(Ryuichi Sakuma has left the building - 6)

"What do you mean that Ryuichi us missing too?" Eiri said. Again it was too damned early but that didn't matter, he didn't sleep.

"I mean just that." The ever-calm voice of Tohma responded. "He went home last night, I know because I dropped him off, and went I went to go pick him up this morning and he was gone."

"And no one knows where he went?" Eiri asked, he would sit up and light a cigarette.

"No. I asked the counter at the hotel and they said he never left his room." Tohma said.

"Come over Tohma, I need coffee so get some on the way, and we will go looking for them. Maybe Shuiichi and Ryuichi ran off together or something." Eiri said, he didn't like that idea at all.

"No, first off Shuiichi wouldn't leave you. Second Ryuichi may act it, but he isn't gay at all." Tohma said softly. He seemed hurt by all of this; Eiri assumed that it was because of how much he was worrying about Shuiichi. "Alright, I will be there shortly Eiri."

When Tohma arrived he came bearing breakfast and coffee. Eiri picked at his food, but he wasn't really hungry, he simply took a drag off of his cigarette and drank his coffee.

"You have to eat Eiri." Tohma said softly.

"No. I don't." Eiri answered. "Where could they have gone? This doesn't make any since."

"I don't know, but I am sure wherever they are they are together. It is very much like the both of them to just run off and play, I am sure they will stumble in here any moment now, drunk off adreniline and apologizing for not calling." It was a nice attempt, but it didn't cheer Eiri up any. He missed the little freak. He missed him walking in and yelling 'I'm home', or interrupting him in the middle of an important part of his book because he wanted attention, or pulling him out and making him get out of the house. Without Shuiichi here he didn't have the want or way to do any of that.

"I'm sure you're right." Eiri said, because it would make Tohma happier.

"What do we do now?" Tohma asked.

"We wait." Eiri answered.

"Eiri." Tohma said sitting next to him, to close. He didn't want to play this game right now. "You need to sleep."

"No. I don't." Same answer as he gave earlier about eating. "I need to have Shuiichi home."

Tohma moved a little away from him. He knew that had been a smack in the face to Tohma, but he had to know that just because Shuiichi was gone he couldn't move in on him.

"That wasn't what I was implying Eiri." Tohma said gently, looking away from the other. It did hurt to see that he hurt Tohma but he didn't really say anything about it.

"Really, than what was that." He said standing up.

"I am trying to be consoling!" Tohma yelled standing up. "After all it was you who threw yourself in my arms in the office, I thought you wanted me to be understanding!"

Tohma was right.

"Don't touch me right now." Eiri said walking away and moving over to the fridge, opening the third twelve pack of beer he had drank tonight.

"You shouldn't drink so much." Tohma said.

"Why? Then you could take advantage of me if you wanted." The drunken Eiri would growl at him walking into the bedroom.

"I should go now." Tohma said, a tear falling from his eyes as he left.