Can't Help Falling
A Fanfic about The Prince of Tennis
By: Fujima Priss
'Claim' All characters are not mine. If they are...it would certainly be a smexy manga! hahahahahaha
A/N: Here's the next chapter...hope you like it. i know its late but still please R&R
Well...here's the next chapter. It's quite short since i'm busy looking for work, i'm always out of the house yada yada...
Thanks for all those who reviewed. i really hope you'll like this! ^^
Chapter 10:
Plans
Atobe's eyes grew big in surprise. "Kill Fuji Syusuke? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?" he roared across the room sending the other wizards jolting in surprise.
"A new-born vampire is the most dangerous creature that could roam the earth. They're always hungry for blood and nobody can stop their craving. Killing them before they could even lay their hands on someone is the only way to save humans." Atobe's father said, as he looked at his son's fierce looking face in a calm manner. "This is what we're born to do."
Atobe clenched his fist tightly. "Nobody in this room answers to you!" the diva lost all composure and answered back. "Eversince you passed this responsibility upon me, you have no right to pass stupid orders upon me."
"This is an order from the wizard council." Atobe's father cleared things off in a monotone voice.
"I am still their leader." Atobe glared at his father. His eyes telling everyone around him that he was serious. "What I say is law." He emphasized each word as he walked pass his father. He then grabbed Jirou by the arm and pulled him towards his bedroom door; but before he could completely disappear from his father's sight, he stopped, "Tell the council that Fuji Syusuke would not harm a single human. I will still follow their order by killing the vampire that's responsible for creating a new-born."
Jirou finally looked up and stared at Atobe's face. He never saw the diva this serious before. "You're killing Tezuka-san?" Jirou whispered softly. Atobe gave him an answer by holding his hand tighter. The brunette knew that Atobe had always wanted to defeat Tezuka, but he didn't have to go this far.
"I won't let this kind of thing happen again." Atobe swore, before pulling Jirou out of the room as quickly as possible.
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"Kei-chan, it hurts…"Jirou whispered as Atobe continued to pull him across the vast corridor. The brunette could feel the anger rushing down on atobe's hands as he gripped Jirou's hand tighter and tighter
"Atobe! Let Go!" Jirou finally yelled as he jerked away hi hand off from the diva's grip and pulled it near his chest.
Atobe stopped his tracks but continued to face his back on the sleepyhead. Silence filled the air. A long time had passed before Jirou spoke. "I don't understand you at all…"
"What don't you understand?" Atobe whispered back.
"You…what would you still want from me?"
"The neutralizing potion…" Atobe turned around. "I need that to neutralize the poison inside Syusuke's veins, so he could turn into a human again." He explained.
"Can't you tell that he really loves Tezuka-san?"
"Love?" Atobe smirked, almost mocking what Jirou had said. "That vampire doesn't have a heart. He just wanted to turn Syusuke into one of them and then leave—"
"Why vent all of your anger to Tezuka-san? He didn't do anything wrong! You could tell the wizard council that Fuji asked for this." Jirou shouted. "I know that they'll understand the situation and let this one pass."
"YOU REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND DO YOU?" Atobe shouted back. "AND YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE YOUR WHOLE LIFE—
*BAM*
Atobe felt his head turn sideways at the loud impact of a palm in his cheeks. He slowly pulled his hand in the aching part of his face and turned his head enough to see tears streaming off from Jirou's eyes.
"Bastard." Jirou whispered enough for Atobe to hear.
The brunette turned around, hiding his tearful face from Atobe. Still, he stayed in his place, not moving a single step. "Of all the people I expected you to understand me more Jirou…" Atobe said in between the sobbing sounds that slowly echoed through the corridor. "I don't want to lose Syusuke…"
"The potion…" Jirou started, trying his best to not let Atobe sense that his voice was shaking. "is hidden in my grandfather's vault…you already…" Jirou took a deep breath. "know the combination."
"Thanks…" the diva said almost inaudibly before rushing away.
Jirou kept quiet as tears flowed uncontrollably in his eyes. "Baka…"
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Atobe opened the door to the forbidden room at the end of the corridor. He was shaking eversince he saw Jirou's face full of tears. He had known the boy eversince childhood and he had never seen him crying.
Jirou had always been the childish, playful kid and he was the first person to make that kid cry.
The diva bit his lip. "This is no time to think about Jirou, Syusuke is more important." He told himself as he searched the room for the vault.
"I thought I've warned you Syusuke." He told himself. "Why did you still do it?"
