Silent Wish

by Lil' Buckeroo

TezukaXOC. He fell for her the moment he opened that door. Initially content with watching her from afar, he was led to the point of no return by Fuji who felt 'obligated' to 'help' his favorite couple. This was where the adventure began!

10. Revenge

I hope this is not a late update… if it is… I apologize… My current house has no wireless connection so I need to sneakily drag the house's phone wire into my room for internet connection…

Disclaimer: I don't own POT…

'I give up!' Kiki declared in frustration as she sat down beside Asahina. 'It is almost impossible to make him talk.'

Asahina looked up from her recipe book but didn't respond to Kiki's complaints. She knew what Kiki was talking about because Kiki had told her earlier that she (Kiki) had planned to meet the Seigaku's captain to discuss about the proposal.

'All he did, most of the time, was either nod or shake his head. He can't even make a sentence with more than five words!' Kiki tugged and shook her friend's arm for sympathy.

Asahina sighed. The progression of the discussion for the proposal went slower than expected. She heard these complaints before from Kiki. To be honest, she had grown tired of listening to this particular complaint. Don't get the wrong idea though. She didn't mind listening to people complaining stuffs at her. She was just trying to avoid getting involved with topics related to a certain pervert.

'And he refused to have a discussion more than fifteen minutes,' Kiki whined.

'Maybe you should stop asking personal questions about himself and start seriously discussing about the proposal,' Asahina suggested while reading her book.

'But, how could you expect us to discuss about the proposal the whole time?'

'What's wrong with doing that?'

'Didn't you know that Tezuka-senpai rarely talk to girls? He is one of our school's mysterious idols who every girl would wish to know better of,' Kiki explained. 'No girl could approach him so far. Believe it or not, he ignored all the girls who attempted it. Therefore, there are so little things that we knew about him

'So what?'

'So, this is a perfect opportunity a fangirl could hope for to get to know more about him.'

'You girls are probably not his type,' Asahina said casually.

'What do you mean?' Kiki demanded.

'He is probably gay or something,' Asahina answered nonchalantly.

'No, he is not!' Kiki retorted defensively. 'He ignored us because he is cool.'

'In other words, he is popular among the girls just because he is mysterious,' Asahina replied skeptically. 'He is not that extraordinary after all.'

All of a sudden, Megume slammed the door of the class opened which made both of her friends surprised.

'I could no longer cover up for you, Asahina Rie!' Megume fumed while pointing at the Tensai.

'Calm down, Megume-senpai,' Kiki said while offering her a chair.

'How is your discussion doing with the Seigaku's captain, Kiki?' Megume demanded ignoring the offer.

'Not that well,' Kiki answered hesitantly.

Megume sighed trying to suppress the urge to yell at her friends. 'Sato-san has repetitively demanded for our group's report, Hina-chan.'

'Well, we could tell her that…' Asahina tried to come up with an excuse.

'I already used way too many excuses for the past few weeks, Hina-chan,' Megume snapped. 'I decided that the next time she asks me about it again, I will have to refer her to you.'

'We need time, Megume-senpai,' Kiki said.

'The time that we certainly don't have,' Megume said sternly. 'Sato-san gave us two more days for us to hand in the report.'

'What?!' Kiki exclaimed. 'That is ridiculously impossible!'

'I decided that Hina-chan would go and meet Tezuka-san as soon as possible. After that, if there is any correction to be made, the three of us will have to spend time together to finish the finale of the proposal.' Megume commanded. 'I want the proposal to be signed by tomorrow, Hina-chan. Which will leave us one day to finish the report. I don't care if we have to stay overnight at school to finish it. AM I CLEAR?'

Kiki and Asahina nodded frantically. Megume-senpai could be scary at times.

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'Promise me that you would behave yourself and refrain from yelling at him,' Kiki warned her friend.

Asahina glared Kiki dangerously.

'Okay… How about this… whatever you do, at least refrain from yelling at him.' Kiki amended, didn't want to piss off her friend further. 'Pretty pleaseeeee?'

'Why not? Does he have heart problem?' Asahina asked sarcastically. 'That would make it much easier to rid of him, isn't it?'

'Momo told me that you want to see me,' Tezuka said suddenly as he approached the girls who had been waiting for him outside the tennis court. He had just finish tennis practice that afternoon. 'It sounded like an urgent matter.'

