Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or any of its chars. I only own my plot.

Warning: Shonen-ai fic, Mpreg

Pairings: Inui X Yanagi, Sanada X Yukimura

To the story then…

Data Tales

By: Gwynhafra86

Chapter 6

Now that Inui was in on the secret as well, he too would pay Yanagi visits whenever he could make it, and the Seigaku data master went frequently, glad to be reunited with his friend once more.

Tezuka left it to him to check on Yanagi in his stead, concentrating instead on his upcoming duties as captain when the next school term began. Inui didn't mind the arrangement, since that meant he could spend more time with his friend.

Inui saw no signs of the 'depression' Sanada and Yukimura had spoken of. Every time he visited, Yanagi looked to be perfectly happy, his smile and cheery mood ever present. For each visit, he would fill his friend in on the data he had collected. It must be pretty boring to stay cooped up in this house, unable to leave, and he was trying to make life at least a little bit more interesting for his friend.

Usually, whenever Inui dropped by, Sanada would drop by too, and Yukimura would tag along for damage control. It was no secret that the stoic future vice-captain of Rikkai Dai and the data master of Seigaku disliked each other. Sanada blamed Inui for Yanagi's current condition, and Inui was still uncomfortable with the fact that Sanada and Yanagi seemed so close.

Speaking of which, Inui didn't quite know when to ask the question which had been nagging at the back of his head for days. He wanted to know who fathered Yanagi's child. At the same time…he didn't want to know. He had a rough estimation of all the potential culprits. He just needed confirmation. He was quite baffled by this, wondering why this particularly elusive data was bothering him so much. It shouldn't be his business whoever the father was.

On Christmas day, all five of them (Atobe included) paid Yanagi a visit.

"Merry Christmas!" Yukimura greeted happily at the door.

Yanagi smiled, looking glad to see them. "Come on in. It looks cold out there." Yanagi allowed his friends to enter. Sanada had brushed some snow off Yukimura and himself before walking in. Tezuka gave Yanagi a curt nod, while Atobe smirked. Inui was the last to arrive, and Yanagi beamed at the sight of him.

"Sadaharu! You're 12 minutes and 4 seconds slower than the rest. The others are already here." Yanagi greeted him warmly.

Inui took off his coat upon entering the house. He threw Yanagi an apologetic look. "Aa, I'm sorry. I was trying to collect data on Rikkai Dai's Niou-san and Yagyuu-san."

"What about them?" Sanada demanded, instantly alert at hearing his fellow tennis club members' names.

Inui adjusted his glasses. "They were going Christmas shopping. That is all."

It was a good thing Sanada was then distracted by Yukimura offering him a tray of biscuits, and Inui lowered his voice, so that only Yanagi could hear him. "They had also made a pit stop at the alley for about 10 minutes. I have recorded the whole thing, if you're interested."

Yanagi's eyes were filled with mirth. "That is interesting data indeed, Sadaharu. We'll watch it when we're alone then. There is a 34 percent probability that Genichirou will not be too amused."

"Aa." Inui agreed. Yanagi took his coat from him and hung it on the rack. After that, both data masters joined the others in the living room.

They had a Christmas dinner together, all making sure that Yanagi enjoyed himself since he was deprived from human contact most of the time. Yanagi looked to be in high spirits, chuckling at a few jokes Yukimura cooked up. By the end of the dinner, all of them were left to their own devices. When Yanagi wanted to wash the dishes, Yukimura had beaten him to it, though Sanada had beaten Yukimura to it and in the end, the cap wearing vice-captain-to-be was the one washing all the dishes.

The rest remained in the living room. Atobe had challenged Tezuka to a game of poker, and both were dueling it out with their cards (there was no way Atobe could win Tezuka when it came to this game, of course). Yukimura and Yanagi were unwrapping presents, and Inui collected data on what everyone had gotten.

He glanced up and noticed the look of happiness on Yanagi's face every time Yukimura showed him what he had gotten. Yanagi had a gentle smile on his face, not too small, and not too wide, yet beautiful enough to make his whole face look absolutely radiant.

Wait a minute. Beautiful? Did Inui actually just associate that with a guy? Something must be very wrong with him…

He tried to distract himself with data collecting. Both Sanada and Yukimura had pooled their allowance and bought Yanagi a whole load of tonics and health supplements, Tezuka had bought him a video (for the Grand Slam's tournaments), Atobe had bought him a video game set and an ipod (easily the most expensive items there). When it came to the presents Inui bought, Yukimura had excused himself to check on Sanada, so Yanagi was the one to open them.

