TaraYuki-Uesugi here! Chap 9 is finally up! Yay! This was so hard to write too, damn writer's block.I didn't update yesterday like I wanted to cuz i just got the Sim's 2 expansion pack University and sent Keisuke and Kaoru off to school lol So yeah...blame the Sims Shindou-Uesugi family lol Well enjoy!
Random Thoughts: I have one random thought. I bought Gravitation 11 today and I LOVE IT! It's crazy and wild and fun and...I LOVE IT! I don't know which I love more Book 6,7 or 11. Ahhh the decisions in life!...Ok so I lied I have 2 random thoughts. It's o-fucking-ffcial, I have a MASSIVE crush on Greg Ayres :blushes: . He's so damn cute. I'm trying to go meet him at a convention in Georgia at the end of May. I will hitch-hike if I have to, damnit! I don't care if he is 18 yrs my senior, I still LOVE him lol . Oh yeah, I need a life!...random thoughts...Complete.
Disclaimer: I fucking wish!
And now...on with the show...
What the fuck am I doing?
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This is stupid
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Damn writers block
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Yuki had been sitting at his computer for the past seven hours writing random sentences and then erasing them. Kaoru was released from the hospital yesterday and tomorrow, no, today was his first day back to school. Yuki's mind dwelled on the conversation he and Shuichi had with Meiko and Kaoru just a little over a week ago.
Flashback
"So... auntie Maiko isn't our mom?" Meiko asked
"Technically, no. She just had you for us " Eiri explained
" So we're 100 yours, right?" Kaoru asked
"Yup. All ours" Shu answered.
Silence
"Are you angry at the way you guys were concieved? We knew it wouldn't go un-noticed but we thought that if we kept it low then it would kinda...go away.The procedure doesn't really happen that often in Japan." Shu said
"Heck no daddy. I'm glad you're our only parents. It would be way too weird to have a mom. Besides this is just another story I can tell once I'm famous.I bet there aren't many kids born the way we were" Kaoru said with a smile.
"I agree. I like our family the way we are. I wouldn't have it any other way" Meiko smiled.
End of Flashback
' That had gone better than expected' Yuki thought to himself ' Though I'm pretty sure if Keisuke were there, it would not have gone so smoothly'. Yuki sighed and pulled off his glasses. He was glad that now Meiko and Kaoru knew the truth, but the one who needed to hear it the most, hadnt been there. He ran a hand through his hair and looked at the clock on the wall. 6:45. He sighed 'Might as well start breakfast' . Yuki pulled himself out of his office chair and walked to the kitchen.
Within thirty minutes breakfast was finished." Alright guys, up and at 'em" he said into the intercom.
"K"
"Got it"
"I'm getting up now"
Were the only responses he recieved and his heart felt heavy when he noticed there were only three voices answering back.Although it has only been a day since they were back home, the house felt unusually large and empty with only four members of the family inhabiting it. The moment they walked through the door they all felt empty. They haven't spoken much because they all lacked things to say. When Kaoru came home he went straight to his room. Yuki and Shuichi heard something loud hit the floor upstairs and then some yelling. They decided to leave their younger son alone and let him burn out his frustration. Later on that night Yuki had been walking past Meiko's room when he heard her crying. It sounded as though she had been clutching a piece of paper. Eiri tried for an hour to get her to open the door but she refused.Shuichi slept alot and Yuki couldn't write a damn thing. It was if the whole family was falling apart.
Twenty minutes later, Shuichi, Meiko and Kaoru entered the kitchen. They sat at the table and started to serve themselves. Although Shuichi was extremely upset, he couldn't take seeing his children so sad. And even though Yuki didn't show it, he knew his husband was just as upset as the rest of them.
"So...uh...are you looking forward to going back to school?" Shu said trying to break the eerie silence that loomed over the table.
"Not really. I don't really want to go back...by myself" Kaoru said picking at his food. ' Ok bad idea' Shuichi thought to himself. " Don't worry, everything will be fine " Shu said with a smile.
