How Far I'd go For You Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation or the characters, though every night when I go to sleep I dream that I do. All rights belong to the great Maki Murakami-sama. Maki-sama...I hate you. loud sniffles
Yuki and Shuichi slept snuggled together in their warm covers, content and soft breathing soothing each other as they always did. Yuki's arms were wrapped protectively around Shuichi while his koi's forehead burrowed into his chest. Their comfortable sleep didn't last long enough. The alarms screeching bell woke the two from their dream land at 7:00 sharp as it always did on weekdays. Yuki popped open one sleepy eye and glared at the clock on Shuichi's side of the bed. He was tired of having to buy a newone every week, but now he regretted being so tight with his money. He wanted to throw it against the wall as he usually did. Shuichi yawned and turned over to quiet the shrill noise. He clicked the off button and quickly retracted his hand in the crisp chill in the air and flopped back under the covers with a shiver.
"Cold, are we?" Yuki asked, amused at his lovers display, "Its your fault for wearing boxers and a tank top to bed in the middle of winter." Shuichi rolled to face Yuki and gave a little smile before a soft moan of displeasure. Yuki reacted to that and sat up in bed. "Shuichi, what's wrong?" He placed a hand to the boys head and felt the heat of a fever. He was clammy, light-headed, achy, hot and cold all at the same time. "Great, you're sick" he said with a frown. "No, I'm okay, just a little tired" Shuichi said and did his best to sit up without falling so that Yuki wouldn't worry. The novelist sighed, slid out of bed and looked out the window. No wonder. There was frost covering the glass. It must have gotten considerably colder during the night, and Shuichi didn't sleep in clothes suited for such weather.
Yuki turned from the window and glared at Shuichi. "Yeah, I can tell you feel wonderful. Usually I can't get you to shut up and leave me alone in the mornings, but here you are, quiet as a mouse" he observed, skeptically criticizing his lover for the poorattempt at lying. "Well still, I have to go to work and finish up our single. Once it's complete we'll only have two more songs before we release a new CD, and K would kill me if I tried skipping work so close to its deadline." Shuichi pulled the covers off himself and swung his legs over the side of the bed. He steadied himself against the mattress before standing and staggering into Yuki's strong arms as a wave of diziness hit. "You're not going. You're staying home to get better and that's the end of discussion. I'll call and let Tohma know later."
Shuichi had reluctantly gone back to bed and fell fast asleep until a barrage of loud noises from outside the bedroom roused him only a few hours later. His head was still swimming, leaving him too inebriated to realize that the sounds were people talking, yelling and whining. He put a hand to his head, coughed a few times and closed his eyes. The coughing made him painfully aware of the headache building behind his eyes. He rolled over to face the bathroom with a moan, then opened his eyes again in the dim lamp-lit room. Next to the bed were a chair, Yuki's laptop, a blanket, and a half full cup of tea on the nightstand. He smiled when he realized his lover must have been watching over him as he slept. He made a mental note to drag his illness out for as long as possible before his sickness took hold of him and he fell fast asleep once again.
Meanwhile, Yuki had his hands full with a houseful of people, both pissed off and worried about Shuichi. Hiro, Suguru, K, Sakano, Tohma, Ryuichi and a forced-to-come Noriko were demanding answers, pleading and screaming at the same time in Yuki's direction. He was going insane. "Where is he? He has a job to do!" Suguru and K yelled in unison, pissed that Shuichi had thought he could stay home so close to deadline. "Yuki-san, did you kick him out last night and let him freeze? Is that how he got sick?" Hiro asked, glaring daggers at the novelist. "Is Shuichi okay? Is he going to die? Kumagoro thinks we should let a doctor give him a shot." Ryuichi was incoherent, similar to the way Shuichi got when he was flustered. Tohma and Noriko just sat with mild annoyance and watched the show.K had long since pulled out his magnum, cocked the safety and was an instant from firing when Yuki exploded. "Shut the fuck up! All of you!" Everyone went into hush mode, a little startled and very afraid.
"One, Shuichi isn't going anywhere when he's sick. Your little band can deal with it. Two, I haven't kicked him out in at least a month, and if this was somehow my fault, I sure as hell wouldn't be letting him lounge in my bed. Three, he doesn't need a doctor, he needs to sleep, and the sooner you all get the fuck out of my house, the sooner he can!" Yuki was taking in ragged breaths, trying not to strangle his unwanted guests. "Did I come at a bad time, bro?" Tatsuha had let himself in amidst the screaming and was standing just beyond the entrance. "What, did you want to add to my misery?" Yuki asked, already calming down at the sight of his brother. "Not really, but we did have plans to go out for drinks today. Remember?" Tatsuha went to his brothers' side and slung an arm around his shoulder.
