*zooms* tezuka/fuji - sun goes down

[asael]

LJ is being a little difficult. Also, I don't have time to look this one over or make sure that it doesn't suck - I just finished it and I need to go run errands! But I didn't want to break my posting-before-work streak.

Prince of Tennis
Tezuka/Fuji
prompt: can you come over?



Fuji was bent over his desk, doing his homework. Soft evening light spilled through his window, the only light in the room. It was all a rather rare occurance, made even more so by the fact that he hadn't yet doodled something strange on his homework or answered a question in a completely unorthodox manner.

He finished a page and sighed. The house was quiet - too quiet. His mother was at a friend's, his sister was out with her current boyfriend, and Yuuta was away at school. Fuji didn't usually mind being alone, but today it was weighing on him. He wanted someone near, even if they didn't speak or interact.

Setting his pencil down, Fuji got out his cell phone and walked to his bed, sitting on the edge. He scrolled through his list of numbers, smiling to himself as he chose one.

The phone rang only three times before it was picked up, and Fuji didn't waste any time on greetings, cutting straight to the point: "Can you come over?"

There was a long silence. Fuji imagined the look on his captain's face and smiled again.

Finally, Tezuka spoke.

"...Fuji. I'm in Kyuushuu."

"Does that mean you can't come over?"

There was another long silence, presumably while Tezuka decided whether or not to answer that. "You must be very bored."

Fuji let out a soft sigh and lay back on his bed. "Not bored. Just lonely. There's no one here."

"Why don't you call Kikumaru? He would be willing to keep you company, I'm sure." Fuji could hear soft sounds over the line, Tezuka shifting slightly as well.

"He would be, but I don't want that kind of energy... I just don't want to be alone. Besides, he always copies my homework," Fuji said, smiling to himself.

"Because you let him," Tezuka replied. Fuji knew he was well aware of the fact that Fuji and Eiji copied off each other - even if they both ended up horribly wrong. It was more fun that way.

"Yes, of course that's why." Fuji turned on his side so he could look out the window, watching the dying light of the sun. "Tezuka, can you see the sunset from your room."

Tezuka was silent for a little while again, but Fuji didn't mind. He could hear Tezuka's breathing, and it was just like those times when they studied together. Tezuka's silence was probably one of Fuji's favorite things. "Yes, I can see it."

"Do you want to watch the sunset with me? Keep me company until my mother gets home?" There was an uncharacteristic amount of sincerity in Fuji's voice. He didn't try to hide it. Tezuka should know that someone missed him, even if it was only Fuji.

He listened to the sounds of Tezuka moving and closed his eyes, imagining his captain walking across the room - Fuji knew Tezuka's stride well, and the way he moved. He prided himself on being observant, though he would never write things down like Inui. That made them somehow less his.

Tezuka settled into a chair, taking the time to make himself comfortable before he spoke. It wasn't much, but it was all Fuji needed to hear.

"Yes."

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Tezuka can be sometimes, I think. He's not always the stoic captain. :) Thank you for reading!