*flashback*
Atobe turned around and leaned on the gate of the public tennis court as he gazed into the brunette beside him who is busy watching the match in the court. "Do you think that he'll love you forever?" Atobe asked.
The brunette, now with his eyes wide open and hair gently blown by the breeze, smiled. "Of course." Fuji answered as he gently placed his hair behind his ear.
"He's immortal you know. After you die, he'll just find another man or maybe a woman to replace you."
Fuji clenched his fist but continued to smile. "Mitsu's not like that…"
Atobe smirked. How can Fuji be this naïve? "It's not like you could live forever Syusuke." The diva paused for a second before he continued. "Even if you do, forever is such a long time. Both of you will eventually fall out of love."
"That would never happen." Fuji whispered. "In this lifetime, or maybe the next…I'll only love Mitsu." The brunette whispered, never taking his eyes off the playing individuals inside the court.
Atobe sighed. "Fine…but I have one thing to ask you." He was man enough to accept defeats.
Fuji turned his head to face Atobe. "Nani?"
"Don't let him change you."
"What if he does?"
"I swear he'll regret it."
Fuji smiled in response and turned his attention back to the people playing tennis.
*end of flashback*
Atobe bent his knees further as he finally saw a glimpse of a shiny silver knob behind the closet. He held the knob in his hands and turned the knob as he tried to remember the combinations that Jirou once told him.
The brunette had changed the combinations to a birthday of the person very close to him, so he wouldn't forget it. The diva turned the knob according to Jirou's birthday, his parent's birthday and then his grandfather's but nothing opened the vault. The diva Indian sat and thought of other people who were close to Jirou but nothing popped out of his head.
Suddenly a rush surged throughout his head as another person appeared in his mind, and then tried giving the vault one last turn. 10-04-91
Atobe's eyes grew big as the vault finally opened. With his hand shaking, he leaned towards the vault and pulled a bottle filled with orange liquid in the vault. The diva paused for a while as the crying look on the sleepyhead popped into his mind again.
"After all this…I'll apologize to him…" Atobe whispered before clenching the bottle with his bare hands. "Right now…Syusuke is important…" he told himself before pulling himself up and running for the door.
He hurriedly sent for the butler to fix his car and fished his cellphone from his pocket. The diva dialed an unfamiliar number and held it in his ears, waiting for the other line to answer.
*flashback*
Atobe stood near a tree as he waited for a certain person to come. It was not long before he heard footsteps coming from the other side. The scent that filled the air was too strong for him to handle. "It took you a long time to come here." he said to the newcomer, obviously not amused.
"What do you need?" a stoic voice answered him. The brunette leaned into the tree, far away from Atobe's position. "I'm in a hurry, I still have a patient waiting for me back in the hospital."
Atobe smirked clearly irritated. "A filthy bloodsucker that saves lives?" Atobe didn't hide any tone of disgust in his tone. "That's new."
Tezuka stayed silent. He was used to wizards talking to his kind like this. Besides, what can he do? Surely this man would be irritated at him since the person he loves picked a monster like him instead of a protector like Atobe.
Now he knew how Prince Charming felt when he saw Fiona being wed to Shrek, a filthy Ogre.
"Do you really love him?" Atobe finally broke the silence. His voice was shaking.
Tezuka closed his eyes as he let his face feel the soft breeze. "I do."
The brunette felt the tree he was leaning on shake as the tiny branches shower his whole body with multiple leaves. "Don't ever…" Atobe's voice was rough, shaking, and filled with ironic emotions. "Don't ever change him. If you do, I swear I'll kill you."
Tezuka opened his eyes. "I'm not changing him, and I'm not planning on doing it either." He answered, even though his mind was still undecided.
"I'll trust your word." The diva said before walking away.
*end of flashback*
Atobe stood at the front door of his mansion still waiting for his car and busy listening to the ringing sounds of his phone. After a couple of seconds, the other line finally answered.
"Hello?" a rash voice came through the speaker.
"Tezuka." Atobe answered angrily.
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Tezuka wiped the sweat above Fuji's forehead before laying a kiss upon it. He brushed Fuji's bangs to one side while staring at the angelic face. "You made it Syusuke…the pain should be gone by now…" he whispered.
Just then a buzzing tone echoed throughout the bedroom. Tezuka fished his cellphone from his pocket. Two brown orbs suddenly grew big at the sight of the caller's name. Trembling, he opened his phone and placed it in his ears. "Hello?" he said.
