Sorry a reply took so long from me. Lot has been going on, including my computer dieing q.q Twice…(same computer). So my plan is to post a new chapter weekly.

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Tatsuha walked quickly through the apartment complex's hallway. It had only been a few days, but he missed his Ryuichi like no tomorrow. It was almost too much for him to be away from the God.

Silently he eyed the numbers on the doors, making sure he didn't go past the one he wanted. Finally he was at number 324. Knocking, he waited for someone to open the door.

But no one answered. "Ryuichi, it's Tatsuha," he called out and waited again. "I'm only a few minutes late," he cried, clawing on the door playfully.

After five minutes he gave up. Reaching into his pants pocket, he pulled out the spare key to the apartment. Slipping it in the lock, he pushed it open lightly. To his surprise, the door chain wasn't latched.

Quickly he pulled his gun out. "Ryuichi, Shuichi," he called out, hiding behind the door. Quietly he crouched down and entered the apartment. He panned the room, noticing only one light was on; the light in the dining room.

Slowly he made his way to the dining room, staying low against the wall. Stopping, he took a deep breath. Counting to three, he spun around, gun at full arms length from his body. "What the hell," he said as he lowered the weapon.

On the table before him laid a person. Standing tall, he went ghost white. "Ryuichi," he cried out, running to the older man's side. Trembling fingers left his gun and headed for the pool of dry blood on his lovers shirt. "What happened to you," he cried as he pulled the shirt up.

"T-tats," Ryuichi cried faintly.

"Ryuichi," Tatsuha choked out, setting his hands on Ryuichi's face. "What happened to you?"

Ryuichi had tears building in his eyes. "He's gone…they took Shu-chan," he cried. "I fell into their trap like a child," he said before coughing.

He started digging in his pockets. "Hospital…you…hospital," he cried. Finally he found his phone and dialed the number for emergency services.

"Tatsuha, give me the phone," he said weakly. "You can barely form sentences," he said, trying to laugh.

Tears streamed down Tatsuha's face as he held the phone to his lover's ear. "I'm sorry," he cried.

Ryuichi took a deep breath. "It's alright, Tats. They are on the way," he said softly. "But could you please get me something to drink? I've been here for a few hours."

He nodded as he stood. He ran into the kitchen while dialing his brother's phone number. "Eiri, listen to me. You need to come up to Kyoto right now. Don't tell anyone, just get here," he said as he walked back from the kitchen with a bottle of water. "No, don't even tell Mika. Just say you are going out for a bite to eat…than get a rental car and come up here."

"Why Tatsuha…Kind of on my way to a meeting already," Eiri said on the other end.

"Just…something happened and we can't talk about it over the phone," he whispered as he ended the call.

…

The room was cold on his exposed skin. Rolling around on the bed, Shuichi slowly opened his eyes. "Ryuichi," he called out as he shot up. Looking around, he noticed something was wrong. The room he was in was cold and dark…nothing like the apartment he shared with Ryuichi.

Trying to stand up, he fell off the bed. Looking down he rubbed his legs. "Numb," he mumbled as he looked around again. He froze when the door opened, shining light in from the hallway.

"Oh you're awake now," a soft voice said as the owner closed the door. Taking a second he turned on the light.

"Who are you…where am I," Shuichi asked as he leaned against the bed.

The man smiled. "My name is Tohma Seguchi," he said as he sat in an arm chair. "You are in my manor, Shuichi."

Shuichi felt tears collecting in his eyes. "Why am I here? What do you want from me," he cried as he pulled his knees to his chest.

Tohma thought for a minute. Standing, he sat before Shuichi. Slowly he ran his fingers through the teen's hair. "You see Shuichi; a long time ago you went missing. You were kidnapped from your Mother and presumed dead. Shortly after, she committed suicide because she couldn't bear to be without her new born son," he explained softly. "Well, that's a lie. You were a week old when you went missing.

"But see, I promised your Mother the day you went missing that I would find you no matter what. I promised her that I would keep you safe once I found you," he said as he kissed the teens head.

Shuichi shook his head. "But who are you? Why did those men have to shoot Ryuichi?"

He was silent for a minute. "It wasn't in the plan for them to kill Ryuichi," he whispered as he stood.

"Ryuichi's…no he can't be," Shuichi screamed. "Ryuichi can't be dead," he cried as he fell forward.

Tohma shook his head. "Ryuichi is a grave loss for both Eiri and I. He was, after all, one of my oldest friends…I only wish that he had spoken up about you being in Eiri's care before I had to find out myself," he said as he started to walk towards the door. "Perhaps you should rest longer, Shuichi. Though I haven't told you everything, it was still a lot to take in at once."

