Disclaimer: Yes. No. Maybe. You can't prove anything. I plead the Second. And the Fifth. Peace! I'm out

AN: Can anyone guess the surprise at the end of this chapter?

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What Ichigo really loved about having Kishu, Pai and Taruto gone, other then the fact that perv Kishu wasn't around anymore, was that she could rejoin the gymnastics team. She came to practice after school and was welcomed back with open arms.

"Ichigo-san! How wonderful it will be to perform with you again!"

"Yeah! We make a whole team again!"

"Let's go pull out the mats!"

"I'll get the tools!"

AN: Okay so I forgot how many of them there were. Let's just say each one talked once.

Once they had finished all the preparations and donned their leotards the now complete gymnastics club started their routines. Ichigo decided to try her hand at the ribbon. Unfortunately for her, her skills had diminished; almost to the same point as when she first started. Meaning she tied herself up with her ribbon. Unknown to her however, Masaya had come to watch her practice. He chuckled silently as he watched his oft times clumsy girlfriend. Her old skill was quickly coming back; she was already doing a floor routine with a ball. The other girls applauded, happy to know Ichigo hadn't gotten too out of the swing of things. Once the practice session ended the girls began to put away their gear.

"Hey Ichigo, I think someone's here to see you"

"Huh? Who could-"

A confused Ichigo turned and caught sight of Masaya.

"Eep! Masaya! When did you get here?"

"Well I-"

Before Masaya could continue the gymnastics girls crowded behind Ichigo.

"So it's 'Masaya' now is it?"

"Last time it was still 'Aoyama-kun'"

Masaya chuckled at the scene. Ichigo was spazzing as her friends teased her about being really close to him.

'Any more and her ears will come out'

"If I may borrow my girlfriend for a moment?"

The still giggling gymnasts left for the locker room. Ichigo took a deep breath to calm herself down.

"I've always thought you were really cute in that leotard"

"Arigatou Masaya. Did we agree to meet today? Oh no! I didn't forget anything did I?"

"Relax Ichigo. I just came here because I felt like it"

Masaya wrapped his arms around her waist. Ichigo responded by snuggling close to him. She was blushing, not used to doing something so forward outside a locked room or equally private place.

"Masaya, you didn't come here just to talk did you?"

"I always like talking to you Ichigo. But you're right, I was thinking of something more than that"

Ichigo giggled as she drew a circle on his chest.

"And what might that something be?"

Masaya leaned in only to be interrupted by the rest of the gymnastics club exiting the locker room and snickering at the two. They soon left, leaving the young couple in the gym alone.

"Mou! If they're so interested in romance they should go get their own boyfriends!"

"You know Ichigo, that's the first time you ever admitted that I'm your boyfriend"

Masaya smiled at her. Ichigo returned the smile. Not wanting to repeat the earlier interruption, Ichigo takes Masaya by the hand and leads him into the girls' locker room. She stopped by her locker.

"We should.. I mean no one should interrupt us here for a while"

"You're being rather forward aren't you Ichigo? What would your mother say?"

"Masaya! What? You-"

"Joudan"

Kissing Ichigo silenced any angry retort she had.

"You're so cute Ichigo"

"Masaya-baka. You shouldn't tease me so much"

"But if I didn't then I wouldn't get to see your cat ears"

"Hentai. Wanting my ears out for that"

Masaya kisses her again. A giggling Ichigo breaks the kiss when he starts tickling her.

"Masaya! Hahahaha! Yamate!"

"Hmm. No. Your laugh is too cute"

"Hahahaha! Meanine! Hahahaha!"

Ichigo turned her back to Masaya to try and get away. Not letting her escape Masaya stopped tickling her sides and pulled her close. He softly rubbed her stomach making Ichigo purr. Leaning in close he kissed the back of her neck.

"Do you know what your purring does to me?"

Pushing her rear into his crotch Ichigo giggled.

"Why don't you show me?"

"With pleasure"

Masaya started licking and biting Ichigo's neck as he brushed his hands over her breasts. He squeezed them gently before letting one trail down. Ichigo trembled as Masaya's fingers slowly worked their way under her leotard and into her folds. Pulling away from him Ichigo opened her locker. She reached into her bag and pulled out a small square package.

"Masaya, I want you to… I mean if we aren't careful I might… "

"I understand Ichigo. I don't mind wearing one"

Masaya takes to condom and opens it. Ichigo bends over, pushing her bottom out. Masaya undoes his pants and puts on the condom.

"Are you ready Ichigo?"

"Hai"

The sound of the doors opening heralded the coming of the volleyball team. Without thinking Ichigo shoved Masaya in side her locker and slammed it shut.

"Momomiya-san? Didn't practice for the gymnastics team end a while ago?"

With much nervous chuckling Ichigo waved it off.

"I just stayed to…er... take a shower! That's right I came back to take a shower! So I'm gonna go do that. Right now"

Ichigo scampered off leaving the volleyball team to their own devices. Back inside Ichigo's locker Masaya was cramped and rather irritated.

'That's it. I'm springing for a love hotel next time. No more getting almost caught at school'

nihongo no jishio: Japanese dictionary

Arigatou: thank you

Mou: female expression of exasperation

yamate: stop

joudan: joke/ joking