Asahina felt disgusted at the mere sight of Tezuka. She took a deep breath, trying to hold back her anger and the urge to yell at him. 'Actually, I am going to kick your…'

'Is there any place we can go and discuss about the proposal?' Kiki quickly interrupted before Asahina could finish her sentence.

Tezuka didn't answer her immediately. He looked at the other girl beside Kiki. He didn't expect Asahina to willingly come and discuss with him. In fact, he was actually surprised when Momo told him that Asahina wanted to meet him. He even thought that it was just one of Fuji's pranks.

Tezuka's lack of response annoyed Asahina. 'Do you happen to be deaf at this moment?'

Upon hearing the venomous tone in Asahina's voice, Tezuka turned around and walked away from them towards the clubhouse.

'Tezuka-senpai, my friend didn't mean what she just said,' Kiki immediately asked for forgiveness.

'Hey!' Asahina called out to him. 'Stop right there!'

Tezuka halted. 'I am too tired to deal with your rage today, Asahina-san. Besides I already discussed the proposal with your friend today at lunch. If you still wanted to discuss the proposal with me, we can meet again tomorrow afternoon because the tennis practice will end early.'

'Look at what you have done!' Kiki said exasperatedly to her friend. 'Megume-senpai is definitely going to kill us!'

Seeing the Seigaku captain walking away from her, Asahina bit her lips and considered her options.

I could meet him again tomorrow and risk the possibility of the report not to be handed in on time, Asahina grimaced at the thought of the murderous looks on Megume-senpai's and the president's faces.

Or I just have to suck up my pride and would do anything to get that pervert to agree to discuss the proposal with me now, Asahina frowned.

I guess I have no choice, Asahina sighed defeated and approached Tezuka as he went out from the club house.

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'Just so you know that I still hate you,' Asahina glowered at him.

Kiki sat beside her nervously. At this rate, the Seigaku captain would get offended and leave them. They would be lucky if he won't call the catering deal between the Cooking Club and the Tennis Club off.

They are currently sitting in the library as suggested by Tezuka. He thought it was probably best to go there when dealing with a moody girl like Asahina. Besides, he was not in the mood to be yelled at.

'I can see that,' Tezuka simply said.

'The only reason why I decided to discuss this with you is because I wanted to finish the proposal quickly.'

Tezuka mumbled something.

'What did you say just now?' Asahina demanded loudly.

'Shhh…!' A librarian who happened to pass by, looked towards them and asked them to be quiet before leaving them.

'I said, it's about time that you take back your responsibility. Instead of giving it away to your friends and running away from it,'

'How dare you say that?' Asahina asked angrily.

'I am merely telling you the truth that you are not professional throughout the deal.' Tezuka replied calmly.

'I am not here to listen to your opinion. This meeting is strictly business,' Asahina was too stubborn to accept the fact that she was indeed not professional throughout the whole deal.

'Fine with me.' Tezuka agreed calmly.

'We will only talk about business and nothing else,' Asahina glared at him.

'Okay.' Tezuka stared blankly at her.

Somehow the glaring and the staring became a contest. Both of them refused to blink their eyes. Well, at least that that is what the green-headed girl was doing.

Kiki, in the other hand, was amused by the interaction between the composed captain and the hot-headed tensai. She had somehow expected that the Seigaku captain to be less responsive towards her friend's unusual ferocity. However, she was surprised that he would always replied to Asahina rude comments, albeit lack of emotion. So, she decided to keep quite and watch them.

The longer the contest, the more irritated Asahina was at Tezuka's expressionless face. She held back the urge to slap him. Unknown to her, Tezuka actually made that face all the time that his face got stuck that way. Hahaha...

Anyway, back to the staring contest...

'Aren't you ashamed of yourself?' Asahina tried to annoy Tezuka. Kiki turned her head and anticipated Tezuka's comeback.

'Why should I?' Tezuka responded calmly. Kiki returned her attention to her friend beside her.

'I can't believe a pervert like you could be elected as a captain!' Asahina glowered. Kiki looked at Tezuka expectedly.

'I am not a pervert, Asahina-san,' Tezuka defensively said. Kiki could see her friend's anger building up.

'So, what do you call yourself?' Asahina taunted. 'An immoral corrupted jerk?'

Tezuka felt that question was not worth answering. In his opinion, she probably would not listen to whatever he was going to say.

