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, Tezuka X Echizen hints.

Data Pair Lover, someday…eventually…maybe when they become grandfathers. XD

To the story then…

Data Tales

By: Gwynhafra86

Chapter 16

"Sadaharu."

"Mm…" Inui mumbled sleepily, not wanting to wake up at all. It was a holiday for Seishun Gakuen that day, and Oishi had cancelled practice too. Inui had turned off his inner alarm, not wanting to wake so early that day, not when he could finally have the chance to spend some time with Yanagi and their daughter.

"Sadaharu, I'll be leaving now. Breakfast is on the table." Yanagi rushed around the room getting ready, even as he put his yellow Rikkai uniform on.

Inui reluctantly opened his eyes, seeing a big yellow blur running about. "Leaving?" He croaked, his voice still sleep-filled. He reached for his glasses and put them on, not wanting to look at his friend while he was in a half-blind state.

Yanagi zipped his Rikkai jersey up. "Aa. It's a holiday for us too, and Sanada allowed us to have the day off to recover from the Kantou tournaments. Akaya isn't happy because Fuji had beaten him in a match, and he wanted me to coach him. I'll be back after lunch. To be precise, 18 minutes and 25 seconds after 1pm."

Inui mumbled sleepily and was about to head right back to dreamland when something Yanagi said brought him crashing back to reality. Wait…Kirihara? Yanagi was going to give him personal coaching? Just the two of them? One on one?

"Kirihara?" Inui scowled, dislike written all over his face. He removed that guy from his 'best friends' list and shoved him back in the 'enemy' list. That sneaky little devil liked meeting up with his Renji now, didn't he? "I don't want-" His words were cut off as he toppled off the bed in his haste to get up, and he ended up in a most unattractive heap on the floor, tangled up in his blankets.

He had completely forgotten that his daughter was sleeping right next to him, and all the noise startled her. The baby was always disgruntled whenever she was awakened before she had enough rest, and she started bawling on the top of her lungs.

"Yuina…" Inui tried to get to her, but he was preoccupied with trying to free himself from the blankets. He most certainly didn't like the current position he was in, which put his foot in his face. Most unpleasant.

Yanagi gave a sigh and shook his head before heading over to Yuina, carefully sidestepping past the Inui-lump on the floor. After scooping the infant in his arms, he bounced her lightly and spoke to her, trying to calm her down. His attempt was unsuccessful, as she continued to cry.

Yanagi adjusted his hold on her. "I'm going to feed her. After that, I'll be leaving her in your care until I return. Hmm…I'm running late." He moved towards the door.

Inui managed to free himself from the blankets (though he could have sworn he heard a soft rip) and lunged towards Yanagi. No matter what, he wanted to stop Yanagi from going to see that…fellow…

He threw his arms around Yanagi's midsection, hugging on tightly in a vice grip, not letting him move. According to his data, Yanagi could not beat him when it came to physical strength anyway, even if he was a Rikkai demon.

Yanagi tried to free himself, but with his hands full of one crying baby, he could not pry Inui's arms off, and settled with trying to wiggle out of Inui's hold. After a while, he gave up and gave Inui a stern stare. "Sadaharu! What do you think you're doing?"

"I don't want you to go…" Inui tightened his hold.

The Rikkai data master frowned. "I have to go. Yuina's hungry, and I need to get her milk prepared."

Inui shook his head. "I don't mean that. I don't want you to go meet that guy."

Yanagi stared at him in disbelief. "You mean…you don't want me to coach Akaya? Sadaharu, you're being childish. Let me go."

"No!" Inui tightened his grip yet again.

Yanagi gave a growl. "Let me go, Sadaharu. I don't have time for this."

"I'm not letting you go." Inui insisted stubbornly.

Yanagi was getting increasingly frustrated as he had a bawling baby in his arms, and her abnormally childish daddy latched on to him. Inui was really acting very strangely recently. He was usually more mature than this.

