Going Away
A Prince Of Tennis [Tennis no Ohjisama] Fic
Warning: Contains Shounen-Ai [aka Yaoi]
Pairings: I think you'd know by now....
Disclaimer: If I said that Tenipuri belonged to me... Would you believe me? It belongs to Konomi-sensei! slips Fuji into pocket
Summary: The couple's, and Yuuta's thoughts on Fuji leaving, and Tezuka's decision... Relationship developments, I suppose.
Notes: Being so nice to me, here's a thank-you and because holidays are a week form now. Thanks so much for your constructive reviews, everyone! I'm a very happy person right now, seeing as MIDYEARS ARE OVER!! cheers Only dampener is, I'm the one who the (unfinished) project got dumped on, so, being leader, I have to finish the whole thing by myself... In four days time. And I failed my French test by three marks. sigh
Last Chapter:
Doctor Kirisawa smiled at him, a kind of smile that was pitying, and yet happy, at the same time- Yuuta could learn to hate it, he thought. "Two months, at the most. After which he comes back here, and we monitor him for a few days, before letting him go. After that, Shuusuke only has to come back for regular checkups."
Stony grey eyes met his brother's closed ones. Only slivers of cerulean showed, and they betrayed his brother's feelings of regret, sadness, and yes, a bit of anger. Yuuta looked away, before slipping out to tell Tezuka what he knew.
Chapter 5
"Germany?"
Yuuta nodded at Tezuka's question of assurance. He sighed and let his sadness show as he saw the senpai put his head in his hands. The rest of the team wisely found other things to do, but Oishi was trying to make an obviously depressed Eiji feel better. He hardly knew how it felt to lose a friend, because he hardly had nay, much more, a best friend... Yuuta sighed. It just wasn't any time for him to think of himself. But come to think of it... Mizuki was the only one who could even come close... He sighed again.
Oishi looked over at Yuuta, who was looking severely shaken and... sad. And Oishi knew, he was making a large sacrifice, leaving Japan, and then having a two month blank on his school record. He bit his lip, and jade eyes slipped to meet his doubles partner's. It was as if there was an unspoken agreement between them, and Eiji tried to smile, with it coming out watery and shaky. Together, they stood up and walked down the hall, giving a by-your-leave before doing so. But Tezuka didn't seem to hear as he merely nodded.
Yuuta took the seats that had been vacated, right across Tezuka. "Germany... You've been there, haven't you, Tezuka-san?"
The third year merely nodded, sighing. "It's not a bad place, everyone tries hard to be nice. It's just that you have to speak English or German most of the time." He smiled wryly at his memories of attempted German conversations. "But Fuji's best subject is English, so I wouldn't worry about that." He smiled at the thought, remembering numerous times that the prodigy had been dragged onto stage for any sort of speech, or play, or whatnot.
"Yeah. Aniki's good at languages. He speaks a bit of German too. And French. And Spanish. And Mandarin..." He chuckled at that. "Basically, he's good at almost anything."
Tezuka lifted his head from his hands and looked at Yuuta. "Almost?"
"Aniki never was very good with feelings and such. He forces himself to hide behind his smile, and live as if there's nothing wrong, instead of trying and getting hurt." The young boy replied, leaning against the covers. But he sat up abruptly as the doctor and his mother left Fuji's room. The elderly woman looked tired, and smiled at Tezuka and Yuuta, before departing. Doctor Kirisawa walked over and sat heavily beside Yuuta.
"I'm getting too old for this..." He ran a hand through what was left of his hair, and read through his clipboard. "All in all, Shuusuke's going to be flown to Germany four days from now, and another week later, he's going to be tested, two weeks, the operation, and then..." He sighed.
"Kirisawa-san... Why is Fuji going to be operated on?"
The old man looked at Tezuka and smiled. "You're lucky- the both of you are lucky." Ignoring Tezuka's discomfort, he continued on as if he hadn't said anything. "It's not yet positive if Shuusuke's going to be operated on, but the chances are high. If he does need to be operated on, it'll be for a pace maker, to control his heartbeat. After that, it should be somehow a smooth sailing." The doctor said, smiling. "You should go talk to him, you know. He's all alone in that room..." he chuckled as abruptly, Tezuka stood and made a beeline for Room 288.
