You know, I have to say that in a way, I feel like I stole something in this chapter with a new person. I always had a vision of what this new character would look like, but after finishing up this chapter, I realized that this character had a sense of Near from Deathnote. I just love his hair. XD

Chapter 11

Ring! Ring!

Curled up in a little ball on his floor, Ritsuka's ears flicked from the noise of his cell phone ringing. Fumbling around in his sleep, he reached for his cell. Ritsuka looked at his little black phone's screen but couldn't make out who was calling him. It was too early in the morning to comprehend anything at all. He flipped his phone open and held it up to his ear.

"Hello?" he mumbled, rubbing his eyes.

"Hello there, Loveless."

Ritsuka jumped to his feet, making the covers fall from his body. He was fully awake now. It was a girl's voice, he was sure of it, but the voice was being filtered by something, so he couldn't recognize who it was. His eyes were wide and his tail was wagging as he frantically looked all around the room. No doors were opened and the Zeroes were asleep on his bed.

"Who is this?" asked Ritsuka, pressing the phone close to his face. "How do you know my name?"

"It's Two, Loveless. Now, get yourself dressed. There's a matter someone wishes to discuss with you."

"No way in hell!" shouted Ritsuka. He looked at his bed to see if he had woken the boys, but they were still sleeping.

"You don't want to?"

"No! Why would I?!"

There was silence on the other end. Ritsuka heard shuffling, then a new voice came on. A boy's.

"This is Roku-sensei, head of the Dark Sun Academy. Loveless, I do believe that you have an appointment with me to enroll in our school. You've been delaying our little meeting for far too long, and students who come in to see me late get punished. Once again, I will send out One and Two to get you. Only this time, I will be coming with them. We will meet at your neighborhood café at noon. You know the one. Do not bring anyone with you. We want to handle this as peacefully as we can. And please don't try to wiggle yourself out of this one. We can easily track down your pink haired friend's house with the IP address she was using on that forum last night."

The line suddenly went dead. Ritsuka slammed his phone shut. This woke up the two other boys, who were cuddled up on his bed. Youji yawned and stretched his arms, wrapping his long fingers around the best post.

"Who was that on the phone, Ritsuka?" he asked him. "That chick again?"

He ducked as a pillow was chucked at his face. Natsuo, who was kneeling on the bed, couldn't help but wonder what was going through Ritsuka's head as he began pacing back and forth in his room. He stopped by the sliding glass door, staring out at the sun. He pushed it open and walked out to the very edge of the small balcony that he had.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, except for the strange, sweet smell streaming into Ritsuka's nostrils from the cold, chilling wind. The scent was most likely coming from his little pot of flowers he had on the balcony. Soubi had given them to him right before the winter and said to grow them when the season started to change. Spring was coming, so he had left them out there, and they had started to grow. Yet the smell was bothering him. Ritsuka rubbed his nose vigorously. After a moment, he forgot about the whole thing and peered down at the street.

He didn't see anyone out on the streets. No, who would be out on the streets at this time in the morning? Kids were sleeping in, they were off, and most of the adults were working. No one was outside the house. Yet this Roku-sensei found out where he lived and his cell phone number…

"Do you think Soubi's up right now?" asked Ritsuka, calling out into the room. He tugged on the black strap attached to his cell phone and put it around his neck.

"He should be," answered Natsuo. "Why, what's up?"

"That was the head of Dark Sun Academy."

Natsuo let go of Youji and got off the bed. Youji made a grab for him, but missed and fell on the floor. Ritsuka was rubbing his temples when Natsuo took his phone and flipped it open, searching for Soubi's number in the practically empty contact list. When he did, he pressed the green button and the phone dialed the number. Natsuo held it up to Rituska's ear, but he pushed the phone away. He took the strap off of his neck, leaving Natsuo in full possession of the phone.

"Don't you want to talk to him?" asked Natsuo, giving him a confused look.

"I've got a headache right now, you talk to him." replied Ritsuka, as he walked back into his room.

"But Ritsuka, I don't know what to say!" yelled Natsuo, but Ritsuka didn't hear him. He was leaning up against his wall. Natsuo scratched his head and started speaking into the phone. "Soubi, it's Natsuo. Ritsuka has something to say to you."

Just then, Ritsuka slid the door shut and locked it, leaving Natsuo out in the cold. In protest of this, Youji sprang up from the floor and grabbed Ritsuka.

"Hey, what was that for?!" he yelled, shaking him. "Why did you do that?!"

He stopped shaking him when he noticed Ritsuka's eyes. They were glazed. Youji let go of him and the dizzy boy dragged his feet out of the room, slamming his body into the walls. Youji watched him as he tripped over himself walking into the bathroom. Ritsuka grabbed the edge of the sink and looked at himself in the mirror. His face was completely white and it looked like he was sweating. Suddenly, he couldn't feel himself anymore, nor could he feel himself hitting the cold, hard floor as his legs lost the strength to hold his own body up.

