DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GRAVITATION...TIS NOT MINE.

A/N: This chapter is a lot longer than my others, because someone mentioning that my chapters were short...so I decided to make this one long. I hope you enjoy it...my favourite part was the little bit with Tatsuha. You should also go to my 'favourite authors' page and click Blakie to thnk her for this chapter...without her, 3/4 of it would have not been possible. (lurves to Blackie!)

"It's been forever!" Maiko shrieked into the phone.Shuichi held it arms length away from his ear and could still hear her voice clearly.

"Maiko, calm down!" He gave a nervous laugh and cautiously moved the receiver closer to his ear.

"I'm sorry, Shuichi."She said bashfully on the other end before she completely stopped talking.A few moments passed before the awkward silence broke and she began speaking again, "Listen.I called because I need a favor."She said sweetly.

"So there has to be a point?"Shuichi said, a little annoyed, "You can't call for no apparent reason and just say, 'Hey, Shuichi, what's up?How's the music business treatn' ya?' There's a deeper point behind it?"

"Shut up!Like you ever call anymore!I haven't heard from you since you had that nervous breakdown after singing on live TV with Ryuichi and stayed home an entire week pretending to be sick!" She said defensively, "But forget that, I need a place to stay for about a week."

Shuichifroze, "W-Why?Can't you just stay at one of your little friends' house?Or Grandma's?You're not running away are you!"

"No!"Maiko screamed to shut Shuichi up, causing him to have to hold the phone away again. "Mom and Dad are just going on a 'special' vacation all alone, if you catch my drift."

"Too much information." Shuichi twitched.

"And my friends are conveniently going on vacation at the same time as well," She continued ignoring his comment, "And I would rather stay with you than Grandma…"

"Listen, Maiko…That might be a problem…" Shuichi started, but Maiko began screaming in the phone causing him to drop it on the phone before he could think of what to say next.

"Please!I haven't seen you in forever!" She begged loudly, "I want to see my big brother!I want to see where you're living these days!How the famous rockers live!Please, Shuichi!Please!"

"Fine!"Shuichi shouted in the phone to stop her begging so he could talk."You can come stay with me…Just don't…faint or anything like that."

"Why would I faint?" Maiko asked suspiciously, "You're house that big!"She screamed eagerly.

"No…just your fan girlish ness," he mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Nothing!Um…I'm at NGR right now…Do you think you could meet me here in a couple hours?"

"No."Maiko said instantly.

"No?What do you 'No'!" Shuichi shouted, "You didn't even think it over!"

"I'm here now, silly!" Maiko giggled.Shuichi dropped the phone and dashed to the nearest window that faced the parking lot and gazed down.He could barely make out the figure of a 17 year old girl with long brown hair.

"Maiko!"He screamed and took off running full speed down the stairs to the front of the building to meet her in the parking lot.

-------------------------BACK IN THE STUDIO LOUNGE----------------------

"I wonder what's taking Shindou-Kun so long?" K said loading up a magnum .44.

"Give him a break." Hiro sighed and sat back down on the couch, "He's been having a hard time lately with Tatsuha and Yuki…and now Maiko shows up out of the blue.I wonder what she wanted anyway…" He spoke mainly to himself.

"Who is Maiko anyway?"Sakuna asked looking at Hiro while he straightened his glasses out again.

"Maiko?That would be Shuichi's younger sister."Hiro shrugged, "She makes the best lunches!" Everyone began to discuss why Maiko was making such an unexpected visit.

K opened his mouth to make a comment but before he could say anything, instinct took over and there was a loud 'click click' sound and the entire room went silent.The door hung wide open and K stood tall, pointing a magnum .44 straight between the person's eyes who had just entered the room.

"Oh…Shindou-kun." K smiled and shoved the pistol back in his holster, "Sorry about that."

"Sorry!" Shuichi shouted in disbelief, "Do you realize how many times you've done that to me?One day you're actually going to kill me!"

"I would never" K smiled, "I wouldn't have a job then."

Shuichi frowned then shook his head to get back to his senses, "I have to go today guys." He said simply, "I'll…maybe be back tomorrow…But I have to go, sorry!"He turned and ran out of the room.Nobody said anything and just stared at the door blankly.

"Whelp," Hiro stood up, "Looks like we're done for today." He said optimistically.

"Not so fast," K grabbed the back collar of Hiro's shirt as he walked by, "You two can still practice the music part until Shuichi gets back."

--------------------------------------------IN FRONT OF EIRI'S APARTMENT-----------------------------

Thank God Eiri gave me a key or this would be embarrassing, Shuichi thought as he turned the key and opened the door, stepping inside.Maiko walked in after him carrying a small suitcase and duffel bag.

"Wow, Shuichi!" She gazed rapidly around the living room, "This place is huge!You really live here?" She turned to her brother excitedly.

"Yeah…You could say that." He scratched the back of his head and looked around nervously, "Stay here." He dashed down the hall, glancing in the rooms as he passed by, Yuki…Yuki….Yuki…Yuki!He skidded to a stop at the door to Yuki's study where he spent most of his time typing up stories on his laptop."

"Yuki?"Shuichi creaked the door open slowly and looked at Yuki who was staring intensely at his laptop screen typing.

"What is it, you damn brat?" He asked irritably.Shuichi shushed him and shut the door behind him slowly and crawled over to Yuki.

