A/N: First and most importantly: I'M SOOOOO SORRY THAT IT TOOK ME SO LONG! I had to finish my profilepaper (about genetics, quite interesting) and between everything I had started writing on this chapter on my mums laptop. I use an USB to save my files. But I think you've guessed by now; I lost that USB. Not only did I lose my stories, but also a lot of my summaries of schoolwork.
Currently I've almost cought up with every thing, but that put my story writing on a hold for some time.
I think I can go update a little bit quicker from now on, but I can't make promises. After all I'm taking my finals this year, so I will be quite busy.

One last thing before we move on: how long this will take and sometimes how long the breaks between chapters willl be, it won't mean that it's on hiatus. At least not until I officially anounce it as such.

Warnings: None of what so fricking ever.
Pairings: ex-perfect, newly-weds!Imperial and future!MaruiFuji

Chapter 06

At the same time in Kanagawa the phone rang at the residence of the Kirihara's. Akaya jumped from the stairs to reach for the phone.

"Moshi moshi, Kirihara residence". He knew he was shouting, but he was quite exited, because he had just managed to get a new record on his favourite racing game.

"Ah, Kirihara-san", the voice on the other side of the commented. You could hear a slight wince in his voice. "It's Marui-san, Bunta's mother. I was wondering if you could tell me where my son is? You see, he didn't come home this evening and he also didn't leave a massage." A bit of worry seeped through her polite replay.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you Marui-san, but Marui-kun isn't at my place". He could hear the women sigh over the line.

"But now I think about it. He had some kind of fight with Niou-senpai today. He had told us that Marui-kun was planning to go to Tokyo. Apparently he didn't like it that Niou told everyone. He just stormed off and I haven't seen him since". Kirihara was quiet for moment. Then suddenly perked up again.

"You don't think something bad happened to him, do you? I mean that would be horrible. If that's the case, then we should alarm the police and call for a search party." Kirihara was starting to ramble. He knew he wouldn't live if something would happen to his Marui. Well maybe not his right now, but he was sure that someday it would all turn out alright.

"Calm down Kirihara-san. I'm sure everything is fine with him", she said, but she didn't sound convinced. "I will call Niou-san, to ask for more details. Arigatou Kirihara-san." If it was a face to face conversation, she would have bowed deeply.

Kirihara hear a click which indicated that the conversation was over. He put the phone down and leaned against the wall. His exited mood of moments ago had completely vanished. Parts of his conversation with Marui's mother swirled through his mind. Marui, his Marui, hadn't returned home after his little trip to Tokyo.

What if something bad happened, like he was hit by a car or something. That he would be in coma and lost his memory and thereby the memories of his friends?

What if someone kidnapped him and would ask so much money as a ransom that they couldn't pay for it and they would kill him?

What if he indeed ended up at Seigaku and he decided to stay there. That he would switch schools?

What if he indeed found that… that… 'thing' of a Fuji Syuusuke. And what if they fell madly in love? He would lose the person he loved most in the world right now.

Kirihara shook his head fervently. He knew that he was thinking nonsense, but he couldn't help it. He didn't want to lose him, not before he had made sure Marui knew how he felt about him.

He headed to the kitchen to grab something to eat. He needed something to distract him from his thoughts.

A telephone rang somewhere. Twice, trice, maybe even longer. The sound echoed through the almost empty house. It held just the right atmosphere for a horror movie. It went quiet again.

Up on the first floor a door opened and a boy appeared in the doorway. A towel was wrapped around his waist and his silver-white hair was dripping with water. Obviously this boy had just taken an shower. Grumbling and muttering he made his way to his room to get some clothes. He might be the only one at home and therefore could just do about anything he wanted, but that didn't mean he went around butt-naked.

"That blasted phone. Can't they just pick out a more decent time to call." It was almost eleven o'clock and he had just been in the middle of a most wonderful shower (just get your imagination flowing). But he had to cut it short, because of that damn phone. Not only had he been too late to grab it, before it went on answering machine, but he also started to shiver from the cold. He really needed his PJ's.

He had just finished putting the trousers on, when the phone rang again. 'Well they really are persistent'. He casually walked to the table and picked up the phone. He recognized the caller ID immediately.

"Well, what does he want at this ungodly hour. Perhaps he got rejected and wants too pour out his soul. Uhg… I hope not."

"Moshi moshi, Niou here".

"Ah Niou-san. It's Marui-san.", the women on the other end of the line politely answered. "Okay… didn't see that one coming. Well, how are you Marui-san?".

Niou was stunned, he had expected a call from Marui to at least tell him how much he hated him. He did that a lot, most of the time h didn't mean it and Niou was used to it by now. They were best friends after all and how many times Marui would yell at him, they would always make it up to each other, one way or another. Most of the time it involved a trip to the candy store.

But now the one that called wasn't his best friend, but his best friend's mother. Somehow he dreaded the thing she sure was going to tell him.

"I'm fine, arigatou, Niou-san. But I would like to know if you could tell me where my son is. He hasn't showed up yet, he hasn't called and he isn't staying at a friend's house. I called them all, you can check".

'Marui didn't show up?'

'Marui hadn't called home?'

"I heard you two had a little argument after practice today, Kirihara-san told me. He also said that you had said he would be going to Tokyo. Is that true?"

Her words didn't register in his mind. The only thing he could think about was that if he hadn't teased him today with his little crush, Marui wouldn't have turned off his cell phone. Then they could have called him.

"Niou-san? Niou-san? Can you hear me?". Marui's mother called over the phone, but Niou wasn't there anymore. They moment the conclusion of his actions had registered in his mind he had dropped the phone on the table, ran to his room to get some clothes and then left the house. He liked teasing the redhead, but right now he just felt guilty. He only hoped he could catch the last bus, otherwise he would have to think of another way to get to Tokyo.

A/N Sorry if I've made Niou a bit to OOC, but I wanted him to be a bit worried and blaming himself for Marui gone missing. But don't worry, he will have his personality back in no-time. I think ^_^"

R&R