Disclaimer: POT and HXH don't and will never belong to me.
Chapter 15: Dinner for 3
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"Tezuka-sama, there's someone here to see you…"
Swiftly he jerked his head up, expecting to see one brown-haired man walking in; he was stunned when he saw the psychotic grin and the mocking slanted eyes.
Groaning inwardly, he stood and greeted Hysoka as pleasantly as he could. But when Hysoka smiled wickedly at him, all the memories from yesterday came rushing back. For the first time in his entire life, Tezuka blushed. (won't it be so cutise!)
For a man of his age, Tezuka was terribly innocent. He believed that such intimate acts of love should be shared between two people in love and not…in an office with a stranger!
Praying that Hysoka didn't notice his blush, he motioned the older man to a seat and then carefully sat himself in his chair. He tried to look composed but he failed miserably when he looked up and saw the mischievous glint in Hysoka's eyes.
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Hysoka wanted to laugh; he wasn't fooled by Tezuka's façade. But he was reprimanded by Dan Chou last night, so he had to keep his hands to himself, not that he was that interested in that little innocent boy.
"Kunimitsu-chan, I believe we were at the management problem yesterday before we were…distracted…" this earned the playful executive a glare. Hysoka decided that the lesson of patience and tolerance yesterday was enough. So today Hysoka planned to test his flexibility and speed in fixing a problem.
Ignoring the twitch which appeared on Tezuka's cheek, he threw a small but hard to handle problem at him. Expecting him to at least use ten to fifteen minutes to work it out, he sat back, all ready to relax. But again Tezuka managed to shock him.
"This problem could be solved readily by a simple change of the management level, by introducing a new human resource manager to assist the present one, the credibility of the judgment would increase greatly. Also bringing in another assessor for the annual system check would be a way to solve this; otherwise you could simply allow more transparency within the department itself."
Hysoka looked at the boy with something akin to admiration. It had took him five minutes to come up with that three solutions and the last he suggested was one he had only a brief idea of but not enough to put into actions. Tezuka was simply like his father, and that made him a worthy opponent.
Nodding his head at his answers, he threw another tougher question at him.
So, this went on, slowly, they built up a comfortable discussion.
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Forgetting everything about yesterday, Tezuka was pleasantly amused and challenged with all the problems Hysoka had posted to him. All his questions were intelligent and worked his brain to think beyond his normal range.
The time passed so quickly that he was shocked when Hysoka suddenly stood up and excused himself.
"A dinner meeting with an old friend…"
Looking at the back view of his teacher, he grinned, what a day, and what a way to go!
Then, his grin faded, like the sun into night. Fuji…Syuu…
Leaning back, he took off his spectacles and rubbed his hands wearily over his face. It appeared that he wanted to forgive no matter what his heart said. It may be another disappointment, it may hurt again, but he wanted to try, just this one last time.
Slapping his face lightly, he mustered up the energy to continue with his usual work.
Throughout the entire day, Fuji was constantly at the back of his mind, faint, but still there. It was his image; it was his presence that had pushed Tezuka now with his work. Slowly, the day passed, with Tezuka missing his lunch, due to the meeting with Hysoka, and then his dinner as he let his secretary off early.
Finally after finishing the report he would need next week, he locked the door to his office and left. In his new BMW, he leaned on the wheel. Smelling the faint leathery smell of the seats, he allowed himself to take a short rest.
Jerking awake from his slumber, he fumbled for his ringing cell phone.
"Moshi moshi, Tezuka here…"
"Nani…hai, hai…I am free…no…I can make it…"
Fuji…Fuji…Fuji…
It worked…
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He played with the water glass, he rearranged the plates and he fumbled with his tie. He was nervous, he deserved to be nervous. But his need, his love for Tezuka had pushed him to call him, his need to see what future would be like with Tezuka, his need to hear Tezuka's voice again had pushed him here that day.
I will beg and cheat and fight for him…and I will never let go, again…
He had almost forgotten about the pain of waiting and not knowing if the person you were waiting would turn up.
Tezuka…Tezuka…Tezuka…
I haven't forgotten about that promise; have you, Kuni-chan?
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Driving at a most suicidal speed, Tezuka Kunimitsu had taken one turn and another. For so long he had forgotten about the anticipation of meeting someone…someone you love.
A sharp turn lay ahead but instead of slowing down, he pushed the accelerator even harder. Faster…faster… the demon in his head chanted…like a possessed man he slammed the wheel to one side sharply.
Tires shrieked in protest of the torture their driver was putting them through, and dust flew as the car slide across the road. If he was a little less lucky, he would have hit the metal borders encompassing the road, if he was a little less skilled, he would have ended his life, leaving Fuji waiting forever.
That thought struck fear into his heart and he slowed down a little.
Fuji, matte…matte!
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Ann Tachibanna sat stonily across her date. She was bored; all her date talked about was his cars. Relax Ann, relax…give that guy a chance…chance…chance…OR NOT!
Rudely dragging her chair back, she stood up. Giving her date a cool smile, she walked away. Judging by the similar dragging sound, she deduced that her date had also stood up and should be right at her heels now.
But what she didn't expect was her date getting angry and tried to stop her.
"Matte Tachibana-san, where are you going?"
"Let go of me, you oaf!"
"Nani…teme!"
She struggled to get her arm out, all the while shouting insults at the mauling oaf. But he was persistent. So the struggle went on…and on…and on…
"You better let go of the lady."
"Huh? Fuji-sama!"
Fuji…Fuji Syuusuke…the heir of Tezuka clan…Mitsu-kun's love…
"Hai…Hai...go...gomen...gomen nasai!" looking into the cold blue eyes of Fuji Syuusuke, it was no wonder that man released Ann faster than letting go a pot of cactus. He left just as abruptly.
"Konnichiwa…Fuji-kun…or should I call you Tezuka Syuusuke?"
"Iie, my father and I had decided that it would be for the best not to legally acknowledge me now."
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Fuji was busy stressing himself out, when he heard the small commotion coming from the adjoining VIP room. It took him awhile to figure out the voices. And it took him another while to decide whether to save the girl.
Tezuka's fiancée, I have forgotten about her…
When he saw the man was a disreputable guy who he had the misfortune of meeting during a business dinner, he acted.
His father's wealth and status had struck fear into most, and that little pest of a guy was just new money. How Tachibana-san ended up with him was beyond Fuji.
For a long while, they stared at one another, the hurriedly left guy was nothing but a ripple in their staring competition.
In the end, he ended up with her in his VIP room.
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"Gomen, Fuji…I am late…Ann-chan?"
"Yo Mitsu-kun!"
"Saa Tezuka-san…you remember your fiancée?"
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Author's note: decided that it would be fun to have a little bit of laughter and humor…so…Ann-chan is back…Hmm…someone asked if this would be a 20-chapter story…my answer is…ya, supposedly…but it would depends…chances are that I would exceed 20…