Chapter 6

Here's the next chapter! ^_^ Everyone enjoy!

Its been crazy for a couple of days for me! My works crazy, people in the house i live in are crazy, I'm crazy and everyone i ride with on the train are completely OUT OF THIS WORLD nuts...

~Sigh~ My crazy life XD


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~Echizen Residence~

It was 6am on Monday morning and it was one of those rare early Monday mornings that Ryoma woke up HAPPY. He sat up from his bed and petted Karupin who was still curled up in a ball on the foot of his bed. The cat lifted its head as if to acknowledge that her master's awake then duck back its head to sleep. He turn to his table across the room. On the table was the White whale stuffed toy Fuji gave him from their date 2 days ago. Ryoam blushed as the memory of that day came back to him. Shaking his head, Ryoma stood up and started to head towards the kitchen where his mother had prepared his breakfast.

"Morning…" He drawled as he sat on the table. His mother turned and kissed him on the forehead.

"Good morning Ryoma, did you have a nice sleep?" Rinko asked as she placed a plate of food in front of him.

"Fine" He replied while chewing on a slice of bread. His father entered and sat down to eat, whistling all the while reading his newspaper.

"Here you go, Anata" Said his mother as she placed a plate of food for his father.

"NE! Ryoma-Sama! You never did tell us about your date last Saturday" His father said with a lecherous smile. "You had such a dreamy expression when you came home that night-"

"Shut it, Oyaji!" Ryoam said through his clenched teeth but it was more from embarrassment then anger.

"But its true~" His father said with a mocking dreamy look. "Did you finally find something interesting other than tennis? You get to give your date a good smooch?… DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW TO GIVE A GIRL A KISS, EH? RYOOOMA-SAMAAA~"

"…" Ryoma gulped down the last bite of his breakfast and stood up. "Thanks for the food" He said to him mother and started to leave the kitchen. Just before he turned the corner, he looked at his father. "Oyaji" His father turned and smiled at him

"Haaaai?" Ryoma lifted his right hand and pointed to something on the table, then turned around and leave. His father blinked and looked down and his eyes widened in horror. It seems while he was so caught up on making fun of his son, his perverted magazine that he had been hiding inside the news paper he pretended to read, fell on top of his plate of food.

"Anata…" Nanjiro heard his beloved wife say in a too soft a voice right beside him.

"NO! WAIT, WAIT! Rinko my only love, I- WAIT! KYAAAAH!"

Ryoma climbed up the stairs with a smirk of satisfaction at the chaos he left behind. Oh yes, today is a very good day.

~Fuji Residence~

Yumiko woke up earlier than she usually does on Monday morning. Both her parents were gone to a 2 weeks trip so she was left to take of things at home, including making breakfast for Syuusuke. He fixed her self up a bit and proceeded to exit her room. It was when she reached the stair case that the smell reached to her. Surprise, Yumiko quickened her steps and entered the kitchen. Already in his school uniform and wearing an apron, Fuji hummed as he placed a plate of food for two on the table.

"Syuusuke?"

Fuji heard from behind him. He turned around with a smile at his amused sister. "Good morning Onee-san, I made breakfast" Yumiko held a giggle.

"I noticed… What's the occasion?" She said as she sat down to eat. Fuji removed the apron and he too sat down.

"Haha, I just felt like cooking this morning" Yumiko seemed satisfied with that answer and they both ate in a contented silence. Every now and then Yumiko would look at her little brother as he ate 'He's in an exceptionally good mood… I'm glad. The last time he woke up early to make dinner was when Yuuta came home on Fuji's b-day and gave him a present'

"Ah, Syuusuke. Are you still going out with your friend, Echizen-san?" Fuji looked up at his sister.

"Yes, why?"

"Nothing. I'm glad things are working well for you two…" Yumiko trailed off as she remembered her card reading the other day.

"Onee-san?" Yumiko blinked and looked at her younger brother.

"Is something wrong?"

