Prince Of Tennis Fan Fiction ❯ Electronic Love ❯ Revelations ( Chapter 13 )

Revelations

“Move away a bit, will you! I can barely move here!”

“None of us can move right now.”

“Fsshhh… if you'd stop moving around so much it'd be better, though.”

“What did you say baka mamushi?!”

“There's a sixty percent that Momoshiro can't stand still in a cramped place.”

“Senpai!”

“Now, now, guys….”

“Momo-senpai, can you stop moving so much? I keep hitting my head on the roof here.”

“Sorry.”

“Add thirty percent when Echizen is around.”

“Senpai!”

Tezuka would give anything to make his friends run one hundred laps around Tokyo right now. And if not for the fact that here they were, cramped in Yumiko sedan, he would have done so an hour ago. Tezuka took a deep calming breath.

After practice all Seigaku regulars with the exceptions of Fuji and Eiji went to a certain meeting spot to wait for Fuji Yumiko. Eiji had wanted to come but Tezuka made him do a special mission to distract Fuji from being suspicious and following them.

So now here they were cramped together in Yumiko's tiny sedan which wasn't tiny at all at first glance but was able to scare a claustrophobic to death when you put seven boys into it. Now Tezuka was sitting on the passenger side beside Yumiko while his friends argued about their sitting arrangement behind him.

Inui was sitting on one corner with Kaido beside him. Momoshiro sat on the other side while Oishi and Kawamura put a safe distance between the two sophomores. Ryoma, the shortest and smallest one, was forced to sit on Momoshiro's lap. Even without the hyper Eiji, the space had already felt like closing in on them.

“Baka mamushi!”

“What did you say?”

“Maa…”

“There is an eighty percent chance…”

“Mada mada dane.”

“Guys, can you keep it down a bit?”

“If you don't quiet down this very second, you'll walk the rest of the way to the house!”

Voices died down abruptly. For the time being at least.

“Sasuga na buchou.” Ryoma snickered softly.

Yumiko chuckled. “It seems like you have your hands full, Tezuka-kun.” She glanced at the others through the rear view mirror. “Sorry guys, I couldn't bring the SUV. It'll make Shuusuke suspicious.”

“When will your work begin?” Tezuka asked.

“In about two hours. It's more than enough time to give brief instructions and head to the office.”

“Instructions?” Oishi piped in softly, minding Tezuka's earlier threat.

“There are a few things to take care of. I'll call in sick tomorrow to give the final touches.”

No one spoke again the rest of the way to the house. After a few minutes, they arrived in the house. With some difficulties, they managed to extract themselves from the car. Whatever complaints they might have, it died down when they caught the sight of the house bath in moonlight and lanterns.

Momoshiro whistled in awe. “Wow. Wish I had thought of that.”

No one wanted to ask what that statement implied. But from the light ouch from Momo, they all could guess what it meant anyway.

“C'mon in. I'll show you around the house.”

Yumiko had definitely outdone herself that day. The whole house had completely transformed from ordinary rest house into an ultimate love nest. Warm colors and low lightning made the atmosphere that much more intimate. Not to mention the lake view and the moonlight. If tomorrow turned out to be a great success, Tezuka would enjoy all these with Fuji all day and night long. Tezuka tried not to droll at the prospect.

“I'll get the flowers tomorrow. I'm afraid they'd dry if I brought them now.” Yumiko explained.

“That's alright.” Tezuka said, still distracted by the appealing idea of spending a night here with Fuji.

Yumiko then instructed them to move several items, a task she couldn't do on her own. She also told them to help with the curtains and bedrooms. A bit of discussion with Inui followed, but the others was too busy wandering around the house to pay attention.

“Kawamura-kun, how about the food?” Yumiko asked.

“Eh? I've got the ingredients.”

“Can you prepare them and store them in the refrigerator? I'll go to your house to take them tomorrow so that when you arrive here tomorrow, you can immediately start cooking.”

“Alright.”

“Tell your parents I'll come tomorrow. See you everyone!”