They ate what little breakfats they could and then grabed their back packs for school.Shuichi would be driving them to school from now on until he thought Kaoru could go on his own. Actually Kaoru could walk on his own but Shuichi was a big worrier and Kaoru didn't have the strenth to fight him, so in the car he went. "Yuki we'll see you later. I'm going to work after I drop them off." Yuki groaned . Shuichi pecked his husbands cheek and left.
"Bye dad" Meiko said softly and kissed her father. She began to walk away but Yuki pulled her back into a hug. He knew how upset she was. "It'll be ok" he whispered into her ear. She nodded and followed her daddy to the car. Kaoru pulled on his shoes, stood up and pulled his backpack over his shoulder. "See ya" he said to Yuki as he stalked out of the house. Yuki looked at his depressed son not really knowing what to say.
"Ok I'll see you later Meiko" Shuichi said to his daughter as they pulled up to her school. Meiko gave him a weak smile and climbed out of the car. He watched her meet up with Kanai and enter the school. He pulled off and stoped in front of the twins school a half a block away. "Are you going to be ok?" Shuichi asked turning in his seat to look at his son. "Yeah, I'll be ok" Travis, Miwa and Kenji were all waiting at the gate. "Bye daddy" Kaoru said as he climbed out of the car. Kaoru walked up to the gate ignoring the greetings he recieved from his friends. He looked up at the big school and realized that for the first time in his life he would be going to school by himself. Alone.
"Keisuke, why don't you join me for some tea" Keiichi said to his roomate. No answer. "Keisuke!" "Oh I'm sorry Kei, yes?" "I said, why don't you join me for some tea. You've been in front of that computer for days. It can't be good for your eyes." Keiichi was right. Ever since Keisuke had the idea to write the book he has rarely left the computer.Keisuke wrote the last line he had been working on, saved it and reluctanly turned off the computer. Stretching he made his way over to the dinning table where Keiichi was serving tea.
"Is the book coming along nicely?" He said pouring himself and Keisuke tea. "Yeah it is" Keisuke said with a smile. "It's sort of like therapy, ya know. Different trips we took together, when we would have picnics, all those times we went on tour with daddy and he would let us perform on stage with him, I almost forgot all those memories. " "So is the book only about good things?" " Well majority of it is. But I've broken it down to three main sections though, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. From when we were children to when the the media started to really bug us and then the accident. I think when it's done, people will get real glimpes into how we were raised and then maybe they can see that our family isn't really that different than any other. " Keisuke paused as he took a sip of tea, then he continued."But there's something missing. I don't exactly know what it is yet, but something is missing."
He sipped again. Keiichi watched him with his complete attention. ' Keisuke has a really nice mouth' he thought to himself absent mindedly . ' And his lips are like a girls. They are perfect . So pouty and pink . They look really soft too. What the FUCK am I talking about! Keisuke...Keisuke is a guy! Why am I looking at his lips? Well he does kinda resemble a female so I guess I'm making the comparison. Yeah, just a comparison' " Kei?" Keiichi was pulled out of his thoughts. "Oh, huh?" "Are you ok?" Keisuke looked kind of worried. He didn't mean to break Keiichi's thoughts but it he looked like he had been having an internal struggle with something. " Oh yeah I'm fine. I was just thinking that ...you seem much happier than the first day I met you"
"Do I really?" Keiichi nodded. "Yeah you do. You seem more free, still stubborn, but a little less tense and alot more relaxed" Keisuke shrugged. "Well" He blushed "I...like it here, with you I mean. " If possible, he blushed even more which in turn made Keiichi blush. 'Shit. Why am I blushing? He just said he likes it here...with me. That's no big deal. I mean we are good friends now '" I mean...thank you Kei, for being so nice to me and letting me stay here even when you didn't really know me. And thank you for letting me be me and not caring about my parents or trying to get close to me so you could get close to them . Thank you for not being phony and seeing me for me." Both of their eyes were cast down, but if they looked at each other, they would have seen that both of their faces looked like tomatoes. " Well" Keiichi began." Thank you for trusting me. I really like you here with me...your company I mean. I mean, it was so lonely living by myself for so long, it's nice to finally have someone to talk to around here. I like the fact that you're here. It's nice to live with someone you like...ya know...get along with I mean" Keiichi gave a nervous laugh. Keisuke did too. They looked up at each other and then quickly looked back down blushing harder than ever.
