Shinishu: Finally we're back again! I don't know when I am going to load this up since my computer is a bitch and won't let me in the net, but I hope some of you are still reading this...
Eiri: I don't know what to say.
Shinishu: Do you ever, sweetie??? Anyways I have to exclaim something!
Eiri: And what would that be?
Shinishu: That I left out Valentines Day on purpose in this story!
Eiri: Ah. And now? Want a prize?
Shinishu: No, just in case someone is wondering why I did that.
Eiri: Uhu.
Shinishu: ... glares
Eiri: Uh... why...?
Shinishu: Ah, someone was wondering! (Eiri: ... -.-' ) Well it's just that VD is very sweet and fluffy, I love reading sweet and fluffy Gravy VD fictions... but when I try to write something sweet and fluffy it gets just sappy and cheesy...
Eiri: And we wouldn't want that now...
Shinishu: Right! And since it already gets sweet and fluffy when I'm writing on a 'normal' topic, we can just leave it at that!
Summary: x-over with FF X, but it's not necessary to know it Shindou Shuichi is not just a random new kid at school, he's none other than the little brother of Tidus, star Blitz Ball player and everybody's idol. Through a few circumstances he gets to meet Uesugi Eiri, coolest guy in school. Originally he and Tidus don't really like each other but when Eiri has to give Tidus extra tuition, things begin to change for Shuichi. If it at least wasn't for his strange dreams and this nasty voice in his head...
Warnings: Hmm, some uncommon pairings?
Rating: For now it's T, but could move up later on...
Amor Fati
Chapter Nine: Don't Eat, 'Cuz It's... Too Sweet!
Ever since he could remember Fridays had been his favourite. Shuichi really hadn't a concrete answer to the why and how, it was the usual things. School was finally over, the weekend finally had arrived, he had no homework to do until late Sunday evening(when he would remember that he had indeed homework to do...), he could do what he wanted, and sleep as long as the bed would hold him! Who didn't like that?!
And today was one of that wonderful, scintillating, tremendous days: It was Friday! Thank all the goddesses above. And what was a soon-to-be-16-year-old to do on that lovely Friday? Shuichi couldn't really think of something special so he did what he always liked to do on Fridays: He went shopping at the mall. Now that was something the pink haired generally enjoyed. He could wander from shop window to shop window, play all the video games he couldn't afford and there always was the sweet taste of stracciatella ice-cream! What more could a boy want?
Nothing, really. That thought at least his stomach as he happily munched on a stick of strawberry-pocky. He sat on one of the benches and watched the people around him. That was something he liked, too. There was no better way to study other people as watching them shopping. There were families who rushed through the stores, barely noticing the youngest son had disappeared into the nearby Toys'R'Us. But a few minutes after they passed, the mother would return shrieking, dragging her complaining child away with her and away from the beloved toy store.
Shuichi chuckled to himself nearly choking on his sweets. Earlier he had been watching a young couple going into one of the jewellery stores, wondering if they would come out smiling. However it seemed that the ring had been too expensive, for the girl stomped off angrily, her boyfriend desperately trying to keep up with her without having to run.
"Shuichi-kun? Is that you?"
The pink haired quickly turned towards the voice that came from next to him. He had been a little out of it since he hadn't even noticed someone coming close. A little surprised he looked up to meet the gaze of two familiar black eyes. He stared right at the black version of Eiri.
"Uh... hi!" He smiled brightly at his friend's brother. Disturbing as it was, sometimes he wasn't too sure whether he could refer to Eiri as his boyfriend or anything at all. Sometimes he was nice and caring and then he would act as if Shuichi didn't even exist. He inwardly sighed at the train of thoughts. That was stuff that was just too complicated to be thought about on one of his precious Fridays.
The younger teen plopped down next to him. Damn, what was his name again? The last time he saw him, Shuichi had been rather... well back then he had had other things in mind, like not falling unconscious or something like that. But he had to remember at least his first name (1)!There was something... something with a 'T'... hm, not Tidus... and definitely not Taki...