Inside, Fuji couldn't help it, as soon as his mother and the doctor had left, he turned on his side, and let the tears fall. This was a sight /not/ to see. Fuji was strong, he was one of the strongest, he was the forever composed, mostly smiling boy, he couldn't be daunted... But he couldn't help, especially at this moment, feel the tiniest bit of self- pity. Even the strongest humans were still human.
And desperation and sadness were very human emotions. Nobody could blame him, that it felt terrible to have to leave what you loved, to have to stop playing what you wanted to play... He sighed, and instead, choked, his tears falling harder. It was getting slightly hard to breathe, but... A shuddering breath left him, and Fuji looked up into the endless whiteness of the ceiling. He closed his eyes, but they immediately snapped open, as something light and feathery brushed his face, pushing the tears away from his face.
"Tezuka..." Hastily, he looked away, and wiped his tears away. To his surprise, his captain turned him around, and held his face to meet his eyes. The calm of the tea-coloured pools made his somehow, calm down as well. Fuji gave a watery smile. "Thank you... for being here."
"...I want to be here, there isn't any need to thank me, you know."
"But, it's still just right that I do thank you."
The two of them smiling, holding onto one another for support, let go of their worries, if just for a while, to bask in the happiness that had come with the bad news. Still smiling, but with his eyes open, Fuji looked at Tezuka, who smiled back, a little surprised, but extremely happy with the wonderful sight of Fuji trusting him so much.
"Tezuka... I'm very thankful and all... But will you be able to wait for me?"
He laughed, and leant forward, their noses almost touching. "I've decided, Fu-"
"I think it would be fine even if you called me Shuusuke, you know."
"Aa..." He looked at his koi, smiling. "Anyway, Shuusuke, I've decided. I'm coming with you."
"What?" Fuji asked, his voice faltering. Tezuka was almost scared that he had offended him, but Fuji's concerned eyes peered over at him. "B- But Tezuka. your studies, your tennis, all the team- your parents..." At the latter's laughter, Fuji shut up, just to listen to the sound that was (to him) the most wonderful...
"Fu-Shuusuke, I don't mind. Do you really think I won't be able to catch up? My parents would allow it, of course! My mother works in Germany, and it wouldn't be a hassle to reschedule my bi-monthly checkup there to an earlier date." He looked at the awestruck, silent boy. "And if I'm to call you Shuusuke, I would greatly appreciate you using Kunimitsu. Are yo- oof!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Fuji had launched himself off the bed (not really, just leant forward...) and hugged Tezuka tight, tears falling from his eyes again. "Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Aishteru, Kunimitsu..."
"Aa. Aishteru."
Outside, Yuuta smiled, and leant against the wall, Fuji's food forgotten- still on a tray in his hands. Suddenly, things started to get brighter, he thought. That would mean, that he would be able to stay behind. He would be able to study, play tennis, stay in St Rudolph's... The smile suddenly turned into a grin as he thought of some things to tease his brother about. "Yokatta..."
Two days later, it was all settled, Fuji was staying in a hospital not far from Tezuka's dad's company apartments. He was going to stay with Fuji, and go back with him as well. It was only the next day, however, that he was able to tell the Seigaku team.
Reactions were varied, from stunned silence, to, yes- some cheers. (Tezuka: 20 laps!) Oishi, and the regulars though, stayed back as he dismissed everyone. The vice captain was worried. "Tezuka, is everything alright? Your hand..."
"I'm fine." He answered levelly, before packing his white tennis racket into his bag. However, the hovering presence of the team made him stop, and look at them. Eiji was the first one to speak again.
"Buchou... What about the competitions?"
"We'll be back by then." He murmured in reply, thinking of what Fuji might possibly be doing now.
"We?" Echoed Momoshiro, frowning. "What do you mean, senpai?"
Suddenly, everyone seemed enlightened, hearing the 'we' and the news about Tezuka going to Germany. Even the usually indifferent Echizen spoke up. "You mean, you're going with Fuji-senpai to Germany?" The whole team looked at Tezuka, who suddenly felt something weird... /Deer in headlights/ he thought, sighing. Even Kaido was looking at him, and Inui's pen was poised to start writing.
