Anyway, Shuichi talks to Hiro about it and wonders what he could possibly have done to warrant this hate. At band practice Noriko yells at Shuichi for his poor vocals but understands what he's going through. Apparently this is just how Yuki treats people who are in relationships with him. Guys got issues. Hiro admits that because this whole thing is making Shuichi cry he won't forgive Yuki. Awww, now see THAT'S what true friends are made of! Sakano mentions that this is the worst possible time for a problem like this to arise and decides to postpone the release date of the CD until Shuichi can work the problem out. Shuichi decides to visit Yuki again to apologize and at the train station runs into a little problem.
Of course it doesn't help that he looks like Ryuichi as well. Soon enough he's being chased by a whole group of women (as well as what appears to be a man. Looks like Shuichi's reputation for sleeping with men proceeds him). Shuichi runs away and barely manages to escape when who should he run into but Taki. He advises Shuichi to be more careful in public now that his popularity has risen higher than ASK's and Shuichi...doesn't recognize him at all. Which makes me laugh and laugh and laugh. Taki screams at Shuichi, telling him who he is which of course alerts the crowd and now they're both being chased.
The scene shifts to Yuki entering the bar with plans to meet someone. He thinks it's a woman but it's actually Sakano who apologizes for tricking him, saying he's doing this as a favor to Seguchi. Yuki takes this about as well as you'd expect him to, prompting Sakano to apologize even harder. He explains to Yuki about Shuichi, telling him that he's depressed and can't record and that Seguchi wants Yuki to patch things up with him. Yuki point blank asks Sakano if that's really alright, considering that Shuichi being gay would hurt record sales. Um...yeah, I doubt that personally but who knows. Sakano, in turn, asks Yuki if he's really okay with not seeing Shuichi anymore. Yuki abrasively dodges the question.
Then we switch focus back to Shuichi and Taki who have managed to escape from the crowd and are now chilling out in what I assume is Taki's apartment. And they're drinking. And judging by the blush marks on Shuichi's face he's drunk. This is going to end very badly I can already tell. Taki asks Shuichi how he likes it and he says it's fine but doesn't like how you have to be sneaky about everything. Shuichi says it's too hard to be in a relationship under these conditions and doesn't want to be with anyone. Taki asks him if Yuki and Shuichi broke up and Shuichi asks him how he knew about Yuki. This is all Taki needs for confirmation and tells Shuichi that he intends to get pictures for black mail purposes.
This has major bad news squick written all over it. Taki is of course relishing every moment. He's just loving it and it makes him even more despicable in my eyes. I seriously hate this guy. If he was real I would give him such a good punch in the face! Shuichi now has a choice. He can agree to quit the recording industry altogether or Taki will take pictures that will force him out anyway. Shuichi refuses to leave the recording industry of his own free will, he doesn't care what happens to Yuki when word of his sexuality gets out, and tells them to just get it over with.
The scene then shifts to Shuichi sitting outside Hiro's house, calling him and telling him to help him into the house since he can't walk anymore. When Hiro helps him he totally breaks down, asking why it's such a horrible thing to love someone. Just because Yuki is a guy and famous he can't love him? Is Shuichi really that bad? Shuichi tearfully asks these questions of Hiro who embraces him and tells him that, no, he's not bad. This is terribly heartbreaking. Shuichi was just gang raped. GANG. RAPED. And all just because of one stupid, selfish, jealous, asshole! Taki is irredeemable in my eyes. The man is a monster.
I mean, even Douche 1 and 2 think it's bad what he did. I've gotta talk about something else or I'm just going to LOSE it. Hiro goes into practice the next day and overhears Taki talking. He pretty much says that he's going to release Yuki's name in concordance with Shuichi's with the hope that Yuki's connections will lead to Shuichi BEING KILLED. WHO DOES THIS?! Douche 1 says that Taki needs to stop this madness. Taki says that because he's the vocalist he will never stop.
Thank God that ends Track 13 because I couldn't take much more. I am so angry right now I can't...You know what? I can't even think straight.
Tune in tomorrow when we'll be looking at Gravitation Track 14. See you then.
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