CHAPTER 104

Both Syu and Sei couldn't decided what was most worrying. The fact that Keigo had chosen to miss school saying he was in too much pain to move and had gone back home to sleep or when they went to the tennis courts to see Ryoma talking to some of the other regulars, but he was glowing.

"You don't think Mitsu's already taken his innocence do you?" Syu whispered to Sei as they watched the boy for a bit longer. It was when they heard Mitsu's voice telling Syu that he was late and to do 10 laps did Sei laugh. The blunette went over to join the Seigaku captain as he watch the tensai trying to run round and to not show how much pain he was in. Sei smirked when he saw the small makings of a smile on Mitsu's lips.

"How did it go with Ryo-Chan?" Hearing a grunt in reply Sei frowned. "How is that an answer? Did you two do anything. The kids glowing like he has just lost his virginity or something." Sei sighed as he looked back to Syu. "You know that's harsh making him run laps considering you know exactly what happened last night."

"True, but he was still late to practice. Have you seen Gen and Kei?" Sei rolled his eyes at the change of subject.

"Yeah, we had breakfast together this morning. Kei decided to go home and grab some more sleep. Something about Gen running him into the ground." Mitsu suddenly looked at Sei.

"So he's asleep in his own bed... At home." Just as the blunette was about to answer, Mitsu's phone went off indicating that he has a new message. Grabbing his phone he read what was sent before turning back to Sei.

"I need to phone Kei. Can you tell Oishi to take over?"

Half hour later Ryoma and Sei were sitting in the library working on some word problems. Sei wasn't really helping the boy, he was more staring wondering if the cat was going to tell him anything about what happened to him and Mitsu last night.

"Ryo-Chan, did you tell him?" The cat gave the blunette a blank look wondering what he was talking about. "You know Mitsu. Did you tell him how much you love him?" Ryoma brought his feet up onto the chair and rubbed his face into his knees giving Sei a small 'yeah'. Grinning the Rikkaidai captain folded his arms placing them on the table and rested his head on them, looking to the side to watched more of the cat's reactions. "What did he say?"

"He said he loves me too." Ryoma went all goosy, which only caused the blunette to look even more lovingly at the boy. "Then he kissed me." He watch as the cat carried on thinking back to the event when the boy suddenly froze. Thinking it was a flashback Sei sat up and touched the boy's arm in concern.

"Ryo-Chan." He watched as the boy bit his bottom lip.

"Seiichi, Me and Mitsu forgot to clean Kei's bed." The boy stood and was about to charge out of the room when he felt arms round him.

"You know Mitsu already contacted Kei about what ever happened." He watched as the boy relaxed. "Did Mitsu take your virginity?" Sei let the boy turn to face him.

"No, we didn't make love. Something happened and it just ended up at the time being on Kei's bed. Nothing too bad... I think." The blunette smiled.

"You know Ryo-Chan, me and you are dating now in some weird way." The boy looked to the other not looking please at the statement. "Because you're with Mitsu and Mitsu is also with me along with Syu, Kei and Gen." Sei gave the boy his most dazzling smile. "So me and you are together."

"No way." The cat made an 'X' with his arms. "I'm with Mitsu, not you."

"So you're telling me that you don't like me? That you want me to go?" Sei sniffed pretending to be upset. "I should just leave then." The blunette let his had droop down and he shuffled slowly to the door. "On my own. With no one to tell me that I'm loved." He looked back to see Ryoma just standing there watching him like some sort of live movie. "Goodbye Ryo-Chan, if I don't see you again remember to behave yourself."

Rolling his eyes the cat walked over. After he had seen Sei do this one too many times to make him give in he found out it was easier to play along. Grabbing the blunette hand Ryoma looked into the others eyes. "But Seiichi, if you go who will I share all my secrets with?"

"Then call me Sei from now on." His head now held high as he looked down at the boy. "And Syu and Gen by there nicknames too and call Mitsu with Chan on the end. I've always wanted to see how he would react to that."

As the school day ended and club activities started Ryoma ran to the courts as soon as he had changed in Sumire's office. As soon an he spotted Mitsu he ran up, crashing into his back and hugging his waist.

"I missed you." Mitsu moved his body round so he was facing the boy giving him a pat on the head. "What did Kei say?" Pausing in thought the captain looked round to see some of the team staring at them. Shouting for everyone to do 20 laps he then spoke to the boy.

"As an apology all six of us are going to a café after club activities. It's one of Kei's favourites so it should cheer him up and make him forget about the incident."

"What happen? All I got told from Sei was that you and Kei talked and that was it." The boy tilted his head to the side as he looked to Mitsu with worry. "Am I in trouble?"

"No, I think he was more surprised when he put his head on the pillow to go to sleep." He said with a hint of amusement in his voice. "Anyway you have 20 laps to run." Letting go of Mitsu's waist Ryoma sped off. Sighing Mitsu watched as the cat ran past all the others. He knew he should of made him run more laps then the rest of them.

As the club finished Ryoma had helped Arai and Katou put the tennis balls away. They all were going round a corner of the school building when Ryoma paused and smelt the air.

"I smell smoke." Without saying anymore he put the box of tennis balls on the ground and turned in the direction of the smell. He followed his nose as Aria shouted at him to get back and help, but soon gave up and opted to follow the cat instead.

It was when they came across a tree in the school grounds did Ryoma stop at point telling them that the person leaning on the tree was the culprit. Arai wasted no time in grabbing the strangers arm and yelling at him for smoking in the school and to get he hell out of there. Ryoma felt a growl creep up his throat. Without even seeing the guys face he could tell he was a threat.

When the guy turned to face Arai he glared. "Who do you think you're giving orders too?" Before punching him in the face. Katou stood there frozen in fear. He wasn't sure from what though. After all Ryoma was growling and the last time that happen the boy had tried to nearly rip someone's arms off for getting on his wrong side and then there was the threat right in front of him of Jin Akutsu.

Katou watched as Akutsu once again kicked Arai. That seemed to of done it for the cat. The boy leaped onto the silver head bring him to the floor. Roaring, Ryoma's hands wrapped round the other throat as he pressed down harder on the wind pipe with his two thumbs.

Arai slowly got on all fours as he looked at the cat in shock. "Echizen, stop you're going to kill him." Akutsu using both his hand and feet pushed the cat of with as much force as he could. Sending Ryoma across the floor. The cat's arms slide across the rough surface of the floor and he bounced back up in a crouched position on all fours.

Chocking, Akutsu looked up about to shout at the kid when he froze with his mouth hanging open. He was shocked. There on Ryoma's head were two cat ears.