Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis
Warnings: Nothing's wrong here –innocent smile-
Pairings: Oishi x Eiji
A/N: Italics means thoughts or emphasis on that particular word. Akaya and Nonoko are some random creatures I made up.

-basic girl talk in the background-

"What's with the big smile in the morning, Akaya?"

"Ooh! Good morning Nonoko!" Akaya gushed, playing with her long hair, "My boyfriend is so sweet! I asked him a trick question last night and he answered so sincerely without any hesitation!"

"Oh? What trick question was that?" Nonoka asked with interest, shifting her chair closer to Akaya, not noticing a certain red head in front of them tilted his chair back a little too.

"Well…if his mother and I dropped into the sea, who would he save first? And he said me!"

"Ooh! But doesn't that mean he's not filial?"

"Nya? Why's that?" Eiji turned around, unknowingly admitting that he was eavesdropping on their conversation. A sudden drop in the noise level as the girls looked at Eiji with shock, how long has he been eavesdropping? How much of their girly talk has he heard? They had all assumed Eiji was talking to the boys (who were at the front of the room) all the time. Several girls blushed slightly and looked away.

Eiji cocked his head to one side, wondering what was wrong with these girls. Sure, he overheard their girl talks - about boyfriends, their dreams, their shopping lists, their monthly thing, but that's part of a human girl, isn't it? Furthermore, his sisters talked about those at the top of their voices at home. So it should be normal...right?

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Fuji wondered as he strolled into the quiet classroom, the first thing that struck him was that most of the girls were staring at Eiji. Fuji grinned to himself, So Eiji's hobby was found out at last eh? He sat down quietly, reached over to take Eiji's exercise book and started to scribble yesterday's homework answers for the red head.

At least I could help him solve one trouble from his list of troubles. Fuji chuckled to himself, knowing very well that he could save his best friend from that situation too – but…the look on the various faces were priceless and they might make excellent blackmail material. Fuji smiled slightly as he took the photos with a hidden mini camera using his free hand. Saa, this is a good morning indeed.

Meanwhile, the red head blinked at the girls, still wondering what was wrong with them.

"Oishi?" Eiji stared at the colorful fishes, taking in their beauty; still thinking about the trick question he had overheard in the morning.

"Hmmm…?" Oishi looked up from his homework, smiling a little. It was a rare sight to see Eiji so deep in thought for so long. Eiji stared at his reflection on the fish tank, wondering if he could really ask the question. Taking a deep breath, he pointed at the fishes, "Oishi, you really love them ne?"

Oishi blinked a little, it was clear that he was not expecting such a question. Well, anything is possible with Eiji though, Oishi smiled and nodded. Eiji took another deep breath and said in a rush, "So if your fishes and I dropped into the sea, who would you save first?"

Oishi raised his eyebrow in surprise. Now...that really was out of expectation. Eiji's shoulders shagged with defeat, sighing with disappointment. To think Oishi needed to take so long to answer such a simple question while Akaya's boyfriend answered it without hesitation…

Oishi placed his hands on Eiji's shoulders gently, "What's wrong, sweet? You are so muddled up. The fishes would most likely prefer it if I don't save them… They live in water…"

"Oh!" Eiji's face turned a delightfully pink as he hurriedly rephrased his question, "What if it's your little sister instead?"

Oishi frowned a little, unwilling to think that his little sister could be in such danger. Eiji looked up at his boyfriend's face expectantly; all his hopes and love for Oishi showing clearly on his face. Oishi pulled Eiji close into a hug.

"Silly boy… I would save my sister..." A sharp intake of breath "…because I don't want my parents to be childless."

"Nyah?"

"Because my life isn't worth living without you, so I would rather jump back in and join you." Eiji smiled into Oishi's shirt, enjoying the sense of security and warmth his strong arms were giving him; If only we can go on hugging like this… even when death comes, I won't be scared…because Oishi is with me…holding me safe.

"Now that I have put your fears to rest, care to tell me why?"

"Heh, I overheard the girls talking this morning…"

"…you still haven't kicked that bad habit?"

"It is bad? Demo… tis' interesting nyah! Girls talk…" Eiji grinned sheepishly at the blushing Oishi. "Want to hear some?"

"Ahh, it's okay! Let's do our homework instead!"