TaraYuki-Uesugi here. Now finished with chapter three. It's a little late (sorry about that) but I want kinda at a lost as t how fast I wanted to move the fic. So…….yeah lol. Well, here it is, chapter 3.
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And now…….On with the show………….
"Hey Tatsuha, How'd you do?" I hear my firend Toro ask me. "If you're asking if I failed anything, no" I answer. Today we went back to school not for classes, but for our cycle report cards. And then after this, my boring week begins. Last night Shuichi and I had a lot of fun. He slept in my room and I made sure I slept on the floor. I told him I just wanted him to be comfortable but it was really to protect him...from me. He was so cute. I watched him most of the night. He's beautiful when he sleeps, like an angel. I smile. "What the hell are you smiling about?" I hear Toro say as he pulls me out of my thoughts of Shuichi. "Nothing" I reply. He shrugs. "Well I'm out. Look, call me if you want to hang out this week, ok? See ya" Call him? Yeah right. The only place I want to be I can't be because the love of my life wants to spend time with my brother. I snort. My Gods I'm pathetic.
I walk home in silence alone, waving hello to some of the temple goers as I pass. I finally reach my destination and there he is standing there waiting for me. Dad. I sigh as I know what this week will hold for me. Services and prayer. Bite Me! Don't get me wrong, I love being a monk but it's kinda hard for me to enjoy what I do when I know that the one I love is free this week just like myself. Oh well
Oh my gods it is so boring. I sit on the couch and flip through the channels hoping that something interesting will be on, but to no avail. I sigh and walk to the kitchen. Why am I in the kitchen? I don't know. I'm not even hungry. I close the refrigerator door and I sigh. I know he has a deadline but come on; this is the one week I have off. I made up my mind. I walk down the hall and into Yuki's study. There he is as usual, typing away at that god forsaken laptop. I sigh. I take a seat next to him and watch for a few minutes as he writes.
"Yuki?"
"Huh?"
"I'm booooooooored. Can't we do something toge..."
"Shuichi, you know I have work to do. I have to finish four chapters by Sunday, you know this"
"I know, but" I look down at my feet and say in the tiniest of voices." My vacation is over by then" I hear Yuki sigh and his typing pauses. But only for a second, he resumes almost immediately afterward. "Why don't you call Hiro?" "Hiro and Ayaka went on vacation together in Hawaii" "Fujisaki?" "With his parents" Eiri sighs. He turns to me and looks me in my eyes. My heart skips a beat. My Gods I love this man. "Look, I'm sorry this came up. But you know I have to do this'": He resumes typing. I know that's all I'm going to get from him and that's fine. I know he didn't mean to have to work on my vacation but that doesn't make me any less bored.
I sit thinking to myself. Hiro in Hawaii, Fujisaki with his parents, my sister is in school. Who's free this... Oh yeah, how could I forget.
"Yuki?"
"What?"
"Do you mind if I invite Tatsuha over to keep me company? I promise we won't bother you. It's just, he's the only one that's free this week like me. So can he, please?"
"I don't care"
Yes. Finally I won't be bored. I like Tatsuha. We get along really well and we've been getting really close lately. I smile and stand "I'm going to go call him" I call over my shoulder as I leave the room.
Yawn. Aww man I'm bored out of my mind. I sit in the temple behind my dad as he chants. We've been chanting since early this morning. This is not how I planned on spending my vacation. Don't get me wrong, I take being a monk very seriously, but at the moment, quite frankly, I don't give a fuck. I don't feel like chanting. I want to see Shuichi but he's having his "Yuki time". I sigh and try to pay attention but I just can't. I jump as I feel something vibrate in my pocket. Oh yeah, I forgot I had my cell phone in my robes. Normally I wouldn't do something like that but like I said, at the moment, I don't give a fuck. I pull out the phone and look at the number on the caller I'd.. Eiri? I stand up as quietly as I can and walk onto the porch. Dad'll never notice; he's too deep in chanting.
"Big bro, you miss me already?" I answer.
"Uh, Tatsuha?" My heart skips a beat. Shuichi.
"Shu-chan?"
"Yeah, it's me. I'm not bothering you or anything am I?"
