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Chapter 10:
A/N: Thanx for reviewing pple!
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Tatsuha looked at the young Indian before deciding what to do. "I have a hunch that Tim was murdered." Krishna's eyes widened.
"What dyu mean? Who could have….Fuller? He's the only one I can think of. But how? Do you know for a fact that he got of off the plane?" Krishna looked at Tatsuha bewildered. The poor guy was scared out of his mind.
"No, but I could find out. I know for a fact that Fuller murdered him. I heard him talking to Cyrus at a party. As for Tim getting off the plane I can find out about that pretty soon… don't worry Krishna, I'll leave you out of it. I'm not getting you into any trouble all right. We can forget I told you anything and you can relax…I won't ask for anything else." Tatsuha tried to smile at the other man reassuringly.
"Are you mad? You'll still need me! And if you think I'm going to get scared off by some brute like Fuller, you're crazy! I'm not afraid." Krishna eye's betrayed him; bit there was also some determination in that look.
"I'll find out about Tim, and then I have some work to do. Krishna I'll be living in the city for a while ok? You can contact me there!" Tatsuha looked a little thoughtful.
Krishna nodded. "And for good measure I'll check the phone records to the airport as well. It's weird that the police haven't done that…"
Tatsuha grinned at him. Then he left, there was a lot pf packing to do, because Aiko had decided that she wanted to move in tomorrow for some reason.
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"Phew, it all done!" Aiko sat in her arm chair exhausted. She'd disobeyed everything Tatsuha had told her and helped him, Yuki and Shuichi set up the house. Yuki was cooking today and Shuichi was trying to help him in the kitchen. She could hear exasperated noises coming from the there.
Tatsuha sat down next to her, switching on the TV. They watched NBA for a while, and then Yuki called them for dinner. If Aiko and Shuichi noticed that the brothers weren't talking they didn't say much about it. Tatsuha sighed, it seemed like Yuki had just built a wall around himself especially for keeping Tatsuha out. Though they didn't make a remark, Tatsuha noticed Aiko and Shuichi glance at each other worriedly.
Ok, I have to say something…Tatsuha looked at his brother. "Could you pass the fish Aniki? It's very good…" Yuki passed with a small grunt. Tatsuha sighed; this wasn't going to be easy. They sat in comparative silence with Shuichi doing all the talking.
Suddenly Aiko stood up. "Oh no! I forgot those pills I supposed to buy. I'm supposed to take one after every meal." By the time anyone could say Lumberjack, Tatsuha was out of his chair. "I'll go get them for you!"
Aiko shook her head. "No I'll get them myself. You're really tired you know. I'll go with Shuichi after all we did the least work today. Coming Shu-chan?" Shuichi nodded and got his coat. Tatsuha sat down with a slight look of disappointment. They left.
The brother sat together in silence. Tatsuha looked at his brother face in despair. "Look, I'm really sorry I said all those things Aniki. I was drunk."
"Which means that you meant everything you said…?" Yuki still wouldn't look at his baby brother.
Tatsuha shook his head. "No…in way maybe, but not everything Aniki. I couldn't tell you…I can't tell anyone. There are problems at college, don't worry though I'm stopping now…Aiko is helping me a lot."
"You're in love with her aren't you?" he looked at Tatsuha as the younger man's head snapped back. "That's why you couldn't tell me?" Tatsuha nodded miserably. "I'm in love with the woman carrying your baby. Even if you didn't….she's still…"
"Baka. The main thing is I'm not in love with her. She's doing us a favor, having that baby. She's a nice girl; she's been through a lot and not come out a wreck like me. If you love her and want to give her a good life there's nothing wrong with it." Yuki looked at the ceiling. "Now, tell me you're other problems and why does your nose look like it's healing from a knuckle sandwich?"
Tatsuha grinned. "It wasn't a fist, it was a knee. The night we fought I was going back to my dorm. There's this guy Jake Fuller who has the hots for Aiko, so he gave me a…warning. He wants to kill me."
Yuki stared at his brother. "You're not bluffing are you? There's something you're not telling me." Tatsuha scrunched up his forehead. "I have a theory…" the door opened. "I'll tell you later." Aiko and Shuichi walked in Shuichi's face covered in strawberry pocky crumbs.
Yuki frowned at them. "What are you trying to do? Make him bloat up like a pig?" Aiko smiled. "Yeah…he looks like one already…and he's pretty pig-headed too…" Shuichi squeaked a protest when Yuki nodded in agreement. Then he got up to leave.
He looked at Tatsuha…"come over sometime and see me."
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It was when Aiko was in her seventh month that Tatsuha decided to do something about Jake. He decided to make dinner and talk to her that night. He needed to get this case over with. She was out with Shuichi just as she had been since they'd moved in. it was like she was avoiding him and she didn't speak much over dinner.
