Lady Light: Akaya knew who she is... just that he never knew Sakuno's name...
The third time they met was on the Junior Senbatsu Camp; Sakuno was the staff that will be helping out while Akaya is one of the ones that get selected to get into this camp.
Sakuno was asked to send Tennis balls to her grandmother, Ryuuzaki Sumire's team as they were short of balls due to some reason. Eiji and Momoshiro had went to watch the other teams match, left only Sengoku, Akaya, Shishido and all those others that are in the team.
"Ano… Oishi-sempai…" Sakuno asked the vice captain of Seigaku who was helping Ryoma doing some warm up, "Where is Obaa-chan?"
"Ryuuzaki-sensei was in the office." After getting her answer, Sakuno walk towards the office but not before smiling to Akaya.
He smiles back to her.
But Akaya had an accident later that day; he falls down from the staircase due to the meeting with a certain someone.
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Sakuno and her friend Ann went to send some tennis balls to Sumire's team (again) and overheard the talk between Oishi and Kamio.
"Didn't I just say that we would solve this problem on our own?"
"This question?" Ann cut in, she wanted to know what happened.
"Ann-chan!" Kamio said surprised, "Oishi-sempai, we've brought the balls." Sakuno said to Oishi and pull down the basket full of tennis balls on the ground.
"Ne, what problem? Did something happen?" Ann lean in closer and asked Kamio, "Nothing at all! Isn't that so, Oishi-san?" he reply.
"Hn… it's not important." Oishi said to Ann and the girls turn their gaze to the members on the team that are doing stretches and they saw Akaya, he has some wounds on his body.
"Kirihara-san, what happened? Those injuries…" Sakuno asked, she was worry about him for a reason that she doesn't know.
"…I just fell down. That's all." He reply and continue doing his stretches while Sakuno continues to look at him until Ann spoke, "Sakuno, we have to bring the balls for Hanamura's group too."
"Ah…hai." And they both went off to Hanamura's group, but Sakuno's mind was still on the junior ace.
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Later of the day, Akaya was on his way back to his room where he saw her; Sakuno seems to be afraid of something while walking in the dark corridor. Earlier that day, Horio had told her, Tomoka and Ann some ghost stories and by now, Sakuno was still afraid.
"Oi." Akaya went up to her and greeted, only to earn a scream from her.
"Ah… Gomen nasai!" Sakuno apologize after knowing it was Akaya who greeted her, not some ghost.
'Y…you ok?"
"Hai… Horio-kun just told me some ghost stories… that's why…"
"You're afraid of these?" he teased her and she blushes.
"I'll bring you back to your room." Akaya said suddenly, a tinge of pink on his cheek, "I don't want you to scream again…"
"Ah… arigatou…" and once again, she blush as both of them walk in the dark corridor quietly.