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The sun was setting and with an exasperated sigh, Tezuka Kunimitsu announced to the members of the Seigaku Tennis Team that the day's practice was over.
He sighed again and turned his back to his team, picking up a bottle of water. As he took a drink and stared out into the distance, the young captain of the tennis team heard footsteps approaching. He hoped it wasn't one of those annoying first years asking him where to put the balls ... again. They'd done it several times before and Tezuka couldn't help but wonder if they did that just to speak to him. After realizing that thinking such a thing made him seem conceited, Tezuka quickly dropped the thought and spun around to see who was nearing him.
Fortunately, it was not a first year. It was Fuji, the person who annoyed Tezuka the least. Well, except for Oishi. Tezuka's expression softened a bit and he crossed his arms over his chest, looking over at the other. "What is it?"
The smile never faltered on Fuji's face. "We're all going out after this. Why don't you come with us? It could be good for you."
Tezuka opened his mouth to protest, but Fuji sighed quietly. Well ... it wasn't as though Tezuka had anything else to do that evening other than sit at home with his grandfather.
So he gave a short nod of his head before grabbing his bag and heading towards the changing room with Fuji at his side. Hopefully everyone else would be out by the time they got there.
They were, and Tezuka entered and started changing back into his school uniform. He took no notice to Fuji, who happened to glance over at Tezuka just as the captain pulled his shirt off his head. Fuji's breath caught in his throat and he got dressed quickly. "Everyone's waiting, let's go!" he said, once Tezuka was fully dressed.
The pair walked along in silence before meeting up with the others. Well, the members of the Seigaku Tennis Team didn't annoy Tezuka too badly, obviously, because when it came down to it - they were more than decent tennis players who tried hard every day.
Arriving at Kawamura's sushi shop, everyone entered in a cheerful mood. They ordered their food and after spending several moments discussing previous matches, their food was brought to them and everyone dug in happily. Tezuka watched with amusement as Momoshiro, Echizen, and Kikumaru got into a heated fight after Kikumaru and Echizen stole some of Momoshiro's food. The three of them never failed to amuse Tezuka, especially Echizen. He was hard to figure out and Tezuka was strongly opinionated on the issue of Echizen. He knew what was right for the younger boy and although Tezuka sometimes felt that Echizen was too confident for his own good, he also knew that the boy was much smarter than he seemed and that Echizen could prove to be a serious threat to other tennis players in just a few years. It all depended on Echizen's attitude and the way he practiced.
Tezuka was lost in thought until a voice snapped him out of it. Fuji had sat down next to him, the same smile as always on his face. The two started talking about nothing in particular and hours later, Tezuka walked into his house.
"... I'm home," he announced, walking to his room and setting down his things before preparing for a shower. The night hadn't turned out horribly like he thought it would.
However, hours later, as Tezuka laid in his bed sleeping, he had the weirdest dream he'd ever had. In it, Tezuka was Romeo and Fuji was Juliet. As he woke up gasping at a certain kiss, it was needless to say that Tezuka would never tell anyone about the dream.