free as a bird [Tenipuri, FujiRyo]
title: free as a bird
author: yumeyana
genre: drama, angst
rating: pg
summary: Birds are meant to fly but what if this is one bird you don't want to let go?
crossposted over @ potfics, tenipuri_yaoi, and @ my fic journal quilled_dreams where it sleeps.
Author’s Notes: This wasn’t supposed to be what it is now but it somehow turned to be like so. It’s been really really long since I wrote for this pairing and I’m just getting the feel of writing them again. This is all quite spur of the moment. I hope you like it!
Disclaimers: Tennis no Oujisama and all its characters belong to Konomi-sensei. Only the plot of this story is mine.
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Free as a Bird
Momo knows he shouldn’t be making a big fuss over you leaving us. We all know deep inside our hearts that you would someday go back; perhaps it just came too soon. You are a bird - always poised for flight. Who are we to ask you to stay?
But Momo doesn’t want to play the dutiful sempai who would tell you that it’s your path to take. He doesn’t want to pretend that you are meant to be in America to fully realize your dreams. He wants you here with him - with us. To hell with the dreams of conquering the world.
Momo is honest and I envy him for that.
“I’m leaving the day after tomorrow.”
Your golden eyes are watching my face for any trace of reaction and my heart is breaking. My face, my words - all of them are lying to you. They are nothing but a shell I have tried with every might to be indestructible so much so that even Tezuka wouldn’t see right through it.
“Aa. Do your best there.”
I want to take back my words - I want to tell you what my heart’s been shouting. I want to hold you close and ask you something selfish.
Can I keep you?
But the sempai in me wins and all I do is watch your eyes sadden and you shrug before you walk away from me. Tears sting my eyes - I want to grab you and…
“Ryoma!”
You turn around, your eyes suddenly full of hope. You just need one word from my lips and I know you’d leave everything behind. Who said every bird had to fly?
But…
I can’t. This is for the best. You are better off chasing your dreams; I will only hold you down. Birds are meant to be free and it is not fitting that you be caged.
“Fly.”
It takes no more than a nanosecond for your expression to return to its previous one. There is that fleeting emotion that passes your face - one of anger - and it doesn’t surprise me that you are. You have every right to be.
“Aa…”
Your feet start to take you away from me again and now I do nothing to prevent it. My eyes slowly close, the tears I’ve tried to keep at bay, falling.
Fly, Ryoma.
And I’ll be here. Waiting for you.
xxx
06:59p : 17D05
394 words
author: yumeyana
genre: drama, angst
rating: pg
summary: Birds are meant to fly but what if this is one bird you don't want to let go?
crossposted over @ potfics, tenipuri_yaoi, and @ my fic journal quilled_dreams where it sleeps.
Author’s Notes: This wasn’t supposed to be what it is now but it somehow turned to be like so. It’s been really really long since I wrote for this pairing and I’m just getting the feel of writing them again. This is all quite spur of the moment. I hope you like it!
Disclaimers: Tennis no Oujisama and all its characters belong to Konomi-sensei. Only the plot of this story is mine.
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Free as a Bird
Momo knows he shouldn’t be making a big fuss over you leaving us. We all know deep inside our hearts that you would someday go back; perhaps it just came too soon. You are a bird - always poised for flight. Who are we to ask you to stay?
But Momo doesn’t want to play the dutiful sempai who would tell you that it’s your path to take. He doesn’t want to pretend that you are meant to be in America to fully realize your dreams. He wants you here with him - with us. To hell with the dreams of conquering the world.
Momo is honest and I envy him for that.
“I’m leaving the day after tomorrow.”
Your golden eyes are watching my face for any trace of reaction and my heart is breaking. My face, my words - all of them are lying to you. They are nothing but a shell I have tried with every might to be indestructible so much so that even Tezuka wouldn’t see right through it.
“Aa. Do your best there.”
I want to take back my words - I want to tell you what my heart’s been shouting. I want to hold you close and ask you something selfish.
Can I keep you?
But the sempai in me wins and all I do is watch your eyes sadden and you shrug before you walk away from me. Tears sting my eyes - I want to grab you and…
“Ryoma!”
You turn around, your eyes suddenly full of hope. You just need one word from my lips and I know you’d leave everything behind. Who said every bird had to fly?
But…
I can’t. This is for the best. You are better off chasing your dreams; I will only hold you down. Birds are meant to be free and it is not fitting that you be caged.
“Fly.”
It takes no more than a nanosecond for your expression to return to its previous one. There is that fleeting emotion that passes your face - one of anger - and it doesn’t surprise me that you are. You have every right to be.
“Aa…”
Your feet start to take you away from me again and now I do nothing to prevent it. My eyes slowly close, the tears I’ve tried to keep at bay, falling.
Fly, Ryoma.
And I’ll be here. Waiting for you.
xxx
06:59p : 17D05
394 words