Itami

Chapter 9: Omoi : Emotions

Yuki angrily walked into his apartment, loudly slamming the door behind him. He couldn't believe it. He just couldn't believe it. The anger was beginning to bubble up, over riding all the other emotions he had been feeling. He had felt somewhat guilty over the years, not visiting or getting to know his little girl, only to find out that that she might not even be his. It hadn't even crossed his mind that she might be someone else's child, although it should have; he knew how Kuri couldn't seem to keep her legs shut.

The angry blonde hastily lit a cigarette as he walked to the fridge to get a beer. Beer somehow seemed to accompany his smokes very nicely. Maybe he could just sit back, smoke, drink, and hopefully calm down. He didn't need this right now. As he opened the fridge he noticed a sticky note stuck to the fridge with both the natural stickiness of the note and a magnet. Someone obviously had really wanted him to see this note. He tore it off the fridge, not caring that the magnet flew off as well.

Eiri,

God damnit. What the hell were you thinking?

Why the hell did you beat up your little brother?

What's wrong with you!?

I'll be back Eiri.

- Mika

Yuki crumpled the note in one hand as he glanced at the answering machine. One new message. He threw the note in some random direction, without any care as to where it would land. He pressed play on his answering machine.

"Eiri Uesugi..."

Yuki quickly pushed delete once he heard Mika's angry growls from the speaker. He didn't want to have to listen to that. He just read it. Yuki walked to the couch and sat back.

"Fuck."

He lit himself another cigarette.

SWITCH

Hiro stared at the younger boy with shock. Had he just said Hiro's name? The brunette shook his head. No, he must be the one dreaming right now. There's no way that Shuichi would utter his name during a dream. It's just impossible. ...Or was it? Yes. Deffinently. Right? Hiro was so confused right now. His stomach was becoming upset from all the thoughts flowing through his mind. But he couldn't bring himself to wiggle out of the strawberry haired cutie that lay beside him.

Instead Hiro allowed his body to relax within the grasp of Shuichi. He knew that he would never be loved by Shuichi quite like Yuki is, but at least for tonight Hiro could pretend that Shuichi was all his.

Hiro managed to fall asleep, and night became morning. He awoke to Shuichi wiggling and struggling.

"Hirooo... I have to go..."

Hiro realized that he had been gripping onto Shuichi through the night. He quickly let go of the small boy. Shuichi gave Hiro a quick smile then jumped out of bed and proceeded to run straight to the bathroom. Hiro let out a tiny laugh. That boy was just so damn cute. He deserved only the best.

SWITCH

It didn't matter what Yuki was feeling, he never let it affect his appearance. He continued wearing his suits and keeping himself properly groomed. If some one on the streets were to take a gander, they would think that this was a very snazzy young man. He must have a wonderful job, maybe he's a business negotiater. Although, a teen girl would notice right away that this was Yuki Eiri, author of Cool and various other novels. They would then proceed to attempt to steal his freshly dry cleaned suit, only to gain a restraining order. This wasn't the point though. Yuki wasn't looking to collect restraining orders like trading cards. He was looking to have a little chat with an old... friend.

Yuki approached the door and knocked. A young man that looked fairly similar to the well known author opened the door. A look of surprise came across his face.

"Eiri? Uesugi Eiri?"

Yuki glared at the man.

"Taku, you have a daughter."

Taku raised an eyebrow. It was easy to see that he didn't understand.

"What?"

Yuki sighed. He didn't want to have to explain this to him.

"You remember Kuri? She has your baby. Her name is Yuri."

Taku leaned up against the door support, hand on his forehead.

"Are you serious? I haven't spoken to her in a long time."

"No, I'm just joking." Yuki used this opputunity to give an icy glare. "Yes, I'm fucking serious."

Taku gave Yuki a look.

"What's up your ass? Why are you so pissy about this?"

Yuki turned away and began to walk down the stairs.

"I'm not."

And with that Yuki was gone, leaving a shocked and slightly confused Taku wondering at his own doorstep. What the hell had just happened here?

SWITCH

Hiro got out of bed, still in the clothes that he had slept in, and made his way to the kitchen. For that moment he didn't remember any of the bad things that had recently happened. It was just him and Shuichi in their happy home. He decided to make some waffles, since he knew how much Shuichi liked waffles; especially when they're covered in fresh strawberries. Hiro got out the mix and began adding ingredients. He wasn't anywhere close to being an Iron Chef, but he liked to think that he was okay at cooking. At least Shuichi had always made him feel that way.

Shuichi came into the kitchen as Hiro was pouring the batter into the waffle iron. His eyes grew big with excitement.

"Waffles?"

Hiro just turned to him and nodded. Shuichi looked like he was going to explode.

"WAFFLES!"

He began bouncing around with happiness. Shuichi really did have as much energy as a pixie stick firecracker. Hiro was just glad that Shuichi was in a good mood, at least for the moment.

The time passed quickly and soon the two had a nice stack of freshly made waffles. Shuichi poured syrup atop his five waffles, Hiro really had no idea where all that food went, but he wasn't about to complain. That's one of the things he liked about Shuichi, the fact that he had a good appetite. Just as Shuichi was about to take his first giant bite Hiro held up a finger.

"Wait. I have one more thing."

He went to the fridge and pulled out a container of strawberries. Shuichi's smile grew even wider. Hiro smiled and placed a small handful of the red berries onto the pink haired boy's stack of waffles. Shuichi stabbed his waffle filled fork into a straberry and took a bite. He smiled as he chewed, making a small 'mmmmmm' noise up until he swallowed.

"I love your waffles, Hiro!"

Hiro smiled and without even thinking...

"I love you too Shuichi."

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A/N: Well what do you know. A new chapter. Happy much?