Disclaimer- Gravitation is not mine

Warnings-same.

Notes- Here's the second half.

(Chapter 5: What's in a name?)

The music playing in the studio was fast and loud. Tatsuha watched the band play through the glass window in the wall that divided the room. Shuichi was singing, Suguru was keeping an upbeat tempo on his keyboard, and Hiro was about to start his guitar solo. Despite all this, Tatsuha could only see and hear Ryuichi. He watched him closely, as he had done to all of his concert videos, and he felt privileged just being in his presence. He couldn't tear his eyes away from him, or his perfect body.

Ryuichi noticed all the attention he was getting and he didn't seem to mind it. It encouraged him, and he'd respond by moving his hips as he so often did on stage. He was a natural performer and Tatsuha was his audience.

When the music ended, they took their third break and rested for awhile. All four of them left the isolation booth to join Tatsuha in the control room, which was large with grey walls and lots of special equipment. There was a small table at one side of the room and it had a few chairs next to it. Ryuichi sat in one of them and talked to kumagoro. After a few minutes passed, Hiro and Suguru left to get drinks from a vending machine a few doors down.

Tatsuha stood in the back of the room and watched Ryuichi whisper something into his bunny's ear. He smiled and wondered what it was Ryu said to it, and what it said back. While he was pondering over their conversation, Shuichi walked up to him. He took a sip from his bottle of water and then cleared his throat. "So, what do you think?"

"I think Ryuichi is incredible!" Tatsuha answered his question with excitement in his voice.

"Well…I meant about the song, but Ryuichi is awesome isn't he?" Shuichi put his bottle down and stood next to him so that they both could watch their idol play with his bunny.

"Shuichi, you are so cool for setting this up! I can't believe I'm staring at the Ryuichi Sakuma!"

"Yeah, we've been planning to do something like this for awhile, and I thought you'd like to come since you didn't get into the concert." Shuichi looked up at him and grinned, "It's not exactly a Nittle Grasper concert, but it's something."

"This is even better than a Nittle Grasper concert! Thanks a lot, Shuichi!" Tatsuha was overcome with a sense of victory and he felt like rubbing someone's face in it. "When I get home, I'm gonna tell Mika I met Ryuichi without her help!"

"No! Don't do that!"

Tatsuha looked down at Shuichi with a confused look. For some reason, Shuichi looked upset.

"Why not?" he asked.

Shuichi began to whisper, "Because, I don't want it to get back to Seguchi-san that I brought you here to meet Ryuichi. I might get in trouble and Bad Luck could suffer. Ryuichi isn't even supposed to be here. He said he was supposed to meet with Seguchi-san, and I don't know if he'd like the idea of you two being in the same room together without him there to keep an eye on you.

Now Tatsuha looked upset. The very idea of Tohma keeping tabs on him made him angry, "Tohma doesn't have to watch me all the time! And Ryuichi doesn't have to listen to him either!"

Shuichi sighed, "All I'm saying is, Seguchi-san and Ryuichi have been friends for a long time. They spend so much time together. It only makes sense that Ryuichi trusts and listens to him.

Tatsuha stared at Ryuichi again. The lead vocalist had his back turned to him, and he was still playing with his pink bunny. Tatsuha's eyes sharpened and he gently bit his bottom lip. He eyed his prey with intensity, and Shuichi didn't like the look on his face at all. He could easily tell that Tatsuha was plotting something.

"…It's normal for Ryuichi to hang around Tohma, huh?" Tatsuha's lips formed a devious grin and his voice was deep and smooth, "In that case…I'll just have to steal him away, won't I?"

"Tatsuha!", Shuichi objected, "Quiet! He's right over there, he could hear you!"

"Oh, don't worry," he replied with a long sigh, "he's all the way across the room with kumagoro, there's no way he could've heard anything I've said."

"Just don't do anything I wouldn't do." And with that said Shuichi walked out of the room to join his other band mates.

Tatsuha was left alone with Ryuichi, and he felt it was the perfect time to get to know him better. He walked over to Ryu and stood next to him.

