Tezuka looked at his cell phone again and there was a slight frown on his face. It was Thursday night and he was working at his office. The majority of people had left already, since it was going to be the last day of work before the beginning of the renovations. He hadn't heard from Shuichirou since the day he stormed out of his home and he refused to send him a message after being dismissed like that.

He was doing everything properly on that dating stuff, right? He was inviting Oishi over, they were not focused only on sex, he would cook for him, would talk to him properly. On that weekend he made a reservation in an expensive and exclusive restaurant, but even with such delicious food, Shuichirou's green eyes were so distant and they barely spoke to each other. They returned home, had sex and Kunimitsu was sure everything was okay. And then, he was left behind without any further explanation.

"Hello." Fuji appeared on his door and looked at him with a small smile. "Are you done?"

"Syuusuke." He was always a little surprise to see him on his workplace. "What are you still doing here? It's almost 8 o'clock."

"I was working at our office." Tezuka's law firm had arranged a place for the arquitects to work during the renovations' period. "I noticed you had a sour face during all day today. Let's go drink."

"I… I don't know if…"

"It's okay." He leaned on the door. "I won't do anything to you. It's better for you to drink with someone else if you're upset. You can vent on me."

He looked at him for a long time, silently, before responding.

"I will be out in a while, just finishing this report. I will leave my car on the garage. Can we go by cab?"

"Sure. I will wait for you downstairs."

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"Welcome to Sakurai!" the beautiful woman with light blond hair tight on a bun and violet eyes smiled when Syuusuke and Kunimitsu entered the bar. She was on the inside part of the balcony. The place was already a little full. "Syuusuke-san, it's been a while!"

"Hello, Rei-san." He smiled gently. "Can I get my regular table?"

"Sure. What will you have today?"

"Whisky?" he looked at Tezuka, that asserted silently. "A bottle, please and some yakitori as well."

"Be right there!"

They walked towards the farthest table, on the corner, sitting on the tatame. Although it was a simple bar, the atmosphere was very pleasant. A few moments after they sat down, Rei appeared with their drinks and the chicken skewers.

"Here we go."

"Still overworked, Rei-san?"

"Yeah! But fortunately I'll have someone to work here soon! I got a college student, he's really cute. I think you're going to like him."

Kunimitsu remembered Oishi telling him something about his kid, but mention it to Fuji would only begin unnecessary topic for the moment, so he just kept quiet, enjoying a sip of his drink.

"I definitely want to meet him." He responded with a sly smile.

"Enjoy yourself!" she said, before leaving them alone again.

"So…" Fuji drank a little from his cup. "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm just troubled about something that happened." He ate a piece of the grilled chicken politely.

Fuji analyzed his expression for a while, before a smirk appeared on his face.

"You're having sex with someone, right?"

Tezuka looked at him surprised.

"How do you…?" he couldn't even finish his sentence and Syuusuke chuckled.

"I've known you long enough. The only person you would let come close enough to bother you is someone you're having sex with."

"You're wrong." He looked at him seriously before drinking again. "It's not only about sex."

"Oh." He was really interested. "Are you properly dating someone? For real?"

"If you're going to make jokes, I'm leaving." The dark eyes were hard.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Syuusuke smiled, trying to ease his humor. "But, can you tell me the name of such special person?"

"It doesn't matter." He said, eating some more.

"Are you having problems in the bedroom?"

"Not at all."

"So it's good, then." He finally ate some of the chicken. "Well, I would be shocked otherwise. You've always been very talent." He smiled, revolving the whisky inside the cup with a slow movement of his hand.

"I thought I was doing things properly, but he just left without explaining himself and didn't say anything so far."

"Didn't you ask?"

"Not at all."

"Oh, Kunimitsu." He smiled. "Are you stupid?"

"What do you mean?" he looked at him displeased.

"If you're in a relationship with someone and the person leaves, you must ask what happened. What if it was an emergency or another bad thing?"

"He has my cell phone number. He could text."

"Are you a teenager?" he asked, bored. "It's not about who texts first. Even if the person doesn't want to be with you anymore, don't you want to know why?" he poured some more whisky on Tezuka's glass. "You're beating yourself for not knowing what happened, but at the same time, you're not doing anything about it." He poured a little more on his own cup. "It doesn't make sense."