Uh-oh, Kiki thought in alarm. She knew that Asahina hated being ignored.

'I am talking to you, pervert,' Asahina said angrily. 'Don't you dare to ignore me.'

A female librarian approached them. Luckily, Tezuka saw her and let her pass by before talking.

'Your judgment is clouded by your anger and you are not thinking rationally. There is no use wasting my breath when I know you would refuse to listen to any of my explanation.'

'Try me,' Asahina challenged.

Tezuka sighed defeated. 'If I told you that what happened during the fitting room incident were a pure accident, would you believe me?'

'Of course not!' Asahina snapped.

'See what I mean?' Tezuka told her. 'You clearly were not thinking rationally. You jumped into conclusions before hearing me out,' he rubbed his temple trying to resist his temptation to leave the place. But he stayed because deep down in his heart, he really wanted her to understand that he was not what she thought he was. 'You assumed that I am lying right from the beginning and refused to believe otherwise.'

Asahina felt hurt and offended with what Tezuka have said, although she couldn't help but accepted the truth in Tezuka's words. However, she refused to admit that he is right outloud.

Tezuka sighed. He didn't mean to hurt her. In fact, his heart ached when he saw her upset look.

'Could we just discuss about the proposal, Asahina-san?' Tezuka asked trying to change the topic.

Asahina refused to look at him. She began explaining the proposal to him without making eye contact with him.

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'I think you like arguing with him,' Kiki finally said as Tezuka left them, along with the proposal draft.

Asahina glared at her friend.

'You know, you have been glaring, frowning, and having bad moods for the past few weeks. Maybe you should take a good rest or do something fun after this proposal thing,' Kiki suggested. 'Maybe you should ask Kyo-senpai out?'

'I am not in the mood right now for a joke, Kiki-chan,' Asahina told her friend. 'If you need anything, I'll be at the usual park near our school.'

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Next morning...

Asahina had just finished her routine morning jogging. She had been thinking of Tezuka tackless remarks that whole morning.

'Your judgment is clouded by your anger and you are not thinking rationally. There is no use wasting my breath when I know you would refuse to listen to any of my explanation.'

Asahina grimaced as she remembered Tezuka's words. She lied down and began her usual fifty sit-ups.

'What happened during the fitting room incident was a pure accident.'

Asahina snorted. Accident my foot!

'You clearly were not thinking rationally. You jumped into conclusions before hearing me out.'

She turned her body around to do push-ups.

'You assumed that I am lying right from the beginning and refused to believe otherwise.'

Asahina was carried away with her emotion that she didn't realize that she was doing way too many push-ups than she should have until her left legs gave in. Asahina winced at the pain that came from her left leg. Oh no, Iryu sensei(1) would be upset if he found out that I over-exerted my legs again, Asahina thought worriedly while biting her lips to try to hold back the unbearable pain.

She sat down and massaged her left leg as she waited for the pain to disappear.

I am going to teach him not to mess with me, Asahina smirked as the pain slowly to fade and started thinking of an evil plot.

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'There is no way we could hand in the report to the president tomorrow!' Kiki panicked while walking back and forth.

'Relax, Kiki-chan,' Asahina simply said while pulling out a big green jar from her bag.

'Megume-senpai is going to kill us!' Kiki freaked out. 'Or worst, we would be expelled from our club when the president realize that she didn't receive our report on time.'

'Worrying about it isn't going to improve our situation,' Asahina reasoned. 'If our president asks us about the report, we just tell her that there is nothing we could do because the proposal is with the pervert.' Asahina read the instruction written on the jar. Warning: The jar contains substance with nauseating smell which might induce vomiting. It is advised that the substance will not be used on pregnant women or people who are prone to vomit, Asahina read the label of the jar appreciatively.

'Why don't you tell her that!' Kiki snapped at her. 'How could you not be panicking?'

Asahina looked up from the jar to her friend. She was unable to come up with a comeback so she just shrugged it off.

Kiki sighed defeated. She sat down beside her best friend. 'What are you doing anyway?'

'Nothing,' Asahina answered innocently. Satisfied with the description on the jar.

'Then why are you so engrossed with that jar?' Kiki asked curiously as she grabbed the jar from her friend. Slimy Prank? Kiki read the large printed label on the jar.

Asahina didn't response to her and got the jar back from her. The tensai stood up and put the jar back into her bag.

