Disclaimer: I do not own gravitation or any of the characters, but I think I'm falling for Tatsuha and Yuki now!
Chapter 6:
Tatsuha lounged on the chair as Swan Lake played in the background. Aiko trotted here and there around the room, trying to find her favorite teddy bear. Tatsuha had to grin…she looked funny kneeling down looking under the bed for a stupid teddy bear. "God, you are so childish! Why are you looking for a teddy bear?"
Aiko looked up and pouted prettily. "But, it's my favorite teddy bear! I've had it since I was five. And it helps comfort me, I'm feeling really funny you know…and I do need to cuddle something." Tatsuha cupped her face and said "Well…what do you think I'm here for doll? You can cuddle me all you want!" he grinned flirtatiously.
Aiko batted her eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry I forgot Tatsuha-san. I wouldn't mind curling up with a handsome hunk like you….OH!" she looked at him her face full of happiness. Then she grabbed his hand.
"Can you feel it? Or am I dreaming?" Tatsuha felt the baby kick again. He smiled back at her…"I don't think it's a dream! He's definitely kicking!" he looked at her excitedly! "That is so cool! He might decide to be a soccer player!" she smiled back at him before jumping on him and giving him a hug. "Gosh Tat-chan! I'm so excited."
He hugged her back, aware of every inch of his body beneath her. Then he cleared his throat and let go of her. "You should be…I cant believe Shuichi's missing it!" Aiko suddenly decided to call Shuichi to tell him and rushed off to the phone.
Tatsuha's phone began to ring…he glanced at it. It was Ryuichi…he ignored again. He'd ignored it for three weeks now, since he'd been to Ryuichi's apartment. Instead he looked at Aiko talking to Shuichi excitedly and sighed. He was stuck…he didn't want to go back to Ryuichi…it hurt too much and anyway he wasn't going to get Aiko…she didn't even think of him as anything other than a friend and he really couldn't tell the woman carrying he's brother's child that he was in love with her. He really needed a drink.
After she finished he made his excuses and left.
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Tatsuha walked back towards his apartment and pulled out a bottle of whisky. He drank his way through half the bottle and decided to take a short walk he was sick of whisky and felt like something different…maybe vodka. He drove down to the bar. Yuriko was there. She smiled at him…and a bottle of vodka materialized in her hands. Tatsuha grinned and shoved some money at the bartender with a big tip for her. Then he proceeded his way to drink the bottle.
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Yuki walked into the bar…he liked the bartender who usually gave him the best buys on the beer. He decided to buy a few bottle for home. He smiled at the bartender and the smile froze on his lips. Tatsuha was sitting at the bar, half a bottle of vodka next to him on the counter. A girl was clinging to him, she was pretty but she had an air about her that Yuki didn't care for.
"What the hell are you doing?" Yuki yanked his brother of the stool and pulled him to a private corner. Tatsuha looked at his brother blearily. "Aniki? Wanna join me? There's plenty left…" Yuki slammed him up against the wall.
"What the hell are you doing Tatsuha?" Yuki looked at the younger man coldly, though inside he felt uneasy. Tatsuha smiled at him again. "What does it look like I'm doing Aniki? I'm having fun…enjoying myself in fact." He turned away from his older brother's gaze, the smile slipping off. "It's none of your business." Yuki looked at the other people staring at them and yanked his brother out and dumped him into the car.
They drove down near the university. Then Yuki stopped the car and looked at Tatsuha who was staring out of the window. "What's the problem?"
Tatsuha didn't look at him. "It's none of your business Aniki." Yuki turned him around to face him. "It is my business if you're trying to drink yourself to death! What the hell is wrong with you? If you have a bloody problem you know you can come to me…" "Like you'd ever care! I can't even talk to you, without you exploding. Since New York it's been like that…and after I found out I didn't want to burden you with anything." Yuki flinched as Tatsuha continued. "When have you cared Aniki? We could have tried to put what happened to you behind us! You could have still been happy, if you'd let yourself be happy! But you won't! All you care about is yourself and Shuichi."
Yuki tried to keep the hurt out of his voice. "You could have come to Shuichi….he'd have helped you out…he cares about you and he's like your friend. There are so many people…I thought you could go to Aiko then! You don't have to drink! Drinking once in a while is ok…but look at you! You look like death!" Tatsuha turned away once more. "Let's not talk about this alright Aniki? We'll just end up hurting each other. I know what I'm doing…"
Yuki glared at his brother. "Alright fill me in on what you're doing then," Tatsuha remained silent. "Tatsuha…you're running away from your problems…and you're going about it the wrong way."
Tatsuha whirled around. "Oh alright. What am I supposed to do then? Run away like you did? Shall I go abroad, Aniki? Maybe that would help…but unlike you I have some responsibilities here…this way I can deal with my problems and take care of my responsibilities." He got out of the car and began walk to his dorm, ignoring the hurt look in Yuki's eyes.
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When he reached his dorm, he saw a couple of guys standing around near the door. He recognized Jake as the man stepped in front of him. "Hey there…punk. How are you feeling today eh? On your way back from that whore's place?"
Tatsuha's fists clenched. "Leave me alone Fuller. I'm not in the mood for this. Just get out of my…" he crumpled up as a fist connected squarely in his stomach. A knee came up to meet his nose with a sickening crack. Tatsuha felt pain explode in his face and warm blood flooded down his shirt. Jake yanked him up by the collar and dragged him down to the lake, before pitching him in and holding him down. Tatsuha struggled…he couldn't breathe…his nose was too badly hurt and he was swallowing some of the water. He suddenly felt air as Jake lifted him out again. "This is just a warning, buddy. Don't mess with me again." He chucked him on the muddy bank and left with his buddies.
Tatsuha didn't know how long he lay there. He slowly picked himself up. He was bleeding profusely and was half choked. He got up and went to the only place he could think of.
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Aiko heard a knock on the door and wondered who it could be this late at night. She opened the door and caught a drenched and bloody Tatsuha. "Tatsuha-kun?"
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A/N: ok one chapter finished. Thanks for the reviews everyone.