"Tatsuha!" He finally cried in triumph. Ha, he just knew he would remember!
"Yeah? What is it?" The black haired seemed to mistake the returning of Shuichi's memories for an address. However, that mistake was nothing life threatening despite it's creating a rather unnerving silence. Several seconds passed without one of the two boys saying anything. Not caring about the two boys in the middle of the mall the countless people around them went on with their shopping tours.
"So... what are you doing on such a nice Friday at the mall?" Shuichi finally turned to Tatsuha. Said boy didn't seem all too eagerly to answer the question. With a great sigh he finally replied.
"Trying desperately to get a present for my stupid brother. Tomorrow he turns eighteen... That fiend doesn't deserve any gifts at all, just yesterday he called me a lousy worm just because he felt like it! And I don't know what he'd like, I mean..."
Shuichi paled. Tatsuha's brother as known as Eiri was going to turn eighteen tomorrow as known as birthday. And he didn't have a present!!!! As if in delirium he slowly rose from his seat and stood in front of the other teen completely shutting out his complaining.
"I'm sorry, Tatsuha-kun... I've almost forgotten... I have to run some really important errands... No time to talk... Gotta go, bye Tatsuha!"
Dumbfounded the raven haired stared after the pink whirlwind that dashed off and set a complete new record. He sweat-dropped. That was really weird. He had never seen someone act that strange. But then again he had this cold hearted bastard brother and the creepy laughing paedophile sister that wouldn't ever help him with his problems and acted like a mother hen. Who was he to speak?
Shuichi stopped beside a newly opened 'Eatta Burga'. Now he had a problem. A rather big problem. He hadn't got the slightest clue what to get his 'boyfriend' (How he liked that sound!) for his birthday. What was he to do? Buy a bouquet of roses? Nah, that was too cheesy, Eiri wouldn't like it. Maybe he should buy a Music Chip(2)? But he didn't know what music Eiri liked, that was IF he liked music at all. He wouldn't put it past the blond to dislike any kind of distraction from his beloved silence. Hm, so what about a book? Yeah fine, but what books did Eiri read and which did he already have standing on his shelf? Corr, that was getting really difficult!
He had to come up with something else...
Not really blessed with hope of finding something he wandered through the endless ways of the mall. A jeweller crossed his path and the magnetism of the shop window was huge. Shuichi soon found himself drooling over a pair of matching silver rings for couples. He could have their initials engraved! But Eiri would simply chop off his head if he gave him a ring, initials made it all worse. Shuichi sighed. He didn't know Eiri's ring size anyway. Why was the older just so difficult when it came to romantic things? He wouldn't like anything usual. But that was it. Eiri was special so he deserved a special present. Was he going to find that at a mall???
Now totally discouraged he slumped in a nearby chair. What the heck was he to do? He could write a song especially for Eiri – nope, Eiri didn't like his lyrics, he wrote better ones.
He could paint a picture – that was IF he could paint at all, adding he wasn't a five-year-old anymore, even though Eiri always said so.
Great, he didn't know what to do and the birthday was TOMORROW! No time to think it over! What was he to do? Wrap himself up in a satin ribbon and present himself? (He could almost see Eiri's perverted mind gleaming up in his golden eyes at that.) No way. That was totally out of question.
So what? Now was he exactly there were he had been ten half an hour ago – at the beginning.
"Oh honey, that was simply delicious! You know me too well!"
"Well of course my little sweet tooth. You can't resist any sweets now, can you?"
"No, but your chocolate cake is the best in the world! I could marry you only for that one!"
Shuichi sighed. At least the passing by couple had not his problems. The girl sure was a good baker and treated her boyfriend with yummy sweet...
"That is it!" he suddenly came out of his thoughts and jumped out of his seat. His eyes glinted with new found power after his little brain-storming. People almost turned around, swearing that they had heard a thunder.
