[Fic] Project Glacier, Part Three
Title: Project Glacier, Part Three
Author: Neerod in ffnet/ dhorz in LJ
Ship: TezuFuji
Genres: Romance, comedy
Rating: PG, for now
Summary: An ordinary school project turns into a challenge of melting a certain cold, stoic buchou. Or so Fuji thinks. TezuFuji.
Previous parts: One - Two
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Disclaimer: Sadly, I cannot lay any claim to these wonderful boys. Konomi owns them.
A/N: Again, this is for vierblith_tefu and to all TezuFuji lovers on my f-list.
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“I heard you went to Tezuka’s house, Fuji.”
“Oh?” Fuji smiled at Inui, who was holding a clear-glass pitcher in his hand full of brown liquid. “How did you find out?”
“I have sources.” With his free hand, Inui pushed up his glasses. “I have a bargain to propose.”
“Bargain.” Fuji had known Inui would come asking for data, and knew that Inui knew that Fuji wouldn’t give it out easily. “What is it?”
“If you need any help with your project,” Inui began, “I will do it for you. But in return you will give me data on Tezuka’s house and if possible, his room. Is that fair enough, Fuji?”
“Let me think.” Fuji eyed the juice. How would that one taste? “Oh, fair enough. But I want that.”
“This?” Inui thrust the pitcher into Fuji’s waiting hands. “Super Deluxe Revitalizing Inui Juice, Version Eleven. It’s still in experimental stages, but I can guarantee you that it tastes good. Will you be using it on someone, Fuji?”
“Of course not!” Fuji declared innocently. But he would, although not today.
“I see. Do we have a deal, then?” Inui extended his hand.
Fuji smiled and shook it. “Yes, we do.”
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“Tezuka? Will you be eating here in the classroom?” Fuji asked innocently.
The stoic Buchou gave no indication that he was surprised. Calmly, he looked up at Fuji, and expressionlessly said, “Yes.”
“Mind if I eat with you?”
“No.”
So Fuji sat beside him and opened his lunchbox. But he wouldn’t be eating yet. “Tezuka.”
“…”
“So, how’s your love life?”
“What kind of question is that?”
“I just asked.” Fuji shrugged. “Girls talk about things like that over lunch.”
“We are not girls.” Still said expressionlessly.
Fuji laughed. “Maa…I can’t even joke around you.”
Tezuka didn’t answer, but went on eating. Fuji wondered how he could be so calm even after being asked about his love life. Other people, like Eiji for instance, would eventually cry and say something. Inui would calculate possibilities and stuff, and would keep pushing up his glasses. Kaidoh would blush. Echizen would go away to buy Ponta and then come back to say, Fuji-senpai, how about yours?
Or maybe Tezuka was just really the ultimate glacier?
“Saa, Tezuka, why are glaciers melting?”
“Global warming,” Tezuka answered unhesitatingly.
“Oh.” Fuji grinned. “Would you melt if someone hugged you?”
“Why would anyone hug me?”
“Because they want to?”
“No.”
“No? Even if you love her?”
This time, Tezuka shifted. Fuji’s grin widened. “I cannot tell.”
“Really? What if I hugged you?”
Tezuka shifted, very noticeably. “Your lunch, Fuji.”
“Oh? I thought you were going to say that we’re boys and boys don’t hug?”
“I was going to.” Tezuka pushed up his glasses.
“Really? Well, I think you would also say that you’ll let me hug you so that you’ll know if you would melt or not.”
“I will never do such a thing, Fuji.” Tezuka was visibly uncomfortable; a film of sweat had formed on his forehead, and he was trying hard not to appear unnerved.
“Who knows.” Fuji shrugged, but couldn’t quite erase the smile on his lips.
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The minute Tezuka left the classroom, Fuji dashed out looking for Inui. When he found the data man, he told him to research about global warming.
“Oh, and Inui,” Fuji added, as if on afterthought. “Tezuka is uncomfortable hugging boys.”
Inui’s jaw fell open.
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“TEZUKAAAAA!”
