I promised to get this up by the end of the week, and I had intended to do it earlier, but I'vegot problems logging in,so... I'm sorry.
Please don't have high hopes for the lemon part. Argh… I'm NOT a lemon writer, this is my first time doing it, and I think I totally sucked at it. I don't even know if it's ok putting it up! But since I've read lemons on I guess it should be fine as long as the rating is M. Argh! I'm confused!
Well, if you find it offensive, or if you're underage (think NC-17), just skip that part of the fic. (hmm…)
DISCLAIMER: Gravitation does not belong to me. (Hides in a corner feeling blue)
MOU ICHI DO
Chapter 18 --- Falling Again (Ahem. I sucked at titles.)
"Hey… having fun?"
A woman stepped up beside Shuichi and smiled at him. She was a beautiful lady… fine features, flawless complexion, shoulder-length auburn hair with soft curls at the ends, deep brown eyes, marvelous figure, elegance, class… and the list goes on.
Hisae Kaori – a top-notch famous model. She was every photographer's dream model, every man's dream girl. Having just returned from Paris, she was invited to partner Shuichi in a photoshoot and she had agreed to it readily (taking Shuichi by surprise). Hey, she's the no.1 model in town!
Shuichi smiled politely back. "How can it not be fun working with you? I'm flattered to be able to work with you."
Kaori laughed. A warm, bubbly, gentle laugh. "I'm the one's who is supposed to be flattered, Shindou-san. You're the one hitting headlines and the front page of every magazine nowadays. And there are posters of you everywhere!"
"No way!" Shuichi exclaimed in mock surprise, causing both of them to burst out into laughter again.
Shuichi turned back and watched Akiha and the rest of the crew getting the set ready. This photoshoot was actually an advertisement for Hamaya Piano, and Akiha had decided using three different settings for it. Each setting would feature Shuichi playing the grand piano, with Kaori on top of the piano.
The first one had required them to set off for the beach before dawn this morning. The idea was to capture the sunrise as a backdrop. Shuichi, dressed in a plain white short-sleeve shirt (unbuttoned all the way) and a pair of surfer shorts, with his body and hair dripping wet (slightly), played the piano. Kaori, in a set of orange bikini, with a translucent scarf wrapped around her waist and a flower in her hair, lied on the piano splattered with sand, sipping on s glass of juice. Shuichi was smiling happily, while Kaori was laughing.
The second one had taken place in a "forest". Yes, Akiha had ordered someone to find a place that looked like a forest. But with such a limited amount of time, they had to make do with the botanical garden. They chose a spot where there was nothing but a field of green and lush green trees all around. This time, both Shuichi and Kaori were dressed in yukata.
They had taken a break for lunch before moving on to the last set – an empty, majestic concert hall. The crew members, whom Akiha had borrowed from one of his trusted photographer friend, scurried to and fro making sure the lighting was just fine, and also spreading red rose petals all over the piano and the area near it.
Shuichi, now dressed neatly in a suit, stared at the piano as the orange lights seemed to make it shine. Kaori stood beside him in an elegant, tight, black halter dress that revealed her bare back as well as her other assets. Her perfectly manicured nails were polished deep red, matching her lipstick, and her skin was glimmering with tiny specks of body glitter. She held a glass of cocktail to be used in the shoot.
"Ok now, we're ready to go." Akiha approached them and smiled. "Remember you're supposed to look seductive… sexy. Not only Hisae-san, it applies to you too, Shuichi." He tapped Shuichi's nose teasingly, while the latter glared back in response.
"Let's get it done quickly." He snapped and started for the piano.
xXx xXx
Shuichi stepped out of the florist, hugging a large bouquet of white lilies in his arms. He looked on at the busy street and at those people rushing to and fro with their everyday lives.
Everything looks so normal. I bet today's just a normal for these people… waking up, going to work, knocking off, and then returning home to their family.
Shuichi sighed inwardly.
But what about me? What about me!
