Out of Bounds

Shinji wasn’t sure what had posessed him to do this. Kippei wouldn’t like it anyway, it was stupid and he probably wouldn’t even get that it was a sort of date, but Aki was at his mum’s for dinner, hopefully without his dad, and it just seemed like the right time. And Kippei had taken [...]

Feeling bad about not having come over sooner, Shinji trudged up the street and glared at the house with the right name on it. He had gotten lost seven times with that stupid old man’s directions! Seven times! Glaring at the little gate, he wandered up to the door and knocked and someone had better [...]

Shielding his eyes from the sun, Shinji sprawled bonelessly on the back lawn, soaking up the warm weather. Sun…at last. Mid spring and finally there was a day with no clouds, no rain, no cold…just sun. Sure stuff was wrong, things could be better, but it was warm! This was, really, all that mattered. Or [...]

Shinji crept into the room and over to all the monitoring equipment, running a finger along the heart monitor line and sighing in relief. Usually, that noise annoyed the crap out of him, but right now there was no sound he wanted to hear more. Well, except maybe Keigo talking…Leaning over, he gently stroked a [...]

It was a quiet party really. Everyone who was there seemed intent on just drinking all the free booze and passing out. Lots of people had passed out already, including Ishida, who was Shinji’s ride home. Wonders of wonders, he was stuck there and he really didn’t want to ring Tatsu and have to ask [...]

Having received a text message on his cell from Tachibana to meet at the Fudomine courts, Ryoma felt a stab of anxiety fill him at seeing the older boy. After spending time with Shinji, and what had happened recently, he had a good idea of what the other wanted of him and he was terrified [...]

Getting off the bus near Fudomine, Ryoma ran his hand through his hair, his bag slung over his shoulder. He’d called home to let his mother and Eiji know he’d be a little late coming home. He wasn’t stupid enough to get himself into more trouble, after all. His mother had been reluctant, but had [...]

Tatsu wondered if he was more likely to be the one to fall asleep on then little adventure rather than his seven year old company. He’d been keeping a good eye on Sada ever since the sun had dipped beyond the horizon and after a few moments then spent wondering if exhausting his little sister [...]

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It wasn’t that he was worried, not exactly. Kippei leaned in the doorway, studying Shinji where he was curled up on the couch, and tried to decide what he wanted to say. Shinji and Tatsu seemed to alright again, and things appeared to be normal now that Akira was back, but Kippei still felt somehow [...]