(A/N): Wow. Ryuichi and Shuichi went all the way. hmm. What will this bring in their relationship? This is the last chapter before the voting comes to an end. So, if you haven't voted, you need to now. Because, after this, it the end! So VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!!!

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Chatper 13:

gu1tarslav3 has signed in.

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m1k3mast3r: HIRO! HIRO! I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING!!

gu1tarslav3: what is it, Shu?

m1k3mast3r: YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT!

gu1tarslav3: well, we can't really justify that until you tell me, now can we?

m1k3mast3r: let me give you hints...

gu1tarslav3: alright, shoot.

m1k3mast3r: ok...me and ryuichi...together...bathroom...floor...

gu1tarslav3??

m1k3mast3r: think about it, hiro. what can two guys do on the bathroom floor together?

gu1tarslav3: don't tell me...you and Ryuichi...OMG did you two...do it...on the bathroom floor?

m1k3mast3r: yeah..

gu1tarslav3: details, please!

m1k3mast3r: well, we were in his room last night, and i was singing a song, and it, well, reminded me of yuki..and ryu got upset, so he left the room and went to the bathroom. i followed him and overheard him talking to kumagoro that he knew i wasn't over yuki, and that there wasn't room for him in my heart. i asked him to let me in and he did and i told him that i was sorry that yuki was still on my mind and that it wasn't fair to him for me to be like that. and i told him that even though yuki might still be on my mind i wasn't going to go back for him and that i was going to put in more effort in our relationship, that it was just shuichi and ryuichi now. he got all gooey and said "why can't i stay upset with you?" we kissed and there ya go..

gu1tarslav3: aw, how romantic.

m1k3mast3r: blushes shut up..

gu1tarslav3: well, are you happy because this happened?

m1k3mast3r: i don't know. part of me says i should be and the other part of me says i shouldn't be. yuki was the only other one, you know. he was my first, and i guess i kind of feel a little trampish. but then again, i feel closer to ryu now.

gu1tarslav3: yeah. you never know, this might help you get Eiri-san off of your mind.

m1k3mast3r: yeah, well i hope so. because i felt really guilty making ryu cry.

gu1tarslav3: just let time take it's course. it'll get better.

m1k3mast3r: thanks, hiro. hey, i gotta get off here. ryu is getting out of the shower. what was said is between us, right?

gu1tarslav3: what a best friend is for. oh, Suguru says hi.

m1k3mast3r: hi back. see you at work tommorrow, hiro.

gu1tarslav3: alright. bye.

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Eiri Yuki has signed in.

Eiri Yuki: Ryuichi?

Kuma-kun: yes?

Eiri Yuki: I want to apologize for not meeting up with you at the hospital the other day. I had..things on my mind.

Kuma-kun: it's alright. tohma said he would take care of meeting with you, anyways.

Eiri Yuki: How is Shuichi? Was he badly hurt?

Kuma-kun: just bruised up. he's fine now.

Eiri Yuki: That's good.

Kuma-kun: yep.

Eiri Yuki: Yep.

Kuma-kun: you really hurt him, you know.

Eiri Yuki: Yeah, I know..

Kuma-kun: no, i don't think you do know. he's still aching over you. even now.

Eiri Yuki: I don't know what to tell you or him. I have already said my apologies.

Kuma-kun: apologies aren't enough to heal a broken heart. i am doing all I can to help him, and just when i think i have finally gotten through his shell something happens that puts his focus right back on you.

Eiri Yuki: ...

Kuma-kun: i really hope you are speechless. because hurting shu-chan like you have is unforgivable. i feel like the only reason why he is with me is so he can get over you and not because he has feelings for me.

Eiri Yuki: He does care about you. He told me so.

Kuma-kun: oh, i know that now. he made that perfectly clear last night...but, i'm still...

Eiri Yuki: Angry with me?

Kuma-kun: yeah.

Eiri Yuki: ...

Kuma-kun: i just want shu-chan to be happy.

Eiri Yuki: He's happier with you than he was with me.

Kuma-kun: maybe...i don't know...

Eiri Yuki: Look, I never wanted Shuichi to fall for me, ever. I did all I could to keep him away, but he wouldn't leave. He just kept coming and coming.

Kuma-kun: don't make it sound like it's his fault he's hurting like he is. you can't help who you fall in love with.

Eiri Yuki: Yeah...

Kuma-kun: shu-chan is getting out of the shower. bye.

Kuma-kun has signed off.

Eiri Yuki has signed off.

Yuki stared at the computer screen. Reading what Ryuichi wrote just made him realize how much he wanted Shuichi right now..to gather him in his arms and tell him he's sorry and how much he loves him...before he became too enveloped in that childish, bunny-loving man.

