How?
---Hiro's apartment---
The very next morning of the day that Hiro promised Shuichi that he will talk to Yuki-san, before Shuichi knew it, Hiro was already gone.
Nowhere to be found.
Shuichi woke up with the blinds already fixed, the room, already clean, and the breakfast, already cooked.
The smell of the melting butter from the hotcakes that Hiro left on the dining table, filled Shuichi's day a glimpse of a brighter day ahead.
-Sigh- it's always good smelling the aroma of the butter.
With that, Shuichi did what he had to do.
---Yuki's apartment---
Hiro stood at Yuki's garage ready to walk at the door when someone spoke, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
He turned around, noticing that familiar voice.
It was Yuki.
"Yuki-san, why are you here?" Hiro asked noticing that he could be humiliated saying those stupid words.
"Shouldn't I be the one who'll ask that?" Yuki replied irritatedly.
He hated having visitors.
"Yes, I know that very well. But my point is, why are you out so early?" Hiro replied.
"Why? Is it a sin for a person to wake up early, get dressed and do the things he needed to do?" Yuki said.
"No, it is not, I'm afraid so. I just noticed because normally you would let Shuichi wake you up before going to work." Hiro said very calmly. Trying to make it a point that he heard Shuichi's name.
"Is that what you came for?" Yuki asked, ready to walk at the door.
"Yes. I want a full explanation of what is going on here." Hiro said in an overprotective manner.
Hah, maybe I'm the one who needs a full explanation. Yuki thought he'd replied sarcastically while lighting up his cigarette.
"Well, what's your say, Yuki-san?" Hiro replied in a challenging manner.
"I can say anything I want with my eyes." Yuki said after letting out a smoke from his mouth.
Hiro just raised one of his eyebrows and wonder in astonishment how can he keep his cool even when he's up for a challenge.
It's really a trait for a one-of-a-kind guy like him. He thought. Maybe that's one of the things Shuichi likes about him.
Tch. Yuki got irritated at Hiro's expression. To make things lightly, he said,
"Very well." Yuki entered his apartment and Hiro followed.
After closing the door, Hiro sat down on the couch from which Shuichi slept most of the time when he and Yuki had fights.
Meanwhiile Yuki was getting some champagne at the kitchen.
When Yuki got back with a champagne on his left and two glasses on his right, Hiro suddenly butted, "Whoa, what's the occasion? What's the champagne for? It could be just a can of sleeping tom, yah know." The guitarist asked surprisingly. "Or gins or tonic." He added.
"You don't own the place. So just sit still. Don't move, Don't speak. Just drink." Yuki said seating at the other couch adjacent to Hiro's and placing the champagne together with the glasses on the center table.
Hiro twitched his eyebrows to Yuki's mean reply.
"You're mean." Hiro said while getting a glass and pouring very little amount of the said liquid.
"I'm very much aware of that." The blonde said after drinking half of the glass.
"Then why are you so mean?" Hiro asked.
"They hurt you and you get mad and then you get mean. They hurt you again till you get meaner and meaner till you ain't no boy or man anymore, just a walking chunk of mean mad." Yuki replied drinking the rest of the champagne on the glass.
That time, Hiro's nose was about to bleed because of all the words that the blonde novelist said.
It is just so very deep that no one couldn't even reach it.
Hiro pitied this arrogant author for having a bad experience in life.
But so what, right? It's so simple to get away. Just don't live with the past. That's it. Have a new life. Hiro thought.
"I didn't know you could be so emotional." Hiro replied.
"Tch. I'm not. I never would and I never will." Yuki replied defensively, crossing his arms and legs.
"Really now." Hiro said placing his glass on the table.
"What?" Yuki asked sarcastically.
"What about the case of Shuichi? Don't you care for him a bit?" He asked.
"What a stupid question." Yuki replied.
"Well? Answer." Hiro said.
"What am I? An answering machine? Don't play games with me." The blonde said.
"I'm not. I'm just waiting for an answer." The long-haired guitarist said in reply.
"Yes, I do." Yuki said.
"Perfect. Now, let's start with the questions.." Hiro said.
"How do you feel about Shuichi being pregnant?" Hiro asked.
"Psychologically, I'm confused. Personally, I feel just wonderful." Yuki replied.
"Why?" Hiro asked
"Just because."
"Don't you know the reason?"
