DISCLAIMER: as you already know I don't own gravitation or any of its characters….being an honest citizen I am not going to steal them either. That doesn't mean I can't get them stolen though ;-)
A/N: thank you for the reviews ildreen love,sailorsaturncosmo and imanut!
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Seguchi looked at Shuichi enquiringly. Shuichi shrugged. "I don't know…I've been trying to get Yuki to tell me all the way here, but he's just been too busy playing with Kumagoro."
Noriko looked a little dazed. "Yes…imagine Yuki-san playing with Kumagoro…if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd be on the floor laughing."
"Well Yuki still won't tell me why he was with Ryuichi today….." he looked at Seguchi and Noriko. "You don't think….you don't think he's cheating on me do you?" big tears stared in his eyes.
"Well…Shindou-kun. I don't think so…I mean so far you're the only idiot Yuki has been able to stand. I think Ryuichi would be a bit too much for him." Seguchi smiled a little. "They just went shopping together, that's all. I think Ryuichi needed some help in buying something. I wonder what happened there?"
Ryuichi's head popped in through the door. "Oi! You lot! Are you coming or are you going to leave me at his mercy again?"
They all dutifully filed out, still dazed by the tone of his voice and went into the lobby. There Yuki sat playing with a little girl who was waiting for her mother. They were playing catch Kumagoro and each time one of them dropped him Yuki would burst into tears.
Shuichi looked at him, confusedly. He liked Yuki for his personality right? Not just his looks right? So now if Yuki's personality was in Ryuichi…where did his loyalties lie? He shook himself out of the reverie and headed for Yuki. Of course his loyalties lay with Yuki, whether he was goofy or nice……….
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Two happy meals and many embarrassing situations later, the group landed up at Yuki's place. They were all exhausted…except for Yuki, who had unexpendable energy and was now energetically running round and round the parking lot with Kumagoro held above his head.
At last Shuichi persuaded him to come home and they all trooped upstairs to discuss the matter at hand. After making sure Yuki was busy in his own world, they all congregated in the living room.
"Ryuichi, can you tell me…Exactly what happened today? What did you and Yuki do…don't miss out a single detail." Seguchi helped himself to a beer…he needed the alcohol and couldn't exactly find whisky or scotch anywhere.
"Well…we met at the mall and we went to…" Ryuichi explained everything…missing out only the detail of why they went to the mall as Shuichi was sitting right next to him. He told them about how he had picked up the bracelet and what had happened later.
Seguchi and Noriko looked at each other. The only thing they weren't getting is that Ryuichi thought Yuki had always behaved like this and vice-versa. But according to Ryuichi's story Yuki kicked up the entire ruckus only after the bracelet incident.
Ryuichi stood up. "Ok do you want a lift back home? Cause I'm leaving now, I'm really sleepy and I have no idea why everything's such a big deal!"
Tohma smiled at him. "No I'll stay for a while, I'm sure if worst comes to worst Yuki won't mind me crashing here for the night."
"I'll stay with Tohma….my husband can always come and get me you know. So you go ahead Ryuichi-san" she lapsed back into the baby voice she used and found Ryuichi glaring at her.
"Cut the baby voice crap! Goodbye then." Ryuichi continued to glare the frown deepening on his fore head. He walked out and slammed the door. The sound echoed through out the flat.
"Ok so we know it was the bracelet….only how do we reverse the curse or spell? I mean we really can't leave them like this!" Seguchi looked at Shuichi who was still staring at the door.
"I want my Ryu-chan back!" Noriko burst into loud sobs, bringing Yuki out. He came towards her sat down in front of her.
"Kumagoro says hello Nori-chan... Don't cry see….Kumagoro wants to play with you?" But looking at Yuki with Kumagoro only made her bawl louder!
After a while Yuki lost all interest in her and gazed at Shuichi. "Shu-chan…aren't you coming to bed yet?"
Shuichi looked at him and blushed. No…there was no way he could fall for Ryuichi…Yuki was the one for him…isn't it? "Yuki, why don't you go in and I'll come a little later."
After Noriko's husband picked her up and they were sure Yuki was asleep….Shuichi and Seguchi made their plan.
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"WHAT?" Ryuichi yelled as Seguchi tried to convince him to come back to the mall. "I'm not going back there? Why are you so interested in the bracelet now huh?"
