Gravitation

Title: Silent Yet Deadly

Chapter 4: Tohma Takes Action

Summary: Yuki's a simple romance novelist and Shuuichi is a cold-hearted, blood thirsty assassin part of a gang by the name Bad Luck. Shuuichi's had a rough past and trusts no one except for his gang members and would never find himself in a relationship especially not with a guy because he's homophobic. Yuki accidentally discovers him and falls in love but with Shuuichi the way he is what is Yuki to do? The story is better, I just suck at writing summaries so please read! Thank you.
Warning: In this story Hiro has long brown hair (refer to the OVA), Shuuichi has long, red, messy hair (refer to the manga) and Fujisaki has black hair pinned back into a small ponytail (similar to Miroku's from Inuyasha). Strange I know. But it's a cute image I came up for them. Personally, I think they look cool together like that XD. Also, Yuki and Shuuichi do not act like themselves, I think its called Out Of Character o.O? But if anything, their personalities are switched. laughs nervously Well I hope you enjoy it anyway

Disclaimer: I only own the plot because Maki Murakami-sama owns Gravitation TT

Normal POV

It has been days since the last time Shuuichi had seen Yuki and it's thanks to Hiro and Fujisaki for introducing him to Ayaka. Their meeting has gotten Yuki off his mind and out of their way and Shuuichi was on the road to becoming his old self again, at least when it came to dangerous missons he wouldn't let his guard down and would fight the way he usually does. But when he's with Ayaka, he's kind and friendly but still has his guard up just in case so that he can defend Ayaka and protect her from harm.

Ever since they met, not only has Shuuichi not seen Yuki but he hasn't even mentioned his name. He's been too caught up to even think of him and that name probably left his vocabulary, hopefully. Yuki has been calling everyday to check up on him or to see where he is or what he's doing. Unfotunately for him, Shuuichi never once returned the calls since Hiro nor Fujisaki told him that Yuki had called. They didn't want to remind him and have things go back for the worse yet again. Besides, they were satisfied this way and thought it was for the better, Yuki out of Shuuuichi's life and not disrupting them all the time. Eventually, Yuki would call less before he stops calling altogether and then slowly but gradually forget all about him and Shuuichi will forget him in due time if not already. It's what they wanted, and when Hiro or Fujisaki wanted something, they got it, especially if they think it's in his best interest. However, when Shuuichi wanted something, he always got it in the end as well.

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Shuuichi sat on the edge of the couch in Ayaka's big family room. Her house was simply exquisite to say the very least. You can tell right away that she was rich but not just by her house alone. Her personality says it all. Becasue of the way she was brought up and the home she was brought up in with the family she grew up to know and love, she has learned manners beyond, some you've never even heard of. She's always polite and can easily dodge a question she doesn't want to answer and can easily let someone down without making it noticable to that person. Ayaka never loses her temper and always seems to be smiling. She's always very cheerful and the way she dresses. So fancy all the time, an expensive wardrobe that if you sold every article of clothing she owned, you can go to college with that money and still have some left over. Of course, before he came to her house, he figured she was rich but now it seems to amazing. How could one family have so much money? And to think, she's inheriting it all eventually. Shuuichi was absolutely amazed by everything about her and couldn't think of her as anything less than perfect.

Ayaka walked into the room with a few drinks and something to snack on with a bright smile across her beautiful features. She sat down beside Shuuichi and he just continued to stare at her. He was in a complete daze and didn't realize he was practically drooling over her. Before he realized it, he had locked himself in a passionate kiss with her, the only other kiss they shared since their first meeting yet, it was different. Then he found himself pushing her to lay on her back on the couch but stopped suddenly when a thought came to mind.

Yuki.

"Shu-chan, what's wrong? Why'd you stop?" Ayaka questioned, sounding quite disappointed. "Uh. . . Huh? Oh, n-nothing. I just remembered something I have to do, I"ll call you later, okay?" He laughed it off nervously and ran off without anothr word.