He looked down at the bouquet of flowers in his hands for a moment before taking off in the direction of his destination, trying to recall how he had arrived at his current situation.
They had just finished shooting at the concert hall. Shuichi was in his changing room staring at his reflection in the mirror, examining his new haircut. It was now a slightly darker shade of brown and was longer on one side of his face. Jun had been removing his make-up and such when she made that outrageous suggestion.
"Are you going to pay Yuki-san a visit?"
Shuichi stared at her. "Huh? What for?"
"What! Don't tell me you forgot that he rescued you two days ago! Don't you think that you should at least pay him a visit? He was injured because of you!"
"But…"
"Shuichi, the guy saved your ass."
Shuichi frowned. Truthfully, he was worried about Yuki too. But he had been too busy with rest and work to find out how's Yuki doing.
"I'll give him a call later."
"That's so insincere! You should pay him a visit personally and thank him! I can't believe you're so ungrateful!" Jun cried out crossly. "I don't care. You'll go straight to his house after you've finished changing. I'll let Akiha know."
"What!" Shuichi was met with one of Jun's scary glares. "Ok, ok! I'll do it! Now, help me get Haruko here."
"She has to help out with the packing up and the photos and everything. You're not getting her to go with you."
"But- but…!"
"Come on, Shuichi. You know that Akiha won't let anyone except us help with the developing of the photos and everything. And there're only five of us here."
"Then I'll go another day…"
"There's no other day! We have got another photoshoot tomorrow and the day after that, and then we're going back to America soon. And usually, people don't wait for days before expressing their thanks to someone who saved their LIFE. Why don't you just get it settled today? It's just a small visit. I'm not asking you to stay there forever…"
Shuichi sighed. It seemed like there was no way out of this, and besides, Jun was right. People don't usually wait for days to thank someone for saving him, not to mention that their savior had gotten hurt in the process.
"Ok! I get it. I'll change now and get going."
"Oh! And Shuichi?"
"Yes?"
"Go get some flowers for Yuki-san."
"What!"
"You're paying him a visit to thank him right? To express your wish for him to get well soon, get him a bouquet of flowers."
"Er… I don't think that's necessary. Besides, Yuki doesn't like flowers…"
"How can you be so sure of that?"
"Because guys don't usually like the idea of receiving flowers… especially from another guy!"
Jun sighed. "That's a childish reason."
"Eh?"
"Anyway, what I mean is that Yuki-san is way too serious. That is why you should get him some flowers to brighten up his day. Brighten up his house! It makes the atmosphere around him livelier!"
"… but…"
"No buts! Just do as I say! Girls know best about such stuff!"
"…"
"Oh, and one last thing. Could you please get his autograph for me at the same time?"
"…" He should have known that there was some hidden motive for Jun to insist on him visiting.
xXx xXx
He had no idea as to why he had actually gone ahead with the idea of the flowers. (Perhaps he really wanted to try giving the author flowers once.) But the flowers were the reason as to why he was so frustrated and nervous now.
Yuki is going to kill me. He's going to ignore me, make fun of me with his sarcastic words, throw the flowers back into my face, and shut the door in my face.
Shuichi paled at that thought.
This is so embarrassing. Maybe I should just return the flowers to the florist…
He turned around… and realized that he was already at the children's playground near the park near Yuki's apartment.
Maybe I should just throw the flowers away… but that'll be such a waste…
"Hey." A familiar, deep, sexy voice called out from behind him.
Shuichi whipped around and found himself staring into a pair of gorgeous, alluring golden orbs. Stunned and at a loss for words, he hugged the flowers closer and looked away, stuttering nervously: "Hi, Yuki…"
Yuki kept his eyes steadily on the model. "What are you doing here?"
Shuichi stole a quick glance at Yuki before looking away again. "I was on my way to visit you… I wanted to thank you for saving me back then…"
They kept quiet for a moment. Only the laughter of the children at the playground could be heard.
"Are those flowers for your girlfriend?"
