Authors note

Hello! Thanks more the reviews! I will take note of not making my paragraphs longer than 4 lines… I'm sorry for my typos, it's because I usually finish writing a chapter late at night and my eyes start giving off and I miss some correction of the words. So, sorry! Anyway, this chapter is continuing the Hyotei story and at the end introduces the Seigaku/Hyotei fusion but will be cut off by a small interlude with the Seigaku story (Sayaka still has to play against Tezuka…:D). Let's not drag this on and get on with the show!

Previous chapter

We got back to Hyotei, where we left off. Yuki and Atobe started off a new week being friendly to each other (the previous week they accidentally met, when Yuki was visiting her mom's friend and Atobe turned out to be that person's son). The others were surprised by their sudden change in attitude. During the week Atobe started to take interest in her because she had lost spirit in her sport. Yuki told him the reason for this and started to change her mind about him.
There were several accidents, which were actually done on purpose directed towards Yuki by some jealous Atobe-sama fangirls. Atobe noticed this happening and warned her but she still didn't care and he wondered if she has any fear at all… On one day there was thunder and lightning, which made Yuki panic and scream in fear followed by her clinging to Atobe. He didn't leave her alone and she thanked him after which friendship between the two started to develop. To which extent will it develop? And will other feelings come in between? Let's see, shall we?

Chapter 13

From yesterday… close friends.

After the day when Yuki panicked because of the thunder in front of Atobe, she started considering him a friend and changed her thoughts about him. It was the next day and Yuki decided to thank Atobe properly, so she arranged something like a gift. When she had the chance catching Atobe during lunch break, she handed it to him. Atobe raised an eyebrow in suspicion but then took it anyway.

"Why did you just give Ore-sama this?"

"Well… because you didn't leave me alone yesterday and I wanted to thank you and I wanted to do it like friends do, so… I hope you like it!" Yuki smiled widely, which made Atobe blush for a second but then smirked.

"Ore-sama hopes it's nothing explosive…" Yuki twitched slightly.

"What kind of friend do you consider me to be? I wouldn't do that!" she said while pointing at him. "Besides, cut the "Ore-sama" stuff! It freaks me out!" Atobe smirked and started opening his gift.

"Hai… hai… Hm? "Mozart Kugeln"?"

"Yeah! I had some left from when I came back from Austria and wanted to give them to someone… Don't you like chocolate?" Yuki asked.

"No, actually these are the only ones I really like! Thanks!" he started opening one and was about to put it in his mouth when Mukahi jumped on his shoulders from behind.

"Woah!!! Atobe, can I have one, too?" he asked while staring at the chocolate with unexplainable spark. Atobe twitched.

"No!" Mukahi started whining.

"Mou, just one! Please-" Oshitari came up and just sighed at the scene.

"No!" Atobe turned his back on him. Mukahi started stomping his feet and making a kid like face who didn't get what he wants. Yuki sweat dropped at the scene.

"Yuuusshiii, Atobe is being mean!" Mukahi whined to Oshitari. Oshitari sighed again. Atobe finally got to eat his chocolate.

"Ore-sama is not! Besides, these were given to Ore-sam-" Yuki took the box from him and stared a bit at him.

"If you don't cut the "Ore-sama" stuff, I will give them to Mukahi-san!" Atobe widened his eyes and Mukahi started jumping up and down because he thought that Atobe will definitely not cut that out and he will get his prize.

"Hai… hai… I will cut it out in front of you! So give them back to me, please…" said Atobe, which made Oshitari stare in awe and Mukahi stop jumping and open his jaw. Yuki just smiled.

"Here!" Atobe grinned evilly.

"Ore-sama is gratefully accepting your gift…" and with that he dashed off before Yuki could stop him.

"You! Atobe-san! Come back here! Jeez…" she laughed slightly and turned to Oshitari and Mukahi who were still in shock. Oshitari was first to ask her something.

"Aihara-san, why did he just act like that over some chocolate?"

