A/N: Well, here's the rest of the Thanksgiving release that I didn't get to. This will be a mini prelude to a Christmas release so look forward to that. Review for me to help motivate me please. That's all I ask.
DaPurpleDino –it practically is OT6 only all at different times and has now become straight thrill with hints of the other pairings.
livingtodream- Well half the men he tells to leave are persistent so it won't happen immediately as he wishes but it will, for the most part be about thrill.
Yereanth16 – I try to draw inspiration back but it's hard sometimes so I do just allow it to sit here for a long time. My other stories are like that as well. When it starts to lag in releases it just means I'm not getting anything to flow when I stare at it.
MARYLOVER – Yes, he's going to do what he does best now so hopefully it'll give him breathing room.
Koori No Ouji
Rated: M
Summary: Fed up with playing with the same crowd, Syuusuke finds a new form of entertainment after wishing on a star for an interesting Fiancée.
Chapter 11: The Return of the Ice Prince
Recap-
"I won't forgive the lot of you if you two try something!" Atobe said walking in from the hall where he had probably been listening. "I'll have you both killed before you two can get in bed with my brat!"
"I've already been in bed with him and like it." Fuji said with a frown. "He isn't yours to control either!"
"I'm not yours either!" Ryoma said taking offence that not one had thought to ask him what he wanted from this moment on."
"Ryoma hunny…. We wouldn't be in such a mess if you weren't handing yourself around…" Fuji said with a frown glaring at Tezuka and Atobe.
"Handing?" Ryoma choked out in anger. His golden eyes hardened as he glared at all three in the room. "I want NOTHING to do with the three of you! Get out of my sight!"
Though he didn't raise his voice too loud the words were very clear. Everyone who had been listening at the door were now questioning if anyone was getting anywhere with the hot transfer student at all besides all the showy attention these past few weeks. Perhaps it was all just bluster and show and nothing for it all because Ryoma clearly did not look swayed by any of them and better yet he looked changed. His face had become almost "Tezuka" immobile and an icy layer covered his golden eyes… only Atobe recognized that look. It was a look he often gave in Hyoutei… the icy glare of the Ice Prince.
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School
The atmosphere had changed…
There was a slight chill to the dorm, to the school and definitely in the little prince all the boys had come to love and respect. He was unapproachable as he walked coldly and distantly down the hall; something they hadn't felt till now from Ryoma. Blunt and the preference of being alone maybe but today, it was downright cold and cutting to even walk by him.
Everyone had heard of the outrage cause by Tezuka, Atobe and Fuji over him yesterday. If they didn't hear it they were there listening at the door when the fight took place. It was common knowledge now that Tezuka was tight-lipped about what went on after and Atobe seemed to be sulking. Even the unshakable Fuji seemed uncertain of how to approach the icy prince now.
There was a wide gap in path when their little prince walked by now. Still to be awed at; especially when you catch a bit of his collarbone in gym, but he definitely wasn't approachable anymore.
Still, Fuji pursued him though. He continued to talk to Ryoma when they were in their room together whether Ryoma answered or not. He still walked with Ryoma even if the boy ignored his existence and perhaps it finally hit a point when everyone told Fuji to leave him alone.
It gave Fuji something else to think about. Why did this whole problem even come up? So he knew he'd have to take a break of full frontal pursuit to behind the shadow pursuing. That meant beginning at the root of the problem… at Rikkaidai where Ryoma first came from… a whole other prefecture.
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Rikkaidai
Fuji was impressed by the size of Rikkaidai if not the people. It was a good size and seemed like a good place to study… if he wasn't so intent on finding the tennis club though, he would've maybe been nicer to the girls that tried to hit on him instead of bluntly asking for the directions to their tennis courts. Nonetheless, his little prince was on his mind more than usual lately and everything in his mind ran on trying to figure out the situation… even if he had to force Rikkadai's fukubuchou to spill the beans.
"Aren't you out of your territory?" Jackal asked after seeing Fuji stroll into the courts as if he belonged right beside them.
"Maybe, but seeing your buchou and fukubuchou meant I might have to trod on territorial grounds." Fuji stated with a smile and shrug. "Talking of them… where are they?"
"And why do you require their presence?" Yanagi asked pushing his glasses up
"Something personal," Fuji merely stated.
"You have a lot of guts coming here." Yukimura soft but clear voice broke through the chatter. He stood on the opposite side of the courts looking coolly detached with Sanada by his side.
"About as much as you did when you invaded Seigaku," Fuji said nonchalantly. He ignored the rest as he moved towards his goal.
"What do you want?" Sanada asked after he waved everyone to continue what they were doing and Fuji was close enough to talk with them without everyone overhearing.
"I want to know the reason Ryoma is the way he is." Fuji said bluntly going straight at the problem without pleasantries or bull shit.
"If he wanted you to know he'd have told you don't you think?" Yukimura stated.
"The problem is he likes to keep everything to himself though." Fuji said with a sigh. "That's why I thought old teammates that chase after his heels might know something but it turns out they know next to nothing as well."
"What we know is of no concern to you and between us!" Sanada stated almost angrily at this point.
"So you admit it had to do with you." Fuji said hopping on with his analysis immediately.
"Look!" Sanada said moving forward to go head-to-head with Fuji. "I may not have been the one for Ryoma but I don't think Seigaku's biggest player deserves him either!"
Fuji didn't respond, he merely opened his eyes and in the depths of blue was his own anger and irritation.
XxX
Seigaku
Ryoma/Fuji's room
Ryoma sat up as he looked around the room drenched slightly in his sweat. He had thought he was over that nightmare but it seemed it was back. He had to be emotionally detached from these people… he couldn't connect.
"It's because of you that I'm like this"
Ryoma flinched in memory. He didn't want to think about it again.
A/N: Super Short but I thought I might as well XD