'Where do you get this stuff, Hina-chan?' Kiki asked in concern. 'Are you planning to pull a prank on somebody?'

'Secret,' Asahina smirked and she left her friend.

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Every tennis club's members, especially the regulars, were busy practicing in the court.

Asahina poked her head out of the corner outside the tennis clubhouse and looked to her left and right. When she saw nobody was around, she slowly approached its door and sneaked into the empty clubhouse.

'Yuck! This clubhouse needs air-fresheners,' she commented in disgust as she entered. The room reeked of sweaty and tangy smell. Realizing that there was no air circulation in the room, she opened a window to let the smell out.

Let me see, where is that pervert's cubbyhole? Asahina ran through the names on a shelf for a long time before she could find it. Unknown to her, someone was watching her from the previously opened window.

Fuji happened to be outside the clubhouse. He wanted to get his spare racket in his bag. At the moment he saw a green-headed girl in the clubhouse through one of its window. He stopped and watched her rummaging what it seemed to be Tezuka's stuffs namely his school uniform.

Interesting… Fuji was amused when he saw Asahina who was absorbed placing some of slimy green chunks with horrible smell carefully inside Tezuka's uniform. Excellent! And it smelt bad too. He became more interested when he smelt the disgusting odor produced by the slimes. He saw the sadistic look on her face and patted Asahina's back mentally. Right then, he decided that he was going to help her by watching her back for any unwanted trouble.

Satisfied with her work on the uniform, she poured her remaining slimes into a tennis bag with Tezuka name on it. Then, she went out of the clubhouse with a smile.

'Hi there!' Fuji greeted her as she sneakily closed the door. Now is my chance to set her up with Tezuka.

Oh no!! Asahina thought in horror. How long have he been standing there?

Asahina slowly turned around and faked a sweet smile at Fuji to cover up her panic. 'Err.. Hi, Fuji-senpai!' She was afraid to look at Fuji.

'What are you doing here?' Fuji asked innocently.

'I… um…' Asahina tried to come up with an excuse but her mind was blank.

'Are you looking for Tezuka?' Fuji suggested.

'Huh? O-ofcourse n-not! I am actually looking for… um...' Asahina stammered in alarm at the mention of the Seigaku's captain name.

'You could only say that you are actually looking for Tezuka because I won't believe anything else, Asahina-san' Fuji smiled sadistically, 'You either say that or else I will definitely become suspicious with you for coming here and will accuse you for trying to sabotage our clubhouse.'

Asahina appeared to calm down and smiled back at him. However, her brain was working diligently for a solution. There was no way she would yield to Fuji's will.

Both tensai smiled at each other for some time. Each didn't want to give up. Each daring the other to do something to defeat him/her.

Asahina took a deep breath, trying to force herself to think up a plan. So far, she was unable to come up with one that would work against the other tensai in front her. She had to admit, Fuji was a worthy opponent that she hadn't met for so long. Not only Fuji is good with words, he also was able to emit intimidating aura if he wanted to. Just like he was doing at that moment.

'So, what do you choose to say, Asahina-san?' Fuji asked naively but Asahina knew that Fuji was trying to force her to tell him what he wanted to hear. 'I am sure you don't want to be accused for sabotaging our club, right?'

Asahina shuddered when she saw Fuji's smiley face.

Then, Asahina saw a group of guys, behind Fuji, wearing Seigaku regular uniforms approaching the clubhouse. Suddenly, a brilliant idea came up that would make this situation to work to her advantage. She was hesitant at first but thinking that her opponent was also a tensai, she had no choice.

She approached the male tensai and pulled him towards her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered at him. 'I give you two options, either you wrap your arms around my waist and go along with me, or refuse to do so and I would scream for help and accuse you for harassing me.'

Fuji smile faltered. He was stunned with Asahina's unexpected move.

Asahina grinned in victory as Fuji had finally wrapped his arms around her.

'I have been looking for you, Syusuke,' she seductively said, loud enough to be heard by the Regulars. She paused for a moment before continuing, to pretend as if Fuji had replied to her.

'I am glad that you ask me to meet you,' Asahina told Fuji sexily. She was pleased to hear the Seigaku Regulars, who were hiding, gasped behind the corner outside the clubhouse.

