Hello back for the next installment, eh, lucky you. So I feel like I really like this story, even though in some way I think that it sucks. I have to go to school tomorrow so I am kind of thinking about turning in, but it is only 2:45 and I really don't want to start my homework, yet. I think I might just pull an all-nighter; some Starbucks will fix anything if I am tired at all.
Chapter Three:
"Yuki, I am home you are never going to guess what happened today? Yuki, where are you? I guess he went on a walk or something, whatever. Man this sucks" Shuichi came home everyday to the same thing. He would announce to Eiri that he was home then tell home about his day. In the beginning he would have told him to shut-up, but Eiri had grown to a liking listening to Shuichi's days. They were to say the least never boring; sometimes he would even get story ideas from these chats.
Shuichi continued to look around the house; it wasn't like Eiri not to be there and as impossible as it was he was hoping Eiri was home and just playing a joke. Well the least he could do is clean up. Eiri would be so proud of him; he was often the one making the messesm not cleaning them up.
When Shuichi was putting the books on the bookshelf, he noticed that he had five new messages. Eiri must have been gone all day, or today was a busy day. The first one was from Hiro telling him that he wanted to get together with him tomorrow; he had to discuss something important with him. The second was from his parents wanting him to come to dinner before the tour started and to bring that nice young man with him. The third was from Eiri telling him that he was running late and to stay out of the kitchen. The fourth was from Tohma saying that today he wanted him to come in first thing to tomorrow so they could finish, and to bring Suguru and Hiro.
The last message didn't start immediately, and when it did, it was just a simple guitar strumming. Then the words started, "Why would I stop loving you a hundred years from now, it's only time, it's only time. If the rain won't change your mind, let it fall. The rain won't change my mind, at all. Lock this chain around my hand. Throw away the key. It's only time, it's only time. Years falling like grains of sand. Mean nothing to me. It's only time, it's only time. If the snow won't change you mind, let it fall. The snow won't change my heart, not at all. I'll walk your lands and swim your seas. Marry me, marry me. And in your hands, I will be free. Marry me, marry me. Why would I stop loving you a hundred from now?"
"So what do you say, will you marry me?" Shuichi turned around to find his blonde lover standing behind him with a devilish grin on his face. Inside he wished that he could freeze that moment in time it was just so perfect. He was speechless, he was trying to gather the words in his mind, but none came, all he could do was nod.
Is this really happening, did Yuki just ask me to marry him? Something has to be up…I have to be dreaming. This can't be real. Yuki asked me to marry him. Shuichi couldn't even speak, the tears just rolled down his face. It had been a while since he cried, some could say that being with Eiri had toughened him up, but the truth was when he was with Eiri he had no reason to cry.
Eiri saw that Shuichi was still in shock and he brought him close to him and just stood in his embrace. He could see that the young man was crying and it made him feel amazing the fact, that something that he had done could have such an impact on his lover.
"So I guess we are going to get married?" Eiri said trying to get a response from Shuichi, but deep down just wanting to hear the singer's response.
"I guess that we are." And with that the author pulled the boy in for a kiss
A/N: So much has happened; okay before you get mad the song that is played on the answering machine is "It's only Time" by the Magnetic Fields. Oh by the way this is my fantasy engagement, except I really like musicians so for the "Marry me, marry me" they come out playing a guitar, or with my luck the flute or French horn. The weird thing is I have a thing for drummers…go figure.
The first thing Shuichi could think about when he could finally think again was calling Hiro and that is exactly what he did. His fingers had memorized the number so even though he was excited and couldn't actually recall the number, his fingers knew the way.
"Hiro, you will never guess what just happened…okay guess!"
"Shuichi there is something that I need to tell you."
"No, first you guess," Shuichi was upset that Hiro was ruining the mood, party pooper.
"No, Shuichi there is something very important that I need to talk to you about," Hiro said with total seriousness.
"What is it, is something wrong?" Shuichi said suddenly forgetting his own joy to sympathize with his best friend.
"Ayaka is pregnant," he said monotonously.
"Don't sound so sad about it, you are going to be a father, unless it isn't yours. Did she cheat on you that bitch?"
"No, it's mine. It's the opposite really; I have been cheating on her since before we got married with Suguru."
"What! What the hell, you and Suguru! When did this all happen? Did I miss something?" Shuichi was stunned, of course, he knew that Suguru liked Hiro, but he never thought that it was actually returned, suddenly he forgot about everything that had just happened with him and tried to think of one thing that could have told him to expect this but nothing came to mind.
