After hanging up the phone, Shuichi told himself that he had to be strong! There was no time for sloppiness! He needed the courage to face his dad. He drifted to Yuki's place to pack his stuff. Packing almost everything, leaving only his little doggie plushie, Mr. Snuggles to keep Yuki company while he was away.

He walked towards the door. Trying not to look back. He knew he won't be back for a while. He would miss everything bout this place for the next few weeks. He left the keys to this house on the table. Leaving a note beside it for Yuki.

The note writes:

I'm leaving Mr. Snuggles here to keep you company.. TREAT him NICELY! .

Well… urm.. I guess I won't be seeing you for a while. Take care kay?.. I'll be missing you... sore ja..

Muacks,

Shuichi…

Opening the door, he left this place where he felt safe. Not looking back was hard. Really hard. He waited for the lift, while waiting, he drifted into deep thoughts. Wondering wat he did wrong this time to make his dad wanting to see him so desperately. The disturbance of the phone woke him up. There was text message for him from Hiro.

" When are you leaving to Okinawa? Want me to drop you in the train station?'

Shuichi text back " Naaahhh… I'll be fine alone. Don't worry bout me. Anyways.. I wanna be alone for a while! Thanks Hiro."

"Okay.. just be careful. I might not be able to solve your problems, but I'll be there supporting you always! Take care."

Meanwhile, as Shuichi was walking towards the exit of the building, he spotted Yuki driving his shiny black Mercedes into the parking basement. Trying his best to avoid Yuki, Shuichi quickly got into a cab and went to his old apartment.

I hope Yuki won't be mad at me. I hope he wouldn't be mad at me. I don't have the heart to say goodbye to him just yet. I'm just not ready! Please! Please Yuki don't call me! Time flies so fast tat shuichi did not realize that he was back at his own apartment. He paid the cab driver and unpacked his stuff as soon as he reached home. He left all his belongings there only bringing a few pairs of clothes and a fully packed and loaded first aid kit just in case.

Yuki opened the door and spotted the keys and note shuichi left on the coffee table. Yuki immediately picked up the note and read it.

Where is that idiot going? He dosen't have to leave his keys just because he's going back to his parent's place. It's not like he's never coming back. Then it hit him.Is he never coming back? What the god damn hell is happening here? that freaking idiot! What the hell does he think he is doing? He can't just leave the house like this! With that he picked up his phone and dialed shuichi's number.

Shuichi's phone ringed but he dared not pick up. He knew who was calling and he didn't have the guts to face him. He turned off his phone. Trying to avoid contact with Yuki as much as possible.

Yuki got pissed and I mean really pissed. He started to call Tohma and asked him if he knew that shuichi would be missing work. Tohma told him that he knew. K already informed him. Then he asked tohma if he knew the reason shuichi was off work. Tohma told him that hiro said that he had to go back to his parent's house for something and that was all he knew.

Mentioning hiro's name, he called hiro to ask when is he coming back.hiro told him that he had no idea. All hiro said was "one day you will know. When he is ready, he will tell wou what's going on"

Yuki threw his phone against the wall and he started to have little wept of tears. He had no idea what was going on. He wanted shuichi to explain what was happening. He wanted shuichi to be near him right now! This instance. He would be coming back in a week. Heck, no worries. Though yuki and with that, he promise that he will try calling shuchi in a few days.

The next day….

Shuichi arrived in Okinawa and he went to an apartment that he once used to stay before shifting to Tokyo. He called his mom and told her that he will be arriving Okinawa soon which was totally a lie. He unpacked some of his belongings and left the first aid kit there.

He went out to buy few more little things in the nearby supermarket and then returned. After reassuring that he had everything, he left for his parent's house. Upon reaching, he told the cab driver to stop a few blocks away from the house.

"shereuuud…" opened the door.

" Tadaimah.." said shuichi.

" okairi-nasai Shu-chan.." his mother greeted him and ran towards him to give him a big bear hug.

"I've missed you so much. How's things going with the band? You must be very tired after the long trip." Your room is till in the corner as usual." Said his mom.

Anxiously, he asked his mother "Ne.., where's dad?"

"He's out with a friend. He will be back soon." Knowing why shuichi asked. She tried to relax him a little as she knew what was going on in her son's mind. " Yu-chan is in her room. Why don't you pop by and say hi? I bet she will be very happy to see you!"

"mmm.. I will." Was all shuichi said.

"Knock knock…" said shuichi.

" Ehhhhhh… SHU-CHAN! What are you doing back home? I didn't know you were coming home." Replied his shocked little sister.

"Yup.. I'm home. Throwing his best nothing's happened look. So how's life?"

"it's as suckky as usual! Life in Okinawa is sooooooo and I mean sooooooooo boring! Heyyy… I've got a question!"

"okay.. shoot!"

"Is it true that your dating Eiri Yuki the famous novelist? Huh? Is it true? Tell me tell me!"

"hold on for a sec.. hold on for a sec… whats with that?"

"so are you? Are you?"

Shuichi paused for a while trying to find the best answer. He wasn't really sure that they

were really together together. So all he said was " were just close friends"

"aww.. are you sure? Coz you two look really like a couple! HA HA"

"wait.. are you teasing me?"

"no, I'm just asking" giggling off. " hey.. why are you back? For real!" Yuhiko said with a serious face. " Did dad ask you to come home?"

Shuichi tried to ignore her question. He tried to avoid eye contact with her. She knew that, dad called him here if not he wouldn't be here.

'why? Why did you come back? You do know what he's going to do! But still you come home! I don't want you ending up in the hospital like last time! I've had it already! I'm going to talk to him about this!"

"hey.. it's my business! Not yours!" Shuichi shouted at his sister. "anyways.. Kyo will be back soon! It's only another week! It's all I have to put with. Just another week. It's only a matter of time. Shuichi reassured her.

"……" she kept silent for a while. She wasn't angry at him or what so ever coz she knew that he was trying to protect her. She knew that he knew that their father will hit her if she stood up for him.

Shuichi ended the conversation and excused himself. He walked towards his room. He finally turned on his phone. There were about 63 missed calls and 12 text messages which were all from Yuki. He read the messages one by one. All the messages asked when will he be coming home. He replied all of them with a single and simple answer, SOON.

he wrote a message to Hiro saying:

hey.. I've arrived in Okinawa already. Basically nothing's changed.Don't worry bout me too much! Get some work DONE! Ha ha. Don't reply back!

He closed his phone and took a bath and had a light nap.