A Friendly Infatuation | By : loche606 Category: Prince of Tennis/Tennis no Ohjisama > General Views: 3797 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis (Tennis no Ohjisama), nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story. |
______________________________________
Tezuka Kunimitsu lay in his hospital bed. He was really bored. He looked at the clock above the door. It was only noon. He had been in the hospital for three days, and he still had two more days to be there, including this one. How unnecessary to keep him locked up like this. Not only because of his situation with Kikumaru Eiji, but because he had a team to captain. Sure, Oishi did a great job of captaining the team, but he didn’t make them run, and he wasn’t nearly strict enough. Tezuka picked up his book of American Literature that his mother had brought for him. He didn’t really want to read, but he didn’t know what else to do. He heard a knock at his door and when it opened, he saw a woman walk in with long flowing blonde hair. He looked at her face, and she smiled as they made eye contact. Her eyes were as deep blue as the ocean bottom. Tezuka couldn’t help but smile seeing the friendliness in those eyes. The woman waved and Tezuka nodded.
“Hi!” She said. “My name is Nic, and I am gonna be your personal nurse.” She finished with a wink.
Hearing her speak this broken Japanese made Tezuka laugh. She looked at him, curious as to what he was laughing at.
“You don’t have to speak Japanese.” He said in shaky English that was far better than her Japanese. “I know enough English to be able to understand you and respond.” He tapped the book in his hand, and she came forward to read the title.
“American Literature huh? Rock on.” She said, still grinning.
“So, you are an American?” Tezuka said, genuinely interested.
“Yep, I’m from America.” She said, grabbing his wrist and checking his pulse on her watch. “I came here because I am fascinated with Japanese culture.”
She pulled the stethoscope down from around her neck, and covered the end with her hand, warming it. She used it to listen to his heart, then leaned him forward, and put it on his back, listening to his lungs. Tezuka allowed this grudgingly. He hated this kind of thing. But there was something about this woman’s demeanor that made him want to do as she asked. She was just so sweet.
When she was done with all of her medical requirements, she wrote her information on his chart. She then sat down in the chair next to him, and smiled.
“So, what would you like to do?” She asked, folding her arms over her chest.
Tezuka looked at her, confused. “What do you mean?” He asked, “Don’t you have other patients?”
“I told you, I am your personal nurse.” She said, giggling, “You got me for as long as you want.”
Tezuka thought about this for a second. He had never had a personal nurse before. Was Nic serious? Was this just some kind of trial thing? Stick the American nurse with the teenager? Tezuka realized it didn’t matter, at least he had someone to talk to while his parents were gone at work and such. Besides she seemed pretty nice.
“Well, I was just going to read, but we can talk if you’d like.” He said to her. Looking her in the eyes, he realized it was those eyes he was captivated with, They were so much like Eiji’s, but they had their own allure.
She giggled again and stood up, looking at the clock. She looked out the door and turned back to him, “You think of something, and I will be right back alright?”
Then she was gone. After she had left, Tezuka lay back against the bed and wondered about her. She was very interesting. Kinda strange as far as her actions, but still, she seemed pretty fun. He heard footsteps, and looked toward the door, seeing a different nurse walk in.
“Hello there.” She said without a smile. She pulled her stethoscope down and walked toward him.
“Hey, my nurse has already taken care of that.” He said, shrinking back from the cold end of the steth that she was moving dangerously close to his warm chest.
“One of the nurses has already done this huh?” She said, looking at his chart. “So they have, glad they let me know.” She huffed and walked from his room without another word.
******
A while later, Tezuka was reading and Nic came back in smiling as soon as she saw him.
“Sorry that took so long, I got pulled away to something else.” She said walking to his bed.
“No need to be sorry.” He said, actually glad to see her again. She was pretty cute, he thought, seeing her up close again. Tezuka had always had a thing for the American features, and Nic’s were as American as one could get. Blonde hair and blue eyes.
“Did you think of something you wanted to do?” She asked, playing with the edge of his blanket idly.
“We can just talk for a bit if you’d like.” He said.
“This isn’t about what I want, Tezuka-kun, this is about what you want to do.”
“First of all, you may call me by Kunimitsu, and second, I wouldn’t have suggested talking if I didn’t want to do it.” He smiled at her. Except for when he was with Eiji, he couldn’t remember when he had smiled this much. It was a little unnerving.
“Well, alright then Kunimitsu, what would you like to talk about?” Nic said, this time sitting on the edge of his bed and folding her hands in her lap.
