The day after Ryuko's battle with Nui she had been in bed all day not bothering to get changed or even get up to eat. This little depression did not go unnoticed by everyone. They were all concerned for her. All she had done since the fight was sit her shared room and stare at Senketsu.

"Hey Ryuko-chan you okay?" [Name] asked as he entered the room.

"Yeah I'm fine." Ryuko responded. [Name] could tell she was troubled even if she wasn't lying to him.

[Name] then took a seat next to her and she readjusted to where her head was using his legs as a pillow. "You know you don't have to hide your feelings from me. I want to help you any way I can." He said as he started to pet her head. The only response he received this time was a slight "uh-huh".

Several minutes passed before anything was said "So what to talk about it?" [Name] asked as he continued to pet her head. A stern "No" was all he received he got the message she would talk about it when she was ready. "You want me to leave?" [Name] asked looking down at the girl.

The room was silent for a minute and [Name] was about to leave until he felt the form that was Ryuko snuggle closer to him. "Please don't leave." This made the male stop in his tracks as he felt a smile tug at his lips. "If you want me to stay then I gladly will." [Name] stated as he resumed his earlier actions.

They laid like this for several minutes before Mako came into the room and some boy who had way to much energy came into the room. "Ryuko you need to put on Senketsu again." He yelled out.

"What? Why?" Ryuko asked sitting up from [Name]'s lap.

"Yeah why? what's going on?" [Name] asked as he heard Hideo stir from within the ring.

"I got a bad feeling about this guy." Hideo said as he looked at the male in front of them from the plane he was on.

'I think you are just being paranoid now.' [Name] thought as he got a sweat drop above his head.

"Listen Satsuki is planning something big and you are the only one who can stop her." He said as he began to rabble on about how he was kicked off the campus.

'Jeez does this guy not know how to shut up or is he just that dense?' [Name] thought as he looked at him.

"Yeah he doesn't exactly scream dangerous." Hideo said as he began to relaxed.

'See you where just being paranoid after all.' [Name] said as he looked at to the ceiling.

"Maybe you're right but I still can't shake this bad feeling." Hideo said as he let out a sigh.

'Whatever just don't go accusing people before you even know what's going on.' [Name] thought as he watched Ryuko kick the boy out of the house.

"I know but this feeling it's just so . . . familiar." Hideo aid as he clenched his stomach.

'Familiar?' [Name] questioned as he got up.

"Yeah I can't really describe it but I just feel like we've seen him somewhere before." Hideo said as the doorbell started to ring.

When [Name] went to the front door he saw a small metal box with a note on the front of it. He picked up the box and started to read the note.

Dear [Name]

You know sometimes you really can be an idiot. I don't know what you did to the steam dragon knuckles but they were in terrible shape. I was able to fix the gloves but next time be for carful somehow part of the Banshi was destroyed we were able to fix it and replace the Banshi but damn it man learn to use these for carefully.

P.S. I haven't gotten word from the others in case you were wondering.

Sincerely yours: Zero

[Name] chuckled to himself before he crumbled up the note and opened the box to reveal the glove he had sent to the his friend to look as good before it was broken. "Zero you really are a genius." [Name] stated as he picked up the glove and put it to his other. Then slide both into his pocket.

[Name] then went back to the room where he found Ryuko eating some of his mothers food. He then looked into the other room to notice that it was full of butter for whatever reason. He then noticed that this butter was moving that itself wasn't a bad thing but it had eyes. No wait it had two sets of eyes.

"What the?" [Name] stated as he looked in the next room.

"Oh hi [Name]-kun don't mind them." Ryuko said as she made her way over to [Name].

"Them?" [Name] asked as he rose one of his eyebrows.

"Yes [Name] your father and your little brother." The mother in the room said as he shut the slide open window.

"You know what I'm not even going to ask how much sugar you put in whatever you gave them." [Name] said as he made his way over to Ryuko once more.

"Right well Ryuko feeling any better?" [Name] said as he walked over with a smile on his face.

"Yeah a bit thanks for asking." Ryuko said as she looked at [Name]

"Well I'll be going then I need to turn your father and brother back into people." The mother figure stated as she left the room.

