AN) Mwahahaha! Okay I'm done. Well what is there to say this is probably the most fcked up chapter so far. I have an excuse though I was listening to The Unicorns and they have some pretty messed up songs. The next chapter is going to be a sad one so bring tissues. I wish if someone does actually cry tell me because I'd literally die. I've only cried at a few fics and if someone cried at this one, well I don't know what I'd do but I'm sure my ego would get its own mailbox. Now that I'm done babbling feel free to read and no I wasn't on any sort of hallucinogenic drug when I wrote this I swear.
Shuichi woke to the sound of hushed whispers coming from the living room. He crawled out of bed still exhausted from the previous night's events and pulled on one of Eiri's shirts. He didn't mean to eves drop but right before he pushed the door open he heard his name being whispered. Standing still he pressed his ear to the door to try and see what they were talking about. He could make out Eiri's voice, he wasn't sure but the other sounded like Tohma.
"So he was acting strange when he got home last night?" Tohma whispered.
"More so than usual. He was crying like nothing I've ever seen and kept going on about the past not mattering. You didn't tell him anything did you? He said he talked to you." Eiri's deeper voice asked.
"I didn't say anything I just told him that when you two are ready you'll be able to talk. He was crying when I found him in my office yesterday, but I think that was mostly Ryuichi's doing." Shuichi heard a low growl from Eiri, he could picture the novelist angry look.
"He didn't mean to he was only trying to cheer him up." Tohma quickly covered.
"So what exactly happened yesterday that you're so concerned about?" Eiri asked lighting a cigarette.
"Well there was the incident in my office, but I just shrugged that off as you two arguing. Later that evening though I ran into Suguru." There was a pause, "He's the keyboardist for Shuichi's band my cousin." Apparently Eiri had forgotten who Suguru was. "Anyway I was on my way out and ran into him. He mentioned that Shuichi had been acting oddly."
"What do you mean acting oddly?" Eiri asked.
"He didn't go into great detail. Suguru got into the elevator with Shuichi and noticed that something seemed to be scaring him. When he asked though Shuichi didn't answer and as soon as the elevator stopped Shuichi bolted." Tohma ended softly.
"He did seem scared last night but I thought it was just the fight we had. Did Suguru say anything else? You know did he see someone or did Shuichi say anything?" Eiri asked.
"No." Tohma replied simply.
"I'll talk to him when he gets up. You're sure it wasn't something that Sakuma did?" Eiri asked.
"I found them both crying in my office. Shuichi because he finally met Ryuichi, and Ryuichi because he thought he'd done something to make Shuichi cry. If it weren't for the age difference I'd think they were twins." Tohma said offhandedly. "I know it's early so I'll be going I just thought I drop by before I went to work. K will probably be around in an hour or two to pick Shuichi up so if you want to talk to him before work I'd make it quick. Goodbye Eiri I'll talk with you later."
Shuichi heard the sound of the door closing and then footsteps toward the room. He just barely got settled back in the bed before Eiri opened the door and walked quietly in. He stayed as still as possible hopping the novelist would think he was still asleep. The bed dipped and he could feel his lover's movements next to him. Covers were pulled back and Shuichi felt Eiri's hands on his body playing with him. He could feel the heat of the writer's breath on his ear as he began to whisper in it.
"You've been a bad boy Shuichi listening at the door like that." Shuichi groaned trying to act like he was just waking up.
"Sorry I'm not buying it Shu-chan, I guess I'll have to teach you a lesson I am your guardian after all." Eiri smirked as he ended his speech. He leaned back to find Shuichi glaring at him with a small pout on his lips.
"How did you know?" The teen asked. He thought he'd put on quiet a convincing act.
"You were naked when I left the room and you have my shirt on now." Eiri said grinning.
"Jerk." Shuichi said trying to get up. Eiri pushed him back onto the bed though.