"Fine! I'll be staying home." Yanagi's voice was neutral, though it was 2.3 times harsher than normal. He just wanted to feed Yuina so that she would stop crying. He was pretty sure neighbours were going to come knocking any moment now.

Inui released his hold on Yanagi's midsection, and the Rikkai data master headed towards the kitchen. By the time he walked out of the kitchen with a milk bottle in his hand, Inui had already washed up and changed into his casual wear.

Yanagi handed the bottle and the baby over to Inui before pulling out his phone, shooting Inui a disapproving look as he did so. He dialed a number and brought the phone to his ear, waiting a while for the other person to pick up.

"Moshi moshi. Akaya. It's me. I'm afraid something came up today and I have to cancel our practice."

Inui's hand, which was holding the milk bottle, paused in mid air, as he strained his sense of hearing, eavesdropping on the other data master. His daughter gave a whimper in his arms, as her hands waved around, reaching out for the bottle.

"That's too bad, Yanagi-senpai. Must be troublesome." Inui could hear Kirihara say.

"Oh yes. Very troublesome." Yanagi agreed, noticing that Inui had inched closer. The Rikkai data master moved away, trying to put a distance between them, so that the conversation was out of Inui's hearing range.

Yuina gave up trying to get the bottle at that moment, and she used her favourite weapon-by bursting into tears, demanding to be fed. Inui remembered that he was supposed to feed his daughter, and he hurriedly brought the teat to her mouth to feed her. He readjusted his hold on the bottle, so that it wasn't at an angle which would make his daughter uncomfortable. Yuina stopped crying as she suckled hungrily, her tiny hands holding on to the bottle.

"Er…that sound? That's my baby…niece." Yanagi gave a weak laugh over the phone. Inui could already guess what Kirihara had asked.

There was a short pause on Yanagi's part as he listened to what Kirihara was saying. "Yes. That's right. I have to cancel the practice as I have to take care of my baby niece." He listened in on the conversation again. "Eh? You want to come over and help me? Er…no…that's not necessary. My address? Ah…my phone's battery is running out. I'll call you back later." Yanagi ended the call hurriedly.

Inui bounced the baby in his arms, staring at Yanagi in mild amusement. This was the first time he'd actually hear his friend spout so much lies. Ii data.

Yanagi kept his phone and threw Inui a glare. "You'll have a lot of explaining to do later, Sadaharu. I can't believe I had to create such a story for my kouhai like that."

Inui looked unrepentant. He was feeling considerably more cheerful now. He had Yanagi all to himself for the rest of the day, at least until he had to go home later. He tried not to wear his expression on his face though. Yanagi didn't look too pleased with his childish antics.

The baby finished her milk and gave a soft burp before staring up at her parents. Yanagi's frown disappeared immediately, as his expression softened. Inui silently thanked his daughter for pacifying her other parent. Yanagi took the baby from Inui before throwing Inui a more neutral glance.

"Your coffee is going to get cold if you don't eat your breakfast soon." He spoke up.

"Aa. Thank you, Renji." He sat at the table and started on his meal. Yanagi had made some egg rolls that day, and Inui ate them with an expression of utter bliss. If only he could stay in this house for good.

Yanagi joined him at the table, shaking his head at his friend. "You're impossible, Sadaharu." He turned his attention back to their daughter as he stroked her head softly.

Inui finished his food and headed to the kitchen to wash the plates. Yanagi followed him 3 minutes and 12 seconds later.

"So then, Sadaharu. What are your plans for today?"

Inui blinked at him. "I beg your pardon?" He asked, not sure if he heard Yanagi right.

Yanagi rocked Yuina in his arms, trying to get her to sleep. "Your plans for us today. You must have one, if you're so adamant in preventing me from going to coach Akaya."

Ah. That was right. He had ruined Renji's plans for the day. Inui dried the dishes before pondering on his schedule for that day. If he was to be completely honest…he hadn't had a plan. He just wanted to stay home and be in Yanagi and Yuina's presence for the whole day.

