How to Lose a Diva in 10 Days
By: Tsuki
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Atobe finds himself in a predicament; Fuji bets him to seduce little boy wonder. So while Atobe is trying to get Echizen to fall in love with him to prove his irresistible charms, Echizen is trying to do exactly the opposite. Much of it is taken from the movie ;P
Notes: Pairing is AtoRyo with hints of FujiRyo and AtoFuji (or FujiAto?). This was intended as a birthday fic for Ryoma, but since I know it will be long, I made it multi-chaptered. The last chapter, which takes place on Ryoma's birthday, will obviously not be up by his birthday. Gomen. ( Also as a notice, I would not be making a fanfiction with this pairing if it weren't for the person who requested it xP huggles Seiya And last note, thanks much to Firedraygon and Seiya for beta-ing You both rock!
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"So? What happened?" The question was met with silence but it wasn't just any kind of silence. It was an eerie silence--one that showed the responder did not want to talk for one reason or another. In this case, the responder was too busy fuming. "Oi, Atobe-san! Are you there?"
The mauve-haired diva's head snapped up. "That's Atobe-sama to you," he replied haughtily.
"Right, right…Atobe-sama…" Fuji smiled back, not really taking Atobe's comment seriously. "You seem cheery…something wonderful must have happened…" Fuji noted, in careless tone, almost brushing it off as nothing.
"If you mean sneaky and sly when you say wonderful, then yes, something 'wonderful' did happen. That spoiled brat deliberately made me miss the US Championship Finals," Atobe scoffed airily.
"Eh? Really? I'm impressed…who would've guessed that Echizen had so much spunk in him?" Fuji's amazed smile ticked Atobe off.
"I'm beginning to wonder if you had something to do with this…no matter, I'll still make Echizen fall in love with me," Atobe stated with his usual cocky smirk. It had already been two days; today was the third. Things seemed to improve yesterday…until Echizen purposely made Atobe miss the Finals tiebreaker. Could he really make Echizen fall in love with him? Wait…what was he thinking? Of course he could! He was the Atobe Keigo, after all.
"We'll just see…" Fuji had no doubt in Atobe's 'skills', per se. What Atobe wants, Atobe always gets, it was as simple as that. Seeing Echizen attempting to resist the diva just fascinated the tensai to no end. "Well…gambatte and ja then. I've a date with my precious Yuuta-kun now," Fuji nodded to Hyotei's buchou.
Oh, there was no doubt in the diva's mind that Fuji was working both ways.
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"Moshi moshi, Echizen desu."
"Ryoma-kun, I had so much fun on our last date." Splurt! The mouthful of Ponta the freshman was drinking was spat out. Crap--all over his new shirt. He, of all people, had to call just as Echizen was taking a sip of his drink, didn't he? And who said that was a date? No, no, no…that was just…a visit…a get-together to watch tennis. That was not a date.
"Ryoma-kun?" Atobe's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
"…What do you want…?" Ryoma asked suspiciously. Sticking with Fuji's 'be lovey-dovey' idea was not an easy thing, ya know.
"As I was saying, I had so much fun on our last date." Echizen fought back the urge to gag. "Let's go out to a movie tonight, ne? I hear there are many great movies out." At this point, Echizen could so see a tiny Fuji on his shoulder, his imagination perhaps? Whatever it was, it was dressed in an adorable little fairy suit with obviously fake angel wings. And the little bugger was preventing Echizen from saying no to the diva.
"I…uhh…" Unbelievable! Echizen couldn't come up with an excuse. "Have to walk Karupin…" Echizen lied quickly and quite…unsuccessfully. Atobe, on the other receiving end of the phone line, could sense Echizen's hesitancy.
"Nonsense, you need to have some fun. I'll be over at 5, nee? Ja!" And before Echizen could protest, Atobe had hung up.
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
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There had to be a way to make this event change for the better--look on the bright side, yes, look on the bright. God damnit, was there even a bright side? Come on…think, Ryoma, think. There had to be something on TV where girls do something utterly stupid to their dates when they went to the movies. Echizen caught a glimpse of a big, bulky guy taking a seat in the row behind him. Ooh…now this could work…
Atobe returned mere minutes with popcorn and drinks after Echizen formulated a plan. He glanced at the smirk playing on Echizen's face. "See, I knew you'd enjoy coming to the movies with ore-sama."
"Doomo," Echizen ignored the diva's comment and grabbed a drink, taking a few sips. It was kind of funny how the two didn't speak another word to each other once the movie began yet five minutes into the movie, Atobe slyly hovered his hand above Echizen's, stealing a glance from the younger boy. Echizen felt the warmth clasped over his hand as well as his face instantaneously hearting up upon contact; thank god for the dark theatre. It kind of felt nice…what the hell?!
"I-I need to…use the restroom…" Echizen sprung up, deciding now was the best time to put his idea into action. "Oh…this is the best part of the movie…" he noted to Atobe, talking rather loudly. And he didn't budge. For the next ten minutes.
"Hey…down in front!" Echizen turned around and smirked to himself. The dark-haired boy turned back to Hyoutei's buchou, frowning a bit.
