Hands in his pockets, Sendoh Akira tried to look natural and casual as he walked down the corridor leading to the waiting room for team Shohoku. He smiled charmingly as some fan girls walked past him huddled together excitedly and giggling at him. Geez. He felt out of place to be walking towards the waiting rooms since Ryonan was not playing today, but if fan girls had the liberty to be here, then it should only be normal for a player to visit a fellow player after a match, right?

Team Shohoku. Ah, finally. Sendoh briefly knocked on the door, before pushing it open just a few inches wide so he could take a peek inside. He could feel the adrenaline starting to rush through his blood. It was easy to suppress his excitement and desires when he was among a crowd. He was the cool guy of Ryonan after all, a natural charmer. But that was a different story altogether when he was just a few feet away from his dearest Kaede.

Sendoh’s back shot ramrod straight as a force from the other side of the door pulled the door open. “Eh? Sendoh… kun?” Sendoh’s shoulders relaxed visibly as he recognized the bespectacled youth. Thank goodness it wasn’t the gori, or the stupid redhead. He didn’t need the whole of Ryonan to know he visited Shohoku at their waiting room. He put on that laidback charm again and coolly asked to speak with “Rukawa-kun” for a moment. Kogure only smiled casually and nodded, before turning around to get Rukawa.

Moving to lean his back against the wall, Sendoh’s hand clenched into a fist in his pocket. He couldn’t hold it in much longer. Rukawa’s play in today’s match was outstanding, though one should expect no less from the Shohoku ace. To put it more specifically, it was simply stunning. Even Uozumi had commented that Rukawa’s offense play today was flawless. It was obvious Rukawa had gotten stronger since the last time he’d seen him play, and logically he should be watching out for his own ass if he didn’t want to get screwed the next time they met on court, but all Sendoh could think after watching that match was how much he wanted to get into Rukawa’s pants.

Pulling open the door, Rukawa didn’t even have the chance to look at who it was asking for him, before getting forcefully pulled away from the doorway and dragged down the corridor. He recognized the broom head hairstyle in a split-second, and dragged his feet to a halt, freeing his arm from Sendoh’s grip. “What are you doing here?!” he asked, hints of anxiety in his voice. The last thing he wanted was for his team to know that he and Sendoh were actually seeing each other on and off court.

“What?! Did you say Sendoh was here, Megane-kun? Sendoh from Ryonan? Where’s he now?”

Rukawa and Sendoh stared at each other for a moment, eyes wide in panic as they heard Sakuragi’s booming voice coming from the room. It didn’t take a genius to figure out that he would be coming down the corridor in search of Sendoh. Grabbing on to Rukawa’s wrist, Sendoh made a turn for the next corridor, and hid flush with the doorway of the fire exit. “Just what the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Rukawa asked in a hushed voice, glaring at Sendoh coldly. The Ryonan ace chuckled and backed Rukawa up against the wall. “That was exciting…” he said with a grin, half-lidded eyes looking into fierce blue orbs. Rukawa stilled for a moment as he heard footsteps running past the corridor. Sendoh’s grin only widened. Rukawa was so cute looking all tensed up and worried someone would find them together… like a rabbit being hunted. Sendoh leaned forward to whisper into Rukawa’s ear, “You want to know what I’m thinking, Kaede?” he accented his sentence with a flick of his tongue over the shell of Rukawa’s ear. Rukawa jerked his head aside almost instantly, his eyes widened and staring at Sendoh. “You played well today. So well it got me all excited…” Sendoh murmured, licking at his smiling lips before he leaned down to kiss at Rukawa’s neck... right there, where it always drew a moan from his beloved Kaede.

Rukawa felt his cheeks heating up, and he bit back a whimper. More footsteps were heard running past the corridor. “Fuck off…” he muttered, hands coming up to shove at Sendoh’s chest. The taller youth backed away for a moment, staring at the delectable blush on his cute little rabbit’s face. He couldn’t tolerate it. Stepping forward, he held Rukawa’s head still in his hands and pressed his lips against his lover’s, kissing him almost roughly. He ran his tongue across Rukawa’s lips, attempting to probe them apart so he could explore that hot cavern, but was denied access. Not giving up even after being dealt with a few light punches to his ribs, he gently nibbled on Rukawa’s lips until the younger man relented, parting his lips and responding to the kiss. He pressed their bodies closer, pinning Rukawa to the wall and caressing Rukawa’s tongue with his own.

“Mmn…”

Sendoh tilted his head and slid their mouths together, their tongues dancing in a passionate frenzy. He could feel Rukawa’s hands clutching on to his shirt at his sides, and he couldn’t help but break the kiss to stare at Rukawa as a wide smile spread across his lips. So cute. Barely a second later, his tongue had dove into Rukawa’s mouth again, desperate for more. He loved and hated Rukawa for always reducing him to a desperate man. He moved a knee between Rukawa’s legs, gently nudging him. He felt the hands moving to push against his chest again, but ignored them. Once, twice…

Rukawa gathered his strength into his arms and gave Sendoh a hard shove. “Enough…” he muttered softly, slightly out of breath and thoroughly flushed. “Enough? Are you sure? Kaede…” Sendoh whispered as he traced a finger across Rukawa’s collarbone and up the side of his neck. He saw the delightful shudder that ran through Rukawa, and closed in again, hoping he would get his way this time. “Don’t push your luck, asshole…” the Shohoku player mumbled, his hand fisting the collar of Sendoh’s shirt. Sensing the change of mood, Sendoh backed away just slightly enough so that Rukawa didn’t feel he was invading his personal space.

“I have to go back, Gori will be furious.” Rukawa muttered, letting go of Sendoh and straightening himself. Sendoh smiled slightly and nodded, taking another step back. “I, uh… I’ll call you tonight, ‘Kay?” he muttered sheepishly, shoving his hands into his pockets again. “No.” Rukawa replied dryly, making a move to leave. A blank expression promptly hit Sendoh’s face. “You can come over tonight if you want. Nobody’s home.” Rukawa said almost inaudibly as he walked off nonchalantly, heading back towards the waiting room. Sendoh felt his heart skip, his hands clenching in excitement. A grin surfaced on his lips as he leaned his weight on one foot and watched Rukawa walk away. “See you then.” He replied cheerfully, before turning on his heels to exit the other way.

The End