"When are you going to tell me?" Eiji whined. You haven't told me anything all week.

Eiji has been bugging me for details every chance he can. "Fine, tonight."

"Success." Eiji was still in his pajamas, eating breakfast.

"Don't be late today, Eiji." I said getting up as the door bell rang.

"What? You are leaving already?" Eiji complained. "You don't want to walk with me?" He started to fake-cry.

"Tezuka wants to walk with me."

He snapped out of it. "Okay... meow." He looked a little mischievous.

"Alright…um, see you later. You should probably get ready soon." I headed out the door to see Tezuka waiting for me. Things haven't progressed to more than friendship, to Eiji's disappointment, not like I was thinking that there was going to be anything progressing. I hope he wouldn't be too disappointed of me when I told him everything tonight.

My wrist and ankle have been feeling better recently, which is not news too anyone but myself.

I heard someone yelling somewhere. "Wait for me!" It was Eiji. He ate his breakfast quickly… "You think I can't see your love in action, but I'm here." He laughed. "Hey, captain, when are you going to confess to Eimi. Everyone knows you are in love."

"Eiji… please don't bother him with your nonsense." I complained.

Eiji just laughed. "Come on, Eimi. Let me have fun." The whole way to the district matches were filled with Eiji talking about his random fantasies about me and Tezuka. I was hoping me and Tezuka could just talk a little more, but Eiji spoke more than both of us could. We arrived at the park, and there were different kinds of people and tennis people walking around. Everyone looked at us as if we were weird… or celebrities. I felt very uncomfortable. Girls started screaming out Tezuka's name. "Why won't they yell out my name…" Eiji complained.

We looked at the chart and we still had time, so Tezuka and I got away from Eiji before he noticed we were gone. I could just feel the questioning stares of girls along with a few glares. I just ignored them, though. They didn't really have anything to worry about, but it didn't mean I didn't wonder about what we were.

"So… I know it sounds stupid, but, Eiji is right, what do you think of me?" I asked.

Tezuka looked at me, and just as he was going to answer someone interrupted him. "Well, well, I think they should have done a background check to check for no-talent tennis players."

In front of us was the guy was three years ago… I slowly searched for Tezuka's hand next to me and I took it and squeezed. "Tezuka… he's the one. Kagawa… the one who ruined my wrist and ankle." I whispered to him. He put on a little weight over the years, but I could immediately tell that it was him. I could never forget his face.

Tezuka stood in front of me.

"The overthrown tennis princess has a girlfriend?" He poorly joked. "Seigaku, huh?" As I looked at him, I could remember the blood dripping down my arm as I held the kitten in my arms. "Seigaku might have a good reputation, but I bet you don't have any talent since you hang around that dead-kitten lover." He said as he pointed his racket toward me. Even after three years, I had to witness the monster he had become. The one I created.

Tezuka stood his ground. I didn't know what to do… my wrist and my ankle started throbbing in pain. It was just like he had just hit me with his racket.

"Why don't we settle this, then?" Tezuka suddenly said. I was surprised. This wasn't like him at all.

"Tezuka, you don't have to… you don't want to be late for your match."

"It'll be fine. I'm not playing in today's match." He said. He looked so determined to beat him.

"Are you so bad that you aren't even playing a game today?" He laughed. "How about we play tie-game style? First to seven wins. There's an open court over there. Don't cry if your little boyfriend loses, Kikumaru." I knew this was a bad idea, but Tezuka followed him anyway. All I could do was follow…

"Eimi, be the ref." Then he looked at Kagawa. "You can serve first."

"With pleasure, the king should go first, after all." He bounced the ball, and then he threw it up in the air and served. Tezuka easily returned it and the game quickly turned into a rally. I was so worried that Kagawa would try to play dirty and try to hurt Tezuka. At the same time, I saw that Tezuka didn't play to his fullest extent. I don't think I've ever seen him play to his fullest...

The game was 3-4 with Kagawa leading.

"Is that the best you can do?" Kagawa said. "Seigaku and all their members are probably pieces of trash. Kikumaru, you tainted them as soon as you got into the school!" He served, and I could see the expression on Tezuka's face now. He was getting mad. Tezuka returned the ball and gave it a spin so that it almost hit him in the face.

"4, all." I said.

"Just shut up and play the game." Tezuka said to Kagawa. One serve after the other Tezuka began scoring till it got to 6-4. Kagawa started getting frustrated.

It was his serve. I saw that he squeezed the ball tightly in his hand. "Take this!" He served, but I saw the ball coming towards me again.

I screamed. "Tezuka!"

I thought the ball was going to hit me, but once again I saw Tezuka's racket in front of me, the ball bounced back to the court, within the line and out toward the fence. "Should we just call that game?"

Kagawa fell to his knees. "You…. You cheated didn't you?"

"Let's go, Eimi." He took my hand.

"Who are you anyway?" Kagawa asked.

"Tezuka Kunimitsu, Captain of the Seigaku Tennis team." We started walking away.

"You idiot… I am the tennis king! I overthrew that stupid princess!" He quickly got up on his feet. I turned around to see him, and I saw his racket flying toward me. No matter what, he wanted to hurt me. How did it come to this? Was it really that bad?

"I was wondering where you two were. I don't want you missing the match." Eiji said. I saw that he had the racquet in his hand. For the first time in a long time, I saw Eiji was angry. His eyes burned with a desire to protect me. "Kagawa… You hurt my sister once; I will never allow you to hurt her again." Eiji said and threw the racket to the ground.

"Eiji, you came out of nowhere…" I said, surprised and happy at the same time.

"Oh, I was just warming up by running around." He smiled toward me. "I figured I would look for my favorite sister. Let's go now, and leave this loser."

"Eimi, are you alright?" Tezuka asked.

My wrist and ankle stopped throbbing. "Yeah, of course." I smiled. I was always being saved by someone else… it felt like I was still the child holding on to the kitten. "Thank you so much, Eiji... Tezuka..." I had no other thing to say. Tezuka was still holding my hand, and he squeezed it tight.