Okay okay, I’ve held you all in suspense long enough. Time to get on with Shuuichi and Yuki! *clasps hands together* Hope you like how it comes out...I’ll ramble more at the end of the chapter (if you care to read my insane babbling.. <.>) Sorry for all the OOCness in this chapter!

~CHAPTER 7~

Shuuichi and Yuki stood in Yuki’s doorway, staring at one another. Yuki knew why Shuuichi was there...and he was a little unsure about just how to word his answer. All week he’d been thinking hard, trying to decide whether or not to forgive the pink haired boy.

“Eiri-san? Who’s at the door?” The familiar voice of Seguchi Touma came from the kitchen and Shuuichi tensed up. Touma was there? Why? What right did he have to interfere with HIS Yuki?...no, not his Yuki anymore. Shuuichi was now positive of what Yuki would tell him, and he turned to go.

Yuki’s hand reached out and stopped Shuuichi in his tracks. “I’m going for a walk. I’ll be back.”

Touma stuck his head out of the kitchen doorway and frowned at Yuki. “But Eiri-san...the doctor said...”

“Screw the doctor. I’ll be back.” Touma let out a defeated sigh and got a slightly possessive look on his face when he saw that Shuuichi was standing in the doorway. Shuuichi looked down, almost positive that there was something going on between Yuki and Touma.

“Yuki...I think I know what you’re gonna answer so I’ll just go home...” Shuuichi was met with a glare and he gulped, looking down again. “A...alright...I’ll stay...” Yuki slid on his shoes, walking out and right by the pink haired singer.

“Follow me...” Yuki said, leading him on. Shuuichi nodded silently, following a few paces behind Yuki. Shuuichi’s heart was crushed...he just knew Yuki was going to reject him again...push him further away. And this time...for good.

Yuki led Shuuichi to the very same park where they’d first met. Yuki took a seat on a bench, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it. “Sit.” was all Yuki said as he took a long drag from his cigarette, turning his gaze to the clouds above them.

Shuuichi sat, eyes never leaving his hands. Yuki looked over at the young boy, figuring it was time to finally reveal his decision...he’d delayed long enough.

“You came to hear my answer, am I right?” Yuki spoke softly, voice flat and void of emotion.

“H...hai...” Shuuichi said, voice nearly cracking as the words came out with a few light tears. Yuki’s gaze never left the sky, mind sorting out exactly how to word things.

“This hasn’t been an easy decision...I’ve been brooding on this all week. I’ve done a lot of thinking, and my decision...” Shuuichi braced himself as Yuki paused, his mind made up that Yuki would tell him something along the lines of ‘no, Touma is my koibito now...’. A stray tear fell on Shuuichi’s hand as the singer closed his eyes tight.

“Don’t cry...” Yuki said softly, lifting Shuuichi’s chin with his hand before gently wiping away his tears. “You haven’t even heard my answer yet.” Shuuichi looked up at Yuki with confusion, wondering why Yuki had shown him that moment of kindness when he was about to turn him away...

“As I was saying...” Yuki went on, smiling a little at the young boy, “Is that...it wouldn’t be right for me to go on without you...I’ve gotten so used to you being there that without you, things are too awkward...and I do miss you...I’ll take you back, Shuuichi...I want you to stay my koibito...” Shuuichi’s eyes widened and he stared at Yuki in disbelief.

“B...but...why was Touma there? Aren’t you two lovers now?” Shuuichi asked, blinking in confusion.

“Silly boy...he’s there because the doctor said I needed someone to watch over me for a week...this is his last day there...we’re not lovers...” Yuki spoke, reaching out a hand to caress Shuuichi’s cheek.

“H...hontou ni? You’ll really take me back?” Shuuichi spoke softly, staring into Yuki’s olive green eyes. Yuki just nodded his approval, and Shuuichi immediately latched onto him. “Thank you so much Yuki!! I promise I’ll never ever let anything like that happen ever again!!! Yuki ga dais...”

Shuuichi was cut off by soft lips covering his own. Shuuichi and Yuki had both missed the taste of each other so much...Shuuichi moved to sit on Yuki’s lap, positioning to easily deepen the kiss. It was like they were new lovers again, each softly re-exploring the mouth of the other, relishing in the taste and feel.

The pair noticed some giggles coming from the distance, and they pulled apart, remembering they were in a park in the middle of the day. A small crowd of fan girls had gathered, giggling and whispering to one another about what they’d just seen.