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Stopping to catch his breath, Shuuichi sat down on a nearby bench in the park Ayaka had brought him to that one time. He gazed at the fountain and let his mind wander. Just what has he been doing this whole time? He hasn't seen or heard from Yuki for what seems like forever. Why didn't Yuki call? Didn't he care why Shuuichi didn't come back after he promised to come back 'home' for dinner and to wait for him? Didn't anything they've been through together this whole time mean anything to Yuki? Or was he just using him this whole time? But that couldn't be. Not with the way Yuki acted when he was around but then again, Shuuichi didn't know how Yuki acted around other people except Tohma. When Tohma was there, his mood suddenly turned sour.

Shuuichi wasn't all that different though as he suddenly realised he hadn't tried to contact Yuki either or even thought about him for that matter. It made him seem like he didn't care what they've been through this whole time even though he's the one who made the first move on Yuki. Yki probably feels like the one being used, toyed around with and now he probably thinks Shuuichi doesn't care for him and that he never had a chance with him to begine with. This whole time, he's been giving Hiro and Fujisaki exactly what they wanted instead of chasing after what he wanted- a normal life with Yuki.

So caught up in his thoughts, Shuuichi didn't realize the blond who sat down beside him, Tohma. "So, how is she? Any fun? Must be better than being around a cold-hearted person like Eiri." Tohma's icy voice startled Shuuichi from his thoughts. "Ayaka-chan I mean." Tohma gave an all-knowing smile as he turned to face Shuuichi. "Chi." Was all he could respond. "You know, Eiri is kind of pissed you haven't returned any of his calls." He said thoughtfully. "Calls? What calls? Yuki called me?" Shuuichi asked, completely confused. "Ahaha, right. I forgot. Hiro and Fujisaki has been erasing his messages from the voice mail and telling him you weren't home when they did answer it. If I recall correctly, they don't want you seeing him." Tohma laughed. "They what!? Oh my fucking god! I"m going to kill them!" Shuuichi blurted out angrily to no one in particular. "I don't think so, that my freind is against the rules. Besides, you can only blame you yourself for forgetting Yuki. We can't make you forget him, you chose to forget him on your own after putting up such a fuss about how much you want to be with him, guess it wasn't that strong between you two after all. He was just an excuse, a way for you to escape, you were using him, he was there for your sake." Tohma said it so icily that the words cut deep yet he wore a smile of innocence, a decieving smile.

Shuuichi's eyes grew wide and shone brightly in the day light. His heart raced, he knew what Tohma was saying wasn't true, or is it? Maybe in the beginning it was like that, but it had changed. And now, h was throwing it all away. He was giving Yuki up and for what? It was just that, Ayaka is so much like him in the sense that they both cared for him right away, love at first sight and they like him for who he is, not what he is. Now he was in a state of confusion, his heart tor between two choices. Of course, in the end he would end up with whom he was meant to be with, with who cared for him more and with who he cared for more. At this point, he wasn't sure who, but he knew one thing for sure, he wanted to make things right with Yuki again.

"Hmph, Ayaka-chan played a great role in this whole series, didn't she?" Tohma thought out loud. Shuuichi turned to face him, once again startled from his thoughts. "Uh- uhm, what did you just say?" Shuuichi hesitated. Tohma gave him a look of confusion. "You were the one behind ths all, weren't you!?" Shuuichi pointed an accusing finger angrily at Tohma. "Are you just reaizing that now? Of course I set this whole thing up. I told you I would do everything in my power to break you two apart." Tohma smiled, showing no fear of being caught red handed. "How much of this mess is your doing?" Shuuichi asked coldly. "Well, Hiro and Fujisaki put me up to it, of course, I would have taken matters into my own hands eventually. I thought it would be fun though if I brought someone into the picture to make it complicated for the two of you to be together because it would make you seem untrustworthy and betray Eiri, proving me, right. Of course, I left it up to Hiro and Fujisaki to pick the time and place to introduce you two. And of course if I was there it would have made it look suspicious, but I don't care if you found me out, I have plenty more where that came from." Tohma gave a simple smile as if it were nothing. Shuuichi got up and ran without saying a word, completely pissed off.

