(Another Day at School - 9)
Shuiichi was a little subdued, he wasn't happy when Yuki and them parted ways by the school. Eiri promised that he would pick them up after school once he had a place to go.
Ryuichi had Mr. Bear with him again and he was much more careful now. Ryuichi was wearing a pair of vinyl pants that Erica had stolen from her mother, and Shuiichi had on an old pair of khaki capries that didn't fit her anymore and a brightly colored shirt, while Ryuichi had on a darker one.
School went about as well as expected, only the fact that Jesus wasn't there today seemed to make the day a bit nicer. Ryuichi had come into school angry, a little nervous for Mr. Bear's safety, but once it was seen that the jerk that had nearly killed Kumagorou was gone today he was back to his bouncy self.
It seemed that Ryuichi had gathered himself a group of sympathizers for his plea with Mr. Bear and was being dragged all over gods creation because everyone wanted to talk to him and tell him how sorry they were that Jesus had done that to him. How it wasn't fair and all of that, all things that really didn't bother Ryuichi because for the most part, the incident was already put in the past.
Erica was not happy. Shuiichi was the first to notice. She didn't seem to like Ryuichi's newfound popularity. He didn't get the chance to sit with them at breakfast, or in most of the first set of classes because of everyone pulling him around.
By lunch when he got dragged away she was downright pissed. HE was her friend; she didn't see any of these assholes jumping up to help him when his bunny was in peril.
"He doesn't know enough to tell them no." Shuiichi explained. "It is like when we were on tour, he didn't know enough to tell the fans no and it used to take us hours just to get down one hallway."
"I know… but…" Erica said pouting.
"Don't worry, it doesn't mean that he doesn't like you anymore. He'll be back." Shuiichi said softly. Sure enough, no sooner had he said that than did Ryuichi suddenly reappear. Sitting down next to Erica with a sigh.
"I'm back." Ryuichi said. Erica wasn't sure if she wanted to be happy about this or if she wanted to yell at him for ditching them all day.
"Ryu!" Erica whined clinging to him. "Youleftmealonealldayandwereofftalkingtoeveryoneelseanddidn'tcomeandsitwithmeandImissedyouandIwasalone!"
Erica said breathlessly.
"I was here…" Shuiichi said sadly.
"Shuiichi… I…" Erica said looking over at him, he just looked at her blinking a few times. She just looked down at the table trying to think of something that she could say, she hadn't meant it that way…
"So…" Amy said. "Sleeping with InuYasha yet."
"Amy!" Erica growled kicking Amy under the table. Everyone laughed, because they did know who InuYasha was, even though they didn't get the joke. They would talk then after that as if nothing was going on, but Shuiichi didn't. His feelings were hurt.
"SHUIIICHIII!" Ryuichi said cornering him in the locker room before gym, now that he wasn't going in alone he would get changed in there with him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." He said softly. Ryuichi whimpered and looked at him wide eyed.
"Are you mad at me?" He said getting all little and whining, which attracted everyone else's attention. Shuiichi pulled Ryuichi to where they were not going to get jumped by the boys.
"No I am not mad at you." Shuiichi said.
"Are you mad at Erica?" He asked.
"No…" He said.
"LIAR!" Ryuichi said loudly.
"Shhhhhhhhh." Shuiichi said, again everyone was looking at them.
"You are! Because of what she said at lunch." Ryuichi claimed.
"It is just that…" Shuiichi looked away.
"She is still your friend too!" Ryuichi said softly.
"I know. It just hurt my feelings is all?" Shuiichi said.
"It is ok." Ryuichi whimpered clinging to Shuiichi. "I will talk to her."
"NO!" He cried out. "Don't talk to her, she will get mad, or sad with me."
"Ok. I won't talk to her then. But don't be mad."
"Ok. I won't. You're right. It is silly." Shuiichi meant it too. He almost sounded jealous, which was kind of silly. It wasn't like they were going out or something. They were just friends, and hell it wasn't like Ryuichi and her were going out or anything… Shuiichi looked at Ryuichi as he was getting changed. "Do you like her?"
"Yeah, she's cool." Ryuichi said.
"No I mean really." Shuiichi said.
"Um… I dunno. She's cool." Ryuichi said walking out to the gym.
Yuki picked them all up after school. He had gotten a car, and was sitting on the hood of it. Shuiichi ran out and was about to cling to him when Yuki put a hand against his chest keeping him from clinging to him.