Silence
"Uh...I'm gonna..."
"Yeah...uh..."
"Imma go write some more"
"Imma take a shower"
As Keiichi rushed off to the shower without so much as a sideways glance at Keisuke, and Keisuke retreated back to the computer , they both had one thing on their mind...
' What the FUCK was that! '
' Again, AGAIN!' Yuki thought to himself as he walked out of the house. He slammed the front door hard behind him. He stalked over to his Red 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago Convertable. Anyone who knew Eiri, knew the Red Lamborghini Convertable was his "Angry" car. The car that drove extra fast so he could release his anger. Though today he wasnt sure if even his "angry" car would make him feel better.
He sat in the car, lit a cigarette and started the ignition. He looked at the clock:11:42am. ' They didn't even wait until after lunch this time ' he thought angrily to himself. He pulled out of the drive-way. He stoped at a red light and pulled out his cellphone.He pounded #2 on speed dial and held the phone up to his ear.
"Yes, Yuki?" Shuichi answered reading the caller i.d..
"Again Shuichi, AGAIN!" Eiri yelled into the phone.
"What! Again? That's three times this week and it's only wednesday!"
"I know that already!"
The light turned green and Yuki took off.
"Look Eiri, calm down. It won't be any good if you go up there fuming. Calm down a bit first. Look, I'll leave work early today. We're not getting much done anyway since Suguru is out sick. I'll tell K I'm leaving. I should be there by the time you get back."
"Fine. It's probably best if you're there anyway, cuz I just might kill them."
Shuichi silently agreed.
"Look I'm here now so I'll see you home"
"Ok. Bye"
"Hnn"
Yuki clicked the END button on his cell phone and plcaced it safely in his pocket. He cut off the car and decided to take Shuichi's advice. He calmed his nerves as he finished his cigarette. By the time he had finished he was calm, well, calm for Yuki's standards anyway. He climbed out of the car, walked past the gates and up the stairs to his destination.
Once he pushed through the big doors, he signed his name at the front desk and proceeded to the same place he had just been the day before. And the day before that.'Shit' He could feel the anger inside of him growing as he walked into the familiar offce. There goes trying to stay calm.
His eyes shot around the room and met with two large, round, violet eyes. He glared. He glared hard and the violet eyes broke contact. Yuki turned his head from his daughter and walked to the the secretary. "Can you tell Yamada-san Eiri Shindou-Uesugi is here" he snapped. Oh yeah, so much for being calm. The secretary nodded and rushed off to get the principal. Moments later Mrs.Yamada beckoned Yuki into her office. He began walking to her office when he noticed Meiko wasn't following.
"And why the hell are you still sitting?" he spat at his daughter.
Meiko winced ' Oh yeah he's pissed. And he doesnt even know what I've done yet' She thought to herself as she got up and followed.Yuki waited until she walked ahead of him, glaring the whole time.Once situated in Mrs. Yamada's office, Yuki sighed.
"What did she do this time?"
Mrs.Yamada sighed. "In the middle of class, Meiko walked up to three different students and with her shoe slapped them upside their heads." Yuki looked to his right. Meiko didn't have to meet his gaze to know that he was glaring daggers at her. Mrs.Yamada continued. "One of the students decided to fight back but she proceeded to continually bang his face on the desk screaming obscenities.He's been sent to the hospital for stiches" Yuki closed his eyes and shook his head. He could see the headlines now "Violence runs in the Shindou-Uesugi family" . Much to Yuki's dismay, Mrs.Yamada continued. " When the teacher intervined, Meiko kicked her in her shin, spat in her face, threw a chair at her and threw obceneties at her." Yuki's mouth was hanging open now. This was just too much. He felt that familiar feeling again. Migraine. Once again...Mrs.Yamada continued.
