So here's the new chapter and whatnot. Thank you guys for following this story (again).

Chapter 8:

Tezuka returned home at about eight that night. He was tired and he just wanted to sleep but unfortunately his stomach had other plans. He wandered into the kitchen and saw a note for him on the fridge. His grandfather was out with his old geezer friends and his parents went out on a week long vacation suddenly. He rolled his eyes, knowing that his father just wanted to have his mother in bed with him for a week without worrying over anything. He opened the fridge and saw his mother had fixed him enough food to last the whole week. She even sorted it by the mealtime.

He picked out the one that said 'today's dinner' and heated it up. He opened the fridge once more to get some juice and saw that there was none. He opened the pantry looking for juice. Nothing was here. He went into the cabinets and cupboards and found nothing. Finally, he returned to the fridge and swung it open. The note fell off and revealed there was more writing.

I know you're looking for the juice. Your father bought you some and is keeping it in the garage fridge.

Silly boy

Love Mom

Tezuka (though he would never admit this) pouted and went into the garage and pulled out a case of juice. He brought it into the kitchen and stored it away in the fridge. He took a bottle and grabbed his now hot food and trekked into the living room, turning the TV on in the process.

It was a nice night without having to deal with his parents or grandfather for once. He finished up and went to his backpack, deciding to complete his homework. He worked quickly with the silent atmosphere, only getting distracted once when a show he liked started. He finished and continued to watch the show peacefully. He looked at the clock and saw that it was nearly eleven. He decided he could make it to midnight before going upstairs.

He ended up falling asleep on the couch.

Ryoma got out of bed, eyes half opened, and stumbled her way into the kitchen with her cell phone in hand. She grabbed a can of Ponta and made her way towards the front door, feet clad in her house slippers (which were Happy Bunny). She trekked half an hour before finding herself in a cluster of bushes. She blinked and realized that she was not in her bed. She was near a window and she climbed through the bushes and saw Tezuka sleeping on the couch. She looked around and whimpered.

She felt her phone in her pocket and picked it up, calling her boyfriend. She saw Tezuka move as soon as the phone began to ring.

"Hello?" He said, voice deep with sleep.

"Open the door."

Tezuka sat up, eyes wide. "Are you here?"

"Apparently, I sleep-walked here. Can you let me in?" Tezuka looked around and saw Ryoma about to move near the front door. She stopped when she saw him approaching the window. He opened it and hung up, pocketing the device, before lifting her effortlessly and carried her in.

Ryoma smiled up at him and wrapped her legs around his waist. Tezuka rolled his eyes with a huff and supported her with one arm while he closed the window.

"I had a dream I was walking here…I didn't know I actually was," she grinned up at him.

"It's too late to send you back home," Tezuka sighed. "Come on," he hoisted her up a bit higher.

"We are we going?"

"I'm going to bed, we have school tomorrow."

He carried her upstairs and he changed into his pajamas. Ryoma watched him change, blush covering her face.

"Kunimitsu," she hissed. "You can't do that!"

"It's not like you haven't seen it before."

"Still!" She choked. Tezuka actually laughed at her and climbed into bed on the other side, closer to the wall. She lay down and buried her face into his chest. "We should set an early alarm so we can go to my house to change."

Tezuka nodded, reaching for his alarm clock and setting an early alarm. The two went to sleep with Tezuka's strong arms wrapped around Ryoma.

Ryoma woke up to Tezuka's alarm blaring angrily. It was five in the morning and he had set an alarm for four. She looked at the clock before screaming.

"KUNIMITSU! WAKE UP! WE'RE LATE! SHIT!" Tezuka jumped and woke up, rubbing his eyes.

"What?"

"We have to go! Now! Practice is at six!" Ryoma put her slippers on. Tezuka looked at the clock before grabbing his glasses.

"I need to change," he said, reaching for his uniform. Ryoma growled.

"Change at my house! Let's go!" She shoved his uniform into his tennis bag and she slung it onto her back. Tezuka grabbed his backpack and his sneakers downstairs and put them on. They ran to the backyard and Tezuka got onto his bike. Ryoma put herself on the extensions on the back wheel and the two set off towards the Echizen house. Many of the people they passed looked on in bewilderment at the two kids. Ryoma, in her boy shorts and too big tee, and Tezuka, in only his basketball shorts, made quite a sight as they zoomed through the streets.

Rinko was panicking as the family looked for Ryoma.

"Where did she go?" She yelled anxiously.

Ryuu came up to her, "She's probably at the temple! I'll look there!" He ran outside and up to the temple, hoping his sister had sleepwalked her way up there.

"RYUU!" Rinko screamed. Ryuu ran back to the house and saw Tezuka and Ryoma in the hall.

"What are you doing here?" He asked. "And where have you been, Ryoma?"

"Sleepwalking," she answered. "I was sleepwalking and I ended up at his house but it was already like two in the morning. We woke up late and biked here."

"You two didn't even change," Nanako snickered as she looked at the scantily clad Tezuka. The boy had the decency to blush and looked away.

"Is it alright if I changed here?"

"Of course honey. Nanako, show him to the bathroom please. You can also shower if you'd like, Nanako will show you where everything is." Tezuka nodded and stood up and followed her.

