Author: Jasmine Flame, AKA Mirai. All flames can be directed to [email protected]
Rating: M.
Pairings: Yuki x Shuichi
Notes: The final chapter. It's finished. It's over. I can go back to my other fanfics…^.^; Enjoy. Lot's of Yuki x Shuichi fluff to keep you entertained. (Hopefully entertained.)
Misread Circumstances
"Yuki…"
Shuichi crawled closer to Yuki, staring up at him with watery eyes.
"You're noisy."
Shuichi shuffled closer yet again till he was sitting right beside the author.
Yuki glanced at him briefly and Shuichi smiled warmly. He still didn't get a better response though.
"Yuki…I know you're mad at me…"
Yuki still didn't reply and reached for the quickly diminishing packet of cigarettes. Shuichi's hand shot out and grabbed his wrist, holding him back.
"Yuki…please…we need to talk."
Yuki pulled his wrist free and looked at Shuichi harshly, "Fine. Then talk."
Shuichi bit his lower lip, feeling the first sting of tears in his eyes. He had to stay calm though. Yuki had taken him back…but he couldn't mess it up. Perhaps he shouldn't say anything at all and hope Yuki forgot about it.
He'd never forget it though. What he'd done to Yuki…
"I'm…I---" Shuichi stuttered, trying to think of the right words, "I was stupid."
"Hn…you're always stupid."
"Yuki! I'm trying…It wasn't right. I wasn't thinking properly. I knew this would happen and I…just…I had to help Sakuma-san. I owe him so much. I don't know if you can understand that but I don't love him, I love you."
Shuichi sighed lightly. Yuki wasn't going to answer him. Perhaps he wasn't even really listening? Maybe he just didn't care.
Yuki stood and Shuichi almost fell forward from the loss of his weight on the couch.
"I'm going out."
"Yuki…please don't! Please stay!"
Yuki grabbed the packet of cigarettes and matches and jammed them into his pocket before heading for the door, not turning back to say anything else.
Shuichi heard the door slam close before his tears finally fell from his eyes.
Shuichi pulled the blanket tighter around himself as he sat in the silence. It was getting late and Yuki still wasn't home. Soon it would be night and it would get cold. Yuki hadn't taken his coat or a sweater.
Shuichi bit his finger anxiously, beginning to worry for the author's safety even though he was more than capable of taking care of himself.
Shuichi jumped when someone knocked at the door. It couldn't be Yuki…
He jumped to his feet and dashed over to the door, pulling it open.
"Delivery for Shindou Shuichi?"
Shuichi blinked a couple times and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand before shakily taking the form and signing it. The box was handed to him and the delivery man hurried away.
Shuichi stood in the doorway, staring at the box. It looked awfully similar to the one he'd been sent from Ryuichi.
Ryuichi wouldn't send him more flowers…would he?
Slowly he headed back inside and slipped the cord from around the box. He sat down and stared at the box for the longest time, wondering simply what he would do if they were from Ryuichi.
He sighed and took the lid from the box. Inside was a single red rose, not like the huge bunch Ryuichi had sent him.
"Why is it such a big box?" Shuichi asked aloud and took the rose out. A card dangled from the stem and he blushed, slowly reaching for it.
'Please don't let it be Ryuichi…' Shuichi thought, closing his eyes and he opened the small card.
Almost too afraid at what the card read, he cracked open his eyes before slamming them shut again. If it was from Ryuichi…no…it couldn't be.
He sighed, steadying himself, and opened his eyes, glancing at the card.
It was almost entirely blank except for a name written in the lower corner.
Yuki.
Yuki closed the door behind him and was promptly attacked by Shuichi.
"Yuki! Thank you!"
"I'm going to bed."
"Yu~ki!"
"I have a headache and you're noisy."
"I just wanted to thank you…" Shuichi said, "I love you."
Shuichi wasn't sure but he thought Yuki smiled just then. It didn't last long though before Yuki pulled away and headed off to bed.
Shuichi sighed, contemplating on following him. He'd probably be yelled at though and told to sleep on the couch.
Two hours later, Shuichi still couldn't sleep. It was late and he was very tired from the day's events, but knowing Yuki was still mad at him, kept him awake.
He pulled his blanket closer and stared up at the dark ceiling before rolling onto his stomach a moment later, trying to get comfortable.
He'd replaced the big bunch of roses with the one he'd gotten today. It looked a little silly sitting all alone in the big vase, but he didn't care. Yuki had given it to him, however indirectly, and it didn't matter if it were one or one hundred, it was special.
"Wonder why…" he mumbled quietly. Why had Yuki sent him a rose? It was so….un-Yuki-like. But the card was so predictable. No kind words, nothing except his name. Even that was small, where as he could've put it in the middle of the card like most people would have.
Shuichi smiled. That was characteristically Yuki.
Shuichi sighed and rolled onto his back again. Of course, he wasn't expecting Yuki to be standing a couple paces away. He jumped back in surprise and pulled the blanket closer.
"Yuki, you scared me!" he cried.
The silence surrounded them as neither moved. Shuichi was unconsciously tugging on the blanket, wondering what Yuki was doing awake and staring at him?
Yuki ran a hand through his hair before walking over and sitting beside Shuichi. He leaned over and grabbed Shuichi's hand, pulling him into his lap.