Bothering me? Yeah right! "No, not at all. What's up?"
"Well, Mizuki came over this morning and told Yuki that he has to finish at least half a chapter to his new book by Sunday, so I'm pretty bored. I would have called Hiro and hung out with him but he's in Hawaii with Ayaka. My sister is still in school and Fukisaki went to visit his parents in Wakayama. Then I remembered that you told me that you have this week off too so I decided to call."
Oh Shit! Is he asking me to spend this week with him? Just me and him? Together? Just the two of us?
"I guess what I'm asking is do you want to spend the week here with me? Maybe we can play some of the games that we havn't opened yet."
Aww man I am so fucking happy right now. I smirk. "I dunno. I am your last resort. That kinda hurts my feelings."
"Aww come on Tatsuha. Pleeeeeeeeeease!"
How can I resist? "Ok, ok Just stop whining" I chuckle. "I'll come over, but does aniki know? I don't want him freaking out on me once I'm there"
"Yeah he knows. I told him already."
"Ok"
"So...uh...when do you think you can get here?"
Now, right NOW! "Well I can make it there tonight. I'll just pack up my stuff. I should be able to leave by three"
"Ok, great! I'll send a car to come and get you, ok! Thanks a lot Tatsuha. We're gonna have so much fun."
I smile. "Alright see you tonight" And I hang up the phone. I'm smiling from ear to ear now. I get to spend an entire week with Shuichi. I am so damn happy. I quickly hide my cell phone back in my robes and walk back into the temple. As expected, my dad didn't even know I was missing. I decide to join in on the chant. I have to thank the Gods for this miracle.
"Where are you going?" My dad asks as he sees my stuff waiting on the front porch. "Eiri's" I say shortly."Shuichi has the week off and he's bored cusp Eiri has a deadline. So I'm going over there to keep him company" Did I forget anything? "Humph" My dad rolls his eyes. "I don't know why Eiri keeps that brat around. He's nothing but a hindrance and it's disgusting" I hate when he says things like that. He won't even give Shuichi a chance yet he talks about him as though he knows him. I sigh. "Dad, he's good for Eiri. He makes him happy and he's changing him back slowly to the Eiri we used to know. As a father you should be happy as long as your son is happy. Besides, if it weren't for Shuichi, you would never hear from or see Eiri." No, I didn't forget anything. "Humph" I hear him say. I know he hates to admit it but he knows I'm right. There was a time when Eiri would NEVER come and visit my dad here at the temple, let alone call him every once in awhile. But now, because of Shuichi, he comes and visits at least once every two months and calls at least once a week. Shuichi makes him do it. When Eiri visits Shuichi won't come but he still pushes my brother to come because he thinks it's important for Eiri and dad to have a relationship. My dad shouldn't be bad mouthing Shuichi, he should be thanking him. Or thanking the Gods that they sent Shuichi Eiri's way.
A black Lincoln town car pulls up and honks the horn." That's my ride" I say to my dad as I gather my things off the ground. He helps me put everything in the car. "See you later. I'll call you once I'm there" I say as I climbed into the car. I begin to close the door but he stops it. "Tell Eiri I say hello. And...and tell Shuichi I said hi too." That caught me off guard. "And...and tell him, next time Eiri comes over...why doesn't he come too? We have more than enough room." Do my ears deceive me? Did my dad just invite Shuichi over to visit? I really am proud of him. He's trying. I smile. "Ok dad, I will" and I close the door. I wave to my dad out the window as I begin my seven hour drive to Tokyo.
Ding Dong
I hear the pitter patter of feet, the clicks of the locks and then the door opens. "You're finally here. It's about time" Shuichi says as he helps me with my bags. "Yeah, my ass hurts" I reply. "Sitting in a car for seven hours is no fun. Even if it is a Lincoln" Shuichi smiles. "You'll get over it." he says as he takes my things to my room. "Thanks for the sympathy" I call after him with a smile and I sit down on the couch, appreciating the comfort to my bottom. He returns. "I would think a car would be more comfortable than that bike of yours." "Hell no! The car makes shit time which means I have to sit longer. On the bike I can go crazy fast and swerve thru cars. It may be less comfortable, but it's faster and more fun" Shu shrugs. "Whatever" "Where's my brother?" I ask. "Wait, never mind. Don't answer that question" Shu smiles. "You know where he is. He hasn't left all day. It was so damn quiet. I had no one to talk to. It was driving me insane."