"A cake! Yes!! I'm going to bake the most delicious cake Eiri-kun has ever had in his whole lifetime! Or even better: I'm going to bake the very best cake of this whole century! He won't ever turn me down ever again after he tasted it!"
Now he had his self-confidence back he strode into the nearest grocery store to get the necessitates.
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Okay, now he had everything prepared. He had the flour, the butter, the sugar and he had found the rest of what he needed. He had put on his favourite apron with the cute little black sheep on it and even tucked up his hair so the pink strands wouldn't disturb him.
Right now he was fighting to untangle the wires of the old fashioned mixer. He put all the ingredients for his short pastry into the bowl and started mixing them. Has it to be mentioned that only too soon he had a great amount of flour in his hair and flying around in the kitchen? He kept on mixing for a few noisy minutes and then stopped the machine.
Eying his pastry suspiciously he dipped a finger in and tried it. It surely lacked sugar! That damn recipe! A little annoyed he reached for the sugar and poured in quite an amount. Mixing again he stopped after a few moments and tried again.
"Hn, that's much better now! Now it's good!" he said to himself as he covered the bowl and put it into the refrigerator and began slicing the apples.
Shuichi wasn't that great of a cook but he loved baking. When his father was expecting guests he always made something nice for tea. Occasionally he even made the bread for their sandwiches by himself. Tidus didn't complain about his baking skills, he got himself a second or a third piece of cake every time.
He hummed a little song. It was already five in the afternoon and Tidus and his father would certainly be home soon. He had decided to bake two cakes. One for Tidus to taste if it was presentable and the other for Eiri exclusively. He didn't want Eiri to drop dead if he somehow had gotten the wrong things into the pastry after all. What else did he have an older brother for?
When he finally finished preparing the apples he noticed that the pastry was ready as well. So he went on making his super delicious apple pies not caring whether Tidus would be making fun of him if he saw him like that. The elder Shindou son had a habit of laughing his tonsils out when he saw his little brother's apron. Most of the time Shuichi generously ignored that. It was just envy anyway.
Sitting beside the stove and waiting could be really boring. Shuichi didn't know what to do with his time. He was just too nervous to do anything besides waiting, though. Maybe he should sing a song? No, he wasn't in the mood for singing. All he could think about was if Eiri-kun was going to like the cake.
Now that he thought about it he didn't even know if Eiri liked cakes at all. He hadn't the slightest clue. Oh, great now! What if he didn't like sweets? Or if he was allergic to something in the cake? The apples maybe? Or sugar? Or even the flour?!
No, he had to stay calm. There was no need in getting paranoid now. He wouldn't be able to help it if Eiri really was allergic to something. But that was most unlikely, wasn't it? After all, who was allergic to flour? Nothing to fuss over.
So far so good. Hey, had someone ever noticed that yellow and red stripes on a towel looked kind of dazzling? If you stared at it too long your head would begin to spin.
No... have to stop looking...don't wanna be dazzled... Have to stop right now.
And what now? Shuichi played with his hair. He was starting to really get annoyed. He had to do something else than sit around and wait! There were still forty-five minutes to go!
"Hey, Shui-chan what are you doing? It smells really... nice here."
Shuichi turned to look at his brother whose eyes seemed like dinner plates. He had been so caught up in his boredom that he hadn't noticed the elder sibling enter.
"Hey Tidus, are you finally back from Yuna's? Nice seeing you this week."
"Hey, do I hear sarcasm somewhere in those lines?"
Shuichi stuck out his tongue. Okay, so he hadn't been acting like a caring little baby-brother, but how could he help it? He wished he could spend more time with Eiri, too. The older didn't seem much excited about introducing him to his family, be it friend or lover. At school he tried his best to avoid him and if that didn't work he simply ignored him. He could understand him, really. After all they both were guys and Shuichi wasn't exactly what you would call the most normal boy at Zarnakand High, and Eiri wasn't just some guy who could do as he pleased for he didn't get any attention either!
