Interlude

Track 6: A Death in the Family

The soft chime of the doorbell drifted through the house and a blond blur raced down the hallway. Throwing the door open, a wide-eyed and panting Yuki stared at the calm and expressionless face of his brother-in-law.

"Well?"

"Eiri-"

"Tell me Tohma. You have to tell me now. Did he…did he make it?"

The keyboardist sighed softly, his eyes glancing downward for a second before lifting up to stare into Yuki's. That look was all the novelist needed.

"Oh, God no." Yuki choked out, his hand coming up to cover his open mouth.

"I'm sorry, Eiri. They did all they could for him."

Tohma's brows furrowed together as he watched his normally stoic brother-in-law sink to the floor in despair. Dropping to his knees in front of Yuki, Tohma tried to comfort the man.

"It's not like you can't get anoth-"

"Don't you ever say that!" Yuki barked. "He was special. God I never – there's so much I never did."

Tohma continued to try and comfort the grieving writer until the sharp tap of bare feet gave him pause to look up.

"It's just a laptop, Yuki." Shuichi said, rolling his eyes at his lover's antics. "Deal."

"Just a laptop? Just a laptop?!"

Tohma sighed again and stood up. He didn't have time for his brother-in-law's insanity right now. Replacing his hat, Tohma strolled out the door and down the hallway, all the while tuning out the couple's bickering. Shuichi could handle this one.

After all, he was the one who broke it.