Hey, sorry for the wait! I've been busy with dance performances and last minute book reports, but I think I'll be able to get some more chapters up after this.

Anyways, this is kind of a long chapter, and it introduces some new OC's of mine.

Enjoy!

-Kai


"Ryoma-kun... Oi, Ryoma-kun!" Ryoma slowly opened his eyes as someone patted him on the face.

"Wake up already!" the voice complained. Ryoma sat up, rubbing his eyes.

"What do ya want Sayuki?" he asked, checking his clock. It read 7:30 AM on Sunday.

"Ugh... lemme sleep," he grumbled, falling back on his bed.

"Aw... I didn't wake you up for nothing!" Sayuki whined. "Come on! Your dad wants us to run an errand!" Ryoma muttered something incomprehensible and got up.

"I'm gonna change. Mind leaving me alone for a sec?" he said, sighing. Sayuki hopped off his bed and ran out of the room.

"Be down in five minutes! I've already made breakfast." Ryoma blinked. He didn't know that Sayuki made breakfast.


"Heh. Pancakes. Just what I wanted." Ryoma sat down and began to eat.

"So? What's our errand?" he asked, draining his glass of orange juice. "It must be pretty important to have him up this early and waking other people up."

"I dunno if it's important. He didn't tell me yet," Sayuki said with a sheepish smile. "He just told me to wake you up. I was already awake, so yeah." Ryoma sighed.

"Dad!" he called, running upstairs again. "What the heck did ya wake me up for!" Sayuki heard the thump thump thump of a second pair of footsteps as Nanjirou descended, nearly crashing into Ryoma.

"Yeah, yeah, sit down son," he said, dragging Ryoma down into the kitchen again. "I need you two to get some medicine."

"Why?" Sayuki and Ryoma asked in unison.

"Are you sick or something?" Sayuki asked. Nanjirou laughed.

"Do I look sick to you? No, it's Ryoma's mother. It felt like she was burning the bed and she's been coughing for an hour. She has a pretty high fever. So," he said. "I need you two to run down and get some medicine for her."

"Wait, wait, wait," Ryoma said, holding a hand up. "First of all, why don't you go and get it? Secondly, why did you ask Sayuki to wake me up? And how in the world did mom get sick?" Nanjirou snickered.

"You called her by her first name, no honorifics," he said, laughing. Ryoma ignored him. "When did you two get so close? But anyways, I'm busy. Those magazine reporters wanted an interview with me today and I don't even know why. And I asked Sayuki-chan to wake you up because I'm no good at waking you up. And your mother..." He trailed off, scratching his head. "How did she get sick?" he wondered aloud. Sayuki and Ryoma sweat dropped.

"Well anyways, off you two go!" he said, smiling. He practically kicked them out of the house.

"Mou, at least let me get on my roller skates!" Sayuki complained, strapping them on as quickly as possible. Ryoma waited patiently.

"Anyways, we're off!" Sayuki said, waving. She skated off, then paused, waiting for Ryoma. He blinked as he saw a bicycle coming towards them.

"Yo! You two on a date?" Momo called, snickering. Ryoma rolled his eyes, ignoring his friend.

"Aw, don't give me the cold shoulder!" Momo said, catching up. "And you were so open these past days. So anyways, what are you guys doing?"

"Ryoma-kun's mom has a really high fever so we're getting medicine," Sayuki explained.

"Oh," Momo said. "Then Ryoma should go, not both of you right?"

"True," Sayuki said thoughtfully. "I'll go back then." She turned and skated back towards the house. Ryoma and Momo watched her enter the house, only to be kicked back out by Nanjirou. Ryoma and Momo sweat dropped.

"He's reeaally insistent on me going," Sayuki said.

"We kinda guessed," Ryoma said. "Momo-senpai, are you coming with us?"

"Sure, I don't have anything better to do," Momo replied, shrugging. "Hop on."


"Eh... Do either of you guys know where we're supposed to go?" Sayuki asked as the trio was wandering through a street bordered by many stores and restaurants. Ryoma and Momo froze, causing Sayuki to sweat drop.

"Momo-senpai, I thought you knew where it was," Ryoma said, eyes narrowing as he stared at Momo. Momo was glaring back with the same expression.

"And I thought you did," he answered. "How could you not know where you're going?"

"Yeesh people, don't start a fight," Sayuki said. "I was just asking. If you guys don't have a place to go, I could run over to my friend's place and get some medicine there."

"Why didn't you tell us you had a friend who sold medicine?" Momo and Ryoma demanded. Sayuki sweat dropped.

"You guys should go back," she said, turning and waving them away. "I'll be back in a couple of minutes."

