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Morning Surprise

Chapter II

Ritsuka glared at the man.

"What do you want?" he asked.

Soubi was silent for a few seconds before speaking. "I…I'm sorry." he said finally. "You're not mad at me, are you?"

What a stupid question. Soubi thought. Of course he's mad at me, and he has every right to be.

"What's there to be mad about?" the boy asked, turning his back to Soubi. "It was Kio's fault."

Ritsuka had surprised himself with his words. Soubi was surprised as well. But from the way the boy was acting, he wasn't sure whether or not it was true.

He went and sat in front of Ritsuka. "You're lying."

Ritsuka sighed and turned away. He was about to speak when he heard someone yell from behind him.

"RITSUKA-KUUUUUNNN!!!!!"

He winced as the scream reached his ears and turned around. Yuiko was standing there. She looked like she was about to cry.

"Hey, Yuiko." he said as she ran over.

The girl looked hysterical. The fact he knew Yuiko loved him as more than a friend made him feel a bit bad that she was seeing him like this, but it couldn't be helped.

"Ritsuka-kun! What happened? Why are your ears gone?!" Yuiko was sobbing uncontrollably now.

Ritsuka quickly looked over at Soubi, who stayed silent. He didn't want to interfere with anything by saying something stupid.

"I was drunk and I was at Soubi's house. Things just kinda…happened." he said after a few minutes.

After about five minutes of crying, Yuiko calmed down enough to talk. "I'm sorry, Ritsuka-kun! I should have helped you get home! I didn't know you were that drunk!"

Ritsuka blinked. Was she really blaming herself for what happened? He figured she'd been crying because she was jealous.

At that moment, Soubi stood up.

"Hey, where are you going?" Ritsuka asked, temporarily ignoring Yuiko. "I still wanna talk to you!"

"We can talk later." Soubi said. "Right now you should talk with your friends."

He looked at him apologetically before walking off. Ritsuka watched him leave before turning back to Yuiko.

"Yuiko, it's not your fault." he patted her on the back.

"But, I could've done something to stop it!"

"No, it's not." Ritsuka repeated. "You had nothing to do with it at all."

Yuiko calmed down after another minute or two. "Still…I just feel like it was my fault…"

The two were silent for a while, but Yuiko finally broke the silence.

"You know, I tried to get Yayoi-san to come, too. He said he wasn't feeling well, though. I wonder what happened."

Ritsuka looked over at her. "Maybe he was just tired?"

He sighed. He really wished Soubi hadn't walked off. Soubi was the one he mostly needed to talk to right now, and he couldn't do it if he wasn't there. But with Yuiko there, he knew it'd be a while before he even got the chance to see Soubi, and he knew he definitely couldn't go home. It was bad enough he hadn't went home last night. Who knows what would happen if he went home without his ears?

"Hey, if he's sick, why don't we drop by his house and see how he's doing?" he asked.

Yuiko looked a bit surprised at first, then smiled and nodded. They didn't talk much on the way there. The girl attempted at light conversation, but Ritsuka only gave short answers.

"Did…you and Soubi-san get into a fight?" she asked hesitantly.

"No."

"Are you mad at him?"

"No."

Halfway there, Ritsuka stopped. He wasn't so sure he wanted to go to Yayoi's house after all. How could he sit around and talk to his friends when Soubi was the one he really needed to talk to?

Without a word, he turned around and ran in the direction of Soubi's house, leaving Yuiko standing there, alone and confused. He could hear her calling after him, but he didn't stop running. She wouldn't be able to catch up to him anyway; he was too fast.

When he was completely out of sight, he stopped for a moment to take his breath. Hearing his phone ring, he pulled it out and saw the red light flashing. He quickly answered it.

"Soubi!" he exclaimed. However, it wasn't Soubi on the other line.

"Aoyagi-kun! Get over to your boyfriend's house now! We have serious problems ove— HEY, GIVE THAT BACK!!"

He could hear yelling in the background as someone pulled the phone away from Yayoi's mouth. Whoever had taken it hung up the phone before he could say anything.

What's Yayoi-san doing at Soubi's house? he wondered, beginning to run again.

Whatever it was, one thing was for sure: this morning was just full of surprises.

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A/N: Whee! Thanks for all the comments, faving, and stuff guys! I actually meant to put this chapter up two days ago, but I kept forgetting. Sorry this one's so short! It was originally longer, but it was getting a bit too long and I decided that it didn't work out as well, and it came out shorter. Next chapter WILL be up this week. I promise! And anyone who guesses why Yayoi is at Soubi's house gets a cookie!