CHAPTER 51
Ryoma had rushed upstairs as soon as the door opened. Running into Mitsu's room and grabbing a clean pair of jeans and another T-shirt. He had wanted to change earlier, but was distracted by the argument that Syu and Mitsu were having.
Down stairs Tezuka had brought Eiji and Oishi into the lounge. "Thanks for doing this." Mitsu spoke when they all sat down. He just needed to wait for Sei to finish getting ready so they could leave.
"Nya, Where is O'chibi?" Just as he said that they heard foot steps racing down stairs.
"I'm here!" Ryoma said happily. His tail was moving in excitement and his ears twitched slightly. He was showing off his canines as he grinned at them.
"Aww, O'chibi this is the first time I've seen you without hiding." Eiji had glomped the boy and started to squeeze the life out of him. Ryoma in a desperation grabbed the red-heads arms and flipped him over onto his back. Ryoma looked wide eyed and was about to get to a safe distance when someone put their arms round his waist and brought him into a hug. Looking up he was met with blue eyes and hair.
"Ryo-Chan, me and Mitsu will be back later along with the others. Be good and please don't break anything else today." He gave the boy a peck on the forehead before going to the door. Mitsu was about to say something to Ryoma when the boy interrupted.
"I'm angry at you." Was all he said before leaving to go find the pack of playing cards he knew Syusuke kept in one of his draws in his room.
Half an hour, Oishi had watch Ryoma destroy Eiji with about eight games of snap. They were sitting on the floor facing each other while Oishi had chosen the sofa. Oishi had to admit he was impressed. Ryoma's reaction time was amazing. He had never seen someone react faster than Eiji. He supposed it was lucky that Ryoma didn't know what betting was, otherwise Eiji would be in a lot of debt by now.
"Snap!" Ryoma yelled as he stood up and jumped up and down. "I win, I win." He chanted. He then pointed down at Eiji. "You lose, you lose." The red-head laid back and pouted.
"O'chibi, you need to give me a chance." He looked at the cat and tilted his head slightly when he saw the boy with big golden sparkle eyes looking at him. "Oishi, O'chibi is trying to cheat with his cute act." Eiji glared at the boy which soon softened when the cat had gone completely silent and was just staring now.
"Hey, Eiji. What's it's like to be kissed on the lips?" The red-head sat up and looked at the 16 year old. "I mean... I'm just curious." Kikumaru was getting taken over more and more by the boy. All he could think was that Ryoma needed to be kept innocent. It was then Oishi spoke.
"Ryoma, what brought this up?" Oishi watched as the cat started to fiddle with his tail. The boy shrugged and shied away slightly. He was embarrassed enough. In his opinion, kissing someone on the lips was meant to be magical and special, but what got him confused was that Mitsu and Sei where going to do it. So he wasn't so sure it could mean all that much. He thought Sei was with Syu after all. "Well then, it depends who you kiss." Ryoma went and sat down on Oishi's lap so he could listen.
Oishi had be surprised that the boy would just do that, but never the less wrapped his arms round Ryoma's waist and was about to carry on explaining when Eiji started to complain. "Nya, that's not fair. Why does he get to sit on your lap?" The cat smiled and stuck his tongue out. The red-head went over and sat to Oishi's side. "Neh, Oishi. Does O'chibi mean like the difference between kissing a boy and a girl?" Ryoma's head snapped up and looked at Oishi wide eyed.
"What! There's a difference?" Oishi was gaping at Eiji. Wondering what possessed him to say something like that. He knew Ryoma could take everything that's explained to him seriously. In fact Tezuka had told him about the boy taking a joke to the extreme. He couldn't answer because he knew what ever he was going to say wouldn't be what the boy expected. No in fact it was much worse, Eiji answered.
