Title: Silver Cross Necklace
Pairing: Perfect Pair, Tensai Pair (eventually)
Author's Note: Konomi-sensei owns the boys.
Chapter summary: Tezuka is packing for Germany and Fuji is trying to help him (or at least, Fuji thinks he's trying to help him). This occurs after the Kantou semis against Hyotei and before the Kantou finals against Rikkai in the anime (before Tezuka leaves for Germany).
Collateral
"Fuji," Tezuka Kunimitsu warned the honey-haired boy sitting at the floor in front of him. He was currently packing for his flight to Germany and his boyfriend, tennis prodigy, Fuji Syuusuke, was being a headache. "Fuji, please give me that back," he said.
Fuji crossed his arms in protest. Tezuka will be gone for a long time and the tensai wants to spend time with him. For Fuji Syuusuke, Tezuka is not being cooperative. "I want to go out on a date first," Fuji declared.
"Fuji."
"…"
"Fuji, don't be a baby," Tezuka sighed. "Please give me my necklace back." Tezuka opened his palm, indicating that the other boy return the silver cross necklace. However, the tensai is firm on holding on to that piece of jewelry.
"Ya-da," Fuji replied. Tezuka closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. What the tensai wants, the tensai gets, he thought.
"Fuji Syuusuke," Tezuka said, a hint of threat in his voice. "Return my necklace to me. Now."
If Fuji was surprised, his face did not show it. He looked straight at his boyfriend whose eyebrows were starting to meet, his ever-present smile plastered on his face. "Kunimitsu," Fuji said. "Let me remind you that, yesterday, you promised a date every single day until the day you leave."
"I promised a date after I pack," the stoic boy corrected. "Right now, I am nowhere near done packing."
"You've been packing for days!" Fuji exclaimed. He was starting to get annoyed too, and Tezuka knew that. However, Fuji did not like losing and this is one game that he will not lose.
"Yes and I still have lots of things to pack," Tezuka pointed to the stack of his belongings that his boyfriend piled at one corner of the room. "And you're not exactly helping me."
Fuji's eyes opened at the words that the older boy said, his blue orbs showing hurt. "You said I could keep few of your stuff as collateral!" Fuji stood and turned. He gathered the things that Tezuka pointed out and was about to stomp out of the room when a hand stopped him.
"What do you need collateral for?" Tezuka asked, his hazel eyes looking straight at the tensai's blue ones.
"A guarantee."
"For what?"
"That… that…," Fuji's word's trailed. The tensai broke their eye-contact and lowered his gaze to the strong hands that were holding his arms. "A guarantee that you'll come back," he whispered. He pulled his arm from Tezuka's grip, and embraced himself. Fuji Syuusuke never showed his insecurities and weaknesses. But, when it comes to matters concerning Tezuka Kunimitsu, it was a different story. He has been in love with the boy for two years and Tezuka, for as long as the stoic boy knew, felt the same. However, Fuji was still afraid of that very small possibility that Tezuka might change his mind. After all, he was the Tezuka Kunimitsu.
Tezuka sighed. He pulled the smaller boy to his lap and let Fuji rest his head on Tezuka's chest. He closed his eyes and inhaled the scent that was Fuji Syuusuke's alone. "Do you honestly think that those things are enough to serve as collateral?" He tightened his embrace on the smaller boy to further prove his point.
"No," Fuji answered truthfully, voice cracking. "But I could try, couldn't I? At least, if you don't come back, I'd still have some of you left in me." Fuji's tears escaped, so he buried himself more in Tezuka's arms. The older boy felt the tensai stiffen so he caressed the tensai's back.
"What makes you think that I won't come back?" Tezuka asked. Fuji straightened and looked at his boyfriend's face. "Syuusuke," Tezuka said, removing the hair that was covering a part of the tensai's beautiful face and tucking it behind an ear. "You are the only collateral that I need, that everyone needs, to make me come back."
"Kunimitsu, I… don't know what to say," Fuji replied. Despite the expressionless façade that Tezuka Kunimitsu was putting up, Fuji knew that he was telling the truth. A small smile crept up Tezkua's face, and in these rare moments of intimacy, the tensai was glad that his boyfriend had a limited range of facial expressions. He leaned his forehead on the captain's, one of his silky hands touching the stoic boy's smooth face.
"Ne, Ku-ni-mit-su," Fuji said, disturbing the silence, a finger drumming on Tezuka's chest with every syllable of the captain's name.
"Hmm?" Tezuka held the Fuji's hand on his chest. "What is it?"
"Is that true? Or did you just say that to keep me quiet?" Fuji laced their hands together. It fit flawlessly.
"It serves both purposes."
"I figured as much."
"I know."
"Can I keep your necklace?"
Tezuka sighed and nodded in response. "Alright," he said. Fuji leaned his head back on Tezuka's chest, humming happily to himself. He was perfectly happy with this, until his boyfriend's voice disturbed his peace.
"Syuusuke."
"Hn, Mitsu?"
"I still need to pack."
"Mhmm. Okay."
"You need to get off me," Tezuka said. "Now."
Fuji pouted. Trust Tezuka Kunimitsu to ruin the mood, he thought. "Mhmm, make me," he replied.
Tezuka pushed the smaller boy lightly off his chest. Fuji, being Fuji, pretended to lose his balance, causing Tezuka to instinctively pull him closer. Fuji laughed playfully and leaned closer to Tezuka who was hugging him.
"Saa… Mitsu, I thought you wanted me to get off?"
"You almost fell."
"Hn, is that so?" Fuji's blue eyes were visible, temporarily putting Tezuka in a daze. "Tezuka Kunimitsu sure is careful of his possessions, hmm?" Fuji teased. Tezuka grunted in reply, causing Fuji to giggle more.
"Now then," Fuji suddenly said. "Let's start packing!" He stood up, slightly surprising Tezuka.
"Syuusuke, be more careful," Tezuka reprimanded him, pushing his glasses further up his nose. The tensai gracefully turned around and laughed in response.
"Hai, hai! You won't be here to catch me if I fall, right?" Fuji chuckled. Tezuka stood up and pulled Fuji to him.
Tezuka tilted Fuji's face up, causing the tensai to blush. "I just don't want anything bad to happen to you while I'm not around," he said, closing the distance between their lips.
-TBC-
I started re-watching the PoT anime because I miss my boys :p I wrote this out of whim and decided last minute to make it a multi-chapter instead of a one-shot. So this is my first try at writing fanfiction again after, uh, 4 years? Anyway, reviews are highly appreciated.