Can't Help Falling
A Fanfic about The Prince of Tennis
By: Fujima Priss
'Claim' All characters are not mine. They are from Prince of Tennis
A/N: Sorry it took too long...i have so many things to do at work...hope you like this chapter
Please read and review! ;
Amaitoru: You'll be meeting Atobe soon enogh! :)
Loverbabe: Hmmm...yeah...cause i really like the twilight series...I anted Tezuka to be edward...it suits him ne? :)
This is really the first yaoi fic i've ever written in my whole life...i hope you like it.
Chapter 2
Decisions
"Nya Oishi! I can't find Fujiko anywhere!" Eiji shouted while pulling out one of Oishi's jersey sleeve childishly. The neko had been bugging the vice captain eversince the bell rang to signal the end of classes.
Oishi placed his racket down and faced the red hair. "What's wrong Eiji? You've been abnormally worried about him."
Eiji looked down his lap and removed his hands from Oishi's sleeve. "He's been acting weird all afternoon." He pouted while clenching his fists into a ball. "And his eyes were all fluffy and red. I'm worried about him…and I still can't see him, can you?"
"No…" Oishi sighed. "You know I couldn't see him either…"
"I wonder what happened after he confessed to buchou…"
Eiji felt hands grabbing and shaking him. "Fuji confessed? To Tezuka?" The neko nodded slowly, surprised by the actions of his mate. "You don't understand Eiji, Fuji's…Fuji's been rejected! I saw Tezuka's future after he rejected Fuji!"
It was after a few seconds before a sound could escape from Eiji's lips. "Is…it that…bad?"
"Twenty laps Kikumaru!" An emotionless voice shouted. Eiji looked up enough to see his buchou glaring at him.
"Demo buchou…Oishi is—"
"Now!" Tezuka commanded. Eiji suddenly jerked up and begun running.
"Tezuka…" A worried voice finally greeted him. "Why have you rejected him?" The captain remained silent. He doesn't want to talk about Fuji anymore. "Why can't you be more honest to yourself?"
Tezuka didn't remove his sight from the people practicing at the courts and retained his expressionless face. "Another word from you Oisi and I swear I'm gonna make you run a thousand laps."
It was unusual for Oishi to hear Tezuka loose his cool but when it comes to Fuji, Tezuka is overly, unreasonable. "It's true Tezuka, Fuji's not here because of you! You're destroying yourself! You're destroying the team!"
"A thousand laps, Oishi, now!"
"You're DESTROYING Fuji!"
Tezuka stood silent for a long time. Was he really destroying the one thing he cared for the most?
"Buchou!"
Tezuka returned to reality and turned his gaze to the small freshman who was preparing his racket at the bench. "Echizen" he answered with his thoughts.
"You want to know where Fuji senpai is?"
"…"
Tezuka knew Ryoma was smirking, although he was facing the boy's back and considering that the little freshman was a feet from him. "That girl at the other court saw him going out of the school gates." Tezuka glanced over at the girl's tennis courts and saw two girls busy giggling. One was the captain of the girl's tennis team and apparently, the president of the Fuji's fans club. The other one was the girl who confessed to Fuji just months ago.
"He went home."
"No, he's in the public courts. The president of his fan club saw him and is bragging about it." Ryoma sat down the bench and looked at the girls who were blushing at the other court. "They're blushing because you're staring at them, buchou." The little freshman definitely loves the way he can trespass into his mysterious buchou's head.
Tezuka felt several weights being lifted from his chest. He knew the tensai needed his own space and he was willing to give it to him. Fuji can never accept defeats but he is strong enough to move on, to forget about him and to be happy. Tezuka would still be watching over his angel, as long as Fuji is happy…
"You love him buchou" that was not a question.
"This doesn't concern you" He hates having the arrogant freshman in his thoughts.
"You're quite stubborn for someone who broke his own heart because of his own stupidity."
"You don't know what you're talking about Echizen."
"You're an idiot buchou!" Ryoma stood up and went inside the court to play a practice match against Momoshiro. He stood behind the service line waiting for the other to hit his serve. "It doesn't matter whether Fuji senpai is a human."
Ryoma slammed the ball back to Momo's side of the court. Love-15. "If you really love him, you can work things out."
Tezuka watched the game, completely ignoring that Oishi was still behind him. "Let some of your guard down buchou!" Ryoma returned Momo's dunk smash almost easily. Love-30.
