Gomen nasai for not updating sooner! I decided to update two fictions at the same time: one crossover and one straight fic. Right now, I'm doing this fic alongside The Blue Flower. I was supposed to re-write this whole fiction because the realization part came too early but I think I can make very minimal changes without deleting chapters.

ThePinkMartini: Well, I initially want Megumi to be a bottleneck for the two… but I don't know, let's see where serendipity guides me.

LeeRaRa: Awww… I'm really sorry for the delay in the updates. But I'll try to really add more chapters in this story. :D

Obsessed Dreamer: Wow, thanks for the compliments. I'm really trying hard to write my fictions in a light way because if I don't, they'll end up as tragedies—and that's the last I want!

Harukaheryl: Well, the update took long but I'll probably update this story on a weekly basis. Thanks for reading! :D

Supupwasdown: Are you serious? I want one million dollars! That'll make me rich enough to write fictions all my life! ;)

Sera: Oh, thanks! Haha. :D

DragonFirePrincess: Oh, sorry for the delay. I've been very busy!

Disclaimer: FY and Tenipuri are not mine.


Blur

By Slavedriver2008


A faint knock came from the window and Yui sat up from the bed. A tall man's silhouette can be seen and she debated with herself whether to open the window or not. The man knocked again. And another, not giving up too soon. Yui eyed the shadow, trying to recognize the image.

"Yui…?" a deep voice called and she sighed. It was Kuni-chan. He knocked again, harried but not too loud. Before she could decide on what to do, she stood up and slid open the window. She blinked, his shoulder-length hair was tied in a low ponytail, showing the curve of his jaw. In short, he was handsome.

"What?" she asked, softly though she intended it to be annoyed. She was surprised to see him and she blushed lightly at his appealing form.

He offered a box and the smell of apples and cinnamon fleeted under her nostrils. "I bought apple pies earlier, you might want—"

"I don't eat apple pies, Kuni-chan," she answered softly, cutting him. A smirk left her, they've been friends since childhood but he never knew what she likes and what she doesn't eat. She doesn't know if she should feel offended.

"You don't?" he asked, evidently surprised. She shook her head.

"No. You like apple pies, I don't." Before he could speak more, she closed the window. She was about to return to bed when he tapped again. She slid it open, seeing him in the same spot. "Yes?"

"I also bought chocolate bars—"

"It's too late for chocolate bars, I already brushed my teeth," she told him, pulling the window close. He stopped it with his palm.

"You can eat it tomorrow," he said, in a tone that was close to pleading. Yui smiled forcedly and nodded, taking it from his hands.

"Fine. Thanks," she muttered, closing the window again. She threw the chocolate bars on the study table—she hated milk chocolates. Why does he have to get her what she doesn't want? He tapped on the window again and she hastily opened it, irritated. "What is it this time?"

"I miss you," he said casually, looking at her intently. Her eyes widened and she was speechless. Kuni-chan misses her. It was… wonderful. He cleared his throat and pushed his glasses back, looking down. "What I meant to say was… Until when do you plan to avoid me?"

She made a sound. "I'm not avoiding you." He was the one who was seen walking with a girl!

"You don't go to my room anymore," he stated, slightly looking up to meet her gaze. She made a face and looked at him with disbelief.

"You hate it when I climb your window," she whispered, shaking her head. Before he could react, she spoke again. "Your girlfriend won't like that."

"I don't have a girlfriend—"

She shook her hand on her face and he stopped speaking. "Whatever." She pulled the window to close it but he stopped it again with a palm. It doesn't help that he has such strong arms.

"I like a girl but I don't know how to make her my girlfriend," he said a little too loudly. He seemed uncomfortable and she raised an eyebrow. "Would you lend me a hand?"

"Why does it have to be me?" She asked, daggers slashing her heart. Damn Kuni-chan, why was he such a dense pathetic guy? "Aren't you the smart intellectual one?"

"Yui… Yui-chan…" he said her name in a very soft voice. "You know me very well. I wouldn't ask if I know what to do—"

"Fine. Fine. But don't tell me who she is," she whispered a little painfully. Because I already know, she wanted to add. She smiled but it didn't reach her pale blue eyes. "I don't want to know who she is."

"But Yui—"

"No buts. Do you want my help or not?" she asked, annoyed but trying hard to act casual.

"I do," Kunimitsu answered. She answered and closed the window of her room, walking back to the bed, sniffing. She wanted to cry again. She was about to lie down when he knocked again. Yui stood up angrily and opened it.

"WHAT?"

