Ice Cream
By weirdlyyours
Kunimitsu wonders how Oishi and Fuji managed to convince him to take a trip to the beach. He remembers Oishi's argument about how beach volleyball would strengthen the team's stamina and Fuji's persuasive smile.
He sits underneath an umbrella away from the sun, a book resting in his hand, but his eyes face in the direction of Momoshiro, Kaidoh and Kawamura swimming in the ocean. To make sure they don't drown, whispers the part of him that believes his team acts five years younger than they really are.
Then Echizen drops gracelessly onto the towel next to him in red swimming trunks, his signature white cap and little else.
The ice cream cone clutched in boy wonder's hand is melting and Kunimitsu foregoes his lifeguard duty to watch the younger boy's tongue flick out to catch dripping bits of sweetness before swirling languidly to lick at the ice cream.
It seems too hot at the beach all of a sudden, and Kunimitsu absently wonders if he has applied suntan lotion to his back. Then he wonders if Echizen has applied suntan lotion to his back, and if he hadn't, did he need help?
Kunimitsu silently repeats Yudan sezu ni ikou like a mantra and swallows with difficulty, still watching Echizen's tongue and Echizen's mouth and the way Echizen's eyes close in pleasure.
He hears Fuji chuckling from a few towels over.
Oh, so that's how.