"Let's have a match." Inui blurted out abruptly.

Yanagi frowned at him. "I thought you didn't want me to have a game of tennis today." He pointed out.

The data master had the decency to look slightly embarrassed. "Er…no…that was…I don't want you to have a match with…" He gave a cough to cover up for his awkwardness before rephrasing his words. "I apologize for making you cancel your practice, and I wish to make up for it. Will you have a match with me?"

Yanagi gave a sigh before chuckling. "You really are impossible, Sadaharu." He walked over to Inui, stopping just a few steps away from him, and the Seigaku data master felt the strong urge to hug Yanagi. "All right. We'll be taking Yuina along with us. I don't want to leave her at home alone." Yanagi left the kitchen to get the pram ready.

Inui headed to the bedroom to change into a pair of sportswear. Once he was done, he headed over to Yanagi's room. "Are you done, Renji?" He asked

Yanagi was still tucking the baby in, and he straightened up after putting the bear plushie in the pram too. Glancing up, he noticed Inui at the door and gave a smile. "I'll be done in a while. Give me a moment." Without missing a beat, Yanagi took off his shirt before heading over to the closet to get his sportswear.

Inui stared appreciatively for a good 13.76 seconds before forcing himself to turn away. It wasn't as if he hadn't seen Yanagi change before. They did that all the time in the locker rooms, back in elementary school, and they did that during the junior senbatsu camp. Still…at that time, Inui hadn't had those kinds of feelings for Yanagi yet. Or at least, his feelings weren't so strong back then.

He counted 4 minutes and 30 seconds first before chancing a glance back at Yanagi. Surely enough, the Rikkai data master had put on his sportswear, though Inui caught a glimpse of his abdominal area before he pulled the shirt down, covering it. He frowned inwardly. He was quite familiar with Yanagi's body, having seen it numerous times when they were in the same locker room, but now Yanagi had a faint scar on his abdomen which Inui had not seen before. When did he get that…oh wait... Inui threw a glance at the sleeping baby and mentally hit himself. Of course Yanagi would have a scar…

"Sadaharu?" The bespectacled boy nearly jumped when he realized that Yanagi was calling him. The Rikkai demon was already carrying his tennis bag, while he pushed the pram with his free hand.

Inui took over the task of pushing the pram from him. "Let's go." He stated. Yanagi nodded before carrying Inui's tennis bag too.

XXX

They walked all the way to the park. A good number of people stared at them as they walked past. Inui had calculated a 57 percent chance of that happening, since two males pushing a baby pram wasn't an everyday sight. Though for those who actually stopped and asked, Yuina was Yanagi's "niece", while Inui was Yanagi's "cousin".

When they finally reached the courts, they set the pram next to the bench before taking out their tennis rackets. As usual, Yanagi would be the first to enter the courts, but he'd tie his shoelaces, and when he was done, Inui would be in the courts too.

It was just like their old schooldays, as Yanagi spun the racket, but Inui would be the one to serve. They started a light rally against each other, hitting the ball to and fro while keeping their data tennis to a minimal, concentrating more on the fun of tennis than on the points.

After an hour and half, Yanagi decided to call it a day, and the two made their way to the bench. Inui sat down and promptly started writing in his notebook. Even though this was only a non-official match, he could still gather some data from this.

Yanagi sat next to him, and he took a glance at Inui's notebook before he started to debate over some of the angles and figures. The two ended up comparing data, while bickering childishly over whose data was more accurate. Inui had missed this feeling. It had been a long time…

XXX

When they returned home later, the two spent the rest of the day talking and taking care of their daughter together. While Inui bathed their daughter, Yanagi got the milk prepared, and once the baby was clean and dry, Yanagi handed the bottle over to Inui, who fed her, watching her with a softened gaze as she suckled quietly.