As soon as Yumiko left, all Seigaku regulars rushed to do the appointed chores. Momoshiro and Kaido were forced to work together under the surveillance of Inui. Kawamura busied himelf in the kitchen to prepare dessert for tomorrow and fix them all something to eat while Oishi, Tezuka, and Echizen prepared the bedrooms.

Being teenagers, within a little over an hour they had all sat down and complained about their growling stomachs. At times like this they couldn't be any happier to have a chef in the team. Whatever it was that Kawamura made from the groceries he bought while hurrying to meet Yumiko, it smelled and tasted like heaven. Soon they found themselves on the balcony that was built as a look-out to the lake, surrounding a table which Momo and Kaido brought out, demolishing Kawamura's dishes.

“Such romantic atmosphere.” Echizen commented lightly.

Tezuka nodded in agreement. The silver moon was shining above them and on the clear, quiet lake, it was romantic indeed. The only thing missing was peace, courtesy of his very hungry friends.

“I surely hope it won't rain tomorrow.” Oishi said, looking up to the sky.

“I'm sure Momo-senpai will be willing to move this table elsewhere where you can still see the view.” Echizen said.

“Speaking of Momoshiro… I'm surprised you asked him to come, Tezuka. You didn't tell me that you've told him about all these.”

“I didn't.”

“Huh?”

Tezuka glared at Echizen. “I didn't tell Momoshiro because I figured that someone else would tell him.”

Ryoma shrugged at the accusation though his face flushed slightly. “You can't really blame me. Besides, his strength is quite useful in this case.”

“What did you tell him?” Oishi asked.

“Everything. We made some kind of bet.”

“A bet?”

Echizen grinned. “About whether Fuji-senpai is going to reject buchou or not and about whether buchou and Fuji-senpai will sleep together.”

Tezuka scowled while Oishi burst out laughing. Echizen continued to grin to his captain. “I said aye, he said nay. Don't let me down buchou.”

Right this very moment, Inui spoke up. “I'm sorry, Momoshiro. But there is a seventy five percent chance that Fuji will accept Tezuka and then sleep with him. I suggest you withdraw from the bet.”

Silence.

Until…

“Echizen, Momoshiro, Inui, twenty laps around the lake. Now.”

*

“Do you think I will like him, Eiji?”

“I thought you already have.”

Fuji rolled onto his stomach and looked at Eiji who was sitting on the futon on the floor beside his bed. Eiji had asked for a sleepover that day, something which Fuji immediately agreed to. His sister had a night shift at work and he needed to express his uncertainty and nervousness. Eiji's offer was only welcomed at this moment.

“Yes. But what if he turned out to be someone I don't like?”

“You have someone you don't like?” Eiji asked, blinking in surprise and askance.

Echizen. That name immediately came to Fuji's mind. But he decided not to tell Eiji about his grudge to their junior. If Tezuka wanted to keep his relationship with Echizen a secret, then Fuji would respect his wish.

“No one in particular.” Fuji said with a shake of his head. “What if he's not my type?”

“What's your type?”

“I don't know.” Fuji shook his head again. “I like people like…”

Tezuka.

“Tezuka?”

Fuji nodded, sighing. “But I guess people like Tezuka don't usually like people like me, ne?”

“That's not true!” Eiji blurted out, not thinking. Realizing this, he stammered an excuse. “I mean, who doesn't like you?”

Fuji smiled a sweet but sad smile. “Thanks, Eiji. But I suppose some people don't.”

“Give me an example, nya!”

“Well…”

“And before you come up with one of your rivals, they don't hate you! They're just being competitive, nya!”

Fuji chuckled. “I suppose you're right. But to say that no one hates me is too extreme, ne? Maybe there are people who hate me but don't show it openly.”

Eiji sighed loudly. “I don't know, Fujiko. Your love story is so complex. It's so unlike mine and Oishi's.”

Fuji's eyes twinkled mischievously at the mention of the vice captain. “So…” He started in conspiracy. “How far have you and Oishi gone?”

