Winter Solstice

Six: Embarrassment

Eijun stares at the door. What the hell was that? My voice sounded so weird....ahhh...stupid Miyuki Kazuya!

He unwraps himself and tries to move off the bed...

"No no no no no..." he whispers, quickly covering up his lower half with the blanket. He waits a moment and lifts the blanket again, his problem still there.

"Oh man..." he whined, curling himself into a ball, covering himself with the blanket.

"Why are you reacting to that damn Tanuki?" He whispers to himself, wanting to cry. "I know he has a pretty face and sometimes he can be sweet...." he buries his face into his blanket as he tries to shake off these new feelings.

Wait...maybe it's just one of those normal teenage things? He uncovers his head. Yeah, that's all it is. This was just a normal morning problem. There is no way I have feelings for that damn Tanuki, he shakes his head, laughing at himself.

"I feel like an idiot," he laughs to himself as he feels his lower half start to calm down.

He finally throws the blanket off of himself and gets dressed.
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Kazuya dried off after taking a cold shower, relieved that his problem went away quickly on its own.

Even though it was definitely the younger boy's fault for making such an erotic sound when he called him Senpai, he understood that it wasn't as if Eijun had done it intentionally.

How embarrassing, he sighed.

"I can't believe I got turned on by that loudmouth," he laughs at himself, slipping his sweats back on, wrapping the towel around his shoulders. He wraps his underwear in his shirt, grabs his glasses from the counter and opens the door.

"Oh!"

Eijun was standing in the doorway, his armed raised up to knock. His eyes wondered over Kazuya's bare chest, down his stomach, quickly shooting back up to his face. Don't look...you idiot! He berates himself.

"Hi..." Kazuya manages to say squinting without his glasses. He tries not to laugh over Eijun checking him out, but he can't help himself.

"Why are you laughing?" Eijun growls.

"I'm...not-"

"Yes you are!" Eijun grabs the towel yanking him forward a step, their chests just barely touching. Shit...why did I grab him? He smells so...nope! Shaking his head profusely, don't even think that!

Kazuya's eyes widen as the younger boy's face reddened. He's way too cute when he's embarrassed, he leans closer.

Why does he have to smell so good? Eijun swallows, trying to calm down his heartbeat.

"You look different without your glasses," Eijun whispers.

Kazuya wants to say something, anything, but his thoughts are blank. All he can do is stare down at the younger boy and smile.

"......."

"Are you two gonna block the bathroom all day?"

Kazuya freezes, staring at Eijun who is also frozen in fear at the voice besides them.

"I don't care if you boys want to get all lovey dovey in the morning..."  Eitoku yawns, walking towards them. "But my old man bladder needs the toliet."

The two boys quickly separate, their faces flushed from the awkward situation.

"Sorry Oij-san!" Eijun bows down.

"Yeah...sorry..." Kazuya smiles, holding on to the towel around his neck, stepping back as much as he could.

"It's fine...just hurry up and get downstairs," he smiles. "The foods getting cold."

"Yes sir!" Eijun salutes his grandfather as he walks into the bathroom laughing.

"Why are you always so loud in the mornings?" Kazuya laughs walking to Eijun's room.

"Be quiet Miyuki Kazuya!" Eijun huffs, crossing his arms over his chest. "It was your fault."

"Oh?" His voice curious. "Was I that distracting?" Kazuya knows he is overly teasing his pitcher, but he can't help it. Eijun reacts to every little thing that he does and it makes him want to see how far he can tease him.

Eijun wants to deny Kazuya's words, he wants to deny the feeling in his chest...but he can't. The stupid, attractive smirk across the Tanuki's face is making him confused.

"Yes..." Eijun stands his ground, staring directly into his catcher's big brown eyes. "You are."

"......" Kazuya was not expecting that response.

Eijun smiles at the dumbfounded expression across the older boy's face. He finally succeeded in teasing him back. Yes! Take that Miyuki Kazuya!

"Osh!" He laughs, placing his hand on his hip. "Hurry up and get dressed Cap! I have a lot of stuff I wanna show you today!"

"......yeah," Kazuya manages to get out. He watches Eijun's smile widen before the excited pitcher runs down the stairs.

What the hell was that? Kazuya walks into the bedroom and shuts the door. Did Eijun just...tease me, without turning into a bumbling mess? He smiles as he changes into clean clothes.

"Oh man..." Kazuya laughs, holding his mouth. "He really is amazing."

Ding!
Ding!
Ding!

Kazuya looks down at his phone on the desk. It's a message from Kuramochi. He picks up his phone and he can't help but laugh at the messages.

Mochi👿: S.O.S!

Mochi👿: Are you there you BASTARD?!

Mochi👿: I need your help. I'm going to die!

He laughs as he starts typing.

Me⚾️: So dramatic 😏

Me⚾️: is Ryo-san finally putting you out of your misery? 🤣

Mochi👿: ....we're going a date....

Oh shit...