Gravitation Fan Fiction ❯ Yuki ❯ Phone Call ( Chapter 14 )

Disclaimer: Gravitation does not belong to me. Ne, I doubt Gravitation would be as good if I owned it anyway. I'm not making any money out of this either and am just borrowing its characters….

A/N: So, after a whole month's wait, I'm back with fourteen… I'm so sorry for the loooong wait! I thank you for all those who review - I had so much reviews last chapter! - and for all those who waited for this installment! I had exams and stuff come up in between this and thirteen so… it was… delayed. So.. SORRY again! I'm not so sure if this is any good, but I hope you all like it! XD It has some hints…. *coughs* I'd like to take my time to thank Pato San and Bunny-chan for letting me bug them endlessly! Without the great Pato San-sama I probably wouldn't have this up right now… you guys would probably have to wait for another week so go thank her! And um.. Bunny-chan for being an awesome awesome person : 3. I'll find a way to get some Taki parts soon... hoho. Big thanks to all those who reviewed again! I hope this isn't too long and too boring too XD! And, finally, the muses have come to a conclusion - someone will die by the end of this fic and so to appease said muses, I would like to ask everyone to review and participate in this tiny poll: (please?) a.) Who do you think will die? b.) Who do you think should die? And c.) Who do you think shouldn't die?

Results will be out next chapter - I just felt like asking… Lol. And Shuichi is not an option : 3

Sketches: http : // www . angelfire . com /games4/white_crescent/juni-lub.jpg - Juni with the "Yukito is Mine!" shirt…..

http : // www . angelfire . com /games4/white_crescent/yuki-taku-setsunachibi.jpg - the SD reaction to pic above ^_^;

http : // www . angelfire . com /games4/white_crescent/luv-triangle.jpg - Love Triangle *I'm a bad scanner….*

http : // www . angelfire . com /games4/white_crescent/ai-freesia_sketch.jpg - Finally; Anne and Freesia.

As usual, it's still unedited, but enjoy! XD (I really need a beta reader… don't I?)

Fourteen: Phone Call

In a quarter of a second, Kyoko found herself torn between crouching down to the floor and covering her head with her hands in a feeble attempt of protecting the most vital part of her body from whatever was to come and then leaping away. The milliseconds that passed felt like minutes as she stood grounded to the floor and when she did manage to leap away at the last moment she was given the privilege of seeing what could have killed her the second it landed on her in the form of an ominous black and gray blur. The loud crash that rang in her ears was ignored as she lost her footing and stumbled backwards, eyes fixed on the pile of wood and, what looked to be, construction materials in front of her. Her breathing came in long, hard gasps and she curled up, burying her head in the space between her drawn up knees and her chest as she went through what had just happened and forced herself to calm down.

She had tripped on something. There had been a snap. Things fell down and there was a loud crash.

She opened her eyes and stared hard at the darkness, frowning and knitting her eyebrows as she tried to connect the other facts.

The lights wouldn't work - No matter how much she flipped the switches, the lights just wouldn't work and her bag wasn't where she couldhave left it.

She lifted her head from the cleft between her knees and her chest and stared ahead of her, her eyes moving back and forth as she pieced the clues together in her mind, making it seem like she was visualizing the huge puzzle in front of her. Quietly, she fought to keep the fear and panic that threatened to overwhelm her any moment at bay as she read through the clues given to her. Why wouldn't the lights work? Why would her bag be somewhere she'd never even been? Why would something fall down on top of her? She almost died.

She blinked; the final piece clicking into the puzzle finally. She swallowed hard, her throat constricting almost painfully as she did so, and then opened her mouth in silent disbelief as she said the words in her mind.

'Somebody wants me dead.'

Shaking, she lifted a pale and clammy hand to her mouth and was vaguely aware of the heat that she felt from her flushed face. "My God…." she whispered quietly, hoarsely, as she continued to stare at the ominous pile before her, the knowledge of how she could have been underneath that pile, dead or worse - dying - , making her want to vomit.

She didn't know how long she stayed there until a beam of light crossed her vision, making her squint instinctively. It felt like forever and with those four words her mind had painstakingly put together to deliver her situation playing in her mind over and over again, she wondered just how bad afterlife was. And to think, if she had stayed there a second longer she would have been cruelly hurled into oblivion in a matter of seconds….

