~Nine Ladies Dancing~
AN: This took me so long to write, I'm so sorry! I might even need to add more later, we'll see. I hope you like my little spin on Rin's idea, and I'll let her explain a little about the Japanese culture references in the story. ~Len
Right, explanations: when you go to someone's house, there are set phrases you use. The host says "どうぞ、あげて下さい" (douzo, agete kudasai), which is like "please, come in". The guest then says "おじゃまします" (ojamashimasu), which is sort of like apologizing in advance for the trouble/inconvenience you're causing by visiting.
Len did a great job with this. All I had was a vague idea that Atobe and Tezuka should go to a dance, and I knew she would be better at writing it than I would, so I gave it to her. -Rin
The loud chime of the doorbell rang through Tezuka Kunimitsu's house. There was a pause of about two minutes, then- "Kunimitsu! Keigo is here to see you!"
Not that it was surprising for his boyfriend to visit, but he usually texted first... Kunimitsu looked over at his phone. Twelve messages?! He must've been too focused on his work to notice... He shook his head and ran down the stairs.
"Thanks, mom." His mother smiled and went to continue what she'd been doing. "どうぞあげて下さい。" He stepped aside to let Keigo in.
"おじゃまします。" Keigo stepped inside, removing his shoes and placing them neatly, toes facing away from the door. They went up to Kunimitsu's room, and Kunimitsu turned to Keigo questioningly.
"What was it you needed?" The Seishun captain furrowed his brow. Atobe laughed and leaned forward to embrace him, pressing their foreheads together.
"Do I need a reason to want to see my boyfriend?" Atobe went up on his tiptoes to give Kunimitsu a peck on the lips.
"Well...no, but I figured you had one, since I missed twelve texts while I was working." Kunimitsu raised an eyebrow and tilted his head.
"W-well..." Clearly Keigo's purpose was something he was nervous about. That, of course, only made Kunimitsu more interested.
"It's okay... No need to be nervous." In a rare show of affection, Kunimitsu brought a hand up to cup Keigo's cheek.
"I was invited to a dance... A-and I was wondering if maybe you could come...as my partner?" He stuttered through the invitation, then looked at Kunimitsu hopefully.
"Of course I will, I wouldn't have you accompanied by any other."