Chapter 14
The invitation sent out by Oishi was fortunately informed that the reunion was going to be at Osaka. That means, Fuji didn't need to travel far for the fun.
Another week passed by and Fuji was standing in front of the long mirror in their room with Tezuka helping him dress in a beautiful green maternal dress made personally by Ayana. Since his belly was already abnormal, he might as well wear something abnormal to greet his ex-teammates.
Oishi also informed them that the reunion is going to be formal, so Tezuka wore a black Tux, white dress shirt and a shamrock green color tie that matches the color of Fuji's dress.
Fuji and Tezuka were on their way down the steps in front of their house when Tezuka's phone rang. He pocketed the device out of his pocket with one hand while the other used to support Fuji down the last few steps.
"Hello. Tezuka Kunimitsu, speaking." That was they way Tezuka responded when the caller ID is foreign to him.
"Tezuka. It's Oishi." The other line greeted back with a male voice. Tezuka couldn't have thought the voice belong to Oishi because it was deeper than his high school tone. "Where are you right now?" Tezuka could hear noises in the background.
"Home. I'm leaving." He heard Oishi chuckled. Tezuka still haven't changed, still the same old precise verbal idiom. "Who's with you?"
"Oh. Only Eiji and I are here, none of the others have shown up yet. Late as always without their buchou." Oishi said jokingly. Too bad he didn't get to see the smile that slid up on Tezuka's face.
"Ah."
"Mmm. Eiji is giving Fuji a call right now."
"Is that so?" Tezuka looked over to Fuji who gave him a confused look back. Right then, Fuji's phone rang out from Tezuka's other pant pocket. Tezuka fished it out and gave it to Fuji as he ended the conversation between Oishi.
"Hello?" Fuji's velvety voice said into the receiver. Tezuka moved them over to the car and helped Fuji in slowly.
"Fujiko-chan!!" Fuji pulled the phone away from his ear to prevent his ear getting damaged by his best friend's loud voice.
Fuji chuckled. He hasn't change. "How are you doing, Eiji?"
"Always the better!! Nya, Fujiko, when are you going to be here? I want to see you so bad!" Eiji ranted, still sound like a 14 years old.
"No rush. I'm on my way there right now."
"Okay!!" Fuji heard Eiji talking to Oishi in whisper from the other side. "Nya Fujiko, good news!! Tezuka is also on his way here." Fuji turned his head to look at Tezuka, who's sitting on his driver seat.
"Is that so?" Fuji said amusingly. "Okay, I'll see you later then." Fuji slid the phone shut and handed it over to Tezuka.
"Eiji thought I haven't seen you for years."
Tezuka ignited the engine. "Well, he thought wrong."
Tezuka drove his car out of the driveway. "Oishi said we're going to meet up at the airport to pick up Sensei."
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Tezuka and Fuji reached the airport half an hour later. It was crowded, but enough room for them to walk around without squeezing through people.
The 2 made their way up to the second floor into the arrival area. They hadn't spotted any of their teammates yet.
"Mitsu, I need to use the lavatory." Fuji said.
"Okay." Tezuka lead Fuji to the restroom, their hands intertwined tightly. Tezuka made sure no one could break that link. Reaching the restroom, Tezuka let go of the petite hand and ushered Fuji into the female lavatory. Tezuka moved over to the wall of a store opposed to the lavatories and waited.
He looked around at the airport, looking from people to people.
"Buchou?" Tezuka heard his name called and turned to the voice on his left side. There was the ace player of the team was as tall as Tezuka.
"AHH!! It really is Tezuka!" Tezuka couldn't forget that hyper teammate of his. Tezuka felt weird getting tackle by a mature adult like himself.
"Kikumaru!" Tezuka said in a warning tone.
Eiji let him go and smiled cheekily. Oishi walked up from behind Eiji and extended his hand. "Tezuka."
Tezuka took Oishi's hand and shook it in business-like fashion. "Oishi."
"Tezuka-buchou hasn't changed." Momoshiro walked over to pat Tezuka's pat lightly, he didn't want to do it too hard. Tezuka might end up sending him running laps around the airport. Not wise at all.
"Not quite." It came the voice of the team's strategist and infamous data man. Inui was about to spoke up his calculation about Tezuka's changes when Kaido stopped him.
"Inui-sempai!" Everyone chuckled. "Fssh." Kaido let out his usual annoyed hiss.
"Inui still hasn't change eh?" Eiji said teasingly which brought some light blushes to Inui's cheeks.
