs hadn't made it to the top, and that was because of lack of new material in it. Shuichi nodded, thinking it was a question and not a statement, and smiled even wider. "And on my way home, I talked to Mizuki since I saw her at the store near NG."
Yuki grabbed his napkin to put it to his mouth, hiding the cough. Mizuki had talked to Shuichi already...did that mean she told him the plans? "What was she doing?"
"Shopping." the singer replied, "She saw me and waved, so I went over to say hi. Mizuki said you had something to talk to me about, but when I asked what, she wouldn't say, just to ask you about it...what is it?"
Mentally cursing Mizuki for hinting to Shuichi that Yuki had something to tell him, he sighed. "Mizuki and I...made an agreement...that I was to let you help with at least half of my new novel."
Shuichi stared at him in silence, the shock evident in his expression. After several minutes of letting what Yuki said sink in, his eyes went bright. "Really?!" he said, jumping up out of his chair to get next to Yuki, "Really, you mean it?! Me, help you write your novel?"
Rolling his eyes, Yuki nodded. "Yes brat, you help me write the rest of my novel," Yuki said.
His chair fell over, when Shuichi tackled Yuki, and they both went crashing to the floor. "Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you-"
"Brat, get off!" Yuki shoved Shuichi away, before getting up and picking the chair up. Shuichi happily hugged Yuki around his midsection, smiling. It was not every day he got to do things like work with Yuki!
"When do we start?!" he asked. Yuki sighed, shaking his head. Mizuki owed him for going through all this trouble.
"Tomorrow," he said, before pushing the clinging Shuichi away. Yuki just wanted to watch the news then go call Mizuki to tell her off for getting Shuichi ready for when he told him. She'd have to pay for it.
All that night and the next morning, Shuichi did everything just as he always did, happily and energetically. He made himself breakfast then something for Yuki for when he woke up. "I'm going to work!" he called into the bedroom.
Yuki made a stifled 'mmmmhmmph' noise in his sleep to respond. Shuichi put his shoes on and grabbed his coat, before running out to get to NG. He couldn't wait to get back to help Yuki on his novel!
Hiroshi and K where already in the studio when Shuichi arrived, and they greeted him like normal. "Good morning, Shu," Hiro said, yawning.
K nodded to him, aiming his gun at the wall near him to look at it admiringly. "Have a good night Shuichi? We have some planning to do and we are done for today."
Shuichi smiled, and grinned. "Great! That means I can get home sooner!" he said, sitting down next to Hiro, who looked at him curiously, along with K.
"How so?" they both asked. Shuichi looked at them, and smiled. He pulled out the notebook he had bought on the way.
"Yuki is letting me help him write his new novel!"
Hiro and K looked at each other, then at Shuichi. "Is he nuts?" K said.
"Is this the same Yuki we know, or a new one?" Hiro added on, as neither could believe their ears. It was highly unusual for Yuki to do such things.
"I think it's a good idea!" Shuichi pouted, going on the defensive, "It lets Yuki and me do stuff together more often!"
Hiro shook his head, and smiled at Shuichi. "Who put him up to it?" he asked.
Shuichi frowned at him, looking slightly unsettled. "'Who put him up to it'?! No one! Yuki said he and Mizuki had planned it out and..."
Hiro and K had given Shuichi the same 'use your head for once' look. Shuichi turned his glance onto the notebook, which was open to the first blank page. The doors open and shut again, breaking the silence.
"What's the plans for today?" Suguru put his papers down on the table, and looked around at all of them. K put the gun away, before nodding to Suguru.
"We are just going to make plans for the next CD, and for our next photos." Hiro and Shuichi ignored them both, talking about the novel.
"Mizuki can't make him do something he doesn't want to do..." Shuichi said, frowning at him still. Suguru and K looked at them.
"Do what?" Suguru asked innocently. Hiro sighed.
"Yuki is going to let Shu help with his new novel." Suguru looked mildly surprised.
"Yuki-san? Are you sure someone isn't putting him up to it?" he asked, turning his glance to Shuichi. The singer glared at him.
"No! Yuki doesn't let people force him into doing things!" Shuichi replied heatedly. Suguru and Hiro exchanged looks.
"Unless he was blackmailed into doing it," they said, silencing Shuichi quickly. Sighing, Hiro took the silence to mean Shuichi was trying to understand how it was possible. "Maybe Mizuki used something against him or something. The only way to find out is to ask Yuki."
Shuichi sniffled, before taking out a sheet of paper with some lyrics on it. "I've got a new set of lyrics to make a song out of for this new CD," Shuichi said quietly, trying to change the subject.
Seeing as the current one was bothering their singer, Hiro took the sheet and read over them without commenting on the change. "It sounds like another love song," he commented, handing them to Suguru, who in turn read them and gave the paper to K.
"Ok then!" K said loudly, laughing, "Let's work on this CD! How many songs should we put on it? I think 20..."
"We could put 10 old ones and 10 new ones," Suguru suggested, "Or 5 old ones, 5 remixes, then 10 new ones altogether..."
Only half listening, Shuichi stared at the notebook. He knew they where probably right. Since when did Yuki ask for help? Shuichi's expression changed form hurt to determined. Even if Yuki was forced into letting him help, he was going to with all his strength! Using his newfound energy, Shuichi joined the rest of the band in talking about the soon-to-be next CD for Bad Luck.