"I'll walk you to school tomorrow," he stated. "And I'll pick you up." She rolled her eyes. What type of game was he playing? He was annoying the shit out of her.

"Oh-kay," she said slowly. She was about to close the window again when he stopped it, for the third time. She was about to throw a fit when he suddenly planted a kiss at the side of her lips. Her face immediately felt warm and her heart, which was hurting earlier, began pumping loud.

"Konbanwa, Yui-chan. Sweet dreams…" He bowed and then turned toward his room. Yui bit her lip and frowned. She slid the window closed and covered her face, which was burning.

Yui jumped on the bed and hugged her teddy bear, a smile forcing its way out of her mouth. She giggled and laughed lightly. She fingered the spot where his lips landed. It was still warm. Kuni-chan's lips, she thought were warm and soft. She covered her face, ashamed at the thought of being kissed. She slapped her cheeks lightly.

"Wake up, Yui… Kuni-chan already has a girl in his heart," she whispered. But it was not enough assurance. She squirmed and hugged her bear tighter, giggling very lightly.

Her mood was in the same high when she woke up. She was literally brimming with happiness and it was all because he visited her last night. Did it really happen? She asked herself while in the bath. Of course it did, the chocolates on the table proved it. She floated into her daily morning routine and even laughed while eating her cereals. When she opened the front door, he was already standing and was about to hit the doorbell.

"Ohayou, Yui-chan," he greeted and she nodded, cheeks warm.

"Ohayou…" Their eyes met and she remembered the kiss. She looked down and smiled thinly. "Should we go now?" she asked and he smiled back.

"Hai."

They didn't talk while they walked to Yotsubadai but Yui felt light nonetheless. Although he was in love with another girl (with one of her friends nonetheless), Yui could not stop herself from wanting to spend time with him. She was crazy. The more they're together, the more it hurts. But at the same time, his presence made her happy. She realized as they neared the gates that she'll stay with him as long as he needed her, even if it hurts. As long as she can hide the pain, there won't be any problem. She was, after all, Kunimitsu's closest friend.

"What do you want to know about her…?" she asked softly, breaking the silence between them.

"Everything." Kunimitsu pushed his glasses back and cleared his throat, looking ahead. "I'd like to think that she's like you," he said softly, balancing his words. Yui flushed. "Let's make things easier, ne? I'll ask a situation and you'll tell me your opinion."

"Sounds easy…" she responded.

"How should I… How do you want someone to confess to you?" he asked and Yui felt her cheeks burn. She cleared her throat. "Well…?"

"I like it if you'd go slow…" she whispered. "Like you'll show it to me without words so by the time you tell me, I'm half-assuming… I'm already expecting it."

"You don't like surprises?" he asked and Yui shook her head.

"I like things gradual, slow…" Yui said, smiling thinly. "I want to fall in love with someone who gave the time and the effort to earn my trust, my heart… I kinda like the concept of courtship." Kunimitsu nodded.

"Do you want to receive flowers? Chocolates?" he asked and Yui laughed lightly.

"I don't like flowers, unless it's in a pot and it has roots," she said matter-of-factly. "As for chocolates, I hate milk chocolates." Kunimitsu raised an eyebrow, remembering the chocolates he gave her last night. "I like dark chocolate with creamy peanut butter… But most girls love chocolates, I'm just different." Kunimitsu smiled and Yui raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"It's weird talking about these things with you…" he said, pushing his glasses back. Yui looked down, smiling sadly.

"Yes, it's weird… Probably because we're friends and we never… you never saw me as something more that that…" she said softly. She didn't regret saying it out. It was the truth and because Kunimitsu was very dense, he'll never understand the underlying meaning behind that phrase.

"If you fall in love with a friend, what would you do?" he asked and she hastily looked up, surprised. He eyed her intently and she was immediately taken aback. "How do you confess to a friend? How do you court him? Isn't friendship itself a means of courtship?" he asked but she couldn't respond. He stepped closer and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Yui if I say I lo—"

The bell rang and they both turned to the main clock of the school. It was already time for the first period. Yui stepped away from him. "I'm sorry, I have to go…"

"I understand," Kunimitsu said. "I'll walk you home, don't forget." Yui nodded before leaving him at the gates of the school. When she was a few meters away, she immediately clutched her wildly palpitating heart.


By the time classes ended, Yui's heart was beating faster and faster. It was all because she knew Kunimitsu will be at the gates of the school, waiting for her. They were supposed to walk home together after all. Yui doesn't know why she agreed. Thinking about it now, she should have maintained the space between them. She's really stupid in things that involved the heart. When it comes to Kunimitsu, her resolves always take the back seat and she just agrees without thinking. A sigh left her as she very slowly crossed the gates of the school, anticipating seeing his familiar brooding figure. But she was immediately disappointed when another figure waved at her.