Shuichi blinked a couple times before making himself comfortable against Yuki.
"Why are you awake?" Shuichi asked finally.
Yuki didn't give much of an answer at first, leaning down to kiss Shuichi's neck.
"I was lonely without you," Yuki whispered into his ear and Shuichi pulled back and looked at him in surprise.
"You—I—"
Yuki sighed lightly as Shuichi stared at him, "Shuichi…I'm going to say something but you have to listen very closely and not interrupt me."
"But Yuki—"
"I said, don't interrupt me."
"Ah…sorry Yuki. I'll listen."
Yuki sighed and slipped his arms around Shuichi's waist, "Shuichi…I haven't been treating you right."
"But Yuki you—"
Yuki put one of his hands over Shuichi's mouth carefully, knowing that he wouldn't be quiet otherwise.
"Sorry Yuki…" Shuichi mumbled, his words smothered by Yuki's hand. Yuki slowly took his hand away once he was sure Shuichi wasn't going to interrupt for the moment.
"I don't blame you. I don't treat you right. I didn't take you back just because of what Sakuma-san said. That idiot's babblings didn't help anything. I took you back because I don't blame you for sleeping with him."
Yuki hand shot back to cover Shuichi's mouth once more, before he could even think of protesting.
"I'm not angry with you. I'm angry with myself," Yuki said finally.
Shuichi blinked and reached up, moving Yuki's hand away from his mouth.
"Yuki…" he smiled, tears filling his eyes, "You're really not angry!"
Shuichi squealed and threw his arms around Yuki's neck.
"I love you Yuki!"
Yuki held Shuichi against him and whispered, "I love you too Shuichi."
Shuichi pulled back, "W-what?"
Yuki didn't reply, silencing Shuichi with a warm kiss.
"Come to bed," Yuki said at last and Shuichi flushed red and nodded. He let Yuki pick him up and carry him towards the bedroom.
Ryuichi reached for the phone as it rang. He lifted it to his ear and quietly answered.
"Ryuichi?"
"S-shuichi?"
"Guess what!"
Ryuichi smiled at the sound of his friends voice, "What?"
"Yuki isn't angry at me! Guess what else!"
Ryuichi smiled brighter and hugged Kumagarou against his chest, "What else?"
"Yuki said he loves me! He really meant it to!"
"That's wonderful Shuichi."
"Uh-oh. I think I said that too loud, Yuki's looking at me," Shuichi giggled on the other end of the line, "I gotta go Ryuichi…ummm…I just wanted to make sure…we're still friends aren't we?"
"I'll always be your friend Shuichi." Ryuichi smiled.
"Thank you Ryuichi. Seeya later!"
"Bye…" Ryuichi got out quickly before the other end went dead. Ryuichi put the phone back with a bright smile. He barely even felt the light hands rest of his shoulders until Tohma cleared his throat and he was brought back to reality.
"Oh! Tohma, guess what?"
"Was that Shindou-san?"
Ryuichi nodded and leaned back into Tohma's arms, "He's happy Tohma. He's…really happy."
"Ryuichi—"
"It's okay Tohma…I thought I was angry…and sad. But I'm not! I want him to be happy and, I'm glad that he is."
"Then why did you…"
Ryuichi tilted his head back to rest on Tohma's shoulder, "Yuki-san was not making him happy, so I thought I could instead…but Yuki-san is making him happy now, so I don't mind."
Tohma smiled lightly, "You're a good person Ryuichi. Never change, all right?"
Ryuichi nodded and closed his eyes, "I won't…"
Tohma tightened his hold around Ryuichi in a small hug, "How about we go get some ice-cream?"
Ryuichi's eyes flashed open, "Can we? Can Kumagarou have some too?"
"Kumagarou can have any flavor he likes," Tohma laughed and Ryuichi spun around, hugging him tightly before bounding away to get his coat. Tohma watched him for a moment before coming to the conclusion that Ryuichi would ultimately be fine.
The End
Final Notes: I know everyone wanted Ryuichi to get with Tatsuha, but it would've been illogical for me to bring him in right at the end, just to appease Ryu-chan. So, you get some Tohma x Ryuichi friendship-y stuff. You can make your own theories about that.
Archive: My website at www.iinet.net.au/~mirai
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Thank You's: I'd like to thank my friend Alan (who is a cool writer, no matter what he thinks!) who helped me immensely with chapter 17 (Apologies.) Without him, it would have been strange and uncharacteristic. It makes me wonder if Alan's seen Gravitation… ^.^v
I'd like to thank the following people: Akari, CSMars, Anomay, Tenshi Megami, SarahStarFlower, Sope, Eike, Tschubi-chan, Jenniyah, Valeicia, Chambers, Amya, Mariana and Sei-chan for reviewing me more than once. I love multiple reviews ^.^
Last but not least, I'd like to thank everyone else who reviewed me. I've never gotten so many reviews in my entire life and I'm grateful for every one of them.
Conclusion: I'd just like to say, that I've never received such a wonderful turn out for a fic. I can't believe that something I decided to do on a whim, which is so much worse than my other things, got so many readers and reviews. I hope that in future, my new Gravitation fics will get just as many reviews ^.^ I can only hope anyhow.