He silently absorbed Fuji's words and felt, indeed, stupid, for not realizing it sooner. Oishi was not a frivolous person to disappear without a reason.

"I'm bad at this." Kunimitsu drank a little. "There's still a lot I don't know."

"Being in a relationship is hard." He smiled at him before finishing all the whisky on his cup. "But it's also good, right? How long are you guys together?"

"For a while now."

"Were things okay before what happened lately?"

"Yes." He drank again. "At least, I think so."

"So, you're probably doing something right." He smiled gently and Kunimitsu knew his words were truthful.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." He ate the last skewer. "Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes." He poured more alcohol on his cup. "But, let's stay here a little more."

Fuji was surprised for a moment, before touching their cups on a toast.

"Okay."

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"Here, Oishi-san." Eiji sat down on Oishi's bed with a worried expression on his face. He had a tea cup on his hand. The doctor had a strong cold because of the rain he had to endure when picking him up at the train station. The firsts symptoms were mild and appeared on the day before, but now he was not able to go work. Shuichirou had a fever and spent all day in bed.

"Thank you, Eiji-kun." His voice was hoarse and, only the movement of sitting down made his body ache entirely. He drank the warm and sweet liquid slowly. "It's so good."

"Lemon tea with honey is good for colds. My parents always did it for me."

He finished to drink his tea and gave the cup to Eiji again, that place it on the bedside table.

"Can I measure your temperature again?"

"Yes." He said before laying on the pillows again. Kikumaru picked up the ear thermometer inside a small drawer.

"Excuse me." He carefully placed on his ear and waited until the temperature was showing. "Still 38.5. Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital?"

Before he could answer, he coughed for a while, putting his hand over his mouth.

"I'm okay. I'm already taking medicine. I'm still a doctor, you know." He showed a weak smile. "Don't worry."

"Of course I worry!" the blue eyes were so sad. "You got sick because of me!"

"I could get wet anywhere. I never have an umbrella with me. Haruka's always scolding me because of it. It was not your fault, Eiji-kun." He caressed his red hair. "Go to sleep. Tomorrow you will go to college. I will be just fine."

"I don't want to leave you alone!"

"You cannot miss classes. Every one of them is important."

"But!"

"It isn't my first cold in this place. I survived all of them before." The green eyes were so gentle. "Please, go to bed."

"Will you call me if something happens? I will sleep with my door open."

"I promise."

"Good night, Oishi-san."

"Sleep well."

He coughed again on his pillow when Eiji left, not waiting to worry him again. He felt absolutely horrible. Looking at the clock, it was almost 11 o'clock. He wondered if Tezuka was still awake. So many things had happened; he didn't have a chance to send him a message to apologize for leaving his home so suddenly.

Picking up his phone near, he sent him a message saying "Hello, are you okay?" with the hopes he would reply.

Suddenly, his cell phone started to ring and he was surprise to see Kunimitsu was calling him.

"Hi, Tezuka." He said gently.

"What happened to you? Why is your voice different?" he was already outside Sakurai, waiting for Fuji.

"I got a cold and now I have a little fever. I couldn't go to work and I'll have to stay home tomorrow as well."

"Is that so?" Shuichirou noticed the concern on his voice.

"But I will be fine soon. Eiji-kun is taking care of me." He smiled. "I just wanted to let you know the reason I didn't call before. I truly apologize for leaving that way. I will tell you the reason properly when we see each other again. Can you forgive me?"

"I was worried thinking I upset you somehow."

"You did nothing wrong. It was a perfect weekend. I'm really grateful."

"So…" Oishi noticed his voice was a little hesitant. "Are you still satisfied with me?"

"I am." He smiled. "I truly am. I will make it up to you when I get better."

"That's good." His voice was gentle. "I need to go now, but take care of yourself."

"I will. Good night."

"Good night." He had to end the conversation when Fuji left the building, placing the cell phone on his jacket's pocket without him noticing. "Are you okay to go home?"

"I'm fine." He said, with a loose smile.

"You're definitely not fine." Fuji was not a strong drinker, so he would always get dizzy easily. "Come, I will take you home."

"Aren't you the perfect gentleman?"

"I'm not." he responded with a very subtle smile on his face.

Kunimitsu called a cab and helped Fuji to go inside, before entering as well.