Prince of Tennis disclaimer by Konomi Takeshi-sensei
Love So Sweet
by Rin Shouta
Rate : T
Genre : R
omance, Friendship, Drama, Angst

Pair : Perfect Pair (Tezuka Kunimitsu x Fem!Fuji Syusuke aka Fuji Syuko)

Warning : Gender bender. AU (Little Canon), OOC, typos, etc. I planned to make this fanfic full of fluffy and sweet moments, but who know? :) Don't like, don't read. I've warned you, 'kay?


#3 First Year JHS; First Encounter (Part 3)


The ranking intra-school match third round between Fuji and Nishimura finished with 6-5 games. Fuji won five matches and officially became reguler member. From eight regular members, only Fuji was a first year member. The others were three members from second year senior and four members from third year senior.

Kikumaru and Itou (who became partners in crime) celebrated that with a small party in one of karaoke place. Of course Fuji felt happy, but she also surprised because Oishi and Wakaba would join.

About Wakaba, Fuji was the one who invited the girl. Fastly Itou was familiar with the country style haired girl. On other side, Oishi seemed nervous because it was the first time he joined to the karaoke place. Fuji admitted that herself felt like Oishi did and made him better.

"We should invite Tezuka-kun too, right?"

Oishi's words somehow made Fuji froze.

"Eh? I'm not sure that a Tezuka Kunimitsu wants to join too," replied Itou as she held the mic after singing a song.

"If we haven't invited him, we didn't know, nyaa?" Kikumaru joined the conversation while holding the mic.

"Next time we will, how's about that?" suggested Wakaba.

"Yes, let me invite him!" said Oishi offered himself.

"By the way, it seemed Oishi-kun is close with Tezuka-kun, huh?" retored Fuji and made all of pair eyes seeing at the black haired boy.

"Mm, how should I say this? Tezuka-kun is a good friend. He plays tennis well and so far always won his matches," told Oishi. "I thought Tezuka-kun has a strong charisma?" continued him with the not sure tone.

Wakaba deadpanned. Fuji smiling, in her heart she agreed Oishi's opinion. Kikumaru and Itou looked at each other and exclaimed, 'Sou ka!' then snickered. Itou gave the mic to Oishi and let Kikumaru sang once again to accompany the other boy. This time Itou sat side by side with Fuji, while Wakaba's attention on two boys who were singing Kimeru's song, You Got Game.

"I'm curious, how strong Tezuka when he plays tennis."

Fuji murmured something while drinking a glass of orange juice.

Itou's black eyes moved to the left. "You don't want to have a match with him? If you do, you should tell me. I want to watch your match."

"I'll definitely lose. Tezuka-kun is stronger than me," replied Fuji calmly.

"You've said that even you haven't tried yet. Coward," said Itou.

"Before play against him, I've promised to have a match with Eiji-kun when we officially become reguler member." Fuji laughed seeing Kikumaru was poking Oishi's right cheek. The other boy tried to avoid that finger without realizing his cheeks reddened.

"Eiji-kun hasn't became reguler member yet?" asked Itou carefully.

"Yes. But I know, soon he will get that position."

"Girls' instinct is strong, right? Heh..."

Fuji frowned. "Your tone heard like you are a boy, Itou-chan."

"Pfft, sou? Ah! Now is Fuji-chan's and Wakaba-chan's turn to sing! Give the mics to them, Eiji-kun! Oishi-kun!"

"Hoi! Hoi!"


~ Love So Sweet ~


The sky started to darken when Fuji went to her home. She just knew that Oishi and Kikumaru were in the same direction. Itou was picked up by her older sister in front of the karaoke place, while Wakaba went by train because her house was the farthest of them.

Fuji was worried that Kikumaru didn't get a chance to participate the ranking intra-school match. But after saw how happy he was, that feeling fide away. Kikumaru seemed happier with Oishi's existence.

"Maybe I should say thanks to Oishi-kun," murmured her.

