Disclaimer: tis Maki's guys. You already know I'm not good enough to write/draw Gravitation.

Chap. 4: Hardships of a perfect Love

PG 13-14 maybe?

A/N: I might have repeated myself, but guys, please bare with me. I wrote this around 3:00 a.m. yeah…I really did wake up in the middle of the night with the rest of the chapter. (I wrote the first paragraph 3 months ago ;;) but I was very pleased with this and I hope you are too, and if u have any questions just post a comment!

"Holy shit!" Shuichi shot up in his bed, not really aware of where he was at the moment. Yuki bolted in.

"what's the matter!"

"did we REALLY kill Taki!" Shuichi asked rater horrified.

"I wish…" Yuki mumbled.

"what?"

"nothing."

Shuichi raised an eyebrow at him but then smiled a bit. Yuki sighed with a small laugh.

"no, we didn't. you must have been dreaming."

"dreaming!" he screeched.

"you've got to be kidding me! That whole thing was a dream! The fight! The par-"

"nope. That was all real. Just the Taki part was a dream."

Yuki went over to sit on the side of the bed. He ruffled Shuichi hair a bit.

"you had passed out after you told me you loved me at Hiro's."

Yuki looked out the window with a kind of lonely look in his eyes. Shuichi noticed and smiled a bit as he looked at him out of the corner of his eye.

Shuichi pounced on Yuki, who wasn't expecting it at all, and knocked him to the floor. Shuichi was rather proud that he was finally on top. He looked down at Yuki who was now laughing hysterically. Shuichi had NEVER seen Yuki laugh like this. Usually it was just a little chuckle or something, but now Yuki was cracking up.

He calmed down a bit and looked Shuichi straight in the eyes. It wasn't with his usual glare though, it was a really soft, loving, gaze. And Shuichi was surprised. He leaned back a bit, still sitting on Yuki's chest, and just looked at him. Wide eyed and surprised. He was going to get up when Yuki put his hand on his and sat up, with the faces nearly an inch apart. Well, Shuichi just couldn't help himself, and closed the small gap between them with a small, yet romantic kiss. When he realized what he had done, he jerked his head back and bit his lip. But Yuki only smiled at him. After a brief moment, they both went in for a kiss at the same time, which somehow made it a lot more passionate. Neither one of them held back, or withdrew. However, Yuki did get Shuichi to the ground, and he was now softly kissing him down the neck, and on the ear, and almost everywhere on from his neck up. Shuichi was not really struggling, just trying to get away. He loved Yuki dearly, but he knew he wasn't ready. Yuki made it down the first button of Shuichi's shirt when he heard a small gasp from him. Yuki bit his lip and quickly sat up getting off of Shuichi. He looked to the ground on the side of him.

"I'm sorry Shuichi. I didn't mean to-"

"no, no…I-it's ok…"

Shuichi sat up, looking at the now, almost depressed, Yuki.

He picked up Yuki's face and pulled t facing him. He looked at him for a moment and gave a tiny smile, almost in tears, and pulled himself toward Yuki, burying his face in his chest. He started to lightly cry, and Yuki just pt his head down on Shuichi's and closed his eyes, wrapping his arms tightly around Shuichi in a loving embrace.

"I'm…sorry, Shuichi…you…you know I…love you."

Shuichi just wrapped his arms tightly around Yuki, never wanting to let him go.

They wound up falling asleep in that position, just…holding each other tightly.

Yuki woke up the next morning and realized him and Shuichi were still sitting on the couch, wrapped up in a ball together.

Yuki kissed Shuichi's head softly and tried to get up. Shuichi grabbed onto Yuki and held on tightly pulling hi back down.

"just…just a little longer…stay with me."

Yuki smiled and sat down again.

"ok Shuichi"

he said still smiling.

They're was a silence, comforting and loving.

"I love you Shuichi. And don't ever let me tell you other wise again."

"I know, I won't…and don't let me run away anymore…it hurts worse to be apart from you."

Shuichi looked up at Yuki, and Yuki looked down at Shuichi. They embraced each other tightly again and kissed. For some reason it kind of overwhelmed Shuichi and he nearly passed out. But, being the beautiful prince that Yuki is, he wrapped an arm around Shuichi's waste to keep him from falling, which left Yuki dipping Shuichi holding his hand of to the side.

"Yuki…"

"yeah?"

"….you always where….my prince…"

and with that Shuichi passed out. And not sleeping, he literally lost consciousness. Yuki was a little sacred, naturally, and quickly brought him into his bedroom. He felt his forehead and Shuichi had a very high fever. He got a bit more worried and quickly called the doctor. Shuichi just had the flu, and Yuki was slightly less worried, but he knew when ever Shuichi got even the smallest of colds, it was serious. Yuki sat by Shuichi's side for about two days of no sleep, periodically getting him a wet cloth for his head. He just looked at the boy, with sad, worried eyes, watching him struggle and pant through the high fever. When the third day hit, the fever was slightly down and Shuichi finally woke up, though still very weak.

"Yuki…?"

Shuichi asked wearily.

"yeah Shu?"

"have you been here the whole time?"

"yeah, I have. I was worried."

"you were…worried?"

"heh….yeah. you scared the crap out of me actually."

"haha",

he laughed terribly weak.

"jeeze Yuki, you look exhausted! Have you slept lately!"

Yuki just shook his head with slightly watery eyes.

"gosh Yuki! Go take a shower and get some rest! I'll be fine I swear!

That's when Shuichi gave Yuki one of those smiles he just couldn't help but obey.

But Yuki had an idea.

He got in the shower, as he was told, but he made the water ice cold. He was freezing, and actually shivering, but he was determined to make this plan work. It was defiantly going to be worth it if this worked.

After he got out, dripping wet, he didn't dry himself of and just secretly got into the bed ringing wet next to Shuichi. He told Shuichi to roll over, and with a moan Shuichi rolled toward him,

And that when Shuichi's eyes went so wide they where almost popping out of his head. And before he could even realize what was happening, Yuki, dripping wet with icy water, grabbed onto him and pulled him into himself, putting they're foreheads together, sending a cold rush through Shuichi's sick body.

"Yu-Yuki!"

Shuichi asked a little scared actually.

"w-what are you doing!"

"well, you told me to take a shower, right?"

"yeah…"

"and you told me to go to bed, right?"

"yeah…"

"ok then. I took my shower. And now I'm going to bed."

"yeah…but-"

"is it not ok to hold onto you?"

"n-no but you're-"

Yuki interrupted him with a kiss.

"good night rock star"

he closed his eyes as he whispered he loved him and as a last comment before sleep,

"I…hope this helps. I don't want to see you suffer more"

Shuichi almost started to cry as he settled down, and cuddled up next to Yuki.

"yeah…I think I'm already felling better"

and with that mutter of words. He closed his eyes, grabbed onto Yuki, and fell to sleep again, only this time pressed against an icy, yet perfect, body.

TBC