Disclaimer: I don't own this characters. Maki Murakami does.
Chapter Two: The Accident.
Yuki tried to get back to sleep after Shuichi left, but realized it would be impossible. So he went to the kitchen to have a cup of coffee and finish his work. He sighed as he tried to erase the smile he had in his lips. He couldn't honestly say he hated to wake up this way. And also he knew he had to finish his work for today, so Shu waking him up wasn't bad at all.
The smile he had been trying to erase appeared again as he saw his coffee ready and waiting for him. He would never tell anyone, but he expected to see the cup every morning after his lover left. He didn't took it for granted, but he knew it was Shu's morning way to say 'I love you', and he appreciated it a lot.
He went to his study, still in his pajamas and passed by Shuichi's room. Well, his former room, since he slept with him every night now. The room was used now as a storage room and a practice room for the boy. Yuki smiled at the sight of it, only used once or twice a week. At first they slept together only occasionally, but they both felt so calm sleeping with each other that after a while neither could sleep unless the other was beside him. Even when they had a fight and they went to different rooms each, one would go for the other in the middle of the night (usually Shu), and they would make up. It was the way it worked, and Yuki wouldn't trade it for anything.
As he sat in front of his laptop and as he drank his coffee he heard the phone ring. It was probably his editor, reminding him they were supposed to meet at five that day. So he let the answering machine answer. He heard his lover's voice inform whoever was calling that no one could answer the phone, and smiled again. Lately he seemed to do that more often, especially when the pink haired boy was involved. Of course, he tried to keep the appearance of a cold person, but while being alone he could let himself relax and smile.
Just as he thought it was his editor, annoying him again. Still hearing Shu's voice in the machine made it worth it…
Yuki turned on the laptop. He was surprised of how much he had changed since he had met Shuichi. Also he was surprised to have such strong feelings for him. How or when he began to love him that much, he couldn't say. But the bottom line was that he loved him more that he thought it was possible to love. That was why this book was dedicated to him, and for once, this story had a happy ending. Not that that make it sappy of course. He was sure it was his best novel. All that was left was the last part of the final chapter, the re encounter of the lovers. He already had it in his mind, the perfect words to finish it.
He stood there all morning finishing it. Then he took a shower and got dressed. It seemed a perfect and normal morning. As he was printing the novel, however something happened. The last page was impressed, but the computer just went dead. Yuki damned the laptop and tried to see what the problem was, but after a while he gave up. He'll just had to take it to fix before meeting his editor.
He picked up the novel and his laptop and left the apartment. As he entered his car he received a call to his cell phone. Tohma's voice greeted him and reminded him that they were having lunch together the next day. Yuki grumped, but since Shu was also invited he didn't complain. Not a lot at least. He had planned to stay in bed all day, with Shu if possible. But apparently that wouldn't happen.
He hanged up and drove towards the center; hopefully his laptop wouldn't be seriously damaged. Giving it a second thought, Yuki wasn't really sure it was a bad idea, he would have an excuse to escape from work and if he could convince Tohma to give the band a break…
He frowned at his last thought. He was definitely getting softer, if Shu could read his mind he would be thrilled, and probably wouldn't leave him alone in days, no, weeks. He would never let him know he was thinking that, although he suspected the boy already knew he wasn't the cold bastard he pretended to be anymore.
As he drove and passed by the city he decided that weekend would be just the two of them, maybe they could go out somewhere, like the beach or something… That was it! When he returned he would call and make reservations to a hotel in the beach! He just needed an excuse for it…
He never saw the truck coming. All he noticed was the strong force that made his car flip and crash against the cold concrete.
He heard screams, felt the pain on his body and the blood on his head. The last thing he saw were the pages of his novel, flying with the wind and thought what a good scene for a drama movie it would make.
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Shuichi had just asked for a break when Tohma appeared in the studio. Sakano immediately tried to make them work again, but he stopped when his boss talked.
"Shindou-san…"
Shuichi was already shaking his head. The second he looked into the blond man eyes he knew. Something had happened to Yuki, something bad…
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A/N: sigh I'm such a liar. I said I'll update till next week, but temptation won and here I am, updating. Guess it's a good thing tough...
Anyway, I want to thank the following readers, for kindly leaving their opinions.
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puffin: Another wish granted! I feel like a godmother fairy! And from now on, larger chapters!!
Ashura Akuma: Same answer, next chapter will be longer! Thank's for reviewing!
animlvr: I'll update soon... I hope... And a beta reader reads what you write and helps you with grammar and stuff.
Ja ne!