A Royal Vacation
Chapter 28: Who Do You Want to be Together With? (Part 2)
Ryoma was shocked at what Fuji-sempai just asked him.
"Excuse me?"
"Saa, I said I would like to date you if that is okay."
"Have you been clobbered in the head by a tennis ball lately?" asked a confused Ryoma.
"Saa, no. I just said I like you. And don't even think about running away. I already know about what the tensai of Hyotei and kei-chan said earlier so I will not force you to make a decision now. Permit me to let you have some time to think about this, please?"
Ryoma was blushing now. He never knew that Fuji would have feelings for him, especially considering that Keigo and Oshitari have also admitted their relationship to him. So now, this is turning out to be a three on one love affair. The tennis prodigy still had no idea what he was going to do yet since his heart was racing like a wild stallion. Furthermore, he was still holding his emotions tightly but he finally let it all go.
"Che! Since you put it that way, I guess I got no choice. I will let you know what my decisions are later on."
"Hn, Ryoma shall we go? We still have a few minutes before we warm up." Smiled Fuji.
"Sempai, you go on ahead, I need to have a few minutes of rest."
"Well then, let me stay here with you." Smiled Fuji.
"I thought there are other people that are worried about you not returning. Like I said, I wanted to have some me time." Sighed Ryoma. Fuji immediately moved his feet back in order to allow his kohai to have more leg room. He also knows that his beloved kohai was right since if he abandoned his post, then they would definitely eat him alive.
Finally, Fuji leaned down towards Ryoma and kissed him again. "You should hurry back Ryo-chan, don't be too long."
"Mada Mada Dane!" said Ryoma.
Once Fuji was out of sight, Ryoma stood up again and tossed his empty ponta can into the garbage can. With that out of the way, he spotted someone walking towards him.
"Buchou?"
That was quick thinking from the king of Seigaku. He had no idea that his own buchou would be out in the gardens looking for him. Not more than a few minutes after Ryoma stood up, he could see that his buchou was coming towards him once again. He must have heard the conversation between his kohai and Fuji. If he didn't stop the sadist, chances are that oshitari and Keigo have already selfishly made their decisions to show their true feelings for the boy.
"Ryoma?" said Tezuka.
"So you heard everything that was said between me and Fuji?" asked Ryoma.
"Yes, I heard everything. Have you told him your feelings yet?"
"No, not yet. But let me ask you this again: do you know what like means to you?"
Tezuka was dumbfounded, he never knew that Echizen would ask himn this sort of question even though he was always cold and bitter as a captain. Ryoma was feeling a little uneasy asking that question. How would the buchou even know where to begin to answer?
No sooner than that, Tezuka immediately responded.
"Didn't you ask me this before? Like I said: to like that person, he or she must have their hearts pounding, and thus they must be happy to spend time with that guy or girl. If they don't see them, then it's a sign of disappointment."
Once Ryoma heard that, he finally sank to the ground. Heart-pumping? happiness? He doesn't seem to understand what counts as heart-pumping, but he knows that being together with them will definitely make him happy. Unfortunately, he didn't know if he will find the answers he seeks from his sempais in the near future. Even Tezuka does not know what is up with his own kohai. He took off Ryoma's hat and looked in his eyes, and they were gleaming with sadness. Those eyes were wide as a kitten too.
"Gomen!" said Tezuka as he returned the hat back to his kohai. If he stared at Ryoma's eyes one more time, he won't be able to control his own feelings.
"I have someone that I like." Said Tezuka.
"Want to tell me who it is?"
"And why do you want to know that? Is it really important to you?"
"What?"
"I asked if it's really that important for you to know who I like?"
I would agree with Tezuka. How is this any of Ryoma's business? He has been a little bit too nosy meddling into his buchou's personal affairs. It was not quite normal for him to do such a thing.
"Mada mada dane!" said Ryoma as he adjusted his hat one moe time before heading into the house. But he was stopped by a strong arm.
"Like I said before, I like a person that is selfish, won't listen to anything we say, and not eating accordingly, including being disrespectful to sempais and having an attitude problem. But still a selfish child like you just warms up my heart. But you don't always look around you since you are only good at one thing: tennis. Have I covered everything that I need to say about you?" answered Tezuka
"Buchou! How could you say that about me?" asked a shocked Ryoma. He was about to smack his buchou, but was kissed instead.
