Eiri stared glumly at through the window trying to ignore the cheery humming of his brother-in-law, he was humming to some song on the radio, Eiri was getting a head ache. And Tohma was grinning like an idiot, Eiri hated him sometimes, he gritted his teeth together and tried to ignore the migraine that was relentlessly hammering his head demanding attention. If Eiri hate something more that his brother in laws humming it was not having his car, and it was this reason he had to go through the torture of going through a car ride with the insanely happy-grinning-humming Tohma, why couldn't his sister have married someone NORMAL. Sure Tohma looked normal but he was really a wicked demon sent to earth just to annoy Eiri, or so he liked to think.

Eiri had never been happier to see the big grey building looming ahead to swallow him up. He almost jumped out of the car and ran but he manage to keep still.

"Here you go Eiri!" Tohma said in a sing song voice, Eiri gritted his teeth again and threw the door open, Tohma smiled at him. Damn demon broth in law. Eiri retrieved his case from the boot and stormed up to the building in a foul mood.

"Bye Eiri!" Tohma dragged his name out in his innocent sing song voice, Eiri ignored him and went to find his dorm, he need to lie down.

"YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKIIIIII!!!!!" a hyper active, happy, ball of girl promptly stuck to Eiris back smiling. Oh god. Was all Eiri manage to register as Ayaka clung to him. Ok take a deep breath, smile, try not to punch her. The girl let go and Eiri turn around to face her.

Ayaka was smiling and happy and gently rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet.

"Yuki! I missed you in the summer!"

'Well i didnt miss you you crazy fan girl type humanoid.'

"Yeah i missed you too."

"REALY!!!!" 'Damn i said the wrong thing' She jumped up and gave him a glomp, Eiri rolled his eyes.

"Yuki we have to go out tonight ok, catch up, see you at 7, JA NE!!!" she was already halfway to the girls dorms bye the time shes finished, Eiri pinched the bridge of his nose and tried to stay calm. Ayaka was his fiancé, not by choice, their marriage was an arranged one and Eiris father would kill him if he broke it, but that didn't mean Eiri couldn't have some fun before their wedding, besides they wern't an official couple, but Eiri decided he might as well give the girl the date she wanted, it wasn't as if he had other plans.

Eiri found his dorm easy and opened the door, it smelled of polish and fresh air, his favourite sent of cigarette smoke and beer had been blitz by the cleaners who must have been there not long ago.

Eiri fell onto the couch and stared at the blank TV screen, he looked for the remote but couldn't seem to find it, the he saw, sitting smugly on top of the TV, laughing at him. Eiri glared at it, he was to lazy to stand up and get it so he mearly sat and glared hoping to scare the remote to him. Of course that didn't work too well but Eiri wasn't about to give up and let the remote win. So the battle went on and the remote continued to laugh at him.

(AN: Ok 1, the New York incident didn't happen, 2, Ayakas out of character but who cares it just adds to the fun, 3, Erir nickname is Yuki, everyone calls him Yuki because he says so, ne real reason, and Eiri is a writer, he studying english so he can release book in America and Europe. Ok on with this story!!)

Whispers and stares followed the new boys, girls giggled and talked behind their hand to their friends, some looked on curiously, some just stared for lack of anything better to do, the focus of their attention was the vivid pink hair one of the boys had.

His head was bowed and he was trailing behind a slightly taller dark haired boy. The boys name was Shuichi and his friend was Hiro. Both were starting collage this year, Hiro looked up excitedly at the building, he couldn't wait to start, he looked at his friend and his face fall slightly, Shuichis pink hair fall into his eyes shadowing his face but if he had looked up Hiro knew he would see though dead emotionless eyes and pale face, it hurt Hiro to see his beast friend like this, Shuichi used to be so happy. Hiro wrapped his arm around the smaller boys shoulder and smiled at him, Shuichi looked up slightly startled but seeing it was only Hiro he relaxed a bit.

"Looking forward to starting collage?" Shuichi gave him a small smile and nodded, Hiro ruffled the boys hair, he was proud of his friend, it took allot of guts to come to collage after what he'd been through.

"You'll be fine." Shuichi didn't looked convinced, he looked more like a deer caught in the headlights. But he didn't bolt, he took a few gulps and a determined look crossed his face, he slowly marched to the main doors and Hiro followed smiling. Sometimes the old Shuichi would shine through, just a little bit.

They reached the main desk and a girl smiled up at them, she didn't seem old enough to be a teacher. She must have been a student.

"Nakano Hiroshi and Shindou Shuichi?"

Hiro nodded, "Im Hiro and this is Shuichi." The girl nodded and smiled.

