Author's Note: I'd have waited for more feedback before posting this, but it's already typed up, and I won't get another chance to update 'till Friday.. so.. Here it is!

clueless97: shakes head sadly I think we all wonder how Ryuichi managed that. I don't think that is a mystery that can be easily solved. If at all. Joeys-Babygirl: Here ya go! Glad you enjoy them! mariklover12: Probably not as cold. It's an island, so they've got water to moderate their temperature, so it's probably not much hotter. Damn geography.. going and teaching people stuff like that shakes fist Are ye Canadian too? Coolness.

Chapter VII - Visit

Do you think Shuichi would mind if I told Touma-san his problem with Yuki? Probably not, maybe Touma can help. Touma-san's smart. He's also married to Yuki-san's sister, ne? He might have a good idea of what happened, Pondered Ryuichi. He was so used to talking to his Kumagoro that he asked himself questions, and even answered them, as he would with Kumagoro.

Little did he know, the flaxen-haired keyboardist knew exactly what was going on. Heck, he had orchestrated the whole thing. Ryuichi, not being very perceptive, wasn't very likely to pick up on it, however.

Ryuichi walked over to Touma's large home. Luckily, it was close by. Otherwise, he'd have gotten lost.

Touma wouldn't trust him with a car, so he couldn't drive. Touma had forbidden him from busing or taking a taxi on his own. That didn't leave many options for getting from place to place.

Ryuichi knocked on the door, and waited until the caretaker the Seguchi's had hired answered the door. She cleaned their house, and sometimes cooked for them. Touma didn't feel that he needed to hire a lot of people to run his household. It wasn't that he couldn't afford it, or that he didn't like being in control of a lot of people. It would have simply been impractical, because he and Mika had no children, did not mess their home up much, and were perfectly capable of cooking for themselves. After all, there were better things he could spend his money on.

The caretaker immediately recognized Ryuichi as her employer's band-mate, and granted him entry. 'I'll let Seguchi-san know you're here. Is he expecting you?' The caretaker knew full well that he wasn't expected. Touma would've mentioned it to her. She was just looking for an opportunity to have a conversation with the Sakuma Ryuichi. She was ecstatic to even be in his presence, although he visited Touma fairly often.

'Nope,' replied Ryuichi.

'Well.. Feel free to sit down. He may be a while.'

Ryuichi sat down and smiled at her. The woman nearly died of joy, Sakuma Ryuichi smiled at her! She wandered off in a daze, to find Touma, and announce Ryuichi's presence.

She opened the door to his study, only to find him bent over, looking sad. 'Um... Seguchi-san?' squeaked the woman, overcome with meekness.

Touma quickly regained his composure. 'What is it?' demanded Touma. 'Sakuma-san is here. Shall I ask him to wait?' As intimidated as she was by the keyboardist, she hoped that he would tell her to have Ryuichi wait. That way, she could get some quality time in with the international Superstar.

Much to his caretaker's dismay, Touma replied, 'Tell him I'll just be a moment. 'Yes sir!'

As she rushed off to Ryuichi, Touma whispered to himself.

'What have I done?