DISCLAIMER: I do not own Prince of Tennis, its characters, etc.. They are the properties of Takeshi Konomi.. I am merely borrowing them for this fanfic.. What I own are my original characters and some plots of the story...

A/N: Chapter 9! One more chapter and I'll be going on a short hiatus.. I'll be staying at the hospital for at least two weeks and I'll be at the ICU so I won't be able to update.. I'll say the next update might be during the last week of November of first week of December.. Anyways, english spoken words are in bold texts while flashbacks are in italic... Read and Reviews please! They make me smile and get my hands typing...

Chapter 9

Her thoughts, once again, distracted her until she felt warm lips on top of hers. She was blushing madly even though that was just a peck on the lips. He hugged her again after that small gesture of showing her that he really liked her.

"I'm not going to forgive you for that, Syuusuke." She said while smiling, her voice muffled as she buried herself onto Fuji's embrace. The tensai simply smiled.

Unknown to them, someone who is filled with anger, hatred and jealousy was watching them although not hearing their conversation.

"Saa, you're doing better, Avi. I told you you'll get better in time. Now you can actually return Momo's smash." A certain brown-haired boy exclaimed at the girl in front of him.

"Yeah sure, but I still can't return it without him returning it back." The girl with the strawberry blonde hair groaned.

"Don't worry, Avi-chan, I'm sure you'll be able to return it without me returning it back. And besides, it's Fuji-senpai teaching you so there's no problem." Momoshiro said.

It's been months since they started 'dating'. Not one of the tennis members know about them since Avi had asked Fuji not to say anything yet. Now, Avi has returned Fuji's feelings. They're happy even though until now the engagement with Atobe hasn't been broken yet. Atobe Kirisaki didn't agree with Ambassador Acklin's plan of breaking off the engagement. He stated that they had a deal and would not reconsider it anymore.

"Fine! Don't worry, Momo-chan, I'll beat you and you could count on being humiliated by me." Avi smirked at the second year.

"Eh, you can't say that until you do it, Avi-chan." Momoshiro smirked back, getting ready to serve.

Once again, the game has become a long rally, not letting each other score easily. Fuji didn't need to back-up Avi anymore since she can handle herself now and didn't look that scared of Momo's shots anymore. There would be times that Avi would feel down and remember those times with Renne but Fuji would always be there to comfort her. She was definitely thankful that she ran away that day, because if she didn't, she didn't know if she'll ever meet Fuji. She was also thankful that she has given tennis a chance once more because it became another reason for her and Fuji to be with each other almost everyday of the week. She was happy that Fuji was accepted by her family, specially her father who she knew was very strict when it comes to her and Kiel's welfare. More so, Renne didn't seem to bother her anymore, specially when Fuji is around. The older teen was pretty much intimidated by Fuji. Isabelle, Renne's sister, though, was a good friend of his. They got along pretty well since they had a lesser age gap.

"I told you I'd humiliate you, Momo-chan!" Avi smirked while catching her breath. She had won the game with a six games to four score.

"Oi, so you won, but you still weren't able to return my dunk smash!" Momoshiro muttered, getting off the ground and wiping his sweat with his shirt.

"Saa, but she did manage to beat your jack-knife." Fuji cut in, helping Momo get up.

"Mou~ she was just lucky, ne Avi-chan?" He smiled at the girl.

"Haha, luck has nothing to do with it. Talent has, and brains." Avi continued to tease the younger boy.

"Eh, Fuji-senpai, your girlfriend's nerves are really getting on me." Momoshiro complained at the smiling Fuji.

"Syuusuke, I thought I told you not to say anything about us yet?" Avi asked, totally flustered at what she had heard from Momo.

"Eh, I was just joking, Avi-chan and besides... wait, you guys are really together?" Momo was totally surprised.

"Joke? Ah, well, fine. Yes, we're together." Avi admitted shamefully. She was totally embarassed that she was the one who revealed it when she was also the one who said it has to be a secret.

"Eh, that's so cool. I wonder what the senpai-tachi and Echizen will think about that. I knew it, I mean when we first followed you when you had a shopping date in Shinjuku and you Fuji-senpai always following her and-"

Momoshiro was cut off by a sadistically smiling Fuji. Piercing blue orbs met his purple ones and made him shiver. Momo knew he was in trouble. Avi was on the side, smirking at the terrified Momoshiro.

"Saa, you won't tell anyone, right Momoshiro." Fuji's eyes were closed but his smile was too much for the second year. Momoshiro almost, no, he did wish that the ground would just open up and swallow him now.

He gulped before chuckling nervously and answering the tensai.

"Seriously, Fuji-senpai, why would you think that I'll spill that juicy information?" Momoshiro's hands were like a criminal's hand signalling he surrenders. The second year was also slowly walking backwards away from the tensai.

Fuji's smile returned back to normal. Did he even have a normal smile? Anyways, Fuji just nodded at the slowly retreating Momoshiro and turned back to Avi.

"Saa, you were the one who spilled it." The tensai was smiling at her, amused at the slip the girl made.

"Hey, no need to rub it in you know. It's not my fault that Momoshiro decided to joke." Avi answered while fixing and re-arranging her tennis bag.

"Saa, it's alright Avi-chan. You can trust Momo that he won't say anything to the rest of the team." Fuji assured her.

"Uhm, Syuusuke, I'm sure he won't, I mean, with the look you gave him and all, but he has the tendency to slip just like ME." Avi exclaimed.

"Saa, I'm sure it'll be alright." Fuji said while helping her finish arranging her bag.

