A Turn For The Worse

Rune Alchemist Kaori

Disclaimer: I don't own Gravitation.

A/N: Wow.. The writer's block totally hasn't let up. I'm sorry if this chapter sucks too.

Chapter 8

Yuki sat in the midst of chaos waiting in extreme annoyance for Tohma to show up. He had his arms possessively around his bubble gum-headed lover as the two Korean children fought each other. Min was a wreck. Apparently when her whole "communing with the Dark One" thing was interrupted she went berserk. Jung was dodging books that were being thrown at him.

Shuichi actually did something smart then. Though he had to squirm out of Yuki's arms in order to do it, much to the author's displeasure. He went over to the crazed girl and yanked her dark crystal necklace off. She blinked and looked at Shuichi. She plopped down on the floor looking stunned and lost.

"Give that back!" Jung yelled, snatching it out of Shuichi's hands, "You idiot, she might have lost her brain thanks to you."

"At least she's not trying to kill you!" the singer yelled.

"You don't think I can handle my own sister?!" Jung yelled back.

"Not when she's deranged and taken over by some creepy evil spirit thing!" Shuichi snapped, "You should be thanking me, not yelling at me!"

Jung raised his hand as if to strike Shuichi, but Yuki shoved him into a seat before he could. "I want you both out of here now!" he yelled, his eyes cold as he pulled Shuichi to him very possessively, "I've put up with you long enough. You're an arrogant prat and you're sister is quite literally demonic, now get out!"

Jung tried to snap his sister out of the stupor she was now in. This was when Tohma walked in.

"Am I interrupting?" he asked, looking at the scene with apparent amusement.

"It's about time you got here you bastard!" Yuki said, pointing an accusing finger at his brother-in-law. Tohma sighed. He gently helped Min to her feet.

"Here's the key to you're apartment, it's on the fourth floor Tchai-san," Tohma said with his warm-looking business smile. The younger sibling took the key and left with his sister. As the horrific pair of siblings left their apartment, Yuki and Shuichi simultaneously let out sighs of relief and collapsed onto the couch. Yuki pulled Shuichi into his arms as Tohma seated himself across from the two lovers.

"Well, what did you want?" Yuki asked. He saw the older blond glance at his little lover, but Yuki wasn't going to send him away. When that became apparent Tohma opened his mouth to speak.

"I want to know what's wrong... that's all," Tohma said. Yuki snorted.

"And in order to find out you chose to plague those monstrous children open me?" he asked, looking severely pissed.

"You wouldn't talk to me so what the hell did you expect me to do?" Tohma asked.

"Will you both stop swearing so much?!" Shuichi asked, curling up against his Yuki. The two blonds blinked at the boy. The author wrapped his arm more tightly around his lover.

"So... how did you find out anything at all?" Yuki asked in a milder tone. Tohma smirked and pointed to the little singer. Yuki took a deep breath.

"Shindou-san was telling his band about how worried he was because you were ill," Tohma said and a slight whimper was heard from Shuichi.

"Yuki... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.." the boy tried to explain. Yuki rolled his eyes.

"Be quiet Shuichi," the author said, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I just want to know what's wrong Eiri," Tohma said, touching Yuki's arm, only to be pushed away.

"You want to know so you can run back to Mika and tell her don't you?" Yuki said accusingly.

"Don't you want your family to stand by you when you're in trouble?" Tohma asked.

"No! Because they'll make a fuss and you..." Yuki narrowed his eyes, "If it gets to you it can get to the media that's the last thing I need."

"Eiri, tell me now, or I'm going to invite Min and Jung to stay with you next summer," Tohma said coldly.

Yuki made a sour face then sighed.

"If you tell anyone I'll tell Mika that you only started to date her because you were flirting with me, which by the way, was more disturbing that anything else, considering how much older you are than me!"(A/N: Sorry, I could not resist putting in a comment like this. We all know Tohma likes Yuki. ;-))

Shuichi's eyes widened as Tohma's face got red.

"I was not flirting! I was being nice to you because you're her little brother!" he said.

"Sure," Yuki said smirking, "I seem to have struck a nerve haven't I?"

"Fine, fine, I wasn't going to let it get out anyway Eiri," Tohma said, recomposing himself.

"I have leukemia, there are you happy now?" Yuki asked, glaring at the older blond. Tohma didn't say anything. He hadn't really been expecting that.

"Eiri... I.." he started to say.

"Get out," Yuki said, "Now."

Tohma frowned, but stood up to leave with a sigh. At least he had gotten an answer this time. He'd have to come back and visit again soon. He quickly decided not to tell Mika what had happened. As far as she would know, all that her brother had was a bad cold. Something like that could not be Shindou-san's fault anyway, it would be ridiculous to suggest so.

Still, Tohma was stunned as he drove to his apartment and he felt a terrible feeling of guilt in his stomach. Not for any particular thing he had done, just because he couldn't help any more than to just stay away, which was what Yuki wanted. He sighed once more. It was so unfair for his brother-in-law to go through this. Maybe there was something else he could do.

End Chapter 8

A/N: Wow, my writing skills are horrendous as of late. I've got such terrible writer's block. I'm sorry everyone! I'm trying!