AN: Enjoy the 'almost' last chapter! There will be the epilogue as well, in the VERY last chapter. :) And please R&R!
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Shu opened his eyes. He was feeling so tired. So tired of living and struggling with various problems that were constantly on his way.
You may think that he would wake up happy, now when he's with his lover. But no. He was miserable. Many questions were not letting him to relax and enjoy. The tension in his lungs was too big for him to handle, for having so much anxiety in heart and too many questions in his head.
His chest hurt like hell every time he breathed in. They were burning in non-existing fire, and he was struggling for air. His asthmatic attack began again.
He has had asthma for two years now, since he had ran out of the apartment all in sweat, into the cold night air, after one big argue with Yuki. They had been arguing about porn images in Yuki's phone. The writer had been flatly refusing to delete them. In that period, Shuichi had had problems with intimacy, since he had had some problems with prostate (despite he was so young), and the doctor had advised him not to have sex for a period of time.
Yuki had been too impatient. It hurts when you see your love jerking off on somebody else than you.
Shu would never forget that. And as the asthmatic attack became more serious, for his excitement and anxiety, he remembered how he had gotten asthma. And he remembered the pictures.
So the question popped in his head, while he was taking his medicine. Could Eiri be of trust, after all they've been through?
It would always be heartache.
It would always be agony.
A pair of warm, long arms wrapped around his waist.
"Having attack?" a sleepy voice asked.
"Nothing serious."
Soft lips met his shoulder.
"You alright?"
"I will be." Shu replied.
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When Hiro entered apartment last night and heard some heavy sighs and moans from his room, he knew what that was all about. Of course, he didn't know that Shu had been chasing after Yuki, for Shuichi had immediately attacked him in the apartment.
Luckily, they ended up together. Hiro smiled and flipped his phone open.
He explained the situation to Tohma.
"Come over to me." said Tohma.
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The next morning, Hiro found himself in the embrace of the blond. He shifted a bit and smiled. He could feel the eyes of another observing him. Hiro turned to face him.
The face of another was calm and peaceful.
"Tohma?"
"Yeah?"
"I think I'll give you another chance."
Those lips curved into a smile. He was wordless.
"Thank you, Hiro." he barely whispered.
Hiro was glad for the tone of sincerity in Tohma's voice. The morning was beautiful.
The best beginning of a day.
"But be careful, Seguchi Tohma." Hiro stood up from the bed.
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Amethyst eyes were looking seriously into the golden ones.
"This is your very last chance, Eiri." Shuichi said seriously.
"I'm aware of that." the writer lowered his head.
"And don't you forget it." Shuichi stepped aside to collect his things for a cupboard.
Eiri was observing his lover, eyes full of love and respect. His eyes were wet and warm.
"Yeah….Let's go home, Shuichi." he smiled and approached his lover, to help him pack.
It seemed that the ice berg melted at last.
It wasn't cold anymore.
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