Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis and any of the characters. All of the characters belong to Takeshi Konomi Sensei except for the OC.
Pairings: Tezuka X Echizen
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! I'm so HAPPY! I didn't expect that this story will be attracting so many people because this is my very first fiction and oh my gosh! I'm so so so so so so HAPPY! a big grin I'm not sure whether all of you get the hints I gave to all you in the last chapter wink. Life back at school is definitely busy. 5 months of holidays really make my brain rusty. I was thinking of writing smut scene for the last chapter but it will be in another fic where it will be a one shot. So what do you people think? Should I or should I not? Tell me what you think okay?
Thank you note:
Gywnhafra…Thanks for updating your TOL. Good luck in your thesis. Harap awak boleh menghabiskan thesis awak secepat yang mungkin. SELAMAT BERJAYA!
(Translation: I hope that you can finish up your thesis as soon as possible! Good luck!)
tezuKunimitsu…The last part is for you. I hope it satisfied you. I'm not really good in smut scene and I don't think that can be counted as smut scene…it really took me a lot of effort to wrote that so I hope you enjoy it! I usually update it two weeks once.
Blanket of Darkness…thanks for the suggested names. I've decided to use some of the names in the much later chapters. So look forward to it! peace
Shadowhawk…hmm…I'm very happy that you like the way I used to distract Ryoma. That scene pops up suddenly in my head when I was typing, so it was an unplanned scene. I'm really happy that you love that scene! I found out that ch03 was so boring so I left a cliffhanger! Fufufufu!
YaoiIsLove…I can't have the dream pair together anymore as I already mention that the Golden Pair are together but I will throw some hints here and there but they definitely won't be together…
Kayland Eric…Thanks for reading this fic. I hope you will enjoy this chapter even more!
Nothing…sorry for the slow place…I'd tried to let it moves faster but apparently I failed. So I hope you can bear with the slow pace and have fun in reading this chapter.
Wild Dragon's Breath…I didn't even realized that I wrote Ryoma was having such a bad day…haihz…I'm such a torturous write aren't I? hehehe!
To the story then…
Chapter 4
"We're here for Echizen Nanjiroh and Echizen Rinko", said Tezuka to the nurse behind the registration counter.
"There are still in the ER. It's down the corridor and turn to the right", the nurse said.
Tezuka turned around to see Ryoma running towards the said direction. Tezuka followed him and came to a sudden halt as he saw a few nurses filing out of the ER.
"How is my father?" asked Ryoma to the last nurse.
"I'm sorry. We've tried everything we could", she said solemnly. Ryoma looked down with his bangs covering his face. Tezuka saw a tear slide down Ryoma's face. Tezuka went to his side and pull him in to a hug. He rubbed his back in a circle comforting him. 'Ryoma…' Both of them stayed in that position until the door from the other ER room opened.
"Kunimitsu-kun?"
Tezuka turned around to the source of the voice. It sounded very familiar. What he saw made his eyes wide in shock. Apparently the person calling him was Echizen Rinko who looked perfectly fine except that her right hand being wrapped in a bandage.
"Okaa-san? Inside…who…accident…nurse…died…ghost?" uttered Tezuka incoherently. (A/N: imagine Tezuka saying stuff that doesn't make sense hehe)
"Kunimitsu-kun, what are you talking about?" said Rinko. 'I can't believe that he can say something that doesn't make any sense'.
Ryoma looked up from Tezuka's chest and his eyes went wide. "Kaa-san…" Rinko looked at Ryoma and saw his slightly red eyes.
"Ryoma, why are you crying?" asked Rinko as she walked towards Ryoma and pulled him into a motherly hug.
"She said that you and oyaji were dead", mumbled Ryoma.
"Huh?"
"There was a nurse who said that they had failed in saving you're life", said Tezuka.
"Souka. Anyway, I had twisted my wrist and sustained some scratches at my arms".
"Otou-san?"