"No! Who are you to mess with my life! What gives you the right to kill people I care about," he yelled as he stared at Tohma with cold eyes.

He only sighed. "Shuichi, you are my son," he said as he turned to look at the pink hair teen. "That's why I had to get you out of there. That's why I will always protect you from here on."

Thousands of thoughts raced through his mind. "But…Seguchi is the name of the man married to Yuki's sister…you can't be my Dad…what about Maiko?"

Tohma rolled his eyes. "How did Eiri manage to put up with you," he mumbled as he opened the door. "Go back to sleep, Shuichi. We'll talk later," he said as he walked out of the bedroom.

…

"What the fuck do you mean Shuichi's gone," Eiri yelled, causing both Tatsuha and Ryuichi to shudder. "Who the hell took him?"

Ryuichi closed his eyes. "Sorry, I was too busy bleeding on the floor to ask for ID's," Ryuichi mumbled as he fixed his blankets. After a second he opened his eyes, thinking for a minute. "Though I could have sworn I heard Mr. K's voice…that he was the one that put me on the table."

Eiri leaned back on the wall. Who the hell would dare challenge him like this? Who else could get that crazy American to follow orders?

It hit both brothers at the same time. "Tohma," they both mumbled.

"Asshole out played us," Tatsuha added.

Eiri turned towards the door. "That son of a bitch," he mumbled as he reached for the door knob. "I knew I should have killed him a long time ago."

Tatsuha stood. "Eiri, think about this for a minute. What would Tohma want with Shuichi in the first place? The kid is nothing by loud and annoying after all…why would he put you through all this?"

He started to laugh. "Why else? Tohma has been after me since before I was legal," he said with a sigh.

"Disgusting," Ryuichi mumbled.

Eiri turned on his heels. "As if you're any better; Shuichi is 18 years old…and how old are you, Sakuma?"

Ryuichi closed his eyes again as he leaned back in the bed. "Tatsuha, do you want to know a story from when I was in High School? About the first girl that Tohma dated… the girl before your sister?"

He blinked a few times. "He dated before Mika?"

"When we were in High School, Tohma was dating another girl. You couldn't pry them apart. When we were 16, she became pregnant with his kid," he said with a pause. "But after the baby was born, she went out to the store with him. While she was gone, they were both kidnapped," he explained, looking at Tatsuha.

"She was found barely alive. I went Tohma to visit her at the Hospital when he promised to find and protect their child. No matter what, he would find their son and raise him. Three days later she was found dead…she killed herself because she felt like such a bad mother," he said as he looked out the window. "The baby was never found which drove Tohma into the solitude he is still in."

Eiri was shocked. "So you're telling us Tohma's missing child from when he was a teenager is my Shuichi? My little pink haired, idiotic lover is the son of Seguchi?"

Ryuichi rolled his eyes. "First off he isn't yours, and second, yes, he is Tohma's son. I've known for a while that he is Tohma's flesh and blood son." He was silent for a minute. It was better that they knew this version of the story in his mind, since he knew there was nothing that could be done for Shuichi now.

"Define a while," Eiri mumbled.

A smile appeared on his face. "I knew the first time I had sex with him. They have similar sensitive spots."

Eiri felt a shiver go up his spine. "Regardless, I need to go have a long talk with Tohma. The kid is mine, and he can't have him now," he mumbled as he walked out of the hospital room.

"Eiri, come back here," Ryuichi called out. After a second, he rolled his eyes. If everything went as Tohma planned, no one would get hurt. If Eiri didn't do anything stupid, Shuichi would live longer.

…

Tohma slowly shook the drink in his hand, mixing the alcohol with the melting ice. He just stared at it, thinking of nothing.

"Tohma," Mika said as she walked into the study. "Darling, dinners done…aren't you going to come eat with me?"

He looked up at her with soft eyes. "Mika, are you mad that I never told you I have a son? As hard as we try to have a child?"

She was silent for a minute. "I'm not happy that you kept something like this from me. You could have used Eiri to help find him you know," Mika said as she wrapped her arms around him from the back of his chair. "But I'm not going to go and try to kill him or you."

He started to laugh at the comment. "Come on, let's go eat," Tohma said as he set the drink on the table next to his chair. Slowly he stood, holding a hand out for Mika to take. "I love you, my dear Mika," he whispered, kissing her cheek.

She smiled as they headed out of the room and down the hallway.

"Uhm," Shuichi whispered from the cracked door.

Tohma and Mika stopped and looked at the teen. "Yes Shuichi," he asked with a soft smile.

