Neither of them slept well that night. They were both worried about if they had everything, would they get to the plane on time, or what would they do during the last few hours of their time here. When the alarm went of at 7:30, neither of them felt rested at all. They just laid there with their eyes staring at the ceiling for about 10 minutes before they finally got out of bed. They took turns taking a bath while the other searched for missed items. At about 10 they went to the restaurant on the corner, and ordered their favorite meal there. Neither of them said much during breakfast except about how they were going to miss it there. This was truly a sad day for them. The day that their must perfect week ended.
As soon as they entered their hotel room, Shuichi plopped himself down on the bed. He didn't feel like doing anything. "I don't want to go, but the again I do." he said in a sad tone.
"I know what you mean." said Eiri as he sat down beside him. "But, we have to go. We both have obligations back in Tokyo. Your fans need you, and my readers need me. We also have or friends and family there."
"I know. But this week was the best I've ever had. I don't want it to end." said Shuichi.
"I know," said Eiri as he took Shuichi in his arms. "But, just think. We are married now. We can have fun like this all the time. We don't need this place to be happy. All we need is each other. Nothing more." This made Shuichi smile. "Besides, we have a bet and I don't plan on losing either." Eiri smiled at Shuichi.
Shuichi just looked at him for a moment before saying, "Thanks." What happened next was unexpected for Shuichi. Eiri leaned down and kissed him. To Shuichi, it felt strange, yet good. It had no reason to be done, it was just done. Eiri felt it to, which is why he didn't break it for a few minutes. After Eiri broke the kiss, Shuichi looked at his watch. "We should go." Eiri nodded and they got their bags. Before they left the room for the last time, Shuichi went onto the balcony. When Eiri joined him he said, "It's so beautiful."
Eiri smiled and said, "Yes, it is. Almost as beautiful as you." Shuichi smiled at him and Eiri smiled back. "Come on. We'll be late." Shuichi nodded and they left the room. Not before looking it over one more time, remembering all that they shared in this room over the week. They left, not with sadness, but happiness in their hearts knowing that they had the best week of their lives together and that no one could take those memories away.
The plane took off at 2:30pm, so they got back at about 2:30 pm the next day in Tokyo, thanks to all of the time zones. When they got off the plane, they were greeted by everyone. Everyone was there to welcome them home. Before they were given a chance to say hi to them, Ryuichi pulled Shuichi into a big hug. "Oh Shuichi. I missed you so much."
Shuichi, who was hardly able to breath because Ryuichi was squeezing him to tight, said, "Thanks Ryuichi. I missed you to." When Shuichi said that, he swears Ryuichi started hugging him a bit tighter. "Can you let me go now?" Ryuichi blushed and let him go. "It is so nice to see all of you again."
"It is nice to see you again to. It has been so quiet around here with out you." said Hiro, who came up and gave Shuichi a hug. "You can never go on another week long vacation again. I missed you too much."
"I agree." said Fujisaki smiling as he stepped up to shake Shuichi's hand. "Welcome back Mr. Shindo."
"Thanks." said Shuichi smiling as he shock Fujisaki's hand.
"I think we should take this else where." said Tohma coming up to shake Eiri's hand. "Wonderful to see you again Eiri. Enjoy your trip?"
Eiri smiled and said. "Yes, I did. And we probably should take this else where." Everyone nodded and followed Shuichi and Eiri as they got their bags. Outside was a giant limo waiting for them. Both Shuichi and Eiri were not completely surprised to see it, but got in like they knew it would be there. Tohma had the driver take them back to Eiri and Shuichi's apartment. While they were on their way there, Shuichi told everyone about their time there. Eiri just listened. They both hated it though when Ayaka, Noriko, or Ryuichi kept interrupting with comments about how romantic it was.
When they got back to the apartment, it looked like they had never left. Hiro stepped up and said, "See, I told you I could do it."
"What are you talking about?" said Ayaka. "I did this, with almost no help from you." Hiro blushed. "Well, enough about who did what. I suppose you two would like to be alone to unpack and everything."
"Wait." said Shuichi. "We have gifts." With that, he grabbed the suitcase with the gifts in it and started passing them out. Everyone loved what they got. Shuichi was so pleased.
"How about I order some pizza's and we'll help you guys unpack?" said K as he went for the phone. Shuichi smiled to himself, the bet had started and Eiri loved pizza.
"I'll just have a salad." said Eiri. He had remembered about the bet, and knew he must be careful. So K ordered pizzas for everyone else and Ayaka made Eiri and salad. Everyone one else helped them unpack as Shuichi continued the story. Everyone was so festinated with it that Eiri was starting to get ideas for his next book.
More to come