"He had 2 stitches on his head and his right ankle was sprained because he was protecting me. He's still inside". After she said that the ER door opened and Nanjiroh came out in a wheel chair. Rinko walked towards Nanjiroh and gave him a kiss.
Meanwhile, Tezuka walked towards the nurse who was pushing Nanjiroh's wheel chair and said, "May I?"
"Yes", the nurse said as she walked back in into the ER.
"How are you feeling?" asked Rinko. Nanjiroh shrugged and looked at Ryoma. He noticed the slight redness in Ryoma's eyes and he smirked.
"Oi! Brat. I didn't know that you can cry so easily even though you're dominant sex is male?" teased Nanjiroh.
"Urusai oyaji!" "Nanjiroh!"
"Oops!"
"Otou-san, what are you talking about. What you mean by 'Ryoma's dominant sex is male'?" asked Tezuka.
"Ha-haha…i-it's nothing Kunimitsu-kun".
"Let's head back. The doctor said you need a lot of rest", interrupted Rinko.
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When they've reached home, Ryoma walked towards the kitchen with Rinko following him.
"Ryoma…when are you going to tell Kunimitsu-kun?"
"I don't know kaa-san", answered Ryoma. He walked towards the fridge and started taking out the ingredients for dinner.
"Err…Ryoma…" Ryoma turned around and looked at his mother. "What are you doing?"
"Taking out the ingredients".
"For?"
"Dinner".
'Did he just say it's for dinner? Don't tell me he's going to cook?' Rinko thought. She shuddered as she remembered what happened when Ryoma cooked for the first time when he was still living in Japan.
"BOOM!"
"Wh-what happened?" Rinko asked as she quickly rushed into the kitchen.
"WHAT HAPPENED RINKO?!" Nanjiroh shouted as he followed Rinko to the kitchen.
The moment Rinko reached the kitchen her eyes were opened wide in shock. There were black soot everywhere. Out of nowhere, a pressure cooker's cover was flying towards Rinko. Luckily Nanjiroh realized about it and pulled her out of the harm. Rinko stared at the pot's cover before shifting her gaze towards the culprit. Ryoma was standing in front of the stove. He was covered with soot and rice.
"Ryo-Ryoma? What happened?" said Rinko as he walked towards her son.
"I-I was trying to cook something for Kunimitsu since I have some free time".
"Err…what were your trying to cook?"
"Unacha".
"Err…by using a pressure cooker?"
"No. This pot", said Ryoma as he pointed to the pot in front of him. A sweat drop could be seen on Rinko's forehead.
"That is apressure cooker Ryoma".
"Souka". Laughter can be heard at the doorway. Nanjiroh's head was thrown to the back and he was laughing while clutching his side.
"Oi brat! I can't believe it. You don't even know how to differentiate between a pressure cooker and a pot. HAHAHA!"
"Urusai oyaji!" shouted Ryoma.
"Nanjiroh, go away!" Nanjiroh walked away from the kitchen. Laughter can still be heard. "Ryoma go and take a bath. I'll clean this mess".
For one whole week, they had to eat outside as the kitchen was unavailable.
Rinko came back to the present and saw that Ryoma was lighting the gas to start cooking. "Are you sure you can cook?"
"Of course I know kaa-san", Ryoma said as he throw in some garlic into a pot and sautéed it.
"O-okay", said Rinko.
"It's okay Okaa-san. That incident won't happen again. When both of you were out, Ryoma was the one doing the cooking. Why don't you go and have a rest. I'll help Ryoma", said Tezuka.
"Okay", said Rinko as she walked out of the kitchen and headed towards the living room where Nanjiroh was seated.
"Rinko? I thought you was cooking and the brat's helping", said Nanjiroh.
"I'm not. Ryoma's the one cooking with Kunimitsu-kun helping him". Nanjiroh choked.
"W-What?! The brat's cooking!" Rinko nodded. Nanjiroh shivered when he remembered the first time he tasted Ryoma's cooking.
