A/N: I probably won't be updating this story like I did my last one, but it will be updated a minimum of once a week. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately for my PoT readers, my computer got a worm on it and the only chapter that had not been stored on it or on my flashdrive was this one. It was actually hand written, so I was able to type it up on my tablet without worries. Good news is, my computer will be back in order by Sunday since my sis is a tech support person and said she would fix it so I didn't have to worry about it. She is a lot faster at that stuff than I am. I was so excited to see the support I got from all of you on the first chapter! Thank you! There will be a few twists and turns in this story... i am planning at least, and hopefully you will like everything I have in store for our foursome. Enjoy the next chapter, and if there is something you would like to see, put it in the review or PM me and I will see what I can do. Enjoy!

PS... for those that have read my other story Choices Made Together, someone had commented that they hadn't really read an alpha pair mpreg story. So I was thinking of actually writing a short 2-3 chapter story that would fit in with that little blurb in the epilogue about that pairing expecting their first child. Would you like to see that? Let me know.

Chapter 2 - A Plan of Action

"I want you to date me," Yukimura had said earlier on the phone, and instead of asking for an explanation, Tezuka had hung up on him. How could he possibly consider something like that when he yearned for another? Granted said other was currently with Sanada, but that did not mean he would get involved with someone else for whatever reason Yukimura had in mind. After being exposed to Fuji for a few years, Tezuka had developed a healthy sixth sense for sadistic plans and tendencies. Did he always get it right? No, but he was getting better at it. Tezuka knew the other man's intentions were not the purist, and one sadist close to him in his life was more than enough for Tezuka to handle.

More than enough, well that least that is what Tezuka kept telling himself as he gazed up at his ceiling that night pondering the turn his life had taken. He had gone to Germany with every intention of staying there, and here he was a couple of months later back in his home country with the reason for his return now null and void. He wanted Fuji, but because of his idiocy, he had lost him. Was there really a way to get him back? Could making Fuji jealous be the key he needed? Fuji had seemed bother by what happened earlier in the day. Could it be that Tezuka had a chance with Seigaku's resident tensai? What was he willing to do to at least try to win him back? What about not interfering? And then it hit him... Tezuka would do almost anything if it meant there could be the barest chance to see what really lie between him and Fuji. The day he told Fuji that there was no point in continuing the words he was spouting was one of the biggest regrets in the stoic man's life. He had hurt one of his closest friends and the man who had wormed his way into Tezuka's heart, and now the former buchou was paying the price.

The question wasn't if he could date Yukimura to even attempt to make Fuji jealous; it was would he? Would it even work? Before he knew what he was doing, Tezuka was redialing a phone number he had called earlier and wondering if he was calling too late in the evening since it was already after 10.

"Moshi moshi," the melodic voice of the Rikkai Dai buchou echoed through the phone.

"Yukimura, what is your reasoning? Why?" Tezuka questioned skipping the pleasantries. He needed to know what the other man's game was.

"Ah Tezuka, how lovely to hear from you gain," Yukimura smiled. He had been expecting this return call and he was never wrong about these things.

Tezuka pressed on undeterred, "What are you playing at?"

"Playing? What makes you think I am playing at anything?"

Pinching the bridge of his nose, the brunette could already feel a headache manifesting, "I will not see Fuji hurt."

"Sou ka, I see I was right. You do have feelings for him."

"..." Silence reined for a few moments.

"No response tells me all I need to know. Here is what I propose... we pretend to date or get closer, thus making Gen and your tensai jealous."

"What makes you think it will work?"

"Hm, I know it is one of the oldest tricks in the book, but it is also one of the most effective, otherwise it wouldn't be used so much. Plus I know it will work."

Taking a deep breath, Tezuka fought the urge to hang up on the blunette, "Maybe they are actually happy together. What will you do if your plan backfires?"

Yukimura sat there for a moment and thought about what the other man had just said. He didn't believe in failing. It as true that he had to taste bitter defeat at the hands of the Seigaku brat and then again with the team as they lost nationals unable to win their third championship, but that didn't mean he liked it or admit that there was even a remote possibility for defeat now. Not in this; he just couldn't. It was too important, "That is not going to happen."

"Ah."

Shaking his head, Yukimura sighed, "I made the mistake of letting him go once, I will not do it again. You can either help me or not, but I promise if you do, Fuji will be yours."

Fuji could be his... it was a wonderful thought, but was it actually feasible? The couple had seemed content earlier, and Tezuka did not want to destroy someone else's happiness, but he knew he had to grab opportunity where he found it. His whole reason for returning to Japan was Fuji. It was up to him now to decide what he would do with the opportunity that was presenting itself. However, Tezuka still questioned it, "Why not just admit your feelings and tell him?"

"Why don't you?" Yukimura argued before pausing and stating, "Genichirou is a loyal man. He would not suddenly leave Fuji just because I tell him I want him. He has to realize that he still wants me too."

Somehow Tezuka knew he would regret this, "Just pretend, no actual dating?"

"That is correct."

"Ok," the moment that one word was out of his mouth, he felt like he opened a door he shouldn't have. He told himself he needed to keep his guard up and be even more cautious than he was before.

"Excellent, I knew you would see it my way. I will call you tomorrow and we can work out a plan," the blunette beamed and disconnected the line before the other man could say anything.

Setting his phone down on the table beside his bed, Tezuka wondered what made him agree to anything Yukimura conjured up, but then the image of a smiling face and beautiful blue eyes appeared in his mind's eye. He needed a chance to tell Fuji what was in his heart. He may appear stoic and uncaring, but that didn't mean he didn't feel strongly for the tensai.

In a different house in Tokyo, a teen with azure blue eyes was stair up at the night sky. He had been feeling unnerved since the day his former buchou had walked back into the school, and therefore his life. Part of him wanted to march up to Tezuka and demand to know what he wasd doing back in Japan, but if he did that, Fuji might not be able to pretend that the stoic teen had come back for him, and more than anything, he wanted Tezuka to be there because he had missed Fuji. Tezuka may have stopped him from saying the words, but that did not mean Fuji did not still love him. Oh he told himself to forget about him, he had Sanada now, but somehow his heart wasn't complying. Did this mean he should breakup with the other man and pursue Tezuka? No, not until he knew the truth of the matter. Sanada had helped him get past his hurt and anger, and he deserved more than just to be dumped when the old object of Fuji's affections decides to just show up one day out of the blue, "Why did he have to come back now? Why is he here?"

Sanada walked up to his room. He had been feeling out of sorts since this afternoon, well earlier if he was honest. He should have known Yukimura would flirt with Tezuka. It shouldn't have bothered him, but it did. He had finally beaten Tezuka at tennis at nationals, and now he felt like he was competing against the other man again, but was that because of Fuji or was it someone else? Telling himself that he was over Yukimura was a lot easier said than done, but Fuji didn't deserve anything less than his respect and loyalty; besides it wasn't as if the bluenette wanted him. It appeared Yukimura's new target was Tezuka, and therefore Sanada had no say in anything. He and Fuji were happy together, they belonged together, he wanted to be with Fuji... however, if all of that was true, why did it sound hollow?