Hello anybody reading this! Yeah, it's kind of short again, and I managed to get myself sick again, so I'm posting this now, even though I've been ordered to go to sleep... Well, that's all for now.
Blufox- Seiichi, huh? Hmm, well, wouldn't that be nice. It would be fun to see Sanada lose it with jealousy... -Takes out her own camera.-
DarkDemonCat- No problem, and thank you again, please read on, and I hope you like what I've done with your idea.
Dovaly- Heheheheh... Well, then go ahead and see... -Chuckles...-
Kagerou Fuji- Honestly, I've read a few of your Fuji/Yuki stories, and I've warned people that other pairings would be -cough-mentioned-cough- I put them in there like this because I like that pairing too.
EmoButterfly1- Is it really that strange?! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry poor world!!! I shouldn't even waste this air by being alive!! (Sorry... I just got carried away there...) -Gets over it.- Honestly, I just hate how Taka and Kabaji normally end up alone, you know. Besides, I think it's cute to think that Kabaji would open up to someone else. Really, it that bad of a pairing? (Not that I'd take them out anyway, but I'm really curious.)
Shizumi Miki- Hmm... Poker Fun. I had fun writing it too, although my sister was reading over my shoulder like 'Oh my jello, she's lost it again...'
SkyBlue147- I haven't been getting alerts either. -Frown.- Shia no like that... Anyway, ne, I was a little nervous about Aku and Dan. I've never really read or written much about that pair... And I'm glad you like Taka and Hippo-san! Yeah, my friend read over it, and she was like 'Where the heck did you get an idea like that?!' Ohh... Yeah, so Kabaji has to be OOC, but I promise to only make him that way with Taka.
Yoshiko-chan- Hahaha, I agree. Do you think I should update slower? Hnn... I've never thought of that before.
Kawaii-Gaara-Chan- Well, first of all, thank you for posting a review for each chapter, even though you (I assume) read them in the same day. That's very kind of you. Also... -chuckles-... never mind... On with the poker!
RaiPheonix015- I'm a little bit afraid, but I'm going to ask anyway; if you have a theory, how do you think Atobe would find out (Although I already have this planned...) And yes, Momo should be a man... Or a fox, ne, whatever comes more naturally at this point. And I probably stretched it with Tezuka making them invisible. Yes. It's all Mizuki's fault. I often want to kill him. -Skipping the part about whether Tezuka lied or not.- Ne, love is wonderful... Desu. -Laughs.- Dan is fun, I want to make him talk more often now. And, just out of curiosity, are Taka and Kabaji that strange of a pairing? Hmm, I get the feeling that I'm stretching the bounds of reality...
KiriharaAkaya- Hmm? Crackish? Well, ne, it wouldn't be any fun if Kabaji wasn't a little out of character. Still, I only plan to have him act like that around Taka anyway. Sorry if it bothers you. And don't worry about immediately thinking 'strip'. They're hot tennis players. You know we all thought that. XD
Disclaimer- I do not own Prince of Tennis
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"Saa," Fuji sighed. "I don't seem to be very good at this game." He placed his cards down on the floor in front of him, sporting a pair of twos. "What am I on?"
"Your shirt," Gakuto said, grinning. Fuji sighed again, although it was obvious that he didn't really care, and unbuttoned his pajama top, shaking it off of his shoulders. So far, Yuushi and Atobe had both lost a sock, Gakuto had lost both of his, Jirou had lost his necklace and one sock, while Yukimura, Sanada and Kunimitsu were still fully dressed.
Kunimitsu scowled, knowing that Fuji was losing on purpose. So, the next round, he tried to lose on purpose, if only to keep Fuji from losing, and possible being forced to rid himself of his pants. Kunimitsu, though he found it quite appealing to think of Fuji without those pants, certainly didn't want a bunch of people looking at his tensai that way.
However, it was Yukimura who lost that round, and the next several after, until he was tied with Fuji. Sanada's face grew more and more grim as his boyfriend continued to, he suspected, follow Fuji's example. Kunimitsu sighed, knowing that this was turning quickly into a battle of who could lose first, as Gakuto also tried to get into the running, followed by a slyly grinning Jirou. It wasn't until several rounds later, that Fuji succeeded in 'beating' the others, and slowly shook of his pants.
At first, Kunimitsu had been too stunned to do anything, but then he heard someone, he wasn't sure who, whistle, and knew he had to take action. Reaching out towards the tensai, he took the lithe figure into his arms, turning Fuji so that he was in his lap, facing away from the other players. He glared slightly over Fuji's shoulder, and the tensai chuckled.
