Here it is, the Chapter Four. Back to revolving around Yuuta. The world must revolve around him or something, just kidding. The next installment to this story. Enjoy and R&R.
Summary: With the breaking of a promise, Yuuta's world becomes unstable and seeks other people to try and bring that world back from the brink of destruction, but even after going as far as to try and repair things, will Yuuta ever find a way to repair the damage done (especially in his heart)?
Warnings: This is yaoi, YuutaxMizuki, FujixTezuka, YuutaxAtsushi, Fujicest, and Kisarazucest, and mentioning of TezukaxRyoma.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis, nor any characters in this fic. And I do not own any songs you see, Joe Nichols is so love.
// Ain't it funny how sometimes we can be unsatisfied
With things we should be thankful for
Like the time we get to spend with the ones we love, family, and friends
Some things just leave you wantin' more //
"Yuuta-kun, pay attention." Yuuta looked up lazily at his teacher. He had been nodding off prior to his teacher hitting his desk with her ruler.
"Hai." Grey orbs fell back onto the desk, his teacher walking back to the front of the classroom.
"Yuuta-kun, what would you do if you didn't have a family to return back to?" The said boy blinked and tilted his head to the side.
"What are you talking about? That'd never happen." His teacher smirked.
"It's possible and has happened to people before. They leave to go to school or work to come home and find their family dead or a family member missing." Yuuta swallowed hard.
"If I have my Aniki, then I can continue on. I can't really imagine never having my family around." Yuuta pondered over it. "I'd be fine with Aniki, he can take care of me. But Nee-san and Kaa-san and Tou-san... What about them? I love all and don't want to lose any of them. This is stupid. They're always going to be there." Yuuta's thoughts wandered.
"Everyone takes things for granted and assume things, but in this word.. Nothing should ever be overlooked. This is what the book was trying to teach you. Be thankful for what you have, family, friends, your homes, everything. Yuuta-kun, what's the most important thing to you." Yuuta about slipped down in his seat. Just because he had been falling asleep, the teacher wasn't going to let him slack off.
"My aniki." A couple kids near him snickered.
"Are you thankful for him?" This made the boy think. He was always thanking Syuusuke for protecting him when little, for getting him things, but never did he ever think of thanking the elder boy for being born.
"No. But I'm thankful for being born into my family to get an Aniki like him."
Yuuta was hauled up in his room, books covered his entire desk. Lazily he sat up and stretched, he must've fallen asleep. His phone was slightly flashing to show he had missed a message. Flipping it open, he read the message while rubbing an eye.
Look behind you, sleepy head.
Yuuta spinned his chair around to be greeted by Mizuki's smiling face, a book resting open on his lap.
"Eh? Mizuki-san? How long have you been there?" Yuuta blushed.
"A while, but it was cute watching you sleep." Yuuta shut his phone and stuck it in it's charger, stretching.
"What time is it? How long was I sleeping for?" Mizuki chuckled.
"It's midnight, you missed dinner and we were a little worried, so I decided to check on you. You haven't seen the same since Christmas break." Mizuki was up and had an arm around Yuuta. "He didn't hurt you did he?"
"Eh? No, no. I'm fine." Mizuki's lips couldn't remain the couple inches away they had been, slowly trailing down Yuuta's tender neck. Yuuta lightly bit down on his bottom lip as Mizuki undid his tie and top buttons to his uniform shirt, nippling along his collar bone.
"Has anyone ever touched you like this, Yuuta-kun?" Yuuta gasped
"No." While their little love scene plays out, let's not forget about a certain elder brother who just so happened to be missing his brother. The elder boy was a master at slipping into the school unnoticed, especially the dorms. He had done it several times before. Does this make him a stalker to check up on his brother when the boy didn't know? Slipping into the dorm, he moved down abandoned hallways to come to stand in front of his brother's door. His breath caught when he could hear what was going on inside.
"Yuuta..." His hand turned into a fist. He left it at that, retreating back home. He wouldn't go through with checking on his brother, since it seemed he was busy with someone else. It dawned on him, that perhaps this is what Yuuta had felt returning home months ago to hear him and Tezuka. No, Yuuta wouldn't act in such a way, but no matter how many times Yuuta had denied coming home, Fuji knew he had.
