A/N: Took me a while to write. I had to rewrite it since the first version just plain sucked. The italicized quotes (not the Japanese) are originally from either Love Letter or KikumaruCupid.

Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis or the characters.

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Tezuka followed Fuji as Fuji went home. Well, really, he was walking Fuji home. He hadn't said a word at all, not after Fuji had surprised him with a kiss. He hadn't exactly responded to Fuji's confession, not in words anyway, buy Fuji didn't really mind at the moment. Tezuka wasn't one of many words so having Tezuka beside him right now was enough to satisfy the Tensai…for now. Besides, if Fuji ever felt he needed an answer, he knew he could get it out of Tezuka, one way or another. Having Tezuka walk him home would just be the beginning. How far they would go and how long this would last would be what made this interesting.

~0x0x0~

"Bye Tezuka!" Fuji said happily as they reached the front gate. But Tezuka made no move to leave. He only stared down at Fuji, considering.

He half couldn't believe Fuji would be serious about that kiss. Most of the time, the Tensai only did things to unsettle him. Although Tezuka was the one with a face that seemed set in stone, Fuji was probably the one most able to keep his cool. Fuji would probably be very level headed had it not been for his almost obsessive need to cause trouble, especially for one very stoic captain.

It was nearly impossible to read Fuji. Tezuka couldn't read anything behind that smile. Was it normal for someone to be so…calm…after a confession? Especially one like the one from moments ago? Tezuka would never claim to be an expert in this area, but from his experience most people tend to be a little nervous after a confession…then again, Fuji wasn't 'most people.' He hadn't even blushed.

After a moment, Tezuka let out a sigh. "Don't forget to run those laps tomorrow." If Fuji had ever entertained any hopes that dating Tezuka would mean a lighter punishment from Tezuka, he would have been sorely mistaken. It was a good thing, then, that Fuji did not expect any such thing from Tezuka.

As Tezuka turned to leave, Fuji grabbed his hand. "Tezuka! Wait! You forgot something."

"What?" Tezuka turned to see Fuji grinning up at him. For the second time that day, Fuji pulled the taller boy down for a kiss.

"That." Fuji said breathlessly as he pulled away. "See you tomorrow, Tezuka." Still grinning, Fuji opened the front door and went in leaving a stunned Tezuka on his doorsteps.

~0x0x0~

Tezuka did not know what had possessed him to leave an hour earlier and go out of his way to show up at Fuji's house the two days later, but that was exactly what he did. He waited less than five minutes before the Tensai came out.

"Ittekimasu." Fuji's eyes found Tezuka standing there and a puzzled expression showed on his face before his standard smile replaced it. "Tezuka. Ohayo. You're early today."

"You're early yourself."

"What are you doing here?" the Tensai asked.

"Making sure you run you're laps." It didn't escape Fuji's notice when Tezuka shifted uncomfortably. It was a very slight movement but it showed Tezuka's discomfort.

"Hai." Fuji flashed a brilliant smile at his captain. If someone were to look very closely, they would notice the tinge of pink on the taller boy's cheek, but there was no one else on the streets save Fuji and Tezuka.

~0x0x0~

True to his word, Tezuka made sure Fuji ran his laps. It was the sole purpose for them coming to morning practice early. Tezuka stood silently aside as he watched Fuji make his rounds around the courts. By the time the others showed up for practice, Fuji was finished with a little over half the hundred laps Tezuka was making him run.

Fuji continued his laps as Tezuka addressed the rest of the team. "Because of a certain…prank…pulled by Fuji, everyone will report to practice afterschool tomorrow. Let it be known that yesterday's practice was not cancelled."

Most eyes strayed to Fuji. Some wondered just how many laps Fuji had to run while others admired Fuji for his daringness at pulling such a prank. The Tensai was famous for his pranks, but none were as bad as this. They wondered what was so important to Fuji that he would go through such lengths to cancel practice. Whatever it had been must have been important…if there had been a reason at all. None of them could remember Fuji having to run more than fifty laps for any of his little mischief and it looked like Fuji had been running for a long time…a very long time.

