Sorry that I haven't updated in awhile! -cries- I got really depressed during the week because of something that my stupid friend brought up... -cries- I didn't feel like writing anything for awhile. I know that's not a good excuse, but I tried really hard to get out of my 'slump' but it didn't work until now. -bows-

Disclaimer: I don't own Gravitation, but I do own: Gravitation Anime Series + OVA Lyrics of Love and the manga volumes 1, 3, 7, 10, 11and 12! I'll be getting the rest ASAP. YAY!

Chapter 11: Confrontations

Shuichi enjoyed Yuki's presence to the fullest. He hadn't seen Yuki in what seemed like ages, and he was determined to enjoy it. Yuki hadn't left the room for two days, except for bathroom trips and one time to tell the nurse Shuichi's progress. Shuichi felt like he was on Cloud 9. He couldn't be happier! But… there were some problems to solve.

His legs felt like jelly every time he tried to walk, and his vision blurred often when he tried to look ay Yuki. He was starving almost all the time since he hadn't eaten since God-knows-when, and his throat was always dry. His arms hurt from all the cuts. They stung badly, and Shuichi regretted cutting himself in the first place. He felt like an idiot once Yuki told him the truth. But, strangely enough, Yuki wasn't mad. He was worried and depressed over the situation.

"Oi Brat, they're finally letting you eat food" Yuki said softly as he walked into the room. He just came back from checking what was making noise outside. Apparently, a nurse was trying to blow-dry her hair while she walked to her patient's room. Yuki made a stop to that immediately. 'She was disturbing MY Shuichi because she woke up late and couldn't blow-dry her hair!' Yuki thought angrily. He made himself look calm in front of Shuichi.

"YES!" Shuichi cried. He jumped up, but immediately regretted it. "Ouch!" he hissed. Yuki rushed over to Shuichi and scolded him for being so hyper. He had been very motherly ever since Shuichi awoke. Shuichi only partly liked the attention.

"Sorry Yuki, I forgot…" Shuichi whispered sadly. He frowned. Yuki sighed and shook his head.

"It's not you're fault" Yuki said sternly. "It's my fault for not calling you when I knew something was wrong." Shuichi sighed.

"Yuki, it's not your fault" Shuichi said. "Why don't you go outside and do something? You haven't left my side for two days. Come on, I'll be fine. I promise." Yuki hesitated. He REALLY wanted to get out of the hospital ASAP, but he never did. He told himself that he wouldn't leave Shuichi alone if he didn't absolutely have to leave. He wanted to give Tohma a little 'talking-to', and he wanted to do it NOW, but if it made Shuichi sad, his whole point would be lost. He was trying to help the singer, not dig a hole for his body!

"Are you sure?" Yuki questioned. He wondered if Shuichi was truly ready. After what he heard from Shuichi, the ordeal of Yuki being missing was something Shuichi would never forget. Yuki didn't want to add to the pain; he wanted to relive it. "I don't want to come back here and see you dead or back in the ER."

"I promise Yuki, I'll be fine" Shuichi assured his lover. He liked the attention, but he also wanted Yuki to be happy. Being cooped up in a hospital room wasn't Shuichi or Yuki's ideal place to be. "Besides, I know you'll be coming back. But promise me that you'll come back as soon as possible, okay?" Shuichi was still nervous about Yuki leaving him, but he didn't want to be selfish. Yuki had stayed with him the whole time, and that was enough for Shuichi. He knew he was going to end up crying, but Yuki would be happy, and he'd return soon.

"Fine, I'll be back in two hours" Yuki promised. Shuichi knew that he meant it, so he nodded slowly. Yuki smirked and walked out of the room. Shuichi smiled sadly and looked out the window, already missing Yuki. He couldn't believe how clingy he was being, but he couldn't help it.

Yuki arrived at NG ten minutes later. He walked out of the cab and gave the driver a $50 tip. The man grinned greedily and smiled at Yuki, tucking the money in his pocket. Yuki growled and stormed into the building.

To say that Yuki was furious was a very big understatement. He was definitely beyond pissed. He felt like ripping Tohma's inside's out, but decided against it because of Shuichi. He could only imagine the look on Shuichi's face when Yuki went to jail. Shuichi would surely commit suicide then. Yuki left for a few days, and look what happened!

