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Pairing: Atobe Keigo/Akutagawa Jirou, Oshitari Yuushi/Mukahi Gakuto, Tezuka Kunimitsu/Fuji Syuusuke, Oishi Syuichirou/Kikumaru, and others

Chapter 1: Asking the Tensai for Help

"Saa… Akutagawa-kun, why did you called me here?" Fuji asked with an ever-pleasant smile, and took a sip of his drink while he waited for the answer from the said person.

He was rather surprised when Akutagawa Jirou called him early on a December morning… two days before New Year. He was even more surprised to know that Akutagawa-kun had his cell phone number.

"I need your help with something," the Hyoutei student confessed, and tried to ease his nervousness by drinking his hot chocolate before he continued with his speech, "Something that involves surprising Keigo, and catching him off guard,"

"Something that involves with the New Year party Atobe-kun is hosting?" Fuji finished with an amused smile, suppressing his chuckle when he caught onto the plan Akutagawa-kun was planning.

"Yes! That's exactly it," Jirou nodded in affirmation, and asked almost pleadingly, "Do you have that something?"

"This will most certainly catch him in surprise, and make him pay attention to you," the tensai responded with a smile as he fished out the item from his pocket, and held it up to the other boy. "Well, if we know what to do with it, this will prove to be useful,"

"What are we doing to do with it?" the usually sleepy tennis player questioned attentively with an eyebrow raised. "Don't tell me…"

"That's exactly it," Fuji stated before the sentence finished, and let out an even wider grin, if that was possible, "You'll get Atobe to notice you, and I'll get Tezuka to notice me,"

"But isn't that used for Christmas party…?" Jirou asked tentatively as he eyed at the object in confused.

"Are you doubting me, Akutagawa-kun?" Fuji responded with his eyes slightly opened, startling the said person in fear.

"…So when are we going to start the plan?" Jirou instead inquired with an eyebrow raised.

"Right when the party begins," Fuji smiled as he twirled the item in his hand, and added, "I'll go get the supplies,"

"Thanks... I think..."

"Jirou, what's wrong?" Atobe inquired as he stared at the older boy with an eyebrow raised.

It was just an hour away from the party, which he had so graciously invited the Rikkai Dai, and Seigaku. His maids, chefs, and butlers were busy preparing for the said event, while he and the Hyoutei regulars were decorating the living room. However, he noticed that Jirou kept eyeing at the door, as if he was waiting for something… or rather someone. Atobe was not happy about it at all. After all, according to Atobe, Jirou was supposed to paid attention to him, and him only.

"Ah, nothing," the said person responded with a playful grin, and added, "Just wondering when the others will get here,"

"I see…" the heir responded suspiciously but did not comment on it. Before Atobe could say something further, the door bell rang to announce that his guests have arrived. A couple of moments later, the Seigaku regulars walked into the living room.

"Tezuka, as usual, you're dressed in a boring attire," Atobe stated haughtily as he flicked his hand, and let out a triumphant smirk. He eyed at Tezuka's white sweater, and dark brown slacks with a scoff.

"Atobe, you're as always in flashy outfit," Tezuka retorted with his stoic expression, and added as an afterthought, "Are you sure you're a high school student?" He almost raised an eyebrow at Atobe's flowery shirt, white blazer, and black leather pants. He had to inwardly admit that it was rather nice attire, but there was no way he was going to say it out loud.

Behind him, Momoshiro, Kikumaru, Fuji, Shishido, Mukahi, and Oshitari snickered or laughed loudly at the strange exchange between the two tennis captains.

"I don't want to be told by you. Not by you," the Atobe heir responded with a scoff.

Jirou gestured to the Seigaku's tensai to a corner of the room, not noticing a flash of confused and jealous expression on Atobe's expression. "Did you bring the items?" Jirou asked giddily.

"Of course," Fuji responded with a chuckle, and added, "I also asked Rikkai Dai's Yukimura-kun, and Niou-kun to help us with this…project,"

"Ah, okay," Jirou nodded in understanding since Yukimura-kun is similar to Fuji, in terms of their thought process, and such. Niou-kun, on the other hand, is a trickster, and if he was excluded from this plan, chances of the plan failing is higher than if he was not.

"Don't worry about it. Leave everything to us," Fuji stated reassuringly with a smile, and added, "By the end of this party, Atobe is going to regret ignoring you for the past week in favor of his work,"