Wheezy: Takuto-san... You look hot... *Shindou was shirtless
Shindou: You and your stupid lame games of truth and dare! Making me sit like a thing to be sold at an auction...
Wheezy: Spoilsport!
Kirino: On with the game, shall we?
*Tenma spins the bottle and it points to Tsurugi and Wheezy*
Wheezy: Truth or dare, Kyou-kun? *smirks
Tsurugi: Dare...
Wheezy: Be my slave till half-n-hour...
Tsurugi: Nani?! Never!
Wheezy: Then get ready for an even more humiliating punishment... *winks.
Tsurugi: Fine! I accept the dare... *says grudgingly.
Wheezy: Your firs task is to do my disclaimer for the readers, sweetly...
Tsurugi: Fine... Wheezy, the candy doesn't have any rights upon strawberry(Kirino), chocolate (Shindou), butterscotch(Tenma) and blackcurrant (Tsurugi)... There goes your sweet ice disclaimer!
Shindou: Vow! You got sense of humor in you... I thought you were stoic...
Tsurugi: Well, then, you're wrong, chocolate pie...
*All laugh... Well... Except Mr. chocopie*
Tsurugi's POV
It was finally done and I breathed a sigh of relief to know that Tenma was doing good. The doctor rambled about counseling sessions for Tenma regarding his mental condition. Coach Endou assured the doctor that once Tenma was in good shape, they would take his decision of attending or not attending the counseling classes. Everyone on the team visited Tenma and were taken aback by his rather pale face. I got a glimpse of him from the outside since Shindou-senpai would not allow me into the room.
I barged my way into the room, only to be forced out by Fortissimo. What? I let my guard down in a rush to get near Tenma. Nurse Fuyuka treated my bumps on the back and on the ribs with some spray I don't even know the name of. I managed to coax her into allowing me to stay by Tenma's side after everyone has left. Seemingly, she understood my position and helped me with it.
Now, I am sitting on a stool, beside Tenma's still form, way past the visiting hours. Four bottles of blood and 2 bottles of saline were injected into his system and the process was still on. I dared to touch his cheek and got no response. I traced my fingers on his forehead, his eyebrows that had the shape of a rainbow, his angelic eyes that could melt anyone's heart except for a monster like me, his pointy nose that always comes in the way when we kiss, his soft pink oh-so-pure lips that I loved to bruise as a symbol of my love for him. I didn't know what force pushed me towards him as I leant forward and kissed him on the lips, gently. It was just the contact of my lips upon his, nothing more, nothing French. I savoured the feel for a while when I felt him stir and I sat up straight in anticipation.
I heard him whisper something.
"Su... Ee" that was what I could make out as his voice was too low to reach my ears.
"Tenma, wake up," I said, shaking him gently.
"Kyousuke..." I heard him audibly whisper and drown into his deep slumber.
"I am right here, Tenma," I smiled and held his hand that was way too cheezy for me but yeah, I would contain it this time, for the sake of Tenma.
"What?" I sounded hoarse to myself as I opened my heavy-lidded eyes slowly to find an expanse of white in front of my eyes.
"What the-?" I cursed and sat up.
I was sleeping with my head on the bed, using my arms as my pillow. It was 8 in the morning, I noted.
"What in the good world are YOU doing here ?!" I heard a familiar shriek.
Oh my God! It was Shindou-san!
"Why do you suppose I need to explain any of my interests to you?" I snapped as I was really getting sick of his anger tantrum at me.
"Leave, now!" he ordered.
"I just came to check up on him," I sighed, craning my neck towards every direction possible.
"No one on the team, nor do I, trust you to be OKAY with Tenma. So, I suggest you better leave before I let Yuuichi-san know about this," he threatened.
"Wait, are you actually blackmailing me, senpai?" I asked in awe.
"You could put it that way," he retorted.
"Fine! I'll leave and not a word to nii-san. Got that?" I asked darkly.
"Yeah. Deal," he agreed as I spared one look at Tenma to roll my day and dashed out of the room.
Tenma's POV:
In a dark deep pit I stood, ravaging for an unknown exit, for a light to vanish the fear in me. I need to escape before HE is here because HE would do mean things to me. My fingers bled as I scraped the cement walls in despair to escape from HIM.