Tezuka dismissed everyone to their normal morning practice of endurance training for first years and basic training for second and third years. Tezuka noticed two people walk towards him. The first, Oishi, was expected. The second, he could probably do without at the moment, especially with that gleam in those square glasses. No doubt he would ask something Tezuka did not want to answer.

"Tezuka." Tezuka turned towards his Vice-captain. "Is it alright to just call practice like that? What if they have plans? We don't usually have practice on Thursday."

"If they can't make it, they can come see me." As if anyone would be brave enough.

"Tezuka. I saw something very interesting yesterday." The second person approached Tezuka. Oishi turned to look at Inui. Somehow Tezuka knew what it was Inui had seen. Leave it to the team's data expert to have happened upon him and Fuji at just that moment. Tezuka's expression revealed nothing. With the same stoic expression he used for everything, Tezuka regarded Inui and his words.

"One question: Did it affect his punishment at all?"

Tezuka made no answer but he couldn't help the little twitch that made it up to his right eyebrow.

"Hmm…" Inui scribbled something in his notebook. "I guess it didn't…" the data collector said as he walked away.

"What was that about, Tezuka?" Oishi asked at the end of the very odd conversation.

"Nothing."

~0x0x0~

"Fuji! Let's do something together this weekend, nya!" It seemed Eiji was no longer mad at him. Fuji gave one of his rare genuine smiles. It was nice to have Eiji talk to him again.

~0x0x0~

Fuji waited outside the classroom door as Tezuka turned in some paperwork to Ryuuzaki-sensei. He'd seen Sensei give him an odd look but only smiled in return.

The two walked home together, enjoying each other's company.

"Ne, Tezuka, Eiji asked me out this weekend."

"…Is that so…"

"Were you planning something?" Tezuka could hear the teasing lilt in Fuji's voice.

"…No." He could hear Fuji chuckling before feeling the tensai brought their hands together, entwining their fingers.

He guessed the fishing trip could wait another weekend.

~0x0x0~

"Te-Tezuka."

~0x0x0~

Sunday arrived before any of the four realized it. They each met at their respective places: Eiji and Fuji at the train station, Oishi and Tezuka at school. At half past ten, Oishi bought two tickets for entrance into an amusement park where he and Tezuka would meet Eiji and Fuji. He glanced back to make sure Tezuka was following him before he started looking around for Eiji.

~0x0x0~

Fuji had to laugh at the almost confused expression on Tezuka's face. It didn't miss the tensai's attention when Tezuka seemed to scan the area.

"Something wrong, Tezuka?"

When realization dawned on Tezuka, Fuji wished for a camera.

~0x0x0~After the Rollercoaster~0x0x0~

Tezuka and Fuji waited while Eiji took care of Oishi for a change. When Fuji suddenly started laughing, Tezuka somehow knew he wasn't laughing at Oishi.

He directed a pointed look at Fuji only succeeding in getting more giggles from the smaller boy.

"Fuji…"

"Tezuka, we should ride the rollercoaster more often…" Fuji managed to say before he broke off into another fit of giggles.

"Ahh, wait here for a second." Fuji stood up and walked over to one of the overpriced vendors and bought a bottle of water. Standing up himself, Tezuka joined Fuji as he walked over to Oishi.

"Here. This will help."

~0x0x0~The Maze~0x0x0~

Tezuka couldn't help but think that Fuji was somehow cheating. The way he seemed to breeze through the maze with no problem was the only hint of it. How he did it was the question. Fuji never let go of his hand throughout the maze. As they made their way through the maze, Fuji would gently tug him in the right direction. At every intersection, Fuji would pause and seemed to consider each side before actually choosing one.

So far they've only ran into two dead ends. How Fuji did it, Tezuka had no clue. Then as they approached another turn, he saw Fuji frown. Rounding the corner, Tezuka saw why. It was another dead end, their third.

He watched as Fuji reached into his pocket…and pulled out a piece of paper. Not just any piece of paper, it looked like a map.

"Fuji…"

"Yes, Tezuka?" Fuji didn't even look up at him.

"Are you cheating?"

