I was playing tennis with my sister at the local park's courts, and this dude was sitting there staring at us ..so we left. And when we left- he did too. It was creepy. He knew what school I went to as well. Chyeah. That guy was a freak.

Anyways… Is this chapter better?

Chapter 11

"Well it took you long enough."

Both Eiji and Momo looked at the Tensai.

"Huh?"
"What do you mean, Fujiko?"

"To notice, of course. Momoshiro and Echizen have been more than obvious for a while."

"We…have?"

"No they haven't! I didn't notice anything.."

Fuji just smiled. "So, what are you going to do about it?"

"Well…" Eiji began. "My idea- before you interrupted us, nya- was to go watch his practice, and then go get a burger. Ochibi can't turn down Senpai's treat…"
"But because our practice runs longer then theirs, you would have to skip." Fuji nodded."I understand now. But do you have any idea how many laps that'll cause us?"

"Us?" Momo said, looking at the lighter haired boy.

"Do you think I would let you do this alone?"

"Well, no.."

"Exactly. It will be a lot of laps. Is there a chance we could go a different day?"
"No." Momo said, playing with a rock by his shoe.

"Ochibi won't leave his house unless he's out for tennis."
"Or his girlfriend." Momo added.

"Echizen has a girlfriend? I didn't know he was straight." Fuji asked with an air of surprise.

Eiji giggled. "That's what I said."

"That's what he told me."
"So that's how you realized it. Jealousy. Very interesting."

"Anyway," Eiji began. "If we don't go today….we won't be able to catch him. And if we just wait, with the idea of skipping practice in our heads.."
"It could be bad. Yes. I see your point."

Eiji nodded.

"So…Fujiko….Are you in?"
"Of course I'm in Eiji." Fuji said, getting up from the ground.

The others followed him.

"Meet outside the gates after school?"
"Sure."
"Hoi! This is so exciting!" Eiji said, as he and the other two made their way back to their class rooms.

"Momoshiro."

…

"Momoshiro!"

…

"Hey, you idiot!"

Momo snapped out of his day dream to find his entire class and Sensei staring at him.

Kaidoh, who sat next to him, had an eyebrow raised.

"Momoshiro, out!" His aggravated Sensei said.

"H-hai.." Momo said, making his way out of the room.

Now leaning against a wall outside, Momo sighed and slid down the wall to sit.

"Momo?"
He looked up. Taka was standing there with a few papers in hand.

"Hey Taka-San."

"What happened?"
"I was day dreaming…or something. What are you doing out here?"

"Taking some documents to be filed in the library."
"Ah."

"Yeah..well, I better be going. See you later, Momo."
"Yeah, bye."

When class had ended, the last thing Momo had expected to happen, happened.

Kaidoh was the first out of the classroom. And he was making his way right over to Momo.

"Alright." He said, looking the taller boy in the eye. "What's going on. You've been a little too spacey lately."

Momo shifted. "What do you care?"

He had to get to the front gates. And now, this idiot was in the way.

"You haven't said anything stupid. You haven't done anything stupid. Something's wrong."

"…Thanks, for noticing?"

"Yeah. Now what is it. A girl?"

"…..No. You're going to be late to practice.."
"So are you."

"But I'm not a regular."
"You're still on the team."

"Whatever. Fine, you want to know? Eiji-Senpai, Fuji-Senpai and I aren't going."
Kaidoh's eyes widened. "You're ditching?"
"Yes. You will be quiet about it, right?"

"Fine. But why?"
"Echizen. We're going to watch his practice and then get him to come with us. We need to find out some stuff about his..girlfriend."

"Ryoma has a girlfriend?"

"Why does everyone keep saying that?"

"But why do you care?"

"Because..I..Why does it matter to you?"

"You like him."
Momo's eyes grew even wider. "How-"
"He acted the same way."

Both Kaidoh and Momo turned.

"Sadaharu!"
"Inui-Senpai?"

"So I was right."

Momo rolled his eyes. "Yes Senpai."
"How long were you there?" Kaidoh asked him.

"I heard it all. My class was let out a little early. Sensei had an emergency she needed to tend to. I was coming to meet you."

"Inui-Senpai…You won't say anything that the three of us-"
"Four. I'm coming too." Kaoru interrupted.

"This could be very interesting data. I hadn't even known you had gone to meet him. Five are going."

Momo sighed. "Fine. Let's go."

As the three of them made their way towards the front gates, Momo stopped quickly.

Eiji was having his own problems getting out.

"Nya Oishi…"

"Eiji, we're already late."

"But… But Oishi..I.."
Oishi stopped, and looked at his boyfriend. "What is it?"
"Oishi, I'm not going to practice today."
Momo, Kaidoh and Inui watched his green eyes grow curious.

"Why not?"
"I'm..helping a friend that's in need of a lot of help."

Oishi seemed to relax. "Well, at least it's not for some..stupid reason…Eiji, but who?"
"It's me, Oishi-Senpai." Momo said, walking up to the Golden pair.

"Momo?"
"Momo-Chan?"

"It's okay to tell him, Eiji-Senpai. I had to tell some others as well." Momo said, tilting his head in the direction that Inui and Kaidoh were at.

Eiji moved a little, and gasped. "Inui and Kaidoh?"
"Yeah. They're coming too."

" So, the four of you aren't going?"

"Five." Eiji said.

"Five?"

"Fuji."
"Fuji too?" Oishi asked. He sighed. "Where are you going?"
"Hoi! To help Momo and Ochibi get together!"

Momo blushed, as a surprised Oishi looked at him.

"Fill me in as we walk. I'm coming too. And if we stick around here much longer, Tezuka will find us… or Sensei.."
"Time to go." Momo said, making their way to the front gates.

When they get there, Fuji was waiting for them.

The surprise, was Taka was there as well.

"Taka?" Eiji asked.

Taka just shrugged. "I was talking to Fuji about it after class. I don't have to be back at the shop for a while today… and Fuji invited me to come along."

Eiji nodded, then looked at everyone around him.

He grinned. "Hoi! Alright! Let operation get Momo-Chan and Ochibi together by getting rid of the girlfriend begin!"