I'm getting bored on writing the warning section but oh boy here we go…

Warning: The characters are not mine so don't sue me, yaoi/shounen-ai implication so view on your own risk, it's gonna a bit AU and OOC too, and also the story is still poorly written so please bear with me, any comments regarding how I write, please do explain it in your review ok? So I can improve my writing.

That's all I guess, ok here we go! Happy reading!

The Moment in the Rain part 3 by Eriol-sama

Echizen was still standing in the middle of the court on the half of the whole court. His head however was not looking up anymore, instead it was looking down, letting the bangs of his dark green hair hung around his face and rain dropped down form each edge. His breath was not quick anymore rather fell into such rhythm of normal breathing. Yet still he could feel that something was blocking his air pipe, causing him to heave every time he took a breath, feeling like there was not enough oxygen around him.

However, he could feel someone was coming towards him as he heard the sound of a gate being opened, more exactly the gate of the tennis court he was using at the moment. The tennis court was just like any other was surrounded by high wire fences and the only way in and out was through the double door gate that was also made of those similar wires. Though he knew someone's coming toward him, he paid no attention and not even turning to see.

Sanada walked into the court with an umbrella on his hand, He was still clothed with the clothes he wore when he decided to go to sleep, a sleeveless shirt and long pants also added on top of his shirt was the training jersey yet forgetting his ever present black baseball cap. He walked in normal pace, approaching the figure that was still standing there and seemed to just ignore his entrance rather than not noticing his presence. For he knew Echizen was a sharp person and surely he would be able to detect his presence once he walked into the court.

He stopped close to the tennis ball which had been abused by the now soaked young man. He bent down and picked it up, feeling or rather that as he held that ball, he decided that the ball was really being maltreated. Feeling sorry towards the innocent ball, he straightened and looked at the culprit who was still ignoring him. Perhaps he should be trying to say something but yet he didn't know what to say. His tongue was just frozen and could not move, not to mention that now his mind was in a jumble as he realized that he had acted rather impulsively that he practically went out to seek for the boy. But again, what to say? Surely, he could not straight-forwardly say about the scene or something involving that couple. Perhaps something neutral would be good enough. So he settled on asking or rather pointing something obvious which he knew that would even lamer than his straight forward comment, yet that was better, at least he thought it was.

"It's raining."

Echizen said nothing. He heard the footsteps and the splash each time each foot stepped onto the concrete which was now wet and some water gathered there. He also knew that the person whoever he is was stopping right behind him just few steps behind. At last, the person spoke and he knew the person was no other than Sanada Genichirou the one whom he beat on the final of Kantou Tournament. Hearing him behind him and speaking to him, or rather, stating the obvious weather was strange enough. Never he guessed or predicted that Sanada would be here on this court too. He was supposed to be all alone, but seemed that fate decided to have an entirely different scenario.

Sanada's prediction was right, Echizen was not even moving. But what he should say?

"Echizen…"

Hearing the other boy said his name quite flatly, reminded him to the way Tezuka said his name. Echizen closed his eyes for a moment and let his mind wandered for a moment.

Similar…too similar…

He too said it like that…flatly and emotionlessly but strangely why I felt the desire to hear it more? To hear my name out from your lips…Tezuka…what has you done to me…or rather what is going on with me…

"Echizen…"

Sanada called out again as he took steps closer to the young boy which posture was slightly differed and not to mention he was worried seeing that the boy didn't responded to him even when he called his name.

Before Sanada could come too close to him, Echizen opened his eyes and turned, looked up at Sanada who was now standing not more than five steps from the spot where he stood. He looked at the older boy who was wearing long pants, shirt and the jersey on top of it plus the umbrella he was holding and not to miss the ball he had picked up and now was held on his left hand. He also realized that the older tennis player was too not wearing his ever present black cap, that way he could see the raven coloured hair which was moving freely as it was being blown by the chill wind. He just stared at the older boy and said nothing, regarded him silently, asking him without words yet as intense as so anyone that saw the questions swirling around him.

Sanada was mesmerized by the vision in front of him. The boy was all wet and soaked thoroughly, leaving no spot dry, the shirt clung to his slender form and outlining it; including the short he was wearing which become plastered to his slim hips, all thanks to the rain and the time the boy had spent under the rain. Who he was looking now was not the boy he had played during the final game anymore. Rather than the usual spark that glinted inside those beautiful golden orbs, he only saw the sorrowful eyes that hid pains inside them. The arrogant amused smirks which usually decorated his face, no matter what the situation was too had been replaced by a blank look which lips set on a straight line but the edge was slightly curved downward. The determination that was surrounded him was hidden else where, leaving the boy looked all frail and weak. The rain did no better; those rain streaks trailed down upon his face and some from his eyes too, creating an image as if he had been crying the whole time.