Yuushi sighed. "I didn't think about that... The jealousy factor." he glanced at Gakuto, who blew him a kiss, and winked. The other two boys that had battled with Fuji were in similar positions, Jirou looking more excited then ever, and Yukimura draping himself over Sanada in a way that seemed to have quite an effect on the fukubuchou.
"Aa," Atobe acknowledged. He sighed. "Ore-sama has no problems being forced to strip down himself, however..."
"I understand what you mean," Sanada said. And so, the game came to an abrupt end. Much to Fuji's disappointment.
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"Kunimitsu," Fuji said softly, putting a hand on the buchou's arm. "Why don't you just rest for a while?"
"Iie," Kunimitsu shook his head. He gave Fuji a look that seemed to say 'you know I can't.'
Fuji sighed, then, something hit him. Yukimura could turn powers off... "Just lay down," Fuji said, "Please." Kunimitsu grumbled a bit, and then did as Fuji asked. He watched silently as the slight boy moved off to speak with Yukimura.
"Shusuke..." Kunimitsu mumbled when the said tensai returned to his side, this time with Yukimura in tow. He felt so tired... He supposed he was still feeling the after-effects of going such a long time without sleep. He had gotten a fairly full night's worth of sleep the night before, but he still felt so tired...
"Kunimitsu," Fuji smiled back. "I want you to go to sleep, now." Kunimitsu went to argue, but Fuji shushed him. "Go to sleep. When the pains come, I will take them from you." Now Kunimitsu really did try to protest, even moving to sit up, but Fuji just pushed him gently down again. "Shhh, listen to me. Trust me." Kunimitsu forced himself to remain calm. He trusted Fuji, of course, and so waited to at least hear the rest of this plan before trying to argue again. "After I take it from you, Yukimura-san will use his power to turn mine off." Shusuke smiled slightly. "This might be a good start to finding out how to make the pains go away. Of course, this is only temporary, because it would be very unfair of us to keep Yukimura-san up so often, but it should work, at least, for tonight."
"..."
"Please, Kunimitsu, what could it hurt?"
"It could hurt you."
"Kunimitsu..." Fuji looked at the buchou with pleading eyes.
"What are the chances that this will work, Yukimura-san?" Kunimitsu asked, and Fuji smiled, as did Yukimura.
"There is a very good chance that it will work," Yukimura smiled brightly. "Please, Tezuka-kun, now that Fuji-kun has explained what's going on, I would be happy to help." Well, that was strange. Yukimura certainly seemed a bit overeager to do this for them. Kunimitsu wondered for a moment what Fuji had bribed him with.
"... Alright," Kunimitsu caved, and Fuji hugged him in response. Not long after that, Kunimitsu fell asleep.
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Dear Kami-sama, what if this didn't work? Fuji worried slightly, knowing that the pains would come soon. If this didn't work, and he had to suffer through the pains himself, Kunimitsu would be so angry at him... He really didn't want that. He didn't want to fight with Kunimitsu again over this. He hated arguing with the buchou.
He hated when Kunimitsu got upset with him because he put the other boy's wellbeing before his own. As if Fuji was the amazing one, who needed to be kept safe at all times. Fuji could have slapped himself then, realizing that worrying would only make him miss his chance to rid Kunimitsu of the pain as soon as possible. Worrying would not change the out come, and he knew that he was starting to sound like Oishi. Oh how Ryoma would laugh over that, should he have been awake.
Thinking about it that way, Fuji cleared his mind and did not miss the way Kunimitsu's hand twitched jus before the pains took him. Immediately, Fuji's hand was on the buchou's chest, and he activated his power, transferring the pain from Kunimitsu to himself. Yukimura looked poised to use his power of Fuji, but Fuji shook his head, knowing that not all of the pain had left Kunimitsu yet.
It hurt. It hurt a lot, but he knew that this was their best chance. This was what he had to do. Finally he felt the last of it flow into his, and Yukimura gently placed a hand on his shoulder.
Fuji felt himself crumple over, and strong arms took him into their folds, as the pain slowly drifted away. He clenched his eyes shut as the final pangs died away, and snuggled closer to Kunimitsu. He was so happy that he wanted to laugh. It might have laughed, but some reason, actually feeling the pain or not, he was still tired. He opened his eyes a bit to see that Kunimitsu was in a similar situation.
"It worked," Kunimitsu whispered softly. He was smiling. Hmm... He looked really good just then. He reached his lips up Kunimitsu's and kissed him softly.
Parting, and moving back down, he murmured. "'Night, 'Mitsu..." And was out for the night.
