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For beckymarie and rubyd, although I don't think this is quite what they had in mind...^^;;
"Who said Terazuma could be team captain?"
Sighing inwardly, Hisoka grabbed Tsuzuki's arm and dragged him away from the other man before he could start a fight. Not because he cared or anything - he was simply being practical. If Terazuma and Tsuzuki got into a fight it would take forever to straighten the resulting mess out, and then they would still have to take part in the mandatory team building exercises Watari and Tatsumi had organized. The first round of which had ended in near-disaster, although Tatsumi had chosen to take mercy on Tsuzuki in the end.
Still...there was the little matter concerning one of Tatsumi's favorite suits and - Well, that was neither here nor there at the moment.
"He's team captain because you were off sneaking cookies when you thought no one was looking."
Tsuzuki straightened up indignantly, although he didn't pull free of Hisoka's hold.
"I was not!"
Shaking his head, Hisoka guided Tsuzuki back to his place in the huddle next to Wakaba, placing himself between Tsuzuki and Terazuma. Purely for practical reasons, of course.
"You have cookie crumbs on your shirt, Tsuzuki."
There was nothing Tsuzuki could say to that, so he nobly refrained from doing so. Despite the fact that it really was unfair of Hisoka to accuse him like that. And okay, so maybe he did have a few cookie crumbs on his shirt and - And Hisoka was giving him that look, so maybe he shouldn't -
"Are you done wasting our time, Tsuzuki?"
Bristling at Terazuma's tone of voice as much as his words, Tsuzuki bit back a retort as Hisoka squeezed his arm in warning.
"Play nice, Hajime. Tsuzuki is on your team after all."
Glancing down at Wakaba, Terazuma backed down, though the smile he aimed in Tsuzuki's general direction held far more teeth than any normal smile should.
"All right, now that we're all here...the rules are very simple. First of all - Tsuzuki, are you listening?"
Everyone looked over at Tsuzuki who was tossing a bright blue balloon from hand to hand, a thoughtful expression on his face. It took a moment before he realized the others were watching him expectantly. When he did notice he flashed them a rather uneasy smile as he put his hands behind his back, still holding the balloon.
"Eh? Oh, sorry."
Sighing, Terazuma shook his head and shared a longsuffering look with Hisoka.
"All right then, these are the - Tsuzuki!"
Terazuma glared at Tsuzuki who was now checking his pockets, hampered by the balloon in his hand.
"What?"
"If you don't want to play, just say so." Terazuma growled, poking Tsuzuki in the chest with each word for emphasis.
Shooting Hisoka a worried look, Tsuzuki pushed Terazuma's hand away irritably.
"But I do want to play."
Terazuma raised an eyebrow at that, clearly skeptical.
"I do!"
Tsuzuki's eyes narrowed as Terazuma looked to Hisoka for confirmation.
The slight nod he got was apparently as much of an answer as he was expecting. Clapping his hands together, Terazuma turned his attention back to the matter at hand.
"...Fine. For the last time, and I do mean the last time - " There was no mistaking the look on Terazuma's face as anything but annoyance, "these are are the rules..."
==========
"Watari?"
Looking up from the book he was reading, Watari gave Tatsumi a distracted smile.
"Hmm?"
"Where did you get the idea for this...ah...team building exercise, I believe you called it?"
Feeling as though he should have been paying more attention to what was going on down on the field, Watari set his book aside and sat up.
"Oh...er... Why?"
Tatsumi frowned as Terazuma gave a bloodcurdling scream and set off in pursuit of Tsuzuki who looked almost as though -
"It doesn't seem to be going as it should."
Watari straightened his glasses and followed Tatsumi's gaze to the field where Hisoka and Wakaba were standing beside each other watching the spectacle their partners were making of themselves.
"...How do you mean, exactly?"
For a moment Watari didn't think Tatsumi was going to answer.
"I doubt a regular game of - what did you call it again?"
"Capture-the-flag."
"Thank you. I don't think a regular game of capture-the-flag involves the use of - "
Watari blinked as Tsuzuki came to a sudden stop and spun on his heel, water balloon flying from his hand to hit Terazuma point blank in the face before tearing off again hooting with glee.
Screaming epithets at Tsuzuki, Terazuma paused long enough to wipe the water from his eyes before resuming the chase, hands full of brightly colored water balloons.
A moment later Tsuzuki found himself with very little field left and Terazuma closing in fast. Turning, he set his feet and raised his hands in an all too familiar gesture.
"Tsuzuki's not doing what I think he is, is he?"
"I'm afraid so."
Watari smiled uncertainly.
"Ah. I suppose that would explain what Terazuma's doing as well, wouldn't it."
Tatsumi simply nodded.
Shooting Tatsumi a curious look, Watari slouched a little more comfortably against the tree trunk they were sitting under, taking advantage of the shade it offered from the hot afternoon sun.
"Aren't you worried?"
Tatsumi gave an odd little shrug, still watching the goings on below them.
"Not particularly."
"May I ask - oooh...that looked like it hurt."
"It did, didn't it." Tatsumi mused, reaching up to straighten his glasses.
"Er... Do you mind if I ask why you aren't worried?"
Tatsumi gave Watari a peculiar little smile.
"Minimal property damage."
"Ah. That would explain why you were insistent on this spot then."
Tatsumi nodded as though he'd said all that needed to be said. Holding up a plate, he chose to tune out the enraged shouts and occasional explosion as he smiled at Watari.
