Title: Cold Treatment and the Truth
Disclaimer: Oh noes, I has run out of creative disclaimers! But I don't own Prince of Tennis.


Normal POV
During class, Tezuka didn't even look at Fubuki; sure, he had listened to his grandfather's advice, kind of. He couldn't bring himself to say hello to her. 'Why?' he thought, 'Why Atobe?' He also couldn't bring himself to ask whether they were boyfriend and girlfriend either.

"Tezuka," the teacher called, "Can you factorize this using the FOIL method?"

Tezuka shook his head in response. The class gasped, since when did Tezuka not listen in class?!


Fubuki POV
He just missed a math question, I didn't think that he was the type to get jealous. What was up? Maybe I'm just imagining things.

That lunchtime, instead of taking my usual spot with the Regulars I decided to sit with Sakuno and her friend Tomoka instead.

"Hey, is it true that you're dating Hyoutei's Tennis Team Captain?" she asked.

I nodded, wow, news gets around fast, Tomoka must be the Gossip Girl of Seigaku or something.

"Well, I thought you'd be dating Tezuka, or one of our Senpai," she said.

"Tomoka! Will you stop pestering my cousin already," Sakuno interjected.

After a while Tomoka sighed, "I'm gonna go get a drink."

As soon as she left I smiled, "Thank you, Saku-chan."

"Are you okay?" she asked me, "You seem a little out of it."

"I'm fine," I grinned.


Tezuka POV
Fubuki didn't sit with us today, well; things would've been a bit awkward then. I slowly moved the food in my bento around, I didn't feel that hungry.

"Um, Buchou, You seem a little quieter than usual, Are you okay?" Eiji asked me.

I shrugged in response, wasn't I always quiet anyway?

Fuji shifted next to me and whispered in my ear, "Why don't you ask her out again?"

"She's going out with Atobe isn't she?" I replied.

"So, why let that stop you?" he smirked.

I wasn't sure whose advice to follow now, my grandfather's or Fuji's. Maybe Fuji...or not. She slid into her seat and smiled at me, she still smiled at me, I should speak, now!

"Uh, hi," I finally mumbled.

She glared at me, "What, now you're talking to me?"

"Sorry, I've had a lot on my mind," I muttered, stupid excuse Tezuka.


Fubuki POV
He finally spoke to me today and I snapped at him. "Sorry," I apologized.

"Are you going home with Atobe?" he asked.

"I don't know, he can be a bit unpredictable," I smiled, and then thought back to that Saturday, when he kissed me. I didn't really want to dwell on that matter too much. I glanced to Tezuka, his lips; if it were him it would be better, much better.

"Uh, you wanna walk home together," he offered.

"Oh, sure," I said, smiling gently at him.


Normal POV
Towards the end of the day the silence was more companiable. As the bell rang Tezuka turned to Fubuki and said, "You don't mind waiting do you?"

She shook her head, "I'll hang around with Sakuno and grandmother."


Sakuno POV
I was on my way to the tennis courts when I saw Fubuki with Tezuka-senpai, talking. She smiled at him, and then waved at me, I waved back. Now she was walking over here. "Hey, Saku-chan, what cha' doing?" she asked.

"I'm running my warm up laps," I replied.

"Okay, do your best," she smiled, walking away. As she left I wondered, why didn't she play tennis? She was good, so why didn't she?


Fubuki POV
I sat near a tree outside the boys tennis courts, there weren't many girls around, they were all on the opposite fence, so I could see clearly. I started reading my book, Twilight. However, after a few chapters I noticed that Inui and Tezuka were playing a match. I couldn't see it so clearly, so I decided to walk over to where my grandmother was watching.

"Inui's really laying the pressure on, isn't he?" I pointed out.

"Well, yes. However, soon enough Tezuka will show you why he is the captain," she smirked.

While watching it was then that I noticed, "He hasn't moved one step from that spot," I gasped.

"Yes, that spot can even be called the Tezuka Zone," she explained, "All balls that have a spin on them; he will be able to manipulate the spin so that all balls return to him, like they're attracted to him."

I watched the match up to the end, every move he made was filled with so much passion for the game, anyone could see that. And he finished the match with a drop shot. My grandmother called it the Zero-Shiki drop shot. He won, "Wow," I gasped, "Wow."


Tezuka POV
I knew she was watching me, I could see her out of the corner of my eye. Her aquamarine eyes were wide with excitement and wonder. As the match finished I walked over to her, "Enjoying yourself?" I asked.

She nodded, "You're really passionate about tennis, aren't you?"

"Yeah," I replied.

"You're pretty amazing with that, it's no wonder you have so many fangirls," she pointed out the girls lining up at the gates, Sayuri being one of them.

'Like I care about any of them,' I thought. "I'm just going to change, and then do you want to walk home?" I asked.


Normal POV
Fubuki and Tezuka walked along in silence. He decided to ask, her why she didn't play tennis.

"Um, lucky it's a long walk, then you'll hear the full story," she replied, then continued, "My father was a tennis player, but before he could join the Pro Circuit he injured his Achilles tendon and couldn't play anymore.
Anyway, he taught me, and I loved playing just as much as I enjoyed playing my guitar. But my mother decided to focus more on her career. She was never home. She and my father kept fighting and fighting. In the end they divorced.
My mother then decided that my father was a bad influence on me, so she got full custody. And she banned me from playing tennis, because it reminded her too much of my father."

"So what happened to your dad?" he asked.

"He calls me once a month from America," she answered.

They stopped in front of Fubuki's house. "Um, thanks for listening," she smiled.

"Don't worry about it," Tezuka replied.

"You're a really sweet guy, you know that, right," she smiled, and then kissed his cheek.

Tezuka blushed and muttered a quick goodbye. Fubuki was blushing too, for she only meant to hug him, and that is was by accident that she kissed him.

"Hey, how was your day?" Kikyo asked.

"Um, Okay," Fubuki replied.

"You know your mother was over the moon about you and Atobe-kun dating," she pointed out, "But she may not approve of your actions with that other boy."

"SHUT UP!" Fubuki yelled, "It's my life and I'll do what I want! I'm not even really dating Atobe! Can't I just live my own life already?!"

"Buki-chan," Kikyo answered, "You shouldn't bottle everything up like that." She hugged the young teenager, "You're dealing with a lot of changes in life, that's part of being a teenager. But it gets better."

"I just miss my old life, with father too, okay," Fubuki whispered.

"I know you do," Kikyo whispered.


Tezuka POV
She kissed me, on the cheek. I lightly traced out where her lips touched my cheek, remembering how they felt. But I also thought about what she told me, it was no wonder she was sad that first time we met. However, now I was even more confused than ever on my feelings for her.

A/N: I hope this is better than the one I had up previously. Anyway, please REVIEW!!! I'm desperate here.