100 Percent – The Straight Guy

Back to Momo/Ryo and Inui/Kaidoh!

Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis

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Chapter 13

Kaidoh shot into the bedroom at super speed, pacing around in a circle until Inui reached out and grabbed his bicep. Coming to a stop Kaidoh chewed his lower lip, his eyes darting around the room.

"What's wrong?" Inui asked.

"Momo…pants…naked…aghhhh…." Kaidoh closed his eyes in attempt to eradicate the mental image of Momoshiro without any pants on. Not only that, but Momo had been hard, Kaidoh gulped.

Inui's eyebrows knit together and he relaxed his grip on Kaidoh's arm. "Take a deep breath and tell me what happened."

Kaidoh did as he was told and inhaled deeply, exhaling in his usual hiss. "Fsshh…Momo is in the forest with no pants on. He was…was…I can't get the image out of my head!" Kaidoh's hands covered his eyes as he shook his head back and forth, trying to shake the memory away.

It took a moment for Inui to process the information. "Why didn't he have any pants?"

"I don't know, he just didn't. Make it stop," Kaidoh whimpered, referring to the images swimming in his head.

A strong arm snaked around behind his shoulders and pulled his head against Inui's chest. "There, there, I'm sure you'll be able to forget." Inui's mellow voice cooed while his hand patted Kaidoh's upper back.

Kaidoh didn't know which was worse, seeing Momo half naked or having Inui soothe him because of it. "Sempai!" Kaidoh's bubble of comfort burst and he wriggled away from Inui's embrace.

Inui let him go, offering a gentle smile. "Sorry Kaidoh, you're only 61 percent ready for that type of support. I'll adjust my behavior accordingly."

Baka! What kind of crazy jargon was Inui spouting now? "Inui sempai, don't simplify my feelings into numbers and percents," Kaidoh stated firmly. "Th…th…they mean more than that." Fire licked at his ears again as embarrassment crept up his neck.

"Kaidoh…" Inui's lips parted in astonishment.

"Just don't think I'm confessing or anything, because I'm not." Kaidoh scrambled to add, but it was too late, his feelings had found a tiny hole to escape out of his bubble of denial. There were too many bubbles to juggle; one for comfort, one for personal space, one for denial, one for…him and Inui, Kaidoh thought despairingly.

A smile—one that Kaidoh had never seen before—appeared on Inui's face. He looked truly happy.

"I can confess first if that would make you feel better," Inui said as though they were talking about the next day's training schedule. How did he manage to remain so calm?

Kaidoh's shoulders slumped and he sighed. "Fsshh…" He turned his back to Inui and sat down on his futon, taking his bandana off. He didn't know how to respond so he kept his mouth shut. Inui could read between the lines of his silence—that he knew for a fact.

"Was Echizen with Momo?" Inui asked, no doubt smirking over the new data he'd collected from their conversation.

"No, I didn't see him." Kaidoh tucked his bandana into his backpack and pulled out a fresh pair of boxers briefs.

"Hmm…I'm sure they'll turn up together." Inui had already changed for bed, something Kaidoh noticed when he'd come back into the room.

A thought suddenly hit Kaidoh. "That must have been where Momoshiro's pants were…" He started laughing, imaging Echizen running around the woods like a tiny sprite waving Momo's pants around. "Echizen must have had them."

"Not to gossip," Inui started, kneeling down next to Kaidoh to whisper in his ear, "but I have accurate data that Momo and Echizen are already…intimately involved and have been for a few months."

Inui's breath on Kaidoh's ear caused him to shiver. Momo and Echizen were already having sex? The mental image flashed in his mind.

"Inui sempai! Why did you tell me that? Now I have that stuck in my head…" Kaidoh groaned, noticing an arm wrapping around his shoulders again. "Wait, I'm still not ready!"

But it was too late. Inui's lips planted a soft kiss on Kaidoh's temple.

"Baka…" Kaidoh grumbled, submitting to the arm resting along his shoulders. Friendly support wouldn't kill him, though he'd kill Inui if that arm traveled any lower or those lips tried for a real kiss.

Kaidoh just wasn't ready—but maybe tomorrow, he mused, giving Inui a sideways grin, maybe tomorrow he'd let Inui confess.

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Chuckling erupted from the bushes, the tiny green leaves shaking as Ryoma popped out. He had dressed himself and was holding Momo's shorts. Kawamura still watched, not having an opportunity to get away without being seen yet.

"Momo sempai, I think you scarred Kaidoh for life." Ryoma's chuckle developed into a laugh.

"Gimme those." Momo snatched his shorts and boxers out of Ryoma's hand and put them on with jerky, flustered movements. "I saved you the embarrassment, stop laughing."

Ryoma tilted his cap and smirked. "I wouldn't have cared if we got caught."

"You wouldn't have cared if Kaidoh saw you on your knees doing that to me?" Momo apparently didn't believe him.

"Kaidoh could probably use the information, seeing as how Inui's making a play for him," Ryoma said, picking leaves from his clothes.

"Inui and Kaidoh? Naw…" Momo snorted.

"It's true. Don't you pay attention to anything?" Ryoma asked.

"I pay attention!" Momo sputtered.

"Oh really?" Ryoma put his hand on his hip. "Then did you know that Kawamura sempai is hiding behind that tree over there?" Ryoma pointed right at Kawamura's hiding spot.

Kawamura nearly died. Being discovered was one thing, but Echizen must have known he was there all along which means the tennis star had enjoyed putting on a show.

Momo's face turned red. "No he's not."

"Yes he is," Ryoma said. "You can come out Kawamura sempai, its okay."

Kawamura stepped out from behind the tree and Momo's eyes rolled back into his head.

"Sorry Echizen," Kawamura apologized, rubbing the back of his head. "I was heading back to the cabi—"

The corner of Ryoma's lips curled up. "Momo sempai is my boyfriend," he announced.

"Oh? Glad to hear it," Kawamura replied, walking onto the lightly worn path.

A small squeak came from Momo. He was in shock.

"Fuji and Tezuka should be together by now. Eiji and Oishi…they need no explanation and Inui will have Kaidoh totally melted soon, so what about you Kawamura sempai, do you have anyone?" Echizen asked, ignoring Momo's catatonic state.

Kawamura glanced away and kicked at an overgrown root with his foot. "Well, there is this one girl…"

"Oh? Who?" Echizen asked.

Momo started to come around, his eyes focusing. He put a hand on Ryoma's shoulder to lean on him.

"She's a bit older than me…" Kawamura shied away from the answer, afraid of the reaction he would get, though nothing was really worse than being caught without any pants.

"It's Akutsu's mom, isn't it?" Ryoma said with confidence.

"No…it's, um, the photographer lady, Ms. Shiba." Kawamura winced when he said it.

"Does she take pervy photos of you?" Momo's sense had returned full force and he jumped on the chance to crack a joke.

"No, no, she doesn't know I like her or anything," Kawamura said, wishing he hadn't revealed his crush.

"Hmm, what about Tomoka? She's bright and cheery." Ryoma started thinking of who they could set him up with.

"Or Sakuno," Momo added thoughtfully.

"They're nice and all, but I kind of like older girls." Kawamura started inching down the path toward the cabin. If he had balls he would just make a mad dash for it.

"I know just the girl for you then." Ryoma grinned.

Kawamura gave a nervous smile. Oh boy, who did Echizen have in mind?

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A/N: Poor Kawamura, I have to throw him a bone.

I managed to get this chapter up before the move, I'll try for another one this weekend, otherwise, it may be after the 16th before I get to finish the story. Thanks for all the reviews!