Nanjiroh stared at the thing on the dining table. The thinglooked gooey and some of the side dishes were burnt. Some of the side dishes were reddish color and there was a slight adour emitted from the thing. "What was that supposed to be?" asked Nanjiroh. His face scrunched up as he smelled the food turned bad smell.
"Food", answered Ryoma.
"Thatis food? Are you sure Ryoma?"
"Aa".
"Err…what kind of food was that supposed to be?"
"Chirashi sushi". Nanjiroh stared at the supposed chirashi sushi. Nanjiroh picked up his chopsticks and started too picked up the prawn or what was left of the prawn. He put it into his mouth. His curious look immediately turned to a disgusting look.
"Bleargh!" Nanjiroh threw up the moment the food touched his tongue. The taste was absolutely horrible. Prawns should taste slightly salty but Ryoma's prawns were bitter in taste. There was a slight spicy taste after the bitter taste. He quickly grabbed his cup of tea and gulp down the green tea in one go.
Okaa-san, Otou-san its time to eat", called out Tezuka. Rinko get up from the sofa she's sitting. Tezuka walked towards Nanjiroh and helped him to the kitchen. Nanjiroh stared at the food served on the table. Inwardly he sighed in relief as he saw that the food was quite edible.
Apparently, Ryoma had cooked takikomi gohan with unagi, tsukemono and sumashijiruas side dishes. Meanwhile, Rinko was looking around the kitchen and she realized that the kitchen was spotless. She walked towards the dinner table and sat besides Nanjiroh.
"Itadakimasu".
"Nanjiroh nipped a bit of the unagiand said, "Hmm…not bad". Ryoma smirked at the comment.
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After dinner, Ryoma and Tezuka retired to their own room. Ryoma headed towards the bathroom to bath and Tezuka switched on the computer to check his mails.
Tezuka,
We will be there on Friday to wait for you and Echizen's arrival. See you then.
Oishi
Tezuka opened another message. This message was from his mother.
Kunimitsu,
We won't be there this Friday as your dad and I will have to bring Otou-sama to the hospital for check-up.
Ayana
Tezuka clicked the reply button and type:
Okaa-sama,
Wakata. Both of us won't be waiting for you and Otou-sama then. Please tell me the result of Ojii-sama's check-up.
Kunimitsu
Tezuka hit the send button. Right at the moment, Ryoma came out from the bathroom and hugged Tezuka from behind.
"Hmm…"
'From who?"
"Oishi and Okaa-sama. Oishi and the rest will be waiting for our arrival this Friday and Okaa-sama and Otou-sama won't be there on Friday".
"Souka". Tezuka got up from the seat and gave a peck on Ryoma check before heading towards the bathroom to bath. Tezuka came out and realized that Ryoma was already asleep on the bed. He switched off the lights and went to sleep.
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Tezuka stirred when he heard his alarm clock rang. He quickly turned it off and looked down at the figure besides him. Ryoma was still sleeping peacefully. He caressed Ryoma's shoulder-length hair subconsciously while thinking what Nanjiroh's had said when they were still in the hospital.
"Oi! Brat. I didn't know that you can cry so easily even though you're dominant sex is male?"
'What did he mean by that?' Tezuka was snapped out of his thought when he felt Ryoma stir.
"Ohaiyo". Ryoma rubbed his eye and looked up.
"Ohaiyo".
Ryoma snuggled closer towards Tezuka with his face buried in Tezuka's chest and Tezuka's chin was resting in Ryoma's head.
'Should I ask him?' Tezuka thought.
"Ryoma, are you still awake?"
"Aa".
"What did otou-san mean by your dominant sex was male? Are you hiding something from me, Ryoma?" Tezuka felt Ryoma's tense up. There was uncomfortable silence surrounding both of them. Ryoma pried out of Tezuka's embrace and sat up.
"The-there is something that I need to tell you", Ryoma muttered. Tezuka sat up and wrapped his right hand around Ryoma's waist. Ryoma rested his head on Tezuka shoulder.
