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Chapter Three - Apologies and Cheesecake
After running out of Yuki's apartment like his ass was on fire, Shuichi sprinted to the park, and collapsed on a bench. After a while of hair pulling, he calmed down enough to think sensibly. He winced, thinking about how Yuki must have reacted when he ran out.
Now that he was calmer, he felt really bad. Trying to ignore the guilt for a second, he stood and began to make his way to the mall.
Once there, he looked for an electronics store, and bought the most expensive laptop he could find. Next, he found a bakery, and bought a huge strawberry cheesecake. As he was walking towards the entrance, an item in a shop window caught his eye. And without a second of hesitation, he walked into the stuffed toy store. He emerged minutes later with a bear. Not just any bear. It was pink. It had 'I love you' stitched into it's little white shirt. It had purple buttons for eyes.
Humming, he made his way back to Yuki's apartment, hoping he hadn't upset his lover too much.
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Yuki sat pouting, though he'd never admit it, on the couch. He hoped Shuichi would be back from… wherever he went, soon.
He looked up as he heard the door open, hoping it wasn't Tohma coming back to bug him. When he saw a mop of pink hair, he launched himself into Shuichi's arms.
"Shuichi! I'm sorry! I was so worried when you left! I missed you! I thought I'd drove you insane!" Yuki was babbling, and he knew it, but he couldn't seem to stop.
Shuichi guided Yuki to the couch, helping him sit. Even if Yuki wasn't even showing yet, he was going to be damn careful from now on. He sat next to the blonde, smiling.
"It's okay. I know everything's pretty weird for you right now. And… I'm sorry, too." He said, handing a previously unnoticed bag to Yuki.
Yuki blinked, and looked inside. He pulled out the box containing one very expensive laptop. He gaped at it for a second, before grinning. He reached into the bag once again, pulling out a smaller box. He opened it to see… strawberry cheesecake. He almost died. He was dreaming right? A whole cheesecake… just for him… from Shuichi.
He shook away his thoughts, noticing something else sticking out of the bag. He reached in, and pulled out Shuichi's Teddy-Bear Twin. His eyes widened, before he hugged it with a squeal. "Awww, I love it! My little Shu-bear!"
Shuichi blushed, but then smiled. He sat up straighter.
"Oh! I just remembered! I was thinking I should get my driver's licence. Y'know, for when you get bigger."
Dead silence.
Golden eyes narrowed into a deadly glare.
More silence.
"Are you saying… I'm fat?"
Shuichi's eyes widened. "NO! I'm not saying that at all!" He hugged his still glaring lover. "You're beautiful Yuki! It's just that… well, what about when you go into labour? You won't be able to drive to the hospital!"
Yuki looked at him blankly. "No."
Shuichi blinked. "What? Why not?"
The blonde crossed his arms. "There's no way you are getting behind any steering wheel… especially not in my car! You'll end up crashing, and you'll probably take half of Tokyo with you!"
Shuichi scowled. "Oh come on! I'm not that bad! But that's fine! If you want to endanger OUR child because you don't want to be able to get to the hospital, then that's YOU'RE fault!"
The pink ball of fluff stormed into the kitchen, grabbing one of Yuki's beers from the fridge. He knocked it back, before reaching for another one, muttering.
"Damn stubborn bastard… only trying to look out for our baby… see if I sleep with him ever again… cut it off is more like it…"
Yuki winced from the kitchen doorway, before bursting into tears. Shuichi spun around, and sighed. He walked over to Yuki, wrapping him in a hug. He rubbed his back, murmuring apologies.
Eventually, his crying fit ended, though he still sniffled. Shuichi, seeing how tired the blonde looked from his many breakdowns, led Yuki to the bedroom. He nudged him down onto the bed, pulling the covers up. He left the room for a second, returning with the teddy-bear. He sat on the bed, holding out the bear. Yuki grabbed it weakly, cuddling up to it with another sniffle. Shuichi stroked his blonde hair for a while, before noticing he'd already fallen asleep. He smiled, dropping a quick kiss on the blonde's forehead, and left the room, making sure he shut the door behind him.
He sighed, sitting on the couch. He thought for a while, mostly about how everything was going to change, and what would happen in the meantime. He paled as he realised that Yuki needed to eat healthily, and that he didn't know how to cook. He wibbled for a moment, before diving for the phone. He called someone powerful. Someone all-knowing. He called the only one who could help him right now.
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A short while later, Shuichi was pacing, waiting for his saviour to arrive. He twitched nervously every few seconds.
"Shuichi?"