"Ryuichi…after all we've been through…you can't do me a small favor and come with me to the mall?" Seguchi looked at him with plea filled eyes.
"No. that's final. We have work to do Tohma…maybe after work." Ryuichi turned away from him and started to sing unaware of his friend swinging a vase at him. It hit him full in the head and he gave Tohma a wondering lance before crumpling up.
"You hurt my Ryu-chan!" Noriko screamed running up to the fallen figure.
"This was the only way." Seguchi hoisted him onto his shoulder and dragged him to the car. Halfway there Ryuichi came round.
"Tohma…what happened?" it took Ryuichi a while to recollect what had just happened.
"You hit me! Why do you want that bracelet so badly?" Ryuichi rubbed his head where it was hurting.
"You'll see when we get there." Seguchi parked and got out. He walked over to Ryuichi's side and dragged him out. They walked together and met Shuichi and Yuki who were waiting. Then they went into the antique shop and found the bracelet.
After going over what had happened for the fourth time, Shuichi picked up the bracelet and said "oh so you put it on Yuki like this?"
"SHUICHI noooo!"
But Seguchi was too late another blinding flash later Shuichi was Yuki, Ryuichi was Shuichi and Yuki was Ryuichi. Seguchi looked at them in dismay!
"All of you please wait. Now Shuichi I want you to put that bracelet onto Yuki's wrist…or wait put it on to Ryuichi's wrist…." Seguchi looked at them in frustration. Who was who?
After half an hour of thinking he finally beckoned to Shuichi…"put that bracelet onto Yuki's wrist ok?" it was easier to get Yuki back to normal first…then if things went wrong…Yuki was all his!
"I won't, Seguchi-san. I don't understand why you want me to spend so much time with these idiots." He looked at Ryuichi. "Come on brat lets go home."
Seguchi had had enough. He couldn't allow this to happen…it would hurt Yuki…wouldn't it? He looked over at where Yuki was playing with Kumagoro happily. He picked up the bracelet and shoved it into Shuichi's hand. "Do it…or I'll make sure you're whole career goes down the drain…you understand?"
"Are you threatening me Seguchi-san?" but the look in Seguchi's eyes got to him in the end. He walked up to Yuki and snapped the bracelet on.
This blinding flash put something back to rights. Yuki stood up with a glare. He looked at Shuichi who had suddenly become fascinated with Kumagoro. "Lets go home brat…I told you not to touch anything!" he yanked the bracelet off and looked at Ryuichi who was gazing at Kumagoro adoringly.
"I wish I hadn't given Kumagoro away…Yuki-san please ask Shuichi to give it back to me…" he was suddenly yanked off his feet by Seguchi who gave him the bracelet.
"Ryuichi…put this on Shuichi would you? If you do he'll give you Kumagoro back!" this thought induced Ryuichi into doing it right away. He walked up and snapped the bracelet on. In a flash things were back to normal.
Seguchi smiled happily on the way out. He was feeling very proud of himself at the moment. He had handled the case very well. He had been unselfish and had got Shuichi back to normal as well. He loved being the one who could handle great responsibility. He turned to see Yuki dragging Shuichi away and grinned out of pure pleasure. He had saved Yuki from being hurt again.
He decided to take the day off and went home to Mika.
"Tohma…I went to the antique shop yesterday and look what I found?" Seguchi looked down at the bracelet she was holding and screamed. It was a clone to the one at the store. He didn't stop screaming until Mika threw the bracelet into the sea, to shut him up.
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Three weeks later.
"BRAT! GET OUT….OUT!" Yuki glared at his lover. They were as usual quarrelling about some mundane thing and Yuki had resorted to throwing Shuichi out again.
But this time Shuichi grinned at him. "Not this time you don't! You through me out I'm going to publish these and you're reputation as a cold, indifferent author is going to be destroyed.
Yuki glanced at the pictures in his lover's hand. They were of him playing with…Kumagoro! "How did you?" he spluttered. "Baka!" he sprinted after Shuichi who had just run out of the living room.
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A/N: phew it was so hard to end it! But I decided some good should come out of the whole incident though…now Yuki cant throw Shuichi out as often…there's no knowing where he's got those pictures hidden. Hope you enjoyed it. -Taka.