Il Gatto Sul G, Volume 2 (Yaoi) Book

Riya has taken to hanging around Atshushi's house at strange hours, a stray that refuses to leave the place it has been given shelter, as we enter the second volume of Il gatto sul G.

On Riya's return to his normally empty home, he discovers his cousin there, famous concert pianist Saki Narukawa, who is in Japan for a concert of his own, and plans to attend Riya's while he is there. When Riya suggests perhaps a phone call in advance would be nice, Saki reminds him that he talked to him just the evening before, and brought him the box of chocolate macadamia nuts which he demanded - which Riya obviously does not remember demanding. Saki mentions to his manager rumors he has heard about his cousin, but he has always dismissed them. It seems absurd to consider that the boy has multiple personalities.

Riya returns to school, and faces Kousaka, whom he last remembers seeing at his house, when he had sex with one of his personalities, and pressed him to return Atsushi's key. He is jumpy around him, unsure of himself. On returning the key, he reveals to Atsushi that the "white" Riya has slept with another boy, which leads to Atsushi's thoughts being directed in a channel he hadn't previously found them to be running in - at least not consciously. Saki visits Riya's school, to the delight of everyone there, while pressure mounts as the actual date for the concert approaches. "White" Riya notices the key is gone, and wonders what he has done with it, having no memory of returning it to Atsushi.

The night of the concert arrives - there are two musicians in place as back-up for Riya, in the eventuality that he becomes unstable and cannot go through with his performance, one of whom is Kousaka. But he does show up, and so does Atsushi, who even asks Kousaka for directions to the concert, neither aware of who the other is, taking his place in the audience. Once on stage, Riya becomes exceptionally professional, his entire personality becoming geared toward his playing, and reveals himself for the extraordinary talent that he is. Afterwards, he learns that someone matching Atsushi's description was there, asking for him, and he races outside, catching sight of him and hanging on to him for dear life. Kousaka discovers them there, as does Saki (and the annoying person Atsushi met at Riya's school before). Saki sends Riya back home, and then proceeds to grill Atsushi on his relationship to Riya, how they met, as well as questions about himself and his life - then he propositions him, asking if he will move into Riya's house as a sort of caretaker, since he has the necessary skills and Riya is comfortable with him! A chance encounter with Kousaka at Saki's concert does not go well for any of them.

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