Title: Not Enough.
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Eiji/Tezuka
Prompt: 46. Star.
Word count: 351
Rating: T?
Summary:
Standard disclaimer applies.
40/100
"Tell me what?" Oishi wondered.
"Eeh." Eiji blushed.
"Eiji." Tezuka said still holding the younger man in his arms.
"I will…" Eiji sighed.
"What?" Oishi stared at the two of them, and then realized that Tezuka was holding him.
"It's not what it looks like…" Eiji began panicing.
"Eiji." Tezuka hissed.
"I can't…" Eiji whimpered and tore him self loose from Tezuka's protective grip and began running, fast, as fast as his legs could bare him in slacks and newly polished shoes. The darkness around them concealed his face, there was only one star out this early.
Sighing Tezuka bowed his head when Kippei and An came outside to join them.
"Why so gloomy at my wedding?" An demanded to know.
"Eiji…" Tezuka sighed and looked at Oishi.
"What did you do Kunimitsu?" she accused him.
"Nothing!" he huffed back and threw his hands up. Oishi just looked on as the confusing scene took place.
An whispered something to Kippei who asked wich way Eiji ran, and began chasing after the scared male. Tezuka on the other hand sank down, slouched on a marble bench on the veranda they were on. Oishi just stood there looking confused when An turned to him saying:
"And what did you do Oishi?"
"Nothing… that I know of… why is Eiji acting so strange?" he whispered.
"You don't know?" She said and turned to Tezuka saying: "He doesn't know?"
"No." Tezuka huffed and continued: "Eiji's choice."
"Can someone please tell me what is going on?" Oishi whimpered.
"Ask Eiji." Tezuka growled.
"He is not here, but you are. Tell me please Tezuka." Oishi demanded.
"He can't." An answered and glared at the hazel eyed man.
"Someday when Eiji is ready, he will tell you. I just hope it's soon." Tezuka sighed and bowed his head.
"Why does it feel like everyone is hiding something from me?" Oishi said but dropped the question to An's and Tezuka's relieve. An sighed and sat down next to her husband's friend.
"You know, it will be alright Kunimitsu." She said quietly.
"I know. But it's not enough." Tezuka sighed.
Title: Help.
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Eiji/Tezuka and Kippei.
Prompt: 42. Triangle.
Word count: 353
Rating: T?
Summary: Kippei to the rescue.
Standard disclaimer applies.
41/100
Eiji was panting hard when he arrived at the little pond he had been next to another time at Atobe's mansion, when he talked with Jirou about having sex with another man. And Atobe had convenianly run of before they started. He sat down on some wooden furniture and panted with his head in his hands. Tears were streaming from his eyes, down his slightly blushed cheeks, and then falling down on the ground as he sat down on a chair standing there. Why couldn't he just tell Oishi, he hadn't shown any aggression or repulsion when meeting Kippei and Kamio. Why couldn't he just get of his ass and pounce Tezuka in front of everyone? Or maybe just hold his hand?
Tachibana Kippei wandered up to a pond, smiling as he saw Eiji sitting there. He knew what to do. Slowly he made his way next to Eiji and talked straight out:
"I think you might have a problem on your hands Eiji, when I left Oishi was interrogating An and Tezuka."
"No…" Eiji cried harder.
"I don't think you're going to have a problem, he accepted me and Akira."
"But I'm his best friend and Tezuka one of his closest friends. He's going to wonder why…" Eiji sighed and began drying his eyes.
"Then you tell him the truth." Kippei said and watched the little fishes in the pond.
"Mhm." Eiji nodded.
"The first time is awkward, and then it gets easier." Kippei smiled again.
"I just hope he doesn't hate me…" Eiji sighed.
"He won't. Oishi could never do that." Kippei still smiled.
"He couldn't?" Eiji wondered.
"No, he loves you like a brother." Kippei laughed.
"How do you know that?" Eiji pondered.
"I've seen the two of you together, that's why." Kippei run a hand through his black hair.
"Ah… I'm so relieved. But still scared…" Eiji whimpered.
"Tell him, and then let him think about it, display a little of your feelings towards Tezuka and show Oishi that you are together and made for each other." Kippei gave him advice.
"Mhm." Eiji nodded and began gathering up courage.
Title: Dare.
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Eiji/Tezuka
Prompt: 84. He.
Word count: 368
Rating: T?
Summary: Eiji tries to tell Oishi.
Standard disclaimer applies.
42/100
Eiji walked back to the reception together with Kippei, both of them smiling, talking and occationally laughing. Oishi hade joined Tezuka out on the terass talking about tennis. Both of them jumped high when Kippei and Eiji came back and Eiji laughed. Together they made their way up the marble stairs.
"I'll see you later Eiji, remember what we talked about?" Kippei said loud enough to let the other two hear.
"Mhm. I will. Soon. I promise." Eiji agreed and went to the two men sitting together on the marble bench, looking apologisngly at Tezuka and bent down to Oishi and he began:
"Oishi, I'm sorry I've been hiding something from you. I will tell you another day. This is Fujiko's and An's day and I don't want this to get any reaction from you today. So please wait a little and I'll tell you."
"Just tell me are you sick?" Oishi worried.
"No." Eiji smiled.
"Mhm." Oishi nodded and smiled back at him.
"Eiji." Tezuka breathed, and looked deep in those blue eyes. Eiji smiled and nodded towards Tezuka. Oishi realized that he had left Ame alone for a long time and that he actually missed her, he wanted to hold her. Looking at Eiji he said:
"Please tell me soon Eiji, I miss you. When can we meet and talk about this?"
"Mhm, I don't know. Kunimitsu, when do we have time?" Eiji asked and demanded his support.
"Next Saturday, beginning of August, lunch with you and Ame?" Tezuka suggested.
"But isn't that?" Eiji asked and Tezuka nodded.
"Are you free then?" Eiji turned to Oishi who nodded and asked where they would meet.
"At Taka's?" Tezuka suggested. Both Eiji and Oishi agreed and Oishi went back to the party inside. Eiji went up to Tezuka when Oishi had left, hugging the hazel eyed man tightly.
Whispering "thank you for waiting" and "we will tell him together" made Tezuka's eyes water not that he would ever admit that. Soon they would be out in he open, and he would be free to hold his boyfriend's hand when he wanted to, letting go slowly the made their way inside to continue the evening celebrating with their friends.