"Hi" he greeted, after taking a deep breath to calm his nerves. But Ryu didn't really seem to be paying attention. He was more focused on tossing Kumagoro up into the air. Tatsuha spoke a little louder, "Hello, Sakuma-san."

Ryuichi caught Kumagoro and then turned to him. He smiled, stood up from his chair, and placed the bunny on top of his head. "Hello, na no da."

Tatsuha smiled back at him, "Hi…I just wanted to tell you that you're an awesome singer and the song you're recording with Shuichi sounds great."

"Thanks, Tatsuba. Kumagoro and I love compliments."

Tatsuha paused for a moment, "…um…my name's Tatsuha, n-not that it's a big deal or anything."

"Oh? Right!" Ryuichi nodded, and Kumagoro fell from the top of his head to the floor. "oops."

"I'll get him for you." Tatsuha bent over and grabbed the bunny lying at his feet. He pulled himself back up with a cheerful grin on his face. "Don't worry," he laughed, "He's okay!"

There was that laugh again. Ryuichi was starting to become very fond of it. It left more of an impression on him than Tatsuha could've even realized, and he almost wished he could hear it all the time. There was something about the young monk that he admired a lot; he just wasn't sure what it was.

Ryuichi's expression matured a little, and his eyes glanced over the teenager's entire body. Tatsuha didn't notice the singer observing him, but he did notice a chocolate stain on the bunny's bowtie.

"…..he likes you."

Tatsuha looked up from Kumagoro and found himself staring directly into Ryu's eyes again, only this time they had changed. They were strong and even more breath-taking.

"W-what did you say?"

"I said, Kuma-chan likes you." Ryu moved closer to him, "He likes you a lot."

Tatsuha felt his hands shaking. Somehow, he was having trouble controlling his nerves. That was just the effect Ryuichi had on him. He tried not to let it show on his face and managed to gather some of his strength back. "Yeah," he replied, "but not as much as he likes sweets."

"How'd you know Kuma-chan likes sweets?"

"I just had a feeling he did."

"….I have feelings too sometimes. In fact, I had one just yesterday." Ryuichi reached out and wrapped both of his hands around the bunny Tatsuha was still holding. His hands brushed against Tatsuha's, and the shaking stopped. Ryu's touch was all he needed, even if it was only for a second.

Ryu took his Kuma-chan back and squeezed it against his chest. "It was a strong feeling," he continued, "and right now, I'm really glad I trusted it."

Tatsuha clenched his fists. It was now or never, and he'd waited long enough. He had something he really wanted to say, and he finally found the one person who he thought would actually listen. He took a deep breath, "Sakuma-san, I--"

"Wow, this is a recording studio?"

The sound of the door opening and a small, timid voice caught both of their attention, and they turned their heads towards it to see Komako standing in the doorway.

She took a step backwards and hesitated for a moment when she realized there were people already in the room.

"Oh!" she gasped, "I'm sorry. I didn't know people were working in here. I'll go somewhere else."

"No, it's okay Komako-san. Come in." Ryuichi recognized her immediately and motioned for her to step inside the room. When she saw him, she was a little surprised.

"Sakuma-san, you're here? But why? You weren't at the meeting."

"Something came up. I had to miss it," he explained.

She walked into the room and they began to talk for awhile. During their entire conversation, Tatsuha kept to himself. Ryuichi's attention had been taken from him, and he was more than determined to get it back. He grabbed his backpack, reached in, and pulled out a pen and a torn piece of paper. Ryuichi was suddenly reminded of Tatsuha's presence.

"Oh, I forgot." He turned and pointed at Tatsuha, and then looked back at Komako. "That kid over there is Tatsuka. He's Tohma's brother-in-law."

"Uh, Sakuma-san,…it's pronounced Tatsuha."

"Oh? Right!" Ryuichi nodded, and Komako blushed. She looked at Tatsuha, and noticed how handsome he was. She suddenly felt shy, and she couldn't bring herself to look directly at him. She rubbed her face, hoping that she could somehow get rid of the bright pink color in her cheeks.

"I-It's n-nice to meet you, Tatsuha," she stuttered. Tatsuha shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah…likewise." His body language said he didn't care.

