Hiro Strikes Back

Hiro finally makes a move to set Yuki straight. Will Shuichi oppose him? Will Yuki back down? Read on! This is Chapter 2! Oh, yeah… I DO NOT OWN GRAVITATION!

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?"

Hiro sped up and reached the door. The sight quite shocked him. Yuki, standing over Shu with a bat! Shuichi looked positively terrified. What the hell was going on?

"YUKI!" Hiro moved towards Yuki.

Yuki slowly, painfully, turned. The grimace on his face was misinterpreted by Hiro. Hiro lunged and seized the bat. Yuki jerked it away.

"What the hell!" Yuki was extremely confused. The pain in his leg wasn't allowing him rational thought. Why the hell was Hiro there? Was this his idea? Why did Shuichi hit him? It never crossed his mind that Shuichi's fear was derived from the robbers. He became angry.

Before he could attempt again at thinking, Hiro socked him in the jaw. Yuki stumbled backward, completely off guard.

"HIRO! Stop!" Shuichi tried to stop him. He realized what Hiro was thinking. What was he supposed to think after walking in on them like that?

But Hiro didn't stop. He drew his fist back again and Yuki barely dodged his blow. He was moving doggedly. Was his leg broken? He didn't know. He couldn't tell with all the damn pain everywhere. Hiro came at him again, and this time he didn't miss. Yuki doubled over. Shuichi ran forward, but Hiro shoved him back. It was not a gentle shove. Hiro only intended to get him out of the way, but Shuichi's light body flew back and he hit the wall a yard away. He was knocked unconscious. Neither one noticed. Yuki didn't notice much of anything, not even Hiro's next punches and kicks. Hiro didn't notice because he was too busy punching and kicking.

They say that the sense of hearing is always the last sense you lose when you fall unconscious or go into a coma. The last thing Shuichi heard was a thud as a body met the ground.

Shuichi came too in a hospital room. That was odd… all he had was a little bump on the head… He touched his head lightly. Ow… stitches… He surveyed his surroundings. At least he wasn't stuck full of tubes. Not even an IV. Then he remembered…

"YUKI!" He threw the stiff, generic covers back and fled the room. Yuki had to be in the hospital after the beating he took. Tears filled Shuichi's eyes. This was all his fault. Why didn't he pause a second to see who it was? Why did he have to swing that hard? Stupid…

Halfway down the hall, Sakano came around the corner. Shuichi slowed down.

"Sakano-san! Yuki! Where is Yuki?"

"Shuichi! Oh… um… look, you should be in bed…"

"Is he okay? He isn't hurt too badly is he? I wanna see him! Can I see him?"

A strange look crosses Sakano's face.

"Wouldn't you rather see Hiroshi-san?"

Shuichi stared right back.

"Yes, but… Yuki…"

"Yuki… is in jail."

END

BA BA BUM! Sorry, that was a little dramatic. But hey, this isn't a drama story for nothin'! Hope you all enjoyed it! R&R peeps!