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Kunimitsu stayed away for quite sometime after that, stroking his hands through Fuji's hair. Yukimura sat near by with Sanada, quietly watching the other buchou drift off into some other place in the back of his mind. Yukimura settled farther back into Sanada's arms, and gave sigh. They were the only ones still awake.
"Yukimura-san," Kunimitsu said softly, looking the delicate looking buchou in the eyes. "Thank you." Yukimura smiled slightly.
"It really isn't a problem, Tezuka-san."
"Yukimura-san, not to be rude..." Kunimitsu said, and seemed to think about it for a moment. "But if you don't mind... What did Shusuke bribe you with to go along with this plan of his?"
"Hmm?" Yukimura laughed softly, his eyes glancing at the sleeping tensai. "Nothing, why?"
Kunimitsu really looked like he didn't believe Yukimura.
"No, really," Yukimura insisted. "He really just told me what was going on, well, he told me some things, I had a feeling that there was more..." Yukimura shook his head elegantly, "... In all honesty, I helped because I know I would want someone to help Genichirou in a situation like that."
"... I see," Kunimitsu said, and Fuji snuggled up against him even more, as if on cue.
"Well," Yukimura sighed, standing up. "I think I'll be heading too sleep." Sanada nodded to Tezuka, who nodded back, and then followed after Yukimura.
Once they were a ways away, Sanada smiled slightly at his captain as they got into their shared sleeping bags. "Was that the only reason?"
"Hmm... I admit that I am a bit attracted to Fuji, which may have influenced it a bit, but..." Yukimura smirked slightly in a sadistic manner. "It's no different from how you see Tezuka."
Sanada's eyes opened a bit wider. "Seiichi..."
"Ne, it doesn't matter, Gen-chan," Yukimura purred. "I don't want Fuji. Being attracted to him doesn't mean I love him. The same for you and Tezuka." Yukimura curled up against Sanada, his long ferret tail wrapping itself around Sanada's ankle. Sanada nearly chuckled at this odd habit Yukimura had recently developed. He was certain that the buchou had no idea that he even did that.
"Hmm... A look but don't touch rule?"
"A look and don't even think about touching rule." Yukimura's eyes had suddenly become sharp.
"Hnn, good." He kissed Yukimura's forehead.
"Ne, Gen-chan?" Yukimura sighed contentedly, his eyes softening and going back to being clouded with a need to sleep.
"Hmm?"
"They look good together don't they?"
"Ee, but so do we." Yukimura fell asleep with a smile on his face.
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To his great surprise, Eiji was no the first one up in the morning. About ten feet away, a figure stood looking out a window, which was fogged with morning dew. He could tell who it was from the angle he was at, with the sun shining right onto his face, but a glance around the room said that at least Inui and Kaido had also woken up, and had, he figured, gone running. He knew he hadn't slept in, but it seemed that those three others were restless this morning. Maybe it was the fact that they ere surrounded by so many people.
Eiji smiled down at Oishi, who seemed entirely content. People around them or not. Eiji kissed his cheek softly, and heard Oishi make a small, pleased sound in his sleep. Eiji then got up, and walked quietly towards the figure by the window, only to be surprised once again, as he realized that it was Momo.
"'Morning, Eiji-senpai," Momo said, not looking away from the window.
"Morning," Eiji answered, a slight smile on his face. He turned to look out the window with Momo. "Nya... You really shouldn't let your rival know that you like watching him kissing Inui." So that was where they had escaped to.
"It's not them," Momo sighed, "It's just kissing in general."
"You like watching people kiss?" Yeah. That one confused him.
"Nothing like that," Momo scowled. "It just happens that I see two people kissing and I just start thinking..."
"About Ochibi? Because you haven't kissed him on the lips yet?" That made more sense. Momo nodded, and the two boys were silent for a moment. "... Why haven't you kissed him?"
"I want his first kiss to be... Perfect," Momo shrugged. "I just want it to be something he can look back on and smile."
"You know, Oishi was my first kiss," Eiji said. "And it wasn't like we kissed anywhere special or anything, but when I think of it, I still smile, because it was Oishi." Eiji smiled and shook his head. "My point is, if you're the one who kisses Ochibi, I'm sure that will make him smile too."
Momo frowned. "My first kiss..." He looked Eiji right in the eyes. "Was from some guy I didn't even know. He tried to kidnap me." Eiji's eyes widened. "He didn't succeed, of course, but that event changed me. First kisses are very important. I don't want him to remember his first kiss as just the first time I kissed him. I want it to be the kind of kiss that you'll remember for the rest of your life, even if you forget the person that kissed you."
