Title: Acceptance

Author: Shini'chi Raine

Category: Anime/Gravitation

Genre: Romance/Drama

Rated: T (PG-13) May be raised to M for certain content in future chapters. (coughs)

Pairing(s): Strong focus on Yuki and Shuichi. (Yay! X3)

Warning! This is a yaoi fanfiction. If you don't know what "yaoi" is, I'm not telling you, because it's safer for me… (My parents, y'see, don't know the term, either, therefore I'm not putting the definition here for them to see!) If you don't like this kind of thing, please move on and—no offense—don't come back. If you do like this thing, then please keep reading. Characters may also be OOC, but it suits my purposes for the story.

Reader Notes: I'm amused that Yuki's younger brother is obsessed with Ryuichi. Not only does he act like he's older than his age (16!), but he practically molested Shuichi that one time because Shuichi looked similar to Ryuichi (though that was probably Shuichi's fault. XD) Anyway, in answer to one of the reviewer's questions, it just might be a triangle. Or maybe a polygon! (laughs) Also, is anyone having any trouble reading when I switch point of views on each individual character? It came to my attention when one of my friends who read it told me they got confused in the last chapter (chapter 2). Please tell me if you find anything odd or confusing, so that I can write better chapters in the future!

P.s. I know you guys are eager to read the story, but I recomment you guys read my author notes and such, because they'll contain important stuff for you guys, including hints to future chapters and so on.

Disclaimer: I have no ownership to Gravitation. I have yet to read the manga, but the anime captivated me… and oh, how I wish I owned Yuki… (drools)

Raine: I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get as many reviews for chapter 2 like I did chapter 1, but that's all right. Truth be told, I, myself, didn't think it was all that interesting to begin with. Let's hope you'll get so into chapter 3 that you'll be pounding on my door, demanding for the story! XD (Oh, wait, you already do that! O.o) I apologize profusely for taking so long with this chapter, as well. I've been busy with school and real life (plus I was sort of on a writer's block), so hopefully I'll be faster with chapter 4, eh? Heh. Read on!

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Chapter 3: Meet Sakuma Ryuichi

He smiled. An innocent grin, but if you knew him, one knew his smile merely hid his sadistic side. Or was it to hide something not even his agent knew? At any rate, Shindou-kun was here. Here, meaning Tokyo High. Oh yes. It was high time Shindou-kun give him his... earnings. Shindou-kun owed him, after all. Well, okay, fine, he hadn't managed to get to start school on the first day, but a day or two into the year wasn't too bad, was it? He winced mentally, knowing that the principal wouldn't agree with him about how, ah, late he was. After all, he had been scheduled to start on the first day of school, at the same time as Shindou-kun.

He had arrived in the middle of second period, gleefully dancing in his mind at how he would finally get Shindou-kun as his. No one else. Shindou-kun had, after all, inspired him to sing again, after seeing one of Bad Luck's live concerts, he had decided to sing solo and was quite the big hit, considering he was now called Lonely Grasp (1). He now stood at the door of his second period class, and, taking a breath, opened the door. The sight that met his eyes had him burning with jealousy. How could he? How could Shindou-kun (2) let that… that… that blond idiot stare at him like that? Only he, Ryu-chan, could do that! Looked like he was getting competition this year… damn.

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Second period felt blessedly slow for Eiri. He often caught himself about to sigh as he stared at Shuichi. It was hard for him to not stare at Shuichi, but hell, if he had all the time in the world, he'd stare at Shuichi forever. He was currently trying to accomplish that goal, but he figured that if Shuichi was to be his, he had better get to work on his plan. Damn you, Shu-chan, for being so damn cute! He thought happily as he played around on his sketchpad. He finished the picture in record time, and blinked blearily a bit to clear his eyes, and nearly gasped—and blushed—when he saw what he drew (3). Quickly, he hid it in his notebook (one that he carried with him at all times, even when he was eating) and turned to find Shuichi looking at him. Now, that would have made him happy if Shuichi was actually looking at him, but Shuichi wasn't exactly… looking at him. Slowly, he turned to see what his soon-to-be-boyfriend-and-lover-and-eternal-partner was looking at, and gasped silently. It wasn't possible. No. Shuichi was his, dammit. No, no, no. Not here, not now, not in this class. Shuichi was his!

He couldn't really believe it, but sure enough, after blinking several times in three seconds flat, he knew he wasn't having a nightmare. He'd even pinched himself. No, the person Shuichi was looking at with a shocked expression—he knew he probably held one too, but not as obvious—was Sakuma Ryuichi, former lead singer of Nittle Grasper. Now, it wasn't a known fact that Shuichi was gay, but he, Yuki Eiri, had done a lot of research on his Bad Luck singer, and Eiri knew that Shuichi became a rock star because of Sakuma. Eiri noticed that Sakuma was scowling at him, and in turn, he smirked back at the former rock star, knowing he had quite a few advantages that Sakuma didn't. If that little dark-haired freak thought he could get his hands on his Shuichi, he had another thing coming, and it wouldn't be pretty, that Eiri promised. "Well, well," he murmured, eyeing Sakuma up and down, as the dark-haired teen had walked over to him. "Who do we have here?" He glanced at Shuichi out of the corner of his eye, and saw that Shuichi was gaping. Awww, how cute, he cooed mentally, itching to just pull Shuichi into his arms.

