Fuji had never, he would gladly admit, even considered thinking of anyone but Tezuka. He was quite proud of that fact, actually, and had been for the better part of their three year Junior High life. He'd already planned out the aftermath of it all, too. The entire dream team would go to Seigaku High School...and by the time Kaido and Momo were able to play tennis, they could dominate anyone. Even without Kawamura and Echizen, there were enough of them to play through tennis. Kikumaru and Oishi covered Doubles 1, he and Tezuka would cover Singles 1 and 2, and Momo, Kaido, and Inui could be changed throughout various Doubles 2 combinations, and Singles 3. It was absolutely perfect...so he thought.

Over the summer, he recieved disturbing news. News that shattered his ideal of High School. Tezuka wasn't going to be there...he was going abroad. He'd recieved offers from all over the world, some letters even begging him to just come view their school. He had a full ride on an athletic scholarship, too...so what reason did he, really, have to stay in Japan? Normally, Fuji wouldn't mind. He supported the idea of Tezuka becoming stronger to reach his ultimate goal. He did not, however, support being the last to know. The first week of summer, it had been. He and Kikumaru were at the courts, when the acrobat had accidentally let slip that he'd heard Tezuka was leaving. He wasn't any happier about it than Fuji at that point, but had quickly gone quiet as he realized his mistake. Eventually, Fuji was able to pry out that Oishi and Tezuka had specifically requested he not know a thing. Oishi, because he didn't want the tensai to worry...as for Tezuka, who knew? All Fuji really knew, was he was upset, and was quite possibly going to rip the captain limb from limb with his bare hands if he got the chance. His first reaction, even, had been to storm to Tezuka's house and demand seeing him. Kikumaru had cut that plan short, adding in, quite timidly, that Tezuka was going to be gone the rest of the summer, looking at the other High Schools. Afterwards, he had fled, leaving a fuming Seigaku tensai on the courts, to mutilate whoever was unlucky enough to cross his path.

That, as it was, was now where Fuji stood. Well, sat rather. Blue eyes were opened in a narrow glare, scanning the courts for a victim. Those who didn't know him, gave him a wide berth. Those who did, would take a few steps towards him, then quickly flee. Not that he blamed them...his goal at the moment was finding someone he could play without feeling bad afterwards. Most of the people he saw, he knew wouldn't stand a chance against his wrath. It almost made him wish that Atobe was still in Japan...almost. The young heir, as it was, was on a business trip with his father and was likely to be out for another few weeks. Oshitari was spending time with his boyfriend at his family's summer home in Osaka...and Mizuki...well, Fuji wasn't allowed to target him anymore. Yuuta had strictly forbidden him to attack his boyfriend.

"...ji-san...?"

Fuji slowly snapped out of his daze, and allowed his eyes to look up. Gentle blue eyes met his, and he refrained jumping. He'd been so lost in thought, he'd completely dropped his guard...and now had a very amused, though somewhat apologetically sad Yukimura standing above him. He coughed a bit to regain his composure, putting on the best smile he could, "Yukimura-san. A pleasure...I do apologize for not answering..."

"It's quite alright." The captain assured, gesturing to the spot next to Fuji, "May I?" Fuji nodded, and he fell gracefully into the spot with a slight sigh.

A silence fell between them, until Yukimura finally spoke up, albeit quietly, "You're...alone for the summer, too?" He sent a slight smile to Fuji, catching the look of surprise and confusion on his face before offering an explaination, "Genichirou's family went away on vacation...they were hoping to relax him before we started High School, though I hardly think it will matter." He looked away, his eyes on the ground and misting slightly, "He's only relaxed in tennis...if I can call that relaxed. If I'm not mistaken, nor do I mean any offense, of course...Tezuka-san is away for the summer, as well?"

Fuji nodded slowly, hugging himself a bit, "Aa...he left last week, I believe is what Eiji said..."

"Souka...he didn't tell you?"

"Iie...I just found out a while ago." A bitter tone crept into Fuji's voice, one he could not hide, "He's going abroad...went to look at the schools, figure out which he'd like best, I suppose."

"Perhaps...he will find that it is best here?" Yukimura offered, in a consoling voice that caused a slight smile on Fuji's lips, though he shook his head.

"He has nothing here, except a glass box. He needs out of it...I know that...I just...wish he would have told me face-to-face."

"While I agree he should have confronted you..." Yukimura drawled a bit, thinking on his words before adding, even more quietly, "He has you, does he not?"

The question caused a silence to fall between them again; the Rikkai captain looking curiously at Fuji, while the tensai stared, a bit uncertainly at the ground. It was public knowledge among the tennis teams who was going out with whom...he just hadn't expected that point to be brought up. After a moment, he began laughing a bit under his breath, shedding a somewhat grateful smile to the captain next to him.

"I wish I was that confident...but, tennis comes first for Kunimitsu...and as much as I love him, I could never bring myself to hold him back." He looked off to the side again, "I'll wait for him, but...if he does finalize his decision...I won't hold him back." He chuckled, a bit dryly, "I can last a couple of weeks or so without him...perhaps we shall help each other get through this summer without our darling boyfriends. No?"

Yukimura let out a small laugh as well, "I was about to offer the same thing..." He stood, smiling pleasently, and motioning towards an open court, "Practice with me?"

post AN: Yo! Look who's back! ...With something that -gasp!- ISN'T PERFECT PAIR? ...Indeed. Just exploring the possibilities of Sadist Pair, really. I'll get back to Child's Innocence and I Want to Play a Game soon -flails-

Disclaimer: Do not own PoT there will be an occassional OC, but they're just...there, and stuff. This was at the bottom to keep from distracting from the Prolouge...luff yall!