"Ok no more questions. My turn." Yuki said in his ever so cute icy cold voice. "How the hell did he get pregnant?" Yuki asked.
Hiro:
Cold sweat- 5 gallons/sec
Heartrate- 1000 beats/sec
Breathing- Panting
"Oi, I'm asking you."
"Well, it's actually like this." Hiro said in an uneasy tone.
"Kinda hard to explain."
One fatal point for Hiro.
"Are you really sure you wanna know?"
Two.
"I mean, Are you really, really sure?"
Two and a half.
"As in you're really totally truly ever sure?"
Three.
"Just spit the shit out, will ya!" Yuki replied in anger.
"Alright." Hiro said.
"Here it goes." He added.
"It's actually the time when Shuichi and I visited my relatives at the province in the Leaf Village. Remember that time? When Shuichi was convincing you to go with us yet you can't go because you have a deadline?" Hiro asked.
Yuki just nodded.
"Well, it happened when we were at the medical center for the health check-up of everyone to ensure our safety in using some techniques at the ninja academe. Shuichi was totally unfamiliar with what those things could do so he just ended up staring at them."
"Are you getting it?" Hiro asked.
"No. What ninja are you talking about?" Yuki said.
"Uh, heheh..my relatives' ancestors are kinda practicing some sort of training techniques in their generation and it's said that it'd be good if they'll pass it from generation to generation. So up to now, we're still doing those things. It's really useful in some way, you know." Hiro Said.
"What is useful? The techniques?" Yuki asked irritatedly
"Yes."
"Anyway, where are we? Oh, the one with the staring part. Am I right Yuki-san?"
Yuki nodded.
"So, there he is. Staring at one of the crystalline objects on the walls. When suddenly, someone asked him, 'do you want that charm?', and he said yes so that's how he got the necklace on his neck."
'Remember the necklace?" Hiro asked.
"Don't ask questions. Just hurry the fuck up so that you'll finish before the curfew." Yuki replied.
"Alright. Second, the pill." Hiro stared at Yuki for a moment.
"Well, what about it?" Yuki asked sarcastically.
"Uh.. it kinda goes like this.."
"You see, the guy who looked like a girl but was obviously a homosexual gave this pill to Shuichi and Shuichi asked him what's the pill for and the guy asked, 'do you want to have a child?' Shuichi immediately replied and asked how could he make the pill work and you know what the guy said?" Hiro paused.
"He said that for it to be able to work, he should first dream about the child or children that he wants to have regardless of the gender, and then after that, he should.. you know.. uh.." Hiro had flushed cheeks.
Being unable to complete the sentence, Yuki completed it for him.
"You mean he should have sex with me?" Yuki asked calmly.
"Yes. That's it. Or with just any guy." Hiro teased Yuki.
"Urusai. Continue." Yuki replied.
"After drinking the pill, the guy instructed Shuichi to go to the medical specialist of the village and have some rituals there. And presto. After that, the process is complete. The only thing missing is THE ACT." Hiro finished his sentence smoothly.
"That's it? That's how he became pregnant?" Yuki asked.
"Yes. Is there something wrong?" Hiro replied.
"Nothing in particular. Say, does the act that Shuichi has done a very conspicuous one?" Yuki said.
"Conspicuous? Are you kidding me! It's a very dangerous act. It's not a common one! He could even die just trying one of those!" Hiro suddenly bursted out.
"I'm just asking. Calm down." Yuki replied.
"Oh, one more thing. Shuichi will suffer the same things a woman will suffer in giving birth and while carrying the babies. And I think Shuichi was deceived by the man." Hiro said while coming back to his senses.
"oh? If that's the case then you may go now." Yuki said while forcing Hiro to get out physically.
"OI, OI, what about your lover?" Hiro replied.
"I don't care one bit of how the hell he will manage doing those things." Yuki answered.
But before Yuki could close the door, Hiro manage to push it back bcause of what Yuki just said. "Try not to help him and you'll have something you'll regret." Hiro answered in a so very overprotective manner.
"Mind your manners." Yuki said roughly while he closed the door.
Hiro, knowing that Yuki was in rage, trusted him that he would really take care of Shuichi if there comes a chance that they will get together.
So, he just walked away knowing everything would be fine.
Now, he has only one more thing to do.
And that is, plan on how to get them together again.