You Lost Him?

"You lost him?" Yuki couldn't believe his ears. After all the phone calls to check up on his lover, after trying to convince himself all day that he was just being irrational. They lost Shuichi under heavy security, just like the others. His mind drifted back to the day he met Detective Brown, Brown's words came back to him in all their horrible implication 'after that we only find the bodies'. In his distress Yuki forgot he was still on the phone, "Yuki? Yuki, are you still there?"

"Why don't you call his cell?"

"He left it here when he snuck out on us."

"Is Chris with him?"

"No, he snuck out on us without telling anybody." at this Yuki glanced down at the photograph in his hand. This was exactly what he didn't want. The sickening feeling of panic crept over him. His brain started to shut down at the realization that his lover was in trouble and there was nothing he could do. K's voice called him back to reality "We have contacted Brown and we are searching the city now. Knowing Shuichi he'll probably head back to you soon."

Meanwhile-

Shuichi was so happy, he had made it to the bakery just in time. He went to call Yuki when he realized his phone was gone. Shit, he left it at the studio. Oh well, He would be home soon anyway. Shuichi had attempted to get Yuki some cigarettes too, even though the writer told him not to bother. It wasn't much farther from the Bakery, but the neighborhood wasn't the best. Shuichi didn't notice his surroundings, becoming darker. He tried to get in the store. The door was locked. He banged on it to get the lady's attention. "Excuse me, are you open?"

"No." replied the lady at the counter.

"But your sign says open 24 hours."

"Yea, but not 24 hours in a row." She yelled disappearing into the back of the store.

What the hell, oh well, At least he had the strawberry short cakes. He just knew Yuki as going to love his surprise. He headed back home when he noticed something that made him stop in his tracks. He got the weirdest feeling when he glanced at the dark alley ahead of him. He swore he saw something shift in the darkness. Something was there. He squinted, his eyes straining against the dark shadows for what it could be, when a hand closed over his shoulder and a voice in his ear said "Gotcha!"

"AHHHHH!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. He jumped about five feet in the air when he turned around to find Hiro.

"Geez, Shuichi it's only me. What the hell were you doing out here anyway? You had everybody worried when you left like that. I think K is actually going to kill you this time."

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to step out and get Yuki something because he sounded really weird on the phone."

"Come on. I'll take you home." Hiro whipped out his cell phone and made a quick call. "Yea. I found him. I'm bringing him home now. Bye."

Shuichi and Hiro barely made it through the door when a gun was leveled at Shuichi's temple. "Do you have any idea what you put us through?" K was clearly more pissed than Shuichi had ever seen him. Shuichi turned to face him and saw that Suguru, Brown, Chris were also there and none of them looked happy. "Do you realize the damage your little stunt could have caused?" K was seething. Shuichi was backing into the wall be hind him. Cowering before the angry blond.

"I was, um I-I was uh just" he stammered. He racked his brain for words, any words that would make this conversation stop, but there just wasn't anything he could say to make this better.

"Do you realize how many people depend on your safety? Your band, your fans, your friends, even Brown's investigation, we are all depending on you. You didn't stop for a second to think about any of us. Did you?"

"I-I'm sorry K. I didn't mean.." Shuichi suddenly noticed something. Chris had moved from the back of the room and was now standing next to him facing the enraged manager with side by side with Shindou. What was Chris thinking? He was wearing a hardened stare that Shuichi couldn't read.

Yuki noticed this action as well. He was a bit confused about what was going on, from what Tohma had told him on the phone, those too hated each other. He wondered why Chris was taking his job so seriously all the sudden?

Shuichi crumpled to the floor next to Chris's feet. There was still nothing he could think of to say that would stop the verbal berating. He was breaking down fast. He really didn't mean to cause trouble. He just wanted to do something nice for Yuki.

Surprisingly it was Chris who came to Shuichi's rescue, "K, I think that's quite enough, don't you?" Chris said his eyes locked on K's.