Time was now Three in the morning and Yuuta couldn't exactly fall asleep. Mizuki had already returned back to his room and was probably asleep. Yuuta rolled out of bed, pulling on a pair of boxers and a long shirt. Pausing, he notices it was one of his brother's old shirts. A pang of guilt shot through him. As he moved to his desk, he noticed his phone blinking. Pulling it up, he opened it to read the message.
Sorry for all the pain.
"What the..." Yuuta twitched shutting his phone closed and chucking it onto his pillow. Slipping on a pair of short and shoes, Yuuta exited his room. The air outside was cold, chilling the boy to the bone, but he didn't seem bothered. His slender body was resting against the side of the building, breath creating an S.O.S. signal when he lets out warm breaths. His attention turned when he noticed he had company.
"What brings you out so early in the morning, Yuuta?" Grey orbs turned to the boy who seemed like he fit in with the scenery.
"I couldn't sleep, Atsushi-senpai." The younger Kisarazu twin smiled.
"Just Atsushi. This is just a casual meeting. But can't sleep, hm? Usually it means you have something on your mind." Yuuta stared down at the group, digging his toes into an invisible hole in the ground.
"I guess I do have things on my mind." Yuuta's voice was on the weak side, as if he wasn't sure if he really wanted to talk about them.
"If you talk them out with someone, you can get over them. I'm open to listen, I've always been good at that. I guess since I was more the quieter one of the twins I just adapted such an attitude." Atsushi chuckled, it felt casual to talk about his brother now. They were slowly repairing the line that seperated them.
"You have trouble with your brother, then you'd understand." Yuuta had almost forgotten that Atsushi, like him, was the younger sibling in a brother brother type situation.
"Yah. You have troubles with your brother?" Atsushi hit the nail on the head, but he didn't really have anything else to go by.
"Uh huh. He broke a promise that we made when little, and I...I broke it not long ago. He's dating Tezuka, Seigaku's Captain. And it ticks me off. But I.. I started dating Mizuki-san a couple months ago and it doesn't feel all that bad. It doesn't erase all the pain, but it fills up some parts that were missing. But I..I did that with Mizuki and now I feel horrible." Yuuta spilled the words out. Atsushi seemed to contemplate things before talking.
"Well, seems you had deep feelings for your brother, but are seeking an escape by seeing those aspects you miss in Mizuki. But he's just a substitute for your brother. You weren't exactly ready to sacrifice your self for the cause, as your mind and body are telling you, but your body lied to your heart and mind. You don't need to feel completely like a lost cause, because if your brother loves you, then he'll forgive you for breaking the promise. Surely he'll understand your feelings even more." Yuuta was wishing he had grabbed a jacket or something instead of walking outside in shorts and a t-shirt like an idiot.
"I suppose you're right." Atsushi smiled before throwing an arm around Yuuta, tugging him into a hug.
"Family is held together by unconditional love and blood. Things will work out. If you need to talk, come seek me out. I'm usually here when I can't sleep. Knock twice then three times at my door if I'm not here." The third year lead the second year back inside. "And next time, wear more clothes when walking out in the middle of winter."
"Sorry, wasn't really thinking." Yuuta rubbed the back of his head as the two stopped outside Atsushi's door.
"Try and rest up. Night, Yuuta."
"Night." Atsushi slipped silently into the room he shared with Yanagizawa. Last thing he wanted was to wake up the other boy. Yuuta returned back to his room to rest. Maybe Atsushi was right and things would work out. Tugging his shorts off, Yuuta crawled into bed. He mainly snuggled against himself and the feel of his shirt. He could still remember his brother giving him the shirt, he had yelled and said he didn't want the shirt, but Fuji made him take it anyway.
"Arigato..Aniki."
Another chapter down, but what's this, more turmoil? And even an injury to everyone's favorite left-hand killer? What awaits the St. Rudolph boys next chapter? Find out then.