"Huh?" It took Shuichi a while before he remembered that he was holding onto a big bouquet of white lilies. "No! These flowers are for you!" He shoved the bouquet into Yuki's hands. "They're… for……you…"
Shuichi turned red and trailed off in embarrassment as he realized that he had, after all, presented the flowers to Yuki.
Yuki's eyes widened and he just stood there paralyzed for some time. "…What! Flowers! Are you crazy! I don't want them. Take them back!" He pushed the bouquet back to Shuichi in disbelief, tinged with embarrassment.
Shuichi bit his lip. "Bu- but… but…but…"
Yuki frowned and then sighed. "Ok, ok! Stop your buts! Just hold on to them until we get back to the apartment."
Shuichi looked extremely relieved then. "Ok…"
"Let's go…" Yuki turned and started walking off, while Shuichi remained still. "Are you coming or not? Hurry up!"
Shuichi stared at Yuki's retreating back. "Coming!" And he started running to Yuki, falling into stride with him.
They walked on side by side in silence, arms almost brushing each other's, heading for home.
Shuichi kept his eyes on the ground as he felt something lurched inside him. Yuki's right beside me… he's here with me. But something feels out of place. What is it? What is this horrible feeling in me? Why do I feel this way?
Even though we're walking close together side by side, why do I feel so lonely still?
xXx xXx
Shuichi continued staring at the flowers that now lay on the coffee table as he sat on the couch feeling awkward, his coat beside him.
"Here…" Yuki sat a cup of coffee down on the coffee table, beside the flowers. "This is all I have."
"Thanks…" Shuichi shifted his gaze to Yuki's left upper arm. "Is your arm… are you ok?"
"I'm fine. This is nothing. But I've got to change the dressing now." Yuki turned and headed for his room.
Shuichi scrambled to his feet immediately. "Let me help you!"
"No, it's ok."
"No! I want to help! You were injured because of me in the first place!"
They stopped in front of the room.
"Fine… just don't make it worse." Yuki opened the door and proceeded in, leaving Shuichi pouting in defiance.
"I won't!"
Yuki took the first aid kit out and set it down on the bed. Shuichi knelt down by the bed and opened the box eagerly. When he next looked up, his jaw almost dropped. There Yuki was, sitting on the bed shirtless as he undressed the old bandages.
… uhm… ok… I guess he needs to do that since it's his upper arm that is injured… Shuichi gulped and continued staring at that well-toned body, the bare chest, muscles and all, as he was too stunned to move. Yuki's really sexy…
"Are you going to help or are you just going to sit there and stare?"
Shuichi snapped out of his trance and glanced up at Yuki, who was smirking slightly. He blushed furiously and quickly averted his eyes to the first aid kit.
"Ri-right…" He shuffled through the contents, trying to pick those that were necessary. Ahhh! He caught me staring! This is bad, bad, bad! I can't believe it! What was I thinking! This is soooo embarrassing! He mentally kicked himself for committing such a silly mistake.
He pushed the kit aside, sat down on the bed in its place beside Yuki, blushing again as he realized how close they were. His heart was beating so loudly and he prayed that Yuki wouldn't be able to hear it. But as he unscrewed the bottle of antiseptic lotion and gazed at the wound before dabbing the antiseptic extremely cautiously onto the wound, he bit his lips to keep himself from trembling.
Yuki looked down at the boy who looked like he was about to cry. He rolled his eyes and sighed. "Would you please stop it? I told you that I'm fine and besides, the wound is already healing gradually."
"But… but…" Shuichi placed the bottle back into the kit.
Yuki placed his hand on Shuichi's head comfortingly. "Stop with all that 'buts'. Geez… do you really love that word so much? Or is that the only word that your puny brain can remember?"
"Yuki! My brain's not puny!" He slapped Yuki's arm away. When he realized that that was the injured arm, he started shrieking like a mad man. "Ahh! I'm sorry! Are you ok! I didn't know… I'm sorry!"