The result was predictable; Ryoma was really heated even at the start of the match. "You've been alone for the past 500 years; it won't hurt to have someone" Love-40.
"Be happy, buchou!" The little brat finally won. Game set Echizen. One Game to Love.
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Fuji stood at the public courts alone, watching a particular pair play tennis. They were two junior high boys, probably the same age as Echizen, happily smashing the ball to each other. Fuji felt envious of their atmosphere. He and Tezuka had only played a tennis match once when they were first year students, and that match ended in a depressing way. He always wondered what it feels like for the both of them to play a match once again. Now, there was no way he could know how it feels like to play against the stoic buchou and he would never know what it's like to spend some time with Tezuka alone.
He hates him, and he would never love someone like him.
It's time to let go of these feelings for they would never be together.
"Hey!" a voice came from behind him, surprising the hell out of him. "Do you always sneak out of practice just to watch those brats play?" Fuji knew who's the voice belong to. He slowly turned around, placing his usual smile back in his face.
"You have tennis practice too, ne Atobe?"
The diva smiled at the tensai's remark "Sakaki sensei let us off early. What's your excuse?"
"…"
"So nobody in your team knows you're here?" The honey haired boy shook his head. "Since nobody knows you're here, join me for coffee."
"Sorry, I can't…I have so many things to do and—" Fuji looked into the confident eyes of the person infront of him. How can he refuse when the other was so determined to spend some time with him. Fuji decided that he deserves to have a little fun since Tezuka rejected him not more than 4 hours ago. He forced his usual smile, "Fine, I'll come with you." he finally replied.
Atobe can't help but to smile at the lovely face infront of him.
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"What?" Fuji flashed his cerulean orbs at the person sitting infronfront of him.
Atobe smirked, not pulling the hand that was cupped under his chin. "Do I have to repeat it?" His eyes were fixed on the surprised tensai. "I said I like you."
Fuji replaced his surprised expression with his usual smile. "Why?" he asked in his melodic voice. He continued to gaze at the rich diva who was now sipping his cup of tea. Sensing that the other won't answer, he decided to break the silence. "Sorry, that was a stupid question…"
"That smile…" Atobe started, not looking at the tensai. "Youkept your true emotions behind that fake smile…I just…" he stopped and looked deeply into Fuji's ocean eyes. "I wanna see you smile a genuine one."
Fuji bowed his head and stared at the cup of coffee in his hands in order to avoid Atobe's gaze. It was one hell of a day. This afternoon, the rejection happened and next minute, the vainness diva of all, dropped his arrogance and was suddenly confessing his feelings for him. "How could you say that?" he whispered softly. "You don't even know me…"
"I was watching you…" Fuji pulled his head up and locked his eyes with Atobe's. "I've been watching you for a long time Fuji…I really like you." Atobe continued.
The tensai studied the boy infront. He was serious about this. There was not even a hint of cockiness in his actions towards him. If this boy really does like him, maybe it was time to let go of the past and move on. After all, he needed to get away from Tezuka, and the best way to forget about him is to find another love. Who else was the better candidate than the man who officially defeated him in a tennis match, Atobe Keigo.
There was a sudden ring in the background. Atobe gave out an annoyed sound before getting his fone out of his pocket and flipping it open to answer the call "What do you want? Ore-sama doesn't approve of any interruptions!" he greeted the caller with his usual arrogance, same old Atobe.
They talked for a couple of minutes as Fuji intently watch his every move. "Fine, fine! Do whatever you want Yuushi. Ore-sama doesn't give a damn!" He flipped his phone shut before grabbing his up and sipping his tea.
Fuji chuckled lightly, making Atobe raise his eyebrow. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing…I was just wondering where the arrogant Atobe went. I was not used to the way you're treating me earlier. After all this time, he was just infront of me."
"They're different from you! I like you and I want to be with you." Atobe blushed. "I can never be arrogant infront of you."
"Saa…you like your teammates too, don't you?"
Atobe blushed even harder. "Ne…buchou?" Fuji teased.
"Fine I do like them, though it's different from the like I have for you."
Fuji smiled even bigger "Thank you, Atobe. I really appreciate it."
"Does this mean you're giving me a chance?" Atobe crossed his arms under his chest. "You're beginning to like me don't you?"
"Don't keep your hopes up." Fuji smirked. He was comfortable being with Atobe. He doesn't act like Tezuka nor did he make butterflies fly in his stomach. But at least Atobe was trying to make him smile; he was willing to love him and not drive him away. Maybe one day this diva would make this pain go away. After all, Atobe was just asking for a chance, would he still deprive him of that? "I still have to think about it."