"When anyone tried to get close to her she started spitting at them and screaming "Fuck you all. I hate you" She didn't calm down until we threatened to call you. At which she screamed "Good I don't care I want to go home anyway. I hate it here" " Meiko stared defiantly at the ground. With Mrs.Yamada giving her dad a play by play, she relived the events in her own mind ' I dont care, they deserved it. They all deserved it' she thought to herself.. Mrs. Yamada began to speak again and broke her thoughts.
"Now on monday she had a fight and yesterday she had a fight, but today's events are just out of hand.Normally this would be grounds for expulsion, but I know Meiko and she is a sweet girl and she has never caused us trouble before so I will let her off with a two week suspension. I ask you to please talk to her and find out why she's been acting the way she has. I am quite sure that Mr. and Mrs. Sakamoto will be pressing charges . They were quite angry when they heard their child had been sent to the hospital and even more angry when they heard it was Meiko. Considering the fact that your family is so well known."
Yuki reached into his pocket and pulled out his cellphone. He pounded #3 on the speed dial.
"Yes, Eiri-san, Shuichi has already told me that he's leaving early because of trouble at school with the kids. "
"Good.The Sakamotos, most likely they will be pressing charges against Meiko and I'll be damned if I'm gonna have someone sue me all beacuse of who I am. Take care of it"
"Of course, Eiri"
Yuki hung up the phone and replaced it in his pocket. "Taken care of " he said to a very stunned Yamada. "Are we done here?" Yuki asked sounding annoyed and standing. She regained her composure." Y-yes. You'll recieve a letter in the mail stating when Meiko can return" "Fine" Eiri pulled a cigarette out the pack in his pocket and put one of the sticks inbetween his lips.He walked to the door and put on his sunglasses. " Let's go " he said to his daughter. Meiko winced again, looked at Mrs. Yamada and followed her dad out of the room.
From what Mrs. Yamada described to him, it sounded as though his daughter had a mini-breakdown. He somewhat knew why but that didn't curb his anger any less. On both monday and tuesday, Yuki had asked Meiko and Kaoru why they had started fighting but neither answered. But today he was getting an explaination out of them if it was the last thing he did..
They were off school grounds now so Yuki finally lit his cgarette. Meiko groaned as they crossed the street. ' Aww man, he's driving the angry car' She thought to herself. ' Oh yeah, I'm in trouble'. Yuki pressed the button to the car and the doors unlocked. "Get in" he commanded his daughter not even looking at her. He couldn't look at her because if he did he didn't know how he would react. They both climbed into the car and drove the half block to Kaoru's school. Meiko looked at her dad shocked but didnt dare say anything. ' No wonder he's pissed' She thought to herself.' Kaoru's in trouble again too'
Yuki climbed out of the car and stomped out his cigarette. "Lets go" he said and Meiko followed behind. Once inside the school Yuki signed the guest book at the front desk and proceeded to the office. Once in the office he looked around and came in contact with eyes identical to his own. Kaoru immediately averted his gaze.Meiko joined him on the bench as Yuki demanded the secretary to get the principal. "So how pissed is he?" Kaoru asked his younger sibling. "He's driving the angry car" she answered. Kaoru winced "Shit" he muttered. Oh yeah, they were in trouble.
Once the principal came out of his office, he beckoned Yuki to follow him. Yuki noticed his children not following him. "What the hell is wrong with you two? Do I look like I came here for my goddamn health? GET UP! " Meiko and Kaoru quickly stood and rushed to the principals office. The principal, who had never seen the angry side of Eiri, flinched when the man yelled. He heard about Eiri Yuki's temper, but witnessing it first hand was very scary.
Once situated in Mr. Toro's office Eiri asked what his son had done. Mr. Toro explained." Kaoru had a fight before school started but it wasn't on school grounds.It was across the street so we didn't call you even though it was anothter student. But he had another fight just after fourth period. " Yuki nodded. "We've decided to give him a two week suspension. In that time we hope he can think about what he's done these past three days and maybe change his ways." Yuki nodded and stood replacing his sunglasses. "Is that all?" Mr. Toro nodded" Yes, thank you for coming on such short notice." "Whatever" Eiri walked over to the door and left, throwing a small "Let's go" over his shoulder to his children. Kaoru and Meiko, not wanting to make things worse than they already were, quickly followed.