"Care for a cookie?"
"Who said Terazuma could be team captain?"
Sighing inwardly, Hisoka grabbed Tsuzuki's arm and dragged him away from the other man before he could start a fight. Not because he cared or anything - he was simply being practical. If Terazuma and Tsuzuki got into a fight it would take forever to straighten the resulting mess out, and then they would still have to take part in the mandatory team building exercises Watari and Tatsumi had organized. The first round of which had ended in near-disaster, although Tatsumi had chosen to take mercy on Tsuzuki in the end.
Still...there was the little matter concerning one of Tatsumi's favorite suits and - Well, that was neither here nor there at the moment.
"He's team captain because you were off sneaking cookies when you thought no one was looking."
Tsuzuki straightened up indignantly, although he didn't pull free of Hisoka's hold.
"I was not!"
Shaking his head, Hisoka guided Tsuzuki back to his place in the huddle next to Wakaba, placing himself between Tsuzuki and Terazuma. Purely for practical reasons, of course.
"You have cookie crumbs on your shirt, Tsuzuki."
There was nothing Tsuzuki could say to that, so he nobly refrained from doing so. Despite the fact that it really was unfair of Hisoka to accuse him like that. And okay, so maybe he did have a few cookie crumbs on his shirt and - And Hisoka was giving him that look, so maybe he shouldn't -
"Are you done wasting our time, Tsuzuki?"
Bristling at Terazuma's tone of voice as much as his words, Tsuzuki bit back a retort as Hisoka squeezed his arm in warning.
"Play nice, Hajime. Tsuzuki is on your team after all."
Glancing down at Wakaba, Terazuma backed down, though the smile he aimed in Tsuzuki's general direction held far more teeth than any normal smile should.
"All right, now that we're all here...the rules are very simple. First of all - Tsuzuki, are you listening?"
Everyone looked over at Tsuzuki who was tossing a bright blue balloon from hand to hand, a thoughtful expression on his face. It took a moment before he realized the others were watching him expectantly. When he did notice he flashed them a rather uneasy smile as he put his hands behind his back, still holding the balloon.
"Eh? Oh, sorry."
Sighing, Terazuma shook his head and shared a longsuffering look with Hisoka.
"All right then, these are the - Tsuzuki!"
Terazuma glared at Tsuzuki who was now checking his pockets, hampered by the balloon in his hand.
"What?"
"If you don't want to play, just say so." Terazuma growled, poking Tsuzuki in the chest with each word for emphasis.
Shooting Hisoka a worried look, Tsuzuki pushed Terazuma's hand away irritably.
"But I do want to play."
Terazuma raised an eyebrow at that, clearly skeptical.
"I do!"
Tsuzuki's eyes narrowed as Terazuma looked to Hisoka for confirmation.
The slight nod he got was apparently as much of an answer as he was expecting. Clapping his hands together, Terazuma turned his attention back to the matter at hand.
"...Fine. For the last time, and I do mean the last time - " There was no mistaking the look on Terazuma's face as anything but annoyance, "these are are the rules..."
==========
"Watari?"
Looking up from the book he was reading, Watari gave Tatsumi a distracted smile.
"Hmm?"
"Where did you get the idea for this...ah...team building exercise, I believe you called it?"
Feeling as though he should have been paying more attention to what was going on down on the field, Watari set his book aside and sat up.
"Oh...er... Why?"
Tatsumi frowned as Terazuma gave a bloodcurdling scream and set off in pursuit of Tsuzuki who looked almost as though -
"It doesn't seem to be going as it should."
Watari straightened his glasses and followed Tatsumi's gaze to the field where Hisoka and Wakaba were standing beside each other watching the spectacle their partners were making of themselves.
"...How do you mean, exactly?"
For a moment Watari didn't think Tatsumi was going to answer.
"I doubt a regular game of - what did you call it again?"
"Capture-the-flag."
"Thank you. I don't think a regular game of capture-the-flag involves the use of - "
Watari blinked as Tsuzuki came to a sudden stop and spun on his heel, water balloon flying from his hand to hit Terazuma point blank in the face before tearing off again hooting with glee.
Screaming epithets at Tsuzuki, Terazuma paused long enough to wipe the water from his eyes before resuming the chase, hands full of brightly colored water balloons.
A moment later Tsuzuki found himself with very little field left and Terazuma closing in fast. Turning, he set his feet and raised his hands in an all too familiar gesture.
"Tsuzuki's not doing what I think he is, is he?"
"I'm afraid so."
Watari smiled uncertainly.
"Ah. I suppose that would explain what Terazuma's doing as well, wouldn't it."
Tatsumi simply nodded.
Shooting Tatsumi a curious look, Watari slouched a little more comfortably against the tree trunk they were sitting under, taking advantage of the shade it offered from the hot afternoon sun.
"Aren't you worried?"
Tatsumi gave an odd little shrug, still watching the goings on below them.
"Not particularly."
"May I ask - oooh...that looked like it hurt."
"It did, didn't it." Tatsumi mused, reaching up to straighten his glasses.
"Er... Do you mind if I ask why you aren't worried?"
Tatsumi gave Watari a peculiar little smile.
"Minimal property damage."
"Ah. That would explain why you were insistent on this spot then."
Tatsumi nodded as though he'd said all that needed to be said. Holding up a plate, he chose to tune out the enraged shouts and occasional explosion as he smiled at Watari.
"Care for a cookie?"