The girl turned at right and kept walking till she saw a playground which usually crowded with children. Suddenly something got her attention. Fuji stopped then standing behind the tree, near the gate of playground. Confused expression could be seen in her face when she acknowledged that thing was turned out to be Tezuka Kunimitsu's bag.

Aa... I forgot that our house is in the same direction, thought Fuji.

That sport bag with dark blue color leaned beside a pedestal slide. But Fuji didn't see the owner anywhere. Her eyebrows frowned. Her mind had full of bad scenarios, like the kidnapping scene in one of Yuuta's favorite films.

Impossible. Even if it's true, that bag position's definitely laying on the ground, thought her again.

Some seconds later, the owner appeared from bushes. Fuji's eyes focused on something which picked up by Tezuka. That thing had black and gray furr color. It had a tail and had a voice 'meong'.

Yap. The cat. A kitten one.

Without realizing Fuji's existence, Tezuka sat on the tip of slide and put the kitten on his lap. The opened packet of cat food he gave to that kitten. A half of its content was poured near his feet and made some cats came closer. Fuji dumbfounded seeing the view. Who knows that the perfectionist Tezuka was animal lover?

Fuji took a step back because she didn't want to take any longer in there. Her family had been waited her, she remembered that they would have dinner at the family restaurant. Unciously her feet step on branches and made a sound.

"Who is there!?"

Eh!? I caught in again!"

"Meooooong~"

Stupid enough, Fuji replied that as if she was a cat. She knew Tezuka wasn't a fool. Definitely he realized that the cat voice was human's. Fuji ran as fast as she could dan chose a detour while laughing freely.

"Today is fun too, haha."


Tezuka x Fem!Fuji


Why... could I get a class in hot day like this? asked Fuji in mind. Her left plam hand supported her chin while her right hand wrote the points of biology subject matter which the teacher explained. Itou Akari was one of them too. Even that tomboy girl got three classes in once.

At least Fuji was grateful because she only got one class. The last biology test, although the others said that was easy, but it wasn't for Fuji. She got score under 40 point.

A sigh slipped out from her mouth.

"Fuji-san, please pay attention to chalkboard!"

"H-hai!"

A giggled voice heard from the front. Fuji's right foot kicked Itou's chair till her body almost squeezed with her desk. Itou gave a pouted face as she looked to behind her before focused back to chalkboard.

"Alright, because the time is up, we continue this tomorrow in the same class. Understand?" The students answered, 'Hai'. That science teacher nodded.

A leader for this class of science stood. "Kiritsu! Re!"

"Arigatou gozaimashita!"

"Hai~ Otsukare! Don't forget to write a review from today's subject!"

"Hai!"

"Especially Fuji-san."

Almost all people in the class laughed and Fuji just nodded as smiled sourly. Again, she sighed while tidying up the books and pencil case then put them inside her bag. Today, there wasn't club activity, Fuji was going to spend her time in the library to write a review from before and did other summer homeworks. Fuji wanted to invite Itou but she seemed in a hurry. Moreover Itou got out from the class by running fast.

The school library was in the first and third floor. This time Fuji chose to go to the library in the first floor which had a larger room. She gave her identity card then was changed with the lock bag storage cabinet.

Fuji took some books that related to science, include one of encyclopedia books. The girl sat near the window with the view of Seishun Gakuen's gate. She started opening the book then pasted the subject on the folio paper. She would often write some important matter to her note book and took a break every ten minutes.

It was already an hour later. She started feeling bored. Fuji chose to stop writing. Her right hand supported her chin while her left fingers hand tapped the table till formed itself melody. Her eyes closed and let her hearing sense spoiled by insects' noisy from the outside of opened window.

When summer holiday came like this, the school library was often visited by students. Since then Fuji realized that only her and two staff library in there. But this time, she felt someone approached her desk.

Fuji's eyebrows frowned. Who?

Tap, tap, tap.