Yanagi was still trying to burp the baby when there was a knock on the door. The Rikkai data master cocked his head to one side. "Could it be Genichirou? He must have forgotten his keys."

"I'll get the door." Inui rose from the couch and headed over to the door before opening it.

When he saw who was at the door though, he slammed it shut again.

The knocking returned, more persistently this time. Yanagi threw Inui a questioning look. Inui gave a sigh before opening the door again. He put on his most displeased expression before glaring at the visitor.

"What are you doing here?" Both Inui and the uninvited 'guest' asked at the same time. "Kirihara…" Inui added with a low growl. 'How did this guy get this address anyway?'

Kirihara ignored his question, as he bounced on the balls of his feet while craning his neck, trying to peer past Inui. "Is Yanagi-senpai in?"

Inui pulled himself to his full height, towering over the Rikkai sophomore regular, blocking off his view. He wasn't the tallest regular in Seigaku for nothing. "No, he's not." He said bluntly.

Before Inui could ask Kirihara to leave, Yanagi popped over to the doorway too, and he placed his hands on Inui's shoulders before moving the Seigaku data master aside. "Oh Akaya. It's you. Come on in. How did you find this place anyway?" He made way for Kirihara to pass, while keeping a firm hold on Inui.

Kirihara walked into the house, ignoring Inui's glare as he made himself home in the sitting room. "Yukimura-buchou gave me this address when I visited him just now."

"Yukimura did?" Inui couldn't help feeling betrayed.

Yanagi patted him on the shoulder lightly. "I calculated a 23 percent chance for that possibility. Seiichi has always had a soft spot for Akaya." He informed the other data master.

Inui sighed in defeat. He tensed again, however, when Kirihara spotted Yuina's cot and made a beeline towards her. "Heh, Yanagi-senpai. So this is the niece you are babysitting?" He peered inside the cot before reaching a hand in.

"Don't touch her!" Inui growled, instantly going into protective daddy mode.

The Rikkai sophomore jumped, startled by Inui's sudden yell. He threw Inui a rather miffed look. "It's not like I'm going to hurt Yanagi-senpai's niece." He defended himself.

Yanagi placed one hand on Inui's shoulder before tightening his grip, causing Inui to wince. "He's just worried that you'll wake her." Yanagi covered for Inui's outburst quickly, throwing Inui a sharp look as he did so.

Kirihara nodded understandingly. "I see. I'll be careful not to wake her then." The boy settled with watching the baby, while keeping his hands to himself. "She's tiny. How old is she?"

"About four months." Yanagi replied instantly.

"That's young." Kirihara frowned to himself as he thought of something. "Ne, Yanagi-senpai. Isn't your nee-san still in high school?" The black-haired teen then turned to Yuina. "Having a baby at such a young age. That's not very wise."

Both Inui and Yanagi fidgeted uncomfortably. If Kirihara knew just how old were Yuina's actual parents, he might pop his eyes out of their sockets.

Yanagi excused himself to go get some tea, while Inui sat on the couch, glaring at Kirihara with dislike. What was his worst nemesis doing in his house?

The sophomore continued to watch the baby with mild fascination. He probably didn't come across babies often, with how he was so interested in watching her sleep. Even after Yanagi returned with the tea, he kept his gaze on her.

"Ah! She's moving!" Kirihara said suddenly. Yanagi walked over to her cot and noticed that Yuina was waking up. She gave a tiny yawn before looking up at Kirihara from behind half-closed lids.

'Cry. Cry and make Renji chase that guy out of here.' Inui thought evilly.

Yuina didn't make a noise though, as she continued to stare at Kirihara. The Rikkai sophomore turned to Yanagi excitedly. "Yanagi-senpai. May I play with her? Ne? Ne?"

Before Inui could protest, Yanagi had given a smile and a nod. "Sure. Be careful though."

