Gravitation

Disclaimer: I don't own Gravitation. Maki Murakami does.

Angel Eyes Kiyone: Hello again everyone. Sorry this one took so long to update. I had to deal with a mouse and keyboard malfunction. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it.

Hiroshi had finished telling the Shindou family everything that happened. Meiko was in disbelief. Mrs. Shindou turned to face Eiri. There was no expression or emotion on her face what so ever. Tatsuha took a step back as the woman walked towards his big brother. For a few seconds, he couldn't tell what he had just heard. To him it sounded like a gunshot. It scared the boy speechless. He looked at his brother whoes head looked like it had almost been twisted all the way around. Blood was trickling down from his bottom lip. Tatsuha looked back at the woman who now had tears in her eyes and anger written all over her face. He realized now that it wasn't a gunshot he heard. It was a slap in the face.

"You sure had me fooled, Eiri Yuki." Mrs. Shindou said bitterly. "A romance author. Someone that I thought understood feelings and emotions. Someone I thought knew the meaning of love. But I see now that you're someone who doesn't even practice what he preaches."

"Come to think of it," Meiko chimed in, "all of his stories that I've read have tragic endings."

Eiri looked at the woman blankly. Hiroshi, K., and Fujisaki stared in shock. "I loved reading your books." Mrs. Shindou went on. "I could hardly wait for the next one to come out. And as soon as I heard about it, Meiko and I would go out and buy it."

Eiri stared dumbly at the woman. How was he going to answer to that? Was this going to ruin his reputation? He so desperately wanted to see Shuichi. But with the way things are going now, Eiri didn't think he stood a chance in hell of seeing his lover anytime soon.

"So tell me," Mrs. Shindou said snapping the novelist out of his trance, "what do I have to look forward to now?"

"Wait, Mrs. Shindou," Tatsuha interupted, "please-"

"Excuse me!" Mrs. Shindou snapped. "I believe I was talking to him, not you! Who are you anyways?!"

"It's alright, Tatsuha," Eiri said softly pushing Tatsuha back, "I'll handle it alone. He's my little brother, Mrs. Shindou."

"Whatever," Mrs. Shindou said irritated, "just answer my question. What do I have to look forward to now?"

"Listen," Eiri said softly to the woman, "I'll tell you like I told your husband. I know I've been an asshole towards Shuichi. He's shown me nothing but pure love and yet, I still pushed him away."

"Why?" Mrs. Shindou asked bluntly.

Eiri took a deep breath and closed his eyes. No way in hell was he about to explain his dark past to everyone standing in front of him.

"I guess I just had a difficult time trusting him." he said plainly.

"A difficult time trusting him?" Mr. Shindou laughed. "Good God, boy! What makes you think that Shuichi is capable of hurting you? Or anyone for that matter?"

"Well," Eiri continued, "I used to be alot like him when I was young."

"Is that so?" Mr. Shindou asked mockingly. "What happened that made you change?"

'Oh God' Eiri thought to himself.

"Excuse me," came a voice from behind Eiri, "is everything okay here? We got a message about a disturbance."

"Actually, we were just leaving." Tatsuha said pulling Eiri along with him.

"Hold on one minute!" Mr. Shindou barked.

Excuse me, sir," said the security guard, "but I think it's best they leave now. As a matter of fact, visiting hours have long since ended. You should all go now."

"Understood." Tatsuha said abruptly. As he and Eiri turned to leave, they heard Hiroshi's voice.

"This isn't over yet, Eiri Yuki." the red head said in a low venomous tone.

Eiri turned his head to look at the younger male. He scowled at the boy in annoyance. Then he turned and walked off with his younger brother in toe. As soon as they left the building and got to Eiri's car, they waited for a while.

"You gonna go back in and see him?" Tatsuha asked.

"I didn't drive all the way here for nothing." Eiri replied coldly.

"Well, glad to see you're back to your old self again." Tatsuha joked. "Damn. She sure messed you up good."

"Shut up." Eiri said rubbing his jaw. "And if you tell Seguchi and Mika about any of that, I'll kill you, twerp."

"Oh, yeah," Tatsuha said in mock humor, "like I'm gonna tell Touma about you breaking down after seeing the news. Yeah right. Besides, I think this is probably the most we've ever bonded in a long time."

"Whatever," Eiri said blushing, "just keep your damned mouth shut, alright?"

