Few weeks later….

"I'm glad you agreed to come." Leanne said with a smile, all the while examining the view of an all too attractive novelist in front of him.

"Of course."

"Are you sure nobody's going to kill me after this?" she teased, handing him the keys to her car. "I still have bundles of work at the office….can't afford to die now."

Tezuka just gave her 'that' familiar smile reserved only for her.

They walked silently to Leanne's car. Even when she knew that what she's doing would cause a scene later, she can't help but be fascinated by the thought of Fuji, treating her as a sworn enemy.

She smiled at herself. This will be fun.

"Tezuka?..."

"Hai."

Fuji looked at his boyfriend in confusion. After the spectacled man waved off his invitation to come to the thanksgiving party for literary and journalism awardees, he saw no point why Tezuka would be standing there in front of him.

"I thought you're not coming."

Tezuka shrugged. "Moods change."

'Duh.' Fuji thought. What a lame excuse. If he doesn't want to go together with him, he could've just said so.

"I see..well, I also just arrive, so if you haven't eaten we can grab some foods."

Fuji didn't wait for Tezuka's confirmation and turned around to get something for himself from the buffet at the table. He would let Tezuka's mood swing pass. After all, it also happens to him at times.

"Tezuka do you want some-"

Fuji trailed off with what he saw just as he turned back to the novelist. Tezuka has somehow managed to distance himself but not enough to hide 'them' from Fuji's view.

Leanne was there….gently adjusting Tezuka's neck tie, which doesn't actually appear to be mistakenly tied. He could clearly see her lovely smile while saying something to the novelist. Fuji really didn't mind that….but Tezuka's gentle, if not loving look directed to Leanne was an all new different story. It felt…wrong.

He turned back to the table and put down the plate he was supposed to give to Tezuka. His appetite was lost, and as absurd as it may seem, he knew that what he felt at that moment was stupid jealousy to his boyfriend's ex. Funny because this jealousy doesn't emit any kind of competitive instinct from him just like how it was every time he envies somebody's prowess. This feels different, totally strange.

Fuji grabbed a glass of water and drank it in one go, feeling the tightening of his chest and the sudden dryness of his throat. He sighed and shut his eyes.

He needed air.

Leanne inwardly smiled at herself. Fuji looks interesting when jealous.

'Cute.' she thought. '..but not enough..'

'Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Fuji mentally cursed while punching in a certain phone number on his phone. So it was because of Leanne that Tezuka came? Huh. How dramatic. And it was not even more than a week since they broke up. What a flirt.

"Where are you?" he asked as soon as the familiar voice answered his call.

"Fuji?...Hey..how are-"

"Damn it, Oshitari! Where the hell are you?!" Fuji snapped, feeling more annoyed with the other man's unmindful tone.

How can he be so relaxed when his girlfriend was cheating behind his back? And with not just some other man, mind you. It was Tezuka, for Pete's sake! Leanne's ex! Crap. Oshitari should have seen this coming.

"Hey, wait…calm down…What's with the sudden outburst?" Oshitari asked.

He heard Fuji's sharp sigh.

"I'm here at the gathering."

"Gathering? Uhm…So what's up? I mean…..Is there something I can do for you?"

Fuji frowned, now totally annoyed with Oshitari's ignorance about what's going on. Didn't he even know that Leanne's going to – wait…

"Did Leanne tell you something about a gathering? Company matters.." he asked, dreading the answer that was about to come.

Oshitari thought for a while.

"She did…..Oh yes, I know it. Did she do something crazy again?...she insisted on sleeping over at your place tonight…..said you agreed to it.."

Fuji gaped. What the hell?

"She said what?"

"She's sleeping over…..I don't see any reason to held her back. Gomen.."

Fuji once again sighed. Seriously, Leanne's giving him much of a headache.

"I'll call you back if something happens. I'll watch over her, don't worry." he said before ending the call and going back inside the party hall.

Fuji doesn't want to meddle in to somebody else's affairs, especially if it has something to do with their love lives. Yet seeing how Leanne was playing around with a very considerate and kind man as Oshitari, he was left with no more choices than to make things clear; that she has his boyfriend, and Tezuka was no longer that person.

"We need to talk." he burst as soon as he's in front of the two 'ex-couples'..

Leanne looked at him in question "Is something wrong?"

"Yes. You being here, and lying about it to Oshitari is what makes everything wrong. And who says I allowed you to sleep over at my place, by the way?"

"Bring this outside, Syusuke..people are staring." Tezuka muttered, slightly prying him away.

"That wouldn't do. My editor has to settle this issue now. Right here."

Leanne shrugged. "I did lie to Oshitari, but that was only because he's not letting me go in here if he knows I'll be with Kunimitsu."

'Oh, witch! How dare you call him by his first name!' Fuji angrily thought.

"And?"

"…and I need to be here…" Leanne simply answered.

"Well obviously you could have bring him along instead of my boyfriend.."

This time, Tezuka felt like he would soon have a headache. He held Fuji's arm and pulled him closer, whispering something to his ear.

Fuji nodded with a blush.

Leanne raised a brow.

"Fine. Do what you like. But you're not staying at my house." Fuji warned.

His editor smiled and moved closer to her original position beside Tezuka.

"Sure. Kunimitsu will surely allow me – "

Fuji glared at her. "Tezuka and I are going home together. He's staying with me, and Oshitari's picking you up."

With that, Fuji left the scene and grabbed himself a drink. Leanne's really a headache. If she's plotting up something against him, then she better be careful. He's not letting anybody steal Tezuka away. Especially not her.

He once again dialed Oshitari's number, wishing to end the party at once and have his moment with Tezuka.

He missed the moments he had with Tezuka, and one more day of Tezuka deprivation will surely ruin his mood at work. He needs to do something about this.

Author's note:

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