"Tezuka." The other line answered. He knew this matter was serious, and he knew that Atobe already knows that Fuji's been transformed. "How could you do that to Syusuke?" the diva's voice rose.
"It was his wish." Tezuka said in his famous monotone voice. "and mine too…" Tezuka quickly added in his mind.
"I trusted your word!" Atobe was furious. The brunette could clearly feel Atobe's emotions through the phone. "I thought I warned you! Do you know the consequences of your actions? Don't you know what happens when a new vampire was born?" Atobe was in a rampage. "Did you even read our treaty?"
Tezuka remained silent. He honestly didn't know what happens to a new-born vampire. Yes he read the treaty but only a part of it. For the other part, he might as well let Atobe continue talking.
"In order to not create havoc in the human world, all new-born vampires must be killed!" Atobe shouted clearly. Tezuka's face suddenly turned white. He slowly turned to look at Fuji who was sleeping soundly in their bed. Tezuka bit his lip before turning his attention back to his phone. "The wizard council has asked me to kill Syusuke!" Atobe shouted.
"Kill me instead…" Tezuka whispered almost inaudibly. But the diva heard it. It was the first time that he realized that Tezuka had been true to his words. He really does love Fuji to the point of giving up his life in exchange for his love one. If he hadn't been a vampire, Atobe was sure thet Tezuka would have been a very respectable man.
"Since you asked for it…I'll have your life in exchange of Syusuke's." Atobe answered his request.
"What will happen to Syusuke?" Tezuka asked.
"I have a neutralizing potion with me, he'll be a normal person once again." Atobe explained. "We must hurry since the potion would not take effect when the transformation is 100% complete."
"So Syusuke is not a full vampire yet?" the brunette asked as he took a glance at his sleeping beauty.
"As of now, no…" Atobe's voice became calmer. "He's still 50% human, and 50%" Tezuka could hear Atobe took a big gulp before continuing his sentence "…vampire…"
"I understand." The megane answered. "What do you want me to do?"
"Meet me at the park in 20 mins."
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Atobe closed his phone and placed it back in his pocket. He grabbed his jacket from one of his butlers and got his car keys from another before walking towards the door.
"Atobe!" a voice suddenly called him.
Atobe turned around to see Shishido in wet and shredded clothes, being accompanied by Ootari. The other wizards were behind him as well, with Jirou at the farthest back, still not making eye contact at him.
"What do you want?" Atobe asked while turning towards his car. "I'm in a hurry. If you wanna come then follow me."
"This is wrong Atobe!" Shishido shouted taking his body away from Ootari's help. "You don't have to kill Tezuka. Just explain it to the council that Fuji wants to be transformed and we could just keep an eye on him so he couldn't harm humans."
"Are you expecting me to believe that Syusuke wanted to be a vampire? To throw away a perfect life, a perfect family just to be with a filthy dark creature?" Atobe roared.
"Yes, because it's true!" Shishido shouted almost as loud as Atobe's. "Open your eyes Atobe. Do you think that by killing Tezuka you could finally have Fuji?"
"FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE CAN'T I BE SELFISH?" Atobe shouted back at them as he faced his subordinates with tear-filled eyes.
The other wizards remained silent. The diva in-turn turned around halfway and clenched his fist. "Are you coming with me or not?" Atobe asked for the last time.
Not one of the wizards answered.
Atobe took a glance at Jirou. The brunette quickly averted his eyes from the diva. Seeing that nobody was on his side, Atobe took is final steps before disappearing into the dark night.
The room still remained silent even after hearing the creeks of the car out of the mansion gates. Jirou slowly took a step towards the door and before he knew it, he was headed to the gates.
"Jirou!" Gakuto asked as he followed him. "Where are you going?"
"To Kei-chan…"
"Why follow him?" Shishido asked. "Isn't it clear that what he's doing is for his personal good? It's not our problem." Shishido grimaced.
"But he still needs us…" Jirou whispered before running towards the park.
The other wizards followed the sleepyhead to help their leader.
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Tezuka brushed his lips against the red lips of his sleeping lover. The brunette then held his lover's hand and brushed his lover's bangs away from his face with his other hand. He smiled and continued to glance at the pure face. "Be happy Syusuke…and live your life with no regrets…"
He once again kissed the red parting lips that were once covered with blood. "I love you Syusuke…" he whispered before letting go, and walking out of the bedroom.
As he grabbed his jacket from the coat hanger, the door suddenly flew open, revealing his ex-Seigaku teammates. "Tezuka!" Oishi's face was the first to capture his attention.
