HOMIGAWD! I'M BACK?! I am really truly sorry for this major delay! I was supposed to update last year but I couldn't finish the chapter! And then I was going to update on Shuichi's birthday but, well things came up and I couldn't open my email at that time. Belated happy birthday Ryuichi and Shuichi!
Again, let's all thank Patpat for editing this horrible chapter. It has a lot of grammar mistakes and inconsistencies!
Please look forward to Whore Mode's sequel: Was I Ever Loved by You
Chapter 15
Escaping to Find Light
He was rushed to the hospital by his sister who was holding his hand very tight. His whole lower body was aching and there was blood on his legs.
"Onii-chan, you'll be ok. Trust the doctors. They'll keep you and the baby safe."
Shuichi breathed heavily and let go of his sister's hand as he was rushed towards the delivery room. He didn't know how many hours he was inside, all he could remember was a pink-haired baby who had a burn on his face, who came out of his own body, crying….
..
Shuichi Shindou opened his eyes and saw a ray of light from a window. He was inside a dark and cold bedroom, with the smell of antiseptic.
A tear fell down his eyes. He could still feel the pain in his lower body, as well as the punches and bruises that Tohma and his men gave him. Now, he was not even aware of where he was.
"Oh, you're awake sir?" a female voice asked as the lights were turned on.
Shuichi squinted at the bright light. He looked at the nurse. He was in fact in a hospital and nobody that he knows was there.
"How did I end up here?"
"You were brought here by Mr. Eiri Uesugi."
"By Eiri." He said faintly. So where is he?
The nurse prepared some medicine for him and for a while, Shuichi stared at the ceiling. Then a drastic thought occurred to him.
"Nurse, what's my condition?"
"You have several broken bones, but you can heal in a month. You had major blood loss, but the doctor said you will be ok. Please excuse me, I'll just go and check Mr. Tatsuha Uesugi on the other room." The nurse left and closed the door.
Shuichi cried. He couldn't ask what happened to his baby. He looked at the clock and it read 5:30 in the morning. Without thinking, he stood up slowly and exited his room.
"Going somewhere?"
Shuichi froze. In front of him was Eiri. He looked up and saw that the blonde was glaring at him.
"I don't have money to pay for this hospital –
SLAP.
Shuichi hit the wall and fell on the floor, and the pain that he was feeling doubled as his injuries awoke. He looked at Eiri with frightened eyes. The blonde gripped his arm and threw him back inside his room and onto his bed. He felt scared. Scared of what Eiri would do to him. Never did he see Eiri this angry, and never did he want to see it again. He heard him lock the door.
"I – I want to go home. I want to see Shinori."
"Home?" Eiri said sarcastically. "As far as I can remember, I only let you live there. It is my home, not yours."
Shuichi bit his lip and before he could stop it, tears were once again flowing from his eyes. He thought that after some months of living with Eiri, the guy would love him even just a bit.
"You're right." Shuichi sobbed. "So let me go to your apartment and get Shinori, so we could get out of your home."
"No. You have to stay here. You had a miscarriage, didn't you?"
Shuichi looked paler. So, the baby is gone. He cried harder and muffled his sobs on the pillow. So now Eiri knows. I didn't want him to know it this way. I wanted to tell him that we have a son. I wanted to tell him that we were to have another baby. I just wasn't ready.
"So, narrowing everything to what I can conceptualize, that baby was mine?"
Shuichi didn't speak.
"And to think about it, we got separated 6 years, and Shinori is six years old. Shinori and I have the same eyes. You won't tell me who his mother is. The burn on his face is caused by the drug I let you drink 6 years ago. It all fits Shuichi. I am Shinori's dad."
Shuichi laughed this time and wiped the tears on his eyes. "Yeah, you're right. Shinori's your son. What are you going to do about it? Take him away from me because I can't support him properly? Be disgusted because you have a child with a guy? Or are you going to blame me for my lack of intelligence that caused us to live a poor life?"
Eiri wasn't sure himself on what he should say. The truth was he was so angry with the Seguchis, and with himself for not being able to protect Shuichi and their baby and he was putting all the blame on Shuichi. He was also a bit angry with Shuichi for hiding the truth. There was a minute of silence between the two of them that was interrupted by the nurse who entered the room.
"Mr. Uesugi? Your brother is awake and – oh, excuse me sir but you are not well yet, please lie back to bed." The nurse pushed Shuichi lightly back to bed. "As I was saying, Mr. Uesugi, Tatsuha-san is awake and is waiting for you in the next room."
Eiri grunted as a sign that he heard the nurse and glanced at Shuichi who was looking everywhere but at him.
Fujisaki awoke in a small but cozy apartment room. A brunette guy met his eyes as he opened his own.