Yanagi looked up and noticed Inui staring. "Sadaharu. Why are you sitting so far away for? Come sit here." Yanagi patted a spot next to him.

Inui obeyed, sitting next to Yanagi. When Yanagi reached out for a present, his hands brushed against Inui's briefly, sending a tingle through the Seigaku data master's hand. Inui stared down at his hand, wondering if Yanagi had touched something of high static just now, and was now passing that static over to him unintentionally.

"I look forward to seeing what you've brought, Sadaharu. Just for this occasion, I'll put my data to rest." Yanagi's voice was calm, though Inui thought he sounded 3 percent more excited than usual.

Inui's face flushed slightly in embarrassment. "Well…I do not have concrete data on what to get you, so I've just compiled some items I am confident that you have a 59 percent chance of liking."

Yanagi opened the first box and took out a few books. From Inui's data, he knew that Yanagi loved reading, and he bought a few books with the hopes that it could keep Yanagi entertained during his stay here.

Yanagi seemed happy. "Thank you, Sadaharu. How did you know I like the science fiction genre?"

Inui adjusted his glasses. "You look down on my data gathering skills." He pretended to be hurt. Both data masters shared a laugh at that.

Yanagi then took a look at the next item. It was a video. A recording, actually. He cocked his head to one side questioningly.

"You can play it. Renji. I thought it might be useful to you." Inui said, looking sheepish.

Yanagi did, inserting the disc into the video player. His eyes widened slightly when he saw himself on the screen.

"Sadaharu…this is…"

Inui fidgeted. "I've recorded your data during the junior senbatsu camp. I thought it might interest you."

Yanagi's eyes were fixed on his screen self, who was engaged in a rally with Fuji at that time.

"You were watching all along…" Yanagi muttered softly.

"Aa. I stole whatever time I could to record your matches." Inui mused that Yanagi seemed very pleased with the present, and he wondered why. His presents paled in comparison to what the others had given Yanagi. If it was a recording of matches then shouldn't Tezuka's present hold more value, since that was a video of the Grand Slam matches?

Yanagi gave Inui a smile. "Thank you, Sadaharu. This means a lot to me." He ejected the video and kept it in his room before turning to Inui's last present.

Carefully peeling open the wrapping paper, Yanagi uncovered a box, and once he opened that, he took out…

A bear plushie…

Yanagi stared.

Inui turned red. "I've run out of data on what else to bring, so I thought I'd bring something for the little one too." He confessed. He had run out of ideas that day, and that was when the thought of Yanagi's child came to mind. Even though Inui was still upset over the idea that he didn't know who the father was, he thought it might be a nice idea to buy something for the unborn baby.

Now, he was starting to have second thoughts about his 'brilliant' idea, for Yanagi was still staring at the plushie, his expression unreadable.

To Inui's utter horror, while there was no change to the Rikkai data master's expression, his eyes shone 23 percent more than usual. If Inui's data was to be believed, it looked like his friend was actually tearing up.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Renji! It was a terrible present. I'm not mocking you or anything." Inui panicked, mentally scolding himself for being so thoughtless. He did some reading up after finding out about Yanagi's condition, and prided himself to have memorized the book. How could he have forgotten that pregnant people were more emotional, and prone to mood swings? Yanagi must have thought that he was being looked down upon, or treated like a child. "I'll get you a better present." Inui tried to take the plushie away.

Yanagi shook his head, keeping a firm hold on the plushie. "No, Sadaharu. Your present is wonderful. I'm happy. Thank you." He held the plushie to his chest, the gesture so child-like that Inui stared. Yanagi looked almost cute. Inui blinked after that word had crossed his mind, and he mentally shook his head. Something was very, very wrong with him.

Yukimura decided to make his reappearance at that moment, with Sanada behind him. Inui calculated a 96 percent chance that the Rikkai demons had been spying on them all along. Yukimura sat on Yanagi's other side, and the Rikkai data master gave them all a smile. "Thank you, minna. Thank you so much for everything you've done for me. I've had a very wonderful Christmas holiday."

"Don't mention it, Renji. I did mention before that you are not alone. Next Christmas, you'll have someone else to celebrate it with too." Yukimura smiled.

Yanagi's hand went to his stomach. "Aa. That's true." He said quietly.

Inui watched Yanagi's expression. As much as it was killing him to know the other parent, he decided he could put the question off for another day. He didn't want to ruin Yanagi's high spirits.

XXX

Inui wasn't able to keep silent for long though. It always bothered him if data evaded him. He stewed on it for a while, and after the next school term had begun, he paid Yanagi a visit again and the question flew out of his mouth before he could stop it.

