30 Kisses--Prompt #19, red
Title: Mine
Author/Artist: Liz lilly_scribbles
Pairing: Rin/Kai
Rating: PG
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Theme: #19--Red
Disclaimer: All characters portrayed herein do not belong to me. They belong to their creators, and I am making no profit from them.
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When Kai thought of the Higa tennis team, he thought of the roles that they all filled in it.
Kite, for example, was the Leader, plain and simple. The one that guided them on the course, rewarded the good, and, of course, punished the bad. Kai himself was the brains of the team, tempering Kite’s sometimes vicious streak with logic. Chinen was the muscle of the team, the intimidating force that everyone noticed first. Tanashi was the enigma, the one that didn’t seem to belong, the one that made everyone underestimate Higa.
And Rin…Rin was the heart. For all that Kite led them, for all that Kai strategized, it was Rin that spurred them on, that held them all in a cohesive unit, that made them a team. Rin, with his devil may care attitude, with his free smiles, with his sunniness that hid a core of steel.
Everyone had a soft spot for Rin, Kai’s simply being the most obvious. There was no one else on the team that would dare to steal food from Tanashi, to throw a friendly arm around Chinen, to kiss Kai until he couldn’t see straight. No one else that would dare to call everyone by their given names. Even Kite seemed to go easier on the bubbly blond than he did on anyone else.
And that worried Kai more than he liked to admit.
Kai wasn’t sure if it was his own insecurity talking, or if he truly was seeing something. But, lately, he’d been noticing how Kite seemed to be…exceptionally courteous to Rin. He’d seen how Rin consistently earned real smiles from their captain. And, even worse, how Kite seemed to be, well, touching Rin more often than truly necessary.
Every time Kai saw something that struck him as a bit suspicious, he tried to write it off. For one, it was almost impossible to not smile at Rin-he should know that better than anyone. And Rin thrived on human contact. Again, no one knew that better than Kai, and since it was always Kai that Rin came to, wanting to be hugged, or kissed, or caressed, Kai saw no problems with the pats on the back or shoulder that Rin gave so freely to others.
Even so, Kai still found himself loathe to leave Rin alone with Kite. He trusted his boyfriend implicitly, and when it came to most things, Kai had the same trust for Kite.
It was just Rin that Kai didn’t trust Kite with.
Even with that, though, Kai felt little concern when Rin was around Kite. For one thing, Kai had no reason to doubt Rin, and for another, he doubted that even Kite would try to steal Rin away in the middle of tennis practice. So, when Kai had to stay after class one afternoon to make up a test, he was able to contain the small grain of jealousy inside him. It was tennis. It was safe.
Only maybe not completely.
When Kai headed out to the courts finally, the last thing he had expected to see was Kite and Rin standing alone together. And he certainly hadn’t expected to see Kite tipping up Rin’s chin, or tucking a lock of Rin’s hair behind his ear, wearing a strangely, to Kai, tender expression….
Oh hell no!
“Kite Eishirou!” Kai stormed up to the pair and, ignoring several unspoken rules, yanked Kite away from his boyfriend. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”
Kite calmly raised an eyebrow. “Examining Rin’s eye.”
“You know he’s my boyfriend! Why in the hell are you…huh?” Kai trailed off, confused. “His…eye?”
“My eye, Kaikins.” Slowly, Rin turned, revealing a red and slightly puffy eye, the beginnings of bruising already forming. “I got between Kei and his Big Bang…Eishirou was just making sure there wasn’t any serious damage.” His good eye narrowed. “What were you thinking, Yuujirou?”
Kai flushed as he looked down. “That…Eishirou was coming on to you,” he murmured. Shit…he’s going to kill me…. Thing was, Kai wasn’t sure which “he” he was referring to. Maybe both.
Rin chuckled. “Coming on to me? You’re being silly. It’s not like Eishirou is attracted to me or anything.”
“I am.” Rin and Kai’s jaws both dropped at that unguarded admission from Kite. “But I know you are in love, and I don’t poach.” Kite pushed his glasses up. “You have nothing to fear from me, Yuujirou. As long as you treat him right.” He reached out and tweaked a strand of Rin’s hair. “Calm your boyfriend down, Rin, then rejoin practice. You’re observing for the rest of today.” Kite eyed Kai. “And you will be joining me on the courts.” His voice held deadly promise.
Kai watched Kite walk away and swallowed. “I’m dead. I think I’d have preferred laps.”
Rin didn’t comment right away. “You were really jealous?”
“Of course I was, RinRin.” Kai pulled Rin closer to him. “Did you think I’d stand by and let anyone seduce you out from under me?”
“You’re sweet, Kaikins.” Rin pecked Kai on the lips quickly. “I’ll demonstrate how sweet I find you after practice.”
Kai grinned at the promise in Rin’s voice as he tenderly kissed Rin’s eyelid. “I’m holding you to that, Princess. Now I’ve got to battle a dragon for you.”
“Don’t call me Princess!”
