/peeks out from a hole on the ground/ Hi! I bring you SP fluff! /goes back to her hole on the ground/

For Bloodysamurai (though I'm not really sure she is still reading this ^^'), for her request. Anou, I hope I've given this pair some justice.:)

Disclaimer: Rightfully owned by Konomi Takeshi.

Shishido watches Ohtori sleeps…

"Tsk! What's taking them so long?!"

Oshitari Yuushi looked up from the magazine he was reading to glance at the source of the irritated voice, the ever grumpy Shishido Ryou. The two were currently seated in the spacious living room of the Atobe mansion, patiently waiting for their other teammates to come. Well, impatiently waiting, if you take the case of a certain cap-wearing third year. Shishido was seated cross-legged on the spacious couch with arms folded across his chest as if to emphasize his annoyance.

Oshitari slightly shook his head before returning back to his reading. "If you're getting a bit bored, Shishido, you could always read to pass the time," the bespectacled boy intoned from behind his magazine.

Shishido turned his glare, which was previously directed to an unsuspecting vase, to his lone companion and seethed. "I am not bored, I'm just pissed that no one besides ourselves even bothered to come on time!! Shouldn't they be here by now?!"

The young boy's outburst was completely ignored by the taller boy as Oshitari just continued to quietly read his magazine. Shishido scoffed at the team tensai before averting his glare to another unsuspecting décor in the room.

A moment of silence befell on the two before a humming sound echoed throughout the room. Oshitari grabbed his vibrating phone from beside him before flipping it open and talking to the receiver.

"Ah, Gaku—what? Where are you?" A frown formed on the young Kansai-native's face. "Aa. I'll be right there." Oshitari flipped his phone close as he stood up. He then gracefully walked towards to door in long brisk strides.

"He-ey!! Where are you going?!" Shishido barked at the tensai's retreating form.

"Gakuto wants me to pick him up at the grocery," Oshitari replied simply to the other boy. When he reached the door, the bespectacled boy paused and glanced back at Shishido. "Try to read while you wait and stop mutilating the furniture with your glares."

Shishido opened his mouth to retort when Oshitari swiftly moved out of the room and closed the door behind him. The dash specialist frowned before glaring at the discarded magazine Oshitari was previously reading. The clock silently ticked as the young teen tried to bore holes on the poor reading material. Suddenly, he heard a muffled noise from the behind the door before it slowly opened.

A slightly out-of-breath Ohtori Choutarou entered the room, brown eyes wandering before settling on lone occupant of the room. "Ah, Shishido-san!" The junior flashed his senpai a small smile.

"Choutarou! Where were you?" The brown-haired boy frowned as he noticed his friend's frazzled state. "Hey, you 'kay?"

The taller boy gave a small smile albeit a bit strained. "I'm fine, Shishido-san. I just came from my violin and piano practice. Our recital is on this weekend and Tarou-sensei was exceptionally hard today. I'm just a bit tired from the exercise, that's all."

Shishido frowned but didn't push on. He watched as his kouhai took a seat beside him, a contented sigh escaping the power server's lips. Ohtori then gently leaned his head back on the backrest of the couch, closing his eyes as he did.

The older boy decided to finally take Oshitari's advice and grabbed the forgotten magazine while his partner gets his much deserved rest. Silence stretched between the two but this time Shishido was actually contented with it. It was one of the effects his mild-manner kouhai had on him ever since they started playing together as a pair. Ohtori managed to calm his somewhat robust personality by just being there with him, by his side, whether it is on or off the court. This was one of the reasons why a lot of their teammates in the club were quite thankful for the sudden friendship between their Doubles 1 pair.

After flipping a few pages of the supposedly 'entertaining' paraphernalia, Shishido sighed and carelessly tossed aside the magazine. He then casually turned his gaze to his side, blinked, before breaking into a rare gentle smile.

It seems that Ohtori was more exhausted than he thought as the gray-haired teen managed to fall asleep in mere seconds after falling on the couch. His head was slightly leaned to his side hanging a bit precariously on the backrest of the couch. The older boy couldn't help but notice the soft, almost non-existent smile on Ohtori's face, making junior look younger than he normally looked. Shishido's gaze unintentionally moved to the slight glint of the silver chain around his kouhai's neck as it moved with the rise and fall of younger teen's chest, in time with his even deep breaths.

Shishido tore his gaze away from the sleeping youth and heaved a soft sigh. He was truly bored and yet he couldn't possibly wake Ohtori, seeing as he very much needed the rest. Shishido stared rather blankly ahead of him for a while before reaching a decision. He was about to get up from his laid back position on the couch when a soft pressure on his shoulder halted his movement.

Shishido slowly turned his head, wide-eyed, as he saw his kouhai's head resting comfortably on his right shoulder. After a few minutes of non-movement from the other teen, Shishido safely assessed that the gray-haired boy was still, in fact, asleep. He frowned, and then sighed, before carefully moved back to his original, more comfortable position. Looks like he'll risk boredom for the meantime as the younger boy seemed decided to make his shoulder a makeshift pillow.

And, the fact that the contented smile on Ohtori's face as he settled in on his shoulder made it worth the risk.

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Author's notes: Not dead. Just in hiding. And, quite happily lurking in another fandom. But, PoT is still my first true love and every time I catch its episode on TV, it reminds me of my unfinished fanfictions. And, I finally finished one! /cue Gai's Manly Tears/ (I'm sorry! I'm really currently obsessed with Naruto!T_T)

I'll possibly write next a YagyuuNiou (another request from Bloodysamurai) but it will, most definitely, be a challenge for me since I have NEVER written anything with the Rikkai characters in it. I'll have to research again with these characters so expect the next one not too soon.^^'

Reviews are really wonderful! I have a tendency of 'disappearing' but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate comments from whomever reads my works!:D Please do note that this is my first time writing SP (and, I'm a little bit out-of-practice in writing PoT fiction…) so I'm not really sure if I have given these fine lads justice…^^' Anyway, any criticisms, comments, suggestions, violent reaction are truly welcome.

Sorry for the ramblings. Thanks for reading everyone!:D