He swallowed hard. "I was wondering…if there was anything I could eat," he whispered. "It's just been close to a day and I'm hungry…."

"Follow along, Shuichi. We were just about to sit down to dinner," he said as he and his wife started walking again. "I didn't know you were awake, and I didn't want to wake you up."

Shuichi hung his head as he walked. Maybe by getting out of the bedroom he could figure out where he was at, so he would be able to run away. This man was responsible for killing Ryuichi…he would never be safe here, even if this man was his Father.

Claude stepped into the hallway, stopping the trio. "Sir, he's here," he said as he leaned on the wall behind him. "Do you have orders?"

He seemed to think for a minute. "Invite him to dinner," he said as they started walking again.

Claude sighed. "As you wish," he said as he pushed off the wall and headed towards the entryway of the manor. He looked down at Shuichi as they passed each other.

Shuichi closed his eyes as he walked behind Tohma. Mr. K had always been there to protect him…yet now he was working for Tohma?

"Who's joining us, Tohma," Mika asked softly.

"That is a surprise," he said with a rather large smile. "I promise it won't be anyone who will cause us any trouble."

Silently they walked into the dining room. Shuichi took a seat at the large table that was a few seats from Tohma and Mika.

"Sit closer, Shuichi. I don't like having to raise my voice to speak with people," he said with a gentle laugh.

Shuichi bit his cheek as he sat closer to the blond. He wanted to run away more than ever…but he didn't have the strength to.

"This way Sir," a woman said as the doors to the dining room were opened.

Tohma stood as the new comer walked in. "Eiri, so good of you to make it. You didn't bring Tatsuha with you though?"

Shuichi froze. The large chair blocked his view of the blond, so he just waited.

The younger blond stopped walking once he was in the room. "No need to take him away from Sakuma's bed side."

"Oh Ryuichi's still alive? That's good to hear," he said with a soft smile. "Now, won't you join us for dinner?"

Eiri narrowed his eyes. "Where is Shuichi, Tohma?"

He indicated the teen with his right hand. "Now come sit Eiri. We waited for you before starting…and I'm sure Shuichi is starving from waiting so long."

Quickly Eiri sat at the seat on Shuichi right. "Are you alright," he whispered as he kissed Shuichi's head.

"Is Ryuichi really alright? He's not dead?"

Eiri smiled softly. "Tatsuha got there in time to get him to the hospital. He should be fine in a few days," he whispered. "But are you alright?"

Shuichi nodded. "I was scared that I had caused Ryuichi's death…so knowing he's alive helped me out a lot more than you know," he said with a soft smile. "But please…I want to go home with you," Shuichi whispered.

"Don't worry, I won't leave here without you," he whispered as he kissed the teens cheek. "I love you, Shuichi."

"Love you too, Eiri," he replied as he leaned on the man's arm. "I've missed you while we were apart."

Mika glared at her little brother. "Do you two know each other, Eiri?"

He glared back at her. "He's my lover," he said as straight as he could. "And yes, I am taking him home with me when I leave here tonight."

"I don't think so," Tohma said as he started eating his meal. "You are free to leave, Eiri, but Shuichi is staying here. After all, I have to teach him how to take over for me when I retire."

Eiri threw a roll at Tohma. "No chance is Shuichi taking over for you. He is mine and you aren't taking him from me, Tohma."

Tohma was surprised. "I'm sorry Eiri, but there's nothing you can do to stop me. After all, Shuichi is my only child. It's only natural for him to take over for me, isn't it?"

"He's an idiot. He can barely do addition without a calculator, and you want him to run the Kyoto Syndicate? Are you that dense?"

Shuichi bowed his head. He knew Eiri was right, but that didn't mean that he had to be so mean about it.

Laughing, Tohma set his fork down. "Anyone can be taught, Eiri darling," he said as he stood. "After all, I taught you to run Tokyo, didn't I?" Slowly he made his way to his son's chair, and set his hands on the teen's shoulders. "He's been around you for a bit it seems, so he should be able to catch on quickly."

Eiri rolled his eyes. "Might as well teach Tatsuha," he mumbled as he ate.

"Well than, maybe I can train Tatsuha to take over Kyoto, and Shuichi to take over Tokyo," Tohma replied as he pulled a gun from his waist and pressed it against Eiri's temple. "After all, once he sees what I'm going to do to you and Ryuichi, I'm sure he won't dare challenge me."

Both Eiri and Shuichi froze. "To-Dad…what are you doing," Shuichi whispered.

"Tohma, lower that gun this minute," Mika yelled from the other side of the table. "This isn't funny."

