The Price I Pay
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Category:
Gravitation › General
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
9
Views:
3,588
Reviews:
8
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Gravitation, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Chapter Seven
The Price I Pay
Chapter seven
“Tatsuha….” Yuki placed his hand on his brother’s shoulder as the younger man cried, kneeling by the open fridge door.
“I shouldn’t have to deal with this…I shouldn’t….”
“I know you shouldn’t but….”
The phone ringing cut Yuki off, though he ignored it, letting the answering machine get it while he tried comforting his brother.
“There’s nothing you can do about it now, except tell Sakuma-san, and start treatment for it.” Yuki said in a soft tone, unable to find more comforting words to say. “Mika and I, and the rest of the family will be there for you.”
Tatsuha looked up at his brother, cheeks wet and eyes red.
“Can’t you be a little bit nicer—?”
“I’m doing the best I can, if you want a pity party go to Mika.”
“She’ll just give me a lecture.” Tatsuha paused in thought. “Yep, about the whole family will give me lectures—and then maybe a pity party.”
Before Yuki could answer his cell phone rang. Annoyed, he took it out and glanced at the name quickly before turning back to Tatsuha.
“It’s Tohma. Probably wanting to know if you’re here.”
“Just ignore him; I don’t want to deal with him right now.”
“Tatsuha, you can’t ignore the rest of the family forever…”
“I don’t want to ignore the family, just Seguchi. At least until I tell Ryuuichi about my HIV.”
While they were talking the phone stopped ringing, and Yuki put it away, knowing full well that Seguchi would either call again or just show up at his house.
Sure enough, ten seconds later his cell phone rang again, except this time when he looked at the caller his eyes widened. Tatsuha saw the change in Yuki’s expression and looked at the phone questioningly.
“Who is it?”
“It’s Saku—” Before Yuki could get the full name out Tatsuha grabbed the phone from his brother and answered the call.
“Hello, Ryuu.” Tatsuha chirped, his present sadness forgotten.
“Hello Tatsuha.” Seguchi’s voice surprised the nineteen year old.
“Hey! Seguchi, why are you using Ryuu’s cell phone?”
“Because I knew it would get answered if you were there.”
“Why you…where’s my Ryuu?”
“He’s here, it’s good you answered because there’s something Ryuu and you need to talk about….Ryuu told me about you and him.”
“Oh. Well, I was already planning on telling him about my HIV, so don’t worry.”
“Tatsuha…It’s more complicated than that, you see Ryuu….”
“What about Ryuu?”
“Ryuu should tell you himself.” Seguchi mumbled; Tatsuha heard him hand the phone to someone else.
“Hi Tats! It’s been a while.”
“RYUU! God, I’m so glad I get to talk to you again—it’s been too long being apart.”
“Yeah, it has, but Tats….”
“God, we have to see each other again, how ‘bout we get something to eat around one today?” A huge grin shone on Tatsuha’s face, faltering a moment when he saw his brother’s cold look. “Look, Ryuu, there’s something I need to tell you….”
“I know about your HIV, Tats. Tohma told me.”
“Oh.” Tatsuha quickly felt a weight drop down on him hearing the depressing tone of his lover. “I wanted to tell you myself….”
“Tats, there’s something I need to tell you.”
“Do you have it too? Great, now I infected you….” Tatsuha voice grew bitter with shame.
“No, you didn’t.” The sadness in Ryuu’s voice caused Tatsuha to stop and listen, heart pounding with what Ryuu had to say. “You didn’t give it to me.”
“Then that means you don’t….”
“No, I have it. I’ve been infected with AIDS since before we met—” Ryuu voice broke into sobs. “Tatsuha, I’m the one who gave it to you.”
A/N: End chapter
Chapter seven
“Tatsuha….” Yuki placed his hand on his brother’s shoulder as the younger man cried, kneeling by the open fridge door.
“I shouldn’t have to deal with this…I shouldn’t….”
“I know you shouldn’t but….”
The phone ringing cut Yuki off, though he ignored it, letting the answering machine get it while he tried comforting his brother.
“There’s nothing you can do about it now, except tell Sakuma-san, and start treatment for it.” Yuki said in a soft tone, unable to find more comforting words to say. “Mika and I, and the rest of the family will be there for you.”
Tatsuha looked up at his brother, cheeks wet and eyes red.
“Can’t you be a little bit nicer—?”
“I’m doing the best I can, if you want a pity party go to Mika.”
“She’ll just give me a lecture.” Tatsuha paused in thought. “Yep, about the whole family will give me lectures—and then maybe a pity party.”
Before Yuki could answer his cell phone rang. Annoyed, he took it out and glanced at the name quickly before turning back to Tatsuha.
“It’s Tohma. Probably wanting to know if you’re here.”
“Just ignore him; I don’t want to deal with him right now.”
“Tatsuha, you can’t ignore the rest of the family forever…”
“I don’t want to ignore the family, just Seguchi. At least until I tell Ryuuichi about my HIV.”
While they were talking the phone stopped ringing, and Yuki put it away, knowing full well that Seguchi would either call again or just show up at his house.
Sure enough, ten seconds later his cell phone rang again, except this time when he looked at the caller his eyes widened. Tatsuha saw the change in Yuki’s expression and looked at the phone questioningly.
“Who is it?”
“It’s Saku—” Before Yuki could get the full name out Tatsuha grabbed the phone from his brother and answered the call.
“Hello, Ryuu.” Tatsuha chirped, his present sadness forgotten.
“Hello Tatsuha.” Seguchi’s voice surprised the nineteen year old.
“Hey! Seguchi, why are you using Ryuu’s cell phone?”
“Because I knew it would get answered if you were there.”
“Why you…where’s my Ryuu?”
“He’s here, it’s good you answered because there’s something Ryuu and you need to talk about….Ryuu told me about you and him.”
“Oh. Well, I was already planning on telling him about my HIV, so don’t worry.”
“Tatsuha…It’s more complicated than that, you see Ryuu….”
“What about Ryuu?”
“Ryuu should tell you himself.” Seguchi mumbled; Tatsuha heard him hand the phone to someone else.
“Hi Tats! It’s been a while.”
“RYUU! God, I’m so glad I get to talk to you again—it’s been too long being apart.”
“Yeah, it has, but Tats….”
“God, we have to see each other again, how ‘bout we get something to eat around one today?” A huge grin shone on Tatsuha’s face, faltering a moment when he saw his brother’s cold look. “Look, Ryuu, there’s something I need to tell you….”
“I know about your HIV, Tats. Tohma told me.”
“Oh.” Tatsuha quickly felt a weight drop down on him hearing the depressing tone of his lover. “I wanted to tell you myself….”
“Tats, there’s something I need to tell you.”
“Do you have it too? Great, now I infected you….” Tatsuha voice grew bitter with shame.
“No, you didn’t.” The sadness in Ryuu’s voice caused Tatsuha to stop and listen, heart pounding with what Ryuu had to say. “You didn’t give it to me.”
“Then that means you don’t….”
“No, I have it. I’ve been infected with AIDS since before we met—” Ryuu voice broke into sobs. “Tatsuha, I’m the one who gave it to you.”
A/N: End chapter