Yuki shuddered. He had nightmares about the day he found Shuichi every time he tried to fall asleep, and sometimes even when he was awake. It was so frustrating and annoying, and painful… Yuki tried to think of something that would cool him down, like beating the shit out of Tohma. Yeah, that sounded nice… He smirked and walked inside the building. After seeing those images of Shuichi in his head, he was really pumped. 'Tohma better call an ambulance now' Yuki thought. ''Cause he'll be needing one very soon…'

Yuki walked up the many stairs to Tohma's room. He wondered why the building had so many floors. 'Why don't they just expand it instead of building more floors?' Yuki questioned. 'Then I wouldn't have to walk up all these stairs!' Yuki began cursing under his breath. He finally reached the top floor and sighed in relief. He was finally there. He walked up to the door that said, 'Tohma Seguchi's office' and quickly opened the door.

"Tohma" Yuki breathed. He searched the office and found Tohma sitting on a chair next to his desk, his hands in his face. Tohma looked…sad? Yuki frowned, wondering why Tohma looked so depressed.

"Tohma" he said, a little bit louder. Tohma's hands dislocated from his face and he smiled softly.

"Hello Eiri, what a pleasure to see you…" Tohma said weakly. Yuki stomped over to Tohma and growled.

"I heard what you did" Yuki said casually, a tint of hatred in his eyes. Tohma gasped and froze with fear. "Why did you tell him that I went to New York? And that I was sick?"

"I-I…" Tohma stuttered. For once, Tohma Seguchi was speechless. It was amazing really. Tohma always knew what to say, even when reporters came to his house and asked random questions. He knew what to say and what not to. He just had that talent. He didn't even have to think before he spoke, usually… This time was different. It was the same as when he found Yuki with the gun in his hands, shaking. He was speechless then, like right now.

"He's in the hospital, you know that?" Yuki growled, glaring at Tohma. "He's got cuts all over his arms; he hasn't eaten real food for days and hasn't had a good night's sleep since I left. And the worst part is that he hasn't even thought about blaming you. He hasn't mentioned it, not even once. He was just glad that I was okay. He's so much different than you, Tohma. Even though you hate him and hurt him in the worst way possible, he can't hate you."

"I know…" Tohma breathed. He sighed, and started to cry. "I-I didn't mean for that to happen…"

"Oh, then what did you want to happen?" Yuki hissed, punching Tohma in the face. Tohma frowned, but didn't flinch. Yuki punched him until his arms hurt from doing so. He stared at the man who hurt to person he loved the most. "What did you think would happen?" he repeated. Tohma was bleeding, but he ignored it.

"I thought that Shindou-kun would leave your apartment to assure that you wouldn't get sick anymore…" Tohma explained. "Apparently, he decided to stay to ask you first, so you wouldn't be surprised. He's kinder and more considerate than I thought…" Tohma trailed out for a moment, rubbing his wounds. He thought he had everything planned out. Yuki wanted to kill Tohma right now, but he thought of Shuichi and stopped. It partly made him angrier at Tohma, but also made him think of what would happen if he killed yet another person.

"I thought that you would return from Kyoto, believing that Shuichi abandoned you" Tohma continued. "Then, you would be able to live your life in peace, or so I thought…"

"You were very wrong Tohma, in both parts" Yuki said, stating the obvious. "Shuichi isn't a wind-up toy. He doesn't do what you want him to. And, I don't want Shuichi to leave."

"I realize that now…" Tohma whispered hoarsely. His voice was cracking. Yuki just scowled. "I was wrong, Eiri, and I'm truly sorry… I never meant for Shuichi to be truly hurt… I didn't want that…"

Shuichi was one of those few people who Tohma couldn't control. Sure, he could fire Shuichi and tell the press lies about him. He could take away Shuichi's fame, fortune and power over the fans, but he couldn't take Shuichi's love away, and that was the only thing he wanted to do. He couldn't stop Yuki and Shuichi from being in love. He found that out the hard way. Tohma didn't have control anymore. He had spent the last few days drowning in guilt. He felt he didn't deserve to visit Shuichi, either.

