DISCLAIMER: I do not own Prince of Tennis. I wish I own Royal Pair though, but I don't. Sob...

WARNING: This will be YAOI / BL story. Possible MPREG in the future. If you don't know what that means you should check it beforehand. Cannon characters may be OCC.

Warning #2: This chapter is half beta-ed.

SPECIAL THANKS: Sanz0girl for betaing.

THANK YOU FOR R&R: Lady Monozuki, Pri-Chan 1410, MandaxPanda, Sanz0girl, TQWEE, EchizenRyomaLover, HiKaRi-ChIbI, Koshimae Ryo, Rika-chi, sukoi-sugoi, Don Seira

A/N: Didn't you like the last chapter? So few reviews… sob. I hope so you will improve this time =) Ok, there is some drama in this chapter that shows closer Keigo's quite complicated family situation. Poor Keigo. I don't know why I'm making him to suffer like that. It's good that now whe has at least Ryoma =)

ENJOY !

Chapter 10: Keigo's family

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Previously on chapter 9:

"I do not recall you complaining last night brat" Atobe riposted entering the mansion, which door were wide open by Takuma beforehand. As soon as he crossed the doorstep the young, beautiful, blonde girl ran into their direction shouting "Keigo" and falling into his arms.

"Anabel?"

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The girl clasped her hands behind Atobe's neck, clinging to him tightly and placing a kiss on his cheek.

"Happy birthday Keigo! I've missed you so much," she exclaimed in smooth English, "We haven't seen each other for almost half a year," she continued not paying attention to the black hair boy standing next to Atobe, observing the scene with a slight surprise. Huh, so Monkey Kind has a birthday today?

"How many times did I tell you to use Japanese when you come here?" asked Keigo. He was still being hugged and made no effort to push away the girl.

"Oi, but I like English better without all those unnatural honorifics and polite speech," she said, finally releasing Keigo from her arms and examining him carefully. She smiled then, sparks in her eyes, and added, "I'm glad you have finished with all those Ore-samas of yours."

"I didn't. It's just for the weekend." Echizen smirked and started to cough, trying to hide his amusement and, at the same time, gaining Anabel's whole attention. She looked at him with curiosity, finally realizing his presence.

"Oi Keigo where are your manners?" she approached Echizen and stretched her arms grabbing the price's right hand between her own and shaking them intensively. "I'm Anabel Tutcher. I'm Keigo's cousin."

"Ryoma Echizen," the black hair boy answered. Hmm, so she is his cousin. Interesting. He was looking at the girl standing in front of him. She was about his height, blond hair and green eyes. Nothing like Atobe. And more over, it seems that she has no intention of letting go of his hand any time soon.

"I know. I'm a big fun of yours Ryoma." If Echizen would receive one cent each time he hears those words he would probably be the richest man on the planet by now.

"Ahn, since when do you like tennis?" Keigo stepped in between them releasing her grip.

"I don't. I'm a big fan of Ryoma since I've seen his bare chest photos for Levi." Keigo's eyes widen when he turned his head towards the mentioned model in disbelief. Fortunately this advertisement wasn't released in Japan. He didn't want Ryoma to expose his body for the public view.

Ryoma cursed his manager in his mind. It all was his fault. He literally forced him to take part in a photo session for the jeans company. "Thanks" to this, he couldn't show himself on the street, neither in the USA nor in the most European countries, without being attacked by fans who wanted take pictures, get autograph or, what was the worst, touch him. Was he some kind of a showpiece? Echizen sighed at the very memory of the last few months. "I don't wanna talk about it Monkey King.'

Anabel blinked. Her gaze was wandering from one teen to another. Apparently she couldn't believe her ears. Her well-mannered, broadly educated and sophisticated cousin was just called Monkey King and didn't even react upon the insult? "Hahaha," she burst into laugh, "Monkey King? Hahaha, I like it."

