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 OCs.

Chapter 07

"Now! Number one for this week is!?"

"It's Tez again!! Topping the chart for 6 weeks straight!! Amazing! It's selling like mad!"

Tezuka was sitting on the couch listening to the radio report when he heard the house phone rang. He took the phone from the cradle and pressed the green button.

"Sensei! Your books sold thousands again!"

"Aa", replied Tezuka to his editor. "I know that".

"Mou…Sensei! Could you talk in a more enthusiastic way? You voice is always monotone".

"…"

The editor sighed before speaking, "Oh well, congratulation and please remember your due date".

"Aa".

"Ja!" greeted the editor in a singsong voice before ending the call.

Inwardly, Tezuka was thinking about his life. 'My life can't get any better than now! Career is smooth sailing!'

"Papa's book is so great!! It's number one again!!!" Ren said happily as he flailed his hands wildly in excitement.

Tezuka looked at his son's happy face and thought, 'Ren was looking happier these days compared to before and at night…" thought Tezuka as his mind travelled to the night spent with the emerald hair man sitting beside him.

"…tsu…Mitsu!" Tezuka immediately snapped out of his thinking that evidently had strayed away. "What are you spacing out for?" asked Ryoma as he looked up at Tezuka with his golden eyes.

"N…nothing", stuttered Tezuka.

"Papa looks weird, are you okay?" asked Ren as his hands took hold of Tezuka's T-shirt and started shaking Tezuka.

"Ren…"

"He's right you know", Ryoma said as he took his cell phone lying on the table.

"…" Ren let go of Tezuka's shirts and went to Ryoma's side.

"Ryo-chan, is that a cell phone?" Ren asked as he pointed at the thing on Ryoma's hand.

"Yeah. Do you know how to make a call?" said Ryoma as he looked at Ren's happy face.

"Yup! I tried a few times---that blue thing goes BEEEEPP!"

"But you're seriously amazing Mitsu", said Ryoma suddenly.

"Oh…really? Thanks", Tezuka said as he looked at Ryoma taking the magazine and flipped to a certain page. "Huh?"

Ryoma opened the page and the headline said:

YET ANOTHER SCOOP!

Popular book writer, Tez in his BIG BREAK. Intimate night with hot actress!

Tezuka's eyes widen slightly when he saw the headline. "Last week before the release of the most popular selling book, super hit-maker, Tez and popular drama series' leading actress H.W were seen together walking arm in arm at the antique district and photographed by our reporter. The two are business associates on the surface but-" read out Ryoma but was cut off by Tezuka.

"Tha-that was just walking together!!" said Tezuka.

"Ryo-chan is prettier than that big-sister. Papa has no taste at all", Ren said cutely.

"Rig---ht".

"You-you guys…" Tezuka trailed off, as he had no idea how to defy them. "A-anyhow, it's not like I'm a teenager. You are all I need for now", added Tezuka as he looked away.

'Who kisses better", asked Ryoma randomly.

"You do-" Tezuka said before stopping himself when he realised that Ryoma had tricked him. "No…um…"

"Reeeallly—I feel so honoured. So I'm better than that beautiful actress huh", Ryoma said as he turned around and started to walk away while whistling.

Tezuka cleared his throat before saying, "Anyways…that story was totally made up. You can just tell by looking at me. I'm always concentrating on work; I don't have time for that nonsense. That's right! A man should work".

"H—m", hummed Ryoma as he put his hands behind his head. "Then maybe I should start working earnestly too".

"Eh?"

To be continued…

A/N: Reviews!!! I want reviews!!! Ja!

-Yuujirou-