Summary: Today is the day that they are dreading for…Cassandra will be visiting and/or probably take Ryoma away. She then drops her bombs one by one, leaving the five of them flabbergasted….if not oh well let's just see how they deal with it..! Please review!.

Ria Sakazaki: hey guys! Please welcome buffyvh! She's my BETA! clapclapclap

PLEASE REVIEW!

Note: "" for dialogs and '' for thoughts and flashbacks and '' for SF

Ryoma has been like a child inside a candy store fort he past few days. The news of his cousin's return actually changed the young man's attitude, in turn making his lovers more worried than they already are. The news broke out on a Tuesday so the rest of the boys doubled their efforts to show Ryoma how much they loved and cared for him, hoping that it would make the young man stay.

Whenever Ryoma's not around, Atobe would openly voice out his hatred for Cassandra and that he will have her killed if ever she decides to take Ryoma with her. Fuji wholeheartedly agrees with him to the point that they started formulating plans on how to dispose Ryoma's so-called slutty wench for a cousin. Tezuka and Sanada, being the more logical than the other two, thwarted every plan they come up with. Inwardly they wished that Friday would never come, not that they would openly admit it.

Friday came swiftly and Ryoma is off to the airport to fetch Cassandra. He left his boyfriends at home, unwittingly leaving them to sulk, and in the case of Atobe and Fuji, formulate further plans.

"Maybe we can hire some goons that would get her car or taxi into a road accident so that she'll never arrive. I know people who can do it immediately!. There's still time." Atobe announced.

"Ingenious!" Fuji agreed.

"And manage to kill Ryo-kun as well?" Sanada spoke up. "Guys, don't you think you're assuming too much? Maybe Cassandra won't take Ryoma away. What if—"

"What if it's the other way around Gen-kun? Aren't you going to do something to prevent Ryoma from leaving?" Fuji snapped at him.

"True!" Atobe nodded in agreement.

"True love is supposed to be selfless…not selfish." Tezuka suddenly spoke up. Realization dawned upon Atobe and Fuji. Ever since the news about Cassandra's homecoming broke out, he became less vocal during their banters and became more persistent in making Ryoma feel he's loved.

"If Ryo-kun decides to be with Cassandra then there's nothing we can do about it anymore. If you truly love someone, let him go." Tezuka added while adjusting his glasses. He glanced outside, not wanting his lovers to see the sadness on his eyes.

"And if he returns to you he's yours for ever; but if he doesn't…" Sanada started.

"Screw with your philosophy Kunimitsu!" Atobe spat. "Don't be a hypocrite; you hate it as much as we do." He continued, glaring at Tezuka. "If I know you love Ryoma more than you love the rest of us." Atobe stopped, his voice faltering as dissolved into tears.

"Keigo…" Tezuka murmured. 'I do love him more than the rest of you Keigo. Don't think it's that easy for me.' He added in his mind.

"You don't understand how I feel. How both Gen-kun and I feel. You've been with Ryoma for a long time…you have so many precious memories with him than we do when you were still in Seigaku. But what about me and Gen-kun? What about us? I tried to convince myself that our eight years together is enough but still it isn't! it will never be!" Atobe choked out as he sanked to his knees and sobbed. Sanada knelt next to him and soothed their distressed lover.

Fuji's cellphone rang, waking him up from the trance Atobe put him into. It was the first time he saw Atobe break down like this. Bringing his attention back to his cellphone, his eyes glinted as he was Ryoma's name flashing on the tiny screen.

"Yes Ryo-kun?" Fuji said, trying to sound as normal as possible.

"We're on our way. We'll be there in ten minutes." Ryoma's cheerful voice came into the line.

"Ok…take care. Tell Nee-chan to drive safely. Can't wait." Fuji replied.

"Ok bye….love you." Ryoma said right before the line went dead. Fuji smiled sadly upon hearing Ryoma's words. He turned his cellphone off and placed it inside his pocket.