They drove home on silence. Yuki was in too much shock to say anything and the children took his silence as a good thing. Otherwise he'd probably start throwing out punisments non stop. They pulled into the driveway and saw the lime green BMW.Shuichi's car. 'Well atleast daddy's home' Kaoru thought as they climbed out of the car.As they approached the front door, it opened to show a very angry looking Shuichi. Meiko and Kaoru knew this wasn't a good thing. Having Yuki angry was enough but Shuichi being angry too was not a good thing. "Get in" he growled to his children and Meiko and Kaoru quickly walked pass their daddy into the house and on the couch.
Once Yuki entered, Shuichi closed the door and stood next to his husband in front of the children on the couch. "You two had better start explaining before I get really pissed" Yuki said. Meiko and Kaoru lowered their heads but didn't say anything. "Somone had better start fucking talking or my foot is going up someone ass!" Eiri yelled making his kids wince, but they still said nothing. Eiri walked over to the wall and punched a hole through it, making his family gasp. He had been going through alot lately and the stress was about to kill him. He turned back to the kids his face completely contorted with anger and frustration. "For fucks sake, will one of you say something! You both have been acting completely irrational and I've had enough. I swear to the gods one of you had better start talking or..." "Eiri please" Shuichi said cutting his husband off. He was angry too but yelling at them wasn't getting them anywhere, nor were punishments .
"Spare me Shuichi! You're always too nice to them. They get away with everything, they get everything they want and no matter what they do, they never get in trouble.! I've had enough. This shit needs to stop. You need to grow some balls and stop being so damn nice to them!"
This angered Shuichi. "What the hell, Eiri! They're my damn kids, what the hell am I supposed to do! We yell at them, you punish them and where exactly does it get us, huh! No fucking where!"
"Yeah, well what the hell am I supposed to do! They're driving me insane, all three of them!"
At hearing "all three of them" Meiko covered her ears and yelled."Stop It Stop IT ! Just stop it!" She was shaking violently and tossing her head from side to side. "Please just stop" she whispered as tears leaked from her eyes. Eiri and Shuichi immediately stoped arguing and looked at their daughter. Eiri had been right, she was breaking down. Shuichi rushed over to her shaking form and tried to gather her into his arms but she fought him off. " No NO, LEAVE ME ALONE!" She said pushing herself off her daddy and falling into her brother's lap. Kaoru quickly wrapped his arms around his little sister and rocked her back and forth as Shuichi and Yuki looked on helplessly.
"They keep saying things about him" Meiko said from her brother's lap. "They were saying "Ha-ha your brother ran away. Probably couldn't deal with your queer parents" and Kamiyama-sensei just ignored them. She heard them and she didn't stop them. She just smiled and looked away. I couldn't take it anymore. I can't. They keep saying mean things about him. The students, the teachers. they say things as I pass them in the hallway. They keep saying mean things about him. I won't let them say mean things about my brother!" She cried harder. Yuki and Shuichi looked at each other completely lost for words. Yuki could see Shuichi's eyes becoming glossy and knew that the singer would begin to cry at any moment.
"Same here" Yuki and Shuichi stoped looking at each other a turned to face their son who had decided to finally speak. Kaoru wasn't crying, which is surprising, but he didn't look completely there either. " The kids are merciless. They just keep saying things about him. I dont want to hear it so I shut them up. Serves them right, they shouldnt talk shit they can't back up" Eiri noticed a glint in Kaoru's eyes that he has only seen maybe once before. The glint that said that Kaoru was really angry.
Yuki walked over to the other side of the couch and sat down. He buried his face in his hands and sat in silence. He didn't know what to say.He was so tired, just so tired. Shuichi looked at his children and felt his heart grow heavy. 'This has all been happening because the family isn't whole' He thought to himself. He wouldn't allow the tears that threatened to fall leak from his eyes. "Ok you guys" he said softly. "Go upstairs, ok? I'll tell Megumi to bring you up something to eat. Soup perhaps." He gave a weak smile at Kaoru , who nodded. "Meiko's gonna stay in my room" he said as he stood, picking his sister up in the process. He carried her off upstairs as Shuichi looked on.
