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[Nov 24] [Initial D/Prince of Tennis/Hikago] Slip Roads 24/31
Title: Slip Roads 24/31
Day/Theme: 24 Nov/alibi school
Series: Initial D/Prince of Tennis/Hikago
Character/Pairing: previous Takahashi Ryousuke/Fuji Yuuta
Rating: PG-13, references to incest between brothers
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Ryousuke only knew that Keisuke had been refused admission to see Yuuta when he arrived at his office at the hospital. His brother had already made his way there, having charmed his way past the nurses, and now sat opposite, informing him of that fact. Ryousuke tidied the files on his table for the third time, before he made a decision. "I can't override Fuji-san's wishes unless Yuuta says he wants to see you, Keisuke," he said. "And I think Fuji-san's actions are a clear indication that he no longer wants you to investigate the accident."
All that Keisuke did was scowl, however. "You're on his side. Why, are you afraid that I'll threaten your boyfriend or something?" he asked.
The question took Ryousuke by surprise. "Threaten Yuuta?" he said. The idea that someone would try to threaten Yuuta seemed ridiculous, as was the notion that Yuuta could be intimidated. The Tokyo doctor radiated steadiness and determination, sometimes in an extremely boyish way when he played tennis, and the rest of time in a way that reminded Ryousuke of mountain climbers. He was not someone who took kindly to being threatened.
Having met Fuji Syusuke, Ryousuke could see why.
"It's not that?" Keisuke asked. His voice grew low with hurt. "Don't tell me you're not worried about him, lying in that bed all weak, asking you to kiss him-"
Ryousuke snorted. "He kissed me," he declared, and was suddenly glad that he had closed the door to his office. This was not the way he wanted the hospital to find out that the boss' son liked men.
"Excuse me?"
Ryousuke shook his head, and contemplated his tidied stack of files. He pushed them aside with a wince. "Yuuta is not a weak person who needs to be coddled. If you try to threaten him, he'll probably punch you out." He eyed Keisuke's puzzled reaction, and sighed. "Just because we dated doesn't mean you need to think of him as someone who is afraid of scandal, or someone who is weak." Because while Yuuta had plenty of misgivings about incest, but none about relationships with a man.
"Then why can't I talk to him?"
"Because he has agreed to speak to the other investigator," Ryousuke said. He had visited Yuuta before he went to his office, and Yuuta had grumbled about his brother's high-handed actions.
"I'm sorry for putting your brother out of a job," Yuuta had said, after explaining that Fuji Syusuke had gone off for a meeting with a potential investigator.
"Don't worry about that," Ryousuke said. It was too bad, but really, Keisuke was supposed to be back in Japan for a break, not running around chasing witnesses for their statements.
"Yeah... just tell him sorry for me, okay?" Yuuta made a face. "Though he might not care to hear it from me. I saw his face when he spotted us."
Ryousuke shrugged. He had expected a bigger reaction from Keisuke, actually. But Keisuke seemed to be trying to come to terms with it. "How about your brother?" he retorted. "He looked furious."
"Worried he's about to come for you with a shotgun?" Yuuta chuckled. "Don't worry, he knows I grabbed you the same moment I spotted him at the door, deliberately. It's just seeing the two of us kissing that sets him off. Of course, now he thinks I did it to get him jealous, and he's been..." he made a gagging sound.
"That-" Ryousuke struggled for words. "Sounds worrying."
Yuuta shook his head. "Oh no, this is an improvement from the first time he found me lying in a hospital bed. Don't worry about it. But I'm afraid I can't speak to your brother. It'll be quite meaningless, firstly, since Aniki wants to hire someone else, and secondly, I don't want Aniki to think he's not in control of the situation. That'll just make his brother-complex worse."
Sometimes he forgot that Yuuta was every bit as intelligent as he said Fuji Syusuke was.
Ryousuke nodded at Keisuke, pushing the encounter with Yuuta to a corner of his mind. "It'd be useless, anyway, since Fuji Syusuke has already hired someone," he told Keisuke.
Keisuke's eyes narrowed at that. "When did you hear this? Who is it?"
Ryousuke said, "I don't know who it is, but Yuuta says it's someone who came highly recommended and has years of experience." He studied his brother for a few seconds, before he shook his head. "Give it up, Keisuke. Forget about the job and investigating alibis and all that. Go home and enjoy what's left of your break."
