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Sweet Confrontation - Girls' Practice Courts

Fuji caught sight of Hikari at the practice courts and slowed his pace. He stood outside the green netted fence and watched her play the amazon who was captain of the girl's tennis team. It was a wonderful match. When the score was tied at 4-4, the tall captain said, "Hikari, whoever wins this match will play Singles 1 against Hyotei. Remeber that."
Those words brought a visible difference in Hikari's body language and she took eight consecutive points to win 6-4. The captain was happy and said, "I knew that would motivate you. You have limitless potential."
Hikari threw her head back and laughed. The sound of her laughter set Fuji's pulse racing. "Yes, it motivated me. Just not in the way you think."
"What do you mean?"
"If I was in Singles 2, there would have been a remote possibility of me playing. With you in Singles 2, I won't have to play at all. You know we'll crush them 3-0."
"You and your weird logic. Who do you want to play against from Rikkaidai?..."
Fuji stopped listening to their conversation and ran his eyes along the contours of her body. As he observed her animated face, he assessed from a purely objective outlook of a photographer and concluded she was even more beautiful than his sister if that were possible.
He was watching her graceful undulating walk and forgot the purpose for which he had come. Hikari saw him and approached him.
She asked, "So Momoshiro-kun gave you or did whatever the challenge was about?"
Fuji was startled. "I heard you had a date with someone. Care to tell me with whom?"
"With my homework and my cat at 5. It should be over by 5.30." She pursed her lips in mock thoughtfulness.
Fuji grinned as realisation struck him. "I see. Why did you mention this date to Momo?"
"That guy couldn't have been more obvious. Considering you're both regulars and that fake coughing fit. I just put 2 and 2 together. It's a no-brainer."
Fuji chuckled as he imagined the scene. "So when he challenged me in the morning, I accepted it because of the prize in store." He smiled wickedly, "And Momo gave it to me." Then he stood rooted to the spot as he remembered giving it back to Momo. Then he continued laughing and recounted the tale to Hikari. They both walked together as they gave in to mirth.
Hikari suddenly said, "You know I was surprised you didn't even try to keep up your end of the bargain. After hearing what was at stake I can't help being shocked."
Fuji said, "Once I talked to you I didn't really want to date you because of dare. So I wanted to call off the stupid challenge before I made a move."
Hikari smiled and said, "You're right. You are unpredictable. As enigmatic as kaichou Tezuka-san. I always suspected he had a light side hidden behind that stoic exterior."
Fuji couldn't help feeling a stab of jealousy which evaporated as she continued, "Don't you think there are few truly challenging people? Take Momoshiro-kun for instance. He's lovable and adorable but one could just right his whole life's story after spending a few minutes talking to him. Now you certainly do not fall into that bracket."
Fuji commented, "I'm glad. So shall I meet you at lunch break? Wait, I'll get you lunch. I'm a wonderful cook. I wanted to ask you - how come you play sport and edit the newsletter when you could read?"
"Hmm. Ok. I only escape from boredom - like listening to a lecture you already know. It's better than gazing out of the window."
Once more Fuji felt their souls doing tango together. "Then why the guilt?"
"My definition of boredom includes sleep. That's why."
"Promise me that you won't read into the night today. I want you to be sentient when you taste my cooking."
Hikari leaned into Fuji's ear and whispered "I promise" before pressing her lips to his cheeks.
"See you tomorrow."

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