Melting a prodigy's heart
A/N: I do not own Prince of Tennis.
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Last time:
Tezuka entered the room quietly closing the door behind him. His gaze was drawn to the girl who was perched on her windowsill staring out into space.
Absently Yumi heard the door close then open and then close again. Assuming it was Hannah she asked:
"Did you forget something Hannah?"
"I'm not Hannah." Came a smooth deep voice which had been haunting her for the past few days in her dreams.
Spinning her head to face him she stared at the boy she had spent all week avoiding.
Tezuka was standing with his back against her door, arms crossed across his chest, eyes fixed on her watching her every movement. He looked so handsome in the black shirt and jeans he was wearing.
As she gaped at him, she managed to say something.
"Kunimitsu…"
"Yumi we need to talk."
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Chapter 2:
She gaped at him, her mouth opening as if to say something then she closed it. Tezuka noticing she wasn't going to talk first he spoke, keeping his face stoic and emotionless.
"Why did you avoid me all week?"
"I was busy."
"Do not lie to me."
She winced as the tone of his voice it was cold and it chilled her to the bone.
"I though you would want to spend time with your team."
"You knew I wanted the team to meet you."
Sighing, she decided the easiest way to get this over and done with was to say it bluntly.
"Tezuka, as soon as your treatment ends you'll go back to Japan, back to your team, and forget all about me. You have to go back to Tokyo, and soon I'll go back to the States. We'll probably never see each other again after leaving this clinic. Your treatment is almost finished. Soon you'll be on a plane back to your team, back to playing with them. I need to get used to that, and for that I need space from you. I need to stop falling before I'm in to deep."
Tezuka's frown had gotten deeper and deeper since he heard her call him by his last name. And although the last sentence had been uttered under her voice he still caught it, but he was oblivious to what she was talking about. In his opinion she was being ridiculous.
"Yumi..." he started, but was interrupted when someone opened the door he was leaning on.
"Sorry to interrupt, but Tezuka, your doctor wants to talk to you, now." Said Hannah.
Tezuka sighed before nodding and taking off. Once she was sure he was out of hearing range. Yumi burst into tears. Hannah who seemed to be expecting it, rushed to her side to hold her. Although Hannah wasn't her official trainer, she and Yumi were close since they had been playing with each other since Yumi had got to the clinic.
"You didn't tell him did you." She stated rather than asked. Yumi just nodded her head. Hannah sighed before pulling the girl into a reassuring hug; however she was determined to sort this mess out. With meant once Yumi had calmed down, she was going to talk to Tezuka.
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Tezuka exited the doctors office pleased with the news, but also a slight disappointment realising that some of what Yumi said was true. His shoulder was close to being completely healed, which meant he would most probably be able to play in the Nationals and not just observe his team play.
Deciding he needed a walk to clear his head, he set off on a walk down to the nearest café.
On his way down, he reflected on what he thought about Yumi. He admired the girl that was for certain, she never gave up. She was loyal and always kept her promises. She didn't push things when it was clear that the other person didn't want to talk about it. She was always willing to play tennis. Although she had a fiery temper, and a bad habit of jumping to conclusions, she was overall a nice girl, and easy to get along with, but it had taken a while for her to trust him and to open up about her past.
Tezuka wasn't sure what he felt for Yumi, but he was certain that he didn't want to loose contact with her once they each went their separate ways. He would be sad to leave her but as she had said it was unavoidable. Although he was angry that she would even assume that he would forget about her.
Tezuka's thought were disturbed by a feminine voice yelling his name out loud.
"TEZUKA!!"
Jerking his head up, Tezuka looked around for the source of the noise. He found it across the street he was walking down, in the shape of Hannah sitting outside a bar with a pint in her hand, waving at him to join her.
After a moment of indecision, Tezuka crossed the road and sat down in the seat next to Hannah.
"Boy what you doing out this late, it's almost 10 pm." She asked eyeing him carefully.
"Thinking." Came his curt answer.
"About Yumi?"
"Yes… wait how did you know?"
"Please the way the pair of you dance around each other it obvious. The only two who can't or won't see it is you and her."
"See what?"
"How you feel about her. Realised it yet?"
"No."
Hannah was tempted to bang her head against the table. The boy was oblivious to anything except tennis and school work.
"Right, okay Tezuka when you are with Yumi, just spending time with her, how do you feel?"
"Content."
"And when a guy tries to flirt with her, how do you feel?"
"Annoyed."
"When she's upset how do you feel?"
"I want to make her feel better."
"How do you feel when you can't find her?"
"Concerned."
"Do you approve of her going out on her own at night?"
"No."
"On a date?"
"Never."
"And you still can't tell you are in love with her?" said Hannah bluntly.
Tezuka gaped at her.
He was about to deny the fact when his more logical side made him pause and think about the statement.
Hannah watched as Tezuka drifted off into his mind. She stayed silent and waited for the result. She was tempted to laugh when his head snapped up and he looked at her with eyes wide in shock.
"I'm in love with Yumi………."
Tezuka blinked as the realisation sunk in before thanking Hannah, and then getting up out of the chair he was sitting on and taking off in a full sprint towards the clinic.
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A/N: Sorry it's so short, but I really wanted to end it here. Sorry if Yumi comes off as a Mary-sue. She isn't and it will be shown later. I wrote this all in one go before my exam tomorrow, so forgive any typos.
Hope you enjoy. Please review.