"Hm? I don't know. He said something about only liking that sort of chocolate…" Oshitari smirked. "So you hit the jackpot in guessing what he likes… He really never eats chocolate… This is interesting…" he smiled tensaish.

"Hm? Is something wrong, Oshitaris-san?" Yuki wondered.

"No, nothing. May I ask? Why are you suddenly so friendly to each other? I think it started with the start of last week… What happened when you both were absent on the same day?"

"Ah, on that day I had to go with my mother to visit her friend and it turned out to be Atobe's mother, so… yeah. We kind of got fed up with arguing…" Yuki said calmly.

"Huh… This is really interesting…" Oshitari smiled even more. Mukahi was still in shock and was pulled by Oshitari back to class.

During the last two days of the week Yuki and Atobe talked even more to each other and they actually found out that they had some similar interests and could laugh to some things. Although Yuki still thought that he's a real diva and really arrogant, Atobe slowly cut his habit in referring himself as "Ore-sama" in front of her.

Still, there were times when Atobe got pissed when they were working on the report and Yuki talked back at him but soon afterwards he ignored it. With their friendship taking its turn their fans were starting to get pissed at them talking to each other, especially Atobe-sama fangirls started to get aggressive.

During next week the both of them were rather busy with their practice, so they finished the biography part of the report last week and decided to make the portfolio when there is time. On the first day of the week, during lunch break Atobe was drinking hot coffee, when Mukahi pushed him and he spilt it on his left arm.

"That hurt, damn it! Mukahi, 100 laps around the courts!" he screamed but Yuki grabbed his wrist and pulled him to some wash basins and put his burnt hand under cool water.

"What are you-?"

"Jeez… You get burned and yet you order him to run laps!" Atobe widened his eyes when Yuki pulled out her handkerchief and wrapped it around his swollen upper hand.

"You should take care of yourself more often…" she said with a worried look, which made Atobe blush and his stomach turn upside down.

"There! What?" she stared at him and leaned closer to his face, which made him blush even more.

"N-No, nothing! Thanks!" Yuki smiled and walked back while Atobe looked at her a bit dazed off but then snapped out of it. "What the hell was that? Why am I feeling suddenly so strange?" he looked at his hand and smiled to himself. "Her hand was really gentle… Is this what you call friendship?"

On the next day Yuki decided to pass the tennis courts after practice and watch the guys play for a while. She watched Atobe for a while. "Hm! He's better than I thought!" She was about to go away when she was stopped by some random Atobe-sama fangirl.

"Is there something you want?" Yuki started politely although she knew it was useless. The girl was wearing the Hyotei's tennis uniform. Obviously she was a regular in the tennis club. She looked at her arrogantly.

"Yeah! I want to warn you… Stay away from Atobe-sama!" she barked at her. Yuki raised an eyebrow and sighed.

"Hai… hai… I don't have time to deal with jealous fangirls-" Yuki started to walk but her hands were grabbed and put behind, which made her lean slightly. She looked back and saw a boy holding her hands. Yuki started to fight back but he was too strong. There were also other people who just watched the scene and didn't bother interfering.

"Let go! What the hell is it with you people?" Yuki screamed out loud. Atobe noticed the trouble and went to stop it. The boy squeezed Yuki's hands even tighter, which made her bend slightly. The girl in front of her crossed her hands and looked even arrogantly.

"If you don't stay away from Atobe-sama, some things will happen to you!" Yuki smirked.

"Like hell I will do what you say! I will talk to him if I want to!" the girl gritted her teeth.

"You think you can easily become Atobe-sama's friend! Don't get too full of yourself! You truly think that he would bother with someone like you?" Yuki raised her head and said with an angry face.

"If it were so, he wouldn't even talk to me! You don't even know him well enough and spout such nonsense! If you talked to him like normal people do, you would see that he is not like you say he is!" Atobe was standing not far from them and was shocked at what she said and was somewhat happy. The girl pulled out something from her pocket. Scissors… Yuki widened her eyes.

"You think you know Atobe-sama better than I do? How dare you? I hope this will silence you!" she took one of Yuki's strands of hair. Yuki widened her eyes.