"How are you? Are you ok? Are you hungry? Do you want to drink?"
They stared at each other for several minutes. None of them talked for a while; they just gazed at each other's eyes, like it was filling all the years that they got separated.
"Um, I – Hiro, I shouldn't be here, it's dangerous for you –
"I still love you." Hiro said clearly.
Fujisaki felt hot tears on his face. He had been eager to hear those words again and now he was so glad he couldn't speak.
"I'm sorry for not fighting Tohma Seguchi. I'm so sorry that I didn't take you away from him. You suffered, and it's my entire fault. I'm so sorry Suguru." Hiro was crying too.
"Hiro, I was mad at you because you didn't fight for me. You didn't chase the car to get me back, but I want you to know, that I still love you too."
Without another word, they hugged and kissed happily back in each other's arms.
"Oh, we seem to have interrupted something, Shinori kun." Yuuji, Hiro's brother said when he opened the door to Hiro's room. Behind him was Shinori Shindou.
"Who is he, Hiro?" Fujisaki asked. He was still blushing and was too shy to talk.
"You've already met my brother Yuuji before, right? So this is Shinori Shindou, Shuichi's son."
"Shuichi's son?" Fujisaki gasped and took a closer look at the child whose eyes were red from crying. "But apart from the pink hair, he looks like someone I know."
"Eiri Uesugi, right?"
Fujisaki turned red. He was thinking of Tatsuha Uesugi.
"To tell you the truth, this is Shuichi's son to Eiri Uesugi."
Fujisaki's mouth fell open. He remembered that Shuichi resigned at Blue Boy because he was pregnant, and now, he was seeing the kid in person.
"Where's daddy?" Shinori started to cry again.
Yuuji sighed. "Hiro, what's going on? Where's Shuichi?"
"We don't know either." Hiro whispered and glanced at Fujisaki who was near crying again. "He's been kidnapped."
Yuuji gasped. "Kidnapped? What the heck. Where did you get this kid then?"
"It's a long story bro."
Yuuji sighed and exited the room with Shinori.
"This is all my fault, I'm so sorry."
"It's not. And we'll find Shuichi. I know he'll be safe." He hugged Fujisaki tightly, determined to protect him and never let him go again.
It was 10 in the evening and Eiri was still in the hospital. He waited for Tatsuha to sleep before he decided to return to Shuichi's room.
I don't know what to say to him. Maybe he's sleeping too. But what would I say if he's still awake?
He pushed lightly the door and turned on the lights. To his surprise, Shuichi wasn't lying on his bed.
He panicked. What if Shuichi really did left the hospital? What if Tohma's men find him?
"Calm down, idiot." He told himself and searched the bathroom. Shuichi wasn't there either. He exited the room quickly and bumped into a nurse who came from a different direction.
"Excuse me; did you see a pink-haired guy wearing a hospital gown?"
"I think I saw him pass that corridor." The nurse pointed at a narrow hallway to the left.
Eiri ran towards the direction that the nurse told him. It was well lighted in that part of the hospital. There were large glass windows that adorned the walls. At the very far end of the hallway was Shuichi, his hands on the glass window while looking at something like he was doing some window shopping.
Eiri stopped walking and realized where they were. The glass windows were part of the nursery where parents could see their newly born babies. He felt a sense of pity for Shuichi. He watched the younger guy for a while. A minute ago, Shuichi was smiling and adoring the babies. The next minute, he was smiling sadly until he cried. Then he would wipe his tears and would wave at the babies. Eiri was standing at the opposite end of the hallway, secretly observing Shuichi. He could feel the same loneliness but he kept it all to himself.
Shuichi suddenly collapsed on the floor. There were no nurses or doctors there. No other people because visiting hours were over for the day. Only Eiri was there to catch him.
..
"How do you feel?" were the first words that Shuichi heard when he woke up the next morning.
"Damnit, Shuichi. Why didn't you wake up fast enough?"
Shuichi looked around. Surrounding his bed were Hiro and Fujisaki. On the foot of his bed was Eiri, carrying a pink-haired kid.
"Shinori." Shuichi smiled and opened his arms for his son. He noticed that Eiri was holding the kid tightly and was only forced to let go of him when Shinori jumped.
"Daddy!" Shinori eagerly jumped towards Shuichi and hugged him.
"Easy now, Shinori kun, your dad's wounds are not healed yet." Hiro said.
"I'm fine Hiro." He said as he kissed his son's cheek. "Suggy. I'm glad you're safe."
"I'm glad you are too." Suguru answered as they shared the same sad smile and shook hands. Fujisaki glanced at Eiri and when the latter looked at him coldly, he turned around and sat beside Hiro.
"How are you feeling daddy?"
Eiri looked at Shuichi and then at Shinori. He clutched his fists and walked away.
