A Gravitational Series of Unfortunate Events

Rune Alchemist Kaori

Disclaimer: I still don't own any of the Gravitation stuff

A/N: Ok, now that you all hate me for writing my Tohma chapter, on with the story!

Chapter 8

Shuichi sullenly walked up the stairs and down the hall to go back home to Yuki. He wanted to spend as much time with his lover as he could before Seguchi-san made him leave. He sighed heavily until he heard a familiar voice singing from behind one of the recording rooms. Oddly the song said something about how cute a pink rabbit was. Shuichi came to a stop and raised an eyebrow.

"Ryu-chan!" the shriller voice of Noriko was heard, "Tohma-kun said we were NOT going to do that song!"

"Ahh.. Noriko-san! Kuma-chan wants to sing his song no da!" Ryuichi pouted and Shuichi had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing.

"Ryu-chan!" Noriko called, but the brunette poutily walked out of the recording room, plowing straight into Shuichi so that they both ended up on the floor.

Shu..i..chi..?" Blue eyes stared down at the pink-haired boy for a moment in surprise. Even more surprised violet eyes stared back up at Ryuichi who soon grinned broadly.

"Shuichi!" he exclaimed happily hugging him tightly, "Where have you been? I missed you no da!"

Shuichi was caught in a very tight hug. He tried to move but Ryuichi clung to him and just wouldn't let go.

"Sakuma-san... let go!"

"Neh neh Shuichi!" Ryuichi said, holding onto him, "Not unless I can take you out for lunch."

Shuichi blinked. He had been planning on going home to Yuki... but he supposed lunch wouldn't hurt. Besides, Yuki wouldn't be expecting him until supper time. Coming home early might just annoy him.

"Uh... ok," Shuichi said hesitantly.

"Ryu-chan!" Noriko said indignantly, "Tohma-kun will be mad if you run off like that to have lunch."

"Noriko! Shuichi is my friend. It's just lunch, we'll be back soon." Ryuichi winked, suddenly his cool charismatic singer self, rather than his goofy kid self. He waved her off, leaving her just a little stunned. He grabbed Shuichi's hand and pulled him along with him, reverting back to his child-like personality, smiling brightly as the two of them walked off to stop somewhere for lunch. Ryuichi pulled a ball cap onto Shuichi's head, grinning slightly as he did the same for himself.

"Now we can go no da?" he said, still pulling Shuichi along with him.

"Ah..Ah Sakuma-san.. Where are we going?" Shuichi asked quietly.

"To eat lunch..." Ryuichi said.

"But it's not lunch time..." Shuichi said.

"It isn't?" Ryuichi said, tilting his head to one side, "Well, then we can go for a walk until it is lunch time I guess. We could pretend we're hiding from the military no da?"

"Or you know, we could pretend we're famous singers hiding from our fans," Shuichi stated, unable to stop his smile. It was hard not to smile around Ryuichi sometimes.

"Shuichi! You're no fun!" the brunette whined until Shuichi gave in and took the sunglasses Ryuichi had been offering him so they could "hide from the military."

So the two of them played their little game, making short sprints from one hiding place to the next as they discussed what their next move should be. As they turned the corner they both froze because there stood a crowd of crazy fan girls.

"B..But how?" Ryuichi stuttered.

"Alright! I admit, I'm secretly with the enemy!" Shuichi exclaimed, still playing.

"How could you?!"

"Shut up and run!" Shuichi yelled, pushing Ryuichi forward as they ran from the fans begging for autographs, or something to let them commemorate the occasion of seeing them. Shuichi and Ryuichi managed to slip into a small secluded restaurant. They both breathed a sigh of relief.

"How could you work with the enemy!" Ryuichi said, looking tearful. Shuichi smiled and patted his back.

"I was just kidding," he told the blue-eyed singer with a playful smile, "But since we're here and it's getting close to lunch we might as well order here."

"Yeah, I guess so," Ryuichi said as the two of them took a seat at a table. Shuichi would have ordered something light except Ryuichi kept urging him to get more, since it was his treat. Shuichi finally ordered a salad, soup and a small steak. Ryuichi smiled and ordered the same along with a soda for each of them. They spent a lot of time talking before, during and after the meal.