"What is it?"
"My sex is male…"
"I know".
"…and female". The last word was uttered so soft that Tezuka have to strain his ears to hear.
"Huh?"
"I am a hermaphrodite". Ryoma felt Tezuka's shoulder tense up and he removed his hand around Ryoma's waist. He looked up and saw Tezuka's expression which made Ryoma's heart's clench.
"I'm sorry for hiding it from you. I've got to go to work", Ryoma said before dashing towards the bathroom. When bathing, a tear threaten to fall but he blinked it back. When Ryoma got out of the bathroom, Tezuka was already out of the room. Ryoma grabbed his hand phone and wallet before walking out of the room.
"Ohaiyo kaa-san, oyaji".
"Ohaiyo Ryoma". Nanjiroh ignored his son. Ryoma felt his stomach churn making him feel like throwing up when he realized that Tezuka was avoiding his gaze.
He grabbed a slice of bread and said, "Ittekimasu".
"Huh? Ryoma, aren't you going to eat first?"
"Iie. I'm late kaa-san". Ryoma shouted from the front door before closing the door and headed towards the garage where his car is parked.
"I thought he's free today. Do you know anything Kunimitsu-kun?" Tezuka didn't reply Rinko as he was in his on world.
"Kunimitsu-kun? Are you okay?" Rinko asked. Tezuka was snapped out of his daze and he stared at Rinko.
"Okaa-san, what were you asking?" Tezuka asked.
"I was asking whether you knew about Ryoma having to work today."
"Iie".
"Kunimitsu-kun, are you okay?"
"Aa. Just a bit tired. I think I'll retire to the room. Gochishousama", Tezuka said before leaving the dining room.
"Hey Rinko…"
"Hmm?"
"Something's not right with both of them".
"Aa. I wonder what happened".
There was silence until Nanjiroh spoke up. "Err…you don't think it's caused by my slipped up yesterday right?"
"It might be", Rinko said before going back to washing the plates.
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'W-What should I do?' Ryoma thought as he drove towards the sport's club. He walked towards the locker room and changed into sport's attire. When he was in the changing room, he met Kevin.
"Ryoma. What are you doing here?"
"Play with me".
"Huh?"
"I said play with me". Ryoma took out his racket and walked towards the tennis court.
"Oi Ryoma!" Kevin called out. He quickly took his racket and ran towards where Ryoma is. Apparently Ryoma had finished his warm up. 'So fast', he thought.
When they were in the court facing each other, Ryoma spin his racket and said, "Which?"
"I'll let you serve. I pick this side of the court". Ryoma picked up his racket with his right hand and walked towards his side of court. Ryoma started off with his twist serve. He felt a slight pain at his abdomen but ignored it.
Kevin returned the serve easily and Ryoma hit back with his Drive B. Kevin barely hit it back and Ryoma hit it back with his Drive A. Kevin used his copied one footed split step and hit back the ball. Before Ryoma managed to reach the ball, he felt a tremendous pain at his abdomen. He kneeled down with his left hand clutching his abdomen.
"Oi Ryoma! Are you okay?" Kevin shouted. He ran towards Ryoma.
"I'm okay. Let's continue".
"We are not continuing". Kevin slung Ryoma's right hand around his shoulder and carried him to the locker room. "You are not in any condition to play after all". 'I thought he had healed. Geez'.
"You should go home".
"I'm not going home yet. Let's go out and eat".
'Something must have happened at home'. Kevin sighed and said, "Alright but I'll drive".
"Fine". Both of them walked towards Ryoma's car after changing and disguising themselves. Both of them went to their usual Japanese restaurant. Ryoma ordered Unadon and Kevin ordered Tekkadon. When both of their meals arrived, Kevin started to eat while Ryoma continued to stare outside the window.
"Ryoma?"
"Huh?"
"Stop spacing out. The food is here".