"Renji. Just who is the father of that baby?" He asked.

Yanagi had been in the process of drinking his tea when Inui asked the question, and he ended up spraying tea all over the table before going into a coughing fit.

Yukimura was by Yanagi's side immediately, patting him on the back. Sanada threw Inui an incredulous look. "What kind of a question is that?" Sanada demanded.

Inui studied Sanada's expression. Even though Sanada was as poker faced as usual, Inui thought he looked a little confused. What was he so confused about?

He then remembered the time Tezuka had given him 'the talk'. That was right…Tezuka had thought that he was the father (though Inui severely questioned Tezuka's sanity if Tezuka thought that a guy could get another guy pregnant). Maybe Sanada thought the same too?

It then struck Inui. Did this mean that Yanagi hadn't told his fellow demons either?

"It's not him?" Sanada pointed at Inui. That confirmed Inui's suspicion. Yanagi hadn't told Sanada. He threw a side-glance at Yukimura. The blue-haired boy didn't have as extreme a reaction as Sanada did, so Yanagi had probably told him.

Yanagi's expression became unreadable. "I do not wish to speak of that." His voice was calm, but there was finality to his tone that made even Sanada drop the subject.

That confirmed another hypothesis for Inui. There was a father-to-be after all, and Yanagi knew who it was. Also, by how Yanagi was remaining secretive, it was probably someone either Sanada or Inui wouldn't like.

Inui stewed over it for another few days, not bringing up the topic because Yanagi was so tight-lipped about it. He was getting rather bothered that there was a father to Yanagi's kid he didn't know about, and he was also getting bothered that he was getting bothered that there was a father to Yanagi's kid. It wasn't any of his business, so why was that twinge ever present in him? Just thinking of the unknown culprit made Inui want to make new Inui Juices and feed them to random passersby.

He didn't think he would want to ask Tezuka about it. He doubted the Seigaku captain would know anything. Also, Tezuka was busy with his new duties, and he hung out with Oishi and Ryusaki-sensei more than he hung out with Yanagi and the other four who knew about Yanagi's secret.

Then again, Sanada and Yukimura's visits had become fewer too, since they were vice-captain and captain of Rikkai Dai. Atobe too hardly dropped by anymore, being busy with his duties as the new Hyotei captain. Only Inui dropped by frequently, having more free time than the others did…well…free if he wasn't data collecting anyway.

Several times, he tried to broach that subject, but Yanagi always shook his head, keeping quiet about it. Inui decided to do some information gathering of his own, trying to find out who the father was since Yanagi refused to spill.

He made a mental calculation. 6 months. That would make it sometime during or after the junior senbatsu camp. He decided to stalk all those who had been to that camp, and by hook or by crook, he had to find out who they were with, and what they had been doing. For a few weeks, he tailed after those involved in the camp, scarring a lot of them for life with his not so subtle blackmails, and in the end, he came up with nothing. None of them had been doing anything 'suspicious' during the duration of the camp or after it.

Once he returned to his room, he plopped himself down on a chair and sighed, reading through his notebook again. He flipped through the pages rapidly, getting incredibly frustrated that none of them would tally with his data. He gave up, closed his book and tossed it onto his study table. It was hopeless. He would never be able to find out whose doing it was.

Suddenly, a name came to his mind. That was right. During the entire duration of the camp, there was one other person Yanagi hung out with frequently. Why hadn't Inui thought of him earlier? After all, he was in Yanagi's close circle of friends, and Yanagi had always spoken of him so highly. He was a fool to not notice it earlier.

Inui left his house immediately, heading over to Yanagi's place. His friend looked delighted by his sudden visit, inviting him into the house instantly. Inui waited until Yanagi had sat down before he looked his friend in the face again.

"Who is the father of that baby, Renji?" He asked again.

As usual, Yanagi's smile disappeared. "I've told you, Sadaharu. I do not wish to speak of that!" Yanagi looked to be in a more irritable mood today, with his hand rubbing his stomach 1.3 times more than usual. Yanagi had mentioned before in a previous visit that the baby was getting more active, and that he could barely get enough sleep anymore thanks to its restless kicking. Maybe his mood was caused by the lack of sleep?

Still, Inui stubbornly wanted his answer that day. "It's Sanada, isn't it?" He asked quietly.

Yanagi flinched as if stung. Inui gave a bitter smile. It looked like he was right after all. Those two weren't just 'friends'.

His friend's eyes opened, the violet orbs piercing through him like a shard of glass. Inui's smile faded. No…that expression was one Yanagi wore if he felt insulted. Did he estimate incorrectly?

