A/N: Hello everyone, another update xD

I am sorry for the last chapter which was kind of crappy. I only realised it after have read through it again, it became so hurried since I desperately wanted to write a golden pair moment in the middle of it all and it came out kind of bad. For now on I'll try to make everything more natural!

Oh, and the first part is more like a continuation on the previous chapter. A few days ago I found out that I wanted to add it, and I know that it would have been better to post it together with the previous, but as I said: I came up with this idea afterwards… oh well.

I also wanted to thank everyone who has reviewed this far. It really makes me happy to read you opinion and it makes me want to update even faster!

Eiji was clinging to Oishi's as they walked down the dark street together. The lanterns had just been lit and the golden pair was laughing as they reviewed the 'Truth & Dare' game from earlier. Eiji was holding his free hand over his stomach, his eyes was tightly closed with small tears in the corners since he was laughing so hard.

"…and then… you saw it too didn't you Oishi? I could have sworn that Kaidoh was blushing, seriously!" and then he let out another burst of laugher. Oishi chuckled every now and then at Eiji's comments, smiling just as gentle as always towards his partner.

"Yeah I saw it and I am sure Inui did too…" he winked towards the redhead but he wasn't sure if he caught it or not. Not that it really mattered. "…but it's a pity that Momo was unconscious and weren't able to see it as well" Eiji opened his eyes and grinned widely.

"That might have made their next quarrel very interesting nya!" he chirped, almost feeling bad to be the one to make Momoshiro pass out on such an early stage. However that had resulted in that Inui had dared Tezuka to drink the same liquid later on, and the face the captain showed them would be forever burned into their minds. Oishi looked down at his partner and smiled. Eiji was so different from himself, so playful and lively that it almost was unbearable but it was still not quite enough. No, if there was one thing Oishi couldn't get enough of it was Kikumaru Eiji.

He gazed down into the redheads deep blue eyes and felt the feelings from before returning, it started with the now familiar feeling in his stomach beginning to grow and spreading through his entire body which was tingling because of the sensation in a matter of seconds. Suddenly, he stopped in the middle of the street; somehow he couldn't make his legs take one single step further. Eyes locked he stared into asking blue eyes and he swallowed.

'Maybe… maybe I am starting to fall for Eiji?' but as soon the thought entered his mind he understood that it was wrong. Just there on the spot he realized that he wasn't falling for Eiji. He had fallen for Eiji a very long time ago, but he hadn't noticed it since they practically spent every free minute together anyway. It had been enough for him to just be beside the redhead. That was everything he had ever wanted, he let out a soft smile and ruffled Eiji's hair which made the redhead cry in protest.

"Oishi, what are you doing nya!" but he only smiled in response. Yes, just being beside Eiji had been enough before the synchronization, but he was starting to doubt that it would stay that way if they continued to using the technique. He gazed down at his partner as the pout turned into a grin which made his stomach do flips and he linked their arms together.

"Let's go home Eiji" he mumbled tenderly. "It's starting to get late"

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The next day Oishi Shuichiro found himself spending his Sunday on a street tennis court together with Eiji. Not that he minded though, he could never spend enough time together with the redhead. What he didn't like was the fact that the redhead's highest wish ssmed to be able to use their new technique again, which wasn't his.

"Come on Oishi, you're not trying hard enough! We got to think as one, remember!" Eiji instructed him while he gestured with one finger in the air. It was almost that Oishi felt bad for the opponents they had randomly challenged, but after throwing them a glance he decided that they were in desperately need of a break. Whatever that pair was, it had way to many flaws to be an official combination.

"I am doing as well as I can over here Eiji" he sighed, yes it was a completely lie and Oishi wasn't a person who used to lie, but sometimes there was things a man had to do… or something.

"No you're not! Think back and try to catch that feeling before the Synchro!" Eiji demanded and Oishi closed his eyes. The crowd where the majority was cheering for Hyotei, Shisido's triumphant smile event though the game hadn't ended yet. Atobe's knowing smile, the rest of the regulars panicked faces… and Tezuka. Their promise… and how he had understood that it all ended here, they wouldn't be able to make it to the finals. And he had been thrown into a hole of pure hopelessness.

…and then an image had appeared in the darkness. 'Eiji…' that's right, he had another promise as well, a much more important one. They were going to be the best doubles pair in the nationals weren't they? 'Together as the Golden Pair'… yes they wouldn't give up… not when…

"Oooooooishi…" he snapped out from his thoughts. Eiji was standing before him, waving a hand in front of his face. He blinked surprised, he felt like he had just awoken from a deep sleep and stared in a daze as Eiji crossed his arms over his chest and sighed. "They are gone…"

"Huh?" he looked at the other end of the court and found out that Eiji was right. Their opponents had left. He turned his eyes back on Eiji with surprise written all over his face. "They resigned when you closed your eyes, saying that we didn't take them serious enough" the acrobat snorted. "Seriously Oishi, stop giving other people excuses for running away"

"But Eiji, we weren't exactly driven into a corner and that was what happened the last time wasn't it?" he heard Eiji snort again before the acrobat gave in. "Fine! I give up for today nya, let's do something else." and then the redhead was already standing beside the bench and pressed down his racket inside his bag. Oishi only smiled and followed in his footsteps.

'We will be the best pair in the nationals one way or another Eiji, I promise'

A/N: So there you have it, the shortest chapter so far. The next one will be longer, I promise xD

Oh by the way, the thing about the rating going up was a lie. I changed a lot in this chapter but the yummy parts will be back later on…. Mwahaha….. I really do promise that the rating will go up…sometimes… in the near future…. But what the, fluff is fluff. Oh, that's true this chapter only had the golden pair in it… well not entirely since they talked about others or so on, but still…. xD

R&R, I know you want to do it! Lol xD