"Aa. Itadakimasu".
After eating Kevin sent Ryoma back home with Ryoma protesting about it but in the end Kevin won.
"Tadaima".
"Okaeri nasai", Rinko answered back. Ryoma walked up the stairs and headed towards his and Tezuka's bedroom. He knocked lightly and opened the door. Tezuka was outside on the balcony reading a book ignoring him. He took out his phone and car keys and placed them on the table. He then walked towards the bathroom to take a bath.
Tezuka turned around when he heard the door closed. 'Huh? Who is it?' Tezuka thought. He closed his book and walked into the bedroom. He looked around and saw Ryoma's hand phone and car keys on the table. He walked towards the table when the door to the bathroom opened.
Tezuka turned around and saw Ryoma clad in bathrobe. He had tied his bathrobe loosely and Tezuka could see his exposed shoulder. Ryoma stay rooted on the spot when he saw Tezuka.
'My sex is male…and female'. The same sentence keep on repeating in Tezuka head when he saw Ryoma's badly clad body. He saw Ryoma shiver slightly.
"You should bring in your clothes in before you bath Ryoma. It's almost winter", Tezuka said before heading back towards the balcony to read. Ryoma quickly grabbed his clothes and went back to the bathroom.
'I'm not ready to face you yet Ryoma', Tezuka thought before going back to his story book.
Meanwhile in the bathroom, Ryoma's stomach churned and he felt like throwing up. He walked quickly towards the toilet and emptied his lunch.
'Ughh…' Ryoma rinsed his mouth and quickly dressed up. He exited the bathroom and saw Tezuka reading. He grabbed the first aid kit besides the table and his hand phone before walking out of the room and headed towards the guest room.
For the rest of the afternoon, the whole house was quiet except for some noises coming from Nanjiroh's and Rinko's room. During dinner, small conversations were made by Nanjiroh and Rinko due to the uncomfortable silence. After dinner, Ryoma headed towards the guest room and slept in there while Tezuka went their bedroom.
For the next few days, Ryoma slept at the guess room while Tezuka slept in their bedroom. During lunch and dinner, conversations were made by Nanjiroh and Rinko. Both of them were in their own world thinking about how to confront each other about the problem at hand.
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Rinko was hanging clothes when Ryoma walked out from the house heading towards the garden. She saw the distressed look on his son and stopped what she was doing. She walked towards Ryoma and she realized he had not been sleeping well for the pass few days.
"Ryoma…"
"Kaa-san".
"Have you confronted Kunimitsu-kun?"
Ryoma shook his head. Then he muttered, "I'm giving him some space to think about it".
"Souka", Rinko said before walking back towards where the clothes are and continued her work. She sighed inwardly. 'Both of them should express themselves more. Looks like I have to confront Kunimitsu-kun. If not their marriage is going to be in danger'.
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Meanwhile in the room, Tezuka was sitting in front of the computer. He typed 'hermaphrodite' in the search engine. Multiple results came out. He clicked the first website and read.
'A hermaphrodite is an organism having both male and female reproductive organs. In many species, hermaphrodites are a common part of a life-cycle, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which two sexes are not separated into distinct male and female types of individuals. Hermaphrodites most commonly occurs in invertebrates'
Tezuka scrolled down further until he saw the word 'intersexuality'. He clicked on the link and read on. After finished reading, he heard a knock on the door.
"Come in". The door opened and came in Rinko and Nanjiroh.
"Okaa-san, Otou-san?" Shocked were written all over his face. 'Okaa-san coming in is normal but Otou-san?'
"No need to look so surprise Kunimitsu-kun", Nanjiroh said as he walked towards the bed and sat down. Rinko went and sat beside him.
"We would like to talk to you", Rinko said. "From the way both of you interacted, I expect that Ryoma told you about him being a male and also a female".
Tezuka nodded. "I asked him and he told me about it".
"So do you think he is a freak?" Nanjiroh asked. Rinko stamped his foot. "Oww…Rinko".