Kirihara proceeded to make monkey faces at the baby, who smiled at him. Yuina seemed to like the Rikkai devil, much to Inui's dismay. Kirihara gave a laugh and lifted the baby up high, making her smile even more. Inui's eyes narrowed, as he kept a hawk's gaze on the two of them, making sure that Yuina was safe.

After some time, Kirihara bounced Yuina in his arms. "She's a lot like you, Yanagi-senpai. Especially with how her eyes are closed like yours."

"Is that so?" Yanagi seemed pleased.

Kirihara nodded as he continued to play with the baby. Yanagi took a seat next to Inui, who hadn't stopped glaring at Kirihara for the past hour, though Yanagi severely doubted it had any effect, since Inui's eyes were hidden behind his glasses.

After some time, Yuina whimpered. Kirihara stared down at her with uncertainty, not sure of what he should do. It didn't take long before the baby began to cry, and Kirihara was completely stumped by her sudden change of mood. The Rikkai sophomore looked extremely flustered as he tried to get her to stop, as he rocked her and tried to make more monkey faces at her, but that only made her cry louder.

"You made her cry…" Inui growled. Kirihara looked rather guilty at that, and he cast a look in Yanagi's direction in a silent plea for help.

Yanagi gave a chuckle and took Yuina. "It's not your fault. There is a 60 percent chance she's hungry. I'll go make her some milk."

Once Yanagi had left, Kirihara finally turned his attention to Inui. "Speaking of which, what are you doing here anyway?"

"Babysitting Renji's niece, of course. And what are you doing here anyway?" Inui asked acidly, his tone making it quite obvious that Kirihara wasn't welcome here.

Kirihara seemed to cock his head to one side as he pondered that. "Babysitting Yanagi-senpai's niece too, I guess." He relaxed back against the couch.

"She doesn't need that many babysitters." 'and I want you and your slimy paws away from my daughter as far as possible.' "You've even made her cry." He added nastily.

Just as he calculated, Kirihara looked rather guilty, seemingly still believing that he was at fault. Inui took sadistic pleasure in being mean to 'the enemy'. He couldn't wait till this guy would leave so that he could go back to spending his time with his family.

An idea struck Inui. If this guy wouldn't leave, Inui could always help him make up his mind. He whipped out his latest invention, which looked like a normal cola drink, but was actually a combination of at least 17 different herbs and spices…all untested and not guaranteed, of course.

He put on an apologetic expression on his face, even as he set up the bait for his unsuspecting victim. "I apologize that statement, Kirihara-kun. I can see that you didn't really mean to make her cry. To make up for my rudeness, would you like to have a drink?" He held up a glass of the beverage.

Just as he had calculated, Kirihara's eyes lit up at the sight of the 'cola'. He really was a typical teenager. "Ah, thank you." He reached for the glass. Inui resisted the urge to reach for his notebook as Kirihara took the drink and raised it to his lips. Ii data.

Sadly, Yanagi reentered the room right at that moment, and the Rikkai data master managed to reach Kirihara in time before snatching the glass out of his hand. "I'm sorry. This drink contains something you're allergic to, but Sadaharu has no data on that. Could you feed Yuina? I'm going to have a talk with Sadaharu." He deposited the baby and the milk bottle in Kirihara's hands before seizing Inui's arm in a vice-grip and dragging him over to the kitchen, where they were out of Kirihara's earshot.

It was only after the two of them were at the back did Yanagi release Inui's arm, throwing him his most withering, half-closed lids' glare. "Sadaharu…you've been an absolute jerk to Akaya. Just what on earth is wrong with you?" He demanded, looking moments away from being angry.

Inui adjusted his glasses. "I don't like him." He muttered under his breath.

Yanagi sighed, running his hand through his hair. "Sadaharu. You've been acting really strange recently. Just why are you being so horrible to Akaya? How has he offended you?"

'He's hanging out with you far too much to my liking.' Inui didn't say that out aloud though. It would sound too childish.

