Author's Note: Please enjoy the next chapter of Finding Shuichi!

CHAPTER 4:

: RECAP:

"Eiri's in the hospital! The doctors say he has only a week to live!" the voice of Sakura's mother sobbed.

Dropping the phone Sakura fell into darkness.

: AT MR. HIRO'S HOUSE:

Upon Sakura's awakening she found herself in a soft, feather mattress with a cold cloth over her forehead.

"I'm glad to see you're up!" Hiro said walking into the room.

"Hiro?" a woman's voice called, "is she all right?"

: FLASHBACK:

"You belong to me now." Mr. K bellowed to Shuichi Shindo.

They were both in an abandoned warehouse. Mr. K was there looming over Shuichi. Spitting in Shuichi's face he kicked him and shouted, "Am I understood Mr. Shindo?"

"NO!" Shuichi shouted tears filling his eyes, "I love Yuki!"

"Wrong answer!" Mr. K shouted as he slapped Shuichi hard across the face.

Back on the outside a worried Suguru Fujisaki was searching for Shuichi. He saw the frightened look Shuichi had on his face when Mr. K had told him to go and help him do something. Suguru had gotten the feeling that something was definitely not right… And definitely not right at all.

"Please stop!" Shuichi sobbed as Mr. K started unzipping his pants.

"So you think that you're man enough to take me on?" Mr. K smiled evilly.

"P-P-P-Please stop." Shuichi stammered.

"I can take you places that Yuki will never take you." Mr. K purred.

As much as Shuichi struggled Mr. K was now unzipping Shuichi's pants with ease.

How can this happen? How can the manager that I trusted so much betray me like this? Shuichi thought.

Mr. K's member was now fully exposed. With another swift tug he pulled Shuichi's pants right off him. Forcing the smaller pink haired boy's legs apart Mr. Ken positioned himself at the front of Shuichi's tunnel. Thrusting himself into Shuichi as hard as he could, Shuichi bit his lip as hard as he could so that he didn't scream. He was now biting his lip so hard that it drew blood. On the inside all he could feel was a burning sensation of blood mixed with seed. It felt like fire was inside Shuichi. No matter how much it burned and bled Shuichi refused to give into him.

Young, teenage boys are the easiest to break, Mr. K thought as he thrust himself harder and harder into Shuichi.

"I wanna hear you scream!" Mr. K bellowed.

"No!" Shuichi whimpered.

This earned him another slap from Mr. K. Shuichi was hurting so much that he wanted to cry but was now holding in his tears.

Suguru was outside and when he heard yells, Suguru ran to find the nearest entrance to the warehouse. He found a door and tried opening it. To his luck the door wouldn't open. Giving the door a good, hard kick he busted open the door.

Mr. K, who was so busy pleasuring himself with Shuichi didn't care at the moment who saw him. Suguru stood there in complete shock as he watched Mr. K violate Shuichi. Mr. K then turned around and saw Suguru standing there.

"Shit!" he said as he let himself out of Shuichi and pulled his pants up.

By the time he got his pants up Suguru was long gone, and Shuichi was lying there on the floor with his eyes wide in shock, unblinking, and blank. The shine that was there was no longer there anymore. He sat there panting and gasping for air.

"I'll come back for you later." Mr. K said then leaned down and kissed Shuichi's lips, "then we can finish our 'little game'."

: END OF FLASHBACK:

Looking back Hiro saw the face of his new wife looking at him through the doorsill.

"What happened and who is she?" Sakura asked sitting up as the cold cloth fell off her forehead.

"Sakura." Hiro said as the woman came in, "this is my wife Ayaka."

"Your wife?" Sakura asked still in a daze.

"Yes." she chuckled, "it's funny how we met though. Originally I was engaged to Yuki. But then I met Hiro and we fell in love."

Sakura narrowed her eyes at her, "You were engaged to my uncle huh? Too bad he was in love with Shuichi Shindo." Sakura said nastily anger showing in her face.

"Sakura!" Hiro said shocked, "that wasn't very nice! Apologize to her!"

