If Only I Loved You More

In New York..

Authors Note: Hello all! Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter up. Ive been extremely busy with it being the end of the school year and all. I want to thank everyone for reviewing, especially akuma-river. Your review really blew me away! I didnt know anyone was paying that much attention to my story! Your right. It is just the tip of the iceberg. Things are only going to get worse.

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If Ayaka hadn't been standing there, Hiro was sure he would have attacked Yuki head on. One way or another, every time Shuichi suffered, it was somehow connected to Yuki, and Hiro was tired of it.

"He isn't here. Actually, I was about to see you about Shuichi's whereabouts".

Ayaka glanced back and forward between the two males and finally lowered her head. "I will get us some tea, and we will be able to discuss this calmly. Yuki please, come in".

Having both Yuki and Hiro in the room at the same time, with no one else there aside from herself was a bit uncomfortable for her. Of course, who wouldn't find being in between your boyfriend and former fiance uncomfortable? She then began to walk towards the kitchen.

Yuki stared down at Hiro, and took his cigarette out of his mouth "No. Im leaving now". If Shuichi wasn't there, there was no reason for him to be there either. That was after all, the only reason he had gone there in the first place.

Hiro turned and shrugged a shoulder. "Suit yourself".

Yuki stared at the brunette for a moment longer, then turned around. He opened the door and took a step out. It was then that Hiro spoke up saying, "When will you ever realize how much Shuichi loves you? Are you that cold hearted that you have to continue hurting him? Maybe I was wrong in telling him to not give up on you."

Yuki stopped, and continued smoking his cigarette before he began to speak without turning around, "You make it seem like Im the evil one here. Shuichi's the one who came after me. He knew what he was getting into. I told him to back off, but he wouldn't listen. He did this to himself"

Yuki continued to walk, not bothering to close the door, "Don't blame your friends stupidity on me" he said as he walked down the hall.

Once he was far enough, he sighed. Didn't Hiro realize that he did Infact love Shuichi? Why else would he have traveled so far to find the brat?. It was as though no matter what he did, he would be the bad guy in the relationship.

This definitely hadn't gone the way he had planned.

He was angry that he had wasted his time, but at the same time, he was confused. He was positive that Shuichi would have been with Hiro. Where else would Shuichi have gone. Who else would he have turned to?

Then, the comment the brat had said days ago, echoed in his mind once more: I have no one left to fall back on..

He dropped his cigarette onto the floor, and smothered it with his foot, leaving the remains there before left the building. He took out his cell phone and made a call to his dear friend Tohma.

"Eiri, is everything alright?" The male on the other line asked.

"No. Its not. There was a problem with me coming to New York"

"What went wrong?"

"Shuichi isn't here damn it"

"Im Sorry Eiri I-" Tohma began, but was quickly cut off by the blonde on the other end.

"Don't apologize Tohma. Just shut up and find him".

On the other side end of the line, Tohma stood there, slightly shocked. Yuki had never snapped at him in such a way before. "Yes Eiri. I'll see what I can do"

Yuki hung up the phone and continued his way towards the old building. As much as he hated the past experiences of being in that building, he felt it was somewhere he needed to be now.

At first, they all sat there quietly, not really sure as to what to say or do, but finally, after an hour, K broke the silence as he stood from his seat.

K paced back and forward inside the studio where Bad Luck usually practiced, tapping his gun against his forehead as he thought.

"Hiro's AWOL, and Shuichi is MIA. We've got ourselves an interesting situation here Mr. Sakano". He spoke with a smile, as though slightly excited by what was going on.

"How can you be so calm at a time like this!" Sakano exclaimed, grabbing at his own hair. "This is Terrible! Bad Luck has a concert soon, but there no longer is a bad luck….Shuichi's missing….and your smiling!"

K's smile grew as he pointed the gun at Sakano's head. "Im always happy when there's a chance of me shooting someone. You know I haven't shot anyone in a while Mr. Sakano, and Relax. We're going to fix this. Okay soldier, are you accepting this mission?"

He turned to look at Suguru, who stood there with a confused look on his face. Yes, being with Bad Luck definitely was bad luck. It had been nothing but trouble from the start. It had deprived Suguru of his sanity and peace of mind. It had pulled him from a world of normality and logic to a world of misunderstandings and confusion. The people were crazy. He found them very odd.

"Yeah. We have this concert to do, don't we? We cant let N-G down, after all its done for us"

"That's the spirit. Now, lets get you armed and ready"

"Armed and ready?"

"Of course, you cant go into a war zone empty handed Soldier, what's wrong with you?"

I think the question is, what's wrong with you? Suguru thought as K practically dragged him out of the room.

Sakano stood in the empty room, staring at the door. "Oh dear oh dear oh dear….Mr. Shindou! Where are you!"

Shuichi stared down at his shoes. It was all he could do to keep himself from crying. He didn't want them to know he was hurting. He was sure it would make them want to toy with him even more.

He lifted his hand to play with the hat on his head, pulling it down over his face. He felt like such a child. Why couldn't he defend himself against these two?

The guys he and Hiro had taken down at the park the day they met Ayaka were a lot bigger, and they had handled it just fine.

They

Shuichi sighed. There was no longer a 'they', or a Yuki and Shuichi, or a Shuichi and bad luck, a Shuichi and Hiro. It was just Shuichi, Shuichi Shindou.

He then realized he didn't really want to fight. He didn't want to try to escape. Why should he anyway? There was nothing to go back to.

From the night Yuki hadn't been able to admit that he loved Shuichi, Shuichi felt himself losing strength. Finally, now, he had lost it completely. He had no will to fight. No will to love. No will to sing. Having no one come to his rescue had really shown him that he was alone.

"Whats wrong kid? Cat got your tongue?" Maxwell asked him with a smirk as he set a hand on his shoulder, leading him towards the doors. Shuichi glanced up, then glanced away, not bothering to reply. He simply continued to walk with the two men through the airport of New York City.

Maxwell gave his shoulder a squeeze as a warning as they walked out the doors. Shuichi's eyes grew slightly as he glanced for the first time, at the great city of New York. The air was filled with noises: sounds from horns, chatter of friends.

A man walked by wearing a blazer and jeans, his hands shoved in his pocket. He stopped at the street sign, an angry look on his face. He glanced once at his watch, then again. Finally, a younger male bounced up to him wearing jeans, a jean jacket and a cap.

The older leaned over, giving the younger a quick peck on the lips. "You worried me. I've been waiting here for hours" the older male snapped., obviously lying.

The younger one smiled sheepishly. "Its about time you wait for me…I spend all my time running after you!". The older man ruffled the younger's hair. "That's just how I like it. Lets go"

Maxwell yanked Shuichi's arm, leading him down the side walk. He was rather confused by Shuichi's sudden urge to comply, but he didn't question it.

"You see that?" Maxwell asked Shuichi, coming to a stop outside of a large, old, apartment building. "That's the place that made Yuki the kind of man he is today. But Im sure you already know what happened in there, don't you?".

Shuichi remained silent.

"No? Well then, I'll show you" Maxwell grinned, pulling Shuichi into the building.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Coming up next...Shuichi torchered! Yuki forced to watch! Hiro, Suguru, K and Tohma to the rescue?