"Juni, She's here…." A voice said softly, cutting through the thick silence Kyoko thought she would forever be enveloped in. Quiet footsteps sounded behind her, becoming louder as they came closer. There was another set of footsteps, one that trailed the first set of footsteps shortly and that told Kyoko it was not just one person who found her, but two. "I'm glad you're okay, Kyoko-san…"

She tilted her head up to direction of the voice and was flooded with undeniable relief when she recognized the blue-eyed brunette standing behind her, a floodlight in one hand. He crouched down to her level and placed a hand over her right shoulder. Through the light from the floodlight he was holding, she saw the calm, reassuring smile on his lips and was inwardly glad out of all the people who could have seen her like this it was him. Granted, he wasn't entirely alone but she was thankful enough for it.

Breathing sharply, she turned and wrapped her arms about the Yukito's neck, holding onto him as tightly as she could, wanting to draw from that calm that seemed to suddenly radiate from him. And she needed that, so badly, needed that strength that fled her the moment she was shown a brief peek of death.

"I….was so afraid…" Kyoko breathed as she buried her face into the nook of the slightly shorter brunette's neck, the knowledge of the presence of another person with them pushed to the back of her mind. Right now she didn't care if she was making a fool of herself, she needed this. "So… afraid…" She said again and this time she made no effort to stop the hot tears that rolled down her flushed cheeks and dampened Yukito's shirt.

"It's alright… you're safe, Kyoko-san…" Yukito whispered reassuringly, running a hand gently up and down her head to sooth and calm her. He waited patiently, repeating his words in response to her soft whispers until she was comforted enough and became quiet before turning his attention from her to the pile of junk before them. He pointed the floodlight he carried within his right hand towards it and noticed the odd metal poles sticking from it, the mass of broken and splintered wood amongst it, and the few uninstalled, now-crushed stage lights within the mess. What had almost fallen on top of Kyoko, as it looked now, had to be one of the temporary platforms all over the place, the ones the construction workers had installed days ago to add the finishing touches to the back stage's lighting and expansive network of hanging pathways.

His eyebrows furrowed, wondering how this platform could have fallen when the cables keeping the temporary platforms in place were proven to be both secured and strategically placed, according to Takumi. But, the question was whether he had taken Kyoko to this part, or not. He was sure he hadn't but….did he, really? He…

"Ahem."

The previous mental query to himself briefly forgotten, Yukito snapped his head to Juni's direction with an "Eh" and a matching look of disoriented confusion. There was a delicate frown on his pink-haired classmate, one whose reason he did not realize until moments later when he remembered the woman in her arms.

A blush rose up to his cheeks as he looked away from Juni and turned to Kyoko, ashamedly.

A small smile crept up to the pink-haired boy's lips, impish mixed in with something else, "Aren't you glad Ruka isn't here to see this…?"

Before Yukito could say anything, a voice cut them off, "Too late Juni, I already have-" Ruka's unmistakable voice said with a laugh that prompted Juni and him to snap their heads to where his voice had come from. Moments later, there was a flicker and soon the whole back stage was filled with light that was not as bright as the lights they had originally installed but enough for everyone to see each other clearly. Yukito suspected it was the emergency lights installed all over the place and Takumi confirmed for him.

"Those are the emergency lights just now - I was worried they would decide not to work too… " He walked up to them, appearing from behind Ruka, whom they realized moments after the emergency lights were turned on, was just standing a several feet away behind Juni. Rage trailed behind him, quiet and defiant. There was something about the impassiveness on her face that told Yukito there was something going around Kyoko that they knew absolutely nothing about.

"Kyoko, are you alright?" Rage spoke in English and the black-haired young woman looked up from Yukito's shoulder before nodding slowly and replying in the same manner.

"I'm fine now-" She shook her head then and broke away from Yukito, moving a hand up to wipe the trail her tears had left on her face away. "Yukito… was really good." She managed a smile, briefly turning the object of her statement before turning back to the redhead. Yukito, who understood fully what she had said, blushed even more.

"Yuki-" Takumi said suddenly, placing a hand over his shoulder. "Tell them I'll look into it. It's probably just an accident…."