"Tezuka, why would you say that?" Although he sounded offended, the smirk on his face said otherwise. Even so, he still didn't look up from the map.

"Then what is that?"

"You mean the map? They had them outside. Didn't you see?"

"Fuji…"

"It's not cheating. I'm only using the resources they give me. I didn't say we couldn't use a map. And besides, it isn't my fault they didn't notice the map by the door…"

"Fuji, that's not…" Tezuka noticed Fuji's pout, but he never thought anything of it. He should have though since it was Fuji. Before Tezuka could really properly chastise Fuji for cheating, he was pulled down and found Fuji's lips on his. Too late did he realize that Fuji had him against a wall, pressed up against him, making escape a bit more difficult…had Tezuka even thought of escape. Tezuka couldn't really think of anything at the moment. All he could think of was Fuji and the ever deepening kiss.

When Fuji pulled away, Tezuka was almost sorry for it. The maze was dark, but not dark enough to hide the crimson shade Tezuka's face had become. They were both a little breathless. He saw Fuji grin up at him then giggle.

"Let's continue." Fuji said suggestively, before reaching over and taking his hand again. Fuji pulled Tezuka back into the maze.

When they made it out of the maze, Fuji discarded the map that Tezuka had forgotten all about in a nearby trash can before sitting down on one of the benches as they wait for Eiji and Oishi to come out.

"How did you make it out before us?"

"Saa…"

"Fujiii…you cheated didn't you?"

"Eiji, do you think Tezuka would cheat?"

When Eiji made no answer, Tezuka couldn't bring himself to look at him or Oishi. It seemed no one noticed that Fuji hadn't answered the question at all.

~0x0x0~After Lunch~0x0x0~

When the other three—well, two since Oishi was just being dragged along—decided that it would be a great idea to ride something vaguely resembling a 'Tunnel of Love' Tezuka had to say no.

"I'll wait for you here." He told them.

"But Tezuka, we can only ride that in pairs." When Fuji pouted, Tezuka got that sinking feeling again. It was as if the Tensai was telling him that if he did not ride this with him, Tezuka would surely regret it. This pout look suspiciously like the one Fuji gave him in the maze before forcibly….

"Fine." He sighed in defeat. He wondered if he could ever win against Fuji.

After climbing in and settling into the seats, he felt Fuji lean into him while asking him if the semi-colon in English was useable in other ways than conjoining two sentences without a coordinating conjunction. Tezuka could feel Fuji's arm linking with his, but did nothing to pull away.

The ride wasn't that bad, he decided after they got off. Making their way towards the Haunted House, Tezuka glanced down at Fuji when he was sure neither Eiji nor Oishi was looking.

~0x0x0~Ferris Wheel~0x0x0~

Getting into the Ferris wheel car with Fuji probably wasn't the best idea. The enclosed space reminded Tezuka of the maze. This was especially evident when Fuji closed the space between them in another kiss. Not that Tezuka really minded. But the way their relationship was going made Tezuka a little nervous.

~0x0x0~

Oishi watched Eiji try to peak into the car above them. Even now, Oishi didn't think it was a good idea. Deciding that it would be a waste to let Eiji continue on like this instead of enjoying the ride as they should (it was still a date after all), Oishi took hold of one of Eiji's arm and pulled the other boy down into the space next to him. Since Oishi had been sitting more towards the center of the seat than any other side, Eiji ended up half sitting on top of him. Both boys blushed furiously before Oishi took charge again and leaned in to give Eiji a chaste kiss on the lips.

~0x0x0~OMAKE~0x0x0~

Tezuka was once again walking Fuji home. This time they were holding hands. As they approached the front door, Fuji made to pull away.

"Oyasumi." He said, but Tezuka didn't let go.

Instead, Tezuka pulled Fuji towards him and leaned down to give the shorter boy a kiss.

When he pulled away, he whispered, "I love you, too."

Tezuka pulled away and to his happy surprise, Fuji had a faint blush on his cheeks.

"Oyasumi," he said before turning to go, feeling a little triumphant.

Fuji watched Tezuka go. See? He could get Tezuka to say it.