"Yes," He sighed, over the reactions, "I am going with him, but I will also be going for my checkup there."
Suddenly, Oishi was in front of him, smiling, and oddly enough, was pushing him out slowly, firmly clasping Tezuka's hand around his bag strap. The captain could do nothing but follow, as he was already overpowered with the regulars helping him leave faster. Somehow, he knew this was a cause for suspicion, but left anyway. When he was finally puched out of the club room's door, he saw as Eiji stood at the doorway, waving. "Have a nice time with Fujiko-chan, buchou!" Somehow, he didn't think it would have been wise to reply, as throes of laughter came from behind the acrobatic player.
"Aa. Ja-ne, Oishi, take care of them. We'll be leaving the day after, so make sure that training goes smoothly!"
"Hai, Buchou!"
Back facing them, the team didn't see the smile- however small it was, on Tezuka's face. He shook his head as he turned a corner, and looked up at the clear sky. "We'll get through this, Shuusuke. Together." Chuckling to himself, he mentally blushed, thinking of how... romantic he suddenly became.
In the hospital, Yuuta spoke to Fuji face to face, in a teasing, yet serious manner, thinking only of his brother's safety, and feelings. Fuji saw this, and was smiling genuinely again. Though his brother and him were considered.... Distanced, they were, after all, quite different.
Yuuta was more... outgoing, louder, as some would say, though he wasn't as closed, he too, wasn't that open with others. The tough façade usually scared potential friends off, and Fuji was happy that the St Rudolph tennis club had, to a certain extent, accepted his ototou. Though he didn't like Mizuki... that manager guy seemed to be the closest to Yuuta, despite (to Fuji) his bad influence.
"Hmph. You're so closed up, aniki. Just admit that you really do love Tezuka-senpai, and that you're really happy he's going with you instead of me."
"Whatever you say..."
"Don't you 'whatever you say' me! If I'm not wrong, you're on a first name basis now?" At Fuji's blush, he grinned triumphantly. For all he knew, only their mother and elder sister called him Shuusuke. "Don't you do anything... too /exciting/ in Germany, okay? Nobody's gonna be there... Maybe I /should/ go..."
"Yuuta!" Protested a pink Fuji, who was pouting quite adorably. His younger brother was grinning happily, at this rare moment when Fuji's walls were down, and they were speaking on friendly terms, teasing, playing. It was infrequent, and if he remembered correctly, the last time they had a conversation like this was before he went to junior high. The memory made him want to sigh, but he suppressed it, and continued to smile.
"Oh... yeah, you need to take care of your pulse, and your heart... Hm... I wonder if Tezuka-san'll try anything... /to thrill/?" He ended up on the floor, seeing his brother turn bright neon pink. It did not go well with his auburn hair, maybe that was why he hated blushing so much. "Aniki hontou ni kawaii!! WAAhahahaha..." He laughed out loud, and soon enough, Fuji was laughing with him.
"Yeah, he is kawaii, isn't he?"
The brothers suddenly stopped, though still red in the face. And Fuji, already pink, turned a darker shade of pink as he recognized the voice. Yuuta smirked, and stood up, extending a hand, which the person took. "Tezuka-san. Aa... see, he's turned even pinker..." He chuckled quietly with Tezuka, who was smiling and chuckling as well, as he came in with a fresh bouquet of flowers- irises, Fuji's favourite, it had seemed. As he leant over to kiss Fuji quickly, Yuuta smirked behind him and wagged his finger at his brother, who flushed furiously. He laughed again, before leaving the two alone.
"Oishiiiii..." The vice captain turned to face his doubles partner, who was grinning widely and shouldering his racket. "I told you- you weren't wrong!" He laughed, and took a drink form his water bottle. Oishi was smiling in his usual manner, watching his partner.
"Aa. I suppose so. I'm happy for the two of them. I think Fuji and Tezuka have had a feeling for some time now, and they just weren't sure about it." He murmured, wiping his face.
"Fujiko-chan? And buchou? For a long time? Are you sure? Nyaa! I didn't notice..." Eiji exclaimed loudly, turning heads in their direction. Inui almost immediately excused himself from his conversation with his kouhai (wonder which one?) and jotted down notes.
