A/N notes: last chapter! Thanks for reading and a special thank you to all you reviewers! It's nice to see what you're pov is about Fuji and Ryoma after a Tezuka and Fuji pairing and so on.
Sonic16: hopefully this will do the trick then ;D and hopefully I didn't keep you waiting too long!
Ookami Kage: thank you. Thank you for reading! And of course reviewing
goldensun: I think I get your point :D I'm glad it awoke feelings in you, that's why I wrote it!
Warnings: for more spoilers after the Rikkaidai matches
Disclaimer: oh so not mine
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Chapter 3 The last shock
It had been almost a week since Ryoma felt like Fuji had started to slowly open up to him, and if Ryoma believed in sappiness he would've expressed himself by saying that he was in heaven right now.
That was before he heard the regulars were to take a trip to Germany to visit Tezuka. Worried looks had been thrown his way, or actually Fuji's way who had stood behind him, secretly running fingers against his back.
The fingers had stopped moving and stayed motionless on his back, the smile still in place as Fuji had taken in what Ryuzaki had informed about their plans.
And so there they were, stepping out of the bus parked outside the rehab Tezuka had been in for the last few months. The captain was there to greet them and Ryoma stood a couple of regulars away from his tensai, who was being targeted with Tezuka's looks.
Ryoma gritted his teeth, knowing how Fuji was rebuilding back the walls around him, this time leaving both Tezuka and Ryoma on the outside.
A feeling of helplessness swept over him. Ryoma could see how Fuji still had feelings for Tezuka, but all he could do was leave everything for the tensai to decide how he wanted to live his life.
It wasn't like Fuji had originally wanted Ryoma in his life anyway. Everytime Fuji had come over or brought Ryoma back to his place it was just to sleep together, then take a shower and then part almost immediately.
Fuji had without using any words made it clear that Ryoma was just his little sex toy and he had him whenever he wanted to.
That was before Ryoma had come up with a plan.
One night when Fuji had sneaked into his house, Ryoma had been ready and anticipated it all week.
As Fuji had taken Ryoma, the boy had handcuffed the tensai to himself. Fuji was a bit surprised since he had only been the one to tie Ryoma down not the other way around, but being in the middle of sex Fuji had just let it pass.
After crashing down upon the smaller boy and catching his breathing back to normal, Fuji had asked for the keys. Ryoma had told him that it was Fuji's handcuffs. Didn't he have the keys??
Although knowing Ryoma was lying Fuji found no other way than to spend the night at Ryoma's place. When morning came Fuji had realized it hadn't been so bad sleeping over in the arms of Ryoma and not Tezuka like he was used to, and ever since then Fuji had never gotten up and just left.
Ryoma smirked remembering how it had taken the tensai the whole morning practice time to pick the locks open and the two of them had arrived late and gone straight to lunch instead.
That was how Ryoma had gotten Fuji to bit by bit get used to being around him. He just hoped that now when the older boy was finally starting to open up to him, that he wouldn't lose him back to Tezuka and all his work and patience had been in vain.
Fuji stayed in the doorway to Tezuka's room as the other regulars, including Ryoma, made themselves familiar with the room almost as if they were all gonna stay in it.
The tensai could still feel both Tezuka's and Ryoma's looks upon him. Tezuka's was trying to see if Fuji had changed, and Ryoma who knew how Fuji had changed was trying to see how Fuji would react in every situation thrown at him.
It was toxicating and Fuji sneaked out of the room into the hallway. It wasn't as painful as he had thought seeing Tezuka again would be. No, it was so much worse.
All those feelings Fuji had had and some he still felt for the captain were starting to come back, along with forgotten and supressed memories. Parts of Fuji were blaming himself for not waiting. True Tezuka in a way had declared it was over since he didn't want Fuji to have to wait, but still…
If Fuji would've waited, remained single, he could've had Tezuka back when the boy eventually returned from Germany. The two boys could've been the two of them again. Seigaku's infamous perfect-for-each-other couple. The other golden pair.
But Fuji couldn't have had Ryoma then. Before he had 'broken up' with Tezuka, the thought of dating Ryoma had never even occurred to him, but Fuji was grateful that it had now. It made him almost believe that things did happen for a reason. And that all his pain wasn't for nothing.