"Well, I'm here now" I say as I pull him into a headlock. "And I am in no way quiet" I give him a noogie. "Ahhhhhh Tasuha ! Let go!" "Say uncle" "Go to hell!'' "Wrong answer" I turn around for better access, pick him up and pull him over my shoulder. "Ahhhh, lemme go, lemme go!" I smirk. "Nope. You said you wanted fun so Imam give you fun"
"I hate you"
"I love you too" You have no idea.
I open the door to "my" room and toss him on the bed. He's out of breath from all his struggling. My Gods he's hot! I'd take him right now. Shit, I have to control myself. I walk over to the bed and I see Shuichi is eyeing me warily. He moves farther up to the head board as I kneel on the bed. Gods this is hot. I crawl until I'm right over him. I smirk as I see him blush but he won't break eye contact. He's trying to be strong. Sexy. I lean down and whisper in his ear seductively. "I've told you before and I'll say it again. You wish" His mouth drops open in surprise but before he can say anything, I grab a pillow that's behind him and hit him in the face.
"Oh you totally suck!" He cries as he pulls a pillow out too and hits me with it.
"Aww Shu-chan" I say as I duck. "You wanted me to kiss you?" He looks completely shocked and he stands there with his mouth open."Yeah right" he says after he regains his composure. "The only lips that will touch my own are my darling Yu...Ugh!" I hit him before he can finish his sentence. Even though I know it's true, I don't want to hear him say it.
We pillow fight for at least an hour and then we're finally out of breath. We fall backwards onto my bed and gasp, smiling because of the fun we had. "I'm glad I invited you over" he says to me "You're fun" I smirk. "Well, I try" He laughs.
"Tatsuha?" he asks rolling onto his stomach. "Why are you such a slut" I look at him a false surprise. "Shu-chan" I say incredulously "I resent that remark" He snorts. "Seriously, how come you never settle down and find just one guy or one girl?" I look away from him. I'm not able to look at him. "They aren't good for me. There's someone I like but..." there I go with big mouth again. He looks at me kind of confused. "Why don't you just ask them?" He's totally clueless so what the hell, might as well talk this out with someone. Even if he is the one I'm talking about. The Gods only know how hard it is to keep it bottled up inside. I sigh.
"It's ...not as simple as all that"
"Why not? You ask people out all the time. It shouldn't be a problem for you" He said with a shrug
"I like this person a lot but I know it will never work. There's no way we can ever be together so I just watch them...from a far"
"That's sad"
"Yeah it is but it's cool. As long as they're happy, I'm happy and I know I wouldn't make them happy"
Shuichi shakes his head. "Nuh-uh, you can make them happy. You make me happy." He smiles at me. "I like hanging out with you. I think guy or girl would like to date you. You're a pretty date-able guy" Shuichi smiled. I smiled weakly back. It would have been so much better if he had said that as though he was talking about himself, but he doesn't know this is about him.
I sigh. "Nah, it'll never happen. Trust me" He yawns, gets off the bed, walks over to the door and shrugs. "If you say so. But I think you should try. If they won't date you they're crazy" He smiles and yawns again. "Well, I'm off to bed. I'm glad you came on such short notice. Tomorrow we can have lots of fun. See you in the morning." He smiles, waves and closes the door behind him.
I roll onto my back and look at the ceiling. I wonder if he'd say the same thing if he knew he was the one I was talking about.
Aww man, I barely slept last night. My eyes are still closed as I lay on my back but it feels as though someone is close to me. Really close to me. Like right over me. I open my right eye and I see a blur of pink in front of me due to the sleep still in my eye. But although it's blurry, I can still tell who it is. I smile and turn to my side. "Shu-chan, what are you doing?" I ask. He laughs. "Get up. It's almost twelve and I'm bored. You're here to keep me company, not sleep the day away." I pull the blanket over my head. "Awww come on Tatsuha!" he whines and then jumps on my side. My eyes shoot open. Well I'm up. I close them quickly so he doesn't see that I'm awake. I want him to stay on me as long as I can keep him there. "Please, please, please, please..." He's pleading. I whine back "Aww Shu, I'm so tired" He "humph" and then proceeds to jump on the bed. "Wake up, Wake up Wake up," he says repeatedly as the bed moves up and down. Well, I can't sleep now even if I wanted to; which I don't...anymore.
