Disaster
Chapter 7

Nothing has changed, the standard disclaimer is still in effect.

The Price of Forgiveness

"You got here early!" Shuichi exclaimed, jumping into his boyfriend's arms. No, it wasn't Yuki, it was none other than…

"Nice to see you too, Shuichi," Suguru replied back calmly.

It was Suguru.

"It's not fair I have to work when you don't have to even come in," Shuichi complained. He had just finished his voice lessons at NG when Suguru came to pick him up.

Suguru laughed, slightly amused at the older boy's childishness, "I have school, Shu."

"That doesn't make you forgiven," Shuichi announced.

"Oh? And what will?" Suguru asked, mildly curious.

"Kiss me."

Suguru smiled, "Happily."

He was pulled into Shuichi's arms and they shared a deep, passionate kiss.

This had never happened with Yuki, Shuichi observed in his head. Yuki had a hard enough time kissing him in their own house; he never really kissed him on the streets, especially not like this.

Then again, with Yuki it was normally sex or nothing at all. Yuki wasn't the best at reigning in his instincts when he got hot. That was Shuichi's guess anyway.

"Shuichi?" Hiro asked, making Suguru back off of Shuichi, "Can I talk to you?"

Hiro had accepted Shuichi and Suguru pretty quickly. Well, that's what Shuichi assumed at any rate, Hiro had ignored the whole thing for the most part.

"No," Shuichi answered, taking Suguru's hand and leading him away.

Shuichi talked to Hiro fine inside of NG, he wasn't going to let his music slip because of Hiro, but outside of work Shuichi still didn't want anything to do with him.

"Shuichi…" Suguru pleaded, "Hiro was only trying to protect you…can't you be a little nicer?"

"I'm sorry Suguru, I know it's insensitive for me to say this, but I could do without Hiro's 'help' for awhile," Shuichi explained to his new boyfriend.

Suguru sighed, "Alright, I'll stay out of it."

"Thanks," Shuichi said happily, lightly brushing Suguru's lips with his own.

"Shuichi!" Maiko screamed, making her brother cringe slightly.

"What'd I do wrong?" Shuichi asked as innocently as he could.

"What's this I hear about you not talking to Hiro? What the hell are you trying to accomplish by not speaking to your best friend?" Maiko shouted at him.

"You don't understand anything!" Shuichi shouted back, irritated because it seemed that everyone sided with Hiro, "He broke me and Yuki up! It was all his fault!"

"It was Yuki who broke up with you lover boy," Maiko explained coolly, "And Hiro didn't mean to, I'm sure."

"Yeah right," Shuichi answered back sarcastically.

"Not to mention the negativity it's doing to your public image," Maiko added uncaringly.

"Public image? What do you mean?" Shuichi asked, getting worried.

Maiko sighed in irritation at his stupidity, "When two band mates fight it usually ends in a band break up, so what do your fans think when they see you and Hiro arguing all the time? They dump you before you go down the tubes."

"Great," Shuichi grumbled, collapsing into his bed, "Just great."

"I'll forgive you as long as you do one thing for me," Shuichi agreed after Hiro had pleaded for forgiveness for the hundredth time.

"I'll do it. Anything you want," agreed Hiro excitedly, before he had even heard the actual condition.

"You have to spend twelve hours with Yuki," Shuichi explained, "After you do that, you might be able to see why I love him so much." ...Or hate him more Shuichi added to himself.

"Twelve hours, isn't that a little absurd?" Hiro asked pleadingly.

"What's absurd is you breaking me up with my one and only lover," Shuichi replied, walking away from Hiro and the conversation. "Now get to it or don't come back."

"I'll do it," Hiro called to an unanswering Shuichi, "Or I'll at least try."

Shuichi walked along, thinking about the condition he had given Hiro. Why did he love Yuki? What did he miss most about him?

His hair…his eyes…his smirk…his body…the sex (most definitely)…his smell…his tongue…

Shuichi couldn't think of any REAL reason. All that came to Shuichi's mind were shallow, meaningless things.

Suguru was polite, he was helpful, he was patient, he was unselfish. So why did Shuichi still like Yuki more?

Realistically it didn't make any sense, and when he pushed his emotions aside he could easily see why Hiro had pulled him out of that relationship.

What Hiro didn't see or understand was what was in Shuichi's heart.

Shuichi loved Yuki, through thick or thin, no matter the hard problems between them there was still love, even if it was a little one sided.

Shuichi was deep in thought at this point. Stepping out in traffic he didn't notice the truck that was coming after him. He didn't notice it even when it was speeding closer and closer to Shuichi.

What Shuichi did notice was a loud sickening crunch as he was shoved backwards by said truck.

The pink haired boy had been conscious long enough to wonder who the screams belonged to and if they needed some kind of help.

Then all he saw was black.

Yay this has been the shortest chapter so far! That's really not something to celebrate but whatever. Expect the next chapter either by tomorrow (Saturday) or the day after next (Sunday) and the only reason I'm updating quickly is because this chapter was so small. I think the next chapter is a little bigger, but not much.

Two more chapters to go until I'm finished, so enjoy all the updating while you can.