The Change
"Mr. Ryuzake it's Tezuka. I know she's not there since she's with me at the school still and I was wondering if she would just be able to stay at my place since it's closer and it wouldn't be apropreate for her to go all the way across town on her own." He said and she looked up at him. "Arigato. And I'll tell her to give you a call when we get to my place." He said then hung up. "There you go." He said and then got up still holding onto her. He picked up their bags with his other hand and then walked towards the clubhouse. He made sure everything was clean and then locked up when they left. She had opted to go onto his back and he nodded in agreement since he could old their things better.
"I'm back." Tezuka said and then his parents came down the hall.
"What took you so long?" They said then noticed the girl on his back.
"Konnichi wa." She said and he placed her down.
"Kunimitsu what the hell took you so long I'm hungry." His younger siblings said coming down the hall as well. "Hey who's the girl?" They asked and Tezuka indicated her to take off her shoes.
"Taki?" his mother said and Taki smiled.
"Mrs. Tezuka it's been a while." She said and his mother hugged her.
"Oh I was wondering when I would see you again." The woman said and took the girl into the rest of the house. "The guys team had been quiet for quite some time with out you always around them." She said and then set another cutlery set up for their guest.
"Oh Gomen I didn't know I was keeping Kunimitsu from dinner." Taki said and bowed. "I forgot how you always ate your meals together." She said and they all smiled at her.
"It's not a problem Taki." Mr.Tezuka said as they started their meal. "Kunimitsu was their any problems at school today? Because Sei called crying." He said and Taki choked on her food.
"Well that's fine with me. I don't have to call her back." Kunimitsu said and his mother looked at him stunned.
"What do you mean you're not going to call her back?" She said and he looked up from his food.
"He found out that she was cheating on him." Taki said and his mother gasped.
"Taki must you always be so blunt." Kunimitsu said and she looked at him then bowed her head.
"Gomen." She said and whinced.
"Stop bowing your head already. It hurts, doesn't it." He said and she placed a hand on the back on her neck.
When dinner ended they all went their ways as Mrs. Tezuka set up the sofa for Kunimitsu to use while taki stayed in his room that night. Kunimitsu worked on his computer as Taki relaxed on his bed once she had taken a shower and was wearing one of his shirts. "Oh Gomen." His mother said after opening the door with out knocking. "Sumire called and told me that Taki needs her hair to be cut." She said and pulled out her kit. Taki sat up and putted out Kunimitsu's chair from his desk and sat on it. "Not to worry your father knows about it since I called him while you were taking a shower." She said and then tied Taki's head back. She cut the long hair then handed it to Taki who looked at hit. Mrs. Tezuka had cut off about 18 inches.
"That is a lot of hair." Kunimitu's brothers said from the door. "You sure that you're not going to miss it." One of them said since he had long hair as well.
"If I want to play then it has to be done." She said and placed the hair into the desk. "My mother should be able to make something out of that." She said and then closed her eyes. Mrs. Tezuka worked on her hair a bit longer then put her tools down.
"There you go." She said and her sons could only gasp. Kunimitsu stopped what he was doing and turned to see what all the noise was and his glasses dropped from his hand.
"So what do you think." Their mother said and Taki looked in the mirror.
"Nice." Taki said and then got her glasses out of her bag. "Hehe I'm a smaller version of your sons." She said and Mrs.Tezuka smiled.
"Oh and we still have Kunimitsu's old uniforms so you can use them. Your Oba-san said that it would be the best since you'll be registered as a guy." She said and went to Kunimitsu's closet and got out a few boxes. "Here's his first year unifrom try it on." She said and Taki pulled on the pants and shook her head. The woman pulled out another box and got out a few belts. She handed on to the girl then smiled.
"There you go." She said and then handed the rest of the uniforms to her. "Now good night. Kunimitsu don't stay to long on your computer you have to get up early to make sure your guys practice." She said and then left the room with her other sons who were still in shock. Taki picked up Tezuka's glasses and smiled at him.
"So what do you think?" She asked.
"I swear you could pass for one of my brothers which is really freeky." He said and then took his glasses from her and went back to work. "Get some rest I'll be out of here as soon as I'm done." He said and turned off the lights. It was three in the morining when Taki opened her eyes because she had to use the bathroom but found that Tezuka was still at his computer but seemed to have fallen asleep.
"I swear you can sleep anywere. Even in that uncomfortable position." She whispered, as she got up and moved the chair over and finished the rest of what he was doing. She then saved the work and placed a blanket over him. She went to the washroom then went to the sofa to sleep since she couldn't stay in a room with Tezuka when he slept. Around six Mr.Tezuka came into the living area thinking it was one of his sons he just let her be. It was when Mrs. Tezuka came into the living area that Taki woke up. The woman was shocked that she gave a bit of a gasp waking the girl.
"What are you doing out here? I had set that up for Kunimitsu to use." The woman said as her sons came down the stairs.
"He fell asleep at his computer. It was three in the morning so I moved down here." Taki said getting up then noticed Mr.Tezuka looking at her stunned.
"Honey when did we get another son?" He said and Taki smiled.
"Morning Mr. Tezuka." She said and then noticed that no one was using the bathroom and raced to it.
Once she was done she came down stairs changed in the school uniform and was working the belt. "So how do I look?" She asked and they all looked at her.
"You could pass for one of my sons." Mr.Tezuka said and then smiled. "Come on and eat."
As Kunimitsu and Taki were waiting for the bus to arrive a lot of girls wit on them and some older women said they looked so cute and that Tezuka was being such a good older brother. "If they only knew." His brothers said as they waited with them as well since they had to go to the elementary school. In the bus the twin brothers sat beside each other while Tezuka sat behind them in the back seat with Taki beside him falling asleep. The others from the club started to filter into the bus. It was regulars that took up the back of the bus. Oishi and Kikumaru came up to them not recongnizing Taki.
"You have a cousin starting at our school Tezuka?" Kikumaru asked as he took as seat beside Oishi.
"No." Tezuka said still reading his book.
"Then who?" Momo and Kaidoh said as they came their was as well.
"That definitely looks like a relative of your." Inui said as Ryoma and Fuji came onto the bus. Tezuka lifted Taki form her spot and placed her onto his lap so that the others could sit down. She made a noise as if to poretest then he placed a hand into her thigh and rubbed it.
"Sleep I'll wake you up when we get there." Tezuka said and his brothers shook their heads.
"You know it's your fault falling asleep on your computer." The two said and he glared at them. Then Taki grumbled in protest when Tezuka was about to smack his brothers.
"Gomen Taki." Tezuka said and the guys on his team gasped.
"What happened?" Fuji said looking closely at the two of them.
"We were at the school till about ten then we headed for my place. My mother cut her hair then she was suppose to stay in my room while I slept on the sofa but I fell alseep at my computer working on a paper that…" he said then ground remembering at he hadn't finished it. At that Taki smiled and pulled something out of the school uniform she was wearing and held it up to his face.
"You had half to go." She said then sat up still looking tired. "I rolled you away for a bit and finished it for you since you had all your notes there. I printed it out while I went to take a shower this morning." She said and he went through the paper. "Sakuno!" She shouted when her sister came onto the bus. Her sister came running up to her and hugged her.
"Oba-san said you didn't go home so I was worried." She said and then noticed the uniform. "You're registered as A guy?" she asked and Tezuka nodded. "Where did you get the uniform?"
"Nii-san's old uniform." The twins said and then got out of their seats since the next stop was theirs. "See you later. Ne Taki don't hesitate to come over more." They said and then left the bus.