But somehow Shuichi still wished that Eiri would be a little nicer to him, especially in public. He always felt so stupid when the blond treated him like the idiot he seemed to be. Though he wouldn't let Eiri know it, it always hurt when he did that.
The only times when everything was fine was when Eiri was at the Shindou's and Tidus was absent. That didn't happen too often, but it still happened. Then Eiri would actually say something more or less nice and speak to him. After the incident with Aizawa all those weeks ago he wasn't even comfortable with the idea of pretending to be friends with Shuichi anymore. He said that Shuichi might let something slip, which was total nonsense, of course! Shuichi never let anything slip! Really!
Being with Eiri could be truly maddening. Sometimes Shuichi felt the need to just crash the elder's head into the nearest wall, only a figure of speech of course. Would this ever stop?
"Not likely..." he muttered to himself sighing deeply. That was just something that came along with being with Eiri. Excitement. Danger. Ah well, let's not forget about anger and depression.
"What's not likely? There was sarcasm, don't even try to deny it! My ears are quite good, you know? I'm not that dumb."
A little taken aback Shuichi looked at his brother. He was still there! Wrapped up in his musings he had totally forgotten about him! Argh, what was Eiri doing to him?! He couldn't even keep up a conversation for five minutes anymore!
"Sorry, I didn't mean that! I was... thinking of something..." He quickly excused himself.
The blond eyed him closely. "Something as in someone???" he questioned sceptically.
Shuichi blushed, caught in the act. "That's none of your business!" he quickly covered his embarrassment.
Tidus grinned from ear to ear. "Aha! I knew it!"
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How he hated this goddamn day. No, hating wasn't the right word. He despised it. Loathed it. That was more like it. He couldn't remember any year he had enjoyed this date. Not once. He was forced to spent time with his family, for crying out loud! Every year it was just the same.
It would all start off seemingly harmless. Mika would buy him a rather nice cake and they would all have breakfast together. Then they would get to the presents. Even Tatsuha tried to get him something every year, no matter how useless it was. Last time it had been a biro. The year before it had been a pink tie. And he could still remember receiving a pair of socks one year. SPORT SOCKS! How dumb was that?! But it was the good will that mattered, wasn't it? Though he really wasn't sure if Tatsuha even knew how to spell 'good will'. That was certainly something that didn't belong to his vocabulary.
After they were done with the presents the trouble would start. His father would remark upon his age and how he was the eldest son, blah blah. He really should find himself a nice girlfriend, it wasn't normal to be single at his age especially with his good looks. He would go on about how he knew this nice daughter of a neighbouring temple or that girl of one of his friends.
He would always try to stay calm, but that he only carried out until his sister interfered. When she began rambling about god knows what he usually lost his temper. After half an hour of loud voiced discussion, shouting and often cursing he always stalked off to somewhere and never got back until the late evenings.
He was lucky that at least this year he was able to escape all this stress. Without Tidus knowing he had talked him into letting him come over and study for some random test. Everything was fine with him as long as he didn't have to spend his birthday at home. Tidus didn't know about his birthday and even if he did, he wouldn't really care. That was a somehow refreshing thought. And maybe, just maybe he could tease Shuichi a little.
Wait. Where had that thought come from? Was he really looking forward to seeing the pink haired kid nowadays? What had gotten into him? Had he been hurt on the head sometime through the past few weeks?
Well he couldn't exactly remember that but that was the point after being hit on the head, wasn't it?
Mumbling some incoherent words he continued his way from the bus station to the Shindou's house. As it was still February it was pretty cold outside so he decided to take the shortcut through the park. It had been snowing the last few nights and everything was covered with a thick white blanket. He almost allowed himself to smile at the beauty of his surroundings. And it wasn't often that he was tempted to smile at something as trivial as his environment. Picking up his pace he walked by a playground. He was just about to take another path that led out of the park when he suddenly heard a voice shouting.
