Chapter 4

The Trick

I don't own Sekaiichi Hatsukoi or Sleeping Beauty.

Three weeks had passed after Ritsu had admitted his feelings to Saga and everything for Ritsu was just wonderful.

One day, there was a knock on the door. Chiaki answered it, expecting it to be Ritsu but instead was confronted by Yokozawa.

"What are you doing here, Yokozawa?" Chiaki asked wearily.

"I want to talk to you and Hatori," Yokozawa answered bluntly. Chiaki sighed and then nodded.

"This way." Chiaki lead Yokozawa into the living room.

"Wait here," Chiaki said. "I'll get the others."

Yokozawa nodded and then looked around. Quickly, he pulled out his wand and held it up.

"Show me the prince and his lover," he commanded. Immediately, a portal appeared, showing Ritsu and Saga's faces.

"One question," Saga said.

"Yes?" Ritsu answered.

"Why do you like me so much in the first place?"

Ritsu blushed. "Well...that's because..."

"You don't really know so much about me," Saga pointed out.

"Yeah," Ritsu admitted. "But I still know some things about you. Like, for example... that cat."

"Cat?" Saga questioned.

"I'm sorry," Ritsu said. "I was watching you. It was a rainy day and there was a kitten in a box on the side of the road, crying. Everyone just ignored it, except you."

Yokozawa rolled his eyes. How pathetic, he thought.

"What?" Saga exclaimed. "What's with you? You were watching that?"

"I'm sorry," Ritsu said, staring at the ground.

Saga sighed and then threw his head back on his bed.

"Oh my god," he said. "Being spotted in the same street out of a shojo manga. How embarrassing is that?"

"I'm sorry," Ritsu said. "But I don't really read manga so I don't understand."

"Oh, never mind then," Saga said. "So what are you? Some kind of stalker?"

Yokozawa smirked at Ritsu's embarrassment.

"I'm sorry," Ritsu said. "I know that's silly of me but, Senpai, I love you."

Yokozawa's eyes widened as Saga leaned in towards Ritsu. He watched as Ritsu pushed him away, shyly.

"Why are you being so shy?" Saga asked. "You wanted to do this with me, didn't you?"

"No," Ritsu said. "I…I…"

"Then why were you smothering yourself on my bed earlier?"

Ritsu's eyes widened in shock. "I…I…I'm sorry."

"You don't need to keep apologising either." Yokozawa grit his teeth as he watched Saga slowly unbutton Ritsu's school top. "I know exactly how much you like me."

"Senpai…"Ritsu breathed as Saga kissed him.

"Yokozawa," Chiaki called from the doorway, causing Yokozawa to jump and the portal to disappear.

"What?" he snapped.

"What do you want?" Hatori said dryly.

"I just want to know my future," Yokozawa answered.

"What do you want to hear?" Chiaki asked.

"I want to know what happens after I lose Takano," Yokozawa commanded.

Hatori sighed. "Very well. "You'll be walking towards a forest, a graveyard to be exact."

"There will be a man there," Chiaki continued. "He'll be crying… and that's the end of the vision. Just let fate deal with the rest."

"Thank you," Yokozawa said bitterly as he walked towards the door. Then he turned back. "Young Ritsu and Masamune break up over a misunderstanding, you say. Do you know what it was?"

"I couldn't see," Chiaki answered suspiciously. "Why?"

"No reason," Yokozawa said. "Good day." And then he disappeared.

Hatori and Chiaki looked at each other.

"What do you think he's going to do?" Chiaki asked.

"I don't know."

It had been a month after Yokozawa had visited Chiaki and Hatori. After that, he had watched Ritsu and Saga through his portal, boiling with anger as he watched them read together or make love.

Finally, it was the last straw. He pulled a bag off one of his shelves and opened it. He pulled out a dark blue gem and blew on it.

"Attach yourself to Saga," he commanded. "And break up this love between him and the prince." Then the gem disappeared.

"Show me the prince and his lover," he commanded. A portal opened, revealing Ritsu and Saga. Ritsu was looking at the bed.

"Senpai, are we dating?" he asked shyly.

"What?" Saga said. Yokozawa bit his lip in anxiety until he saw the gem on the back of his neck.

"Well, it's just you've never said anything," Ritsu continued. "Do you love me?"

There was a moment of silent and then Saga snorted. Ritsu stared and then just lost it. Quickly grabbing his bag and jacket, he started to run for the door.

"Wait Ritsu!" Saga called, running after him. He grabbed Ritsu's hand to turn him around. Ritsu turned and then kicked Saga in the head, causing Saga to let him go. Again, Ritsu ran out of the house and headed home. Yokozawa smiled as he closed the portal. What he didn't see was the gem fall off and melt…

Everyone was working quietly until they heard the front door slam open. Quickly, everyone got up and looked into the hall. Ritsu was crouching in the middle, sobbing. Everyone looked at Chiaki, who nodded sadly.

"Ric-chan?" Kisa said softly. Ritsu looked up to see his uncles looking at him. Kisa opened his arms and Ritsu walked into them. Chiaki and Yuu stroked his hair as Kisa held him.

"What happened?" Hatori asked softly.

"He was toying with me," Ritsu whispered. "I asked how he felt about me and he laughed."

Hatori looked at Yukina and Mino. Their eyes said the same thing... Yokozawa.