Fuji was working at his computer. He was sitting on his bed and it was already late at night. He stopped typing for a while and took a bite of his sandwich, the small plate on the bed as well.
Suddenly, he heard his doorbell rang and he found it strange. He never had visitors. The only person that was ever invited to his place was Kunimitsu.
The bell rang again and he left the sandwich on the plate before getting up and walking towards the door.
"Yes?" maybe it was one of the neighbors wanting something? The light blue eyes were wide in surprise when seeing the familiar face in front of him. "Kunimitsu? What…"
Tezuka's hands cupped his face and stopped him to complete his question. He kissed Syuusuke deeply and serious, devouring his mouth after entering his apartment and closing the door in one single push.
He was embraced him tightly, his thinner and shorter form almost disappearing inside his arms.
"Kunimitsu…" he tried to speak between kisses. "Kunimitsu… wait…."
He finally was able to push him away a little.
"Kunimitsu, what the hell are you doing?!" Syuusuke's angry face was undone when he realized how pained Tezuka looked. He examined the dark eyes for a moment, before asking, worried. "What happened? What about your…"
"We're done. He ended things with me."
After Shuichirou left, he went to take a shower, wanting to dissipate the alcohol on his brain a little. He returned to bed and stayed there, awake, believing Oishi would realize being so upset over that kid was silly. He woke up the next day and there was no signs of him, no messages as well. Kunimitsu finally sent him a message and Oishi just replied he was on his way to Osaka. That was it. He had chosen the Kikumaru kid.
"What? Why?"
He leaned his forehead on Fuji's shoulder and the grip on his arms was tighter.
"Don't reject me, Syuusuke. Please. Just tonight."
For a moment, Tezuka feared he would push him away and scream with him. But Fuji's hands were on his face, gently and the light blue eyes never seem kinder.
"I've never rejected you." He said, before kissing him slowly.
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Oishi looked to his side and smiled, seeing Eiji deep asleep. They were inside the bullet train returning to Tokyo. They woke up early and Eiji's parents prepared breakfast to them. They talked about the udon store, Eiji's cooking skills and they were really thankful for all the help Shuichirou had given him on the anxiety attacks. He also met Haruki and was completely smitten by the baby's cuteness. She also was very comfortable around him and he even picked her on his arms.
He took a deep breath and looked at Tezuka's message on his cell phone. He couldn't avoid him, but how could they move on from that situation? Shuichirou felt extremely betrayed. If he hadn't drank so much, Oishi would never know about what had happened and he would never have the chance to clarify things with Eiji. Tezuka definitely owned him a big and sincere apology if things between them could work out.
He looked at Eiji and, once again, there was a small smile on his face. He was so cute.
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Syuusuke woke up and sat down slowly, not wanting to awake Kunimitsu. He was still deep asleep by his side. Fuji remembered the night before and how intense was the sex between them. Tezuka's hands were tightly grabbing his and his mouth never let go. It was like he was making sure Fuji was really there with him, under him, bonded to him. They had sex until falling asleep from exhaustion, Kunimitsu still holding him close.
He caressed his hair and Tezuka woke up.
"Good morning." Syuusuke smiled at him.
"Why are you up?" he asked, hugging his waist. "Stay here with me."
"I can't. I have to work. Don't you as well?"
"The architect reforming my office isn't done yet."
He laughed and threw himself on the bed again, allowing him to hug him and place a small kiss on his neck. It always amused Fuji the capacity of Tezuka to make jokes with such straight face.
"Kunimitsu?
"Yes?"
"Is your relationship really done?" the light blue eyes were serious.
"Yes." He was really sure of it.
"Can we be together, then?"
He was extremely surprised with Fuji's words.
"I already know what bothered you before. I won't do it again." He caressed his face. "I never had any intentions to hurt you."
Tezuka felt his throat tight. He wanted to hear those words for so many years. He squeezed Syuusuke inside his arms and he smiled.
"What? Are you agreeing to give yourself to me?"
"Yes." The dark eyes were extremely gentle.
"Good boy." He said, before they shared another kiss.
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It was Tuesday night. Tezuka had just arrived at home when he received Syuusuke's message saying he would stop by at his place on the next night. There was a subtle smile on his face. But, before he could remove his jacket, another message arrived and he was surprised.
Oishi was just around the corner from his place and asked for them to have a conversation. He agreed and it didn't take long for him to be at his door.
"Good evening." He said, gently. "Thank you for having me." He said, before removing his shoes and entering.
"Don't mention it." He atmosphere between both of them were weird. "Would you like something to drink?"
"No, I'm fine, thank you. How are you?"
"I'm fine. How about you? How was Osaka?" Shuichirou was a little surprised with his question.
"It was well. I hope you understand I needed to go. I needed to explain to Eiji-kun that I didn't want him to leave. I needed to apologize to him."
