Marui Bunta was the volley strategist of the team. He is considered the genius of the Rikkaidai team as a doubles partner with Jackal. He loved sweets more than anything, but it has become his number one habit of his everyday life style. He needed sweets more than anything and it also works for his high stamina.

Everyone finds it funny, or disgusting to eat or consume that much sweets in one day. Kirihara would whine about it and say its unfair. Jackal and Renji doesn't care as long as the team is winning. Yagyuu has no comment. Sanada doesn't mind. Yukimura finds it adorable. And Niou... He wondered what Niou would say about his sweets addiction.

But apparently, the con artist didn't say anything.

For some reason, Bunta just wanted to see Niou's reaction to seeing the red-pink haired kid consuming sweets all day long. Bunta came up with many plans from eating ice cream in the cold mornings to eating pounds of chocolate in one day. But, nothing. Well, there was something. Nioh just looked at him and said, "Oy, Bunta-chan, new sweet addiction? I thought you'd only like bubble gum."

"It still is. I just thought...I'd eat something different for today", said Bunta, startled to hear his name in a feminine way. But, he didn't mind.

The silver haired just smiled a little and said, "Hai. Ja ne."

"Hai. Ja ne", said Marui, watching the taller leave him. Looking to the side, he sighed. He just wished that... there'd at least be some kind of reaction that Niou would give him than just the smile and his words.

"Bunta-kun, aren't you leaving?"

Marui turned around to see Yagyuu, Niou's doubles partner and as well as a golfer. Marui pulled out a gum packet and took a stick out. He opened the wrap and put the gum in his mouth and he began to chew. He said, "Yo, Yagyuu-kun. I was just going to."

"I see... Well, I"m going then. Ja ne", said Yagyuu, walking past him.

Sometimes, Marui felt jealous of Yagyuu for being on the same team with Niou. They were considered the best doubles players in the nations and he and Jackal were considered second after them. He wondered when Sanada would make combination teams just in case of emergencies. But, he never did. Fukobuchou would always have faith in his own team.

Marui sighed, and chewed his gum. Somehow... the gum ran out of its long lasting flavor...

Niou walked towards school in the morning.

"Yo, Niou-kun. Ohayou."

Niou turned to see his doubles partner Yagyuu walking towards him. Niou smiled a little and said, "Ohayou, Yagyuu. Aren't you usually early than me?"

"How perceptive of you... No, I know that you'd always have the habit of reading people, even in tennis", said Yagyuu, adjusting his glasses as smiled admiringly while the glint hid his eyes.

Niou smirked and said, "Always, Yagyuu. You know me."

"Apparently, so... Anyways, did you meet up with Bunta-kun yestarday", asked Yagyuu.

"Hai. Nande", asked Niou, beginning to whistle.

"Well, if its just me, I think he's been staring at you were he left", Yagyuu adjusted his glasses again, his smile turning into a straight line.

"Nani...? He was", asked Niou, surprised a little. He stared at his doubles partner.

"Uhh. He was... But, wasn't that what you wanted", Yagyuu said, staring back at Niou.

Niou didn't say anything.

Yagyuu, ever since he was partnered with Niou, was able to read him like an open book as Niou could read people easily in tennis. this trait easily annoyed people like Eiji Kikumaru, and Akaya. Yagyuu, who is the gentleman, would keep quiet about his own thoughts, but there was that one day that made him think it out loud and talked it over with Niou.

"Ne, Niou-kun?"

"Nani?"

"Do you... like Bunta Marui...?"

It was just a simple question that was easily answered with a smile. Yagyuu saw a different look on Niou's face that none of his other teammates ever saw. Niou smiled softly and genuinely. He said as he looked to the purple haired gentleman, "Hai... I do..."

To be continued...

Review. Good or bad, I don't care what. But please, write out what you think about this pairing.

I can't help but think Marui reminds me of Shuichi from Gravitation.

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