So I just found out that apparently I'm not the only one that ships them XD Also I stumbled upon another Haruko X Sendoh fic so please do tell me if you've got comments or anything. Thank you!

HARUKO AKAGI

Outside the boys' locker room, I wait for my brother to finish. I was sitting down by myself when the door opens. I look up and see Rukawa-kun with a towel draped around his shoulders. I freeze once again as I watch him walk- his broad shoulders, long legs, shiny black hair, handsome face. He looks stoic and so faraway, when I accidentally blurt out his name.

He doesn't turn, and I brace myself for his reaction. Nothing comes, and he continues to walk away. His echoing footsteps make me feel a little more embarrassed. I've just been ignored. I expected as much. After all, I'm just the captain's sister, one of the girls who admire him from a distance.

"Haruko!"

I turn to meet Akira's face. I think he just caught me. Oh no!

"What's with you? You look as if you've been caught stalking someone." He grins suggestively.

I jump to my feet and cover his mouth. Why is he so tall? "Ssshh! Keep your voice down, would you?" I sneak a sideways glance at Rukawa-kun and sigh when I realized he was long gone. Meanwhile, Akira says something through my palm (his eyes are sparkling as if he's smiling) but I can't make out any of it. "What?"

He points to my hand and instantly I let go. His smile is still plastered on. "So you are stalking someone." He nudges my arm.

"What? N-No, I'm not!"

"Ssshh!" He puts a finger hastily on my lips. Then he whispers, his face awfully close. "Keep your voice down."

"What? Why?" I ask in the same level of his voice.

An eyebrow raises. "You just said so a while ago."

He tucks his hand into his pocket while we laugh. "Come on, let's go." He says and points his head to the opposite direction.

"Where? What about nii-san?"

"He's already at the entrance, though," he answered without turning to me. "He asked me to get you because you because you were busy stalking."

"I was not!"

He chuckles. "Yes, you definitely were."

.

.

.

"Anyway, where'd you run off to after the match? You suddenly disappeared." I ask him while walking towards the cafe where I'm meeting up with my friends. Nii-san had somewhere else to go with Kogure-san, so Akira ended up accompanying me instead.

"Sorry," he has an easy smile as he scratches his head. He didn't really seem sorry at all. "It just feels weird meeting with all the other teams like this, that is."

I urge him to lean closer to me. When he does, I flick his head and he winces in pain. "Baka. Why would that be weird? You wouldn't be intruding anything. Besides, you're my brother's best friend after Kogure-san-"

"And yours, too."

Silence.

"Just because." We've arrived at the shop so when I look up at him expecting more, he says, "Nothing." Then he pats my head and urges me to get inside. So I did. But as soon as I was seated with my friends, I receive a text from him.

It says:

Just kidding. I just needed to use the rest room ;)

Goofy. As always.