Hello anybody reading this!
I will not be answering reviews this chapter, because... I simply can't! There were about... Four, that I could answer without giving something away, and I don't want to (Even though a lot of people already know at least one of my twists being thrown in. Oh, that's the other thing... My bag of tricks is two shorter after this chapter... Wah...
As always, thank you to everyone who reviewed last chapter, and I'll be sure to answer them next time!
OH OH OH!!!!!!!! Thank you again everyone, I forgot!!!! Throughout this fic, I have had two goals, one which I have made clear in the past, and the other which I have not.
-The first one is that I wanted to write for fun and to improve my writing. Looking back at chapter one now, I feel that I have indeed achieved this goal, though I still have a long ways to go...
-The second was a little different. My second goal, that I did not mention because I did not want to pressure my readers, was to get an average of at least ten reviews per chapter. I did not start out with this goal, and when I decided on it, I didn't think I could make it there, but thanks to all of you, my average has shot up. I am very happy about that, and for that reason, I thank you all. Please enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer- I do not own Prince of Tennis
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Like he tended to do these days, Akaya was awake before he opened his eyes. A smile spread over his lips, and he felt warm. Last night had been amazing. He wondered what his parents would say, knowing that their little boy was no longer the chaste little one they had raised. If how they had excepted the facts that he preferred men, and was rooming with Bunta (and Ikasu) were any indication, then they would probably be pretty excepting.
It had started out with simple kisses, Ikasu and Bunta switching off for each kiss, and the a hand was up his shirt. The shirt was removed and their talented mouth sucked away at his skin. They had gone this far before, but this was somehow different. When the figure on top of him looked up to meet his eyes, he saw that each was a different color. One was Bunta's and the other Ikasu's.
Akaya moaned at the thought of having both of them, and, in one voice, though he could somehow here both of them, they whispered, "We love you."
It had took some persuading to get them to really go to bed with him, but he doubted either of them regretted it now. They had been nervous about his being too young (funny, when they were only a year older than himself), or that he'd regret it in the morning, or that his family would find out and it would be a problem. It had taken a little... Non-verbal persuasion, but now Akaya was very glad that he had done it, even if his butt was a little sore.
Akaya shifted around a little bit in the bed. It really was warm. And on both sides too. That was a little strange, now that he thought about it. Normally when he slept next to Bunta (or Ikasu) his body was so warm that the other side felt cold in comparison. Also, he felt like there were too many pair's of arms wrapped around him. The now fully awakened boy slowly opened his eyes, and gasped.
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Living in a house of half human-half animal teenagers, even the smallest sound can be heard, if someone is in the right place at the right time, say, walking by a certain someone's door on their way back from the bathroom. The soundproof walls did little good to someone with acute hearing that heard every sound through the wooden doors of each room.
So, when said person leaving the bathroom is a curious little devil like Masaharu Niou, and he hears a surprised gasp from a voice that he know belongs to his best friends young boyfriend, so early in the morning, you can understand him being a little curious as to what is going on inside said room.
Also, Niou was known to be a real trickster as well, and not at all shy when it came to... Well, anything really. So, deciding to give the young lovers the scare of their life, he deepened his voice to sound like Tarou's and cleared his throat before opening the door. His eyes widened at what he saw.
"What the hell?"
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"Yukimura-buchou! Sanada-fukubuchou!" Niou's voice cut into the room as he burst through the door of their room. "You gotta see this!" Niou was grinning gleefully, and looking bed-ruffled, although Yagyuu, standing right behind him, looked perfect, as usual, though it was still easy to tell that Niou had just woken him up.
"Masa, this probably wasn't a good idea," Yagyuu whispered from behind his boyfriend. Waking people up so early in the morning was never a good idea, especially when said people were the captain and vice captain of your team and could cause you endless misery if they chose.
