A/N: Today I once again understood that no one of my friends are into PoT, it doesn't matter how much I try to get them involved... It just doesn't work. I need someone to fangirl PoT together with me goddammit!!

Haha…I did it again, I used a bit from one of the one-shots I am working on and put it in this story... duh, I fail. No don't know if I'll ever post that one-shot… Oh, I added a bit more MomoKai since people seemed to like it... it's only a little but it will be more later on, I promise. Just look at it as a teaser or something… oh sorry, I am rambling again…

The morning practice the following day was a great opportunity to collect data, at least if your was Inui or Fuji and you had spent the entire practice smiling, or plotting if you wanted to believe what Eiji had whispered into his partners' ear while they warmed up.

Tezuka on the other hand didn't think anything at all… or at least his expression didn't change, but in the end that didn't say very much. But the fact that something was different was something everyone was more than aware of, even if the majority of them couldn't put their fingers on what. But somehow it was quieter and calmer than ever before and the atmosphere was quite heavy so it wasn't such a big surprise that it didn't take long before the teams 'feel-good-guy' tried to lighten up the mood, in his own way of course.

"Ne Mamushi," Momoshiro banged his hand into the others back. "You're not into it at all today, not at all. Sheer up a bit will you? Otherwise the freshmen will loose their image of you as the scary, weird snake lo…"

"Fhhssssss…." And then Kaidoh was of, walking to the closet court he could find, leaving his rival with a puzzled expression and a sudden silence fell over the area. "WHAT THE?!" a few meters away Eiji and Fuji was laughed together, giving each other knowingly smiles. "This is starting get really interesting don't you think Eiji?" the prodigy smirked towards the redhead who nodded in reply. "Yepp, yepp!"

"What are you slacking of for? 20 laps around the courts now!" and Eiji and Fuji did as they were told with a smile on their lips.

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"Inui, are you really sure that this is going to work?" Eiji complained, staring with doubt on their captain on the other side of the net. The acrobat crossed his arms over his chest and gave his doubles partner an uncertain glance. "I think that…"

"According to my data you were able to enter the synchronization mode since you were 'driven into a corner', am I correct?" the members of the Golden Pair nodded. "So naturally we have to drive you into a corner again, and what better way to do it than using Tezuka?"

"But doubles versus singles, isn't that a bit…" Oishi started but stopped in the middle of his sentence after receiving a rather annoyed look from Ryuzaki whom had been watching them from afar.

"Do you idiots have a better idea?" she asked, hands placed on her hips in a very angry way. "N-no…" Oishi stuttered and gestured wildly with his hands in front of his face.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Oishi sighed and looked at Eiji who only shrugged his shoulders and he got the message. It didn't hurt to try after all. But something told Oishi that it wouldn't work. It wasn't the same as it was in the match when a loss meant that he and Eiji would have lost their chances to be the best doubles pair in the nationals. No, even though Tezuka was strong and they certainly would be driven into a corner Oishi didn't think it would be enough. It was just a normal training game, and there was nothing they would lose if they happened to lose the match, with they probably would.

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And Oishi was right, they did lose, and they weren't able to use the synchro technique either. And those facts just seemed to make Eiji even angrier with himself, Oishi and the entire situation. Somehow Oishi though that Eiji had told himself that if they would were able to use the synchronization they would be invincible, and henceforth Eiji wanted nothing more than being able to master it. Even if the redhead clearly had told Oishi about the synchro having the same effects on him as it had on Oishi the acrobat had obviously pushed it pushed aside. For the greater good or something among those lines.

And even though Oishi didn't quite agree with his partner the redhead had other plans. Suddenly Eiji gripped the sleeve of Oishi's jacket and pulled a few times before he got the others attention.

"You, me, the container, now" he commanded before he slipped into the changing room before Oishi.

The changing room was an utterly, completely mess. Kaidoh's face was buried inside his locker and the player seemed to have been looking for something for a very long time. Ryoma was nowhere to be found and Momo was practically hanging from Kaidoh's shoulder grinning widely with only a towel around his waist. The ichinen was whispering between each other a bit too loud and in the middle of everything was Fuji, sitting on a bench and smiling predatory, obviously proud with whatever he had managed to do, and Eiji…. Well Eiji joined the chaos as soon as he entered the room.

"Kaaaidooooh!" he chirped happily jumping towards the player and pinching his cheek. "Are you blushing again?" he only got a mumbled response which only made him grin like Momo beside him.

"Isn't it fun? I think he is trying to get the lead role in the next ketchup advertisement on the television" Momo replied and Eiji giggled, another comeback just about to leave his lips as the door opened and a coughing was heard. Momoshiro tensed and slowly stood back up, rubbing the back of his head and grinned cheapish. "Ahh… captain…, we just... we just…" the captain only sighed and uttered one single name.

"Fuji" and the genius smiled sweetly from his place with an expression that could have been worn by and angel. However this was Fuji. "Oh, Tezuka, what can I do for you?"

"30 laps around the court" and when Fuji turned his head ever so slightly, his mouth just about to open in a protest the captain added. "Now" and there was simply nothing more the prodigy could do to change his sentence.

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"But I am telling you Oishi that if I had been standing here instead of there I would have had enough time to react and get that ball!" Eiji cried in frustration since his partner didn't see what he saw. It was after all such an obviously mistake after all. Eiji was pointing on an invisible court on the green steel beneath them in an attempt to explain so Oishi understood

"But Eiji, then the area here would be wide open…" Oishi replied and pointed at one of the back corners. "Since I was standing here after all" and he moved his hand to show his partner another spot.