Once his children were out of sight, Shuichi turned his attention to his husband. Yuki looked as mess. Normally it was Shuichi who lost it in difficult situations, but he guessed even this had been too much for Eiri. The accident, Keisuke running away and now this. Everything that Yuki had worked so hard to control was now falling apart. Shuichi walked over to his husband and grabbed his hand, attempting to pull him off of the couch. Yuki raised his head and decided to follow. Shuichi led him upstairs and into their huge bed. Eiri looked exhausted. All those nights of sitting infront of the computer had finally started to catch up with him. Shuichi pulled back the covers and made Yuki lay down on the bed. As soon as his head hit the pillow, Eiri entered the world of dreams. Shuichi covered his husbands sleeping form, kissed his cheek and began making his way to the living room downstairs.
As he passed Kaoru's room, he heard his son and daughter talking. "Kamiyama-sensei told me my family was pathetic." Shuichi heard his daughther whimper through the door.He moved a little closer, the better to hear. "She said that Keisuke was the only one that had enough sence to leave. And the principal doesn't know it, but those kids used to always hit me and Kamiyama-sensei would let them. She wouldn't say anyhing. I don't think she likes me " "Why didn't you tell dad and Daddy?" he heard his son ask. "Cuz I didn't want to worry them " Meiko started to cry harder.
Shuichi had heard enough. He walked downstairs, grabed the keys to his car and left the house. There were a couple of people he had to speak with.
"I'm home!" Keiichi called but no one answered. His eyes landed on the pink haired boy at the computer. "Honestly" He said taking off his shoes and making his way to Keisuke. "You havn't moved since this morning." Keisuke looked up at his roomate and smiled. "Yes I did. Dinner is on the stove." "Aren't you going to join me?" Keiichi called from the kitchen. "I already ate" "Figures" Keiichi took his food off the stove, sat down at the dinner table and began to eat.
In between bites, Keiichi would steal glance of Keisuke at the computer. 'What's getting into me?' He asked himself. He and Keisuke decided to ignore the "incident" last night. But Keiichi now found himself thinking about Keisuke all the time. He could rarely concentrate at work. Several times a fellow employee had to break him out of his "Keisuke reverie" .
"Am I...falling for Keisuke?" He asked himself. Keiichi droped his chopsticks onto his plate. He didn't have much of an appetite anymore. ' No, it's not possible. He's a guy. I'm not gay' He buried his face in his hands as the doorbel rang.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you." Keisuke said as he rushed to the door. "I invited Soshi over to help me with some editing. You don't mind do you?"
'Soshi? Yeah, he's good at this stuff' Keiichi smiled. "No, I don't mind at all " Keisuke smiled and opened the door.
"Hola amigos!" Soshi greeted in spanish. "Will you pick a language and stick to it?" Keiichi said with a smirk as he stood to clear the table. "Duibuqi" Soshi apologized in chinese. Keiichi rolled his eyes and left for the kitchen .
"So what other languages doyou speak?" Keisike asked in english.
"Zhongwen, Yiwen he Xibanyawen"
"Really? Yo tambien, pero hablo espanol solo un poco"
"Alrght, alright. Can we atleast use a language I know?" Keiichi said re-entering the living room.
"He's just pissed cuz he can only speak Japanese" Keisuke said in english.
"Actually, I can speak english too" Keiichi said whispering in Keisuke's ear in english. Keisuke blushed and Soshi turned his head smirking. "Ok you guys let's get down to bussiness" he said walking towards the computer. Keisuke nodded "Yeah. I want you to look it over for me"
"Hey, you havn't let me read it yet" Keiichi whined retreating to the couch.
"Cuz I want you to see it when it's finished. I want to make sure it's good enough for you to read" Keisuke said softly. Now it was Keiichi's turn to blush. Soshi just watched on in amusement. "Alright, let's just get started"
"I think it's great!" Soshi gushed after five hours of work. "It's definetly a best seller. I guess writing books is in your blood." Keisuke smiled " Thanks. I don't really care if it's a best seller or not, I just want people to know the truth, ya know?" "Yeah, I know what you mean, but let me say this. After this book, you are defnetly going to have a nice bank account, not that you don't have one already." They laughed. "Well I'm off to take a shower and then bed. My eyes are killing me. Thanks again Soshi, I really appreciate it." Soshi smiled. "Anytime" With that, Keisuke left for the bathroom.