"Mada mada dane." Echizen mumbled before seated himself on a nearby bench.
"And this little guy still hasn't stopped saying that." Momoshiro joined him on the bench and pulled down Echizen's cap.
"I'm not little. I'm as tall as you are, Momo-sempai." Echizen's attitude didn't change, cocky and confident as ever.
Just then, Kawamura appeared with a bag of drinks in his hand. Catching the sight of Tezuka, he walked briskly over to shake his ex-buchou's hand. He handed everyone a drink. As usual, Echizen took his favorite drink, grape ponta.
"Eh? Where's Fuji?" Kawamura asked after he handed everyone a drink. He looked around.
"Oh right! Fujiko is till not here yet!" Eiji yelled out, catching the attentions of passerby.
"Eiji! Don't shout." Oishi turned to reprehend Eiji, but like always, Oishi was too kind to raise his voice.
"Heh. Oishi still acts like a mother-hen." Inui teased, making Oishi blushed and everyone laughed at their silly teammates.
"I'll call him." Eiji volunteered and whipped his phone out.
Tezuka looked up to the female lavatory door, but the people came out weren't Fuji. What's taking him so long? A worry frown formed on his forehead. Just then, Fuji's phone rang out from his pocket. He turned to look at Eiji, only to have everyone stare at him. Their eyebrows rose at him. Invisible sweat drops formed on his face. Eiji then grinned at him and looked away with the phone still to his ear. The others shrugged it off and finally looked away.
Tezuka sighed and reached into his pocket to cut off the connection.
"Maa!! Fujiko won't pick up his phone." Eiji whined.
The group then stood around Tezuka, their backs to the lavatories. Momoshiro and Kaido picked up their trivial arguments while the rest exchanged a few words.
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Fuji had to wait for the long line. He had no idea why women take so long just to use the toilet. Not only that, there was a mother and her baby in the big stall that took forever. The baby kept on crying and the mother yelled back.
Fuji shook his head in irritation. It was more than 5 minutes later that he was able to get access with the toilet.
Getting out, he looked around to find Tezuka, but couldn't find him. His eyes settled on a group of young men across from where he was. His gaze lingered on the group. Their backs were to him, so he couldn't see their faces. When a loud voice perked up, Fuji let out a smile.
There they are. He made his way slowly over to the loud group.
Stopping behind them, Fuji's smile widened to the possible length. "Are these your friends, Mitsu?" Fuji spoke loud enough for them all to hear.
They all slowly turned around to the voice to meet a smiling beauty with silky brown hair flowed pass his shoulders. Their mouths gaped open like idiots as they stared at Fuji. Buchou…is married? Funny, they all had the same thought.
Tezuka sighed as if he knew what was on their minds, and moved around to stand by Fuji. The regulars' eyes rested on Fuji's pregnant belly. And he got her…pregnant.
"Sysuke, what took you so long?"
"Wha-!!" Kaido and Oishi's hands slipped and the cans went rolling on the floor.
Inui was rendered speechless. His spectacles became dull with no more shines.
"Fu-Fujiko!!" Kawamura stuttered like his heart was going to leap out.
"Pff" Eiji accidentally spit out the liquid in his mouth at Fuji's face and dropped the can. He covered his mouth quickly when he realized what he just did and to whom he just did it to.
"Sem-sempai!" Echizen dropped his grape ponta and it splashed on the ground. Unfortunately, the liquid splashed upward and hit Fuji's legs.
Tezuka immediately pulled out a handkerchief in his vest pocket to wipe Fuji's face.
Fuji opened his eyes to glare at them all who just gawking at him like some idiots. The regulars shrunk back at the sight of the piercing blue eyes that promised them their death drowning in the ocean. His face and lower limps are covered in sugary and icky liquids. Not a good way to start a reunion.
The regulars widened with fear as they cuddled together, waiting for the death to come after Tezuka finished wiping Fuji's face dry.
"Ei-Eiji-sempai, do something." Momoshiro hushed a whisper, pushing the hyperactive boy to the front that had lost all of his energy down the deep blue abyss.
"You-you go, Ochibi." Eiji instinctively pulled on Echizen's arm.
Echizen was probably too scared to react to anything. They all jumped in fear when Tezuka cleared his throat. Fuji's chuckled came soon after that. Everyone laughed weakly with nervousness. Not so sure if that meant well or doom.
"Ne, Mitsu. You're scaring them. We wouldn't want any funeral at the reunion now wouldn't we?" Fuji said lightly, but somehow the atmosphere tensed heavily.