"If you think this will stop me from being friends with him, you're wrong!" the girl gritted her teeth again and was about to cut her hair but was stopped by Atobe's hand. The girl looked with shock at him.

"Atobe-sa-"

"This is going too far, Harada-san!" Atobe said with an angry face, which made the girl drop the sharp object and look away in embarrassment. Yuki was surprised. The boy behind her was still holding her hands and didn't let go. The onlookers were also shocked. Atobe turned towards the boy and gave the "get lost" look but he didn't react.

"Let go of her!" he then commanded and the boy gritted his teeth and pushed Yuki into Atobe's arms. Atobe gave the boy a final death glare and turned to Yuki.

"Are you okay?" Yuki got a grip of herself and stood properly.

"Eh, I'm fine! Thanks, Atobe-san!" Atobe smirked. The onlookers were whispering and gave unsatisfied faces towards the both of them. Atobe got pissed and twitched.

"Oi! If anyone tries to hurt any of my friends ever again, I will see to the appropriate punishment! Got it!" this made the crowd scatter. Yuki sweat dropped.

"You didn't have to-" Atobe sighed and turned to her.

"Jeez… What will I ever do with you? You didn't have to risk like that just for you to remain friends with me…" Yuki lowered her eyes.

"I don't care if they would've cut my hair… That still wouldn't stop me being friends with you. I just didn't want to lose my only friend here…" Atobe widened his eyes and took a piece of her hair.

"I wouldn't want my friend's beautiful hair go to waist, Aihara…" Yuki smiled at him, "Besides, I was glad to hear that you'd still be my friend, no matter what happened. Before that, every friend that I had was afraid to get attacked by those crazy fangirls. But this really made me happy… " Yuki widened her eyes and smirked.

"Then… Is it okay if I call you "Atobe"?" she picked up her bag.

"Ah, I would love that, Aihara!" Yuki laughed a bit and turned around to leave.

"Then I'll see you tomorrow, Atobe! Good luck on your practice!" she waved goodbye. Atobe stood there for a while looking at her wavering hair and had a caring look on his face. "She really takes friendship seriously… I never thought I would meet someone like her."

On the next day Yuki was waiting for her car to pick her up but wasn't there. At the same moment Atobe came up to her and asked what's wrong.

"Mou, my ride isn't here yet! I'll call him!" she pulled out her cell phone and dialed a number. The man at the other end said something that made Yuki angry.

"Damn it! The car broke down! Now what?" Yuki sighed.

"I could give you a ride home!" Atobe stepped in.

"Well… I don't want to bother you-"

"Don't be stupid! You're not a bother, Aihara!" he pulled her towards the car.

"Thank you, Atobe!" Atobe blushed for a second when seeing her smile.

"Eh, no problem! Why do I feel so strange towards her?"

Next day… The both of them wanted to start the portfolio but were delayed due to practice. So Atobe offered to go to his place, to which Yuki agreed because they had little time left. When Yuki just entered the house she was attacked by Atobe's mother.

"YUKI-CHAN! I really hoped to see you again!" she hugged her even tighter and rubbed her face against her own. Yuki started choking. Atobe sweat dropped and sighed.

"O-Oba-san… A-Air…"

"Mother… You'll kill her!" Atobe's mother let go of her and apologized.

"I'm glad you came to visit! I thought you would never come!" Atobe sweat dropped.

"Now she'll definitely avoid coming here… Shall we go, Aihara?" Yuki followed Atobe and Atobe's mother stood there grinning in happiness and looking at both of them as they walked side by side. "They really look great together!" she grinned and was planning something.

Yuki entered his room and was shocked at the size of it and sweat dropped. Then she ignored the thought and they started to work on their report. After an hour or so a knock followed and a butler entered the room holding some tea and cake.

"Master Keigo, I brought some refreshments!" Atobe ordered him to put it on the table. Yuki stood up and looked at what was brought in, when at the same moment Atobe's dog ran into the room and toggled Yuki, making her fall. Atobe stood up and had shocked look.