"Minna! What are you doing here?" Tezuka asked, clearly surprised.
"Tezuka! Tezuka! Oishi saw you lying on the ground…and Atobe…and…blood, fire! Tezuka! Nya~" Eiji suddenly declared in a fast pace almost sending Tezuka's brain to malfunction mode. The neko pulled his shirt over and over again.
"Oishi…what's going on?" Tezuka said, holding Eiji's hand away from him. "Kikumaru! Calm down!"
"Tezuka." Oishi held the now crying Eiji away from Tezuka before telling him the whole story. "I saw you and Atobe fighting."
Tezuka sighed. There's really no use in hiding things from an oracle kid. "It's not really a fight."
"But he's serious!" Oishi said in his worry-tone. "He's gonna kill you if he has the chance." Oishi said while following Tezuka to the shoe rack.
The brunette picked up his shoes and wore them. "I know. And I order all of you to not get involved in this fight. It's between me and him." Tezuka raised his voice as he used his power to order the whole ex-Seigaku team to mind their own business.
"But—" Oishi said but the megane has left the house.
"Let's follow him Oishi!" Eiji suggested as he pulled the mother hen towards the door.
Momoshiro walked behind them while pulling the youngest member towards the door. "Wait didn't just buchou used his powers? I felt his body use it." Momo stopped in realization.
"There's a 99% chance that his powers were blocked by an invisible shield." Inui said as he fixed his glasses. Just then a whole pack of other vampires appeared in the room.
"Thanks for recognizing it Inui!" a small red-haired boy suddenly spoke as a bubblegum pooped in his mouth,
The ex-Rikaidai members were all present in Tezuka's living room. "Yukimura-san…" Oishi greeted. "Tezuka has already left."
The bluenette smiled, "We'll follow him." he said softly before walking towards the bedroom door. He slowly opened the door a little and took a peek inside, just to see Fuji sleeping soundly. "Looks like this little angel still doesn't know that his lover is in trouble." He whispered before closing the door and letting Fuji rest.
"What will we do Yukimura-san?" Eiji asked almost in a brink of tears.
The bluenette smiled. "I want all of you to go to Tezuka but don't lay a finger in the fight." He said while motioning to the Rikai members to go along. "If you do…we could not save Fuji nor Tezuka, understood?"
All the vampires nodded. Yukimura asked the vampires to form a circle in order to transport them to where Tezuka is immediately. "Little boy!" he shouted. The youngest vampire pulled a hand and raised an eyebrow. "Me?" Ryoma asked as he pointed the finger to himself.
"Yes you!" Yuimura smirked. "You'll stay with Gen here with Fuji." The annoyed Ryoma stepped out of the circle as the other vampires were transported. The little wonder pouted as he sulked in a couch.
"This is no fun!" Yukimura heard the young boy's comment.
The bluenette raised an eyebrow. Clearly the boy haven't realized his worth as of yet. "Echizen." The leader called. "You'll serve as our connection." Yukimura said gently as he kneeled infront of Ryoma. "You'll tell me what's going on with Fuji and with the other vampires. Don't ever leave Tezuka or Fuji out of your sight. Don't let them die until I come back."
"Die?" Ryoma's neko eyes grew even larger. "Buchou and Fuji-sempai could die?"
"Don't ever tell Fuji Tezuka's whereabouts ok?" Yukimura added. "If matters became worse, tell Gen to transport all the vampires back here."
The little younger one nodded.
Yukimura smiled as he patted the Ryoma's head. "Good boy!" he said before turning towards Sanada. "Well, I'm going to him."
"But something might happen to you…" Sanada said as he placed his hands on Yukimura's cheek.
The bluenette tip-toed as he placed a light kiss on Sanada's cheek. "I'm fine. I've got everything in my hands, I just have to convince them that Fuji and Tezuka love each other. They'll definitely allow my request." Yukimura smirked. "Now, take me there…"
Sanada held Yukimura's hand as slowly, Yukimura's form started to disappear in midair. When there was only Ryoma and him in the room, he turned to the little one, "Come on…" Sanada commanded as he walked towards the bedroom with Ryoma trailing behind.
He just hopes that everything Yukimura predicted would come true.
A/N: Well that's the chapter...please review! :) hehe
Sorry...i told you there will be a lot of action in this chapter, but since i really wanna update i cut it for the next chapter, still having a hard time imagining it.
i might end this in 5 more chapters^^v
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