"It's useless, honey," I heard HIS voice and HE was smirking. I knew that and turned around to look into his gold eyes that even shone in that pit.
Suddenly, a blinding light lit up and revealed HIM to me... His purplish-blue hair was tied in a pony, his chiseled eyes carried a gold burning essence in them, his purple coat hung loosely over his shoulders, red tee that covered his perfectly sculpted torso and highlighting purple pants that hung from his waist and lastly, a red broad bracelet with silver spikes on his right hand and a white band on his left one.
"Don't hurt me," I pleaded as I backed onto the wall.
"You know I love to see you cry," he said as he trapped me by placing his hands on either sides of my head.
He kissed me without my consent and dove into my mouth, bruising my lips and tongue. And, the worst part was, I let him. I yelped when he squeezed my waist with his strong hands. He added one more hickey on my neck to out number his previous collection.
"Please," I cried shamelessly.
"Please what, Tenma? Pleasure you?"
"Don't hurt me like this!" I said and slid down the wall.
"Fine! It was your choice!" he growled and I heard the crack of a whip.
"No!"
"Yes!" he screeched as the first lash fell on me.
"Aaahhhh!" I screamed as I shot open my eyes.
I wasn't in any dark pit. The room smelled of pills and was covered in pure white. I was in a hospital and I was dreaming. Uff! It seemed so real. Wait, why was I in a hospital? Why are there bandages wrapped round my arm? Oh, yeah, right! A suicide attempt... When did I turn into such a depressed person? A voice! That's right! A voice lulled me into the sleep of suicide... Whose voice was that? Why did he want me dead?
"You're awake, finally!" I heard and looked at the door to see Shindou-san.
"Shindou-san?!"
"How are you feeling, Tenma?"
"Not bad," I chuckled, looking at my palms on my lap.
"You don't need to explain yourself," Shindou-san assured as he lay down on the stool.
"I'm sorry, senpai, for troubling all of you."
"Apology accepted. Just promise me that you won't repeat this, ever."
"I promise, I won't!" I beamed.
"Tenma," I heard a voice and I stiffened. It was HIM, standing at the door.
"Yes?" I responded, trembling with fear.
"I don't want to create a scene here. So, leave, Tsurugi," Shindou-senpai spoke.
"Kirino-senpai asked for you. He's outside the hospital. It's urgent, " Tsurugi said to Shindou-senpai.
"Tenma, will you be alright?" Shindou-san asked.
"Yeah," I managed to smile and he left me alone with Tsurugi.
"How are you feeling?" Tsurugi asked me, taking his seat.
"I'm fine, thank you," I replied and I was partly angry at myself for the fear in my voice.
"I won't hurt you. I just came here to talk to you and keep some company. Is that okay, Tenma?"
"No!" I wanted to scream but the opposite came out of my mouth.
Silence crept up the room for we never spoke a word to each other. He kept staring at me and I was really feeling uncomfortable under his scrutinizing gaze.
"I'm sorry," he apologized out of the blue.
This time, I looked at him, I really looked at him to make sure he was still Tsurugi because the Tsurugi I know would never apologize, even if it's his mistake. I knew the days where I had to suppress my anger and beg him for forgiveness even though he was the wrong one. And then, he explained to me how he felt when he saw me on the bathroom floor, how he came to know from Yuuichi-san that I was with him when Tsurugi saw me with Taiyou. I didn't want him to know that because I wanted to know if he trusted me enough or not. Well, he failed drastically. He ended his ramble with another apology and an "I love you".
"I trusted you, Tsurugi, I believed you would keep my heart safe and you shattered that one on a day which was supposed to be special for us. Now you don't get to be forgiven for the scars you have given to me. You didn't trust me and there's no love in a place with nill trust. As much as I love you, I can't accept you back into my life," I said, looking into his almost teary eyes.
"Tenma, please give me a chance, I will make it up to you," he pleaded and I heard the sincerity in his voice but I couldn't bring it in me to accept him right away.
"No, Tsurugi, not now," I effectively ended the conversation by gesturing him to stop when he opened his mouth to speak. Surprisingly, he actually listened to me!
