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"Genichirou!" Sanada spotted his girlfriend furiously waving at him from the school gates. He tentatively glanced around, and seeing no one on the tennis team, waved back.
Reaching the gates, Kimiko gave him a quick hug and he gave her hair an affectionate ruffle. "What do you want to do today?" he asked her. "There's a short meeting for tennis, and then we can do whatever you want."
Kimiko pondered for a moment before her eyes lit up with excitement. "Can I come along to the meeting? And then can we go to the café from before?" She jumped up and down in anticipation, knowing that he had no reason to say no.
"That's fine…" his eyebrows knotted together in confusion. "Why do you want to come to the meeting though? You've met all of the guys right?"
"Hm…" She glanced up at him through her lashes, grinning slyly from ear to ear. "You have to introduce me to them as your official girlfriend, right?"
Sanada clearly stiffened, to Kimiko's amusement, before hiding his eyes with his cap. Taking her hand in his, he began dragging her in some direction. Kimiko squealed. "Hey! Where are you bringing me?"
"Guess." He deadpanned back.
Kimiko giggled, Sanada continuing to silently drag her hand-in-hand in the direction of the tennis courts. She'd never get sick of his reactions…
"EHHHH?"
"Yup!" Kimiko bounded in front of Sanada to bow towards the regulars. "That's it, so I'm in your hands from now on! Let's be friends, ok?" she beamed.
Akaya stumbled back onto a bench, collapsing onto it. "I can't believe this…vice captain got a girlfriend…"
Jackal patted him on the shoulder comfortingly. "Don't worry Akaya—you'll get one someday."
The younger one shrugged the kind gesture off. "I never said I wanted one."
"Mhm. Right." Jackal rolled his eyes.
Yukimura and Yanagi swung over to Sanada, slapping him on the back. "Finally, Genichirou! Thought you'd take forever."
Sanada coughed. "Well, I've exceeded your expectations now, haven't I?"
Yukimura chuckled. "Not really."
"What?"
"I saw it coming the first time you guys talked to each other—you know, about the tutoring schedule."
"…Eavesdropper."
Marui bounced over to drape an arm over his classmate. "Wait what? You're kidding! When did this start?"
As Yanagi attempted to explain while Yagyuu and Jackal stood quietly behind the curious Marui and Akaya, Yukimura dragged Kimiko off to the side.
"Well, first things first. Congratulations are in order." He hugged her affectionately, like a big brother would. "Glad you found your prince."
"Mm…he's not quite the prince charming I was anticipating, but hey—when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Kimiko joked at first. "But really," she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. "I'm grateful to God that things turned out the way they did. I don't think I could have made it through without him."
Yukimura squeezed her shoulder supportively. "We're all here for you. Don't forget that."
"Yeah, I know." She nodded gratefully. "Thanks, Seiichi."
"Now, as much as I know you hate talking about it…"
Kimiko narrowed her gaze, immediately wary with a hunch about what he wanted to discuss. "What…?"
"Have you told him about him?"
"No! Of course not!"
"Don't you think, that it's time to—"
"When it's time I will! It's my choice to decide when the timing's right." Kimiko flared up defensively. Yukimura immediately backed off.
"All right, all right," he calmed her down. "Just don't hide it from him. He has a right to know, you know?"
Kimiko turned away. "I get it already, so just drop it will you?"
"Ok, fine." Yukimura sighed. "Let's go back."
Sanada glanced over to his girlfriend at her approaching footsteps, surprised to see another bothered look on her face. Beginning to understand her emotions through her facial expression, he somehow flung Marui's "friendly" arm off his neck and pulled Kimiko away.
"We'll be going now, so see you all tomorrow. And don't be late!" he added sternly to the second-year. Akaya laughed nervously. "Right."
Yukimura and Yanagi yelled after the departing couple, "Have fun!"
Sanada was dearly tempted to make a crude gesture, but refrained from it, as doing so would probably damage his reputation. It was unnecessary anyways. Yanagi would probably take a photo at the exact moment and then use it to blackmail him…he shuddered in fear.
Kimiko noticed. "Hey, you cold?" She began to shrug off her thick jacket for him, but he stopped her. "No, it's nothing. If anything, you seem kind of chilly. And did something happen with Seiichi back there? You seemed to be arguing…" his voice dwindled off, allowing Kimiko time to think.
But she replied without missing a beat. "Nope. Don't worry about it."
They walked into the café at that moment and were interrupted for a bit by the waiter. After sitting down, however, Sanada could not help but continue to reflect over the troubled face she had made. "You sure?" he said once more to make sure.
Yukimura's words echoed in Kimiko's mind. He has a right to know…
"Well…"
Sanada prodded gently, "I'm all ears."
"There is one thing that I haven't told you quite yet…"
"Yes?" He attempted to keep the impatience out of his tone.
"I have a secr—"
"Kimiko-chan?" A deep male voice reached both of their ears, and the couple swiveled their necks upwards to look at the interruption.
Sanada narrowed his eyes in confusion and frustration, while Kimiko froze in fear.
Oh no…
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