Tenma practically jumped on the front step of the Tsurugi houses door. He was excited, maybe too much, knowing that Yuuichi was at home finally. The brunette had been bringing over old magazines and soccer game dvds periodically for the older teen to read/watch but this time he had been given actual live recordings of the Inazuma Japan Legends games during the FFI. Aki-nii had given him the discs to borrow since he had been digging to find Raimon games on dvd lately. So today was an important day! Also, Kyousuke was sick so Tenma had also brought soup that Aki-nii prepared for him.

Only a few knocks and the door opened, Yuuichi standing in the frame of the doorway and filling it almost. Tenma's cheeks turned an unexpected pink color at the sudden answer. He wasn't prepared to be face to face with the older teen so suddenly and all his words are gone.

"Oh, Matsukaze. It's good to see you! I didn't know Kyousuke was feeling well enough to leave the house." Yuuichi queried.

"O-OH! No!" Tenma finally remembered why he had come over upon the mention of his sick friend. Yuuichi gave a sideways smile at the sudden outburst. Tenma stood there awkwardly for another moment, his mouth dry.

Slowly the silence got thick and Tenma had to think about what he was doing. He closed his eyes, hoping that if he couldn't see Yuuichi then he would be able to talk better. "Aki-nii made soup! F-for Tsuru- Uh.. Kyousuke!"

The words had finally come out and now Tenma could open his eyes and see a warm smile come across the older teens features. "That's such a kind thing for her to do, you can come in if you want. I'm sure Kyousuke would appreciate some easy food."

Finally, Tenma stepped inside. His shoulder brushed against Yuuichi's chest on his way in and the brunette almost jumped from the contact. "Ah-! I'm sorry!" He panicked.

"Huh? For what?" Yuuichi frowned as he shut the door.

"Oh..I.. I thought i ran into you.." Tenma stood facing the taller male and his eyes studied Yuuichi's face.

"Ah. No, I didn't even notice." Yuuichi stepped past him and called down the hallway towards his younger brothers room. "Tenma brought some of his aunts soup, Kyousuke. You should find a way to come in here and get some!"

As Yuuichi yelled across the house, Tenma took the soup into the kitchen and put it in the fridge. He was so tongue tied all of a sudden and he wasn't sure why. He had never been this way in front of Yuuichi before and it was kind of confusing him right now. The brunette sat the bag down on the counter and heard a hard clack as it landed.

'Oh the dvd!' He thought.

Yuuichi came to see where Tenma had gone and was surprised to see the brunette jump up and plant himself face to face with the taller male. Yuuichi's eyes widened for a moment before he saw the disc in Tenma's hand.

"What's-"

"It's video my aunt took of Inazuma Japan during the FFI! Straight from the side of the field!" Tenma chimed and bounced with excitement. the shorter male was so caught up in his excitement that he didn't realize how close he was to Yuuichi's face. The older teen put his hands on Tenma's shoulders and sat him back onto his heels.

"That's really cool! I forget that she was a manager for the team!" Yuuichi enthused.

Tenma nodded happily and watched Yuuichi's face light up as he spoke. Yuuichi said something else but Tenma felt like he wasn't soaking up what the other male was saying. Yuuichi's hands were very warm and sent tingles down the brunettes back. When they had bumped into each other earlier he felt warm too.

"Huh?" Tenma interjected as he realized that he wasn't listening anymore.

Yuuichi stopped and put his hands down. "Oh..?"

"I uhm.." Tenma felt his cheeks heat and sweat beaded his brow. "I'm sorry, I spaced out. What did you say?"

"I.. I guess I was just thanking you for bringing these over for me. It means a lot.." Yuuichi smiled once again, his eyes softened.

Tenma watched the taller male lift his hand to rest on the back of his neck and realized what was making him seem so different. Yuuichi was standing all on his own. His hands weren't holding crutches that kept him standing. He was just.. standing. Tenma's eyes lit up.

"You're walking!" He yelled in excitement. His outburst made the older teen jolt in surprise, but slowly his own cheeks pinked a little.

"Oh.. Yeah;; When I have relax days, I don't have to move around as much so.. I try to walk without my support." Yuuichi gave a small smile. "It's working little by little."

Tenma's eyes glistened with excitement. He was so happy for Yuuichi! Seeing him standing without any support made him look so much taller and more confident. Tenma's eyes sparkled so much that they made Yuuichi feel like there was a spotlight on him. The brunette was too honest in how he was feeling all the time, it was a bit overwhelming to be looked at like that.

"Awe.. You're sooo cute.." Came a sarcastic remark from behind them. It made them both jump a little and ruined the moment. Tenma turned quickly to see Kyousuke digging int he fridge for soup, his face bright read and his eyes watery from how congested he probably was.

Tenma's face turned bright red and he started to sputter excuses and greetings at Kyousuke in a flustered panic. Yuuichi watched this for a moment before bursting into lighthearted laughter ad silencing the brunette.

Tenma looked back at Yuuichi and felt a little mortified. He had been gawking and was even caught by his best friend. But the feeling became a different type of embarrassed as Yuuichi spoke. "It's true, you are pretty cute.."