It seemed like only seconds later that the poor cat boy saw his beloved servant. Ritsuka found himself back in his room, lying in Soubi's lap on the floor. Soubi was looking down at him with his blonde hair pushed back behind his ears, and with a sense of calmness. He was wearing a purple sweater that felt so good to Ritsuka that he nuzzled his face into it. He heard Natsuo and Youji's voices in the background, but he couldn't make out what they were saying. It was like listening to white noise, only he could hear human voices.

Slowly, everything became clearer and he finally realized that the two of them were fighting over who would have the last chocolate chip cookie that Ritsuka had stashed in his drawers. He tried to move, but couldn't. Scared, he opened his eyes and looked up at Soubi.

"Soubi, I can't move my arms!" he cried. "I'm paralyzed!"

"It'll be alright, Ritsuka." whispered Soubi, leaning in close to Ritsuka's face to kiss him on the forehead. "Your body's just numb. Katsu and Rai are heating up some towels for you."

"Katsu's better now?" asked Ritsuka.

"As soon as she heard that you had passed out, she miraculously healed." said Soubi, smiling.

Ritsuka's ears twitched. The little brat was playing them.

He turned his head just in time to get a mouthful of hot towel. He shook it off him to see Katsu and Rai holding at least three more of the white towels from the bathroom.

"Sleepy head's awake now, I see." said Katsu. She looked behind Soubi. "You two, be quiet! Ritsuka's up!"

"Ritsuka's up?!"

Ritsuka was pummeled by Youji and Natsuo's bodies as they landed right on him. And the annoying part was that when Youji started kissing him, Ritsuka couldn't hit him. Soon they got off him and gave him his much needed breathing space. Rai and Katsu put the towels on his body and started rubbing him with them.

"What happened to me?" asked Ritsuka.

"You were drugged," explained Rai as he rubbed Ritsuka's hands. "When the three of us arrived here, I deducted that you were drugged, after seeing your eyes of course. And the only way we could tell if your body went numb was to let Youji here do a little river dance on your chest. I hope you don't mind. Did you feel weird before you passed out?"

Ritsuka thought as hard as he could, but everything was coming back to him in bits and pieces. But there was one thing that stood out for him.

"There was a smell."

"Ahh, that would be it. Dark Sun Academy must have put something in the air around your building. A failed attempt at kidnapping."

A tingly, burning sensation filled Ritsuka's body as his nerves came back to life and let him feel how hot the towels were. He screamed and kicked and threw the towels all around the room. Glaring at Lightless, he got to his feet and shook his head.

"Did those towels have to be burning hot?" he asked them.

"We didn't know how long it would take you to get the feeling back in your body," said Katsu, pulling off a very convincing innocent smile.

Soubi tugged on Ritsuka's pants. "Natsuo said you had something to tell me."

Ritsuka swung around, nodding his head. "Yeah. Roku-sensei of the Dark Sun Academy wants to meet up with me at this café around twelve to discuss some things. He somehow got a hold of my cell number."

Everyone circled around little Ritsuka, all thinking the same thing. Only it took one brave person to burst out with it minutes later.

"He probably wants to take you," said Katsu. She stomped her feet. "But we can't let him do that! You can't go!"

"I have to go!" shouted Ritsuka, turning around to glare at her. "If I don't, they'll hurt Yuiko!"

Katsu's ears drooped and she put her index finger up to her lip. "Yuiko? Who's she?"

"They're going to take Yuiko if you don't go?" asked Soubi. Ritsuka nodded at him. He stood up and grabbed Ritsuka's hands. "I will come with you."

"No, Roku-sensei doesn't want anyone to come with me."

Youji smiled a wicked smile. "But he doesn't have to know that someone's there."

Dressed in his usual blue sweatshirt with the white patterns at the bottom, Ritsuka was sitting down inside the café, drinking a cup of green tea. No one had come to join him just yet. He put his elbow down on the table, placing his head in his palm, looking around. Youji, Natsuo, Soubi, Katsu, and Rai, were all dressed in black, trying to blend in with the surroundings. Katsu was hiding behind a potted tree. Rai was leaning up against a wall, reading the newspaper. Soubi was sitting down at a nearby table, sketching something. And Youji and Natsuo were sitting at a table across the room from him, playing a game of Hang Man with ketchup packets.

The plan was for everyone to watch out for Ritsuka while he spoke with the sensei and Peaceful. Everyone except Ritsuka was wearing a headset, so they could communicate with each other and listen to the conversation with the microphone Ritsuka had on. He looked over at the tree Katsu was badly hidden behind. He patted his sweatshirt's pocket and saw her jump in the air. He knew that an insane amount of static was unpleasant, but it was revenge for the towels earlier on.

"Loveless, good afternoon."

Ritsuka noticed that someone from across his table had addressed him and turned to look at One, Two, and a boy not older than himself standing right there. He had curly white hair and was wearing a black overcoat with white feathers around the collar. He had on glasses, which let his stunning golden eyes look Ritsuka straight in the face without even blinking. He took off his coat, put it on the back of his chait and sat down, revealing a white long sleeved shirt with purple, butterfly shaped buttons holding his shirt together. The boy held out his hand.

"I am Roku-sensei."

The gang's trying to be all FBI like. XD I can strangely see them doing that too!

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