Hello again! I feel so accomplished......two pieces of one story, two days in a row! Whoo~! *applauseapplause* Yes, thank you, thank you! *stroking my own ego* Well, even though I'm freakishly tired right now, I decided that I was in the mood to write some more fanfiction! So here I am, typing away, staring at my computer screen like a zombie! I feel like a zombie....=___=

So, for your viewing pleasure (or not, I guess it depends), the next piece of my serious (?) Junjou fic!

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Click. "Hello, Usami resi--I mean...Takahashi speaking."

"Misaki? It's Takahiro."

"Oh, Nii-chan! I just saw you yesterday. You didn't have to call this early!"

"I wanted to make sure you were all right. You seemed really out of it the last few days..."

"I'm fine, Nii-chan."

"Are you sure? I could take a few more days off from work and--"

"No! You don't need to do that! I'm fine, really!"

"...you were close, weren't you? You seemed like you had become very good friends."

"...yeah, I guess we were. It's....quiet around here. You know, all by myself..."

"..."

"Nii-chan?"

"Are you sure you don't want me to come stay with you for a few days? I don't want to just leave you all alone..."

"It's okay, really. I'll be too busy to be lonely! Work and classes and all that....I'm still not finished with college, you know."

"If you're sure..."

"I'm sure, Nii-chan. I'm 21 now; I can look after myself, I promise. And besides, I have Suzuki-san and his extended family here with me. I'm not alone."

"Haha! I suppose you aren't....well, I have to get to work. I'll call you when I get home."

"All right. Bye, Nii-chan."

"Bye, Misaki. Relax today, okay?"

"Okay, I will. Talk to you later."

"I love you, little brother."

"Yeah, love you, too."

Click.

Misaki set the phone back on the cradle and turned around to face the empty apartment. Suzuki-san was on the couch; Misaki went over and sat down next to the large stuffed bear.

"Well, Suzuki-san, it's just you and me now." Suzuki-san said nothing, as expected.

A deep sadness welled up inside Misaki's heart; he wrapped his arms around the bear and buried his face into it, seeking comfort from something Usagi-san had held dear.

The more I think about this fic, the sadder I make myself! How dare I kill off Usagi-san! Bad Tseli! *headdesk* I thought about killing off Nowaki or Hiro-san.....but Usagi is the one I chose. *shrug* Well, hope you enjoyed! Please review!