I sit up and hold my head. "Ok, ok, I'm up" He falls to his knees and smiles at me. I notice he's already fully dressed. "Good. Now get dressed. I have our whole day planned." he flashes me one of his trademarks smiles and rushes out of the room before I can even ask what he's planed. Might as well get dressed.
I walk into the kitchen to see Shuichi eating cold cereal. "Where's Eiri?" I ask, forgetting that when my brother has a deadline that most likely means you won't see him until it's done. "He's asleep. He just went to bed about twenty minutes ago" Shu answers. I get my bowl and join him. "So where are we going?" I ask as I pour myself cereal. "I thought maybe we could go to Tokyo Disney. I think it would be fun to ride the rides" I smile. Leave it to Shuichi to choose the happiest kids place in all of Japan. Sometimes I forget he's two years older than me. "Sounds good to me."
We finish our breakfast/lunch, brunch, whatever, and leave the apartment. Shuichi left a note for Eiri on the kitchen table. "Shu, lets take my bike ok?" I say to him and he nods. I leave my bike here all the time. It makes it easy to travel and because Eiri would never let me borrow his car. And besides, I get to feel Shuichi close to me. We reach the basement garage of the apartment building and once at my bike, I hand him a helmet and we're off.
After about forty five minutes of riding, we arrive at Disney. It's really crowded today. It's a good thing Shu brought his disguise. He'd certainly be recognized today. We park and then enter the happiest place on earth, or whatever. "So what are we going to ride first?" I ask. Shu gives me this evil smirk, grabs my hand and starts to run. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?
"Aww man that was fucking awesome!" I say as we walk out of Tower of Terror. I look to my left and I see Shuichi on the verge of tears. "What's the matter, Shu-chan?" I ask. "It was scary. All those ghosts and then the dark and the drop" he shivered. Shuichi was scared shitless from the moment the ride started. I don't think he knew that the ride was going to have ghosts. He was all over me the whole time. He's so damn cute. "Shu" I say as I wrap my arm around his shoulder. "The ghosts' were holographic. They didn't even look that real. And besides you were the one that pulled me to go on the ride." "But I didn't know it was going to be that scary" he whines. "Alright, alright, we'll find a ride for the little Shu-chan that isn't so scary" I say in a mock baby voice. "Ah there it is. The teacup ride" I point over to the teacup ride and then shield my head as I wait for Shuichi's attack. "Ooooooooh! The teacup ride! I wanna go, I wanna go! "That was unexpected."Alright, to the teacup ride we go!" I say and I race after him as he runs off.
"Ugh, I think I'm gonna be sick" "See you couldn't even take the little teacup ride"
"Well, you didn't have to spin it so fast" I say. The world is still spinning. "Aww Tatsuha's a little baby" he mocks" You can't even take the little teacup ride" I smirk walk over to him and pick him up. "W-what! Where are you taking me? Put me down!" I smirk again. "Well, since you want to make fun of me, I think I'll take you back to Tower of Terror" he gasps. "No, no, ok I won't tease you, I promise." I put him down and he hits me "Jerk" I can't help but laugh.
We decide to stay away from the rides for awhile and walk around. Shu stopped off and guts an ice cream sandwich. I make off with just a soda. "You know" he said in between licks "Me and Yuki were supposed to come here for our first date" I turn to him. "But K messed it all up sending his stupid army or whatever, and they messed up the whole park before we even got there. So this is the first time I'm here" So he and my brother have never been here? Awesome! So is this like a date? Whoa, I am totally getting ahead of myself. I'm just company. Get a grip Tatsuha. "Well, I've been here a few times and I'm determined to let you have a good time." He smiles at me and I smile back.