At that moment, all three members of Bad Luck walked in, "Okay, we're ready to get back to recording." They walked back into the isolation both and over to their instruments. As Hiro and Suguru began to warm up, Shuichi called to Ryuichi. "Sakuma-san, we're getting ready to play."

"I'll be there in a minute!" he called back. He talked to Komako for a little bit longer.

"Okay, Komako-san, we're about to play again. It's a new song. Do you want to watch?"

"Yes. I'd love to, but first I have to visit the ladies room. I'll only be a minute." She placed her purse onto the table, walked towards the door, and called back to him as she was leaving, "I'll be right back! Don't start without me!"

Ryuichi watched her leave and then stood still for a minute. His arms were empty, and after a short while he realized that something was missing. "Kumagoro? Where'd you go?"

He looked down and saw the bunny lying on the ground. "Kumagoro!" he giggled, "What are you doing on the floor again? It's dirty!"

He bent over and grabbed the bunny, and as he began to pull himself back up he felt something press against the back of his knee. A hand slowly traveled up the back of his leg and lightly stroked his upper thigh.

Ryuichi gasped and stood up straight. The hand moved to the side of his thigh and fingers gently traced the stitching of his jeans all the way up to his back pocket, where they rested for a moment.

He started to blush. His heart was beating a little faster, and he took a few deep breaths in order to calm it. The hand pressed a little harder against him, and it did so in one of the most intimate ways possible. Then he felt something push into his pocket.

Shuichi called into the room again, "Hey! Tatsuha! Could you help me with this?"

The pressure Ryu felt suddenly stopped, but he didn't turn around. He heard footsteps behind him, walking towards the instruments.

Ryuichi slowly reached into his back pocket and pulled out a torn piece of paper that had been folded. He slowly unfolded it, and written on it was the name "Tatsuha Uesugi". There were numbers scribbled just below it.

"A phone number? …That was bold…and tempting."

He stared at it for awhile, and was about to put it back into his pocket. But then he paused and had second thoughts. He felt conflicted, and reluctantly made a decision to get rid of it. "It would be better for both of us," he whispered, and he dropped it into the nearest bag he could find—Komako's purse.

Ryuichi walked into the isolation booth, where Tatsuha was helping Shuichi set up his microphone. He stood in the doorway, staring at him, and the room suddenly seemed a lot smaller than it used to be.

"Shuichi, I can't stay here."

Everyone stopped what they were doing to listen to Ryuichi speak. The room was still, as if time had frozen, and everyone was quiet except for Shuichi. "Why, Sakuma-san?"

"I have to leave, now."

Ryuichi didn't stay to give any further answers and he quickly left the room. Tatsuha dropped everything he had in his hands and ran after him, leaving a large mess and three confused musicians behind.

Suguru threw his arms up into the air in frustration, "Ahhh! We're never going to get anything done!"

Shuichi turned to Hiro, "What was that all about? What just happened right now?!"

Hiro shook his head and shrugged his shoulders, "Don't ask me. I've got no clue."

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"What on earth could he be thinking?"

Tohma walked through the halls of N-G. After having found out that the information he received from the phone call concerning Ryuichi's whereabouts was false, he started heading towards the recording studios to meet up with Komako. On his way there he tried to figure out Ryuichi's way of thinking, as if trying to solve a very difficult cross-word puzzle. They had spent so many years together, and Ryuichi still managed to confuse him every now and then.

"It's so unlike him. Surely by now he would've returned one of my phone calls. Where could he be? What could he possibly be doing?"

With each passing hour, Tohma became even more concerned. But work was a bigger priority, and now he had to find Komako at the recording studios.

"I wonder if Bad Luck went ahead with their recording session without Ryuichi-san," he thought, "It certainly wouldn't be a bad idea if I dropped by."

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Ryuichi walked at a very fast pace in the hallway outside of the recording studio that he'd just left. He was about halfway down the hall when he heard Tatsuha trying to catch up with him.

"Sakuma-san! Wait!"

He walked faster when he heard Tatsuha calling to him, and he tried his best not to turn around and look at him. Back in the studio, when he held Tatsuha's phone number, he realized that the feelings he had for the teen were much stronger than they should've been…almost to the point where he wasn't sure if he could control himself. And thoughts of his girlfriend and his age made him feel even guiltier. Nothing good would come from a friendship between them, so he thought it best just to avoid him altogether.