As it was, only Sanada had awoken because of Niou's yelling and regarded the two boys with sleepy eyes. His eyes widened and he checked to his side, looking relieved to see the other still sleeping. He glared at the disturbance named Niou and, consequently, Yagyuu behind him. Yukimura was curled up, using Sanada's left arm as a pillow and looking extremely innocent. It was quite a change from the usual innocent-but-you-know-I'm-not-so-innocent smile they normally saw from their captain.
'Don't. Wake. Him. Up. Or. Else.' Sanada mouthed to them, and Niou nodded, sensing that Sanada was trying to tell them something important. He saw two options: A) Sanada would kill them if they woke Yukimura, or B) Yukimura would kill them because he was, surprisingly, not a morning person. Neither option looked good.
"Sanada, you gotta see--"
"SHUT THE HELL UP AND LET ME SLEEP!!!!!!!"
Everyone froze as Yukimura sat up, eyes open and ablaze. You could practically see a dark aura hanging around him and the look on his face... Was indescribably evil. Apparently, the answer was B. Sanada sighed and pulled his now free left arm against him, thankful that it wasn't asleep. If Yukimura went on a rampage, he would need both arms to hold him back. Yukimura didn't get angry often, but when he did, he was a force you did not ever want to trifle with.
"But Buchou!" Niou whined, oblivious to the danger he was in. "Bunta and Ikasu SPLIT!"
Yukimura's evil look dropped for a suspicious looking smirk. "You're right Niou-kun, I do want to see that."
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Two pairs of eyes fluttered open simultaneously to a room full of people and mutterings Ikasu's first thought was that it was strange that it was strange that he was in control, as he could feel that Bunta was also awake. Bunta normally had control when they awoke, didn't he. This was new, very new.
Weird though, how his eyes were open and yet he could still see Bunta, as if they were inside their personal sanctuary in their shared mind. Yes, very strange indeed. Wait. He could see Bunta!
He gasped and sat up just as Bunta made a similar movement. The only difference was that Ikasu rammed backwards into a wall while Bunta fell off of the bed. Akaya just watched them both, looking confused.
"Is this a dream?" Akaya asked softly, watching the two identical boys stare at each other and then back at the people staring at them through the door. Ikasu and Bunta moved carefully forward again, each putting a hand on Akaya's cheeks and then placing their other hands on each other's cheeks. They pinched, hard, and yelped.
"It's real!"
"Yowch!"
"What kind of an idea was that?! Don't pinch me!"
"You didn't mind last night!"
All three boys rubbed their cheeks and then looked at each other, now silent. The crowd slowly dissipated, deciding to let them figure things out on their own and then figure it out for themselves later.
"It's not a dream..." Ikasu finally said, breaking the silence. He looked down at his hands, flexed them, and then looked over at Bunta. He touched the identical boy's hand's with his own, his icy eyes wide with wonder. As always, there eyes were their only difference.
"No," Bunta breathed, "It's not."
Their eyes met. "What about Akaya?"
"Relax, Ikasu," Bunta told him through a mental connection they somehow still shared, "Nothing has to change if you don't want it too."
"I don't, but... What if he wants it too? What if..."
"Ikasu, stop. There's no use worrying. We'll ask."
They both turned to Akaya, "What happens now?"
The younger boy looked between the two. Was it selfish of him to still love and want them both? Of course it was, but how could he say such a thing? What if they expected him to chose? What if they wouldn't want to share with the other, now that they had separate bodies. What if--
"Akaya," Bunta's voice cut into his thoughts, "Don't worry about anything. Just be honest with us."
"... If things don't change... Won't it be awkward, for you two?" Akaya asked timidly, "I mean, with each of you having your own body, it would be like being in a three some with your twin one of the other members."
"Cool, we could be in an illegitimate twin relationship."
"And threesome to boot."
"You know what this means, don't you?"
"Twice as much gum and cake?"
"That too."
"A bigger bed?"
"Yep, and kinky threesome sex."
