I don't own prince of tennis.

The heat. It burns.

"Aw… Yagyuu-kun, why is it so frickin' hot?!? It's not even summer yet!"

"It almost is."

"The point is it's not. So why is it so hot?"

"I'm sweating so much, and the sun's shining like crazy."

"I'm not even moving around! See, I'm just sitting here!!!"

"How come you're not feeling hot?"

"Stop shrugging and answer my questions, so-called gentleman!"

"Niou-kun, I do feel hot. I'm just not complaining."

"Well, you should. Complaining is healthy. For a normal person."

"Guess I'm not normal then?"

" 'course not. You're Yagyuu."

"Ouch?"

"No, I mean you're uniquely Yagyuu. There's no one else in this world who can be so polite to some people, and yet be so rude to other people. Especially silver-haired ones."

"It's not as if those silver-haired people are polite to me. In fact, I think they're very rude too."

"RACIST! No, HAIRCOLORIST! Okay, that still came out wrong. Whatever. You're stereotyping. Just 'cause I dye my hair AND IT LOOKS GOOD."

"Hey Niou-kun, what was your hair color before you dyed it that way?

"I dunno."

"What do you mean, I dunno?"

"I mean, it's a secret"
"Oh. You probably forgot then. Nevermind."

"I did not forget. It's just… been this way for so long… so yeah…"

"…"

"It's hot."

"Aha! You FINALLY COMPLAINED!!!"

"I only did that to change the subject. And to talk about something more meaningful."

"This sweltering weather is more meaningful-"

"Than your hair, yes."

"Whoa. Yagyuu just interrupted me. YAGYUU just INTERRUPTED ME!!!"

"You were saying something about stereotyping and racists?"

"Racist against what, gentlemen? I'm a gentlemanist?"

"…"

"It's hot."

"I know."

"Lean a little to the right… Stop."

"Huh? Why?"

"Oh. So I can block the sunlight from your face, huh, Yagyuu."

"Yes. So I won't get sunburned. And the sunlight might fade away some of your hair dye. Then, we'll know what your true hair color is."

"What if it's really natural?"

"Is it?"

"Anyway, why the heck are we outside, under the sun, sitting on the monkey bars, under the sun, and not inside where they have fans and everything, not UNDER THE SUN, by the way?!?"

"The school building is so crowded, it's hotter inside. All the body heat and such."

"Oh. Why can't we go home, then?!?"

"It's not yet our dismissal. In case you didn't notice."

"You'd think there would be no such thing as free period for last period. WHAT"S THE USE?!?"

"I have no idea, Niou-kun. But we're not supposed to leave yet."

"Now stop getting so hyper about it. We both might fall off, what with you shaking the whole thing."

"No, really."

"Okay, you're doing it on purpose now."

"Guess who's getting a new best friend?"

"That's better"

"It's hot."

"I know."

"I hate the heat."

"I know."

"It burns."

"I know."

The next day

"Yagyuu, didja get a little darker?"

"No, Niou-kun. I didn't, even if I did, I don't think I would've cared. I'm not that vain. And I always put sunblock lotion before going out."

"Oh yeah, and I was blocking the sunlight from hitting your face. I remember now."

"By the way, your hair seems a bit… lighter in color. Did it fade a little?"

"Eh???"

"There's a mirror in the bathroom, just around the corner."

"You're vain, Niou-kun."

"Whatev, gotta go."

"Oh yeah, just warning you, but I just remembered, It's going to get hotter today."

"No!"

"Yes."

"But we have free period again this afternoon."

"I know."

"We won't live!!!"
"I know."