“Come on...lets go to your apartment and pack your things, ne?” Yuki said, slightly smiling and looking into his lover’s eyes.

“Y...you mean...I can move in with you?! Hontou ni?!” Shuuichi said, eyes going sparkly as he gazed at his love.

“Yes...we can try it...” Shuuichi hugged Yuki tight and got up, bouncing along the pavement. “Ne, Yuki Yuki, hurry up! We have a lot of packing to do!”

Yuki smiled softly, feeling a lot better now that he was back with his love...he’d missed Shuuichi’s babbling and constant chatter...and most of all, he’d missed the warm presence and company Shuuichi provided.

Overjoyed inside, Yuki followed Shuuichi, knowing that things would be okay now...

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Shuuichi and Yuki didn’t finish packing Shuuichi’s things until late that evening, returning to Yuki’s to find a very pissed off Touma. Touma was pissed for more than one reason...first of all, Yuki was out all day, leaving Touma to worry about him. Second, he was back, but he was with Shuuichi, which obviously showed they were back together.

The third reason was the one that pissed Touma off the most...they were lugging Shuuichi’s things into Yuki’s apartment...which meant that Yuki was letting the singer move in with him. Touma glared as the two came in, and after having some heated words with Yuki, he left, furious.

Shuuichi and Yuki both decided to unpack him later, each too tired to do anything else. It was after one in the morning, so they opted on hitting the sack. Shuuichi grabbed his pillow and blanket to sleep on the couch, but just as he was going to Yuki pulled him off into the bedroom, once again surprising him.

“Yuki? You mean you’re letting me sleep in your room?!” Shuuichi’s eyes lit up as he followed Yuki into his room, smiling all the way.

“Hn...just for tonight. We’ll see how things go from there.” Yuki hated to sound so harsh, but he was still a little uneasy about just going right back to the things were...it was going to take Shuuichi a while to build up his full trust again, even though he wanted so much to trust him right away.

The two changed and crawled into bed, glad to be near one another again. They were too tired to do anything else, so they both decided just to go to sleep for tonight...besides, Yuki wasn’t quite ready to sleep with the singer again anyway.

Shuuichi curled into a ball beside him, knowing from experience that Yuki wasn’t really the cuddling type. But Yuki, surprising Shuuichi again for probably the tenth time that day, pulled Shuuichi close in a warm embrace and laid a soft kiss on the smooth skin of Shuuichi’s neck.

“Oyasumi, Yuki...I love you...” Shuuichi spoke softly, clasping his hands with the writer’s.

“Good night...” Yuki couldn’t say those three words. He had only said them once...that wonderful Valentine’s night...the night before things fell apart. Yuki’s heart had a permanent scar...he had finally admitted he loved the brat and he had to go and ruin it...

No, Yuki couldn’t put all the blame on Shuuichi. It was mainly Hiro’s fault...and Hiro had admitted his guilt and plead for Yuki not to hold Shuuichi responsible. Sighing softly, Yuki listened as Shuuichi’s breathing even out, and the young singer fell into a light sleep.

Yuki just studied Shuuichi’s sleeping face, lightly running his fingers along Shuuichi’s cheek in a ghost of a touch. It was going to take awhile before things became normal between them again...and not so...awkward. They had both felt how odd things were, and both understood this...

The important thing was they were willing to work on it and give it all a try...

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Touma was furious, but he didn’t want to go home...he didn’t feel like listening to Mika press the matter. Running a hand through his blonde hair, Touma decided to go pay Ryuuichi a visit, even if it was in the middle of the night...Ryuuichi was one of the few people who could brighten just about anyone’s mood.

Touma got out of his car, walking to Ryuuichi’s door and knocking softly. Inside Ryuuichi frowned, stopping his relentless pursuit of finding every sensitive spot on Tatsuha’s body. “Give me a second, Tatsuha...I’ll come back shortly I promise.” Ryuuichi got up and slid on a robe, leaving a disappointed Tatsuha on the bed.

“Hurry back...I was enjoying that...” Ryuuichi just smirked as the knock came again. Who would be coming over at 1:30 in the morning? Ryuuichi ran a hand through his hair and opened the door, surprised to see Touma sitting there.