"Where do you think you're going? I still haven't punished you for being bad." Eiri said sliding the shirt off the teen. Shuichi put up an almost nonexistent fight before he allowed Eiri to have his way.
Eiri had wanted to go more than once but his little lover managed to fight him off and go take a shower grumbling about how he was going to be late for work again. Eiri stared at the ceiling for a long time trying to figure out the best way to approach the teen about what had happened the day before. Something had happened in his past that was starting to cause him more and more problems Eiri just wasn't entirely sure what it was. Sure the incident at his parent's house had given him some clues but nothing conclusive. Someone other than his parents had hurt Shuichi before, he just didn't know to what extent. If he told about his own past he might be able to get something out of the singer. He couldn't though Shuichi had declared that nothing in his past could keep him from loving him but how could he know that? He didn't want Shuichi to jump every time he entered a room or run from him in fear because he was a murderer.
"Are you really that mad that we didn't go more than once?" Shuichi's irritated voice asked from the bathroom door. "The way you're scowling doesn't make me want to jump right back in bed with you."
Eiri propped himself up on an arm and watched as Shuichi dressed. He smiled as he realized that slowly all of Shuichi's things were making their way to his bedroom. Well he didn't mind most of it but he'd be damned if he'd let any of the singers Nittle Grasper posters go up in his room. That's just what he needed Tohma staring at him every night before he went to bed, he shivered at the thought.
"So you already heard my earlier conversation did anything happen yesterday that you'd like to talk about?" Eiri asked.
"Suguru was just imagining things. I wasn't scared I was thrilled because Sakuma-san gave me a picture and his autograph." Shuichi said still facing away from Eiri as he dressed.
"Then why were you having a near break down when you got home?" The writer questioned. Shuichi turned around and sauntered his way over to Eiri who was still lounged on the bed.
"I was just afraid you were going to be really mad at me and I didn't know what I'd do if you decided you didn't want me anymore." Shuichi husked into Eiri's sensitive ear. The novelist pulled him onto his lap and started to kiss the singer heatedly. He was just staring on the teen's shirt when their bedroom door was flung open and Shuichi was promptly plucked from his grasp.
"Sorry to interrupt the boy love but Bad Luck has music to make and I'm afraid we can't without our lead singer." K grabbed Shuichi around the waist and picked him up under one arm. Shuichi waved bye at his lover as his manger dragged him from the bedroom and apartment down to the waiting car.
"Damn brat." Eiri muttered as he flopped down on his stomach ready to fall back asleep.
The next two weeks went off without a hitch. Shuichi was in perpetual bliss he was spending everyday at work with his idol then going home and spending all night with his lover. Not to mention he hadn't seen or heard a thing about Aizawa or ASK the whole time. There had only been one incident the whole time and Shuichi was completely unaware of it.
They had just finished a practice run with Ryuichi, Shuichi and him were singing two songs together as an encore and needed to practice together. Noriko had left early and Tohma had been to busy to attend so it had just been Ryuichi and Bad Luck. Shuichi was to busy goofing around with his idol to notice someone watching him, Hiro on the other hand noticed right away. He halted in the door to the studio glaring at Aizawa who stood down the hall. His sudden stop had cause Suguru to bump into him, when the guitarist didn't seem to notice he stood on his tiptoes to see what the other teen was looking at. Suguru's eyes widened as the lead singer of ASK gave Hiro the finger and then walked casually back down the hall. Suguru looked back at Hiro to find the red heads teeth clenched tightly and his fists stiff at his side.
"Nakano hey what was that about?" Suguru asked shaking him slightly.
"What!" Hiro snapped rounding on the keyboardist. Suguru jumped back and Hiro's expression immediately softened realizing he'd startled his friend.
"Sorry Fujisaki, I-I just really fucking hate that guy." Hiro growled.
"I hadn't noticed." Suguru replied straightening his clothes. "You can call me Suguru you know we're friends after all." He looked up waiting for Hiro to confirm what he'd just said. The taller teen was giving him a look he couldn't place.
