It was 6.30am and Kaidoh Kaoru was on his routine 5 mile morning run. He did this every morning and loved it. Loved the fresh morning air, loved the weather in the mornings, especially today as it was spring and really showing off with bird singing, a light breeze and a gently warming sun, perfect. But most of all he loved that all the streets and roads were so tranquil and clear, it made Tokyo seem like a completely different place, somewhere in the country.

He was half way through his run now and was about to start his way back when he saw something that caught his eye. Another person running. This is unusual. He thought, no-on e is ever out running at this time, or at least I don't usually see anyone. Then the figure started to come closer and he became even more confused as he recognized the figure approaching him.

"Inui-sempai?"

Inui Sadaharu, his sempai from school and the tennis club, the Data player, came to Kaidoh's side and stopped.

"Kaidoh, I had a feeling that I was going to start seeing you on your morning run soon enough," he said calmly not really out of breath, he was fit, "I think its best if we keep moving or we'll start to cramp up." So they started to walk back.

"Inui-sempai, why are you up this early and running?"

"Same reason you are Kaidoh. I began doing morning runs when I began training to become a regular again."

"Oh, but why are you running the same route that I am?"

"Because I wanted to see you on your morning run, I wished to test myself to see if I have the same stamina as you currently posses."

Kaidoh thought, but why does he want to have the same stamina as me when he just almost beat Tezuka?

"Pshhhh..." he hissed and began to run again, Inui catching him up after a few seconds.

I wonder if Kaidoh really knows how much data I have on him, humph, I loved to see his face when he figures my complete intentions behind all of this. Inui Sadaharu had had a crush on the Snake for almost a year now and he had planned everything up until this point, from missing out on being a regular the month before, although to be fair he really had tried his utmost best to beat Echizen. To gathering all of the data on the teams opponents and his own team mates, to his own extra training, to the match against the Seigaku captain showing off how helpful data was and how much he had improved by. It had all been an excuse to show himself off to Kaidoh and to get into a training routine so that he could get close to his crush and hopefully train with him. All of this work, now its time to see if it has been for nothing, time to move to the next stage of the plan.

"Kaidoh," Inui said through a pant, grabbing the snake boys arm and dragging him to sit down next to him on the grass of the park they were currently running through. It was very picturesque with the tall cherry blossom trees budding, the sun shining happily through their leaves and the music of the wind through the trees. He smiled as his team mate sat down next to him with out complaint.

"What is it sempai?"

"Kaidoh, how good do you think that your training regime is?"

"It's good enough for me, why do you ask?"

"If you'd let me, I'd like to help you to improve it so that you will become stronger, faster and increase your stamina."

"I don't know," Kaidoh confessed. If he helps me it might be harder to hide it from him, but I really want to spend more time with him, pshhhh, why does this have to be so hard?

"I think that it will be very beneficial to the both of us. You will have a better training regime and better diet, of course I will also sort out a diet plan for you as well, and I will obtain a training partner who I can compare myself and someone who will tell if they believe that I can improve my own regime. What do you think Kaidoh?"

"Ok Inui-sempai, if you put it that way, but if you make me drink any of your juices so help me God I'll-"

"No need to worry Kaidoh I would never do anything like that to you." He thought he sounded sincere, but he happened to unconsciously smile with happiness and Kaidoh took it the wrong way. He glared at his sempai just daring him to try.

"I promise you I won't; I don't want to make you do something that you don't want to do." Looking serious and sad at the same time, with a hint of love in it that he couldn't stop for the life of him. Damn why can't I control myself, I know its Kaidoh but if you don't get a grip on yourself he'll find out and the plan will fail. Stick to the plan!

Wow I've never seen that expression on his face before it's so…so…squishy. WHAT! Damn it I've been spending too much time around Eiji. "pshhhh" he hissed as he got up, "Ok, I believe you, I'll let you sort out my training, bring a schedule round to my house tomorrow after school, we'll work on it then," He turned to leave then added, "and bring yours as well we'll see where we can improve that as well." With that he broke out into run and ran the last quarter of a mile to his house. YES! I did it, he's gonna come over tomorrow night, wait what am I thinking OH NO OH NO he's coming to my house. God help me.

Inui was left on the grass, smiling the most sincere smile he had ever worn, it had worked. He had gotten Kaidoh to train with him and he was going to his house tomorrow night. Things were finally starting to come together. At last. He thought as he stretched and walked home. See you tomorrow, Kaidoh, my Kaidoh.