While walking away from the park to head for some lunch at either a burger shop or Kawamura's sushi, a black limousine parked in front of the walkway. There, a silvery puple haired boy came out with a big guy following him,

"Monkey-guy. Kabaji." Avi snorted, annoyed.

"Saa, what are you doing here, Atobe?" Fuji asked, placing himself infront of Avi, out of Atobe's view.

"Stay away from ore-sama's if you please, Fuji, ahn." Atobe was totally not in the mood.

"Shut up, monkey-guy, you're not my fiancee anymore so you don't have any right to order me or my friends around." Avi fought back.

"Eh, if I'm not mistaken, the engagement is still on. It's not broken, Avi." Atobe reminded her.

"Whatever, come on Syuusuke." Avi grabbed Fuji's wrist and turned the other way around only to be blocked by Atobe's bodyguards.

"Tell your guys to back-off, Atobe. You can't do this to me." Avi yelled. She was being pulled away by Atobe's bodyguards from Fuji's grasp.

"Saa, if I were you I'd do what she wants." Fuji was now walking towards Atobe, his eyes exposing piercing blue eyes with the smile on his face not visible.

"Heh, ore-sama won't follow orders from a commoner like you. Let's go." He snapped his fingers, his bodyguards holding or more like dragging a yelling and protesting Avi.

Fuji's temper snapped and grabbed Atobe's collar, with his free hand turning into a fist.

"Saa, I said give her back or ore-sama's face will turn into a badly used punching bag." Fuji might have been smaller than Atobe but with his mood and temper right now, he might be stronger than him.

"Relese ore-sama now or-"

"Or what, Atobe? I swear you might come home with a broken face if you don't order your men to release her." Fuji ordered Atobe, his voice angry.

"Alright, alright. Release ore-sama now, Fuji." Atobe was getting angry too. He had never been insulted like this, specially by a 'commoner' such as Fuji.

"No, you let Avi go first." Fuji snapped. He didn't want to take chances of Atobe taking Avi.

Atobe looked at his bodyguards and as if on cue, they released her and put her safely on the ground since she was perched on one of the bodyguards' shoulder.

Avi muttered something and proceeded to dust her clothes, as if it was dirty. Fuji grabbed Avi's wrist and released Atobe's collar then proceeded to run to the opposite direction. Fuji didn't stop until he was sure that they were out of Atobe's view.

"Thanks, Syuusuke. I swear I'll be the one destroying monkey guy's face if he ever does that again." She said, panting a bit. They ended up going inside the park again.

"Saa, I'm not going to let him take you again like that." Fuji said, hugging her.

"Aww, no need to assure me. I'm sure you won't let that monkey guy do that again. Thanks again." Avi said, making Fuji calm down.

"Saa, you want to go to Taka's sushi restaurant for lunch?" Fuji asked Avi.

She nodded and together they went to Kawamura's sushi.

"Konnichiwa! Ha, Fuji, Avi-chan. How are you guys?" Kawamura asked them while leading them to the counter where they usually sit.

"Thanks, Taka-san. I'm ordering the same, wasabi sushi please." Avi said enthusiastically.

"Saa, now you like the food I love?" Fuji teased Avi.

"Hmmph, you're lucky I eat the same thing as you and I like spicy ones." Avi snobbed the tensai playfully and waited for Kawamura to give them the meals they ordered.

Kawamura knew about the two of them since they had their first 'date' in the sushi restaurant. Avi didn't mind telling him since he didn't look like the person to slip up or gossip like Momoshiro. Taka's very happy for Fuji since he was one of his bestfriends besides Eiji.

"Saa, I love your sushi, Taka. It's much better than the last time." Fuji complimented.

"Ah, domo Fuji. How about you Avi-chan, do you like it?" Taka asked.

"Oh yeah! It really tastes good. No wonder Syuusuke really loves your sushi." Avi answered, making the sushi chef-in-training blush a bit.

"Saa, Avi, now do you like Japan?" Fuji asked, teasing her again.

"Only if there's wasabi sushi." Avi answered coldly.

"Saa, what about me?"

"Should I like Japan because of you? I'm a foodie so I'm concerned about a country's food culture." Avi answered, while smirking arrogantly.

"Saa, is that so? Maybe I should just let Atobe take you again?"

"Don't even think about it Syuusuke Fuji or you'll end up dead. And as dad has said, you'll be ending in your grave without a proper burial."

"Saa, then tell me you like Japan because of me." Fuji dared the girl with that sadistic smile plastered on his face.

"Fine. I love Japan because of a certain Syuusuke Fuji. There, happy?" Avi asked plainly.

"Saa, that's enough." Fuji said, chuckling while leaning comfortably on Avi's shoulder. Avi simply smiled at Fuji's gesture.

Acklin Residence...

"Dad, did you know what the hell monkey guy did today this morning?" Avi asked, pacing back and forth in the library, her father sitting in the big chair.

"I know, Lavinia, and I'm sorry about that. It's normal, after all, you are still his fiancee." Thomas replied.

"Yeah, sure, but I'm not going to marry that jerk. Engagement's off no matter what." Avi said firmly.

At Seigaku...

"Saa, Momoshiro, I thought I told you not to tell anyone about Avi-chan and I?" Fuji was slowly walking towards the power player with that innocent smile of his.

Sorry for such a short chapter... I'm having a hard time typing since one of my hands are on dextrose... Anyways, the next update will be atleast two weeks from now so don't expect another fast update. Please bear with me...

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