Twenty-One
"Hoi! Look at them go!" exclaimed the acrobatic red-head that went by the name of Eiji Kikumaru.
The ball went over the net and the azure eyed male on the other side was unable to return it in time. It bounced and hit the gate behind him with a sharp ring. The sun rose distantly in the horizon turning the sky a pinkish-orange-pale blue.
"Game Tezuka! 4-7!" called out Oishi Shuichiro from the second story window.
"Mada Mada Da ne," murmured Ryoma smiling.
Momoshiro Takeshi's violet eyed gazed turned to the nineteen year old.
"What is up with you?" he asked.
"Takeshi, I've just gotten a full view on what I'm about to go up against in the Spring. I'll have to train a lot harder," replied Ryoma.
" Fuji hasn't played in a while. There was a 73 percent chance that Tezuka would've won this match," commented Inui.
"Fsshu, both are amazing though," replied Kaidoh.
"I think we all agree on that one mamushi," said Momoshiro as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Don't call me mamushi," hissed Kaidoh.
"Then don't make stupid commentaries!" snapped Momoshiro.
"Then both of you stop it before I give you Inui Juice version Silver," said Inui.
Both Kaidoh and Momoshiro paled at Inui's threat and didn't dare say a word.
A pair of hazel eyes hidden by frameless glasses stared at his opponent with sharp eyes that softened as the sun rose to cast a golden glow on the honey haired tensai's figure. In all Syusuke Fuji looked beautiful despite loosing a match with him. He did not look devastated that he lost at all; his azure eyes were full of joy. Joy to know that his boyfriend could still beat him and that he had gone to the top of the world to become the best.
"Syusuke…"
They tiredly laid in bed exhausted; and yet they could not sleep because of the daylight outside. Fuji cuddled into Tezuka's chest to keep himself and probably Tezuka as well, warm. Tezuka buried his nose into Fuji's hair inhaling the scent of vanilla left from where they had taken a bath just the night before.
"Kunimitsu, I'm tired but I can't sleep," Fuji murmured.
"I know. Maybe we'll eventually sleep love," Tezuka answered.
"You do know everyone is leaving tomorrow… Our house at least. Ryoma is going over to stay with Momoshiro in his apartment complex and also to see the rest of his family. Inui and Kaidoh I think from what I heard from Eiji are going to start living together," explained Fuji.
Tezuka smiled.
"Eiji and Oishi?" he asked hoping to hear some good news from them as well.
"They're going back to Nagasaki. BUT they're staying in a hotel here in Tokyo until they can find themselves a place to live here. I told them that they could stay here but they insisted on not bothering us anymore," Fuji replied.
"So I guess everyone lives happily ever after," whispered Tezuka.
Fuji chuckled.
"I'm not sure about that yet. We don't know what's going to happen in the future but I pray that everything will work out," he said.
"I'll try anything and everything to get our relationship to work out. That's all I can assure you of at the moment," Tezuka said.
Fuji looked down at the sheets and gave a soft smile.
"Whatever happens Tezuka, don't leave me," he said softly as if he were going to break and cry any moment now. Tezuka's arms wrapped around him holding him tightly.
"Syusuke, I will never leave you ever again. I will stay by your side until the end. I won't repeat the past with you, I swear it," he said.
A lot of things had happened between Tezuka and Fuji since their meeting here for Christmas. A lot of things happened before then. But now it was resolved and that was all that mattered; that everyone was okay and happy. Nobody was hurt.
"Thank you, Kunimitsu," said Fuji.
It was after everyone left that there was another knock on the door. Just an hour later to be precise and Fuji wondered if someone had forgotten something. He got up from the sofa Tezuka staring at him as he opened the door only to stumble backwards and have two arms wrap around his neck. At first Fuji had absolutely no idea what was going on and heard sobs and murmurs of, "I couldn't do it…I'm sorry….I hurt him…"
"Mizuki-san," said Tezuka from across the living room. He strode over to the other side of the large room where Mizuki and Fuji were and pulled Mizuki away. Fuji soon knew that something was wrong. Mizuki looked a wreck and he was crying. Where was Yuuta? What happened?
"Mizuki, what happened?" Fuji asked.
Mizuki cried a little more and Fuji kneeled down to face him.
"Yuuta and I got into a fight." He whispered.