"Be quiet." He warned him and went over, resting his head on Yuki's knee and looking up at him with puppy dog eyes, "I need a favor…pretty please?" He began to at his eyelashes.

"No."

"But-But I didn't even ask you yet!" Shuichi cried, "Please I'll do whatever you want!Please, Yuki!Please!"

Yuki was about to say no again, when Tatsuha's voice entered his head like a nightmare, 'I bet that in two weeks, I can win Shuichi from you'.Yuki twitched, "Fine." He said through clenched teeth, "What is it?"

"I need you to hide." Shuichi said simply, "As in now…And don't come out until I come to get you."

"Where am I supposed to hide?" Yuki asked monotonously.He wasn't really up for the whole plan.Shuichi looked around the room trying to find somewhere Yuki could fit.

"Shuichi?Where'd you go?" Maiko called from down the hall.Shuichi froze and looked up at Yuki, who looked back at Shuichi completely pissed.

"Who…did…you bring…into my home?" He glared down at Yuki then stood up and made his way across the room to his door.Shuichi took a head first dive at Yuki and wrapped himself tightly around him.

"Please, Yuki.It's my sister…She can't see you.You have to hide!"

"What is your sister doing in my house!" Yuki looked straight at Shuichi.

"I'll explain later…Just please go hide for now?" Shuichi begged and began to inch his way higher to prop his chin up on Yuki's shoulder.

"Explain now, or I'm going out of this room to ask her myself." Yuki threatened.

"I wouldn't do that…" Shuichi said sing-song like, "I promise I'll make up for it tonight and explain everything.Just please hide for now…I have to warn her you're here before she sees you."

"No, you're explaining it now." Yuki placed his hand on the door handle, "And get off me, you're heavy…"

Shuichi hoisted him self up another inch and got right next to Yuki's ear to whisper, "That's why you always prefer top, isn't it?" he gave Yuki's ear a small lick then begged one more time, "Please…You don't know what she would do if she were to see you without warning…It'll just be for a little bit."

"Fine." Yuki gave in and followed Shuichi as he drug him across the room to a closet to hide in.

----------------------------------------------------IN THE LIVING ROOM--------------------------------------

Shuichi came to a stop at the end of the hall facing Maiko, "What were you doing in there for so long?" Sheasked suspiciously.

"Just straightening up." Shuichi said and sweat began to roll down the sides of his face, "How about I give you a tour?"

"OK!" Maiko cheered happily and followed Shuichi to the kitchen.He guided her around the kitchen showing her where everything was so she didn't have to as him for something when she needed it.Shuichi turned around while his sister was still looking through one of the cabinets just in time to see a glimpse of black hair turn down the hall.

Oh no!I thought Tatsuha was going out today! Shuichi felt instant fear.Tatsuha looked too much like Yuki, sure he could tell her it was Yuki's brother…but how can he explain him being there?

"Stay here for a minute, Maiko." Shuichi said quickly and before she could respond he had already sprinted out of the kitchen and towards the hall, grabbing Tatsuha's hand and pulling him into Yuki's study behind him and slamming the door shut.

"If you wanted me this bad all you had to do was say," Tatsuha smiled down at Shuichi, but was only returned a glare.

"Get in the closet." Shuichi said quietly and gave Tatsuha a little shove backwards towards the closet.

"Being a little kinky today?" Tatsuha's smile grew.There was the sound of a door sliding open behind him and he turned to see Yuki leaning against the wall inside the empty closet..

"Don't make any moves you'll regret, Tatsuha." He threatened his younger brother, who only returned a confused look.

"I swear I'll make this up to you guys." Shuichi said pleadingly, "Just please hide in there for now…I'll explain all this later." He waited for Tatsuha to get in the closet with Yuki and shut the door before turning aroundand opening the door.

"Why are you acting so funny?"He came face to face with Maiko right when he opened the door."I know you're up to something." She leaned in closer and narrowed her eyes, "Might as well tell me."Shuichi tried to think of an answer but before he could speak she looked past him and noticed something on the desk, "Is that a laptop?" She went past Shuichi and made her way towards it.

Oh no!Yuki's laptop!She can't see what he's writing…I can't ever see what he's writing! Shuichi thought.

Not my laptop! Yuki thought from inside the closet.

Shuichi ran past his sister and slammed the laptop shut.Don't slam it, you damn brat! Yuki cursed in his brain.Tatsuha had to cover his mouth to keep from bursting out laughing at the look on his brother's face.

Maiko raised her eyebrow up at Shuichi and began to open the laptop back up, but he snatched it from her reach. "What's inside there, Shu-Chan?" She smirked, "Porn or something?"

"I-I don't know…" Shuichi stammered.Maiko frowned and reached across the desk and pulled the laptop towards her.Shuichi tugged it back and before long they were playing tug-o-war with Yuki's one prized possession.

"STOP TUGGING IT BACK AND FORTH!YOU'LL DROP IT!" Yuki screamed, slamming the closet door aside.Maiko looked up at her favorite author of all time and Shuichi turned around to face his lover.

"Shu-Shuichi…Is…Is that…Eiri Yuki?" Maiko managed to stammer out before she passed out on the floor and the laptop landed on the desk with a loud thud.

A/N: That's it for chapter 5...I'll start chapter 6 at some point soon...but the whole point to this author's note was that I'm looking for C2s to have my story in...anyone want it? pwease?