"So what's wrong, bro? You on the rag or somethin'?" Yuki let his head fall on his Tatsuha's arm. Ever since they were kids, probably because Tatsuha was the only one who didn't look down on him, he always felt really calm around his brother. Tatsuha felt the same. Yuki lifted his head and glared at everyone again. "You're still here?" With that, everyone but Ryuichi, Tatsuha and Tohma filed out of the front door with their tail between their legs. "Sorry about all this, Eiri-chan. I couldn't very well let Ryuichi go by himself to see Shuichi, and my other valued employees were all abandoning their jobs, so I came as well. He can skip work until he feels better, but no longer than three days. He has deadlines too." Tohma gave his trademark smile and turned to his band mate. "Ready, Ryuichi?"
"No. We came to see Shuichi, and Kumagoro and I aren't going anywhere 'till we do." Ryuichi had gone into serious mode, shattering his childish personality and sizing Yuki up. Yuki cocked an eyebrow but didn't move. "This is my house, Shuichi is my lover, you're part of my brother-in-law's band, and you can go to hell if you think you're getting past me" he returned defiantly. Tatsuha had been seeing stars in more than just the literal sense.Ryuichi was hidden behind everyone else when Tatsuha has entered, but nowhis idol was standing in front of him. It washard to believe.The last time they'd met, he'd fainted and didn't even get to talk to him. He was determined to impress Ryuichi this time.
"Come on Eiri, just let him see Shuichi. It'll only be for a few minutes, and it might do Shuichi good to see some friends." Tatsuha had come out of his fandom mode and was trying to improve the situation for Ryuichi. Yuki was stilling glaring when he sighed and shrugged off his brothers arm. "You have five minutes. I'm not holding a staring contest with you, but if Shuichi looks worse because of your company, I swear I'll kill you and everyone close to you." Yuki stepped to the side and let him pass.
"Shuichi!" Ryuichi ran to his rival and best friend and waited for his sudden awakening to be shaken off. "Ryu-chan?" Shuichi blinked a couple times and sat up. His eyesgot largerand he smiled brightly. "You came to visit me!" Shuichi and Ryuichi gave one another a big hug, causing Yuki to fidget with annoyance. He went to the bed and pulled Shuichi into his chest, giving Ryuichi a jealous glare. Shuichi smiled and cuddled closer to Yuki. He looked at the doorway and saw Tatsuha standing against the frame. "Hey, Tats-chan." Shuichi greeted Yuki's brother as he always did and smiled at him from Yuki's arms in the bed. "Are you feeling better now?" Tatsuha asked, inwardly laughing at his brother's jealousy. "A bit better than this morning, but I still feel like shit" he admitted in a voice he barely recognized as his own. "Awww, Kumagoro and I were really worried, but we can see Yuki is taking very good care of you" he said, pulling his pink rabbit from behind his back.
"Yep. He always does." Shuichi yawned and Yuki took that as the signal to end the visit there. "Five minutes are up, time to go." Ryuichi nodded and took a deep breath. "Okay, since we agreed, me and Kuma-chan better get going. Get better soon so we can play again. It's boring at the studio when you're not there." Shuichi nodded and smiled again. "Thanks for coming to see me. Will you tell everyone I'm sorry for missing work?" he asked, settling back into bed. "Sure. Just get better." Ryuichi said from the door, brushing against Tatsuha's chest as he went. "Yeah, get better." Tatsuha said, and walked out after Ryuichi. "I'll be back in to give you medicine in a sec, so just wait here" Yuki said, pulling the covers over his lover's body. "Okay."
"Well, since Shuichi's sick, I guess we can postpone our drinking date. Do you need me to get him anything for you?" Tatsuha asked, putting on his coat and trailing behind Ryuichi. "No, thanks though." "'Kay. See ya later." Yuki locked the door and went back to Shuichi. "Ready for you're medicine?" He asked, carrying the cherry flavored cough syrup. "I guess. Tastes bad, though" "Well if it'll make you get better, just drink it." "Can I have a kiss too?" Shuichi asked, his eyes large and pleading. "I guess you can."
Outside...
"Hey, Tatsuha-chan, wasn't it?" Ryuichi asked as they walked toward the elevators and boarded one. "Yeah, that's right" he answered, remaining calm despite himself. "It's pretty cool the way you can handle Yuki that way" he said, as the elevator came to a stop at the ground level. "I suppose. It's always been that way. It's the same for me." Ryuichi smiled, his serious side showing as he came an inch from Tatsuha's face. "Maybe I'll see you again." With that he got into Tohma's black Benz and sped back toward NG. Tatsuha thought he was dreaming, and didn't want to wake up.
A.N. Well ladies and gents, its another Gravi story from yours truly. This one will be centered around Tatsuha and Ryuichi, though. Basically, I really adore this pairing and wanted a story centered around them. I couldn't think of a probable waythey could meet, so I had Shuichi get sick. Hahaha. It makes for a good opening, though. Well, you know the drill, please review!