A/N: Somehow I like to type out the angst against Ren. Oh dear, does this make me a bit sadistic?

Chapter Forty-one: Oh. No. Condoms?!

Date: May 17th, 2012

Time: 11:30 AM

"Oh my god!" Exclaimed Tomochika, once she saw the mess that greeted her in the cooking room, which was located on the second floor of the academy, "What happened?!"

Standing behind one of the kitchen counters, Chi sighed, "Um…- I tried to make a smoothie by using one of the blenders," Clearly the evidence of yogurt and fruit stains were on her purple frilly dress and even splattered all over the room.

"Did you even…-" Tomochika paused for a moment, then shook her head, "Never mind. I can guess what went wrong without a full explanation."

"So mean!" Chi wailed before glomping Tomochika, "I'm not that idiotic!"

Oh. Boy. What a scene the drama queen was creating. The two would have to change out of their academy uniforms and into their gym uniforms. A group of students in the hallway passed by, not wanting to get involved in the bizarre situation.

EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS

Time: 12:15 PM

Ren was seated at his usual marble bench, which was located on the rooftop of the academy. He was skipping history class out of boredom, including the fact that he was too lazy to take notes on what he had already learned from his previous academic years. Amusing himself, he scrolled through his cell phone, clicking on a 'photo app,' which contained most of his pictures revolving around the 'sweet rose.' The metallic bracelet around his left wrist gleamed under the sunlight. He sighed.

"Whoa…- gloomy expression," Asami said, once she stepped out from the rooftop entrance, "What happened Ren, did a beautiful lady reject you?"

Ren emitted a low chuckle, closing his cell phone away from prying eyes, "Of course not my sweet rose. However, it's nice to know that you're concerned about me. How was Kyoto?"

"Absolutely fantastic," Asami smiled, taking a seat on the marble bench beside Ren.

A hint of jealousy tugged on Ren's heartstrings. He could only force a smile in response when he noticed the cheerful tone flowing through those spoken words. Yet the damn metallic bracelet was restraining his desire for her.

"You really shouldn't skip your history classes," Asami said, before placing a small gift box on the table in front of him, "I'll take my leave. See you later in art class."

"How pathetic, I'm falling deeper than I had imagined," Thought Ren, once Asami left the rooftop, "I'm such a fool."

EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS

Time: 12:25 PM

Yuudai scrolled through the Shining Agency website on his black laptop. On the main page, STARISH and QUARTET NIGHT were featured. The band colors were quite dazzling and the most recent up to date photographs of each band were posted. There was a recent video on STARISH. It was a BTS cut of the bands underwater photo shoot. Even the gallery section featured a lot of STARISH eye candy. Yuudai checked up on the endorsement section on STARISH.

"Hmm…- they've endorsed a lot for fashion and cosmetic brands," Thought Yuudai, "As a band they should start aiming for more food and drink products."

He left the principals seat before heading over to one of the sofas. The coffee table was stocked with delicious finger foods, which were all prepared by the lovely ladies from the cafeteria. Yuudai provided his own jasmine tea and fancy tea set. He could send a list of CF offers by email to each STARISH member later on in the evening. Lunch was important since he didn't have anything to eat this morning.

"Surprise, we're back!" Asami beamed cheerfully, once she entered the office with Masato. She twirled around once, before taking a seat on the sofa across from Yuudai.

Masato handed the envelope filled with receipts, to Yuudai, before sitting on the sofa beside Asami, "I apologize for the interruption."

"No need for the apology," Smirked Yuudai, "It's nice to see that you're comfortably dressed in the latest style. I've noticed the aqua-blue color of Asami's dress matches well with your sports hoodie."

Masato smiled slightly, "T-thanks for the compliment."

"I'm more in favor of the black jeans," Asami said, twirling a strand of her hair between her fingers.

"Aside from the topic of fashion, I was sent on an errand yesterday," Yuudai headed over to the principals desk, opening one of the drawers he pulled out a white medium sized shopping bag, "Saotome-san, sends word of congratulations."

Asami sighed. Damn. It. Her flamboyant uncle had caught news of her relationship with Masato. The silver logo 'MAJESTIC' was printed across the white shopping bag. Masato took hold of the bag. Whoa. It was slightly heavy in weight. Asami reached inside the bag only to pull out…-

"C-condoms?!" Masato stuttered, instantly dropping the shopping bag.

Oh. Boy. A red box full of jumbo sized condoms. Poor Masato. He was completely beet red.

"I'm not surprised," Asami sighed, "What a rip off…- this pack only lasts for five years!"

