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The last few days had been surprisingly..normal. Too normal, I've been on alert this whole week and its getting worse. Not that he was complaining, it was so much easier to focus on work and relax when those two weren't sticking their nose in everything he did. But still, he did hope..No! I'm perfectly happy if they have decided to give up. I don't miss their advances at all, I'm happy - ecstatic even. On the subject of that, he had actually avoided thinking about it for a while. Deciding that eventually it would just fade away if he ignored it for long enough. I guess my wish came true, ne?
"Oishi, are you okay?" Fuji waved a hand in front of his face, and Oishi blinked rapidly. "You spaced out for a while."
"Sorry." Oishi said sheepishly as he looked down at the table. In truth, he was supposed to be grading some papers, but had only touched one. He really needed to ask Tezuka and Fuji something, but he didn't want them to take it the wrong way. The problem was, he knew they would, and thus he avoided asking them. I'm avoiding a lot of things lately, aren't I? Oishi thought sullenly, his sudden cowardice in the last few weeks astounding him.
"Actually..." Oishi started, taking a deep breath. "I was wondering..if you and Tezuka were busy this weekend.."
Fuji looked up from his own work - which was currently making origami cranes - and shook his head, making a small motion for Oishi to continue.
"If you two would go to the Amusement Park with me." Oishi said quickly, his face burning up as he spoke. "I asked Eiji and Shishido, but they were busy and I thought maybe you'd like to come. I would pay for everything, this could be a thank you - for everything you've done for me."
"Ne, Oishi, are you asking us out on a date?" Fuji grinned, clearly amused and yet genuinely happy. "If its a date, then I can't say no."
"Ah..." Oishi wanted to say something, he wanted to say it really badly. But he really, really wanted to go to the Amusement Park and there was nothing quite as depressing as going by yourself and seeing everyone else enjoying themselves with their friends. "I guess.."
"I'll go ask Tezuka, then." Fuji got up from the table and practically skipped into the other room.
I keep walking into these things don't I? Oishi couldn't even be upset as he watched Fuji leave. Besides, he would admit he was actually looking forward to it. But just because I want to go on the new roller coaster. It didn't help that Oishi's face was still red even as he continued his work.
"Fuji! I'll get sick if I go on that!"
"Oishi, you just went on all three roller coasters, two times each. You aren't going to get sick."
"Yes I will, that goes in circles."
"If you close your eyes, it will be fine. Thats what Tezuka did on those other rides."
"Oh, speaking of that..."
Both Oishi and Fuji turned around to look at Tezuka who didn't seem to be paying attention to them at all. He looked much more interested in staring at some of the food stands with a look of well concealed - but still apparent - disgust. Oishi looked in that direction and winced as soon as he saw the words 'Deep Fried Oreos' and turned to look at Tezuka.
"Did you want to do something, Tezuka?" Oishi asked, feeling slightly bad that they had left Tezuka out of there little discussion. He wasn't sure if Tezuka was actually enjoying himself or not, there might be too many people and Tezuka wasn't exactly fond of rides - whether they spun or went 50 miles per hour in a loop.
"It doesn't matter, I might not go on the next on anyway." Tezuka answered with a slight shrug.
"Tezuka." Fuji pouted and then turned to Oishi. "If you go on the teacups, I'll let you get take out for the next week."
"Deal." Oishi knew there was no way that was actually going to happen, he would probably get three days max and then it was back to the weird stuff Fuji liked to cook.
Fuji grabbed both Oishi and Tezuka's arms, unperturbed by the stares of some as he led them to the ride. They were passing the games when Fuji suddenly stopped, causing both Oishi and Tezuka to nearly bump into him. He was staring at something hanging over one of the gaming booths - a very big and pink something. It looked like a bear, or maybe a dog, but it was huge and a bright pink with red hearts and a big yellow ribbon around its neck. Honestly, it was pretty much hideous.
Which is why Fuji is staring at it like he's found his long lost best friend. Oishi said, rolling his eyes slightly and then almost falling as he was pulled forward again. The stupid pink bear-dog was now etched firmly in his mind.
Once he could see straight he was going to kill Fuji.
Everything was spinning and blurry and he almost missed the bench when he went to sit down. He looked over at Tezuka, who was still standing and looked incredibly stiff, and a little green too. Fuji was fine of course, and was looking both amused and exasperated at the same time.
"Syuusuke." Tezuka choked out as both Fuji and Oishi looked at him. He really did look like he was about to be sick, and was trying his best not to throw up right then.
"That wasn't a good idea, was it?" Fuji mused, but now looked worried. "Oishi, come on, we have to get him to a restroom."
"About that.." Oishi tried to stand up, only to barely keep from falling on his face. He sat back down and closed his eyes, taking deep breaths as he said. "You go, I'll stay here until you get back."
"All right, don't move." Fuji said quickly. Oishi opened his eyes slightly to watch Fuji leading Tezuka away, and smiled slightly. This is pretty fun, isn't it?
