Disclaimer: I, The Scarlet Rose, sadly do not own any of the Gravitation characters. They all belong to Maki Murakami... however, if she'd like to lend me Yuki and Hiro for a few hours...
Warning: Angst.
Yuki walked along in peace, head held low, running the events of the past few weeks in his mind.
'The rest of the story? What could she mean? What could've happened after that? And why don't I remember this?'
He closed his eyes, leaning against the wall of a building.
'It had to be something with Eve... something to make her want to do this to me...'
Memories rushed back to him.
"Pay attention. I want to know why you did this to me?"
"Because..." She said softly "I suppose, I wanted... some... solace... maybe?"
'Solace? For what? What did I do to you that would make you want to...'
His hands clenched into fists, as he forced more memories out of the depths of his mind.
"St. Joan's... this is an insane asylum Eve!"
"Check yourself in." She replied "It's pretty nice there."
"Spent sometime there Eve?"
For a moment, Eve looked away, her starteling green eyes looking lost for an instant, before bring them back up to Yuki.
"Yeah. They have a nice rec room." She replied
"Wait!" He said aloud to the empty street "I think... I think I know..."
He closed his eyes again, a smile crossing his lips. He needed one more thing to begin to fit together the puzzle pieces.
Shuchi sighed and rolled off of the couch as the doorbell rang. He slowly made his way to the door, reaching out and opening it. He nearly fainted at what he saw.
"Y--yuki."
"Shuichi." Yuki said, stepping into the apartment, closing the door behind him and wrapping his arms around his lover "Shuichi. I need something from you."
"What?" Shuichi asked
"Are you willing to give it to me?"
"Whatever it is, yes." Shuichi said, nodding
Yuki kicked off his shoes and scooped Shuichi into his arms.
"I need to make love to--."
Yuki smiled, as he wasn't even able to finish his sentence as Shuichi's lips met his with eagerness.
"God yes." Shuichi said, sliding out of Yuki's arms and pulling a slightly amused writer towards their bedroom.
"Missed me that much?"
"You have no idea."
Shuichi smiled, waking and feeling Yuki's head lying lightly on his chest. He reached down, running his fingers through the tufts of blond hair, not wanting to let go, feeling that his lover would leave him if he stopped touching him. Yuki brought Shuichi's hand to his lips and kissed it softly. Shuichi smiled and looked around the room.
"Yuki?" He asked
"Hm?"
"Maybe we should re-decorate."
"Why?"
"These white walls look like..." Shuichi's voice trailed off for a while, loosing the will to finish the sentence, until he spoke again. "Yuki?" Shuichi asked
"Hm?"
"Why did you come here? Not that I'm not glad to see you, but..."
"You helped me clear my mind. Things are starting to make sense now." He replied, sitting up. Shuichi groaned at the loss of warmth and reached for Yuki, who gently brushed his hands away "I have someone I need to see."
"Eiri, I was wondering when you'd come."
Tohma looked up at him from his hospital bed, the bright lights of the hospital making them both look pale.
"Haven't we already had this conversation?" Yuki asked, setting down the flowers he'd brought
"Come to say sorry?"
Yuki cocked his eyebrow.
"Of course not."
Yuki sighed before speaking.
"Eve said there was one last thing I'd need to know... before... she told me about all the people, that I killed...but she said that there was one more, that she couldn't remember."
Tohma thought for a moment.
"Ah." He said "That one..." He murmered "Figures she wouldn't remember that."
"What?"
He sighed.
"That's a long story."
"Then why would've Eve remember it?"
"Because..." He said, cocking his head at him "You mean you haven't figured it out yet?"
"Figured what out?"
"Why Eve wants revenge? Wants to turn you back to what you were?"
Yuki sighed, setting down on the bed, thinking.
'What could've happened to make her want to...'
Suddenly, Shuichi's voice played in his mind.
"Yuki?" He asked
"Hm?"
