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Chapter 6:

Yuki woke up and stretched. He had to admit it was the best night he'd had in days. K's voice whispering I love you still echoed in his mind. He looked around…K was no where to be seen. "He must have gone to work" Yuki concluded, but went to look in his room anyway. His eyes widened in shock as he stood at the doorway, most of K's clothes were gone…so was his bag.

"I'm having a nightmare. This really can't be happening. I'm going to wake up and K's going to be right here by my side." Yuki closed his eyes and supported himself against the door frame. He took a deep breath…he would mostly be at Taka's…something had gone wrong last night…he would find out what and solve it. He picked up the phone and looked for Taka's number…he found it at last.

"Hello?" Taka sounded sleepy and really tired.

"Taka-san! Is K with you?" Yuki sounded frantic he knew it but he really couldn't keep his tone calm.

"Umm…no. Why? Did something go wrong?" Taka was wide awake now. "Tell me what happened."

Yuki filled her in on the details keeping as discrete as he could without missing any points. "And now he's gone…if he loved me why would he be gone?"

"He must have…just a minute." Yuki heard a male voice on the other side sounding sleepy and irritated. Taka came back quite quickly. "What did you say when he told you? Nothing? Yuki-san he's off thinking he took advantage of you. At least that's what he told me! No not last night, he told me he couldn't tell you because it would seem like he was taking advantage of you. And you were pretty drunk so that would have added to his conscience. You didn't say anything and you were drunk, so he's feeling guilty. Don't worry I'll contact you if he calls or if he comes to work."

Yuki hung up and sat down. K had done exactly what he had done to Shuichi when he went off to New York. Yuki gave a bitter laugh; history was repeating itself only now he was the one going frantic with worry. He glanced at Shuichi's picture and gave a half smile… "So what? Should I try dressing up like a suitcase and going all over the world?" the phone started to ring and he almost fell over as he grabbed it.

"Hello?"

"Eiri? It's me Tohma! What happened? Taka called to let me know, but K? And you? What's going on?" Yuki once again told his brother-in-law everything…Tohma came over at once. History repeated itself once more as Yuki buried his face in Tohma's shoulder and sobbed like a baby.

"I'll do everything to find him, don't worry." Tohma smiled grimly wondering how far his resources would help him this time. He stayed till lunch time keeping Yuki, company and then had to leave to buy some more baby food for his son.

KK

K looked out the window of the plane at the small blobs which were the islands of Japan. He was heading back America, to Washington DC where he used to stay before he moved to Tokyo. He was going to see his old family home again and see Mary's grave. He sighed…it didn't seem like he was going to get out of depression for while. His phone rang again, Yuki had already called four times and now it was Taka. He didn't even try to pick up his phone, but it didn't stop ringing. He switched it off and sighed…if Yuki had got Taka on the case then he wouldn't be able to use the phone again.

He went through all the things that had happened last night. Yuki would hate him for this, but there was no way he could face him after the way he'd acted. He should never have agreed to room with him. K fell into a troubled sleep, when he woke up the plane was about to land.

The next hour was full of bustle as he ran from one counter to the next trying to get a ticket to Washington and running for the gate that was what seemed like a mile away. As he settled back into his seat on the plane to Washington, K realized the last hour was the only time he hadn't thought of Yuki. "Well I don't want to start that again. I'm out of his life for good…he doesn't need me and maybe I really don't need him." K turned his thoughts to Washington. Memories of Mary and their son came flooding back to him. He had met Mary, in a store where he gone to buy a pair of trousers. Her beautiful green eyes were what made him notice her first. She ad been so pretty and sweet, his Mary. Then about a year after their marriage their son Matthew had been born. Those were the best days of his life, he could still remember how Matt had looked up to him and how he'd played with the little guy for hours on end. But that accident had killed them all…he'd died too, a thousand deaths for every single time he had to attend that trial till the criminal got behind bars. The driver had been going too fast and hadn't stopped for a signal. Mary and Matt had been killed instantly. He 'd then made sure that he got justice and packed up and left for Japan with Ryuichi.

Time positively flew; he landed in Washington and made his way straight to the grave yard. Looking at his family's graves, he was surprised that the intense feeling of pain was gone. It still hurt but not as much as it used to. It was almost like his mind and heart had accepted his loss, and were making it bearable. He sat down and talked softly to his wife. He told her everything that had occurred and what he was going to do about it. Then he left for a not so well known hotel, where Tohma couldn't find him very easily. He sank in to the bed and suddenly felt sleepy. "Goodbye Yuki."

KK

Mika knocked on the door for the fourth time, but there didn't seem to be anyone home. Sighing she reached for the spare keys and opened the door. The place was a mess…she looked around and found Yuki lying on the floor unconscious with cans of beer scattered around. She found a clean spot on the sofa and put her son, Yukio there. Then she dragged Yuki to the bathroom and dumped him in the tub.

The cold water rushed on to his head making him gasp. He looked up and saw Mika standing innocently by the wall. He leaped out of the tub and glared at her.

"What do you want now?"

"I want you to stop moping around. I've had enough of this Eiri, I didn't say anything when Shuichi died…you had K to look after you and he was patient enough to bear with your tantrums. I used to be patient, but I'm not anymore so you're going to stop being mournful and take life into your own hands." She tossed him a towel. "If you love K so much go and find him! It's been a week…you have to understand that K's feeling guilty and angry with himself, he's not going to come back…and well Shuichi went after you didn't he? You can't always be the one being chased; sometimes you've got to do the chasing."

They walked back to the living room. Mika picked Yukio up and cuddled him a bit. "I found out where K lived before…it's a place called Maple Hill in Washington D.C. he moved out when his wife and child died but his neighbors were still there. They told me they hadn't seen him since he left. But I still think you should go to Washington…even if you don't find him, you'll have a break and well you could live there for a while you know…get over whatever's happened and then come back?"

Yuki looked at his sister thoughtfully, what if he didn't find K? Could he bear to stay in the same city? 'Be strong' another part of him whispered. 'Take a chance…life's not always fair!' suddenly an idea started to form in his mind. He looked at Mika grimly. "I completely agree with you. I'm going to Washington. And well Mika if it's not too much of a bother…book my tickets for me will you?"

Mika looked at him slightly surprised, she'd come prepared to coax him for hours. "Fine." She left.

KK

Yuki stared at Shuichi's picture. "You gotta help me brat. I've never done this before…I hope I succeed." He started packing with new found determination.

After he finished he gave Taka a call and filled her in on his plans. "Do you think it'll work Taka-san?"

Taka smiled. "Of course it will…I'll make sure Darren takes care of it."

Taka hugged him. "It's ok Eiri-san. You'll be fine. Don't forget to e-mail or call!"

"This is the last call for air America 294." The announcer's voice could be heard blurredly in the noise of the airport. Yuki stood up and waved to everyone before walking through the door. He was going to find K, if he didn't…he wouldn't think about that now.

A/N: a pretty short chapter neh? Well I'll try to write longer. Thanks everyone who reviewed. Hope you enjoyed this one. Sorry for taking so long. Sayonara for now.

Arashi.