Disclaimer: Don't own Prince of Tennis nor any of its characters. Used Sandileina's Rikkai naming system:) For Haru, Maru, and Mura-buchou. Think that's about it.

Author's Notes: Done for thirtyforthree LJ comm. Claimed the threesome: Niou x Akaya x Marui. (Order doesn't matter really). I am currently in love with the HaruMaru pairing, but MarKiri is still sitting in my mind as well. So what's better than a threesome? XD

If you spot any grammar/spelling/punctuation mistakes, please send me a PM or a review, if it's not too troublesome to do so! I'll correct them, even if they're little things like a missing comma somewhere.

Enjoy the first shot! (There's twenty-nine more to come)

Warnings: ...not much really...

Title: Insecurities
Theme: 02. Lost
Summary: Just understand us.

"They think we're weird, don't they?"

I can't help but have doubts, because really, who would accept us? We were seen as freaks; three guys in love with each other. Sure, we were still famous for being in the tennis team. Mura-buchou and the others still talked to us. Fangirls still flocked to our tennis matches, squealing as Maru so much as popped a bubble, sighing as Niou-senpai so much as uttered a 'puri', and screaming as soon as I entered the courts, not even lifting my racket yet.

But as soon as the matches were over, they all turned their backs on us. Fangirls throwing disgusted looks at us and the other regulars keeping their distance.

"Who cares what they think?"

Niou-senpai tries to make me feel better, safer. He isn't really good at those things. He's better at putting down others and being mean.

"Don't worry, Aka-kun, we still have each other!"

Maru always tries to be cheerful and happy. I think he wants his positive attitude to somehow infect me as well. It works, but just a little bit. It's only a temporary thing after all. As soon as one other person looks at us in a disgusted way, it dissipates.

It's hard to be in the middle of the relationship (and I'm speaking both literally and figuratively here). I'm caught in between Niou-senpai's cold uncaring attitude and Maru's hyper and happy mood. Maru and I have frequent arguments, but Niou-senpai always manages to fix us up. It's hard to believe that someone like him can be as gentle as he is to us.

Our relationship works in a weird, but somehow calming way. We turn to each other for help. We're in love with two persons at once. But love is love, isn't it? You can't really direct the heart to act a certain way. That's what they always say, the ones who make those mushy love quotes that Maru likes to read. They say 'follow your heart'. And we did.

People should just understand that.

End Notes: In the coming shots, their roles might be reversed, I don't know. It depends. But most probably, their roles will be the same.

Also, if you have some time, please check out my other HaruMaru fic. 50 Red and Silver Sentences. I'd appreciate it if you reviewed as well. :)

Oh, and any ideas for a better title or summary, please tell! I'll also be changing the 'Character' filter thing depending on the latest one-shot.

Hope you enjoyed. Leave a review to make my day...(A fellow HaruMaruAka/HaruMaru/MaruKiri fan is appreciated!)