"WATCH OUT!"
And then there was nothing, except for the ground suddenly getting nearer. Only when his face came in contact with the cold snow did he realize what just happened: A ball had been hitting him across the head.
Angrily he pushed himself off of the ground, brushing the snow off his clothes as not to get them wet. He quickly turned around to see a red haired running towards him, looking rather worried. He had seen him before.
"Hey, sorry dude! Is everything okay with you?! Are you hurt?"
Now that he heard his voice Eiri recognized him. It was Wakka, one of the Blitz Ball players of the school's team. Eiri only glared him down.
"I'm fine. Thanks. Next time you try to kill someone make sure you do it properly so he'll not live through it to accuse you."
With that he turned and walked away, leaving the confused boy behind. When he was out of sight he rubbed his sore head. That one had hit one or two nerves! And did anyone see the irony in there? Just as he thought about being hit across the head he was hit by a Blitz Ball! Yes, he really hated this date.
O
"So, how is it?" Shuichi looked expectantly at his brother who was just about trying his cake. That was only the prototype, of course. The real cake was in a pretty box with a red ribbon wrapped around it. The other pieces of his prototype where arranged on a round plate for the others to eat.
Tidus slipped the piece into his mouth and tried a bite. Instantly his face fell.
"Urgh! Is that sweet! TOO sweet! How much sugar did you pour in? A ton?"
Shuichi couldn't believe it. What kind of sick joke was that? His brother couldn't really mean that the cake, EIRI'S CAKE, was spoilt! There was no way that could happen. Quickly he tried a piece.
"No... That can't be real! It IS too sweet!"
In fact it was so sweet he could hardly even swallow it! There was way too much sugar in it! Great now! And what did he do now? There was no time to bake a new one. Firstly he was out of sugar and secondly Eiri would be arriving in less than an hour.
He realized that he had nothing for his boyfriend's eighteenth birthday. Absolutely nothing. Not even a simple cake.
Tears were forming in his eyes. What was he going to do? He had wanted to surprise Eiri with the cake! It had all sounded so romantic in his thoughts! He was going to give Eiri his cake and he would be so surprised that he would confess his undying love for him! Then they would make love and marry and have children, and... Okay, maybe that was a little bit exaggerated. But only a little.
And now? Now he didn't have anything. That was it. The first tear spilled, trailing down his cheek. His life was ruined forever! Eiri would hate him now!
Nearly choking on his sudden sobs he ran upstairs towards his room. He couldn't possibly look Eiri in the eyes now, not ever again.
When he arrived in his room he threw himself onto the bed, crying furiously. There was no need holding back the tears now. He would just cry until he drowned. Yeah, that sounded good. So he didn't have to bear the shame of ruining Eiri-kun's birthday.
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A few hours later he woke from restless sleep. He had dreamed about that dude again. That silly, blue-haired, creepy-voiced and most of all PERVERTED dude!
As usual he had been trying to molest him, so nothing special. But still. He had never seen the guy before, so why was he dreaming of him so often? And why could he remember every little detail afterwards? That just wasn't normal.
But anyways, now he was a little hungry. Crying and sleeping always made him hungry. And in fact, his stomach was growling rather loudly.
But then again, everything made him hungry. It wasn't just the crying and the sleep. But that made him especially hungry. Very hungry. Well then, on to the kitchen, before he starved to death. Not that that would make any difference. His life was ruined after all, he hadn't forgotten about that. But if he starved to death now his brother and father would have to arrange a funeral for him and Yuna would have to dance and give him the last blessing. That would cause much trouble... And he wouldn't get to see Eiri ever again! That would be really terrible. So no starving to death right now! Besides, starving was a really uncomfortable way of dying. He didn't have to have that. He would prefer just to... He didn't know how he wanted to die. Maybe that was because he didn't want to die just now, but one could never know...
