The tournament rolled around without much issues. Ryuga trained until late into the night and Hikaru kept herself busy working on what she could from home.

At nights she had started sleeping in the big bed of their apartment and she always woke up and fell asleep alone. She would wake up and see the other side of the bed always neatly made the only reason she knew he was even sleeping there was because of the small indent on the pillow. But she wasn't complaining he didn't mess with her and she didn't mess with him. At least until this morning.

It was the day of the tournament and when Hikaru woke up she almost screamed when she saw a muscled chest underneath her only covered by the thin black tank top he seemed to always wear.

She roughly shoved away and practically fell off the other side of the bed before standing up. She had been laying on his chest and as she looked at him she noticed he was still on his side of the bed. That meant sometime in the night she had rolled over and laid on him.

She wanted to curse her own treacherous body but instead she got dressed and left. It was still a few hours until the tournament would start but it wouldn't hurt to get there early.

"So how is married life?"Tsubasa asked as he sat down in the WBBA box next to Hikaru. Hikaru rolled her eyes. It was awful, she hadn't been at work all week and she was bored out of her mind. Not to mention the incident this morning. Ryuga was confusing Hikaru but the one thing she knew would remain a constant is that he was a cocky asshole. She could count on that and she needed to remember that.

"Fine"she mumbled.

"Well I hate you being married, with you not doing much this week I was making all the preparations for this tournament"he said making Hikaru laugh.

"Well I guess you have Ryo to thank for that. I'm not sure why he gave me so little to do"Hikaru admitted. Truthfully she was worried that now that she was married he would give her less and less until finally she just became a housewife whose job was to cook and clean all day. Waiting dutifully for her grouchy husband to come home from his training. What didn't make sense is why Tsubasa was laughing.

"Ryuga saw the stack of work and told Ryo you were only doing what he took. He told Ryo not to overwork you like that"Tsubasa said but Hikaru shook her head. There was no way that was true. Ryuga wouldn't do that for her. He only cared about himself and his training.

"I was just as surprised as you when I first found out,"Tsubasa admitted once he saw Hikaru's pained face. She was obviously trying to reason it all out.

"Well next week I'm coming back in and Ryuga can't stop me,"Hikaru said, deciding the exact emotion for this. She was angry, How dare Ryuga do that. He had no right to go to her boss and treat him so terribly. No right to decide what work she would and wouldn't do. They may be married but he did not own her.

"Strike him from the tournament"Hikaru ordered and Tsubasa looked at her shocked.

"What"he choked out and she smiled.

"If he can decide when I do and don't work I can do the same, take Ryuga out"Hikaru ordered turning to a nearby staff member. Their eyes widened and they shook their heads.

"But I-"

"Now"Hikaru yelled and the girl jumped before running off.

"Hikaru it's not that big of a deal, it's the day of it will throw off the whole bracket"Tsubasa tried to explain but Hikaru was already looking down below where the woman was rushing to the back rooms where she knew her beloved husband was waiting. What she hadn't accounted for was the frantic woman coming back to knock on the door and Hikaru stalked towards the door but Tsubasa put a hand up to stop her.

"I got it"he said before opening the door. When he did he saw the woman from before eyes wide and her previously neat bun with hairs now popping out in all directions.

"I'm so sorry I told him but he-" the woman was going to keep rambling obviously hysterical but Tsubasa put a hand on her shoulder before smiling down at her.

"That's ok you did you're best. Take the rest of the day off"he told her and she nodded briefly looking at Hikaru before thanking him and walking out.

"Looks like you should go check on the hubby"Tsubasa said and Hikaru growled before stalking down to the back rooms.

"Which one is Ryuga in"she asked a man and he pointed to one near the end. When she burst in she saw the room was a mess. He had thrown chairs and flipped the table. When he saw Hikaru he stalked towards her.

"Ryuga stop"she said putting a hand up. She could see why the woman was so terrified, he obviously wasn't taking the news well.

"You had no right"he snarled instead and Hikaru straightened up. She would not be bullied even by someone who used to terrify her. This was not the man she had slept next to the last few nights, he was the fierce dragon emperor the rest of the world knew.

"Just as you had no right to tell Ryo what I can and can't do"she said glaring at him. Ryuga stopped for a second before slamming the door behind Hikaru and pinning her against the wall with a hand to the left side of her head. Hikaru wavered and Ryuga saw it and he chuckled. Normally she would be relieved to hear him laugh but this wasn't a nice warm laugh it was a cold emotionless laugh.

"You've got some guts Hasama especially when I terrify you"he said inching closer to further prove the point. He looked her up and down and Hikaru cursed knowing if he looked close enough he could see how much she was shaking.

"You-"she tried to talk but he cut her off.

"Don't lie, you're scared"he said and she nodded.

"You're right I am. You scare me but not nearly enough to let you bully me for the rest of my life"she said poking him in the chest. She glared up at him and they glared at each other amber eyes to purple. Then Ryuga licked his lips before moving to her ear.

"Bullying...oh Hasama i'm just getting started with you"he whispered in her ear. Hikaru shivered from the words and also because he was so close. She felt his breath on her neck but before she could comment he stepped away.

"See you at home sweetheart"he spat before stalking out the door where he saw Kyoya standing in the hallway.

"Either you just had a yelling match or some really intense sex"he said looking at the room. He was smirking but Hikaru frowned and he had his answer. "You ok"he asked instead,righting a chair and sitting in it. He fixed another one motioning for Hikaru but she waved him off instead pacing the room.

"Ryuga is just so ugh"she groaned as she paced back and forth.

"Gets under you're skin"Kyoya asked and Hikaru nodded.

"Exactly, he had no right to tell Ryo what I could and couldn't do"Hikaru vented, telling Kyoya all about the events exactly how Tsubasa had told her.

" Sounds like he was trying to keep you from working yourself to death"Kyoya admitted and Hikaru turned on him with fire practically burning in her eyes.

"You're taking his side"she demanded and Kyoya held his hands up. She couldn't believe him. What possibly made him think that was ok?

"I'm just saying you work a lot Hikaru and if you live together Ryuga is bound to notice eventually. Why don't we go blade then talk. Won't knocking Leone around a little make you feel better"he asked, making Hikaru smile. Not many people knew it but a few months back Kyoya had walked in on Hikaru training late at night obviously pissed. Ever since then it had been their little secret. Hikaru loved her job and she did a lot of good but she also loved blading and it killed her not to work with Aquario anymore, her most trusted friend.

"Sure,"she said, smiling as the two of them walked off.

They went to the usual spot; an abandoned warehouse where Kyoya had originally caught her. She had been a bit rusty at first but after a few matches she was back to the fierce competitor she had been before. And today she was even fiercer, probably because of her anger. Her normal attack type was currently living up to its name and attacking Leone relentlessly.

"Ok Hikaru enough"he said, finally picking up Leone. He had let her take her anger out and now it was getting late. She looked like she wanted to refuse but instead she called Aquario back to her hand and walked next to Kyoya as they went back to her new apartment.

"Thanks I needed that"she said after they had walked in silence for most of the walk.

"Of course. And i'm not saying I like the guy but maybe Ryuga really was trying to help you. I mean I worry about how much you work sometimes too"he said and she nodded. She admitted she worked a lot but she found it hard to believe Ryuga did this out of the kindness of his small black heart.

"Try not to kill him,"Kyoya said before walking off in the direction of his own apartment. Hikaru just smiled. Kyoya had helped her a lot and she had to find a way to at least tolerate Ryuga for the rest of her life.