Shuuichi feels lightheaded. Hiro is concerned.
"Hi!" Shuuichi exclaimed, entering the studio.
"Shuuichi! You're here!" Mr. Sakano greeted.
"Yep! Let's get the recording rolling!"
"It's not a dream!" Mr. Sakano's eyes started tearing up.
"Come on, come on! Let's start early so we can finish early!" Shuuichi exclaimed. Hiro grimaced.
I'm so charged! We're progressing very well! Fujisaki thought. The reason for that was completing a new version of "Spicy Marmalade" and tuning up "When You Sleep" in the same day, which is a new single that Shuuichi recently wrote.
I'm so happy! Shuuchi Shindou is on-time… early! Fujisaki completed a remix of "Spicy Marmalade" and they tuned Shuuichi's new song that Shuuichi wrote! Mr. Sakano danced around the NG building.
This is good and everything, but the spark is gone. K frowned. The reason for that was Shuuichi's obvious exhaustion and Hiro's distraction.
I'm tired, Hiro thought. The reason for that was his almost all-nighter phone call to Ayaka. It didn't help that his best friend was withdrawn and too tired to talk. Shuuichi is almost nodding off at every opportunity. His frown deepened as he watched Shuuichi's head nod then suddenly lift.
Dying. Need bed. Fluffy. Yuki. Shuuichi's vision blurred for a few seconds. His head was randomly doing flips or floating backwards. Sometimes it turned into cotton-candy, but only for a few seconds before he felt himself fall onto his feet.
He felt his feet drag the rest of him towards the door of Yuki's apartment a few hours later.
"Tadaima, Yuki," he said.
Shuuichi went into Yuki's study, hugging him from behind and kissing his head. That time, Shuuichi lingered a bit over a second more before letting go and walking to the bedroom, slower today.
Yuki's fingers stopped typing abruptly at the sound of Shuuichi collapsing on the mattress in the bedroom and he picked up the phone and dialed.