Fuji watched Eiji tackleglomp Tezuka while successfully keeping him from shouting “20 laps!”. Eiji was excited about the burger spree, because Tezuka was there. Even Fuji himself was excited.
“Hoi hoi! I saved some money! You can eat as much as you want, Tezuka!” Eiji declared. “Don’t be shy, Momo and Ochibi eat a lot too!”
The two kouhai snickered.
“But you musn’t spend too much, Eiji,” Oishi admonished just like any budget-conscious mother.
“Nya, I know.”
Tezuka stoically pried Eiji off him. Eiji immediately let go. “I’m rather busy today, Kikumaru,” Tezuka instantly said, and at that Eiji’s eyes widened.
“Fujiko! Buchou doesn’t want to come with us!” he wailed.
“Kikumaru-“
“Saa, what shall we do to punish him, Eiji?” Fuji asked his redheaded friend, thinking about the Inui Juice he’d received that morning, knowing full well just what kinds of things Eiji would say.
“Make him drink lots of Inui Juice!” Eiji suggested.
“And?”
“And tie him to the chair and shove lots of burgers into his mouth!”
“And?”
“And of course, Fujiko,” Eiji winked, “you can do whatever you want to do with him!”
“Is that so, Eiji?”
“All right, all right!” Tezuka suddenly said exasperatedly, “I’ll come along!”
Fuji and Eiji smiled at each other while Inui started mumbling and jotting down on his notebook that very vital piece of data. Tezuka had so easily been flustered.
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“So,” Fuji leaned across the table, “what shall we ask Buchou?”
“No, no Fuji-senpai, we ask Mamushi first!” Momo declared. Kaidoh hissed. Momo glared and almost lunged at him, but luckily Taka-san and Oishi held him off.
“I know.” Inui pushed up his glasses. “Tezuka, you’re the only one whose love life we don’t know yet.”
“Inui!” Oishi scolded. “Don’t ask!”
“I have no love life,” Tezuka said, looking like the usual.
“Hm. What about those piles of chocolates you received on Valentine’s Day?”
“They’re from his admirers!” Oishi said defensively. Fuji let his eyebrow rise a bit. Oishi knew something.
Apparently Inui reached the same conclusion, because he turned to Oishi and asked, “Did he reply?”
“W-what reply?” Oishi’s gaze flickered to Fuji. Fuji knew he wasn’t asking for help, just checking his reaction.
“Did he ask them out or something? One time Kaidoh saw him with-“
“Senpai!” Kaidoh warned.
“If you saw me with any girl,” Tezuka said, “that doesn’t mean she is my girlfriend.”
“Yes!” Oishi seconded.
“Oh. Then maybe you aren’t comfortable with girls? Fuji told me you are likewise uncomfortable hugging boys-“
Echizen suddenly choked on his Ponta. Momo had to thump his back, and Momo couldn’t do it well because he was also laughing.
“Hugging boys?” Tezuka finally turned to Fuji and glared at him. From the corner of his eye, Fuji saw Inui noting it down.
“Well, you said it so yourself,” Fuji said airily.
“I said no such thing!”
“Heh. What if I were to declare my love and affection for you, Tezuka? What would you do?” Fuji asked jokingly, just to se if this would also upset Tezuka.
To their surprise, Tezuka reddened. He realized it himself, and immediately he looked away and bit at his burger.
Fuji grinned. “Global warming,” he said.
“What, Fujiko?”
“Nothing,” Fuji answered.
“What global warming, Fujiko?” Eiji persisted.
Fuji didn’t answer; Inui did it for him. “It’s an increase in the world’s temperatures, caused in part by the greenhouse gases.”
“They melt glaciers,” Fuji said meaningfully.
Tezuka slowly turned his head to look at Fuji. Fuji smiled, as if to say I’m being such a diligent student, ne? Tezuka pushed up his glasses and continued eating the burger. Fuji sighed; he was back to stoic mode again.
End of Part Three
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A/N: Well, it's almost ending! Hope you enjoyed this thing too.