"Hello, Shuichi are you there? Shuichi…"
"Yeah, I'm here just a little shocked…I mean I never thought that you and Suguru, you know…"
"Yeah, I know what you are saying, but it's true. I don't know what I am doing anymore Shuichi, I can't do this anymore. I love Suguru, but I don't want to leave Ayaka by herself when she is pregnant, but I can't stay this way or I'll lose him," Hiro sobbed, it was one of the few times that Shuichi had heard Hiro cry. He was the stable one in the friendship, the one that he could always run to when things were falling down, but now the tables were turned and Hiro needed him, so he was going to do what any best friend would…help him, or at least try to.
"Why don't you stop for a minute and come over here so that I can speak to you in person and we will figure out what to do. Don't ride your bike, I don't want you to crash so use the sidewalks and the crosswalks and check both ways before crossing, okay?"
"Okay, I'm at the café across the street from the studio so I should be there in about twenty-five minutes. But what is it you wanted to tell me?"
"Oh, nothing important, just get over here," Shuichi hung up the phone and went into Eiri's study to try to get some advice from him, before Hiro got there.
"What do you want; you know that I am working, maybe later, okay?"
"Yuki, I need your help," he said as he walked over to Eiri and put his hands on the author's shoulders and started to massage them. Eiri tilted his head back and looked at Shuichi, then Shuichi bent down and kissed his lips. "I love you, Eiri Yuki."
"What do you need help with, you aren't having second thoughts are? You don't have to if you don't want to, I want what you want."
"Yuki, I want this more than anything," he said as he looked down to the ring that Eiri had given him not but an hour ago. "I need to help Hiro and I don't know what I should tell him. He has always been there for me and this is the first real time that he has needed me and I don't want to screw it up. Yuki, help me," he whined as he sat on the blonde's lap.
"I know that I am going to regret this, but what is the problem?"
"Well…Hiro-just-called-me-and-he-said-that-Ayaka-was-pregnant-but-he-didn't-really-care-because-he-doesn't-want-to-be-with-her-and-that-he-was-having-an-affair-with-Suguru-Fujisaki-and-that-he-loves-him-and-doesn't-really-love-Ayaka-but-he-doesn't-want-to-leave-her-when-she-is-pregnant-but-he-doesn't-want-to-lose-Suguru-and-I-don't-know-what-to-tell-him-and-he-is-coming-over-right-now-because-I-couldn't-think-of-anything-to-tell-him-on-the-phone-and-I'm-really-confused-I-mean-I-think-that-he-should-leave-Ayaka-because-he-doesn't-really-love-her-and-that-he-should-be-with-the-one-that-he-loves-but-I-can-see-why-he-doesn't-want-to-leave-Ayaka-because-it-is-his-fault-that-she-is-pregnant."
"Okay, Shu, breathe. From what I am getting Nakano is cheating on Ayaka with Fujisaki, but Ayaka is pregnant and Fujisaki told him that if he stayed with her then he would lose him and Nakano doesn't want to leave Ayaka by herself because it takes two to tango, right?"
"Well, yeah, pretty much, except what do you mean two to tango?"
"Have sex…make a baby…make love…getting jiggy with it…doing it…shagging…sleeping together…intercourse…do you get the idea?"
"Yeah, why didn't you just say that?"
"God, you are so dense."
"So what do you think that he should do? Should he stay with Ayaka or go to Suguru?"
"Okay, you love me right?" Shuichi nodded. "Now if you got married to say Ayaka and you only did it to say please your parents, and you had to chose between me and Ayaka who is pregnant, who would you chose?"
"You, of course, because I love you. I'd offer to take care of the kid and pay for everything, but I would want to be with the person that I loved."
"Well I think you got your answer, just try to put yourself in his shoes, Shuichi, the thing about you is you always make the right decision, because you let your heart guide you. You don't care about anything that is standing in your way, I mean look at me, I'm still here," Eiri said with a smile on his face, it was true, Shuichi somehow always got what he wanted because he charged head first, usually without all the facts and made it.
"Thanks, you truly are amazing, do you know that?"
"Yes, I know I am, but usually that is said after sex, this is a first." Just then the doorbell rang and Shuichi tried jumped off the author's lap to get the door, but couldn't because Eiri had a hold of his t-shirt.
"Yuki, let go of me, I have to answer the do-" but was cut off with Eiri's lips. It was a long hard kiss that made Shuichi wish that the door bell wasn't ringing, but the constant ding-dong couldn't be ignored and finally Eiri let go and told him to go get it. Shuichi ran down the hallway to the front door to answer it, only to see the back of Hiro about half a block away, so he sprinted.
"Hiro! Where are you going, come in and get a cup of tea," he panted, still trying to catch his breath not only from running, but also from Eiri's passionate kiss.
"I thought maybe you left, I was ringing the doorbell for about five minutes, do I even want to know what was keeping you," Hiro said as he smiled a very uncomfortable smile, the one that people use when they are sad and try to look a happy, but it just looks pitiable.
"I was in Yuki's study, no it isn't what you are thinking, I just wanted his point of view on something."