--The End--
Author/Artist: Liz lilly_scribbles
Pairing: Rin/Kai
Rating: PG
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Theme: #19--Red
Disclaimer: All characters portrayed herein do not belong to me. They belong to their creators, and I am making no profit from them.
You can view the entire claim list here.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Kai thought of the Higa tennis team, he thought of the roles that they all filled in it.
Kite, for example, was the Leader, plain and simple. The one that guided them on the course, rewarded the good, and, of course, punished the bad. Kai himself was the brains of the team, tempering Kite’s sometimes vicious streak with logic. Chinen was the muscle of the team, the intimidating force that everyone noticed first. Tanashi was the enigma, the one that didn’t seem to belong, the one that made everyone underestimate Higa.
And Rin…Rin was the heart. For all that Kite led them, for all that Kai strategized, it was Rin that spurred them on, that held them all in a cohesive unit, that made them a team. Rin, with his devil may care attitude, with his free smiles, with his sunniness that hid a core of steel.
Everyone had a soft spot for Rin, Kai’s simply being the most obvious. There was no one else on the team that would dare to steal food from Tanashi, to throw a friendly arm around Chinen, to kiss Kai until he couldn’t see straight. No one else that would dare to call everyone by their given names. Even Kite seemed to go easier on the bubbly blond than he did on anyone else.
And that worried Kai more than he liked to admit.
Kai wasn’t sure if it was his own insecurity talking, or if he truly was seeing something. But, lately, he’d been noticing how Kite seemed to be…exceptionally courteous to Rin. He’d seen how Rin consistently earned real smiles from their captain. And, even worse, how Kite seemed to be, well, touching Rin more often than truly necessary.
Every time Kai saw something that struck him as a bit suspicious, he tried to write it off. For one, it was almost impossible to not smile at Rin-he should know that better than anyone. And Rin thrived on human contact. Again, no one knew that better than Kai, and since it was always Kai that Rin came to, wanting to be hugged, or kissed, or caressed, Kai saw no problems with the pats on the back or shoulder that Rin gave so freely to others.
Even so, Kai still found himself loathe to leave Rin alone with Kite. He trusted his boyfriend implicitly, and when it came to most things, Kai had the same trust for Kite.
It was just Rin that Kai didn’t trust Kite with.
Even with that, though, Kai felt little concern when Rin was around Kite. For one thing, Kai had no reason to doubt Rin, and for another, he doubted that even Kite would try to steal Rin away in the middle of tennis practice. So, when Kai had to stay after class one afternoon to make up a test, he was able to contain the small grain of jealousy inside him. It was tennis. It was safe.
Only maybe not completely.
When Kai headed out to the courts finally, the last thing he had expected to see was Kite and Rin standing alone together. And he certainly hadn’t expected to see Kite tipping up Rin’s chin, or tucking a lock of Rin’s hair behind his ear, wearing a strangely, to Kai, tender expression….
Oh hell no!
“Kite Eishirou!” Kai stormed up to the pair and, ignoring several unspoken rules, yanked Kite away from his boyfriend. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”
Kite calmly raised an eyebrow. “Examining Rin’s eye.”
“You know he’s my boyfriend! Why in the hell are you…huh?” Kai trailed off, confused. “His…eye?”
“My eye, Kaikins.” Slowly, Rin turned, revealing a red and slightly puffy eye, the beginnings of bruising already forming. “I got between Kei and his Big Bang…Eishirou was just making sure there wasn’t any serious damage.” His good eye narrowed. “What were you thinking, Yuujirou?”
Kai flushed as he looked down. “That…Eishirou was coming on to you,” he murmured. Shit…he’s going to kill me…. Thing was, Kai wasn’t sure which “he” he was referring to. Maybe both.
Rin chuckled. “Coming on to me? You’re being silly. It’s not like Eishirou is attracted to me or anything.”
“I am.” Rin and Kai’s jaws both dropped at that unguarded admission from Kite. “But I know you are in love, and I don’t poach.” Kite pushed his glasses up. “You have nothing to fear from me, Yuujirou. As long as you treat him right.” He reached out and tweaked a strand of Rin’s hair. “Calm your boyfriend down, Rin, then rejoin practice. You’re observing for the rest of today.” Kite eyed Kai. “And you will be joining me on the courts.” His voice held deadly promise.
Kai watched Kite walk away and swallowed. “I’m dead. I think I’d have preferred laps.”
Rin didn’t comment right away. “You were really jealous?”
“Of course I was, RinRin.” Kai pulled Rin closer to him. “Did you think I’d stand by and let anyone seduce you out from under me?”
“You’re sweet, Kaikins.” Rin pecked Kai on the lips quickly. “I’ll demonstrate how sweet I find you after practice.”
Kai grinned at the promise in Rin’s voice as he tenderly kissed Rin’s eyelid. “I’m holding you to that, Princess. Now I’ve got to battle a dragon for you.”
“Don’t call me Princess!”
--The End--