Sakura scoffed and said, "Me apologize? There's no need for apologies in this world. Besides what the hell is this? Sakura apologize for knowing the truth day?"

"It's all right Hiro." she said, "She doesn't have to apologize. After all she probably thinks of me as a mean person."

Damn straight, Sakura wanted to say with all her might but kept it to herself.

"So you want to find Shuichi?" Hiro asked.

Sakura nodded and said, "Yes…"

"I don't know his exact whereabouts but the last time that we spoke he told me that he was in San Francisco." Hiro said, "and that was the last I ever heard from him… We were best friends you know."

"Some friend you are! Why didn't you even try to find him?" Sakura asked anger building up inside her once again.

"Don't you think I tried that?" Hiro asked raising his voice, "no matter how many times I tried to trace the call back I couldn't! And nothing in the world could ever persuade him to come back to Tokyo! Once Shuichi has his mind set on something he does it! How the hell do you think he won Yuki's heart over? Your uncle had a heart of ice before he met Shuichi! What made you think that he was ever a good person? What the hell do you expect to protect when your feelings are the only weapon you have?"

Sakura looked frightened and said, "You're wrong! My uncle never had a heart of ice! He is a very kind individual and believe it or not I'm going to find Shuichi Shindo and bring him back to Tokyo if it's the last thing I do!"

With that she ran from the room as fast as she could with Hiro shouting after her, "Sakura come back! I didn't mean those things I said!"

"Will she be all right Hiro?" his wife shouted.

"If she's anything like her mother she gets her way whether anyone likes it or not!" Hiro said getting up and running after Sakura.

Hiro made a face and recalled the time that Mika ran through the wall at the Zepp Tokyo Clubhouse in her car looking for Shuichi. She even shoved him in the trunk to make him come with her. If Sakura were anything like her she would most likely shove Shuichi in a suitcase and take him with her.

It was too late because Sakura was already running out the front door and running down the street. As she ran she thought, He's wrong! I'll find Shuichi if it's the last thing I do!

She found the block where her car was still parked. It seemed to be late afternoon because the sun was the color of blood red. She now found that her car was locked.

"Damn it!" she shouted, "Where the hell are my keys!"

It dawned on Sakura that she left her cell phone and keys at Hiro's house.

"Shit!" Sakura shouted again as she banged on the car door.

"Sakura wait!" she heard Hiro shout.

Looking back she asked, "Get the fuck away from me before I call the cops!"

"How are you gonna do that little missy?" Hiro asked as he held up her cell phone and keys.

"Give them to me!" Sakura demanded.

"Meow!" Hiro said as he held out her things.

Snatching them away Sakura said, "Thank you." then turned to her car.

Opening the car she got in and slammed the door shut. Hiro walked up next to the window and said, "If it helps then I know for sure that he lives in the northern part of San Francisco.'

Sakura smiled and put the keys in the ignition. Starting the car, she nodded, smiled, and drove off.

Hold on Uncle Eiri, Sakura thought, I'm here for you.

Sakura glanced over at the clock in her car. The time read: 4:15.

"It'll be eight o'clock by the time I get to Tokyo!" Sakura muttered, "I don't have that kind of time!" She then banged her fists on the steering wheel as she drove.

Tears ran down Sakura's cheeks as she thought, but why did Shuichi leave? It doesn't make any sense! What reason did they have to leave when they were both so much in love? It doesn't have to be this way… Why the hell did everything get so screwed up!

: TOKYO:

When Sakura got into Tokyo she was more disheveled than ever. Pulling out her cell phone she called her mother.

"Mom." Sakura whispered hoarsely, "What hospital are you at?"

"Memorial Tokyo hospital." Mika said crisply.

She was obviously angry that Sakura had disappeared all day without a word to anyone. Ryuichi was the only one who knew where Sakura had been. Touma would probably be furious later when he found out that Ryuichi knew where his daughter was and didn't tell her. Parking her car she got out only to find herself herded by paparazzi.