Tezuka liked the way this woman said his name. It was kinda cute in her American accent. He had never really cared for it, but the way she said it, he felt like he could listen to it for hours.
“Tell me about yourself.” He said finally. He moved his legs and motioned for her to climb up on the bed and sit with him. She grinned and brought her legs up indian style, and was facing him.
“Well, there isn’t really that much to tell,”She said, a thoughtful expression on her face. “I come from Illinois, a state in the midwest United States, in case you didn’t know.” She said with a cocked eyebrow. “I am twenty, but will be twenty one on November first. I came to Japan on vacation about six months ago, and about five months ago I had my belongings sent to me.” She finished with a shrug and a smile.
Tezuka was blown away. She had come to Japan on vacation and just stayed? That was amazing to him. She had just left her family and friends, and come to a new continent on her own and decided to make it her home. Nic had guts, which made him like her even more.
“Kunimitsu?” She said tilting her head. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“You are a very interesting person, Nic.” He said.
He saw her blush a little, and he smiled gently. She looked directly at him, even through the blush. The look in her eyes was unmistakable. She liked him. There was nothing but friendliness and warmth there. If he had been doubting it before, he didn’t any longer. They sat there staring at each other for a couple of seconds, before she broke the gaze and hopped off his bed.
“Are you thirsty?” She asked. “I’m gonna go get some tea, would you like some?”
“I would love some.” He said.
She left the room, and he again leaned back in his bed. Tea sounded really good right now. He hadn’t realized it, but his throat had grown very dry. He grabbed his glass of water from the table beside the bed and drained it. It still didn’t seem to quench his thirst. Hopefully Nic would come back with their tea soon. He heard footsteps in the doorway and looked up hopefully. Instead of blonde hair and blue eyes, he saw the grey hair and eyes of the person he least wanted to see right now. Or ever off the tennis court.
“Hello Tezuka.” Atobe Keigo said with a cocky look at the boy in the bed.
“Atobe.” Tezuka said.
“That nurse that left your room as I was coming in was pretty cute.” Atobe said with a laugh. “Too bad she was so stuck up. Didn’t even look at me.”
Tezuka looked at his rival with a bored expression on his face. “She isn’t stuck up, so don’t say that.” He said.
Atobe rolled his eyes as if to say that any woman who didn’t look at him when he said something to her was so obviously stuck up. Tezuka looked at him, beginning to get irritated already.
“Was there something that you wanted Atobe?” He asked.
“Well, I heard you were here, and I thought I would grace your day with a visit from me.” He replied smiling.
“Ok well thanks.” Tezuka said sighing. He wanted to be alone with Nic again, he wanted to find out more about her. Atobe seemed to hog the light. Just having him in here seemed to make the room dimmer, although if you asked him, he would say he was making the room almost too bright to see in. Tezuka heard footsteps in the doorway again and looked to see Nic walk in with two cups of tea. She walked in and handed Tezuka his cup, and she looked at Atobe for an instant before sitting back on the bed.
“So, what were we talking about?” She said, smiling warmly at Tezuka.
“Excuse me, Miss?” Atobe said, standing up. “You are completely rude. How are you just going to completely ignore me? I am Atobe Keigo and I will not be ignored.”
Nic looked at him for a second. Then looked at Tezuka who was looking at her with a rather comical expression on his face.
“Is this a friend of yours?” She asked, her eyebrow cocked. Which made Tezuka laugh.
“He is an acquaintance.” Tezuka replied.
Nic nodded her head a little, finally acknowledging that Atobe was in the room. Atobe smirked.
“That is more like it.” He said pompously. “And what is your name?”
“I’m Nic, and I am having a conversation with Kunimitsu.” She said, “ After what you said to me in the hall, I would prefer not to talk to you at all. If you plan on staying, I will be leaving the room, because I do not want to be in the same room as you.” She said, her blue eyes drilling into his grey ones.
Atobe stood there for a minute, his mouth agape, not saying a word. Then he seemed to realize that saying something was warranted on his part, because he hitched in a breath and pursed his lips.
“Maybe in America,” He started, his voice getting louder, “ The women are rude to men, but here that is not how we do things. You need to apologize to me right now.”
Nic opened her mouth, and Tezuka could tell it wasn’t to apologize. He cleared his throat, which made Nic look at him.
“He was just leaving anyways.” He said, staring at Atobe.
Atobe blinked, and then with a flourish of his frilly purple shirt he walked toward the door. He turned back around and looked at Tezuka. “This place is boring anyways.” He said and strutted out the door.
When he was gone, Tezuka looked at Nic with a grin.
