Pairing: Fuji x Atobe

Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis does not belong to me.

Part: 9/?

Genre: Angst/Fantasy/Romance

Warning: OCC

Heaven's tear

Patience is a virtue, but sometimes one needs to know when enough is enough.

Fuji's pov

I should have known that Keigo wouldn't be a curse one like us. Keigo was different from us, but at least now I knew why Keigo couldn't remember anything from the past. He wasn't branded as a curse one. He was free to be normal.

Yes, Keigo was free to be normal. I am somewhat relief that Keigo wasn't cursed with having to remember life times of memories and to experience the same painful memories replaying in front of his eyes. Now that I know everything, I will get Keigo back.

My hatred toward Mizuki had grown and ironically I still couldn't pinpoint why he hated me so much. I didn't even know who Mizuki was till he started to get in my way. I should have thought things over more carefully, but my mind had been one tracked for years.

But now I wonder why does Mizuki despised me so much?

There has to be a logical reason behind this.

But what?

…

Atobe's pov

The dreams had stopped. The stranger seemed to vanish from my dream world. I know I should had felt relief but I don't. Instead I felt empty and rejected.

I didn't wake up in tears. I woke up feeling numb and abandoned. My life had been turned upside down lately by forces out of this world. Maybe school will take my mind off these people and events. I grab my book bag and head out to the limo.

Maybe school will help me feel normal again.

…

"Hey Atobe, nice job at your match with Mizuki. You were completely on a different level than him." Said Oshitari.

Normal topic

Normal conversation

But unfortunately the name Mizuki was a far cry from normal

I put on my usual confidence smile and said, "Of course, no one beats Ore-sama in tennis."

If life was like tennis then I wouldn't be so dame confuse. In the game of tennis, I was the victor. I was the king. In the game of life, I was merely a pawn who had no choice, but to follow the rules set by destiny.

The bell had rung. School had begun and just when I was about to walk into the classroom I heard a whisper. A soft whisper that made me turned my head around.

"Keigo."

I turned around and saw Fuji Shusuke from Seigaku standing in front of me. I was stunned and puzzled by the use of my first name. I felt a familiar presence coming from Fuji, but it was one that I couldn't identify.

Who does Fuji reminded me of?

I watched as Fuji approach me and with his trademark smile he asked, "Atobe, do you have a moment to spare?"

Before I realized what I was doing, I nod and follow Fuji. There is something about Fuji's back that make me want to follow him to the end of the earth. Frankly, the mental representation scared me.

Not a word was spoken between us but we both continue to walk. I was clueless in the beginning but slowly I saw the temple. How did Fuji know this place?

The place in my dream

The place that I called sanctuary

Fuji stopped and said, "We are here Atobe."

Atobe, so he didn't called me Keigo. It was probably just my imagination playing a trick on me.

I look straight into Fuji's smiling eyes and asked, "Fuji, how do you know this place?"

The plastic smile was still on Fuji's face when he said, "This is my personal haven. In another word, it is the place where I seek comfort when I need it the most. For years, I had taken care of this place like it was a part of me. This place is truly beautiful isn't it Atobe?"

Fuji's honesty surprised me and I couldn't find a reason for his bluntness. Following my instinct, I took a seat next to Fuji on the grass and asked, "So why are you bringing me here?"

"Because I like you and I want to ask you out." Replied Fuji.

"What?"

I was taken back and caught completely off my guard.

First Mizuki and now Fuji.

"I like you Atobe." Stated Fuji again.

I need to be reasonable and deal with this logically.

The first thing that came to my mind was to ask Fuji, "I don't even know who you are?"

I don't know how Fuji can be so calm and at ease. I mean shouldn't he be the one who is acting frantically but he is not. Fuji was completely in control. I can't help but smile when I realized that his obnoxiousness was something that I had possessed for year.

With his eyes closed and comfortably lying on the grass, Fuji said, "I can tell you everything you ever want to know about me. All you have to do is ask but for now I will start with my name. The kanji for "Fu" means absent or none and "ji" mean the number two. If you combined the two characters, my name means "only one." My first name "Shuu" means round or to come around and "suke" is the ending. In this case round things represent good luck and symbolized the fact that I am well rounded."

His reply was so random that a loud laugh escaped from my throat and I said, "Baka, ore-sama knows what words in kanji means."

Fuji opened his eyes and brought his hand up to my face and said, "It had been a while since I heard you laugh again. It is a beautiful sight and a beautiful sound. Don't move because I want to remember you like this in my head."

Why am I shaking? Why do I felt like this had happened before? I couldn't understand Shusuke; I mean I couldn't understand Fuji. I don't know him well enough to call him by first name. Yet, I want to inch closer to Fuji because I like the feeling of being near him.

My voice was threatened to crack when I said, ""Fuji, if only you could have ask me before he did."

"Who?"

"Mizuki Hajime."

I noticed the smile froze in place on Fuji's face.

"Did Mizuki ask you out?"

"Yes, but I told him that I needed time to think."

Under normal circumstance I would have say no to Mizuki, but the conversation about our past life bothered me. How could I be so cold blood that I forget my past lover? Especially one who had spent countless life times searching for me.

In a serious tone, Fuji asked, "Do you like Mizuki?"

"Frankly, that is none of your business." I replied angrily.

Before I could react, the same smile was back on Fuji's face and he said, "Come, I want to show you something."

My hand felt warm from Fuji's touch. I could felt the butterflies in my stomach. I could felt my heart beating faster and faster.

"Look Atobe, from here we can see everything. This is my favorite view in the whole world. From here, I feel like I am on top of the world, but the top is a lonely place. I want you to keep me company. I want to share the view from the top with you." Said Fuji.

I could feel the walls around me starting to crumble down and it scares me. I want to give in and hold on to Fuji but I can't. There are too many unknown variables. There are too many unanswered questions. There are too many uncertainties.

I turn my back at Fuji and said, "I need more time." I have to turn my back because I don't think I can say those words with his eyes looking straight at me.

"I understand Atobe; this place will always be ours. I had never showed anyone this place before."

Our place

I like the sound of that very much.

…

Mizuki's pov

I won't let Fuji's plan succeed. It doesn't matter if Fuji was hiding in the shadow or if Fuji was showing his presence in the light, the result will still be the same. Atobe Keigo will never belong to Fuji again just like he will never belong to me again.

I will make Atobe mine and in the process of taking Atobe from Fuji I will finally be able to destroy Fuji Shusuke.

Yes, I will destroy the one person that you hate the most in this whole world for you, Yuuta.

Yuuta

My only love

TBC

A.N. Yay, finally the big reveal. Yuuta is the one that Mizuki would refer to in this torment tone. I like to keep the character true to their nature and throughout the whole anime Mizuki was always infatuated with the Fuji brothers so since the beginning Yuuta was a natural choice for the source of Mizuki's broken heart.

Quick warning, in this fiction, Yuuta will be a bit OCC … -sigh- much like all the characters at one point or another. Yes, I know this contradict with my previous line of wanting to keep characters true to their nature, but I stop making sense a long time ago. -shrug-

There are 2 things I want to clarify. One, Saeki was NOT in love with Yuuta; Saeki was concern about Yuuta because he know that Yuuta was the reason why Mizuki hated Shusuke so much. Side note if I felt inspired I might write a side story about Mizuki and Yuuta's failed relationship.

Second, the narrator of this story is just a wandering spirit whose name is Akira and by NO mean is he related to Kamio Akira. I just happen to like the name Akira so I decided to use it. Hah, I didn't realize I left so many unanswered questions. Sorry for the confusions.