Minna! Thank you so much for the reviews!!! I love each and every one of them!
I've just started on Gravitation manga and I found that it is very different from the anime. Thumbs up for the manga! It's really funny! Recommended to all Gravitation fans.
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"What are you doing to Shuichi, Tatsuha?"
Tatsuha sprang from his current position and turned to face his very-angry aniki.
"Iie.. nademonai, aniki. Shuichi and I were just playing." Tatsuha gave a nervous laugh.
"I'm NOT playing with you!" Shuichi protested. "Yuki! You must believe me!" Shuichi ran to Yuki in an instant, tugging at his coat as he pleaded.
Yuki said nothing. He knew that Tatsuha wouldn't do anything to harm Shuichi. It's just that he…. What? He didn't like Tatsuha touching his young lover? Man, since when had he felt that way? Yuki thought.
"If I hadn't come back, both of you will go all the way? Hn.. Not that I cared anyway." Yuki pushed Shuichi's hands away and sat down on a couch, taking out his packet of cigarette.
"Aniki.. I swear I didn't do anything." Tatsuha stood up and went nearer to Yuki.
"Yuki, what do you mean, you don't care?" Shuichi's eyes widened as he heard Yuki's cold statement. "Yuki! What Tatsuha san said is true! Nothing happen!" Shuichi sat next to Yuki, trying desperately to convince the writer.
"Of course nothing has happen. I came back just in time, remember?" Yuki deliberately ignored Shuichi's question. "Should I apologize because I came back at the wrong time and disturbed you little activity?" Yuki purposely threw the words at Shuichi, making the younger boy winched as he heard that.
Tears sprang immediately. Forcing back to hold back his tears from falling down, Shuichi looked away. He turned back and stared at Yuki, looking hurt, dejected, lost and speechless. The words penetrated his heart, as though something very sharp had just stabbed onto it, making his breathing difficult. Every ounce of breath that he takes in is painful.
He said nothing, stood up from where he's sitting and exited the apartment quietly.
Yuki was surprised with Shuichi's action. He'd half expected the brat to throw a tantrum, wail or even break every single thing in the apartment. He did none of those. Guilt swept over Yuki as he watched the closed door.
"Aniki, you really shouldn't be too harsh." Tatsuha said quietly.
"Is that my fault?" Yuki interrupted angrily.
"Aniki, you were the one who made him upset in the first place. Besides, I was only joking! You know damn well I will not do anything to Shuichi. You never behave like that the last time when I did that." Tatsuha argued.
Yuki threw the cigarette away, stood up and grabbed his younger brother by the collar and slammed his body with full force against the wall.
"You carry your jokes too far, Tatsuha." Yuki gritted. "Shuichi is mine, and you keep your fucking hands, thoughts or jokes to yourself, you understand me?" Yuki kept his voice low yet dangerous as he said that. He hadn't been so angry ever since Aizawa Tachi's incident.
Tatsuha groaned as he felt his back ached badly. Forcing himself to look at his elder brother's deadly eyes, he shivered slightly, wishing that he had never said those words.
"You understand me, Tatsuha?" Yuki shook Tatsuha's body slightly as he repeated his question again.
Tatsuha nodded slowly.
"Good." Yuki released his brother and strode out of the apartment.
Tatsuha stared at the apartment door. He sat on the floor slowly. His back hurt like hell.
"Shuichi is mine, eh?" Tatsuha grinned. " Aniki…. Finally admits that he likes Shuichi. Must tell ne chan about it." Tatsuha stood up slowly and excited the apartment, smiling.
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Shuichi sagged down on the bench in the park with Hiro, crying his heart out. It's 11.00 at night, windy and not even a single soul was in sight.
"Hiro, doushite?" Shuichi sobbed after explaining the situation to him.
Hiro felt slightly angry after hearing the story. It's not Shuichi's fault and he doesn't deserved to be treated like that.
"Shuichi, it not your fault. It's not Yuki's either, although he shouldn't have said that." Hiro comforted. "Of course, Yuki will be mad. What would you think if you suddenly stumbled across Yuki and Touma together?" Hiro grinned.
Shuichi stop sobbing and turned up to look at his best friend. "Ugh.. I wouldn't want to imagine that." Shuichi gave a disgusting noise of disapproval.
"Yep…" Hiro nodded, smiling.
"Na, Hiro.. can I stay at your place for the night? I don't feel like going back to the apartment." Shuichi looked at Hiro hopefully.
