Gifts from the unknown

A/N: Ok... well I honestly couldn't think of what Sanada would like as a gift, so this is just a guess I made after going through his profile in '' as to what he would enjoy as a birthday gift, So please bear with me… ENJOY!

Anime/Manga Crossover: Inuyasha/Prince of Tennis

Pairings: No real pairings... mostly a friendship fic

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot... and any OCs added to the fic... The idea for this fic came to my mind after reading Miss Sammi Potter's Prince of Tennis drabble collection, Birthday Chronicles... So i give most of the credit to her... :)

Warning: Some OOCness (Maybe very OOC for some of the characters since I'm still not good at keeping the characters 'in-character'. So I don't want anyone to flame me because they're out of character...), a bit of mystery, maybe a bit of Yaoi... Set in the High school universe of PoT...

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May 21st- Genichirou Sanada

Rikkaidai Fuzoku, one of the best schools in the Kantou region, whose tennis team was led by the famed 'Three demons', had always been a school and team that was admired by all of the other schools. Their team practices were held without a Coach; a coach was never needed. The three demons were strict and talented enough to coach the team by themselves.

Even as they practiced amongst themselves, playing matches against each other and the other club members, they knew they were lucky to be in the tennis club of the school. As the team continued practicing, the regulars looked at the 'Emperor' of their team. It was his birthday and, even though he didn't seem to be any less stern than he was usually, they could see the ever-so-slight difference in his stance.

The team practice ended and after running twenty laps around the court, they were dismissed. As the regulars followed them to the locker rooms as well, they noticed the crowd outside the locker rooms.

"What's the hold up?" Yukimura asked, making all the other club members part to reveal a box wrapped in golden and green wrapping paper with a dark blue bow. The team member at the front picked it up and looked at the card.

"It's for Sanada-fuku-buchou" he said, handing the box to Yukimura as he stepped over to where the box was kept, the other regulars following. Taking the box from the boy, Yukimura looked at the card on the box, with Yanagi and Sanada looking over his shoulder. The card read, "To, Sanada Genichirou. Wishing you a very happy birthday. Hope you enjoy this gift."

Yukimura looked at the handwriting before turning to look at his best friend and asking, "Do you recognize this handwriting, Sanada?" Sanada looked at the handwriting closely before shaking his head in the negative. "I have never seen this handwriting before." He said, narrowing his eyes.

Yanagi took the box from Yukimura and looked all over the box, checking for anything showing that this was dangerous or some sort of a prank. Finding no such indication, he said, "There seems to be nothing wrong with it" he murmured, before sighing and handing it to Sanada, "Why not see what is there in it, Genichirou?"

Sanada nodded before walking into the locker rooms to sit down and unwrap his gift. What he found in the box surprised not only him but everyone else around him as well. In the box was a chess set made of white glass and crystal. It was beautiful the way it was made. Along with that there was also a box of calligraphy pens, all with gentle yet amazing designs engraved on them.

"Wow! I wonder who gave this to you, fuku-buchou!" Akaya said, admiring the gifts Sanada had got. Yanagi looked at the gift before thought to himself, 'Hmm... This handwriting seems familiar. I must talk to Sadaharu if he knows anything about this'

They all were surprised to notice the small smile that curved their fuku-buchou's lips as he ran his fingers over the gift he had received. It seemed that the one who had given him this gift knew quite a bit about him. Now that was curious, considering his stern personality.

Elsewhere

A phone rang in the courts, making everyone turn to the person whose phone was ringing. The girl saw the identity of the caller before pressing the answer button and placing the phone near her ear. Seeing everyone looking at her, she gave them a stern glance, making them turn and continue with practice.

"Yes? Did you finish the work?" she asked, running her eyes over her practicing team as she spoke. The answer from the other end was a, "Yes. It's done. I've never seen him this happy."

"Good" she murmured, "Thanks for your help." After a few short minutes more of talking with the person, the girl ended the call and slipped the phone back in her bag.

Recalling whose birthday it was next, she thought to herself, 'Hajime Mizuki… I wonder what he would like as a gift' Even as she thought that, she continued with holding the team practice.

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That was the third drabble-chapter of this fic... Hope you liked it...

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