"Aihara! Are you okay?" Yuki was currently laughing because the dog was licking her face.

"I'm fine! Hahaha! Why do you have such a worried look? It's only a dog! Stop it! Haha!" Yuki sat up and the dog was still licking her face. Atobe felt relieved and sighed.

"This is really something… She never liked other girls and growled at them every time they got near me."

"It's a she? That explains it! She was jealous of the girls! Good girl!" she petted the dog and Atobe widened his eyes even more.

"But she seems to like you… This is something new…" Yuki finally got to stand up.

"Ah, I'm really good with animals, especially dogs, they really like me for some reason…" Yuki smiled and started to play with his dog. Atobe didn't take his eyes from her and continued enjoying the scene.

At the same moment Atobe's mother came in and Yuki shrieked and hid behind Atobe because she didn't want to suffer from her killer hug. Atobe smirked at Yuki and turned to his mother.

"Do you need something, mother?"

"No, just wanted to tell Yuki-chan that she can stay here for the night if she wants to…" Yuki raised her head with a questioning look. "I called your mother and she said it was okay, so-"

"Emm… I don't think so, I still have something to do at home. But thanks for the offer, oba-san." Atobe's mother looked a bit disappointed and started sulking.

"And I had hoped that I could have some time to spend with you and have our girl's time to chat about things that I can't with Kei-chan…" Yuki sweat dropped and held her laughter about the "Kei-chan" part.

"Well… It's just that I can't stay tonight but I will keep the offer in mind and maybe some other time, ne, oba-san?" Yuki smiled at her. Atobe's mother jumped in happiness and was about to give her the killer hug but Yuki hid behind Atobe.

"Really? Then you should visit us more often, Yuki-chan!"

"I will, oba-san!"

"Call me "Yumiko"!" Atobe started twitching.

"Mother…"

"Ah, I'm sorry! I won't disturb your work anymore… Have fun!" with that she left and Atobe sighed.

"Sorry about that… But for some reason she likes you, like a lot! Just what is my mother thinking?" Yuki laughed a bit. Atobe raised an eyebrow.

"Don't worry about that, Kei-chan!" Atobe blushed and twitched.

"You did not hear that! And you are not to tell that to anyone, got it!" Yuki laughed.

"Hai… hai… I won't! Promise!" she winked at him, which made his stomach turn upside down.

They proceeded with their report and it was already time for Yuki to leave. When they came to the stairs, Atobe walked down and Yuki stayed upstairs. When Atobe noticed that she wasn't following him he turned around noticed that she hadn't walked down.

"What's wrong? Did you forget something?" Yuki grinned at him.

"Ne, Atobe, can you stand a bit more to the right?" Atobe was surprised by her request.

"Huh? Why?"

"Please! You'll see!" he sighed and did what she asked. He was standing right in front of the stair handle.

"Jeez… Is this okay?" Yuki smiled widely.

"Eh! That's perfect!" she sat on the stair handle and started sliding down, which made Atobe widen his eyes, "Now catch me!" she screamed.

"Wai-" he was about to scream something when she was already at the very end. Atobe caught her and sighed as he was about to kill her. But when he wanted to scold her, he noticed that she was laughing.

"I always wanted to do that! That was fun! Thanks, Atobe!" she smiled at him, which made Atobe blush in 10 shades of red but then snapped out of it.

"Jeez… You're crazy! Maybe that's what I like about her…" he smiled to himself when… SNAP! The both of them turned to the source of the sound and light and saw Atobe's mother holding a camera in her hand and grinning with satisfaction.

"You both look so cute together! I just couldn't resist but make a memory of this!" Atobe and Yuki finally noticed what she meant: Atobe's hands were on Yuki's waist and Yuki's hands were on his shoulders. The both of them blushed and pulled away in an instant.

"Mother, delete that picture! Now!" Atobe pointed accusingly. But his mother just grinned evilly.

"Don't worry I won't show this to anyone. Rather I'll put this picture next to your bed!" she then rushed off.