Akaya promptly fainted.
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Fuji was sick. Again.
Kunimitsu was really starting to worry. Actually, he had been worried all along, but it was to the point that he was going to insist that Fuji see a doctor. When he confronted Ryuzaki, however, he saw that it was already being taken care of, as a doctor (a vet really, although he had been a surgeon before retiring and then becoming a vet later to keep himself busy) would be coming that afternoon and the afternoon after and would be sure to see Fuji first. In the mean time, they decided that the best course of action would be to put Fuji under lockdown so that he wouldn't somehow end up going to school again.
Fuji was tough, but Kunimitsu was tougher.
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School that day was... Odd, to say the least. At least for Bunta. He had to fabricate a not-so-fabricated story about his twin showing up from nowhere and get his parents to understand what was really going on so that they would enroll Ikasu in school with him.
As was expected, the principle let him in without much ado, as he was obviously hoping for another talent for their already prestigious tennis team. Also as was to be counted on, the girls were all over him. Kinda.
Ikasu wouldn't let anyone he didn't know touch him, so when girls reached out to touch him, he would lightly grab their wrists or move out of the way, smiling in a coldly polite way all the while. By the end of the day, Ikasu was deemed an ice king, which he seemed to find incredibly funny when no one but Bunta was around, and the two were inseparable for most of the day.
Except for tennis, that is. During lunch, they had both hung out with Akaya, but during tennis practice, there were borders. Ikasu had already told them that he had no intentions of joining the tennis team this year. He had insisted that it was unfair to the other members for him to join now, when he knew that the regulars would treat him differently than any other new member. He had also mentioned something about it being troublesome to join over halfway through the school year. (It is, isn't it?)
Ikasu watched carefully through the fence, and enjoyed the new perspective on things. A nice view of both of his lovers' behinds was a nice bonus.
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They decided to walk home, just the three of them. The property was a good thirty minute walk, after they took that bus as far as it would go. They could have ridden with the others, but Akaya still wanted to talk. He was still worried about their relationship. He felt like a stupid girl for thinking the way that he was, but he couldn't help it. Even though Bunta and Ikasu had acted like it was no big deal for the three of them to stay together, but not only was this even more socially scorned than when people would think they were only gay, but now their relationship, if it ever got out, would be even harder to except.
Akaya didn't mind going through all of the problems, because he loved both Bunta and Ikasu more than anyone else in the world. He knew that they both loved him as well, but if they had no connection between each other, than they would eventually be doomed.
"Could..." Akaya started, not sure how to bring this up to them. They both turned and looked at his, eyes content, if not for a little confusion, "... Could we stop here for a moment?" He motioned to a bench in the park they were passing. Bunta and Ikasu shared a look and followed their young lover over to sit down.
"Do you need to talk to us, Akaya?" Bunta asked, resting a hand on Akaya's left knee. Ikasu mirrored the reaction on Akaya's right.
"Something about our split, perhaps?" Ikasu added, leaning in to lay his cheek on Akaya's shoulder. It was amazing to have his own body, and to be able to look upon both of the people he cared about in this world. "You know that we love you, Kid."
"I know," Akaya said, feeling like a fool, "I know that, I know. It's just... Ikasu, how do you feel about Bunta?"
Whatever Ikasu had been expecting, that certainly hadn't been it. He looked at Akaya, eyes slightly wide. Had he been so obvious? He groaned in his own mind, knowing that for once in his short existence, he didn't have to worry about Bunta hearing him. While he knew that their threesome would be frowned upon, but loving someone who was technically your split personality (or rather, he was Bunta's) was definitely much worse. What would Akaya think? Or, if he know, what did he think? He must have been disgusted.
Ikasu cast Bunta a vulnerable look, while Bunta looked back, looking concerned that Ikasu was blocking his from his mind. Bunta tried to smile encouragingly at his other half, but Ikasu just turned away. Any concern that he had already had automatically tripled, and his hand (the one not on Akaya's knee) crossed over their younger lover and touched Ikasu's hand. The contact forced the link between them to open once more.
