Thanks to whitejakle for reviewing, thus inspiring me to continue…
I tried experimenting— what if Shuichi went to Kyoto? I mean, he's been in every place but… (in fanfics, I mean)… and I believe it would be the last place in the world, Daddy Uesugi would find him… (hehe!)
He dyes his hair blond because in the anime, he draws "himself" as a blonde dude… (I don't know really… Don't complain!)
Silent Night
A New Place
Shuichi got off the Nozomi train, feeling worse than how he felt when he left.
He's been to Kyoto before, loads of times, but this time… He felt like a criminal— running away from his life and one the he really loved.
He sighed, running a hand through his flaxen locks (yes… he dyed his hair golden…) and picked up his bags, unaware of a shadowed stranger watching his every move (the same who was there before he boarded the train).
Flashback --
Shuichi walked through the Tokyo streets as quickly as he could, eager to go home and rest. He knew K had their best interests at heart— but sometimes one would wonder if he really had a heart to begin with.
So after almost ten gruesome hours, Shuichi finally got out of the NG building.
He was extra careful not to attract any unwanted attention, because he wasn't in the mood for the 'running from fan girls' routine.
He was still a few blocks away from the apartment, when he was suddenly crushed into a brick wall.
"Hold it," a harsh voice, Shuichi knew almost too well, commanded.
Shuichi froze, barely breathing, hoping and praying that he would go away.
"Now, Shuichi, what did I tell you about Eiri?"
"I… I should stay away from him…?"
"So why do you still insist on going to him every night? I already told you what possible consequences might happen if this madness was to continue…"
"I love him…"
"And how would you know that? Did he ever tell you that he loved you too? Did it ever occur to you that he might just be using you?"
"He's your son… why do you say such things about him?" Shuichi could feel cold eyes pierce his very soul, flinching slightly at the tightness of the grip on his shoulder.
"You are a selfish brat, Shindou Shuichi. You don't care about what happens to Yuki— all you care about is how much you want to cling…"
Shuichi didn't hear anything else… He could only see the monk's thin mouth move— closing and opening… but he couldn't register any sound. Then he concluded that his brain did a shutdown— as it always did when things went too painful.
He went home that night, did it with Yuki and cried himself to sleep.
End of Flashback --
Cling…
Such an ugly and dirty word…
But he might be right— I must be an utterly selfish… wanting Yuki so bad…
Shuichi mentally smacked himself. C'mon Shu! This is no time to be soft… you decided to do this and there's no turning back!