"...You think he could forget you?" Eiji asked, looking at Momo as if he had just watched the other boy throw insults at himself.
"I hope not. I don't want to ever be without him, but..." Momo laughed. Eiji felt better then, because he looked much more like himself when he laughed like that. "I don't even know how to explain it!"
"Hoi. Well, good luck, Momo-chan!" Eiji grinned, and then headed back to lie down next to Oishi once more.
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As Promised, here's the list, containing the characters in the story at this point, and they powers for those who have them. If I've missed something, or something is not in the story, but on here, I'm sorry if it spoils something. I'm really not trying to. Future pairings not included, though later a list of pairing and roommates for the property will be added.
:Seishun:
Kunimitsu- avian, tori (Corvus coronoides, Australian Raven), Power: Controls/manipulates senses, making things and even people invisible from the eyes of others. Can do the same with hearing, touch, taste, and even smell. If he wanted to, he could even potentially make someone blind, deaf, or even paralyzed, though he doesn't have enough control over his power to do that for very long.
Fuji- Avian, tori (Elanus scriptus, Letter-winged Kite), Power: Can take on the pain of others by having physical contact with them. It is not for sure whether or not he will be able to do so without contact when he gets better control of his power.
Oishi- Bear, (Sun bear) kuma
Eiji- Puppy, inu/koinu
Momo- Fox, kitsune
Ryoma- Wolf, ookami, Power: Reads minds, moves things with his thoughts, can track someone using their thoughts, and also has the ability to hold conversations with other people in their heads; can influence other peoples actions and choices, and tell when someone is standing behind him, and who they are, without having to look. The only person his power does not work on is Tezuka, for reasons unknown at this point in time.
Inui- Kitty (Weird, huh?), neko (blackish brown)
Kaido- Viper (duh), hebi
Taka- Deer, shika
:Hyotei:
Atobe- Avian, tori (Coracias caudata, Lilac-Breasted Roller)
Yuushi-Bat (Malayan Flying Fox) Power: Can create/manipulate flames. Consequently, his body temperature is constantly a little bit higher than the norm. At the times when he is not in complete control of himself (Rare as that is), another person can get a 'sun burn' by touching his skin.
Choutarou- Addra Gazelle (Gazella dama mhorn)
Shishido- Horse (Black, Baby!)
Gakuto- Rabbit
Jirou- Amur Tiger (Siberian Tiger (For those who don't know the proper name)) (Nocturnal -laughs-) Power: He can phase through things, and has some kind of x-ray vision. It is speculated that this power is the reason his eyes cannot revert to their natural color.
Kabaji- Panda
Wakashi- Tasmanian Devil
:Fudomine:
Tachibana- Lion
Akira- Cheetah, Power: Super speed, though it's not so much of a power as it is a side-effect of his animal. Still, he can run faster then any cheetah (Around 124 MPH). However, he does not currently know his limits, and so it is very easy for him to over exert himself using this power.
Shinji- Squirrel
:Rokkaku:
Saeki- Cougar
:Rikkaidai:
Yukimura- Ferret, Power: He has the ability to negate any power. He can only stop the current effects, or keep someone from using their power if they are about to activate it. however, and cannot turn off the power any longer then that. However, his power also gives him a kind of charm that makes the person he is using his power on not resist, and also makes them forget why they were wanting to use their power in the first place.
Kirihara- Chinchilla
Sanada- Snow leopard
Niou Masaharu- Kitty! (White and gray)
Marui Bunta- Dog (Red Irish Setter), Power: Has the ability to generate ice. Whenever he does so, his hyper personality disappears, and is replaced by 'Ikasu-Bunta' (Ikasu ('Cool') for short), which is a type of split personality. Bunta does not remember his times as Ikasu.
Yagyuu Hiroshi- Rat (He's adorable though!)
:St. Rudolf:
Yuta- Cow (-Laughs- (Makes me think of Haru from Fruits Basket))
Mizuki- Sheep/ram
:Yamabuki:
Sengoku- Panther
Akutsu- Bull
Dan- Hamster, Power: Manipulates human emotions. He normally uses his power to make people extremely calm. His power normally takes an emotion someone is already feeling to a small degree and increases it. (Handy, as you can imagine. (-cough-Akutsu-cough-))
:Jyosei:
Takahisa- Avian, tori (Hawk)
Youhei Tanaka- White-faced Capuchin
Kouhei Tanaka-White-faced Capuchin
Wakato- Undefined. Power: He can change what animal he is part of by touching another Trivial Pulse Positive and taking on their animal. It is not clear what his original animal would have been.