"What is that, Inui-senpai?" The mamushi queried, looking almost uncharacteristically curious.
At that thought, Inui took note of it, and jotted it down on Kaido's page. "Betsuni. I just suspect, that Oishi and Eiji too, have something going on... And that Oishi has known about Tezuka and Fuji for a while now..." He mumbled, smirking.
"Sou..." Inui looked down at where Kaidoh was sitting- the second year had leant his head against the chain link fence, and had closed his eyes, breathing heavily. His water bottle was held loosely in his grip, almost falling. Inui smiled mentally, and half wished that he could draw, or had a camera right there.
"Is it just me, or have all the regulars started pairing up?" Momo commented, sighing. He looked at the profile of his kouhai beside him. The boy was silently drinking his Ponta, not saying anything. He was just sitting there, taking sips of his drink every now and then.
"..."
"..."
"Mada mada da ne, senpai. You shouldn't bother about things that don't concern you."
Momo gave the boy a sideways look, and sighed. He stood up and began to walk away, to get his water bottle. Putting his hands in his pocket, he mumbled something, which Echizen barely heard. But when he did, it gave him something to think about.
"But it does concern me, when I want it to happen too."
"Mada mada de ne... Hontou."
A/N: How was this chapter? I felt very weird when I wrote the last part, I'm not really that much into that pairing... and this is the first time I'm actually attempting pairings other than Tezu Fuji. I'm hoping some kind reviewers would give suggestions on that part. " hint hint Hahaha...
El I should be the one saying thanks! I hope that Yuuta isn't predicting too much, though. They're siblings after all...
Ikyutakei bows Thanks so much! I'm trying very hard to get them back to character... But I'm not sure Reads fic again I think the laughing thing was a bit weird, but.... I don't' know... Sigh I hope your computer gets better soon!
Silence You've given me nothing but compliments, and you've reviewed again! squeals thanks!! I'm going to try harder, so that it'll be nicer!
Thanks so much, everyone for reviewing!
Ja ne, Vanilla Fox
P.S. My longest chapter yet!
Warning: Contains Shounen-Ai [aka Yaoi]
Pairings: I think you'd know by now....
Disclaimer: If I said that Tenipuri belonged to me... Would you believe me? It belongs to Konomi-sensei! slips Fuji into pocket
Summary: The couple's, and Yuuta's thoughts on Fuji leaving, and Tezuka's decision... Relationship developments, I suppose.
Notes: Being so nice to me, here's a thank-you and because holidays are a week form now. Thanks so much for your constructive reviews, everyone! I'm a very happy person right now, seeing as MIDYEARS ARE OVER!! cheers Only dampener is, I'm the one who the (unfinished) project got dumped on, so, being leader, I have to finish the whole thing by myself... In four days time. And I failed my French test by three marks. sigh
Last Chapter:
Doctor Kirisawa smiled at him, a kind of smile that was pitying, and yet happy, at the same time- Yuuta could learn to hate it, he thought. "Two months, at the most. After which he comes back here, and we monitor him for a few days, before letting him go. After that, Shuusuke only has to come back for regular checkups."
Stony grey eyes met his brother's closed ones. Only slivers of cerulean showed, and they betrayed his brother's feelings of regret, sadness, and yes, a bit of anger. Yuuta looked away, before slipping out to tell Tezuka what he knew.
Chapter 5
"Germany?"
Yuuta nodded at Tezuka's question of assurance. He sighed and let his sadness show as he saw the senpai put his head in his hands. The rest of the team wisely found other things to do, but Oishi was trying to make an obviously depressed Eiji feel better. He hardly knew how it felt to lose a friend, because he hardly had nay, much more, a best friend... Yuuta sighed. It just wasn't any time for him to think of himself. But come to think of it... Mizuki was the only one who could even come close... He sighed again.
Oishi looked over at Yuuta, who was looking severely shaken and... sad. And Oishi knew, he was making a large sacrifice, leaving Japan, and then having a two month blank on his school record. He bit his lip, and jade eyes slipped to meet his doubles partner's. It was as if there was an unspoken agreement between them, and Eiji tried to smile, with it coming out watery and shaky. Together, they stood up and walked down the hall, giving a by-your-leave before doing so. But Tezuka didn't seem to hear as he merely nodded.