"Fine," Ryoma said, yawning. "I need to sleep anyways..." He glanced at Momo. "What were you doing so early in the morning?"

"Getting some breakfast," Momo replied, pedaling back towards Ryoma' house. The wind stung Ryoma's cheeks, and his fingers were freezing. He forced his right hand into his pocket, holding his other hand on Momo's shoulder to keep his balance. He was surprised to feel Sayuki's eraser in his pocket.

"Looks like I forgot to return it to her," he murmured to himself.

"Ya say something?"

"No."


"I'm ba- Where the heck is everyone?" Sayuki shouted as she opened the door.

"Get upstairs!" Nanjirou hissed as he ran inside the house from the backyard. "Don't come out until I tell you to. Give me the medicine and go!"

"Fine, fine," Sayuki muttered. She raced up the stairs and jumped on her bed, closing the door. She blinked as she saw Ryoma at her desk.

"What are you doing in here?" she asked.

"Returning your eraser I borrowed," he replied simply. She sweat dropped.

"You borrowed it... what, four days ago? You remember now?"

"Well, sor-ry," he muttered. "I just remembered it when I felt it in my pocket." Sayuki sighed, shifting herself to a sitting position on her bed. Ryoma joined her, sitting next to her.

"I'm bored," she complained.

"What do you want me to do about it?"

"I dunno. Your dad told me to stay upstairs. By the way, where's Karupin?"

"Jeez, you're so random," Ryoma sighed. "I think Karupin was in my room..." He was interrupted by meowing outside Sayuki's door.

"Speak of the devil and he appears," Sayuki giggled, opening the door. Karupin marched in, promptly falling asleep in the middle of the room. Sayuki and Ryoma sweat dropped.

"So? Why is your dad locking me upstairs in my room?" Sayuki asked. Ryoma shrugged.

"I guess he wants to keep the fact that you're living here a secret. Not that I know why, but whatever. I've never kept up with my dad." Sayuki cocked her head, staring at him.

"Did you ever notice that you've changed a lot?" she asked suddenly. "When I first met you... I mean when I was filling in for you, you were a very calm and cool person, if not extremely arrogant. But when I met you the second time, at your house, you seemed more open. And maybe modest? I dunno. But you were just... different."

"Yeah, I noticed too," he sighed. "Dunno why, and dunno if I can go back to how I was. I try, but it's not working." He glanced around the room, trying to change the subject.

"Your room is kinda messy."

"Yup. I'm pretty lazy. I didn't do my bed this morning," she replied, looking behind her at the bed she was sitting on. Ryoma looked too and saw that the blankets were a mess, some hanging off the edge of the bed.

"That's a bad habit," Ryoma said. Sayuki yawned, not bothering to answer. Karupin woke up, stretched, and walked over to the bed. It examined the sheets dangling off the bed, and deciding that they were new play things, jumped up and tugged on them.

"Whoa!" Sayuki and Ryoma fell on the floor as Karupin walked away, satisfied with its work. Ryoma groaned and rubbed his head, balancing on all fours. Sayuki burst out laughing.

"That was fun," she said. "Now please get off me Ryoma-kun." Ryoma blinked and realized that he was on top of Sayuki. Embarrassed, he got up quickly.

"Sorry," he mumbled. Sayuki laughed.

"Don't worry," she said, smiling. "If it's any one's fault, it's probably mine. I should really clean up my room." There was a knock on the door.

"Sayuki-chan, the interview is over. You can come out now. Ryoma, are you in there too? I heard your voice." Nanjirou opened the door slightly, as if he was half-expecting to be interrupting something. He seemed disappointed when he found out that he wasn't.

"Anyways, you two should go to bed earlier today," he said. "Don't want you guys to fall asleep again."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Sayuki and Ryoma said in unison.

"I'll be here drawing," she said. "Nobody bothers me if they want to keep their fingers unbroken."

"Yeesh," Nanjirou said, scratching his head as he left the room with Ryoma. "That girl gets really violent when she's in her ticked off personality. Wonder who she gets that from." Ryoma looked up at his dad, confused.

"You know. Which parent she gets that trait from."

"Oh." Ryoma thought about that for a moment.

Wonder which eye belongs to each parent? he thought. Now that I think about it, I wonder if that's her natural eye colors. She might have just copied them from her parents... Then the only people who know her natural eye color are her parents, and they're dead. He blinked. Maybe that's what she was so sad about when we were in the burger shop? He decided he'd better not dwell on Sayuki. He was feeling pretty hungry anyways. It was almost time for lunch.


"How's Rinko-san doing?" Sayuki asked as she set down breakfast on Monday morning.

