AN) Yeah thanks for the reviews you're the only reason I decided to keep at it. This story is turning out really happy in the beginning so I feel kind of bad it's not going to stay that way. I can assure you it will end happy though. I like sad endings but not enough to write one I need the 'Happily ever after'. I just wanted it known that I don't really like Tohma in fact I'm willing to use the word hate especially in the anime he's just too mean. He's nice in this but I still hate him probably always will sorry but he makes me mad. Anyway I'm done venting so please Read and Review and feel free to defend Tohma maybe I'll change my mind. BYE BYE
Eiri didn't know what woke him up in the morning. His first thought was that the singer must have made some sort of noise that had woken him. He got out of bed and made his way down the hallway. The kid was still asleep on the couch blanket half way on the floor and drooling. Eiri let out an irritated sigh that seemed to start the singer. He groaned and rubbed at his eyes letting out a yawn as he sat up.
"Mom can I have breakfast this morning?" He asked quietly and looked up at Yuki. He quickly realized that it was not his mother he had been addressing and stood up bowing.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to sleep on the couch or wake you up please forgive me." He said starting at the floor. Eiri approached him slowly and Shuichi lifted his head to look at him. Eiri reached out and grabbed his chin forcing his face up like he was going to kiss him. He then leaned down and examined the mark he'd put on the singers neck.
"Hmm it's not as bad as I expected. Go take a shower and I'll make you something to eat." Eiri said making his way to the kitchen. Shuichi stood still for a second then dashed after him.
"You don't have to I'm fine I don't usually eat in the morning anyway." He said.
"Go take a shower and you better hurry or you'll be late for work. By the way as long as you're here you're going to eat whenever I make something and tell you to." Eiri said turning to the fridge.
Shuichi did as he was told. When he got out of the shower Yuki had placed fresh clothes out for him. They were to big of course but it was the thought that counted and at least he would have something clean to wear. Shuichi stood in front of the mirror drying off suddenly he realized what the clothes meant Yuki had come in while he was in the shower. Shuichi looked at the shower praying for there to have been a curtain up; there was only a translucent plastic liner. Shuichi turned bright red and dressed quickly, then headed down stairs. He peaked into the kitchen and watched as Yuki dumped eggs onto a plate.
"Thank you Yuki-sama." Shuichi whispered quietly as he came in and sat down. Yuki simply grunted and went back to finishing up breakfast. He brought a plate full of food over to the singer and gave it to him then went to get another cup of coffee; this would be his fourth already this morning. He turned around to find the singer simply staring at him not digging into the food like he had the night before.
"What the hell? Listen I don't care if you don't like eggs you're going to eat that. God you're so skinny it's scary a small breeze could knock you down." Eiri said glaring at the boy. Shuichi turned red and hung his head.
"Aren't you going to eat too?" He asked quietly.
"No I don't eat breakfast very often and I'm not hungry right now so just eat." Eiri said leaving the room and making his way back down to his own bedroom. He needed to find the bottle of makeup he had purchased the night before to cover the mark on the boy's neck. He came back out and found the boy putting his dishes in the sink and starting to rinse them.
"Don't bother I'll do them later when it's worth running water for it again." Eiri said coming over to the boy. He turned Shuichi around and stared down at him then held the bottle of makeup in front of the singers face. Shuichi blinked several times and tilted his head to the side in a questioning manner; Eiri couldn't help but think that it was cute. He killed the smile that was about to form on his lips though and opened the bottle dabbing some of the thick liquid onto his finger. Shuichi let out a small "Eep" as Yuki held his chin once again and then began rubbing the makeup on his neck. Shuichi stood in stunned shock for a good ten seconds before it hit him what the older male was doing. He brought his eyes up and they locked with Yuki's for a split second before the novelist pulled away. He simply stared at his work for a second he was no makeup artist but it wasn't half bad.
"Hmm tilt your head." Eiri said lighting a cigarette. Shuichi did as he was told and then brought his head back up.
"Good it didn't smear. Well there you go now no one will know and you can't be mad at me." Eiri said walking away. Suddenly the door bell rang and Shuichi jumped.
"That's probably my manager." He said and headed for the door. "Thank you very much for your kindness Yuki-sama." He said fixing his eyes on the floor. The only answer was the sound of Yuki letting out the last puff of his cigarette. Shuichi turned and was almost out the door when Yuki's voice stopped him.
