What the hampster?! It's me with another cross pairing concerning a character that I created. So I can expect tons of flame mail concerning this. XD That's okay. Flames make me feel toasty. Anyway, in order to make this story make a little more sense, I put the Seigaku boys a little further into the future, to where having a past relationship wouldn't be too uncommon. I mean a 13 year old with a girl just seems a little odd...unless you went to the same school as I did.

Disclaimer-I do NOT own Prince of Tennis or the characters mentioned. The only characters that I will take credit for are June and Melissa. And they won't really come in till later. So Hoo-haa!

Kunimitsu Tezuka was a mystery. He had a cold gaze and he stood up straight with his arms crossed whereever he was. Even the teachers flinched a bit when he approached them. Few people knew much of anything about him, other than Shuusuke Fuji, Shuichiro Oishi and perhaps Ryoma Echizen. For most, it was better this way. He carried a burden upon his shoulders that many would never take upon themselves to carry. He purposefully distanced himself from others. As if he was afraid to let anyone in. Once a year, on October 4th, he excused himself from practice and left promptly after school.

" Would anyone care to explain why Tezuka books it outta here the same day every year?" Momoshiro asked as he slid on his jacket. Eiji stroked his chin in thought. "Come to think of it, I'm not sure. It is strange now that I think about it." Takashi placed his rackets in his tennis bag. "Perhaps Fuji or Oishi would know. They've known Tezuka for quite a long time."

And like curious cats, they prowled their way through the courtyard to the parking lot. Momo waved a hand to Fuji. "Hey Shuusuke, before you go can we ask you something?" Fuji shut the door to his car and met the rest of his team in the middle of the lot. "Sure, what can I help you with?" replied the hazel-haired man.

"We were wondering if you knew what was so special about October 4th that makes Tezuka take off so quickly." Eiji answered, bouncing from side to side with enthusiasm. "Please tell us you have some idea."

Fuji looked away for a minute, which worried his team members. "As a matter of fact, I know exactly why Tezuka has a connection to this day."

This only added to their eagerness.

"Really? Is it his birthday?" Momo asked.

"No his birthday is October 7th"

"Is it a secret meeting with a girl?" Eiji joked.

"As a matter of fact I guess that's how I would put it." Fuji replied bluntly. The rest of the team exploded with " WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!'

"You mean to tell me that Tezuka has a lady friend and he only goes to see her once a year? Talk about dedication…" Momo replied sullenly.

"Well it's a little more complicated than that" Fuji answered sadly.

"Is she sick?" Taka pried.

"Well no…not exactly." Fuji started. "Look, I don't know if I should be telling you about this." He turned to go back to his car. The others wouldn't let him get away, as they grabbed his arms and pulled him back to them. "Oh come on Fuji, you can't just leave us hanging like that! Just tell us about her. What's going on?" they continued to pester him with questions until Fuji bowed his head and sighed.

"Her name…was June."

They stopped pulling on him and let him go. "Wait…'was' ??" Eiji asked. "Just what the heck is that supposed to mean?" Momo continued. Fuji looked up at them, his face reflecting sadness. "Exactly what it sounds like."

He didn't give them the chance to ask anymore since he quickly made his way to the car after that. The three tennis players looked at each other. "So June is…dead?" Momo scratched his dark spikey hair and sighed. "Man that's rough. No wonder he's so closed off from everyone else. Poor guy."

A/N- And this is the easy part to explain! Yey! Lol. Any questions you have feel free to ask and I'll do my best to explain it.