Gravitation Fan Fiction ❯ Ryu's New Assistant. ❯ Vacation Planning ( Chapter 23 )

Title: Ryu's New Assistant - Chapter 23

Authors: Dark Nuriko and Mayhem's Angel

Disclaimers: Neither one of us own anybody or anything from Gravitation. We only wish too.

Warnings: YAOI!!!

Summary: Tatsuha meets Ryuichi while working at the club that's last on Ryuichi's tour stops. Ryuichi's grateful to the nice waiter, and tracks him down again. He learns of Tatsuha's secret dream job and makes it happen.

 

Notes: We're just sllloooow, and very distracted. Ehehe.

 

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Tatsuha walked into the apartment and kicked off his shoes, glad to have made it without too much being thrown at him.

 

Ryuichi followed him through the door, toeing off his own shoes next to Tatsuha's. He turned to the other, and wiped a smear of something from his cheek. "They weren't too bad this time." He murmured, leaning close to kiss him once his words were spoken.

 

He moaned, arching up closer to his lover. "Hm, I noticed. I think things will calm down."

 

"Probably. It'll increase a little more when Tohma announces Mika-chan's pregnancy - in a good way. That's a lot of attention for you too, since it's your niece or nephew, and I'm going to be godfather. Can you handle that much more attention?"

 

He smiled. "I can handle anything, as long as I'm with you, Ryu," Tatsuha murmured, kissing his throat.

 

"Mmm." Ryuichi tilted his head back to give him more room. "That's good. So can I." His stomach rumbled a little then, interrupting their moment.

 

Tatsuha laughed and headed out of the living area and into the kitchen.

 

Ryuichi flushed and followed him. "Sorry. So what are you going to make me then?"

 

Tatsuha thought about it. "What would you like?"

 

"Ummm... ham. And cheesy broccoli like you made once. And... something else." Ryuichi said after much thought.

 

Tatsuha nodded and went about getting ingredients, moving to get something together in a reasonable amount of time.

 

"Rice I think. To go with it. Unless something else works better." Ryuichi said as his boyfriend got started, and he sat at the table, leafing through the vacation brochures Tatsuha had set there earlier.

 

"Rice sounds fine. Let me know what you think of those places. I want to book the trip as soon as possible."

 

Ryuichi nodded and "hmm"ed as he looked at the one about New York. He didn't really think he wanted to go there. He wrinkled his nose in distaste. Not after what had happened to Eiri-san and Tohma there. It was a nice enough place; he'd visited Tohma there a couple times during that time, and had lived there for a couple months when he was soloing in America... but it wasn't some place romantic where he could get away with Tatsuha. Besides it was too busy. Like Tokyo.

 

Tatsuha cooked easily, watching his love read over the different places. "Anything calling to you?"

 

"Hawaii. Maybe California. It was nice when I was there." he answered, disregarding Florida. Alligators.

 

"Hawaii will be really popular this time of year... but California will have a lot of people who will recognize you."

 

"But Florida has alligators..." He pointed out softly. "Except popular places mean tourists like us from here, which means I'll STILL be recognized... Maybe I should buy my own island."

 

Tatsuha laughed, mixing the food in the pan. "Well, there is always the Cannan Islands. They aren't as popular."

 

"The what? Maybe I can risk the alligators." He murmured, picking up that brochure again.

 

Tatsuha rolled his eyes and threw a mushroom at his lover. "Stop it."

 

"Ack!" He yelped as the mushroom hit him. "Stop what? I'm seriously concerned about being eaten by an alligator!!! Didn't you see that TV show the other night? With the alligator that ate that girl and only her hand was left? You have to admit, tourists seem to disappear a lot in that state."

 

"I meant about the Cannan Islands. They are really beautiful... and there are no alligators."

 

Ryuichi squinted at him. "I didn't know what you were talking about. Seriously." He said when it looked like Tatsuha was about to throw something again. "They sound nice though. And unbusy. We could go there if you want."

 

"They are really calm this time of year, since places like Hawaii and the Bahamas are really popular at the moment."

 

"They sound perfect then. Just what we're looking for."

 

"Good, I'll book a plane for as early as possible."

 

"Right. But don't we have to do that photo shoot with Tohma before we go? Or was that after?"

 

"Before, I'll pay attention, don't worry about it."

 

"Eh? Pay attention to what?"

 

"Don't worry about it. I merely meant that I pay attention to the schedule."

 

“Oh. Yes, of course you do. That's your job. Taking care of me."

 

"I take care of you because I love you, Ryuichi."

 

"I know." He said, laying his head down on the table. "I love you too."

 

Tatsuha finished cooking, washing the pans swiftly, before setting their meal down on the table. "Good, because I only cook for someone who loves me."

 

Ryuichi sat up straight. "Oh really. I must really love you then." He smirked at his lover.