"Not at all! I was just thinking… Are you serious about your relationship with Eshizen-san, Syuusuke?" That got Fuji's attention. He was an elusive man by nature. Once anything becomes uncomfortable, unintentionally he avoids the subject by any means, may it be intimidation (His evil filled smile) or jokes, until he can find a way to solve the problem that much benefits him. And seeing he's a tensai, Its not that difficult. Sadly, his sister's question falls under his uncomfortable zone so he chose to avoid it.

"Why do you ask, Onee-san?"

"Well, Its just…" Yumiko thought for a moment and Fuji waited politely.

"Syuuske, If you are serious about this. Make it clear to Echizen-san how you feel." Fuji smiled

"You did your card reading"

"Yes I did. I didn't mean to pry. I'm sorry."

"I don't mind… Is there something else you want to say?"

"Yes… There's going to be trouble for you both and the cause might be because of miscommunication between you too"

"I see… Thank you, Onee-san.. I'll keep it in mind"

Both sibling finished their breakfast and pretty soon Fuji left for school. Yumiko was just about ready for work when she heard the door bell. She want to open the door. Instead of a person, all she was an envelope placed in front of the door.

"Hm? What's this?" Yumiko took the envelope inside. It was addressed to Fuji. Something about the envelope sent bad vibes. Yumiko debated with herself to open it or not. Finally, curiosity got the better of her and Yumiko opened it. She pulled the contents out and along with a letter, some pictures fell on top of the table. Yumiko took one look at the pictures and the letter.

"This is-!"

~Seigaku~

Morning practice was just ending and Ryoma was sulking. He wasn't able to spent a single minute alone with Fuji at all!

"See you later, Echizen" Said the smiling tensai as he exited the club room with Tezuka.

Ryoma made an adorable frown as he finished changing. He even came to school early in hopes of spending a little time with Fuji before practice started but seems Kikumaru-senpai beat him too it. All through out the practice, all they could do was exchange a greeting and sneak a few glances at each other.

"Oi! Echizen! Hurry up or we'll be late for class!" Shouted Horio. Ryoma resisted the urge to throw his empty can of ponta at his noisy friend and sighed. 'At lunch, I'll definitely make sure we get to spend some time together!'

Fuji was having a little too much fun with Ryoma's frustration. 'Today, the little prince even tried to be more sociable!' thought Fuji with glee. 'Its so cute! I have to tell him later during lunch time. I can probably sneak out for a few minutes without being noticed ' Fuji happily walked to call while secretly plotting for his favorite freshman.

"Fuji-san, Good morning!" greeted one of his female classmates as he passed by her desk.

"Good morning, Mikan-chan." Fuji said with an smile.

"Senpai! I heard you went on a date last Saturday! Who's the lucky girl? Was it from this school?" For a split second, Fuji's face went pale then just as fast returned his usual smile.

"Haha, was I now…" He said. Mikan stared at Fuji with eyes full of expectation. "Yes, I was on a date last Saturday but I cant tell you who with"

"Eh? Why? Is she from this school though? I hope not! Your fan club wont be too happy if you got taken by just anyone, She has to be a perfect mach for you!" Fuji partly opened his eyes, smile widened a bit and a dark atmosphere started to surround him. Mikan stiffened, unsure where the sudden feeling of dread was coming from but strained to keep her smile on.

"I'd really appreciate it if you don't spread it around" Fuji said in his oh~ so~ friendly tone. Mikan can only nod her head in response. Everyone else in the room was unaware just from who this hostile energy that suddenly filled the room was coming from but Kikumaru, who had just entered the room, had felt this before.

"Wha-? Fujiko? Why so dark this early in the morning?" Kikumaru pranced to Fuji's side. Fuji instantly put back his mask on.

