Mizu: Whoot! Yet another chapter done! This is awesome! Though it is a bit scattered right now but I like it! It matches how my mind is right now. Alright. Disclaimer time: I don't own Gravitation or Junjou Romantica. If I did, I don't know what I'd do myself but it sure would be something else!
Just Coincidence:
Chapter Five- From Hair to Scare
"Well, here we are," Misaki blushed, gesturing to a small shop with large windows, "It's isn't that much but…"
"This is great!" Shuichi shouted happily, being careful not to let his hat and sunglass fly off his face as he pranced around happily.
"L-Let's get in there," Misaki mumbled, "Man, is that guy going to have a heart attack…He's such a huge fan of yours, Shuichi."
"Really?" Shuichi asked, smiling widely, "That's great to know!"
"Hey Kiyoshi," Misaki said as the two boys walked into the shop, "Got a few questions for you."
"Hey hey, Misaki-kun!" Kiyoshi greeted, standing up from his place in front of the mirror, "What can I do for ya?"
"Well, first off, my friend here needs to get some work down on his hair and we were wondering if you could do it," Misaki stated as Shuichi made his way passed the barber and to the seat he had been sitting in.
"Well, sure thing. What do you need done?" Kiyoshi asked, turning to face the singer.
"Just some color retouching and maybe a hair cut," Shuichi said, smiling warmly, "It would be greatly appreciated if this could be done today."
"Sure thing, sweetie," Kiyoshi smiled, turning back to Misaki, "So what else do you need, my dear Misaki?"
"Oh, I just need to set up a date for getting my hair cut after you're done with Shuichi," Misaki said, sitting down on a nearby chair.
"Right," Kiyoshi stated, "So what color do you need done, Shu…i…chi."
Shuichi looked up from where he was setting his hat and sunglasses at and just smiled a goofy smile at the man.
"It's….It's you!" The man screamed, "Sh-Shindou Shuichi!"
"Y-You weren't kidding, were you Misaki?" Shuichi questioned.
"Nope," Misaki sighed as his phone went off in his pocket, "Ah. It's probably Usagi-san. I'll be right back, okay?"
"Kk!" Shuichi beamed as the hyped up hair dresser started to prep him.
"Hello?" Misaki said into his cell phone as he stepped outside.
"Misaki?" Usagi-san's voice sounded from the other side.
"Somehow I knew it was you," Misaki sighed.
"Is Shuichi with you?" Usagi-san questioned.
"Yep. We're going to go hang out today," Misaki smiled as he stared up at the sky.
"Shit…" Misaki heard his lover curse.
"What?" Misaki asked, a little startled, "He was depressed this morning so I thought that I'd take him out to cheer him up."
"That's not it. It's that my father is out looking for you to talk to you about something about wood carved bears. Plus the fact that Eiri now knows some of Shuichi's even darker secrets that I told K-san this morning when he came busting in for the ceiling in my room so he's out trying to find Shuichi. Then there's K-san and Hiro who are trying to find Shuichi before Eiri and the rest is just a mess," Usagi-san explained.
"Um…What's the problem with your dad finding us? It's not like he'll recognize Shuichi, right?" Misaki questioned, trying to figure out the best choice.
"Normally, there wouldn't be any problems with him finding you with him but today is different," Usagi-san sighed.
"Why's that?" Misaki asked, slowly getting more and more nervous.
"Ryota, Shuichi's father, is with him," Usagi-san stated seriously.
"Wh-What?" Misaki gasped.
"It's his birthday," the writer sighed, "and, just like my father, he's entranced by wood-carvings. So naturally my father decided that it be great for you two to meet. They're probably in the subway right now taking that damn train to Teito Hotel or something like that waiting for you to show up."
"Th-That train does seem to be a Usami family magnet," Misaki groaned, "So which is the best choice?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, it's not like I can avoid all three of them. Which of the three would be the best choice to go and meet up with?" Misaki asked, looking back at the barber's shop, "I don't think that your dad is a good choice."
"Neither is Eiri," Usagi-san sighed yet again, "I'll call K-san and tell him to meet up with you guys somewhere. How about that park near NG?"
"Sounds good…Wait!" Misaki shouted into the phone.
"Wh-what?" his lover gasped.
"That parks near where Yuki-san lives!" Misaki exclaimed, flailing his arm around wildly, "Shuichi will most likely crack if we go there!"
"That's our only choice though. Just make something up to get him to go," Usagi-san said, "I'm going to call them up right now so as soon as your finished, drag him that way."
"R-Right," Misaki nodded before hanging up.
'What's going on? Why is every single living thing in this city trying to hurt Shuichi?' Misaki thought to himself as he walked back into the barber shop.
"This is so amazing!" Kiyoshi squealed for the nth time, scrubbing away on poor Shuichi's scalp, "TheShindou Shuichi is having his hair down in my shop! This is the greatest day of my life!"
"K-Kiyoshi, I-I'm begging you," Shuichi whimpered as he grimaced, "B-Be a little g-gentler."