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Shuuichi has been wandering around aimlessly, no destination in particular. He just wanted to be alone, in a quiet peaceful place with no one to bother him. Of course, when he left Tohma, his destination had been Yuki's house but the blond wasn't home, just his luck. However, he absent mindedly been wandering in the direction of Ayaka's house. He stopped shortly and hid on the side of the house as he spotted Yuki walking out of Ayaka's house. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and squinted his eyes as if it would help him hear their conversation better.

"I"m really sorry I couldn't be of any help. If there's anything else, please, don't hesitate to ask." Ayaka said with a worried look on her face, the first unhappy expression Shuuichi ever seen plastered across her feminine features. "Don't worry about it. Thank you for your time." Yuki politely excused himself. "Any time you need to talk to me, it's okay, you know that." Ayaka whispered. After Yuki walked completely out of sight, Shuuichi came into view. "Ayaka-chan." He said slowly and nervously. "Shu-chan!" Ayaka was happy on the other hand.

They sat on the swing on the balcony in front. "I want to ask you something important?" Shuuichi said slowly, choosing his words carefully. "Hm? What is it?" She asked. "Did you take part in Tohma's plan purposely? Just to break me and Yuki up?" His heart raced, afraid of the truth. "I have no idea what you're talking about. What did Seguchi-sama do to you? And what do you mean 'Break you and Eiri-san up'?" Ayaka's expression completely changed to that of a serious one. "Well, it's kind of complicated I guess but to make a long story short, Hiro and Fujisaki didn't like the idea that Yuki and I were freinds because it changed my personality and then when they found out he was interested in me and I felt the same about him but didn't show it, they set up a whole thing behind my back and used you to do it!" Shuuichi's head was killing him at this point. "They're really against us seeing each other for some reason. . ." Shuuichi trailed off when he realised Ayaka fell silent.

She had a look of concentration on her face. "How could Eiri do that to me, we are engaged after all." Ayaka thought hard about the reason while Shuuichi stared at her in shock. "What!!??" Shuuichi screamed, nearly disrupting the peacefulness of the silent neighborhood. "Are you serious!? You've got to be kidding me! How could he come on to me when he's engaged to you!? And then you did the same to him! You're having affairs behind each others back with me!? How'd I get myself into such a mess? And here I thought you two cared for me. But still, that's just wrong! Don't you care for each other? Were you guys using me!? The first time I trust someone, two people, they both betray me!" Shuuichi paused his frantic ranting to catch his breath. "I'd hate to admit this, but they were right, all three of them, Hiro, Fujisaki, Tohma. I should have. . . I should have listened to them. . ." Shuuichi trailed off, about ready to cry. "Shuuichi, I had no part in whatever Tohma was planning. Honestly." Ayaka almost immediately responded. "It's not that, it's just. . . How could you both do that to me? To eachother?" He paused. "Forget it, I don't even want to know." "Shuuichi-" Ayaka was cut off. "No! I don't want to hear it! Just. . . Just leave me alone! I don't want to see you or Yuki. I just want to be left alone!" Tears pouring from his eyes at this point, Shuuichi ran off once again, trying to run away from it all. e began to think things through now and realised now why Hiro and Fujisaki has been so protective of him why they were right in the end. What honeslty had him thinking he could trust anyone? that he could lead a simple life, one that he deserved with the one he loved? What made him think he could redeem himself and confide in Yuki or Ayaka? He thought he had something only to lose it in the end or better yet, lose something he never had to begin with.

