To my lovely reviewers:
Darkspider – Haha! I know that you want a TezuRyo real bad so I'll try to reveal the pairings as soon as possible. Don't cry or I'll start crying as well! So great to meet another Singaporean! Yeah! Too many TezuFuji fics out there? Yep I kinda think so too…
kusari() – Thanks for such a nice review! Cheers! Huh you singelhandedly caused the whole lot of authors to disappear? How did you manage to do that my dear? Sadly I do not have msn. Too lazy to fix it up. ; p Wa another Singaporean?!
Zeto – I'm just so glad that you like my fic. I'm honored that it's your first and favorite! Really I am!
lil' mi1- Yay! I feel much better already! But now I've got to slog through humongous piles of holiday homework… I hate school! Nya! Are you enjoying the june holidays as well since you read this fic at 10 in the morning… Haha, you're a student as well, ne?
spirit fox22 – here's the chapter you wanted!
Ikyutakei – Thanks for your review! Fuji was cute? Some people found him to be rather scary… Hehe!
Eve- I'm happy that you found this fic funny cos I tried my best… I feel much better already because of my nice reviewers like you! ; -)
Shirohikari – whoah! I don't believe it! Another Singaporean! Yay, nice to meet you! Is the Best Bet really that funny? Hm since you recommended it I might just watch it! Ok I will also check out the fic you told me about. Haha what school I go to is a secret but I am around the age of Tezuka. Slightly older I think… Wad about u? Yeah, I agree that it'll be savvy if it actually snows but I like windy days too!
Sadistic Dragon Of Doom – Cool idea! You just inspired me like totally! X D But I'm a really lazy writer who doesn't like to plan before I start to type so my fics always find a way of screwing up my initial ideas. Believe me, initial impression of this fic was totally not like this…Haha! Fuji must be messing around with my head! Hoo another Singaporean!
xMeowsaidTuxiex - Thanks for the cute review! Eiji's so cute with Karupin cos they are the same species! Hehe!
After reading all my reviews I conclude that Fanfiction.net is bustling with Singaporeans. Wow! Most of my reviewers are from Singapore. Surprise! I was just wondering but does anyone around here Cosplay? Oh no. June holidays are going to end and I've still got so much to catch up with my schoolwork. Blame it all on the inner slacker in me…
Anyway, please read and remember to review! thanks!
Momoshiro watched Ryoma with a tinge of confusion as tennis prodigy approached the incoming water cautiously then retreated quickly when the waves made a splash towards him.
He scratched his head he watched Ryoma's cat imitating its young master's actions exactly. It approached the water and then bounced away when Ryoma did. Cute but weird, was Momoshiro's final verdict.
"Hey, Ryoma what on earth are you doing?" Momoshiro called out to his companion.
"Mind your own business Momoshiro," the boy answered curtly and gasped when he was hit with a hearty smack of the salty seawater.
"It's such a great day and we're the beach, so why don't we go for a swim? I'll race you!" Momoshiro challenged.
A flicker of annoyance fleeted past the smaller boy's large gold eyes.
"No way," he said flatly.
"What? Why?" Momoshiro exclaimed feeling rather shocked. It was not like Ryoma to turn down a challenge!
"I just don't feel like it ok? Will you just leave me alone and continue to ogle at those girls in bikinis?" Ryoma said as he tried to move out of Momoshiro's sight. Sometimes, Momoshiro could be such a busybody! Ryoma winced in pain as he trodded on the burning hot sand. It was scorching hot and it made his feet hurt!
"My, my… aren't we touchy today?" the other boy laughed and continued, "Hey the sand's really hot so you should either head back to the water or get some slippers on at least."
"I said leave me alone," Ryoma grumbled but headed to the where Momoshiro was baking himself under the intense rays of sunlight.
He grabbed his slippers from his bag and slipped them on immediately. Feeling thirsty, he took a large gulp from his can of ponta. Ryoma sighed in pleasure as the sweet liquid moistened his parched throat. He shuddered as the cold filled his belly.
"Echizen, are you afraid of the water?"
Ryoma choked badly and coughed when the ponta threatened to fill his lungs and kill him.