"What is your feeling towards Ryoma?" Rinko asked.
"I love him".
"It looks like you had search about Ryoma's condition".
"Aa".
"So, what do you think about Ryoma being a like that? Do you think he is abnormal because he has two type sexes?"
"…"
"Hmmph! Does your silence means yes?" Nanjiroh asked.
"Iie".
"Tell us then, Kunimitsu-kun", Rinko said.
"When I first heard from Ryoma, I was shocked and I started to think as to why Ryoma hid this from me for such a long time".
"That is not our right to explain Kunimitsu-kun. We'll leave the explanation to Ryoma", Rinko said.
"Can I ask one more thing?" Rinko nodded.
"What he meant by he is a half male and female? Do-does that mean that he still have the woman's part?" He asked with a hint of hope in his voice. When he realized that, he felt heat rising on his cheek. Rinko smiled knowingly and Nanjiroh threw him a smirk.
A second year Ryoma walked in to the living room and saw his parents sitting in the living room. "Ryoma, we need to tell you something", Rinko said.
Ryoma nodded and walked towards the couch facing his parents. "What is it?" he said when he was sitting down.
Rinko took out a brown file which looks like a medical report. She handed it to Ryoma and Ryoma took it.
"What's this about?"
"Just read it seishounen". Ryoma opened it and read. His surprised look turned to a shocked expression. After finish reading, he dropped the report and stared at his mother and father.
After a while he spoke up, "Does that means that I'm a half male and half…female?"
Rinko nodded and stared intently at his son's eyes. "We would like to ask you whether you want to remove that part."
"Why didn't you make the decision when I was a baby if you knew that my dominant sex is male?"
Rinko glanced at his husband before turning back to her son. "When I was pregnant, we found out that you were a girl but apparently you become a boy. The doctor told us that the reproduction system is still in your body. We argued and came to a conclusion that we won't be removing that part until you are older and able to make the decision yourself".
"Is that why people were treating me like I'm a disease or something when I was small?"
"Aa", said Nanjiroh. Nanjiroh swallowed his pride before saying, "I'm sorry, Ryoma".
"We are going to let you some time to make the decision whether you are going to accept the operation or not".
"Kaa-san…"
"Hmm?"
"Why both of you decided to tell me now?"
"It's because of your relationship with Kunimitsu-kun. Alright, go and take a bath. Dinner will be ready soon".
"In the end he decided that he won't have the operation", Rinko said. After a few minutes of pondering, Tezuka said, "Thanks for explaining Okaa-san, Otou-san".
"You're welcome, Kunimitsu-kun. We didn't want to see the relationship between both of you to break because this". Rinko and Nanjiroh stood up and walked out of the room. A few minutes later, Tezuka also stood up and went out of the room to find Ryoma. The moment he opened the door, he saw Ryoma walking towards the guest room.
"Ryoma, matte". Ryoma turned around and saw Tezuka walking towards him.
"Kunimitsu, what is it?" A tint of sadness was evident in his voice.
"Can we talk?" Ryoma nodded and followed Tezuka to their room. Tezuka sat on the bed and Ryoma went and sat on the chair facing each other. Tezuka pat the space besides him. Ryoma stood up and sat besides Tezuka. After they had settled down comfortably, Tezuka said, "Ryoma…I'm sorry".
"Why are you apologizing? I'm the one who was supposed to be sorry since I'm the one who was hiding thatfrom you". Ryoma leaned on Tezuka shoulder and sighed happily.
"Ne Ryoma...I want to know the reason why you planned to keep the female part?" Tezuka asked and looked down at Ryoma. He saw a slight flush on Ryoma's face.
"Eto…I…I…can I don't say it?"
"No Ryoma. I want to know".
"Do you still remember the time when Eiji-sempai brought his baby nephew to tennis practice?"
Tezuka nodded and said, "Aa. He was a cute little boy. I wonder how he looks like now".