He jumped up from the bed and accidentally knocked the first aid kit and the roll of bandages off the bed, causing the contents of the kit to spill onto the floor. It didn't help that he had forgotten to screw the cap of the bottle of antiseptic lotion back properly, and thus the liquid had spilled onto the floor. This only served to freak him out more.
"Ahhh! I didn't mean to drop it! It was an accident! I'm sorry!" Hastily, he bent down and tried to repair the damage done. Oh no! What have I done? I bet Yuki is really mad at me right now!
Minutes later, Shuichi found himself entangled in bandages. "Ahhhhh!"
"What are you doing! You stupid brat!" Yuki shouted in annoyance and bent down to pick up the overturned bottle and the rest of the contents of the first-aid kit. "I told you to be careful! You're really only making things worse!"
Shuichi bit his lips guiltily and whispered: "I'm sorry…"
Yuki let out a frustrated sigh. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have shouted. It's just that I haven't had a good sleep these few days." He started bandaging his arm.
"Working on your novel?"
"Yes… sort of…" Yuki answered plainly. Plus that my mind's eerily filled with images of you, and that incident with Tanaka Miyabi is troubling me as well…
"Huh? Yuki? Did you say something?" Shuichi frowned.
"I said… what did you do that made that mad woman send thugs after you?"
Shuichi's heart skipped a beat. "… I… I… don't know…"
"Oh really? So you had no idea what 'plan' of hers you spoiled?" Yuki glared at the boy.
Shuichi shook his head, denying everything. This pissed Yuki off. He grabbed Shuichi's wrist and pulled him close. "Stop lying. Don't you think that I've got a right to know what's going on!"
"I…" Shuichi tried tugging his wrist out of Yuki's grip. "Yuki, let go. It hurts…"
The pained voice snapped Yuki back to his sense and he released Shuichi immediately. "Sorry… It's ok. You can choose not to say anything, but I'll find out on my own."
No… You don't need to know. Ever! Shuichi fidgeted nervously as a momentary silence overtook the room.
"… I saw you singing the last time…"
Shuichi froze in shock. "Wha-what?" His voice came out in a whisper. "But I… I thought you don't watch TV… especially those entertainment shows… why… how…?"
Yuki shrugged. "I thought you said you would never sing again. Why did you…?"
"I…I…" Shuichi panicked. He couldn't let Yuki know the truth. "It was just a publicity stunt. Akiha persuaded me to do it, so I went ahead with it."
So it was for that guy. Everything's about that guy now eh? Yuki gritted his teeth in annoyance. "And you just follow whatever that idiot says? You're really stupid after all. Modeling suits you then."
Shuichi shrank back from Yuki's icy tone. "Whatever do you mean?"
Yuki narrowed his eyes. "Since you're so stupid, modeling is just fine for you because all you need in that job is a pretty face and a sellable body, In other words, you're just selling your body to the audience. Am I not right? But then again, only an idiot would actually pick you to be their model. I guess you should be happy that Sakurai Akiha is a bigger idiot than you."
It hurt. It hurt so badly, but Shuichi was more pissed than hurt. "Don't you dare criticize Akiha or my profession! You know nothing about them. Modeling is more than what it seems. And I won't allow you to speak badly of Akiha! He's a widely known professional and he does great at his job!"
"Seems like you treasure him a lot, don't you?" Each word had an edge to it.
"He's important to me." Shuichi spat and turned to leave the room. "I had better leave now. I'm meeting someone."
"Meeting your girlfriend? Or your boyfriend?" Yuki's voice dripped with sarcasm.
"What!" Shuichi whirled around to face the novelist, confused.
"Did I say something wrong? Isn't Sakurai Akiha your boyfriend?" Yuki sneered.
Shuichi reeled back in shock. "What? What made you say that?"
Yuki snubbed his cigarette against his ashtray. He walked towards Shuichi, taking deliberate slow steps. "Stop pretending. First you came back announcing to everyone you've got a girlfriend, and the next moment, you're hugging and kissing and fucking that Sakurai Akiha behind your girlfriend's back. I saw you on the balcony that day of the exhibition. And there were so many times where the both of you had your hands all over each other."