"No."
Shuichi was surprised with the refusal. Hiro normally wouldn't turn him down no matter what. Wait a minute, that's not Hiro. Hiro doesn't have deep voice.
"Kono koe wa…" Shuichi murmured.
Both of them turned behind and saw Yuki standing right behind them. How long had he been standing behind them, they had no idea. His movements were so quiet as though as he had placed some walking potion onto his shoes.
"Yuki… san." Hiro greeted.
Shuichi refused to look at his lover. He turned back and sat quietly with every intention of letting Hiro to do all the talking.
"Nakano san.. I need to talk to Shuichi." Yuki said arrogantly, stating his intention clearly, not caring whether Hiro likes it or not.
Hiro nodded and stood up. "Shuichi.. it's all up to you.", he said and left.
After making sure that Hiro had disappeared, he sat down next to Shuichi, and took out the last cigarette from the packet. He lighted the cigarette and inhaled it deeply before puffing.
"Yuki..." Shuichi started. "I.. I know you're angry. It's not my fault." Shuichi said quietly without looking at Yuki. He didn't know that he was afraid or angry with Yuki. He stared at his ten wriggling toes, shivering slightly as the wind blew ferociously.
Suddenly, Shuichi felt something draped across his shoulder. He felt warmer, much more comfortable. Glancing up, he was shocked to see Yuki's coat on his shoulder. He looked at Yuki for the very first time, left only in thin, white long sleeve shirt.
"Yuki, you'll be cold." Shuichi quickly removed the coat from his shoulder, almost forgetting that he was in a middle of a tense situation with Yuki.
"Baka… keep it." Yuki held Shuichi's hand firmly, not allowing him to remove the coat.
"Demo.. Yuki…"
"I said keep it." Yuki said again, firmly this time.
"Hai." Shuichi answered obediently. "Yuki.. you haven't answered my question."
"We'll talk at home." Yuki interrupted abruptly.
"No!!! I want to talk now!" Shuichi shouted stubbornly.
"Don't be crazy.. It's cold here." Yuki stood up walked away, leaving a very unsatisfied Shuichi tagging along behind.
Walking never seemed to be that long for Shuichi. Shuichi hugged Yuki's oversized coat on him tighter, inhaling the scent as he did. He always enjoyed Yuki's scent, he didn't know why. After endless minutes of walking, they finally reached the apartment. Shuichi sat down on the couch uneasily, as though as it was his first time in the apartment.
Shuichi wasted no time. As soon as Yuki walked to the hall, Shuichi shot out the questions. "Yuki.. I know you're angry…" Shuichi began all over again.
"It's not your fault." Yuki cut in.
"Then why did you say those cruel things? You know very well I don't like Tatsuha!" Shuichi cried. "And, you acted as though as I was the most annoying brat in the whole world!"
"You are.." Yuki smirked.
"Then why let me stay here? Why kiss me? Why make love to me to me in the first place?" Shuichi stood up and shouted. His fists tighten on his sides, tears pouring down from his cheeks.
When Yuki made no attempt to talk, Shuichi said again. "Doushite, Yuki? Do you really hate me that much? Am I really irritating?" Shuichi cried. "Yuki.. Kotae de.. onegai." Shuichi sobbed.
"Ah… you're irritating, you're loud, immature brat who likes to scream, rant or kick around with zero talent in singing or writing songs….." Yuki threw the words sarcastically.
Shuichi didn't protest. He doesn't have any energy to argue to begin with. All he knew that his breathing was painful, difficult and his heartbeat hammered against his ribs
"…..But I don't know why I'm attracted to you…" Yuki continued after a minute of total silence. It was a bare whisper that Shuichi almost didn't hear it. Realizing that he had heard correctly, he gazed up into Yuki's eyes.
Before Shuichi could even say anything, Yuki leaned forward and crushed their mouths together. He didn't see that coming. He gave a soft gasp. Yuki didn't waste that chance and plunged in his tongue into his lover's, searching him. Shuichi propelled himself into his lover's arms, wrapping his arms around him.
Yuki broke off the kiss after a few minutes, leaving both of them breathless, yearning for more.
"For you." Yuki said as he dropped the small box carelessly on his lap.
"Huh?" Shuichi answered meekly, still feeling dazed after the kiss.
"For me?" Shuichi asked, dumbfounded. Shuichi took the small box and opened it. His tears welled as he saw the content.