“Touma? Why are you here?” Touma could note a few unusual things. First of all, Ryuuichi wasn’t his usual genki self...he seemed quite normal really. Second, Ryuuichi wasn’t complaining that Touma had woken him in the middle of the night, which was typical of the singer. Third, the living room was a mess, leftovers from takeout and empty wine bottles everywhere, along with...clothes? And fourth, there was the unmistakable smell of sex in the air...

“I didn’t feel like going home yet...is someone here?” Touma asked looking in, trying to get a better view.

“Ah...um...well...T...Tatsuha’s here...” Ryuuichi spoke softly, knowing Touma wouldn’t be too happy with that fact.

“Tatsuha? I guess he’s the reason you’re soaked in sweat and you look so disheveled?” Touma raised an eyebrow, knowing exactly what the two had been up to.

“Em...y...yes...ah...I...I guess you can come on in...” Ryuuichi motioned hesitantly, wanting to go back to what he was doing.

“No...you two go ahead. I’ll go to a bar or something.” Touma turned and left. He would have stayed had the smell of sex and the thought of what the two were doing not been so thick there. Great...Shuuichi was back with Yuki, and his band mate was sleeping with Yuki’s brother. What else was going to go wrong that evening?

Touma drove to the nearest bar, going in and ordering a drink...he needed to wind down.

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Tatsuha blinked his eyes open as the sun shone down upon him. He didn’t really want to get up...for some reason he was extremely warm and comfortable...then he remembered the night before. Had that all been real?

Sure enough, Ryuuichi was curled next to him, sleeping like a baby, both nude. Tatsuha blinked and smiled...his dream had just come true! It was then that Tatsuha noticed a small notebook on the nightstand.

He reached over and grabbed it, reading the writing scribbled across the front. ‘Letters to Kumagoro from Ryu-chan’ Tatsuha laughed softly, finding it cute that Ryuuichi wrote letters to his stuffed bunny.

Tatsuha flipped back to the page that it was open on and read to himself.

Dear Kumagoro,

I’m so sorry I ignored you last night! But...something special happened. I told Tatsuha how I felt! And he felt the same! Isn’t that exciting?! Yeah yeah, I know what you’re thinking...’Ryu-chan’s had his share of fans as lovers, so why should this be any different?’ Well I’ll tell you how! This time...Ryu-chan feels warm and safe when he’s with Tatsuha. A comfort no other fan has given him..

I guess maybe Ryu-chan is over-reacting though...why would Tatsuha be any different? Why wouldn’t he get to know me just to have sex with me and leave me like the rest of them? What makes me think that he loves the person underneath my image I portray to the world?

Well, most people think I have something to hide because I act so young...but I like acting like that. It gives me a reason to be goofy...to be who I am, really. I’m not all serious and stuff...I have serious moments, but I have nothing to hide. The only thing I guess I hide is that I want to be loved...like...truly loved. I know you love me Kumagoro! I mean...be in love with a person. Like how Touma-kun has Mika and Shuu-chan has Yuki. I want something permanent.

Maybe Tatsuha’s the one I’ve been waiting for...and maybe he’s not. We’ll have to see, right Kumagoro? I like him lots! And I know you do too! Lets hope he stays! I want to play more with Tatsu-chan!

Love and huggle-glomps,

Ryu-chan ^-^

Tatsuha smiled softly to himself...it was so cute, yet at the same time kind of depressing. Setting the journal aside, Tatsuha spoke softly to himself.

“Yosh...that’s it...I’m going to show Ryuuichi what true love is so he’ll be truly happy!”

“Mmm...what was that Tatsu-chan?” Ryuuichi said yawning as he woke. Tatsuha smiled softly and leaned down to kiss his new lover.

“Nothing at all...I was just thinking out loud. Wanna go out for some breakfast? Well, I suppose it would be lunch now since we slept past 12...” Tatsuha laughed slightly and Ryuuichi joined him.

“Yay! Let’s go! Ryu-chan loves going out with Tatsu-chan!”

~TO BE CONTINUED!~

WHEE! I hope you liked it! I had some idea of what I wanted to put in this, but most of it I made up on the spot...I’m still trying to decide what some of the major conflicts I want to have come in future chapters are going to be...I don’t want to end this fic so soon! Although I admit from here on out its going to be tougher, since Shuuichi and Yuki are back together and Ryuuichi and Tatsuha are in love with each other...I’ll think of something! I just have to get creative! Well, R&R as always, and I apologize for the major OOCness in this chapter!