"See? THIS is what I am talking about!" Eiji suddenly yelled and leaned back on his arms and turned his head towards the sky with his eyes close. "We're supposed to think and act as one, and I had no idea where you was standing" Oishi chuckled lightly and crossed his legs.

"Eiji, you only pointed a few millimeters wrong, if it had been on a real court the difference wouldn't be more than a few decimeters" he protested.

"A few decimeters are a big difference when you are chasing a ball" Oishi sighed softly and let his mind wander, in moment like these it was best to just wait until Eiji had calmed down and accepted the entire thing. After all, it was a nice day. It wasn't hot enough to be a disturbance but the air was neither to cold for Oishi's personal taste. He was actually quite relaxed if you didn't count the fact that he had a mountain of homework to dig in to as soon as he got home, but right now he wanted nothing more than enjoy the redheads company, even though the person in question currently was busy sulking.

"Ne, Oishi?" the redhead suddenly asked, his voice barely more than a whisper. Oishi chuckled and smiled towards his doubles partner, urging him on. "Oishi, why do you think we were able to do the synchronization?"

"Hmm…" Oishi pondered deeply for awhile before he replied. "Well, according to Inui…"

"This isn't about Inui Oishi! What do you think?" hands placed themselves on Oishi's legs and deep blue eyes stared up into his own. "Do you really think it was because we were 'driven into a corner'? Isn't synchronization supposed to happen when you breathe as one, move as one and think as one?" Eiji was biting his lower lip and the grips of his hands hardened. Oishi coughed and looked in another direction. Anywhere else than towards the face in front of him

"Well, I guess you could say that that's true" he shrugged his shoulders and looked at Eiji from the corner of his eyes. There was always something special with Eiji the few times he was serious, like now. This special side to Eiji often appeared when they were alone and even more often when they were here, on their container. Suddenly something hit Oishi and he looked back into those deep eyes. For a moment he couldn't do anymore then stare at his doubles partner.

"Hey, you have given this a lot of thought haven't you?" an unmistakable grin could be seen in the corner of Eiji's lip. "Of course I have nya, this IS really important after all Oishi!"

"Eiji, I know what you're thinking but…" a red eyebrow rose in question as he continued. "I don't think that we'll win just because we're able to achieve synchro. Yes it is a great technique but I highly doubt it's unbeatable" to his surprise Eiji laughed in response. "Eiji, you told me to be honest and when I am you're laughing at me?" but he wasn't angry, he never was with Eiji… or at least not very often.

"Of course it isn't!" the waved his hands in front of him. "Even I know that Oishi, but we can't except to be able to move forward if we can't master it can we?" Eiji smiled widely at him, blue eyes beaming with excitement. "I am sure there is more to learn after we have been able to master the synchronization, don't you think so as well?" Oishi swallowed, hard. Eiji was earnest, way to earnest and it made his stomach knot. The acrobat was so close and the hands which were gripping his legs sent shivers all over his body.

"After all there is infinite possibilities in doubles, isn't there?" Oishi chuckled and ruffled Eiji's hair. 'Yes, our doubles is all about finding the infinitive possibilities of doubles isn't it?' Oishi thought to himself, the synchronization was only another step on their road towards the sky. In that moment something inside Oishi changed, he wasn't hesitantly towards the synchro thing anymore and he wasn't afraid of facing it. What he was truly afraid of was letting Eiji down, and that was exactly what he was doing every time he ran away from the fearsome technique in his fear of losing his control of his own body.

"I think you're right Eiji" he mused and the acrobat looked at him in confusion. "Huh?" something told the redhead that his partner wasn't referring to the infinitive possibilities of doubles.

"I don't think the synchro happened only because we were driven into a corner either, more likely… how do you say it?" he scratched the back of his head as he thought about what to say next.

"…more likely our thoughts right?" Eiji trailed of and Oishi nodded. "See? And didn't I tell you this Sunday that we had to think as one'?" Oishi laughed and patted Eiji head. "Yeah you did, I am sorry I wasn't listening properly to you Eiji" his doubles partner smiled and leaned back from his position and crossed his legs in an attempt to imitate Oishi's posture.

"What am I thinking about right now Oishi?"

"What?"

"Aww… come oooon Oishi, we gotta think as one remember?" a chuckle and amused green eyes stared into blue ones.

"Let's see then… Ice cream?" the redhead blinked a few times in confusion and then uncertain eyes locked with Oishi's own and the redhead leaned forward.

"If I say yes will you treat me?"

"Hey, are you cheating?" when only giggling was heard in response Oishi grabbed Eiji's wrist and yanked him down on the container and pinned his arms down with one hand, a technique he had mastered a long time ago and let his free hand sneak away to Eiji's armpit where he knew the redhead was extremely ticklish. Oishi had his partner writhing underneath him in laugher in a few seconds.

"Oishi…stop it…. I said stop…… Oishi!!!" the redhead cried out in protest as he threw himself around in his fatigue attempts to get free.

"Pffh… you have just shown your true self haven't you? Are you really serious about this synchronization thing?" Oishi joked but the outburst of laughter suddenly stopped, in his surprise Oishi tickled that spot again but there was no response. No, that wasn't entirely true; he saw that Eiji was biting his lower lip in an attempt to stay still.

"I am Oishi, you of all people should now that there are few things I am more serious about than tennis" Oishi smiled and let go of his grip of Eiji's hands. Instead he laid down beside his partner and stared up at the darkening sky above. "I know Eiji" he replied. "I know"

A/N: BOOOM, another chap. I am really starting to wonder for myself when things is going to start to heat up between them… oh well I guess it will happen sooner or later won't it? xD

R&R!!