Yuuta took the seats that had been vacated, right across Tezuka. "Germany... You've been there, haven't you, Tezuka-san?"
The third year merely nodded, sighing. "It's not a bad place, everyone tries hard to be nice. It's just that you have to speak English or German most of the time." He smiled wryly at his memories of attempted German conversations. "But Fuji's best subject is English, so I wouldn't worry about that." He smiled at the thought, remembering numerous times that the prodigy had been dragged onto stage for any sort of speech, or play, or whatnot.
"Yeah. Aniki's good at languages. He speaks a bit of German too. And French. And Spanish. And Mandarin..." He chuckled at that. "Basically, he's good at almost anything."
Tezuka lifted his head from his hands and looked at Yuuta. "Almost?"
"Aniki never was very good with feelings and such. He forces himself to hide behind his smile, and live as if there's nothing wrong, instead of trying and getting hurt." The young boy replied, leaning against the covers. But he sat up abruptly as the doctor and his mother left Fuji's room. The elderly woman looked tired, and smiled at Tezuka and Yuuta, before departing. Doctor Kirisawa walked over and sat heavily beside Yuuta.
"I'm getting too old for this..." He ran a hand through what was left of his hair, and read through his clipboard. "All in all, Shuusuke's going to be flown to Germany four days from now, and another week later, he's going to be tested, two weeks, the operation, and then..." He sighed.
"Kirisawa-san... Why is Fuji going to be operated on?"
The old man looked at Tezuka and smiled. "You're lucky- the both of you are lucky." Ignoring Tezuka's discomfort, he continued on as if he hadn't said anything. "It's not yet positive if Shuusuke's going to be operated on, but the chances are high. If he does need to be operated on, it'll be for a pace maker, to control his heartbeat. After that, it should be somehow a smooth sailing." The doctor said, smiling. "You should go talk to him, you know. He's all alone in that room..." he chuckled as abruptly, Tezuka stood and made a beeline for Room 288.
Inside, Fuji couldn't help it, as soon as his mother and the doctor had left, he turned on his side, and let the tears fall. This was a sight /not/ to see. Fuji was strong, he was one of the strongest, he was the forever composed, mostly smiling boy, he couldn't be daunted... But he couldn't help, especially at this moment, feel the tiniest bit of self- pity. Even the strongest humans were still human.
And desperation and sadness were very human emotions. Nobody could blame him, that it felt terrible to have to leave what you loved, to have to stop playing what you wanted to play... He sighed, and instead, choked, his tears falling harder. It was getting slightly hard to breathe, but... A shuddering breath left him, and Fuji looked up into the endless whiteness of the ceiling. He closed his eyes, but they immediately snapped open, as something light and feathery brushed his face, pushing the tears away from his face.
"Tezuka..." Hastily, he looked away, and wiped his tears away. To his surprise, his captain turned him around, and held his face to meet his eyes. The calm of the tea-coloured pools made his somehow, calm down as well. Fuji gave a watery smile. "Thank you... for being here."
"...I want to be here, there isn't any need to thank me, you know."
"But, it's still just right that I do thank you."
The two of them smiling, holding onto one another for support, let go of their worries, if just for a while, to bask in the happiness that had come with the bad news. Still smiling, but with his eyes open, Fuji looked at Tezuka, who smiled back, a little surprised, but extremely happy with the wonderful sight of Fuji trusting him so much.
"Tezuka... I'm very thankful and all... But will you be able to wait for me?"
He laughed, and leant forward, their noses almost touching. "I've decided, Fu-"
"I think it would be fine even if you called me Shuusuke, you know."
"Aa..." He looked at his koi, smiling. "Anyway, Shuusuke, I've decided. I'm coming with you."
"What?" Fuji asked, his voice faltering. Tezuka was almost scared that he had offended him, but Fuji's concerned eyes peered over at him. "B- But Tezuka. your studies, your tennis, all the team- your parents..." At the latter's laughter, Fuji shut up, just to listen to the sound that was (to him) the most wonderful...
