"Are you going to? Go to your apartment, that is," Eiri said, his fingers idly caressing swirls on Shuichi's arms. He couldn't help himself, really. Shuichi had an irresistable charm about him, something that made Eiri want to touch the singer. "Or have you already been there?"
"Already been," Shuichi replied, sighing a little. "Like I said, I made some decisions, some very important ones, and a lot of people are going to be really pissed off at me."
"They'll get over it."
"Eventually, yeah," the singer agreed. "At least, I hope they will. And I hope they'll understand, too. I can't keep living like this. It wears me out."
"I know," Eiri murmured. "I know."
They fell silent for a few moments, and Eiri listened to the sound of Shuichi breathing. The singer had calmed considerably since crying himself out. It wasn't like how things used to be. Before, the moment Shuichi stopped crying, he would be all smiles and bounce around the apartment in a gleeful, manic mood. He'd always had a zeal for life, and it had gotten the singer, and Eiri, through many dark moments in their lives. Now, Shuichi's manic behaviour had been tempered, thanks to a number of disappointments and Shuichi blaming himself for whatever happened to have gone wrong. This time around appeared to be no different.
"What is your decision, Shuichi?"
"Are you sure you want to know this, Eiri? I haven't told anyone else yet, not even Tohma."
He almost hesitated. He knew what the repurcussions would be for Shuichi if anyone found out the novelist had learned of a major decision before anyone else learned. It would also fuel the belief the two had reunited, and the media would have a field day.
However, Eiri hadn't hesitated. He didn't care if people thought he and Shuichi were back together. They were still morons in his mind.
"Yes, I do. You said that's why you were here. Facing a cold, bitter truth. So you might as well spill it. I'm going to hear about it anyway."
"True," Shuichi conceded, his tone becoming impossibly quiet. "So very true."
"So what is it? What have you decided that's going to piss off so many people?"
The vocalist drew a deep breath then spoke in that some impossibly quiet tone.
"I'm disbanding Bad Luck."