"Sadaharu…you dare call yourself a data master…" Yanagi spoke, his voice low and dangerous. Inui gulped. He really made a miscalculation, and by the sounds of it, Yanagi was very, very angry. "Do you think I'd go after Sanada, when he and Yukimura are so hopelessly into each other? I believe I mentioned that my relationship with him is, at most, platonic. Which part of that do you not understand, Sadaharu?" Yanagi demanded. His good-natured friend rarely got so riled up like this, and Inui thought Yanagi could look really scary when he got angry.

The other boy stood abruptly and left the room. He returned sometime later with a parchment. He tossed it onto the table before pointing at it. "Since you insist on being so persistent in knowing, I'll reveal it to you then. That is the cause of my pregnancy. Read it, Sadaharu."

Inui obeyed, not wanting to anger Yanagi any further. He read it and noticed that it was the report of Yanagi's supposedly food poisoning case. There was also the result of the analysis of what he had drunk and eaten, and Inui's eyes widened when he recognized the ingredients. Lemons…seaweed…onions…

"This is…the drink I gave you at the end of the camp…" Inui realized with shock.

Yanagi nodded. "And the last item, the final ingredient which I could not guess that day, was what determined its parentage."

Inui scanned the list. The 21st component of the drink. The one he didn't remember adding in at all.

It was blood. Type AB.

"The father…it can't be…it's not possible…" Inui's mind was trying to reject the idea before it shut down on him.

Yanagi gave him a glare. "How many people with blood type AB could have been in contact with that drink at that time? I don't think that's the most common blood group. Or would you like a DNA test once the child is born?"

Inui continued to gape at the piece of paper. He then shifted his gaze to Yanagi's swollen abdomen, then eventually looked up at Yanagi's face.

There was a bitter smile playing on Yanagi's features, and when the Rikkai data master spoke again, his voice was calm.

"Now that you know, I'd have to congratulate you, Inui Sadaharu. You're going to be a father."

Inui stared at him for a while, then fainted dead away on the spot.

XXX

Inui's mouth was hanging open again. This round, even birds could make nests in his mouth and he probably wouldn't even notice it.

His concentration had been bad, resulting in him losing to the first year Echizen Ryoma, and then to the sophomore Kaidou Kaoru, and that got him kicked off the regulars. Being a non-regular had its advantages. At least no one noticed him even if he was sitting like a statue with a dislocated jaw like that.

"Inui. Must you keep doing that?" A rather annoyed voice asked.

Inui glanced up. He hadn't noticed that Tezuka had now moved to stand next to him, and the captain was giving him his trademark stern look.

Tezuka shook his head at him. "I did warn you, Inui. If you do not keep your focus, and if you underestimate your opponent, you may lose your place as a regular."

Inui sighed. "No. That's not it, Tezuka."

Tezuka continued watching the matches for a while, his eyes fixed on the first year prodigy Echizen's match. After a while, he tore his gaze away and stared down at Inui. "Then what is? I don't see anything else that can cause your tennis to become as gloomy as that."

Inui sighed again. "Tezuka. What will you do if you find out you've done something terrible. Something which has affected a close friend's life very badly."

"Apologize, of course." Tezuka didn't miss a beat with his reply.

Inui shook his head. "I don't think an apology will suffice for this case." He gave Tezuka a sad look. "I found out I'm the father of Renji's baby."

Tezuka's expression didn't change. "You've only just noticed that? When a man loves a man or a woman, he…"

"I know! I know! But I'm afraid you're mistaken about something." Inui cut him off hurriedly. He did NOT want to hear Tezuka talk about the facts of life again. His mind wouldn't be able to take it.

"He didn't have the kid the…ah…(un)natural way. I made a drink, he drank it, and he got pregnant." Inui couldn't really form better sentences in his current state of mind, which was still suffering from mild trauma over such shocking news.

Tezuka glanced over. "I see. So you've made your Inui Juice, given it to him and he drank it out of friendship's sake and that somehow got him pregnant. Is that what you're saying?"

Inui nodded. He had really messed up big time this round.

Tezuka's eyes, if anything, became sterner. His glasses glinted as his expression became one which Inui associated as the one Tezuka wore right before he assigned people laps.

Surely enough, to his horror, Tezuka ordered him to sit down…and proceeded to give him a one and a half hour lecture on why one shouldn't give people unknown drinks because that might get that poor victim pregnant. This was then followed on by a recap of the birds and the bees from his previous lecture.

Inui's mind died, though before it did, one thought crossed his mind.

'Someone…please…kill me now.'

To be continued…

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-Gwyn86