"Glad to see you doing better." [Name] stated as he looked over at her.

[Name] took a seat on his bed as he looked at Ryuko eating some of Sukuyo's famous croquettes. He was about to start a mental conversation with Hideo but as soon as he said something Ryuko spoke up.

"Hey [Name]-kun." Ryuko said looking at said male.

"Yeah Ryuko-chan?" [Name] asked looking at her.

She then held out the plate full of Croquettes. "Would you mind feeding me?" She asked looking at the male.

"Not at all." He stated as he walked over to her bed and started to feed her the food she had presented him. In was silent for a couple of minutes before anyone had spoken.

"You know I really am glad to see you getting better." [Name] said as he looked at the girl he was feeding.

"I sure you are." Ryuko said as she looked at him.

"So why haven't you been wearing senketsu lately?" He suddenly asked.

She stopped eating and curled up next to him. "Do you really have to ask?" she asked as she looked at [Name]

"A guess not but that's still no reason to not wear Senketsu you don't need to be afraid of him." [Name] stated as he looked at the girl.

"I'm not scared of him." Ryuko said as she looked at [Name].

"Then what's holding you back?" [Name] asked as he looked at Ryuko.

"I'm afraid of . . . myself." Ryuko stated as she looked at him.

"Come again." [Name] stated as he looked at her. She then got closer to [Name] and snuggled her head into his chest.

"I'm scared I'll lose control again. I don't want that. If I lose control again I might not be able to stop myself from hurting you or Mako next time. I don't want to hurt those who are close to me." She said as she felt [NAme] rub her back.

"Don't worry Ryuko-chan it wasn't your fault. I think anyone else would have reacted the same way you did in that situation. I know I would have just next time you meet her try to stay calm okay." [Name] said as he looked at her in this situation. He may not have been in this situation before but he was a man after all and when a girl a man cares about is in front of them crying their are only so many reactions one has. Most of them coming from the protective instinct everyone has.

"Thanks [Name]-kun you know you are the best boyfriend I could ever ask for." This made [Name] blush sure he and Ryuko were now dating but something just didn't feel right about the way she said that.

'[Name] I feel a little bad for you.' Hideo said within his prison in the form of a ring.

'Why's that Hideo?' [Name] mentally asked as he felt Ryuko kiss him this kiss was a lot more heated than the others however. For the main reason their tongues got involved this time. First meeting in the center and then the two mouth components began to do the Tango in their confined space.

'The reason I say this is because in her voice just now me being an angel and all I can tell certain things like which of the seven deadly sins dominate a person.' Hideo stated as the two separated for air a thin silver line of saliva still connecting them.

'Yeah Now hurry up and tell me what your getting at. I'm kind of in the middle of something.' [Name] thought as they began their earlier activity.

"Well most of the time what dominates her is her wrath and for you it's your pride. For your father and brother gluttony and for your sister Mako it is her greed. But at this moment in time Ryuko's dominate sin is not her Wrath. It is something a little more . . . Adventurous." Hideo said as he watched the scene before him unfold.

'Well then what is so different that it would put you on high alert?' [Name] asked as he and Ryuko once again separate Ryuko then started to lean closer to his ear.

"Well what is dominating her at the moment is her. . . well you'll find out in a little bit." Hideo said as he let Ryuko finish what Hideo had started to say. When she was close to [Name]'s ear she once again spoke.

"You know [Name] I never did collect what you promised me if I beat the elite four." Ryuko said in a very hungry voice.

'It's her lust at the moment isn't it?' [Name] thought as he felt Ryuko's hands slip under his shirt and start to rub his very well developed eight pack.

"That is my friend so do me a big favor." Hideo said within his prison.

'What might that be?' [Name] thought as Ryuko started to straddle him.

"Well as you know I can see what's going on when you have on the decay metal ring." Hideo started.

"Mind if I collect my reward now?" Ryuko asked as she looked down at the male underneath her.

"Not at all Ryuko-chan." [Name] said aloud as he leaned up to kiss the form that was on top of him. 'Damn it Hideo tell me what it is you want already.' [Name] thought a bit agitated

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TAKE OFF THE RING AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT SO I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THIS." Hideo pleaded.