It's late when we finally leave the park. We had so much fun. I've learned that Shuichi really isn't into the dark. He was freaking out during space moutain.But we still had fun. "Did you enjoy yourself Shu?" I ask. He nods to me smiling. "Thank you" "Well it was your idea to come here" I say. "Yeah, but you've been here before so you knew all the best places to go. "I smile. And these pictures are so cool. We had our Tower of Terror pictures, Splash Mountain picture and a couple of other ones. Then there was the print club that I've come to the conclusion Shuichi is obsessed with. I know he has print club pictures of him and my brother on his cell phone. But today we spent a good twenty-eight dollars on them. We were there for at least an hour taking picture after picture. But who am I to complain, I've got pictures of me and Shuichi together. I'm happy.
We pull into the basement garage of the apartment building and take to elevator to the fifth floor. As we enter the house we can smell food cooking. "Yuki must be taking a break!" Shuichi says brightly and my heart breaks. It's crazy how I can spend the whole day with him having fun and making him happy and all my brother has to do is come out of that room for five minutes and it's like he's the happiest kid in the world. Shuichi takes off for the kitchen and I sigh as I take off my shoes. I slowly make my way to the kitchen. "Yuki, Yuki look! Look what me and Tatsuha did. He's showing my brother all the pictures.
"Set the table" he says as he quickly skims thru the pictures. Shuichi and I begin setting the table. "You went to Disney?" he asks. "Uh-huh" We set the table quickly and Eiri serves the food. Soon we're eating. "You should have seen Shuichi on Tower of Terror. It was hilarious. He was screaming and covering his eyes the whole time." Shuichi's pouting. "Shut up. It was scary. Those ghosts, Yuki, looked so scary." "They were holographic" "So!" Eiri smirks. "Alright, shut up. I'm glad you had fun. When exactly did you get here?" he asks me.
"Last night. Oh yeah and by the way, dad told me to say hi to you and to you too Shuichi" Shuichi and Eiri both stop eating. I acted as though I didn't notice and continued to finish off my dinner. "T-to me?" Shuichi said. I nod. "Oh yeah, and he said next time Eiri comes over you should come too. He says we have more than enough room" Shuichi and Eiri's chopsticks clatter to the plate as they look at me in shock and then turn to each other... "A-are you serious? He wants me to visit?" "Yup. Said so himself." "Is he dying?' my brother asks wearily."Nope. I just think that he's realizing that Shuichi isn't going anywhere so he's giving him a chance" After about five minutes of shock Eiri resumes eating and Shuichi picks up his fallen chopsticks with a soft "Wow"
Dinner went well. We talked more about our day. Eiri laughed when Shu told him about the teacup ride. Thanks Shu, now he'll never let me live it down. After we cleaned, me and Shuchi headed over to the couch for a little TV and Eiri went back to work. Within minutes Shu was asleep. I picked him up just as my brother walked out of his study. "I'm taking him to your bed" I explain. He walks past and mutters a "Whatever"
As I walk down the hall with Shuichi in my arms, I realize how small he really is. He is so tiny and thin. I can feel his ribs poking me in my chest as I wrap my arms around his small frame. I can smell his hair again and I smile. He smells so good. I love him so much. We finally reach Eiri's room and I hold him for a little longer as I stand over the bed just so I can feel him. He fills me with warmth I have never felt before. I hear my brother walking down the hall. The door is open and he can see me holding Shu so I reluctantly put Shuichi in bed and cover him with the sheets. He looks like an angel when he sleeps. With one last glace, I turn and head out of the room for my room.
As I walk down the hall, I pass my brother's study. The door is semi-open and I pop my head in to tell him I'm going to bed. Then I walk to my room and flop on my bed. Today was a great day. Just me and Shu alone having fun. I can't complain. With a smile on my face I feel myself slip into a deep sleep filled with happy dreams.
"Shuichi, I am so not doing that"
"Come on, Tatsuha, I dare you"
"Damnit, you know I can't turn down a dare. I have a reputation, ya know"
"I know"
I sigh. "Ok, here goes nothin''' '" I walk up to the about forty-nine year old woman and smile."My miss, you are beautiful" She looks at me and blushes as I flash her my signature smile. "Hun, you can be my son" "Age is nothing but a number. Besides, all I'm asking for is a date" I smile again. She looks at me and blushes even harder. This is too easy. She totally wants me. "I don't think so" she says as she grabs her bag off the counter and makes her way to the door. I look at Shuichi who is hiding behind a magazine and wink.