"My name is Kinomoto Hikari i'll be your guide for today," she giggled slightly and smiled again.

"Please follow me Nakano-san, Shindou-san." the two boys obediently followed her, she first showed them around the many different corridors leading to different class rooms, the library and computer lab was next, followed by a common room and the cafeteria. All in all it was a nice cosy collage and Hiro felt that it would be a good place to study, even Shuichi didn't seem as tense as he often was and even manage to give a small smile to the teachers they were introduced too.

Eiri need beer and a cigarette, the battle with the remote had gotten him into a foul mood, which wasn't helped by the fact that there was nothing in the dorm, no food, no drink, not even a mouldy pizza from last term, the cleaners had done their job well. Eiri got up and grabbed his coat, he hated shopping but he might as well go, he needed his beer.

"Ok now the dorm," Hikari said, she was still smiling and she even had a skip in her step, Hiro chuckled slightly, defiantly a morning person, unlike the zombie besides him aka Shuichi who was yawning.

"Tired already?" Shuichi glared at him and Hiro flinched, honestly, Shuichi was scary sometimes.

"Nakano-San! This is your room," she pointed at a door smiling brightly and threw him a key, "Shindou-san you're room is in the other building." she threw him another key, "i'll take you now....."

"Wait," Hiro interrupted the girl, "we're supposed to be sharing a room, we were guaranteed it." Hiro looked worried and Shuichi looked scared.
"Really? That not the information i got, and there are no more rooms left, these are the only one's." she looked apologetic."

"You dont understand!" Hiro sounded angry, "Shuichi dosent trust people, he only trust me and his family, please he cant stay with a stranger there are certain...... reasons."

"Im sorry but theres nothing i can do, i promise Yuki-san wont hurt Shindou-san, Yuki-san is hardly ever there anyway, please theres nothing i can do."

"Cant you move this kid," Hiro pointed at the door.

"Not unless you want wold war 3 to brake out, trust me, no one will get any peace if thoughs two share, please just for now go to your assigned rooms, i will try to sort something out, please!"

Hiro sighed and looked at Shuichi, Shuichi seemed to be thinking, he twiled the key through his fingers thinking then nodded.

"You sure Shuichi?" another nod, Hiro siged.

"Fine, go show him to his dorm then."

"Thank you Nakano-San," the girl looked like she could have kissed him. She then turned her bright smile and Shuichi.

"Come one Shindou-Can you'r dorm isn't too far away." Shuichi gave one last glance at Hiro then showed him the thumbs up. Hiro smiled.

"I'll Be round later to check up on you," Shuichi just gave another weak smile and followed Hikari.

"So Shindou-San, what classes are you taking?" Shiuchi stared at her for a second then down at the floor, he waited for an annoyed voice, but none came. He looked up to see Hikaris features had softened, "Is it you cant talk, or you dont want to." Shuichi continued to stare at the floor, "or a bit of both." He nodded. She ruffled his hair and Shuichi found he didn't mind, he rearly trusted people, and never trust them on first impressions but Hikari oozed a calming aura and he couldn't help but trust her.

"No worries, just don';t take no crap from no one, kay." Shuichi nodded and gave he a small smile, satisfied she continued to walk, Shuichi hadn't even noticed they'd stopped.

"Here we are," she stopped outside a door that looked like many others, except this one had a big, shiny 5 on it.

"Now i have to go but if you like i can come in with you and introduce you." Shuichi shook his head and Hikari smiled.

"Well c ya around Shindou-San, ja ne, and take care."

Shuichi open the door and tentatively poked his head in, there was no one there, he sighed, relived. He walked in and found his suit case had already been sent there, someone else was also there, it was huge, smart and black. Shuichi stared at it, trying to imagine the owner, what he was like, Shuichi didnt feel like looking at the rooms, he'd wait until.... Yuki was it? Yes Yuki, hed wait till Yuki came back, he could tell him which room was him. Shuichi grabbed the remote from the top of the TV Eiri had lost the battle and switched to a music Channel, his favourite band Nittle Grasper were playing and shuichi smiled, he started to bob around to the music.

Eiri was pissed, no scratch that, he was super pissed, he was beyond a cigarette and drink cured pissed, he was PISSED! and why, Eiri had to walk to 6 different shop before he found one that was open, then he had to go to another 7 different shop to find one that sold his favourite beer. And on top of the he had a date with the glomping leech aka Ayaka, he was pissed. And what did he find when he opened his dorm door, but a pink haired kid on his sofa, if it hadn't been for the fact that this was a boys dorm he would have mistake the kid fo a girl, the kid was currently sleeping with the damn music channel on full blast.

