AN: Thank you to all of you who have reviewed! It really encourages me to write more faster! ^^ Guess it really is the writer's fuel. Anyhow, I'm glad it's being enjoyed. I was so afraid that it would be a flop ... like a few other things of mine, so I was excited to see so many reviews at once! ::bows and passes out celebration pocky:: Thank you again!

DISCLAIMER: "Oh, Christmas tree... Oh, Christmas tree.... Where is Santa with my Fushigi Yuugi?"


Genrou sighed heavily as he leaned back on the couch and aimlessly flipped through the channels on the TV. "Man," he said out loud to him self, "I'd be eatin' lunch with Kouji right 'bout now instead o' bein' fuckin' bored outta my mind!" It was only his third day home from his week suspension, and already he was starting to go nuts. He sighed again and clicked off the TV, tossing the remote on the coffee table before him. Why was he bored like this? Normal kids would be out doing things if they were forced not to go to school, and what was he doing? Absolutely nothing.

He grumbled as he stood up and trudged towards his room. He kicked the door closed when he got there, and turned on the radio before flopping on his bed and staring at the ceiling. He closed his eyes a moment, then opened them, gazing absently at a poster on his wall. Then he sat up suddenly as an idea came to him. Regina and her husband wouldn't be him to close to dinner time, and the school wasn't that far away. Maybe, if he hurried, he could still have lunch with Kouji after all.

He tugged on a sweater and headed out, grabbing his CD player off his dressed as he went, along with his house keys. He pulled his hood up over his head when he drew closer to the school, which was just a few blocks away. He knew that his red hair would give him away instantly, and he didn't want to find out what sort of trouble he would get into if he was spotted by a teacher or dean.

He was in luck. The lunch bell had just rung when he stepped through the main gates on campus, and people we're starting to file out of their class rooms. He made his way to the metal shop room where Kouji's last class was, knowing that his friend always lingered some after class, and waited for him out side by the door, keeping his head down so he wouldn't be noticed.

Kouji started a little when he felt someone grab him by the shoulder. He turned around quickly and blinked when he looked at the hooded person that stood before him. "Genrou??"

"Shh! Do you wanna get me fuckin' caught?" Genrou hissed at him, rolling his eyes.

Kouji grinned a little and shifted his back onto his shoulder. "Ah, sorry. What're ya doin' here?"

"I got bored doin' nothin' at home, so I thought that I'd come see what ya were up to."

"Heh. That was sweet of you, Genrou."

The red head blushed slightly and waved his hand at his older friend. "Don't get any ideas, ya sicko! There was just nothin' else t' do."

Kouji snickered a little and started for his locker to get his lunch. "Relax. I was just fuckin' with ya." Genrou grumbled something under his breath, but Kouji ignored it, moving on to what he thought was more important matters. "So ... who was th' guy that was with ya in th' nurses office?"

Genrou froze and blinked a few times. "H-how..."

"I was worried 'bout ya... So I walked past the window there t' check on ya, but when I saw that guy with ya, I didn't want t' bother ya."

Genrou sighed lightly and let his gaze fall to the ground for a moment. Since Kouji already knew about his sessions, he figured that it wouldn't matter if he knew who his doctor was. Then, a thought came to him, causing him to snap his head back up to eye his friend. "How much did ya see?"

Kouji blinked a moment, the shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I just saw you sittin' there talkin' with th' guy." He paused a moment to eye his edgy friend as well. "I didn't stick 'round an' watch ya guys, if that's what yer gettin' at. Why? Did somethin' happen that I should know 'bout?"

Genrou let out his breath a little, feeling relieved that Kouji didn't see him break down the way he did, even if he had seen him upset like that before. "N-no! Nothing happened at all. I was just wonderin', is all."

Kouji arched his eyebrow slightly, noticing the faint blush on his friend's face. "Eh, Genrou? You sure nothin' happened that I should know 'bout?"

"Of course I'm sure! Can we just go have lunch now?? Jeeze!" Genrou huffed in reply, his blush growing darker. Kouji just smirked, turning and unlocking his locker to withdraw his bag lunch.

"Yeah. Sure thing, Genrou."


After lunch, Genrou made his way off campus, easily sneaking out without being stopped by a dean. He took his time walking, however, and pulled his hood down when the school was out of sight. He was glad to be out and about instead of cooped up in the house like he had spent the last few days of his suspension. He sighed a little as he thought about what happened before he and Kouji found a spot to eat lunch. To his relief, his friend had not pressed the issue of his blushing much after he snapped for him to shut up about it. Why was he blushing anyhow at the thought of Dr. Ri? He knew that ever since seeing him that time in the nurses office changed him a little. He no longer felt the need to make thing's difficult for him. In fact, he felt incredibly comfortable around the doctor now that he had let out some of what was bothering him. Maybe he should have tried opening up more in the beginning instead of acting like a total ass? He sighed and kicked a rock that was on the sidewalk and watched it skid a few feet. He couldn't lie to himself. Dr. Ri had been the only thing on his mind for the past few days.

Genrou blinked and looked up as a dark green colored jeep pulled up along side the curb of the sidewalk he was heading down. To his surprise, he found Dr. Ri smiling down at him from the driver's side. "Hello, Genrou, no da! Want a ride?"

For a moment, the startled red head could only blink, amazed how Dr. Ri had just shown up while he was thinking about him. He shook himself back to the present and grinned up at his doctor. "Eh, sure!" With that, Genrou opened the door and climbed up into the passenger side.

Dr. Ri smiled to him and then pulled back onto the road. "Where you headed, no da?"

"I was just on my way home."

"I see, no da," Dr. Ri replied, then fell silent for a moment as a thought came to him. "Do you have to go straight home, na no da?"

Genrou blinked at him, feeling a slight blush creep over his face. "Ah... No. Regina and Erik won't be home until later fer dinner."

"In that case... Care to go get an ice cream or something, no da?"

Genrou felt his face turn even more red, and looked out the window to hide it from Dr. Ri. "Sure, that sounds great!"

Dr. Ri smiled again at the boy, but was oblivious to the blush. "There's a place not too far from here, no da. It's my favorite."

The red head nodded lightly, then turned to face the doctor when he felt that his blushing had subsided for the most part. "What're ya doin' in this part o' town?"

"I was taking side streets to the grocery store to avoid traffic, and I saw you walking, no da. So I pulled over to talk to you."

"Oh." Genrou swallowed a bit. "If ya have somewhere t' go, we don't hafta go fer ice cream."

Dr. Ri smiled again, shaking his head slightly before glancing to the boy briefly. "The store's not going anywhere, no da. Besides, I've been wondering how you're doing. This will be a good time to catch up some, na no da."

Genrou blushed a moment, but then grinned and nodded his head. "Right! Let's go then!"