Okay, so it became less of a hiatus than I thought. /Sigh Anywayz, THANK YOU GAKUEN MAGIC FOR REVIEWING. Because congratulations, you're the 50th reviewer! *Squeals* On with the story. LOL. Do you want anything? Do you? Do you? A fic, maybe? 8D I'll do my best!

Disclaimer: Don't own, never touched, and never talked to Rikkaidai or Hyoutei or Seigaku.

… Ignore the touched part. *Hides*

And, to be honest, I have to thank Mou'Ikka for that review. I'm trying to make the plot more like a plot now, with actual events happening and such. ;)

"Ah… Uh… Um… I mean…" Niou started to say, quickly standing up and brushing invisible dust of his pants.

"Onii-chan, {Brother, I think} I-I ran away from home!" The little girl sniffed, running up to his legs. She had pigtails, her lush hair an unusual forest green color. "A-and I don't know if I should go back…"

Only then did Niou get the chance to actually look at her. She seemed very pale and thin. Her eyes were wide and afraid, as if there was something out to get her but she didn't know what it was. Her checkered dress seemed to be torn a bit and she was bare-footed. Her arms were as just as bad as her legs – scratches, some large and some small, seen here and there. Her cheeks were red and tear-stained as her small, chubby hands rubbed her eyes.

"W-what happened?" He asked cautiously.

She sniffed again. "There was a man… He said he was nice and that he would give me something if I drank the juice… But then everything went like… Black! And when I woke up, I was really scared because my mommy was not home… I didn't know where I was… So then I ran away… But it hurts, Onii-chan! Will you hurt me, too?" She asked, her eyes widening with suspicion.

"W-what's your name?"

"M-my name is… S-Sora! Yeah, that's it! M-my name is Sora, Onii-chan!" Sora replied. Niou cocked his head to the side, forgetting about all that had been happening to him for this little girl had gotten his attention.

"Okay, Sora," He said, slowly and carefully, "Do you want to get some ice cream?"

She looked at him, suddenly backing away. "N-no… THAT'S WHAT HE SAID!" She shrieked, starting to run the other way. Niou chased after her, though she was much faster than one would think of a mere toddler.

"Stop following me, Onii-chan!" Sora ran even faster, trying to lose him. He quickly wondered why he was bothering with her but that thought was just as quickly forgotten for she had fallen and scraped her knee.

He sighed, catching up and kneeling down. He roughed his mouth into a slant, wondering what he could use to help her bandage the wound when he glanced at his shirt. Perfect. Niou ripped off part of his sleeve, trying to soothe her and have her calm down so he can properly deal with the blood.

She still seemed to be a lot too cautious of him, even though he was helping her as of right now. Oh well. He supposed she had a reason to do so.

"There." Niou announced, standing up once he successfully wrapped up her wound.

"A-arigatou, Onii-chan. Please stop following m-me now." Sora stood up, bowing before trying to run again. Her little footsteps were like the rain pattering down on a roof.

He wouldn't have any of that, though. "Sora. Come with me. I'll keep you safe from that man." He tried using the firmest, warmest voice he had. Maybe she would listen.

Sora stopped in her tracks, seemingly in thought. 'Maybe… Onii-chan is not bad?' Her round face scrunched up when she came to a decision. She turned around to face him.

"Onii-chan… Won't hurt me, right?"

"Yes."

"Sora will trust you!" She exclaimed, running to jump into his arms. Just this once, she'll let her guard down.

A ring from the telephone stopped Niou's flashback for the time being.

"Hello?" Rinko weakly answered, gripping it so tightly her knuckles were turning white. "You…" Her face suddenly turned ashen. "A-alright…" Then she let it fall, dropping to her knees and burying her face in her hands.

Nanjiroh rushed to her side, asking what the caller had said.

"A bomb… Will go off at the b-building…"

It made Niou's blood run cold. "What time?" He asked, licking his lips. His throat was suddenly dry.

"Midnight."

Atobe glanced at the clock. It was nearing 6, and the sun was starting to set. "Ore-sama will do his best in helping with this matter. Ryoma's safety will be ensured." He snapped open his phone, dialing a number and ordering the receiver to 'start on the search.'

"Rinko-san. Please give us more details." Sanada requested. "Some of it may be of use."

She took a deep breath. "W-well, the bomb was set to go off at midnight at the place where Ryoma is. At first, I thought it could be the kidnapper calling… But then the person said that they had nothing to do with the kidnappers. They just wanted revenge. And, well, n-normally, I wouldn't believe it, right? B-but there was something about his voice… It was the hatred in it… I k-knew he wasn't bluffing. He's not part of the people who t-took her. W-we have an h-hour after midnight. Then the bomb will explode. T-to find the l-location of the actual bomb, t-though, he gave us a hint. I-it was only one word – tensai."

There was silence. They were trying to absorb all the information in. Tezuka thought about the clue they were given. It seemed pretty simple. There were a lot of tennis players who were dubbed a genius, though. Something clicked in their minds.

Momo voiced out the person all of them were thinking of. "AAH! WHERE'S FUJI-SENPAI?"

Short. *Bows* I'm sorry! I had a lot of trouble, actually, thinking of the one word clue. LOL. But uhm, it's taking a turn for mystery now! Why do I get the feeling I might be in the progress of making one ultra long story…?

Enjoy! My other stories might be updated soon, who knows~?

Turns out this story isn't on hiatus after all. OH, BUT GUYS! I NEED YOU TO VOTE FOR WHO RYOMA WILL ULTIMATELY FALL IN LOVE WITH! AND AFTER THAT, IF YOU GUYS WANT ANY SCENES WITH ANOTHER PAIRING, STATE IT IN A PM OR REVIEW PLEASE!

Arigato Gozaimasu! I think Sora's identity is pretty obvious now. ;)