"It's.. beautiful.." Shuichi choked. He took a platinum ring out and slipped it into his finger. "It fits!" Shuichi said, astonished.
"Of course it fits baka…"Yuki said as he lighted a cigarette.
"Yuki…" Shuichi sat closer to the writer and leaned his head on the writer's chest, listening to his heart beat. He took the ring out again to examine it, a smile curved on his lips.
"Arre??? There's something written on the inside." Shuichi said, surprised when he found tiny words engraved onto the ring. He narrowed his eyes as he tried to look at the engraved words in the semi-lighted hall. It took Shuichi a while, but he did see what was written in there.
'Zero Talent'. It read.
"YUKI!!" Shuichi jumped up to face his lover, who was still pretending as though as nothing has happen.
"What? You are, right?" Yuki couldn't resist but to smile at the young singer. He looked so adorable when he's mad.
Shuichi knew Yuki purposely did that, wanting him to throw a fit. He didn't know whether he was mad or happy. But his heart was bursting with happiness, so he guessed it wasn't anger.
"Yuki, you're so bad!!!" Shuichi said as he threw the ring to god knows where. The ring gave a soft clink as it fell onto the floor and rolled to some corner.
"Kusso gakki!!!" Yuki placed the cigarette on the ashtray and stood up. He walked closer to Shuichi, picked him up and threw him onto the couch, as though as he was demanding for some kinky sex.
Shuichi lay on the couch and watched his blonde lover hovered over him. Yuki leaned closer to Shuichi's face, so close that they were almost kissing and whispered. "Shindou Shuichi, you better find that ring or you'll be sleeping on the couch for the next three weeks." Yuki got up and walked to his room.
"Nani??" Shuichi's eyes widened. "Yuki, Hidoi!" Shuichi screamed and started to search frantically for the ring. After an hour of searching, the ring was now where to be found. He groaned miserably as he sat on the couch. He stared at the clock. An hour and half past midnight. 'What a way to spend your birthday." Shuichi said glumly.
The door of Yuki Eiri gave a soft click. He watched his lover walked closer to him. Shuichi don't feel like saying anything, so he lay down, turned his back towards Yuki and closed his eyes. "Oyasumi, Yuki.." Shuichi murmured.
Shuichi felt Yuki grasped his wrist lightly. Suddenly he felt a cold metal being slipped into his finger. "Eh???"
His body gave a jerked. He turned as saw the platinum ring wrapped around his finger.
"Otanjoubi, omedetou…" Yuki whispered and kissed Shuichi softly on his lips.
Shuichi did make it into Yuki's room after all.
-Owari- Kadzuki Fuchoin
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Owatta! This fic was intended to be one shot, but I found I couldn't make it, so I have to break it into 2. I hope you guys have enjoyed it!
Aniki: elder brother
Ne chan: elder sister. (chan is an affectionate)
Kono koe wa: This voice is…
Otanjoubi omedetou: Happy Birthday in Japanese
Kotae de onegai: Please answer me.
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Asma: Thank you for your praises. It really made my day! And thank you for your lovely ideas!
AshuraAkuma: Daijoubu… I know you're busy with your work. Yuki will not kill Tatsuha.. Well, he almost did, actually. Hehe.. anyway, Ashura san kawaii so!! You really lost your fic, did you? Write again!! Gambatte!!!
Mirai aria: Yes, there's going to be more! I hope I didn't disappoint you..:)
HikariChang: Oh yes.. Yuki did buy something for Shuichi. I hope he likes it though!!
StrawberryPockyPoo: Gomen!!!! I got the wrong information about Shu-chan's birthday! I have corrected it. Thank you so much for telling me!
BrokenAngelYue: Muahaha!! I like Yuki with a toss of regret too!
JoJo the rabid bunnie: I'm sure you can get Gravitation in any Video shop. Gomen ne.. I don't know where you are from, that's why I couldn't give you the exact location!
Mitsuki: Arre? Honto ni Tatsuha is younger that Shuichi? I didn't know!! I must check!
I-love-Ken-Hidaka: You're a fan of Weiss, aren't you? Ken is my favorurite Weiss character.
A huge thanks to TrunksBabyGirl, JadeGoddess, HeavensTear, Fangbaby, AISH a.k.a Kitty in the Box, Dearest, ChibiLoner, Princess of Mirrors and Goatmam for reviewing! Thank you so much!