"You remind me of someone." Sakuno commented after a while to the giant in front of her. The lunch in front of her, forgotten, as she continued to stare in amazement.

"He does?" Yamato gasped, finding it surreal. Takeo, she believed, was one of a kind. Beside her, Suna only stared blankly into space, thinking the discussion was getting offhand.

"Ah!" Sakuno involuntary yelled. "I remember!" She said, immediately browsing through her phone for a picture. "Him!" She gave her phone to them. "Munehiro Kabaji. I met him at a tennis tournament before."

Yamato and Suna looked at each other in question. Then, with the same train of thought, the three turned to a dazed Takeo who then noticed their staring and grinned at them good-naturedly.

"I don't see it." Yamato and Suna stated in unison.

Sakuno blinked.

The resemblance was as clear as daylight.

"Alright." The brunette muttered, taking back her phone. "If you guys say so."

"The other day," Yamato suddenly said, laughing lightly. "Suna-kun told me how you guys met."

"You don't have to talk about it." Suna sighed.

"Iie." Sakuno blushed. "It's alright. It's a pretty funny story." She laughed at herself more than anything.

"Oh! I haven't heard that yet." Takeo interjected in interest.

"Suna was in the library when he noticed a feet on a shelf." Yamato started. "You know, in the section people hardly went to."

"Un." Takeo nodded, listening intently.

"Then, he looked up to find the reddest face he's seen. Apparently, Ryuzaki-chan had been reaching for a book and climbed a shelf to get it." She laughed. Then, turning to Sakuno, said, "I'm sorry, but it was odd so I laughed." Yamato said guiltily. To which Sakuno shook her head to reassure her that she need not worry. "If I was there, I think I would have laughed on the spot and be of no help at all."

"Yeah." Even Suna was brought to a laugh. "Even I did."

"And only I could make him laugh." Takeo said proudly, earning a disbelieving laugh from Suna.

"That isn't something to be proud of."

Sakuno blinked, turning to the laughing young man with a perplexed expression.

"You, you didn't laugh then." Sakuno had to point out amidst their laughter. Suna looked at her and stated squarely,

"I did." And continued frankly. "Anyone would've."

"I understand." Sakuno continued, her cheeks tinting red from the embarrassment growing in the pit of her stomach. "But really, you didn't."

Suna raised a brow at her, wondering why she was being difficult.

"Either way," Yamato cut in. "It's a funny story, neh Takeo?" She giggled up to her boyfriend who towered over her.

"Yup. Yup!" Takeo nodded. "A true start to every great romcom!" Beside him, his girlfriend furiously nodded in agreement.

"Eh?" Sakuno gasped, turning beet red. To which Suna looked away in distress at the misunderstanding and braced himself. "You've got it wrong." The brunette cried in embarrassment.

"We're just friends." Suna stated for her.

"Un!" Takeo nodded, but still not getting it. "Friends on the road to romance." He huffed proudly and with a creeping blush, internally and extremely excited that his best friend has finally found someone to love like he has with Yamato.

"Iie!" Sakuno continued to cry. She then showed them a picture on her phone. "He's my boyfriend." She said, pointing at the picture. It took a few seconds. But then three pairs of eyes, even Suna's widened in absolute shock.

"EH?" Only the couple this time, screamed.

"He-he's-"

"That's Ryoma Echizen." Suna finished in astonishment. Then, he, along with the other two, turned to Sakuno, waiting for the inevitable story.

"We got together just a few weeks ago." Sakuno blushed.

"Wah! Congratulations!" Yamato cried, suddenly embracing the red-faced brunette.

Takeo was grinning but he couldn't help but feel weird at the news. Turning to his quiet best friend, his brows knotted in the slightest.

It was odd, wasn't it? Takeo thought to himself. That Suna was still looking at the picture.