Shuichi felt as if he had been slapped hard. A searing pain shot through his heart, his mind, his body, his soul. Yuki's words had always been as sharp as blades. But this time, those words were the deadliest of all.
How can he say that? How can he accuse me of doing such things? How can he? How can he!
"I didn't! Akiha's not my boyfriend! I didn't cheat on Haruko! Akiha is purely my friend and my boss!" Shuichi screamed in rage.
"Yeah right. Then why did you kiss him? I'll overlook all those occasion where he kissed you, but why did you kiss him that time at the TV station? Don't bother denying it. I was there. I saw you. You were the one who initiated the kiss. You parted your mouth to let him in."
Shuichi staggered backwards in terror. "No… I didn't! I DIDN'T! I was just… I was just…"
"Can't come up with an answer?" Yuki snorted. "You can't because you did kiss him. You slept with him."
"No… no… I…" Shuichi's face contorted in pain as tears threatened to spill. His mind was in a whirl. He couldn't think straight. All he felt were Yuki's words piercing into him. He snapped his head up glaring at Yuki. "Even if I did, it's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! We're not related at all! Why do you care who I sleep with! You're the one who's sleeping with so many women and men at the same time! I don't need to listen to any of these!" He screamed all those words out in one breath and strode to the door, opening it, and at the same time controlling his sobs.
BANG!
Yuki slammed the door close before Shuichi could escape, trapping the boy in between his arms.
He spun Shuichi around and pushed him back against the door forcefully. "I'm not done talking with you. Don't you dare leave."
Shuichi widened his eyes in fright. He had never experienced this kind of fear when he was around Yuki before. Yuki would never physically hurt him… right?
"You're right. I'm currently sleeping with countless of women and a man. And since you're sleeping with two or more partners at the same time too…" Yuki leaned in close, pressing his body and his erection against Shuichi. Shuichi's beautiful violet eyes widened further as a blush tinged his cheeks.
"It doesn't matter if we add one more person to our lists… right?" Yuki whispered seductively into Shuichi's ear, causing Shuichi to shiver.
(NC-17)
The next second, Shuichi found himself pushed onto the bed with Yuki on top of him, and who was kissing him ferociously. His shirt was torn apart fully, exposing the upper half of his body. He turned his face to the side, trying to avoid Yuki's kisses, but that only left his slender neck open to the attacks.
"Yuki… no! Stop… stop!" He struggled desperately and tried to push the stronger man off him.
Yuki caught both of Shuichi's wrists and pinned them against the sheets, above the model's head. He continued his hungry kisses on the boy's lips and neck, trailing down along the boy's chest, and then sucking his erect nipples.
Shuichi gasped. "What are you doing! Get off me!"
In response, Yuki moved his hand down to Shuichi's pants, ignoring the boy's countless protests and repeated cries totally. "You say that you don't want this, but what's this? Your body is already responding to my touch…" He smirked.
Shuichi clenched his fists. "That's because you-" But he was prevented from talking any further as Yuki brutally attacked his lips again, forcing his tongue in.
Shuichi continued struggling in vain. Meanwhile, Yuki released one of Shuichi's hands and proceeded to unzip the boy's pants.
Shuichi gasped. "No! Yuki… Yuki… stop! Please!" But Shuichi's protests were tuned out and his pants were stripped off from him, and Yuki start stroking his groin. Tears stung his eyes as he tried badly to piece together all that was happening, hoping to make some sense of it.
Yuki released Shuichi's hands and moved down slowly, leaving traces of his kisses on his way down. He wrapped his hand around Shuichi's hardened erection and licked it before devouring it repeatedly at a slow pace, causing Shuichi to gasp and moan yet again.
Shuichi let out another strangled cry, digging his nails into the bedsheets as Yuki continued ravishing him.
This can't be happening! It can't be happening! He clapped both hands over his mouth, hoping to stop the lust-filled voices from escaping his throat.