It's Araw ng Davao today. So to my Davaoeno friends, kaon ta. :D
Author: Neerod in ffnet/ dhorz in LJ
Ship: TezuFuji
Genres: Romance, comedy
Rating: PG, for now
Summary: An ordinary school project turns into a challenge of melting a certain cold, stoic buchou. Or so Fuji thinks. TezuFuji.
Previous parts: One - Two
-----
Disclaimer: Sadly, I cannot lay any claim to these wonderful boys. Konomi owns them.
A/N: Again, this is for vierblith_tefu and to all TezuFuji lovers on my f-list.
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“I heard you went to Tezuka’s house, Fuji.”
“Oh?” Fuji smiled at Inui, who was holding a clear-glass pitcher in his hand full of brown liquid. “How did you find out?”
“I have sources.” With his free hand, Inui pushed up his glasses. “I have a bargain to propose.”
“Bargain.” Fuji had known Inui would come asking for data, and knew that Inui knew that Fuji wouldn’t give it out easily. “What is it?”
“If you need any help with your project,” Inui began, “I will do it for you. But in return you will give me data on Tezuka’s house and if possible, his room. Is that fair enough, Fuji?”
“Let me think.” Fuji eyed the juice. How would that one taste? “Oh, fair enough. But I want that.”
“This?” Inui thrust the pitcher into Fuji’s waiting hands. “Super Deluxe Revitalizing Inui Juice, Version Eleven. It’s still in experimental stages, but I can guarantee you that it tastes good. Will you be using it on someone, Fuji?”
“Of course not!” Fuji declared innocently. But he would, although not today.
“I see. Do we have a deal, then?” Inui extended his hand.
Fuji smiled and shook it. “Yes, we do.”
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“Tezuka? Will you be eating here in the classroom?” Fuji asked innocently.
The stoic Buchou gave no indication that he was surprised. Calmly, he looked up at Fuji, and expressionlessly said, “Yes.”
“Mind if I eat with you?”
“No.”
So Fuji sat beside him and opened his lunchbox. But he wouldn’t be eating yet. “Tezuka.”
“…”
“So, how’s your love life?”
“What kind of question is that?”
“I just asked.” Fuji shrugged. “Girls talk about things like that over lunch.”
“We are not girls.” Still said expressionlessly.
Fuji laughed. “Maa…I can’t even joke around you.”
Tezuka didn’t answer, but went on eating. Fuji wondered how he could be so calm even after being asked about his love life. Other people, like Eiji for instance, would eventually cry and say something. Inui would calculate possibilities and stuff, and would keep pushing up his glasses. Kaidoh would blush. Echizen would go away to buy Ponta and then come back to say, Fuji-senpai, how about yours?
Or maybe Tezuka was just really the ultimate glacier?
“Saa, Tezuka, why are glaciers melting?”
“Global warming,” Tezuka answered unhesitatingly.
“Oh.” Fuji grinned. “Would you melt if someone hugged you?”
“Why would anyone hug me?”
“Because they want to?”
“No.”
“No? Even if you love her?”
This time, Tezuka shifted. Fuji’s grin widened. “I cannot tell.”
“Really? What if I hugged you?”
Tezuka shifted, very noticeably. “Your lunch, Fuji.”
“Oh? I thought you were going to say that we’re boys and boys don’t hug?”
“I was going to.” Tezuka pushed up his glasses.
“Really? Well, I think you would also say that you’ll let me hug you so that you’ll know if you would melt or not.”
“I will never do such a thing, Fuji.” Tezuka was visibly uncomfortable; a film of sweat had formed on his forehead, and he was trying hard not to appear unnerved.
“Who knows.” Fuji shrugged, but couldn’t quite erase the smile on his lips.
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The minute Tezuka left the classroom, Fuji dashed out looking for Inui. When he found the data man, he told him to research about global warming.
“Oh, and Inui,” Fuji added, as if on afterthought. “Tezuka is uncomfortable hugging boys.”
Inui’s jaw fell open.
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“TEZUKAAAAA!”