That seemed to have caught Rage's attention. At the edge of Yukito's eyesight, he saw the redhead XMR Manager tilting her head up momentarily at Takumi's words.

"An accident?" Yukito arched an eyebrow, "Why-what?"

Takumi answered before he even finished his question, "Rage thinks it was probably an attempt on Kyoko-san's life. I'll tell you about it later - for now, get them to the lounge… I'll be back later." The raven-haired vocalist then turned to the remaining two, "Juni, Ruka - I need you to call Takagi-sensei for me, okay?"

Ruka nodded, grinning before signaling for the pink-haired vocalist to follow him. There was something about the way Juni had looked so disappointed before quietly following Ruka that troubled Yukito, but he shrugged it off and then turned to the XMR Manager and University Student beside him, renewing his smile as he did so.

When they were finally outside and headed for the building beside the concert stage, ASK was still onstage practicing and it made Yukito wonder just how loud the crash had been. The crash had been loud enough to alarm Takumi and Rage who were both at the parking area a good distance away from the concert site, surely they had heard it at the stage, especially since it was right in front of where the crash had occurred. It just unsettled him how the group could continue so smoothly even after what he knew had just happened. They couldn't possibly know nothing about what had just occurred.

He stopped briefly to watch the band and moments later he found himself staring at the dark-haired man in front of the microphone, ASK's lead vocalist; Aizawa Taki. For a brief, fleeting moment he felt as if those dark eyes had fallen on him, remaining fixed on his prone figure for a while before turning away and looking ahead as their owner poured all of his concentration on making music, on singing. He knew that was just impossible, why would he catch the ASK vocalist's attention in the first place anyway?

But he couldn't shake off the way he thought those eyes had been on him and the unsettling chill that had run down his spine. Cold - Taki's eyes were cold. It troubled Yukito but, just as did with the almost alien expression he had seen on Juni's face earlier, he shrugged it off, deeming it a useless product of paranoia.

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"I seriously hope it was an accident - it's just… too horrible to happen to someone like her. Why would someone want her dead anyway?"

Yukito, who was leaning on a vending machine, folded his arms across his chest, furrowing his eyebrows. He turned to his left, watching Nanae Kasumi as she tried to choose from the selection of beverages available from another vending machine in front of her. She turned to him briefly, soft brown eyes knowing and gentle.

"Things like that happen, Fujiwara-san." She paused, bending down to collect the drinks she had purchased as they came. When she continued, she kept her eyes fixed on the vending machine in front of her. "The world as it is today and has always been is unpredictable. We just have to go with the flow…." The ASK manager turned to him then, extending a drink towards him.

"Have some." She said quietly and the brunette keyboardist accepted the drink in one hand.

"Mmmm… Coffee." He said out loud as he looked over the can before finally turning to the ASK manager with a grateful smile, "Thanks, Nanae-san."

Nanae bowed her head with a soft laugh and the action reminded Yukito strongly of the girls some traditional restaurants back at Kyoto usually had. The Mizuki family had a traditional Japanese mansion in Kyoto and whenever both of them had the time, Ai and him would go to the place and spend a week or two together. It had always been something to look forward to, especially ever since they got back from America, but lately Ai's busy schedule provided little time for the two of them.

He sighed at the thought of it and popped the can in his hand open before taking a drink from it. Unconsciously, he pushed the tinted-glasses on the bridge of his nose up and this simple action caught the ASK Manager's attention.

"My brother-" Yukito caught her saying and he snapped his head towards her direction, curious. Nanae smiled as she continued, "My brother had the same glasses."

"Really?" Yukito asked, blinking, and Nanae nodded. "Ne, I don't even remember where I bought these…." He said, touching the rim of his glasses with his fingers.

"I remember," Nanae laughed before continuing, "because he always wore it with him anywhere, whenever he could - he was pretty obsessed with it…." At the she paused and took a step forward, placing her hands on her hips. "And I think you are too; everyone I meet in the music industry with those kind of glasses tend to be rather obsessed with them, I find, Fujiwara-san."

It was Yukito's turn to laugh and he leaned back on the vending machine, a hand crossed over his chest. "How'd you know, Nanae-san?" He turned to the raven-haired woman, grinning, "But I'm not that bad… yet. Ne, my friends have complained about it…."

