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Chapter 5:

Aiko was in the last weeks of her fourth month, when Jake Fuller returned from his exchange trip in China. The university had been pretty clam without him around; he was a big red haired hulk, who not surprisingly had his eye on his rival's widow…Aiko. Jake wanted the woman…he always had and hated Tim with every inch of his being. And now he was back and ready to claim his right.

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Tatsuha watched the door at the other end of the corridor and smiled as Aiko walked out. It had seemed like ages and he started to walk towards her when a big guy with red hair, stepped into her path. Even at this distance it was easy to hear the guy, Tatsuha grimaced and kept walking.

"Well, well, well…how have you been Aiko? I missed you a lot, baby." Jake grinned at her…what he considered his most charming grin. Aiko tried moving away. "I'm fine. I'm in a hurry, Jake." But this time he pinned her against the wall. Tatsuha's footsteps quickened. Jake placed one hand on Aiko's stomach…she tried to push him away.

"So whose baby are you carrying huh? Can't be my old friend Tim's can it? He's long gone. Which guy dared to lay hands on my Aiko?" Jake leered at her, making her feel sick. She glared at him. "It's none of your business…" "Is this guy bothering you Aiko?" Tatsuha glared at Jake as he removed the big guys hand to stand next to her.

"Is it his baby?" he saw her shake her head very slightly and start walking away with Tatsuha, when he caught hold of her hand. "You want to come with me to the party tonight?" Aiko shook her head again. "I'm in no condition to go party, now let go of me!" Tatsuha moved forward bristling… "She said let go of her…or are you deaf?"

Jake's expression changed to fury at Aiko's refusal and Tatsuha's interference. "I'm talking to my girl man; you keep your nose out of this." Tatsuha suddenly saw red at the words 'my girl'. Before anyone knew what was happening Jake was on the ground and Tatsuha was punching the life out of him. Jake punched Tatsuha in the eye, but the dark haired man didn't let go or stop until Aiko and another student bodily grabbed him and yanked them apart.

Aiko glared at Jake…"Stay away from me Fuller." Then she turned to Tatsuha… "I'm so sorry…let's go, I'll get you an ice pack."

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"I'm so sorry…you shouldn't have hit him!" Aiko pressed the ice pack to Tatsuha's black eye. "I'm worried Tat-chan, he might come after you…he's like that. You've just made yourself a really bad enemy!"

"That jerk…like I care. He had no right to call you his girl! You are not his girl and you won't be!" he grinned at her. "Hey someone had to take up Tim's mantle and punch the guy to death!" he saw her pale a little at that, but she smiled. "You will be careful wont you?"

"Don't worry about me. Now we're late for your appointment…let's go."

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"What happened to you?" Ryuichi stared at his ex's black eye. Tatsuha had come back to get some things. Tatsuha grimaced.

"I'm fine Ryuichi…I just got into a fight." He went into his old room…and saw it almost emptied. What happened to K's stuff?" Tatsuha glanced at Ryuichi. Ryuichi shook his head…

"We decided that things weren't going to well between us. We quarreled a lot; K wasn't comfortable with Kumagoroo as a bed partner."

"Where is the box I left here, Ryuichi? I know it's been a few months, but I need it now. It had all my classical western music CDs. Aiko needs them right now." Tatsuha rummaged around in the cupboard his butt sticking out. Suddenly two arms wrapped round his torso…he stiffened and felt his pants sliding off. Ryuichi was good that way.

He turned to face Ryuichi… "What are you doing?" as his briefs followed his pants, his question was answered. "Ryuichi…please don't…"as Ryuichi started to suck hard he forgot what he was trying to say… "Please don't stop…" Ryuichi grinned slightly, running his tongue into the slit and sucking out the pre-cum…Tatsuha moaned and started to jerk into Ryuichi's mouth, as far as he could go without choking him. Ryuichi's handles where feather light on his balls compared to the aggressive way he was sucking on his dick. At last everything blurred for Tatsuha as he came…Ryuichi sucked him dry before letting go. Tatsuha slumped to the ground…but when he looked up, his eyes were full off anger.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he reached for his underwear and yanked it on. Ryuichi smiled, but there was a tinge of uncertainty. "I thought you used to like me doing that…you still do if you hadn't noticed…"

"Well…you can't expect me not to like you doing that…but it's over Ryuichi…you can't use me to rid yourself of sexual tension because K left you! After all it was you who was sleeping with him…you cheated on me and now you think I'm up for grabs…what makes you think I'd still be mooning about you?" Tatsuha had already got his pants on by now and fighting to keep his voice steady…it hurt so much, that if he let go he would end up crying or he would beat the shit out of the man in front of him. He couldn't take the stress anymore. He tried to leave but found himself sinking to the floor.

"K was a mistake…it just happened after that stupid fight we had about you loosing Kumagoroo. I was just staying late at work and I told him about it…you have to admit, I felt really horrible too…after all we'd been lovers for ages. After that things just didn't seem to be going to well for us…you were so far away and distant…and I ended up spending more time with k, till I thought he was the one I was in love with. It happens sometimes you know…just because so spend time with people you think you're in love with them. I'm sorry I hurt you Tatsuha…it's been hell for me because I've just realized one thing…I didn't love K I love…"

"Stop. Don't go any further Ryuichi. I don't think I ca take anymore of this. All I know is that I come home one night to find you and K on our bed…I was going to sort things out that day…I'd been having a very hard time at college…plus I'd just found out what had happened to Aniki in New York…I didn't want to talk about it…and if you had known me well enough you would never have been with K!" Tatsuha ignored the hurt look in Ryuichi's eyes and walked out. After all he had been the one who had to go through more…he was the one hurting when Ryuichi had been fking K. he blinked away tears and riding back to the university.

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Ryuichi stared at the empty doorway…he had been so sure he would be calm and collected when Tatsuha had come…but seeing his lover had just turned him on like hell. Ex-lover a bitter voice reminded him. He had blown it…he now realized how much he had loved Tatsuha…why had he made such a bloody mistake with K? he wondered if he ever would get Tatsuha back…

"Kumagoroo…you miss him too don't you?" he said reverting back to his cheerful chibi form to deal with the pain. "Don't worry Kuma-chan, I promise I'll get him back…what ever the cost.

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Tatsuha downed another glass of the brandy that he had bought from Yuriko yesterday. Damn Ryuichi…he had to make everything so complicated…Aiko…Ryuichi…who was he in love with? He shook his head…trying to clear it…well in a few minutes he'd have finished this bottle…then he could sleep…

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A/N: Yes! I'm in a fix…who should get Tatsu-kun? I dunno but we'll see. I told Tatsuha-kun that drinking would give him a headache, but the idiot won't listen to me. Ja! I guess some characters have to steer the story…cause the author is too dumb to see what happens next…glomps Yuki! Shuichi pulls authors hair. HELP!

Taka.