"You left me." He crossed his arms. "To go to that kid again."
"Nothing good would come if I stayed there arguing with you. You had too much to drink and I was angry." He got close and touch his hand. "I need you to apologize for what you did. You overstep and kept things from me. I don't want this to be a problem for us. Please."
"What…" Kunimitsu was extremely confused. "What do you mean? You… broke up with me, didn't you?"
"What? No, I didn't do such a thing!" Oishi smiled and the green eyes were so kind. "We argued but I'm here because I want us to move on from that."
The dark eyes were wide in shock and Shuichirou noticed he was trouble.
"Tezuka, what's wrong?"
He averted his face and took him a long time to find the words and the courage for what he was about to say.
"I… I…"
"You what?" Oishi was so worried. "What happened? Please, tell me."
"I slept with Fuji." The dark eyes finally looked at him.
Shuichirou distanced himself from him like he had received an electric shock.
"What?"
"I thought we were finished. You left me in the inn and didn't reply my messages so…"
"Of course I did." he looked at him angrily. "I was upset with you. You spent weeks without talking to me before and I was always there for you when you needed me to relieve your needs. We had one disagreement and you ran back to his bed? Were you just waiting for an excuse?"
"No, I did not…"
"I can't believe this." Oishi put his face inside his hands, feeling his heart being compressed inside his chest. "After everything I did for you. After everything you took from me."
"Oishi, I…" Tezuka tried to touch him, but he slapped his hand away.
"How could you? I did nothing but to love you during all these years." The green eyes were glistering with tears. Just hearing the word "love" made Tezuka extremely surprised. He had no idea and he felt simply terrible, but before he could say anything, Shuichirou smiled to himself, lowering his face. "I probably deserve this. I was with you while you were with Fuji-san. I knew you were never able to care about me for real and even so… I fell in love with you."
"Oishi…"
He took a deep breath and turned around.
"I'm sorry for bothering you." He said, before putting on his shoes and leaving his place without looking back.
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Eiji walked happily on the street, going to Oishi's place. He had written him on the day before, saying his mother had forgotten to tell him about a box of sweets she had put on his bag. He only found it on the night before. They were for Oishi, Haruka and Takumi.
Kikumaru knocked and it took an awful while for Oishi to open the door.
"Hello, Oishi-san!" he smiled happily. "I brought…"
"Good evening, Eiji-kun. I'm sorry I had forgotten you would stop by."
His smile died when seeing his face. He had definitely being crying.
"Oishi-san! What happened?!" he asked, while pulling his sneakers away in a hurry.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, I…" He tried to smile but Eiji could see the tears in the corner of his eyes.
He placed the sweets on the table near and grabbed Shuichirou's hand, making him sit on the sofa. Eiji sat by his side, looking at him seriously.
"You're not fine! Please, Oishi-san, tell me what happened!"
He couldn't put a strong façade anymore. One serious tear rolled down his handsome face and Eiji felt his heart breaking.
"Tezuka and I are done. He cheated on me."
"What?"
"It's not really his fault. I guess he just couldn't help himself. I did left him alone at the inn, so…"
"This is bullshit!" Eiji screamed, angrily and Shuichirou was surprise. "If you didn't tell him you wanted to break up, he had no right in hurting you like this! People don't cheat on who they love!"
"Bu he never loved me." He smiled and another big tear fell. "I knew about it, I tried my best, but even so… I was never enough."
Shuichirou lowered his head and more tears started to roll down.
"So many years of staying by his side, so many years being completely available for him, like a second choice. I cheated on Haruka. I should have known I could never have a real place on his heart. Just took him a minute to forget about me."
Eiji saw his shoulders, always so strong, trembling and he was about to cry as well. He could feel his anger towards Tezuka growing inside his chest. How dare he make Oishi so sad?! Why was he so stupid to not realize how wonderful and perfect Oishi was?! He wished he was strong enough to go after Tezuka and punch him in the face, but he would probably break his hand with that brick expression of his.
"There are some people that don't deserve to be loved." He raised his face and looked at Eiji with the most heartbroken expression hidden in a small smile. "Maybe I'm just one of those."
Those sentences hit Kikumaru's heart like a painful arrow. He just wanted to protect Oishi from all of those hurtful feelings.
Hesitantly, Eiji's fingers touched his face and dried his tears in a soft caress. It was ridiculous how handsome he was even in a moment like that. The dark blue eyes were filled with preoccupation and care when he cupped his face, wanting to dry his tears. Shuichirou closed his eyes, letting himself being comforted by Eiji's kindness.
The green eyes opened suddenly, in an extreme surprise, when he felt Kikumaru's mouth gently over his. The air was stuck on his lungs and he forgot all this words. It was a soft kiss and Eiji looked extremely grown up when looking at him again, with no hesitation or shyness.
"Don't say such a thing, Oishi-san."