"I'll make you like me then." Fuji watched Atobe as he drank the remains of his tea happily. "Here's your wish Tezuka…I can finally get out of your life." Fuji whispered to himself, still aware of the pain that still won't go away from his heart.
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The door slammed towards the wall startling the Seigaku members who were gathered at their living room. Blood dropped continually at the floor.
"Tezuka!" "Buchou!" the members shouted almost at the same time and circled themselves around Tezuka.
"You hunted again, Tezuka?" Oishi asked.
"Nya That's bad buchou! I thought we wouldn't hunt humans again." Eiji whined beside him.
"You made that rule buchou and you're going to break it?" Momo questioned.
"Baka! It's not buchou who made that rule! It's the leader of the Tokyo coven…Fssssh" Momo glared at the one who always disagreed with him, Kaidoh.
"You don't have to be afraid, by the smell of things; it's not human blood but animal blood." Inui pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "But he must have taken too much!"
The freshman pulled his cap down and sighed. "It is still bad for him to drink blood, ne? Inui sempai"
The megane nodded. "In order for my human chromosome poison to work, the maximum level of blood we could drink for a month is one glass of animal blood."
"Tezuka! Why are you doing this?" Oishi demanded, shaking the buchou. "I thought you don't want to be a monster!"
Tezuka had been dizzy from all the animal blood he drank and now, the whole regular team (except for Fuji and Taka which are both humans) was making him even dizzier. He just had enough of these things. "SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!" he shouted.
The whole house became quiet and one by one the regulars were back to their own rooms. "Damn, I used it again…"
He wasn't in the mood to apologize to everyone about using his powers, so he went straight up to his room and locked himself inside.
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Tezuka walked into the dark kitchen. It was near midnight; everyone should have been asleep by now. Tezuka pulled a chair and sat down the table. "You're still awake?" he asked the dark corner.
"Yeah…" Silence followed afterwards. Oishi didn't move away from where he was seated, still deep in thought. "I'm sorry Tezuka…" he whispered. "…for everything. I understand your situation now…"
"Aa"
"You can't control that power when your emotions are high right?" the vice captain finally stood up and walked towards the refrigerator. "It must be hard for you…" the captain stayed silent. Of course Oishi knew that. Oishi can't also control the things that his power allows him to see.
"It's also hard for you."
Oishi smiled at his bestfriend's reply. "No it's not. I just want to protect all of you from the things I foresee." He scanned the contents of the refrigerator and pulled a carton of milk. "I like my power, although Eiji's power is much better."
"You can see the bad future while he can see the good ones. The two of you really make a great pair."
"You think so?" Oishi whispered before sipping from his cup of milk. "You and Fuji also seems to be good together." He whispered.
"I don't wanna talk abou—"
Oishi glared at the brown-haired. "You think that he likes you because you're using your powers on him?"
"…"
"I thought so…" Oishi moved towards the sink and rinsed his cup, smiling. Tezuka observed his friend, what was funny about his situation? Whenever the tensai was near him, his emotions burst out from his chest; He can't breathe and he can't think properly. Everything would stop. Technically, whenever these things happen, his power would just come out, asking—no, making Fuji fall in love with him. Isn't it wrong for Fuji to love him just because he orders him to?
"I can't see him…and neither can Eiji." Tezuka looked at Oishi, who's still rinsing his glass for the longest time, with confused eyes. What the hell is this about? Oishi and Eiji can't see Fuji?
"I don't—"
"Ryoma can't read his thoughts, Momo can't see him either. Eventhough Inui could slow time down, or stop it, Fuji can still move normally. Kaidoh, well, you have to admit, Fuji's been returning his boomerang snake easily." Finally Oishi placed the empty glass in the cupboard, looked out the window and into the full moon."It was like he was not affected by anything we do…not even you Tezuka…if we can't use our powers on him, you can't possibly use your powers too."
Tezuka felt his body slowly become numb. Did Fuji really like me?
"Still…he's human and—"
"I know" Oishi patted Tezuka's shoulder. "That's why I won't stop you from hunting, anymore. I know you need blood to resist him…after all, when our kind find our mate…their scent becomes stronger." Oishi gave his bestfriend a reassuring smile. "Just remember to eat human food to be able to control your other senses."
Mate? Can it be possible that Fuji's my mate?
"Tezuka? Are you listening?"