Fuji slapped him hard sending him to the ground looking furious. A fight hm? Mizuki was going to be the one dead bloody after this!
"What the hell did you do to my brother this time you bitch!" Fuji snarled his eyes snapping open to frighten the raven haired male even further.
"Syusuke stop it!" shouted Tezuka grabbing Fuji by the arms holding him back from jumping onto Mizuki and pounding his brains out senseless. Fuji tried with all his strength to pull away from Tezuka.
"Let me go Kunimitsu! He did fucking did something to Yuuta and I'm going to make him pay for it! I know the fucking prick did something to hurt him!" screamed Fuji.
Mizuki curled up into a ball and sobbed trying to avoid the noise and ruckus that was going on before him as Fuji struggled to get out of Tezuka's grasp so he could punish Mizuki even more than he was. But Fuji was failing because Tezuka believe it or not was a lot stronger than the tensai. Tezuka whirled the beautiful male around and kissed him hard to get Fuji to shut up and calm down. Fuji kissed back passionately taking out all his anger by placing his energy and fire into that kiss.
Mizuki watched it all. It was hot. Very hot no matter how depressed and torn up he was it reminded him of himself and Yuuta. Except their relationship, Tezuka's and Fuji's, was a lot deeper and lusty. Nothing like Yuuta and Mizuki's own. They looked beautiful together, probably even better than Mizuki and Yuuta together. Mizuki realized right then that Fuji and Tezuka were truly the perfect pair because they were perfect together.
Their lips broke away from eachother, making a small 'chu' as they parted. Fuji licked at Tezuka's lips and Tezuka allowed it before grabbing Fuji's tiny wrists and saying, "Syusuke calm down and listen to what Mizuki has to say first. He already looks torn up as it is. Please listen to him."
Fuji closed his and nodded, completely relaxing and looking like the normal Fuji Syusuke that you would see. Tezuka bow his head down murmuring a sorry to Mizuki before asking him what happened.
"I'm so sorry Fuji, very very very sorry. You don't have to forgive me if you don't want to it's probably my fault he ran off anyway. I just suggested that we tell his parents since everyone else knows. Yuuta said that he didn't want to be disowned and I asked him if he was ashamed of me. And we just started yelling and he left. I'm sorry, so very sorry that I can't even find the words Fuji-san. I'll make it up by leaving. Please; just find him and make sure he's not hurt, it's my fault and he has every right to push away. I shouldn't have suggested it I just was thinking what was in my mind and it just stupidly came out and-" Mizuki rambled.
"Mizuki shut up and listen now," snapped Fuji.
Mizuki's head shot up to look at the older brother. Fear was in his eyes as he looked at the tensai and was prepared for the worst.
"You had good intentions and Yuuta got scared. You don't know how our mother and father are with us and this whole relationship. They expect us to marry women and have children but obviously we don't want to do what we're told... Yuuta just got scared and left. Mizuki I can't believe that I'm saying this, but you didn't screw up. My little brother did, foolishly too," said Fuji.
Mizuki was shocked. Completely and utterly shocked. Fuji was siding with him.
"Mizuki should stay here for now until we get everything between them sorted out. I'll help anyway I can, Yuuta is my brother-in-law after all," said Tezuka.
Fuji stared back and Tezuka for a very long time and then smiled softly as if he had just realized that he was absolutely right. So was Mizuki. They were family now; and family was supposed to do anything they could for one another.
"You're right Tezuka. Seems like you'll be staying here until we can sort things out. You can borrow my clothes and use a guestroom. Don't worry everything will be sorted out fast. For now just relax and don't do anything stupid. No offense but Yumiko told me something I didn't like and I'm trying to keep it from happening," said Fuji.
Mizuki gave a soft smile and whispered, "Thank you."
"Don't worry about it. You both are going to last; I'll make sure of it," said Fuji.
(A/N: Muwahaha! Concider this an early Christmas present since I won't be updating until after Christmas probably...>> I'll wait until Christmas day to post the next chapter or so because I'll be away for a while probably! Anyway; this is the SEQUEL to 'Memory' if you haven't read 'Memory' yet it's highly suggested that you do to get how the whole story connects. The rest of the fic will have more Fuji and Tezuka in it along with Yuuta and Mizuki. Near the end we'll get to see alot of people...Until next chapter!)