The weekend passed almost like a blur and before Touya knew it, it was Monday again. Monday, meaning, only two days more before the dreaded Valentine's Day. A dejected sigh escaped his lips as he willed himself out of bed. Two days... two days and yet here I am, just about to execute plan B later at soccer practice... with no assurance of victory whatsoever...

Yukito's overnight stay at his house a night ago was a total fiasco. His best friend didn't even had a glimpse of him when he was "carrying out" his so-called plan. It was downright frustrating. And not to mention utterly embarrassing.

Touya groaned at the thought. All that planning, for nothing…

He made his way to the bathroom as he recalled the painful events from Saturday night. Him, Kinomoto Touya, thinking he had all of Yuki's attention as he slowly — in the most seductive way he could manage — wriggled out of his seemingly too thick clothing. Him, clad only in red, silk boxers, all "ready to eat" as he turned to look at his best friend a.k.a. "future boyfriend", and seduce the hell out of the said boy only to be faced by Yuki's sleeping form. He wanted to scream then; oh, how he wanted to. It was maddening to see everything he had worked for crumble before him. He even had his little sister lie to Yukito just so he could get the boy to stay at his house instead of having him spend the night watching the stars with a girl named Mika-chan and perhaps do something more than mere "watching" afterwards….

"Ooww!" Touya yelped as he accidentally cut his chin with the razor blade. A scowl formed on his face as he got a wet towel to clean it up, all the while thinking how mere thoughts of the aforementioned girl brings him bad luck.

What does that girl have that I don't anyway?

He thought irritably. In his mind, a voice started to answer: Well for starters she has boobs that could stop a war, an ass that just screams "Touch me!", and then just below her….

"Oh, let's not go there." Touya winced in disgust. Let us so not go there…

But he knew he couldn't deny the obvious. He was a he and Mika-chan's a she. That's what the girl has that he hasn't. Never had Touya felt more frustrated about his own gender than now. But he couldn't imagine himself a girl either. It sickened him!

Touya shook his head, snorting at his silliness. It doesn't matter if he was a guy and he's in-love with his best friend, he reasoned in his mind. Like the saying goes, "all's fair in love and war."

I have a feeling someone said that not so long ago and failed….

Stepping out of the bathroom, he strode towards his closet and brought his uniform out. He shouldn't dwell too much on the past – what's done is done, he decided, and it was dead time to move on.

Yes,

he thought mischievously, time to execute plan B….

"Yuki-ku~n!" Touya felt his ears twitch at the unfamiliar endearment. What the... since when have they gotten *that* close?

It almost felt like eternity to Touya, waiting for the class to be over so he could get on with his 'plan B' already. He was beyond ready to drag his gray-haired best friend out of the classroom but just as always, a certain 'Mika-chan' beat him to it. And now they're on first name basis already?

"Ah," The pale boy looked up from his desk and smiled gently at the girl before him, "Mika-chan. Nandesuka?"

As if referring to his boyfr-, err, best friend as "Yuki-kun" wasn't bad enough, the aforementioned girl sat on Yukito's desk and playfully twirled her light brown locks, all the while giving the innocent-looking boy a sweet yet flirtatious smile. How the does she manage to do that? And what the hell is she doing rubbing her butt on *my* Yuki's desk?!

"Nothing really," the girl said softly, lowering her eyelashes and continued, "I just wanna ask how your weekend was, since you missed the star-gazing with the club and all.."

Touya gripped the sides of his desks and scowled. He wondered how many years would a senior in high school spend in jail for murder. Perhaps he could use "invasion of property" or "threat" as a motive…? Nah, he doubted he could get away with it anyway. Oh, if *that* isn't obvious flirting, I'm gonna eat my shorts….

He finally decided he had *had* enough and stood up suddenly, surprising both his best friend and the girl. "Yuki, we'll be late for soccer practice. We should get going now."

"But…"

Touya turned to 'Mika-chan' and gave the girl a sweet smile all but dripping in sarcasm and spoke. "Yuki and I had a great weekend. Thanks for asking though." He smirked inwardly and continued. "Saa, we'll go ahead now. C'mon Yuki.." He dragged the pale boy out of the classroom, leaving the stunned girl still sitting on Yukito's desk.

Heh, three points for Kinomoto Touya…

"To-ya?" The 'victory' trance he was in was broken by the sound of Yukito's voice. He swallowed nervously before turning to look at his best friend, his hand still clutching one of Yukito's arms. "Yes, Yuki?"