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Shuuichi sat in his room, crying his eyes out. He hadn't eaten all day according to Ayaka and refused to come out for dinner when Hiro offered him something to eat. Actually, he hadn't said one word to either of them when he walked in the door and just stomped off to his room without so much as a 'Hello there freind.' Of course, he didn't consider them his freinds at this point even if they were looking out for him becuase they did make things worse, getting an engaged woman involved with him and breaking him up with Yuki. They knew he was mad at him and they knew nothing they do or say can get him to forgive them so easily or quickly. And maybe, just a little bit, they regretted it but only because he was depressed and in no shape to do any type of mission, it was worse than when he was with Yuki, not himself because he was depressed. There was no sign of him coming out or talking to them any time soon. Hs head was spinning and his heart ached worse then being shot in the chest or stabbed in the stomach, which he had experienced in his time as an assassin but always thought mental wounds were a lot worse than physical and now he knows that for sure, being that he just experienced loads fo it and felt no way he's ever felt before or can't remember a time he felt that way.

He heard a knock on the door and it felt like someone was hammering his head. He had cried to much that he felt like knocking himself unconcious because of how much he's been crying, it affected him everywhere. Then Hiro came knocking on his bedroom door and called out his name. "Shut the hell up already, Hiro. Leave me allone!" Shuuichi yelled, pissed off, as loud as his head would allow before throbbing in pain. "Shuuichi, Ayaka-chan is here. She wants to have a word with you. Open the door. It'll only take a few minutes." Hiro said quietely this time through the door. Without a response, Shuuichi opened the door, motoned for her to come in and crawled weakly back into his bed.

"Shuuichi, I know I can't do or say anything to make you forgive me, and I know you may never forgive me for what I've done to you. But, when I first met you, I honestly did have strong feelings for you. It might sound strange because I'm engaged to Eiri but I never really believed he was in love with me." She started. Shuuichi didn't show any reaction of any sort and if he did, she couldn't see since he burried himself under the bundle of blankets. Taking a deep breath, She went on, "There was once a time when I was infatuated with him but he never gave me a second glance. He only saw me as a freind or maybe a sister and I knew that but even so, I jumped at the chance to be engaged with him. It made me happy but I knew he wasn't happy and if it came down to it, I wouldn't put him through that because I want him to be happy. It was pretty obvious that I wasn't the one who could make him happy or smile a smile no one else has seen. After all, it is an arranged marraige set up by our parents. We don't have to go through with it though. And because he never really felt that way about me, it makes it okay that he fell for you, and eventually I realised he could never return my feelings, making me lose interest in him and looking for a new love in you. Of course, it's not right at all, and it doesn't make it okay, but I just don't want you to misunderstand anything and think of us as bad people." She stopped, waiting for a response.

Shuuichi sighed a heavy sigh. "I'm sorry. I guess I took it too far, I don't hate you guys, I'm just mad and confused. I've never been in any type of relationship other than freinds and allies with Hiro and Fujisaki so it hurts that when I think I had a chance at true happiness and then it all falls apart making me believe I never had that chance because I'm not allowed to, that it was never meant to be. I just got really depressed, disappointed, dreams shot down." "I'll tell you the same thing I told Eiri, I'll always be here for you if you need me." Ayaka murmured softly, while brushing the long red locks from Shuuichi's tear streaked face, causing them to stick to him like glue. "Just take a nap for awhile and rest. We can talk more later." She whispered to him before leaving him to be alone and think things through. When she closed the door gently behind her, Shuuichi softly murmured to himself, "But you'll never be enough though." Before silently falling asleep.

A/N: AHHH! Finally done! This chapter is kind of long all though I wanted it to be longer by adding like a few more scenes but then I thought, the hell with it, ppl will get tired to read so much drama in one chapter so I'll just split it in two parts although I'm not gonna call the next chapter: Tohma Takes Action pt 2 even though it shows what he really does when he takes matters into his own hands so it might be someting like "Tohma Takes Action: Silence Before the Storm" XD Meh, we'll see. Suggestions are welcomed and please review!! (even though this is a filler chapter before the good stuff XD) I look forward to every kind of review you have to offer so don't forget! Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'll update again as soon as possible . And once again, don't mind typos, I'll fix that later and repost XD