"Shuichi…" Yuki spoke in a quiet voice. "Let your voice out. I want to hear it… just like in the past…"
But that only made Shuichi tightened the lid over his mouth as he sobbed and shook his head slightly, with his face and body all heated up. This only made Yuki growled in frustration, and his hunger for the boy grew. His actions became more demanding and rough.
Shuichi's naked form lay on the bed, legs forced to spread wide apart as Yuki crawled back in between his legs, pants unzipped. His hands were free from Yuki's grasp now, but he had long lost all the strength to fight back. His soul was being torn apart at this very moment as a mixture of feelings battled inside him. One part of him wanted to escape from this bad dream, yet the other yearned for Yuki to carry on and take him whole. These feelings in opposition, these two conflicting sets of desires, were tearing him apart.
He gazed up fearfully into those golden orbs filled with lust, and he blinked back tears of confusion, not knowing how to react. He knew what was to come next as he watched Yuki squeezed a tube of lube. Then a finger teased his entrance.
"Ah! Ahh…!" He couldn't stop those lustful moans from forcing their way out of his mouth. Moaning and mewing with pleasure and shame and guilt, he tightened his grip on the sheets and twisted his face to the side with his eyes squeezed shut as Yuki pushed a finger in slowly.
Shuichi let out a shrill cry that sounded throughout the room, his body trembling uncontrollably. "Yukiiiiii! No!" His voice cracked as he choked on his sobs and pleas. "Please… don't…"
That seemed to snap Yuki out of his madness as he removed his finger gently. He then crawled up to face Shuichi, who had covered part of his tear-stricken face with one hand and was panting heavily.
"Shuichi…?" Yuki croaked.
The boy continued sobbing.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry…" Yuki voice broke as he buried his face beside Shuichi's in shame and guilt. Oh god… What am I doing? What have I done! This is no different from… raping… right? Oh god… This is unforgivable. Will he ever forgive me? He hugged Shuichi closer, in desperation. "I'm so sorry… I'm really sorry…"
Shuichi's sobs died down and he removed his hand from his face. Slowly, he opened his eyes and looked sideways at the mess of golden hair, still breathing heavily.
Yuki…? Shuichi frowned in confusion. This was the first time he heard Yuki apologized so sincerely and guiltily. Is he crying? But why? Yuki?
Something stirred in him. He was crumbling on the inside.
He reached out and buried his hands in Yuki's hair.
"Yuki?" He called out tentatively.
His body ached badly.
Yuki got up slightly and turned slowly to face Shuichi and was surprised as Shuichi pulled him close, crushing their lips together, along with their bodies.
His body ached so badly for Yuki's touch.
This time, he decided to let the flames of desire consumed him. He was attracted to the darkness of that desire. It was too much to resist.
He parted his mouth to let Yuki's tongue in which started exploring every corner of his mouth. After more groping and teasing and kissing the insides of Shuichi's thighs, Yuki was slipping in his third finger by now. Shuichi's cry reverberated throughout the whole room, his body writhing beneath the novelist.
Their need and desire for each other rose to a fever-pitch. Sweating and panting, they pressed their naked forms against each other. All that they saw was each other, and all that they felt was how muchthey wanted each other. Nothing else in the world mattered. Everything else in the world seemed so insignificant.
"Yuki… I want… you… inside me… now." Those were the only few words Shuichi could managed as he whimpered and breathed heavily. And they were the only words Yuki needed to hear. Shuichi squeezed his eyes shut, hands tightening their grip on the sheets until his knuckles turned white, tears staining his lovely red cheeks.
"You're so beautiful, Shuichi…" Yuki allowed himself to whisper those few words that do not belong to his style, before slamming into Shuichi in one full stroke.
"Yukiii!" Shuichi gasped and let out a stifled cry, his body twitching and his back arching upwards in complete elation, while Yuki couldn't help but moan. He repeated the thrusting motions, picking up the speed each time.
