A/N: OMG! I know I have like a million other stories that are NOT completed but I wanted a bit of variety for a bit so I'm just starting this story up. I'll update depending on my schedule and if it'll have any readers. Please enjoy anyways and review your thoughts on it.
Heartbeat
Rated: T
Summary: Fuji has moved on since the day Hazuki died…better yet, he's vowed never to love anyone to the extent he loved Hazuki…so why is it that fate keeps throwing a golden-eyed angel in his path.
Chapter I : Brief Moments of Happiness
December 24th
Tokyo, Japan
"Is he coming?" Yumiko asked Yuuta as she glanced at her watch.
"He said he would…" Yuuta said softly before burying his hands back into his pocket. "Mou! It hasn't snowed in 3 years here yet all of a sudden it decides to snow this Christmas."
"It'll be a good year to come then…" Yumiko said searching the bustling people for Syuusuke. He had finally come back after three years of oversea studying and told them he'd meet them in Tokyo Square but she hadn't seen him yet for the last thirty minutes.
"See him yet?" Yuuta complained, "I'm going to be a snowman before he shows up!"
Yumiko merely laughed lightly at Yuuta before scanning the sea of heads for one she knew. After all, it was Christmas Eve; a day to share with your loved ones and family…a day everyone was running around for last gifts or meeting people to share the night with.
'A day for lovers…'
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'Ne Syuu-kun…I want to spend Christmas Eve with you okay?" the girl said with a bright smile to her boyfriend. Her long brown hair was under a beanie but her warmth shone through her obsidian eyes.
"Aa…"
"I hope it snows…that way we can see it together!" She said with a laugh, "it's been so cold…"
"Are you cold?" Syuusuke asked wrapping an arm around her gently.
"Un…just a bit but Syuu-kun drives it all away…"
'Coming to a stop at Tokyo Square'
Syuusuke shifted his gaze from his hands to the door as people crowded around the door. Some looked at their watches with worry while other's looked dead tired from work. A small smile touched Fuji's face as he watched a boy protect his girlfriend from the pushing and scrambling of the people. She looked very happy to be encased in his arms while a similar happiness emitted from him as well. Turning away Fuji stared at his reflection in the window of the subway. He hadn't changed much at all from his three years away on the states…he still had his brown hair, a small smile that settled on his lips, and the smiling eyes Hazuki had loved so much.
"It's been three years since I stepped foot in Tokyo, Japan. I've been away in the States with my father studying photography to forget my brief moments of happiness here. The memories I didn't want, the faces I couldn't bear to see, everything was coming back but I think it's time I stopped running from her…I think I need to begin again."
Syuusuke let the other hurry out before he walked slowly out. He hadn't brought much at all from America, only a suitcase of clothes since he only planned on visiting for a month before heading back to America. Searching for his siblings once he reached Tokyo Square, he was vaguely aware that it was snowing. It wasn't that he didn't like the snow… but the little fluffs of beauty were reminders of her…her warmth, her shadow in the back of his mind. Closing his eyes momentarily, he tried to picture her in all her beauty. An intelligent little angel that was a bit too cocky for an average guy and too emotional when anything touched her heart.
"Syuusuke…"
Syuusuke's eyes snapped open as he felt a sudden warmth fill him as someone fell into his arms. Glancing down, Syuusuke was surprised to see a man in his arms with a scowl that reminded him a bit too much of Hazuki.
"Are you okay?" Syuusuke finally asked as the man brushed his pants a bit to get rid of the snow that stuck on him.
"Fine…" He mumbled and glanced up to look at Syuusuke. "Sorry for bumping into you…"
"It's okay…" Fuji said with a smile as he looked into the shorter man's golden eyes that seemed lost in its own world as well.
"Why do you look so sad? It's Christmas Eve…" The man muttered to Syuusuke who was sure he had his usual smile on his face.
"I…do I look sad?" Syuusuke questioned the man.
"Aa…you look sad… are you waiting for your girlfriend?" The man asked looking around.
"No…I don't have one…" Syuusuke admitted, "I'm actually waiting for sister and brother."
"Oh…" He merely said as he pulled his Fila cap lower onto his head and bundled himself up tighter in the jacket and scarf he was wearing.
"Are you waiting for someone?" Syuusuke asked compelled to talk to this stranger.
"Hiding…" The man admitted with a small scowl.
"From what? An angry girlfriend?" Syuusuke teased lightly.
"Not really…it's my birthday and my senpai's want to hook me up with a girl who has liked me for a long time." The man stated with a frown.
"Well Happy Birthday!"
"It's not happy at all…" The man admitted. "I'm tired of my mom hounding me even if I'm twenty-one, I'm annoyed that my doctor and friends would rather see me married than accomplishing my goal of being a professional tennis player like my father used to be."
"Oh…but why won't they let you?" Syuusuke asked vaguely interested in the man now.
"Because I'm a sickly person…." The man said with a pout. "They feel that they need to watch my every move!"
"I see…" Syuusuke said, " A caged bird?"
"Aa…" The man said with a sigh, " You are?"
"Fuji…Fuji Syuusuke." Syuusuke introduced himself with a small smile and extended hand.
"Takeuchi Ryoma," The boy answered in turn grasping Syuusuke's hand in return. The only excuse both could have after pulling away so abruptly from each other's grasp was that they both felt warmth envelop each other from the brief contact…as if they had agreed that fate had drew them together in this awkward meeting.
A silence settled between them before they both heard shouts.
"O-chibi! Where are you?"
Syuusuke heard Ryoma groan and look at him with a small smile, " I got to go before my doctor's lover finds me! Maybe we'll see each other again!"
"Aa…bye…" Syuusuke said softly.
"Ne, Fuji-san!"
Syuusuke looked up to see Ryoma a distance away with a superior smirk on his face. "Don't smile if you don't want to!"
"Eh…" Syuusuke said as he watched Ryoma disappear into the crowd. He was a bit confused as to why Ryoma would tell him that…
"There you are Syuu-chan!"
Syuusuke turned to see his brother with a scowl and sister with a small smile heading towards him.
"Nee-san…Otoutou…" Syuusuke greeted pulling his sister into a hug before he ruffled Yuuta's hair instead.
"Stop it!" Yuuta said with a frown. " It's cold and you made us wait here for you!"
"Sorry…I got mildly distracted…" Syuusuke said with a small smile.
"Mom is waiting for you at home too…let's go!" Yumiko said with a brighter smile now.
"Aa…" Syuusuke said following his sister's lead.
"Little did I know at that time that our roads would continue to cross throughout my month in Japan and even more so…At the moment I was only in awe that he could see me so well but it'd be subtly and slowly that I'd find myself tangled in his golden eyes and slowly my vow of never loving again would slowly fade away to open for him."
A/N: Well that ends Syuusuke's return and Ryoma and his meeting…any questions will be answered only if you log in…if you're not a member than I may not answer until the next chapter unless you leave your e-mail address. Review and give me feedback!