Chapter 8 Fuji for the second time
Fuji couldn't believe his ears, nor his eyes, actually he couldn't believe that he's awake. Tezuka Kunimitsu seigaku's resident breathing wall just cornered him and muttered. Yes, Tezuka cornering him is not something out of the ordinary, he often do things that require that sort of treatment, but he actually muttered. If Tezuka's capable of blushing he would have transformed into a brick wall right now. No pun intended.
"Could you repeat it tezuka?"he tried asking, his smile a bit restrained.
"I said, I told him" Tezuka replied with more force. And Fuji's smile reached its frozen peak. With everyone staring at them, he can only excuse himself from his companion, which happens to be Oishi, and drag. Yes drag. Tezuka to a more secluded, away from curious ears and twinkling eyes, place.
When they reached the club room Fuji immediately closed, locked the door all the while turning the blinds so no one can peek at them and stared at Tezuka. With his blue cerulean eyes focused and shadowed.
"Tezuka, forgive me if I'm wrong but I didn't just hear you saying that you had told him. If him is refering to Echizen and told equals confesing your... Love.. Did I?"
"Yes. You're right"
And with tezuka's unfazed reply fuji slumped to the nearest bench and sighed... And sighed again.
"what's wrong?"
"Tezuka. Tezuka. Tezuka. I don't know if this is the wisest or dumbest thing you've ever done. Don't you know the saying love is all about perfect timing?"
Tezuka stared blankly
"Well I guess you don't but... You've got the worst or maybe the best timing depending on the people involve but in your case worse. Absolutely and utterly worse timing..." pause "...ever"
If Fuji was looking up he would have seen the tighteing of Tezuka's jaws, but since he didn't he continued his... Sermon.
"You've been abstaining from confessing, you won't even allow yourself to show that you care for him. And you've been doing that for years Tezuka. You had lots of chance but you didn't utilize it because of whatever reason you have. And now, when everyhing's falling apart and all you have to do is wait and strike. You strike without waiting and failed..." he stopped and stared at hazels "did you?" and with a nod from tezuka he continued.
"sigh."
"I can't stand watching him like that" Tezuka finally said after the long drawn silence. His voice might appear void and robotic to some but Fuji new better, he can hear the underlyimg sadness in it.
"I thought as long as he's happy then I'm fine. I don't mind watching from the sidelines." Fuji looked up, from the tone of the voce he was half expecting to see Tezuka clenging his chest. A habit he noticed the buchou had unconciously aqcuired. Boy was he surprised, to see glowing hazel eyes .
"But... Not anymore. Because now is my time..." and Fuji can only smile in defeat when he heard the next line
"afterall I am currently fond of the saying love is war" accompanied with a not so evil smirk.
"the first smile I ever saw from you is actually a smirk. How fantastic." Fuji stretched his limbs and stood up.
"I guess, this might be the best timing."
1 week later..
Fuji is fuming... Internally. Outside he still has that ever present smile, though a bit restrained and stiff. But still not something anyone, aside from his sister, will 're in the middle of morning practice for the upcoming tournament. Everyone else is engrossed in their own training regime while Fuji is observing everyone while doing some stretchings.
He can't believe that after all those dramatic confessions from Tezuka nothing had happened. As in none nada. Tezuka is still the same breathing wall, expressionless, stoic and indifferent. NO, he's not expecting anything grand like a massive change and mass courtship with bouquets and everything. But in this situation an awkward and tense atmosphere, like the first practice after the confession, would had been better. Atleast that would make Echizen aware but no Tezuka for whatever reason maybe decided to not do anything.
Sigh. He watch as Tezuka stood at the corner while watching Echizen who, for reasons completely known to the tensai, is playing with a depressed look.
'this is your chance Tezuka, now is the perfect time to move. With Echizen depressed like that someone like you will have a better chance.' He knows that what he's thinking right now sounded evil and vile but unrequited love just don't suit the buchou. But ofcourse Tezuka will not do anything so it is up to him... Again to do something. 'And I am going to make sure that this time I will not fail... I am going to start the war Tezuka and you will thank me.'
"How long are you going to sit out there Fuji?" Tezuka called
"Coming!" and with a new plan formulated inside his head Fuji stood with a new somewhat creepy smile.
*Line break*
Tezuka watched the field from his window seat. It is currently P.E. time for both class 1-A and 2-B Echizen and Momoshiro's class. He'd always both hated and love this schedule. Hate, because he had to watch Echizen and Momoshiro flirting with one another, in their own chaotic way, and envy how Echizen lovingly smile at the sophomore when he thought nobody's looking. But more than that this is the only time where he can look at Echizen without restraint and see the freshman as a person, not as a player. This is the time when he can see other sides of the freshman that is overshadowed by his athletic personality and he loves this time for that. Love it, enjoy it and endure it.
But this time instead of the mix happiness and sadness he always feel when watching the only thing he can feel now is sadness... Sadness... Aching... And overwhelming sadness.
Instead of the normal flirting Momoshiro and Echizen are discreetly distant, they approach and talk with each other but what nobody else noticed is that small gap between them. The lively and somehow sweet bickering is replaced with dull and strained conversations. And the loving smile that he had always envied is replaced with longing and pain.
'no. Don't look so sad'
'you don't have to get hurt...just look my way... Just look my way' but no matter how many times he repeat it in his mind it will never reach him.
Without noticing a song kept playing in his mind with lyrics that can perfectly describe his and Echizen's feeling. And all he can do is right it on a piece of paper along with his thoughts and hope... That somehow it will reach him.
And of course Fuji can only happily oblige. How he knew what Tezuka's thinking is a mystery. But with this his plan can now start.
'step 1 will proceed without a hitch'
Hello guys I'm back! I didn't expect that I would take this long to comeback I'm so sorry... And this chapter again is something like a filler cliffhanger chappie. I really am sorry for being this late with my update it's just that it took so long for the quota 5 to be achieved... TT-TT. To thos who realized what the 5 means thank you! You did a good job!
Shout out: The next chappie will finally about a glimpse in Ryoma and Momo's relationship and some of the days that I just skipped through will finally be revealed! Yehey! Some of your questions will be answered... Some... Mmmm... But anyways faster updates will come the faster the 5 quota is achieved! Thank you for your support~~
RESPONSE CORNER:
shadowhawk: as always thank you for the long ang lengthy reviews. Your response always keeps me inspired! I hope you don't get tired of waiting and I haven't disappointed you with this chapter after all I skipped through a lot of days and questions again. But I promise that next chapter will answer some of the questions. It is a glimpse of Ryoma's POV. Thank you and sorry for the late update.
guest: awww... Thank you~ I'm so happy to hear that you thought Tezuka's sweet because that is a rarity itself XD.
Francoiselaralapis: hahaha it's okay I'm so glad you got into it! And yeah, the 5 thingy is I guess hard to understand I'm sorry XD... Urgh.. Please have patience~ I'm a slow writer so completion might be far away but thank you! Thank you!
luvenor: hahaha yes, I'm often told I'm mean XD and if that happens to me I would have shouted the very same thing. Tezuka's so dreamy like that XD
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Haruharu: haha the 6th reviewer and yes you got it right! As expected of haruharu XD thank you and sorry for th delay
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