The Regulars at Rikkaidai and Seigaku both decided they wanted to spend some time together after Nationals. They decided they wanted to go somewhere with snow since most of them were quite fond of winter sports. Inui and Yanagi both recommended the mountains up north. And everyone agreed. They were to leave early the next day and stay for the next three days.

They planned to take the bus with Coach Ryuzaki as their chaperone and driver. They were glad she was willing to go with them and save the Regulars some money for traveling. Rikkaidai met Seigaku at Seishun Gauken's school gates 7:30 sharp. They wore their school uniforms and carried duffle bags filled with winter gear and most likely their tennis racquet.

Once the bus was loaded with their bags, the Regulars situated themselves in the seats accordingly. Each row seated two people. There were seven rows of two on each side of the bus plus the back seat, fitting all seventeen players perfectly.

They already had their own sitting arrangements in their head even before they stepped on the bus. Yukimura sat with Sanada, Kirihara with Jackal, Niou with Yagyu, Renji with Inui, Marui and Eiji shared very many things in common so they got along together, Oishi sat by Taka, Fuji with Tezuka, and Momo, Ryoma, and Kaido slept on the back seat. Everyone was either excited or sleeping. Ryoma leaned his head against Momo's shoulder and Momo rested his head on Ryoma's as the two of them slept. It was pretty cute.

Sometime along the way, Yukimura kicked Sanada out and grabbed Fuji to sit next to him. Yukimura was fond of Seigaku's No. 2 player. In more ways than one, they were similar. Tezuka sat uncomfortably next to Sanada, engulfing his attention in a book. The two could hear Yukimura and Fuji laughing and talking. It seemed a little strange because until today, the two feminine-like figures never interacted and they looked like they've been best friends since forever.

The skies darkened as heavy rain fell in a heavy downpour. The road was barely visible. Coach Ryuzaki slowed down immensely in order to drive safely. The rain made several of the players sleepy, including Fuji. Yukimura suddenly felt something heavy on his shoulder. He realized that Seigaku's tennis genius fell asleep on him. Yukimura smiled and shifted to a more comfortable position. Fuji unconsciously snuggled his body closer to the taller boy, making the Child of God smile.

"Hey, Tezuka." The captain glanced towards the sound of the voice to face a smiling Yukimura. "This one sure is affectionate."

Tezuka didn't say anything, but nodded. "Aww! Fujiko looks so kawaii!" Eiji exclaimed, admiring his friend. He got a thought and shuffled around the bags until he found Fuji's.

"Eiji, what are you-" But before Oishi could finish the sentence, Eiji found the camera and snapped a photo of his best friend with Rikkaidai's captain.

"They're so cute!"

All was calm for a little bit until Coach Ryuzaki slammed on the brakes. Those who fell asleep quickly slammed their heads on the seat in front of them, except for Fuji who's sleeping form was protected by Yukimura, and Ryoma and Momo who went flying in the aisle.

"What's going on?" Ryoma asked sleepily, rubbing his eye.

Up ahead, two cars parked horizontally, blocking the road, though it was hard to see since the rain hadn't lighten up. Coach Ryuzaki told the teams that she'd check out what the problem was up ahead. The team waited patiently while staying occupied.

Fifteen minutes later, the bus door opened. But it wasn't Seigaku's coach that stepped on. Instead, three tall men in black clothing and masks appeared. A clinking sound could be heard the bus was suddenly filled with a white cloud of gas.


I know I know, don't kill me! But again as I've already said... Kinda obsessed here! Not gonna disappear for a while. Plus, I'm slowly starting to lose my inspiration for my other two stories so... Well, if it's good and you want to read more, lemme know. If not, I don't know, I'll upload a chapter or two, who knows?