Fuji watched Eiji tackleglomp Tezuka while successfully keeping him from shouting “20 laps!”. Eiji was excited about the burger spree, because Tezuka was there. Even Fuji himself was excited.
“Hoi hoi! I saved some money! You can eat as much as you want, Tezuka!” Eiji declared. “Don’t be shy, Momo and Ochibi eat a lot too!”
The two kouhai snickered.
“But you musn’t spend too much, Eiji,” Oishi admonished just like any budget-conscious mother.
“Nya, I know.”
Tezuka stoically pried Eiji off him. Eiji immediately let go. “I’m rather busy today, Kikumaru,” Tezuka instantly said, and at that Eiji’s eyes widened.
“Fujiko! Buchou doesn’t want to come with us!” he wailed.
“Kikumaru-“
“Saa, what shall we do to punish him, Eiji?” Fuji asked his redheaded friend, thinking about the Inui Juice he’d received that morning, knowing full well just what kinds of things Eiji would say.
“Make him drink lots of Inui Juice!” Eiji suggested.
“And?”
“And tie him to the chair and shove lots of burgers into his mouth!”
“And?”
“And of course, Fujiko,” Eiji winked, “you can do whatever you want to do with him!”
“Is that so, Eiji?”
“All right, all right!” Tezuka suddenly said exasperatedly, “I’ll come along!”
Fuji and Eiji smiled at each other while Inui started mumbling and jotting down on his notebook that very vital piece of data. Tezuka had so easily been flustered.
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“So,” Fuji leaned across the table, “what shall we ask Buchou?”
“No, no Fuji-senpai, we ask Mamushi first!” Momo declared. Kaidoh hissed. Momo glared and almost lunged at him, but luckily Taka-san and Oishi held him off.
“I know.” Inui pushed up his glasses. “Tezuka, you’re the only one whose love life we don’t know yet.”
“Inui!” Oishi scolded. “Don’t ask!”
“I have no love life,” Tezuka said, looking like the usual.
“Hm. What about those piles of chocolates you received on Valentine’s Day?”
“They’re from his admirers!” Oishi said defensively. Fuji let his eyebrow rise a bit. Oishi knew something.
Apparently Inui reached the same conclusion, because he turned to Oishi and asked, “Did he reply?”
“W-what reply?” Oishi’s gaze flickered to Fuji. Fuji knew he wasn’t asking for help, just checking his reaction.
“Did he ask them out or something? One time Kaidoh saw him with-“
“Senpai!” Kaidoh warned.
“If you saw me with any girl,” Tezuka said, “that doesn’t mean she is my girlfriend.”
“Yes!” Oishi seconded.
“Oh. Then maybe you aren’t comfortable with girls? Fuji told me you are likewise uncomfortable hugging boys-“
Echizen suddenly choked on his Ponta. Momo had to thump his back, and Momo couldn’t do it well because he was also laughing.
“Hugging boys?” Tezuka finally turned to Fuji and glared at him. From the corner of his eye, Fuji saw Inui noting it down.
“Well, you said it so yourself,” Fuji said airily.
“I said no such thing!”
“Heh. What if I were to declare my love and affection for you, Tezuka? What would you do?” Fuji asked jokingly, just to se if this would also upset Tezuka.
To their surprise, Tezuka reddened. He realized it himself, and immediately he looked away and bit at his burger.
Fuji grinned. “Global warming,” he said.
“What, Fujiko?”
“Nothing,” Fuji answered.
“What global warming, Fujiko?” Eiji persisted.
Fuji didn’t answer; Inui did it for him. “It’s an increase in the world’s temperatures, caused in part by the greenhouse gases.”
“They melt glaciers,” Fuji said meaningfully.
Tezuka slowly turned his head to look at Fuji. Fuji smiled, as if to say I’m being such a diligent student, ne? Tezuka pushed up his glasses and continued eating the burger. Fuji sighed; he was back to stoic mode again.
End of Part Three
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A/N: Well, it's almost ending! Hope you enjoyed this thing too.
It's Araw ng Davao today. So to my Davaoeno friends, kaon ta. :D