Upon seeing that, Takano smiled fondly at the scene. Gently lifting Ritsu's body on his, he enveloped him into a princess hold, before kicking open the door and walking out of the rest room. Ignoring the weird and starstruck looks of the passerbys he passed by, Takano simply focused on the angel he held in his arms. Cherishing every single moment he had to admire the tranquil look he wore, the way his body snuggled up to his and how drool came out of his mouth, Takano's smile retained its gentleness, at least until Ritsu woke up.

Walking half way to the office, Takano felt something stirring. Looking down, he saw his uke stir gently before grasping onto his shirt and murmuring, ' M-Masamune-kun…' sweetly and lovingly.

Takano's idea of waking him up the moment he reached the office died down immediately. With such a gentle smile and sweet voice, how could he even bear to? Making a pit stop at the office, Takano popped his head in and informed them that he would be sending Ritsu home.

When Kisa asked, ' Why?'

Takano struggled, creasing his eyebrows a little , before saying, ' He has a fever,' his smirk wider as he continued, ' In fact, he may be as sick to the point where he could be unable to come for work tomorrow.'

Everyone grew more worried, and began hounding Takano with questions regarding their friend's health. However, Takano managed to reassure them and soon, he was on his way to his mode of transport.

Plopping Ritsu in on the left hand side of his car, Takano hurried over to his side and turned on his ignition. Once again smiling fondly at him, Takano began his drive to his apartment.

However, halfway through the journey, he began hearing whimpers. Startled, Takano glanced to where the source of whimpers was coming from. His eyes widened as his gaze slowly slid up to Ritsu's face. Alarmed, he pulled over and began shaking Ritsu gently.

However, when he heard, ' Senpai..? Masamune-kun? ..don't leave..'

Takano lost all of his self control. He hugged Ritsu fiercely, pouring kisses and hugs mercilessly, until Ritsu finally woke up.

In the beginning, Ritsu's first reaction when he woke up was to wrap his arms around Takano's middle, breathing in his scent and slowly lessening his violent shudders from before. However, after the initial shock had worn off, Ritsu hurriedly tried to separate from the hug. However, Takano wouldn't have any of that. He squeezed Ritsu even more tightly and backed him to the car door.

Upon feeling his struggles lessen, Takano finally let go. Brushing a few strands of his bangs from his head, Takano asked gently, ' Are you okay? What happened?'

Ritsu, initially having devised an escape plan, quickly went down the drain after hearing Takano's worried voice. Instead, he looked to the side, a stream of red coating his cheeks as he mumbled, ' Nothing.' To Takano.

'Nonsense,' Takano chastised, he breathed in deeply before saying, ' Look, if you don't want to tell me what happened, there's only two ways we can go through this.' He raised up one finger to signify the first point, ' Number one, we can talk about this amicably, or, ' He raised up another finger for the other point, ' I could force it out of you. Now, which do you choose?'

At this point, Ritsu's hand was desperately searching for the door handle behind his back as he stuttered out, ' R-really, it's n-nothing.'

Noticing, his movement, Takano quickly grasped his hands and placed it above Ritsu's head. His gaze penetrating Ritsu's emerald orbs, his voice turning to that of a vunerable and young teenager, he said, ' Please tell me. I don't care even if it's simply a monster nightmare… I just want you to talk to me.' His voice broke at the last word.

Tears filling up Ritsu's eyes, he once again looked to the side, feeling his heart clench at his lover's hurt tone. He sighed, before nodding his head.

Letting go of his hands, Takano waited patiently for him to begin.

' Well… um…actually, it's… ano… I-I'm not ready to tell you yet.' Ritsu finally confessed, feeling his cheeks burn up at the sheer embarrassment which were his feelings.

Expecting Takano to be angry, he turned his head to the side and waited for the disappointment to set in on his face. However, instead of that, Takano sighed before ruffling his hair.

' Well, I'm actually disappointed that you didn't tell me. However, as you said you weren't ready yet, it simply means that I have to wait for you to be ready right?' voice emitting out confidence, Takano continued, ' So, I'll wait. No matter what, I'm sure you will tell me, okay?'

Upon hearing it, Ritsu felt his heart skip a beat. Nodding his head in reply, Takano smiled before driving off.

A/N: Oh noes! I know I said 5-6 days, but I guess it's taken me sorta like 2 weeks to update? I'm so friggin sorry! Also, I think I made Takano too OOC this chapter, I'm so sorry! But, if you're here and reading this, and not blaming me at all, I'd like to say thank you so very much! Aaand if you review, I'll seriously cuddle you and love you oh so very much! *Smiles*