"Sa… Sa… Sakuma-san!" Shuichi exclaimed, eyes still wide. "What are you… Why are you… you know…" Eiri couldn't help but feel satisfied that Shuichi called Sakuma formally—he probably would keep calling Sakuma formally—and that meant he had more advantage over Shuichi than Nittle Grasper's former singer. "Yes, I know you now," Eiri began casually, draping an arm over Shuichi, "You're the former lead singer of Nittle Grasper. A pleasure to meet you, Sakuma-san." Shuichi was too occupied to notice Eiri's arm—or so he thought—as the rock star continued stammering out words that couldn't seem to create full sentences, or make sense, for that matter. "Who are you to act so friendly with Shindou-kun?" Sakuma asked, glaring fiercely at Eiri. The amber-eyed teen merely smirked, and said nothing. "Don't worry about Eiri, Sakuma-san!" Shuichi chirped, semi-glaring at Eiri. "He's a… very good… friend… ah… yes. Don't worry too much about him. So… so… Wh-What brings you here?" Why is Shuichi acting so nervous? Eiri wondered. Maybe he's just surprised to see Sakuma. Yeah, that's probably it. Nothing to do with a crush at all. Nope.

Eiri fervently hoped that was all it was. After all, Shuichi had liked Sakuma a lot before the singer's band had all disbanded, and Shuichi had been devastated. Eiri hadn't been into music then, but the commercial for Bad Luck's live band concert had converted him… sort of. At any rate, he only loved music because Shuichi loved music. He had fallen in love with Shuichi the moment he saw him, after all. The poor guy didn't notice it, but that was all right. He would eventually, and sooner or later, (it had better be sooner), Eiri would make Shuichi his thoroughly (4).

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Shuichi shifted uncomfortably in his seat as 2nd period dragged by. Eiri was, again, staring at him, and it was seriously starting to get on his nerves. He absently played around mentally with musical notes as he thrummed his fingers, trying to come up with a new song as his gaze roved around the classroom, making mental subconscious notes about his classmates. He doubted he would actually get to personally know any of them, because Eiri was looking quite… possessive… and he knew that besides his band, he doubted anyone would so much as approach him to say a simple "hi" because Eiri was there! Poor Shuichi didn't even realize that he was already used to calling Eiri by his first name that when he noticed someone quite familiar, it didn't register until Shuichi blinked twice. "Sa… Sa… Sakuma-san!" he exclaimed, eyes wide and staying wide. "What are you… Why are you… you know…" Why was Sakuma-san here? It didn't make any sense! Unless… oh shit. Shuichi narrowed his eyes slightly, and frowned. After discovering Sakuma-san's real intentions (5), he had wanted to avoid the former singer.

He jumped slightly when Eiri said, "Yes, I know you now," before casually draping his arm over Shuichi's shoulder. "You're the former lead singer of Nittle Grasper. A pleasure to meet you, Sakuma-san." For some reason, Shuichi felt quite comfortable and safe within Eiri's half-hug. Shuichi, however, only took this notice subconsciously as he continued to stammer out words that didn't form full sentences nor make any sense at all. "Who are you to act so friendly with Shindou-kun?" Shuichi panicked when Sakuma glared at Eiri, who did nothing but smirk cheerfully. "Don't worry about Eiri, Sakuma-san!" he chirped, half-heartedly glaring at Eiri. "He's a… very good… friend… ah… yes. Don't worry too much about him. So… so… Wh-What brings you here?" He really had hoped that Sakuma-san hadn't caught his jitteriness, because seeing the former singer made him want to run to a place very far away. What Sakuma-san did to him back then was something Shuichi never wanted to repeat again.

(Flash Back a Few Years Ago…)

The crowd roared as the final song ended, causing him to nearly go deaf. All he could do, though, was scream along with the crowd. And why not? Nittle Grasper was totally awesome! As he stood at the front, exact middle, seat staring up at Sakuma-san, the rock star suddenly winked at him. Seriously. He wasn't kidding. Sakuma Ryuichi wink at him. At him. He gulped, slightly startled. He had accepted that he liked guys, but he couldn't fully let anyone know that he liked males—the same sex—in public. Of course, he knew it would be out in the open soon when he himself became a famous star like Sakuma-san, but that was for the future.

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(1) I came up with that name, so if you look at any sites that contain information on Gravitation, it won't show up, so don't bother looking it up. XD
(2) Ryuichi will recognize Shuichi no matter how Shuichi disguises himself, so it makes sense that he automatically knew it was Shuichi sitting next to Eiri, now doesn't it? ;P
(3) This is extremely significant for you readers to remember, so keep it in mind as the story progresses. 3
(4) Dear me, whatever could Eiri-kun mean? (giggles) 3 Well, that's up to you to keep reading to find out. Heheh.
(5) Hmmm, real intentions? I wonder what they are… (winks) Sorry folks, but there's nothing more I'll say to that, and do keep this in mind, as well.

Raine: I'm SO sorry the chapter is SO short. It would be longer, but I seem to have lost my inspiration again. Sorry! I'll continued the "flashback" next chapter. I ask that you forgive me for the long wait. I've had final exams, SATs, and all the like, as well as my dad cutting the internet off. It has been impossible for me to get absolutely anything outside of school finished, but I promise to try and get the next chapter up as soon as possible. Also, (now, this is toward my… RL friend… YaoiGoddessNekoJin…) Do these(insert words here)bracket things help your confusion just a little? I know you got confused last chapter (I really don't see how the different POVs confused you…).