Ryoma chuckled softly when he saw Tezuka's exotic smile which was only reserved when he was remembering the fond memories.
"What does it have to do with the question I'm asking?"
"That incident happened the next day when kaa-san told me that I am a hermaphrodite. That's what made me decide that I won't be having the operation". Tezuka was silence for a while as he process Ryoma's words. Meanwhile, Ryoma were staring intently at Tezuka's face taking in every details of his face.
After a few minutes, Tezuka said, "Are you saying that…"
"Aa. I keep the part so that maybe there will be a slightest chance that I could give you a child".
"But I thought your dominant sex is male".
Ryoma nodded before continuing. "I went and had a talk with the family doctor and he told me that the chances were very slim since my dominant sex is male but is possible. So, I'm not sure whether I'll be able to give you a child or not".
"Arigatou Ryoma. Honto ni, Arigatou", Tezuka said and Ryoma just nodded. Tezuka wrapped his hand around Ryoma's waist and kiss him lightly on top of his head. Ryoma adjusted his position so that he can settle comfortably. Both of them stayed in that position as they enjoyed the silence surrounding them and also each other's presence.
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"Ryoma, wake up. We've reached Japan", Tezuka said as he shook his spouse to wake him up. Ryoma ignored the voice as he snuggled closer towards the warmth which was from Tezuka's body. Tezuka bent down and kiss Ryoma on the lips. He protruded his tongue and gently tapped Ryoma's teeth, requesting for entry. Ryoma subconsciously parted his mouth and Tezuka grabbed this opportunity to slide in his tongue into Ryoma's mouth.
Tezuka tasted a slight sweetness from Ryoma's mouth. He traveled further in into Ryoma's mouth. He opened his eyes slightly and saw Ryoma's slight clouded golden eyes he heard a few moans from Ryoma's throat. Tezuka deepen the kiss even more and Ryoma started to react to the kiss. When he had traveled to every nook and cranny in Ryoma's mouth, he started to play with Ryoma's tongue. Ryoma was fully awake by now and he started to fight for dominance with Tezuka. Tezuka purposely lose to Ryoma and let Ryoma take over the kiss. Both of them broke off the kiss simultaneously as they heard a slight cough in the back. Both them were out of breath. Ryoma turned to the back and gave his father a glare.
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Ryoma and Tezuka walked out from the arrival gate and headed towards their friends. Nanjiroh and Rinko were walking right behind them. When they had reached the group, Eiji gave him a big bear hug.
"Ochibi! Welcome back!"
To be continued…
A/N: I hope everybody loved the fluff between Tezuka and Ryoma and also the cooking scene! The story is just getting interesting. So I hope all of you look forward to the next chapter. Just to clear something up. Kevin is in the same team as Ryoma but different manager and also there is a correction in the last chapter. In the last chapter, when Ryoma and Tezuka ran away from the fans, it is a restaurant and not a shop. The voting is still on so I hope everybody who read this fic will vote. Here are the questions again:
1. Who do you want to see Nanako with?
a. Atobe
b. Fuji
2. Eiji working in a children care or as a male nurse in the pediatrician section? (Pediatrician is job where they take care of sick children)
a. children care
b. male nurse
For the 3rd question, I've found a good website but if you people still wants to suggest some names, you are MOST welcome.
Chirashi Sushi – Chirashi means "scattered". Chirashi involves fresh sea food, vegetables or other ingredients being placed on top of sushi rice in a bowl or dish.
Takikomi gohan– Japanese-style pilaf cooked with various ingredients and flavored with soy, dashi, etc.
Unagi – Grilled and flavored eel
Tsukemono – pickled vegetables, hundreds of varieties and served with most rice-based meals
Sumashijiru – a clear soup made with dashi and seafood
Unadon – donburi (a big bowl full of hot steamed rice) topped with broiled eel with vegetables
Tekkadon – donburi topped with tuna sashimi
(Taken from Wikipedia: List of Japanese dishes)
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