His grin turned into a wistful smile, "….Especially Juni - even though I have no idea why."

"I may know." Nanae said enigmatically as she turned to the vending machine to buy another drink, "It's not so hard to notice, Fujiwara-san." The woman continued and Yukito looked back at her confusedly.

"Eh? What do yo-" Yukito managed to say before being cut off by the terribly synthesized sound of ASK's "As the Knife" coming from Nanae's person. Yukito suspected it was the ASK Manager's mobile phone making the sound. He grinned inwardly when he was proved right moments later when the black-haired woman produced her Nokia mobile phone from her coat. She smiled apologetically at him and bowed her head before accepting the call and placing the phone to her ear.

"Hello?" Nanae's voice was soft and calm and Yukito watched her quietly as she listened patiently to the person on the other end. The woman's luscious lips curved into a soft smile which, a few moments later, turned into an amused grin.

"Don't worry, I'll handle it." Nanae told the person on the other end calmly before laughing softly, "

I'll let them go ahead then…."

Yukito arched an eyebrow, reminded suddenly of how Freesia would act when on the phone herself. He mentally slapped himself on the forehead, realizing he was missing his "family" too much. And it had only been, what, two days - today being the second day of his temporary solitude?

"Fujiwara-san?"

He blinked at Nanae who had, by then, put away his mobile phone. The woman was watching him quietly, soft brown eyes fixed on him innocently and he immediately felt like he was blushing, even though he wasn't so sure if he was, under the woman's gaze.

"Y-yes, Nanae-san?" He stammered momentarily and the black-haired ASK Manager smiled at him.

"Do you think you can drive me back to the eS-Na Main Building? ASK has an interview they can't miss at three thirty and they have to be at the studio by two forty-five…" Nanae trailed away and pulled her watch out - it read two ten - before heaving a soft sigh. "…So, in short, they have to leave now and… I intend on staying and helping Fukuyama-san as much as I can…."

Blue eyes regarded the woman with understanding and before Nanae could say anything more, Yukito had walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'll drive you; just give me the directions… I'm driving Kyoko-san to her Uni later today too anyway before I go back to Campus One to collect my reviewers and all that."

Nanae smiled in silent 'thank you' and when Yukito moved away from her, she called to him before bowing down lowly.

"Thank You, Fujiwara-san."

He smiled back and waved back at her in acknowledgement with the half-empty coffee can in hand to show how it was "fair trade".

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The security guard who had, only moments ago, so vehemently told him he could not continue anymore stepped away at one withering glance from his cold amber eyes and he smirked inwardly as he walked pass the older man quietly. The sounds his leather shoes made on the cold cement floor echoed ominously across the long, dimly lit hall and behind him, he could hear the security guard informing their boss about his surprise visit.

Seguchi Tohma did not smile inwardly at the display of what he could do to people, instead he wore a mask of deadly calm until he came to Ohya's office and then, he smiled. The door opened for him before he even had a chance to lift a hand to do so himself and he was not surprised to see a pale-faced Ohya just beside the door.

"Good Afternoon, Ohya-san," He began politely and the older man swallowed hard, brazing himself for what was to come, "The guards outside told me you were busy - but I'm sure you can spare a few minutes for me."

He stepped into the room and Ohya made way for him, keeping a safe distance between him and the NG President as if a closer proximity would burn him. The blonde NG President swept his eyes across the sparsely decorated office before seating himself on one of the leather sofas beside the man's desk.

"I will be straight, Ohya-san." Tohma said quietly in a low voice, "I don't know how the videotape got into someone else's hands when I had explicitly ordered for you to dispose of it….." He looked up and glowered at Ohya who remained standing beside the open door worriedly.

Tohma looked away, "…And I'm… disappointed, Ohya-san. Very much so."

The older man gulped before hurrying towards the younger, blonde man and beginning to reason.

"I… I… I didn't… I… I didn't think it was that impor- and when she came… I... I had no cho-"

"That's enough…" Tohma said quietly, cutting him off effectively as he rose from his seat. "…Ohya-san." He moved to straighten the creases that had formed on his clothes and then he looked up, smiling calmly.