Fuji was impressed with her, for making the situation worked to her advantage. But, he was not one who would let himself being beaten without a fight. Besides, two can play this game, Fuji thought. 'Rie-chan, you are in no position to make threats. I saw you pouring in slimes into Tezuka's uniform and his bag. Do you want me to tell him?' He whispered back to her.

He knew it all along? Asahina bewildered.

'I am sorry, Rie-chan, I should have told you specifically where and when we are meeting. Apparently, I thought too highly of you. I figured that it is so obvious for you to find me in the court during this time of the day since you are a tensai yourself,' Fuji said sarcastically and loudly which earned him a glare from the female tensai. Fuji also figured out that most of the regulars was there spying at them by the ruckus made. I hope Tezuka would be there too to see this, Fuji could only imagine Tezuka's priceless expression.

'I-it is o-okay, Fuji-senpai,' Asahina replied uncomfortably, as she recovered from her surprise.

'I don't mind you continue calling me Syusuke, Asahina-san,' he said it aloud. 'I am actually wanted to tell you that I don't have special feelings on you, and I hope that we will remain as friends,' Fuji smiled while removing himself slowly from her.

It was Asahina's turn to be impressed with Fuji. She respected him as a fellow tensai for being able to create a twist on the situation. But, she smiled sadistically, refused to give up to Fuji.

'I would agree to be friends, if you let me do this, Syusuke' Asahina brought his face near hers and kissed him on both his cheeks. 'Go ahead and tell him. But, may I suggest that you do that after he sees the little surprise I prepared for him? Because my instinct tells me that you would enjoy this as much as I do,' she whispered to his ears before leaving him. She walked pass the regulars as if she didn't see them hiding at the corner of the clubhouse.

Fuji blushed at Asahina's advances. He brought his hand to where her lips had once landed. Tezuka is going to be pissed off by this, Fuji chuckled evilly.

'What is that all about, Fuji?' Kikumaru asked curiously as he and the other regulars ran towards their tensai. Well, everyone ran except Tezuka, Inui, and Oishi who were walking behind them.

'Saa…' Fuji smiled in satisfaction when he saw Tezuka glaring at him. I guess our act doesn't go into waste after all.

Echizen just leaned against the wall of the clubhouse quietly while bouncing a tennis ball with his racket's frame. However, he didn't miss Fuji's suspicious smile.

'But, you told her that you have no special feeling at her, Fujiko-chan,' Kikumaru wrapped one of his arms around his bestfriend shoulder, Fuji. 'There must be something going on between you and her.'

'According to my calculation on the scenario that we had witness between Fuji and the girl, there is a big possibility that she had confessed to him that she has a crush on him,' Inui said analytically. 'And Fuji apparently rejected her because he has no feeling on her.'

'Fujiko-chan, is that true?' Kikumaru shook Fuji.

'But, don't you think the way you rejected her was a bit harsh, Fuji,' Oishi asked anxiously. 'What if she was so frustrated that she wanted to commit suicide?'

'Oishi is right, Fuji,' Kawamura agreed to Oishi concern.

Echizen's ball fell to the ground as he looked between Oishi and Kawamura. 'Is that true that there is a possibility that Asahina-senpai might commit suicide?' he asked in concern.

'I have seen in the newspaper that the percentage of a committed suicide which was due to unsuccessful relationships was phenomenal,' Inui stated grimly which made the Twist serve expert worried.

'Oh no!!' Oishi and Kawamura slapped both hands to their own face comically.

'Echizen! Where are you going?' Momo called out to his friend.

'I have to go somewhere,' Echizen simply said. He was actually wanted to find out if his senpai was doing alright and was not on her way committing suicide. (Aww... so sweet!)

'I didn't know that Hina-chan have a crush on Fuji-senpai,' Momo told the others. 'Do you, Mamushi?'

'Fssshhhh, how should I know,' Kaidoh growled. 'Besides, why would she tell you about it? I doubt she would do that to a bog mouth like you.'

'What did you say, bastard?' Momo glowered. 'Do you wanna fight?!'

'You are on, Peach Head!'

However, they halted when they felt murderous aura emitted by their captain. Tezuka stormed into the clubhouse, leaving his team without saying anything.

'Guys, is it just me, or does anybody smell anything strange too?,' Kawamura asked the others.

