Nightclub at Daytime Chapter 7

[tacuma]

Title: Nightclub at Daytime
Writer:
Pairing: Perfect Pair
Chapter: 7/40 (probably)
Genre: AU, romance, angst, crime
Word count: 1470 words
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis

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Chapter 7

'So, do you think you're ready for it?' asked Oishi the next morning at Fuji. Breakfast was over and everybody was gone. A few went shopping, while others were hanging around in the living room or in the small park behind the building.

'Yeah, I think I do,' answered Fuji. It didn't look very hard to him to just talk to those people and have fun. How hard could it be? He wasn't shy and didn't mind talking to different kind of persons, it made things interesting.

'Did Tezuka warn you for Nanjiroh?' Oishi asked. He didn't like the guy who dressed up as an innocent monk, but in the meantime tried to get everything pretty in his bed.

'He did,' answered Fuji. 'I'm sure the others can help me when I don't know what to do, right?'

'Yes, they will help you and most guests are very kind to people who are new at the club. They will all want to get to know you better. Today is Sunday. Most regulars come here on Sunday. Since tomorrow is a workday for our guests it might be a little quiet. A good night for you to start your job.'

'I'm sure I will be fine,' said Fuji. The other man worried too much about him. Fuji knew he didn't look really strong, because of his slender body, but he wasn't an easy guy to deal with if he was angry. Oishi should knew that after the incident with Mizuki.

When Oishi finally let Fuji go, Fuji went to get his camera and went outside. He hadn't been outside on his own. There had always be someone with him. He thought it was because he had tried to escape. Either Tezuka or Oishi hadn't trusted him and weren't sure he would come back if he got out on his own. But now nobody said he would join him and Fuji quickly sneaked out. He preferred making photos on his own. The others were too loud. He preferred working in silence.

Fuji walked around in the small park and made some photos there. But he soon got bored of the nice and pretty view and went into town. He didn't see any of the others around, so he couldn't tell them where he was going, so he just left. He found some nice places and snapped one photo after the other. It had been a while since he had made any photos and he enjoyed himself.

After a few hours of walking around Fuji checked the time. He had to go back. Lunch time was long over already and dinner would be served within a few hours. He looked around, wondering which way he had to go. He turned back the way he came from and tried to remember where he had been. Slowly he found his way back. He walked through the city, turned left and then right, but in the end he was completely lost. Fuji softly cursed, looking around, hoping he would see something familiar. Anything! He really had no clue where to go.

Then he remember the photos he had taken. He had made plenty of pictures of all the places and most of the streets he had been. He turned his camera on and took a look at the pictures he made. He walked back to a street he remembered and searched between the photos until he found a picture of that street. The picture before that was of a small corner where flowers were growing. Fuji looked around and found the flowers. The picture before that one contained a small, empty house with broken windows. Fuji easily found it back

Slowly he found his way back. It took a lot of time and sometimes he didn't know which way to go, because he hadn't made any pictures of certain streets that were not interesting enough. But slowly he got into more familiar grounds and after one and a half hour he found the park that was behind their 'house'.

'THERE HE IS!' shouted a familiar voice. Eiji ran towards Fuji and jumped on his back.

'Where have you been? What were you doing? Everybody was so worried! Oishi is the most worried of all! He thought you were kidnapped again or something! I said you weren't that stupid, but he didn't believe you would come back! Why weren't you at lunch?'

'Relax Eiji, I was just making photos and got lost. I didn't know how I had to get back, so it took me a while to get here again. There is no need to worry, I'm perfectly fine.'

Oishi came running towards them, he still had a worried look on his face.

'Are you alright?' he asked. 'Did anything happen? Where have you been?'

'I was making photos in town,' answered Fuji. 'I got lost, but I managed to find my way back again. I'm fine. Just a little hungry, but it's almost time for dinner, right?'

Oishi called the others. Momoshiro and Nioh were searching as well. They went back to the house and all of them went straight to the dining room. It was almost time for dinner and that way Fuji could tell everybody where he had been and what had happened.

Dinner was only just served when the door opened and Tezuka stood there.

'Fuji, I want to talk to you, in my office, now.'

Everybody looked a little worried. Tezuka sounded really angry and he didn't look very pleased either. Fuji didn't really worry about it. He just stood up and followed the bartender upstairs to the office. He sat down in the chair. Tezuka didn't sit down, but paced around in silence.

'Where have you been and why weren't you at lunch?' he asked.

'I was making photos in town,' said Fuji for the third time. 'I forgot about the time and when I got hungry I found out I was lost. I managed to find my way home, but it took me a while. I apologize for it, but there was nothing I could do about it.'

'You're not going out on your own anymore,' said Tezuka. 'For the next few months. There has to be someone going with you, always, and you won't go further than the park. I can't afford to buy you from the yakuza once again.'

'Why?' asked Fuji a little angry. He didn't like it that his freedom was already taken from him. 'I got a camera so I could keep working as a freelance photographer, but then I'm not allowed to go anywhere to make photos! How can I ever be a photographer?'

'You can be a photographer, but you have to stick to the rules. You're not going any further than the park. You can only go anywhere else with either me or Oishi with you.'

Fuji sighed. He wanted to say more, but he knew he was only making things worse. 'Alright,' he said. 'I won't go out on my own anymore. I will only go out with somebody around. I apologize once again for what I did. It won't happen again.'

'Good,' answered Tezuka. 'You can go now. Don't let anything like this happen again. You're going to give Oishi a heart attack one day.'

Fuji couldn't help but smile when he heard that. It seemed they thought the same way about the motherly Oishi. He worried way too much. With the smile still on his face he went back to the dining room. it was really silent in there. Nobody dared to say a word and when Fuji entered, they all looked up, but nobody dared to ask a question.

Fuji greeted them and sat down on his seat. He took his chopsticks and started eating.

'So, did you get punished?' asked Mizuki, the only one who dared to speak.

'No, not really,' answered Fuji. 'I'm not allowed to go out on my own anymore. I can only go to the park. If I want to go further than the park, either Oishi or Tezuka-san will have to go with me.'

'I think that is punishment,' said Mizuki. 'Like you're a dog, who needs his owner if he wants to go for a walk.'

'At least I won't be lonely,' answered Fuji and he continued eating.

'I will go to the park with you!' shouted Eiji happily. 'I love going there! Oishi can come too if he wants!'

Fuji smiled at the redhead. He often acted really childish, but he was very kind at the same time. 'Thank you, Eiji, I really appreciate that.'