Title: Fuji no Yuki
Author: Fuji S. Yuki
Genre: General
Pairing: TezuFuji
Including Picture.

'Fuji-no-yuki' in translation means "Snow on Fuji" ironically for centuries in Japan people had wonder about the beauty of Fuji. Tezuka was the same way-he in all of his life love climbing mountains.

That is where he encounter this extravagant budding flower. The 'Fuji-no-Yuki' is a white, medium double flower on an upright and compact shrub. Even though the bud tips bear peach red and flowers appear to be formal at it's ealry stages of bloom with few stamens appearling later.

This flower brought an inner peace to Tezuka after sitting there observing his natural hike. Here-he would take out his informational note book and sketch what he sees.

Yet-even if he didn't want to admit it the flower was different and an odd commodity.

Then again like it's name it reminded him of a certain tensai. Different, beautiful, and mysterious like this little flower. It might seem harmless but for it to be able to grow in this arena was something mystical. The 'Fuji-no-Yuki' is in the species of Camellia sasanqua. It starts blooming at the end of September and will continue to bloom until hard freezes in December.

A rather remarkable flower and quiet extordinary Tezuka would have not known this if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. Let alone all the research he did on what he would meet when traveling.

Tezuka knew that these shrubbery were used naturally in gardens and are consider useful. The Sasanquas can be used as specimens, hedges or screens and one can expect one to two feet of growth per year. A quiet luscious plant with it's uses.

Reminds him of Fuji-even if he didn't want to admit it the Tensai was like those shrubs. He grew and is useful in many ways, and yet annoying that an individual couldn't figure him out.

Ironically though their is a manual toward gardening and raising Sasanqua he however doubted that there was any manual that would inform him how to deal with one like Fuji Syusuke.

Then again-he didn't think anyone would want to raise a tensai like a shrubbery.

Walking a bit he flinches slightly when a branch of the shrubbery hooked onto his pants. Then again-he might have underestimated the 'Fuji no Yuki' for being just as annoying as the tensai.

Completed 4-25-04