Chapter Ten: The Sin
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Gravitation characters. They belong solely to Maki Murakami sensei. The character Rin Anazawa is my own creation.
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The pink haired singer grasped the phone tightly in his hands, his violet eyes sparkling with tears. He had been looking at the boxes he had been keeping for three years, the boxes filled with all the treasured things that Rin had given to him, won for him, and what they'd done together. There were movie ticket stubs, theme park admission slips, stuffed animals, and letters.
Memories had come rushing back to him of when Rin and him would end up sneaking away from K and doing something together. When they'd spend the entire day watching movies and just being together. Shuichi bit down gently on his lower lip and sniffled as a tear followed the trail of the ones that came before. Pulling his sleeve over his hand with his teeth, he wiped his face quickly before looking at the phone number that he had put next to the box. It was Eiri Uesugi's number… the kind writer who'd offered support to him.
Drawing in a deep breath, Shuichi quickly dialed the numbers on the pad, holding his breath as he heard the ringing. Within two, he heard the click to signal the phone had been picked up, and upon hearing the voice of a strange man, Shuichi hesitated before starting to speak softly, asking for Eiri. The singer heard a silence of the other end before the strange man responded with a yes, he was there and went to get him.
The breath he'd been holding released as a confused and questioning voice he recognized now spoke. "It's me… Shuichi Shindou… you… said I could talk to you… if I needed…."
"Shuichi…? Ah yes! I did say that" The voice became warm with recognition. "What happened?"
"I was looking… at some stuff… from when Rin…." The broke off, his voice which had already been shaky cracked as a new wave of tears came, his shoulders shaking with sobs.
"…I'll be right over." Eiri sounded slightly alarmed, as well as concern as he said this, waiting a moment he then hung up, leaving Shuichi to listen to the dial tone.
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Eiri glanced toward the glaring Yuki as he set the phone back down in it's holder. The blonde writer offered his lover a small smile, but immediately hands came down upon his shoulders, gripping tightly.
"Now who was that boy?" Yuki asked suspiciously. Eiri knew he should have given Shuichi his cell number, but he didn't have that one him that often… and since he rarely left the house.
"He's the singer I've been working with Yuki. He needs some help with some pronunciations in the new song he's going to be recording tomorrow and since I won't be able to get there until afterward, he needs me to help him now. I won't be gone that long… I promise. I'll be here before you go to sleep, so that way we can do as planned." Eiri's lie came out fluently and was completely believable for anyone but Yuki. The distrust still shun bright in his eyes.
Sighing heavily, the abusive man, griped his lovers chin and placed a dominating kiss upon his lips, smirking slightly. "Okay… you better be, just know the fact that I'm gonna be waiting will make more time with it"
The writer shuddered at his words, a threat actually. Telling him that if he went he'd end up whipped… a personal fetish of his lover. Putting on a uncaring smile, Eiri quickly went to his desk, grabbed his bag and left the apartment. Soon… soon he'd be out of Yuki's grasp and be with someone who cared more. Soon he'd be with Shuichi.
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As the knock sounded on the door, Shuichi slowly opened the door to admit the writer into his apartment. And when Eiri saw the pink-haired singer, his eyes puffy from crying, his expression forlorn, he immediately felt a slight stab of guilt in his chest. He was planning on using him to get away from Yuki but… Shuichi seemed to genuinely care about Rin. The blonde shook his head slightly, Rin was gone and wouldn't come back.
Walking inside, he immediately opened his arms to embrace the younger male, smiling softly as he accepted the hug, clinging to his chest and breaking down into tears. "I-I'm so sorry Eiri! I… I just… didn't know who to call!!" Shuichi whimpered softly.
"It's okay, I wasn't doing anything important…."
"B-but… the man… who answered." He moved away slightly, enough so that their eyes met. "What about him…?"
"He's not important." Eiri said softly as he lifted Shuichi up and asked where his room was. "You need sleep" He explained simply.
The naïve boy, believing the help to be absolutely innocent pointed him in the direction to his room… the room he and Rin had shared and when he was brought into that room, he felt tears well up into his eyes again. Being settled on the bed didn't help anything. He began to sob once again, clutching onto Eiri's shirt tightly so that he was forced to sit down on the bed and hold him still
"S-stay with me please! I don't want to sleep alone!" He wailed and of course Eiri complied, tilting Shuichi's face upward he kissed the droplets of tears away before kissing his lips gently. The innocent kiss quickly grew heated, with Eiri's desire to actually dominate for once and of course Shuichi, who was craving comfort and a lovers touch, didn't fight it… after all… wasn't Rin lost to him?
Eiri guided Shuichi to lay down on the bed, his hand pillowing his head as someone crept into the room and stopped dead. Rin's ice-blue hues went wide and his joy at being able to tell Shuichi he'd worked his parents around died… turning around, tears welling in his eyes, he fled the room, a pain in his chest.
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Authors Corner
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Well guys! Sorry for the long wait, but I swear these last couple months have been going really fast! Where did the time go?! It's already past Christmas!! Arg!!! But I did manage to post this finally… here I am… keep looking at my Fanfic bookmark and think… I need to upload a new chapter. And here it is! Wasn't what you guys were expecting huh:D Anyways, catch you next chapter and keep those reviews coming!