Tohma narrowed his eyes. "You've had my son for the last five years, and never bothered to say anything to me about him. And Ryuichi knew that you've had him and never said a word to me. Every time I asked him, he said he had nothing to report," he said as he pushed the barrel harder against Eiri's head.

"Eiri didn't know," Shuichi cried as he grabbed his lovers arm. "Please don't hurt him," he cried.

Eiri closed his eyes. "No, I did know that you were Tohma's son. After all, I do perform background checks on everyone who works under me. For you, I also did a DNA test to make sure that I wasn't going to wake up to you hovering over me with a gun, crying about revenge. Sakuma found out on his own, before me I guess. But no one else knows about Shuichi…they think he was just some orphan."

Shuichi sat back in his chair, tears streaming down his face. All of this was becoming too much for him to handle at one time. "You knew that I had family other than Maiko…" he whispered. "Why didn't you tell me…Eiri? Why did you hide that from me?"

The blond closed his eyes. "Tohma, we all know you better than this. You won't shoot me," he mumbled as he set the napkin on the table. Carefully he turned his head to look at the older blond. "Just lower it already," he said softly.

Tohma narrowed his eyes as he pulled the gun back to his side. "I swear to you now, Eiri, if you ever do anything like this again…well, let's just say you won't get a third chance," he said as he walked back towards his seat.

Shuichi took a deep breath as he looked down at his food. He couldn't eat now, even as he saw everyone else had started again. Slowly he stood and looked at everyone.

"Something wrong, Shuichi? You should be eating before your food gets cold," Tohma said with a smile.

He clenched his fists together as he closed his eyes. "How…how do you know that I'm your son? I've never met you before, and you think that we're family?"

Tohma took a sip of his water. "There are things a Father knows. And DNA Databanks help out a lot too," he said as he kept eating. "When Eiri ran your DNA through his system, it automatically entered your information into mine."

Eiri started to laugh. "Too bad I never ran his then," he said as he set his knife and fork down. "Shuichi's DNA is in the system under a different name so no one would be able to track him back to me," he said as he ran his fingers through the teens pink locks.

There was a moment of silence before Tohma started laughing. "Oh my dear Eiri," he said as he kept laughing. "I taught you too well to take over for your Father, didn't I," he said as he stood.

Hesitantly Eiri stood up, wrapping an arm around Shuichi. Carefully he tilted the teens head back, and kissed his thin lips. "You see Tohma; you can't take Shuichi from me. We will never be apart and there's nothing you can do about it."

"Don't challenge me, Eiri," Tohma said as he pulled the gun out. "It only takes one bullet for that fake news report you made to become real."

Eiri took a moment to think. "Shu," he whispered as he pressed his lips to the teen's cheek. "I want you to run out of here…run as fast as you can and don't look back. Get off this property."

Shuichi turned to his lover confused. He looked down when he noticed Eiri slipped the silver cell phone into his pants pocket. "What are you going to do?"

He smiled as he stepped away from Shuichi. "Mika, perhaps you should excuse yourself from the room for a bit," Eiri said as he pulled out his hand gun. "We don't want you go get hurt."

Quickly she stood. "I don't approve of this. Do not start shooting each other in our home, Tohma!"

"Mika darling, please go into the other room. Eiri and I have some stuff we need to discuss," he said with a fake smile.

She wanted to protest, but at the same time, she knew there was nothing she could do or say that would stop them. It was likely that they wouldn't shoot at one and another, but that wouldn't stop the worry in her heart. "Fine," Mika said softly as she headed out of the dining room. "Just don't kill each other."

Silently Eiri walked over to Tohma and set the weapon on the table. "So what is it you want from me," he whispered as he leaned on the table.

"That out of your life," he replied softly. Slowly Tohma set the gun on his lap, and ran his slender fingers across Eiri's thighs. "I want you, Eiri."

Shuichi took a deep breath as he backed out of the room. He didn't want to leave his love, but he had no choice. At the same time, he didn't want to know what he would have to do in order to buy this time for him to get away. "Eiri, I'm sorry," he whispered as he turned to run. He stopped after three seconds, running into someone.

"That's enough, Shuichi," Claude said as he pushed the barrel of his revolver against Shuichi's temple. "Where do you think you are going?"

He started at the American blond. "Mr. K, why is it that you turned against Yuki? You have always sought to protect Ryuichi and me…but you…you…."

Claude sighed. "I didn't shoot Ryuichi…and it wasn't planned," he said as he holstered his gun. "Though we knew someone would be staying with you, we thought Mr. Yuki would have hired someone. And no, I wasn't the one that shot Ryuichi." He stared down at Shuichi with sad eyes. "I will always protect Ryuichi," he said as he started to walk away. "Now go back to your room," Claude called over his shoulder.

