CHAPTER 131

The game ended with Seigaku winning 6-4. As soon as the referee called out the score, every Seigaku student present cheered as they all ran onto the court. The cat sat down, crossed legs and his head went forward as he nodded off into a peaceful sleep.

As everyone gathered round to congratulate the boy they all stopped when they realized the cat was not even paying attention. All of them went quiet only for the occasional whisper from a few Seigaku girls about how adorable Ryoma looked.

Having enough of others comments, Syu walked over and crouched down in front of the cat. He placed his hand under Ryoma's chin and lifted the boy's head.

"Ryo-Chan..." The tensai whispered. Hearing a small sigh from the boy as he slowly opened his golden eyes. Syu smiled when he realized Ryoma was having trouble trying to keep them open. "Come on. I'll carry you." The cat let off a small thanks as he wrapped his arms round the others neck as he was lifted off the ground.

Eiji smiled as he went behind Syu to see the boy's sleeping face. "O'chibi." The red-head whispered as he poked Ryoma's cheek. "O'chibi is so cute." In return he was met with a single golden eye opening, before Ryoma tried to swipe at Eiji for disturbing his sleep.

"Go away. Crazy cat person." Ryoma mumbled as he squeezed his arms and legs round Fuji tighter. He then went to rubbing his face in the crook of the others neck, before going limp again.

"Eijiko, maybe you should leave him." Syu turned to face the red-head. "Ryo-Chan will wake up when he wants to." He watched in amusement as his friend pouted and folded his arms.

"Nya, how can O'chibi call me a crazy cat person. He's the one with..." Suddenly feeling a hand on his shoulder, Eiji turned to see a smiling blunette and immediately kept his mouth shut.

All tennis teams lined up across the court waiting for the announcement on where they came in the tournament. Syu stood behind Oishi still holding Ryoma. Fudomine had managed to just make it back in time to see the results. "The winners are Seishun Gakuen high school. Runner up is Yamabuki high school. 3rd place, Ginka high school. 4th place, Fudomine high school and fifth place is the team that won the consolation. Hyotei high school."

"I'm home!" Syu called as him, Sei and Mitsu along with a still sleeping Ryoma went into the house. Only silence greeted them. The tensai wondered to the kitchen and found a note on the table telling him that the boy's things had been dropped off earlier and that both his mother and sister had gone shopping after being warned about Ryoma's appetite. Syu pulled out a chair with his foot as he slumped down into it. His arms were now aching from carrying the cat for just more than an hour. "My arms feel like lead."

"I did say we could as Kei for a lift." Mitsu said as he sat on the opposite side of the table to Syu. The Seigaku captain leaned his elbow on the table and used his hand as a support for holding his head, while he stared at the soft smile Syu had gotten on his face when Ryoma rubbed his face against the tensai shoulder.

Sei entered the kitchen after he went upstairs putting Ryoma's tennis things in Syu room. "Syu, Ryo-Chan need a bath tonight. Please, no sexual harassment." Sei placed his hands on the back of the chair that Mitsu was sitting on and leaned forward. "We'll see you on Monday. Oh, and don't forget to tell us all the embarrassing thing Ryo-Chan reveals to your family." With that the two left.

As soon as Syu heard the front door shut, he stood and went upstairs. Placing the boy on his bed, the tensai went a grabbed a t-shirt from one of his draws. Going back over, he made sure to keep Ryoma in a sitting position as he unclipped the hood and pulled the shirt over the cat's head, before replacing it with the one he had gotten a second ago. Syu went to pulling off the cat's shoes and throwing them on the floor. Gently he laying Ryoma down so the boy's head touched the pillow, lifting his hips so he could tug down the others trousers getting them off completely.

Syu's face went a deep shade of red as he stared down at the boy fast asleep on his bed. Ryoma's hands were raised above his head. The shirt half-way up his chest showing the boys stomach and his legs slightly parted and bent as his tail went in-between them letting the tip of it twitch slightly. Syu couldn't tear his eyes away. Shirt, boxers, tail, ears and skin. 'And Sei expects me not to try anything? This could be harder than I originally thought and no one's here to stop me.' Slowly his hand lowered, using a feather light touch, the tensai started at Ryoma's left knee and let his hand drift up until it was inches from the spot he really wanted to stroke. 'Why do I torture myself?' Rubbing the inside of the cat's thigh with the back of his hand, Syu could feel himself getting too tempted.

"Maybe just one touch. It's covered, so it's not like I'm doing anything wrong..." Syu muttered to himself as he convinced himself into doing it. Swallowing, only to realize his mouth was dry, he let out a breath as his hand moved north. 'Just a touch. A single touch.'

'But will I stop at just one touch? Can I stop?' His fingers were less than a centimetre away from their destination. 'I want to taint him.' Just as he was about to close the gap he heard the front door slam shut and some calling.

"Brother! Are you here?" His hand flew back against his chest as if he was a little kid getting caught stealing from the cookie jar. Looking around wide-eyed, he unconsciously ran a hand though his hair, before looking down and smiling at Ryoma.

"How the hell am I meant to give you a bath later if I'm already this tempted?" Grabbing the duvet cover he threw it over the cat covering him completely, before leaving the room as fast as he could. As he walked down the stairs, Syu could feel that the rest of the weekend wasn't going to be as simple as he hoped. It wasn't just because he had no one to watch him to make sure he wouldn't try anything funny with Ryoma. It was the fact that Yuuta hadn't come home alone. Standing next to him was Mizuki.

"What are you doing here?" Syu put on his best fake smile and directed it towards the manager of St. Rudolph, causing his little brother to shiver in fear of his friends sanity.

"Mum said he could come over and sleep here. Seeing as I'm not staying in the dorms this weekend." Yuuta watched as his brothers smile got even bigger (if that is possible) as he tried to conceal his annoyance at the situation.

"I also heard Ryoma Echizen is staying round as well. What a coincidence." Mizuki smirked back at the tensai.

"Leave Ryo-Chan alone and don't enter my bedroom." Syu grabbed Yuuta's arm and pulled him towards the lounge, closing the door behind them. "How did he find out?"

"I let it slip." His younger brother said. "It was an accident. I told Mizuki that I was coming home for the weekend and he asked why. I didn't answer and in the end I just blurted out that it was because you and Ryoma were here after he wouldn't let it drop. I'm sorry."

"It's fine." 'You did stop me from playing with Ryo-Chan's body. Sei would have killed me if he found out what I was about to do.' Syu thought the last part as he looked to his brother knowing the other genuinely felt guilty about it. "It just means Ryo will have to wear his hood. I thought if it was just us, mum and Yumiko he might have felt more comfortable in showing his appearance." Frowning Syu went over to the door and opened it, only for Mizuki to fall on to his stomach.

"Hehe," He scratched his head as he pushed himself up off the floor. "So where am I sleeping?"

"Outside and I hope you catch something." Syu glared and grabbed the remote for the TV, before sitting down on the sofa choosing to ignore the so-called guest.