"That is the only reason I came here, actually." The NG President told him quietly, ignoring the beads of sweat rolling down the older man's aging face. "I'll deal with you later, for now I have more pressing matters that need my attention."

He brushed past the older man, his eyes reflecting the cold indifference his smile betrayed and headed for the door. He stopped at the doorframe and looked over his shoulder, never one to forget his manners.

"Good Day, Ohya-san." He said quietly before continuing to walk away in long strides.

Ohya stared at the door for the longest time before walking slowly towards his desk and sinking into his chair. After a few long moments of deep thinking, he opened his eyes and let them rest on the phone sitting almost seductively on his desk.

He stared.

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"-It all depends on whether it was an accident-"

Yukito stopped in his tracks, managing to overhear on what he assumed to be a conversation between Rage - he recognized her voice - and Kyoko. He figured neither Ruka and Juni were back yet since, if they were, then Rage wouldn't be talking like that. There was a certain tinge of serious in the redhead's voice that stirred Yukito's curiosity very much. Beside him, Nanae stood in silence, aware of the conversation going but visibly lost as to why such a conversation was taking place.

"It was not an accident-I don't freaking remember leaving my bag there - I don't even know why it was there-"

Frowning slightly, Yukito stepped into the lounge and by the time they had their eyes on him he had successfully pulled off a relatively innocent face. He was sure they knew he heard a snippet of their conversation and perhaps they knew about the curiosity it had stirred in him but he knew they would not tell him so he refused to ask them about it. Nanae followed after him and Rage, who had been kneeling down before Kyoko, stood up to acknowledge their return.

"Sorry for taking so long-" Yukito apologized before turning to Rage, "Ne, are you sure you don't want a drink? I could go back and ge-"

"No," Rage answered quickly, smiling. "I was just about to leave actually. As much as I want to stay I have a meeting at three." The redhead ran a hand through her hair and then turned to Kyoko, who was still seated on the biggest plush leather sofa in the lounge.

"I'll see you later, Kyoko. Maybe I'll call you to see what I can find." Rage told Kyoko in English before turning to Yukito, "Take care of her, Yukito-kun." The American said and there was something… mysterious… about the way she said her words that had Yukito arching an eyebrow. First it was Nanae, now it was Rage…

"So - did they find out…" Kyoko's voice snapped him out of his thoughts and he looked down to find the older, black-haired young woman watching him very closely, much too close for comfort. Her voice dipped, "… if it was an accident… or not?"

"N…no. Not yet." Yukito answered slowly, "I'm actually waiting for Juni…. Him and Ruka were supposed to get Takagi-sensei to look into it."

"Mmm…I... I see."

"Sorry." Yukito said suddenly, earning him a look of confusion from Kyoko. He immediately backed his pervious statement before Kyoko could say anything more, "I mean… for not knowing and… " He paused and ran a hand through his dyed brown hair and looked away, fixing his blue eyes on the carpeted floor as if there was suddenly something immensely interesting written on it. He kept a wavering smile on his lips as he spoke, trying not to sound too serious or dramatic, "For taking you there… I… I wasn't really supposed to, I mean… I must have… I…"

"It wasn't accident, Yuki," Kyoko cut him off, her voice turning serious, "…And you didn't do it… so it wasn't your fault!" Kyoko finished in a lighter tone, frowning slightly.

"I guess - but… I'm sorry anyway."

He was sure Kyoko was going to say something about that too and so he smiled. He learned from Tohma long ago that a simple smile could do wonders and when Kyoko smiled back, finally deciding not to say anything more about that, he thanked Tohma silently.

"Oi! Chibi - stop flirting with the College girl." Yukito eyes almost bulged when he heard Ruka's comment and he snapped his head towards the direction of the voice, wide-eyed. "You certainly have it for older women, eh, chibi?"

"R-Ruka!" He yelped as the redhead sauntered into the lounge, waving at both Nanae, whose silence almost led the brunette to forget about her presence, "I-It's not like that!"

"What? What's happening--?" Juni came stomping into the lounge afterwards. The shorter of the two newcomers shot his head from left to right before letting his eye rest on Yukito. He shot Ruka a glare before pointing at Yukito and crying, "No way! Yuki's not like you, jerk!"