“What did he say to you in the hallway?” He asked excitedly.
“He said he wanted me to see his mansion, but more specifically the bedrooms of his mansion.” She replied, rolling her eyes.
“I’m sorry for him.” Tezuka said, shaking his head. “He is a great tennis player, but kind of a ass off the court.”
“So I gathered.” She said, her eyes stormy. Then her expression cleared. “Well, I am here for another hour, then my shift is up, so what would like to do?”
“Is Nic short for something?” He asked her.
“Nicole.” She answered.
“What made you come to Japan?” He wanted to know.
“Well, I have always wanted to be a writer,” She started, “And I thought I could be more inspired somewhere besides America, so I came to my favorite place. Also there was the matter of the lead singer of a band that I love, and I wanted to meet him.”
“Oh yeah?” He said, “Which band is that?”
She blushed again, and said “Bad Luck.”
“Yeah, I like them too.” He said. “You are talking about Shindou Shuuichi right?”
“Yeah.” She said smiling at him. He was so interesting. He didn’t act like a 15 year old at all. Of course she knew of him, she had been following tennis for awhile, and knew his career well. She knew he was the captain of the Seigaku team, and that he took the job very seriously. What she didn’t know was that he was so grown up and mature. She found herself liking him more and more. Of course she had always thought he was very good looking, and his confidence was pretty sexy, but she couldn’t be attracted to him because of his age. She was way too old for him. ‘Oh well’ she thought, ‘I can still enjoy talking to him.’
******
They talked about their favorite Bad Luck songs, and that branched into favorite songs in general. They talked until Nic looked at the clock and realized it had been two hours.
“Sorry Kunimitsu, but I have to go for the day.” She said, standing up and walking to the side of him.
He looked disappointed and she laughed. She leaned down and kissed his forehead quickly.
“I will be back tomorrow sweetie.” She said smiling sweetly.
“I will try to think of something more interesting to do to tomorrow.” He said as she walked toward the door.
“Rock on.” She said turning around. She flashed a smile and a peace sign and walked from the room.
Tezuka lay back and closed his eyes. His forehead was burning from where Nic’s lips had been. He sighed gently and a smile again played on his lips. The way she had smelled came back to him. It was a scent he hadn’t smelled before, but he liked it. Nic was the first woman he had ever really been attracted to, and he basked in the feeling. He couldn’t wait to see her again tomorrow. They had talked so long after the Atobe fiasco, and it seemed they had a lot in common. Or maybe he just wanted to believe they did. She was his nurse after all, maybe she was just saying all that to seem cool to him. He didn’t really believe that though. His thoughts were interrupted by a nurse walking in.
“Time for your afternoon check in.” She said. She took all of his vitals and asked if he needed anything. After she left his mother came and sat with him for awhile. It was beginning to get late when she left, and the nurse came in to check his vitals again.
After everyone had left, he lay in bed, smiling and thinking of Nic. He wasn’t the type to fall for anyone so easily, but he had never even had feelings for a woman, so he had always assumed he was gay. But now, he didn’t know what to think. He lay in bed for awhile before sleep finally overtook him.
*******
He awoke and it was dark. Judging by the dampness he knew why he had woken up. He groaned. He had been dreaming about Nic. ‘Great’ he thought, rolling his eyes. He got out of bed and got into the bag of clothes his mother had brought and found a clean pair of boxers and pajama pants. He could not believe he had a wet dream. This one the first one in a long time. ‘It was all because of Nic’ He thought as he cleaned himself up in the bathroom. It wasn’t exactly a bad thought either. He was getting hard again just thinking about her. He locked the bathroom door and leaned against it, beginning to stroke himself back to full attention. He thought of the way Nic had smelled, and of her voice, and her blue eyes. He used his pre-cum as lube and began to stroke faster. He moaned quietly and teased the head with his thumb. He moved his hand faster, needing to reach climax quickly. His body began to shake as he felt the orgasm coming on. He pictured Nic doing this for him, and that sent him over the edge. He came, spilling his seed over his hand, and he whispered Nic’s name over and over again. When the orgasm had ebbed, he cleaned himself up again and left the bathroom. Climbing back into bed, he sighed peacefully and went back to sleep.
******
“You won again!” Nic said, almost sadly after Tezuka had called tsume! for the fifth time during their fifth game of Shogi.
Tezuka smiled. “You told me not to go easy on you.” He said.
“Hey, rock on.” She said laughing, “If you can beat me, by all means do it. That just means I am going to have to get good enough to beat you.”