"Mother!!!" Atobe had a furious look. Yuki just giggled.

"Your mom is funny! I like her!" Atobe smirked at that.

"Yeah, especially her killer hugs…" Yuki sweat dropped.

"Yeah, those… Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow, Atobe! Say goodbye to your mom for me!"

"Ah, see you, Aihara!" with that she walked out of the house and Atobe got upstairs on the balcony. For some reason he wanted to see her off. He observed her as she was about to get in the car.

Yuki stopped for a while and closed her eyes as the wind blew through her hair and the moonlight shone on her. Atobe smiled and wanted to say something to her but didn't because the scene was too perfect to be spoiled. He blushed and watched her drive off in her car. His mother was standing against the door and smirking to herself.

When Atobe turned around, he spotted her and looked at her with suspicion.

"What?"

"No, nothing. Just enjoying the look on your face when you're with her…" she then walked away. Atobe had a questioning look on his face. "The look? What look? Do I act differently around her? Can't be! Or can it?"

The next day came and it was the last day of school. The Atobe-sama fangirls had finally calmed themselves down and stopped hunting down Yuki but were still pissed off about them being friends. It was a short period before the next lesson should start, when Atobe was walking passed the stair case which led to the rooftop. He spotted Yuki walking upstairs and decided to follow her.

He opened the door and wanted to say something but was struck, when he saw her spread her arms and closing her eyes, while enjoying the wind that blew at her face. Atobe couldn't say a word and just stared at her. The wind stopped blowing and Yuki opened her eyes. She spotted Atobe standing frozen.

"Atobe, is something wrong?" she asked, when he finally snapped out of it.

"N-No, nothing…"

"Huh…" Yuki turned back at looking at the sky.

"Why do you keep coming here during breaks? Do you like sunny weather that much?"

"It's not that I like the weather so much… It's just that I really missed the weather here in Japan…" Atobe widened his eyes at her reply.

"Why do you like it better here?"

"Well… maybe because…" Yuki stumbled on the answer a bit but then smiled, "… Sakura trees!"

"Huh?"

"I really love Sakura trees and they only grow here. I really missed seeing them in full bloom… To be honest, I never really got the chance to see any in the past 2 years…" Atobe was even more surprised by her answer.

"I hope I get to see some this year… And I bet they will bloom as beautiful as always, ne, Atobe?" she turned to him with her hair wavering, which made him blush. The bell rang and Yuki was first to head back but Atobe stayed for a while.

"She doesn't stop surprising me… She's really something! Sometimes I start to think that I might fall for her… That can't be! I like her but it definitely can't be love! We're good friends! Maybe that is what I missed so much, having a friend, whom I care about and like spending time with… Sakura trees, huh? Strange answer!"

On the same day, the both of them were at the library finishing their portfolio part. Atobe walked away for a second and Yuki stayed to write the final paragraph. When Atobe got back he saw that she had fallen asleep with her head on her hands and was lying on the table. He smirked and didn't bother waking her up.

"Jeez… She must've over worked herself…" he took off his jacket and covered her shoulders. He then sat down next to her and spotted a smile on her face. He continued looking at her dazed off and put his hand on her forehead. "She's cute when she sleeps like this…" Atobe then ran his hand through her bangs and smiled to himself.

At the same moment Oshitari was observing the scene and smirked tensaish to himself.

"I can't believe our buchou can put "that look" on his face!" Oshitari walked up to him and Atobe raised his head in astonishment.

"Oshitari? What look?" Oshitari smirked.

"The look that clearly says that you like her…"

"She's my friend of course I would like her-" Oshitari sighed.

"It's not what I meant…"

"Then what did you mean by that?" Atobe asked.

"I meant that you REALLY like her…"

"Huh?" Oshitari sighed again.

"Is he that dense? He's hopeless… I'll let you think about that. You should be able to find the answer yourself… See, ya!" with that he left. Atobe got a bit irritated.