"Does your band complain when you don't write your lyrics on time?" Ryuichi asked.

"Yes!" Shuichi exclaimed, "Especially Fujisaki-san. He's the worst."

"Tohma-kun's like that too," Ryuichi said nodding.

"Well, they are related," Shuichi said. The younger vocalist looked out the window. They must have spent hours in the little restaurant talking. It was now growing dark.

"S..Sakuma-san... won't you get in trouble?" Shuichi asked, "You told Noriko you'd only be out for lunch, and it's almost supper time now... we should have been back at N-G hours ago."

"They'll get over it. Besides, it's too late now. C'mon, I'll walk you home, it's scary to walk in the dark alone no da?" Ryuichi said.

"But... uh... you'll be alone if you walk me home," Shuichi said, but the brunette shook his head.

"I'll have Kuma-chan with me silly!" he said as he grabbed Shuichi's hand and headed home. They barely had to worry about the fangirl problem since it was growing dark and it was hard to distinguish people anyway.

It was about half way through the walk home that Shuichi noticed something that disturbed him a little: Ryuichi's arm was around his waist. A slight flush of color rose onto the younger singer's face. The brunette seemed to notice this, or maybe he had not, but either way his arm tightened slightly around the other, causing Shuichi to feel panicked and his heart began to race.

The two stopped in front of the apartment building. Shuichi tried to pull away from Ryuichi, but the older singer wouldn't let go of him. He pulled Shuichi close and...

Shuichi's mind went numb for a moment, when it started to work again it could only think of one thought. He just kissed me!

It took the pink-haired boy several minutes to be able to think anything else. His eyes traveled up to the window of his and Yuki's apartment and he swore he saw a flash of golden hair. He immediately began to struggle against Ryuichi. He pushed his former idol away roughly. He wiped his mouth and looked angry.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!" he asked. Ryuichi frowned. He then sighed and shrugged it off.

"Who knows," he said, "See you tomorrow."

"If you ever do that again I'll... I'll... damnit you know I love Yuki!"

"Sure, but did you ever think maybe I wished you didn't?" Ryuichi asked raising an eyebrow.

"That doesn't give you the right to kiss me you idiot!"

"Fine, fine, I won't do it again," Ryuichi said, looking pouty, "I hoped maybe you'd like it."

At first Shuichi thought maybe Ryuichi was just acting like a kid again, but he soon realized that the brunette was quite serious. He felt bad., a little guilty. Slowly he walked over to Ryuichi and put his arms around him.

"S..Sakuma-san," he whispered.

"Stop calling me that," Ryuichi whined, "You make me feel like an old man!"

Shuichi blushed at the reprimand.

"Ryuichi," he whispered softly, "I don't... dislike you, please don't think that... but... you know that I love Yuki..."

Ryuichi sighed and nodded sadly, leaning into Shuichi's embrace.

"I know," he said softly, still very serious, "I'm sorry that I startled you like that Shu-chan."

Shuichi gave him a soft smile and nodded. He knew it would be a while before the two of them would be able to look at each other the way they normally would have, but now he had more important things to take care of. The pink haired boy ran up to his apartment and burst in.

"Yuki?" he called out, sounding half-panicked. Yuki pushed him against the wall. Shuichi's eyes widened considerably. So Yuki had been by the window.

"What the hell was that!" Yuki asked, his eyes holding a mixture of anger and also a bit of a hurt expression. Shuichi looked scared.

"I... I... Yuki!" he cried falling into his arms. Yuki blinked.

"Tell me the truth brat, what the hell was going on down there?" Yuki said, though in a softer tone, realizing that his young lover was upset.

"I.. I'm not sure," Shuichi said, "Please don't be mad... please..."

Yuki gently pushed Shuichi away.

"I'm going to bed," he said coldly. And Shuichi realized by this he meant, "You're sleeping on the couch." He sighed and grabbed a pillow and blanket before Yuki could lock the door. All thoughts of telling Yuki he was leaving soon left his mind. With how angry Yuki was with him, he was afraid that his lover would be glad. He sighed and curled up on the couch.

End Chapter 8

A/N Wow... that was longer than most of my chapters. Review please!