More stuttering came from Masato. Yuudai chuckled. He was clearly amused by the scene.

EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS

Time: 2:15 PM

Chi wandered down a half crowded hallway of the academy. Drama class had recently ended. She was now on a mission. Other students in the hallway glanced in her direction, clearly calling attention to the female cop uniform that she was wearing. Chi even had the snazzy cop accessories to add to the whole appearance. Her eyes twinkled with delight once she spotted Natsuki, Syo, and Tokiya a few feet away. Oh. Boy. The blue haired vocalist sweat dropped, once he noticed Chi. Syo instantly blushed, averting his eyes. He was already favoring the uniform on Chi.

"Chi-chan, you look cute!" Beamed Natsuki, "You could totally pass as a cop!"

Chi devilishly smirked, "Then in the name of love and justice I arrest you."

In the blink of an eye, Chi snapped on a pair of silver metallic handcuffs around Natsuki's wrists. Syo and Tokiya slightly shook their heads. Corny lines just really sounded too lame. Oh. Well. Chi was just fooling around…- as usual.

EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS

Location: Somewhere in Roppongi

Time: 3:30 PM

A photo shoot was currently going on at the rooftop of the 'SPLASHx5' soda company. The Watanabe twins, Alexander, and Ittoki were standing by the stairway, which led down to the twenty-fifth level of the company. They were dressed in formal business suits, including the fact that they each had soda bottles in hand. Acting natural. Smiling. Laughter was heard throughout the four. The photographer ordered one of her assistants to adjust the reflector, before clicking away on her camera. Masumi and Tomochika were standing a few feet away; waiting to get their solo shoots taken by the photographer. Just like the other males, Masumi was wearing a black formal business suit, yellow tie, and a pair of black leather designer shoes. Tomochika was dressed in a pink blouse and a knee-length white skirt. Her opened-toed five-inch heels matched the color of her blouse.

Masumi glanced at the label of his own soda bottle, "Coconut with a hint of green tea. Hmm…- I prefer the flavor that Alexander is endorsing."

"Which flavor is that?" Asked Tomochika.

"Lime and strawberry," Masumi smiled, "It's always nice to balance between sweet and sour flavors."

Tomochika slightly chuckled, "How adorable. You really like any type of fruit."

"Not really," Masumi sighed, "I don't like avocados."

How interesting. Ekstasis's Mercury didn't favor all kinds of fruits.

EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS

Location: S.S.A; Masato and Ren's dorm suite

Time: 5:42 PM

As always the principal knew about everything that went on in the academy. Hooray. Ren was finally free of that damn silver metallic bracelet. Yuudai was disappointed that his 'guinea pig' experiment was put to an end. Ren entered the living room. Surprise. Surprise. Asami was seated comfortably on the sofa, completely focused on what ever was on the screen of her white laptop. Masato was seated on a cushion, currently working on an English essay. His reference notes were laid out on the coffee table. Ren took a seat in the recliner.

"Lovely to see you my sweet rose," Ren smiled, ignoring the glare from Masato.

"Dear. God. Seriously, stop it with the nickname," Asami frowned, "Oh…- the bracelet is off."

"I'm hurt," Sighed Ren, "I thought you would be more concerned for me."

Oh. Boy. The playboy's personality was still the same. Asami pouted. How. Disappointing. The bracelet from before didn't make a difference.

"Jinguji," Masato continued working on his English essay, "Go bother your fan club if your not planning on doing any homework."

"Ouch…- what a way to push me out of your bubble," Ren smirked, "I can tell that your disliking my presence here. But do you really need Asami here? I'm sure that she has other priorities."

Masato blushed. Ren did have a point to his question.

"Don't mind me," Asami said, before typing a few words on her laptop, "I'm only passing the time by reading a few interesting online stories."

"What kind of stories?" Asked Ren.

Asami devilishly smirked. It was clear to her that curiosity had sunk its claws into Ren. Masato sweat dropped. Oh. Boy. The devilish twinkle in Asami's eyes was slightly creeping him out.

"Well…- for example, I typed in 'MasaRen' in the search engine," Asami sadistically smiled, "In the end, all I found were a few hot and steamy stories about the two of you."

Ren slightly chuckled, "Again…- you surprise me. I really don't know what else to say."

"A-asami, why would you s-search such a t-thing?!" Masato stuttered slightly red in the ears.

"It was bound to happen, darling. Don't worry," Asami chirped, "If you haven't noticed it already, there are other stories that are way much…- never mind, you get the point."

"…" Masato was a bit disturbed.

Ren smirked, "On the topic of 'hot and steamy.' I heard that you two had an incident with a box of condoms."