Sorry to keep you guys waiting. Tennis practice and all that stuff(had to run laps too). Thank you for all the reviews. It really made my day. You were all a great help and I will do what it takes to write this story. =]

Sakuno's jaw dropped to the floor as she heard her name. No way could this happen. Fuji-senpai and her play against each other? She already had a match against Ryoma and she even felt slightly tired. If only she improved her stamina more during these days.

On the other hand, Fuji was a bit surprised too. He didn't think he'd play against Sakuno. The Rukias thought it was a bit predictable but they went ahead and pat Sakuno on the back.

"Good luck with your boyfriend," Akiyo whispered in her ear and smirked.

"He is not my boyfriend!" Sakuno snapped, her face turning deep red once again. He only laughed and the others began to tease her about it. She managed to struggle away from her team and went to the court.

"Let's give it our best, neh?" Fuji said, shaking hands with her. She nodded meekly and took her place once more. The server was Fuji and she didn't know if he was going to use a special serve on her.

To her surprise, it was just a normal serve. She hit it back when she noticed that Fuji's eyes were still closed. Maybe he wasn't taking this seriously. Maybe he didn't think she'd be able to take it which pained her to think about.

Still too early, Fuji thought as he hit the ball back, waiting to see one of Sakuno's special move. He'd have to wait for the necessary time until he can use his Three Counter Moves. For now, he would observe Sakuno's style more.

Sakuno decided to use one of the moves that Aniko taught her, Shot Move, as the racquet came in contact with the ball. The ball shot low and bounce of in a spinning manner pass Fuji.

"15-0."

Her team cheered and Fuji smirked while opening his eyes to reveal sharp blue orbs. It intimidated and mesmerized Sakuno at the same time. She gulped, knowing he was going to play for real. The match continued on with a tie.

"5-5."

Oh no, he might use his special moves, Sakuno thought, breathing a little bit heavily. Her stamina was almost running out.

"C'mon Sakuno! Don't hold back!" Ejisu cried, punching his fist into the air.

Sakuno tossed the ball into the air and used Twist Serve. It landed in front of Fuji and spun like earlier when Ryoma used the serve. She heard some gasps and her eyes widened when she saw that Fuji had evaded the ball and shot it past her.

"0-15."

She served the ball again and knew it was useless using Twist Serve.

It's time, Fuji thought, and used his first counter, Swallow Return. To Sakuno's surprise, the ball rolled past her. She had only seen his counter moves a few times though she never dreamed it would be used against her. The match was becoming more intense with every second that passed.

This time, Sakuno added more spin to the ball as she hit it. Fuji rotated his body and returned the ball with a lob.

"Here it comes," she mumbled, and tried to go for the ball. She missed as the ball landed on her baseline.

"0-30."

He was close to winning the game. Yet Sakuno didn't want to give up. She got ready and served the ball. Fuji used his third counter move, White Whale. As it was about to fly back Sakuno ran as fast as her legs could and made contact with the ball. Everyone was surprised as she hit it back.

But instead, it hit the net and rolled to the floor. Sakuno stared at it in disbelief. She fell on the floor with her hands on the ground holding her up.

"Ahahaha…" Sakuno giggled to herself quietly. She gave it her best but lost. Sure, no one would find it funny. Not that she cared.

"Game won the match, Seigaku. 5-6."

Someone came in front of her and she looked up. Sakuno blushed when she saw that it was Fuji.

"You did very well," he said, offering his hand. With a bit of hesitation, she took it and he lifted her up.

"Arigatou, Fuji-senpai," she bowed. The Seigaku team was cheering and so was her team. It surprised her. She thought that they would be upset for losing this tournament.

"Sakuno, you were awesome!" someone exclaimed and she was pushed. She let out a muffled cry as she crashed into Fuji.

Worst yet, she landed into his lips.

"Gomenasai, Fuji-senpai!" Sakuno cried, bawling her eyes out. She knew everyone saw it and it would start a discussion.

"You don't need to apologize," Fuji said, smiling. She couldn't help but notice that there was something different about his smile. "Since I won, don't you think that was a perfect prize?"

"E-Eh? A-ano…." Sakuno started to stutter. He was torturing her again. After the incident, her teammates were teasing her about it and she knew that they would never let her forget about it. Aniko was displeased and the Seigakus were also making fun about Fuji. They said it was about time. Since then, Sakuno wasn't able to make eye contact with him for fear that he was angry at her.

As if reading her mind, Fuji spoke up. "I'm not mad at you, Sakuno-chan. Of course, I enjoyed that."

She felt steam coming out of her ears after what he said. No, he couldn't mean it. After all, he was always making fun of her.

"E-Excuse m-me…" she stuttered and run all the way to the bathroom. How could she embarrass her and Fuji in front of a crowd? She'd have to make special bentos to make up with him even though he said he forgave her. It was Benjiro who pushed her but she didn't blame it on him. Aniko made him run a hundred laps and in the end he was left breathless.

Sakuno became distracted throughout the day and when it was finally time to go home, she ran all the way. Sumire was coaching and thank goodness she still hadn't heard of the incident. When she arrived, she went straight to the kitchen and made bentos in the shape of bears. At least, the head.

As she cooked, she thought about the reaction on Fuji's face after they broke apart. There was a mixture of shock, amusement, and….happiness? Maybe she saw wrong and shook that thought away. She could still remember the warmth of his lips on hers.

Baka no Sakuno! Stop thinking about it! Her thoughts screamed at her and she tried to concentrate on the bentos. Yet she still couldn't help but feel his warmth.

"Fuji kissed a girl," Momo sang when he saw Fuji. Eiji joined in and together they sang it while following Fuji through the halls.

"Ah, don't you think that's enough?"

They looked at each other and laughed. "Nahhh…"

Fuji sighed and continued walking, ignoring other people's looks. It was lunch and he was trying to find a certain someone.

"Fuji-senpai!" a voice shouted. Momoshiro and Eiji whistle and made hooting noises when they saw that it was Sakuno.

She ran up to them and gave Fuji a lunch box which made them hoot even more. She blushed wondering why they were acting this way.

"Arigatou, Sakuno-chan," Fuji said, taking the box with a smile. He decided to toy with the two and leaned down, kissing Sakuno on the cheek.

Momo and Eiji gasped. Sakuno was frozen on the path. Fuji was smiling and people stared as they passed.

"FUJI REALLY DID KISS A GIRL!" they both screamed and ran away to tell the others about it. Fuji chuckled observing Sakuno's reaction.

"W-What w-was that f-for, F-Fuji-senpai?" she stuttered completely lost.

He only smiled. "Let's go to lunch."

She blinked when he started walking and followed, wondering what his intentions were. Maybe it was to drive Momo and Eiji away. She could've sworn she felt her heart skip a beat when he kissed her.

Er…sorry if the match was boring and was a bit rushed. I'm not good with it comes to writing matches. Lol And I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I tried hard to give feelings to it so if it wasn't romantic enough, I'm sorry. Thank you all again for your reviews. They always make my day. I couldn't make it longer since something was wrong with my document and kept erasing some of my paragraphs. o.o