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Tezuka was sitting on a bench in bad mood, while trying to remove slimy chunks from his tennis bag with a pair of chopstick. Apparently, the slimes gave of out more awful smell when he previously tried to wash it away from his uniform with water. He had been throwing daggers (literally) to anyone who tried to make any contact with him. So, everyone decided to get change quickly and get out of the clubhouse before Tezuka could "kill" them with his darken murderous aura. Only Fuji and Tezuka was left in the clubhouse.

Tezuka sighed. How could anyone do this to me? He thought. He could imagine his family at home asking him endless questions about his smelly clothes. He sighed again.

'Do you need help, Tezuka,' Fuji asked as he sat beside the captain.

Tezuka didn't say anything and continued removing the slimes.

'I can't help it if she is interested in me, Tezuka' Fuji smiled. But, Zero Shiki expert was adamant to ignore him.

'You won't believe how warm she is when I hug her,' Fuji watched the chopstick fell of the Tezuka's hands.

'I couldn't forget how fast my heart beats when her sweet voice graced my ears,' Fuji said, unaffected by Tezuka's deadly glare.

'Actually, there is nothing between me and her, Tezuka,' Fuji giggled. 'Gosh, I wish I have my camera right now. The look on your face was priceless.'

'Then why does she kiss you?' Tezuka glowered. He was not going to let Fuji off the hook that easily.

'You are too protective over her, Tezuka,' Fuji chuckled. 'I swear that we were just friends.'

Tezuka eyed the tensai of his team suspiciously. 'How could you expect me to believe that?'

'Why wouldn't you?' Fuji smiled. 'Are you jealous with me, Tezuka?'

Tezuka thought about it for a moment. No matter how mean Fuji seemed to be, he believed that Fuji would never betray his friend. He picked up his chopsticks from the floor but didn't answer Fuji because he was still angry with the Triple counter expert.

'Although, I couldn't deny how interesting she is,' Fuji remembered how impressed he was when Asahina was threatening him. 'The way she talked to me was enough to make any guy go insane. Now I understand why you are so hot for her.' Fuji added.

Tezuka frowned and didn't realize that he had snapped his chopsticks into two. The image of Asahina seductively talking to Fuji made him unable to contain his anger.

Oppss! I guess I crossed the line, Fuji thought.

'Actually, it was Asahina who put slimes in your bag, Tezuka,' Fuji confessed.

'Huh?' Tezuka bewildered. 'Why would she want to do that?'

'Who do you think did this to you then?'

Tezuka shrugged.

'Why don't you guess?' Fuji suggested.

'I don't know…' Tezuka admitted. 'You?'

'Shame on you, Tezuka,' Fuji pretended to be offended. 'Why would I want to do that?'

'I don't know… Perhaps for fun?' Tezuka tried.

Fuji rubbed his chin as if thinking carefully about this. 'I guess I couldn't deny the fact that I did have fun just now.' Fuji chuckled. 'I especially love the look on your face when you found the slimes in your bag. Absolutely something I would cherish forever.'

Tezuka sighed defeated. He had been dealing with Fuji's constant pranks in the past. But, he wondered if he would ever be able to handle two tensai prankster who would definitely turned his world upside down. What I did I do in my previous life to deserve this?

'At least you got her full attention, Tezuka,' Fuji said cheerfully.

'She looks at me as her enemy, Fuji. In case you didn't notice that.'

'That was just merely the first step,' Fuji assured the captain.

Tezuka was not convinced with Fuji's word. 'You are enjoying this, aren't you?'

'Now all you've got to do is alter her opinion on you somehow,' Fuji smiled sweetly at Tezuka, ignoring his friend's question. Of course I am!

'How?'

'By spending more time with her of course,'

'I kind of doubt that would ever happen, Fuji.'

'Patience is a virtue, Tezuka,' Fuji became serious all of a sudden. 'And you need to not only grab the chance to talk to her, but be proactive and create the chance yourself.'

Tezuka thought about what Fuji had told him. He admitted the truth in his words.

'Give her time to get to know you and use that time to get to know her too.' Fuji stood up and walked towards the door of the clubhouse. 'See you tomorrow, Tezuka!'

'Fuji…' Tezuka called out to the tensai. 'Next time, I don't want you to get that close to my… I mean, to Asahina-san. I have to warn you to get your hand off her or I wouldn't be so forgiven with you.'

(1) Asahina had injured her leg in the past. Iryu sensei is Asahina's doctor who helped her during her rehabilitation. His name might not need to appear again.

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