"So just like that we're friends then?" Hiro asked using his arm to block the door as Suguru tried to exit. The shorter teen looked up at him throughnarrowed eyes.
"Well fine if you don't consider me a friend then likewise." He hoped the pain of being turned down didn't show through in his eyes. He tried to push through the door but was pushed back into the room and plunged into darkness as Hiro closed the door. Everything had already been shut down in the studio so the only light was the small stream coming from under the door.
"What the hell are you doing?" Suguru's panic filled voice cried out. All he could make out was the outline of Hiro's form advancing on him. He back up as far as he could until he bumped into the counter that held all the recording instruments. Hiro placed his palms on either side of the counter behind him and he could feel the warm breath of the other teen against his cheeks. Suguru choked back the gasp that threatened to escape him at the close proximity of his band mate.
"Who ever said I just wanted to be your friend?" Hiro said softly.
"I don't understand what you mean." Suguru's breath was hitching as he tried to talk. His eyes went wide in the dark as Hiro pressed his lips against his in a chaste kiss. It was short but sweet and he only pulled away far enough to press their foreheads together. Suguru thought his heart was going to beat itself out of his chest.
"I'm sorry if I offended you, but I really like you Suguru." Hiro whispered. Suguru's knees turned to jelly when he heard his name pass over Hiro's gorgeous lips. He did the only thing he could think of he wrapped his arms around the taller teens neck and pressed his lips back against the others. Hiro's shock didn't last near as long as Suguru's had and he quickly wrapped his arms around the other teen's waist. The kiss quickly became more passionate and Suguru could hardly stand. Hiro seemed to notice this and grabbed him by his upper thighs placing him on the counter. He let his hands move up to the others hips and massage slowly. To Hiro's surprise it was Suguru's tongue that snaked out asking for entrance first. Hiro opened his mouth allowing the smaller teens tongue in.
Shuichi was all the way down the hall chatting with Ryuichi when he realized they had lost Hiro and Fujisaki along the way. He looked around Ryuichi joining him but there was no trace of either one. Ryuichi's sudden shouting caused Shuichi to turn coming face to face with Tohma. He looked to the side to see Ryuichi climbing on K's back and shouting about how the practice was going.
"Well since I'm here why don't we run through both songs it won't take more than twenty minutes." Tohma said smiling as he made his way down the hall.
"But Hiro and Fujisaki just disappeared we don't know where they went." Shuichi said jogging to catch back up with his boss.
"I'll call from the studio and have them paged I doubt they could get out of the building that fast. And if they did it wont take K more than a few seconds to drag them screaming back." Tohma grinned pushing the door to the studio open and flipping the light on.
Neither Hiro or Suguru were sure how long they'd been making out when the door opened and the light turning on brought them out of their bliss. Both turned at the same time to see who had disturbed their peace and both froze not knowing what to do. Hiro jumped away hands in the air and Suguru slid off the counter turning a bright red.
Tohma's face was still plastered with its usual smile as he took in the scene before him. Shuichi's jaw was at his feet and all he could do was stare in awe. K had begun to giggle to himself and Ryuichi blinked a few times chewing on Kumagoro's ear. Luck would have it that Ryuichi was also the first one who was capable of any form of speech.
"Kumagoro and I saw that in a movie the other day!" He shouted rushing into the room to ask questions.
Shuichi released a yelp as he was shoved into the room by K.
"Stay away from me your boy love is contagious!" He mocked ducking behind Tohma pretending to be scared. Shuichi glared at him.
"Oh it is well then I'm gonna give it to you too K!" Shuichi shouted lunging for his manager. K bolted out the door teasing Shuichi as he went. Ryuichi not having the faintest clue what was going on dashed after them screaming, "Tag tag tag!"
Tohma brought his hand to his forehead he could feel a headache coming on.