Yuki was done with this circus he wanted everybody out, "Listen, he made a typical Shuichi style mistake, but he's safe now and I want to talk to him, so will you all please get just out of my house, now? Brown, I'll talk to you later." Yuki said as everybody filed out of the front door. Brown gave a nod of acknowledgement as he left.

Chris put his hand on Shindou's shoulder, but Shuichi shrugged him off. He was more worried about what Yuki had to say. His mind started to race, "He's tired of all this I know it. He's going to tell me to get out." Shuichi's eyes started filling up with tears.

Yuki saw something flash in Chris's green eyes, but he shook it off as he knelt down in front of Shuichi. With one hand he tenderly raised Shu's chin so he could see his lover's eyes. Man, he was so scared he would never see those eyes again. "Brat, where the hell did you run off to anyway?" Yuki's voice was calm, but just a hint of his concern was slipping through.

Shuichi started bawling," Yuuukiiiiii I'm so sorry. I just wanted to get you something. I-I didn't know it was going to be such a big deal."

"Baka, will you just listen to me for a second here!" Shuichi looked into Yuki's eyes.

"It is a big deal. Until this all blows over you need to be careful. I didn't want to show you this, but this came in my morning paper." Yuki handed Shuichi the picture.

Shuichi took the picture and looked at it when he flipped it over he froze. Chris looked visibly distressed about the picture as well. Yuki regarded both of them carefully. "Do you see Shuichi, This guy is for real. You have to start taking this seriously. Do you understand me?" Shuichi looked up at him meekly, but didn't say a thing.

Yuki realized that when it came to the stalker Shu always went silent. He lost all of his usual over emotional reactions. Was really just that scared? Yuki got up he was having a hard time dealing with all this himself. It was hard to maintain a cold outer shell when inside he just wanted to break down next to his lover on the floor. The feeling he was lose his lover was still grating on him. If only there was a way he could just lock Shuichi up and keep him home safe forever. He went over to the bag Shuichi had brought with him.

"Those are for you. They are what I stopped to get, that's why I cut out of the studio early." Shuichi's tone was clearly one of fatigue and defeat.

Yuki looked down at the shortcakes, as the pang of guilt hit him he noticed that there was a bite taken out of one. "Shuichi, did you start without me?"

"Uh, that was me." Chris admitted sheepishly.

Suddenly Chris was engulfed in a pink blur as Shindou attacked him. It was a diatribe of threats and rants and Shuichi threw all his weight into his attack. Chris on the other hand stood there as if he barely noticed the pink hurricane.

"God, Shindou you are such a queen. I only had one little bite. What the hell is your problem?" Chris groaned

"After everything I went through those were for my Yuki. Your not supposed to touch anything, you, you gorilla."

Yuki realized he now had two idiots to deal with, the thought made the vein in his temple pulse, "Will you two just shut the fuck up already! Chris, enjoy the couch. Brat, it's time for bed."

Shuichi was still trying to attack Chris, who still wasn't moving. Yuki grabbed his lover by the scruff of his shirt and dragged him to the bedroom, threw him in, and shut the door. He turned to Chris, " Stay away from my stuff and especially my laptop, my cigarettes, my coffee, and my beer. If you want a snack the brat keeps his pocky in the third cabinet from the left. Don't eat anything that looks like Shuichi made it unless you want to be out of commission for a few days. It's easy to tell because it usually burnt."

"Sure thing chief." Chris saluted, "Hey, are you going to eat the rest of those cakes?"

Finally the day was over. Shuichi couldn't wait to get to bed where he could use sleep as a ruse to snuggle up tightly to Yuki and forget about the rest of the world. Yuki felt the same way, but something else loomed on the edge of his conscious thoughts. The look in Chris's eyes just after he stood up for Shuichi, what was it about that look that bothered him so much? What was Chris playing at? Still, Yuki felt he didn't have too much to worry about. All he had to do was say the word to Tohma and Chris would be gone in a flash. Shuichi was already asleep. Yuki gazed at the softly snoring form next to him, as he too drifted off to sleep.

If you think this sucks please keep in mind that I'm a big girl and I can take constructive criticism, so don't hold back, Ok?