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it belongs to Konomi-sensei respectively.

With Lots of Love

One night, Yuuta called Kumiko's house, sounding a bit nervous, Ayana said. When Kumiko took the phone, she finally knew what was wrong with him and couldn't help but sigh.

"Can you help me out a bit, Kumiko? Aniki seemed to found out that you send a letter to me and he seemed jealous…"

"But how did Syuu nii found out about it? I sent it to your dorm, Yuu nii…"

"Don't ask, I don't even know how aniki got the news of everything from. You know how he is…"

"But what can I do?"

"How about sending a letter to him as well? Since he was jealous of me getting one, how about giving one to him? He's graduating as well, you know."

"Maybe you should write one to him, Yuu nii." Kumiko suggested before she heard Yuuta yelling at the phone.

"Are you crazy? I will never do it, he'll never let me live it down if I do!"

"Alright then… but he won't do anything to me if I do, right?"

"I don't think he'd do something drastic, but if you don't do something, if you meet him, he'll probably stare you down."

"… Alright, I'll write one for him then…"

"Thanks a lot. Good night, Kumiko."

"Good night, Yuu nii." Kumiko said, placing the phone back down before walking back to her room. On her way, she passed her brother who watched her when she had just climbed the stairs.

"Who called?"

"Yuu nii called, saying Syuu nii has been scaring him just because I sent Yuu nii a letter." Kumiko said, pouting.

"I see. Are you going to do something then?"

"I guess I'll write one to him… I don't want Syuu nii to stare me down if I met him, and Yuu nii might be in trouble if I don't."

"Do that tomorrow. Now go to bed. Good night."

"Night nii-chan."

/

'Dear Syuu nii

Have you been scaring Yuu nii just because I sent him a letter? You're so silly sometimes. It was just a letter, unless you're upset at him for another reason that I don't know.

Anyways, since you're going to graduate, what are you going to do, Syuu nii? Will you go continue your photography and tennis or will you choose one?

Eiji-kun told me that he'd like to be a stuntman (nii-chan said it's kind of a dangerous job, is that true?) and Ooishi-san said he'd be a doctor than could help people with injuries like onii-chan and more. Most of the people I knew are going to graduate and I think I'm going to feel a bit lonely after graduation… but at least I can see you guys again, right? Sei bucchou and the others are going to the high school building so we'll be able to meet each other at times, and I still have Kirihara-kun in the tennis club with me. And next year, I hope I'm going to face Yuu nii in a match!

And Syuu nii, how is cacti? Have you been watering him well? Does cacti has a flower on him? Sei bucchou said that a cactus could have a flower, so I wonder if cacti has one.

Oh, oh! And in the graduation ceremony in Seigaku, are the third years going to have a performance or show something? In Rikkai, the works of the thirds years will be chosen to be hung up in an exhibition on the day of the graduation and Sei bucchou got few of his paintings chosen for it! I can't wait to see which one.

Everyone seemed to already decide what kind of high school and what do they want to be in the future… I still have 2 more years to go and I think I still couldn't decide what to do in the future. I wanted to continue playing tennis, but I don't think I wanted to go for professional tennis. Tennis is something that made me forgot about my worries and is fun for me, I don't want to lose that feeling if I go pro. What about you Syuu nii? Seigaku's tennis tensai, what will your answer be?

Shiraishi-san once said to me that he wanted to play a game with you once again, I think he wasn't satisfied with the match at the nationals. And I'm sure you wanted to play with him too, since I don't think you're satisfied losing to him, ne Syuu nii? And you proved that you don't get fooled twice when you play with Niou-senpai ^^.

I feeling rather melancholic when the topic of graduation was brought up, graduation meant the third years are going to leave, and it's going to be so lonely. And graduation means onii-chan will be leaving for Germany soon…

Oh well, and Syuu nii, a teacher of mine was so silly, he said he had an idea of a fantasy story, it's like this; we have a pet, and that pet is so close to us and we love it so much, the pet is hostile towards our friends since it thought it'll take us away from it. But one day, the pet turns into a human with the exceptions of animal's ears and tail and declared love to us; that was the story, the teacher didn't tell us the rest since he thought it'll be more fun if we thought about it ourselves, our own version of the ending for the story. I think it's kind of funny and sweet, being loved to death by your own pet, I wonder how it feels to be loved like that.

I asked Kirihara-kun what kind of animals will the tennis club members be and both of us kept on laughing at our own ideas until the rest of the regulars decided to join in and have their own opinion on animals.

I was told to be a hamster! How can they do that to me? But they say since my hair is brown, and I have big eyes and I like nibbling on my food and people always patting my head makes me look like a cute female hamster. But they say I can look like a cat too, running here and there, hiding everywhere and is flexible, and because I like to climb trees and sleep up there. Everyone is so mean to me sometimes.

I think if all of us were categorized into dogs, fukubucchou will be a big German Sheppard, but Akaya-kun said fukubucchou will suit better as a Doberman. But I still think German Sheppard since it's cuter and fukubucchou actually has a nice side in him. And I guess everyone stared at me after I said that so truthfully in front of the regulars.

Anyways, Syuu nii, I just wanted you to know that I don't want you to scare Yuu nii since if you scare him, he won't be able to concentrate on schools and you don't want it either right?

Oh, I should get this letter send already before it's too late and the post office closed!

With lots of love,

Kumiko'

/

Few days later, Kumiko found her mother smiling and giggling like crazy while her father, grandfather and older brother couldn't help but let out a smile while looking over some photos.

"I'm home." Kumiko said, stepping into the living room with a towel draped over her head.

"Welcome back, Kumiko. Oh, was it raining outside until you have to use a towel?"

"No, kaa-chan. The sun was shining so brightly and it was so hot I had to use it so I can see better. What are those pictures everyone were looking at?"

"It's you, silly. Fuji-kun gave these to Kunimitsu at school, he said. And we were just looking over it. I must say, Fuji-kun is a very talented photographer to capture these kinds of photos. Kumiko was curious as well as somehow scared for her life when she approached the dozens of pictures lying on the table. Kumiko took one and her eyes widened; it was of herself smiling widely while talking to Eiji and Ooishi at Seigaku, and she was in a dress for God's sake. And That was the last dress she had ever worn, but how did Fuji got this?

"Look, and there's one of you talking with your teammates at the Nationals. Fuji-kun always caught your smiles in the photos, he's very talented indeed. And oh! It's that lovely dress I bought you, you look absolutely stunning in that dress!" Tezuka couldn't help but pity his younger sister when he saw her losing color on her face. But he'd admit it, his sister looked very good in those dresses. But how did Fuji catch them? That he doesn't want to know.

"Oh look! This is you with Echizen-kun and then this is you with Atobe-kun. It's like Fuji-kun caught every pictures of you and your friends! And this is when you were with Kirihara-kun, but wasn't this at your school? You were wearing your uniform."

"And look, Fuji-kun even got a picture of you sleeping under a tree so peacefully! I should ask Fuji-kun if he has more of your photos, I would love to put them in the album!" Ayana said as Kumiko went through all the pictures and lose all colors on her face.

"I-I'm going to take a bath…"

"Maybe you should rest, sweetheart. You don't look too well… I'll make you some tea."

"O-Okay, k-kaa-chan…"

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