"Come on, one date. I just want to get to know you. You're so beautiful. I'm sure we can have a great time together. All I ask for is your number" one more flash of the smile and she's hooked. She looks at me blushing and smiles.
"Do you know how old I am?" she asks.
"I don't care"
"How old are you?"
"Old enough"
She's silent. Looking at me closely trying to read me. I place a smile on my face and wait for the thing I was dared to get. "Fine" she said as she reached into her bag and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. "One date" "That's all I ask" I smile. She hands me the slip and I smile again. "Thanks...Miyami" I say as I look down at her name. "I'll call" She smiles and began to walk away. "I'll be waiting" she said. I wait until she gets in her car and drives off to crumble up the paper and toss it in the trash "You'll be waiting alright" I say aloud as Shuichi jogs up to me.
"You are such a friggin slut!" I smirk. "I just carried out a dare, nothing more" "Yeah but I wouldn't have been able to have gotten her number" I smile at him. "It's ok Shu, maybe one day" "Shut up"
I've been with at Shu and Eiri's house for three days now. We've had so much fun together. The other day we went to a lot of different stores to see how much free stuff we could get since Shu is famous. Let's just say, that we came home with bags upon bags of clothes, electronics and kitchen ware. It was awesome.
Right now we're walking back to the apartment building. We didn't really do anything today. Just walked around and hung out then Shu dared me to ask that woman out. He wanted to see if I could seduce an older woman. He should know me by now, really. We walk into the building and into the elevator.
"I feel sorry for her" Shu says. "It looked as though she really liked you. Too bad she's never going to be receiving your call" "Yeah, well it's your fault. You shouldn't have dared me and she wouldn't soon have a broken heart" "Shut up" I smile. "You really are a little whore you know. You go after anything in a skirt...and Ryuichi" he adds as an after thought. "I do not go after anything in a skirt" "Yes you do you man-slut" "You want to say that to my face little one?" I say turning to face him. He walks up to me and looks me in the eye. "Man...slut" "That's it" I pull him into a headlock. "Hey ass munch, lemme go" he cries but I just laugh. "Try and get out of it, my little pop star"
He growls and actually pulls out of it. We begin to play fight, laughing and trying to get each other in a head lock. He grabs my wrist trying to retain me. I smile. He knows I'm stronger than he is. I twist my wrist and grasp his instead. I turn him around and then slam him face first against the wall of the elevator. This is quite erotic. He's panting heavily and I'm leaning against his back as he's helplessly against the wall. I bend down and whisper in his ear. "Say uncle" "Bite me" he says "Say uncle" I say again. "Go to hell" "You know you are one stubborn little shit, you know that?" I say with a smirk as I flip him around to face me. This time I have both his wrists in my hands and I pull them onto the wall above his head. He laughs "I'm not going to let you win" he says.
And then I look at the position we're in. I guess he notices too because he quickly quiets and looks me in my eyes. A flush coming across his cheeks. We're both panting heavily and he's glistening with sweat as we stare into each others eyes. Time stands still and before I know it, I lean down and capture his lips with my own. I feel him jump a little but he doesn't pull back. I close my eyes and taste his sweat on his lips until I realize that...he's not mine. I pull away and he's looking at me. His eyes a mixture of confusion, hurt and anger. I quickly let go of his wrists and back away. I can feel the heat on my cheeks and I can see the tears forming in his eyes.
"Shuichi I...uh...I'm sorry...I didn't mean...please..." I don't know what to say. The words won't form. The elevator dings, letting us know that we've reached our floor and as soon as the doors open, Shuichi darts down the hall without so much as a glance at me. I feel the sting in my eyes as I realize what I've just done.
Shit. I fucked up.
End of Chapter 3
Ok so that's the end of Chapter 3. I hope it came out ok. I think it could have been better but at least it's going in the direction I want it to be going in. Tell me whatcha think.
Ok, Next Chapter- Tatsuha and Shuichi work some things out. Some is suspicious of their relationship…….and that's about all I can think of at the moment. Lol
Until next time………..
Zaijian
