Summary: Seigaku's resident data man finds the greatest surprise of his life… inside his shoe locker.

Author's Note: This is based on a PoT chibi mini theater. If you haven't seen it, try checking out the vid (if it's still available, that is.) It's hilarious. :)

Beyond His Calculations

BEEEEEEP. BEEEEEEEP. BEEEEEEP.

Inui switched the alarm off and reached for his glasses. He looked at the time and date- it was 5:30 am, June 3rd.

He stood up and opened the curtains to let the small amount of sunlight stream in. It seemed to be a fine day outside, no sign of cumulonimbus clouds or anything that would indicate a hindrance to their morning tennis practice today. He let out a sharp breath, hoping his day would be like any normal school day.

However, the third of June will never be 'just normal' for Inui Sadaharu. It is, in fact, his birthday today. For the past two years in his stay at Seigaku, he had been successful of keeping his birthday to a discretion but considering the circumstances during the past few weeks (Momoshiro, Kaidoh, Eiji, Taka-san and Oishi fainting again as a result of his dreaded New Inui Juice prototype version 2.0), he had a gut feeling that something will definitely be coming up. Yes, it might be illogical to have gut feelings but on this day, Inui decided to hear what it has to say for once in his life.

After running at his usual 3-km route, he took a bath, ate breakfast and rode a bus to school. At the next bus stop, he saw a very familiar, honey-haired tensai riding up the bus. He found an empty seat across Inui's. He settled down, setting his things on the floor in front of him.

"Ya, Inui." Fuji said cheerfuly.

"Fuji." Inui acknowledged him with his usual calm demeanor. "It's odd. We're riding the same bus to school today."

Fuji chuckled. "Yeah, so it seems. This our first bus ride to school together, ne?"

"Hm." Inui said, adjusting his glasses. "This means that you're 5 minutes early today."

"Oh, you're also taking note of that." Fuji ginned, crossing his arms to his chest. "You never miss anything, do you?"

"Of course. Every piece of information is valuable data for me." Inui said, taking out a green notebook from his bag. He opened it to a certain section which read, 'Regular team's arrival time- average'.

"Oishi is always the first one to arrive at the clubroom at 6:40 am, followed by Tezuka, then me, you, Kaidoh, Taka-san, Eiji, Momoshiro and lastly, Echizen." Inui said, closing his notebook. "Momoshiro and Echizen seems to exchange places every once in a while, though."

"Oh, as expected, you do quite have precise data." The tensai replied, gaining interest at Inui's data. "Anyway, may I ask you something?"

"What is it?" Inui replied, putting his notebook back in the bag.

"What's the date today? I seem to have forgotten." Fuji asked, grinning wider.

Inui almost choked on his own saliva. "The date?" He noticed the grin on the tensai's face grow a milimeter wider, which meant that he was definitely up to something. It wasn't like Fuji to ask him stuff like that but he tried to remain as calm as possible, not showing any sign of letting his guard down. He made a resolve to himself to foil Fuji's plans before he got him.

He looked at his watch. "It's June 3rd, 6:35 am if you'd like to know the time, too." Inui said, acting as composed as possible.

"Ah, sou ka?" Fuji said, looking out the window. The smile still remained etched on the tensai's face. "Maa, it's going to be a good day, isn't it?"

Inui inwardly shuddered at the statement. "Saa, who knows?"

Ten minutes later, Inui and Fuji arrived at Seigaku. It was still barely occupied except for those who have morning practices or club activities. The tennis club of course, is no exception. Morning practices always start at *6:50 am. Those who fail to be punctual (ex. Echizen and in some cases, Momoshiro) run 30 laps around the court c/o Tezuka.

Fuji and Inui headed straight to the clubroom. Inui turned the knob but it was locked. "Hm. This looks odd. The door should have been opened by now."

"Well, there's a notice posted here, Inui. Come take a look." Fuji said, standing in front of the said post.

Minna,

Sorry for the such short notice but I forgot to tell your Tezuka-buchou yesterday that the courts will be under maintainance the whole morning. All practices will be held in the afternoon.

Enjoy your free morning, everyone.

-Ryuzaki-sensei

"Well, I guess we can't do anything about it." Fuji said, adjusting his bag on his shoulder. "It's weird not being able to practice in the morning."

"Yeah, I guess." Inui absent-mindedly said as he pushed his glasses back. Maybe he could concoct a new recipe to help boost Ryuzaki-sensei's memory to while the time supposedly for morning practice.

"Na, Inui," Fuji said, displaying the same grin he had on the bus. "Shall we text the other members?"

Inui smirked as his glasses gleamed sinisterly in the light. "I think it'd be more fun if they'd discover it by themselves."

Fuji let out a chuckle. "I thought so too." He said, taking a few steps away from the post. "Saa, shall we go?"

Inui followed suit. "Ah."

After arriving at the shoe lockers, Fuji and Inui parted ways. Fuji's locker was a few yards away from Inui's, so they weren't really that far apart.

"So, what are you going to do with this much time in your hands, Inui?" Fuji asked, pulling his school shoes out from his locker.

"I'll probably be making another type of Inui juice but this time, it would be something that could help with improving one's memory." Inui said.