"Why the heck are you crying?" Yuki snapped. Tohma gasped. He was crying…because he hurt Shuichi? What was wrong with him? "Stop it." Tohma wiped his eyes and tried to stop the tears, but he couldn't.

"I'm so sorry Eiri, I truly am!" Tohma cried, burying his head in his hands. "I never meant to hurt Shuichi! I…Can I please see him?"

"Well, that's for him to decide, not me" Yuki growled. His rage made sure that he felt no pity for his brother-in-law. That hurt HIS Shuichi for goodness sake's.

"Please Eiri; let me speak to him…" Tohma said in a muffled voice. He wiped his head with some paper towels and waited for the bleeding to stop. "I have to apologize to him. Please!" Yuki thought it over for a moment.

"Tohma, you know that I'll never forgive you for what you did, right?" Yuki asked. Tohma nodded his head vigorously. "Fine, but I'll be in the room, too, so don't try anything funny, got that?"

"Of course Eiri!" Tohma said. He smiled weakly. His head throbbed from all the punches, but he knew that he deserved them, and more. "Shall we go now?" He put his famous hat on and his jacket. The bleeding had stopped completely now, and Tohma put the paper towels in the garbage.

"Sure, I promised Shuichi I'd be back soon anyways" Yuki said calmly. 'Don't kill Tohma' Yuki told himself. 'DO NOT kill Tohma… Don't kick Tohma… Don't punch Tohma… Don't stab Tohma with his umbrella… No, bad Yuki! DON'T KILL TOHMA!' Yuki was fighting with himself, which was very weird, especially for him.

"Let's go" he breathed. He was having a hard time controlling his anger. He decided, right there and then, that if Shuichi was mad at Tohma or cried when Tohma was there, Tohma would get a lot more punches. He smiled at himself, happy with his decision.

Yuki and Tohma walked out of the office, slightly rushed. Yuki and Tohma flew down the stairs together in silence. No one met them along the way, so that just made things so much quieter.

Finally, Tohma and Yuki exited NG. All Yuki could think was: 'Kill Tohma… No… Let Tohma live… NO! TOHMA MUST DIE! HE HURT SHU-CHAN, MY FLUFF BALL! But…no…let Tohma live… Argh!' Yuki slapped himself and decided to watch Tohma's facial expressions. Tohma looked horrible and tired. He looked…depressed? Over Shuichi? Yuki was very confused. Very confused indeed. 'Doesn't he hate Shuichi? Does he really care?'

Meanwhile, Shuichi started to whimper. An hour and a half had gone by. Yuki still hadn't returned. 'He said he'd be back in two hours, dummy!' Shuichi told himself. For some reason, he thought Yuki was never coming back… He shuddered. The room felt so empty without Yuki's sarcasm. It was like the room dulled and the lights went down.

"Yuki…" Shuichi murmured. He sighed and leaned up against the bed post. Tears were forming in his eyes. He let them fall. 'Why am I falling apart like this?' Shuichi demanded. 'He's coming back! Oh, why am I so worried? Yuki!' Shuichi cried silently. He looked out the window, waiting for his prince to return to him.

A/N: Well, that was probably unexpected. I made you guys all hate Tohma, and now he's all depressed and guilty. Now you guys probably feel bad or shocked. Sorry! I'll update over the weekend for sure! And I'm visiting Fuzzy Winkle Brain! YAY! (read my profile if you don't know who I'm talking about) Oh, I'm not updating until I get 80 reviews. (total of course!) And if you could please, review every chapter, not just the latest one. Thanks! Here's something different I decided to try:

Deji: Woah! I made a rollercoaster!

Yuki: Idiot... You have no clue what you're talking about.

Deji: Hey! That's not nice! Oh wait, you're all worried about your fluff ball and are depressed and moody, right? That's why you're being so mean, right?

Yuki: Shut. Up. I don't care about that brat.

Shuichi: -limps in- Yuki, my head hurts!

Yuki: Wait one sec! I'll go get you your medicine! -runs off-

Deji: Awww! -smiles- Yuki does care! Yay! -goes into fangirl lala land-