Sanada was hypnotized as he lost in those endless golden orbs which were baring his grieving soul to him. He stared into them for few moments then his feet moved in their own accord, approaching the boy who was still staring at him, as if seeking some answers or rather asking for some sort of salvations from him. Sanada was not immune to the raw naked feeling whom the shorter player was emitting. He was not feeling any pity but instead he felt something deeper and raw swirled inside him and was consuming his rational part even to the point that he wanted to have this particular young boy in front of him as his alone, making him to look only to him and no one else, not even Tezuka.

He stopped right before the much shorter boy and his hand which was currently holding on the ball, released the ball instantly and moved toward Echizen's face, cupping his cheek and with his thumb, he gently wiped the tear streak like rain that trailed down upon his face just under his eye.

"You're crying…"

Echizen meanwhile was surprised by Sanada's action. Again he never expected the cold stoic fukubuchou of Rikkaidai to do such thing towards him nonetheless.The hand that was cupping his cheek was surprisingly warm against his cold skin and he just instinctively leaned more toward the warm hand that was still cupping his cold cheek and closed his eyes as the said hand's thumb brushed away the rain that was trailing down from his eyes. Echizen sighed. He didn't know whether the sigh was representing relieve or just an exasperation gesture. Was he really feeling content that now Sanada was here, he didn't know as he knew that his mind was not functioning well by now and he was too much comfortable to even being bothered by the other boy's gesture, instead he was feeling a little bit calmed.

Seeing that Echizen was not objecting his action, Sanada acted even bolder, he pulled the younger boy toward him and quickly he embraced the chilled body against his warm one. His right hand which was holding on the umbrella had lost its grip, causing the umbrella to fell onto the wet concrete ground. As the umbrella was no longer shielding both of them, rain showered upon them but Sanada ignored it as he felt those lithe form pressed close to his body. He had his right hand upon the back of Echizen's head and the left hand was circling around his thin waist. He tightened the embrace, pulling the boy closer to him and pressing that soaked body upon his still dry clothes. He noticed that the wetness quite quickly crawled from Echizen's clothes to his too. But he paid no heed towards this and just savoured the feeling of their closeness, the feeling of having the younger boy around his arms and how the boy fitted just right towards his body curves.

"Let's go inside."

Sanada whispered softly just beside Echizen's ear and felt the body against him shivered a little because of the sensation of Sanada's warm breath upon his cold freezing ear.

Echizen was even more surprised when Sanada pulled him suddenly and embraced him there all his soaked body was pressed against Sanada's dry one. He even tightened the embrace as if not allowing Echizen to struggle out from the embrace. Yet Echizen didn't even have any intention to struggle free. He enjoyed the closeness and not to mention the warmth that radiated from Sanada's taller form that was pressing close against his, warming his already cold body. Echizen merely sighed against the dry fabric of Sanada's shirt and buried his face more into the junction between the neck and the shoulder. He could pick up the faint smell of the cologne that Sanada used after bath a smell that distinctly belonged to Sanada only. When Sanada whispered just beside his sensitive ear, he felt shiver trailed down his body, creating such sensation that was strange yet was thrilling in an exciting way. Echizen said nothing only nodded his head against Sanada's shirt's fabric that was already damp now because of his wet hair.

Soon the court was empty, no one was there and the only witness of the whole interaction between those two occupants was the harassed tennis ball that was forgotten and left there, a mute witness that would never tell the secret meeting of those two lonely souls. Souls that somehow had their paths intertwined and tied by fate.

Owari?

Thanks for all the reviewers hehehe I really like all those reviews and some suggestions too, thanks sooo much.

Sorry if they even don't anything else passed embracing > so if you guys wish to read more of their interactions please do tell me on your reviews ne? I'll write more of them!!

This is the tribute for all who has reviewed me

To: Craze
Hmm…I have ideas for Karupin but that will be on different story, so sorry I don't intend to involve that cutie cutie cat perhaps later but we'll just see.

To: Krys
Eetoo...what do you mean by "not smooth"? Does it mean that I don't write chronologically or just that there are A/N-s here and there so they're just disturbing?
Actually I've got some difficulty on referring "him", since both of them are males, I mean Sanada and Ryoma so who will "him" refer to, that's why I'm putting such A/N-s but well if you guys all understand those referring thingie, I'll put it down the next chapter.
About "not being smooth" please do explain so I can improve for the later chapters. Sorry that the story's still crappy waaaa….T T I'll try my best to improve.

To: RuByMoOn17
Thanks a lot for your enthusiasm, I promise I'll update it soon, perhaps right after I finish my exams…waaa the coming exams and I still haven't studied yet T T

To: tezuka eiri
Thanks for your enthusiasm too! well actually if the prospect is quite good (means that I get enough supplies of reviews) then I'll continue it more about their growing relationship since well…hey I think this is just a prologue! So keep on reviewing and more chapters will be uploaded and well more chapters will be written, of course hehehe

To: may
Thanks for reading this story though it's not your favourite pairing I'm just not a fan of MomoRyo myself ;;;;

To: cloverange142
Thanks for reading this story I'll continue it hehehe so keep on reviewing ne? Who knows I'll write even faster? Hehehe