CHAPTER 23

The next morning Sei was laying there with his arms stretched thinking how he had gotten into this position. It seems the Ryoma loved to cuddle. Some how he ended on top of Sei with his head on his chest and his legs between the blunettes. So Sei was laying like a star fish, he's mind went to exactly what Shan had set up today. He didn't get much information out of his uncle but so far he knew they where scans of some sort. Letting out a sigh he looked down at the boy who had both his hands clutching his shirt.

It had actually been over an hour and a half since Sei had woken. Even he would of given himself a pat on the back for how still he has managed to be. Finally after another ten minutes he thought it best to wake the boy up. After all it was Sunday and already 9 in the morning. To him this was late. He would of normally woken up at 7 the latest and even then he would of gotten up straight away.

"Ryo-Chan." He said softly and he ran a hand though his hair. He smiled slightly at seeing the boys ears twitch whenever he got to close to them. Hearing a groan as Ryoma told him to let him sleep for at least 5 more hours. Sei chuckled and tried again. "Ryo-Chan I know where Shan hides the ponta." He had thought that work. But hell, in a way just made it worse. Ryoma muttered the word ponta before starting to drool. Sei was now sitting there with a wet patch on his shirt and it was slowly getting larger.

Finally deciding he had enough he sat up and the boy just repositioned himself. Giving up completely he went to the edge of the bed with the boy still in his arms and picked him up as he stood up. He turned to face the bed again and put the boy down when he realized that he was holding onto his shirt. Knowing he was going to get changed anyway his removed it and let the boy continue to hug it. Throwing the covers back over he grabbed some clean clothes before heading to the bathroom to have a shower.

Ryoma heard the shower stopping when he decided to actually become conscious of the world around him. Pulling the blanket off and sitting up given off a yawn. He stretched his arm. He shook his head and scratched behind one of his ears. Looking down he saw Sei shirt and wondered how it got there. Seeing the door opening he turned his attention there and saw the blunette walk in.

"Ah, Ryo-Chan you have returned to the living." The boy gave him a look telling him he didn't understand.

"What do you mean?" Seiichi sat on the edge of the bed and smiled at the boys bed hair.

"Don't worry. It just seems you only want to wake up when you feel like it." The boy still didn't get it so Sei just changed the subject. "What do you want for breakfast? Uncle said we could use what ever we wanted as long as we clean up afterwards."

"Umm, I want a cow." Sei never understood why Ryoma was so determined to eat cow all the time and so he finally asked.

"Why cow? I mean you could say beef. I don't know, you could also say a different foods like chicken or pork." Ryoma smiled slightly which looked like a fond memory appearing.

"Because it was the first thing I ate when Shan found me."

(Flashback)

Ryoma had just been sitting there staring at the people around him. He was on a bed and had the bed covers wrapped around him and over his head. He didn't understand why they where just watching what he does. In the room where Kunikazu Tezuka, Gen'emon Sanada, Shan Yukimura, Keiichi Atobe and his wife Chizu Atobe.

"So this was the only child you where able to find?" Chizu walk up to the boy who began to back away towards the head of the bed. "He doesn't seem that interesting. It's lucky we found him and we said that we would pay for the investigation on the case. But why did you drag me and my husband to see this child. Yes I can tell he traumatised but you could of got help from someone else." Shan stepped forward and went to the boys side. He grabbed the blanket and looked at the Atobe's.

"I'm sorry if we caused you an inconvenience but the reason is this." With that he tugged the sheets off and reviled a boy who was severely under weight. At the moment the boy was naked and you could see single scar going down his front. But the shocker to the Atobe's was the ears and tail that seemed to be wrapping round the boys waist as if to give him comfort.

"What is he?" Keiichi spoke up. "I mean he was human once but is he still... I mean..." He couldn't find the right words and so came up with a better question. "Can he talk?" All eyes looked from him to the boy. Beauty didn't like the looks they where giving him and looked anywhere but them. Shan sat on the bed and the boys attention went to him.

"What's you name?" Shan said slowly hoping to get an answer. The boy didn't say any thing. It was then that his stomach rumbled. "You hungry? Want some food?" He stared at Yukimura and nodded. "What do you want chicken... lamb... beef?" Beauty blinked a couple of times and tilted his head in confusion. Shan understood the unasked question. "Beef is cow." The kid nodded and opened his mouth to speak.

"Cow." Was all he said. You could hear the cracking of his voice. Like he was having a hard time speaking the human tongue and was getting it confused with a sound an animal would make. With a nod from Shan he then asked once again what his name was. "Beauty." They all looked in confusion at the boy. It didn't take long for them to conclude that was not his birth name but one that was given to him. Beauty brought his hand up and rubbed his throat.

"Does it hurt? Do you want some water?" The boy nodded again and a few seconds later was given a glass. At first he didn't drink it. He smelt it and them took a small taster before downing it in one. The elder ones smiled at the boy. "What do you think?" He asked as he turned to the others.

"Shan why don't you care for him?" Gen'emon spoke. " I mean right now he seems to only want to speak to you. Me and Kunikazu can stay here for at least three to four months or so." Chizu sat on the other side of the bed and brought her hand to the boy showing she meant no harm. It was then she caught sight of his back a gasped. Keiichi seeing his wife starting to cry walked up to see what made he go in this state. He stood wide eyed as the boys scarred back came into view. It was infected by who knows what and the open wounds looked painful.

"The boy must be in so much pain? How didn't you notice?" One by one they all inspected the boys back. Shan explained that when he first found the boy he never saw his back properly and it was dark in the lab. Also when he could he covered the boy up with a jacket he had. Once they entered the hotel room the kid ran into the bedroom and hid under the sheets.

Knowing that they couldn't just call anyone. So the Atobe's made a phone call to a doctor they knew lived near by and who was paid by them, while Shan went out to get the beef he promised. About an hour later Beauty was sitting on the end of the bed stuffing his face with as much of the meat as possible while the doctor looked at the boys back. It was when he went to go get some equipment out of his bag and came back with a needle did the boy finally flip out.

(End Flashback)

Shan had come to pick Ryoma up and the boy insisted that Sei came along with them. The boy was nervous. He really wanted to see the Atobe's again. He wanted to also see what kind of person their son was. They use to spend at least a week and a couple of days every month with him when he was in America. It actually made Ryoma realize that now he could go see them when ever he liked. On the way they had stopped at a shop to pick up the boy's tennis shirt for school.

Ryoma knew they had a lot of money but when he say them enter a gate and the mansion came into view he was openly gaping at the place. "Wow." Shan looked in the rear view mirror and smiled. "I wonder how many pontas you could by in exchange for this place." Sei and Shan both laughed at the boy. Shan had drove to the front on the building and told the other two to get out. He handed to keys to the butler and the butler got in the car and drove away to park it.

So Shan lead the way and entered without knocking. Ryoma could only be amazed at the insides. It was incredibly posh. There was a massive staircase that lead up to the second floor and vases with flowers in scattered all over the place. There where so many doors that Ryoma had to reminded himself later to go and explore each one. They where about to head into the first door on their left when a voice from behind caught them off guard.

"And what may I ask are you doing in Ore-Sama's house?"