Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis.

A/N: Umm I don't know what to say except for thank-you's to anyone who read my story and extra thankyou's to those who bothered to review. So here his another chapter, I hope you like it if you don't I give you the right to curse me as much as you want.


Chapter 11


Rin sat in class, unable to focus on the lesson the math teacher was giving. Sighing, she cupped her chin in her hand and looked at her notebook. Fuji. She had been thinking about him all day as well as the night before. I went too far on the date. I shouldn't have led him on like that. What could he be doing now?

Meanwhile in class 3-6 Eiji was looking at his friend in concern. He had never seen Fuji like this; the tensai wasn't smiling.

Glancing at the teacher to make sure he wouldn't notice, Eiji threw a crumpled paper at Fuji.

Picking up the paper tossed at him, Fuji read its contents: "what's the matter Fujiko? Is everything okay with Tanami-chan?" Fuji simply crumpled the paper again, then leaned back in his chair with a sigh. How could I have been so wrong? I honestly don't blame her. Sigh!

He thought about what he would have done had Rin been distracting him from his tennis and affecting his game. Closing his eyes, he remembered the time she had attended the Hyotei match. Even though he still wasn't sure how he felt about her back then he had still wanted to show off his skills to her, to impress her. Are females that different from males? Sigh!

"Fuji-kun, what is the matter with you?" the teacher looked at his star pupil with concern. Fuji never dazed off in history class. "You've been sighing a lot. Are you ill?"

"I'm sorry, sensei." Sigh!

Exasperated, the teacher told Fuji to get some fresh air. "Maybe a short walk will help you focus."

Sighing again, Fuji walked out of the class, leaving behind a group of gawking students. On the other hand, Eiji was getting angrier by the minute. The problem had to be Rin, and it must have happened when the spying regulars lost the couple at the bus stop.

Walking down the hallway, Fuji felt empty. Suddenly he stopped and looked at where he was. He was right in front of Rin's classroom. There was a large window beside the door and Fuji peered through it. It didn't take him long to locate her. 

She stood out like a champagne glass among ceramic mugs. There she was, at her desk in the middle of the class, looking agitated as she stared at her notebook.

Fuji smiled when the teacher called out Rin's name several times and she was too unfocused to notice, earning her a severe scolding.

Taking a few steps back Fuji leaned against the wall in front of the classroom window, not taking his eyes off of Rin. No one had noticed his presence outside the classroom, not even her. Suddenly he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, and taking it out he looked at the number. It was Sophia.

"Moshi moshi," he said as he answered the phone, still keeping his eyes on Rin.

"Fuji-san? How have you been?" came Sophia's breathy voice from the other end of the line.

Sigh! "I've been better. How about you? I'm sorry to have left our dinner so suddenly."

Sophia laughed. "I was pretty upset at the time but then the most amazing thing happened to me." Pausing for a moment she continued, "I would actually like to thank you. Because of you I met the most amazing person."

"Really? I'm so happy for you Sophia-chan. What's his name?" Fuji's eyes lowered to the ground.

"Well, he's also from Japan. His name is Ranmaru Takeshi. Do you know him, Fuji-san?"

Fuji's eyes snapped back up to Rin. He remembered the tall and slender blond boy who had flirted outrageously with Rin, who kissed her, then was knocked out by her purse. "Yes, we met in Germany. He was in the same program as Rin-chan."

"Rin? Oh you mean that short girl that spilled ice-cream all over me." She laughed a little before saying, "Please give her my best regards. If she hadn't spilled that stuff on me Ran-chan wouldn't have come to my rescue."

"…"

"Well anyways, I hope you and Rin-san have a happy relationship. I have to go now or I'll be late for Ran-chan's recital. Bye."

"Goodbye, and best wishes to you and Takeshi-kun." Then he hung up. Happy was the last thing his relationship was with Rin. Sighing, he decided he had taken a long enough walk and it was time to head back to class.

For quite a while Rin had this unnerving feeling that she was being watched. Scanning the classroom, she saw Yuri eyeing her. Sighing, Rin ignored her until the bell rang and Yuri stood in front of Rin's desk.

Rin didn't even bother looking up. "Stay away from me, Yuri. I still want to kill you for what you did."

Yuri simply smiled venomously. "I just want to make sure that you didn't do anything to Tezuka-kun. Seeing as how I am the newly elected president of his fan club."

Rin's sweat dropped. "You are so sad, Yuri. I'm not even interested in Tezuka-buchou, so leave me alone!" Yuri was about to say something but the teacher had walked in and ordered the students to take their seats.

At last the school bell rang. Rin gathered her things sluggishly and left the class, her feet dragging. Outside the building, Rin saw her brother Ryo waiting for her. "Please, no more dates." She walked past while Ryo stayed silent.