"If you'll excuse me, Mikan. I'll be going to my seat now" And Fuji turned to see Kikumaru's worried face. He gave his friend a reassuring smile. "Its nothing, don't worry about it, Eiji" Kikumaru, uncharacteristically just nodded and sat down. 'Whatever it is, Fujiko will tell me when he's ready to share' Thought a pouting Kikumaro. Fuji was grateful for this and sat down on his chair. He turned to look outside the window and was a little surprised when he saw a black cat on the branch of a tree. Fuji chuckled and thought to himself 'Is this a sign?'

~Lunch Break~

The instant the lunch bell rang, ryoma was out the door and up the third floor stairs. 'I'm definitely going to spend some time with Syuusuke!' Ryoma thought, his cheeks flaming red. He turned a corner and accidentally bumped into someone, hard. He tried to grab the wall for support but ended up scraping his left knuckle and fell flat in his bottom.

"Ouch…"

"Oh! I'm soooo sorry! I wasn't looking!" Said a female voice. Ryoma looked up and reconciled the girl right away. It was Vivi, the one he saw kiss Fuji on the cheeks! Ryoma mumbled an "S'okay" And started to stand when he was suddenly pushed hard on the floor. Now he was lying on his back with a foot on his chest to hold him down.

"Not so fast Mr. Echizen"

"What the-" Ryoma gasped once his breath had returned.

"This is just a guess but… Were you just on you're way to meet with Fuj-san?" Ryoma said nothing but pushed the feet of him.

"None of your business" He said in his usual bored tone though it was a bit forced.

"You like him, don't you" Vivi said after a while. Ryoma, who had stood up and was dusting himself, looked at Vivi with intense eyes.

"So what?" Vivi's facial expression turned dark as she started stepping towards Ryoma.

"Have you… No shame?" Ryoma remained where he was, his eyes fixed on Vivi's. She took out her cell phone and showed it to Ryoma. His eyes widened as realization started to dawn on him.

"This was sent to me by a member of the Fuji Syuusuke Fan Club last Saturday" Vivi said. "it's a video of you two kissing like that… Disgusting" Ryoma's eyes snapped back at vivi's. That day Ryoma never thought that someone from school would see them and was completely carefree. Ryoam couldn't help it, his brain was full of Syuusuke that day 'Tsk! This is what I get for being careless' A sudden image popped in his mind. His stoic captains face staring at him saying "Don't let your guard down!" Only made him feel worse.

"Look, If you promise never to go near Fuji-san again, this here-" The pushed her phone closer to Ryoma's face until it was an intch away though he didn't even flinch. "Will disappear. I will personally make sure this will be erased from existence! What do you say?" Ryoma ignored her and stepped around her. He made one step up the stairs when Vivi said one last thing.

"I wonder how Fuji-san would feel about this…"

"…" Ryoma didn't say anything but he didn't walk away either. Taking this opportunity to deal the final blow to the freshman, Vivi didn't miss a heart beat.

"Stay away from Fuji-san. Don't infect him with your disease, you'll only make him miserable!" She said as cold and cruel as she could. "What would everyone else in school say if they find out about this? Fuji-san will hate you, you know." When she still did not get a response, Vivi smiled victoriously behind Ryoma and patted him on the back "Don't feel bad, its all for the best after all. I mean… You like him, don't you?" Vivi did not wait for a reply this time and she turned and headed down the stairs where a couple of her cronies where waiting.

Fuji hummed as he exited his room. 'Now then, Ryoma should be-'

"Fujikooo! I'm going ahead to save us a seat in the cafeteriaaaa!" yelled Eiji, already running down the hallway.

"Ah! Eiji, I'm not…" But his friend was gone. Sighing, Fuji merely shook his head and smiled. 'Oh, well. I have to find Ryoma first, then we'll head to the roof-' His thought was cut off again when he reached the stairway. Ryoma was leaning against the wall. Fuji could tell from looking at his boyfriends posture that something was wrong.

"Ryoma?" Fuji walked to where Ryoma was. His eyes were downcast and his fists were clenched. Concerned, Fuji reached out a hand but before he could touch Ryoma's shoulders, his hand was swatted away. Surprised, Fuji didn't move.

