Fighting Fire with Fire

Chapter Two: Little by Little.
Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own Gravitation!

A/N: I'm glad you all liked the first chapter! I would've had this up earlier, but I had to go on 'holiday' to see my grandparents. I'm sorry!

As for character death, Eiri4Ever, you'll just have to find out. Yes. I'm THAT evil. xD

"I'm ready, Yuki!" Shuichi called happily, bouncing down the hall that lead to Eiri's study. Grabbing on to the doorknob, Shuichi turned it quietly, hoping to catch his lover by surprise. Although, it was hard to get a surprised reaction out of Eiri now, he'd become used to Shuichi's tactics. Swinging the door open quickly, Shuichi dashed towards Eiri's chair with a huge, playful tackle. "Eh... Yuki?" Shuichi blinked as he latched onto Eiri's chair... Only to find that there was no Eiri sitting in it. The room had hardly been touched... Eiri's computer was turned off, his ashtray was practically empty and only a lamp on his desk was illuminating the dark room.
"You called?" A darkened figure chuckled from the doorframe. Shuichi immediately ditched the chair and latched onto his lover's leg.
"Yuki!"

"Oh come on, Shuichi. It wasn't like I had disappeared or anything." Eiri shook his head as he literally pryed Shuichi from his leg. "I just got these pants pressed, you know?"
"Sorry... It's just that, well, you said you were working. I thought you would've been in here." Shuichi answered sheepishly as he stood up, grinning at the older male.
"I was working. I just wasn't working on a novel." Eiri nodded slightly, taking a draw from his cigarette. "Well, you're ready, right? Are we going?"
"Yeah!" Shuichi whooped loudly, trying hard not to tackle Eiri to the ground. It wasn't hard for Shuichi to become excited, especially when it came to Eiri taking him out.
"I call shotgun!" Shuichi added excitedly, before literally bounding out of the room.
"I'm dating an idiot." Eiri muttered quietly, shaking his head as he followed Shuichi out the front door.

"Where are we going, Yuki?" Shuichi asked happily as Eiri lowered himself into the driver's side seat.
"I was going to ask you the same thing." The blonde answered while starting the car and securing his seatbelt. "Got any ideas?"
"I know! How 'bout that new resturant? You know, the one near Zepp Tokyo?" Shuichi suggested, glancing over at his lover, who was trying to reverse out of the driveway, without smashing into the flood of oncoming traffic.
"Sure... If I can get out of this damn driveway." Eiri mumbled, tempted to slam his head against the steering wheel.
"Oh come on, Yuki! It's not that bad. You know, we could always walk..." Shuichi's voice trailed off into silence as Eiri shot a glance at the singer.
"There's no way I'm walking that far."

After a few more minutes of waiting, they had finally managed to escape from their driveway 'prison'. There was a strange silence between the two, and Shuichi had started rummaging through the glovebox. Eiri paid no attention to Shuichi, seeing as he was probably up to something stupid. Besides, he had the traffic to pay attention to. "Hm... I didn't know that you read these types of..." Shuichi's words trailed off yet again, as he looked at the cover of the magazine in his hands. On the cover was a blurred photo of Eiri hugging a woman... A woman that Shuichi had never seen before. Across the bottom of the image, large letters spelt out; 'Yuki Eiri's New Romance?' Shuichi let out a loud shriek, causing Eiri to slam his foot down on the brake.
"Shuichi? What's the mat-"
"This!" Shuichi shouted angrily, cutting of Eiri as he pushed the magazine cover in his face.

"Shu... It's nothing." Eiri muttered, pushing the magazine away from his face, which resulted in a screaming fit from Shuichi.
"It's nothing! How can you say that! Tell me the damn truth for once!" Shuichi spat angrily, his violet eyes now filled with anger and hurt. Eiri just sighed as he gently placed a cigarette between his lips, lighting it cautiously.
"You're getting the wrong idea, Shuichi. She's just an old friend of mine. Can't I hug an old friend, now?"
"Pah! Like I'm going to believe that bullshit." Shuichi muttered, his eyes now glaring daggers into Eiri. "You never hug anyone like that except for me... You're sleeping with her, aren't you?" Shuichi asked, his voice now lowered to a depressed, lonely whisper. It was true, Shuichi had never seen Eiri hug anyone before... And that hug... That was what Eiri liked to call 'The Lover's Embrace'. He had even told Shuichi that it was reserved for him, and him only.

"Fine. You want the truth? Yes." Eiri answered rather casually, before looking over his shoulder. Thanks to Shuichi, Eiri had caused yet another traffic jam. Eiri sighed as he flicked the indicator on while turning into a small, dark lane that lead off the main road. Pulling the car to a stop, he glanced over at Shuichi, who was now staring out of the window, a silent trail of tears running down his cheeks.

"... Yuki... Why?" Shuichi asked quietly, not even bothering to turn around and look at his lover. Not like this, not in the state he was in.
"I was going to show you this later..." Eiri sighed, pulling a neatly folded piece of paper out of his shirt pocket. Shuichi wiped his eyes gently as he looked around at the paper that Eiri was holding out to him. Grabbing the paper, Shuichi unfolded it carefully, his eyes scanning across the black, printed lettering.
"Yuki... Is this for real?"

Ha ha, yes, I had to end this chapter there. Okay... So it's not turning out as I planned, but still, I'm pretty pleased with how it's coming along.

Aye... Sorry if it's moving too fast, but I have a few more chapters up my sleeve yet. I also have a sequel planned. Yay? o.o

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, too. I'm so sorry for getting it up so late!

I just hope I don't get writer's block anytime soon. xP

'Till next time!