"Fu-Shuusuke, I don't mind. Do you really think I won't be able to catch up? My parents would allow it, of course! My mother works in Germany, and it wouldn't be a hassle to reschedule my bi-monthly checkup there to an earlier date." He looked at the awestruck, silent boy. "And if I'm to call you Shuusuke, I would greatly appreciate you using Kunimitsu. Are yo- oof!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Fuji had launched himself off the bed (not really, just leant forward...) and hugged Tezuka tight, tears falling from his eyes again. "Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Aishteru, Kunimitsu..."
"Aa. Aishteru."
Outside, Yuuta smiled, and leant against the wall, Fuji's food forgotten- still on a tray in his hands. Suddenly, things started to get brighter, he thought. That would mean, that he would be able to stay behind. He would be able to study, play tennis, stay in St Rudolph's... The smile suddenly turned into a grin as he thought of some things to tease his brother about. "Yokatta..."
Two days later, it was all settled, Fuji was staying in a hospital not far from Tezuka's dad's company apartments. He was going to stay with Fuji, and go back with him as well. It was only the next day, however, that he was able to tell the Seigaku team.
Reactions were varied, from stunned silence, to, yes- some cheers. (Tezuka: 20 laps!) Oishi, and the regulars though, stayed back as he dismissed everyone. The vice captain was worried. "Tezuka, is everything alright? Your hand..."
"I'm fine." He answered levelly, before packing his white tennis racket into his bag. However, the hovering presence of the team made him stop, and look at them. Eiji was the first one to speak again.
"Buchou... What about the competitions?"
"We'll be back by then." He murmured in reply, thinking of what Fuji might possibly be doing now.
"We?" Echoed Momoshiro, frowning. "What do you mean, senpai?"
Suddenly, everyone seemed enlightened, hearing the 'we' and the news about Tezuka going to Germany. Even the usually indifferent Echizen spoke up. "You mean, you're going with Fuji-senpai to Germany?" The whole team looked at Tezuka, who suddenly felt something weird... /Deer in headlights/ he thought, sighing. Even Kaido was looking at him, and Inui's pen was poised to start writing.
"Yes," He sighed, over the reactions, "I am going with him, but I will also be going for my checkup there."
Suddenly, Oishi was in front of him, smiling, and oddly enough, was pushing him out slowly, firmly clasping Tezuka's hand around his bag strap. The captain could do nothing but follow, as he was already overpowered with the regulars helping him leave faster. Somehow, he knew this was a cause for suspicion, but left anyway. When he was finally puched out of the club room's door, he saw as Eiji stood at the doorway, waving. "Have a nice time with Fujiko-chan, buchou!" Somehow, he didn't think it would have been wise to reply, as throes of laughter came from behind the acrobatic player.
"Aa. Ja-ne, Oishi, take care of them. We'll be leaving the day after, so make sure that training goes smoothly!"
"Hai, Buchou!"
Back facing them, the team didn't see the smile- however small it was, on Tezuka's face. He shook his head as he turned a corner, and looked up at the clear sky. "We'll get through this, Shuusuke. Together." Chuckling to himself, he mentally blushed, thinking of how... romantic he suddenly became.
In the hospital, Yuuta spoke to Fuji face to face, in a teasing, yet serious manner, thinking only of his brother's safety, and feelings. Fuji saw this, and was smiling genuinely again. Though his brother and him were considered.... Distanced, they were, after all, quite different.
Yuuta was more... outgoing, louder, as some would say, though he wasn't as closed, he too, wasn't that open with others. The tough façade usually scared potential friends off, and Fuji was happy that the St Rudolph tennis club had, to a certain extent, accepted his ototou. Though he didn't like Mizuki... that manager guy seemed to be the closest to Yuuta, despite (to Fuji) his bad influence.
"Hmph. You're so closed up, aniki. Just admit that you really do love Tezuka-senpai, and that you're really happy he's going with you instead of me."
"Whatever you say..."
"Don't you 'whatever you say' me! If I'm not wrong, you're on a first name basis now?" At Fuji's blush, he grinned triumphantly. For all he knew, only their mother and elder sister called him Shuusuke. "Don't you do anything... too /exciting/ in Germany, okay? Nobody's gonna be there... Maybe I /should/ go..."
