This chapter is really short sorry. I have the next one written and just need to do some revising so it should be up very soon. I just wanted to write some fluff so here it is.

EXTREMEALLY IMPORTANT! AN) Ok I'm lacking a few things mentally one of them is common since. I just wanted to point out that after a year of being obsessed with all things Gravitation I just barely made the connection that NG Tohma's company is the same initials for Nittle Grasper. Go ahead laugh it up. I don't know if that's what it stands for but you'd think I would have at least noticed. I'm gonna go bang my head against a wall now, this is worse than the time when I was sixteen and figured out that the names of the people from the game Clue match the color of the game pieces.

The first thing that came to Shuichi's attention was that there was some sort of clicking noise near his head. In fact it was starting to get annoying he realized. He was next to something warm and tried to bury his head in it to dull the noise, he tried to shift positions. He heard a rough grunt and a voice close by.

"Hey brat quit wiggling I'm almost done with this chapter." Yuki said. Shuichi stilled, something warm, a voice right above him, and incessant clicking. Eventually Shuichi's over worked mind made the connection that the warm thing his arms were wrapped around was Yuki. He opened his eyes the action made his head pound but he had to see if he was right. Sure enough Yuki was propped against his head board typing away at the computer perched on his lap, with one hand, because he made the sudden realization, Yuki's other hand was stroking his hair softly. Shuichi thought momentarily that he should try to move away it wasn't right to be this close to his guardian but instead he found himself snuggling closer. His arms were wrapped loosely around the older man legs right above his knees. He released a sigh as he closed his eyes and prepared to go back to sleep.

"Hey you," Yuki said tugging on his hair lightly; "don't you go back to sleep you need to eat something." Shuichi just groaned, the mention of food had his stomach churning. It took a split second for him to realize he was going to throw up. He lunged off the bed and clutched the small trash can he kept in his room as he threw up. 'God I hate that.' He thought as he sat holding the trash can incase he needed it again. He hadn't even realized Yuki had left the room till he came back in with a warm wash cloth and pulled Shuichi's face up so he could clean it.

"Jeez punk why are you crying over this?" He asked as he knelt down and wiped Shuichi's face clean. Shuichi just sniffled as he clutched Yuki's shirt and buried his head in his chest. Yuki sighed and patted Shuichi's head.

"Come on," he said pulling the wobbly boy up and helping him stand, "do you think you could keep anything down? Tohma came by and made chicken soup for you."

Shuichi leaned heavily on Yuki it was dark outside so he couldn't help but wonder how long he'd been out. They made there way to the kitchen where Yuki forced the singer to sit at the table and take a spoonful of the nastiest medicine he'd ever tasted, it almost made him throw up all over again. Yuki went about getting his soup ready as Shuichi watched from where his head was perched on the table. He hadn't realized how hungry he was until the bowl was placed in front of him, he immediately started gulping it down till Yuki pulled it away. Shuichi looked up to find his guardian giving him an irritated look.

"Don't eat so fast or you'll just get sick again." He said pushing the bowl back in front of the singer. Shuichi slowed down and watched as Yuki poured Seven Up into a glass and placed it in front of him. Shuichi gave Yuki and inquiring look the man didn't drink Seven Up and Shuichi knew there hadn't been any in the house.

"It'll help you stomach, or at least that's what Tohma said. Now that I think about it I have no idea if there's any basis to the claim or he just wanted you to have something sweet." Eiri watched as Shuichi took a sip of it and almost spit it back out.

"It's a little warm." He stated setting the glass back down and returning to the soup.

"Tohma also said that it was better for you at room temperature." Eiri went to the pot on the stove and took some of the thin liquid out for himself, he didn't particularly care for it but he was starving and there was nothing else in the house.

"So you walked home in the rain." Eiri stated never taking his eyes off the singer as he began to eat. Shuichi shifted uncomfortably he didn't want to talk about the trip to his parents. "Why didn't you get a taxi?"

"I lost my money I think someone on the train stole it." Shuichi lied he knew one of his parents had taken it from his backpack but he didn't want to believe it.

"How did you get the black eye?" Eiri asked lighting a cigarette. Shuichi didn't say anything just sipped his warm Seven Up.

"I'm not an idiot Shuichi. I know one of you parents did that to you." Eiri barked at the singer a little more harshly than intended. Eiri watched as the boys body slumped, 'No matter how bad your parents are they're still your parents and you still love them.' He thought.

"Well lets get you back to bed I'm sure you'll be feeling better in no time. Tohma will probably want to visit you tomorrow as well." Eiri helped Shuichi up to his room the singer was already half asleep and made sure he was comfortable. He then made his way back to his study were he proceeded to call Tohma and rant for a good hour about how he never wanted Shuichi to see his parents again. Eventually they came to the agreement that if Shuichi was to go visit his parents Eiri would be warned well in advance.