Masamune walked so he was toe-to-toe with the leader of the group of guys that thought they could put their hands on Ritsu. Masamune was a good head taller than all of them and didn't feel threatened in the slightest by their glares. "Why don't you stay out of this punk" One of the guys sneered

"Ritsu," Masamune called keeping eye contact with the boy. Ritsu stepped around the boy to hide behind Masamune. Ritsu jumped when Takafumi rested a hand on her shoulder

"Are you okay?" Takafumi asked

"I am, thank you" Ritsu smiled shakily. Masamune was about to turn and leave with Ritsu and Takafumi when the other guy swung

"How dear you ignore me you piece of shit!" The guy would have got Masamune in the jaw if it weren't for the fact that the angered man had caught it.

"Shit heads like you don't deserve my time so that fact that you wasted Ritsu's with your shitty attempts to get her attention really pisses me off so I will ignore you if I damn well please" the raven-haired man snarled bending back the guys fist as he all but crushed it in his hand.

Ritsu would have felt touched at the statement if it weren't for the fact Masamune could get into serious trouble. "M-Masa-kun that's enough" Ritsu pleaded grasping the back of his shirt but Masamune didn't let up "Masa-kun! It's not worth getting in trouble for" She cried getting in between her fiancée and the guy. Flicking his gaze to Ritsu's pleading ones Masamune released the guy's fist and went to walk away when the guy stupidly spoke up

"That's right, listen to your bitch" The guy sneered. Masamune froze mid step

"Say that again" Masamune challenged.

"That's right. Go run away with the tail between your legs with your little bitch" the guy dared. Masamune snarled and socked the guy right in the jaw knocking him off his feet

"Say what you want about me but I will skin you alive if you spout that sort of bullshit about Ritsu again"

"Masa-kun, just leave it be… please" Ritsu begged, Takafumi hugged her comfortingly out of harm's way. Masamune glared down at the guy before grasping Ritsu's hand and dragged her off. Takafumi sent them a scathing glare for kicking the guy square in the balls

"Idiots" she scoffed before she turned and left. Meanwhile Masamune was storming down the street towards their home until Ritsu dug in her heels.

Masamune stopped and looked at his lover with a confused scowl when Ritsu gave him a worried smile "You… You said you would take me somewhere" Ritsu coaxed and all the anger and rage just left his body letting him relax.

Masamune walked over and rested his forehead on her shoulder "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, Masa-kun and… um… I don't know her name… but you both came to my rescue so I'm fine" Ritsu smiled

"I'll always come to your rescue Ritsu" Masamune huffed

"Who was that girl anyway?" Ritsu asked curiously

"I think her name was Yokozawa or something" Masamune shrugged "She helped me get rid of these annoying girls by pretending she knew you" Masamune threaded his fingers with hers "Where do you wanna go?"

"How about we just go home and cuddle and watch movies? I've had enough excitement for today" Ritsu smiled continuing home.

"Sounds good to me" Masamune smiled.

Takano Masamune

It had been a week since then and Ritsu and Masamune were finishing up their dinner when Ritsu kept giggling at texts she had been receiving since she got home and Masamune was starting to get curious. So, when one such text came up Masamune snatched her phone away from her. "Hey!" Ritsu laughed.

"Who are you texting?" He said scanning the text. Seeing that it was only Yokozawa he started scrolling through the messages before pausing "Hey! Why is she sending you pictures of me sleeping in class!" Masamune protested

"Because I didn't believe her the first time she said you fell asleep in class and it was so cute I asked her to take as many as she could for me" Ritsu giggled

Exiting out of her messages he found that one of the pictures was her screen saver and he groaned. Ritsu giggled blushing cutely "You need a better screen saver"

"But it's Masa-kun's cute sleeping face" Ritsu protested. Masamune pulled Ritsu into their room pushing her down onto the bed "M-Masa-kun-!" Masamune collapsed beside her pulling her in so she was snuggled close to him before raising her phone, curious Ritsu's eyes followed to find he was taking a picture.

"Smile Ritsu" Masamune coaxed and Ritsu smiled brightly giggling manically as she made the peace sign. Once Masamune took the picture, he set it as her screen saver "Which is better?"

Ritsu snatched her phone holding it to her chest with a blush "This one" She murmured.

Takano Masamune

Masamune sat in class again eyes closed as he waited for the boring lessons to end when he felt a shift beside him "You send anymore to Ritsu and I swear to god I will take a whole bunch of you and send them to your boyfriend when you get one"

Takafumi jumped at his sudden threat "How'd you find out?"

"Ritsu kept giggling at her phone naturally I'm going to get curious" Masamune hummed

"So you stole her phone" Takafumi stated rather than asked

"Not even sorry" Masamune grinned.

"Of course you aren't" Takafumi shrugged "But are you really going to deny your darling Ritsu your sleeping face?" Takafumi teased

"She can see the real thing whenever she likes, why would she need photos?" Masamune groused.

"I see no harm in wanting a memory of it" Takafumi shrugged. "Besides once she has them I delete them so all-in-all she's the only one who has them."

Masamune settled into a more relaxed position "Suppose so" Masamune was about to drift off when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. Sneakily he pulled it out and read the message from his fiancée

"To make it fair, An-chan got a photo of me sleeping in class too" attached was a photo of Ritsu with her head on the desk fast asleep and he smiled before another text came through "I love you"

Masamune quickly replied with a stupid grin on his face "I love you too, Ritsu"