"Maybe we should re-decorate."
"Why?"
"These white walls look like..."
"Wait a minuet..." Yuki said, standing "Don't tell me that..."
"I'm picky." She said, moving and letting him in
"About what?"
"The walls." Eve replied, closing the door and locking it.
Yuki looked around the room, eyeing the walls. They weren't white like most hotel rooms, instead they were a shade of purple.
"When we came back, Eve was sent to an asylum?"
"Indeed she was."
"Why?"
Tohma began to sit up, struggling, Yuki moved forward and helped him.
"Thank you. You did break quite a few of my ribs you know?"
"So I've heard." Yuki replied "Back to Eve."
"Alright." Tohma said "I guess it's time you find out. What all has Eve told you?"
Tohma listened intently as Yuki repeated everything, every incounter, every body that Eve had mentioned.
"And that's as far as she told you?"
Yuki nodded.
"So then there's just one left then." Tohma replied "Are you sure you want to know this?"
Yuki nodded again.
"I have to. To get my life back to as semi-normal as it can be."
"Well then," Tohma said evenly "I guess..." He swallowed "Where to begin?" He pondered before speaking "When... when we returned back to Japan. Me, you and Eve... you were... better... I guess. Almost back to yourself, well, as close to back to youself as you could be."
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"You never did say why you came back to Japan." Tohma said, looking at Eve
Eve cocked her head and looked over her coffee mug at Tohma.
"I guess I missed my home." She replied
"And this has nothing to do with Eiri?" Tohma asked
Eve narrowed her eyes, setting down the mug.
"Why?" She asked "Worried?"
"Yes."
"Hm." She replied
"I'm worried that you will cause him to return to what he was in New York. That hollow, pained soul."
"He is a hollow, pained soul, Tohma." Eve replied "Speaking of which... he's been out for a smoke for quite a while..."
Tohma checked his watch. It had been a full half hour, and between his arguments and criticisms of Eve, he had barely noticed Eiri's absence. He looked around the shop, no sign of him. He and Eve shared a worried glance, as they slid from their table and went outside, searching around the building.
"Tohma!" He'd heard Eve call "I found him."
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"We found you in the alley behind the shop." Tohma continued "On the ground quivering and shaking."
"Why?"
"Because... you'd seen him." Tohma replied simply "Or at least you thought you had. The person who had caused you so much pain and suffering."
"Kitazawa..." Yuki murmered
"You saw someone who looked almost exactly like him... and ironically enough... you kept seeing him. He lived in our neighborhood."
Yuki blinked, willing Tohma to continue.
"It started to drive you back to your old self. Eve was... of course delighted, and would happily point out the man whenever she'd see him. And you... would just dip further and further back into insanity."
"And?"
Tohma looked up at him.
"You killed him."
Silence.
"Why am I not surprised?" Yuki felt himself murmer "One more body."
"But, that's not quite the end of the story. Well, with you killing it is, but that just opens up a whole new chapter."
Yuki cocked his head.
"Humor me... and Shuichi how long do you plan to stay hidden?"
On the other side of the curtain dividing the room, Shuichi stood, removing his hand from his mouth and swallowed, walking around the curtain to face his almost amused lover.
"You heard everything?"
Shuichi nodded.
"So do you have to kill me now?"
Yuki's eyes narrowed.
"It amazes me how you can make light of this."
Shuichi shrugged, nearing his lover.
"It's past." Shuichi said softly "What's done is done. It doesn't change how I feel about you. Nothing ever will. I told you once," Shuichi said, reaching up and touching his face "You're mine, you can't get away from me, anymore."
Yuki wrapped his arms around Shuichi, pulling him close.
"But--." Shuichi continued, turning to Tohma "I want to hear how it ends."
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A.N. This story is almost at the end. Not quite there yet. I still have a bit more up my sleeve. And hopefully, things are starting to make sense now. bows thanks for reading!
