Gravitaion

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

Tuesday afternoon, Eiri woke up to the smell of ramen. He couldn't move though. He felt numb. With every day that passed by, he realized he was getting closer to losing Shuichi. Hot tears spilled from his eyes and he squeezed them shut to keep them from flowing even further. He had to see Shuichi again.

"Hey, Mika," came Tatsuha's voice. "What are you doing here?"

At the mention of her name, Eiri got out of bed and went to see what was going on. He had just remembered that his sister was supposed to be having a baby. She shouldn't be out and about.

"Mika," Eiri said emotionless.

"Eiri, there you are!" Mika replied embracing him. "How are you feeling?"

"I could ask you the same question." Eiri replied looking down at her stomach.

Mika's belly had gotten bigger in the three months that she'd been pregnant. It was what she had always wanted; to have a baby of her own. She and Tohma had tried for years to have a baby and never came close. She was more than happy that she was now getting the chance to bring life into the world.

"Well, I hadn't heard from you in a while." She replied. "Plus, father tells me that Tatsuha hasn't been home for quite some time." She looked at her youngest brother who was slurping his soup.

Tatsuha looked dumbly at her with a mouthful of ramen. Mika stared at him with suspicion. Eiri started to wonder what would happen if she found out about his relationship with Ryuichi Sakuma. His thoughts were interrupted when Mika turned back to him.

"So, Eiri," she said looking up at him seriously, "when was the last time you went to see your therapist?"

Eiri looked at her with a serious expression. Of all times she had to bring this up now. He really wasn't in the mood to answer that question. But knowing his big sister, Eiri didn't have a choice. She wouldn't leave him alone about it.

It's been a while, why?" He asked.

"How long is a while?" She asked now scowling at him.

"Eight months." He replied simply.

"Wow, that's a long time." She replied with wide eyes. "Are you okay with that?"

"I'm alright now, aren't I?" Eiri asked seeming annoyed. "Why do you ask?"

"Did Tohma say anything to you?" Tatsuha chimed in.

"He's worried about Eiri." She told him.

Both Eiri and Tatsuha looked at each other and Tatsuha cracked up laughing. Mika seemed confused. She knew that Tatsuha didn't like Tohma, but that was no reason to laugh.

"Worried?" He said with his arms crossed. "Oh, please."

"Tatsuha-"

"Worried my ass," Eiri snorted. "That bastard hasn't called me or dropped by since Shuichi's accident. He's up to something fishy."

"Really," Mika asked now seeming suspicious of her husband.

"Uh huh," Eiri replied.

"Well, now that you mention it," Mika went on, "he's been spending a lot more time at the studio than at home."

"Son of a bitch," Tatsuha spat. "He's going to be a father soon. You'd think he'd want to be there to support his wife."

"Oh, you're so sweet!" Mika teased patting Tatsuha on the head.

"I'm trying to be serious here." He said swatting her hand away. "I've said it from the very beginning, Mika. Tohma is no good. There's something seriously wrong with him."

"And why the hell hasn't he called me in three months?" Eiri asked backing up Tatsuha's suspicion.

"Well, I don't know." Mika replied scratching her head. "Oh, but there is something I need your help with."

"What is it?" Eiri asked.

Mika pulled out a brown package from her purse. It was the same one that had been delivered to her house three months ago just after the accident. She handed it to Eiri.

"That showed up at my house three months ago," she told him, "but I haven't been able to open it."

"Why not," Tatsuha asked.

"I don't know," she replied, "I just have this weird feeling like I'm not supposed to open it.'

"But it has your name on it." Tatsuha said looking at the package.

He looked at the hand writing on it. It looked familiar to him. He swears it looks like Ryuichi's hand writing. But why would his lover send a package to his sister? He quickly brushed it off as a coincidence. There's no way the package could be from Ryuichi.

Just then, Eiri's cell phone rang. The last thing he needed was Mizuki bothering him about another deadline. She had promised him time off to deal with his situation. Eiri rolled his eyes and answered the phone.

"Hello?" He said in an annoyed voice.

"… …Hello…Eiri," came a low voice on the other end.

Eiri's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets. He glanced at Mika for a brief second, and then left the room. The last thing he needed was Tatsuha raising hell and Mika hyperventilating. The two of them were still preoccupied with the package to notice that he had left. Eiri closed the door and walked a few paces away.

"You son of a bitch," he hissed at the man on the other end, "where the fuck are you?"

"Oh, come on now, Eiri," Tohma replied in his usual calm voice, "is that any way to talk to your brother-in-law?"

"You're not my brother, you piece of shit!" Eiri hissed again trying not to raise his voice.

"Oh, Eiri," Tohma went on, "I've just been so busy with work, I haven't been able to see you."

"Busy my ass." He spat. "It's been three months, you asshole. What the hell are you up to?"

"I told you, Eiri," Tohma went on, "I've been busy. Since Mr. Shindou won't be returning to work anymore, I've had to find new bands to take Bad Luck's place."

"How could you? You bastard," Eiri hissed.

"Come now, Eiri." Tohma said in a rather seductive voice. It made Eiri sick to his stomach. "You did the right thing. Your life will be a million times better without Shuichi in it."

"No, it won't." Eiri whispered maliciously. Tears were beginning to form in his eyes. "I made the biggest mistake of my life."

"What, throwing him out?" Tohma asked curiously.

"No, listening to you all of these years." Eiri retorted. "You sick fuck."

"You did the right thing, Eiri." Tohma said softly. "Trust me. I'll be seeing you very soon."

And with that, Tohma hung up the phone. Eiri stood there holding the phone to his ear. His blood was bubbling with anger. The sound of Tohma's voice on the phone…it reminded Eiri of a pedophile. The thought only made his stomach turn over more. But the thought shattered when Eiri heard his sister let out a gut wrenching scream. Eiri dropped his cell phone on the ground and ran back to the room.

When he opened the door, Mika was on the floor curled up in a tight ball. Tatsuha was cradling her in his arms. He looked up at his older brother with a vicious glare on his face. Eiri ran to them and knelt down in front of Mika to help Tatsuha hold her.

"What happened?" He demanded from the younger male.

"The tape," Tatsuha screamed. "There was a tape in the package!"

"What about it!" Eiri screamed back with rage.

"Listen to it!" Tatsuha shot back looking like a mad man.

Eiri looked up at his radio on a stand near the couch. He pushed the rewind button, and then pressed the play button. What he heard drained the color from his face and left him speechless.

"Mika, that's not fair…" came the voice of Tohma from the cassette tape. "I'd rather sleep anywhere else than with you; particularly with my sweet Eiri."

Eiri's mind drifted away for what seemed like eternity. All the times he had spent with Tohma; all the times Tohma had comforted him and gave him advice. Even the times they had bathed together…Tohma didn't see Eiri as a brother-in-law. He saw him as a mate. And he wanted him for himself.

Things had finally come clear to Eiri now. How could he have not seen it before? The blonde felt disgusted with his self. He had been too weak and fragile to make decisions for himself. So he let Tohma make all the decisions for him. Tohma had once said that it pained him to see Shuichi wrap Eiri around his finger. But it wasn't Shuichi who was doing the wrapping; it was Tohma.

"Oh, God," came Mika's scream of agony, "my baby! Something's wrong with my baby!"

"Shit! Eiri we need to get her to a hospital!" Tatsuha told him.

"Let's go." Eiri replied helping Tatsuha lift Mika off of the ground.

The two of them left the apartment with their sister in their arms. Rage filled both of their hearts.

~Owari~

Angel Eyes Kiyone: Another chapter done. I hope you guys enjoyed reading this one as much as I did. Oh, it's getting good now!