"Hey! Sakuma-san! Wait! …Please!"

When Tatsuha said please, Ryuichi couldn't help but stop. He was reluctant to turn around, but he did so anyway. He watched Tatsuha walk up to him, and they both quickly realized that they were standing in the exact spot where they had met only a few hours earlier.

Tatsuha had a concerned look on his face, "Sakuma-san, is something wrong?"

Ryuichi smiled, "What do you mean? What would make you think that there's something wrong with me?"

Tatsuha saw right through his act. There was nothing sincere about Ryuichi's smile. But instead of pointing it out, he disregarded it. "Can I speak with you?"

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry. I don't have time." Ryuichi responded quickly and then turned around to walk away.

"Don't leave!" Tatsuha jumped in front of him, "I need to tell you something."

"Tatsura, I have to go--"

"I Love you."

"……."

Tatsuha's confession was completely on impulse. He had said those words before he'd even realized he was speaking. It definitely got Ryuichi's attention, he was surprised and he didn't say anything. Tatsuha continued to talk.

"I mean…what I meant to say was…that I really care about you…and admire you." Tatsuha couldn't find all of the words he wanted to say and it was getting harder for him to speak. "I like everything about you…everything. And I was hoping that--"

"Stop right there," Ryuichi interrupted. He had heard enough and he couldn't let Tatsuha continue. Ryuichi was serious now, and his eyes were intense. "Do you know how many times I've heard that before?" His voice was kind and sympathetic as he spoke, and he answered his own question before Tatsuha could open his mouth. "Too many times to even remember. Many other fans have said that to me."

Ryuichi moved closer to him, "I don't mean to hurt your feelings…but what you were about to say, and I know what you were about to say, …it's just not gonna happen."

He placed a hand on Tatsuha's shoulder, "You're a great fan, and an even cooler kid. You should go find some other kid to be with."

Tatsuha looked down into Ryuichi's eyes, "…But I don't want anyone else."

Ryuichi paused for a minute, "…I'm sorry Tatsura." He walked past the young teenager and headed towards the elevators.

Want and need completely took over Tatsuha's body, and he suddenly grabbed Ryu's arm and stopped him. Ryuichi turned around instantly, and Tatsuha pulled him into a strong embrace. His arms wrapped tightly around the singer's waist to prevent any chance of escape, and Ryuichi's entire body tensed up.

"My name is Tatsuha," he whispered, in a low voice that sent chills down Ryuichi's spine, "and this time, I won't let you forget it."

Tatsuha closed his eyes and pressed his lips firmly against Ryuichi's. He relished in the taste of Ryu's soft, sweet lips, and passion guided one of his hands up the middle of Ryu's back.

Ryuichi's body relaxed under the warmth of Tatsuha's fingertips. He began to feel dizzy, and his legs felt weak to the point where it was harder to stand. Tatsuha was more than happy to support his weight for him, and in return Ryuichi subconsciously agreed to part his lips and allow a deeper kiss. Warm breath blended together as their lips locked into place, and Tatsuha felt a soft and gentle moan escape from Ryu's mouth.

When Tatsuha finally broke the kiss and their lips separated, Ryuichi opened his eyes and tried to catch his breath. He gazed into Tatsuha's eyes and his heart pounded rapidly in his chest.

"I…I c-can't…breath." He panted.

Tatsuha smiled down at him and placed another kiss on his forehead. Ryuichi closed his eyes again, and purred softly in response.

"T-Tatsu--"

Two huge security guards yanked them both back to reality when they made their way through the hall and grabbed Tatsuha from behind. Ryuichi stepped back, too stunned to say anything.

"Hey! What's going on?! Let go of me!" Tatsuha struggled against them, but they were too strong, "Why are you doing this?!"

"Because I told them too!"

Tatsuha turned towards the elevators and saw Tohma glaring at him. He had walked in a few minutes earlier, just in time to witness the entire kiss. Then he called security.

Ryuichi jumped to Tatsuha's rescue, "Tohma! Make them stop!"

