Chapter IX-The Truth
Disclaimer: Do Not Owe Prince of Tennis!
Warning: boy/boy (Tezuka/Ryoma) Do Not Read If This Offends You.
The next two days, Tezuka had finally the courage to ask Ryoma out on a dinner date. The boy was reluctant at first, but has finally agreed to it in seeing what Tezuka wanted to simply talk to him about at first.
The two now was eating at an expensive restaurant where Tezuka will be paying the bill as Ryoma didn't have to do anything that night.
"So, what did you wanted to speak to me about Tezuka?" Ryoma asked.
"Call me 'Kunimitsu' when we are both alone," Tezuka said.
"Are you sure?" Ryoma asked as he stared at him.
Tezuka nodded, "everybody calls me by my last name. I want you though to call me by my first name."
"But why?"
"Ryoma, are you available?"
"Huh?"
"Are you seeing anyone? Dating someone?"
"The only love I have now is tennis. Nothing else," Ryoma said slowly.
"You don't want to marry someone someday?" Tezuka asked as he was a bit disappointed by Ryoma's reply.
"Later though. Right now, my focus is simply on tennis," Ryoma said.
"Oh."
"What's all this about Kunimitsu? Are you trying to do matchmaking on me?" Ryoma asked with a smile.
"Sort of."
"Oh? Who's the lucky girl?"
Tezuka stared down at his plate of bread, "it's me actually."
"What? But you are a guy," Ryoma said quietly as Tezuka looked at him.
"Does it bother you?"
"I don't like guys. I like girls," Ryoma said.
Tezuka nodded slowly, "I understand."
"I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings Kunimitsu, but I just simply don't like guys that way."
"I thought, when I first met you, that you would simply love me back. Even though we didn't know it was love at first sight at the time," Tezuka began.
Ryoma didn't looked at him as he stared down at his plate, "perhaps I should leave…"
"No. Why ruin the evening? Our orders aren't even here yet," Tezuka said.
"I'm really sorry Kunimitsu."
Tezuka shook his head, "I'll find a lover eventually."
"Will I be able to practice with your team still?"
"Of course. You need to improve on your Cyclone Smash, don't you?"
Ryoma smiled at him, "thank you."
Tezuka nodded to him, deep down, he knew, that there was something else that's holding Ryoma back from loving him as he loves him.
tbc...
me: Too short, I know you guys are going to complain.
Ryoma: Why's the chapter too short?
me: Because the story is ending pretty soon.
Tezuka: What?
me: at least two more chapters about.
Ryoma: we'll be onto the next chapter soon
Tezuka: review and update.