"Ikasu, talk to me, please. What's going on?"
"I can't tell you anything. You'll hate me."
"I could never hate you, Ikasu."
"You think that now because you don't know..."
"And I'll never know unless you tell me."
"... It's better that way anyway." Bunta sighed and turned to Akaya, "Could we have a moment, please?"
Akaya looked confused, but nodded and Bunta stood up, dragging Ikasu with him a ways away, dropping his voice. "Ikasu, just tell me. I promise that I won't hate you or get mad. The only way you could make me more angry right now would be to continuously tell me that you can't tell me, understand."
"I... Understand," Ikasu said in a breath, his eyes not daring to look up. "I... Um... I like you, Bunta, a lot."
"... You what?" Bunta looked shocked. Ikasu frowned, a blush decorating his face.
"If you make me say it again, I'm going to freeze a certain part of you so that you have to let Akaya be seme for the rest of your life."
"You... Like me?"
"I warned you," Ikasu said, and ice began forming in his hand. Bunta quickly stopped him.
"Ah! Wait, wait! I like you, too, Ikasu," Bunta said, trying to save himself and get his feelings across at the same time. "But... It's alright isn't it? I mean, I love you, and I love Akaya, Akaya says that he loves both you and I, so if you say that you love Akaya and you like me, then isn't that enough? I mean, we've already got more than most people will ever have, so why should we worry about the rest of the world."
Ikasu blinked, and then smiled. " I suppose you're right."
"I'm always right," Bunta grinned, "I'm a tensai after all."
"Right." They headed back towards Akaya. "We have an answer."
Without another word spoken, Bunta and Ikasu both moved towards each and their lips met in a brief kiss, before both moved towards Akaya and each kissed one of his cheeks. "We love you, Akaya."
Akaya smiled, "You guys know what they say, right?"
"What?"
"People love people who love themselves."
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Fuji was nervous. Why hadn't they let Kunimitsu come in with him? Of course, their was no real reason for him to be nervous, seeing as he wasn't sick. Nope, not at all. He just had to throw up sometimes, was extremely tired, got headaches and he thought he might be gaining weight, oh, and his appetite was constantly changing. What about that made him seem sick? See? Not sick at all.
"Mr. Fuji," The doctor smiled, holding out his hand to let the elderly man shake it.
"My name is Dr. Hatchett. What seems to be the problem?"
"The fact that Inui is in here is a good place to start," Fuji smiled.
"Mr. Inui is in here to collect data on this 'Trivial Pulse' incident on the whole, Mr. Fuji, he will be here for all of the others' appointments as well," Dr. Hatchett seemed unfazed by Fuji's smile and smiled back. "Now, what seem to be your symptoms, Mr. Fuji."
"I get nauseous a lot, but I only throw up early in the day, I'm tired all the time, my tastes in food keep changing and I think that I might have gained a little weight." Inui frowned at the last part, knowing that it was nearly impossible for Fuji to gain any weight, given his body type and how active he was.
Dr. Hatchett frowned. "Interesting..." He asked Fuji to lay back and gently prodded his stomach, asking if he felt any pain. At one point, Fuji scooted away from the doctor, asking him not to touch a certain area of his lower stomach. He wasn't able to explain why when asked, because he knew that he hadn't been feeling any pain. Dr. Hatchett continued to frown and then took a few samples of blood, checked Fuji's stomach and then asked Inui to leave the room for a few moments.
"Mr. Fuji, I need to ask you a few questions, some of which will be embarrassing, but I need you to answer me truthfully, alright?"
"Sure," Fuji answered.
"Are you sexually active?"
"Yes."
"With a man?"
Fuji was a little startled, but answered quickly, "Yes."