"T-Tohma-san you're not mad are you?" He heard his cousin whisper in a fearful voice.
"I'm not mad just very surprised. Why do I always have to find out about these things like this? Why couldn't you people just tell me? First Eiri and now Suguru I'm afraid of who's going to be next. Please from now on just warn me tell me anything but letting me walk in on it." It was meant as more of silent prayer to what ever god cared to listen. He looked up to see his cousin still looking extremely nervous. He smiled genuinely, "Don't worry I really don't mind if this is what the two of you want."
Suguru simply nodded and Hiro looked like he might faint from happiness. Tohma turned on his heel shutting the door as he exited the studio. 'I need to have "Occupied" lights put on these doors.' He thought as he headed down the hall. He turned the corner to find Shuichi latched to K's waist and Ryuichi latched to Shuichi's. K was laughing manically; Shuichi was screaming "Cooties" over and over, while Ryuichi chanted "You're it you're it."
"If you would all kindly stop." Tohma said his voice ice cold. It took effect immediately the three of them lined up in front of their boss. "Now Ryuichi you come with me I'm taking you home. K if you would be so kind as to escort Shuichi home." It wasn't a question it was an order. As soon as they were out of eyesight Shuichi began screaming at his manger again Tohma could hear it till the elevator closed. Ryuichi was standing chewing on his bunny's ear looking like a lost puppy.
"Come on Ryuichi I'll take you home." He said heading toward the elevator after Shuichi and K had gone.
"Hey Tohma?" He asked as they stepped into the elevator.
"What?" Tohma asked exasperated.
"What are cooties?" Ryuichi was staring at him with large scared eyes. Tohma closed his own eyes vowing to hunt Shuichi down the next day and give him a good beating.
Eiri was sitting in his study working on his novel when Shuichi came storming in and demanded to know if he had any medical dictionaries. Eiri by now was used to Shuichi barging into his study what caught him off guard was the strange demand for a medical dictionary. He did, as a matter of a fact, have one to use when he decided that his characters needed some sort of incurable disease. He nodded and pointed to a shelf across the room. Shuichi stormed over to it and pulled it out then disappeared back out into the recesses of the house. Eiri spent a whole hour trying to ignore what had happened but his curiosity finally got the better of him and he went out in search of his lover. He found Shuichi sitting on the floor in the living room pouring over the dictionary.
"If you don't mind me asking what the hell are you doing?" Eiri stated.
"Eiri is it true?" Shuichi's small voice asked.
"Is what true?" He replied apprehensively he wasn't sure he wanted to know what was going on.
"Is it true that because we're gay we can infect other people and make them gay too?" He asked turning pleading eyes up to the novelist. Eiri for the first time in awhile was stunned into silence. The mental picture of himself strangling the singer to death popped into his mind and he had to leave the room before he made it a reality.
"It is true then isn't it? We're contagious what are we gonna do Eiri they'll lock us up if they find out." Shuichi was now clinging desperately to his lover.
"Who the hell told you that being gay was contagious?" Eiri demanded prying his lover from around his waist and standing him before him.
"We walked in on Hiro and Suguru kissing and K said it was because I was contagious." Shuichi had broken out in tears by the end of his explanation. Shuichi would have continued to cry if Eiri hadn't begun to snicker.
"It's not funny! What if Tohma gets it next!" Shuichi cried out. That sent Eiri over the edge and he was practically rolling on the floor laughing. Shuichi gave him a kick for good measure but before he could get his foot back Eiri had grabbed him and brought him tumbling to the floor next to him.
"Well if we are contagious then the rest of the world is screwed." Eiri said kissing Shuichi and quickly dismissing all thoughts from the singers head.
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Nekoheero: Well Ryuichi is crazy but in the cute huggable sort of way. I took the liberty of making him absolutely insane he's not quite so weird in the manga but he does have his moments. Just wait till you get all of the manga Ryuichi's one of my favorite characters!