"They'll be here in ten minutes. Come on now Keigo, I'll help you fix yourself up." Fuji said gently as he helped Atobe up to his feet. "If Ryoma decides to leave, you have to look your best so that he'll see what he will be missing once he decides to leave." Fuji said, hoping his words would comfort Atobe's aching heart. As the two of them disappeared into the bathroom, Genichirou sighed and went to check his face in the mirror.

"You know Syusuke's right." Sanada said while combing his hair. Tezuka smiled a little and started for the door.

"Let's go Gen-kun." He said and held his hand out to his tanned lover. Sanada smiled at him and took his hands.

"We'll be downstairs Syusuke, Keigo. Don't take too long." Sanada called out as he and Tezuka went out the doors hand in hand.

Meanwhile…

"Nee-chan…"

"Hmmm?"

"I hope I didn't disappoint you." Ryoma said.

A pair of silver-blue eyes blinked, although their steady gaze never left the road ahead. "What are you trying to say Ma-chan?"

"You all must've been expecting me to bring up an heir for the ERKAECHIKO third generation." Ryoma said, eyeing the beautiful woman in the drive seat. Cassandra gave Ryoma an amused glance before returning her focus on the road once again. She raked her fingers through long brown wavy hair before sighed deeply.

"Tell me….are you happy with them?" she asked as they turned onto the road that leads towards the mansion.

"Yes…to be honest, I've never been happier."

Meanwhile…

Fuji, Tezuka and Sanada are seated side by side on the sofa, while Atobe paced back and forth in front of them.

"Keigo, please take a seat. You're making us dizzy." Sanada commented. Atobe was completely ignoring him.

"How can you continue sitting so relaxed?" he asked.

"Ha! Do you think we're relaxed?" Fuji snorted. "Look at Kunimitsu, his knuckles will jump out if his hands if he continues clenching his fists like that. Look at Gen-kun, he kept glancing back and forth from the door to the window. So tell us now who's relaxed." Fuji said. He too was anxious as hell. He had been crossing and un-crossing his legs every five seconds.

'What does she look like? Is she really beautiful from the way Ryo-kun described her?' Fuji kept asking himself. He woke up from his reverie when the maid spoke up. "They're here, Keigo-sama." She said. With that, they heard the sounds of a car engine died down.

"Here we go." Sanada sighed and stood up. He fixed himself a cheery smile.

"Keigo! Syusuke! Genichirou! Kunimitsu! We're here!" They heard Ryoma's voice the moment the butler opened the door.

"It's ok, Keigo." Fuji whispered into Atobe's ear as the sounds of the footsteps grew louder. They heard a woman giggle. Atobe took a deep breath just as Ryoma showed up in the huge living room.

"Okaeri nasai, Cassandra-san." The four of them bowed in greeting.

"Why you're such fine gentlemen." They heard a woman spoke up.

"This is my cousin, Cassandra Errol. Nee-chan, these are my boyfriends." Ryoma said, introducing his companion.

Their breaths caught up in their throats when they looked up at the woman next to Ryoma. She had waist length wavy chestnut hair, a pair of silvery-blue eyes that seem to twinkle and a perfect, beautiful face wearing the sweetest smile in the world.

"Nice meeting you." Cassandra bowed down.

It took a couple of minutes before anyone in the room reacted. They woke up from the daze when Ryoma spoke up.

"See now Nee-chan. I told you I have all the reasons to be jealous. You had them bewildered." He said and crossed his arms across his chest while pouting at his lovers. The gloomy aura was lifted when Cassandra broke into a fit of laughter.

"You shouldn't joke like that Ryoma-san." The butler said worriedly.

"Nah it's ok." Cassandra said while flashing them a grin. It was Tezuka who was back to his normal self first.

"Nice meeting you Cassandra-san. I'm Tezuka Kunimitsu." Tezuka stepped forward and Cassandra took his offered hand for a shake. "I see, so you're Ryoma's beloved buchou am I right?" Cassandra asked. Ryoma gave Tezuka a reassuring smile. "The one and only." Tezuka replied with a smile.