"Don't you dare start calling me that, Anabel!" Jeez those two are the only one who are not awed at all with my great presence.

"Don't be so nervous Keigo," she said passing the older boy and wrapping her arm around Echizen, "I will take care about our guest and you should go to see your father," she waved in the direction of the stairs, "Uncle is extremely mad at you. He said something about the meeting with your fiancé you were supposed to attend yesterday."

"Fiancé?! When did you plan on telling me about this Keigo?!" Echizen spoke as calmly as he could although the boiled in his veins. Since he spent almost all his life in the USA he automatically switched into English when he was angry. And now he was really angry.

"It's not what you think Ryoma. I don't have a fiancé. It's a girl, who my parents have chosen for me. Please wait for me in the living room on the second floor I will explain everything to you later," Keigo addressed his boyfriend. His marriage was a very delicate matter and he didn't want to ruin his newly formed relationship with Ryoma. "And you Anabel," he added, threatening her with an index finger, "Keep your hands away from him or else-" he was stopped by the arrival of his butler, "Keigo-bocchama your father is awaiting you in the office upstairs."

Atobe nodded. His father wasn't a patient person and definitely not a man who should wait for anybody. "Takuma, show Ryoma to the Orange Suite," he said, then turned around and left leaving remaining three in the hall.

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Keigo knocked on the big, ebony door right to the left from the stairs and entered the room.

"You wished to talk to me Otou-san."

"Yes. Come in Keigo-kun" the imposing figure of the man in his early forties pointed the place next to him. Keigo approached his father reluctantly, although he didn't show it. He knew that his situation was quite precarious. His father was supposed to be on the business trip in Australia till the end of the next week and since he shortened it, he must be really angry.

Kazuhiro-san raised his hand and slapped Keigo in the face, leaving a red trace on his left cheek. The young heir felt burn spreading over his face, but didn't make a single move. The Atobes do not show weaknesses. Never.

"You must never disobey my orders," the man growled through the clenched teeth, "Yesterday you had an appointed marriage interview with the daughter of Pacific Trade Company's president. This marriage was to strengthen our company and provide it a great opportunity to enter European market! And now, our reputation is on the knife-edge. Do you realize how huge the damages you have caused with your actions," he grumbled.

"I'm sorry father, but there is already someone I like," Keigo said calmly, looking straight into his father's eyes. He had no intention of getting married at the age of eighteen with a girl he didn't even know. And he didn't want to let go Ryoma, the first person he really cared about.

"And you think, that this is reason enough for devastating our name? Twenty years ago I have met your mother on the marriage interview that my father prepared for me, and I'm happy with her now. Naohiro-san is an intelligent and beautiful young woman who you won't be disappointed with and soon enough you will learn to love her."

"I'm sorry father, but as I said before there is already someone…" Keigo broke off in the mid-sentence, seeing his father raising his hand again. He took a deep breath waiting for the next slap, but surprisingly, it never came. Kazuhiro-san stopped his hand and instead of hitting Keigo he put it into the pocket of his expensive, satin suit. "You are my only son Keigo-kun and I don't want to disinherit you. I hope you will choose wisely and make a right decision." He closed his eyes and went towards the door, but stopped right before them for a while and added not turning around "I've left your present in your room. Happy birthday son," and he left leaving Keigo alone in the cabinet.

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"It's ok Takuma. I will show Ryoma to the Orange Suite," Anabel turned to the butler, then took Ryoma's hand and led him upstairs, "Come."

Echizen looked at the girl holding his hand. Although she and Keigo were cousins they were totally different, like two poles of the magnet.

When they were passing the cabinet, where Keigo and his father were having their talk, through the ajar door they peeped involuntary the scene that froze them and glued to the floor. The older man just slapped Keigo in the face and the latter didn't even turn a hair.

"You must never disobey my orders," the man growled. Echizen couldn't believe his eyes. He wanted to interfere, but Anabel tighten the grip on his hand and drew him further into the corridor on the second floor.

