Surprise

Pairing: Inui/Shinji

Fandom: Prince of Tennis

Theme: #29. the sound of waves

Disclaimer is on part 1

Rating: R

"Where are we going, Sadaharu?"

"It's a secret…I think you'll like it, though." Inui's voice was rather smug and self-satisfied as he ushered Shinji onto the train and into a seat.

Shinji was unable to do anything but yawn and lean against Inui's shoulder as the train started moving. He was confused, and, he thought, likely to remain that way until Inui decided to fill him in on the secret. All he knew was that he had been dragged out of bed obscenely early for a Sunday—and just when had Inui gotten a copy of his house key, anyway?—and been told to dress. And Shinji was just enough of a zombie first thing in the morning to obey and be led without question.

However, now Shinji was waking up enough to be asking questions, and he wasn't sure that he really appreciated Inui's non-answers. "That's very rude," he started muttering unconsciously, "to just assume I'll follow him without question, even if I am his boyfriend. And now he's hiding things from me, too. What if I already had plans for today, or something to do, or just wanted to sleep some more? Sadaharu should've at least asked first if I wanted to go out with him, and how did he get into my room, anyway?"

"Shinji." Inui shifted a little so he could look Shinji in the eye. "I just wanted to surprise you, that's all. I'm not hiding anything from you. I just wanted a nice day together."

Shinji blinked a little as his eyes finished focusing. "And you couldn't have told me when we talked last night that you wanted to surprise me today?"

"Well, actually…." Inui looked a little sheepish. "It didn't occur to me until three this morning that I wanted to do this. And you were the only person I wanted to come with me, so…surprise?"

Shinji shook his head. Now that he was waking up, he could see the humor in the situation, but still. "Try to give me a little warning, next time?" A thought occurred to him then, and Shinji shot straight up, cheeks turning red in embarrassment. "Oh! You actually saw me this morning!"

Inui decided that now was not the time to mention that he had actually sat and watched Shinji sleep for a good ten minutes before actually waking him up. "I did," he said instead. "And it was the nicest thing that I have seen in a long time." He grinned. "Especially when you forgot that I was in the room and started changing in front of me."

Shinji turned even redder. "You…watched that?"

"Yes, I did. I was not aware that you didn't wear underwear when you slept. Ii data, indeed." Inui couldn't stop grinning. The look he had gotten at Shinji's backside—and look he certainly did—was more than enough to fuel his fantasies for some time to come.

"That's it…I am never going to be able to look at you again." Shinji sighed. "I hope seeing that was worth knowing that I am about to die from embarrassment this very second."

"You won't die. First, it is statistically impossible to die from something as unquantifiable as embarrassment. And second," Inui pushed some hair out of Shinji's face, tucking it behind his ear gently. "I won't let you leave me so easily."

"Sadaharu…." Shinji smiled at the words and gesture. "It's all right, I really didn't have any plans to die so soon. There's too much I want to do first."

"Oh? Like what?" Inui was eager to hear; more information about Shinji was always a positive thing to him.

"Like find out where you're taking me at this godforsaken hour."

"It's not "godforsaken." It's," Inui looked at his watch, "7:12 AM."

"On a Sunday," Shinji countered. "Did no one ever tell you about the joys of lazing in bed when you don't have to be up?"

Inui grinned again, and his glasses glinted in the rising sunlight. "No…but I can be taught." His grin faded away then, and his tone became serious. "Will you be lazing in said bed with me? Because that is the only way that I think I would find the experience enjoyable."

"I…." Shinji looked down, feeling very hesitant and almost shy. For all the joking they'd done about sex, whenever it came up seriously, he felt the urge to run away.

While Shinji was struggling with his emotions, Inui laid a hand on his shoulder. "Shinji…I care about you. Yes, I would like to explore the more…physical side of our relationship, but you know that I would never pressure you into something that you're not ready for, right?"

Shinji smiled a little and looked back up at Inui. "I know that, Sadaharu. And one day, yes, we will lie around in bed together. But until I stop being so…." Shinji groped for a word. "Scared, I guess, I won't be ready."

"What is it that frightens you about sex, Shinji?"

"The whole act!" Inui had a feeling that, if they weren't on a train, Shinji would be up and pacing. "It's…open and exposed, and nudity in front of someone. And not locker room nude, but intimate with the watching and maybe liking what is seen or maybe not. And then there's the actual act of sex. It sounds painful and degrading and…I don't see how anyone can enjoy it!"

Inui wrapped an arm around Shinji, pulling him closer. "I'll wait for you to be ready, Shinji. I want both of us to want it. I'll wait as long as it takes, I really will." He paused for a minute. "And…I'm sure sex isn't all that bad."

"Do you know from personal experience?" Shinji twisted a little to look up at Inui almost suspiciously.

"No!" It was Inui's turn to turn red. "It's just…I'm sure people wouldn't keep doing it if it felt bad, you know."

"I guess not…." Shinji still looked disturbed, though, and Inui was smart enough not to push it, but just kept holding Shinji close, watching the stops flash overhead. Shinji, in the meantime, took advantage of the quiet to doze off on Inui's shoulder, and Inui just smiled and let Shinji rest.

Finally, though, Inui had to shake him gently. "Shinji? Wake up…this is our stop."

"Our stop?" Shinji blinked and pulled away from Inui slowly, then stretched, arching his body. "Will I get to find out now?"

Inui was able to tear his eyes and mind away from Shinji's display of flexibility long enough to answer, "Very soon. It's going to be hard to keep a secret for too much longer." Standing, Inui pulled Shinji to his feet and they exited the train.