Tezuka smiled at the thought of getting together with her outside of the hospital to play his favorite board game. When Nic had come in around noon the next day carrying the board under her arm, he had been surprised that she had learned the game. He knew that the western equivalent was Chess, but there were more pieces to Shogi and it was slightly more difficult to learn. After she checked his vitals again, they had played the first game. When he had called tsume after just six moves, he had started to take it easy on her, even though she had told him not to. He allowed his pieces to get taken in order to give himself a handicap, but ultimately ended up trapping her king every time anyways.
She looked at him now. Her blue eyes shining.
“Fancy another game?”
“Not right now.” He said.
She looked at the clock, her eyes opening wide. “I’m gonna go get us some tea sweetie.” She said, and sped from the room. Tezuka didn’t understand why she seemed to be in such a hurry like that. She had done the same thing yesterday at the same time. He was brought from his thoughts by the nurse that entered his room. She checked the chart first this time.
“Already done again. I wish someone would tell me these things sometimes.” She said gruffly, leaving the room without even saying a work to the boy sitting in the bed.
Presently Nic returned with the tea.
They were quiet for awhile. Then Nic looked at him and smiled.
“So, you get to leave tomorrow Kunimitsu,” She said. “You must be so excited.”
“Well, I normally would be, but I am gonna miss you.” He said blushing and looking away.”
The blonde smiled gently at him. She stood up and came up beside him on the bed. She cupped his face in her hand and leaned down slowly. Her lips met his and she sighed gently. He felt her tongue pressing against his lips and he opened them, allowing her to explore his mouth. He brought his arm up to her back and rubbed it softly while the kiss deepened. They were like that for a minute before she broke the kiss and backed up.
“Kunimitsu, I am too old for you.” She said, very gently, getting her Shogi board and gathering her things up.
“Are you leaving?” He said to her, looking hurt.
“It’s time for me to go now.” She said. She handed him a folded piece of paper, with a phone number on the outside of it. “Look me up in a few years.” She winked at him and smiled. “I will be waiting.”
Tezuka smiled at her. She really was great. He grabbed her wrist as she began to walk away, and he pulled her to him in a hug. Her head in his neck. As she pulled away, she placed another kiss on his cheek. She flashed a peace sign again, “Rock on Tezuka Kunimitsu, I will be seein ya.” Then she walked from the room.
******
Tezuka sat in bed, smiling again. He had known she was too old for him, but it was nice while it lasted. He put the piece of paper in his book and closed his eyes, deciding he should take a little nap before his parents got there.
He was awakened by a commotion outside his room.
“...And apparently it was just some girl who walked in off the street.” Someone said.
“You’re kidding! Is he alright?” Someone else said.
“He’s fine, he is sleeping right now. I guess she came yesterday too, dressed as a nurse, and spent the day with him.”
“I don’t believe someone could do that. An American no less. Blonde hair and all. You think someone would have noticed her.”
Tezuka’s eyes widened, then he grabbed his book and got out the paper. Unfolding it, he saw some writing on the inside too.
Kunimitsu-
By now I am sure you know I am not really a nurse, but
I just had to meet you, and see what you were really like. I
have been following your tennis career for awhile now.
I really liked what I found out. You are an interesting guy.
Don’t forget to look me up, I will be looking forward to it.
Lots of love.
Tsume!
Nic.
Tezuka broke out in a fit of laughter. He had thought there was something odd about her nursing habits. That also explained the reason she had run from the room when it had been time for a real nurse to come in. He laughed until a nurse came in to find out what was wrong with him.
Tezuka lay in the bed that night, his last night in the hospital, and thought of how, no matter what else happened to him, he was not going to forget those blue eyes. He would remember to call her one day.
__________________________________
Well there was my trick to you, tsume means basically, checkmate. Also Shindou Shuuichi and the band Bad Luck belong to Murakami Maki. I really hope you liked this.. It was a blast to write. And again, I love you Houseki, Happy Birthday!
-ren
While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.
All works displayed here, whether pictorial or literary, are the property of their owners and not Adult-FanFiction.org. Opinions stated in profiles of users may not reflect the opinions or views of Adult-FanFiction.org or any of its owners, agents, or related entities.
Website Domain ©2002-2017 by Apollo. PHP scripting, CSS style sheets, Database layout & Original artwork ©2005-2017 C. Kennington. Restructured Database & Forum skins ©2007-2017 J. Salva. Images, coding, and any other potentially liftable content may not be used without express written permission from their respective creator(s). Thank you for visiting!
Powered by Fiction Portal 2.0
Modifications © Manta2g, DemonGoddess
Site Owner - Apollo