They all followed Eiri with their eyes. When the blonde closed the door, Shuichi wiped a single tear that fell from his eyes.
"Well? What was that all about?" Hiro asked, annoyed.
"How did you know I was here?" Shuichi asked while brushing Shinori's hair with his hand.
"Well, it's a confusing story but earlier, around 6am, we heard a knock on our door. I have to hide Fujisaki.
--
"Who's there?" Hiro asked nervously. He had a broom on his right hand while his left hand was holding the door knob. He peeked on the keyhole and saw a tall blonde on the other side.
"Open your door. I won't do any harm."
Hiro wiped his sweat as he realized that it was Eiri Uesugi. He didn't like the blonde, but he was somehow relieved to see that he was alive.
He had barely opened the door when Eiri barged in like he owned the place.
"Where's Shinori?" was what he said before anything else.
"How dare you. You just come in, barging like that without explaining anything!"
"I don't have to explain anything to you, Hiroshi." He glared at the hallway as he saw a green-haired kid eavesdropping on them.
"So, you're alive, Tohma's brat? You had my brother panic over you."
"I-is Tatsuha-san safe?" Fujisaki revealed himself and stood beside Hiro.
"Other than having several broken bones, a bump on a head and a twisted leg, I think he is fine."
"What about Shu? Where is he? Did you rescue him?!" Hiro asked.
Eiri glared at Hiro and Fujisaki but told them how they managed to escape.
"S – so, Shuichi-kun is alive?" Fujisaki couldn't hide his tears.
"Don't cry, Suguru. We'll see him later." He embraced Fujisaki.
"I hate to interrupt you, lovebirds, but I was the first one to ask a question. Where is Shinori?"
"He's sleeping in my room. He hasn't stopped crying since he was separated with his dad."
Eiri flinched at the word 'dad'. He didn't ask anymore questions and again, barged inside Hiro's room. Before Hiro could complain, he scooped Shinori in his arms and prepared to leave.
"Hey! You bastard! Where do you think you're bringing Shinori?! Hey! Come back here!"
Hiro's noise caused Shinori to wake up. He was surprised to see himself being carried inside a Mercedes.
"M- Mr. Uesugi?"
"Shinori." Eiri said coldly.
"Where's my daddy? Is he still working? He doesn't want to see me anymore?" Shinori cried.
"Shuichi is taking a nap. Would you like to see him?"
"Yes! I want to see daddy!" Shinori's face lit up. Eiri tightened his grip on the boy after he heard the word 'daddy'.
"Well, we're coming with you. You just can't bring him. We need to see Shuichi too!"
Eiri looked pissed. "Alright then, but don't make a noise inside my car. If you do, I'll kick you out."
"Mr. Uesugi, does daddy want to see me?"
Eiri looked at his son in the eye. Every time he heard the word 'daddy' coming out of Shinori's mouth, he couldn't help but feel proud, and at the same time lonely.
"Yes. Daddy wants to see you."
Hiro and Fujisaki noticed it. The tone of Eiri's voice. His face was stiff, but his tone was definitely kind. It was like the word 'daddy' was referring to him and not to Shuichi.
--
"So that's what happened, huh?" Shuichi mumbled to himself and unconsciously brushed Shinori's hair. His son was sleeping on his bed, hugging him. Shuichi looked at the sky through the window. He couldn't help but smile when the thought of Eiri caring for his son came to his mind. Shuichi closed his eyes and slept peacefully.
When he woke up the next morning, Shinori wasn't on his bed.
He panicked. He quickly stood up, causing his ribs to crack. He gasped in pain and started to cry.
"Crying over your broken bones?" a cold voice said.
Shuichi looked up and saw Eiri, holding the hand of Shinori, both coming from the bathroom.
"Daddy!" Shinori ran to his dad and kissed him on the cheek.
It didn't go unnoticed to Shuichi that Eiri held Shinori's hand tightly before letting him go.
"Mr. Uesugi said we can go to see Mickey when you are healed. Are you healed yet, daddy? Can we go see Mickey now?"
"Mickey?" Shuichi replied weakly. "Who's Mickey?"
"He's a big mouse that appears on TV! Mr. Uesugi said he and I can go see him."
"Um, sure." Shuichi smiled. "Where's this Mickey anyway?"
"Disneyland!" Shinori replied happily.
"Uh, so where is Disneyland, honey?" Shuichi stroke Shinori's hair while looking at his sparkling eyes.
"America." This time, Eiri was the one to reply.
Shuichi stopped moving, almost like a dead person. He slowly looked from Shinori to Eiri, fear and worry painted on his face. Eiri's face however, did not wear any sign of emotion. A single tear dropped from Shuichi's eyes. "Y – you, you won't. You can't. Don't you dare. Please don't. Don't take him. Don't take him away from me." Shuichi was sobbing now. Shinori jumped on the bed to take a closer look of his dad.
