Title: You were worried?
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Eiji/Tezuka
Prompt: 64. Fall.
Word count: 691
Rating: T?
Summary: Eiji meets up with Atobe and Jirou.
Standard disclaimer applies.
21/100
"Eiji! Over here!" Jirou called as the red haired man entered the coffee shop, Eiji waived and hade his way to the counter and bought a coffee. Making his way to the table where Jirou and Atobe were sitting he smiled.
"It's so good to see you Eiji." Jirou smiled.
"It's been too long!" Eiji agreed.
"So how is med school?" Atobe asked.
"Great, so many new impressions and things to learn, I miss our study sessions." Eiji smiled sadly.
"Mee to." Jirou admitted and they talked about their sessions at the Tezuka house, when Jirou always fell asleep half way though what ever they were studying, and Eiji lost concentration. In the end it was only Tezuka and Atobe that was studying.
"I heard that Tezuka is your room mate." Jirou said and Atobe continued:
"You must be really happy, to be able to live with someone you know."
"Mhm" Eiji nodded.
"What's wrong Eiji?" Jirou suddenly became serious.
"It's silly…" Eiji answered in a low voice.
"Nothing is silly, now tell Ore-sama." Atobe said and earned an elbow at his side from Jirou who hissed:
"Keigo."
"Well… it's complicated?" Eiji whined.
"Is it about your old doubles partner?" Jirou wondered.
"No. Not Oishi…" Eiji answered them.
"Then what?" Atobe asked.
"Tezuka." Was the only word Eiji needed to say, Jirou understood at once.
"So that's what it is about?" he nodded and Atobe looked at the two.
"Eiji isn't in love with Oishi anymore." Jirou had concluded.
"That's good, isn't it?" Atobe leaned back in his seat.
"Mhm." Eiji nodded.
"But you've taken an interest in Tezuka, am I right?" Jirou pondered.
Eiji couldn't do more than nod and sigh. Eiji and Jirou had become close friends when the four of them had their study sessions and Atobe was talking to Tezuka about Tennis-captain things Eiji and Jirou had resorted to talking about other things. After Keigo's first visit Jirou had thanked Eiji for the help he had given Atobe with their first year mishap.
"Eiji, this might not be so bad." Jirou tired to cheer the usually happy Eiji up.
"No, but what if he don't like guys, only girls?" Eiji was terrified.
"Ore-sama knows he has an interest in both." Atobe announced.
"But…" Eiji began.
"No buts Kikumau Eiji, you have to tell him, look at what happened with Oishi when you didn't." Jirou firmly told Eiji who was sipping on his coffee.
"Guys aren't even in his preference." Eiji told them.
"Ah, and that's why you didn't do anything?" Jirou asked and Atobe yawned, earning him self another elbow from his boyfriend.
"Mhm" Eiji nodded and sipped some more coffee thinking about what he should do now.
They talked for a while about Eiji's problems and then moved on to Atobe and Jirou, their relationship and what they thought Eiji was supposed to do. Subject changed to school once again and Eiji told them about how Sanada was in Tezuka's classes.
"Oh, then you have to hurry Eiji, Sanada has been after Tezuka since… you went to Seigaku, after my game with Tezuka." Atobe announced.
"What? How? When?" Eiji spluttered.
"Yukimura, the captain of Rikkai told me, when we met at the hospital once. I was there for my routine check up." Atobe said and drew his fingers through his perfect hair.
That made Eiji feel worse than he did a few minutes ago, somehow he had to tell Tezuka what he felt… The dark weather made his mood even worse, Eiji hated the season, fall…
Atobe's phone rang and he excused him self to answer, looking at the caller id he knew who it was and got up moving from the table, leaving Eiji and Jirou alone.
"Tezuka, what can I help you with?"
"Are… you busy?" Tezuka wondered.
"Not really, having coffee with my boyfriend and your room mate." Atobe answered and looked at his well manicured nails.
"So that's where he is?" Tezuka sighed in relief.
"You were worried." Atobe stated.
"Yes."
"Then Ore-sama knows." Atobe gloated.
"Tell him to come back soon." Tezuka said.
"Ah." Atobe agreed and their conversation was over.
Title: I've fallen again.
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Eiji/Tezuka
Prompt: 66. Rain.
Word count: 568
Rating: T?
Summary: Tezuka is worried.
Standard disclaimer applies.
22/100
When Eiji walked out of the coffee shop it had started to rain, not having an umbrella he felt like he needed to hurry home, to the dorm he shared with Tezuka. From walking fast he began jogging to get less wet from the rain, not that it helped much. Eiji was soaked when he arrived back at campus only a few minutes away from the coffee shop where he had met Jirou and Atobe for a talk. Now Eiji was somewhere in between relieved and scared. Relieved that he had told somebody and got some good advice, but scared that Tezuka would turn him down then go straight to Sanada.
Tezuka was pacing back and forth, he was restless, worried about Eiji. What had gotten into him these last days, it was like Eiji was avoiding him. Why would Eiji be avoiding him? Had he done something wrong? Millions of questions were running through his mind when he heard a key being inserted in the door. Looking up Tezuka saw Eiji drenched, obviously it was raining outside.
"Eiji! Where have you been?" Tezuka said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"I met Keigo and Jirou for coffee." Eiji said and took of his coat, then hanging it carefully so it would dry without wrinkles.
"I was worried." Tezuka admitted when he handed Eiji a towel, then helped the man strip out of his soaked clothes. Blushing furiously Eiji turned away from him.
"Eiji… why are you avoiding me?" Tezuka whispered holding Eiji's bare shoulders.
"I.." Eiji began but were unable to continue.
"You?" Tezuka stepped closer.
"I… have to take a shower." Eiji pried him self loose from Tezuka's hands and ran to the bathroom.
Turning the tap to the warm water, Eiji sat down on the floor sighing, feeling the water soothe his shivering body. Silently sobbing he let the water cascade down on him. Eiji hear Tezuka knocking on the door.
"Eiji, are you all right?"
Eiji didn't trust his voice, he didn't answer.
"If I've done something wrong, please tell me. I can't stand you being this way towards me." Tezuka told him through the door. Eiji turned of the tap and took a towel, drying of most water on his body and hanging it loosely around his hips Eiji opened the door, feeling his wet hair framing his face.
"Eiji…" Tezuka whispered when the door opened.
"Kunimitsu…" Eiji whispered back, tears flowing down his face.
"Why are you crying?" Tezuka wrapped his arms around him.
"I… I've… fallen… again…" Eiji explained and Tezuka looked at his room mate.
Confused he saw more tears falling from those deep blue eyes that belonged to Eiji.
"Eiji?" he whispered again.
"You…" Eiji whispered back having eye contact with Tezuka, then looking away.
"Eiji." Tezuka couldn't say anything else, his hand cupping Eiji's pale cheek. Slowly leaning in Tezuka wet his lips uncontiously and ever so softly kissed the red haired man in front of him. Lips meeting for a brief second, Tezuka looked at Eiji, his tears had stopped. A smile on the face of the one he wanted to be with. Drying Eiji's cheeks with his thumb Tezuka too smiled.
"Do you want to go out on a date with me?" Tezuka whispered.
"Yes…" Eiji whispered back, he laughed softly and Tezuka looked confused.
"Kunimitsu, you have gotten more flexibility in your face…"