Ruka's eyes almost immediately shot up and he feigned a look of innocence as he walked up to Yukito and hooked an arm around his shoulder, "What? I have no idea what you're talking about, right, chibi?"

Yukito's mouth opened before closing abruptly. He swallowed before giving Juni a less-than-dignified look, "So, uh… what did Takagi-sensei say, Juni?"

Juni blinked and then, seemingly forgetting about Ruka completely, grinned, "Oh! Takagi-sensei wants to see you; he's with Takumi right now!"

Ruka grumbled something about someone having the memory span of a goldfish before unhooking his arms from Yukito's shoulder. "That's so?"

Juni nodded and strode towards Yuki, linking his arm with the brunette, "And this time I'm coming with you!-" His eyes narrowed as he shot Ruka a glare, "-and you can too, Ruka…. Not that I care or it matters."

"Ne! Let's go, Yuki!"

Before Ruka could say anything, Juni was pulling a waving Yukito out of the lounge and, grumbling about obsessive hormonal seventeen-year-old Bad Luck fanboys, he excused himself from Nanae and Kyoko with a low bow and ran after the brunette and pink-haired boy.

Once the three were gone, Nanae turned to Kyoko, who was staring at the corner they had disappeared into confusedly, and then smiled.

"…Do you like Coffee, Fukuyama-san?"

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The door opened with a slight click that the deathly silence in the room magnified by a fold and the blonde resting on the bed, an arm draped over his eyes, let out a miserable groan. An eye was cracked open and a single, golden eye fixed on the tall figure standing beside the bed.

"Aniki… Aniki.. tut.. tut.. tut…" The intruder said quietly, shaking his head, in a somewhat mocking voice, "You look miserable."

"Spare me, Tatsuha. I don't want to hear this." Eiri grumbled, unfazed by the fact that his brother had just walked into his hotel room with a keycard, knowing it was definitely Tohma's doing. "-in fact, I don't need to hear this. It's too early in th-"

Tatsuha laughed before opening his mouth and speaking in a mocking imitation of an automated announcement - the type you'd hear on TV or in a train station, "Beeeep - The time now is two-fifteen pm." He leaned down slightly so he was not towering over his brother so much, "How long have you been sleeping, Aniki?"

"I don't need to hear this, Tatsuha, leave me alone."

The younger Uesugu's lips disappeared into a thin line and he seated himself at his brother's bedside. He was silent for a few long moments as he struggled to find the right words to say what he was about to say, and then with a sigh, he spoke. "Aniki…. I know about last night. I saw it-"

"Knowing you, you were either out with your 'honey bunny'… or in bed." The blonde novelist said quietly and Tatsuha frowned.

"Hey, I was out last night but I did see it! - they were showing it in this huge TV on the street…" Tatsuha retorted, spreading his arms to emphasize on how big the screen had been, and Eiri groaned.

"Can you please keep your voice down?" The blonde hissed and Tatsuha arched an eyebrow.

"You have a hangover, Aniki?"

"Had, Tatsuha, had." Eiri corrected before moving his arm out of his eyes and glowering at his younger brother. "I don't plan on getting another headache anytime soon so I would suggest you keep quiet."

"Okay, okay…"

Eiri shifted his weight onto his side, turning away from his brother before quietly asking; "How bad is it?"

"Hmn?" Tatsuha leaned forward, thinking maybe he missed a word of what his brother had said.

"My apartment, I mean. How bad is it?"

It dawned on Tatsuha that Eiri was asking about how bad the "blockade" of people that had gathered in front of his apartment was. Wordlessly, he reached for the remote control, which he found sitting on the nightstand beside Eiri, and switched the TV on. He flipped through the channels until he found what he was looking for; an entertainment channel, which ironically had a live coverage of the situation in the award-winning novelist's apartment grounds.

"Bad." Tatsuha began, leaning back on his outstretched arms after throwing the thing haphazardly on the bed, "Very bad."

"Right now, we're still not sure if Yuki Eiri-san is out of the apartment or hiding in……."

"Tohma says it might take up to a week before the media people stop coming to your apartment and even then, it's not likely this buzz about…" Tatsuha paused, searching for the right word before continuing, "that… will die out soon."