"Ryoma? What is it? What's wrong?" Ryoma looked up and stared straight into Fuji's open blue eyes. Fuji was taken aback at the emptiness in them. Something was really, really wrong.

"Ne, Fuji-senpai, lets break-up"

"... Why?" Fuji didn't know what else t say, it ws too sudden.

"Two guys dating... Its just too weird" Ryoma said without a trace of emotion in him. That's what hurt the most. Its as if...

"Were you just playing with me Ryoma?" He asked in a quiet voice. Dreading the answer yet he couldn't look away.

"..." When Ryoma didn't answer, Fuji took it as a yes and his heart broke. He mustered every ounce of dignity he had adn placed on his usual cool smile at Ryoma.

"That was a nasty trick you did, Echizen-san. Despite how I feel, for the sake of the team, lets pretend to get along, ne?" Ryoam said nothing as he kept looking straight at Fuji with blank eyes.

"Well then, i'f you'll excuse me" Fuji turned around and left to catch up to Kikumaru in the cafeteria. He reached the table where Kikumaru, Oishi, Kawamura and Tezuka were occupying and sat down next to Eiji. It took about 5 seconds for anyone to notice that Fuji had joined them. The first to notice was Tezuka who greeted the tensai coolly, then the rest tuned to Fuji to say hello. But something was wrong and the rest stopped half way from greeting because at that moment, he had a fierce expression on his face. An expression Fuji had never shown. Not at school nor at home. His eyes were open and you could see clearly the anger in them. Fuji's true feelings. Something he wouldn't normally let anyone see. Worried for their friend, Kikumaru and Oishi started asking Fuji questions wilts Tezuka and Kawamura just kept quiet and observed. Suddenly, after a few minutes, Fuji stood up.

"I'm sorry, Tezuka... I wont be coming to practice this afternoon" He said, waiting for a reply from the captain. Tezuka nodded. Fuji bowed a thanks and turned to leave. Kikumaru looked with worried eyes at his best friend's retreating back.

"Nya, Oishi! what could be wrong with him?"

"I don't know, Eiji... Tezuka?" The mother hen of the team turned to the captain for an answer. Tezuka looked at them with a serious face then looked at Fuji. Maybe when he has calmed down a bit, he could pry some answers. 'To be able to shake the tensai of Seigaku I knew into this state…' Tezuka thought to himself and suppressed a sigh. "This is definitely going to affect the whole team"


Belated Happy Halloween by the way guys!

Thanks so much for reading! Please comment! I love your comments! XD I love u all! XD

I was writing a oneshot for a Halloween special like since a week ago and planned to finish it by the 31st! But I got work to do and just didn't have the energy to finish it when I get home... Uuurgh! the humanity! So cruel! T_T I mean, when I woke up on the 31st, I really screamed… Haha, when I went out of my room, the kid living next door liked at me like I was some kind of a freak. So I did the adult like thing and flipped him of… KIDDING! Haha, as crazy as I am I'd never do that to a kid! I just told him "Happy Halloween and get lost before I drink your blood dry" See? I'm nice aren't I? I even stayed in character XD

To make it up, I plan on making the oneshot special extra extra long so when I do post the "Belated Happy Halloween Special Oneshot" *lmao* my guilt will go away. It also got me thinking that I should do a oneshot special for every special occasion every year! Like for Christmas and new years and valentines and stuff… Whatcha think?

Also i've started writing some other stories too ^_^ Some are from Skip Beat! titled "I. Own. U. " *Kyaaaah! Ren! XDXDXD* and another is gravitation "Sensei is mean!" *Shuishi is MINE! Bwahahaha!* and another story from POT! titled "Kissed by Royalty" *... tsk, fine! I'll share Ryoma and syuusuke with you... but just for a minute!*

I'm not posting them yet though, y? because- O look! a read bug!