He wondered what to make and decided to call Yuki. The phone ringed five times before the author picked it up. "Hello" came the grumpy voice. "Aniki! I need your help, please give me some good recipes."
"What?" Yuki sighed and gave him directions for cooking a nice grilled chicken with stuffing, a salad and strawberry cheesecake. Tatsuha then called Shuichi telling him to keep Aiko out till 7.00. It took him the whole day to get everything done and at about 5.00, he was cleaning up when the door bell rang. He cursed, had Shuichi disobeyed orders?
He opened the door forgetting to untie his flower apron which said 'The Worlds Greatest Cook" in calligraphy. Ryuichi stood outside smiling. Tatsuha looked at him for a moment before inviting him in. the older man stared at the chaos in the kitchen.
"I was cleaning up." Tatsuha explained as Ryuichi looked at him questioningly. "Take a seat at the counter; I'll talk to you while I clean up. Aiko will be back by seven and she'll kill me if I leave such a huge mess."
"You're cooking for her?" Ryuichi's voice was flat and his face expressionless. Tatsuha nodded offering no explanation. "So Ryuichi how's your singing going? Tohma was saying something about how you're going to have a concert at a beach in Shikoku."
Ryuichi nodded. "Yeah it'll be a nice one. It's the reason I came. Would you like to come? Aiko will have had her baby by then, she can join us. Tohma wants it to be better than any of our concerts which is why it's taking so long to organize. If you agree I'll get you the tickets and everything else."
"Yeah, Aiko and I will come. Aha as good as new!" Tatsuha exclaimed as the counter gleamed. "Ryuichi gimme a minute, I need to wash up and then vacuum the place. I'll be right back."
Ryuichi washed him disappear into the bathroom, and couldn't resist going to see Tatsuha's room. His eyes widened. There were still a hundred posters of him on the walls. It looked like Tatsuha still loved him as a fan…time to do something about that. It looked exactly like Tatsuha's Kyoto bedroom and dorm bedroom, with one small difference. On the draws next to the desk were two small picture frames. Ryuichi walked up to it. One was of him and Tatsuha when they'd gone dancing in a night club and the other was of Tatsuha and Aiko sitting under the cherry trees when Aiko's situation didn't show. A movement behind him, made him straighten up and look back. Tatsuha was standing in the doorway shirtless, his blue jeans hugging every curve of his legs.
"I…uh…" Ryuichi tried to find words to explain but none came. For the first time Tatsuha realized that Ryuichi had left Kumagoroo behind. He had found him and then brought him with him even to the frat party that night.
"Where's your bunny?" Tatsuha walked past Ryuichi to his closet and fished out a maroon polo shirt. Ryuichi turned. "I left him behind…too much pollution on the streets."
Tatsuha grunted. "Why are you here Ryuichi?" the older man turned away. "I thought I'd drop in, we're still friend you know…" he stopped suddenly there was a dangerous look in Tatsuha's eyes. As they younger man came up to him, Ryuichi suddenly felt like backing away.
Tatsuha placed a hand behind Ryuichi's head and kissed him. It wasn't a soft kiss; it was a hard demanding kiss, which made Ryuichi go weak at the knees. He clutched Tatsuha's bare back; the man hadn't put on the polo shirt yet. The dark haired man backed him up towards the bed and pushed him down on it. He kissed Ryuichi again, his tongue reaching deep inside the singer. Ryuichi pushed him away. "Tatsuha…what are you doing?" Tatsuha was sliding his (Ryuichi's) pants of quickly and his briefs followed. Then his mouth was on Ryuichi's long cock, sucking on it aggressively. As much as he didn't want to Ryuichi stopped him. "I said what are you doing?"
Tatsuha looked up, the strange look still in his eyes. "What do you think I'm doing? You wanted this didn't you? That's why you came here…you wanted me. Well I'm giving you what you want, and then you can go home and leave me in peace for a while."
"I don't want this. You're right, I want you…I want all of you, not just for sex! I'm in love with you, I've made mistakes like everyone else has in their lives." Ryuichi glared at him, pulling his underwear back on. "I want you, but not like this…not when you don't return that love. I'll keep trying to win you back, but I don't need you whoring for me!" he stood up dressed. "I'm sorry if I hurt you that much Tatsuha…you don't have to 'do' anything for me. I'll leave you in peace; give me a call when you feel like it."
He let himself out, while Tatsuha sank down on the bed grappling with his emotions. He didn't know what had just happened; it was like some madness had gripped him. He just wanted to get Ryuichi out of his life for now…it seemed like all Ryuichi wanted was a bed-partner to keep his bed warm for him and then be dumped when he felt like it. He sat down in the dark with his head in his hands…. After about twenty minutes of just sitting there he stood up. He'd better get dressed Aiko would be here any minute.
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A/N: I know the Ryuichi part was kinda weird. I don't what came over me, but it felt right. This will end soon.
Taka.