"I'll go call the nurse to check your vitals and all," he said and I nodded.
Shindou's POV:
Why did he call me if he didn't want to speak?
"Speak up, will you?"
"Takuto... I am sorry," he said, looking into my eyes.
"Ta-Takuto? You called me Takuto?" I asked unbelievably.
"Yes, I did. After today's incident I believe that it wasn't you with Minamisawa-san. I'm sorry I didn't give you a chance to explain yourself," he said sincerely and got down onto his knees, taking my palms in his'.
"Kirino, stand up!" I said.
"I want us to be like before. You might not be able to trust me after what I had done to you by blaming you and dating Tsurugi. But, please, give me one last chance to make things right. I promise you a better life with me. Please," he pleaded, letting go of my hands and bowing down so that his head touched the rock hard floor.
"Stand up, Kirino," I said, placing my hand on his shoulder. He sat up on his knees but refused to stand up till I give my decision.
"I trusted you with my heart and you broke it. It takes time to heal. All that matters here is our love and I am willing to try. Let's make it up for each other," I said smiling and lent a hand to him.
He gracefully accepted it and pulled me into a gentle yet passionate kiss.
NOW, NOW! WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN, CAN WE?
I heard the same voice I heard earlier. Ranmaru seemed to hear it too.
"Who is that?" both of us asked in unison, only to be greeted by a devilish red light shine above our heads and before we knew it, we were teleported to a soccer stadium.
"Where are we?" Ranmaru asked and I had no idea!
"Shindou-san!" I heard Tsurugi's voice.
"Tsurugi! What are you doing here? And, what's this place?"
"I have no idea, Shindou-san. One moment, the doc was checking up on Tenma and the next second we ended up here. All the Raimon team is here, including coach, Otonashi-sensei, managers, Kidou-san and Gouenji-san.
"What? Where are they?" Ranmaru asked.
"Follow me," he said and we went into a locker room where the entire team was present and Tenma was sleeping on the desk separating the room into two.
"He was tired and so I let him sleep," Tsurugi said, as if reading my thoughts and I simply nodded.
WELCOME TO MY PRECIOUS GUESTS... MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE... EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS IN THIS ROOM... WE SHALL MEET SHORTLY AND MAKE SURE MY DEAR CAPTAIN IS READY AND AWAKE TO BE CLAMIED BY ME... FOR NOW... I TAKE LEAVE. GOODBYE.
The voice rung like a deep shade of red signaling immense pain and danger.
"Who is it?" I heard Kurama scream.
"Show yourself!" Nishizono's yells followed.
"Quiet down, minna! It's no use," I told them.
Suddenly, another red shade was cast upon us and when the light died down, we were shocked to see Natsumi-san standing in front of us.
"Natsumi! What are you doing here? Oh my.. I missed you, dear," Endou-san exclaimed as he rushed to her and embraced her.
Did the legendary goalkeeper cum our best coach forget that we were staring at his wild display of affection? I guess not because he actually kissed her with us watching them.
"Endou!" Kidou-san screamed, alerting us and all of us seemed to be blushing.
"What?" Endou-san snapped angrily.
"You have younger audience," he replied.
"Oh, right, sorry guys," he said, scratching the back of his head.
"Mamoru-kun, I'm sorry," Natsumi-san bowed.
"It's not your fault, Natsumi. Please take a seat," he said and she sat down.
"Coach Endou, do you know that voice?" Tsurugi piped in.
"Sorry, but I don't..."
"Endou... I have a clue..." Gouenji-san said.
Wheezy: Time for your next dare, pet...
Tsurugi: What did you call me!
Tenma: Be sportive, Kyousuke... It's just a game.
Tsurugi: You be the slave, then you'll know.
Tenma: If you stop complaining now and play peacefully, I'll be your slave tomorrow...
Tsurugi, Wheezy, Shindou, Kirino: *shoooockkkk
Tsurugi: Really?
Tenma: Yup, trust me!
Tsurugi: What is it that you want me to do, my Lady?
Wheezy: Thank the readers for reviewing and request them for more...
Tsurugi: Thank you for taking the time to read and review this story... Please do more!
Wheezy: Good... Now, get me a drink...
Tsurugi: Tch!
