A/N: gomen -.- but it's up now. Oh, and I apologize in advance if it seems disjointed. All of my files got wiped when my mom decided to get revenge on me for crashing her computer and I didn't back this fic up, so I ended up rewriting it while watching the Oscars o.O;;
Otanjobi Omedetou
by: amirynn
Eiji's smile was not devious, though there was a certain hint of mischievousness in it that made him nervous. Eyes bleary, he welcomed the slightly taller boy in, then stretched languidly, a smile slipping onto his face when he saw Eiji blush at the band of skin that appeared around his midriff.
In his unguarded state he almost smirked, but he refrained from doing so with admirable effort. It wasn't as though he didn't know what Eiji was doing there- after all if the regulars had wanted him to not find out about their so called surprise party, they would not have allowed Momoshiro, Taka-san, or Oishi to know- those three did not know how to keep a secret.
Normally, he would have made himself impossible to find, then arrive at the party and help set up until they noticed that he was there, and truthfully that had been what he was planning to do. But quite apparently, Eiji knew him close to, or possibly even as well as he knew Eiji himself, for the red-head had arrived early- 9:30 AM on a Sunday in fact.
If he were just a little more awake, he was sure he could appreciate the red head's fingers lacing with his as Eiji bound towards the kitchen a little too enthusiastically for this early in the morning. As it was, though he couldn't help but smile at his friend's exuberance, he still couldn't quite keep his attention on enjoying the moment. With that in mind, his eyes once more gravitated to Eiji, then their linked hands. His attention lay on their hands for an endless moment, then suddenly a cup of coffee was shoved underneath his nose.
Blinking owlishly, he looked up at his friend. Eiji laughed at his unfocused eyes, then pushed the cup of sweet, creamy coffee at him. As soon as Syusuke collected himself enough to begin sipping at the caffeine-filled liquid, the redhead turned to the other occupants of the room.
"Ohayo Yumiko-neesan~!" The older woman didn't even bother looking up from where she had rested her head on the table, merely waving at the energetic red-head as the youngest Fuji made his appearance.
"Yuuta!"
The younger boy barely had time to blink before the red blur glomped him.
"Are? Eiji-senpai?"
The redhead grinned sheepishly then helped him up.
"'Hayo Yuuta, I'm here because-"
"Aniki probably knows about the surprise party and you wanted to help out a bit."
The redhead shrugged, and the younger boy's eyes widened momentarily.
"You don't mean...."
"It would be an adequate birthday present."
"Ha, I'd love to see Aniki's face after that."
The two entered the kitchen as their conversation progressed.
"It's kind of odd how Echizen knows though."
"Wha- You're kidding!"
"Ara? What does Ryoma-kun know?"
Not noticing the change in his friend's tone, and pitch, Yuuta continued on blithely as he grabbed an apple and bit into it.
"Ah, Eiji's going to-"
Syusuke raised an eyebrow as Eiji blushed and held Yuuta's mouth closed.
"Saa, let's go Syu-san, hours are wasting!"
The sceptical look still in the shadows of his face, the tensai shrugged then disappeared to his room to change. The day passed by quickly, to quickly, and the morning's incidents slowly faded from his immediate memory as Eiji pulled him from place to place- sight seeing in Tokyo.
Soon the sun began to set. Eyeing his watch, Eiji shrugged apologetically at his friend.
"Oops, I promised Yuuta I'd have you home by now, sorry we didn't have time to go to the Tower Syu-san."
Syusuke shrugged and Eiji smiled. Lacing his hand with his friend's, Eiji kept it through out the, almost to short, journey to Syusuke's home. Smiling at the slightly baffled look on Syusuke's face, he opened the door for his friend, whispering a laughter filled comment before flipping the switch.
"At least try to act surprised, ne?"
"SURPRISE!"
Syusuke was swept into the small crowd of people, a smile on the corners of his lips as the evening went by. Laughing quietly when Saeki and Yuuta had a mock fight over him, his laughter continued as Momoshiro overheard and, face red, and tripped into Kaidoh. Covertly passing Taka-san a racket, he faded into the background and watched the chaos commence, leaning against the wall in amusement. Near the end of the party, having which continued with him merely observing quietly from the sidelines, the soft rumbling voice of his buchou invaded the cocoon of silence that had engulfed him.
"You didn't have to do that."
"I couldn't help it."
"Mmm, Yuuta told me to tell you to meet him round back- something about traditional Fuji greetings."
His piece said the captain turned to rejoin Oishi, before he paused then gave his friend a warm smile.
"Ah, and Happy Birthday Syusuke."
Ever present smile on his face, the tensai shrugged then began navigating his way through the crowd, pausing only to listen into several interesting conversations.
"I-Inui-senpai, p-please, not the, NO! Somebody HEL-"
"Yeah, that's why you can, and should do it this way. If you surprise him enough he'll be speechless for the rest of the night."
"Ah, but would that work on Kaido-"
"Ne, are you going to go through with it Kikumaru-senpai?"
"A-ah."
"I see, well, good luck."
Syusuke paused, and looked at the blushing redhead. The uncomfortable feeling of his heart sinking into his stomach caused him to choke when he saw Oishi headed towards his friend. An uncomfortable pressure burned behind his eyes and with a scowl on the edges of his lips, he headed to his backyard.
A few minutes later, his keen ears detected a familiar step on the foyer then sighed when he heard the door closing.
"Shouldn't you be with Oishi-kun?"
"If I wanted to be with Oishi I'd be with him right now."
An uncomfortable silence engulfed them, only emphasised by the sounds of the party in the Fuji house.
"Ne, Syu-san."
"Go to Oishi, Eiji. Don't tease me like this."
"Syu-san, look at me."
Syusuke's bangs hid his eyes as he leaned heavily on the wall, heart constricting in pain as he tried to convince himself that it was better that he let Eiji go before his heart became anymore torn.
"Syusuke."
The soft touch pushed his chin and, therefore his eyes up.
"I still need to give you my present."
The kiss was sweet and unexpected. Soft, lingering, and yet somehow so remarkably Eiji that Syusuke felt his control slip as he melted into the kiss. As it broke his eyes slipped open, though he couldn't remember closing them, and his eyes fell upon the soft ribbon around the other boy's neck.
Eiji smiled as the emotions flitted through his friend, no his love's sapphire eyes as one plus one slowly began to equal two.
"Eiji?"
The red-head smiled- this was probably the only time he'd ever have the upper hand with Syusuke. With no hesitation in his actions, he slowly kissed the slightly smaller boy, his emotions pouring out of him in an attempt to make the stubborn boy understand. Breaking it off, he rested his forehead against Syusuke's.
"Do you accept my gift?"
Sapphire eyes never leaving his own grey, the smaller boy pulled him down for another kiss, this one more heated than the previous two. Allowing the wall to support his weight, Eiji smiled down at the boy who had stolen his heart.
"Otanjobi omedetou."
-owari-
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Sorry for the wait minna-chan, and I hope it lived up to expectation~