It was the most boring class of the day AGAIN. Eiji and the rest of the class were sleeping soundly. Fuji smiled. He slipped his hand under the desk and took out a brown envelope. Or rather, THE brown envelope. He opened his eyes and grinned. Fuji was feeling exceptionally happy. He cast a side glace at Eiji. The red-haired boy was fast asleep. Fuji took out the photographs and browsed through them. He had caught the couple at very good angles indeed. Fuji happened to be a very good photographer and the shots he had taken made it seem that Tezuka was enjoying the whole thing - when he wasn't. And this was to his advantage. Now, what should he do with them? Fuji swiftly put the photographs back into the envelope. The photographs would be a perfect tool to make sure Tezuka goes on dates with Atobe. PERFECT.

" Fuji?" Eiji yawned. He had turned to stare at Fuji, head still on the table.

" Yes?" Fuji smiled at his friend.

" Why are you looking so happy?" Eiji asked, opening only an eye.

" I'm always happy," Fuji said and continued smiling, although he was a little surprised that his friend sensed that something was amiss.

" You're looking more happy than usual, nya," Eiji persisted.

" Nah, I was just thinking about how I can pester Yuuta later," Fuji lied.

" Nya, you're hiding something from me," Eiji complained. " And best friends shouldn't hide anything from each other."

" I'm not," Fuji said, giving Eiji one of his 'winning' smiles.

" Fujiiiii?" Eiji pouted.

" Hi Eiji," Fuji said.

" Nya! You're changing the subject!" Eiji sat up, folding his arms.

" What subject?" Fuji asked. Besides Yuuta, he loved irritating Eiji too. Or perhaps, he should say, he love irritating everyone he sees.

" Fuji!" Eiji spluttered. Fuji resisted the urge to laugh at Eiji's frustration

" RINGGGGGGGGG!"

The whole class woke up all of a sudden. Several classmates stood up and left the classroom without waiting for the teacher to dismiss them. The sensei gathered up her books and left the classroom too. She had gotten used to her students' behaviour towards her. Fuji gathered up his things and ran out. Not only had he to escape from Tezuka, now from Eiji too.

" FUJI! WAIT FOR ME! NYA!" Eiji yelled and ran after his best friend.

Oishi was already outside the classroom.

" Hi Oishi!" Fuji greeted him cheerily. Oishi, however, did not reply the greeting like he usually did. Instead, he looked at Fuji exasperatedly.

" Fuji. Are you up to something?"Oishi asked suspiciously.

" Up to something?" Fuji blinked innocently.

" Yeah! Fuji's up to something!" Eiji sang.

" No, I'm not," Fuji smiled. He was lying through his teeth. His friends obviously knew something was up. Only, they didn't know that what exactly he was up to. Fuji loved keeping people in the dark. Just like he was keeping Tezuka in the dark about what he would do with the photographs.

" Yes you are," Oishi folded his arms and demanded. "What did you do to Tezuka?"

" I didn't do anything!" Fuji said, voicing the four words that were fast becoming his favourite phrase.

" Fuji? Nya?" Eiji whined.

" Fuji? There's something you obviously did to Tezuka," Oishi said firmly.

" Why?"

" Tezuka was looking more irritated than usual today and when I tried to talk to him, he just told me to buzz off . . . "

" And?"

" And he said something about two hundred laps if I opened my mouth again."

" So that's bad?"

" YES! FUJI!"

" Hm, ok, I'll think about it."

" Don't even think about it, spit it out right now, nya."

" I shall think about THAT."

" FUJI SYUSUKE!"

" Eh? Look, I'm busy, see you tomorrow!"

" FUJI! WAIT!" Oishi yelled after the brown-haired tensai but he had already disappeared in the crowd of students.

" Nya, will he be coming for practice?"

" I don't think so, not when Tezuka's in a terrific mood to give laps and when he's the one who caused it," Oishi sighed. " Come on, we'll be late for practice, let's not give Tezuka a reason to give us laps."

" Hoi! Good point," Eiji agreed.

********

RINGGGGGGGG! Without opening his eyes, Fuji groped beside his bed for the phone.

" FUJI SYUSUKE!"

Fuji's eyes snapped opened. He blinked. " Good evening, Eiji."

" Please, Fuji! NYA!"

" What's up?"

" Tezuka! Do you know what he made us do today?"

" What?"

" HE MADE US RUN LAPS!"

" So? He makes us run laps every practice."

" I HAVEN'T FINISHED!"

" Ok, go on."

" HOI! HE MADE US RUN LAPS THE WHOLE OF TODAY."

" . . . . . . how many did you run?"

" I LOST COUNT!"

" That bad?"

" Help! My legs are dead, nya."

" Well. . ."

" We had to drink the Inui's juice if we stopped."

" And?"

" HOI! I had to drink one cup! AND I DIED!"

" How many people died?"

" Fuji? This isn't funny and I MEAN IT!"

" What do you want me to do now?"

" Just what exactly did you do to Tezuka, nya?"

" Well. . . "

" SPIT IT OUT RIGHT NOW!"

" Ok ok," Fuji sat up. " Why don't you come to my house for dinner?"

" I can't! My legs! Why don't you tell me everything right now, daijoubu?"

" Oh, ok. . . "

********

" Can I see the photos?"

" That's if you promised not to tell anyone what I told you."

" Hoi! Hoi! Whatever! Just let me see them."

" Ok, I'm going for dinner now, see you tomorrow."