As they exited the station, Shinji looked at Inui curiously. "Where did you take us? The air smells different here then it does at home."

Inui smiled. "I certainly hope it does. Just a few blocks, and you'll see why." Grabbing Shinji's hand, Inui started walking, almost dragging Shinji behind him at first, until he caught up and matched his pace with Inui's.

At first, Shinji was content looking around and taking in the sights, but then a sound reached his ears, almost like a low roaring. "Sadaharu…is that…?"

Inui grinned. "You tell me." They reached the crest of the hill they were walking up, and there below them the ocean was spread before them.

"Oh, Sadaharu…." Dropping Inui's hand, Shinji walked forward until he reached the railing that separated the sidewalk from the sea wall. "It's…wow."

Inui drank in the awed expression on Shinji's face, filing it away in his memory so that he would never forget it. "Have you never seen the ocean before, Shinji?"

"Never," breathed Shinji, still staring. "If we left the city, we went into the mountains. This is…incredible."

"Ahhh…so that's why your mother was so willing to let you go with me." At Shinji's startled look, Inui explained, "Your mother was up when I got to your house this morning. You don't have to be back until your normal curfew, so we have all day here."

At least that answers the house key thing. "All day?" Shinji's eyes were shining in happiness as he wrapped his arms around Inui. "I think this is going to be the best day ever, Sadaharu."

Even though it was still too cold to swim, Inui and Shinji still managed to find a way to spend their entire day near the water, or on it, when they spotted a shack that was offering boat trips. No matter what they did, Shinji took complete enjoyment out of it, and Inui enjoyed watching Shinji almost glow with happiness.

They had dinner in a café next to the shore, and as they finished, Inui looked at his watch. "We have time for another walk by the water if you're interested, before we have to go catch our train."

"Of course I'm interested, Sadaharu." Shinji smiled at him.

"Then let's go." Paying the bill on the way out, Inui led Shinji down onto the sand so that they could walk near the waterline, keeping his hand linked with Shinji's as they walked.

Shinji rested his head on Inui's shoulder, unable to stop smiling. "Sadaharu…this has been a perfect day. Thank you so much for sharing this with me."

"Who else would I share it with?" Inui stopped and turned Shinji so they were facing each other. "You're my boyfriend. You're the one that I want to spend time with, and the one that I want to share things like this with." He cupped Shinji's face in one hand, tilting it up. "This day would have been 82 percent less enjoyable without you here with me, Shinji."

Shinji laughed softly. "I'm glad to hear that, Sadaharu. This was my first time, and I'm glad you were the one I shared it with." He blushed a little but kept on talking, eyes never leaving Inui's face. "The same way I want to share…other firsts with you, one day."

Inui smiled and brushed Shinji's windblown hair back out of his face before replying. "When you're ready to share them, I would be honored and pleased to be right there with you."

As Inui looked at Shinji, he gasped as a ray from the setting sun came through the buildings behind them, seemingly silhouetting Shinji in a corona of flames. Breathtaking… he thought to himself, and could not resist leaning down some and capturing Shinji's lips in a passionate kiss.

Shinji wrapped his arms around Inui, pulling him closer as he met the kiss with equal passion, feeling like the world was fading from around him, and he and Inui were the only real things there. His ears filled with the roar of the waves and the pounding of his own heart as Inui's tongue slipped between his parted lips, and Shinji felt himself tremble, heard his moans, and couldn't bring himself to care as he molded his body to Inui's. He wanted to be closer…closer….

Inui felt like he was on fire as he clutched Shinji to himself. The only thing he could see or feel, or think was Shinji, Shinji's lips tangling with his own, Shinji's body pressed against his. He tore his lips from Shinji's and trailed them down Shinji's neck, kissing and sucking gently on the skin that Shinji exposed as he tiled his head back. Inui's blood was burning, and Shinji's moans and whimpers were only fuel for the flame. He felt Shinji's hand slip under his shirt, running over his back, and Inui suddenly wanted nothing more than to press Shinji into the sand and possess him.

"Sadaharu…." Amazingly enough, it was Shinji's voice, breathy and shaky and so desirable that Inui was hurting, that called Inui back to Earth. Panting some, and feeling not a little disappointed, he pulled back from Shinji, putting some space between them.

"Shinji…we can't. I want to, I can't express how much I want to, but…."

The cool air that rushed over Shinji's body at Inui's withdrawal brought his mind back from the haze that it had been lost in. "Oh, god…no…." He took a few deep breaths, letting the evening air cool him down. "We have to go…and I'm not…."

"I'm not, either." Inui kissed his forehead. "We don't have anything we need, and our first time will not be on some beach where anyone can see us. It will be…special. Perfect."

"You romantic, you." Shinji smiled and moved back from Inui a little more, but linked their hands back together. "Maybe we should go get that train now, though."

"I agree." Inui turned and directed them back up the beach to the street stairs. "Because if I kiss you again, I estimate a 67 percent chance that we will forget ourselves and do something that we will regret at a later date."

Shinji was about to argue, but then remembered just how he was feeling and not thinking before and had to agree. "Train, then."

On the way back home, it was Inui's turn to fall asleep on Shinji, exhausted from the combination of being up so early and their day. Shinji kept one eye on the stops and the other on Inui, thinking about the day…and most especially its ending.

I don't regret getting carried away, Sadaharu. Because now I know that you care enough to not let us get too carried away, even though you want me. And…I want you too, one day. He smiled. When I'm ready, I promise, I'll be yours.

Shinji rested his head against Inui's and relaxed into him, the crash of the waves still ringing in his ears and the pressure of Inui's lips against his all he could still feel.

--The End--