"Okay, okay!" Tatsuha said holding up his hands in defense. "Shit, don't have a cow!"

"No, that's Mika's job." Eiri said in mock amusement.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Tatsuha asked confused.

"She and Seguchi still don't know that you and Sakuma are dating."

"Yeah, so?" Tatsuha said still confused.

"Well, if you don't want big sis to have a cow, I suggest you keep your trap shut."

"Hah!" Tatsuha laughed. "They're bound to find out sooner or later anyways!"

"Well," Eiri continued, "if you want her to have a miscarriege, then by all means, go ahead."

"W-what?!" Tatsuha said surprised. "You m-mean she's..."

"What, she didn't tell you?"

"No. Huh. I guess that explains why she's been in a bitchy mood lately."

"I can't believe she didn't tell you." Eiri said rolling his eyes.

"When did she tell you?" Tatsuha asked.

"Two weeks ago." Eiri continued. "She just waltzed right in without knocking as usual and threw her arms around me."

"Hahaha! Well, sis always wanted to have kids of her own." Tatsuha said amused. "We're going to be uncles. Uncle Eiri and Uncle Tatsuha. I like the way that sounds!"

"Whatever." Eiri snorted.

"Oh, look." Tatsuha said pointing out the window. "They're finally leaving."

"Good." Eiri said. "Keep your head down."

Tatsuha slouched in his seat so no one would get a glimpse of him. Eiri rested his forehead on the steering wheel. They were about eight cars down from where K. and the rest were parked. Hopefully no one would be able to spot them from the distance they were at in the car.

"Hah! There's the gaijin." Tatsuha pointed out.

"Oh, good." Eiri whispered. "The sooner he's out of the way, the better."

Hiroshi made his way over to the Shindou family's side. Mrs. Shindou stepped forward and hugged him; as did Meiko. Mr. Shindou patted his shoulder. Neither Tatsuha or Eiri could make out what he or any of them were saying. With a nod of the head, Hiroshi parted from them and got into a black Sudan with K. and Fujisaki.

Five minutes passed by before the Shindou family took off. K. drove off three minutes later. Eiri let out a sigh of relief. Tatsuha readjusted himself in his seat.

"Finally." Tatsuha said. "I thought they were never gonna leave."

"I'm going in now." Eiri said getting out of the car.

"Wait," Tatsuha said, "I'm coming too."

"FIne." Eiri said. "Hurry up."

Mean while...

Back at NG Records, Touma Seguchi was getting ready to head home. His wife Mika, Eiri and Tatsuha's older sister, had called to check on him. She was getting frustrated with him always being gone. She told him that he spends more time at work than he does with her.

"I'll be home soon, Mika," he said to her in his usual calm voice, "don't worry."

"I need you to come home now, Touma!" Mika yelled into the mouth piece. "Your unborn child needs you! Is this how it's always going to be? You spend most of your precious time at work while your wife and child stay home worrying about you?!"

"Now, Mika," Touma said narrowing his eyes, "that's not fair."

"Who said anything about being fair?!" she screamed again. "You better bring your ass home now or you can sleep on the couch for the next nine months!"

She hung up the phone. Touma let out a long irritated sigh. "I'd rather sleep anywhere else than with you." he said flipping his celphone shut. "Particularly with my sweet Eiri."

Touma turned on the flat screen t.v. that hung on the wall in his office. The accident was still the big issue. An evil smile crept over Touma's face.

"Hm. Looks like I didn't have to get my hands dirty after all." he said devilishly to himself. "Sweet dreams, Mr. Shindou."

Little did Touma know, another sneaky little devil was lurking outside his office door. He shut off the tape recorder in his hands. It was one of the high class devices that he saw K. using at one point.

"Touma, you bastard." the man said to himself. "Band mate or no band mate, I won't let you ruin Shuichi's life."

Although Shuichi was lying in a coma, this man had a strong feeling that it wouldn't last long. He quietly tiptoed away from Touma's office door and to the elevator. He made his way out the door and over to where his limo was waiting.

'Tatsuha told me about your manipulative ways,' he thought to himself, 'but I just never believed him. Boy was I a fool. Well, two can play at that game, Touma Seguchi.'

Owari~

Angel Eyes Kiyone: There you go. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Sorry about the sudden dramatic change with Eiri and Tatsuha in the parking lot. I really didn't know what else to do. Well, reviews are most appreciated. Love you all!!