Chapter 1: Next Tuesday

Yuki arrived home from his book signing expecting to see an energetic Shuichi running towards him, but the house was quiet, and empty. Yuki had been delayed two days so rather then being gone five days like he had planned he had been gone seven. It was Tuesday and he expected Shuichi to be there but all he found was an empty house. He missed his little brat. A week might not seem like long but every since the incident four months ago Yuki hadn't been able to stay away from Shuichi for to long. The silence in the house was almost unnerving, since Yuki had grown accustomed to noise at all hours of the night ever since Shuichi moved in. He could hear the ticking of the clock from the kitchen, which was the only noise that interrupted the quiet.

"Creepy," he mumbled to himself, as he started searching the rooms for his lover.

The bedroom was empty and so was the bathroom. The kitchen and living room held not the slightest form of life. Last he checked his study where he found a note in Shuichi's tiny handwriting.

"Dear Yuki,

I've gone to help a friend, I shouldn't be gone long.

Love you forever and always

Shuichi 3"

Ok, Yuki thought to himself, he looked at his watch, 3 o clock and he was exhausted. So he decided to turn in.

Yuki went to sleep, by himself, while thinking about Shuichi. But little did he know, Shuichi was miles away in Tokyo. Or at least he had been the day before. Shuichi had been gone for a whole week, since last Tuesday, and no one had heard from him. Except for a certain killer, who new exactly where he was.

A/N this is the beggining of the sequel to Time is Running Out.. i hope you guys enjoy :)