Eiji flushed and stammered. “Fujiko!”

“French kiss? Please tell me you two have kissed again since that time you confessed to him and kissed him.”

“Of course we have, nya!” Eiji cried out indignantly. But Fuji noticed the slight hesitation in his voice.

“Really?” Fuji asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Well…” Eiji sighed. “We have. It's just that… Oh, I don't know, Fuji!”

“Is there anything wrong between you and Oishi?” Fuji asked in concern.

Eiji looked up at him in distress. “It's alright but…”

“It's not alright if there's a `but'.”

The redhead sighed in despair. “He doesn't seem to like kissing me. We'll kiss a little bit…” Eiji fixed a stare to Fuji to show that when he said a little bit, it wasn't that little. But it was enough to distress him. “Then he'll push me away! Mou! Maybe I'm a bad kisser.”

Fuji's eyes glinted in mischief. “Why don't you show me?”

“Eh?”

“How you kiss him.”

“But how?”

“Eiji.” Fuji said while looking at his friend meaningfully. His smile grew wider when Eiji bushed hotly.

“Yada! I can't kiss you, nya!”

“Why not?” Fuji asked calmly. It was getting fun, teasing Eiji.

“Because… because I'm with Oishi! And because you're my friend, nya!”

“It's not like I'm interested in you in that way and want to take you from Oishi.” Actually Fuji would definitely take Eiji if Oishi turned out to be rejecting Eiji for a no good reason and hurting him in the process. “I just want to help you tell whether you're a good kisser or not.”

“Demo…” Eiji said hesitantly.

Fuji saw that he started to consider his offer. “Of course it's all up to you.” Fuji said, not wanting to pressure his friend.

“Have you ever kissed before?”

“Aa.” Fuji replied honestly.

“With whom? Was it a boy?”

“Yes, it's a boy. It's Saeki.”

“Saeki?” Eiji's eyes widened to the size of saucers.

“I'm never interested in girls, and neither is Saeki. We were just fooling around a bit. Nothing serious. We kissed a couple of times back then and then some whenever we meet.”

“I didn't know that!”

“It doesn't matter. It's nothing special. Just reminiscing the old days. He has a boyfriend now. So what do you say?”

Eiji chewed on his bottom lip. “Promise you won't tell Oishi?”

Fuji smiled wider. “If you promise not to tell anyone about Saeki.”

“Okay.”

Fuji sat up and patted the bed beside him. Eiji sat there hesitantly, not facing Fuji. He jumped when Fuji spoke softly directly to his ear. “I won't tell anyone.”

Slowly Eiji turned to face Fuji. He gulped when he saw glinting blue eyes staring at him through half open lids. He tensed when Fuji touched his arm lightly and leaned to him. Fuji's hypnotic eyes lulled Eiji to lean forward and close his eyes. He couldn't fight a sigh when Fuji's lips touched his.

Fuji's lips were sweet, soft and warm and they felt like heaven on his lips. Their kiss remained dry and closed-mouthed for a while as Fuji tried to calm Eiji's nerves. Then when Eiji seemed to have relaxed, Fuji's tongue flicked on his bottom lip, asking for entrance that Eiji gave after only a moment of hesitation.

Eiji groaned into his best friend's mouth as Fuji's tongue explored his warm cavern expertly. Fuji's tongue caressed the roof of Eiji's mouth gently and coaxed his tongue into dueling with his own. Eiji clutched Fuji's shirt as their kiss deepened. The redhead eagerly tried to kiss Fuji back while making lovely little muffled noises. But suddenly Fuji broke the kiss.

The tensai watched his flushed best friend pant harshly. His own breath only slightly quickened and he was still wearing his usual smile. “Oishi always stop before reaching that stage, ne?”

“He stops much earlier than that.” Eiji answered after gaining enough breath to speak.

“And that gets you frustrated, doesn't it?”

“Yeah. I want to… know.” Eiji admitted.