"What is it with people? What look? This is the second time I'm hearing this!" he again looked at Yuki's sleeping face. He couldn't help but smile again, when he finally got what they meant. "Maybe I do like her… like more than just a friend…"

On weekend nothing was supposed to happen but on Saturday Atobe had the day off and was bored to death, when his phone rang.

"Hai!"

"Atobe, hi! It's Aihara… Are you busy?" it was Yuki on the other end. Atobe was a bit surprised that she called him.

"No, why?"

"Well… I need to buy a present for my mom and I just can't trust myself on picking it, so I was wondering if you could help me with my decision…"

"I guess I can help…"

"You don't have to, if you don't want to-"

"What are you saying? I'll help! Besides, I need to kill time!" he said. Yuki sweat dropped at the other end.

"Huh… So, I'll pick you up then?"

"Eh!"

"See, you then!"

"Bye!" they hung up. "Now why did I just agree to this? Oh, right! Because I wanted to kill time… Not!" Atobe hung his head down. "To be honest I just wanted to see her…"

When Yuki drove up with her car, they both went to some random stores, where Yuki couldn't really decide on what to buy her mother, instead she got distracted by other "interesting" things. She pulled Atobe around random stores and bought strange things, like, some sort of crafts and stickers, which to her mind were "Cute!" Atobe just smirked and didn't bother arguing. He actually enjoyed the time with her…

When the sun was already setting, Yuki and Atobe were walking along the street. Yuki sighed.

"I'm sorry I dragged you around on my behalf, Atobe! This always happens to me, when I go shopping! I'm really troublesome!" Atobe smirked.

"I don't mind! I didn't have much to do anyway and I don't hate shopping! So, don't worry about it!"

"But still I don't know what to buy my mother!!!" Yuki started sulking. Atobe spotted a jewelry store near by.

"Why not buy her a necklace? It's always best to buy something that she will have with her and think about you," Yuki smiled.

"Eh, you're right! Let's go then!" she pulled him by his hand. When Yuki finally found what she liked and they left the shop, she left her stuff in the car and dragged Atobe to some café. Atobe sweat dropped.

"And what are we doing here?"

"Well, you went through all the trouble escorting me today, so, I want to thank you properly and treat you to anything you want!" she had a wide smile on her face.

"I told you, you don't have to-"

"Ah? I don't care what you say! I want to thank you and I'm doing it my way! So stop complaining and get in there!" Atobe sweat dropped and didn't bother arguing. When they finished their visit at the café, Yuki dropped Atobe back at his house.

"Thanks again, Atobe! You really saved me today! I'll see you next week!" Atobe smiled.

"No problem! Anything for you, Aihara! Bye!" Yuki widened her eyes at the last sentence but then smirked and drove off.

"She really dragged me around the whole day! I can't believe she actually ate 3 chocolate cakes! That's what makes her cute! I really don't like to go shopping to random shops but for some reason I would do anything for her…"

The week of the prefectures is finally here! And Yuki's tournament starts right off on Monday and Atobe had to sulk all day because he didn't see her (tennis starts 2 days later). Anyway on her first day Yuki's team beat their opponents. On her second day, she didn't expect to see Atobe and the others sit in the audience but still she was happy to see them and got back her determination.

This match was a bit tough and they actually lost one game. It was 2 to 1 and they had to win one more game to proceed to the Kantou tournament. One of the opponents smashed the ball quite strong, which resulted in the ball hitting her team mate's block and flying towards the audience. Yuki managed to react and run towards the audience. The ball was directed towards Atobe. He noticed the ball and stood up to dodge it but Yuki was already in front of him with her back against him.

She smashed the ball to the opponent's side and got the point. When smashing she fell backwards on Atobe, which resulted in them falling on the ground. The others who were with Atobe were surprised by her reflexes and determination in getting that point. When she finally noticed that she had fallen on Atobe, he was standing up and giving his hand to her.

"Are you okay, Aihara?" Yuki took his hand and stood up properly.

"Eh! I'm sorry I used you to break my fall! It wasn't on purpose!" Atobe smirked.