Keiichi was on the couch doing his homework. Soshi went to join him. "So do you really think his book is that good?" Keiichi asked. Soshi could see the worry on his face. He knew how much Keiichi cared, even if Keiichi didn't know himself. " Oh yeah, I wasn't lying. The book is great. He's got some serious talent." "That's good" Keiichi closed up his books and put them away.
After he heard the water in the bathroom running, he decided to speak. " Soshi, I don't know whats wrong with me" Soshi smiled. He knew where this was going "What do you mean?" He asked. Keiichi sighed. "I-I can't stop thinking about him. I think about him all the time. Atschool, at work. And when I'm home I find myself staring at him. What the hell is wrong with me!"
Soshi smiled. "Dude, I told you already. You are totally into him." Keiichi shook his head "But thats not possible . He's a guy" "Love knows no gender" "Love? No, no, no. I mean as a friends yeah but...love,LOVE? Nuh-uh" Soshi shrugged. "Suit yourself, but imma tell you this, the sooner you realize that you love him, the easier things will get." He stood up off the couch. "Well, I've got an early class tomorrow, I'd better get going. Tell Keisuke I'll see him later " With that Soshi left leaving a very confused Keiichi on the couch
' Love?'
Keisuke stepped out of the shower and dried himself off. He barely got any work done today because all he could do was think about that conversation he and Keiichi had the day before. 'That was so weird' . He put on his clothes and went into his room. The lights were out in the hall and the living room so Keiichi must have gone to bed. He walked into his room and fell on the bed like he usually does. ' Why does Kei always look at me like that?' He thought to himself. 'It makes me uncomfortable' He rolled onto his side. 'But at the same time , I'm always looking at him too. I hope he doesn't feel uncomfortable too' He felt a flush on his cheeks. ' Why do we keep looking at each other? I don't do that with ayone else. It's probably because me and Kei are so close now. He really is a good friend. And I owe him so much, he always makes sure I'm happy and takes care of me. You don't meet someone like that often. I like the fact that he takes care of me. I feel a sort of wholeness when I'm with him that I don't feel with other people. I wonder why?' With that thought Keisuke felt his face grow hot again. ' Ahhh, I-I'd better get to bed' And with that he turned over and went to sleep.
Shuichi pulled up to Meiko's school and parked. He made his way to the office, by passing the yells from the front security guard to sign in. "I want to speak to Mrs.Yamada, now!" he yelled at the secretary. "I-I'm sorry sir, but Mrs. Yamada is having a meeting in her office at the moment. You're going to have to...Hey!" Shuichi stalked past the secretary and right into Mrs. Yamada's office. The principal looked up a little startled by the intrusion. "S-Shindou-Uesugi-san, what are you doing here?" Shuichi walked further into the office ignoring the stares from the other teachers in the room and took a seat. He noticed Meiko's teacher there also and he glared at her. She blushed and quickly looked away."My daughter has told me the reason why she's been acting the way she has.It seems that Kamiyama-san has had a few choice words for her about our family and that she lets the children say and do anything to Meiko also."
Mrs.Yamada's eyes grew wide. "Is this true?" She asked Kamiyama-san. "I...I...N-no...of course not...I-I would never...she's lying!"
"What did you say?" Shuichi yelled standing out of his seat. "My daughter would NEVER lie about something like that ! She was crying her eyes out because she couldn't unsderstand why her teacher would do or say something like that to her! You let the students taunt and make fun of her and hit her. You allowed them to HIT her! And then you get angry because she hits them back! She is going through hell because of you and I wont allow it! I know that we are not the "typical" Japanese family but that does not give you the right to treat her differently.I don't know who the hell you think you are but I assure you you will pay for what you've done." Shuichi turned back to Mrs.Yamada. "I want her gone and I want her gone now. I refuse to have my daughter be taught by some biased asshole like her."