"Usu," Ryoma made her way upstairs. "I'm going to our bathroom." She ran up and grabbed her things to shower and change.

"Hurry up!" Rinko called after her. The matriarch shook her head. Nanako returned.

"Ryoma's boyfriend is very attractive, Auntie. Did you see those abs?" She whispered as they set to work on breakfast and lunch. They would be preparing more than normal with Tezuka there. They finished both meals by the time they all returned, clean and in uniform.

"Thank you for your hospitality, I hope I'm not inconveniencing you."

"Oh Kunimitsu, don't worry," Rinko grabbed his cheek gently and pinched it a little before kissing it. "Now eat. You three don't have much time."

The three students ate quickly and grabbed their lunches. Ryoma hopped onto Tezuka's bike and Ryuu hopped onto his. Tezuka kicked off and the two sped to school. They arrived as the last three.

"Eh, Ochibi-chan! Ochibi-kun!" Eiji ran over to them. "What're you two doing with buchou so early?"

Tezuka brushed passed him with his belongings. "Hurry up, we're late."

The three changed quickly and made their way onto the courts with Sumire smirking at them.

"Rinko called me while you three were getting ready to say that you were going to be late. I'm surprised you made this early actually."

The three blushed but nodded, beginning warm ups.

"So," Ryuu was explaining to the Regulars at lunch, "At some point last night, this chick here starts sleepwalking and she walked ALL the way to Tezuka's house. It's like three in the morning so Tezuka was like 'sleep here' and they set an alarm but still woke up late!" Everyone laughed as Tezuka and Ryoma glared at the boys. "Meanwhile, at our house, we're going crazy looking for her. This wasn't the first time she's done it. So, I go to the temple to see if she went up there and I hear mom screaming. I go back into the house and I see Ryoma in her skimpy pajamas and Tezuka in just basketball shorts!" Everyone broke out into a chorus of stomach-gripping laughter. "And we all had to shower really quickly and change so we could get here on time."

"I would have loved to see Tezuka riding a bike like a madman!" Momo laughed. Kaidoh was laughing next to him and they fell against each other.

"His hair was wild too!" Ryuu exclaimed. "It was all pushed back like this!" He pushed his hair back. "Ryo should have had a mouthful of hair!" They began to roar again.

"I think we're missing the most important part of the story here!" Fuji called everyone to order. They looked at him curiously. "The most important part is that Tezuka and Echizen-chan slept together last night, wearing only shorts and a large tee!"

Catcalls and whistles began to erupt as everyone 'oohed' and 'awed'. Tezuka was bright red and Ryoma's face was buried into Tezuka's side.

"URUSAI!" Tezuka shouted. Everyone quieted immediately, jaws closing with a click. "Discuss something that is not us." The conversation turned to other topics, such as the upcoming matches, but everyone still snickered at the blushes that covered the couple's faces.

At the end of lunch, Ryoma stood up and looked everyone in the eye. "If I hear a single word of this morning from someone that's not here, in the circle at this exact moment, I will castrate you and shove a branch up your ass." She hissed and the boys nodded nervously.

"Scary," Inui noted after she left for class.

Tezuka should not have been surprised when Ryoma started knocking on the window in the living room. He sighed, putting his glasses on and stumbling his way to the window. It was the first night of the long weekend so Tezuka, personally, had no qualms about her staying her. His parents were another story though.

"Up," he instructed and picked her up, swinging her inside. She laughed nervously.

"This habit is getting troublesome." She sat on the couch and held her arms out to Tezuka. "I'm going back to sleep." Tezuka rolled his eyes but sat on the couch as well, drawing her into him. He draped the throw blanket onto them and settled down.

Ayana woke up bright and early, frowning at the time that her son must have gone to bed. When she went to bed, it was already one in the morning. Kuniharu shifted next to her before falling out of the bed.

"I'm up!" He shouted after his head hit the nightstand. Ayana snorted and rolled her eyes, throwing her pillow at him. "You treat me so bad!" He groaned and stood up, rubbing his head.

"Idiots," they heard Kunikazu grumbling from outside. Ayana got up and opened the door.

"Did you see Kunimitsu yet?"

"I think he's in his room still. He went to bed really late, right?" The elder man asked as he fixed his pajama top. Ayana looked at her husband and father-in-law.

"You guys aren't helpful at all."

The men shrugged and the three traveled downstairs. Ayana went to the kitchen to get started on breakfast while the 'boys' went into the living room.

Kunikazu was the first one to notice them. The kids had shifted until Ryoma was lying on top of Tezuka, head pillowed upon his chest. A small puddle of drool formed on his pecks, running down to the neck. Kunikazu frowned in disgust before snickering.

Kuniharu sputtered next to him. "When the hell did she come over?" He grabbed a pillow and smacked his son in the face with it. Tezuka jumped up and knocked Ryoma over. She shook her head and raised herself up, glaring at the two men above her.

"What is wrong with you?" Tezuka growled, agitated and very much tired.

"Wake up!" Kunikazu said cheerfully for no good reason. "Morning Ryoma-chan!" Ryoma snatched the pillow from Kuniharu and smacked the grandfather in the face with it. She crawled back on top of Tezuka and curled into a ball. Tezuka lay back down and wrapped his arms around her, drawing the blanket over them again.

The men blinked before chuckling to themselves silently.