AN: My spring break is over now.

Chapter 6

Overall, it was turning out to be a really good day. Ryoma and Mieko surprisingly got along… well, more like Mieko didn't get too offended by Ryoma's bratty attitude. They walked around the department store and then ate lunch at McDonalds. By the time they finished eating it was already nearing 3o'clock.

"Hey," Tomo said as they dumped their trays in the trash bins. "Do you think Takeshi and Tezuka sempai are finished studying by now?"

"Yeah, nobody studies this long," Mieko noted.

"I don't really care," Ryoma frowned, reminding everyone that he refused to talk to Tezuka for having "stood him up" earlier.

"Whatever, Ryoma-kun. Unlike you, I'm actually talking to my boyfriend," Tomo reached in her purse for her phone. Unfortunately, she was the type to carry an oversized bag and she had to search hard.

"What makes you think he's talking to you," Ryoma replied.

Tomo stopped searching in her bag a moment and looked up at Ryoma, narrowing her eyes.

"What makes you say that?" Tomo asked, voice a little strained.

"Mada mada dane, Tomo-chan. It's only a joke," Ryoma replied, walking a little ahead of the two girls he was with.

Mieko giggled and Tomo merely muttered, "Idiot." She returned to the search for her phone. She knew she did take Ryoma's joke a little seriously. Ryoma probably didn't realize how much she'd been through in that week, what with Momo's strange behavior and all… But then again, maybe Ryoma DID know. After all, he was Momo's best friend. In fact, if anyone did know what was wrong, it was Ryoma. He knew something she didn't know, Tomo was sure of it.

"Ah, here it is!" Tomo cheered, trying her best to push her relationship troubles out of her mind. She pulled her phone out of her purse and dialed Momo's number.

Ryoma and Mieko stopped walking and the three of them stood to the side of the sidewalk as Tomo placed her call.

"Hello?" Momo asked when he picked up the phone.

"Takeshi-kun---- you finished?" greeted Tomo.

"I suppose," was Momo's reply. "My brain's gonna melt!"

"Is Tezuka-sempai with you too?"

Tomo stuck her tounge out at Ryoma after she asked her question.

"Yeah," Momo answered.

"Awesome. I'm with Ryoma-kun right now! Want us to come over? We could watch a video--"

There was some talking on the other end and then a "Sure. Can we do it at you place?"

Momo didn't like having a lot of friends over when his family was there too.

"Sure, no problem. We'll meet you there. Cya!"

Tomo hung up and smiling happily, turned to Ryoma.

"They're coming to my house now to watch movies."

"I don't care," was Ryoma's only reply.

"Hey Mieko-chan. You want to come too?" Tomo asked the other girl.

"Hehe, no I think I'll go home. I'll be a third wheel anyway," Mieko replied.

Tomo suddenly felt bad for inviting Tezuka and Momo since now that she thought about it, it was really inconsiderate towards Mieko.

"Oops, sorry Mieko-chan!" Tomo gasped. "I didn't mean to--"

"No it's ok! When I get a boyfriend we should do something, ok! I'll cya later. Nice to meet you Ryoma-kun."

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Ryoma and Tomo got to the Osakada house before Momo and Tezuka arrived. Tomo's brothers were in the living room playing video games but otherwise the house seemed to be clean.

"You can sit down, Ryoma-kun. I'll get some snacks," Tomo beamed. She then turned to her brothers. "Oi, you two. Finish up. We're gonna watch a movie."

"Aw, Tomo-chan!" her brothers groaned, but Tomo paid them no mind as she disappeared into the kitchen.

She got some snacks out and some canned drinks. She actually had some grape ponta so she took that out since she knew it was Ryoma's favorite. She got a pineapple one for herself though. When she came back out to the living room her brothers were still playing. She rolled her eyes but decided to let them stay until the others actually arrived.

"What's taking them," Tomo wondered aloud, passing a can of Ponta to Ryoma.

Ryoma took the drink and pulled the tab, shrugging with indifference. Then the bell rang and Tomo went to get it.

It was Momo and Tezuka and so they all settled in the living room. Tomo ordered her brothers to leave, but Momo as usual invited them to stay.

"What's the harm of them watching a movie with us, huh?" Momo asked, opening his soda.

Tomo rolled her eyes and went to put the movie in the DVD player. She started it and then turned to see where she would sit. Tezuka and Ryoma were curled up on the love seat and Momo was wrestling her brothers on the couch.

"Oi! You, move!" she said to her youngest brother, kicking him from his spot beside Momo.

"That's not nice!" Momo said.

The rest of the night passed nicely though. They watched the movie and eventually her brothers left them alone. Ryoma was asleep by the end of the second movie, curled up with his head in Tezuka's lap. Tezuka didn't want to wake him but when he saw the time he thought maybe he should. It was already 7 o clock!

"Ryoma," Tezuka said, shaking his boyfriend.

Tomo got up to take the movie out and put it back in the case and Momo stretched from sitting so long. Ryoma woke up, yawned and stretched his arms out.

"What time is it?" Ryoma asked, looking around.

"Almost 7:15," Tezuka replied.

Ryoma, in mid stretch, gasped softly.

"What? Already? I have to feed Kalpin!"

"I'm sure someone already fed him," Tezuka reasoned with his panicked boyfriend, patting his shoulder.

"Maybe," Ryoma said, leaning back into Tezuka but the worried look never leaving his eye.

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Tomo waved Ryoma and Tezuka off as she stood at the gate. She enjoyed having guest over. It was always really fun. It was really turning out to be a perfect day. Tennis in the morning. Then hanging with Ryoma and Mieko. Then movies with Momo and Ryoma and Tezuka. Then she could hear about Sakuno and Yuuta's date later on tonight. Life was good.

She turned to Momo who was beside her and grinned, but then she noticed he didn't have that same smile on his face.

"Takeshi-kun, what's the matter?" She asked, wrapping her arm around his waist. "Come inside." She detached herself from him and went towards the house.

Momo of course followed but the grave look on his face never left even after Tomo closed the door behind them.

"Hey, What's wrong huh?"

Momo sighed and ran his hand over Tomo's hair, pulling her a little closer and then planting a kiss on the crown of her head.

"Tomo-chan," he began, but there was a hesitancy to his voice.

"Yes?" She asked as she fitted snugly into his embrace.

"Don't you think we've been moving a bit too fast?"

Tomo tensed, and then looked up, shifting in Momo's arms. "What?" she asked.

"I mean… I think-- we were way too young."

"I don't understand." Tomo tried desperately to get an answer out of him. She tried to look in his eyes but he avoided her gaze.

"Maybe we weren't right for each other after all," Momo sighed.

"Do you mean--"

"I think we should break up…"

And Tomo's world stopped.

to be continued...

AN: oh no poor Tomo. But wait until we see the results of Sakuno's date! lulz. i'm evil. thanks for reading. please review