This was inspired by a snuggle fic prompt, so I kept with the theme of snuggling in the story. (I do not own any of this...if I did I would not be writing here)
Kunimitsu crouched under a bush, waiting quietly. All around him he could hear the rustling bushes and screams for help coming from a distance. He knew that his teammates were falling under the opponents' skill, but he had to wait for his prey to show up. Slowly, he left the cover of the bush to get behind a large tree. It was very dark out and all the stars were shining down; it should have been romantic, a night to spend with a lover, but he could not get distracted or he would fall as well. Then he heard light steps coming from the path. His prey had arrived. He carefully took aim with his gun at his prey's back. He knew it was not really honorable to shoot someone in the back, but desperate times called for desperate measures. He also knew his prey would shoot him in the back in a heart beat. He steeled his nerves for a second and then fired.
Ryoma yelped as he felt a cool stream of water hitting his back. He whirled around and saw Tezuka slowly emerging from the woods still firing at him. The team was up in the mountains for a two week training camp and decided to celebrate the last night with a game of water gun tag. The team got into two groups, Ryoma, Eiji-senpai, Fuji-senpai, Inui-senpai, and Momo-senpai on one side and Tezuka, Taka-senpai, Oishi-senpai, and Kaidoh-senpai on the other. Ryoma started to retreat and jumped behind a bush. He then opened his bag and started to pelt Tezuka with the water balloons that Fuji-senpai had given him.
Kunimitsu worked his way through the explosions of water, before finally getting to the bush Echizen was hiding behind and reached to grab him. The boy, though, started to run in a last desperate attempted to get away but it was too late. Kunimitsu lunged after him and got him by the wrist pulling him to the ground. After wrestling for a few minutes Kunimitsu pinned him to the ground and started to tickle him mercilessly.
"O.k. Buchou! You win," gasped Echizen, has he laid there wiggling under the tickle attack.
"Are you sure?" asked Kunimitsu, stopping the cruel torture, panting as well.
"Yes," said Echizen, still pinned to the earth, "it isn't fair though, since you aren't ticklish and I am."
"I know," said Kunimitsu, settling himself next to the boy on the ground, wrapping his arms around him. He was tired after the long game and, what felt like, endless days of training and trying to get some control over his wild teammates. It felt nice being able to lie next to Echizen, the first time since they had arrived at camp, since the team was unaware of their relationship. Echizen shifted over and rested his head on Kunimitsu's chest, listening to the quiet breathing, the yells of help, and the laughter coming from his teammates in a far off clearing.
"Come on Echizen," said Kunimitsu, after long minutes of lying there, "we have to get back with the others."
"Must we?" asked Echizen, snuggling into Kunimitsu chest. As tempted as he was to say no, Kunimitsu understood that they had to get back or else be missed and their secret relationship would no longer be a secret. He leaned down and kissed the boy.
"Yes."