"Ryoma, shall we go?" said Tezuka as he took Ryoma's hand. "Just you wait Ryoma, I wil make you mine and confess to you. Even if you have everyone else that wants you for themselves, I won't give up either." Thought Tezuka to himself.
As Tezuka and Ryoma entered the house, he finally admitted his feelings for the kid since Ryoma understood his buchou's meaning. He should not pretend to know what was going on. Although there are some things that Ryoma can pretend not to know since everything has changed.
"Where have you been, Echizen?" asked a voice.
Ryoma turned and saw Yukimura walking towards him as he slowly removed Tezuka's hand from his arm and walked over to the Rikkai captain.
"Seiichi-kun!" sid Tezuka politely.
"I heard you were out with Tezuka-kun earlier?" said Yukimura as he watched Tezuka walking out of sight into the kitchen before turning around and smiling at Echizen.
"Nah, I just saw my buchou walking around, that's all." Said Ryoma.
"I see. Well then shall we focus on a little bit of shogi?"
"Sure. But Yukimura-sempai."
"What is it, Ryoma?"
"Nothing really, I kind of forgotten what I was going to say earlier."
"That's okay, now then let's head over to the game room and play some shogi."
"Of course. But where is great uncle Genichirou?"
"Why, is ryo-chan thinking of your beloved Gen-chan?" laughed Yukimura.
"Mada Mada dane!" said Ryoma as he lowered his hat again. He was already embarrassed once already. How many more times does he have to go through that? Before he could get started on the match, he could hear Fuji calling him again.
"Oh Ryoma, did you just get back? Tezuka's match against Keigo is about to start." Said fuji.
"It doesn't really matter who wins. Besides, I got both of them in my sights anyway." Said Ryoma as he started setting up the chess pieces.
"Saa, I see you are more interested in playing Shogi instead of watching your own buchou playing tennis. Let me see how good you really are at this game."
"Please join us then. After Ryoma's match, I want to see how good you are, Fuji-sempai."
"It's been a long time since I last played this game, I guess I should get used to beating you in Japanese chess, yukimura-buchou."
"Good luck to you, and may the best player win." Smiled Yukimura.
Their smiles were putting a lot of pressure on Ryoma now. It's like the smell of gunpowder. It is also admiring to see these people talking back and forth while Ryoma was trying to figure out a way to escape those evil compadres of his but chose not to, or else he could face consequences for abandoning a game. This was a crucial game for him so he mustn't let his guard down.
Even though some of Ryoma's lovers have confessed to him, they have their own things to do since they can't spend every single day with the brat. Furthermore, even Ryoma has to take care of feeding his cat or cleaning the mansion a little bit here and here. However, since everyone is still on summer vacation, it seems that their plans have been changed a little bit.
"What do you mean Ryoma isn't here?" shouted keigo through the telephone.
"You heard me kei-chan, he was called away because kevin-san asked him to go shopping with him." Said Fuji.
"He left without telling us?" added Sanada. "And here I thought I was going to be the last person to confess to him."
"I guess you will have to wait till he gets back." Stated Yuushi without looking up from his novel
"Saa, looks like you are panicking a little bit. Why don't you get yourself a cup of coffee?" said Fuji from outside the door.
Keigo immediately knew that demonic voice as he opened the door quickly and pulled the sadist inside before closing it behind him.
"What business do you have with ore-sama?"
"It has been almost a month and a half since you invited him here. I am quite surprised that you have forgotten that this is our first anniversary together with him. We should celebrate, don't you think?"
"Ahn, that;s right. It has been almost a year n now and I had totally forgotten about that. We should tell Ryoma to bring Kevin along for the ride. And we should ask him on who he gets to decide to spend more time together and soon."
"No arguments there, kei-chan."
"Looks like you guys have passed on acting as great boyfriends for chibisuke, eh?" said Ryoga as he leaned back on the sofa. "I still can't believe that you guys have forgotten about your first year anniversary together with Ryoma."
