We don't own Prince of Tennis sadly

Inside the science lab, class was about to start. Miyuzaki Kokiko smiled as she walked into the room. Some people called her a geek but she couldn't help it if she just really liked science! All the numbers and compounds were just so interesting!

"Please take your seats," the teacher said. Kokiko sat in her seat, "Today we will assign your lab partners and begin our first lab."

Kokiko scanned the room. There were some people who didn't look like they liked the class very much; she hoped she didn't get paired with them. What would she do if she was with someone who didn't like science and made her do all the work!

She turned her attention back to the teacher when she heard her name. "Miyuzaki Kokiko will be paired with Inui Sadaharu."

She smiled at he boy who moved to sit next to her. He looked like he really liked science! How lucky!

"Hello!" she said, smiling warmly as he sat down.

"Hello," he said simply.

"I really like science, so I hope you do too!" she said. He merely nodded. She hesitated. Even if he did like science he was so hard to talk to!

"Um, Inui-kun, is it OK if I call you Inui-kun? You can call me Miyuzaki-chan of course!"

Inui nodded. "Ah. Yes, that will be fine." He then returned his attention to his notes. She let a frustrated sigh escape her pouty lips, then peeked over Inui's shoulder.

His notes were very detailed. Charts and graphs lined the margins, all in neat little boxes.

Yes, they would definitely get along.

"Um, Inui-kun, I'm going to go get the supplies, is that ok with you. He waved his hand absentmindedly, still focused on his notes. She walked to the front of the room and picked some slides and a microscope, then came back to the table. She set up some of the things.

Inui finally looked up. He looked down at the sheet.

"The structure of cheek cells." He read from the sheet. "Would you mind if we used yours? I'm just getting over a cold, so that could be bad."

Kokiko nodded.

"That's fine with me Inui-kun."

He took a toothpick from the supplies that she brought to the table in his hand.

"Open you're mouth please."

She did as she was told. He inserted the toothpick into her mouth and rubbed it lightly against the inside of her cheek. He blushed as he realized how lovely she was. Her skin was as pale and smooth looking as milk. Her eyes were large and a beautiful jade color, and went perfectly with her flowing sable hair.

He coughed lightly as he pulled away. He put a few drops of water on the slide and rubbed the cells into it. He added a drop of iodine and put the slipcover on. She watched, fascinated as he set it into the microscope. After turning a few knobs, he let her look into the lens.

"It's amazing. That's the building blocks of my mouth." She breathed out in a sigh of amazement. "May I take the notes?

"Of course." Inui visibly twitched. He wasn't used to letting other people take his notes for him. When she was finished, she handed them to him. He read them over. He nodded with approval.

"These are very good notes. And the picture you drew is almost exact." He was very pleased with his new lab partner.

Kokiko smiled and rubbed the back of her neck, humble. "I'm glad you think so. Your notes are beautiful compared to my chicken scratch." She busied herself with pulling out a strand of hair for the next slide, which called for a strand of hair. "Ow," she said. That hurt. Her scalp was kinda sensitive.

Inui looked concerned. "Are you alright? We could have used my hair." He gestured to his stylishly spiked hair, smiling at her for the first time. He couldn't help but notice that Miyuzaki's hair was very long and pretty- he couldn't wait to see it under a microscope.

The teacher walked over, arms crossed as she bent to examine their work. She drew back, a look of pleased surprise on her face. "You two work wonderfully well together. These notes and slides are impeccable!" She patted Inui on the back. "A match made in scientific heaven." She walked off after writing an A on their results.

Inui blushed. "That's highly embarrassing." He frowned. "I hope she didn't make you 100 uncomfortable." He pushed his pen around.

Kokiko shook her head. "It's fine."

Inui looked up surprised. "You…don't mind me?" Everyone usually hated him because he was scary. No one understood him and his research and need to improve his juices. Maybe he had finally found a friend- or even something more.

Kokiko put her hand on his shoulder. "I like you a lot, Inui-kun!" And she did. She had never met someone who liked science before… and he was kinda cute, too!

Inui blushed. "That is good."

The bell rang and they gathered up their things, smiling to each other as they left. Kokiko couldn't wait for her next class, and not just because she loved science.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update! Thank you for all your reviews! We appreciate them a lot!