"Oh, is that so? If it's done, let me have a sample of it." Fuji cheerfully said. Abruptly, he revealed his blue eyes. "However, if it's similar to Aozu or Akazu…"

Inui sweatdropped. "It's not, Fuji. I assure you."

Fuji closed his eyes and smiled. "Good." He said. "See you later in the afternoon, then." The tensai turned his back and walked to his classroom.

"Yeah." Inui said, turning to his shoe locker. Damn that Fuji, he could be as scary as a serial killer in the movies if he wanted to.

Inui opened his shoe locker. His eyes immediately caught something that wasn't there before- or more like, it wasn't supposed to be there at all.

"Hoh? A letter? This is inteesting." He pulled out a white envelope and carefully examined it. It was a simple, scented stationery with little heart figures on the upper left corner. His name was written on the center of the envelope in a small, dainty handwriting.

Calculating the probabilities, it most likely was a prank from his teammates who were dying to get their revenge as opposed to a confession letter. He was 99.9 percent sure of it. But if it was indeed the lesser 1 percent, ergo, a confession letter, it'd be more ii data for him... or maybe not. He wasn't sure if he wanted to know what was in it. He didn't want to be disappointed on his birthday. However, this could be a pretty wonderful birthday present if all turns out well.

Inui opened the seal and pulled out the letter. He was a bit surprised- the letter was written by a girl. He knew all of his teammates' handwriting style. It wouldn't be as neat and girly as this. He continued scanning the letter, hoping there was enough to prove the upper 99 percent of his hunch so he could devise a sinister revenge for his teammates. Unfortunately, when he found none, he proceeded to read the meat of the letter.

Dear Inui-kun,

First of all, I would like greet you a happy birthday! I know only a handful of people know about it but I've overheard it from somewhere so I decided to give this to you as kind of a birthday gift. I know you'd rather like to have a new camcorder or those sorts of things but then, I think my budget will not allow it.

I have been meaning to give you this letter for a very long time now but I didn't have the guts to face you or to even secretly send it to you. Since this my last year here in Seigaku, I thought that I might give this a shot. I know that chances of us getting together are very slim, but I will feel much better if you knew about my sentiments before we graduate.

Inui-kun, I have always liked you since our first year. You may never have noticed me even though we're classmates for three years in a row but I've always set an eye on you. It all started as a mere curiosity about the mystery that surrounded you but one thing led to another. That curiosity turned into hidden feelings of admiration, respect and infatuation. However, up to now, I'm still wondering what you're hiding behind those thick frames of yours. I bet you have really beautiful eyes. It's a shame that no one has ever really seen them. Well, with the exception of your family, of course.

My feelings for you began to grow deeper as I watched you play. It was when I have come to realize how great you really are. You aren't just some genius nerd like everyone else thinks... they may not see it, but I know you put a lot of effort in everything you do. You brought your intelligence to a whole new level by applying your genius expertise in tennis. Not only that, I can see that by being your team's manager, you have risen the standards of your team by helping them reach their potential. It's a very hard task for a middle schooler like you and that's what I admire about you, Inui-kun... aside from your looks and sex appeal of course. With all your qualities combined, you are truly are a wonderful person inside out. Zannen for most people, they don't see what I see. ;)

I really would want to get to know you more but then, I guess I still don't have enough confidence to face a guy as amazing as you are.

Anyway, all has been said and it's pretty good to get this all off my chest. I wish you all the best, Inui-kun. I hope someday, you will achieve your dreams.

All my love,

Anonymous

PS. It doesn't matter who I am.. things like these won't catch your interest anyway. But, I do know you're good in figuring out things so if you're up to it, good luck solving this puzzle.

(oops, I think I might have left you a small clue somewhere in between. ;) )

Inui felt his face flush into a deep red hue. His mind was filled with so many questions that it felt like he wanted to burst. NEVER in his whole life had he ever received such compliment from the opposite sex. Not once. And never did he imagine getting fired up by just a mere confession. He thought that it would be some immature expression of love and obsession just like in some of the **Korean movies he watched. However, this was beyond his calculations. This girl knew very well what she wanted to say. There were no fancy embellishments; just the real deal.

He closed his eyes and shook his head. Wake up, Inui Sadaharu! He said to himself. This could all be a trap. His teammates could have one way or another persuaded some girl to write this flattering letter for him. He tried to think as logically as he could but it seemed that his emotions were winning over.

He took a deep breath. He had to calm down and think this over carefully. Why, of all the dates in the calendar did he receive this letter on his birthday? And moreover, an outsider knew about the fact that he tried to conceal from the public for the past three years. This girl had somehow managed to get some information from the inside.

You have started a very good game, anonymous. I will soon find out whoever you are. After all, you have already caught my full interest.

He mused.

I hope you enjoyed reading it guys! Please do review.. I would really appreciate your comments, criticisms or suggestions! :)

By the way, this was supposed to be a birthday fic but it has been three days since Inui's birthday had gone by so I hope that's still okay. :)

Trivia:

*6:50 am- In Tezuka and Eiji's pair puri (I think it's some kind of an extra chapter in the New Prince of Tennis Manga), it was mentioned in both of their school schedules that the tennis club's morning practice starts at that time.

**Korean movies- It's stated in Inui's profile (I think it was in the 40.5 fanbook) that his fave type of movies are Korean movies.