Once those words were etched onto the lovers, Yuushi, Sanada, and Keigo looked at each other for a moment and nodded. They need to see if Ryoma is still in the store somewhere with Kevin and if he is there, they should be lucky enough to tell him the good news. How could they have forgotten about the anniversary?
"Saa, that's what I wanted to discuss with you people for today."
Keigo only smiled in amusement. There was no way that he would let Ryoma spend any time with the others.
"What sort of plan do you have for him?" asked Tezuka.
Plan? What plan? It seems that they already have something organized for him now.
"Achoo!"
"are you all right, Ryoma?" asked Kevin.
"I'm fine. But it seems that somebody has forgotten about my anniversary present."
"Really? I hope you won't be punishing them anytime soon."
"We'll see." Smirked Ryoma evilly. He then took Kevin's hand and headed towards the exit of the mall after their shopping spree. Tomorrow should be a better day for him. Those guys couldn't stay mad at him forever right? I mean it's only an anniversary celebration and not someone having a baby shower. Furthermore, Ryoma hasn't heard a single text message or a call from his lovers yet. Who knows what they are doing now.
Finally, after an hour and half of a train ride, Ryoma returned to the mansion and took off his dirty clothes. So what if they don't remember his anniversary? Let them go to hell for all he cares. He walked into the shower and took his bath as usual and used one of Yukimura's fresh smelling shampoos for his hair. After about 15 minutes, Ryoma stepped out of the shower and donned a towel before grabbing his fresh clothes on the floor while keeping his dirty socks out of the laundry basket. Once he placed his newly fresh clothes on, he stepped out of the bathroom only to be embraced tightly by Yukimura.
"Welcome back, Ryo-baby. I hope you did not miss out on this important date." Smirked Yukimura as he turned the boy around before letting Sanada remove the hat off the boy's head.
"What important date?" asked ryoma.
"Why, it's our first year anniversary of you getting together with us, of course." Stated Tezuka.
"Che! Don't be daft. Did I ever say anything about confessing my feelings for you guys?"
"Brat, you must have forgotten about the whole thing, didn't you? Allow us to jog your memory." Smirked keigo as he snapped his fingers. With a few quick movement, his butler went upstairs into the bedroom and grabbed a photo album before handing it to the diva.
"Saa, I took a lot of great photos and added them into this good looking album. You looked so cute in those photos, Ryo-baby." Smiled Fuji.
Ryoma's face was red as a tomato after seeing those photos of him and the rest of his boyfriends neatly lined up in columns just like a newspaper. Even Sanada and Yukimura couldn't help but laugh. Tezuka smirked for a little bit and just smiled while adjusting his glasses.
Soon, Ryoga grabbed Fuji's camera and motioned for his boyfriends to stand next to him. He also ordered keigo to let Ryoma sit on his lap since he is planning to use this photo in order to celebrate their year of being together.
"Monkey King, why are you allowing me to sit on your lap?"
"I've told you many times to stop calling me that, brat!"
"You could never get over calling me brat, could you?"
"You are still below me, brat. Now get your ass up here and park it right on my legs!" ordered keigo as he scooped Ryoma up and slowly placed him on the legs while Fuji and Yukimura took the couch. Why did the tennis prodigy have to be babied by these people anyway? And why was he being treated like a kid?
"Smile, chibisuke! And also happy anniversary to you all! May you all have a wonderful time together as husbands and wives!" Laughed Ryoga.
Ryoma immediately vein popped and stepped off from keigo's lap. He then walked up right towards Ryoga and snatched the camera away from him. He then took his foot and kicked Ryoga right in the shin and stomped on his foot.
"YEEEEOWWW!" screamed Ryoga. 'What the hell was that for, chibisuke?"
"That was for being a sexual pervert! And since when did I say I would be gay for those guys over there?" He then glared at his lovers and pointed his finger at them.
"You bunch of masochists and sadists, none of you are going to sleep in my bed for an entire month!"
With that said and done, Ryoma marched upstairs into one of the guest rooms and slammed the door behind him without uttering another word. His lovers were quite stunned at today's events while Yuushi assumed that it was safe to breathe again. Fuji just smirked evilly and giving a high five to Yukimura.
"Wow, Ryoga-san, what did you do to piss off Echizen-kun?" asked a bemused Yuushi.