"Yuuta!" Protested a pink Fuji, who was pouting quite adorably. His younger brother was grinning happily, at this rare moment when Fuji's walls were down, and they were speaking on friendly terms, teasing, playing. It was infrequent, and if he remembered correctly, the last time they had a conversation like this was before he went to junior high. The memory made him want to sigh, but he suppressed it, and continued to smile.
"Oh... yeah, you need to take care of your pulse, and your heart... Hm... I wonder if Tezuka-san'll try anything... /to thrill/?" He ended up on the floor, seeing his brother turn bright neon pink. It did not go well with his auburn hair, maybe that was why he hated blushing so much. "Aniki hontou ni kawaii!! WAAhahahaha..." He laughed out loud, and soon enough, Fuji was laughing with him.
"Yeah, he is kawaii, isn't he?"
The brothers suddenly stopped, though still red in the face. And Fuji, already pink, turned a darker shade of pink as he recognized the voice. Yuuta smirked, and stood up, extending a hand, which the person took. "Tezuka-san. Aa... see, he's turned even pinker..." He chuckled quietly with Tezuka, who was smiling and chuckling as well, as he came in with a fresh bouquet of flowers- irises, Fuji's favourite, it had seemed. As he leant over to kiss Fuji quickly, Yuuta smirked behind him and wagged his finger at his brother, who flushed furiously. He laughed again, before leaving the two alone.
"Oishiiiii..." The vice captain turned to face his doubles partner, who was grinning widely and shouldering his racket. "I told you- you weren't wrong!" He laughed, and took a drink form his water bottle. Oishi was smiling in his usual manner, watching his partner.
"Aa. I suppose so. I'm happy for the two of them. I think Fuji and Tezuka have had a feeling for some time now, and they just weren't sure about it." He murmured, wiping his face.
"Fujiko-chan? And buchou? For a long time? Are you sure? Nyaa! I didn't notice..." Eiji exclaimed loudly, turning heads in their direction. Inui almost immediately excused himself from his conversation with his kouhai (wonder which one?) and jotted down notes.
"What is that, Inui-senpai?" The mamushi queried, looking almost uncharacteristically curious.
At that thought, Inui took note of it, and jotted it down on Kaido's page. "Betsuni. I just suspect, that Oishi and Eiji too, have something going on... And that Oishi has known about Tezuka and Fuji for a while now..." He mumbled, smirking.
"Sou..." Inui looked down at where Kaidoh was sitting- the second year had leant his head against the chain link fence, and had closed his eyes, breathing heavily. His water bottle was held loosely in his grip, almost falling. Inui smiled mentally, and half wished that he could draw, or had a camera right there.
"Is it just me, or have all the regulars started pairing up?" Momo commented, sighing. He looked at the profile of his kouhai beside him. The boy was silently drinking his Ponta, not saying anything. He was just sitting there, taking sips of his drink every now and then.
"..."
"..."
"Mada mada da ne, senpai. You shouldn't bother about things that don't concern you."
Momo gave the boy a sideways look, and sighed. He stood up and began to walk away, to get his water bottle. Putting his hands in his pocket, he mumbled something, which Echizen barely heard. But when he did, it gave him something to think about.
"But it does concern me, when I want it to happen too."
"Mada mada de ne... Hontou."
A/N: How was this chapter? I felt very weird when I wrote the last part, I'm not really that much into that pairing... and this is the first time I'm actually attempting pairings other than Tezu Fuji. I'm hoping some kind reviewers would give suggestions on that part. " hint hint Hahaha...
El I should be the one saying thanks! I hope that Yuuta isn't predicting too much, though. They're siblings after all...
Ikyutakei bows Thanks so much! I'm trying very hard to get them back to character... But I'm not sure Reads fic again I think the laughing thing was a bit weird, but.... I don't' know... Sigh I hope your computer gets better soon!
Silence You've given me nothing but compliments, and you've reviewed again! squeals thanks!! I'm going to try harder, so that it'll be nicer!
Thanks so much, everyone for reviewing!
Ja ne, Vanilla Fox
P.S. My longest chapter yet!