Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis is not my property.
A/N: Firstly, thank you for those who reviewed Hard Trap! I'm encouraged to make this sequel because of your supportive reviews. Please read HT first before you do this one.
I seem so desperate, repost and repost again -_-; Thanks to EvCaCeLy for your review on the previous version! –hugs- As for your question, yes, this is solely a TezuFuji fic. Not a TezuOC. I'm a loyal Perfect Pair fangirl ^^
FYI, this story was previously named 'My Future with You' (if you find it somewhat familiar). I'd only posted the prologue, unsatisfied, took it down and edited the whole lot.
Warning: shonen ai, OCs, Japanese and Korean words (there's a mini dictionary at the bottom)
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A Shining Future
Prologue
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There is always a rush at the Incheon International Airport. Domestic and foreign tourists check their travel documents, flight-attendants walk in manner, and tour guides instruct their groups to gather. All people are caught in their own business.
Walking towards the big, luxurious arrival hall are a man and a woman. The man, approximately twenty four years old, has a collected profile and somewhat intimidating aura. His brown hair is tousled neatly and shines a streak of golden hue. Hazel eyes behind rimless glasses, pointed nose, thin lips and strong jaw build a handsome face. Looking straight ahead, the man strolls confidently with a black suitcase in hand.
Beside him is a shorter woman with shiny bob black hair. With a fancy blue-and-white dress hugging her slim body and fashionable sunglasses covering her eyes, the lady looks no less confident. A sunny smile hanging on glossy pink lips, she handles a beige suitcase. Her blue flat shoes barely make any sound as she paces with the tall man.
"Finally, Seoul!" the lady speaks spiritedly in Japanese as soon as they reach the arrival hall. Her voice sounds like that of a happy and carefree teenager's, but she is actually twenty one. "Seoul is busy. Don't you think so, Kunimitsu-nii?"
"Hn," the addressed man, Tezuka Kunimitsu, nods slightly.
"Oh, come on, say more!" the woman responds cheerily. She peeks from behind her sunglasses to look at the bespectacled man's calm countenance, "This is Kunimitsu-nii's first time in Korea, isn't it?"
"Aa."
"Well," the woman laughs good-naturedly. "Needs a more appropriate reason to make Kunimitsu-nii speak much in public, ne?"
The stoic man doesn't reply as they go through the final immigration document checking. The lady pushes up her sunglasses to reveal a pair of large midnight-blue eyes. The man in charge matches the face with that in the photograph and nods in approval.
They step out of the airport building. Soon, a skinny Korean guy waves at their direction. On his hand is a piece of carton with 'MANADA SHOUYA' written in bold kanji. The pair approaches him.
"Kon-nichiwa," the guy bows a little and speaks in awkward Japanese. For some reason, he looks nervous.
"Annyeong haseyo?" the bob-haired lady, Manada Shouya, bows and greets cheerfully in fluent Korean. She looks childishly bemused at the surprised expression on the Korean guy's face. Tezuka just bows in silent greeting.
"Ah! You speak Korean!" the guy looks relieved as his language turns into Korean, but then he becomes nervous again. "I-I suppose you are Manada Shouya-ssi?" At Manada's enthusiast nod, he continues, "My name is Kim Hwang Soon. Soo Ki-ssi asked me to pick you up. This gentleman is…?" Hwang Soon trails off, indicating about Tezuka.
"Tezuka Kunimitsu," Manada answers gleefully. "My fiancé."
Hwang Soon's shoulders slump in dejected manner. "So, the Manada Shouya has a man already…"
Tezuka stares at him, puzzled, while Manada laughs wholeheartedly. "Yes, I'm afraid so, Kim-ssi."
"That's too bad," Hwang Soon lets out a sigh. "I mean, you're a beautiful model and all… and I admire you, you know."
Hwang Soon leads the couple towards the car that then brings them to the hotel they will stay in. All the way, Manada and Hwang Soon chat animatedly while Tezuka was just silent, watching the view of Seoul passing by.
He doesn't know why, but he gets a feeling that this one visit to Korea holds something important to his life.
---oOo---
"Finally!" Manada squeals delightfully as she plops herself onto the fluffy hotel bed.
"Don't you have an appointment with Park Soo Ki at three?" Tezuka inquires as he too settles down on the edge of the bed. He glances at the clock. Almost 2:20.
"Ooh, give me some break!" Manada props herself up on her elbows and pouts at Tezuka, who gives her a bemused look in return. But then the young model jumps off the bed, making the said furniture creak softly. "But I have to prepare! I must look good for Soo Ki-oppa!"
Manada rummages through her suitcase and fists out an expensive-looking purple dress. Grabbing her make-up kit, she sashays towards the bathroom.
Tezuka grabs his suitcase too and takes out some brown envelopes. He leans on the headrest and starts to sort some documents he brings. Why is he in Korea now? Right, his parents insisted that he accompany his fiancé on her job trip despite the mound of works he got to do.
Manada is Japan's rising young model. Two weeks ago she got an offer to model for pictorial book project. This is a big charity project in Korea and she gets all excited. Moreover, the offer comes from Park Soo Ki, a famous young Korean photographer who has shook both photography and modeling world with his talent—Manada said. Tezuka himself never bothers to get updated about a world so different from his, which is business.
