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Note: mou, it's short again. I don't know an other way to make it longer, but this chapter was quite hard to write for me. It took me a few days to finish it. Kyaa, I'm delighted... By the way I refer 'Eien ni Tomodachi' to 'Friends Forever'. I hope it's right! If it's not, then let me know and I'll fix it.

Hope you like it!

Enjoy^^

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Chapter 2: Eien ni Tomodachi

"That jersey looks good to you," Fuji said after Eiji had changed. "Now you are really one of us."

They walked to the others. Today Tezuka had to go home earlier due to some family circumstances, but the other regulars decided to train on their own.

When Oishi was alone, Eiji ran to him.

"Ano Oishi," he said and Oishi looked at him," could you teach me doubles?"

Oishi blinked his eyes. He was overwhelmed by that question.

"Why do you ask that?" he asked.

"Well, I heard you are a doubles player and I want to learn doubles," Eiji explained. "I haven't played it before, due to my autism. I want to overcome my social disabilities, to show what I'm worth."

"You know it can take some time to master it," Oishi said.

According to Fuji's stories, Eiji seemed a short-tempered one.

"I know, but I have already overcome that point," Eiji said. "Fuji helped me."

"I understand," Oishi said. "We can give it a try at least. First, you must know the rules. And there are a lot of them."

Eiji sighed, but didn't give up. When he knew the rules, Oishi walked to Kaidoh and Inui and asked to play a match against Eiji and him.

"I don't see the point in this, but I agree," Inui said. "Let's go, Kaidoh."

Oishi went to Eiji.

"We are going to play a doubles match, so you can feel how it is to play with a partner," he said.

"You are a defensive baseliner, aren't you?" Eiji asked and Oishi nodded. "Well, I'm a net player, so maybe we can combine that."

Oishi frowned his eyebrows. He didn't know what Eiji was trying to say.

Eiji saw the look on Oishi's face.

"Ma, let's play, nya," he said and walked onto the court.

Inui and Kaidoh were already waiting for them.

"Who is going to serve first?" Inui asked.

"I don't mind," Oishi answered. "You may serve first."

He knew Inui had a quick service, so Eiji would be warned.

Indeed Inui came with his quick serve, but Eiji managed to return it. He was starting at the baseline first. He saw Oishi went to the baseline and Eiji ran to the net. He returned every ball and dodged Kaidoh's Snake. Oishi was ready to return it. Now he knew what Eiji was trying to say. The were standing at their favourite positions, covering the weak spots of each other. Eiji quickly caught the feeling of a doubles player, he surprisingly had some talent for doubles. He returned every ball which was going to a weak spot of Oishi and Oishi did the same. Eiji and he took the first point.

"I don't believe this," Inui said. "Eiji is a doubles player?"

"Well, I think I can play singles on my own too, but I like this," Eiji admitted.

The first game was for the Oishi-Eiji pair. The other regulars went to watch the match, it was quite interesting.

"Who had thought Eiji could be a doubles player," Fuji said while smiling.

"Sometimes things like that happen," Taka-san replied.

"I'm happy to see Eiji has discovered something he likes," Momo said.

"What's going on here?"

Everyone turned around to see Tezuka came back.

"What are you doing here?" Fuji asked.

"I forgot something," Tezuka answered.

Then he looked at the four players. What in the world were they doing.

"It seems Kikumaru-senpai is a good doubles player," Echizen said before the Oishi-Eiji pair got another game.

The game count was 4-1 now and Eiji managed to master doubles by playing just one doubles match.

"Hoi!"

No ball was save when he was at the net. Oishi became happy too.

"Oishi, let's become friends forever," Eiji said.

"Of course," Oishi replied.

They won the match with a game count of 6-2. That moment would mark the beginning of the 'Golden Pair'.

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