Ritsuka and Soubi were returning home when the boy suddenly stopped. He had a strange feeling, his ears turned back and his tail curled on his left leg. He did not heard Soubi calling him, it seemed like the neko fall in his own world. Ritsuka turned away and walked a few steps until he saw another neko, the one from his dreams. Seimei. He was alone, just like in his dream, this neko did not seem to have a master.

Ritsuka felt a warm hand on his shoulder and he returned to reality. He blinked and looked up at his confused friend.

"Ritsuka? Are you alright?"

The boy was looking for the other neko, but he had simply dissappeared. Did he really saw what he thought he saw? Maybe it was his imagination, maybe he was sick. He looked down at his camera, he should have photographed the man.

"Ritsuka?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, I thought I saw someone."

Soubi took his hand firmly, causing his heart to skip a beat. The blonde smirked. When he looked up, his gaze met the image of the bookshop.

"You enjoy reading, isn't it?" Soubi said smiling. He didn't wait for the boy's answer, but pulled him in the shop.

Ritsuka had never seen so many books before, it was Heaven. He didn't know where to start, but then he realised that Soubi walked away searching for a book somewhere in the back. The boy ran to his friend, but Soubi ignored him and continued to skim some pages from a big purple book. His ears fell. Did he do something wrong? The neko squirmed.

"Go find something you like..." Soubi said.

Something he liked... He had to prefer some kind of book than another, right? But he remembered just the novels which he had read since he was in Soubi's custody. It was going to be hard to choose just one out of hundreds...

...One hour later, Ritsuka was more confused and unsure than he was when he first stepped into the shop. He had a lot of books (about to 12) from which he could not choose just one... and Soubi was still refusing to help him. It would had been so comfortable if he had a master to choose for him and control his life. He closed his eyes and picked a random book from his pile, then he opened his eyes to see what he got. It was an adventure novel which told the story of a poor neko who wanted to find his younger sister whom had been captured by pirates when they were children. 'It sounds interesting, but...' he thought looking at the rest of the books.

Soubi smirked knewing it was going to be the boy's first choice in his life. It was kind of funny, but on the other hand the book he would choose and the way he was going to do that would tell a lot about him.

After a while, Ritsuka returned to his friend with a large psychology book. The boy seemed nervous, maybe a little scared.

"Are you...?"

"Please don't ask." Ritsuka said. No, he was not sure, but he felt some strange attraction from that book.

Ritsuka followed Soubi in a room he had not entered before. It was really small with just a bed and a wardrobe and it felt like nobody lived there for a long time.

"This should be your bedroom." Soubi said. "It isn't done, but I think you'll prefer this place rather than the living room."

The boy couldn't believe his ears. "This is my room?" he asked suspiciously, maybe he misheard things.

"Yes. It is." Soubi kissed his forehead, the boy made a shower and his hair smelled like green apples. "You smell good."

Ritsuka threw his arms around the man's neck. "Thank you! I had never had a room of mine."

Soubi smirked and left the room.

I am sorry it took me so long to finish this chapter, but school started. Anyway I'll try to write one chapter per week. Thank you!