Misaki couldn't help but chuckle at the scene before him. He just couldn't believe it. This man, this sweet, gentle, charming young man had experienced such pain and thought almost nothing of himself. It just couldn't be true.
"Um…Shindou-kun," Kiyoshi said as he pulled Shuichi back up into a sitting position after rinsing out the shampoo in his hair.
"Yes?" Shuichi smiled warmly.
"I-I don't have the exact same shade of pink that your hair is…" Kiyoshi slowly admitted.
"That's no problem. I was thinking about changing it anyways," Shuichi said, smiling at himself in the mirror, "What do you got?"
"Um…Hot pink, Flamigo pink, Romance Red, and Jade Blue," Kiyoshi stated, looking at his limited supply of unusual colors, "Unless you want to go with something natural."
"Hm…What's Romance Red look like?" Shuichi asked.
"It's actually not really red," Kiyoshi stated, pulling out the box of dye, "In fact, I think it's actually pretty close to your hair color. Just a bit darker and brighter is all."
"I'll take that then. I can't help but admit I like this look," Shuichi admitted, blushing a little, "No need to change it so much, right?"
"I couldn't agree more!" Kiyoshi beamed, "Would you like to listen to some music?"
"Do you even have to ask? I'm Shindou Shuichi! Of course I'd love to listen to music!" Shuichi laughed loudly.
"Great! Misaki, could you turn on the stereo?" Kiyoshi asked as he prepared the dye.
"Sure thing, Kiyoshi," Misaki stated walking up to the stereo.
It seemed that not even the radio was going to be kind to Shuichi.
"Here's Bad Luck's hit number: Break Through!" the radio host announced.
Misaki watched as Shuichi suddenly stiffen but instantly start singing along with the song.
Kimi ni aitai yukitai (I want to go falling in love with you;)
Ikareteru BRAKE wa tomaranai (even a furious brake won't stop this,)
mou dare ga tometemo (no matter who (tries to) stop me now.)
jyoushiki no FENSU ni (Since it gets stronger every time I hit)
buchi ataru tabi ni (and I am hit by the borders of common sense,)
tsuyokunaru kara kabe o nori koete kasoku suru (I'll climb over the wall and speed up; )
I CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU
kokoro kara suki da to ii (To declare "I love you")
kireru dare ka ni (to someone from the heart -)
nandemo deaeru darou? (how often can that happen by chance?)
Isshun no jinsei (A moment of a person's life can't be enough )
kimochi o nuritsubusu (I want to go falling in love with you;)
hima wa nai hazuda ze (oh time to paint over those feelings.)
hijyousen o tsuki yabutte (I break through the cordon,)
SAIREN ga nattatte (and the siren sounds;)
modoranai furikaeranai (I won't go back, I won't look back at all...)
kimi no soba ni yukitai (I want to go be near you; )
itoshisa no ACCEL fumi nagara (while I'm stepping on the accelerator of treasuring you,)
AH ude o nobashite (ah, stretch out your arms.)
tachiirikinshi no mirai demo (Even if the future says)
kitto suberikomun da ("No trespassing," I'll surely sneak into it.)
kimi no me o mitsume tsugerunda (Gazing into your eyes, I'll tell you)
I CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU
daremo mina jibun no (Everyone, no matter who,)
iru basho o sagashite (searches for their own place to be )
hashiri tsuzukeru kedo (And keep on running,)
Ore wa itsumo kimi to itai (but as for me,)
hokano doko ittatte (I always want to be with you;)
taiyou noboranaisa (there's no other place where the sun will rise for me.)
kimi o dakishimetai yo (I want to hold you;)
kono mune no KLAXON tomaranai (the claxon of my heart won't be stopped,)
AH kimi o motomete (ah, I'm searching for you.)
setsuna sa no SUPEEDO wa genkai sunzen (The speed of suffering is past the limit;)
hi o fukisousa (like a burst of flame)
kabe o buchi yaburu jounetsu de (I hit the wall and smash through in passion;)
I CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU
Kimi ni aitai yukitai (I want to go falling in love with you;)
Ikareteru BRAKE wa tomaranai (even a furious brake won't stop this,)
mou dare ga tometemo (no matter who (tries to) stop me now.)
jyoushiki no FENSU ni (Since it gets stronger every time I hit)
buchi ataru tabi ni (and I am hit by the borders of common sense,)
tsuyokunaru kara kabe o nori koete kasoku suru (I'll climb over the wall and speed up; )
I CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU
Misaki watched as the tears swiftly rolled down the rock star's face. He felt the grip of Shuichi's emotions pulling on his heart throughout the song and even more so when he saw Shuichi's eyes. They were whispering out his love only to try weakly to cover them up with the pain that he held in his heart. Misaki didn't doubt for one second that if anyone saw those deep eyes, they would feel their hearts shattered into a million pieces and blown away by the wind.
"Sh-Shuichi…" Misaki stuttered.
"It's for both of them," Shuichi stated, staring at himself in the mirror.
"What?" Misaki silently gasped.