"I know… Anything for you! You have to finish the match…" Yuki rushed back to the field. The others just stood there in awe because they have never seen their arrogant buchou act like that when he got to fall on the ground. He would usually curse that person and put his arrogant smirk.

Anyway Atobe sat back down and observed the match till the end. Moreover the others got the picture of what was going on when he did that with a smile.

And finally the day of the prefectures in tennis is here! On the second day of the tournament Yuki actually decided to watch them play (she wanted to do the same what Atobe did for her). Usually Hyotei doesn't use their actual regulars but this time Atobe had to step in because their opponent was Fudoumine and he was currently playing against Tachibana…

The captain of Fudoumine gave Atobe a bit trouble but still he was stronger. When they were changing courts the crowd started screaming: "The winner will be Atobe! The winner will be Atobe!" Yuki sweat dropped at this and just sat on her spot ignoring the cheering. When Atobe turned his look to where she was sitting, he was a bit surprised to see her but smiled and was happy about it, which made him even more fired up than the cheering of his fans.

Eventually he won and they proceeded to the Kantou tournament. Yuki smirked at the obvious result and went to buy something to drink before catching up to them. Atobe noticed that she went somewhere and after a while went to look for her.

Yuki was passing one of the other blocks and she was called by a familiar deep voice.

"Yuki?" she stopped and turned her look towards him and recognized a tall and stoic looking boy with light brown/green hair. She was shocked and couldn't believe she would meet him at a place like this.

"Kunimitsu?" She approached him and was slightly smiling. "How have you been?"

"Ah, I'm fine! What about you? I never thought I'd see you again! When did you come back?" The rest of his group looked in astonishment. "Yuki? Kunimitsu? Who is she? They must be really close to each other…"

At the same moment Atobe spotted her with someone he didn't expect her to be with: Tezuka… "Why the hell is she talking to HIM?" he walked towards them when he heard Yuki call him by his first name, which made him freeze for a second and some sort of swirled up inside along with disappointment.

"At the start of the school year! I'm sorry I didn't say I was going away, Kunimitsu…"

"It's okay, Yuki…"

Atobe got irritated. "Kinimitsu? Yuki? Why are they calling each other by their first names? This pisses me off!" He couldn't take it anymore and approached them.

"Hou… I didn't know you knew each other, Tezuka!" Yuki turned her look towards Atobe who had an arrogant look along with a slight sign of anger.

"Atobe! You know each other?" Tezuka asked Yuki.

"Eh… I'm attending Hyotei and he's my classmate and friend…" she lowered her look a bit. The others sweat dropped. "So, Yuki-chan is in Hyotei, huh?" Fuji smiled tensaish…

At the same moment a girl with black long hair and blue eyes was standing right behind Tezuka. She was wearing the Seigaku tennis uniform and was looking at Yuki in shock. The others spotted her and were wondering what will happen.

"Saa, this will be interesting…" thought Fuji. Atobe was thunder struck in seeing her and opened his jaw. Yuki also froze in shock and stared at her, when the girl started to open her mouth. She said something that no one would expect her to say, something that left everyone motionless.

"Y-Yu-chan?" Yuki recognized the voice that she has been longing to hear for so long.

"S-Sa-Sa-chan?" tears started dwelling up in her eyes as she looked at her best friend, who left her two years ago…

Next chapter

We leave this continuation for a bit and turn back to Seigaku… Sayaka has to play her final match against Tezuka… Who will win? They have to decide upon the mixed doubles pairs… Who will Sayaka be paired with? What happens during the first day of the prefectures? What happens when she meats her old school and the captain of the boy's team? How will Tezuka react to this? Intro to the Seigaku/Hyotei fusion... Read and find out!

Authors note

Heyy! My dear readers, I hope I didn't confuse you at the end! The next chapter will be an interlude before the Seigaku/Hyotei story comes in, so be patient! I want to make it clear to everyone what happens… Don't be shy to point out my spelling mistakes because I know you do it for the best! I really appreciate it! So don't be afraid to write what comes into your mind! I'll update as soon as I can! Thanks and review!

P.S. Merry Christmas in advance!