Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Prince of Tennis.

A/N: I've decided that this story should happen before the nationals because the 3rd years would all be leaving after that. There's no exact timeline as to when this story happened, so sometimes it might seem a little confusing. Sorry But I hope everyone will still enjoy this ^^

Day 2

The second day of school for Kimiko was not much different from the first, as all school days went. She had made a few new friends by talking to the girls that were sitting near her during lunch. They evidently liked her bubbly personality and Kimiko was thrilled that she now had friends to talk to and hang out with.

Kimiko had asked Momoshiro more about the extra-curricular activities that were available in Seigaku, and she had found that there were a variety of music clubs there. There was choir, band, and even a symphony orchestra. Kimiko, of course, decided to audition for the school's symphony orchestra.

Which was why after school let off that day, Kimiko packed her bag and got ready to go find out more about Seigaku's symphony orchestra and maybe sign up for an audition date. Just before she left, Momoshiro approached her.

"Hey, so what extra-curricular activity are you planning to join?" Momoshiro asked.

"Oh, I was thinking of the symphony orchestra, but I don't know if I'm good enough," Kimiko replied self-consciously.

"Oh, I'm sure you'll be just fine. If you encounter any problems, come find me at the tennis courts. I'll try to convince Tezuka buchou to let me talk to you," Momoshiro said with a pleasant smile.

Momoshiro never failed to make Kimiko feel better. He certainly wasn't boyfriend material in her eyes, but he made a great friend. Hm, I wonder if I can go check out how well Momo plays later. Kimiko thought hopefully. She has never really been particularly interested in a certain type of sport, but nonetheless, she thought it was pretty cool.

Kimiko walked to the end of the 3rd storey hallway, and stopped in front of a door which was labeled 'Music Studio No.3'. She was very relieved that she has finally found the room after almost half an hour of wandering along the hallways. Sometimes it seems as though someone had forgotten to wire the 'sense of direction' plug into Kimiko's brain. She had gone to check out the extra-curricular notice boards earlier and found out that the practice sessions for the symphony orchestra were usually carried out in this music room, but it certainly didn't state the directions to the room.

Kimiko took a deep breath and entered the room. Inside, she saw many students around tuning their instruments and practicing by themselves. Some students turned and looked at her, but most of the others just continued with what they were doing. Kimiko saw a few girls she recognized from her class. Luckily, she remembered their names – Yuuki and Haruhi.

Just then, a pretty girl with waist-length hair, who was holding a violin, approached Kimiko.

"Konichiwa, my name is Nika Dasuke. You can call me Nika," the girl said. "I'm a third year student here and the vice-president of the symphony orchestra section of the music club. How may I help you?"

"Ah, senpai, I was wondering if I could audition for the orchestra? I just transferred here yesterday." Kimiko replied.

"Ah, I'm sorry, but auditions can only be held when our president returns. She is currently settling some business at another school, but she'll be back tomorrow. I can take your name down first and then you come over tomorrow." The girl said helpfully. Kimiko gave Nika her name and mobile number, and then left after thanking her for helping. Nika was warm and friendly, and she had made Kimiko's nervousness fade away as soon as she opened her mouth. Kimiko wondered what the orchestra's president would be like.

With her business done, Kimiko wondered if she should go over to the tennis courts to thank Momoshiro for his help too. She knew that she could very well thank him in class the next day, but she had to admit, she was curious about the tennis club. She had heard from her new friends during lunch today about Seigaku's tennis team. Apparently they were aiming for the national championship and they were not bad at all. She also heard that Momoshiro was really good at tennis, and was even selected to become a regular.

On her way to the tennis courts, Kimiko saw a cell phone lying on the running track. She assumed that somebody had dropped them and went to pick it up. She flipped that phone open and explored the phone a little. She knew that it wasn't right, but she had to find out who the phone belonged to. It seems that the phone's owner was someone called Tezuka Kunimitsu. Some of the messaged he had received contained had contained his name.

"Well, I can always ask Momo-kun who the phone belonged to, right?" Kimiko said to herself. She remembered him mentioning something about Tezuka buchou earlier.

But while Kimiko was just turning to walk to the tennis courts, she saw a boy walk towards the running track. He was wearing a blue and white jersey that said 'Seigaku Tennis Club' on the back and he had on purple and white sport shoes, he also had on a pair of glasses and Kimiko couldn't help but see that he had a really handsome face and feel a professional air around him. Kimiko could feel herself starting to blush and knew that she was attracted to him. What am I thinking, Kimiko shook her head. I shouldn't be having any crushes now, I don't have that much time on my hands!

Then Kimiko realized that the boy was searching for something. She looked at the cell phone in her hands for a moment then back to the boy. Could it be that the boy had lost his phone?

Deciding that there was no harm in asking, Kimiko approached the boy.

"Um, excuse me, is this what you were looking for?" Kimiko asked when she was close enough for the boy to hear her.

The boy raised his head and turned around. Kimiko gasped, he looked even better up close! When he saw what Kimiko was talking about, he said,

"Ah, yes, thank you very much." The boy thanked Kimiko without emotion as he took the cell phone from her hands. He was just turning around to head back to the tennis courts when Kimiko stopped him.

"I'm Kimiko by the way. You must be from the Seigaku Tennis Club. Please be more careful with your belongings in the future, ne?" Kimiko said pleasantly, a natural smile on her face.

"Ah, hai…" The boy replied, obviously confused, then continued walking towards the tennis courts.

Tezuka Kunimitsu was still thinking about what had happened back at the running track. He had realized that he had dropped his cell phone during his morning run a moment ago, so he had gone back to the track to look for it. A girl who looked like a 2nd year student had found the phone first and returned it to him. She even introduced herself, despite his cold approach. She was the first to talk to him so casually. Sure, many girls have confessed to him before, but that was different.

Tezuka knew that he gave people a cool and unapproachable impression, but that was only because he couldn't help it. He was really serious about work and tennis, and he was afraid that if he let his guard down, he would under-perform. That was why Tezuka always seemed to have a serious demeanor and people usually found him hard to talk to. The only person who knew about this fact might only be his good friend and teammate, Fuji Syuusuke. All the other people thought that he was just cold in nature.

Tezuka was glad that someone was willing to talk to him so casually, but he had got to focus on tennis for the time being. Knowing that, he blocked all thoughts of Kimiko out of his head, and went back to tennis practice.