"Shuusuke…" The brown-haired tennis prodigy walked toward her, smiling wide.

"I've been waiting for you," he said. Yui smiled thinly.

"Thank you for taking care of me when I got sick," she said hastily, not wanting him to find out how surprised she was at finding him instead of Kunimitsu.

"It was nothing—I'd gladly take care of you anytime." Shuusuke smiled wider and Yui nodded.

"Why were you… Do you need anything?" she asked and he nodded. He slowly placed a hand on her arm and pulled her away from the throng of students who were passing by the gates. When they were a safe distance away, he immediately faced her and opened soft blue eyes.

"Yui… What do you think of me?" he asked and Yui was taken aback.

"You're a very nice person, Shuusuke-san," she responded slowly. What was she supposed to say? She doesn't understand this sudden change.

"Do you like me?" he asked and Yui flushed. Now she's completely clueless. What does Shuusuke mean?

"Ah… well…" she stammered. She cleared her throat. "I do like you," she answered. It was the truth. She liked Shuusuke… It's just that she liked Kunimitsu more. Oh darn, she thought in her head. She shouldn't be thinking of another man while talking to another one!

"I like you very much too," Shuusuke said, a little eager. He didn't notice the hesitation in her voice earlier. "Would you be my girlfriend?"

"What?" she screamed, blinking.

"I've been thinking about it lately… Don't assume that it's a spur of the moment decision…" he immediately told her. He touched her hand and pressed it. "I want you to be my girlfriend, Yui. Don't you want to be with me?"

"No, it's not like that…" she answered, slowly pulling away her hand. What a very public place to ask about such things!

"Please forgive my being forward… It's the first time I confessed to a girl…" he said and Yui nodded. She felt guilty again, she liked Shuusuke doesn't she? A few weeks ago, she wanted to be his girlfriend. He was her prince, her real prince. But why does she feel this way? Why does she hesitate? "We like each other and I think people who like each other should be in a relationship," Shuusuke added and Yui nodded, closing her eyes in an attempt to think fast. She still wanted Shuusuke right?

"Are you… sure?" she asked, very softly, like talking to a preschool kid. Secretly, she wanted him to read her hesitation and just step back from this confession. She was not ready for such things. No, not right now.

"Hai!" he answered happily. "Are you?" he asked too soon and Yui heaved a sigh, a controlled but panicked sigh.

"Well, I'm not sure…" she finally said. "Don't get me wrong… It's just that…"

"Do you like someone else?" he asked, his soft blue eyes probing into hers. "Like someone more than you like me?"

"Shuusuke-san, can you give me time to think about it?" Yui asked and he was taken aback. He closed his eyes and smiled.

"Of course. I'll wait for Yui-san's decision…" he said, nodding. Somehow, Yui felt relieved that he was an easy person to talk to. "I'll walk you home…" he offered but Yui immediately shook her head.

"No, I—"

"Tezuka!" a familiar feminine voice called over the crowd. Shuusuke and Yui turned toward the voice and they saw Megumi rushing toward Kunimitsu, who was standing a few meters away from them.

Kunimitsu was eyeing the girl as well and that brief sight made Yui's heart burn. Megumi immediately walked toward him and smiled in her widest, most beautiful smile. Yui knew that smile—she gives it to people she likes. The thought made her heart ache further.

"Oh, the captain is here too," Shuusuke noted. "Is he seeing… Megumi-san?" he asked, turning to her. Before she could answer, a familiar deep voice cut their conversation.

"Why are you here, Fuuji?" Kunimitsu asked and they both looked at him.

Megumi stood beside him, watching her in those victorious eyes. Yui felt defeated and again, she felt like running away. She hated losing the people she loved over a friend. Yes, she hated the fact that the first man she loved became Miaka's boyfriend. But it was over. She survived. She can surely live through another heartbreak. But why does it have to be Megumi? She was a girl who never got contented with one man.

"Oh captain, I'm—"

"Shuusuke's taking me home," Yui said sternly and Kunimitsu raised an eyebrow, meeting her eyes. "I'll just see you later, Tezuka-kun." Without another word, Yui placed her hands around Shuusuke's arm and pulled him away.


A/N: I'm not sure if I'm getting the emotions right. Oh well, I hope this chapter makes up for the long long hiatus.I kinda rushed the last part because I don't know how else to write it. Haha. :D Please do leave reviews and let me know what you think!