"Better," Nanjirou replied, digging in. "Her fever's gone down a lot. But really, you make good breakfast Sayuki-chan."

"Thanks," she said, smiling. "I usually made my own meals when I was living with my relatives."

"Well that's harsh." Nanako came from down the stairs. "I don't know what I'd do if I had to make my own food. I'd probably just eat out all the time."

"Gotta go," Sayuki said, checking her watch. "I have to get to school early today. I'm meeting some old friends who just transferred today."

"The people you met on Saturday?" Ryoma asked as he chugged the remains of his drink. Sayuki nodded and left with a piece of bread in her mouth.

"We're leaving!" she called, voice muffled. She quickly strapped on her roller skates and leaped down the stairs. Ryoma jumped after her.

"Momo-senpai, good morning!" Sayuki gasped as she finished the bread. "Lucky you got here early this morning."

"What's the rush?" he asked, pedaling up next to her. Ryoma hopped on behind him.

"Meeting some friends who just enrolled," Sayuki explained as she skated ahead. Momo blinked for a second before catching up to her.


"Kaze! Daichi! Suigo!" Sayuki called as she dashed through the school gates. Three boys who were being surrounded by a crowd of squealing girls suddenly looked up, grinning.

"Sayuki!" one called, waving. He was wearing a power band on his left hand. He looked like a black haired Fuji with tamer hair and with his eyes open, only his eyes were a chocolate brown.

"Sa-yu~" another shouted, extending her nickname. This one was half a head shorter than the first one, but his spiky hair made up for most of the height. The black hair was tinted orange at the edges. His eyes were an emerald green, sparkling with excitement. He was one of those kinds of people who never wore their school uniform, no matter what the teacher told them. He was currently wearing khaki pants and a white t-shirt.

"..." The last one said nothing, but he looked just as happy to see Sayuki as the other two did. His hair was spiky as well, but a bit neater than the second one's. His eyes were a grayish-blue, a cold color that betrayed only one emotion at a time. He was taller than the second tallest one by about a head.

They were all undoubtedly good looking, which explained the crowd of girls surrounding them. They somehow managed to break free of the crowd, though, and they all ran towards Sayuki. They froze as they saw Ryoma and Momo standing behind her.

"Oh, these two are Ryoma-kun and Momo-senpai," she explained, gesturing to the two. And to Ryoma and Momo she said, "These are Daichi, Suigo, and Kaze," pointing to each on as she said their names.

"I'm Matsui Daichi. Pleased to make your acquaintance," said the first one, adjusting his power band. He smiled a bit and added, "Sayuki says that I'm the friendly, smart type."

"... Kimiharu Kaze," the tall one said. "Apparently I'm the cool type."

"I'm Watanuki Suigo!" the last one said. "And I agree with Sayu's description of me. I'm a mischievous prankster." He grinned evilly. Momo and Ryoma sweat dropped.

"Do you guys know which class you're all in?" Sayuki asked.

"M... Class 2-A," Suigo said, thinking a bit before replying.

"Ah, that's our class!" Sayuki said happily. Daichi blinked a bit and looked up at Momo.

"I seriously doubt that you're a second year."

"He's a third year," Sayuki explained.

"Nah, he actually got held back a year," Ryoma smirked. Momo shot him a glare.

"I'm not stupid, Echizen," Momo muttered. Kaze blinked.

"I want candy," he said suddenly. Everybody sweat dropped and stared at him weirdly.

"Um... yeah... about Kaze," Sayuki said, scratching her head. "He's weirder than Kuroki in ways... Even if he does look cool on the outside."

"Someone mention me?" Kuroki appeared behind Ryoma. She gave Daichi, Suigo, and Kaze swift glares before skipping over to Sayuki's side.

"Heh," Daichi said. "Here comes Sayuki's 'mom'."

"The overprotective type too," Suigo added.

"You guys, knock it off!" Sayuki complained. "Don't start fighting again!"

"Again?" Ryoma murmured as Kuroki bounced off to her high school.

"Yeah," Sayuki replied. "Daichi, Suigo, and Kaze don't get along with Kuroki very well. In fact, they don't get along at all." She paused. "Kaze and Kuroki kinda get along though."

"Wonder why she doesn't get along," Momo snickered. "Maybe cause 'mom' won't let her little kid near anyone who seems a bit... trouble making?"

"Aw, Momo-senpai, just shut up about the mom thing."

"Sure Sayu-chan." Daichi, Suigo, and Kaze all perked up simultaneously at the mention of Momo's nickname for Sayuki.

"Sayu-chan? Who's Sayu-chan? I'm the only one who can call her Sayu!" Suigo smirked. "Cause if you call her that, doesn't that make you a pedo?"