"What's wrong daddy?" Shinori placed his hands on Shuichi's shoulders. "Are you not healed yet?"
Shuichi grabbed his son and protectively hugged him. "No, don't go with him, Shinori. Daddy will get lonely. You can't go. I won't let you – I won't let you." Shuichi was trembling. He was like a mental person, being over-protective over a toy.
"Shuichi, it's not like that –
"DON'T COME NEAR HIM! YOU CAN'T TAKE SHINORI AWAY FROM ME!" he shouted this time, trembling more. Soon, Eiri saw red fluid on the blankets.
"No, I won't!" Eiri tried to explain and tried to get Shinori away. "Shuichi! It's not what you think, I'm just, hey! Let go of him! He'll get suffocated!" He tried to get Shinori but Shuichi's grip was just too tight. "Nurse! Help me here!"
In less than a minute, the nurses were there, and together, they separated Shinori from Shuichi. Shinori was crying, Shuichi was yelling. The nurses pushed him down to the bed and injected a tranquilizer.
"You – will – not – take – him – away. No." Shuichi said in between sobs.
"Calm down, sir." The nurse said and when Shuichi was a bit sleepy, they removed the blood - stained sheets.
"What happened? Why was he bleeding?" Eiri was carrying a crying Shinori on his arms.
"His stitches were opened again. It must be due to stress. The doctor will stitch him once more and he'll be okay again when he wakes up."
--
Shuichi had a heavy headache when he opened his eyes that night. He grumbled and rubbed his head. He didn't remember what happened that morning but a scene kept playing on his head; he even dreamt about it. Eiri was pulling Shinori away from him and was left in the darkness.
His eyes widened when he remembered parts of what happened earlier.
"Shinori." He said aloud to himself.
"He's sleeping beside you."
Shuichi looked at the corner of the room, and there in the shadows, Eiri was standing. Shinori was lying on his bed, curled up like a cat.
"You made a good job of lengthening your stay at the hospital. You made yourself bleed."
"If it's costing you too much, I can get out of this hospital and pay you back."
Eiri sarcastically smirked. "You? Pay me back? Are you really out of your mind now, Shuichi?"
"What, you think I can't pay you? With this trouble now, you made me realize that money isn't hard to earn. Your family gains money by selling drugs, and I will do it by selling my body, again."
Eiri was furious and advanced towards Shuichi. Known for not controlling his anger, he grabbed Shuichi by the hair and made him face him.
Their faces were an inch apart. Neither was blinking, they were just staring at each other, anger visible on their faces.
"You will not sell yourself again." Eiri said in his most dangerous voice.
"You think I can't? I was a whore before, I can be a whore again."
Eiri tightened his grip on Shuichi's hair. "No you can't. You stopped because of Shinori, didn't you?"
Shuichi froze for a second, and then smirked. There was no way he would lose to Eiri. "I stopped because I was pregnant. You said I had a miscarriage, right? So now I can go back to being a whore. This has nothing to do with you. You treat me as a whore anyway."
Eiri let go of his hair and slapped him so hard on the face that Shuichi was pushed back on the bed. And when Shuichi sat up again, Eiri saw his own eyes glaring at him.
"I hate you! I hate you! You hurt daddy!" Shinori jumped on Eiri and began punching him on the chest.
"Wait, Shinori." Shuichi held Shinori, but was too weak to stop his son.
"You hurt my daddy! I hate you Mr. Uesugi!" Shinori kept on giving light punches on Eiri's chest. Eiri bit his lip.
"Shinori." Shuichi said. He was proud of his son for protecting him, but on the other hand, he didn't want him to hurt Eiri's heart. It was his fault anyway, for telling Eiri he would sell himself again, which he didn't want to do.
"Daddy is hurt because of you! "
"Shut up! He is not your dad!" Eiri wasn't able to control his anger again and said those words quickly before he could think about it.
Shinori was taken aback, his fist suspended in midair. He was looking at Eiri's eyes, confused. Shuichi was shocked too, and didn't know what to say.
"Um, Shinori, about that –
Eiri tried to explain but Shinori cried harder. He went to Shuichi and cried on his lap. Shuichi had tears on his eyes too.
"I'm your son, right, daddy?" Shinori asked.
Eiri looked at Shuichi as if daring him to tell Shinori the truth, but Shuichi wasn't making eye contact.
"Why wouldn't you say anything?" Eiri asked him.
"I am your Dad, Shinori." Shuichi said and looked at Eiri, his eyes telling him it's not the right time to tell the truth.
Eiri clenched his fist, relaxed himself, and then left the room.