"How rude."
"Ah…Ryoma-kun, maybe you should sit down…" Atobe stole a glance from the angry movie-viewers.
"But I need to go to the restroom."
"Then go."
"But this is the best part."
"Then sit down.
"But I need to-"
"Hey! Either sit down or leave!" Atobe and Echizen both snapped their heads over to the steroid-buffed guy that Echizen had noticed earlier.
"Are you threatening me?" Echizen asked, not acting very intimidated by the man's rippling muscles.
"Ryoma-kun, jus-"
"No! He's threatening me! Aren't you going to do something about that?" Echizen retorted, dragging Atobe into the fight.
The diva's eyes widened as soon as Echizen had mentioned him. "N-nani? No, I…I…" And then he saw an uncharacteristic pout upon Echizen's face. "I mean, I…I…" Atobe was at a loss for words.
"So you're gonna step up for this puny shrimp?" The stranger got up from his seat, taking a step closer to the taller of the two middle school students.
"I-"
"Are you going to let him insult me like that?" Echizen unconsciously latched onto Atobe's arm.
"I-"
"Oi…you two over there, take this outside." A flashlight shone into the stranger and the diva's eyes, the usher clearly asking the two men to step outside.
"I'll deal with you outside…" The stranger's glare burned into Atobe's eyes, grabbing Atobe menacingly and dragging him outside.
"Have fun," Echizen smirked at Hyoutei's buchou as he was being dragged out. Something mischievous flickered in the dark-haired boy's eyes before he turned back to watch the movie.
Have fun? Have fun?! Oh this was so not over. Ore-sama would not lose at this game.
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After fifty-seven minutes of waiting, the movie was finally done, and the mauve-haired boy saw his 'date' exit the theatre.
"How was the fight?" Echizen asked, hiding a smirk. The corners of his lips twitched; he was having quite a difficult time hiding that dratted smirk.
"Oh fine. The usher wouldn't let him lay a finger on me." Echizen's quick, golden eyes caught a glimpse of the four bodyguards right around the corner, and he began to wonder if those men in black even followed Atobe to the bathroom. "How was the movie?" Atobe asked sarcastically.
"Sugoi. It's a shame you had to…leave…" Atobe caught the quick grin upon Echizen's lips.
"You owe me."
"W-what? No, I don't. This was all your fau-"
"You're a horrible liar, Ryoma-kun." Atobe stared at him gravely. Suddenly, Echizen's chest felt heavy…his heart felt heavy…was this guilt sinking in? No! …Yes… And before he knew it, he saw the taller boy's hand fly at him. Echizen could have easily evaded, but…maybe he deserved it… His eyes snapped shut, waiting for the diva's powerful hit.
It never came.
Instead, the hand was planted behind Echizen's neck, pulling him forward.
And the younger boy's mouth, the same mouth that had dastardly set the buchou into a brawl not more than an hour ago, was caught by surprisingly soft lips. The kiss was brief, for there were still people around. But after…the two couldn't pull their eyes away from each other, much less say something…anything at all. Eventually, one had regained his self-composure.
"I did say you owed me, did I not?" The familiar smirk of a familiar monkey king made Echizen snap out of his daze.
"Baka." His head, by instinct, twisted the other way, in hopes that Atobe would not see the red creeping up his cheeks. This was just great; when he needed his cap the most, he left it back home. How convenient.
And as much as Echizen resisted…as much as he denied…those lips, and that kiss, was very nice.
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Eheh…I kinda realized after this chapter that I do incorporate some Japanese that people might not know ;; It's not my fault that I happen to be taking Japanese at school while others are less fortunate xP dodges apples thrown at her Anyhoo, here's some translations:
1. –san: polite ending, used to those that you aren't so familiar with
2. –sama: honorific ending, more polite than –san.
3. Gambatte: Good luck
4. Ja: Familiar version of 'bye' Short for 'ja na' (males) and 'ja ne' (females) whoch both translate to 'good bye'
5. –kun: familiar ending for boys, usually those who are younger than you
6. Hyoutei's buchou: captain of Hyoutei. I guess it's kinda obvious, but Hyoutei is the middle school that Atobe attends. :P And if you didn't know that, you don't deserve to call yourself a TeniPuri fan xP
7. Moshi moshi. Echizen desu.: 'moshi moshi' is just a line you say when picking up the phone. Just like 'hello' but it's not used in normal, face-to-face conversations, just phone. Echizen desu. I am Echizen. Or in this case, Echizen here.
8. Nee: right? Ok?
9. Ore-sama: honorific/boastful way of saying 'I.' Japanese are very modest and think very lowly of those who talk politely of themselves ;; At least that's true with the older generation; the younger generation probably think it's cool ;;
10. Doomo: very short and familiar version of 'thanks.' Guys say it more often than girls simply because it's shorter than 'doomo arigatou gozaimasu.' In order of formality, it would be doomo arigatou gozaimasu, arigatou gozaimasu, doomo arigatou, arigatou, and lastly, doomo.
11. Nani?: what?
12. Sugoi: amazing
13. Baka: idiot
xDD This is what happens when you pay attention in Japanese class xP