Before long, it was the week before spring break. After school, Sayomi had gathered together Kome and Ryoma.

"Okay, so today is Tuesday. We've got three days before we leave. Our plane leaves at 6:30 on Friday."
"So...your friends still don't know we're coming?"
"No, it's gonna be a surprise!"
"How's it gonna work?"
"I'll explain on our way to the airport so Ryoma's dad can get the plan too."
"So then why'd you want to talk to us today?"

"Make sure you pack everything you need."
"Three days early?"
"I hope you weren't planning on packing after school on Friday!"

"No..."

"I'm so excited, aren't you?!"

Three days later, when school had finally ended for spring break, Sayomi excitedly ran outside with Kome and Ryoma.

"We're going to Canada today!"

"It's going to be so fun to meet your friends!"

"Since the plane leaves at 6:30, I figure we meet at Ryoma's house for 5:00 and then get to the airport a bit early."

"But I don't know where Ryoma lives!"
"Okay, Kome, you come to my house at around 4:45 and then we'll go to Ryoma's house."

"Why not just go now?"
"Because I'm going to go over to the public courts and squeeze in one more practice session before spring break."

"Alright, I'll meet you at your house at 4:45."

She walked over to the tennis courts for some quick practice. Unbeknownst to her, Atobe had been wandering around the courts, scanning for potentially talented players. She had been practicing handstands on only one hand, lifting her racket with the other. Atobe had stood by the court, watching her as she practiced different moves against the wall.

"You're quite a talented player."
"Thank you."

Without stopping to see who was complimenting her, Atobe continued to watch her.

"If you woudn't mind stopping your practice for a short while, could I speak with you?"

"What?"

She walked off the court to talk to Atobe, her personality returning to normal.

"Do you play on any teams?"

"Well actually-"

"If you don't mind me saying so, I would reccomend that you transfer from your current school to Hyotei Academy."

"But I don't really know where that is...and I don't know anybody there..."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Keigo Atobe. I'm the captain of the tennis team at Hyotei. I promise you that I'll do everything in my power to gurantee you a spot on the girls team."
"I don't know..."
"Before I go, may I ask your name?"

"I'm Sayomi. Sayomi Shihobu."

"Well Sayomi, if you decide to take me up on my offer, give me a call. I'll be happy to personally give you a tour of the campus and introduce you to the students."
"I don't know...it's just that...I can't leave..."

"Well please give it some thought during your spring break. I hope you'll consider it."

He took out a buisness card and handed it to her before continuing to scan the courts. She read it over and put it in her pocket. Checking the time, she noticed it was already 4:00. Enough time for her to go home to shower, change and finish packing her carry-on bag. As she arrived home, Kome was already there.

"What are you doing here already? I said 4:45. And how'd you get in? The door was locked."

"Your mom let me in. I thought we could hang out for a little bit."

"How long have you been here?"

"Oh, not long, only since about 3:30."

"It's 4:15. You call 45 minutes not long?"

"It's 4:15 already?"

"Did you bring all your suitcases and stuff?"

"I knew I was missing something! Though I don't see how I could possibly forget something so important."

"Alright, well go get your stuff while I shower and get changed. Then we'll go hang out at Ryoma's."

Kome had soon come back with her suitcases and carry-on bag. As she walked through the door, Sayomi had just finished getting changed and was towel-drying her hair.

"Man, that must take forever!"

"It does. Have you got everything?"

"Yep."
"You'll probably want to bring lots of money with you."

"Oh, I did!"

"By the way, Canadian money is a little different from Japanese money."

"How so?"

"Well, for every hundred yen, that's only about a dollar in Canadian money."

"That's okay, I can do the math."

"You brought a swimsuit, right?"

"Yeah, I did. But I might buy a new one."

"So are we ready to head over to Ryoma's?"

"Let's go!"