---Seiyuu High, classroom 1-D, Fuji Shusuke---
Fuji stared out the window. Where would he be without his friends? Would he still have the chance to be friends with so many people? He was a third-year, but what if he never made it this far? Would he still have known all thoes good times? It was Eiji who'd gotten him into poetry and writing. It was Taka who taught him to cook better things. It was Tezuka who showed him what true friendship was like. It was Ryoma who taught him to try new things.
"Fuji Shusuke, why don't you read us 'Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day' by William Shakespear?"
"Yessir!" Fuji took up his book and stood up to read the poem.
---Seiyuu, Tennis Club Room, Oishi Shuichiro---
Oishi was changing into his tennis jersey when something fell out of the duffle bag. He put it up and then picked up the small keychain. He had forgotten all about this until today! It was Eiji's birthday gift for him. Mei, a teddy bear key chain that Oishi had carelessly stuffed in his duffle bag the day he got it. Eiji had seemed so down because of that, but Oishi didn't really care all to much. He gently placed it in his locker and qickly tied his shoe and grabbed up his raquet.
That bear was the last gift Kikumaru Eiji had ever given Oishi before his dissappearence act after the third quarter ended at Seigaku Academy. Oishi was also the last person to see Eiji. That teddy bear now meant more to the "mother" of the Seigaku Tennis Team because it was from the only person in the world he'd made best friends with.
---Hyotei Academy, tennis courts, Kikumaru Eiji---
"Serve!"
Kikumaru sat on the sides, his head bowed. With a heavy heart, he'd watched Oishi trample all over his gift like it meant nothing, but here he was, the top of his classes, the top of his Tennis Team, and in the top academy for sports, litarature, and arts. It was here that Kikumaru finally discovered how much his old friends liked him, which, to him, wasn't very much. His newest friends were also the best of his team.
"Kikumaru-sempai!"
"I'm ready!" Eiji's bright smile shone ever so kindly to his under classmate. "Don't fret, it's not that bad, Mono-chan!" Eiji waved away Monoke's constant chattering. "I just slipped, I didn't crack it that badly, Mono-chan! My ankle will be fine." He smiled warmly at Mono, his smile giving confidence to his friends and fear to his enimies. "Look, see. Just fine." Eiji swivvled his foot and smiled. "Nothing serious."
"I know, but you scare me, the way you play, Kikumaru-sempai."
Eiji patted Mono on the head as he walked past. Mono, although being a year younger than Eiji, he was almost as tall as the third-year. He'd come from Sapporo, Japan to be part of Hyotei Academy's best and brightest. He wasn't expecting to join the Tennis Team at all!
Eiji, on the other hand, was ready for the Tennis Team. He'd moved up to the vice-captain of the team, as well as half of the new Golden Pair. But he did still miss being Oishi's other half, even now, as he stepped out into the sun, letting it's warmth drench him in pleasent waves, even at a distance, it felt like Oishi was standing right behind him again. He was overjoyed to know that he could still play singles and doubles, not at the same time, but still quite good at them.
Eiji stretched back, his arms thrown high into the air and felt relived of his past few years and merrily put his raquet up, prepared to train his hardest, especially with this years competition, Seiyuu High.