"It's for both Eiri and Kiyomi," Shuichi said, smiling sadly to himself in the mirror, "I really can't stop loving either of them…What a fool I've become…"
"E-Eiri!" Tohma shouted at his brother-in-law while clinging to the handle above his head, "S-Slow down! It's not going to help anyone if you crash your car again!"
"Shut up!" Eiri snapped at the fellow blonde man, "If all your going to do is complain about my driving, you can get out at the next light!"
"I-I'm not complaining!" Tohma cried, "I just don't want to die yet!"
"I said shut up!" Eiri shouted, swerving to miss a jaywalker, "Idiot!"
"R-Really," Tohma whimpered, "I know that you're worried about Shindou-kun, but I don't think that you should get this worked up."
"Aren't you just the person who was pounding on my door demanding to know why I was acting like such an ass to the idiot? I thought that you hated the brat anyways!" Eiri snorted.
"Yes, I did not like him," Tohma sighed as he admitted, "but that was a different time. That was when I thought that he'd only bring you trouble and hurt you. Now I know that you need him to live. Without him, you just lose yourself and wouldn't care if you die. I won't let that happen."
"So instead of trying to pry him away from my side, your going to try and force him to stick by it?" Eiri scoffed, raising an eyebrow.
"Pretty much," Tohma smiled a little but soon that smile disappeared, "I didn't know that you didn't know of his condition, Eiri."
"Why would I? The kid never even told me that he was in love with a girl once," Eiri sighed, slowly coming to a stop at a red light, "let alone that that girl killed herself."
"It just doesn't make sense," Tohma stated, staring out the window, "Why would Shuichi still blame himself for her death? I can understand blaming himself for a little while but all these years?"
"Who knows what goes on in that idiots mind?" Eiri nearly growled.
"So…what are you going to do once we find him?" Tohma hesitantly questioned.
"What else? First force him to go to that damn hospital and then force him to tell me everything about his past!" Eiri shouted, turning to glare at his brother-in-law, "This is your last chance. You can get out and just leave this to me and the brat or you can sit in this car and be quiet."
"I'm staying, Eiri," Tohma stated, directing a stern look at the writer.
"Then be quiet!" Eiri snapped as he stomped down on the gas pedal.
"…I don't think that you're plan of action is what's best for Shindou-kun," Tohma said after a few tense moments of complete silence, "If you do that, I think it'll just make things worse between you two. He doesn't need you to be overprotective and restricting. He just wants, no needs, you to be a little more loving, Eiri."
"…" Eiri slowly took a deep breath before responding solemnly, "Didn't I tell you to be quiet Tohma?"
"I'm really sorry about this Shuichi," Misaki apologized for the nth time that day.
"Hey, don't worry about it, Misaki," Shuichi beamed, running his hand through his newly pinkafied hair, "It's not like it's your fault that your boss wanted you to pick something up from a writer in the park. I don't mind it either. I've always loved this park!"
"Th-That's good to hear," Misaki laughed nervously.
'Where's K-san and Hiro-san? Didn't Usagi-san tell me to meet them here at four? It's already four-thirty. Where are they?' Misaki thought to himself as the two sat down on a nearby bench.
"I have to admit that I like this new shade. It's not that different from my old color but it's enough to be noticed," Shuichi said, messing with his hair some more, "And it's a lot nicer than my old black hair."
"B-Black hair?" Misaki stuttered, trying to pretend that he was surprised.
"Oh, come on Misaki. I know that Aki is horrible at keeping secrets so I know that he's probably told you everything there is to know about me," Shuichi chuckled softly, "Not that I mind. It's all in the past. There's nothing that can be done about it."
"B-But a-aren't you still in pain from her death? After all, you did love her," Misaki said, "Usagi-san said that you blamed yourself for her death."
"Ha!" Shuichi exclaimed loudly, "Not in the slightest! The only that was my fault was the fact that I fell in love with her and hurt her somehow that I don't even know about. That's the only thing that I'm at fault for, Misaki."
"But then why did you say It-" Misaki started to say until a man with a dark presence appeared behind the bench that they were sitting on.
"Shindou Shuichi," the man growled, "How good to see you again…"
Shuichi's eyes widened when he realized who the man was, "A-Aizawa T-Taki…."
Mizu: *insert dramatic music here* MWUHAHAHA! PLOT TWISTS!
Shuichi: So…I don't blame myself for her death?
Mizu: Mizu no say. There are so many twists left to this story that it just makes me giddy with excitement. *starts bouncing all over the room*
Misaki: Wh-Who gave her sugar?
Mizu: No one! I am just hyped up on Dr. Pepper and freedom! The school musical is over and I have so much time now! I've been typing all day so far! Of course, most of the stuff that I've written down are too random or mixed up to put in any of my stories. Too bad too. I think I've typed a total of thirty pages today and still have no signs of stopping. Hm…maybe I should learn how to use and organizer thingy…
Misaki and Shuichi: M-Maybe…
Mizu: Nah…That takes all the fun out of writing for me. So that's about it! Reviews are very much loved as well are suggestions. Ciao for now!