It is now the fifth day and all the HTT members have resumed their daily school schedule…The only problem is…RYU FINDS OUT THAT HE ONLY HAS UNTIL 4:00PM TO HAVE MIO RETURN HIS FEELINGS OR ELSE HE'LL BE SENT TO THE NEXT WORLD! AHHH! Enjoy! ;b
11:52 am
It was third period and Ryu is seen sitting at his desk staring out into space, thinking back to the events that had occurred the night before.
Flash back
10:30 pm
"Bye, Ryu-chan! Mio-chan! See you at school tomorrow". Yui waves her arms wildly in the air.
"Walk home safely, you two!",
"Please take it easy, Mio sempai, Ryu-sempai."
"We'll be seeing you at school." Ui gives a gentle smile.
And the four were gone, leaving the shy, raven haired girl and the energetic, sandy haired male standing on the side walk.
"well, then…shall we get going?" Mrs. Akiyama says from inside a car that was parked in front of the two teens.
"H-Hai…" Ryu nervously responds. "Sorry for the trouble." *bows*
"Hahaha~ What are you saying? You're the one that saved my dear daughter's life~! I think you've earned yourself a ride." Mrs. Akiyama winks, making Ryu blush a little.
They both get into the car and sat in silence for about ten minutes until they had reached the Tainaka's residence.
"Were here!" Mrs. Akiyama states, stopping the car.
"Huh? Um…Akiyama-san? This uh…my apartment is further down this way." Putting on a confused face, Ryu points his figure further down the road to indicate where his apartment was.
"Hm? Oh, i'm sorry, Ryu-kun~ I forgot to tell you that Mrs. Tainaka had asked to bring you over and have you stay with them for a while."
"Ha? A-ano…"
"What's this? Do you not like them?"
"I-It's not that! I-I…I really 'like' them…but…why?"
Mio interrupts. "You didn't hear? Apparently, your apartment was burned down."
"WHAT?" Ryu snaps his head towards Mio in utter shock. "Wh-wha- H-How?"
*Mio sweat drops* "What do you mean how? They were playing it on the TV in the hospital."
(Apparently, Ryu was too busy focusing on…a certain raven haired girl at the time. ;b)
"Barbecue." Mrs. Akiyama says bluntly."Someone's barbecue went wrong and 'Bwoosh!' The whole thing went up in smokes!"
*sweat drop*
"*sigh* I guess I have no choice…Ryu steps out of the car, and bows to Mrs. Akiyama, thanking her for the then turns his attention to Mio.
She smiles.
He smiles.
"See you tomorrow at school."
"…yeah."
The only sound that could be heard was the car's engine still running…until it was interrupted by a "snort". It was Mrs. Akiyama.
"tee hee~ You guys can go and kiss each other if you want~ I won't look~"
*BLUSH*
"M-MAMMA!" Mio franticly grabs her mother's seat and begins to shake it. Mrs. Akiyama continues laughing, while Ryu was too embarrassed to do or say anything.
"Ha ha! See you soon, Ryu-kun! Take care of my daughter for me~!"
"Mamma!~"
Ryu could only nod and watch the car drive back down the road. Mio's cries of embarrassment fades away as the car disappears into the night.
Ryu turns around and heads to the door to ring the door bell, but before he could, the front door of the house swings open and Mrs. Tainaka is seen running towards him.
"Ryu-kun! Thank goodness you're all right!"
"Kaa-cha- uh I mean, Tainaka-san. I'm sorry about all the trouble" *bows*
" Ryu-kun~" Mrs. Tainaka lifts Ryu's head so that they were both at eye level. She gives him a motherly smile. "Ritsu…"
"?" Ryu's eyes widen in shock.
"…It really is you…isn't it?" Tears start to form in her golden eyes, as her arms slowly begin to wrap around the drummer's neck. Ryu doesn't move, not even a flinch.
"Heh…You're probably wondering 'How', right? *sniff*" Her grip tightens ever so slightly. "A mother knows her child better than you may think. *sniff*"
"…Kaa-chan…" Ryu returns his mother's embrace.
"*sniff* *sob*…Even as a boy, you still act the same way, don't you? Ha ha *sniff* what am I going to do with you? Now I have to go out and buy some new clothes. We can't have you wear your fathers clothes, now can we?" She backs away to meet Ryu's teary face."Tee-hee. Boys can cry too, huh Ritsu?"
"K-Kaa-chan" At this point, Ryu is overwhelmed with joy. Joy that he doesn't have to lie to his family anymore, and finally call his mother…'mother' once again.
"Welcome home…"
"…I'm home…" tears start spilling down Ryu's cheek, as he embraces his 'kaa-chan' once again.
"Come on…Tou-san and Satoshi are waiting for you."
"They know?"
"hmm...kinda." *grin*
"Ha ha ha. What's that supposed to mean?"
The two head inside, and what awaited them was a feast laid out on the kitchen table, and Mr. Tainaka and Satoshi waiting for them. They ate, laughed, and cried tears of joy. They were finally back together again…although not in the same way…but they were together…They were a family.