"I'll have to stay with you two idiots again then?" Eiri questioned dryly before sitting up and reaching for the remote control. With a look of complete distaste, he switched the TV off and then folded his arms.

"Aniki! Ryu-chan isn't-" Tatsuha yelled in protest and was about to go on about how great Sakuma Ryuichi was and how idiot was not the right word to use on said God when he remembered his older brother's situation. He kept his mouth shut until he was sure the wrong words wouldn't slip out before correcting his older brother. "Maybe - but Tohma and Neesan think that may not be a good idea - y'know? Last time was close-"

Eiri snorted, "Only because you two can't stop making out in public."

Tatsuha rolled his eyes before grinning, "Well, we're a match made in Heaven! - what can we do?"

"Idiot."

Eiri got up from the bed and looked down in disdain, realizing he was wearing the same thing he had been last night and he was reeking of alcohol. He turned to his brother and frowned, "You brought clothes for me, hopefully?"

"Nope - what, I'm suddenly your maid?" Tatsuha quipped before rising from the bed himself. "Actually, I got some of your clothes at the car, Yuki Eiri-sama. Didn't bother bring them up though, sorry. Didn't occur to me."

"Idiot."

"So, how does a great writer like you make money out of using nothing more than the word 'Idiot' to describe anything?" Tatsuha said, grinning, and this time it was Eiri who rolled his eyes.

"So how about you grab that change of clothes while I take a shower?" Eiri suggested sarcastically before heading towards the bathroom. Tatsuha grinned mischievously, wondering what his brother would say to the "change of clothes" he'd brought.

"Awesome - I was thinking of the exact same thing~!"

"On second thought, I think I'll just go down with these clothes and put my cards to use-"

"Aww - Aniki!"

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"Hello? ……We… we have a problem…. God - he came! He came…!"

Ohya's voice echoed in the dark hall, the worry, the fear and the panic evident in his voice. The door was left open and the blinds on his office windows were closed, stopping any form of light from grazing the office.

"I don't know what to do…. I… I knew it was a bad idea - keeping the videotape… but God, I… I don't know what to do…."

The old man's irregular breathing punctuated the silence that followed and when he spoke again, there was semblance of calm in his voice.

"Okay… okay… but… what about it….no… no… you will? You will?"

A pause and a creaking sound signified his sitting back on his chair in relief.

"Alright…. That's all… I guess…. T-take care."

There was a click and the line was cut-off.

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And now, as usual, response to the awesome and uber cool reviewers from both Fanfiction.NET and Gurabiteshiyon.NET: (I'm getting repetitive, ne?)

Bunny-chan -- *glomps* Sure you do! Me…? Right? XD lol, I don't have Taki here… :-O XD Not much of him anyway! I'm gonna write a part of him next chapter… I hope! I hope! XD He's too... important!

Pato San - I made you wait so long for Yuki 14 too! Like Yuki 13… XD Anyway, :-P I'm glad you liked it (I made you read this first! XD) and thanks for helping me out and telling me it's okay and good for posting up now! XD XD I hope I don't take forever to post up Fifteen. A month's delay is baaad. Oh and you were right... hoho : 3 Now I can't wait for Eiri's reaction to… his change of clothes!

The Phantoms - So was this too short? Was this? XD I hope you like this chapter - oh and, DarkP…. I like your theory! Lol! I can't say if you're right or not though :-P Muses will kill me if I reveal too much! See.. they're taking their sharp pointy objects out now XD *cowers* I'm flattered you think I'm a cool person too.. lol… *head bloats* I wonder though what CrimsonP's theory is.. we have Boogie-chan's and DarkP's already afterall… hee..

dark-kagome2 - By all means write a Gravi one too! XD No need to fear me... I'm not a very good writer myself… But yeah, I feel like my writing has been declining! ._. I do hope this chapter was good enough though :-O! ^_^

Bisexual Pygmy - I couldn't help XD But this one doesn't have a cliffhanger… I mean, a big bad cliffhanger…. I've been reading your KenxOmi fics btw… I need to find the time to review… XD

CJ-Chan - It almost did. O_O XD (Next time, she might not be so lucky….)