He got up, grabbed his coat, and went for a walk.

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"Ryu-chan, want to go for a walk with me?" Shuichi asked coming out of the bathroom, running a brush through his strawberry hair.

"I can't, Shu-chan. Tohma is coming over. He says he wants to talk business with me. I'm sorry." Ryuichi said sadly, giving Shuichi one of his please-forgive-me looks.

Shuichi, almost swooning at how adorable he was, smiled. "That's alright. I won't be long, anyways."

"Okay, Shu-chan!" Ryuichi said, now happy again, hopping up and giving Shuichi a quick kiss. "See you later!"

"Alright." Shuichi gave him a hug, holding him in his arms for a long time.

"Shu-chan..."

Shuichi let him go, his cheeks red. "Sorry. I-I..uh.."

"It's ok, Shu." Ryuichi assured, running his finger down Shuichi's cheek.

Shuichi reached up and took his hand. He stared into his lover's light brown eyes. Ryuichi stared back into his violet ones. The two stayed like that for a long while before Shuichi leaned over and kissed him and headed out the door.

"I'll be back soon." he said over his shoulder, grabbing his jacket and going out the door.

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"This is where we first met, Shu." Yuki said to the air around him, standing on that lonely path in the park, the very spot that he and Shuichi first laid eyes on each other.

"Yuki?" said a familiar voice. Yuki, in shock, looked behind him to see Shuichi walking towards him.

"Shu..."

"I never expected to see you here." Shuichi said coming to a stop next to Yuki, looking out into the snow covered city.

"I come here a lot."

Shuichi looked over at Yuki in suprise. "You do?"

"Yeah."

The two stood in silence for a long while, an uncomfortable, yet reassuring silence between the two.

"It's been a long time since I stood face to face with you." Yuki said turning to face Shuichi.

"Yeah, it's has been hasn't it."

"How are you and Ryuichi doing?"

"Oh, we are great. Things are great.."

Yuki could sense the truth in his voice, but also the sadness.

"I miss you, Shuichi."

"Don't lie to me, Yuki. You have done that too many times before, I don't think I can handle it again."

"I'm not lying." Shuichi looked into Yuki's eyes, seeing the honesty in his face. Tears formed in the pop-star's eyes.

"Yuki...please...it's hard enough to get over you..."

"I can't help it, Shu." Yuki grabbed the pink-haired boy and held him close. Shuichi yelled at himself to struggle but found his arms wouldn't cooperate. "I thought that I could get over you, because Hikaru was there. I thought that Hikaru was all I wanted. But...it really wasn't. And I hate that it took so long to realize that."

"Yuki..."

"I haven't stopped thinking about you since you left me. I feel like shit that I hurt you so much. I'm so sorry, Shu."

Shuichi heard the tears in Yuki's voice. He buried his face in Yuki's jacket. He hated it when Yuki cried. It broke his heart.

"It's ok, Yuki. I shouldn't have forced myself in your life like I did.."

"But you helped me, Shu!" Yuki said putting a finger under Shuichi's chin and lefting his head up so he could stare into this beautiful violet eyes.

"How did I help you, Yuki? I did nothing but frustrate you, made you kick me out..."

"You looked over all of that. You looked past my barrier. You walked right through it. You saw me for who I really was...You showed me what it was like to have someone care for me and only me. Care for me for who I really am.."

"What about Hikaru? Doesn't he love you?"

"He doesn't love me. He loves what he thinks I am. I'm not a strong person, Shuichi. Never have been. He can't accept that. He wants to know that I am mister macho, that I can handle anything..and I just can't do that."

"Oh, Yuki..."

"You saw me for that, Shuichi. You tried to make me stronger, to accept my past. I always felt so secure when you were around. And now that you are not, that insecurity is back. I can't live like that, Shu...I just can't."

"But, what about what you said to Hikaru...You said you liked having me around, that I kept you busy and gave you what you wanted."

"I said that in honesty. You did keep me busy, just watching you yell at the television when you were watching boxing was entertainment enough. And you did give me just what I wanted...you gave me love... I wanted to believe that my feelings for you didn't run that deep, but I was lying to myself."

Shuichi felt his heart pump.

"Yuki...you...love me?"

"Yes, Shindo Shuichi, I do."

A sob escaped Shuichi's lips. Yuki's angel face looked so inviting, so sad, he just wanted to touch it, make sure it was real...Yuki leaned in to Shuichi, their lips barely touching.

"I want you back, Shuichi."

The tiny space between Shuichi and Yuki was filled as Yuki planted a firm but sweet, gentle kiss on Shuichi's lips. Shuichi melted and forgot anything or anyone else existed.