A/N:This is in progress. Um, I will update when I can. Sorry. ; Enjoy.
Inui listened to the rain splatter against the windowpane as he sat in the locker room. Looking up, he saw that grey clouds were covering the sky, making the room he was in appear darker even though it was the afternoon. The weather report hadn't said anything about rain, but prepared as always, Inui had his umbrella with him. That probably meant Kaidoh had forgotten his. The prospect of sharing an umbrella with his kouhai was an entertaining one.
He adjusted his glasses and went back to staring at the clock. He was about to mumble aloud to himself about Kaidoh's absence when his doubles partner came through the door.
"Sorry for taking so long, senpai."
"It's no problem, Kaidoh." Inui let out a deep breath as he stood up and stretched.
Kaidoh grunted in displeasure. "It's raining."
"I calculated that you might have forgotten your umbrella. You can share mine ... if you wish." Inui said this as he pulled his jacket on. He turned around when there was no response. "Kaidoh?"
"Eh? ... if you're sure." Kaidoh turned away quickly but not before Inui got a good look at his blushing face.
Chuckling to himself, he got his bag and waited a moment for Kaidoh to get his things before opening the umbrella as they went out the door.
The pair walked in silence, Inui stealing glances at Kaidoh whenever he could. Kaidoh didn't notice. He seemed to be off in his own world. Mamushi was watching his feet to make sure they were in time with his senpai's so he didn't walk out from under the umbrella. But clearly, his mind was elsewhere.
Inui wondered what Kaidoh was thinking but even with all his data, he couldn't figure it out. Kaidoh kept himself behind a wall, only speaking if he had something to say. Inui was beginning to realize collecting data wouldn't work in all aspects of his life. The feelings he had towards the younger boy, the way he felt when their eyes met, or how he sometimes felt almost drunk if Kaidoh actually smiled at him ... all these things had no real rationality. It wasn't something he could understand with numbers and graphs. He couldn't even understand himself, or why and when he started developing emotions towards Kaidoh that weren't purely of friendship. He still wasn't even ready to admit to himself what he knew it was.
Kaidoh leaned his head in more towards Inui without thinking, as the rain came down harder. He was still off in space, pondering something.
It was easier to take down data on tennis. Humans were a very different story. Inui ignored the rain that poured over the left side of his body. He couldn't see out of one side of his glasses, but he didn't care. He was making sure Kaidoh wasn't getting wet and that's all he cared about. He may not be sure if he was in love with his kouhai or not, but he knew one thing, regardless of data. He wouldn't let anything hurt Kaidoh ... even if it meant he was hurt in the process. He couldn't let anything hurt Kaidoh. He just ... couldn't.