Keisuke had finally agreed to leave, still looking mutinous.
(tbc)
Day/Theme: 24 Nov/alibi school
Series: Initial D/Prince of Tennis/Hikago
Character/Pairing: previous Takahashi Ryousuke/Fuji Yuuta
Rating: PG-13, references to incest between brothers
---------------------
Ryousuke only knew that Keisuke had been refused admission to see Yuuta when he arrived at his office at the hospital. His brother had already made his way there, having charmed his way past the nurses, and now sat opposite, informing him of that fact. Ryousuke tidied the files on his table for the third time, before he made a decision. "I can't override Fuji-san's wishes unless Yuuta says he wants to see you, Keisuke," he said. "And I think Fuji-san's actions are a clear indication that he no longer wants you to investigate the accident."
All that Keisuke did was scowl, however. "You're on his side. Why, are you afraid that I'll threaten your boyfriend or something?" he asked.
The question took Ryousuke by surprise. "Threaten Yuuta?" he said. The idea that someone would try to threaten Yuuta seemed ridiculous, as was the notion that Yuuta could be intimidated. The Tokyo doctor radiated steadiness and determination, sometimes in an extremely boyish way when he played tennis, and the rest of time in a way that reminded Ryousuke of mountain climbers. He was not someone who took kindly to being threatened.
Having met Fuji Syusuke, Ryousuke could see why.
"It's not that?" Keisuke asked. His voice grew low with hurt. "Don't tell me you're not worried about him, lying in that bed all weak, asking you to kiss him-"
Ryousuke snorted. "He kissed me," he declared, and was suddenly glad that he had closed the door to his office. This was not the way he wanted the hospital to find out that the boss' son liked men.
"Excuse me?"
Ryousuke shook his head, and contemplated his tidied stack of files. He pushed them aside with a wince. "Yuuta is not a weak person who needs to be coddled. If you try to threaten him, he'll probably punch you out." He eyed Keisuke's puzzled reaction, and sighed. "Just because we dated doesn't mean you need to think of him as someone who is afraid of scandal, or someone who is weak." Because while Yuuta had plenty of misgivings about incest, but none about relationships with a man.
"Then why can't I talk to him?"
"Because he has agreed to speak to the other investigator," Ryousuke said. He had visited Yuuta before he went to his office, and Yuuta had grumbled about his brother's high-handed actions.
"I'm sorry for putting your brother out of a job," Yuuta had said, after explaining that Fuji Syusuke had gone off for a meeting with a potential investigator.
"Don't worry about that," Ryousuke said. It was too bad, but really, Keisuke was supposed to be back in Japan for a break, not running around chasing witnesses for their statements.
"Yeah... just tell him sorry for me, okay?" Yuuta made a face. "Though he might not care to hear it from me. I saw his face when he spotted us."
Ryousuke shrugged. He had expected a bigger reaction from Keisuke, actually. But Keisuke seemed to be trying to come to terms with it. "How about your brother?" he retorted. "He looked furious."
"Worried he's about to come for you with a shotgun?" Yuuta chuckled. "Don't worry, he knows I grabbed you the same moment I spotted him at the door, deliberately. It's just seeing the two of us kissing that sets him off. Of course, now he thinks I did it to get him jealous, and he's been..." he made a gagging sound.
"That-" Ryousuke struggled for words. "Sounds worrying."
Yuuta shook his head. "Oh no, this is an improvement from the first time he found me lying in a hospital bed. Don't worry about it. But I'm afraid I can't speak to your brother. It'll be quite meaningless, firstly, since Aniki wants to hire someone else, and secondly, I don't want Aniki to think he's not in control of the situation. That'll just make his brother-complex worse."
Sometimes he forgot that Yuuta was every bit as intelligent as he said Fuji Syusuke was.
Ryousuke nodded at Keisuke, pushing the encounter with Yuuta to a corner of his mind. "It'd be useless, anyway, since Fuji Syusuke has already hired someone," he told Keisuke.
Keisuke's eyes narrowed at that. "When did you hear this? Who is it?"
Ryousuke said, "I don't know who it is, but Yuuta says it's someone who came highly recommended and has years of experience." He studied his brother for a few seconds, before he shook his head. "Give it up, Keisuke. Forget about the job and investigating alibis and all that. Go home and enjoy what's left of your break."
Keisuke had finally agreed to leave, still looking mutinous.
(tbc)