Eiri dropped the shopping on the counter and marched over to the boy, he was tossing and turning in his sleep, face contorted in fear, he seemed to be having a nightmare but Eiri didnt care.

"BRAT!! WAKE UP!!!!" the pink haired kid shot up and stared at Eiri, he stared right into Eiris golden eye and Eiri found himself flinching slightly, the kid looked terrified but his eye seemed so dead at the same time, He tried to back away from Eiri but the sofa got in the way, he instantly tried to jump to his feet but manage to fall over the back of the sofa with a thump.

Eiri dash the the back of the sofa and saw the pink headed boy flat out on the floor.

"Easy kid i dont bite." he grumbled as he offered a hand to Shuichi. The boy took it reluctantly. As soon as he was on his feet he started to search for something, which turned out to be a note book, he wrote something and threw it to Eiri.

'Im Shuichi Shindou.'

"Hiay," Eiri raised and eyebrow at the kids strange behaviour.

"So i guess your my new roommate." Shuichi nodded.

'Damn i was hoping to have the place to myself again, and what wrong with this kid, why wont he talk?'

"Make yourself at home i have to go, your rooms on the right." and he left. Shuichi sighed and fell onto the sofa. Yuki seemed scary he decided, but harmless. Shuichi curled onto the sofa watching the TV, golden eyes kept interrupting his thought though, Shuichi was still cautious around people, but today was full of surprised, Hikari he had trusted instantly, and he was thinking that Yuki might not be too bad either, maybe it wouldn't be so horrible to share a dorm with him.

Shuichi got up and went to explore the dorm.

Eiri was late and Ayaka was pouting in a way that was suposed to look sute but just looked scary to Eiri.

"Yuki your 5 minutes late!"

'Someone call the cops.' Eiri rolled his eye and took a seat.

"Sorry, i was just dealing with a new roommate." Ayaka smiled and clapped her hands together.

"Oh Yuki with a roommate, this'll be fun, is he cute?" Ayaka smile mischifelessly.

Pink hair and dead violet eyes entered Eiri mind, and the scared look on them.

"Yeah kinda," he said absentmindedly.

"But not as cute as me right," she joke, Eiri rolled his eyes again and said nothing.

"Awww come on Yuki, cheer up." Eiri ignored her as the waitress walked over to take their order, soon Ayaka was talking att about her summer and Eiri let her, occasionally nodding or saying something to make her happy, other than that he let his mind wander. And that damn kid decided to enter his mind.

"Shuichi Shindou..." said so quietly he though no one had heard it, but Ayaka could probably hear a pin drop in another country so she heard.

"Who?"

"No one, look, its getting laate and i have no car, i'll see you later." he put a few bills on the table and left a confused Ayaka.

Shuichi was asleep when he got home or just wasnt there, one way or the other Eiri didnt realy care. He walked to his room and stripped of his clothes untill only his boxer remained, he fell onto the bed and promptly fell asleep.

It felt like only five minutes later he was awoke by a terrified scream, it was coming from the other room. Eiri jumped up and rushed to the room, he yanked the door open and found Shuichi tossing and turning, drenched in a cold sweat.

"Kid wake up, HEY KID!" no response. Eiri strode over and grabbed Shuichi by the shoulders and shook him.

"WAKE UP!!" another r scream ripped the air and Shuichi awoke, violet eyes wide with fright and he was shaking. Tears fell from his eyes and he seemed to be stearing off into space, his eyes finally focused on Eiri and he clung onto him, it wasnt a hug, it was a ple, Shuichi held onto Eiri as if life depended on it, and he cried. Eiri froze slightly not knowing what to do, but he relaxed when he felt Shuichis tears and wrapped his arms awkwardly around the boy.

"Shhhh now, its just a dream, just a bad dream." he gently rubbed Shuichi back to calm him and slowly Shuichis sobs eased and the tears dried up, Shuichi still held onto him and Eiri let him, he didn't know what scared him the most, the fact that he has hugging another guy or the fact that he didn't mind.

"Shuichi, you ok now?" no response, he looked down to find the bundle in his arms asleep, he sighed and went to stand up, but Shuichi gripped tighter and stirred, Eiri froze not wanting to wake him.

'Guess i have no choice,' and so Eiri sat on the edge of the bed with Shuichi in his arms, and soon he too fell asleep.

I wrote this in one night when i was tired! Riddled with mistakes too, oh well. I'll probably re-write this one day, but for now this'll do, i know the character are OOC but the just adds to the fun, any people who dont like how i potrayed Ayaka sorry, but i just though it be fun to have her like this anyway

Feed a hungry author and review, you'll get updates sooner if you do (....maybe)