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Chapter 3– Confessions
Fuji remained lying in his bed,which was his only source of warmth and comfort. He glanced out of his window and saw what was totally opposite of what he was feeling at that moment. The sun shone brilliantly in a pool of crimson gold, spilling light all over the land and white clouds.
Fuji heaved another sigh for the umpteenth time. His heart still felt heavy despite spending the sleepless night trying to repress his emotions for Tezuka. His success was only temporarily, as he felt a rush of emotions again for Tezuka when he reached home and saw the photos he had taken with the latter. 'How I wish,' Fuji thought wistfully, 'How I wish that yesterday was just a nightmare.'
The sound of an incoming message broke the serenity of Fuji's room. He forced himself out of bed to see who was the sender.
It was his best friend, Eiji.
'Ohayou, Fujiko! How was yesterday?'
Fuji stared at his phone as a frown began to crease his forehead. How was he suppose to reply Eiji? After contemplating for a moment, he replied.
'Ohayou, Eiji. Well, he rejected. I guess I'll be fine.'
Almost a minute later, Fuji received a call from Eiji. After hesitating about whether he should answer the call, Fuji decided that he should let Eiji know the incident after all.
"Moshimoshi," Fuji began hesitantly. Before he could continue, Eiji's anxious voice interrupted him. 'Fujiko! What happened? Tell me! Are you okay? I am so worried when I saw your reply!"
Fuji took a deep breath before replying Eiji's questions. Little did he know that as he told Eiji, tears began to course down the boy's cheeks as he felt painful stabs to his heart.
'I know I will heal. I just need more time,' Fuji thought sadly.
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Upon reaching Seigaku, Eiji rushed straight to the rooftop instead of heading to his classroom. An angry frown creased his forehead as he opened the door to find his boyfriend, Oishi, already waiting for him.
Without saying anything, Eiji rushed forward to hug Oishi tightly, as his anger gave way to sadness. Torrents of tears flowed fast and free on the acrobatic player. Feeling perplexed, Oishi returned the hug and tried to calm the crying boy.
After managing to cut his cries into sobs, Eiji sniffed, "Oishi! Tezuka rejected Fujiko! He is such a dense baka!! He is mean too! He made Fujiko cry!" He went on to inform Oishi about Fuji's confession and how he was rejected outright by the captain.
"...and Fujiko cried as he told me," Eiji wailed, "We must help Fujiko, Oishi! Tezuka needs someone to push him!"
Oishi sighed. Looking down at Eiji who sent him the puppy-eye expression, Oishi's heart softened as he knew he would accede to Eiji's request, much as he would prefer not to meddle in other people's love affairs.
"Alright, Eiji." He agreed, "But do you have any plans?"
Eiji broke into a wide smile as he nodded his head vigorously.
"Of course! I already thought about it on my way here. Here is what we should do..."
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That very same day...
Fuji tried his best to avoid Tezuka. Whenever he saw Tezuka walking along the corridor, he would immediately turn and hurry off in the opposite direction. 'Meeting Tezuka now would make everything so awkward,' Fuji thought. He even toyed with the idea of skipping tennis practice, but doing so would send a clear message to Tezuka that Fuji was trying to avoid him.
Ironically, Tezuka, on the other hand, was actively seeking for an opportunity to speak to Fuji. But apparently, he was unable to catch hold of the shorter boy. It seemed that they were playing a game of hide-and-seek the whole day.
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Tennis practice was tougher as everyone geared themselves up for the upcoming tournament.
"For the first practice match, Fuji will be playing against Echizen," Coach Ryuzaki ordered.
Deciding to concentrate fully on the practice match instead of being constantly aware of Tezuka's eye on Fuji, Fuji served and started the game which accelerated into an intense match.
Fuji played against Echizen with his all concentration, focusing on the match itself. For the first time since last night, the intense match managed to bring Fuji's focus away from Tezuka.
About an hour later since training started, black ominous clouds covered the sky and released a sudden shower. A deep, booming burst of thunder rumbled fiercely, followed quickly by bright, blue bolts flashing across the sky. Tezuka immediately ordered the end of tennis practice, but soon became worried when he realized that Fuji continued to play in the rain against Echizen.
'What is Syusuke doing?! He will fall sick!' Tezuka thought, 'Wait a minute. Syusuke? I just called him Syusuke?!'
His train of thoughts was broken when Coach Ryuzaki reprimanded Fuji and Echizen. As if he had gained an insight, Tezuka began to slowly realize his true feelings to Fuji. He was tempted to slap himself on the head as he thought, 'Now I've hurt him. What should I do?'
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After almost everyone had left the tennis changing room, Fuji packed his bag as fast as he could, hoping that he would not be the last person left in the room with Tezuka. The sky was still raining heavily, and Fuji had forgotten to bring an umbrella. But the shorter boy could not care less.
After making a hasty check that he had not left any of his belongings behind, Fuji grabbed his bag and made a beeline for the exit, hoping that Tezuka would not see him. He thought he heard someone calling him, but he dismissed it as his imagination.
Tezuka also hurried to pack his bag, as he hoped to catch Fuji before the latter could make his escape. After making sure that everything was in order, Tezuka rushed to the tennis changing room from the office. He had an umbrella with him, and hoped to share it with Fuji. However, he was disappointed when he found Fuji had left.
Disappointment filled his heart as he turned to make his way home. A running figure caught his eye. It was Fuji!
"Syu-" Tezuka paused as he corrected himself, "Fuji! Wait up!" He hollered. However, Fuji seemed not to hear him as the latter continued his journey out of school.
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The early morning sun streamed in through the gauzy curtains and flooded the bedroom with warm light.
The boy stirred as he slowly forced himself out of bed. His head felt heavy and his vision was slightly groggy.
"It must the lack of sleep that I am feeling very tired," Fuji murmured as he forced his tired and heavy body out of bed to get ready for school. He felt cold as he gave a shiver, but he dismissed it as due to the cold morning weather.
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The day passed by with another game of hide-and-seek with Tezuka. Much as Fuji felt tired from the little game, Tezuka seemed to be determined to speak to Fuji. Not wanting to risk another possible breakdown again, Fuji had no choice but to 'run away' from Tezuka.
Pulling open the door of his locker, Fuji was about to grab his tennis shirt to change when he noticed a new item placed inside his locker.
"Fujiko!" Eiji exclaimed loudly, "What is that? A present from an admirer?"
Upon hearing Eiji's shout, everyone immediately stopped at what they were doing, feeling very much surprised.
Tezuka stared thoughtfully at Fuji with an impassive face. 'What present? Who gave Syusuke present?" He glared at the present that was placed innocently inside Fuji's locker, as if glaring would cause the present to suddenly catch fire and burn itself.
Fuji, ignoring the sudden silence in the tennis changing room, slowly brought the present out into the light. It was a bouquet of beautiful and exquisite roses which was nicely wrapped. Attached with the roses was a card. It read:
" Let this be the first present that I, ore-sama, will give to you. I shall declare that I will court you, Fuji Syusuke."
A/N: I am not sure if this chapter is good enough. I hope it is enjoyable reading it.
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