A/N: Nyahahah…. I updated this story pretty fast if I may say it myself. Maybe not the fastest update but still. I just love this chapter… seriously... From the beginning this was supposed to be a short flashback and the real story would be after their last doubles match in the national tournament. However this is more interesting and I have never really written an longer 'get together fic' and I guess this is one of those.

There is also a sliiiiiiiight possibility that the rating will go up in the next chapter (*hint, hint*) but I'll make sure to warn you when that happens. And no, I am not talking about a lemon….yet… xD

There was something different when he watched Eiji today. Yes the redhead definitely looked different. Not only because his body language told him that the acrobat was uncomfortable with this new feeling they experienced since they had entered the synchro in their match against Shishido and Choutaro, it was just something that made him stare at his partner in a daze, not able to take his eyes from him.

Yes, it was something very special with sitting in front of his doubles partner when the redhead stole sushi from every plate he could reach, which of course made him earn a few groans and angry glares from his teamates.

"Fsssss….." the readhead looked up and chewed thoughtfully before he swallowed way to early and almost choke on the food. "Don't be like that Kaidoh! We both know that you picked the anago since you know that I like is so much, my name was almost written on it!" the redhead exclaimed and took the opportunity to take another piece from Momoshiro's plate and threw it into his mouth.

There was something very intense with the way Eiji chewed with a smile in the corner of his lips, how he even now and then would throw Oishi a nervous glance and when he got aware of that the other part was looking back at him he quickly tuned his glance away and tried to steal another piece of sushi from another regular. Oishi couldn't do much more than watch his partners' graceful movements as he felt the unknown feeling once again spread through his entire body. It was something magical over the entire moment, something magical by they way the light reflected in Eiji's light blue eyes and lightened up his face.

"Are you not feeling well Oishi?" the calm voice belonged to the brownhaired genius who looked at him with a worried glance. At least how worried it could be with the prodigy's eyes closed.

"Hmm? Ah, yes I am fine… I just… I am not very hungry that's all." Which of course was a totally lie. If it was something Oishi Shuichiro was it was hungry. But at the same time he couldn't manage to put a single piece of the sushi in front of him into his mouth. He was just too enchanted by Eiji's behaviour which really weren't anything out of the ordinary.

"HOI! That's mine!" Eiji suddenly cried out and a hand reached out against Fuji's plate and the closest piece of sushi. But just above the piece his hand froze in the air. It was something with Fuji's mischievous smile that told him that he was out on deep water, really deep water. And the fact that everyone else in the room suddenly held their breaths was another proof which made Eiji rethink and lean forward a bit more and pick up a piece from Oishi's plate.

"Sankyuuu Oishi" he beamed and threw the piece into his mouth as a disappointed sight was heard from Fuji. "What a pity"

"There was an 86% that we would have seen something interesting if Eiji had eaten that piece of sushi" Inui proclaimed before he closed his notebook and placed it on the table with a soft thud. The room was soon back to how it was before the incident with Fuji's piece of sushi with everyone chatting and eating to their hearts content.

"What was that Mamushi?! Duh, I can do anything you can, just much better!" The power player told his rival. The answer came quick and cold.

"Prove it" eyes opened and closed and the black-haired regular got a puzzled expression. "Huh?" Kaidoh pointed at Fuji's plate with one single finger and the brown-haired male smiled in amusement and his eyes opened every so slightly.

"Naïve, naïve…" suddenly hands appeared on both Kaidoh's and Momo's shoulders and they turned their heads in an attempt to so whom disturbed them. Suddenly the hands disappeared and two pitchers with some unknown substance were placed in front of them.

"I have been waiting for an opportunity to test out my new creation, so be my guests…" Inui smiled evilly and Momo and Kaidoh gulped, hard. "Eheee…" Momoshiro scratched the back if his neck a laughed sheepishly. "On the other hand…" Beside him Kaidoh nodded and added an "mm".

"Awww…. Come on guy's, or are you afraid of some harmless liquid?" Oishi was just about to tell the redhead that in his option, whatever was in those pitchers most certainly wasn't harmless, but Momo was quicker. "But just LOOK at it Eiji-senpai! You can't drink that and think you'll be able to survive"

"I think it looks tasty"

"Then why don't YOU drink it Fuji-senpai?" Momo snorted back, pushing his pitcher closer to the prodigy whose smile only grew. "Maybe I should…" a cough could be heard from the corner and Fuji turned his head and smiled gently. "What's that? You want some too Tezuka?"

"Anoo… I think that…" suddenly everyone's faces turned towards Kawamura who certainly didn't seem to enjoy the attention. "I think…. That we maybe should do something else…"

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The redhead chewed thoughtfully on his lower lip and crossed his legs before he made his decision and threw Inui a daring look. "Truth!" the Regulars had moved over to the floor and was sitting in an almost perfect circle. In the middle laid a bottle which currently pointed towards the acrobatic player.

