It's Our Secret
Summary: Tsukihana Koyuki and the infamous Tezuka Kunimitsu are best friends since childhood but they act like complete strangers in school that is until a certain someone found out and pulled some strings. TezukaxOC
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Sometimes it's hard to pretend not to know your best friend, he is someone while I'm a plainly nobody, I like him but I'm just too afraid to severe our friendship for a selfish feeling. I'm Tsukihana Koyuki and I'm Tezuka Kunimitsu's childhood friend.
"Ne, Ko-chan….what do you think of Tezuka-kun?" My best friend, Kiki Nomura asked with stars shining brightly that reflected her light blue eyes, I shrugged and continued my book. 'You'll only be wasting your time, effort and end up crying, Kunimitsu doesn't like anyone...' I sighed and continued with my thoughts.
"I swear you're too much like him!" I rolled my eyes at her and sighed. "Tezuka-san is…..a very respectable person who handles the Seigaku Boys' Tennis Team, a worthy Student Council President and a man of few words, satisfied?" I asked and looked at her, she grinned almost evilly.
"Soooooo~ you like him?" If I were a lesser woman then I would flat out shout at her for such stupidity but being raised by traditional people and a stoic best friend, I settled for a glare. "No" A brief and short answer was enough for Kunimitsu but my friend happens to be the opposite of him.
She squealed while I exhaled the bad vibes radiating from my body, quickly and subtly, I escaped her delusional rambling world of love. Far away from her, I was settled in the quite corner of the Library, this is a very private and rarely visited place because of its haunted reasons which seems too far-fetched.
I leaned on the wall and satisfied with the position, I took out my hair's usual bun like appearance and the soft natural silver curls bounced, I removed my glasses which I don't really need but I do it anyway for fun. I tricked everyone and made them see I'm not pretty due to my baggy clothes, nerdy because I study a lot and much to my own amusement, lesbian for Kiki, which was not proven because I like guys not gals.
I heard footsteps approaching, the long strides, the tall shadow and the aura of authority, I looked up from my book and smiled reserved and simple like always. "Hello, Kunimitsu…" I said in a soft voice to avoid any curious or suspicious eyes and ears to wonder over the haunted corner.
He sat beside me and sighed, have you ever seen the full moon at night? If you have then you would see it is perfect but if you look close enough, there are craters just like Tezuka Kunimitsu is, he may look and act perfect like God himself but…there are no perfect human beings because if everything were perfect then God himself wouldn't exist at all.
His shoulders are tensed, his breathing is rigid and his eyes are closed preventing me from seeing his furious glare. "Kunimitsu, look at me." I said sternly and he didn't budge so I sighed and stood up then kneeled in front of him, taking his well-chilsed face to my hands.
His eyes opened and I saw how dark his hazel eyes were, the darker it was the angrier and frustrated he is. "Breathe, think clearly and rationally." I advised and he did so as told. He took a deep sighed and rested his head on my right shoulder. "The Tournament, teammates, Fuji…." He said and I soothed his mood by petting his hair.
'We may have compromised not to tell anyone of our friendship but it's too hard to break the compromise, she's the only who understands me the most.' Tezuka thought and sighed, he inhaled her scent, it was alluring as the night tempted tired people to slumber, and it was relaxing and good.
It was only a few minutes until he calmed down and let me go. "Better?" I asked and he nodded and I settled back to my original position and he leaned on me. "I saw you walking away from Nomura-san, did she say anything again?" This was one of those rare moments when he starts the conversation but being the same as him and I mean, I am not so much talkative or jittery like other girls.
This time it was turn to sigh. "She was annoying me about my love life as per usual." He nodded and we were engulfed in silence, only the air-conditioners sounds were heard. "We should head off to class before we're late." I said looking at my wristwatch and he nodded, his untensed shoulder, unclenched jaw and normal composure was a good sign.
He stood up first and helped me up, putting back my glasses on and ponytail, we walked separately so we wouldn't draw attention but he alone attracted so much, I never noticed a person from the other shelf watching and smiling at the same time.
"Interesting"
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It was normal for me to wait for Kunimitsu after his training since the only other people who actually knew my connection with Kunimitsu would be Oishi Shuichirou and Ryuzaki Sumire; they understood our situation and kept it to themselves. "Hello, Koyuki" Oishi greeted me casually while I gave a friendly smile. "To you as well, Shuichirou, How was training?" I asked the ever-friendly Vice Captain who was sighing. "Hectic, Momo and Kaidoh are always arguing to the point fists were almost thrown, Inui and his juices and Tezuka's not-so improving laps…." I patted the poor Vice Captain's back.
"I talked to him at lunch earlier, he was almost ready to rip off someone's head with his glare and his mind is clouded with so much frustration lately, the Tournament is making him anxious, Shuichirou, please remind him to take it easy." I said pleadingly while he sighed a bit aggravated.
"Tezuka is hard-headed and the only person to talk some sense to him would be you, Koyuki." I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Will I have the pleasure of knowing what exactly happened during morning practices that made him so livid?" I asked and he sighed….
As he explained, my brows furrowed into a deep scowl. "Germany?" I asked uncertain then leaned on the tree, tilting my head back and took a deep sigh. "I am only his friend, his future is his own choice and I can only support him and I suggest you do the same." I advised and he gave a weak smile. "I will, thank you for your advice." I nodded and saw Kunimitsu's silhouette.
"He's approaching, you can go on ahead." I said and he nodded. "Safe trip home, Koyuki." He said while I smiled sincerely. "To you as well, Shuichirou." I replied and he left as Kunimitsu appeared.
As the ever gentleman he is, he took my bag since long ago he had known of my tendencies to bring thick books to study or read for leisure. "Kunimitsu…" I took back my bag from him and gave him a disapproving look while he mirrored my look with his equally stoic. "It's not heavy, I'll carry it." Deep inside, I know he's angry thinking it was an action of pity but no, it was an action of worry.
I saw his jaw clenched and instead of taking the usual route home, I took the road to the park and he followed suite, sitting on the park bench. When he sat down, silence engulfed us and I sighed. "I am not doing this as an act of pity if that's what you're thinking but as an act of worry for you and your injury and as an concerned friend." I said and he was silent for a long time.
"I don't need your worry but your encouragement, support and sense of usefulness." I looked straight into his hazel eyes that conveyed the message clearly, putting my hand on the right side of his face and rubbed it comfortably. "How can I encourage you when I see you in pain? How can I support you when you're already frustrated with too much things and you were never useless, I recommend you go to this rehabilitation center that your Ryuzaki-san said, distance from everything will do you good." He was a bit surprise that I knew he's going to Germany.
He looked away. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you beforehand." He said while I scooted closer and ruffled his hair which he dislikes. "Your future is in your hands, your life makes you the boss and you shall decide whether or not to be good or bad, do you understand?" I asked and he nodded while I smiled.
"Let's go home then, shall we?"
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: PLEASE READ THIS!
How do you like this story? Tezuka, from my point is very stoic and rarely speaking so I opted to make use of his stoic-ness as a mask and his true personality is only showed to Koyuki. The reason why I named it, It's Our Secret, this shows how human Tezuka is despite some interpotation of him being too perfect, strict and insensitive, yes, it is an OCxTezuka, from friends to lovers.
But as I've said, Koyuki grew up with him so they think of each other as siblings or cousins, but I will point out that due to being teenagers they will slowly but surely realize their feelings for one another but I also added a little twist.