BP: I am so, so sorry I didn't update for such a long time. I suddenly felt like creating an account in Pottermore and exploring the Wizarding World and brew potions, so I guess I got carried away. I even got my own unique wand, and I even get to attend the Sorting Ceremony, where they decide my house. Guess where I was sorted? Ravenclaw! If anyone who has a Pottermore account as well, add me. My username is QueenMidnight31697.

Ryoma was currently sitting across from his captain and Fuji in his living room in silence. He was staring- no, glaring at the two of them. It was so intense not even Tezuka dared to meet his eyes. The glare promised pain and death to the both of them if they didn't give a good explanation as to why they were spying on him and his sister. The excuse of them happening to overhear them on the way home didn't trick Ryoma, as he knew very well the direction to their houses is opposite to his. If Alluka wasn't making tea and biscuits next door in the kitchen, he would have strangled the both of them right then and there for spying on him, and finding out about Alluka. If there is one thing he hates, it's being spied on by nosey people. On the other hand, at least it wasn't Momo and those noisy classmates of his that found out about Alluka. If it had, he might have beaten them up on the spot just to shut them up. God knows they never shut up about people's private affairs.

He heard footsteps, and turned to see Alluka, looking distinctly miserable, setting the tea and cookies on the table, and taking the spot next to him.

"That's a nice design." Tezuka commented, picking up a cookie with a tiger lily drawn on it with icing. "Who did this?"

"Al-chan. She was always good at the Arts and cooking. Great at studies too." Ryoma said nonchalantly.

Alluka blushed slightly at his compliment.

Ryoma sighed, and addressed the whole room in general. "Well, looks like you found out about Al-chan here." He nodded towards his sister. "However, the question is, why are you spying on us? I know very well your houses are in the opposite direction. So, spill. What have you found out?"

Tezuka and Fuji looked at each other for a second, before Fuji turned back to address Ryoma. "Knowing your personality, we thought you'd put tennis as your first priority, as at first I thought you did not have any siblings, and we knew both your parents are transferred out of town for working purposes when you first came to our school. However, after your heated conversation with Momo, I heard everything as I was standing next to him. That's where I knew I was wrong, and you have at least one sibling, and you care about her a lot, too much that you will rush to her side if she is in the slightest danger." Fuji decided to drink some tea and eat a few cookies at this point.

"That's where Fuji decided to research your tennis records on the Internet, and we realized you are a Doubles Specialist, instead of a Singles as we originally thought." Tezuka continued, sipping his tea. "We also found out Alluka is your partner and is also your sibling. We wondered why was she wasn't seen by your side often, as the news stated you two are extremely close. That's when we decided to find out for ourselves, what happened to her."

Ryoma looked at Alluka, and she nodded her head slightly.

He sighed. 'How did it become like this?' he thought.

"You're right, Alluka is my sister and my Doubles partner. We were always doing things together, neither being seen without the other. However, disaster struck…."

He paused to sip his tea and eat a cookie, and continued, "One day, when we were around 10, while playing tennis, she just suddenly collapsed, and coughed out quite a bit of blood on her hands. She was clutching to her chest in pain. We took her to the hospital, and the doctor confirmed she had Mitral Stenosis. She was unable to play tennis for a long time while the condition is active. She was forced to stop playing, and had to watch me play instead."

He frowned slightly. "Long story short, I wanted to give up tennis as well, because I didn't want her to be alone, but she made me promise I would play tennis for her, since she can no longer do it anymore. That's the real reason why I play tennis."

"Then what you told me when we played the other day…" Tezuka started.

"Was a lie." Ryoma said cuttingly. "We don't exactly want this to get out, you see." He gestured towards his sister, who is staring at them vacantly, nibbling on a cookie. "There are a lot of tennis players out there who might use her to get revenge on me. Like make me lose the next match I play against them or something, otherwise she pays the price. I value her more than anything else. Where are you going, Al-chan?" Ryoma saw his sister get up.

She pointed to the kitchen, and gestured towards the nearly empty tea pot and empty cookie plate.

"I'll get it. Sit down." He waited until Alluka reluctantly sit down before heading towards the kitchen, leaving Alluka with two of his team members.

"So, who's the older twin?" Fuji asked, in an attempt to make small talk. Alluka stared at him with a patronizing glance, before gesturing towards the kitchen, which is where Ryoma probably is by now.

"Really? By how much?"

Alluka held up five fingers.

"Five seconds?"

Alluka nodded.

"Which school do you attend?"

"I was home-schooled." She replied, startling Fuji.

"You can talk?" The surprise in Fuji's voice is evident. Tezuka, however, stayed silent. He knew he heard her talk before, and that was at the school rooftop. However, back then, he mistook her for Ryoma.

"I never deemed it necessary to talk in order to communicate. I don't need many people to understand me anyway." Alluka shrugged.

'So that's why she didn't say anything, except for that phone call.' Tezuka thought.

Alluka was about to answer, but just then, Ryoma returned with more tea and cookies. He frowned at Fuji. "Fuji-senpai, are you trying to harass my sister?"

"Oh no, not at all, Echizen." Fuji gave him his signature smile. "I am merely asking some questions."

Ryoma snorted. "More like you are trying to get her to speak more than a few sentences."

Fuji smiled wider. "No, no that's not my goal. My goal is to make you blush. Since Alluka looks good when she blushes, maybe you'll look good too." He said in a slightly seductive voice.

Ryoma turned away and muttered, "If you can." It was only Ryoma's cool and cocky exterior that prevented him from showing his blush.

Fuji's smile did not falter. He's going to have to try harder.

Alluka choked on her tea. Tezuka patted her on the back to ease her choking. Once she recovered, she muttered to Tezuka, "I don't think Fuji even needs to try to make Ryoma blush."

Tezuka raised his eyebrows. Alluka continued, "He once mentioned to me that he likes Fuji-senpai."

Ryoma likes Fuji too? Now that's new.

Later, when Fuji and Tezuka were on the way home from the Echizens', Tezuka noticed Fuji was humming to himself. "You like him, don't you, Fuji?"

Instead of blushing like a normal person, Fuji simply smiled. "Whatever gave it away?"

He mentally shook his head. "I knew you for three years, Fuji. Besides, you were a bit too obvious in your teasing." Tezuka replied. He wasn't Fuji's friend for nothing, you know.

Maybe he'd help them out a little. "Fuji, there's a new amusement park open near the Tokyo district. Don't you think you should take Echizen there?"

Fuji's smile grew wider.

BP: I know it's bad because I had 10 minutes, but I also had writer's block. I am sorry for not updating in a long time, I was so engrossed with Pottermore. Anyway, add me if you can!