Growing Attraction

By: sTrawBerRyfAnsz

Summary-

Growing Attraction is a story of love, trust, friendship, betrayal, acceptance and denial. Every person has a secret, which they don't want other people to know, what if his secret involves someone he unconsciously love? Will the one he loves accept him? Or will he deny his true feeling?

Disclaimers: Takeshi Konomi owns them all; I'm merely borrowing them for this fic of mine! There will be some OC too, which are definitely mine…

Warnings: A bit AU, I created their past… And, maybe bits [or many] grammar mistakes.

Note- Sorry for the loooooonnnnnnngggggggg delay!! Sorrie!! Really!!  

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Things had been going on pretty well for all the regular members. They had somehow become closer and attached to each other. Tezuka changed, a little, but this didn't affect his sternways of training the members. Fuji started to smile genuinely again even though sometimes his blue eyes were clouded with sadness. Momoshiro said that he had moved out from his house to an apartment near Echizen. Eiji, still the same old one, joking around and embarrassing his dark-haired lover, Oishi. Echizen was still clueless with his surroundings, but he seemed to put extra effort on Momo. While Oishi was still the mother of Seigaku. Taka-san still managed to turn scarlet whenever the prodigy is smiling and Inui with his partner, Kaidou were training harder.

Ryuzaki-sensei smiled contently as her children were back to where they used to be. She was holding a notice paper in her hand as she sipped her hot green tea. The coach of Seigaku was planning to take all the members for a training camp in the mountains. It would be extremely new to them and she was sure that everybody would look forward to it as much as she was.

Smirking, she opened the door and headed towards the tennis court.

***

Currently, the prodigy of Seigaku was playing an even game with the powerhouse, Kawamura Takashi.

"BURNING!!!" The taller man shouted as he felt himself burning with fire. A really powerful shot was delivered to Fuji. Being the prodigy one, he anticipated and calculated the possibility of returning the shot. He backed up half step before absorbing the power on the tennis ball to return the shot but then the racket failed him. The racket was send to the edge of the court and his wrist was red.

"Seems that you've gone stronger, Taka-san… I bet even Kabaji-san cannot return your shots now…" Still smiling and now holding his injured wrist, Fuji praised the burning man.

"FUJI!" Oishi shouted as he approached the now-kneeling boy. Instantly, the mother of Seigaku grabbed his shorter friend's arm gently and examined it thoroughly.

"No bones are injured, I think you only twisted your wrist… It's okay but I think you should go to the nurse"

"Sankyuu, Oishi…" The chocolate-haired boy managed to smile once again before he started heading towards the nurse with the nervous Taka-san following him.

"Oya, oya…  What happened to you Fuji?" Ryuzaki Sumire asked her 'kids' when they passed her in the court entrance and exit.

"Ah, it's my responsibility! I injured him, gomen ne, sensei" Taka-san's voice was thick with worry and regret.

"Sou ka… Then I think you should go to the nurse quickly"

"HAI, ja, sensei"

After witnessing the two retreating forms, the old coach resumed her pace to the court where the regulars and members were practicing intensely. She placed herself beside the stern-faced captain, who was silently observing his team members.

"Are you worried, Tezuka?" She decided to open a decent conversation with her most discipline student.

"About what? The team? If its about team, I'm certainly not worried about anything whatsoever" He calmly answered, eyes never leave the busy court. Deciding that she enjoyed this, Ryuzaku-sensei nudged him on the ribs playfully.

"You know what I am talking about… No, or rather, whom am I talking about…"

"I don't get you sensei…" Tezuka was still calm, no sign of falling or blushing. This was going to be tougher than she thought. Tezuka was even worse than Nanjirou. If the perverted monk was shy, Tezuka was beyond that. Certainly, the captain would rather die than to show some affection to a certain prodigy in public.

"Ah, I know you are worried about Fuji…"

"Yes, of course I am… He is, after all, an important regular member" He fixed his glasses and coughed.

"That's it? No special feelings?"

"Nope…" The captain hesitantly answered.

"Then, I suggest you should take a look at this at home" With that, she handed a brown, rectangular file to the startled boy.

"What's this?"

"It's something that I think you ought to look at…" She paused for a split second, "It's about Fuji"

Tezuka muttered an 'O' before tightening his grip on the file. Whatever was inside the file, he felt that it would somehow changed his point of view of the smiling prodigy whom he had grown quite attached to in the last few days.

"That and I want to announce something to all of you, Tezuka, can you please gather the members now?"

Without having to be told twice, his low, deep voice echoed in the court. Members were practically surprised as they heard the order to gather. It was not time to end the practice yet cause it's still early. They were questioning and whispering as all of them get into their positions.

"You all must've been wondering why I called you right?" All of them nodded simultaneously.

"You see… In three days, we are going to the mountains to train ourselves! There, you will meet a very good and skillful ex-tennis pro! He will train us for two weeks there so you've got to prepare yourself therefore we will have no practice for the next two days! Is that okay with all of you?" Her voice rang loudly in the court and it was answered by an energetic YES from all the members including regulars.

"Sensei… Are we really going to go to the mountains?" The captain and the coach were walking together back to the school building. They both chose to leave the court because it was too noisy with all those excited shouts and chattering.

"Of course…  And to do that, I need to point some of you to help me with preparations. So, I need all the regulars' members after school including you, Fuji and Takashi. Got that?"

"Hai!"

***

"So, now I'm going to announce who did what" Ryuzaki sensei's voice echoed loudly in the small room which happened to be one of the third grade classrooms.

A chorus of Hai that was filled with boredom soon followed her. She sighed tiredly before took a piece of white papers, full of writings from her bag.

"First, Momoshiro and Echizen!"

"HAI!" Both of them answered as they got up from their seats and walked to her.

"You are going to be the leader in the snacks section. Be sure to pick five non-regulars to go with you too. You'll be in charge to supply snacks while we are there! Got that?"

"Yes…"

"Next! Kikumaru and Oishi!!!" and without waiting for their answers, she continued, "Both of you are going to take care of the main food supply. So basically, you can talk with Echizen and Momo"

"Now, Inui and Kaidou..! You both are going to be in charge of medicines and informing the members what should they bring!"

"Perfect! I've just finished the latest version of my juice… Penal tea mixed with super golden remix power juice added with some fresh ingredients from my home" Inui confidently said before he broke into evil laugh, making everybody in the club room shuddered except for Fuji who was still smiling brightly and anticipating the new homemade juice.

"Okay, we'll look forward to it Inui. Now..! Taka-san… You are going with thirteen other non-regulars members to provide blankets, and drinks"

Stuttering, he answered, "H-Hai…"

"So that leaves to Tezuka and Fuji right? Both of you are going to go to the place two days earlier than the others. I want you two to check the surroundings and if possible, clean the rusty old place so we can sleep somewhere" Ryuzaki smirked.

"Eh? Me and Tezuka? Hontou? I mean, we don't hangout that much… How about Tezuka and Oishi?" The prodigy, his eyes were perfectly open now, showing off his blue, clear eyes said.

"NO! We think you both perfectly fit each other! Seriously, you are both great partners!" Oishi insisted.

"Yeah! Only you can stand Buchou's attitude, senpai!" Momoshiro added.

"Mada mada da ne…" Ryoma too added.

"Well, the pairings are decided! Have fun guys! See you in the school in two days"

"We are going to have fun!"

***

TBC!!!