A whole pack of men wearing black gathered outside a mansion. They were expressionless yet, it was obvious that they were all nervous. Inside, the crashing of glassware and the banging of wooden walls could be heard.
"Why did you let that bastard escape?! You are so many, Eiri and Tatsuha are just weaklings with guns. Why do you think I'm paying you? You are to do what we want!"
SLAP.
CRASH.
"Brother, it's better if you rest for a while, that leg of yours –
"I am not disabled, Yukino. And you, you are supposed to be my back up. Where were you anyway? Don't tell me you're playing with that kid of yours."
"Yukari is sleeping, brother." Yukino replied calmly, though her voice showed nervousness. She had never seen her brother this angry before.
"So where were you? Tatsuha was the one who got Fujisaki and Eiri was hiding them."
"Eiri had them? So what did you do? Does Mika know about her brothers?"
"Mika doesn't know a thing, that useless shrimp. I kidnapped the whore – Shuichi Shindou but he got away as well."
Yukino bit her lip. "That whore." She mumbled to herself and clutched her fists.
"It's your fault that Eiri isn't with us. I thought you'd be so useful with keeping him. What have you been up to anyway?"
"It's not my fault, brother. We all know in the first place that he's not happy with our clan, he doesn't – he doesn't love me –
"Of course he doesn't, you seduced him to have a child. How very clever of you."
Yukino clenched her teeth. It was true, she was so crazy over Eiri, not to mention that she fancies blondes. As if I can tell you about Yukari's real dad. You bastard, if I was just older than you, you'd get all my hatred.
His broken bones began to ache and he could feel something heavy on top of him. He tried to switch to his side but he couldn't. Grumbling for his lack of sleep, he slowly opened his eyes and adjusted it to the dark. It was so quiet. He had Shinori sleep at Hiro's, and he was sure that Eiri wouldn't talk to him after the incident earlier.
Oh, how wrong he was!
He felt a light brush of something soft and ticklish on his face. He began to panic. The reason why his ribs were cracking again wasn't because he was going in a worse condition but because there, on top of him was Eiri.
"Ei – Eiri." Although it was dark, Shuichi would never be wrong about who the person on top of him was. Just the smell and the glint of blonde hair said it all.
"Don't."
Shuichi tried to push him away, but with his current state, he wasn't able to even lift a book. He was too weak to do so. "Eiri, I can' breathe."
But Eiri just pressed himself more on Shuichi. "Promise me you won't."
"I won't what?" Shuichi asked nervously. He couldn't understand how Eiri was thinking. Worse, this guy smelled of alcohol again.
Eiri sniffed Shuichi's scent. His nose traveled from Shuichi's shoulder, to his neck then to his cheek. He stopped and gazed at the younger man below him. Shuichi gulped. All he could feel now was nervousness; the pain of his body seemed to stop.
Eiri leaned forward, their noses just an inch apart and before Shuichi could comment, the blonde smacked their lips together.
"Nh." Shuichi mumbled. Eiri had forced his tongue inside Shuichi's mouth. His hand had removed the blanket covering the younger man and was slowly rubbing Shuichi's torso.
"Ei-ri. Eiri, you're drunk."
"I know." Eiri whispered on his ears, which gave Shuichi the chills. He made an attempt to remove Shuichi's hospital gown but he stopped when he saw Shuichi crying.
"Please don't, Eiri."
"No, please don't." Eiri said.
"What do you mean?" Shuichi was sobbing now.
Eiri must have come back to his senses and lifted himself away from Shuichi. He sat on the bed and lighted a cigarette. Shuichi didn't dare remind him it was forbidden to smoke in a hospital. After a few puffs, he crumpled it with his hand and threw it on a nearby trashcan.
All those minutes that Eiri was smoking, Shuichi was trying to stop his sobbing.
After what seemed like 5 minutes of silence, Shuichi calmed down, and Eiri stood up to leave.
The younger man followed Eiri with his eyes. Eiri stopped walking when he reached the handle of the door.
"Why didn't you tell me about Shinori? Why did you hide the truth?"
That's for you to find out, idiot. I love you and you treat me just as if I still was a whore. That is so insulting.
Shuichi made up an excuse, which was partially true. "Well, the day before the end of the contract, Yukino – your wife, talked to me. I met her somewhere accidentally. She told me that she knew I was a –I worked for Blue Boy and she said that she was pregnant with your child. I didn't want to ruin a child's life, so I decided to run away."
"But you were also pregnant. And you definitely ruined Shinori's life – financially speaking that is."
Shuichi gulped. That was another insult from the man he loves.
"Wouldn't it be more of a shame when Shinori will grow up knowing that both his parents are males? And I didn't want to ruin your normal family. A man, a woman, a child. It's better if Shinori doesn't know that I gave birth to him and that you are his – his, well, real father."