Shuichi waited for a few seconds. "I'm sorry, Mr. K," he said as he bolted towards the door. Once he was outside, he looked around. He hadn't realized just how large the property was…he couldn't even see the fences that held him trapped.

Taking a deep breath, he started off to the right side of the house, running in what he believed to be a straight line. His eyes flashed around to ensure that no one saw him.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of running, he saw the black poles that created the fence. As he stopped, he was happy as he took his deep breaths. "Great," he cried as he looked up at the fence.

He paused when he felt the phone vibrating in his pocket. Pulling it out, he didn't bother to look at who was calling.

"Eiri, don't go to Tohma's manor." Tatsuha almost yelled into his receiver.

Shuichi sighed as he plopped onto the ground. "Now what makes you think that, Tatsuha," he mumbled.

"Shuichi? Why do you have Eiri's phone," he asked in a whiney tone.

He just rolled his eyes. "He handed it to me and told me to run. This is all really over my head, but I'm scared for Eiri…I didn't want to leave him there alone with Tohma."

Tatsuha started to laugh. "You don't have to worry about Eiri. Tohma won't do anything to hurt him. For now, just focus on getting out of there. That's probably why Eiri stayed behind…he wants to make sure that you get out of there."

Shuichi closed his eyes as he felt tears breaking through his eye lids. "Once I figure out how to get out of here, I'm as good as gone," he mumbled.

"Good luck, Shuichi. I'll see you when you get out of there than," he said as he ended the phone call.

With a sigh, Shuichi jumped up onto his feet. He slid the phone into his pocket as he started to walk. It took about ten minutes, but finally he was at the main gate. He took a deep breath as he walked up.

"Can we help you boy," one of the guards asked with a grin.

Shuichi nodded. "I'm just trying to leave…."

An older guard walked up with a large grin on his face. "What are you doing at the Seguchi Manor," he asked as he looked over the clipboard.

"I'm…one of Mr. Yuki's workers. Mr. Seguchi wanted to see how we work out," he said as he looked away.

The man licked his lips. "You show us what you have and we won't report your leaving to the inside staff."

Shuichi stepped back. "S-sorry but only Mr. Yuki can assign me clients. I'm not allowed to out source."

The man was about to say something when the phone rang. "Yes," he said as he listened. "Sir…bu…yes, I understand," he said as he ended the call. "Open the gate," he mumbled.

Shuichi sighed. Someone had just saved his backside from random penetration.

Not wasting any time, he bolted off. 'What now,' he thought as he ran. 'The Police are probably on Tohma's payroll so they won't be much help.' "Gah, why couldn't he slip me money for a freaking taxi," he cried.

Tripping, he slid on his knees. "Ow," he cried in pain. Tolling onto his back, he looked around. "I need a plan," he whispered as he looked at his cut up knees.

He froze when he noticed headlights heading towards him and the manor. Fear coursed through his body as the car stopped next to him. "Yuki," he cried as he closed his eyes tight.

"Shuichi," Tatsuha said softly as he rolled the window down. "Hey you alright?"

Tears of relief rolled down his face as he opened his eyes. "Tatsuha," he cried out. "I was running and I fell…I'm such a screw up," he whispered.

Tatsuha started to laugh. "Can you stand or do you need help getting in the car," he asked as he opened the drivers side door of the imported car.

Carefully Shuichi stood and opened the back door. Slowly he crawled in and fell onto the seat. "Thanks Tatsuha," he whispered, closing his eyes.

He shook his head as he closed both doors. "I'll take you to Ryuichi before I go in for Eiri. Don't really want to take you back in there after you tried so hard to get away," he said as he turned the car around.

"Na Tats…since when can you drive a car? You're only 16," Shuichi whispered as he rolled over.

"I've known how to drive since I was a kid. And I have a fake ID so I can drive. It's called Eiri's License with my picture," he said as he turned a corner.

Shuichi rolled his eyes. "Cheater."

"So how was Eiri when you left him," he asked, eyeing Shuichi in the rear view mirror.

Slowly he sat up. "They were just talking. A normal conversation," he mumbled. "But if he had never shown up…I think Tohma would have killed me."

Tatsuha was surprised. "Isn't he your Father?"

"I'm not sure…it was too much to take in at one time," he whispered as they arrived at the Hospital.

"Ryuichi is on the seventh floor, under my name. You have to ask or they will stop you," he said as they looked up.

Shuichi nodded. "Thanks," he whispered as he started walking inside.