Mrs. Yamada looked at Kamiyama-sensei. She knew from how Yuki had handled the charges pressed against his daughter earlier, that the Shindou-Uesugi family had alot of influence. She knew that the school could lose it's prestige if he pulled out his daughter and if his niece were to leave also. Which she most likely would. Mrs. Yamada didn't have a problem with the Shindou-Uesugi household. She knew that Eiri and Shuichi loved their children more than anything by the way they'd sign up to help at school events and always donated to the school. She also knew that Meiko was a very nice and very intellegent girl and she wasn't the type to lie and that judging by the look on Kamiyama-sensei's face, she was the one lying. She was completely against closed minded, unprofessional people and in this case, this made her decision that much easier.
"Kamiyama-san, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to let you go"
"What! But...but...why?"
"Because you are a teacher. And as a teacher, you are not to let personal beliefs or judgements overule your teaching methods or the way you care for students. You have let your personal feelings rule the way you run your classroom which has led to chaos. I don't care what you think of someone's family life, it is not professional to single out a child because of it. As of this moment you are terminated. Please remove all your belongings by 5pm and I will have someone escort you off the premises."
Kamiyama-san was in complete shock. Then her face contorted with rage."Whatever. I don't care. So what if I did say that to Meiko. You're all nothing but freaks anyway." She said turning to Shuichi.Everyone thinks that they should treat your daughter differently because you're Shuichi Shindou. Well I don't care who the hell you are, she was raised by freaks which makes her and all your other children freaks too. So that's how I'm gonna treat them. And as for Mr. Eiri Yuki..."
SMACK
Kamiyama-san grabbed the side of her cheek where she was just slaped by Shuichi. Shuichi lowered his hand and glared at her. " I don't care what the hell you say about me, but if I ever hear you talk about my children or my husband like that again I will hurt you" Kamiyama-san glared back at Shuichi for a few moments and then left. Shuichi turned back to Mrs. Yamada."I'm sorry" he said." She just got me..." "It's not big deal" Mrs.Yamada said with a wave of her hand. "I'd have slaped her if you hadn't" She gave him a warm smile. Shuichi smiled back. "Thank you" "Now Meiko's suspension will have to stick as it is the law, but I promise there will be a new teacher in Kamiyama-sensei's place when she gets back." Shuichi bowed. "Thank you. I think Meiko needs a little time off anyway" Shuichi turned and walked to the door. "Thank you again" and left.
He went back to his car and started the ignition. He buried his face in his hand and began to cry out all of his frustrations. "Oh God Keisuke, where are you?"
End of Chapter 9
Go Shuichi!lol OMG's ! This was a bitch! AHHHHH! We're winding down to the end now . About another 3 chapters to go! This totally makes me sad. I love this fic and I don't want it to end. WaHHHH! But I do have an idea for a sequel! Tell me if you think I should go thru with it. I'll bring it up some more when this is over tho then ya'll decide. I already wrote the last chapter for it LMAO! Imma dork!
I also love the way I make Tohma take care of everything lol Got a problem? Call Tohma Seguchi. I make it like they are a mob family lmao. Well with Tohma there I guess they're not that far off.
A/N: (1) That car I totally did research for since I dont know much about cars. It's a kick ass car too. Something I could totally see Yuki driving when he's pissed
(2) Sorry for all the different languages lol I couldnt think of another way for them to greet. I speak spanish (tho not as well as I should, according to my dad, for being part hispanic. Like it's my fault) and I''m learning Chinese at the moment. Sorry there arent any tones. I don't have any characters on my comp, tho I think that would have been dumb lol so it's in pinyin.
Next Chapter: Shuichi's losing it, Yuki's lost it and no one talks. Keiichi and Keisuke are getting close (we'll focus more on them) . Why is Keiichi always staring at Keisuke? Keiichi finally realizes something but then starts acting all weird. If only Keisuke knew why.
I think that's about it. Well, stay tuned kiddies. Chapter 10 coming soon!
Until next time...
Zaijian
