Title: Love/Hate
Characters/Pairings: Shuichi, Tatsuha, mentions of Eiri/Shuichi
Word Count: 198
Theme: Winter Holiday
The cake that Shuichi had bought for Eiri was so beautiful with its alternating layers of strawberries that he was sure the author would actually be willing to celebrate the holiday with him instead of pulling a "Bah Humbug" like last year. His romantic plan was so perfect and well thought out, or at least it was until he walked through the door of their house and realized that Eiri was gone for the weekend. Slumping in the chair Shuichi contemplated throwing the cake at the wall, or rather his now imaginary lover. Actually, he wasn't just contemplating it, but had his hand underneath the cake, prepared to send it flying.
Just as his hand was about to launch it though, he felt a familiar hand rest on his shoulder. When he looked to see who it was though, Shuichi's face quickly fell as he realized that it was Tatsuha and not Eiri. There were moments when he both hated and loved the fact that his lover had a dark haired clone. As Tatsuha stared happily slicing up the cake, Shuichi decided that just maybe, this was one of the moments he loved.