"Is there something wrong?" The pale boy asked in concern. "You were acting weird back there… is something bothering you?"

Touya cursed in his mind. Does he really have to look so damn cute? As it is I'm having trouble breathing normally when he's beside me and yet there he goes looking oh-so-gorgeous and he's not even aware of it!

The tanned boy forced a smile and replied. "Oh, nothing's wrong Yuki. It's just that coach will have our heads if we don't make it on time. Or me, rather. You're just helping out anyways. But still…" Damn. I'm friggin' babbling! Buy it buy it buy it buy it….

Fortunately for Touya, his mantra worked (yet again). The pale boy looked thoughtful for a moment before he sent Touya his patented smile – one that makes the tanned boy lose whatever coherent thoughts left in his mind. Touya suddenly felt an urge to screw all of his plans, screw the goddamn world for all he care and just take Yukito – then and there. Trap him in one corner in the hallways, kiss the pale boy senseless and drag him to the nearest broom closet. Sword fighting.. yes, it seemed like a very good idea to him…

..If Yuki didn't escape from his tight hold and laughed heartily. "Okay To-ya! Race you to the locker room!" He grinned playfully at the stunned boy as he dashed towards the direction of their locker room. Touya was left alone in the hall, dumbfounded before he realized what happened. That Yuki! At that he turned on his heels and followed the said boy. If there's one thing he was sure of, it was to make Yukito pay. A mischievous glint danced in his eyes as he thought of various ways to make the said boy pay. Oh yeah, you will pay dearly *my* Yuki…

Okay, this is it Touya. Only a few more minutes before soccer practice ends. Intentional hit.. dramatic fall.. expression of agony… – okay check. I wonder if I left anything out…

Touya contemplated as he run from across the soccer field. The practice went well despite the nervousness he felt from waiting for the right time to execute his 'plan B'. As always, Yukito never suspected anything was out of the ordinary – the pale boy played like the usual and acted like the same sweet boy he knew and loved. Only a little sexier… he added in his mind.

Touya saw one of his teammates getting ready to hit the ball and prepared himself. The plan was to run to the direction of the ball and get himself hit deliberately on the sides (though he would make it *seem* like an accident), fall dramatically while clutching at the hit spot like he practiced a dozen times already, and then make an expression of pure agony and call out his best friend's name for the finishing touch.

He grinned at himself at the thought. Yukito would definitely fall for me! Of course, what could be more effective than faking an injury and making your beloved best friend realize that he'd just *die* if he loses you. Well, he wouldn't really be bordering death because of that injury but Touya decided it was enough for now. It would be as effective as getting hit by a car, only minus a coma and several grave injuries.

There it is!

Touya leaped at the ball, planning to block it using his back but it ended up hitting his right side instead. Hard. Just like planned.

Damn, but it smarts..

Touya winced at the pain and let his knees sink dramatically on the ground, his hands clutching at his right side and gave his gathering teammates including Yukito himself the most agonized expression he could manage. "Itee… Yuki.." Well, at least it wouldn't be that hard to display a tortured face.. that Ichiro can sure hit!

Lost in his own thoughts, he didn't hear their couch sidle beside him and check his injury. "Kinomoto-kun, maybe you should have that looked at. It doesn't look too serious, but we can never be too sure." The man who looked more or less in his early forties spoke with authority. Touya just nodded and turned to look at his best friend who was crouched beside him as well, amber eyes full of concern. "Daijoubu, To-ya?" The pale boy asked softly, one hand resting on Touya's shoulder.

It's working!

Touya squealed in his mind as he saw Yukito's troubled expression. Of course, since he cares deeply for me and all… and perhaps even love me.. ah! Shit, I'm blushing!

He decided to answer Yukito before any suspicions rise up. "I don't know Yuki… it hurts like hell.." He lied. I'm feeling much better now actually. Now all I need is a mind-blowing kiss from you and everything will be…

"Kinomoto!" The loud call from behind him broke whatever fantasies he'd been having about his best friend. Irritated, he turned around and saw his teammate, the one who hit him, drop on one knee and apologize. "Sorry man! I honestly didn't know you were gonna take that! Are you alright?"

Touya wanted to scream, "No I'm not dammit! Now scram and leave Yuki and I in peace!", but all he did was give a strained smile and answer softly. No use destroying his plan anyway, not when he was *almost* succeeding.

"Aaah… it hurts and I don't know how serious it is." Another lie.

The boy named Ichiro didn't seem to suspect anything though. "Dude! I'm really sorry!"