"Oh, okay."
"Let's go inside it is chilly out here," rubbing his arms back and forth. Walking back to the apartment that he and Eiri shared although it was a very short distance was the most uncomfortable walk in their entire friendship. When they finally got inside Shuichi turned to Hiro and said, "So, we are here. What do you want to talk about?"
"Basically, everything that is going on right now; I feel like my life is falling apart and there is nothing that I can do to stop it."
"Hiro, it's not as bad as you think. What you need to do is stop and look at it from an outsider's perspective, what would you tell me to do if it was me."
"I don't know, stay with Suguru. But what about Ayaka…she is my wife and carrying my child. I can't just leave her alone in this world. With no one to help her raise him or her, I couldn't live with myself, but if I stay with her I know that I'll never be happy and I'll always want Suguru and I couldn't be in Bad Luck. I couldn't stand to look him in the eyes knowing I screwed up the greatest thing in my life for someone that I didn't even love."
"Whoa, slow down, who says that you have to leave Ayaka alone, just because you don't love her and don't want to be with her romantically doesn't mean that you can't help her raise the baby. You could even offer to take him and you and Suguru could raise him. Hiro, she won't be alone, things might get hard but you have to do what is right. You can't stay with Ayaka for the baby's sake if you don't love her or she will resent you for it later. Look at your own parents, remember how much they used to fight, it's not fair to you or Ayaka. She should be allowed to find someone that she loves and loves her back, and you can't do that."
"I know, I know, but how do I tell her? How can I break the news? How can I tell the woman I have been married to that I don't love her?"
"I think you should go home right now and tell her the truth."
"Will you go with me, just for moral support? You don't have to say anything, just be there for me?" Shuichi nodded.
"Just let me go tell Yuki and get my jacket and I'll drive you there, okay?" Hiro nodded and Shuichi went back to Eiri's study to tell him that he would be out for about an hour.
"I heard what you said," Eiri said looking at the door way as Shuichi walked in. "It was really good have you ever thought about being a psychiatrist?"
"No, but I thought about going to one the first year we were dating." Shuichi smiled and leaned over to kiss Eiri, "I'll be back in about an hour, okay? I love you," then Shuichi turned to walk out of the room when Eiri pinched his butt. Shuichi just smiled and said, "When I get home, we celebrate, so be ready."
"Actually you know I am probably going to go to sleep."
"You wouldn't, you would hate to miss what I have in store for you. Believe me Mr. Yuki, it will be sight to be seen," Shuichi seductively whispered in Eiri's ear as he began to nibble on it.
"Well, I guess, I can…yeah know…maybe stay up a little later, I hear there is a good movie on tonight and it's not over until eleven so if you come home by eleven then I don't see why I wouldn't be up."
"Well, it's eight right now and unless I am abducted by aliens, I'll definitely be home by ten, so…"
"You better get going…"
"Okay…see ya soon," and gave Eiri a quick kiss on the cheek. Then walked back into the living room where Hiro was waiting and motioned for him to follow as he walked out the front door.
A/N: Okay, so what are you thinking about this sudden plot twist, let me tell you that it wasn't originally written like this I was going to have Suguru and Hiro be together and they were just thinking about moving in together or dating nothing really big, but I thought that he and Shuichi were drifting apart and it just looked like a bunch of random scene jumps. Therefore, I created this lovely little dilemma, do you like? I don't know I am really going through a lot of drama in my life and I just want to make others lives messed up too. I kind of feel like Hiro a little bit because there is this guy that I've really been in love with for the past three years and then my current boyfriend is telling me he doesn't feel like I'm really with him, I'm with someone else and even though I'm not technically cheating on him, because the other guy lives about an hour away and we are just friends I think I can see where he is coming from.
My leaving you behind
Thinking of starting anew
With my one true love
You were never really there when I fell
Never saw the tears I cried
You turned your back
Without even a goodbye
Without a single farewell
Did you think I would stay
Think I would always love and adore you
Once you were my angel
The apple of my eye
It pained me to see you fall
To see you deny
And just walk away
But now I'm doing the same
I won't let you hurt me
You have no power over a heart you once ruled
All I asked was that you love me
I screamed and I pleaded, but you wouldn't change
So here it is
The end of all your games
You took the plunge
Now it's your turn to lose
I don't remember who sings this, but I really like it. Oh and I just want to add that I've made this great Gravitation mix, I love it here are some of the songs that just fit so well with the series and/or manga. These are the best and must haves to any Gravitation Mix.
1. Fiona Apple- "Criminal"- I think that this is one of the best Eiri songs ever and if you listen to it then you will know what I mean.
2. Gwen Stefani- "The Real Thing"- Another song that I think fits so well with series and you should definitely have.
3. Morrissey- "Tomorrow"- Shuichi's POV in book ten and eleven.