"You made a big mistake yesterday," he said in a low voice. Unlike Tennosuke who was always moving, laughing and talking, Ryo didn't do or say much. This time however, he seemed more serene than usual.

Rin stopped in her tracks. Turning on her heel she glared at her brother. "This is none of your business." Ryo simply shrugged and walked away.

"Tanami-senpai!"

Looking around she saw Sakuno running to her. Rin smiled. "I already told you, you can call me Rin-chan."

Sakuno hesitated. "R-Rin-chan," she said nervously as she tried it out. Shaking her head to get focused, Sakuno looked up at Rin with concern. "Did something happen between you and Fuji-senpai?"

Taken aback by the question, Rin asked her why she would say that and Sakuno replied, "Because Fuji-senpai is acting strangely."

"What do you mean? How is he acting?"

"He's not smiling and he looks like hell," a voice filled with anger said from behind her, startling her. Turning around she saw Eiji standing there, hands on his hips as he glared at her. "What did you do when you got to the bus stop?" He looked furious.

Rin glared back at him. "That's none of your business." Exactly how many people followed us that day? She already figured her brothers would spy on her, but apparently Fuji's team had followed them too. Turning away, she headed for the music room, ignoring Eiji as he called out to her.

Thankfully today there was no music club, but the room was always open for her. Full of anger, she marched to the piano. What the hell do they know? She thought irately. Sitting on the bench she opened the instrument and looked at the keys. Her fingers slammed down as she attempted to let out her anger by playing Toccata and Fugue.

It wasn't there. She sat on the edge of the bench as she attempted to focus on the song. I can't feel it, she thought frantically. No, please no. Where is it? She couldn't even play the song right. She stopped playing. Raising her hands, palms up, she looked at them. They were shaking, and she buried her face in them and sobbed. It's not there anymore. It's gone!

Rin was startled by a warm hand taking hold of her wrists and pulling her hands away from her face. Tear-filled eyes met azure ones. She hadn't heard him come in, hadn't felt his presence until now. The eyes that looked back at her were filled with such tenderness and love it made her heart skip a beat. He was seated on the bench, facing away from the piano.

Letting go of her, he rose and sat behind her in such a way that he was practically straddling her. And since she was on the edge of the bench, he was able to manage it. Fuji wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him, her back completely warmed by his chest.

She looked over her shoulder at him. "Fuji?" she whispered his name and he continued to look at her tenderly.

"Play for me." He took hold of her hands and set them on the piano before looking into her eyes and smiling encouragingly.

Turning back to the piano, Rin let her fingers move. Fantasie Impromptu flowed from her fingers smoothly, just like it had done at her audition in front of the judges in Germany. Closing her eyes and leaning her head back, she smiled. There it is. She continued to play the song, and all the while Fuji was holding her close to him. Finally, when she finished she looked back at him. "Thank you."

Fuji's eyes were serious as he said, "I could never take away your playing."

Rin looked at him and scoffed. "I never thought you'd stop me from playing."

Fuji raised an eyebrow, and Rin blushed as she admitted, "Okay, okay. That thought might have crossed my mind at some point."

"And you should know that I'm not like your father; I could never stop you from reaching your highest potential."

Rin's jaw dropped. "How do you know about that?" She held up a hand; she already knew the answer. "My brothers told you." Laughing she said. "My brothers read too much into this." Putting a hand on one of his thighs and the other on the piano she said, "I know you're not my dad. But seeing what he did to our family made me think that all men want their women to focus on them." A pause. "I thought you might be like that too. But you're not."

Exhaling, Fuji said, "That's a relief. Oh and before I forget, Sophia-chan says hi."

"Sophia?" Rin frowned. She vaguely remembered that name. Then it hit her. "You mean that girl that was trying to work her moves on you?"

Fuji looked at her incredulously. "Work her what?" Waving the matter away he said, "She and Ranmaru hooked up that day when you spilled the ice-cream on her. Apparently he came to her rescue, as she told me."

Rin laughed hysterically. "That is so like Ran-chan! However, I can't imagine him being with that…that…" She continued to choke at the thought of smooth Ranmaru with ice-cold Sophia.

Fuji tightened his arms around her. Then he said "So exactly how big of a distraction am I?" stopping her outburst unexpectedly.

Rin's eyes softened as she twisted in his arms and kissed him. "I'm sorry. I thought you were distracting me when actually you were my muse." Taking his face in her hands she put her forehead against his. "I love you, my smiling concerto."


The End?

Not To Be Continued.

Yayyy! it's finally over. However i have a Tezuka X OC story I'm working on. Keep an eye out if ur a Tezuka fan eventhough I'm not, I have no idea how I ended up writing one o.O'