Prologue
By:
Milai Sapphire

Pairing: Tezuka/Fuji
Disclaimer: Don't own these characters...only a few plushies. Oh and the title is actually a song on the Kingdom Hearts OST...so yeah that really isn't mine but it's my favorite song on that soundtrack (and the song that started this whole thing I guess). ; )
Author's Note: Only this chapter is Fuji's POV. The rest of the fic will be third person (mostly Fuji 3rd person) unless otherwise noted. Hope you enjoy my first attempt at a long TezuFuji fic.


Those words...

His words...

I couldn't understand...


I never understood those words he spoke, and nothing had changed the uncertainty in my mind seven years past…

"Tezuka, is something bothering you?" My voice sounded faintly into his ears with the passing winds. In his eyes, he heard me, but his actions remained still and unwavering.

"I've got a lot on my mind…" Immediately, I had taken a step towards him to provide some support, but his voice came out clear and resolute forcing my feet to halt their motion. "…but don't let that worry you. They're my problems." His voice trailed further away from me, sounding cold and somewhat bitter, as he released his hands from grasping the rooftop fence.

"Is that so…but…" My eyes looked up to find him standing two steps in front of me.

"'Why' is all I can ask." His words were faint and whispered so only my ears could hear, "'It's impossible' is all I hear in return…so…" Tezuka Kunimitsu's words seemed more than distant, as he just looked at me. No, his eyes couldn't even turn in my direction. He brushed past my arm to the rooftop stairs leaving only the trace of two words that froze my heart, harsher than winter's biting cold.

"Tezuka…" My voice fell to a mere whisper, as I heard his voice. This wasn't the same person I saw every day on the tennis courts, giving orders, working so hard to perfect his skill. Nor was it the young man I grew to like and understand off the courts. And somehow, for some reason, it only bothered me.