"Nya, O'chibi, of course there is a difference. I've kissed both." Ryoma looked at Eiji in amazement. As if the red-head had just told the boy he was the creator of the universe. "When kissing girls it soft and sweet. You can hold them in your arms and they just fit." Oishi really wanted to stop the other. What he was saying was in someway true, but at the same time a load of crap. Two guys could also be like that not just a male and female. What Oishi found amazing was the Eiji carried on. "Two guys is filled with passion and your running your hands though their hair and pulling at it trying to get more." The red-head was standing on the sofa waving his arms around in excitement. "Then you tear each others clothes off in the heat of it all." Well if Oishi was unsure whether Eiji was straight or not, this had just answered his question.
Ryoma carried on nodding and listening to all the information he was being given. The vice captain of Seigaku's tennis team could only pray that the boy would not take any of this to heart which would be very unlikely. "Eiji... Kiss me." Ryoma leaned towards Eiji trying to capture his lips.
It took less than a second for him to stand up and shoot to the other side of the room. "Hold it O'chibi. You need to do it with someone who is important to you." Ryoma paused for a second.
"But you said you're my brother. Doesn't that mean you're important to me?"
The next day was school and Sei had got a phone call from the headmaster of Seigaku the day before asking about teaching Ryoma. Sei had asked doctor Oishi and he had agreed as long as he takes breaks and doesn't stress himself out. Tanaka had contacted his school as well and got permission from them saying that as long as Seiichi completes his school work it'll be fine.
Last night Ryoma had slept with Keigo, but that wasn't the biggest surprise they had. Ryoma started to call him Kei. When they asked, he said it was short for king, which was short for monkey king. Not only that, but Ryoma had also told them that he wasn't talking to Syu or Mitsu at the moment because he was still angry at them.
After the kiss talk with Eiji and Oishi he had come to the decision to try it out. He wanted to try kissing a girl for himself to see if Eiji was being accurate or not. So as soon as him, Sei, Syu and Mitsu had entered the school he had ran off to go find the girl him and the red-head talked about yesterday. Meanwhile Syu had shown Sei to the principles office and Mitsu went to go sort the tennis team out for morning practice.
Ryoma searched the school and eventually found her. She was with her loud friend. Ryoma walked up behind them and waited till they noticed him. It didn't take long for Tomoko to turn round. "Ah, Ryoma-Sama! What are you doing here?" She looked wide eyed and happy that her prince finally wanted to talk.
"Ano, Ryo... Ryoma. Hi." Sakuno spoke and then blushed. Ryoma watched her for a second going back to the conversation yesterday with Kikumaru telling him to try this girl since apparently she like him. He still didn't get how though.
"Hmmm..." Both girls watched as Ryoma went closer to Sakuno making her go even more red. "Kiss me." Was all it took for the shy girl to have steam coming out her ears before fainting. Tomoko stood there gaping like a fish. "What did I do?" Ryoma asked as he tilted his head slightly. The loud one for once was lost for words. She had also now turned red. Ryoma not getting it shrugged it off and walked away without a care in the world and just thinking that girls were weird.
"Ryoma-Sama come back!" Tomoko called as she tried to lift her friend to take her to the nurse. Ryoma looked back and shook his head.
Ryoma didn't turn up for morning practice much to both Mitsu and Syu surprise. He had in fact walked around the school until giving up and going to meet with Sei at the principles office. He walked in without knocking and saw both of them standing side by side at the desk going over what work he wants Ryoma to learn.
"Ah, Ryoma." The cat waved his hand and slumped on the sofa. "So you and Sei will be doing the work in the library in the morning and after lunch you can come here to sleep. Sei can sit at my desk and do his school work then. Is that alright with you?" Ryoma nodded and frowned. "Is something wrong?" The boy looked at the two watching him and replied.
"Are girls meant to faint when I ask them to kiss me?" Tanaka was about to answer when Yukimura cut in.
"What! Who gave you the idea to kiss someone?" He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Not only that, but it was a girl he ask. He just needed to hope someone gave him the idea and he was doing it based on them and not if he truly liked this girl and wanted her.