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started new fic...hope you like it...review please and let me know what you think!

Day 1

"Why did I have to get sick during the summer?" Fuji asked no one in particular as he sat up in bed. He had been sick for three days already and was beginning to hate it even more than before.

"Because, you don't take care of yourself, Syusuke," Yumiko replied, entering the room. "Your friend here heard you weren't well. He's going to stay with you while I go to work, okay?"

"Tezuka…" Fuji said, looking at the boy Yumiko indicated. He had always secretly liked Tezuka; he just never said anything about it. If Tezuka really liked him the same way, he would eventually say something about it. Probably.

"Fuji," Tezuka greeted, sitting on the edge of Fuji's bed. "You should get some rest. You have a fever, you're coughing a lot, and you look dead."

"You're right," Fuji said, lying down. "I think I like it when you're here."

"Just get some rest. I'm not going anywhere," Tezuka replied. He usually didn't talk much, but he would today, only for his Syusuke, though. He wanted to tell the tensai, he was just afraid he would be rejected. So, he settled for just watching Fuji from afar. That was enough for him, until recently, that is. Slowly, Tezuka had begun to realize that he was in love with Fuji. He was so beautiful, especially when he was asleep. Tezuka reached out to softly stroke Fuji's silky hair. The buchou adjusted his position so he was leaning against a few pillows. Then he gently lifted Fuji's head and placed it on his thigh, wrapping his arm around Fuji's shoulder.

"My beautiful tensai," Tezuka softly whispered.

"Tezuka-kun," Yumiko quietly shook Tezuka awake.

"…Hm? Yumiko-san?" Tezuka whispered, waking with a start. "What time is it?"

"It's ten o'clock. How long ago did you fall asleep?"

"Shortly after you left at five," Tezuka replied, carefully removing his arm from Fuji and gently placing the sleeping boy's head back on the pillow.

"Come with me," Yumiko instructed.

Quietly, Tezuka followed Yumiko into the kitchen. She gestured for him to sit and he silently obliged. She sat down across form him and stared at him for a moment, as if studying him.

"How do you feel about my brother?" she finally asked the boy.

"He's a nice guy, an excellent tennis player," Tezuka answered.

"If you just thought someone was nice, would you really lay their head on your lap and put your arm around them?"

"…Yes," Tezuka answered, loosing a bit of his composure.

"Oh. So, do you think I'm nice?" After a nod from Tezuka she continued," So would you do that with me?"

"…"

"So how do you really feel about my brother?"

"I have a little thing for him. That's all. Now if you don't mind, I should be getting home. If you want me to come over to take care of him while you work tomorrow, then I will."

"Okay. I work form noon to six tomorrow; that's my normal shift. Thank you for staying today, Tezuka-kun."

"Your welcome." With that, Tezuka walked out the door and headed home in silence.

"Hm. A 'little thing' for him, eh? I think it's a little more than a 'little thing,' Tezuka-kun," Yumiko quietly said, talking to herself.

so this chapter was short...i hope you liked it though...review..no flames please..cc always welcome :)