He leaned back, watching the sky as the clouds passed by. He really was enjoying the day, despite Fuji calling it a date and hanging onto him like he was going to disappear at any minute. He did like spending time with Tezuka and Fuji, they were both great to be around, both together and alone - but he wasn't sure if he wanted it to be..the way they wanted. But if they were really together, they would never be able to do things like normal couples anyway. They wouldn't be a couple, there wasn't a name for the relationship that the three of them would have. Threesome was what you called a one-night experiment, and he could tell that both Fuji and Tezuka's feelings ran so much deeper than that.
I really don't understand this at all. He was scared, and completely unsure of himself. That was why he didn't understand Tezuka and Fuji's feelings, nor his own. It was like he couldn't get past the technicalities of it all to examine what he really felt for both of them. Either that or I'm too afraid to find out what I want. Though if it turned out what he wanted was the same...then all of he was doing was complicating things, right? But if he didn't feel that way, then he was hurting himself by staying...
"This is no good." Oishi sighed and turned his head to the side. The games and food booths were in the distance. The huge pink animal was practically like a beacon, drawing people towards it. Oishi looked down, recalling the look he'd seen on Fuji's face. Perhaps its not the same as giving them an answer... But for some reason, Oishi felt like he needed to do something.
Okay, so Oishi was a little bit more than happy when he saw Fuji's face light up after giving him his present. Fuji might look ridiculous walking around with it, and both he and Tezuka might look ridiculous walking around with Fuji - but that didn't matter. Not when Fuji looked like he'd been given the best birthday gift ten times over again. Not too mention Tezuka looked happy as well, happy that Fuji was happy and also happy because Fuji wasn't forcing them to go on anymore spinning rides.
"It looks like it might rain soon." Fuji said suddenly, looking at the sky. "We'll have to finish up soon."
"Can we go on that, before we leave?" Tezuka suddenly said, pointing to one of the rides.
"You want to go on the log flume?" Oishi said, surprised, and then amused as Tezuka nodded seriously and steered them in that direction.
Thus, they went on the log flume, twice actually, and they got soaked. They didn't get soaked because of the ride, surprisingly. They got soaked because it started raining suddenly the second time around. As soon as they got off the ride, they ran for one of the gift shops to find a place to maybe get some towels or at least dry off before they had to get to the car. Until they realized that they had forgotten something.
"You forgot to pick it up?" Tezuka asked, a suddenly worried as he looked at Fuji.
"I must have." Fuji was doing his best the sound calm about forgetting the bear. They had left it at the entrance because it wasn't allowed on the ride, but then had been in such a rush that they forgot to pick it up. "But we can't go back over there now."
"I'll go get it." Oishi couldn't stand to see Fuji look so upset. Its just not Fuji...it bothers me. "I'll be right back."
Oishi was off before either of them could protest. It was absolutely pouring at this point, and almost everyone was running in a different direction. I'm going to get sick at this point. Oishi thought, but didn't turn around, instead he spotted the ride through the heavy rain, the pink bear sticking out like a sour thumb. Luckily it was still right at the entrance where he could just reach over and pick it up. The fur was soaked and the whole thing was made even heavier by the water it had absorbed.
"Should have thought this through." Oishi mumbled to himself through a faceful of bear fur. He couldn't even run at this point, since the stupid bear was almost as big as he was. He trudged his way past the booths and other rides, feeling utterly alone as most people had fled for shelter. But he didn't feel like stopping, for whatever reason, this was too important for him to just give up.
It felt like forever, but he was able to see the store in sight. Fuji looked about ready to bolt toward him, and Tezuka was looking even more worried than usual. Oishi sighed, glad that even in the pouring rain and holding a huge, pink, heart covered bear, things would never change.
"Oishi!"
"Syuuchiro."
Oishi took a deep breath as he put the bear down, his arms feeling so light now that all that weight was gone. A towel was thrown on his head and suddenly the rain stopped. He looked up to see an umbrella over his head and then Fuji who was using the towel to wipe his face and dry his hair. Tezuka was taking off his jacket, which was somewhat drier since he'd been out of the rain.
"You idiot." Fuji somehow kept himself from yelling, but was completely angry. "What were you thinking?"
"Not very much." Oishi was shivering, just realizing how cold he was. All of his clothes were soaked, and he was shivering from the cold.
"We have to get you home." Tezuka said as he draped his jacket over Oishi's shoulders. "You'll get sick if stay out here."
"Sorry for worrying you." Oishi said, grabbing the bear as Tezuka and Fuji led him toward the exit. "It just seemed really important at the time. Seeing Fuji so sad...I felt like I had to do something." Oishi squeezed the bear and laughed. "I'm not making sense, am I?"
"Oishi..." Fuji said softly as he reached up to lightly touch Oishi's cheek. He smiled, and sighed happily. "Thank you."
Oishi felt Tezuka squeeze his arm lightly and looked down embarrassed. His mind was reeling, and this time he wanted it to go away - not to ignore it - but so that he could enjoy this moment. Because despite the cold, he felt so incredibly warm.
It is a bear, just in case you were dying to be sure. Hope everyone enjoyed this weeks chapter! Now I'm gonna go to bed because I have to get up early!
Love you Darlings,
Tabis