Fuji stepped forward as well, smiling at Cassandra with his open eyes for once

. "I'm Fuji Syusuke. It's a pleasure meeting you at last." The tensai said and grasped Cassandra's hand. He can feel the calluses on her palm and wondered how she got them. 'Errol? She sounds and looks very familiar.' Syusuke added in his mind.

"Saa, you must be the tennis tensai my cousin was rambling about." She said. With that Ryoma looked away with an obvious blush on his face. He looked so adorable in that state.

"Really? He said that?" Fuji asked. "Uhmm." Fuji gave Ryoma an amused glance.

"I'm Sanada Genichirou. It's my honor to meet such a beautiful woman such as yourself." He said, taking her hand and giving it as firm shake. "Now I think you're giving Ma-chan more reasons to be jealous by saying that." She said with a sweet smile. Before they could process what she said, she suddenly examined Sanada's hands.

"What a firm grip you have, just like the one needed to grip a sword." Cassandra remarked. Sanada stared at her in wonder. "Aherm…"

Atobe cleared his throat. They all stared at him. "My turn." He said. He stepped forward with his usual air of arrogance and held his hand to Cassandra.

"I'm Atobe Keigo, nice to meet you Cassandra-san." He said. Cassandra took his hands and shook it. "Of course, who wouldn't know the great heir of the Atobe Industries? I've met your mother once and made business with her way back. It is one of the best business deals I've made." She said. Atobe was mildly surprised. "Really?" he asked. "Uhmmm." Cassandra nodded.

"Why don't we take a seat? I know that long plane hours can really be tiring." Atobe said, gesturing them to sit down. "Why thank you." Cassandra said and took a seat in front of them. Ryoma chose to sit with his koibitos which actually surprised them a bit. "I'm kinda used to traveling. I actually flew to Brazil before flying here." She said. "You must be very tired." Fuji commented. Cassandra smiled at him. "I'm ok. Seeing Ryoma in such a happy state melts my fatigue away." The maid came in and poured them tea. Cassandra graciously thanked her before sipping some.

"To be honest Cassandra-san, you're face and name is really familiar." Fuji added. It seemed like Tezuka and Sanada were content in sitting next to Ryoma and listening to them.

"It's because she is famous." Ryoma suddenly chirped, before munching his biscuit.

"Ma-chan…" Cassandra muttered, giving her cousin a knowing glance.

"Really?" Atobe asked, raising an eyebrow, suddenly interrested.

"Hey guys, are you ok? You've been rambling on and on about her two months ago, just after the Wimbledon Open." Ryoma said while sipping his tea. Upon hearing this Tezuka actually choked his tea. "Kunimitsu!" Ryoma gasped. He took a napkin and started to help Tezuka clean himself. Cassandra's smile grew bigger upon seeing her cousin's concern for his boyfriend.

"Awww soo cute…" she said. Ryoma blushed heavily. "Nee-chan!" he protested. Tezuka cleared his throat. "Don't tell me you're THAT Cassandra." Atobe gasped. She took another sip from her teacup then nodded. "Oh shit….Cassandra Errol, the five-time Grand Slam Champion is inside this very house with us having tea!" The four of them, Tezuka, Atobe, Sanada and Fuji suddenly gasped, staring at Cassandra in disbelief.

"Mmm...Nothing can ever beat a nice whiff of a chamomile tea, right?" Cassandra said with a big grin.

NOTES:

Grand Slam Champion: A title given to the winner of all four grand slam tennis opens in the world, the Australian Open, US Open, French Open and the Wimbledon or All England Open.

ERKAECHIKO: er go: Errol-Kanou-Echizen-Kobayashi

A/N: ARGH! Damn you inner demons! I do love cliff-hangers…next chappie I'll fix some problems with our boys and reveal the main plot of this story….hopefully. Please review! Oh yeah….THANK YOU buffyvh for being my BETA!