Momoshiro grinned evilly as he patted Ryoma's back repeatedly until the boy quit trying to hack up his lungs.
"So it's true isn't it?"
"No it's not!" Two spots of pink colored the boy's cheeks.
Ah ha!
"Then prove it to me! I'll race you right now!" Momoshiro smirked as he watched Ryoma squirm uneasily.
"I said no!"
"Why not? I'm sure that you're as good a swimmer as a tennis player? Why? Are you afraid that I'll beat you?" Momoshiro taunted mercilessly.
"I'M NOT AFRAID! I JUST CAN'T SWIM!!!" Ryoma yelled and turned beet red immediately after he realized what he had blurted out.
Momoshiro raised his eyebrow. Who knew that Ochibi could be this explosive?
"And why can't you swim?"
"I don't like the water," Ryoma stated plainly, "it's scary."
Momoshiro sweat dropped.
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"Look he's buying a float!" Naoko whispered as she pointed to a cute pint-sized boy. They boy's friend pointed enthusiastically at the bright yellow rubber duckie float and the boy whacked him in the head.
"That's so cute! It must be his first time swimming! Look, his friend his pretty good looking too! Shall go we make friends?" Miaka when she caught side of the taller Momoshiro.
To both girls utter disappointment, the smaller boy dragged the taller boy out of shop straight after they paid the balding shopkeeper the money for a plain white Styrofoam float.
"I can't believe that I'm actually doing this," Ryoma grumbled with a sigh of resignation.
"It'll be fun! I promise!" Momoshiro replied good-naturedly as the two headed back the waters.
"Tell anyone about this and I'll make sure that you regret it," Ryoma threatened with his eyes blazing furiously.
"Yeah, sure."
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"And then you kick the water with your legs like this," Momoshiro said as he demonstrated his instructions to Ryoma.
"Oh. Like this?" Ryoma asked absentmindedly as he imitated his Momoshiro's actions.
"Hey, you're a fast learner you know?" Momoshiro said with a grin of pride. Hey he was starting to be pretty good at teaching. Maybe he could teach brats to swim after he graduated? Heh, why not?
Ryoma gave a tiny smile and muttered, "thanks."
Momoshiro wiped the stinging salt water from his eyes and smiled as he watched the boy frolic in the water. Ryoma looked so adorable as he paddled determinedly, his face delightfully pink with his effort. His slight but muscular frame heaved as he tried to catch his breath.
Momoshiro jolted in surprise when he caught himself admiring Ryoma's slender body. He blushed when Ryoma looked in his direction.
Did he catch me staring?!
Momoshiro gave a sigh of relief when he realized that Ryoma was looking past him, not at him.
Ryoma's large eyes widened considerably as he watched in horror.
Karupin ran on its four paws towards him and bounced into the water with a mighty splash!
"Karupin!"
Miraculously, the cat appeared on the surface of the water and bobbed about happily. It the proceeded to paddle leisurely to its young master, using its paws as oars.
Two boys stared at the swimming cat in stunned silence.
"Ryoma, how come you never told me that your cat could swim?"
"…"
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Inui took off his glasses and basked in the sun. He liked the comforting heat but not the painful burns so he made sure to slap on generous dollops of sun block lotion before settling onto his blue beach blanket.
Contrary to what most of his friends thought, Inui could see without his glasses but not very clearly as he suffered from a slight case of myopia and astigmatism. He wore his beloved rectangular glasses because it suited the look and it did a fantastic job of creeping people out.
The tall young man flaunted his fair muscular body in the sun and waved back at a pretty bikini babe who fluttered her thick eyelashes at him.
Feeling pleased with his own attractive quota, he dug into his back and pulled out his ever-faithful notebook.
Flipping noisily, Inui spotted a blank page and scribbled precious bits of information in it.
Inui
-status : gay a.k.a. homosexual.
-Echizen's cat is as normal as its master. It swims.
-kaido looks sinfully sexy in swimming trunks. .
"Interesting…very interesting," Inui murmured as he hid his notebook when Kaido appeared at his side soaking wet from the spray of sea water.
Inui's heart fluttered.
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