Eiji etched over to Fuji slowly and warily. "Fu-Fujiko-chan, a-are y-you alright?" He brought his hand up to move the wet bang out of Fuji's forehead. His hand shook nervously.
"I'm fine." Fuji smiled at his best friend's speech impediment. "Relax, Mitsu won't send you all running around the airport." Everyone laughed dryly at that. Fuji didn't sound so assuring.
"I was going to." Tezuka said in his serious tone. The stricken horror fell back on their faces as Fuji laughed heartily some more.
"That's not funny Fujiko-chan." Eiji finally found his voice back. "My heart was beating so fast I thought it was my funeral for sure."
"Maa, I wouldn't want that to happen to my best friend." Fuji's voice was too sweet that Eiji cannot contradict it in any other ways.
"Right." Eiji replied quickly.
Just then, the announcer came onto to the telecom and announced the arrival of a plane from America.
"That's sensei's plane." Oishi said. The group made their way over to the waiting area.
Moments later, Ryuzaki appeared through the glass door waving at them. The group quickly made their way over.
Eiji and Momoshiro were quick to tackle their sensei with hugs. After they parted, the rest approached their sensei to shake her hands. When she reached Fuji, her expression changed when she saw one of Tezuka's arm around Fuji's back.
"And who do we have here?" Ryuzaki smiled and shook Fuji's hand. "A beautiful wife you got there, Tezuka."
At that moment, everyone broke into laughter that made Ryuzaki more confused. She looked back at the smiling Fuji.
"Maa, sensei." Fuji dramatically put his hand over his heart. "I'm hurt. You don't even recognize me at all."
Fuji's soft voice entered her head and her confusion was cleared up to be replaced by a shocked expression. Her laugh came after. "Fuji. You are always full of surprises." She smiled and moved forward to pull Fuji into a hug, careful not to put pressure on the babies.
"How have you been?" Fuji asked once they were on their way out after picking up the luggages. Tezuka had let go of Fuji to push the cart with Inui and Oishi. Ryuzaki walked by Fuji's side, while Eiji was on the other, linking their arms together.
"As well as I ever can be." Came the cheerful reply of Ryuzaki. "How about you?" She nudged at Fuji's belly. "I'm still a little shock how this all happened."
"I don't know it myself, but I'm glad this miracle was blessed to me."
"What gender is your baby?"
"I have 2 babies, sensei." Fuji giggled while Ryuzaki and Eiji looked at him surprised.
"Fuji, how many more surprises are you keeping in that head of yours?" Ryuzaki teased.
"Well, I'm due any days now." He smiled brightly.
"Nya, Fujiko! That's cool. I want to hold your babies so bad now." Eiji squeezed Fuji's arm.
"In that case, I'll stay here until your babies are out."
"Ne, have you named the kids yet?"
Fuji nodded. "We're thinking of naming our girl Mitsusuke and our boy Kunisyuu." Fuji said cheerfully.
"Those names are beautiful. I'm sure they'll become beautiful children just like their parents." Ryuzaki patted Fuji's back lightly and made Fuji flushed.
The parking lot was built separately from the airport. They made their way across the street and proceeded to the garage. Cars were running back and forth abundantly. There were also a lot of people walking next to them on the not so wide sidewalk.
"Careful, Fuji." Ryuzaki moved Fuji toward the inner sidewalk with her and Eiji on either of his sides. Tezuka and the rest were walking behind them.
It was a fine day, nothing unusual happened. Only that was wrong.
"Thief!! Someone stop that thief!!" A voice called out loudly from behind the group. The voice came from behind them.
On instinct, Tezuka handed the cart over to Momoshiro and made his way over to Fuji when a swift shadow dashed passed him. Tezuka quickly yelled out Fuji's name.
Fuji, hearing his name, moved forward and out of Ryuzaki and Eiji's grasps to find the owner of the voice. He thought something happened to Tezuka. "Mitsu?!" He yelled back.
Just then, he saw a blurry image approaching him so fast that he couldn't move out of the way before it collided onto him and send him stumbling over to the curb of the sidewalk. People were scurrying out of the way unfortunately pushed him out onto the street where cars are running by.
"FUJI/SYUSUKE!!"
It was the last thing Fuji heard before something sent him flying to the ground and the pain flowing to his brain, cutting off his consciousness and everything went black.
Credit to Ri, who thought of the beautiful names for the babies!!