"Fuji or Oishi?" Inui replied with his pen already waiting to be able to write down the answer in his green notebook. Eiji on the other hand blinked a few times and looked at the man with a puzzled look. "Huh?"

Oishi had never felt so lost in his entire life. It felt like everyone's eyes was turned towards him and it made him uncomfortable. It was Fuji whom had suggested the whole thing, and of course Eiji and Momo had happily tagged along. And then they had somehow managed to drag everyone with them. He and Kawamura had given in almost immediately while Fuji had to whisper something in Inui's ear about how much interesting data he could gather. But the greatest surprise of all was that they even managed to get Tezuka, Echizen and Kaidoh to join as well.

But he had seriously never thought a question like this would appear, and even if Eiji was the one who was supposed to be embarrassed since it was his question Oishi felt the colour of his cheek raise ever so slightly. He felt so indescribable vulnerable and exposed and he whished for nothing more than not be inside the sushi restaurant in this moment, but naturally it would be even more awkward if he decided to leave.

Suddenly an arm flung itself around Eiji's shoulder and Momo grinned towards the acrobat. "Don't be like that Eiji-senpai, just tell us already" The acrobat blinked again and threw Oishi a glance before he turned his gaze to Fuji and then back again before he fixed Inui with his eyes "Whom I like the most…As a doubles partner?" Beside him Momo let out a small sight and shook his head as he withdrew from Eiji's shoulder and Inui tapped his pen impatiently against the notebook.

"There is a 98% chance that the answer to that question would be Oishi. The chance that your best friend is Fuji is also 98%." Oishi stared in awe at Inui. 'Since when has Inui collected such data?' Oishi stared down on his hands which were currently occupied with playing with the edge of his jumper. Suddenly he just wished it to be over. If Eiji decided to choose him, well the game would just continue and it wasn't like the world would crash if he chooses Fuji. 'Or would it?' he found himself thinking, but quickly shrugged the thought away. It was just a silly game; there was no one that actually would remember everything they told during the game. But as he heard Inui's pen move against the paper in the notebook he highly doubted that anything in this room would ever be forgotten.

Suddenly Eiji beamed and grinned widely. "Both" he exclaimed and Oishi and everyone else in the narrow circle stared on the redhead. Momoshiro was the first one to recover. "That's cheating Eiji-senpai!" he cried out. Oishi on the other hand couldn't stop himself from smiling ever so slightly. It was after all Eiji they were talking about.

"But I really can't deicide!" he exclaimed with a sigh and shock his head. "Just pick one already" Momo replied with a pout, whatever the answer was the majority of the regulars seemed more than interested. The fact that Echizen actually had moved closer into the circle was the only proof that was needed.

"Saa, Eiji I am curios too" Fuji entered the conversation wearing his usually mischievous smile. Eiji on the other hand stared at his best friend and grimaced. "Fine, then I'll go with Oishi!" and before the male in question had enough time to collect himself Eiji threw himself against him and slender arms wrapped themselves around his neck as Eiji came crushing down at him. The impact made Oishi fall backwards with Eiji on top of him. He tried to call out the acrobats name in protest but as soon as he tried to open his mouth he almost choked on Eiji's hair.

He could feel the feeling that had haunted him the entire day come back in full force and his entire body was tingling. He could feel the heat from Eiji's body against his own, the redhead's hair which tickled his cheeks and lips. He could even feel Eiji's soft breathing against his exposed neck and the thing that enchanted Oishi the most of all; the sound of Eiji's rapid heartbeat which were almost identical to his own.

Suddenly the redhead sat up and grinned towards everyone else before he sat down beside his doubles partner. "Happy?" he asked the rest of the regulars and somehow Inui managed to give a small nod even thought he was just as stunned as everyone else from the bomb that Eiji had dropped. Oishi sat up seconds later and kept his gaze fixed on the floor in an attempt to hide his flushed face. He threw his partner a cautious look as the redhead reached forward and spun the bottle, and with a triumphant smile asked Momo 'Truth or Dare?' the raven-haired boy, still not entirely his usually self opened his mouth as he was about to say something, but seemed to quickly rethink as Eiji's eyes flashed dangerously in a way that made Oishi stomach knot.

"Dare" and the evilly smirk spread over Eiji's otherwise childish features. "Inui, give me that juice"

Yes there was indeed something different as the redhead's eyes meet his own today.

A/N: TA-DAH!! And here I am supposed to write something interesting... R&R?? XD

No but seriously, somehow this fic just writs itself and nothing is as I planned for it in the beginning. I never planned on letting the rest of Seigaku take so much attention as they have so far... I promise I'll try to make the next chapter much more Golden Pair centered....