"Wait. What time are you going to be done today?" He asked putting his cigarette out.
"Probably around one why?" Shuichi asked looking up at his new guardian.
"Well those clothes don't exactly scream J-pop or Rock or whatever you do. Not that that style of clothes wouldn't look good on you but they're just too big. Why don't I pick you up at one and I'll take you shopping? Besides I only have so many hand-me- downs anyway." Eiri's eyes had been boring into the singers the entire time.
"I couldn't let you do that I-I'm not here to mooch off of you." Shuichi said looking as though he might cry.
"Jesus you're here and I have to deal with you so you are going to humor me. I don't want the neighbors to think I took in some kid from the streets someone might call the cops." Eiri hadn't meant to be so harsh but judging from the tears that were running down the singers face he'd struck a nerve. He wasn't sure what to do the person at the door was now ringing the bell obnoxiously. Eiri did the first thing that came to mind he pulled the singer into a lose hug and apologized.
"I was just kidding you baka. You need clothes and I don't mind getting them for you." He forced Shuichi to look at him.
"If I wanted I could ask Tohma and he would give me the money but I don't want to I want to do it myself. Don't feel bad because if I didn't want to I wouldn't; now get out of here before your manager breaks down my door." Eiri said and headed for his study. Shuichi wiped the tears from his face as he smiled then turned and walked happily out the door.
Upon exiting the house Shuichi was greeted by a gun to the face. His manager was seething like a rabid dog and Shuichi tried to figure out whether he was fast enough to get back in the house without being shot. He had barely moved an inch when a bullet whizzed passed his head and into Yuki's front door with a loud bang.
"G-g-good m-morning K-K-san." Shuichi managed to stutter terrified.
"Don't you 'good morning' me Shuichi Shindou. Do you have any idea how long I've been out here banging on this door?" K stated in a dark chilling voice. He had the gun to Shuichi's forehead and was going to continue when the door burst open.
"What the fuck was that a gun…" Eiri stopped mid-sentence he was currently staring into the cold blue eyes of the American he had seen yesterday at Tohma's office. Eiri wasn't sure what to do there was no way he and Shuichi could get back into the house before they were shot. He didn't have to dwell on it long though.
"So you're the one Tohma got to watch over our little Shuichi." K said grabbing Shuichi in a head lock and messing up his hair. Shuichi struggled to get away and was finally released, before he could hide behind Yuki though his manager had caught him by his shirt collar and lifted him off the ground. He gave Yuki a pleading look, Eiri's answer was to promptly turn around walk back in the house and slam the door. K dropped Shuichi and he landed on the ground staring up at him.
"Thanks a lot he's probably super pissed that you shot his door." Shuichi said standing and brushing himself off.
"Not the friendliest guy in the world was he, are you sure you're going to be ok here? Not to mention what took you so long to get out here?" K asked heading for his car.
"He's nice to me I just don't think he likes a lot of people around. The only reason I'm late is because we were talking." Shuichi said hopping into the car and buckling his seatbelt driving once with K was enough to ensure that for a life time.
"What the hell were you talking about that it couldn't have waited until after work?" K said tearing down the street like a lunatic; Shuichi clutched the door for dear life.
"He's going to take me shopping for clothes after we get done today so the photo shoot needs to be over by one." Shuichi was staring out the window dreamily.
"Well you seem happy enough so I can't complain." K said pulling up outside of NG. They got out off the car and walked into the building. As soon as they walked through the door Sakano was there screaming something about the president wanting to see Shuichi immediately. Shuichi took off for the elevator telling them he'd meet up with them in the studio. As soon as he got to the top floor he was waved into Tohma's office and stood quietly before his desk. Tohma was busy with some paperwork and didn't bother to look up as he began the conversation.
"So Shuichi how was your first day with Eiri did everything go alright?" Tohma asked signing a paper.
"Oh yeah Yuki-san is great. He laid down the rules and told me what I could and couldn't do. Then we went to the store and bought groceries and made dinner. He used me to throw out his girlfriend (Tohma's head popped up at that) and today after work he's going to take me to buy some new clothes." Shuichi had managed that all in one breath and hadn't noticed Tohma's intense gaze yet. Tohma received the whole story of Yuki's "breakup" and couldn't help chuckling at the end.