"I don't think Keigo would like you to see him like that," she started lowering her head as they progressed through the wide hall to the left wing of the mansion, where the Orange Suite was located. "Keigo's father and my mother are siblings, but they are complete opposite. Uncle Kazuhiro was raised very strictly by his father, being prepared to inherit Atobe's business and now he is raising Keigo the same way. My mum says that he loves him very much, but can't express his feelings properly," she sighed pouring two glasses of fresh orange juice. They were now in the Orange Suite, the room arranged especially for Keigo's mother. It was very high apartment with the glazed roof. From the floor, covered with green carpet, grown up three rows of orange trees.

Anabel handed Ryoma the glass of juice and sat on the couch beside the window. "Oranges are Aunt Tamiko's favorite fruits. Too bad, that you can't meet her now. She is a lovely woman. She is currently staying at my parent's place in England." For the few next minutes she was talking about her home and her and Keigo's childhood. Echizen was only listening.

When she has finished one of her stories, Anabel looked at the watch,and in one go, drank up the content of her glass, and stood up from the couch. She gave Ryoma a visit card with her e-mail address and phone number written on it and said, "I've an appointment with a hairstylist now. I hope we will meet again. Write me if you have ever needed anything." She bend down then and placed a soft goodbye kiss on the tennis star cheek, "It was nice to meet you Ryoma. I'm glad that Keigo has finally found someone who will stand by his side. Bye," she waved and left the room, leaving Ryoma alone. He still didn't say anything trying to process what she just has had said. It seems that Atobe didn't have as simply life as everybody thought. He always carried an appearance of a person who gets easily everything he wants, because of his father fortune, but the truth is that he had to work hard for most of the things he had.

Echizen stood up from the couch and approached the table intending to pour himself another glass of juice. He was in the middle of filling it with ice-cubes, when the door opened and Keigo entered the room, as if nothing had happened, although the red mark on his cheek said something else. Echizen filled his glass full with ice and stuck it into Keigo's swollen face. Atobe's blue eyes widen slightly, but he gladly accepted the gift. He felt soothing cold spreading over his cheek. He wrapped his right hand around Echizen. They were standing like that in silence for a while, not aware that someone was looking at them from the hall, his eyes filled with anger.

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"Kikumaru-senpai!" Momoshiro shouted to his senior's ear although he was standing right next to him.

"Huh? Did you say anything Momo?" They were standing in the corner of the common room at the first floor of their dormitory. The music was so loud that talking became almost impossible action.

"I just wanna ask if we have more chips," the spiky head teen asked leaning to the acrobat. The party has started an hour ago and they have already ran out of almost all the food they bought for the money they had have collected in the morning.

"Sorry Momo but there is nothing left. Nya, where is Atobe? He could treat us for some food," he crossed his arms and made a displeased look.

"It's already eight," said Oshitari checking his watch, "Don't you think Fuji it's high time for them to show up? I haven't seen either of them for the whole weekend"

"Saa ne. I think they will come up soon" the shorter tensai replied taking a sip of his drink. Tezuka has inspected beforehand all the beverages and even now, with help of Oishi, he was checking if no one was drinking alcohol. But Fuji wouldn't be called a genius if he couldn't smuggle one or two bottles of something stronger for his and Oshitari private usage.

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"Ne Monkey King happy birthday," Ryoma said when they got into the limousine and rode back to school, "What do you want for a present?"

"Huh? You gave me already a present brat. Yesterday." Keigo smirked.

"I did?" Echizen knitted his brows. He didn't recall anything like that.

"Yes, even three times," the grey hair boy smiled even wider, "But since you insist I will take it also today," he leaned and kissed Ryoma on the lips, effectively preventing him from a retort.

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When Ryoma and Keigo have finally reached their destination, namely, Tawamure highschool, it was already dark outside. They left the limousine at the school gate and headed towards their dormitory.

