Ryoko woke up feeling great. For some reason, she had felt like today was going to be a good day. Perhaps it was because she was no longer going to be alone.

Her brother was back in town for awhile, and she couldn't wait to spend all day with him. Of course, she had to go to school first, but once that was over, she could pop up at wherever her brother was staying. Speaking of which hopefully he sent her his address otherwise there will be hell to pay.

Ryoga has always been Ryoko's favorite person in the whole world. He was her best friend, and she could trust that he will be there for her. Despite the fact that Ryoga feels as if he doesn't deserve it, or felt as if he failed her in the past. It didn't matter to her. All that mattered is that he is here now and he has remained by her side as best as he could. Ryoko knew that he is only studying to be a psychiatrist because of her. She found it sweet of him but unnecessary. She doesn't need a doctor; there is nothing wrong with her. Sure she has Ryoma, but she doesn't see him as a problem only another part of who she is as a person. Ryoga doesn't seem to understand, and she doesn't expect him too.

However, Ryoga was not the only reason as to why she no longer felt alone. Finally, there was someone else that knew about her. That boy Fuji, who she met at the park, knew of her existence. It filled her heart with joy just thinking about it.

For the longest time, Ryoko was starting to feel as if she was a figment of Ryoma's imagination. She felt fake, like the imaginary friend one would have as a child. Her existence meant nothing and affected nothing because she was never there to begin with. Of course, she knew this was not true, that she was a real person, but it was hard. It was hard to have to hide a part of who she was, the central part of who she was because it would cause problems.

Now with Fuji, there was one more person she can be herself with, and she appreciated it very much.

With a long stretch, Ryoko jumped out of bed and started to get ready for school with a broad smile on her face.

Yes, she was so looking forward to today.

~241~

Classes had gone by rather quickly for Fuji, and that was because he wasn't paying attention but instead was lost his thoughts the entire time.

Today was the day he was finally going to try out his hypnosis theory, and he was very excited. He couldn't wait to get help his Ryoma out and finally confess properly. If all goes well, Ryoma may even be so thankful to him that he will agree to be his forever.

That would be nice, having Ryoma as his forever. Fuji could already imagine their beloved Future. They would get married and adopt two children, probably a boy and a girl. They would teach their kids tennis as well. Fuji would be a professional photographer, and Ryoma would follow his dream to be a pro tennis player. Of course, they would have a massive home so they would be enough room for the four of them. Maybe even get a pet, lots of pets if Ryoma wanted too. It would be magically he already knew.

However, before any of that could happen he needs to cure Ryoma. Once that's done he can confess, and they can start building their relationship until it gets to the point of his fantasies.

So once the bell rang for lunch break to start Fuji waisted no time in bolting out of the classroom to look for Ryoma.

He ran past all the other students, even his best from Eiji. Fuji also ignored the red-headed boy when he tried to say hello. Fuji didn't care or notice anyone else; his only focus was finding Ryoma.

Fuji did stop when he saw the freshmen trio though. Wherever the Trio was, Ryoma was sure to be close behind. So with a deep breath and a broad smile on his face, Fuji naturally made his way over to the three boys.

"Horio-kin, Kachiro-kun, and Mizuno-kun."

The trio looked over at Fuji and smiled.

"Hello, Fuji-sempai," Kachiro replied.

"Have any of you seen Ryoma?" Fuji asked. He would have been more subtle in his approach, but right now all he wanted was to get to his beloved.

"Echizen went to the tennis courts." Mizuno answered.

Fuji nodded. "Did he, Thankyou for telling me."

Fuji then quickly walked away from the three before they can try and continue talking to him. After he was sure to be out of sight, he started running towards the tennis courts. Apparently, Ryoma had not left that long ago because Fuji had already spotted him in the hallway.

Quickly Fuji ran up to Ryoma and placed a hand on the boy's shoulder. Startled Ryoma looked at the offending hand and then to its owner.

"Fuji-sempai?"

Regaining his breath, Fuji said nothing but grabbed Ryoma's wrist and dragged him down a different direction.

"what the hell sempai! Where are we going?"

Fuji ignored Ryoma and his struggles; instead, he just tightened his grip so Ryoma would not escape. After walking for a while longer, Fuji finally made it to his destination, which was the boy's bathroom.

Fuji stopped, and Roma yanked his hand away and rubbed his wrists. "What was that for? and why did you take me to the bathroom?" he asked Fuji

Fuji just chuckled and stalked closer and closer to Ryoma. Alarmed at Fuji's predatory smile, Ryoma started backing up. When his back touched the bathroom wall, Fuji trapped him by placing his hand on the wall beside Ryoma's body. Ryoma started looking around him for a way to escape.

"Sempai?" he asked with a touch of fear in his voice, because Fuji still had that preditory smile.

"Ryoma, Mind if I try something?"

Ryoma looked up at Fuji suspiciously "What is it?"

Fuji smiled "Nothing terrible I promise, just something I learned recently and just wanted to see if it works."

Ryoma remained quiet for a few more minutes before sighing and nodding his head. Once Fuji had his mind set on something he would get his way no matter what. "Not like I had a choice anyway." he muttered.

Fuji chuckled, opened his eyes and looked at Ryoma seriously. "Good, now I need you to trust me."

Ryoma looked shocked at Fuji's change in demeanor but then nodded and looked him straight in the eye with determination.