"Aa"
"And remember to drink Inui's juice…he said that your chromosomes were getting unstable." Tesuka looked down at his hand. A vampire has 2 or 3 chromosomes less than that of a human. Inui on the otherhand, created this foul-smelling, hideous juice that allows 2 or 3 of their chromosomes to double. Because of that, they could walk in the human world without any fear for hunting those innocent humans. The seven of them (and the others under the Tokyo coven) had turned their backs from the vampire world and had accepted that the life of a vampire is too much for them. They had missed their lives as humans and thus, they're doing everything they could to be one again. Sadly, this was just an illusion they've created for their selfish selves. They all knew that they would never go back to what they used to be.
"Sure…it's getting late, you better go to sleep Oishi…"
Oishi followed his advice and walked towards the door before looking back at him. "Goodnight Tezuka"
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Tezuka stood infront of the Fuji residence and gazed in the top-most window. He caught sight of the cactus sitting by the window sill. He slowly lifted his arms as the window unlocked itself and opened by it's own as if welcoming him. He jumped from doorstep and into the window. He slowly looked around the room. It still looked the same as yesterday, even though he never accepted Fuji's sleepover offers, he knew this room. For two years, he had been in this room looking at the sleeping tensai, guarding him, spending some time with him and telling him his true feelings. The clock beside the little cactus above Fuji's table read 1:30 am. Around this time, Fuji is always fast asleep.
He climbed down the window and approached the tensai's bed. He was curled up in his bed obviously feeling cold from the breeze that was coming in from the opened window. Tezuka grabbed the blanket under Fuji's feet and wrapped it around him. He then sat beside his angel and brushed the hair on his face. Fuji was truly beautiful; why else would an immortal monster be enchanted by a human? He held Fuji's face with his hand. "Do you really love a monster like me?"
The breeze once again blew inside the room. Tezuka could feel the scent of Fuji's blood run up his nostrils. His throat struggled with pain as he controlled his urge to move closer to Fuji's throat. It's a good thing he went hunting after practice, if he didn't, Fuji would be a lifeless, bloodless corpse lying in his arms. He wasn't thirsty anymore although Fuji's blood still stings his respiratory system.
"Look at what you're doing to me…I can kill you in seconds. Still, I can't…I can't live without you…" He leaned in much closer to the sleeping beauty. "I as afraid that you only liked me because I was commanding you with my power, that was really stupid of me."
"Hmm…Tezuka…I love you…Please…don't leave me…" Fuji murmured still asleep. Tezuka watched as the honey haired boy twitched in his bed, obviously, he was having a dream about what happened this afternoon. The tensai was in pain, and the one who caused this pain was him.
"Gomen…I'm really sorry for hurting you…" Tezuka smiled and leaned a little closer. "If you really love me…I won't run away anymore…" He slowly closed his eyes and pressed his lips into Fuji's.
"I love you, Syusuke."
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Fuji jerked up from his bed and carefully pulled his hand to his mouth. He felt Tezuka kissing him. The warmth of his breath, his soft lips and his scent, Tezuka's sweet scent, he felt them all. He looked around his room. Everything was in its own place. "It was all a dream…there's no way Tezuka would really kiss me." Fuji was now back to reality.
He gently felt the warm sunrays touch his skin. He looked out the window. It was yet another day. He didn't feel like going to school and he definitely didn't want to see Tezuka. He had decided. It was now time to forget about his feeling for the buchou.
He pushed himself back to bed and hugged his pillow. He really liked the smell of his pillows. Every morning his pillows smelled like his buchou, as if the boy had slept beside him for the whole night. He flashed a smile and closed his eyes. He really do love the stoic boy.
"Syusuke! Get up or you'll be late for school!" Yumiko shouted downstairs.
"I'm coming!" Just give me five more minutes. Fuji continued hugging his pillow while remembering the feeling of Tezuka's lips on his own. He didn't care if it was a dream or the smell of his pillow was just his imagination. He wanted to stay in his bed because the moment he gets up, Tezuka would again be far away from him.
A/N: i hope you like it ;
here's a list of their powers:
Tezuka: Can control things with his mind; can also order people with his mind
Oishi: Sees the bad future
Eiji: Sees the good future
Inui: Slow things down
Kaidoh: Can trigger your imagination and make you see things (to his own liking)
Momo: Can see every part of your circulatory and nervous system and can manipulate them (very useful to vampires, i think)
Ryoma: Can read minds
Fuji and taka-san are both human you'll see why later...;