Staring blankly out through the window Fuji knew there was only one thing to do. He would have to make the choice. He couldn't have both and he needed to stop thinking it was possible. He had to let go of either one.
"It was fun to see Buchou again!" Eiji smiled as they got off the bus outside their school.
"Ah." Oishi agreed. "Not long and he will join us again." the temporary captain added, shooting a worried look Fuji's way.
"Fujiko." Eiji mumbled and the regulars fell silent.
"F-Fuji, how are you holding up?" Oishi asked carefully, not wanting to get his butt kicked for bringing the subject up. Fuji just smiled.
"You can all stop asking me that already. I'm fine." Fuji replied, slowly opening two blue eyes, that made most of them jerk back a little. This time though, the eyes were smiling together with the rest of his face and Fuji directed it towards Ryoma. "So, shall we go then, Ryoma?"
Ryoma lifted his head in surprise. Fuji hadn't talked to him much at all during their whole stay in Germany, actually not at all until now.
"I didn't want to insult Tezuka, but…" Fuji explained grabbing for Ryoma's hand. "I'm really alright."
'I think I finally am.' he added silently for himself. 'Or atleast I am ready to be.'
"See you all on Monday." Fuji said with a warm smile, dragging his boyfriend along with him.
"Oi, oi, does this mean that Echizen and Fuji…" they could hear Momo say, when the junior thought they were far away enough.
"Fuji and Ochibi?" Eiji gaped.
"That is illogical."
"Tezuka, please, don't think that I don't love you, because I think that could never be." Fuji said, eyes staring out the window in the hallway. "It's just…you made your choice back then, and so have I. And now there's someone else."
Tezuka leaned down against the window sill. "Fuji."
Fuji casted a quick look over his shoulder to note that everyone was still too preoccupied with Tezuka's room to see them and stepped then closer to surrender himself into an embrace. Tezuka flinched at first, but let then arms fall around the still familiar body.
"He makes me...forget." Fuji whispered, a single tear running down his face.
'He?' Tezuka went through all the possible options of guys Fuji could've started to date.
"It wasn't like with you in the beginning. I was hurt and I wanted someone to care for me, feeling like the one person who had truly known me had abandoned me. I only searched for any kind of comfort."
"Fuji." Tezuka said again. In between the, very few, lines Fuji knew his captain was asking for forgivness, trying to explain his actions and saying that he did love the Fuji he had seen under all that.
"I know. I know how it really went. That's not even an issue." Fuji replied, head leaning against the broad chest and peacefully listening to the quite fast pace on the taller boy's heartbeats.
"He is very much like you. You have a lot in common. Just that…he is there." Fuji added, starting to slowly break apart from the warmth. "Just know that I will always love you, but I think I love him too."
"Love him?" Tezuka was a bit surprised that Fuji had allowed this to happen to himself. Tezuka would've guessed Fuji'd never let anyone close again.
Fuji gave a short chuckle almost as in a sob, blue tearful eyes looking up into brown. "I better go. Take care of yourself and come back to us soon."
Tezuka watched the brunette boy return to the room with the smile back on his face, just that Tezuka could see traces of some actual happiness behind it, which seemed to shine up as the tensai joined the other regulars.
It hurt to know he had been replaced, but that was what Tezuka had wanted in a way. To know that there was someone who could make Fuji truly smile like that again.
It would've been wrong of him after risking their relationship so much to ask Fuji to wait for him, when he was due to his actions unable to be there. Although Tezuka knew Fuji would've gladly waited for him, he hadn't had the heart to ask for it.
'Someone who is like me, who is there with you…' Tezuka thought then, shaking those other hurtful thoughts right out of his head. His face suddenly lightened up in realization. 'Could it be…'
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A/N notes: But you had the heart to break it then??? hits tezuka on the head with racket baka, baka, baka!!! Baka you stubborn guys!!
On not so other notes ;; I don't believe it!! I broke Tezuka and Fuji up!! What's wrong with me?? ARGH, please flame me!!! I deserve to be flamed! I broke Tezuka and Fuji up!! flames herself