Glad that everything seems to be going smoothly, Fuji then lifted his right hand up to his face and started fanning himself. "It sure is hot in here." Ryoma opened his mouth to reply, but Fuji cut him off. "Now stand with your feet close together."

Ryoma looked down at his feet and did as was told, and then Fuji grabbed his chin and forced him to look back up. "Keep looking at me," Fuji said. When Ryoma was back to making eye contact, Fuji let go of his chin and moved his hand towards Ryoma's wrist.

"Now.." Fuji grabbed Ryoma's hand and gave it a quick downwards jerk "Sleep!" he said in a commanding tone.

Ryoma's reaction was almost immediate. His body leaned onto the wall, his chin fell to his chest, and his eyes were closed. It was easy to tell that his body was relaxed and in an unconscious state.

Fuji smirked, glad that the hypnosis is already working fine.

"There is no longer any need to built a protective shield. You are safe. Noone can hurt you anymore."

"Safe..." Ryoma muttered

"Yes safe. No one can hurt you. You do not need to protect yourself."

"Protect..."

"No need to protect yourself. It is okay just to be who you are. Be who you want to be."

"Who..."

"Yes just be you, be Ryoma."

"Ryoma..."

Fuji grinned. So far so good. Now all that was left is to wake Ryoma up and see if it worked how he wanted to. Fuji reached towards Ryoma's hand again to try and wake him from his hypnosis state. However he never even got the chance. His body was suddenly sent flying to the other side of the room, and he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. Almost as if someone had kicked him hard. Wait for thats precisely what had happened.

Fuji grabbed his stomach and looked to Ryoma in complete shock. Why had his beloved kicked him like that? Why was Ryoma looking at him with disgust like he was utter trash? Wasnt he just now unconscious?

"Ryoma?"

"Shut up!" Ryoma yelled at him. Only that didn't sound like Ryoma. The voice was slightly higher, and it seemed pained.

"Ryoma, wh-"

"I SAID SHUT UP!"

Fuji snapped his mouth closed and looked at Ryoma with wide eyes. He seriously did not know what was happening or what was wrong. Did he make a mistake with the hypnosis?

"What were you trying to do?" Ryoma asked once he seemed to calm a little bit down.

Fuji raised an eyebrow "What do you mean?"

Ryoma glared at Fuji. "Don't be stupid. What were you trying to accomplish by hypnotizing me?"

Oh, that's what he meant. So did that mean his trick didn't work if Ryoma was already aware of it? Darn time to figure out a new plan to help his beloved. "I was just trying to help you."

"Help me?" Ryoma asked in an annoyed tone. "Do tell sempai what exactly do I need help with?"

"Your disorder, I thought I could cure you by using hypnosis."

Ryoma stayed quiet at that, but if you looked at him, his fists were clenched so hard blood started to drip down his knuckles.

"Cure me?" Ryoma said laughing. It wasn't a cute laugh or even a good one. No, this laugh sounded angry almost devilish. Once done laughing Ryoma glared at Fuji even harder and added in a low tone. "I don't need to be cured."

Fuji shuddered. He has never seen his Ryoma behave like this. "I just thought-"

"I don't want to hear it," Ryoma growled. "I know exactly what you were thinking, and I can't believe that I thought I could trust you."

Okay, that one hurt.

"Ryoma I-"

"I AM NOT RYOMA!"

Fuji's eyes widened. Right he almost forgot about Ryoko. Now he knows what happened.

"Right Ryoko," Fuji said while getting up from the ground. "I understand what I did was wrong now. I apologize."

Ryoko raised an eyebrow. "You understand why I am mad?"

"Of course. If I had wanted to cure you of your dissociative identity disorder, I would need to start from the source. That would be you, not Ryoma."

Ryoko twitched and started to get angry all over again. "No, you still don't get it. I don't need to be cured, Ryoma is apart of who I am as a person! I don't want to get rid of Ryoma!"

Fuji froze and blinked a couple of times.

Ryoko noticing his reaction deflated. All anger faded away, and instead, shock and realization took place in her eyes.

"You weren't trying to get rid of Ryoma were you." She said softly. "It was me."

"Ryo-" Fuji started to say but stopped himself once he realized he was about to call out Ryoma's name, not Ryoko's.

Ryoko muttered something so softly that Fuji struggled to try and understand. "What?" he asked

"Leave me alone."

Fuji once again flinched.

"I don't want to see you ever again," Ryoko said louder with more courage.

She looked up at Fuji, and he saw the tears in her eyes. He wanted to reach out and wipe those tears away, but the next thing she said froze him as he was.

No. This cannot be happening. This is not what he had wanted to happen. This was not how this story was supposed to be. His Ryoma and he supposed to be together happily and enjoying themselves. They were supposed to have a beautiful future together. Together, being the key word here. What happened? How did this situation turn to such a disaster? Why was Ryoma Running away from him? Fuji thought back to the last thing his beloved had said to him.

Stay away from me, and Ryoma too.

What has he done?

A/N: Hahaha I am so late uploading this. Really I should stop making promises on update days because I can never seem to follow through. I apologize guys, even though you all probably don't believe me and my 'I'm sorries' anymore.

Anyway I don't have much to say right now because most of what I want to add will be told in the next chapter so for now enjoy.

Also please don't be shy and review. I would love to hear if this story is going well or if its complete trash.