Eiri shrugged. "The truth will come out eventually, Shuichi. It's just a matter of time. Shinori will know the truth."
"Please don't tell him yet, I – I'm not yet ready!"
Eiri didn't speak.
Shuichi pleaded. They looked at each other's eyes. He couldn't take it if Shinori got to hate him for not telling the truth.
"Please." Shuichi got off of his bed and knelt on the floor, and bowed his head low.
Eiri turned away.
"I am not planning to take him to America to separate him from you. I just wanted to take him there – I want to treat him, to make – up for those years that I haven't been a father to him. It's dangerous if we made special trips here in Japan."
Shuichi stared at him, his mouth wide-open. When he finally came back to his senses, he didn't know whether to believe what he just heard.
"U-um, Eiri about that. I-it's not your fault, I mean, you don't have to -
"Don't go back to being a whore."
Shuichi's eyes lit up.
Was that Eiri wanted to say to me earlier? For me not to become a whore again?
"I wasn't serious when I said that. I was just angry."
With those words, Eiri gave him a sad look before exiting the room.
The next time Shuichi opened his eyes, he was wrapped tightly with a blanket and he was being carried by a hurrying Eiri.
Bridal Style.
"What in the world?!" Shuichi shouted.
"Oh, you're awake?" Eiri said without looking at him. They were still inside the hospital, but in Shuichi's observation, they were in some kind of secret passageway, like a hallway that only authorized people who are allowed to pass.
"Would you mind telling me what's happening? I have difficulty to breath if you haven't noticed." Shuichi said sarcastically.
"Well, do you mind shutting up? We're in the middle of escaping if you haven't noticed." Eiri said matching the tone of Shuichi's sarcasm.
Shuichi's eyes widened. Now that he took the time to look around him, there was a man wearing a black suit, pushing Tatsuha's wheelchair for him. He looked very much like one of Tohma's people who kicked him on the stomach.
"Escaping?" Shuichi looked back at Eiri. When Eiri looked him in the eye, he turned his head away and kept quiet.
"Aniki, to the left." Tatsuha said.
They turned left and at the end of the hallway, there was a door not very far away.
"Boss, when we exit, the ride is at the right side, the black van." The man pushing Tatsuha's wheelchair said.
"Alright." Eiri answered. And they ran hurriedly to the exit. Once they reached the black van, the man wearing the black suit, opened the middle door for Eiri to place Shuichi gently, making him lie down. Eiri and the guy opened the back door and placed Tatsuha and his wheelchair there. The guy sat in front since he was the one to drive.
Shuichi sat up to see what's happening, and before he could watch, the door on his left opened again, and Eiri sat beside him, pushing him to lie down again – this time, with his head on Eiri's lap.
Shuichi blushed furiously. He could smell Eiri's high class perfume.
"Boss, where next?" the man asked, starting the van.
"The apartment at Yokohama." Eiri said, and when the man silently said, 'alright then', he looked at Tatsuha who was swirling at the back of the van.
"You want me to tie you up?" Eiri said annoyingly.
"Is that how you treat your cute little brother? And maybe it's better if you tie my wheelchair, so I don't keep on swiveling here."
The van was driving slowly now. Shuichi tried to sit again, but Eiri pushed him harder.
"That's them boss."
Eiri looked at the tinted glass of the van. Outside were 4 or 5 black cars, heading their way to the hospital. After some seconds, Eiri's eyes widened.
Shuichi noticed this as he sat up successfully this time. At the back of one of the cars was Eiri's wife, Yukino.
"The bunch of gits." He heard Tatsuha speak. "Aniki, who do you reckon's the one beside Yukino? He kinda looks like Yuka-chan."
"That's her ex-boyfriend." Eiri said. "Tohma disapproved of their relationship before."
"Really? How did you know that? Ah, I think I saw him before. He was tutoring Yuka-chan when I last went to the mansion. Must have received a death threat from Tohma, right?" And the wheelchair swiveled again as the guy in the black suit drove faster this time.
Eiri kept silent throughout their journey toYokohama.
Shuichi became very tired as of late. He must have dozed off again, because the next thing he saw was a very cozy large room with hotel-like lights.
"Like it?"
Tatsuha Uesugi came into view. Now that Shuichi looked properly, they were on the living room. He was lying down on a very large white sofa, so large and long that he thought it was a bed. He looked back at Tatsuha who looked like he lost weight. He was pale and had several bruises on his face and arms, and the left side of his face was a little swollen.
"Oh, I am ok." Tatsuha said when he noticed Shuichi's glance. "This is nothing." He smiled when Shuichi looked worrier than ever.
