Satsuki and Eji
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.
Eji panted hard as he tried to keep up with his girlfriend's rapid tennis. She was so good! And had this crazy stamina! How could she keep up her pace so well? She did acrobatic tennis as well, but so far, hasn't even broken a sweat.
That's probably because she's in the martial arts, basketball, tennis, soccer, and gymnastics club, Eji thought in his head as he tiredly returned another powerful serve.
The game was soon over, six games to nothing, with Eji's girlfriend winning.
"Eji, you're getting better! Yay! My Eji is getting better in tennis!" Satsuki, Eji's girlfriend, exclaimed happily, hugging Eji.
"Demo, you're still better than me! How do you have so much stamina, Sat-chan?" Eji whined, turning on his puppy eyes.
"That's because I work out a lot. Come on, I'll treat you to sushi at Kawamura's place!" Satsuki replied, grabbing Eji's arm.
"Honto ni? Yay!" Eji cheered, all disappointment lost in an instant.
As the two walked toward their destination teasing each other and joking, Eji thought back to when they had first met.
Satsuki had been a transfer student in Seigaku High. Even though they were now in college, she was still the same lovable person as ever. She was energetic and always had this charm that made you adore her no matter what. It worked on everyone, except maybe for Keiko, Tezuka's girlfriend. But Keiko was Keiko. She was the female counterpart of Tezuka, except even colder. She was scary!
Back to Satsuki. The two first had gotten to know each other on the street tennis courts. One day, Eji and Momo went there to play so tennis, and there, he had met Satsuki, who happened to be playing tennis with Sakura, Fuji's girlfriend. She had amazed him with her speed, stamina, and acrobatic plays. When he found out she did not specialize in tennis that only surprised him even more. Most tennis players would have to dedicate all their time in order to get to Satsuki's levels. Yet she was involved in four other extracurriculars other than tennis.
That day, he had also challenged Satsuki to a tennis match. It was the first time he was so overwhelmingly defeated, at six games to love, with Satsuki not even breaking a sweat. And then, she had not gloated, just said that she wanted to play him again with that cheerful smile of hers on her face.
Then, before leaving, Eji had asked for her phone number to contact her and ever since, even now, constantly contacted Satsuki. The extraordinary thing about Satsuki was that she was always friendly and happy to answer all her calls, saying once to Eji, "I like it when you call me!"
Most people thought Satsuki an annoying and hyperactive kid. Eji didn't think so. True, she was noisy at times, but hey, he was too. He loved her optimistic and happy personality. She was always friendly and even though easily worked up, she cooled down quickly too. Satsuki's smile was contagious and could lift anyone's spirit up no matter how down they were, especially his'.
"Eji? Are you listening to me?" Breaking out of his thoughts, Eji saw the curious face of Satsuki leaning in toward him.
"Nya, of course I was!"
"Okay then, tell me what I just said!"
"Um… I'm not sure."
"Eji no baka! Listen next time!"
At least, Eji thought as his girlfriend attempted to strangle him, I hope I get to see another one of Satsuki's smiles.