There was a long moment of silence between them. Inui had a lot of things he wanted to say to the other data master before him, but for some reason, he was afraid of what Yanagi's reaction might be. Yanagi shook his head at his silence. "Why wouldn't you even explain your behaviour?" The Rikkai data master looked completely disappointed. He turned away from Inui, muttering something that sounded like "I'm going to apologize to Akaya for your rudeness" before walking away, intending to head back out to the living room.

Inui moved instantly, catching his friend's hand to stop him in his steps before spinning him around, so that they were face to face.

"I like you, Renji. I don't like it when you look at someone else…"

Yanagi's eyes opened. His mouth moved, as he tried to say something, but Inui had leaned over before catching his lips with the same intensity as the one he had stolen from Yanagi a few months back, silencing his words. Yanagi's hands pushed against his chest, trying to push him away, but Inui clung on tighter, not wanting to let Yanagi go. Not wanting the other data master to return to the sitting room, where that guy was.

Inui felt slightly guilty for doing this to Yanagi, for the other data master was once again put in a situation beyond his will. Yanagi put up a small amount of resistance for a while before relenting. He couldn't win Inui in a competition of physical strength anyway. The Seigaku data master wanted to convey his feelings through action, having held back for such a long time, and he continued to kiss the Rikkai data master, who, like when they had their first kiss, was completely unresponsive.

Kirihara just had to have the bad timing of walking in on them at that precise moment, holding Yuina in his arms. "Yanagi-senpai, your niece seems to be full and…" His eyes widened at the scene before him, and he nearly dropped Yuina in his surprise.

Yanagi noticed him and tried to push Inui away again, but Inui had, if anything, become more aggressive. Somehow, the presence of his rival awakened a possessive side of the Seigaku data master, and by the time Inui had finally decided to release Yanagi, the brunette had to take quite a while to catch his breath.

Kirihara continued to stare blankly at them, even as Inui threw him a 'Renji's mine' smirk. After a long while, the Rikkai sophomore blinked before speaking up. "So…Yanagi-senpai…the two of you are the same as Niou-senpai and Yagyuu-senpai?"

Inui threw a glance at his friend. Was the brunette going to deny that? Yanagi closed his eyes. "Yes." He spoke up, and Inui felt his heart sing at that answer.

Kirihara blinked again. "And the two of you are the same as Sanada-fukubuchou and Yukimura-buchou?"

"Aa." Yanagi replied again. Yanagi was finally admitting to be his. Indirectly, of course.

Kirihara blinked at them. "Okay." He gave a shrug before heading back out to the sitting room. Yanagi stared at his retreating back. "Just as I've calculated…Akaya is so simple-minded. He accepts this so easily…" He muttered.

Inui didn't care too much about that. He wrapped his arms around Yanagi, his new prize. "I'm glad, Renji."

"I didn't say anything, Sadaharu." The Rikkai data master spoke quietly.

Right at that moment, a small notebook fell out of Yanagi's pocket, and before he could pick it up, Inui had beaten him to it first, though the book had fallen open, revealing the last few entries.

Chances of Sadaharu finally snapping-100 percent.

His eyes skimmed through the entries quickly. Everything…was calculated by Yanagi already. From the moment Yanagi had named Yuina after Inui's surname, he was already plotting to get Inui to confess. Yanagi had made it seem like he and Kirihara were growing close, just to make Inui jealous. Inui had unwittingly been led on a leash all along, going according to Yanagi's data.

Inui closed the book, handing it back to Yanagi. "No wonder you're the original data master, Renji." He said solemnly.

Yanagi returned the stare calmly. "It's about time you have a taste of what frustration is like, Sadaharu." He smirked, sounding satisfied. He thought for a moment before adding, "also, I still owe you one for that data trick you pulled on me during the Kantou tournaments. We're even now, Sadaharu."

Inui didn't say anything to that. He wouldn't let Yanagi have the last laugh. With that, he pulled the other data master to him and kissed him again.

At long last, Yanagi returned the kiss.

To be continued…

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-Gwyn86