"Hey, why did you stopped, Monkey King?" asked Echizen massaging his head. He just bumped into Keigo thinking about Kevin. The latter should be just finishing his training camp together with the team USA. Last week he has heard from the blond that they are probably going to Japan for the next Goodwill Game. Mr Davis, his damn manager, was sending him tons of e-mails each day regarding this matter, since he stopped picking up the phone calls. According to the information he was given by Kevin he is going to come too. And it doesn't bode well.

"Oi brat, be careful. Why are you spacing out?" Keigo wanted to add something else, but when he looked into those golden eyes all the anger just flew away.

"It's not my fault that you have stopped suddenly" Ryoma said, passing by Keigo and walking further to the dormitory entrance. Soon enough the diva caught up to him and grabbed his hand.

"Don't you think it's a little strange that all the lights in the rooms are off?" he said pointing towards dormitory. "I think we should use the back door."

"Oi, don't exaggerate Keigo," the younger teen took his boyfriend's hand and pulled him to the dormitory's door that were situated at the other side of the building. He pressed the door knob and they went inside. The noise and flashing lights made him to curse himself in his mind quietly for not listening to the Monkey King before.

"Yay! Ochibi you have finally returned!" exclaimed Kikumaru, bouncing already towards him and hugging him tightly. Too tightly for Ryoma's liking. As if any hugging would be to his liking.

"Where have you been Echizen?! You promised to treat me for burgers!" the spiky black head shouted to him. His voice could be heard easily, despite the loud music that was coming from the speakers. It seems that even the slightest thought of eating was giving Momosiro more power. Maybe Inui should use it, while creating his training menu?

"Atobe, it's the party for you. Happy birthday!" Kikumaru was first to submit birthday wishes. The rest of the room followed him soon and now everybody raised their non-alcoholic drinks and made a toast.

"Ahn, thank you my loyal peasants" Keigo said in his everyday I-am-the-best manner and looked around. His gaze stopped at the empty table in the corner. There was no food, only empty dishes. He reached to his pocked and took out his magic golden credit card that was opening him many doors. He was about to hand it to Oshitari, but Echizen was faster and gave already his golden card to Eiji.

"Today it's my treat. Think of it as of the present Monkey King," he smirked to Atobe, but there was no malice. This brat was the only one, who knew about Keigo's real financial and family situation.

"Eeeee?!!" was simultaneous reaction, that came from Kikumaru and Momoshiro.

"Echizen has a golden card too?" someone from the crowd shouted.

"According to my data, Echizen has quite a sum of money right now, and after his last winning in US Open his account increased by another million dollars," Inui stated adjusting his glasses.

All eyes in the hall turned toward the unmoved young tennis star. Echizen is a millionaire? And he wants to pay instead of Atobe? None of the party's participant was aware that it's not the end of surprises for tonight.

"What are you doing brat?" asked Keigo giving his card to the former Hyotei tensai, "It's my birthday and it's the only right way for me to treat everyone. And I have told already what I want for a present, didn't I?"

Now the people were even more shocked than after what Echizen had made before. They were staying silent not knowing how to react. The diva just called himself I instead of Ore-sama? And more than once, so there is no mistake?

"Che, do whatever you want Monkey King" Echizen retorted and went up on the stairs not bothering himself to stay at the party. He wanted to take at least a short bath, before Keigo would come up to take his present.

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"It seems that something interesting has happened during the weekend, don't you think Fuji? Oshitari leaned down to the other genius.

"Saa, who knows. Shall we excuse ourselves from the party too? I fell like making a repeat from yesterday" Fuji rubbed discreetly his hand against the other tensai's erection making him tremble slightly. "I think that stretching exercises under the hot water are actually very healthy," he added squeezing Oshitari's already half hard penis.

The latter adjusted his fake glasses, trying to cover the light blush that was spreading on his face. Sometimes Fuji was really insatiable.

A/N: Please review, so I have motivation for writing, coz I have lots of good ideas =)