a/n: I just wanted to write something light hearted and stress-free! \o/ All chapters will be semi-short! I've marathon'd the U-17 episodes of TeniPuri yesterday and this idea has been inside my mind throughout the marathon.

'thoughts'

text messages

Hai = Yes or Ok

Sumimasen = Sorry in a formal way or I apologize.

Kirihara stumbles across a new textmate while in the U-17 camp.

let's connect.

This training is harsh. His limits were being exceeded, tested every waking day. The training becomes fruitful by the end of the day however and it showed tremendously in the tennis court.

Akaya sighed as he wiped the sweat off his brow with a towel while giving a smile towards a certain Seigaku tensai on the other side of the court.

"Thanks for the practice match Fuji-san!"

Kirihara Akaya held great respect for Fuji Syusuke – along with a bit of fear. The reason for Akaya requesting a practice match with Fuji is so he would to conquer his weakness and uneasiness of the sadistic senior.

Fuji smiled, he is still somewhat winded from their practice match. "Anytime. By the way, Kirihara, can you check my phone on the bleachers? I have another match and I want to know if anyone has called." Fuji spoke then briskly walked to a different court while forest green eyes follow him.

"Eh, Fuji-san trusts me to check his phone?" Akaya didn't give it much thought before he goes do what Fuji had requested of him. The raven-haired lad hopped on the bleachers, going straight into Fuji-san's bag. The boy rummaged through the bag for a phone without much concern. Once he found what he's looking for, Akaya flipped the phone open.

"Ah, just a text…" A devious idea popped into his head. Akaya flashed a evil grin and read the text that was meant for only Fuji's eyes.

Fuji-senpai, your venus flytrap ate a cute ladybug! There is a cute sob face emoticon in the text.
I am starting to suspect that you left me responsible for your plant, knowing full well that it is dangerous!

- Sakuno

Akaya stared at the screen. How the heck can he make some sort of prank reply joke out of this? His brows knitted together, reading the text once more. This texter's style of writing sure is cute, Akaya noticed.

"Sakuno…?"

Where has he heard this name before? It's so familiar but Akaya couldn't wrap his head around where he had heard it from.

"What about Sakuno-chan?" Fuji spoke behind him, a dark look shown on his face.

Oh, shit.

Akaya jolted as he stood back up, stumbling backwards a bit. "U-Um-! This isn't what you think, Fuji-san…" The boy visibly paled, cowering slightly. Fuji wouldn't murder him over something this small, right? He should've expected the Rikkai ace to invade the privacy of his phone, darnit!

"It's fine. I have nothing to hide." Fuji's expression returned to its usual calm demeanor.

The younger boy sighed in relief and slowly relax. "Then…is she your girlfriend or something?" Akaya averted eye contact. Oh geez, he's still on the edge whenever he's with Fuji!

Fuji chuckled. "I wish. I just occasionally talk to her to keep me sane in this camp."

"Sane?" Akaya doesn't have anyone like that! D-Does he need one? He wasn't informed of this!

As if Fuji knew what's on Akaya's mind, he smiled. The look of innocence gleaming from The 2nd year's face tempted him to reel him in. "What? You don't have a certain someone who can pull you out of this hell hole and keep you sane?" Akaya's eyes widen.

"Give me yours!" Akaya said without much or any thinking. His eyes show a fire-y determination.

Fuji opened his eyes, unsure of how to respond on the spot. A smile curve up his lips. 'This ought to be fun…'

"Sure."

It's for experience.

- Syusuke

Sakuno hadn't expected for her senpai to gift to her a penpal. Actually, textmate seems more like the appropriate thing to call it. Sakuno was a bit hesitant to accept her new penpal but she trusted her senpai's judgment, seeing as her senpai knows this person and he's in the U-17 camp along with her senpai.

I-If you say so senpai… ;;

- Sakuno

Sakuno sat on her bed, awaiting a text from the anonymous textmate. "…Maybe I missed it?" The girl checked her phone for any incoming or new texts. There were none.

'Or maybe…they're too shy to text first?' Sakuno thought with a light snicker. She had thought most tennis players were rowdy and forward so it was cute thinking that her textmate might be shy and reserved, like herself.

Sakuno opened her phone and starts the text first to break the ice.

Hello, I'm looking forward to talking with you!

- Honey-chan

Send.

Akaya leered at the blank screen of his phone from under the covers of the bunk bed. He's sharing a dorm room with a few other U-17 members and it's late at night so mostly everyone is fast asleep except for him. The raven-haired boy cursed under his breath. What the hell can he say? How does one start off with something like this? Why is he…getting all flustered for?

"Gahhh!" The boy recklessly rolls around in bed. "What do I do?"

"Shhh! Some people are trying to get some sleep, Kirihara!" Kamio threw a pillow at the big lump sticking out beneath a blanket in the bed near his. "So help me I'll kick you out of the room!"

Akaya scowled but keeps his mouth shut for once. "Tch."

"You're louder than Akaya, Kamio-kun." Yukimura snickered.

"Can we just sleep?" Shiraishi complained, curling up and hides his face between two pillows.

Akaya's phone goes blaring off, sending a heavy ring tone throughout the room.

"KIRIHARA!"

"Oops…" He forgot to put it on vibrate. "Suimasen~" Kirihara said in a sickeningly sweet sing-song voice just to piss Kamio off. After turning his phone to vibrate and receiving numerous glares from a certain crossed redhead, Akaya checked his phone. "Ah…she sent the first one…" He mumbled. "Honey-chan…" Judging just from the text, this Sakuno…or 'Honey-chan' she seem to be a formal gal.

He wonders what alias he should go by. Something cool but simple for sure.

Akaya pondered on how he should reply.

'Sup Honey-chan! I hope we get along.

Would you like me to keep you updated on things going on in the camp?

- Hellblazer

Akaya paused. Shit…this sounds so stupid. She'll think he's stupid… The pen name is lame too…

ERASE.

Hey, Honey-chan! Let's get along, ne?

- Racket-sama

"Heh, she'll probably get the impression that I'm Atobe-san if I add the suffix -sama…" Akaya replaced the '-sama' with '-kun'. Akaya looked over the text once more until he's satisfied.

Send.

A cheery beat alerted Sakuno of a new text. She checked it and a tiny smile appear on Sakuno's lips. "Racket-kun?" She giggled, thinking that's a perfect and cute name for her little textmate. Sakuno glanced outside her window, becoming alarmed that the sun has already set!

"I-I should tell him goodnight."

She fumbled her fingers a bit against the buttons.

Hai Racket-kun. I wanted to say goodnight to you before you go to sleep by the way.
Um so, sweet dreams!

- Honey-chan

Send.

Akaya's phone vibrated. He's just about ready to pass out but at least got a glance at the new text.

"Sweet dreams, huh?"

Akaya draped an arm over his eyes. A lazy smirk spread across his lips.