"No it's okay, it wasn't your fault really.." But I would never admit it's solely *my* doing. And what? Ruin my plan?

The Ichiro-guy was stubborn. "I'm really really sorry Kinomoto. Look, I'll take you to the clinic now and have the nurse check it. It could be serious dude! 'sides, I don't want you dying on us now, what with the upcoming tournament and all…" The boy grinned at him as he helped him stand up.

If Touya wasn't alarmed at the current situation, he would have thwacked the boy's head playfully in response. As it is, he was being escorted towards the school clinic but not by his Yuki. With a dreadful expression, Touya turned to his best friend, eyes pleading for help from the pale boy. "W-wait! It's okay Ichiro, Yuki can just take me to the clinic.." And then the nurse will tell Yuki to bring me home right? Then Yuki would be the one to *nurse* me to recovery in the privacy of my own room... then he'll finally realize how much I mean to him.. He would tell me how worried and hurt he was when he saw me fall… just like how plan B is *supposed* to end…

But his teammate shook his head stubbornly. "No no, it's okay Kinomoto. I'm the one at fault anyway, no need to bother Tsukishiro. You can go back to the practice everyone, I'll have Kinomoto taken care of."

Noooo!

Touya felt himself panic. Yuki!

As if Yukito heard his best friend's plea, he spoke. "Anou, maybe I should be the one to bring To-ya to the clinic. After all, if the nurse orders me to bring him home I'd know where to take him."

That's it! Right on Yuki! I love you, dammit!

"It's okay, Tsukishiro-kun." It was the coach that spoke this time. "Ichiro-kun can take care of Kinomoto-kun. I'm sure Kinomoto-kun can direct him to his house anyway. And we still need you for this new play we're experimenting on. You need to team up with Soujiro-kun for this one. You can just visit Kinomoto-kun after practice." The older man finished, patting the pale boy on the shoulder in assurance.

Touya felt all his blood drain in him. This… this can't be happening. This is *so* not happening! Where the hell did I go wrong?!

The soft grip on his shoulder broke his painful thoughts. Ichiro gently positioned Touya's arm around his shoulders and encircled his own arm at the tanned boy's waist. "Okay, let's get rolling Kinomoto."

A soft, worried voice called from behind Touya as Ichiro led him to the clinic. "I'll drop by later, okay To-ya? Wait for me there…" His best friend's voice trailed off as Touya let himself be escorted out of the soccer field. A weary sigh escaped his lips as he mentally pictured the notebook in his bedroom drawer. He guess he would have to change the contents of the last page as soon as he got home.

Touya gave a defeated sigh once more as he planned his next move.

Thanks for all those who reviewed! *huggles* I'm surprised people are still reading this… *embarrassed smile*

Violet Bunny

– Yeah! It's refreshing to see Touya pining for Yuki once in a while. I'm more of a Touya/Yuki fan anyway. Thanks for thinking that this story's good even though you're a Touya/Yue fan ^_^ *hugs* Sorry if I didn't make Touya's plan B work ^^;; If I did then there'd be no more chaps to add! XD

Wildwolf

– Hehe, I'm sure it's just right to assume that you don't like Mika-chan that much. I mean, who does? Thanks for your review and I hope your hypnosis on Yukito would work! *winks*

Jean

– Sankyuu! *glomps* I'm glad you thought it was a terrific chapter. Er, sorry for not updating for so long… *bows* I was kinda in a slump see, but now I've recovered! Yay for me! *throws confetti* And yeah, the fic is waaay beyond Valentine's day now… but that shouldn't stop me from continuing! Mochiron! *grins*

Stacey Janice Elton

– Really? This came out in the classics section? Negative wow. That means I really have been ignoring this fic for sooo very long now. Sorry! *bows* At least I'm making it up to you guys buy updating as frequently as I could ^^;; Thanks for reading the fic! I hope it was at least worth it, ehe -_-;; And yes, I didn't totally abandon it and you can be assured that I wouldn't in the future ^_^ Again, thanks for putting up with my slump ^_^;;

Migiru Nagisa

- Of course I had fun writing it! *cackles* Torturing characters are one of my major hobbies.. *gasps* Oops! I gave myself away! *coughs* Anyway, thanks for reading this fic ^_^ If I was Touya I would be embarrassed myself! And yeah, I'd prolly blush like hells ^^;; I'm glad you found it enjoyable ^_^

That's all for now. I hope this chapter didn't suck! Review please ^_^