Ryoga only sighed before talking again. "I had no idea he would be gay for you guys. This is the first time that I ever found out he was in a relationship. At first, I thought he was bluffing, but then I found out that he finally has someone that he loves dearly."
"So you never knew about this previously when you were in America?" asked Sanada,
"This is the first time that I have witnessed it. I just don't know if he is ready for this yet."
"Give him some time to think about this. Besides, I didn't travel all the way out here for nothing. Furthermore, I've seen how well my bratty played during the nationals so I was sent here to observe him."
The others all looked at him and nodded. They were all acting like a bunch of overprotective wolves over one precious little cub. Therefore, Ryoga has some work cut out for him looking after Ryoma and due to the fact that they are looking after him, it will be difficult for Ryoga to even get a chance to take care of his own brother now.
The next day, Ryoma woke up bright and early for a little tennis practice with his teammates when his lovers showed up again.
"Good morning Ryo-baby. Hope you were not too upset with us last night after that little fiasco. How do you feel about today's matchup?" asked Tezuka.
"I feel fine! Besides, I forgive you guys for not remembering the anniversary of our time spent together in an entire year. Furthermore, you could have told me sooner about that event prior to throwing a party inside the mansion last night."
"We apologize for that, but you are so full of certainty today." Smiled Fuji as he gently rubbed Ryoma's head before turning his attention towards Ryoga. "Is Ryoga-san here to cheer you on?"
"Oh, yes! My brother is the best when it comes to tennis!" smirked Ryoga as he roughly ruffled his brother's hair. Ryoma easily swatted his hand away without saying a word. Unfortunately, he heard a voice calling out to him.
"Ryoma, can you come with me for a second?" asked Sanada
"Sure." Said Ryoma as he slowly released Ryoga's hand from his back before running off with the vice-captain of Rikkai.
Once they were out of sight, Sanada led Ryoma into an empty tennis court and took out his tennis racket. "This is probably your first time doing singles if I am not mistaken?"
"Eh? Are you here to get a status report?" asked Ryoma.
"I am also doing singles just like you. Too bad this won't be like the nationals, I'm sorry to say."
"So?"
"So instead of just you playing singles, I've asked your brother to participate as well. Remember, I will defeat you no matter how strong you are."
"Oh, I see where this is going. You are trying to see my true strength. But you should tell my buchou and the others instead of me."
"When the time comes, will you let me look after you?"
"Does it look like I need someone to look after me? You are still Mada Mada dane." Said Ryoma.
He is 12 years old already, why would he need someone that is 5 years older than him to look after a little brat like him? Unless he was sadly mistaken? Sanada only sighed, but chose to stay since he was not going to let Ryoma run away that easily. He placed the racket down on the ground and approached the tennis prodigy before kissing him on the mouth. "That is how I take care of you, understand?"
That response made Ryoma red in the face again. He was a bit confused again since movements like these from his sempais have finally been resolved. As Ryoma looked in the eyes of Genichirou, he has no idea what to say.
"If I have stirred up trouble, then I apologize. But I am being serious though. Please think about what I've said and I will wait for your answer."
Once he left. Ryoma almost laughed like crazy as he rubbed his face. Does he really look that scary when he just admitted his feelings for him and then escape?
The tennis prodigy was still thinking about that first time he met Genichirou during the kantou tournament and his face started becoming hot again. He wasn't certain where to go from here after his little performance at the Rikkaidai school last year.
"What's the matter, chibisuke? Are you still lounging around here? Keigo is waiting for you." Said the voice of Ryoga.
"I am not being lazy. I am going now." Said Ryoma.
As he tried to leave, ryoga scooped his brother up again since he is getting very popular. When he was younger, he always called Ryoga by his name but not anymore.
"Bastard Ryoga! Put me down! What the hell are you doing?" He was feeling embarrassed now.
"Chibisuke…."
"Ryo-baby, Keigo needs you inside the house now." Smiled Fuji.
"I am on my way." Said Ryoma to Fuji. "Ryoga, let go of me!" He struggled to free himself and walked all the way towards the mansion.
"Ryoga-san, please come along. We are about to hear Ryoma's decision right now! I promise you, this will make all of us happy if he chooses one or all of us to take care of him." Said Fuji with a kind heart. Unfortunately, Ryoma feels that Fuji's heart was purely evil at best so it's best to avoid him.
