"Ne Tezuka I didn't know you go here even without me…" Fuji said as Tezuka helped Miyu straighten up.

"I was looking for you." Tezuka replied shortly.

"Well I was about to go here but I have to bring her to the clinic…" Fuji said as he indicated Miyu's knee.

"Well see you later at the courts." Tezuka said as he took his leave.

"You're going down already? Why don't we have a little chat with our little girl here?" Fuji said with smirk plastered on his face.

"I'll have to catch my first class." The captain replied and left without waiting for a reply.

"It's you and me again Echizen- san…"

"Maybe you should go to your class too." She replied quietly.

"I still have an hour before my first class. And I believe the same goes for you." Fuji replied.

"Hai…"

Miyu sank down on her knees just beside the door, she felt exhausted all of a sudden. Fuji sat beside her and looked at her pallid face.

"The shock of going into the clinic just sank in am I right?" he inquired carefully.

"Maybe, I'm not sure…"

"Miyu- chan… can I call you that?" he posed the question cautiously.

It was unexpected the question which caught her off guard. She looked at her companion and saw his smiling face. She held his gaze for a few minutes before looking away. There's something behind his smile I wonder what it is…that makes me unable to refuse his requests. Miyu thought.

"Can I call you Miyu- chan then?" he repeated his question.

"Hai…"

"Then Miyu- chan tell me one thing why are you afraid of the clinic?" he solicited.

"You're a good character reader… it seems to me you notice things that others can't. It seems to me that you already have an answer to your question you just need to confirm it."

"Honestly I'm having difficulty figuring you out just like Tezuka. So aren't you going to confirm my hunch about your fear of hospitals?" he challenged.

"Sa…"

Fuji smiled but then he became serious. His gaze seemed to pierce her; he was one of the few people who can make her visibly uncomfortable. She decided whether to divulge what information he needed or not.

"An accident." She whispered.

"So it seemed…" Fuji responded.

"I'll tell you a secret since you look like you won't be satisfied with that answer alone." She murmured. "I lost three loved ones in just a single day. I almost lost my life as well on that same day." She finished quietly.

"Tragic…" was all he could say.

"Sa…"

"Thank you for sharing this secret with me." Fuji said a smile was back on his face.

"I assume no one other than you will know that little secret, Syusuke- kun."

"You know you remind me of my younger brother, can I treat you as my younger sister?" he added after seeing the look on her face. "You don't need to call me ni- chan…"

"Do as you wish… maybe we should go back now."

"I think so too."

They descended the stairs together; all the way down he supported his new found younger sister. He walked her up to her classroom and left without a word. Interesting just like Seiichi, seems to be quiet but not… Miyu thought as she stared at the window.

Really seems to me his beside me whenever I'm with her, Yuuta I hope you're doing fine. Fuji reflected as he trudged his way back to his classroom. He was too absorbed in his own thoughts that he did not notice Sakura.

"Hey smiley I was already screaming at the top of my lungs and yet you didn't hear me." Sakura said as soon as she arrived in their classroom.

"Sakura…" Fuji said as though he had seen her for the first time.

"Hey it so unlike you to drift, is there something bothering you?" She asked with concern.

"Iie betsuni…" he replied calmly.

"Are you sure? I know you; we've been together since grade school. Actually we grew up together don't treat me like I don't know you." She said colors rising too her cheeks.

"Ne Sakura ochitsuite…" Fuji said pulling her to make her sit down. "Everything's fine I'm just too happy I've found myself a younger sister."

Sakura was about to ask for an explanation but their teacher already arrived so she was forced to keep her questions to herself at least for the time being. They went to the courts directly after their last subjects all of them regular or not except for Miyu.

After her last class she hurriedly ran to the school gates and out of the school and flagged down the first taxi she saw. After almost an hour she found herself in front of her former alma mater. She hesitantly walked thru the gates, but as soon as she crossed over it she felt a feeling of nostalgia wash over her.

She quietly walked on the path she knew well, she easily found her way towards the gym. She quietly went inside and found familiar faces busy enough not to notice her arrival. She smiled inwardly and then she took a deep breath.

"Tadaima, minna- san…" she said as loud as she could.

Chap 11 it is… hope you'll like it, though it's not as good as the other chapters… thank you to the people who reviewed my last chapter namely… invisible- gurl and marie. I really appreciate it when you say that you like it and please update soon. Hope you'll see this through the end. I really am glad when people see this fic the way I do. Also I want to thank those people who put this fic in their alert list. I always forget to do that. Well then I'll try to update soon… enjoy!!!!