A Gravitational Series of Unfortunate Events

Rune Alchemist Kaori

Disclaimer: I still do not own any of the Gravitation stuff.

A/N: Everyone seems to hate Tohma... Poor Tohma... I feel bad for him. Therefore this chapter is a special Seguchi Tohma tribute. The story line will pick up again in the next chapter.

Chapter 7

Seguchi Tohma had awakened Monday morning in a bed that was not his own, in an apartment that did not belong to him and next to a person that was definitely not his wife. He sighed and crawled out of the bed. Mika had thrown him out of the house, claiming that it was his fault that Eiri kept falling ill, since he couldn't seem to remove the "pest" that was Shindou Shuichi. What was he supposed to do? He couldn't very well tie Shindou-san to a chair to keep him away from Eiri, and even if he did, he felt fairly certain that the bouncy pink-haired singer would still find a way to get near him. For the time being he was staying with his band mate: Sakuma Ryuichi.

"Oi.. Tohma-kun..?" Ryuichi mumbled.

"Hmm?" Tohma asked sleepily, blinking his aquamarine eyes a few times before being able to fully wake up.

"Did you eat all my cereal?" the brunette asked.

"No Ryuichi, I can't stand that sugary stuff you claim to be a good breakfast," The blond said running his fingers through his platinum locks. He got up and dressed for work. Ryuichi got up and dressed in a snug pair of jeans and a t-shirt. He looked around suddenly in a panic.

"Tohma-kun! I can't find Kumagorou!" The blue-eyed singer cried, looking absolutely terrified. An anger mark appeared on Tohma's head and his eyebrow twitched slightly in annoyance.

"Check in the freezer," Tohma said, forcing his usual soft smile back onto his face, "He was 'ice skating' last night remember?"

Ryuichi's eyes nearly bulged out of his head as he yelped and ran to the freezer to rescue Kuma-chan. Tohma made oatmeal in the microwave and sprinkled brown sugar on it before he began to eat as he watched his friend fuss over the stuffed toy that he had accidentally left in the freezer the night before. The blond pulled on his coat and gloves.

"Tohma-kun, why do you where so much stuff no da?" Ryuichi asked, looking at the blond curiously.

"Because I feel like it, and it makes me look more important than I am...I'm small so I need to look important to be intimidating enough that people don't complain about my decisions if I make the wrong ones Ryuichi," Tohma began to explain, but when he saw the completely puzzled look on the singer's face he shook his head, "Because I think they look nice on me."

"Oh," Ryuichi said with a smile, "So are we doing any new songs for Nittle Grasper today?"

"Did you write any new songs?"

"Yes! It's for Kumagorou!" Ryuichi said with a smile.

"I'm sorry Ryuichi, but I don't think it's wise to sing a song about a pink rabbit."

Ryuichi's blue eyes became sad, but he nodded. He supposed Tohma was right; after all, Tohma was very smart.

"Ok, I wrote this one too, just in case," the brunette said, handing the paper to his band mate who took it and read it over.

"This one looks good, maybe we'll work on it, but I have some things to take care of first, let's go."

So the two men walked to N-G, since Mika had refused to give Tohma his car keys and Ryuichi did not have a car. Tohma had a pile of paperwork waiting for him when he got into his office and also a letter from Mika-chan. Ryuichi had gone to one of the recording rooms with Noriko-chan to start on the song, leaving Tohma alone to work. The blond slowly opened the letter and read. His smile faltered and he felt his heart fall into his stomach... Mika was filing for divorce.

The usually calm president of N-G Productions slammed his fist hard onto his desk. Had he really messed up that much?! Was it because he couldn't keep Shindou-san away from Eiri? The blond laid his head on his arms on his desk.

"That's it!" he said, "Shindou-san is being too much trouble. He's moving into his new apartment... As soon as I find it."

Tohma then continued to file through his paperwork. He did feel a sense of pity. He knew that Shindou-san would become depressed for a time. He knew that maybe even Eiri would be upset for a little while, but Mika was convinced that it was Shindou Shuichi's fault for the times Eiri was sick, and Tohma knew that it was probably close to the truth. The stress of being a writer, added with the stress that came with Shindou-san was probably just too much for him. Shindou-san had to go.

In the end, it would be what was best for both of them. Shuichi could find someone who cared for him in the way that he needed and Eiri would have the stress relieved from him and be able to work again without worrying about getting ill the way he had been. Tohma sighed. He didn't want to do it. Not really. There were few people who actually enjoyed crushing other people's hopes and dreams. He wasn't one of them. However he called for Shindou-san to come to his office so he could have a little chat with him.

End Chapter 7

A/N: Well there's my little Tohma tribute. I feel bad for Tohma-kun. Especially since you all want to kill him! Poor Tohma! You're all so mean to him. :-(