"I know my brother's abilities very well. Besides , I am his closest relative after all!"
"Oh? So a close relative like you heard about his little stomach bug? You do realize that he spends all this time drinking ponta and making it his lunch? Would a relative just leave a middle school child here in Japan?"
Before Ryoga could say anything, Ryoma called from a distance, "Fuji-sempai, Ryoga, time to go!"
"Coming, Ryoma." Smiled Fuji. He then turned to Ryoga and said, "I will not give up Ryoma, Ryoma's aniki."
He loves Ryoma dearly, no matter how much pain he has in his heart. He already knew that Ryoma has found his new family now because he will always protect those that are important to him.
As the three entered the mansion, Ryoma could see Tezuka sitting at a nearby couch reading one of his magazines. He then goes up to his buchou and tapped him on the shoulders.
Tezuka placed the book down on the table and asked, "Is there something you need, Ryoma?"
"Is your hand okay?" Ryoma could clearly see that his buchou's hand is swollen badly.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern." Said Tezuka. "As for you, you have a big decision to make today."
"Of course, but I am curious as to how you figured out that information so quickly."
"I have my sources."
"Maa, I see that ryoma-chan really has guts. I like that!" said the voice of Yuushi as he came out of the kitchen with Gakuto in tow. What was the deal? Why were all the other regulars here? As Ryoma looked at Yuushi and tried to ignore his little caustic comment, he could see Keigo coming up from behind and grabbing him in one short swoop.
"Keigo, what are you doing? Please put me down,"
"Ore…" he was about to use his famous catchphrase, but stopped in mid-sentence and cleared his throat. "I was just about to ask if you are prepared to make your choice."
"Of course, I will not give up on finding true love even if it is just one or all of you." Said Ryoma as he gave his boyfriend a kiss on his forehead.
"Saa, where is my kiss?" asked a pleasant voice.
"Y-Yukimura-buchou?" said Ryoma. He almost tried to move towards safety.
"Yes? If there is something bothering you, just tell me." Smirked Yukimura.
Something was definitely off with the buchou of rikkai. Is he really this scary when he approaches little kids?
"Why do you always have that creepy smile?"
"What?"
"When you are smiling, don't be so creepy-looking. Otherwise people will think they are going to suffer punishments for life."
"Hehehe!" Yukimura was laughing softly. That laughter has made people's eyes gleam with happiness. He then gently ruffled Ryoma's head. "You are such a cute child, Ryo-chan, so cute, not even anyone else can let you go!"
Suddenly, Yukimura slowly turned the boy around and embraced the tennis prodigy tightly. "Ryoma, I am not letting you go. What are you going to do?"
Ryoma sighed. He just feels comfortable being embraced by the Rikkai buchou. He was just being confessed to by Sanada, Yuushi, Keigo, Fuji, and Tezuka. Now, even Yukimura wants to join in on the fun as well.
"Ryoma, this is my promise to you." He then released Echizen before kissing him. "Ryo-chan, do you want to help me clear my mind?"
Ryoma was shocked. But no one else was shocked as he was, especially the people around here. He was being hugged and kissed all over the place and this has caused a lot of friction. According to the six people that were in Ryoma's life, he does not know what they were talking about, but he knows that Yukimura is a powerful opponent, but he had never expressed such feelings in front of a huge audience.
With those people in his mind, Ryoma put his own mind at rest.
"Hey, there is a party going on later at a 5 star restaurant, do you want to go?" asked Ryoga.
"Why? We got a party here though."
"Come on it will be fun! There will be a lot of people coming."
"Why should they know about my affairs with these guys?"
"It's high time that they should congratulate you on making a splendid decision on dating your sempais!" teased Ryoga as he poked at his brother's face.
Ryoma was flushed and flustered as he hid behind his brother.
"Brat, why are you hiding? Afraid that you are going to be made fun of again?" laughed Keigo.
"Saa, I agree, you should be more open towards people." Added Fuji.
"Be more of a man instead of being a kid." Stated Tezuka.