"Sakura!" magazine reporters shouted, "Is it true that, your uncle, famous novelist, Eiri Yuki is indeed hospitalized?"

"Step away from me please!" Sakura shouted, "I refuse to comment on anything!"

Before Sakura entered the hospital police squad cars pulled up and pushed all of them back. Walking up to the receptionist Sakura asked, "Eiri Yuki please."

"Third floor, room 111 to the right." the old woman said.

"Arigato!" Sakura said as she ran to the elevators.

The elevator ride seemed to last an eternity as Sakura waited for it to get up to the third floor. Once the elevator door started opening Sakura squeezed through and ran down the white hallway towards her right. She arrived in front of the door that held the numbers 111.

Mr. Claude was standing outside the door, "Miss Sakura?"

"Not now Mr. Claude." Sakura said as she started to put her hand on the door.

Mr. Claude grabbed her hand and said, "I wouldn't go in there."

Sakura shot him a disgusted look and snarled, "Let go if you know what is best for you."

"You have that look in your eyes." He whispered.

Sakura shot him another look. She then closed her eyes and touched the handle, "Very soon you'll pay. You'll pay for what you did." Sakura snarled. She opened the door leaving Mr. Claude there speechless. Sakura found her mother sobbing and her father holding her hand.

"Sakura!" Mika shouted running up and hugging her, "don't ever scare us like that again!"

"I'm sorry mom." Sakura cried as she embraced her mother.

Her father, Touma's face, seemed to age since Sakura had been gone.

"Please don't scare me like that again Sakura. I was scared that I was going to lose my only daughter." Touma said embracing Sakura as well.

"I'm all right daddy. You don't have to worry about me anymore." Sakura sighed.

When they were all done with their teary reunion Sakura looked upon the face of her dieing uncle. He looked so peaceful sleeping there on the bed, and his sickly appearance made him look like death was upon him. The truth was it looked like Eiri Yuki was close to death's clutches.

As Sakura walked over to the bed she saw that her uncle was now awake. Eiri Yuki's eyes were cold and now glaring at her. He said nothing but the look of pure hatred in his eyes gave away his disgust in being in Sakura's presence.

"I know that nothing I say will change your fate but I still love you even if you hate my guts." Sakura said taking his hand.

"Eiri has pneumonia." Mika said, "It's gotten so bad that he doesn't want to live any more. He's lost his will to live."

"That can't be. Uncle Eiri is too strong for that! He can make it!" Sakura whimpered trying her hardest not to cry.

Eiri Yuki continued glaring at his young niece. The young girl would not give in as she kissed his hand. His hands were very cold. Amber orbs stared into green ones. Sakura held his hand to her cheek.

"Your hands are so warm." Yuki whispered.

"Uncle Eiri please don't give up. Give me a smile like you used to." Sakura said as the dying novelist said nothing, "I'm going to pat your head the way you used to do for me and say that it's all right… It's all right because I'm here for you. Trust me Uncle Eiri… I won't let you go! And not like this!"

Eiri Yuki's eyes widened as he recalled a faint yet distant memory. He remembered the day that he dumped Shuichi. Shuichi had tears in his eyes and said the exact same thing as Sakura said. 'I won't let you go! And not like this!' Eiri Yuki didn't hear Sakura's words but instead Shuichi Shindo's echoed inside his head like a sickness.

"Sakura…" Mika said as she tried to hug her daughter and comfort her.

Sakura's parents tried to comfort her as Sakura then said, "I have to use the bathroom."

Sakura opened the door and ran down the empty, white hallway. Sakura knew nothing of the place but the only thing she did know was that she hated it. The hospital was a place of death. A horrid place… Upon her entrance to the bathroom Sakura pulled out her cell phone and dialed information.

"Information." the man drawled, "how may I help you."

"Yes. Please connect me to the Tokyo International airport." Sakura said.

"Please hold as we transfer you there." the man drawled.

No matter how… No matter what… I will you find you Shuichi Shindo and find out why you left Tokyo…Sakura thought as she stood there in the bathroom stall alone…