"Would I be correct to assume that you are... The bottom in this relationship?"
Fuji's eyebrow rose, "Why?"
"Please just answer the question, Mr. Fuji," Dr. Hatchett said, with a patience that only someone accustomed to working with disagreeable cold have.
"Yes."
"... Oh, dear..." Dr. Hatchet said, "Alright, Mr. Fuji, I think I know what is going on." He let Inui back in, who sat back down at his computer. "Mr. Fuji, from what I can tell from your body and our various tests, it would seem to me that you are an oviparous."
"... Excuse me?"
"An oviparous animal, like a bird, is an animal that can lay eggs," Inui interjected.
"I know what oviparous means," Fuji informed Inui, sounding a little bitter about it, "But last time I checked, I'm a boy. You can ask Kunimitsu if you don't believe me."
"Mr. Fuji, this is not an insult to you, and I do realize that you are male, thank you," Dr. Hatchett said, "But from what I've seen, your DNA was mixed with an animal's, correct? I really think that it is quite possible, as you seem to be with child at this very moment, Mr. Fuji."
Fuji's eyes went wide and his smile dropped. His breathing was slightly irregular and he tried to take deep breaths. "You... Can't be sure of that, not with the tests you've performed."
"No, but with your symptoms, it is more than clear," Dr. Hatchett said, standing next to the young boy, putting a kind hand on his shoulder, "Mr. Fuji, I can run a few more tests if you'd like, but the blood sample will tell us everything anyway. Honestly, I don't even think that we need that. I was a doctor for many years, Mr. Fuji, I have a wife and children and even grandchildren of my own, so I've seen more than a few pregnancies. Also, I'm a vet, Mr. Fuji, if you can trust anyone's word on this, it's mine." He sighed, "What about the father?"
"Kunimitsu... I know that he wants children, and he loves me... He's risked his life for me before, but I don't know if I can ask him to give up the life he has, the life we have, for this..." Fuji said softly.
"Fuji, if you don't mind me saying," Inui said, also moving to his teammates side, "Tezuka loves you. We both know that, and we also know that the chance of him leaving you is zero percent. Tezuka also respects you as a person, however, and I know that he trusts you to make your own decisions. If you say that you want this child, Buchou will support you."
Fuji nodded, tears in his eyes. "I know. I know..."
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Just a few notes:
--Sorry to anyone against IkasuAkayaBunta or the IkasuBunta I added. I just wanted to put some closure on their story. The way I ended with them before (And there is only one more real scene about them left in the story) just didn't seem like enough. I also thoughts that Ikasu deserved his own body. Go ahead and Flame if you like, I'll take it.
-- Again, sorry to those against Mpreg... This will be mentioned in the story, but for those who want to know now, just in case you don't plan on reading anymore because of the Mpreg, FUJI'S PREGNANCY WILL NOT BE LIKE A NORMAL PREGNANCY, so the stupid things that appear in most Mpreg fics will not be here if I can at all help it. This is because Fuji is a bird-kid, so a good deal of the 'pregnancy' is actually just a couple days in the beginning, laying the egg and then keeping it warm until it hatches, just like any other bird.
-- Also, back to Ikasu and Bunta... I made them total perverts in here... XD ... Couldn't help it...
A special note to RaiPhoenix015- I really wanted to tell you that I do not look down at you because you are younger than I thought. I'm only fifteen myself, in fact, and I was impressed by the fact that you can make crazy funny comments and yet still get things through that are very important. I value your input, and more than once I have shown friends of mine your reviews, if only to have the 'longest-review-ever award' that I decided to give you validated. In fact, though I did not know your age I called you 'Rai-san' out of respect, not because I thought you were that much older than me (although it would not have surprised me much if it turned out that you were). As always, good luck with your schooling and take care. Also, thank you for your loyal reviews, they really do mean a lot to me, even though you always used to think that I would get annoyed (or perhaps you still do?).
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