Finally, Shuichi screamed in his clear singing voice this time, cumming over both of them, and then welcoming Yuki's into him. Panting, he tried to catch his breath to calm his heart before it burst due to the overwhelming passion in him. As Yuki pulled out slowly, Shuichi whimpered softly again, before engaging his ex-lover in another deep, hot kiss, murmuring Yuki's name.
Finally, they allowed the darkness to overtake them, falling into a peaceful slumber together.
xXx (end of NC-17) xXx
It was night when Shuichi stirred. His eyelids fluttered open as he tried to make out where he was. He gazed at the sleeping angel beside him.
Yuki…
He leaned closer, breathing in the scent of the novelist for a few moments before creeping out of the bed slowly and quietly, careful not to wake the latter up. He picked up his clothes and put them on quickly, making sure not to trip over anything, and then slipped out stealthily leaving the door slightly ajar behind him, not taking any chances.
Once out of the room, he headed for the kitchen to pick up a can of cold beer, gulping the bitter liquid down his throat that was dry from all the begging and moaning and screaming just now.
His eyes landed on the bouquet of lilies.
They'll wilt soon without water…
And somehow, the idea of those beautiful flowers dying saddened him deeply. Looking around the kitchen, he randomly dug into the cupboards quietly hoping to find something that could hold the flowers, something like a vase.
Nothing, nothing, nothing! God… I must be crazy to think that I could find such a thing in Yuki's apartment. A vase! Why would he need one!
He was ready to give up when he spotted something deep in one of the lower cupboards.
Ah! This is…
He pulled the elegant see-through glass vase out carefully.
I was the one who bought this back then... because I wanted to try brightening up the house with flowers. But we never had the time to take care of real flowers, so we settled for plastic ones…
Smiling softly in reminiscence, Shuichi got up to fill the vase with water, letting the tap run at a low speed instead of turning it on fully. Once it was half-filled, he brought the vase to the coffee table and set it down, removed the lilies from the plastic wrappers and ribbons, and then placed them into the vase.
He smiled proudly and admired his work for a minute before getting up to leave, only to stop once again when he spotted a memo pad and a pen near the telephone.
xXx xXx
Yuki groaned as he turned to his side and opened his eyes to the darkness. It had been so long since he had such a good rest.
What time is it?
He glanced at the glowing numbers on the clock. 9:07pm.
Shit… It's already so late! How in the world did I fall asleep in the first place? I must have been too tired after completing that latest chapter…
He was ready to drift back into dreamland when it struck him.
Shuichi!
He whipped around to find the spot next to him empty.
…Shuichi…
Slipping into his pants and shirt, he walked out into the living room. It was dark and quiet, without the presence of any living thing. He flicked on the lights, but there was still no sign of Shuichi.
He left…
Just then, he noticed the vase of flowers sitting on the coffee table, along with the piece of paper beside it. He watched the vase of flowers as though it was something alien before picking up the note.
Yuki,
I Back then You forget (A/N: this is supposed to be crossed out but ff apparently doesn't allow such effect. Grr...)
Thank you for saving me.
Take care.
I'm sorry.
Goodbye.
-Shuichi.
Yuki stared at the note for quite some time trying to understand all those words, before crushing it.
Stupid brat. Though he cancelled out those few words in the first line, it's obvious he wants to forget everything that happened.
He aimed the note into the rubbish bin but missed.
So be it. I guess…
xXx to be continued xXx
Ok… please don't flame me for the lemon scene. If I made any weird mistakes... I'll go dig a hole and hide myself... sigh... tell me please. And yes, I fast-forward some parts because I don't wanna go into too much detail! Eep!
This chapter was supposed to be longer. Somehow, after adding in stuff, linking everything up, making sure it flowed… the chapter just grew TOO long. I can't believe it. So I had to cut Shuichi's POV out and save it for the next chapter. Haha! Anyway, I really need to edit Shuichi's POV. I don't really like what I've written. Hmm…
Truthfully, I'm still thinking of how to go on from here. But I'll figure it out. Oh yeah, Yuki has to find out about what Shuichi did. I know! That will definitely be soon. I just needed Yuki to continue misunderstanding Shu in order to get this chapter done this way. Lol!
