Disclaimer : The PoT(Tennis no Ouji Sama) characters in this fan fic does NOT belong to me, but to Takeshi Konomi, with the exception of Miyuki.

Nanjaroh hoi hoi!! I'm back, with the 7TH CHAPTER OF THIS FANFIC! It's goin REEEALLY long.I should say. But, I hope it's alrite with u all..i mean.it's reeeeally long..so..nvmind.I'll have to finish this anyway..so here goes!

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The Seigaku tennis club practiced hard, day and night, without any failure. They practiced, till all their bones ached, and till all their strokes perfect. Miyuki had no problem keeping up with the team, except that since she didn't know Kikumaru that much, her partnership with him wasn't going on that well.

"Hoi, here goes! Hit the ball back, Miyuki-Chan!" shouted Kikumaru energetically. Miyuki, who though that Kikumaru was going to hit the ball back, quickly ran to the direction of the ball. The ball passed her body, and Miyuki missed it.

"Ah, gomen nasai!" Miyuki said sorrowfully. They were both playing against Momoshiro and Echizen, the worst doubles players ever. But then the score was 5-0, favouring Momo-Echizen.

"I wonder how they're gonna play against Gakuto and Oshitari. They barely even got a point against Momo and Echizen,"said Kawamura. All of the other members just nodded their heads.

After practice that day, Momo and Echizen started teasing Kikumaru. After all, they were the worst doubles pair. And Kikumaru and Miyuki barely scored a point.

"How're you gonna play against Hyotei like this?"asked Momo, looking rather worried. Kikumaru just shrugged.

"Only if Oishi was playing with me, that'll be alot better, not with some girl I hardly know,"said Kikumaru.

"Well, Kikumaru-senpai, you lost to us. So, I think you should pay for our burgers today, right? We won the match fair and square,"said Ryoma, with an evil grin. Kikumaru sighed, and opened his wallet.

"Yeah, I think I have enough to pay for the burgers, and you better not eat so much like before, or else I'll have to borrow from you all,"continued Kikumaru.

"Yup, Kikumaru-senpai, and we'll charge interest, 100 yen per minute?"said Momo evilly, resembling Inui when he makes new juices.

"OI! MATTE!!"shouted Miyuki. All of them were startled at first, but they saw her running towards them.

"I heard about the burger thingy, and decided to buy all of you burgers too! I've got alot of money from onii-chan, so we'll have alot of burgers! I've got 3000 yen!"exclaimed Miyuki, grinning like a mad woman.

"NANI???!!! 3000 YEN?? HONTOU NI??"exclaimed all three of them, eyes all bobbing out. Miyuki just stood there, smiling even more than before.

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All four of them took a seat at the burger place, their favourite hangout. As usual, Momo and Ryoma ordered double burgers with extra large packet of fries and a humongous ice-cream sundae. Kikumaru ordered a normal burger, and Miyuki just ordered a small packet of fries.

"Hoi, Miyuki. Why are you just eating fries? Saving money?"asked Kikumaru. Both Momo and Ryoma were too absorbed eating and glaring at each other to notice Kikumaru's remark.

"Nope, just that I noticed I've been losing my touch in tennis lately. I mean, Eiji, can you meet me at the street tennis courts after practice everyday? I want to learn how to play doubles, especially well, against Gakuto and Oshitari,"inquired Miyuki. Her hazel, innocent eyes glimmered in the light. Of course, Kikumaru couldn't reject this innocent girl's request. After all, she must have some grudge against Hyotei, because she left Hyotei in her own will anyway.

"Hai, hai!"replied Kikumaru enthusiastically. For once, Miyuki smiled, a smile of gratitude towards all three of them, especially to Kikumaru. He felt his cheeks getting red a bit, but he somehow managed to control it, not like Oishi. All of them continued feasting under Miyuki's expense.

At about 5 pm, all of them left the burger place heading home. Kikumaru decided to escort Miyuki home, for no apparent reason. Momo and Echizen understood, and quickly left the both of them alone, jumping into conclusions again.

Both of them were really silent, till Miyuki tripped on a rock.

"Aik!"said Miyuki, trying to cling onto something to support herself, and ended up clinging onto Kikumaru's arm.

"O-o-oi, daijoubu desuka?"asked Kikumaru. Miyuki nodded in reply. Her smile was warmer than usual, and Kikumaru finally noticed something. How beautiful Miyuki actually was. Her brown hair made her look rather cute, and of course, her brown eyes showed her elegance. Kikumaru was thinking about that, till Miyuki just noticed that Kikumaru was drifting off to some other world.

"Um, daijoubu desuka, Eiji? You seem a bit dazed,"said Miyuki, looking worried.

"No, it's nothing. Oh, you better get back home, before it gets too late,"said Kikumaru, trying to hide his feelings towards Miyuki with a big grin. Miyuki smiled, and both of them walked up to the Tezuka household. The warm summer sun set behind them as they walked uphill, facing east.

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Well, so how's it? I know, it's kinda confusing, with Kikumaru now, and his newfound feelings towards her? Don't worry, I'll make sure she'll stay with Fuji, of course, but at least this feeling will make Kikumaru perform better when playing doubles with Miyuki. Anyway, don't forget to review!