"If you are going to be a student here and I am going to be a teacher, they can't see that we are together." Eiri said gently. Shuiichi just pouted and looked at him nodding. He might have been right, but that didn't make Shuiichi feel any better about it. Ryuichi and Erica came out a few moments later talking. Erica was carrying Mr. Bear, it was Ryuichi's apology for ignoring her all day, she got to hold on to Mr. Bear.
Amy, Hayley and Kaylie were with them when she came out, a few paces behind, as were some of Ryuichi's new fan club.
"Who is that with Pinky?" Amy said, in a swoony kind of voice. Erica just laughed seeing how little she liked the whole Yuki/Shuiichi gay thing. Pinky had come to be Shuiichi's nickname around school and it was fine with him. At least it wasn't gook or faggot. "What? What's so funny?"
"Nothing." Erica said walking over to them. "Hey Yuki."
"Yuki!" Amy said. "Ewwwww!"
"And what is wrong with me?" He asked turning those cold eyes to the little girl that was hyper enough that she wasn't standing still.
"Ahhh… eeee… um… you're… gay!" Amy stammered since he wasn't real and she would most likely never see him again she didn't feel too horrible admitting that. Erica smacked her arm and glared at her for being rude to Eiri.
"And you are?" Eiri asked.
"Amy Jones (Another unincrimidating name.)" She answered. Eiri chuckled.
"Well be my sexual orientation as it may, I think you should rethink your opinion of me, because as of today Mrs. Pasquarelli decided that she couldn't handle you little shits any more and I got her job, thusly, as of tomorrow, I am more than just gay, I am also your English teacher." Amy just blinked at him. First off, he was intimidating, second he just called her a little shit, and third… he was going to be her… teacher! But he wasn't real! She swallowed the urge to tell him that as Erica squeaked and clung to Eiri.
"Yuki! That is soooo cool!"
"Get off of me Erica." Eiri said calmly pushing her back away from him. He wasn't as tolerant of the rabid fangirl actions as the others.
"But if you are my teacher than I can't cling! So I must cling now!" She said clinging at him. Shuiichi just pouted.
"No. If I am not letting Shuiichi cling to me, I am not letting you either." He said.
"Did you find a place to live?" Ryuichi said. As he had just become Erica's clinging toy instead, but Ryuichi liked being clung to, so it didn't bother him any at all.
"Yes, it is right up the street from where Erica lives." He said softly.
"YAY!" Erica said running in and calling her mother. She was bad and lied to her, telling her that she was going over Amy's house and that she would be home at five thirty unless she was eating over. Her mother agreed and she would hop into the back seat of Yuki's car because Shuiichi was already in the front. Ryuichi hopped in the back with Erica and Yuki slipped in looking at Amy.
"Nice to meet you Amy." Eiri asked with a half sardonic grin as he pulled out and sped off. No sooner had he gotten off of school grounds than did he light a cigarette. "They didn't check my references because they couldn't understand anyone that they called. They were all in Japan."
Shuiichi giggled some taking one of Yuki's hands, just wanting to be able to touch him because today had been stressful enough.
(Eiri's Missing – 8.5)
Tohma was beside himself. Now Eiri was gone too! What was going on around here? He called the police and they said that all they could do was keep an eye out for him. No promises.
"K, I need to see you." Tohma said into the receiver of the phone. He would hang up the phone and shortly there was a knock at his door. "K, come in."
The first thing that K noticed was that Tohma looked like hell. He hadn't gotten any sleep after the fight with Eiri last night, then when he got there to make sure he hadn't drunk himself to death he was gone. Tohma was in a complete panic because if he had tried to leave and drive somewhere that drunk he could be… no he couldn't even think about that!
"What is it Seguchi?" K asked sitting down and crossing his legs.
"Shuiichi, Ryuichi and now Eiri are all missing." Tohma said. "I am most concerned for Eiri because he was very drunk when we parted ways last night and I am afraid he might have done something stupid."
"And what can I do?" K asked.
"Well the police told me that there was nothing that they could do. They would simply contact me if any of them turned up." Tohma explained, K nodded. "I know that you have some… contacts. Do you think that you have any that might be able to help us search?"
"I don't know. Let me call them and find out." K said walking out of the room. Tohma sat down at the desk and sighed, his nerves completely shattered.