True, Tezuka Kunimitsu now is a young business icon in Japan. Soon after graduating from Seishun High School, he entered Tokyo University and majored in business management. He had no difficulty in finishing the study and soon enough continued to postgraduate program. College life going on, he was then recruited by his father to work in their family's business kingdom. Now by the age of twenty four, he has already handled many important projects and will no doubt become the next president of the company.
"Ta-da! Kunimitsu-nii, do I look pretty?" Manada asks with a big grin as she practically ballets out of the bathroom.
Tezuka eyes her for a good measure. "Aa."
"Mou, Kunimitsu-nii never comments much. He doesn't even give me a compliment!" the purple clad model puffs her cheeks comically.
"Hai, you look good," Tezuka compliments obediently. The corner of his lips quirks slightly in amusement.
Manada beams proudly. "That's my good Kunimitsu-nii! Now, let's go!" The model pulls Tezuka's hand.
"Wait, go where?" the bespectacled man raises an eyebrow. "I thought it's only you who have to see your Soo Ki-oppa?" Tezuka gives an emphasis on the endearment his fiancé often uses to refer the photographer.
"Nope! Kunimitsu-nii's going with me!" Manada insists while tugging Tezuka's sleeve. "I want you to meet Soo Ki-oppa. Let's express our gratitude to him since he is sooo kind as to ask me to join his latest and biggest project! He even made reservations of the air tickets, hotel, accommodation..."
"I don't think you'll need me," Tezuka says patiently. "It'll be more efficient if I stay in the hotel and finish some work…"
"NOOO!!! No work in Korea!" Manada widens her eyes in horror and pulls the young businessman's sleeve more determinedly.
With a resigned sigh, Tezuka lets himself be dragged by his energetic fiancé.
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The bespectacled man glances at the clock across the room. He has been waiting for more than an hour, but Manada has yet to show up.
Tezuka is currently at the main lobby of SGP Studio—Park Soo Ki's studio which was actually a six-leveled office building. He has to widen his eyes in awe as he wonders just how much Park Soo Ki earns per month to afford such a big working space.
When they arrived here earlier, Hwang Soon hurriedly ushered Manada to Park Soo Ki's room on the highest floor while Tezuka was bound to wait in the lobby. Grabbing a rod of newspaper, he settled down on one of the comfortable chairs and waits.
"KUNIMITSU-NII!" Ah, there she is. Tezuka shook his head inwardly. Why should she call his name that loudly? Sometimes Manada reminds the ex-captain of a certain redhead from his tennis team seven years ago.
Tezuka refuses to look up from his newspaper. He is acutely aware that people are glancing their way, thanks to Manada's overloud voice. Thank God people here don't understand Japanese.
"Come, quick, Soo Ki-oppa! It's veeery difficult to drag him all the way to Korea!" Tezuka hears Manada say in Korean. She must be dragging her precious Soo Ki-oppa. She really favors that photographer. He wonders why. "It took his father's reassurance and his mother's ultimatum to make him relent and accompany me, and he keeps talking that he has loads of work back in Japan and that I should be able to come here all alone and he should stay in hotel to work…" Manada speaks animatedly in one go.
Tezuka fights the urge to immerse himself into the wall behind. Really, that Shouya…
The young businessman can see shadows looming over the newspaper he is holding, but still refuses to look up. Not after Manada ruined his reputation in front a person he hasn't even met before.
"Kunimitsu-nii, stop pretending you don't know me! This is Park Soo Ki, the cutest, kindest, whatever good-est photographer you can find in Korea! If you see him here, you'll think he's the model, not the photographer… Oh, and have I told you that he was once Japanese?" Manada chirps happily. "Soo Ki-oppa, meet my fiancé, Tezuka Kunimitsu."
Tezuka braces himself and looks up in order to greet the photographer, but what he sees stops him dead in track.
Piercing right through his brown orbs, are the very eyes of Fuji Shuusuke.
"Annyong hashimnikka, Tezuka-ssi? Na-nun Park Soo Ki imnida. Choum poepkessumnida."
TBC
Mini dictionary:
-nii : Older brother (Japanese)
Konnichiwa : Good afternoon (Japanese)
Annyong haseyo : How do you do?
-ssi : a honorific that follows the name of a person you aren't close with (Korean). Similar to '-san' in Japanese.
-oppa : Older brother (Korean)
Hai : Yes (Japanese)
Annyong hashimnikka, (name)-ssi? Na-nun (name) imnida. Choum poepkessumnida : How do you do, Mr. (name)? I am (name). Nice to meet you.
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Next chapter's preview:
"Now you've known the truth; Shouya and I don't love each other in that term. So, Shuusuke…" Tezuka tightens his hold on the smaller hand. "Would you allow me to fulfill my promise and live my future with you?"
Blue eyes snap open and look straight into the hopeful hazel ones. All these seven years, I've been dreaming of this day… The day when Kunimitsu comes and takes my hand. The day when Kunimitsu asks me to live my future with him…
"Kunimitsu… I can't."
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A/N: If you have any question, feel free to ask! Constructive critics are also very much welcomed. I am not a native speaker, Japanese, or Korean; so I most probably made a lot of mistakes.
If you find this prologue too long, be prepared. The first chapter is way longer –grins-
This is my first multichapterous drama fic, so please be kind and tell me what you think, 'k? ;)
Read and review! An air ticket to Korea if you do :D