HIS SAVIOUR! Shuichi turned, tackling the person to the ground. "OH THANK GOD! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!"
Tohma laughed. "Don't thank me yet… I don't even know why you called me here. You sounded frantic when you called, so I thought I'd better hurry. What's the matter?"
Shuichi sat up straight, paying no attention to the fact that he was straddling Tohma. "Teach me how to cook! I need to learn because Yuki needs to eat healthy stuff and I never learnt how to cook and I'll probably end up burning down the apartment and give him food poisoning and then Yuki'd kill me!"
Tohma was staring at him. "I wasn't aware even you could babble that fast."
Shuichi flushed, scratching his head. "Yeah… well, I'm worried. If something goes wrong…"
Managing to sit up enough to place a comforting hand on Shuichi's shoulder, Tohma smiled reassuringly. "Nothing will go wrong… Now, let's go into the kitchen and get started."
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Shuichi and Tohma stared. "Damn…"
Tohma frowned. "Hmm… I wasn't expecting this…"
Shuichi sighed. "Well… looks like we're going shopping."
They had entered the kitchen, ready to begin, when they realised there was no food in the apartment… at all. With all the commotion, and Yuki's little shock, nobody had bothered to buy any food.
So, they grabbed their jackets, and made their way down the stairs, and out of the apartment building.
As Tohma got into his car, Shuichi blinked. "Wow… nice new car!"
Tohma gave a strained smile. "Yes… something landed on my old one. A laptop to be precise. I have no idea where it came from, but if I ever find out… well, they'll be mysteriously pushed in to the path of an oncoming car. Let's leave it at that."
Shuichi paled. "That was Yuki." He lied. Tohma's eyes widened. "He threw a bitch fit and ended up chucking it out of the window."
Tohma's severe expression softened. "I'll let it go… the poor thing probably feels so confused right now."
Shuichi breathed a silent sigh of relief.
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A while later, they walked out of the grocery store, both looking harassed.
Shuichi twitched. "I knew there was a reason I never go shopping…"
Tohma nodded in agreement. "Who would have thought that so many ignorant people could be in one place? Old women who blatantly stand in the middle of aisles, gossiping about nonsense, people who get in you're way and don't move no matter how polite or abrupt you are… and then… then there are the people who just shove you out of the way because they can't stand to move a few paces to the side, where they could easily pass you!"
Tohma was breathing heavily by the time he had finished ranting, and Shuichi stared at him in amazement. A few seconds later, he regained his composure, once again turning his smile on Shuichi.
"I'm sorry. I get a little… tense whenever I get irritated."
Shuichi gave him a sceptical glance, but kept walking towards the car.
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Yuki slowly opened his eyes, feeling warm and content. He hugged his 'Shu-bear' close, smiling. He rolled over onto his back, and one hand drifted down to rest on his stomach. 'My little baby…'
He smiled again, before deciding to find Shuichi, bear in hand.
A few moments later, he collapsed on the couch, wailing. "My Shuichi's left me! Nooo! I knew it! I knew he'd leave me! What did I do!"
He didn't hear the door open as he sobbed, clutching his Shu-bear to his chest.
"I WANT MY SHU-CHAN!"
"YUKIIII!"
He looked up, and threw himself at Shuichi. "Shu-chan! I thought you'd left me! I'm so horrible to you, and I thought you'd really gone this time!"
Shuichi hugged him tightly. "I'd never leave you! I love you too much! I just went to get some food. There wasn't anything in the kitchen, and I need to learn how to cook healthy stuff for you and the baby!"
Yuki looked at him, surprised. "You're going to do that for me?" he asked, eyes shining. Suddenly, his expression changed to a suspicious one. "Wait… how are you going to learn?"
Shuichi smiled. "Tohma's going to teach me!"
Yuki looked behind Shuichi, noticing his brother-in-law for the first time. He groaned. "Oh no… not you again!"
Shuichi scowled. "Yuki! Don't be horrible! Tohma's being kind enough to teach me how to cook without screwing up, just for you! Besides, you shouldn't say stuff like that to anyone, let alone your brother-in-law."
Tohma sighed sadly. "It doesn't matter, Shuichi… I'm used to it by now."
Yuki felt a stab of guilt, but tried to ignore it. Shuichi huffed. "You shouldn't be used to it! Yuki, you really should be nicer."
Yuki scowled. "I knew you'd take his side." He shuffled back into the bedroom, still clutching his Shu-bear tightly.
Rin-chan: Thanks for reading, hope you liked.
Kei-chan: Please review to let us know what you think. Chapter Four will be up soon.