"Where are we?" Shuichi asked, trying to sit up. He held his belly and carefully placed his feet on the marble floor. He winced as there was still pain on his lower body.
"We are atYokohama. Weren't you listening to aniki earlier? This is one of our apartments. Tohma doesn't know about this place. We bought this several years before. We should be safe here."
"Boss, your room is at the right wing. What are you doing here?" the man in the black suit entered the living room. He was carrying what looked like groceries.
"Oh, this is Satoru Tamiya*, one of our loyal men. He acts as a spy for us. He was the one who tipped us about Tohma's plan to search for us at the hospital. He has a lot of connection, you see."
So that explains why we left the hospital in a rush. Shuichi thought. "Well, when are we going back to Tokyo?" Shuichi asked.
"We are not."
Eiri Uesugi was the one to speak as he entered the living room.
Tatsuha and Satoru Tamiya went to the kitchen to give them privacy.
"What do you mean we're not going back?
"It means exactly what I said. We are not going back."
"B-but my son! Hiro and Fujisaki, my things, our –
"Did you just say Fujisaki?" Tatsuha re-entered, looking serious this time. "How is he? Where is he?"
"Tatsu, keep your nose out if this. We are talking –
"Is he ok?" Tatsuha said, cutting his brother's sentence. "I didn't know what happened after we split up that night. Where could I find him –
"Tatsuha!" Eiri shouted and Tatsuha shut his mouth. "The kid is ok. He's staying at Hiro's – Shuichi's friend. They're at Tokyo."
"S-so he's safe? Thank goodness." Tatsuha had a brighter color now. He sped his wheelchair back to the kitchen.
"Don't mind him." Eiri said to Shuichi who looked confused as to how Tatsuha knew Fujisaki. "My asshole of a brother is head over heals for your friend."
"Oh." Was all Shuichi replied.
They stared at each other for a moment. Shuichi was shuffling his feet nervously. Eiri crushed his cigarette on a nearby ashtray.
"Well, what about my son? I don't want him to be alone at Hiro's."
"He's my son too." Eiri said back.
Shuichi fell silent. Ever since Eiri knew that Shinori was his son, they had non-stop fights.
"You don't have to repeat it over and over again. Yeah, he's your son. And he's my son too. Shouldn't he be with me? He must be lonely without me around."
"Fine. I'll pick him up tomorrow."
"R – really? T- Thanks." Shuichi said, surprised that Eiri agreed immediately.
They went silent again.
"Um, where's the bathroom?" Shuichi asked.
Eiri didn't answer him. Instead, he swooped down Shuichi on his arms.
"What the –
"The doctor said you wouldn't be able to walk for a while."
"Liar! I am perfectly fine!" He managed to pull away from Eiri and he attempted to walk. Not more than 3 seconds, he fell down.
"Told you." Eiri mocked him and carried him again.
"You know, you don't have to do this. I can just crawl and –
"You're really stupid."
"Well, yeah, thanks." Shuichi said, defeated.
"Um, can you please close the door after you leave?" Shuichi asked once they were inside the bathroom.
"Who says I'm leaving?" Eiri said.
Shuichi's mouth fell open. "What the – I want to take a bath you know? How can I take a bath if you're there?"
"It's possible, isn't it?"
A vein popped on Shuichi's head. In an instant, he grabbed the nearest soap and threw it at Eiri. "Don't make fun of me!" he was nearly crying again. "Stop toying around with my feelings! One minute you're angry, then you become nice, and another second, you act like a maniac!"
Eiri held Shuichi's arms and pinned it on the wall tiles. "I'm not toying around."
Shuichi was facing the tiles, arms held high by Eiri.
"Our deal is still not off." Eiri said.
"W-what deal?" Shuichi asked.
"You, working as a maid for me." (Please see chapter 10 or 11)
Shuichi remembered clearly now.
"Oh, right, I haven't forgotten that. So could you please release me now? My back and arm are aching."
Eiri slowly loosened his grip. Shuichi was still facing the tiles. Eiri backed away and closed the door.
Shuichi fell to his knees and crumpled his hair. "I just don't understand how he's thinking anymore!"
Perhaps it was because he kept on sleeping that day, Shuichi laid wide awake at his bed. The Uesugi brothers gave him a medium – sized room. Inside it was a medium sized bed, a small cabinet, one study table and very large windows. He had a good view of the sky.
"So this is Yokohama?" he viewed through the window as the sky was still dark. He glanced at the grandfather clock on his room. "4am?" he read. "Might as well grab a cup of coffee."
He went out of his room to go to the kitchen. Someone left the lights on. He walked slowly, hand on the wall for support.
"Um, hello?" he asked, not expecting someone to answer. He could hear Tatsuha's soft snores behind one door.
"Go back to sleep. It's still dawn."
