Miyuki here again (:

Chapter 3

"..." Speaking, '...' thinking

"Fujiko..." Kikumaru muttered, looking down at the floor.

"Eiji..." Oishi began to worry as Kikumaru was out of usual self.

"... I will go check on him." Tezuka simply said and walked up to Fuji's room.

Knock ... Knock...

"Who is it?"

"Its me, Tezuka."

"Oh... Tezuka BUCHOU, come in..."

-- In Fuji's room --

Tezuka looked at Fuji watering his favourite cactus as he asked the thought that have been hanging in his mind for a while.

"Why didn't you go to school today?"

Fuji stopped watering his plants and looked at Tezuka.

"That, I have no reason to tell you about it."

"But I am your captain as well as... your friend."

Tezuka's gaze on Fuji softened when he said that sentence, causing Fuji's eyes to snap open that instance.

'Why... why is my heart beating so fast...?'

For once Fuji couldn't find an answer to his question and he almost... ALMOST blushed a light shade of red. But thanks to his experience of keeping a poker face since young, he managed to remain smiling as usual.

"I got a flu thats why..." He answered honestly, deciding not to hide the truth ... (A/N: I don't know why he wants to hide the truth so don't ask me. can i-m-a-g-i-ne :D)

"Take care then." Tezuka stepped out of Fuji's room, leaving him in his thoughts.

'Whats happening to me ...?' Fuji wondered as he watched Tezuka leave his room.

-- In the living room --

"Tezuka, how is he?" Oishi asked as his usual worrying state took over.

"He is fine. Just got a flu. Lets go. Sorry for the interruption."

"Its nothing much." Yumiko bade them goodbye as the regulars left.

-- midnight --

Fuji was in the kitchen, grabbing a glass of water.

'STOP THINKING ABOUT TEZUKA AND GO BACK TO SLEEP!!'

Fuji mentally scolded and slapped himself while walking back to his room.

-- In Fuji's mind ... (you got an ability to read people's minds now, ain't that nice?? :D ) --

Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka, Tezuka...

All sorts of Tezuka's faces was in fuji's mind.

Happy (, Sad ), angry ., Pissed off ..., Sweatdropping -.-', determined, etc.

The scene when Tezuka finally smiled at the nationals was replayed in Fuji's mind.

"So this type of things make you smile ne?"

" cough Fuji, don't tell anyone about this."

-- Present --

Fuji was in his bed, tossing and turning, trying to get the one and only Tezuka Kunimitsu out of his mind. But failed and it got even worse.

I wrote longer this time round. Improve by 110 words ! :D Anyways I just got back from funfair ... n I didn't get to go to the Haunted House !! (a lot of ppl got scared so i think its very very fun) Decided to start the actual TeFu part. (at first was Dream pair ... the breaking up part i mean)