Chapter 11

Can't Be Ignored

A/N: Just a warning, TEZUKA might be a little OOC! I apologize for it now. Since I don't watch PoT like that I'm not sure of how to make him act through a conversation, seeing as how he barely talks anyway.


Tezuka silently stared at the little blue box in his hands. He sighed, why was this so hard? He didn't know what feelings he had but he had them. He looked up at the sky, he was eighteen now, soon his mother would be pestering him about a girlfriend, a wife. (I think it's natural to marry young in Japan, like 22-23)

"Tezuka."

Tezuka looked over his shoulder to offer a silent hello to his best friend. Fuji smiled, "I knew you'd be here."

Tezuka nodded, he was always here, seeing as how he always needed to think nowadays.

Fuji sat next to him, "So, how does it feel to be eighteen?"

"No different than seventeen, just more responsibilities."

"Like love?"

Tezuka looked over at Fuji who was staring up at the sky, usual smile plastered to his face. What was Fuji talking about? "I don't love her."

Fuji nodded, smile growing, "You will one day. Not right now, but one day."

Tezuka straightened his glasses, "I don't think I would live with that woman as my wife. It would drive me crazy."

"I don't think it would."

"Hn."

"Is that what she gave you?"

Tezuka wordlessly handed the box to Fuji. The tensai chuckled, "Rice balls? I guess these have a deeper meaning."

Tezuka nodded, remembering the two rice balls she took at the beginning of the school year. It meant that she was willing to pay him back, willing to make him happy.

"Kei!"

Tezuka looked out past the railing in time to see Rayah run over the Atobe and his limo. He glared as the two kissed. Fuji chuckled, "He's only taking her home."

"Hn."

"I heard her on the phone telling him she didn't want to go out tonight."

Tezuka adjusted his glasses and put his hands in his pockets, "There is no practice tomorrow morning."

Fuji nodded and Tezuka turned away. The Tensai put a hand on his friends shoulder, "If you don't tell her now, she's only going to be your 'friend' forever."

Tezuka stopped as Fuji walked past him. He looked out over the schoolyard to see Rayah get in the limo. He closed his eye's and sighed, he hated when Fuji was right.


"Did Ore-sama's princess have a good day?"

Rayah stared out the window, "Huh? Oh, yeah, I did Kei."

"I don't believe I gave you permission to be sad." Atobe said, gently grabbing her chin to make him face her.

She smiled and put her forehead on his, "I'm not sad, I was just thinking."

"Tell Ore-sama what about."

Rayah looked out the window again and turned to her boyfriend, "Your birthday. Do you know what you want to do?"

Atobe curled the end of his hair between two fingers, "Party. My parents already gave the go ahead. Not that Ore-sama needs permission anyway."

Rayah rolled her eyes; her boyfriend was almost as bad as her.

"Here we are princess."

The driver got out and opened the door for the teens and they both stepped out. Rayah sighed and slung her bag over her shoulder, "See ya Kei."

Atobe grabbed the girl's wrist and pulled her to him, "I didn't get a kiss princess."

Rayah rolled her eyes and pecked him, "No, Ore-sama wants a kiss."

He crashed his lips into hers and firmly grabbed her hips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he smirked before biting her lip a little. "There, Ore-sama is satisfied."

Rayah waved a little as the limo pulled off and she touched her lips, "Hm…"

"Rayah."

She turned around and glared, "So you're stalking me now?"

Tezuka sighed, "We're going for a walk."

"We are? Really? Well, you can go on that walk by yourself, I'm goin in the house to take a nap. Ryoma's gonna want to practice and uncle is gonna make me do it." She turned around and started for the front door.

Tezuka glared at the ground, trying to calm himself, "One hundred and fifty laps."

"What?"

"On Monday. One hundred and fifty laps."

Rayah pouted, "I hate you."


Tezuka looked out of the corner of his eye as Rayah walked along the low brick wall next to him. "So, what did you want to talk about?"

"…"

Rayah stopped walking, "See, this is what I mean. You don't even want to talk to me-"

"Thank you."

"What?"

Tezuka stopped walking and looked up at the girl, "Thank you."

She sat on the edge of the wall, "I heard that part, why are you thanking me?"

Tezuka took a deep breath and adjusted his glasses. As he let the breath out he settled his gaze on hers. He felt his heart jump a little as her hazel/gold eyes peered into his light brown ones.

"For being loud, rude, cocky, funny…my complete opposite." He said with a straight face.

She rolled her eyes and jumped off the wall, "Why are you thanking me for being me? That's so stupid."

Tezuka swiftly reached out and grabbed her hand as she turned to walk away; he gently pulled her to him, "Because I like you for being you. You're not fake like the fan girls, you aren't afraid to say you hate something or someone. You go for what you want and don't hide what you feel. You like to have fun and you don't care if you get in trouble for it."

He said all of this, staring right in to her eyes. He put a hand on the side of her face and she grinned at him, "That is one pitiful smile."

He silently put his forehead on hers, "Hn."

"Oto-san?"

"Hn?"

Rayah gently put her lips on his and wrapped her arms around his neck. Tezuka pushed a little then pulled away.

"Oh no. If your going to say things like that then let me kiss you, you gotta give me a reason to dump Keigo." She said playfully.

Tezuka moved his arms down to around her waist and leaned in again, pulling her into him and getting a gasp and taking over. He explored every inch of her mouth; he wanted to memorize it just in case he never got this again. She whimpered a little as he bit her lip and pulled away.

"Way to go Buchou!"

"Nya Tezuka! It's about time!"

"Jeez Ray, I thought you'd never get him."

Yuki smirked as Rayah blushed, "Dammit you little shrimp!"

Fuji patted Tezuka on the back, "So, feel any better?"

"Hn."

The tensai chuckled, "You hate when I'm right don't you?"

Tezuka glared at the boy who just chuckled again. Eiji jumped Rayah, "You and Tezuka huh? I like it."

Ryoma scratched his head, "What will monkey king say?"

Rayah shrugged, "I don't know. We'll find out at his party."

Yuki pouted, "We're going?"

"Your mother is already making you go."

The short girl glared at her friend, "I hate you."

Taka fumbled with his hands, "A p-party?"

"Yeah! Atobe wants the whole team to go. It's a Halloween party and a birthday party for him."

Tezuka adjusted his glasses, "I will-"

"Be attending!" Rayah finished for him. He sighed, looks like he had no choice.

Rayah nudged Yuki, "Rikkai will be there. And Atobe wants us to pick costumes. Well he wanted me to do it, but I'll need help, I'm not very familiar with the Rikkai team."

Yuki's eyes sparkled, the chance to dress her boys as anything she wanted. The small girl gained an evil look, "That sounds worth it."