"Same to you. What are you doing there, smoking at 4 in the morning?"
Eiri looked at him. He was not in his pajamas, but in his usual casual clothes, like he was about to go out to work. He was searching for something on his laptop.
"I couldn't sleep." Eiri said, inhaling his smoke again.
"Me neither." Shuichi said and got a cup from the cabinet. "You want coffee?"
"Black please, and thanks." Eiri said.
Shuichi placed their cups on the table. He sat beside Eiri, looking up at him every time he had the chance.
"You wanna say something?" Eiri asked upon catching Shuichi's eye.
Shuichi blushed and sipped his coffee. He never really liked coffee because he always thought it tasted bitter. Shakes and smoothies were much more appreciated.
"Well, I – I just – um, how do I say this? Even though I cannot fully understand what's happening now, and – and well, I'm kinda mad at you, I still – uh, um, I still want to thank you. Thank you for all your help and –
Shuichi heard the tapping of keys.
"You're not listening!" Shuichi fumed.
"Uh, what? I thought you fell asleep and was mumbling."
"Ooooh! I really can't understand you!" Shuichi threw tantrums at him. He continued in a whisper. "You're a bastard! You're the most sexiest annoying cold-hearted bastard that I know!"
"Ah, it's time." Eiri looked at his watch and left him.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going at this time of hour? It's still dark out there and – woah!"
Eiri carried Shuichi and placed him on his shoulders.
"Let go! My bones ache you know?!"
Eiri crushed his cigarette on the ash tray, fumbled in his pocket and got his keys, one arm still supporting Shuichi's body.
"Eiri!" Shuichi shrieked. Tatsuha's snores got louder.
The blonde opened the door to their apartment, exited, and then slammed the door, jamming it locked.
"Argh!" Shuichi punched Eiri's back just to escape, but he was still too weak to do so.
"Stop it, or I'll shove this keys on your butt."
It sounded like a threat to Shuichi for he stopped immediately. Damn this bastard! I'm gonna pull out your nose hair one day, you'll see! And he vented out his anger by pinching Eiri's back.
"You won't stop, huh?" Eiri said. They were on the garage now, it was difficult to see since it was still dark.
"Why (pinch) won't (pinch) you (pinch) tell (pinch) me (pinch) where (pinch) you (pinch) are (pinch) bringing (pinch) me!" (PINCH)
Eiri gritted his teeth at the latest form of love making that Shuichi gave him. "I warned you pink head. I'm going to shove this keys on your butt."
"Alright! Alright I'll stop – woah!"
Eiri thrusted the key in the car keyhole and grabbed Shuichi's butt really hard.
"You wanted to touch my butt!" Shuichi fumed. "You – you really are a basta – what?!"
He was pushed by Eiri inside the car, slamming the door to his face. Eiri entered and started the car.
"Just tell me where we are going!"
"WE ARE GOING TO FETCH OUR SON! NOW SHUT UP SO I CAN DRIVE!"
Shuichi's eyes widened. "We're going to – we will – Shinori."
He said OUR son! Kyaa! I feel like I've given birth to Shinori again. He blushed at the thought.
"Um, geez, thanks. You should have told me properly." Shuichi answered casually, pretending not to be excited.
And then, he felt it. Eiri's hand was sneaking on his pants and not on the clutch.
"Where is your hand going?!"
"Hm? Your pants. I can see it from here you know. It's pointing at me."
"It's not!"
And they fought all the way through Tokyo.
OMG! I finished this crappy chapter in one year?! I'm so sorry guys, I've been busy and lazy and sick and – oh well, I think you get the point. This is my belated holiday present to you guys. I was also planning to update this during my birthday but, yeah, lazy skin..
What I'm doing as of late:
1. Work..work..work..work..work..
2. Read normal manga and yaoi manga.. which I command all of you to do so!
3. Watch anime and yaoi.. be good and do watch yaoi!
4. Read other gravitation and yaoi fanfics.. I'm currently addicted to junjou romantica - egoist couple. But yeah, of course, I love EiriXShuichi.
5. Procrastinate.. lol
6. I'm a fan of the Harry Potter books so I'm online on hexrpg everyday..
7. Draw and draw and draw some more!
8. Play applications on facebook. MOBWARS!
Well, I'm hoping you'll follow numbers 3-5. lol, just kidding..
Kinda rushed chapter eh?
I THANK ALL OF YOU WHO DID NOT LEAVE ME WHILE I WAS SUFFERING FROM WRITER'S BLOCK! Thanks for sticking with this story! I want to thank all of the reviewers! Without you, I don't know how I will finish this chapter/story..
Well, that's it for this installment, sorry for the delay and thanks for all the support. PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW THIS CHAPTER! I love you guys!
hokage