"What the..." Momo blinked. "That didn't make sense at all!"

"Come on," Sayuki said, sighing. She grabbed Ryoma's sleeve and dragged him off towards the school. Her childhood friends blinked.

"I didn't know she got along so well with anyone but ourselves," Daichi said. Momo snickered.

"You three have a new rival besides yourselves," he said, walking away. Suigo twitched.

"I don't think I like our new senpai."


"Sayu, your lunch looks good," Suigo said, sniffing Sayuki's lunch.

"You need to break your habit of smelling people's food, it's rude, " Daichi said, bringing his own lunch next to Sayuki. "Anyways, where's your lunch?"

"Kaze took it," Suigo replied, pointing to Kaze with his thumb. Daichi sweat dropped as he saw Kaze devouring Suigo's lunch within seconds.

"Again? Sheesh," Sayuki sighed. She stuffed some of her food into Suigo's mouth.

"Guard your lunch better next time," she said, letting Suigo eat out of her lunchbox. "You know how big of an appetite he has. He'll eat anything in sight." She blinked as she realized that the food she had been holding with her chopsticks was gone. She sweat dropped as she saw Kaze chewing something.

"I don't have that big of a lunch," Sayuki complained. "Go eat Daichi's!"


Meanwhile, Ryoma was having trouble trying not to break his own command for Sayuki.

Dammit, I'm not supposed to know her that well, he said, eating his own lunch. So why the heck do I get the urge to beat the crap out of those three guys?

"Oi, Echizen!" Ryoma looked up, hearing Momo.

"Wanna go eat on the rooftop?" Ryoma picked up his stuff and followed his senpai to the top of the school.


"Ne, Sayu... What the heck are you three doing here?" Kuroki appeared at the doorway happily, but she walked towards Sayuki with caution.

"We're not wolves," Daichi said, sweat dropping. "We don't like you either, but we're willing to at least try to get along for Sayuki's sake."

"Fine," Kuroki said, rolling her eyes. She blinked as she saw Kaze eating some chocolate.

"Can I have some?" she asked. Kaze broke the chocolate in half and handed her some.

"Thanks." She broke it into smaller pieces and popped them in her mouth.

"Those girls are getting too close to Daichi-sama!"

"And Suigo-sama!"

"Why won't they leave Kaze-sama alone?"

"Oh crap, attack of the fangirls," Sayuki said, sweat dropping. "And they're blocking the only exit..." She grinned as she glanced at the windows behind her.

"It's the freaking third floor," Kuroki hissed. "Don't even think about it. I know you can do it, but I won't allow it."

"Too late," Kaze said, biting off another chunk and looking down the open window. "She's already jumped."

"Did you see that! We can't let such reckless people near our precious Daichi!"

"Suigo-sama is better!"

"Kaze is definitely the coolest!"

"Urgh, this happens everything you guys are here," Kuroki muttered. "This is why I hate hanging around you guys. Sayuki, look out below!" With that, she leaped out the window.

"You guys, at least remember the fact that you're wearing skirts," Daichi said, sweat dropping.


"I got outta there, now where to go?" Sayuki wondered. "I know! I'll go find Ryoma-kun. He's probably on the roof." She bounded into the school and up the stairs, unaware that Kuroki was behind her, lost.


"What the heck? What's with all the fainted people?" Kuroki wondered aloud as she landed lightly on her feet. "And why is there blood on the guys' faces? Whatever. Now where did Sayuki go? Sayuki? Sayuki! God, I've lost her again. I have no sense of direction..." And so she began her third wandering of Seigaku.


"Ryoma-kun! Found ya!" Ryoma and Momo jumped as they heard Sayuki call Ryoma.

"Yeah... hey," Ryoma said weakly. Why is it that people can never appear normally?

"You know how you said I wasn't supposed to be close to you so I won't get attacked by fangirls? Yeah, that's not a problem anymore. I'm being stalked by fangirls anyways." Sayuki grinned as Ryoma sweat dropped.

"Is that supposed to be a good thing?" Momo asked. Sayuki shrugged.

"I'm used to it anyways," she replied. "It happens all the time."

"Yeah, but if you hang around me you'll have even more fangirls attacking you," Ryoma said, sipping at his drink.

"I didn't think of that!" Sayuki said, shocked. "I gotta get outta here!" She hopped back down the stairs with Ryoma and Momo watching her, sweat dropping.

"She comes and goes within seconds..." Momo muttered. Ryoma shrugged.

"What'cha gonna do about it?"


Yup, Ryoma begins to ask the big question... What's with Sayuki's eyes?

Reviews/criticism/comments/questions?

-Air Beast

(KAI)