THANK YOU, EVERYONE for your reviews:
DarkRubberDuckyOfDoom: Well, I know many feel that Tohma's in love with Yuki, but I don't belong in that group. (L) Anyway, everyone differs in how they interpret it, and well, YukiShu rules forever! Hahaha! I'm lame. (sob) And who's the person in the shadows? (frowns in confusion) Perhaps you mean Sei and his gang?
Rae Anderson: Thank you so much!
cryearthstearsfalltou: updated updated updated (laughs)
sirius'sheelah: Haha! You reminded me of the time when I first watched Gravitation. It's the first boys love series I've ever watched! When Yuki and Shuichi first kissed, I did a fangirl scream and hid partly behind a pillow. From then onwards, I was chanting "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" while watching the rest of the anime. I really love seeing kisses! They're so sweet!
animegirl12182: Well, the title of the fic kinda gives everything away. (Argh…)
Kadzuki Fuchoin: (sweats) I really don't want to meet K…
BellaMuerte: Thank you! I hope it doesn't get deleted too!
shinoa Yuuki: Thank you!
Nko34: arigatou!
NaughtyRaccoon: Thanks! I hope the plot's not too cliché though… I've got a feeling it is (sigh)
lemur130: I guess he shouldn't do too much of those "illegal" stuff he's capable of. Haha!
sansty-san: Thank you for reading! What's 'flee by night'?
Grimy Grunhilda Grunt: I think you're the only one who isn't rushing me to get the two of them back together! (laughs) Thanks!
JasLin: Thank you so much for correcting me! (huggles) If there're any glaring mistakes in this chappie, please tell me! I'm really blind to my own mistakes… (sob)
Reiky: I love these 2 stubborn guys too! Guess they must be punished for being too stubborn. Haha!
gravitation gig: Knight in shining armor… saving the damsel in distress… it's always charming! (laughs)
ddz008: Thank you! Sometimes, I can't submit reviews either… an error will crop out now and then. Hmm… but thanks for reading!
Mizuky: Nooo! I'm definitely NOT good at writing lemons. (sigh. Sob) I hope I didn't disappoint you. Thanks so much for reading! (huggles)
Shadowfox13: I love this version of Tohma better too…
Ildreen Love: I hope you don't go pulling out your hair over this chapter! (laughs)
inuyashasdragonballs: I guess you'll have to wait for a few more chapters. (laughs) I'm really not sure. Like I've said, I need to think of how to fill carry on from here till the ending. Argh! (makes a note to think hard. And fast.)
clear venom: I'm glad you liked it! Thank you!
clari chan: They have to go somewhere now! Well, most probably… hee…
Neko Kate-chan: Oh yes! You reminded me! I've got to think of how to kick Miyabi's ass. Yippee! Haha!
cutelilpuppieyez: You were saying something about a kiss? (laughs) I guess they did more than a kiss! (oops!... yay!)
GWL: I hope I didn't take that long this time. And no, you can't have my babies! (laughs) I wanna have Yuki's babies. (kidding! Don't worry, Shu, I won't snatch Yuki from you. Besides, he'll definitely prefer you over me… or anyone else. Hmph.)
Flame-chan: That's coming up soon. Let me figure out how to break the news to Yuki. (Hmm...)
mistressofhyde: Sorry to keep you waiting! Hope this chapter's fine!
rebellion2fate: You were saying something about a kiss too? (winks)
DarkMetalAngel of Destruction: Thanks for reading!
kriziamoon: I'm trying to keep the other characters in the picture… and failing badly… since "Bad Grasper" has kinda disappeared. (sob) I'll get them back in next chappie or something!
darknessflame89: I hope I didn't take too long this time! (smiles)
darkangel818: Yes! Yuki has to love Shu! Thank you for reading! (huggles)
rebellion2fate: Haruko… hmm… she's still gonna be around, I think. But don't worry too much about her. Thanks for reading!