Disclaimer: One day Prince of Tennis will be all mine, mwahahahaha... One can only wish...
A/N: Oh, I love the Imperial Pair...really, I do. But...this pairing only makes sense when Atobe has to fight for his rival. So...this is intended to be a oneshot, but...I guess if I get enough reviews and/or requests for this to be continued, I'll make other chapters. But, that's up to all of you.
Enjoy!
Always Tomorrow
Day One
Knock knock knock.
"…"
Knock knock knock.
"… What?" Came the annoyed, muffled voice from inside the house. Only the voice of one Tezuka Kunimitsu, captain of the famed Seishun Gakuen, could sound that cold even from the other side of a door.
The knocking only continued, no answer from outside.
Sighing in annoyance, he put his book down, stood, and padded towards the door, a cold glare in place. It was eight o'clock at night, a school night, nonetheless. Why was someone uninvited and unexpected at the door?
"What do you—"
He started, but stopped right away, eyeing the 'intruder' up and down. That familiar, arrogant smirk was on the other's face. Why was Atobe Keigo of Hyoutei at Tezuka Kunimitsu's door?
"Tezuka," the narcissistic one said, a small smile on his face as he stood in front of his rival.
"…"
With that, Tezuka backed up and attempted to push the door with him to completely close it in the other's face. Oh, how it would have been easier if he had actually paid attention to Atobe Keigo.
"Tezuka." Atobe's voice was a bit more forceful, more blunt, as he held the door with his right hand, pushing it towards the Seigaku captain slightly to keep it open. "Won't you allow Ore-sama to step inside?"
"… No," was the cold statement, followed by yet another try at pushing the door closed in Ore-sama's face, but to no avail. It only caused the other captain to push it further open and finally step inside.
"If you wanted the door closed, Ore-sama could have done that for you," he said with a small smirk, the door closing behind him. "Aan, Tezuka?"
Eye twitching slightly, the said man quickly reached past the smirking one and attempted to reopen the door and shove the intruder out. "I wanted the door closed…and you out of sight," were the only words the other cared to say as he shot a glare to the Hyoutei captain.
"…"
Tezuka nodded and all but shoved Atobe out of the way and opened the door, gently sliding his right hand in the air horizontally towards the outside, silently telling the other it was time to leave.
"…"
Atobe was speechless. No one had really ever turned him down like that…except Tezuka, of course. … And that only made him want the Seigaku player.
"… Tezuka."
Pushing up his glasses to rest calmly on the bridge of his nose, Tezuka glared once more at 'Ore-sama.'
"Go."
"… But Ore-sama—"
"Go," the statement was repeated and Atobe Keigo all but pouted, shaking his head. He refused to go. He made an appearance at Tezuka Kunimitsu's home for a reason…and he wasn't leaving until it was fulfilled.
Finally regaining his full confidence and composure, Atobe Keigo shook his head once more, firmly this time, before he finally spoke. "Ore-sama demands that you, Tezuka Kunimitsu, go out on a date with him." His words were completed with a confident smile as he studied the other's features.
"…"
Tezuka Kunimitsu remained silent and, with one small waver of his expression, he grasped Atobe by the shoulder and turned him quickly, ushering him through the door and out of his house.
"… Tezuka!" He almost yelled, his hands latched onto the door border, almost threatening to break his immaculately perfect, elegant fingernails. But Ore-sama's nails did not break. Ore-sama kept himself together pretty well. Even better than that. "I am not leaving unless you are coming with me."
"… Atobe," the Seigaku captain said, hands releasing from the other's back as he stepped away. "What are you doing here?"
"I already told you," he replied, turning back with a smile. "Ore-sama requests a date from Tezuka Kunimitsu."
"… You have the wrong house." Tezuka turned away and, with a flick of his wrist gave Atobe a wave goodbye. "I trust you know where my front door is, Atobe Keigo." It was more of a statement than a question, but his voice was cold, nonetheless.
"…"
His face expressionless, Tezuka Kunimitsu leaned down, took hold of his forgotten book, and slowly walked towards the stairs and, trudging up them, he left Atobe alone at his front door.
Never once had Atobe Keigo ever thought about being left behind by anyone, especially Tezuka Kunimitsu. But it was really no matter.
There was always tomorrow that he could try again to make the cold Seigaku captain his own. After all, Atobe Keigo refused to take no for an answer.
End Note: Well? D: Was it worth the read? I really hope so. xO I'm trying my best here, really.
Please review and let me know how it was. Thank you for reading!