"Be quiet, Ryuichi-san! Now's not the time!" Tohma scolded. He had anger in his eyes and outrage in his voice.

Tohma turned to the security guards and gave his orders, "Get him out of this building immediately! I will deal with him later."

"No! You can't do this! Let go of me!" Tatsuha struggled against the security guards the entire time he was dragged out, and Ryuichi could do nothing but watch the teen get pulled away from him.

He stood in the middle of the hall and, when Tatsuha had completely left his sight, he brushed the tips of his fingers against his bare lips.

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Komako re-entered the recording studio after a short bathroom visit, only to find that both Ryuichi and Tatsuha were gone.

"They must've stopped recording…guess I'll find Seguchi-san."

She walked over to her purse and as she picked it up, she noticed something.

There was a piece of paper with Tatsuha's name scribbled on it.

She picked it up, "He…he left me his phone number?" She smiled and her face turned bright red, "He wants me to call him! He must like me!"

She grabbed her purse, and as she left the room she giggled to herself.

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The sun was beginning to set, and Tatsuha was getting tired of standing around. A whole hour had passed since he was thrown out of the N-G building, and he waited patiently for Shuichi to come out. A brilliant glow appeared on the horizon as the sun went down and a sky filled with darkness followed it as night approached, ready to swallow up any remaining sunlight. Soon the city would fill the sky with bright neon lights, but at that moment it looked natural and beautiful.

But it didn't matter to Tatsuha how beautiful it looked. He felt awful, and for some reason the sunlight was making it worse. He mumbled quietly to himself, "I wish I had my blindfold back."

Nothing could've possibly cheered him up. His heart was heavy and he lowered his head, unsure if he would ever lift it again. As he stared at the ground, he heard the sound of footsteps approaching him from behind. The footsteps stopped directly behind him and another shadow, besides his, was cast on the ground.

A voice spoke to him, "Aww, what's wrong Tatsuda?"

Tatsuha quickly turned around to respond, "It's pronounced Tatsu--!" He paused in his sentence and saw a pair of blue eyes that were impossible to forget staring back at him.

Ryuichi stood in front of him, wearing a hat as part of his disguise. He had taken off his sunglasses and he carried a very familiar-looking backpack in his left hand.

"I know what your name is." He moved closer to him and wrapped his arms around Tatsuha's neck, "And mine is Ryuichi…not Sakuma-san."

He moved his face closer to Tatsuha's and closed his eyes. The singer looked as if he was expecting something to happen, but Tatsuha didn't make a move. He was too frozen from shock.

After about seven seconds, Ryuichi opened his eyes again. He lifted his lips to Tatsuha's and whispered softly on them, "Why are you hesitating? Now's your chance. Steal me away."

"…You heard me say that earlier?!"

Ryuichi grinned at him, but he didn't say anything. Instead he brushed his finger against Tatsuha's chin.

Tatsuha trembled a little with anticipation and he wrapped his arms around Ryuichi's waist again, ready for a second kiss. As he leaned in…he heard a ringing sound.

Bring! Bring! Ryuichi's cell phone went off. He pulled it out of his pocket and opened it. There was a text message on the screen.

Ryuichi let out a disappointed sigh and then looked back up at Tatsuha. "Too bad," he smirked, "someone's gotten to me first. You'll have to steal me later….like tomorrow."

He left Tatsuha's arms and turned around to head in the opposite direction. Then he paused, and faced Tatsuha again.

"Oh! I forgot. Here." He lifted Tatsuha's backpack and handed it to him, "You left this."

"Thanks."

Ryuichi smiled, and as he walked away he called back to him, "Bye Tatsuha! See you later!" Tatsuha was stunned.

"…He said my name right. He knew my name the whole time." A huge smile spread across his face, "…Was he…teasing me?"

Just then, Shuichi came running out of the building. "Sorry Tatsuha! I didn't mean to take so long. I'm really sorry!"

"Don't be." Tatsuha turned to him, and Shuichi was surprised to see him in such a good mood.

"It's like I said this morning," he grinned, "you have nothing to apologize for."

Thanks for reading! I hope you liked it.