Rubbing the last sleep from his eyes he entered the kitchen. Nothing had prepared him for the sight that was to await him. There, near the kitchen counter right beside the plate of his ruined cake stood Eiri, about to put one of the over sugared treats into his mouth. Shuichi nearly screamed.
"No, Yuki! That's really not a good idea!" his brother called from behind.
But the blond wouldn't listen to him, it was too late. The sugary sweet piece made his way into Eiri's awaiting mouth. Shuichi gulped. Now everything was too late. Images of the past flashed in his inner eyes. Eiri drinking a glass of water. Eiri eating ice-cream. Eiri grinning at him. Eiri being kidnapped by aliens (Now where had that come from? He wasn't too keen on knowing it). Nothing would bring those times back now. His Eiri-kun was going to die.
Shuichi watched nervously as Eiri gulped the piece of cake down. Everything seemed to happen in slow-motion. His heart hammered wildly against his chest. Surely he would start a coughing fit anytime soon. Maybe now? No, Eiri didn't start coughing. His face stayed serene, it didn't wrinkle in some mock disgust. The blond stayed perfectly normal. Both Shuichi and his brother stood gaping at the elder.
"May I take another one?" he asked simply not betraying any kind of emotion.
Tidus stared. "Uh... sure." He finally rasped out. He too was beyond words now. How could Yuki-kun stand the tons of sugar that had to be in the cake? Didn't his teeth scream in pain by the very taste of it? Had he even noticed the abundance of sweetness? Did he notice the amount of sugar in the cake that made your nails curl up on your toes?
If he did, he certainly didn't show it not with any flick of the eye.
So the two disturbed brothers watched rather speechlessly as their guest contently ate away on his second piece of over-sugared, sickening-sweet piece of sugary cake.
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So what now? Eiri certainly had enjoyed the cake, even though his brother had spit it out the second he had it in his mouth. Should he still give him the birthday cake? He had had spent hours in the kitchen after all. His precious time wouldn't be wasted. And Eiri didn't seem to care about the exact amount of sugar.
But still...
What if it would have any belated consequences? Shuichi couldn't stand the thought of possibly having caused his Eiri some kind of ulcer or pneumonia (although pneumonia wasn't caused from too much sugar, but Shuichi didn't mind that fact very much).
So should he really?
Uncertain of what to do the pink haired youth sat on his bed. It was slowly getting dark outside; the sun had just passed the bridge in the centre of the city. Little white snowflakes danced behind his window and they gained size after a while. With one ear he listened to the conversation downstairs.
Eiri seemed to have given up on trying hammering the facts for the upcoming test into Tidus head and now they appeared to be chatting, almost like friends. Shuichi couldn't really make out their exact words, but the soft murmur of Eiri's voice through the wall calmed him and excited him at the same time.
He didn't want Eiri to think that he had forgotten his birthday or that he just didn't care. He wanted to show his boyfriend that he cared very much in fact but what if Eiri didn't like the cake in the end? It could have been that he just had pretended to like the cake earlier so as not to be impolite. But then again, when had Eiri ever said or done something to be polite? He didn't occur to be a person who gave anything about outer appearances...
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Slipping on his shoes Eiri turned to wave his goodbyes to Tidus. It had been a hard day. The idiot wasn't able to memorize even the simplest things he tried to explain to him. They had argued over a few lines for hours and afterwards they still hadn't made any progress. So about one hour and a half ago they finally had quit learning much to Tidus delight and Eiri's sanity.
Tidus had rambled on about some jocks at school they both happened to know and then gossiped about Aizawa and his... buddies as he put it.
Eiri had kept calm on the outside of course. He didn't want Tidus to think he had had a hand in them receiving their well earned punishment. Officially they had admitted it on their own choice. That's at least what they told everyone after the little chitchat he had with them.
"You should be careful, it started snowing again" Tidus advised and wrinkled his nose. He didn't like winter.
"You're not my mother you know."