Oh god, Ryoma finally has lost it. Hasn't he been embarrassed long enough? He finally came out behind Ryoga and stared at his sempais for a moment before sighing. He finally agreed to go out with them to a restaurant.
"We need to get you out of that tennis uniform though." Said Sanada as he took Ryoma upstairs and into one of the rooms. Keigo followed them close behind and took out a tuxedo and a stylish looking t-shirt. He then proceeded to put it on the brat after he took off those sweaty tennis clothes.
"You look fabulous, brat!"
"Che, this looks so high class."
"That's because I picked this out for you personally."
"Thanks, Atobe-kun!"
"That's much better, now let's get going!"
As the gang ventured out into the car, Ryoga suddenly had an idea. "Do you want to sit on my lap, chibisuke?"
"No." said Ryoma.
"What's wrong, kid?" asked Tezuka.
"Nothing."
"Is this car not to your liking?" asked keigo
"Are you being stubborn again, ryo-chan?" Added Yukimura.
"It's none of those. I just don't like being babied."
Fuji and Yukimura both laughed at him again. "I'm so sorry, but you are way too cute. You just don't seem to be interested in blending in with the crowd."
"Che! Who told you that? I have no trouble being with a group of people."
"Chibisuke belongs to me only!"
"Is that true, Ryoma?" asked Fuji.
"mada Mada dane."
"Just tell us your answer, Ryo-chan."
"We are finally together as a family, Ryoma is feeling so much popular now!" laughed Yuushi. "So, Echizen-kun, have you made your decision?"
Ryoma looked at them for a moment. The national tournament has ended and now, they all are aiming for their future goals since their chances of meeting ryoma would be reduced. However, there is one thing that is certain, no matter who Ryoma chooses, none of them will let him go, or else none will get a response.
"These days, I really appreciate you guys looking after me and telling me your true feelings. However, even though this is a hard choice for me to make, I am worried that I might burden you guys too much since I am still a kid. Sure I might be a brat, but I will grow up and be a man and not act like a kid. Can I count on you guys to take care of me individually and then you will combine your abilities on weekends at my house? And I do love you all dearly because you are like family to me. In other words, I want to be together with all of you."
Once Ryoma gave his answer. They all bowed down to him in an instant.
"Of course, we will look after you individually!" added Sanada.
"Brat, let me show you an adventure of a lifetime!"
"Your wish has been granted, Echizen-kun. Spend more time with me at Hyotei and perhaps you will enjoy what the future has in store for you." smiled Yuushi
"Go get them, Ryoma! I will be right there by your side!" smiled Tezuka as he rubbed the boy's head softly.
"Saa… keep in touch with me daily!" stated Fuji.
"Make sure to keep that phone on at all times!" ordered yukimura.
"You are so selfish, Yuki-chan! Little Echizen, let me upgrade your contacts." Continued Yuushi as he took out his phone and added the names of all the students on his list.
"That's enough guys! Ryoma, how do you feel now that you made your decision?"
"I feel great! Having six more big brothers makes me feel all happy inside."
"That's the spirit! Now how about a group photo?"
"Agreed!"
At that moment, the car sped off into the distance as the fireworks boomed into the night sky. As we take one last look at the smiling sempais hugging their beloved Kohai tightly, Ryoga smiled at them as if the whole world has changed. He finally feels safe now that his aniki is well protected.
As Ryoma looked at the night sky, his face was smiling. He finally feels that being in this place was perfect. He was going to have a great time with his big brothers for the foreseeable future. Who knows, maybe this could be the start of having an extended family in the Echizen household. Maybe he has picked the right sort of people to be with him forever. Elsewhere at the mansion, Kevin smiled at the night sky knowing that his little brother is in safe hands now.
"You are so lucky to have a lot of big brothers. I will catch up to you soon when you return so that I can become a part of your life as well." he thought to himself.
The End
Author's Notes: And that concludes this chapter! So sorry it took this long to finish. This was a long final chapter, but it was worth it! I apologize for dragging it out for such a long time but I finally did it! My hard work has finally paid off and I hope you will all enjoy it to the very end! I thank you all for spending week after week reading my novel and I look forward to seeing you all again real soon for more future projects. In the meantime, give me some good reviews and likes! This is NarutoandBleach signing out!