Fuji smiled. Perhaps he wouldn't have to interfere with Oishi and Eiji's relationship at all. “You're a good kisser, Eiji. And very responsive. That's why Oishi stops. He doesn't want to hurt you.”

“But I want it, nya!” Eiji cried out in dismay. “And I know he won't hurt me!”

“Then perhaps he doesn't know that.”

“What do you mean?”

“Sex is a tricky thing. Oishi knows this and doesn't want to cause you any pain because of his inexperience.” Of course Fuji didn't know whether Oishi was truly inexperienced or not. He'd just assume that he was.

“Have you ever…”

Fuji shook his head. “I was too young at that time with Saeki. And then…” he paused slightly. “And then there was Tezuka. I simply couldn't do it with anyone when all I could think about was him.”

“And tomorrow… If you and Prince Charming click will you…”

“Maybe. It's a good way to get rid the false hope of ever being with Tezuka.”

“You can't use sex for that! Besides, there's no way of telling whether Tezuka likes you or not!” Eiji exclaimed indignantly. This time he had the mind to reword the phrase so that it wouldn't blow his friend's plan. It wouldn't do to have Fuji thinking so badly of their kind captain after everything he had done for him.

“He doesn't -won't love me.” Fuji said with a shake of his head.

“How would you know?”

“He's with Echizen.”

“Nani?!”

“I saw them last week. They are dating.”

“That's impossible! Echizen's with Momoshiro!”

Fuji's eyes widened in surprise. “Momoshiro?” He asked in disbelieve.

“No one knows yet, I think. They are very careful. Momoshiro's always after girls and ochibi is all about tennis. But I caught them making out at school one evening, nya!”

“At school?”

“Yes. Oishi had to do some projects and I accompanied him till evening. When we were about to go home, we heard some weird noises.” Eiji paused to recall the evening. “Like moans… And Oishi thought someone might be in trouble and opened a door.”

“Big mistake.” Fuji concluded, his mind still reeled with the revelation.

“Yeah. There they were, Momo and Echizen… making out in a classroom.” Eiji wasn't sure he wanted to describe how Momoshiro bent over Echizen who was only wearing his opened shirt, with his hand on Echizen's crotch, massaging the bulge there. Eiji also wasn't sure about admitting that he had never been so aroused in his whole life as when he witnessed when Echizen decided that he didn't care about having audiences and simply continued his tryst with Momoshiro. The walk home had been physically painful for Eiji then.

“Ryoma can't be with Tezuka. Period.”

Fuji gaped. But then... but then what was that? What about that time? If Tezuka wasn't with Echizen then that meant… he had a chance with Tezuka, right? Then what about Prince Charming? What should he do now?

“Fuji?” Eiji asked, seeing Fuji's troubled expression.

“I'm alright, Eiji. It's just that I'm not so sure anymore.” Fuji confessed.

“About what?”

“Everything. Prince Charming, especially.”

“You don't know whether you want to see Prince Charming anymore?”

“I have this feeling that he's a really nice guy and I've started to like him, too. But I still can't get over Tezuka. Prince Charming's appearance helped to distract me, but I still can't. Before, I thought there's no hope and I truly gave up the idea of ever being with Tezuka. But now that I know this…” Fuji shook his head ruefully. “I think coming to this rendezvous while thinking about the open possibility with Tezuka was unfair for Prince Charming.”

Eiji didn't know whether he had made a mistake by telling Fuji about Echizen and Momoshiro or not. It had apparently brought two opposite effect. It cleared up Fuji's suspicions of Tezuka's relationship with Echizen. But now he was also unsure about coming to the rendezvous. Tezuka had put a lot of effort into making the rendezvous special and would surely be very disappointed if Fuji didn't come.

“But you can't back out on this! You've promise Prince Charming. You can't let him down after all he'd done for you.” Eiji said.

“I know.” Fuji sighed.

“Tell him. Tell Price Charming. At least give him a chance. Maybe he's really the one!”

“Eiji…”

“You must go, Fuji. Give him a chance! Give the two of you a chance!”

^_^