Her eyes opened slowly when she felt that someone stopped moving right in front of her. Fuji looked up slightly before blinking her eyes and was invited feeling of anxiety from the other gaze. The insects' noisy replaced Fuji's tapping fingers on the desk.

"May I sit here?" That someone asked in a heavy tone.

Fuji changed her position and didn't support her chin again. "Sure please," answered her as she gave a smile. She continued her copying activity silently while that person sat opposite to her and started reading the history book.

After that silence surrounded them before that person made a voice.

"Mm, you are... Fuji Syuko-san, aren't you?"

Fuji's right hand stopped writing. She dare to look at her companion with her eyes curved up. "Yes, and you should be Tezuka-kun."

Tezuka Kunimitsu nodded.

It feels odd... thought her.

Actually Fuji never thought that Tezuka would come to the school library in holiday like this. Moreover why he could know her name? They hadn't introduced to each other formally, but maybe he knew her name because she became regular member. Tezuka himself also had became a regular now.

Suddenly she remembered something. "Tezuka-kun," called her softly.

Tezuka's attention was on the beautiful girl in front of him. "Yes?"

"This is... the first time we speak to each other, right?" Fuji looked down a bit as if she was searching for the right words to write on the paper. She made a serious expression while staring to the person who had became her subject photo before. "But it's like you already know that I have taken some pictures of you, Tezuka-kun," confessed Fuji.

This time Tezuka was the one blinked. His hazel eyes moved to right slightly then focused back to her. "Yes, I know. Do you want to tell me why?"

"Of course!" Now Fuji could feel relieved because Tezuka seemed didn't mind with her attitude before. They stared to each other before she bowed a bit. "I apologize that I took some your pictures without permission. I know my attitude is bad, but I did it so I can join the photography club, Tezuka-kun."

"You join two clubs?"

Fuji nodded. "I only chose to join photography. A week after that, Tamura-buchou and Nishimura-fukubuchou asked me to join tennis too," told her.

"Your skill is good, Fuji-san. It's natural if they asked you."

Fuji's lips tightly closed, didn't believe what she heard just now. He praised me? Somehow she felt depressed because given that comment (or praise) from Tezuka.

"My skill is nothing compared to you, Tezuka-kun," said her in the end.

The silence surrounded them again. Fuji chose to continue her activity as Tezuka was still thinking about something. The girl tried to focus although failed, since she was being watched so intense by Tezuka openly.

Some minutes later, his left hand reversed the page book and started reading again. Silently Fuji observed his movement. Her eyes stared at the image of soil layer in the science book while her mind was shifted to other. One time she stole to look at him and gasped a bit because Tezuka stood all of sudden.

Without said something, the stoic guy walked to the history book area. What made Fuji frowned was Tezuka took a book with his left hand. Is he a left-handed? She asked in mind.

After he sat back to his seat, he opened the book with his right hand. But when he reversed the page, Fuji saw him discouraged to use his right hand. A smile curved up on her face. She specualted that Tezuka was a left-handed.

But he holds the racket with his right hand, doesn't he?

"Is there something on my face, Fuji-san?"

Fuji stunned then shook her head and smiled. "You're really left-handed, aren't you?" Her smile widened after seeing his surprised expression. Through his eyes, she could see it, but it was only in a second. His face got back to expressionless.

His reaction seems interesting, thought Fuji.

"How did you know? Not even Ryuzaki-sensei should know."

From many people he knew, only their coach was mentioned. She understood the reason why he hid it. "You're worried about seniors, right? Because if you got serious and used your left hand, you'd win easily."

Five second paused before Tezuka confirmed. "...you're quick to pick up on things," replied him darkened.

Fuji's smile kept widened. She knew from the start that Tezuka didn't like this fact revealed to anyone. Since her confrontation, his eyebrows frowned and she felt itchy to touch that frown. Without realized it, her right hand was hanging in the air. Although it was only her forefinger touching the frown between his eyebrows, but the sensation Fuji felt was like hit by a thousand volt electric shock.

Why...? asked her in mind.

