A/N: I'm back once again! I'm seriously enjoying writing this story, and even more so because I'm getting lots of reviews for it! You guys are brilliant! I hope that it rains cookies so you can all receive the thanks you deserve for reviewing!
Unfortunately, I can no longer reply to reviews in the fic because Dejichan4444 has helpfully reminded me that it's against fanfiction's rules (thank you so much for the heads up! I hope you gets lots of cookies and you enjoy this chapter!) and my fic would be in danger of being deleted. But I've edited it now. Anywho, I'll just say a general thanks then for all the reviews. You guys have truly inspired me to keep this fic alive: )
Now, I present to you Chapter IV of Pure as the Snow! And let me tell you this will be one very interesting chapter to read… mwahaha. But I'm not telling you why : P
Pure as the Snow
Chapter IV
Hiroshi Nakano strummed the guitar using various techniques. Suguru began to slowly join with the keyboard.
This was the point where Shuichi Shindou would come in with those fantastic lyrics his fans loved. But he wasn't at the studio that day. In fact, he hadn't turned up for over a week. Hiro, having been his best friend for years, was beginning to get worried about his little buddy. This simply wasn't normal Shuichi behaviour. It was fortunate that Ryuichi had popped in moments earlier to tell them that Shuichi had a cold and would be off for a little while longer, or Hiro might've become too suspicious and headed over to Yuki's place himself to ask him (or rather demand that he tell him) why Shuichi hadn't been into work for a week.
Sighing, Hiro placed his guitar down.
"There isn't much we can do till he comes back into work, so why don't we just go and tell Touma we're going home until Mr Shindou comes back into work?" Suguru spoke up, turning off his keyboard "Besides, there isn't much we can do until we have the lyrics to work from,". Against his better judgement, Hiro nodded.
"Yeah, we might as well. I think I'll go see Shuichi too after work, just to check he's really alright," he replied. Suguru smiled the same sort of smile his cousin Touma gave everyone.
"You really care a lot about Mr Shindou, don't you Mr Nakano?" he asked. Hiro smiled back and rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah, well we have been best friends for a long, long time. I guess since he's a bit accident prone I do worry about him a lot. But that's just what best friends do, right? They look out for each other," he answered and began packing up his guitar "Besides, I need to check the cause of this cold of his wasn't because of a certain author,"
Yuki had been seriously jolted last night. It was the last thing he'd expected to see after finishing up his chapter and going to bed. And also, it was the last thing he'd expect of Shuichi.
He sighed and looked over at the pink boy, who was now fast asleep on the couch now. This morning he'd got up and told Yuki he was going to work. Yuki, knowing full well his lover was in no condition to go into work, had told him to go back to bed. Shuichi had complained he didn't want to go back to sleep again, and so Yuki had made him up a bed on the couch, so he could watch TV and rest. After only five minutes of staying awake though, Shuichi had dropped off fast asleep. The good thing was he didn't seem to be having a nightmare today, nor was he crying in his sleep like usual.
His gaze shifted to the window again. The snow was getting heavier, and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. All the TV reports had said that all residents were advised to stay inside, as they weren't sure how much longer this snow would last or how deep it might become.
Right now the city looked like a giant mountain of snow, and much less a city.
Another idea came to his mind for his next chapter as he closed his eyes for a second. He sat down next to his laptop and began typing.
The dream world drifted back into his dreams once more. The same sky, the same scenery and the same snow fell in the white world. Each time he came here, he was sure something kept changing about this world. The first night, it had been that he could see the scenery. The second night, it had been the sobbing of the world. Last night, what had changed hadn't been visible, but he had felt something in the world shift.
This time, he could feel something huge in the world was beginning to move.
The beautiful snow falling from the sky suddenly became heavier. The darkness engulfed the land once more. The sobbing came. That painful sobbing which drilled into his heart so. And the sky began to turn red, as did the snow beneath his feet.
This time, he heard a voice.
"Pick up the snow," it said. He obeyed, unsure of why but he obeyed. In his small hands he held snow, which returned to its pure white state, as it should. That blood had been left on his hands again.
The voice came again.
"You are the only one who can purify the snow," it spoke. He looked around. The red was everywhere.
"How?"
he yelled "How can I purify all this snow?"
Silence.
The voice did not respond. The red world began to spin out of control. He felt as if he was falling… falling to destination unknown…
"The voice did not respond. The red world began to spin out of control. He felt as if he was falling… falling to destination unknown…"
Yuki scrolled up and down the chapter, admiring his work. He felt the story was really getting somewhere. Even if the main character wasn't a woman, he was sure his fans would eat up his newest work.
Staring out of the window once again, Yuki noticed something very peculiar indeed. The snow falling which was once beautiful and dazzling white…
… was now turning black.
It was odd yes. Turning around, another horror met his eyes.
The same spot where his little lover had been sleeping…
… was now completely empty.
A/N:Ahaha! Are you getting it yet? Well, I have to say with regard to how quickly I'm getting this all done, I doubt this fic will exceed six chapters. Not that I mind anyway. Anyway, questions questions! Where has Shu-chan disappeared to? Why is the snow in Tokyo turning black? In fact, why is it snowing in July at all? And what's the deal with the voice telling Shuichi that only he can purify the snow? And what will happen when Hiro turns up at Yuki's and discovers Shuichi's gone missing? Hehe. Only I have the answers, and I ain't giving them away just yet: P But I will tell you the inspiration for this sudden twist in the story has come from DN Angel, so I wonder if you can guess what's happening. Anyway, if you want more, y'all had better review or you'll never find out the hidden meaning of Shu-chan's dream! Ja ne, and see ya next time: )
