Author: Kei. Oops! I mean shuxyuki!
Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own Gravitation. Yes, I still wish I did. This is edited by my sister.
Warning: If you don't like sad stories, then this is not the story for you.
Summary: All this time Eiri thought he killed Kitazawa. What happends when Eiri finds out the truth?

Chapter Three - The Real Thing

The next day, Eiri got another odd phone call from Kitazawa. When Eiri picked up the phone Kitazawa apologized and invited Eiri to come to his apartment for dinner. Eiri didn't know what to do; he didn't know if he should trust Kitazawa or not.

Eiri thought about it and decided to go. What was the worst that could happen? Maybe Kitazawa was serious? Or maybe this was another scam to make Eiri suffer more. Eiri didn't think about that last possibility, so he went anyway.

He arrived at Yuki's apartment at 8:03 pm. Kitazawa opened the door slowly, "Come in, Eiri. I've been waiting for you." Eiri walked and Kitazawa told him to sit down at the dinner table. "I'll be ready in a minute." Kitazawa shouted from the kitchen.

A few minutes later, Kitazawa came back out and he was holding a beautifully cooked chicken. (Did you think I was going to say gun? Sheesh, I'm not that lame.) He set the chicken on the table and told Eiri to dig in.

After they ate, Kitazawa invited Eiri to go on a walk with him. Again, without thinking, Eiri accepted and they headed out to the park.

"Here we are Eiri…" Kitazawa sounded suspicious. He started to pull out an item from his coat pocket. Not realizing what Kitazawa was doing, Eiri walked casually over to a park bench.

"Don't move." Eiri turned and saw Kitazawa pointing a gun towards his head. If only Eiri thought about this possibility, maybe his life wouldn't end so soon. After all, he was only 22.

With only seconds to think, Eiri dashed to Kitazawa and pried the gun away from him. this time it was Eiri pointing the gun towards Kitazawa's head. "Eiri… you can't do this. I was your tutor, remember? You love me."

"Correction, I loved you." Eiri narrowed his eyes threateningly. "I'm finally going to end this nightmare of you I always seem to be stuck in." Eiri's finger was on the gun trigger.

"B-but Eiri-" But Kitazawa never got to finish his last sentence. Eiri pulled the trigger. BANG! He did it, he shot Kitazawa. He rid Kitazawa of this world. It wasn't an illusion; he was shot-down for good.

I really did it…
In the dead of night, Eiri silently sank to his knees. Tears fell to the cold ground. Yes, he did love Kitazawa, but he valued his own life more than a wicked soul's . If Eiri hadn't taken hold of the gun from Kitazawa, it would have been him collapsed on the ground, blood running down his head. Eiri was triumphant at his accomplishment, but not too much later, the guilt got the better of him, leaving him lost in his own depressed feelings.

Eiri dropped the gun that once looked so appeasing and slowly dragged himself up. He began to walk home, but turned and glanced at the limp body of Kitazawa; then continued on his way.

Ok, just so you people know... Shuichi doesn't exist in this fanfic. (I hope that stops the confusion...)

shuxyuki