"F-Fuji-san?" Nervous tone was heard from Tezuka's voice.

"Eh?" Fuji stared at her forefinger and reflex took back. "So-sorry! My hand feels itchy to touch your frown, Tezuka-kun," told her while hid her embarrassment.

Tezuka covered the area that being touch by Fuji with his left hand. "Mm, it's fine."

"S-saa, what should I write again?" muttered her slowly as she reverse the page of science book. Fuji breathed in then breathed out from her mouth to control her heart beat so fast. Without stealing a look, Tezuka's left hand still covered that area. Fuji followed to hide her reddened face.

Not want to be any longer in this awkward atmosphere, Fuji finished her activity even though it had just pasted a half of subject. This was the first time she felt awkward in front of the opposite sex. What's wrong with me? asked her in mind, confused.

Before standing, Fuji looked at the other again. Her eyes moved to right a bit. Maybe he could feel someone staring at him, Tezuka replied her blue eyes.

The first person who looked away was Fuji. She bowed then laughed softly. "It's awkward, isn't it?" asked her without looking at Tezuka.

His left hand moved and now it was on the closed book. "I'm not fond of physical contact, that's why..."

"...sou ka..." The girl laughed again. "Actually it's the first time I couldn't control myself in front of a guy and ended up touching you like that," confessed Fuji. She stood and piled up three books from library, her notebook, papers, and pencil case. Fuji smiled as she saw a puzzle look from Tezuka. Her head nodded before going to registration desk.

"Fuji-san," called Tezuka.

The called person stopped her step and turned. "Yes?"

Tezuka seemed piled up two books that he took from shelf then walked closer to Fuji. His head hanging a bit as she looked up. Their height body was almost same, only had some millimeters difference. The couples were staring at each other. Tezuka's mouth opened but closed again.

A sweet smile was still there in Fuji's face as she waited what the Seigaku's smartest student in their year. Seeing there was not any movement from him, she chose to ask first.

"Is there something you want to speak with me about, Tezuka-kun?"

"It's about... tennis."

A soft laugh was heard next from Fuji. He's really a tennis freak, thought her. "Sorry, what's about tennis?"

"...I want to have a match with you, even though I know it's unfair for you."

Fuji's lips formed a small letter 'o'. Without thinking twice, she nodded. "Okay."

His lips curved upwards slightly. "Thank you, Fuji-san."

But the girl didn't realize his changing lips and only nodded. Tezuka walked following her to registration desk. The time they were walking together, his eyes kept staring at Fuji's brown hair that swaying like following her beat. Curiosity and his desire to touch her hair appeared, but he pushed that mind back.

"Tezuka-san also wants to borrow the books?"

He didn't know when the three books which she borrowed had registered. Fuji and the staff of committee library stared confusing at him. "...aa, onegaishimasu." Tezuka handed over two books that he wanted to borrow for two weeks.

Fuji walked out from the library without saying goodbye to him. Tezuka sighed. After putting his borrowed books into the bag, he stood there silently. His left hand touched the area between his eyebrows where her finger had touched back then. He wondered why her touch was still lingering on there until now.

His head shook, Tezuka walked out. Fuji was standing and leaning her back on the wall, not far from the library door. "Fuji-san, are waiting me?" asked him to confirm.

She nodded immediately. Her sweet smile was still there in her face. "I'd followed you back a long ago and knew that we have same direction," confessed Fuji again.

"...stalker," said Tezuka spontaneously.

Her lips pouted. "I'm sorry, Tezuka-kun."

"Don't do that again. Stalker is not good."

"Haaai~" Fuji laughed amusingly. "Saa, ikou ka?"

"Aa."

To Be Continued

I'm motivated by Smile-san so in my break time I chose to translate and update this fic. In Bahasa Indonesia, I already finished first volume of Love So Sweet. If you understand Bahasa then you could read it. XD For Ao no Memory, it's almost done~ Please wait!

Jaa! Bye bye!

CHAU!