Nightclub at Daytime Chapter 17

[tacuma]

Title: Nightclub at Daytime
Writer: Tacuma
Pairing: Perfect Pair
Chapter: 17/40 (probably)
Genre: AU, romance, angst, crime
Word count: 1064 words
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis

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Chapter 17

On a rainy day everybody sat in the living room. A few of them were watching television, others were talking. Fuji was working on the computer. He was sending some photos to the magazines he worked for and he tried to edit them with the little software he had on the computer. He was used to better software and faster internet, but this was better than having nothing to work with at all. Kaidoh gave everybody a nice warm drink, so they could forget a little about the summer storm that was going on outside.

Yukimura entered the room. He had been in his room until now. He had been in his room often lately, so everybody was glad to see him again. They greeted him happily and offered him a drink as well. Yukimura took the cup of hot chocolate and thanked Kaidoh.

'I have to tell you guys something,' he said. Someone switched off the television and everybody turned towards him.

'You're pregnant?' joked Momoshiro, making all the others laugh. Yukimura laughed as well.

'No, no I'm not pregnant,' he said. 'If I were you would sell me to Inui-san and Yanagi-san. I don't want to know what they would do to me, thank you very much. No, I'm… I'm leaving.'

Everybody was surprised. They knew Yukimura still had a few months to go of paying back. It wasn't much anymore, but they all knew he couldn't been done paying yet.

'Sanada,' said Fuji.

'Yes,' answered Yukimura. 'Sanada. He is going to move to Osaka for his job and he asked me to come with him. He will pay the debt I still have left. Everything is already arranged with Tezuka, so I can go whenever Sanada is ready to go.'

Everybody in the room fell silent, they didn't know what to say. Yukimura looked a little lost as well. Fuji stood up from behind the computer and walked towards the blue-haired man.

'Congratulations,' he said and he hugged Yukimura. They had never done that before, since they were often bickering about things, but now Fuji was really happy for him and he hoped Yukimura would have a better life. Better than anything that happened in his past.

'Good luck and I hope you will have a wonderful time with Sanada in Osaka,' said Fuji. 'I hope you will come back sometimes to see us. I'm sure Momoshiro will let you into the club without you having to pay the high entrance fee.'

'Of course I will!' said Momoshiro. Everybody stood up and one by one they congratulated Yukimura and hugged him.

'We will miss you!' cried Eiji. 'We will miss you a lot!'

'Eiji, he isn't gone yet,' said Fuji with a smile. He wrapped his arm around the redhead. 'He will be here for a few more days. Will you keep working until you go with Sanada?'

'Yes, I will,' answered Yukimura. 'I liked the job and I will miss it. I will miss you all of you too of course, so the days I will still be here, I will enjoy to the fullest!'

'If we weren't all guys, now would be the perfect time for a group hug,' joked Nioh. Gakuto took it serious and hugged Yukimura. Eiji followed his example and in the end they did have a group hug. Momoshiro forced Kaidoh to join in as well. Laughing they all went back to what they were doing. Yukimura switched the television back on and joined the others on the couches.

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The first evening at work without Yukimura felt weird for most of the other guys. The blue-haired man had been there for such a long time that it was hard to imagine how it would be without him. But now he was really gone. They had a big farewell party for him. Sanada had been there as well. Some had cried when Yukimura had left with the stoic man at the end of the evening, but there was nothing they could do about it. They all knew Yukimura would be happier there.

But the first night without him was still weird in a way. They had less people to work with and even though it wasn't very crowded on a Tuesday evening, they still missed his presence somehow.

'Will we get a new guy?' asked Fuji. He was standing behind the bar with Tezuka and had to show what he could do. Since there weren't many people, there was not much to show. He tried not to look too bored, but he was.

'Yes,' answered Tezuka. 'I have already contacted the people who had sold you to us. It seems they found another victim. I will try to get him out of that place, but we don't know yet if he will be suitable to work in the club.'

'Like Kaidoh?' asked Fuji. Kaidoh was a nice guy, but he was a bad at talking to people. He was too shy to do this kind of job. He might be too manly as well. Guests might find him adorable in a way, but he knew Kaidoh would not feel comfortable.

'Yes, like Kaidoh,' answered Tezuka. 'If the guy will be like him we will have to find another way to keep him busy.'

'I hope he can work at the club,' answered Fuji. 'On the evenings in the weekend we're already busy enough. Without Yukimura it will only become more difficult to handle things. Ne, how do you think I'm doing here?'

'Not well,' answered Tezuka. 'You look bored and a bartender should never look bored.'

Fuji stood up straight and smiled a fake smile.

'Much better,' answered Tezuka.

'Ask me some more drinks,' said Fuji. Tezuka did. He called the names of drinks and Fuji told him which ingredients he needed and how he had to mix them. Fuji knew all the answers and Tezuka was sure he would be able to make them for the clients.

'I knew them all!' said Fuji when he had answered the last one right. He was proud at himself he still knew them after those years.

'Yes, very well,' answered Tezuka. 'If you can promise you won't turn back into looking bored, you can work the Tuesdays on your own from now on.'

'I promise,' answered Fuji with a proud smile.

'Thank you.'

'You're welcome.'