 

Tatsuha laughed. "Yes, I'm certain you do."

 

Ryuichi laughed as well, pulling his plate closer to him and starting to eat. It was wonderful, as usual.

 

Tatsuha ate as well, watching his lover eat and seem to be pleased with the quality.

 

Ryuichi ate in silence for a few moments, before returning to their previous topic. "So, these islands. What are they like? Other than beautiful. Are they going to speak some Japanese or English? Am I going to have to be worried about guerilla warfare? Oh, well, it's not Africa is it? Never mind about the warfare then." He rambled on, eventually stopping when he hit a sort of conclusion.

 

He laughed softly. "It's multilingual, but English is spoken there a lot."

 

"Hmm. Okay. Oh yeah. Do you speak English, or is it just me?"

 

"I can speak English. Father didn't want any stupid children."

 

"Ah. Okay." Ryuichi said. "So, what else do you know about them? Are the people nice? Do they listen to my music? Do they worship me like the rest of the world?"

 

"There aren't a lot of people there, it's rather remote. There are no radios... so I doubt they know you. Thus, I doubt there will be anyone who knows of you."

 

"I see." He said, thinking it over. "Sorry about all the questions. I just didn't know what they were like, and you seem too...”

 

Tatsuha blinked, tilting his head. "Too what, Ryu?"

 

"Too know about them, I meant." He said, flushing. "It sounds like you've been there before."

 

"Just once. It's remote. I loved it. There was nothing but nature and me. The closest people weren't very close, and it was amazing."

 

"You went alone?"

 

"Yeah. It was for some training to learn how to get in touch with nature. I had dozens of books with me."

 

"Monk training? Oh wow. That actually sounds pretty cool. Can we stay where you stayed?"

 

Tatsuha nodded. "Of course. My family owns the place, so I don't see why not."

 

"Well that helps. That's pretty neat having your own place on a tropical island. Why didn't you go more than once?"

 

"Well, it wasn't as much fun once I heard your voice. I would have been terribly lonely if I had been without your voice."

 

"Oh? How do you mean?" He asked. He hadn't been working for Ryuichi that long... oh. Before. #2 fan hadn't it been? "What does my voice have to do with you chilling on a beach?"

 

"No radio there," he replied, giving him a grin.

 

Ryuichi did a very graceful face drop. "You could have taken one with you, couldn't you? I'm no reason to not escape!"

 

"The radio waves wouldn't reach there."

 

Ryuichi stopped. "You're not kidding are you? What am I going to do without a radio?! Music is my life! I can't live without it." He told him desperately, he didn't like the sound of this no radio thing.

 

"We can take a CD player... and plenty of batteries."

 

"Oh. Right. I forgot about that. Yes, that works. Sorry." He flushed for the millionth time that night, embarrassed he'd been so freaked over the loss of his music.

 

"I was on monk training. CD players weren't allowed. But if we are there for fun, it doesn't matter."

 

"Yeah, you're right. Sorry, I've just never been without music before. I think I could live though, since you would be there with me. 'Sides, I can make you sing." Ryuichi smirked evilly.

 

Tatsuha flushed softly, looking down. "Yes. You can make me sing. Very loudly."

 

Ryuichi smirked. "Well, we'll have to see how loudly sometime, ne?" he teased, enjoying the flush on his lover's face instead of his own for once.

 

Tatsuha swallowed and looked away. "Yes, I guess we will."

 

Ryuichi laughed, turning his face back towards him, and giving his forehead a kiss. "You're too funny." That said, he finished up his dinner, and then took the plate over to the sink. Coming back over to sit next to his lover he asked; "So when do we leave?"

 

"Two days from today, it was the soonest I could get it."

 

"Perfect." Ryuichi smiled. "I can't wait to get away. So it's just me and you."

 

Tatsuha sighed, walking into Ryuichi's arms and cuddling against him. "Hm, I'm looking forward to it as well."

 

Ryuichi smiled fondly as Tatsuha snuggled against him. "I can't wait. Just me, you, sun, surf, and sand. And we'll spend lazy hours making our own music. It'll be perfect..." he said, his voice drifting off as he already began to dream of tropical islands.

 

He sighed, imagining the same thing. "Hey, Ryuichi..." Before he could say anything, the phone rang, stopping his words.

 

The singer frowned at the phone. The only people that -ever- called him were Tohma and Noriko. It was rare when anyone else called. He looked at the number on the screen and couldn't think of who it could be. Shrugging, he pushed the button. "Hello?"

 

"Ryuichi, is Tatsuha there? Eiri was just taken to the hospital. He was coughing up blood."

 

He blinked, looking up at his lover. "What is it?"

 

Ryuichi nearly dropped the phone in shock. "T-Tohma? How-what? No, yes, he's here. One sec." He handed over the phone to Tatsuha. "It's Tohma. Eiri's in the hospital."

 

 

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