"Hey it's not funny I don't want everyone to think I'm a girl. It's weird." Shuichi said pulling at his shirt.
"Don't worry after the photo shoot today no one will ever think you're a girl. From what I understand they have some pretty tight clothes planned for you." Tohma said getting a blush out of Shuichi.
"Well I better get back before K decides to kill me plus Yuki-san is picking me up at one to go shopping so I don't want to be late." Shuichi glomped Tohma then sprinted out the door singing the whole way. Tohma smiled softly to himself he was glad things seemed to be working out he really hadn't expected things to go this well. Suddenly his phone rang and he picked it up.
"Why hello Eiri-san how are you doing on this lovely morning?" Tohma asked cheerfully.
"Cut with the pleasantries Tohma I'm coming by there later today and I want to talk to you."
"Might I ask why you are so suddenly set on visiting with me?" Tohma said keeping his voice happy.
"We'll talk about it when I get there." Click.
'He didn't have to hang up on me.' Tohma thought as he hung up his own phone and leaned back in his chair. He couldn't help assuming that the reason Eiri wanted to talk to him was because he didn't want to take care of Shuichi. It was odd though if that was the case Eiri wouldn't have led the singer on about going shopping or picking him up from work. That would be cruel even for Eiri to treat the singer so nicely then decide he wouldn't take care of him. Tohma let out a sigh and went back to work there was no point worrying about it till the time came.
Shuichi stood in a dressing room stating at himself in the mirror. He gulped as he turned around to see what he looked like from behind. He had never had such a small amount of clothing on in his life; hell he was pretty sure his swimming suit covered more that the shorts he was currently wearing did. He let out a sigh as he reached for the bright green button down shirt they had given him and put it on. The shirt was much too big larger than Yuki's he was sure. The photographer had almost died when he saw Shuichi in Yuki's long shirt and decided they needed at least one picture of him in a shirt like that. Shuichi only did up a few buttons he had a good feeling they were going to be undone soon anyway and started trying to get the thigh high black boots he'd been given on. He began undoing straps and buckles but no mater how many he did the boots were still too tight to get on.
Hiro was headed to the studio when he heard what sounded like a struggle coming from Shuichi's dressing room. He sprinted to the door throwing it open and looked around panicked. He let out a sigh of relief and irritation as he saw Shuichi sprawled across the floor and trying to pull a boot on. Hiro cleared his throat to get Shuichi's attention and received a glare from the tangled up singer.
"Well don't just stand there come help me if you think you can to any better." Shuichi huffed sitting up. Hiro simply smiled and pointed to his own boots; though they didn't go all the way up to his thighs he had got them on successfully. Shuichi growled at him then turned his head away indignantly as Hiro approached to help him. Shuichi had a smirk on his face as he watched Hiro assess the situation even Hiro was going to have trouble with this mess. Suddenly he heard the sound of a zipper and felt Hiro put the boot on him and begin zipping it back up.
"W-what were did the zipper come from?" He shouted as Hiro started retying and belting what Shuichi had undone.
"You are so dense sometimes it's unbelievable. Next time you need help with your wardrobe just tell me I'd be glad to assist." Hiro said jokingly.
"Yeah I'm sure you would, help me right out of it you perv. Why don't you go hit on Fujisaki for once?" Shuichi said fake punching him.
"Probably because Fujisaki really would kick my ass." Hiro said laughing and putting an arm around Shuichi's shoulder.
"Damn straight I would." They both turned to see Fujisaki glaring at them with his arms crossed. Shuichi dashed over to Fujisaki and stared at his feet, Hiro could see Fujisaki's eyebrow twitch in irritation.
"Did you get those on by yourself?"Shuichi asked turning shining eyes up to Fujisaki's.
"Y-Yeah" Fujisaki said trying to back away.
"Wow you're so cool you're like a year younger than me and you figured it out by yourself!" Shuichi promptly glomped Fujisaki and they fell to the floor.
"Dear God Nakano-san save me please!" Fujisaki screamed grabbing hold of Hiro's waist and trying to kick Shuichi off him. Hiro just stood there and scratched his head it was going to be a long day.