*I do not own Prince of Tennis*

The day we met

Frozen, I held my breath

Right from the start, I knew that I had found the home for my heart

Colors coming from everywhere

How can I be brave?

How can I love when I am afraid?

Suddenly, my doubts go away somehow

"Fuji-kun, you don't have to walk me home, you know?" Aika told the smiling tennis prodigy who carried her school bag with one arm while the other carried his sports bag.

"Iie," He said as he smiled at her. "I have to make sure you're home safe. Besides, I want to see Haruka."

"Ha ha...okay," Aika said as they continued walking toward her house.

"How was tennis practice today?" Aika inquired politely.

"Hmm...it was good. There was nothing different today," Fuji answered as his gaze was focused on the setting sun.

"Ah, that's good. Tomoka-chan and Sakuno-chan told me that you guys are going to get busy soon with the Kanto Tournament."

"Hai...after all, Tezuka's goal is to get to Nationals," Fuji said seriously.

Aika giggled.

"I bet."

When the two reached Aika's house, they were immediately tackled by Haruka while the babysitter stood on the side and watched their interaction from a distance.

"Mommy, I missed you!" Haruka exclaimed happily as she nuzzled her face into her mother's chest.

Aika chuckled.

"I missed you, too."

"Saaa...what about me, Haruka?" Fuji said playfully.

Haruka's eyes lit up and she jumped into Fuji's arms.

"Syuu-chan!"

"Ha ha! Now, Haru, don't hug him so tight!" Aika laughed as Fuji chuckled.

"It's alright...I don't mind."

"Syuu-chan...I wanna play!" Haruka pouted as her mother pulled her away from Fuji.

"Maaa...it's late...maybe another time," Fuji offered as he handed Aika her school bag.

Haruka puffed her cheeks.

Aika chuckled at her daughter.

"Alright...be safe then, Fuji-kun."

Fuji smiled.

"I always am."


"In order to solve for integral, it is necessary to utilize u-substitution and integration by parts. Since this specific problem does not have any flexibility to use other methods, the two methods I said first are the best way to go about this problem..." Aika said as she stood in the front of the class while pointing to the problem on the board.

She solved the problem and circled the answer before sitting down in her seat.

Aika sighed.

Just a little more, she thought.

During lunchtime, Fuji and Aika sat on the rooftop together.

"Would you like to come with me after school to pick up Haruka?" Aika asked Fuji as she flipped through her math textbook.

"Ah, sure. I have tennis practice till 4. Is that fine?" Fuji said as he scanned through his camera.

"Of course," Aika smiled brightly.

"Okay."

Meanwhile, the rest of the tennis regulars were huddled up on the side of the building spying on Aika and Fuji.

"Neh, neh...did you hear that?" Eiji whispered to his teammates.

"Aika-chan and Fujiko are going somewhere together!" He gasped.

"So it's true then! They are together!" Momo exclaimed before Ryoma slapped his hand over his mouth.

"Baka!" Kaidoh admonished Momo who glared at him.

"Oh no! What if they have sex...or, or...he breaks her heart or she breaks his!" Oishi freaked out.

"This is a good chance to gather data on Fuji," Inui muttered as his glasses glinted.

"What are you all doing here?" Tezuka asked as he stared at his teammates.

Silence filled the air.

In the far off distance, a crow cawed.

You could hear the caw caw as Tezuka waited for his teammates to answer.

"Err..."


"Fujiko!" Eiji cornered his smiling teammate.

"Are you and Aika-chan together?" Eiji asked directly.

"Saaa...who knows?" Fuji said pleasantly.

"Maybe," He said to tease Eiji who wailed Fujiko.

"Fuji-sempai! Tell us!" Momo added.

Fuji merely smiled.

"Mada mada dane," Ryoma said, tugging his cap.

"Everyone, calm down," Oishi said as he stood next to a serious Tezuka.

"Listen up!" Tezuka said sternly.

Everyone got quiet and waited for his orders.

"For the first round of the Kanto Tournament, our opponent will be..."

Anticipation filled the regulars.

"Hyotei Gakuen."

"Hyotei?" Eiji repeated.

Oishi nodded.

"Hmm...Hyotei Gakuen...its headmaster is Sakuji Teruzane...there are 1652 students in the school..." Inui said as he flipped through his notebook. "The coach is Sakaki Taro...the captain of the tennis club is Atobe Keigo..."

Fuji's eyes glinted before he looked at Tezuka who glanced back at him.

"Alright! Go back to practice!"

When practice ended, Fuji changed and walked to the front gates where Aika was waiting for him. They walked together toward the daycare center with Eiji, Oishi, Inui, Momo, Kaidoh, and Ryoma following them.

"How was practice today?"

"It was alright. Our opponent in the Kanto Tournament will be Hyotei."

"Hyotei? The school with that flashy captain?"

Fuji chuckled.

"Yes."

Aika made a disgusted face.

"He's a diva in male form."

"Saaa...maybe."

"I hate it when you say that," Aika said with a pout.

Fuji chuckled at her.

"Only for you."

"Idiot."

The two laughed together heartily.

"They're getting along quite well," Momo said as he and his teammates hid in some bushes.

"Hmm...good data," Inui said, scribbling into his notebook.

"Hurry! They're moving!"

At the daycare center, Haruka jumped up in excitement when she saw her mommy and Fuji.

"Mommy! Syuu-chan!" She cried out happily.

"Haruka!" Aika shouted back.

The little girl embraced her mother and squealed as Fuji took her and spun her in the air gently.

"Syuu-chan~" Haruka crooned excitedly.

On the side, Aika laughed at the two.

"Neh, for the game with Hyotei, do you want to come and watch?" Fuji asked Aika.

"Hmm...maybe," Aika said, sticking her tongue at Fuji who opened his eyes.

"Ha ha..." Aika said, pointing at the priceless expression on his face.

In the bushes, Eiji and Oishi froze when they saw the little girl.

"Eh! Why are there two Aika-chans?" Eiji asked his partner.

"No...I don't think that was Aika-chan...it's another person," Oishi said as he took in the scene before them.

Ryoma's eyes flashed and his mind went back to the day he saw her and her friend talking.

"Oishi is right...hmm...brown hair and blue eyes...interesting..." Inui said as he scanned the young toddler.

"Wait..." Kaidoh said slowly.

"Does that mean...Fuji-sempai...and Aika-chan...have a secret child together?" Momo gasped.

All of them gasped together.

No way!


The Seigaku regulars are funny, aren't they?