Ryu told them about the Angel; the deal and the incident at the hospital. And although they didn't believe it at first, If their daughter could come back to life as a male, then the possibility of the whole 'deal with the angel' story shouldn't be too far from reality.
After dinner and some TV, it was time to go to bed.
"Sorry, Ryu. Looks like you'll have to wear tou-chan's again tonight."
"It's fine, Kaa-chan. I'm just happy to be home." Ryu turns to his mother, who was standing at the door way.
"…So are we, Ryu. And I thank the God that brought our family back together. Goodnight."
"Goodnight…" Ryu climbs into his bed as Mrs. Tainaka turns off the light and closes the door.
"…Nee….uh. Or I guess, I should call you 'Nii-chan' now, huh?"
It was Satoshi, his voice could be heard through the walls.
"mmm…Satoshi .Is something wrong?"
"I-It's nothing…Just…It's good to have you back…Even if you are a guy now…You're still pretty much the same…I guess."
"pfft~ 'You guess, huh?"
"Welcome back…Nii-chan…Goodnight."
"Goodnight…Satoshi."
Then all fell silent. Ryu was now in a deep sleep…until a certain voice started to ring inside his head.
"Ryu-kun~~~~"
Ryu turns in his covers, trying to ignore the voice.
"Ryu-kuuuuun~!" Ryu abruptly sits up in his bed and throws his pillow it into the face of an old man standing next to him.
"THE HELL DO YOU WANT, OLD MAN? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS?" Ryu whispers loudly.
"Ow, ow~ again with the face, Ryu? Such bad manners."
"Coming from an old man sneaking into kid's bedrooms…what are you? A pedophile? Or a creeper?"
"H-How rude! I Am an ANGEL! A holy being!"
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever…anyway, what are you doing here this time?"
"*ahem* Yes…about that…" The old man's face becomes serious. "Tomorrow is the fifth day, Ryu".
"…I know...so?"
"You have until four o-clock." The old man says, holding up four fingers.
"….okay…goodnight" Ryu commences covering himself in the warm blankets.
"Ah! That's it? No reaction? Nothing?...*sigh* how boring".
"Shut up and let me sleep. With all this time limits, I think I'd be used to them by now…don't you think? It'll be fine."
"Hmmm…okay, okay. Well then, This might be the last time we see each other…So, Goodnight and good luck." And just like that, the angel disappears from the room.
"…what an annoying angel…." Ryu drifts back into a peaceful slumber…
End of Flash back
11:55 am
*sigh*
"Hm? What's wrong, Ryu-chan? Are you not feeling well?" Yui asks, leaning on Ryu's desk.
"Oh, I'm fine, Yui. Just tired."
"Hmm…You look like a raccoon (referring to the dark lines under his eyes). May be you should go to the infirmary?"
"R-Raccoon?" *sweat drop* "R-Really, I'm fine. So don't-"
"You should go, Ryu."
"…Mio?"
"You've been through a lot, you should rest."
"So have you, Mio." Ryu smiles, causing Mio to turn away so as not to show her flushed face.
"B-baka~ I'm not like you!"
"Ha? What's that supposed to mean?" Ryu's eyebrows rise in puzzlement.
"It- uh- That is!- I'm going to my seat!" Mio stomps away, her face now being the color of a stop sign.
"Heh heh~ Mio-chan's embarrassed."
"Ha ha~" Ryu laughs nervously.
"Get in your seats! Class is about to start." The teacher bellows from the front desk.
"HAI~" Everyone responds and scrambles to their seats.
12:00 am
"….Four more hours…"
Sorry about not having a lot happen in this chapter…But I kinda wanted to get all this out of the way so I could think of what to do next. Thanks so much for reading and please R&R~! *Bows*
EXTRA:
Ryu: HUH? WE didn't hear about this! What's with this 'Extra'?
Wing: Tee hee~ Sorry, i just wanted to give readers um...something 'special'. ;b
Ryu: Don't make that face at me! How the heck is this supposed to be 'Special' if we haven't even prepared for anything?
Ritsu: Ma ma ma~ Just improvise or something like that.
Ryu: R-Ritsu? Why are you here? Weren't you supposed to be in some other fan fic by now? Your role is over in this story.
Ritsu: What, I can't come over to say hi to Wing and my dude counter part?
Ryu: 'D-Dude Counter Part?" *sweat drop*
Wing: Ha ha ha~ This is fun!
Ryu: AHH~! I just don't know anymore.
Ritsu: Hm? What's wrong Ryu? Don't you like working with Mio?
Ryu: *blush* Th-that is-! I mean-!
Wing: Ara~? Has Ryu fallen for Mio in real life?~
Ryu: Ch-Chigau!I-I-! It's all professional! *EXTREME BLUSH*
Wing/Ritsu: Sure sure~ Anyway, thanks for all the support thus far in this series! *bows*
Ryu: Listen to me!~