Lara - I got this idea… off a lot of things, actually. From the animes I watch and fanfics I read…. XD And then some…

fireydragon97 - Yup, we have some Eiri stuff now… it's not much but I'm planning to continue that next chapter so.. um.. stay tuned? XD I'm glad you liked the TohmaxMika part - that was the hardest thing to write for thirteen! Xd

Meliza Mac - : 3 Well, I'm not sure what to say! I'm glad you find my fic exceptional! I hope I can live up to your expectations though… I'm not so sure if people will like where this is going to… >_< It's beginning… lol. But, Yukito may be Shuichi… but he may not be so… ^_^; Depending on muses…. (I always say this... *sigh*)

Blackened Silver - That's because I had spaces between certain parts, because if you leave it with the hyperlink thing, FFnet won't show it because of the tag… so… XD

Joan Mistress of Magic - Not this chapter XD I was planning to have some Shu non-too-far-back flashback sometime soon though. It just doesn't fit now…. For now, Shuichi can only come back in… indefinable circumstances… Meaning, it might be a flashback…. Or not. : 3

Sozoku - We have my muses to blame for that XD

hopemia - Yes, Mika is evil. Lol. XD So, what do you think about Tohma now? XD

Seishirou - So how was this update, Sei-chan? XD It wasn't that exciting I know… but…

Animegirl9 - I just read your latest chapter! I'm gonna review later! I luff Eiri! Your Eiri! *glomps* So, how was this chapter? Is it to your liking? Is it boring? Is it neat? XD XD I'm gonna review your fic after this…. TooG 8 was awesome…. <3

Hikaru Itsuko - So does this add to the interesting factor? XD ^__^ I hope you like this chapter!

Kyouko - I'm sorry for the looong wait then! :-D Hope you liked this chapter!

lilyleia - I loved your review! It made me feel so appreciated and the fact that you noticed all those tiny details made my heart swell while reading your review! XD I'm so touched, I don't know what to say and where to begin with! Maybe I'll just email you… hee... ^_^ Here's the next chapter then and I hope you like it just as much…! XD XD

rulerofthecows - I'll think about it - it's stuck in my brain now for sure… but, how about doing my poll first? : 3 ^__^ I'd love all those dairy products… Mmm.. Yoghurt… Ice-crea-*muses whack her head with blunt objects* Okay, okay... I'm not…. succumbing… so… easily…. *dies* Or maybe…

Aku Aiko - Thanks! XD

Whirlwind - You're the first person to hate Yukito! I am glad… lol, the sadist in me… The blonde hair in chapter 12 was a mistake on my part, btw. Was procrastinating so much… but that's edited now! : 3 And yeah, Yukito is rather spoiled…. Hee… ^_^; I hope this chapter was good enough….. >_< I'm scared!

Yersi Fanel - Shuichi is…. He might be alive or not. (Of course people will kill me if I kill him…. But… that still doesn't eliminate possibility….) ^_^; So… um… until the end comes, bear with me? XD

daichuu - Well, I hope this chapter made some thing clearer… and I'm glaaad you love it! XD And thanks for the compliment on my art too - I'm glad it's not so bad….

Aja (imaybe1) - I love "Daisies" - but anyway, I was so happy to find out you read my fic! My head…. And I am so glad you think they're finally getting somewhere because… yes… they are… Though, I wonder just how much progress they made this chapter… hee… Tohma… hee… XD

Oh YAY! That was long. Anyway, a BIG thank you to all those who reviewed again - it means a lot to me! XD And I went over the 100 reviews mark too! :-O! XD I am so happy! I'm currently reading a good lot of fanfics; Don't Eat the Daisies, What You Give, War of Hearts, Kanashi i Nikki no Mahoutsukai and The Opposite of Gravity. I want new installments for Mother, May I? and Breaking Away and Phone Call and Shuusama -- see, that's an awful lot… I could spend a long time talking about the fics I've read here… but, um, I'd take forever - Oh and I need more of Sweet Nothings - yes! >_< And then good Naruto and FullMetal Alchemist fics… for one, I know Naruto ate my brain…. Done, finally! Hopefully, I'll get a new chapter before next week, then, after that, I'll work on the next chapter of Tamashii no Rufuran….

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