Disclaimer: Kairi is mine. But I still don't own Prince of Tennis.
Kairi moved her fingers softly across the fingerboard, drawing forth a melancholy tune. She loved playing the violin.
"Hm? What's this? Someone got here before I did?"
Kairi looked up and blinked, it had become increasingly harder for her to concentrate on anything. Standing in the doorway was a boy, around the same height as Niou. He had shaggy brown hair and laughter filled blue eyes.
"I'm sorry." Kairi said, placing the violin back down.
"Hm? Oh! Don't stop! That sounded quite nice."
Kairi blinked he was so much like…him. Before she noticed there were tears once again streaming down her face.
"H-Hey! Why are you crying?!"
Kairi reached up a hand and brushed her fingers against the wetness there,
"I…don't know." She answered softly, truthfully,
"I honestly don't know."
She learned that the boy was a student in her class whose name was Jinko, Ren. She smiled apologetically when she heard that he was in her class,
"I'm sorry. I don't pay much attention during role call."
Ren just laughed it off, "It's fine."
He was a part of the soccer team and he played the flute. When Kairi heard that she smiled,
"Oh, I've been learning."
Then she turned her gaze to the violin, "But I really do prefer the violin."
Ren nodded, "I can tell. Oh, the lunch period is almost over, I'll see you back in class than Fuji-san."
"Kairi."
"Huh?"
"Kairi. Just Kairi. Fuji is my older brother."
Ren laughed and shook his head, "Well than, see you in class Kairi."
Kairi's mood had lightened. Everyone could tell. And it made Niou annoyed.
"Whose she been talking to recently?" he asked.
"Some guy from your class by the name of Jinko, Ren." Kirihara replied bluntly.
Niou stopped what he was doing, "Jinko, Ren?"
His eyes steeled, "Oh no he didn't."
"Kairi-nee-san, I don't like him." Kirhara mumbled, glaring at the boy waiting at the gates for Kairi,
"Why ever not Akaya? Ren-kun's a nice enough person."
Kirihara pouted, "Because you never spend any time with me anymore!"
Kairi frowned, "Alright then. I'll just tell him to cancel and I'll go out with you? How does that sound?"
Kirihara smiled brightly, and Kairi smiled, running over to Ren to tell him.
"You are one spoiled little boy." Marui said as he walked up to Kirihara and the pair watched Ren frown and then smile as Kairi talked to him with that soft smile of hers playing on her lips.
"Yes, but I really don't like him." Kirihara repeated, glaring, darkly this time, at Ren again.
His expression changed instantly as Kairi ran back to the two,
"Alright Akaya, where would you like to go?"