PART III - Changing Room

"Nya! Tezuka sure is mean today!" Jumping onto Oishi's back, Eiji sighed loudly. Captain has made them run rounds, continue double practices and work out on the court.

"I guess he wasn't in such a good mood." Oishi smiled at his partner as he thought about the practices today.

"I wonder what he wasn't happy about though. We did nothing did we?" Momoshiro asked as he opened his mouth wide to take a deep breath. Today's practices sure has been hard. And not to mention worse when Inui took out his special power remix drink. Momoshiro shivered at the thought.

"Maybe it's got something to do with Fuji-senpai." Putting his racket into his blue tennis bag, Ryoma said out loud on purpose as if it was a question. He had witnessed everything right from the start knew from the beginning that there was something going on between their captain and Fuji- senpai. With that, everyone fixed their eyes upon Fuji who was sitting at the bench with his thumb and index finger pinching onto his chin as if he's thinking about something.

"Yes?" Feeling the eyes on himself, Fuji snapped back to reality and looked up at the wondering faces. He was considering where he and Tezuka would go after practice. He's quite sure Tezuka won't let him down by forgetting this event but since he's out there busy discussing the trainning schedule with Inui, maybe he himself should think of the place to go.

"Ah! I remember! Fuji jumped onto captain causing him to fall! Maybe that's why captain wasn't happy." Eiji snapped his fingers and said loud. "Eh?" Fuji still hasn't got a clue what they were talking about. "Fuji, why did you jump onto captain then?" Eiji blinked his big blue eyes while he studied his friends' face. Everyone elses' eyes were on him.

"Umm...Secret." With the usual smile, Fuji put a finger on his lips showing them it's all a secret. "Whaaa? Fuji! Tell me, tell me please!" Hopping off Oishi, Eiji ran up to Fuji and tucked onto his sleeves.

"Secret." Insistant with his privacy, Fuji just smiled at Eiji and the rest of the guys causing Eiji to whin to Oishi again.

"Fushhh..." Looking at them, Kaidoh just hissed while looking away. Momoshiro looked over at Ryoma who was tieing his shoelace. "Hey Echizen, let's go for a drink downtown before heading home today." He said as he took out his bike keys and swirling them around his index finger.

"Ok with me." The young kid looked up and said plainly. Eiji straightened his cat ears while he listened to Momoshiro and Ryoma's conversation. He had always been that kind of guy that likes to fit into the fun everyone else is having. Perhaps that's the reason Eiji's personality is so cute.