"Yes, I've noticed."
"Then don't act as if you were." Eiri grumbled into his coat and put on his gloves. "I'll live."
Tidus' behaviour was starting to get on his nerves. Why did everyone think they must pry their nose into his business? He got along very well, thanks.
"And you're sure you don't want to..."
"NO!" the blonde said and slammed the door shut behind him. "Goddamn... Why does everyone have to be so fucking annoying today?! It's the same every year..." he muttered and started his long journey home, glad to leave the annoying blond boy behind him.
But he shouldn't get very far. Two steps to be exact. Then he turned to a soft coughing sound behind him. His eyes came to rest upon a very not-coated Shuichi. His cheeks were bright pink and Eiri found himself distinctly wondering if it was from the cold or if that had other reasons.
"What do you want? Make it quick, you're catching a cold only in your pullover out here."
Shuichi looked up surprised. So Eiri was worried about his health?
"Uhm... I just... I wanted to give you this..."
He held out a large white carton with a ribbon timidly wrapped around it. The blonde stared at it with surprised eyes.
"I know... it's not much... but I thought... I..."
Eiri lifted the lid and inside was a sweet looking and delicious smelling cake, like the one that he had had earlier today.
"Happy birthday."
Shuichi's face was getting redder with the second now. So it hadn't been the low temperatures after all. Eiri grinned at the stuttering youth. Only god knew how he had known that it was his birthday today, but for once he didn't care.
He smiled to himself and placed the box with the cake on a dry spot on the floor.
"That is very sweet of you... Shu-chan." He purred and stepped towards his petite boyfriend who looked surprised to say the least.
"Shu... 'Shu-chan?'" he asked awkwardly, stepping back. Eiri was scary when he was like this. Like a tiger or a panther stalking his defenceless prey, ready to pounce it. Shuichi gulped at his own thoughts. That hadn't helped.
"Eiri...? What... Hey, Tidus is in there!" He hissed uncertain of what else to do. Eiri had come closer and now had him backed up against the front door.(3)
"And I should care exactly because...?"
"He- he may notice!"
"Not if you shut up now."
Before Shuichi could so much as protest Eiri had met his lips with his own. Letting go of all thoughts about being caught Shuichi relaxed into the kiss as he always did when Eiri shut him up this very special way. They stayed so for a little while and shortly after the older deepened the kiss he already pulled away.
Shuichi's face very much reminded him of a ripe tomato.
"Thank you."
With that Eiri picked up the box again and finally turned to leave.
"I'll see you around!" Shuichi called after him, not trusting his knees to hold his weight yet and therefore holding onto the door handle for safety.
So it wasn't that bad now, was it?, Shuichi thought to himself. Had he seen the self-content grin that now spread on his lover's lips, surely wouldn't have gotten any sleep that night.
TBC...
(1) I do not have to mention that he already knows his last name, do I? Ah, if just Shuichi would stop being so messed up and realize that he in fact knows it!!!
(2) A Music Chip is a follow up of our CDs and mp3 players. I invented it just for this story, as it is an x-over with Final Fantasy X it's somewhat set in the future, don't pay too much attention to it.
(3) Somehow... Shuichi seems to be pressed up against walls a lot, doesn't he? Well, since it's the same in the anime and manga he won't care. And me neither, for it's not that bad of a situation, is it now? grin
Shinishu: Ha!!! There!! FINISHED!!!
Eiri-chan: You're sure you don't want to write more?
Shinishu: Huh...? Since when do you want me...? What do you want me to write...?
Eiri-chan: hentaigrin
Shinishu: OH!! You!!!!! No, you won't get laid yet, sorry luv.
Eiri-chan: Damn.
Shinishu: Don't worry, someday... when we are all much older you finally get to sleep with him... I have such a scene flying around somewhere in my notes...
Eiri-chan: Good... He he he.
Shinishu: But not any time soon!!!
Eiri: Crap.