Lily smiled gratefully at her newfound savior. She wasn't one to be saved usually, she was one to do the saving (or at the least help in some form or way). Seeing that bandaging her upper arm was not a good one man job, someone had stepped in and perfectly wrapped the bandages in place. The person had even angled her arm in such a way that minimal pain was felt, and the cold pack they'd handed her helped even more with the pain.

When she looked up to thank the person, Lily was a bit surprised though, her smile quickly forming into a small gape as Tezuka gazed down at her. She shifted on the bench when she noticed his subtle glance, questioning if he could sit. Her movement was a silent approval to his question, and so he sat.

"Ano- ah-..." Lily couldn't help but be a little speechless, and the thought of her being so lame made her smile in embarrassment, "Thank you for your help."

He nodded, and as the two heard the familiar bounces of tennis balls in the public park Lily noted how his eyes shifted to the side to glance at her. Another question being silently asked.

"Someone was hogging the public courts and they wouldn't let the younger kids practice," Lily explained when she understood, "I thought maybe I could convince him otherwise."

"Aah."

Fuji had told Lily that the Seigaku captain spoke few words. What he hadn't told her was that he spoke through actions, timed glances, and even small grunts of acknowledgment or tilts of the head. Overall, Lily made up most of the conversation, at least from an outsider's point of view.

However, like her evil genius childhood friend, she did love to push limits. "Syusuke-kun did tell me that you didn't talk much, Kunimitsu-kun."

An eyebrow rose curiously at her, and though most would have just seen the usual stoic face Lily could point out the small twitch at the corner of his mouth pull downwards, as if he were to frown.

Lily's smile grew, "I think you communicate efficiently, despite what Syusuke-kun may think."

She made no attempt at addressing the fact that she had used his given name, but Tezuka could see from her smile alone that she had chosen her words purposefully.

"Kunimitsu-kun, why are you here so late in the day? The sun set hours ago."

"This court is close to home." He replied stoically.

Lily nodded, "Oh, I see." She smiled again, "I don't suppose you approve of the tennis that Kami-chan and I play, do you?"

He shifted his gaze down towards her, 'No.'

"Well, it is a bit... extreme. But she enjoys it, and she helps other people enjoy it too." Lily said, understanding his silent replies with ease.

He looked out at the tennis courts in front of them.

"And... to be quite honest, I hope she helps me enjoy tennis more too." Lily admit, seeing how the Seishun captain's eyes looked out at the courts in admiration. Lily saw a range of emotions flicker through his eyes, 'No... not admiration, more like... he's itching to play.'

"Would you like to play a game?" She asked, standing up.

Lily could already see the answer in his eyes, but waited for when he stood up.

"Hai."

"-that's why, Syu-chan, you and Lily-chan should come over and watch!" Kamiko's voice happily chirped from the speaker of Fuji's cellphone.

"Syu-chan? Heh, since when did Kyu Echizen and Fuji-senpai get so close?" Kamiko could hear Momo snickering in the background with Kikumaru, and she was glad that they weren't in person because Fuji would have seen her blush.

The pink on her cheeks turned a deep shade of red when she heard Fuji chuckle, "Saa, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it this time. Perhaps you should take some photos to show me later, ne?"

"Ah~, hai! I'll even take some videos then! Ja ne, Syu-chan!"

The girl quickly hung up, and Fuji could hear the faint roar of an audience before the line had cut off.

"Hmm... maybe Syu-chan wants to ditch us after all, ne, Momo?"

"Probably, Kikumaru-senpai!"

"So desune? And what kind of senpai would I be to just leave my comrades when they have no money to pay for the food they just ate?"

"F-Fujiko, no!" Kikumaru exclaimed.

Momo sputtered out his drink, "Pff-F-Fuji-senpai!"

"Saa, I already paid for it, remember?" Fuji chuckled, "But I do wonder where Lily-chan could be. She's usually one to oversee the events that Kamiko participates in."

"Events?" Kikumaru asked, "What is Kami-chan involved in?"

"Ehh... it's not really anything, Kikumaru-senpai." Mom fidget around and nervously shoved another burger in his face, "Fuji-senpai has only heard of it, never seen it. Kami-chan plays a really high level of street tennis, is all."

"Street tennis? Ah! We should all play with her then!"

"It's a different type..."

"What is that supposed to mean, Momo? Ne, Fujiko, what's Momo mean?" Kikumaru asked.

Fuji could only smile and chuckle at his friend's obliviousness, "Momo is right when he says that I've never seen it. But when I do see it I'll be sure to tell you. I don't think many middle schoolers know anyway..."

"Mou, you two are mean! Keeping secrets from me. What else are you keeping from me?"

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters/plot/etc., of the PoT manga/anime.

Author's Note:

Hi all! I realize this has been sticking with Hitomi for a long time, I hope everyone's okay with that and that the switching of characters doesn't disrupt the flow of each perspective too much.

iris: yeah, I really should have left out a couple OC's, but I believe (at the time that I was writing them out) I had a way of tying them all in together to move the plot forward. I think I overestimated the amount of OC's I had, but then again I always do love a challenge! So I hope you continue to read and that you enjoy the story even though there's a lot of OC's. :)