YEAH! That was his name.....Arnold Schwarzzeneger...i dun really know the spelling...but according to what I've heard from the news from Hollywood and from Jen-chan too....he's running for mayor(or was it governer?)of CA! *sweatdrops..*..anyway...better not gossip 'ere...on with the story! And YEAH!! . i forgot about the regulars! T_T...i ought to add them soon...not this chapter....coz this chapter Yuki goes off to Hokkaido.....and dun tell me all the regulars go to Hokkaido with Yuki? I'll add them soon, tho....!

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It had already been a week after the holidays. Yuki didn't bother unpacking her bag as she got home from the beach. She just kept her luggage full and got ready for another trip to Hokkaido. She called Hokkaido everyday, but her grandma was still in coma. Finally, on Friday morning, her grandmother woke up from coma.

"Hontou ni, obasan? She's awake? Lemme speak to grandma,"said Yuki, relieved.

"Yeah. Wait a while,"replied her aunt. After a while, Yuki heard her grandmother pick up the phone.

"Ohayo, Yuki. Am I bothering you on your way to school?"

"No, grandma. I've still got a while to go to school."

"Good then. Don't be late, Yuki."

"Yeah yeah...I won't be...anyway...how're you feeling?"

"Well..quite woozy, just woke up. Don't worry about me...you still having school."

"I'll be coming over tomorrow, taking the night flight tonight."

"Ah? What about the weekend?"

"Nope, I'm staying at Hokkaido for the weekend."

"But I'm alright!"

"Iya....I've already booked the tickets."

"Alright then..."Her grandmother answered in defeat. Yuki could be really stubborn if she wanted to.

"Well, grandma, take care of yourself. I've gotta go to school."

"Hurry along now, dear. Bye!"

"Bye,"Yuki said hurriedly before putting down the phone. She quickly grabbed onto her racket bag and slung her book back on her other shoulder. She took her bicycle leaning on the wall and rode it to school. She was really fast and reached school in 10 minutes.

"Ohayo, Yuki. What's made you later than usual today? And I thought you use the bullet train?"said Kikumaru that morning. He wasn't as hyper as usual because his sister sort of lost his favourite toothpaste.

"Umm....bad hair day! Yeah...a bad hair day.."Yuki said dreamily, making that all up. If she told Kikumaru the truth, he'd probably take the flight tonight with her too to Hokkaido.

"Ohayo, Eiji, Yuki,"said Fuji from behind. Yuki jumped a little, surprised at Fuji's sudden arrival.

"Ohayo, Fuji,"said Kikumaru cheerily.

"Eiji.......your cheeriness today seems to have decreased,"stated Fuji, smiling as usual.

"My onee-chan lost my favourite toothpaste! You know the one with the teddy bear picture on it?"

"Er....yeah..."Yuki answered in reply. Suddenly Inui popped up behind them three, scribbling something into his data book.

"Haragiri also has bad hair days....that's good data,"said Inui, adjusting his glasses. Yuki could only sweatdrop.

"WELL! Anyway...my nee-chan lost it!! And it's the last one I have! It's the limited edition too!"wailed Kikumaru.

"I'll get you another one, Eiji,"replied Fuji calmly.

"AHH! ARIGATO, FUJI!!"exclaimed Kikumaru, hugging Fuji like mad.

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It was finally after school and time for tennis practice. She walked towards Ryuzaki-sensei timidly.

"Ano, Ryuzaki-sensei, can I talk to you for a while?"questiond the green-haired girl.

"Sure. Anything wrong, Yuki?"

"No...just that...I may not be able to come for tennis practice, or actually, to school, for a couple of days. It's because I just got a call from Hokkaido, saying my grandmother's condition now is getting worse. She fell down again, this time, hitting her cranium. So, I've got to be back in Hokkaido."

"Oh! Okay then, I'll tell Tezuka that later. Send my condolences to your grandmother, okay? Now, scurry along for tennis!"

Yuki then grabbed her tennis bag and walked towards court B, where the regulars were to assemble. She sighed as she tied back her curly hair.

"Okay then, training begins now! Inui, the training plan, please?"said Tezuka sternly.

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"Ne..Eiji, do you notice something weird with Yuki? She's been acting weird since this morning,"said Fuji curiously, looking at Yuki hitting all her shots out.

"Yea, Fuji. Something's wrong with her today, nya? Don't tell me the bad hair day also affected her tennis?"

"No, I think it's more to that."

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Yuki sighed as she gulped down her 10th cup of Penal-Tea. It wasn't that she wanted to hit out purposely. It was that she couldn't focus on the game at all. Her eyes were tired, and so were her bones. She grabbed her bicycle, changed, and began cycling quickly home. The flight was just in a few hours.

"Should I, or should I not tell Eiji about this? I mean....he'd want to follow me if I'm going back,"thought Yuki. She then jerked her bicycle, trying to avoid hitting the little kids playing at the side of the road. She continued to race back home, reaching home alot earlier than how much it took for her to go to school.

She took her luggages and called for a cab to the airport. She was still undecisive on whether to tell Kikumaru about her trip or not.

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I'll go on to Yuki's POV.

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As soon as I gave the taxi driver the taxi fare, I quickly got out of the cab with all my belongings, a suitcase and a hand luggage. Still, I wondered whether to notify Eiji about this or not. Either way, if he decided to visit my house, I've left a note there. Ryuzaki-sensei and Tezuka buchou knows about this, so it should be alright if I skip a few days of school.

I checked in as soon as possible, dumping my suitcase. I got my tickets, and since I was flying business class, I got the pass to go to the Sakura Lounge. I just sat there and helped myself to some sushi. Eij would have been glad to eat up all of the food served there.

"Miss Haragiri, you can now board flight JAL3265 at gate A5,"blared the loudspeaker. I took my hand luggage and walked towards gate A5, a boarding pass and my handphone in my hand. I thought of calling Eiji, but it might be better if I called him later.

When I got to the gate, I took a seat near the gates. Since I was taking business class, I could go in any time before the plane left. Finally, I collected all my courage and dialed Eiji's house number.

*bleep bleep*

"Hello, Kikumaru residence!"said a girl on the other line. I presumed it was his sister.

"Moshi moshi, may I speak to Eiji?"I said.

"Sure. Please wait a while. EIJI! PHONE!"said Eiji's sister.

"Hai, nee-chan!"I heard from far.

"Nanjaroh hoi hoi! Eiji here!"

"Eiji, this is Yuki. I'll be leaving on a plane to Hokkaido now, so please collect my homework and take care of my apartment. I won't be back for a while, but I'll tell you when I'll be back, ok? Ja!"I said hurriedly, as they were announcing the last call for my flight. I cancelled the call even before hearing what Eiji would say. I picked up my hand luggage and showed my tickets to the man waiting for boarders.

"Please, obaa-san, please be safe till I come, okay?"I said in my head.

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Well....how's it? I'm so sorry...been to lazy to update, anyway....I've been having many assigments, and stuff like that....so it may take a while before I post a new chapter! BTW...I don't know when this story'll end, so stay tuned! I'll make sure I'll do the ICBG sequel, k? BYE!