If Prince of Tennis were mine, bunny rabbits and sharks would be synonymous.

EYES
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Oishi could see that Tezuka, despite being the kind of person that Tezuka was, was looking for the one. When one thought 'Tezuka', one didn't immediately think 'romance', but Oishi could tell. He could see it in the way Tezuka met people with a lingering, almost hopeful (but the words 'Tezuka' and 'hopeful' didn't exactly belong in the same sentence, either) gaze, trying to find something that simply wasn't there in the other person.

Oishi could also see that Fuji was, like Tezuka, looking for the one. Fuji was slightly different than Tezuka, wanting to be found instead of having to find the one. More than occasionally, Fuji sulked (though he insisted that he brooded, not sulked. Apparently it made all the difference. Oishi didn't understand it, but then again Fuji was a prodigy. Or maybe he just liked confusing people?) and though really only Tezuka, Oishi, and Eiji could tell, he looked disappointed every time someone believed him when he said that he was just fine.

Which was why Oishi found it funny that after every person that Tezuka couldn't find what he wanted to find in, and after every person that failed to see through Fuji's guise, the both of them failed to notice the way Tezuka's gaze shone whenever he looked at Fuji and the way Fuji could always count on Tezuka's reassuring (affectionate, if you asked Oishi) pat on the shoulder no matter how flawless his smile was.

It was almost enough to make Oishi laugh (too bad he'd receive funny looks if he did..). But the vice-captain of Seigaku had faith in his friends, and he was sure they would figure it out (eventually).

And eventually, the two did figure it out. Nothing was said, but Oishi could tell because Tezuka sat close enough to Fuji during lunch that their thighs brushed. Now, don't get him wrong, Oishi supported Tezuka and Fuji's relationship and respected (feared) the two of them just as much as the next guy, but he dearly hoped that Tezuka didn't make Fuji do math equations in bed, or something.

Tezuka wasn't, in the least, a boring person, but Fuji's tastes happened to be rather spontaneous, and Tezuka was more of a to-do list kind of guy.

For the sake of the Seigaku tennis team, he hoped all went well in his friends' relationship. After all, who knew how many laps (possibly hundreds!) or pranks (sooner or later, Fuji was going to end up killing someone) they would have to live through should Tezuka and Fuji break up.

Unfortunately, Oishi had decided to share his thoughts with Eiji, and obviously the acrobat couldn't keep his mouth shut, because while the four of them were eating lunch, the red-head blurted out, "Oishi thinks Tezuka makes you do math in bed, Fujiko!" Oishi's face paled, because truth be told, he'd rather not die too soon and messing with Tezuka and Fuji was definitely not on his list of survival skills.

"Saa, or maybe English Literature in the showers, ne, Tezuka?"

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Ryuuzaki-sensei thought, no, she knew that every single year, the Seigaku Regulars just got crazier and crazier. Partially (mostly), she blamed it on that crazy kid Yamato. True, Yamato had been a kind and talented (though compared to Fuji or Tezuka, he was about as useful as Echizen might be with ballet shoes and a pink frilly dress) captain, and had greatly inspired her third years, but sometimes she had to question whether it was worth it.

Of all the third years, Ryuuzaki knew that Yamato had most influenced Tezuka and Fuji. Personally, she thought Yamato was an alien. It was probably Yamato's twisted fashion sense that influenced Tezuka's (bad) clothing choice. She was convinced Tezuka just stuck his hand into his closet and wore whatever happened to come out first. She was also pretty sure it was Yamato's hyena laugh and nonsensical ramblings had scarred Fuji for life, resulting in the prodigy's general (scary) randomness.

Ryuuzaki could remember the times when boys joined the tennis club to show off for the girls. Now practically half her team was attracted to one another. This, she also blamed on Yamato. By nature, Tezuka and Fuji were shy when it came to matters of romance. Ryuuzaki wasn't blind, she could see the attraction between the two boys but had always been convinced that neither would make a move until they were in highschool and no longer her problem.

Unfortunately, when they were in second year, Yamato decided to play a prank.

Despite her old age, Ryuuzaki was also not deaf and was not oblivious to the rumours that circulated the school. Apparently, Yamato-buchou had locked Fuji and Tezuka in closet which she knew was big enough for two boys of Tezuka and Fuji's size to fit in, but small enough that she imagined they must have been pressed together quite closely. Too closely.

After that day, Tezuka and Fuji weren't quite as shy about their relationship as they had been before.

Now, in their third year, Seigaku's two strongest players were very confident in their romance and Ryuuzaki had noticed the way the buchou and tensai left the clubhouse at least an hour after the rest of the team had left on most days. And then there were the noises. And so, Ryuuzaki-sensei had learned that it was best to avoid the clubhouse after practice, and it was also best to refrain from thinking too, too much when she talked with the team in the changerooms. Some things were best left unimagined.

Truthfully, she was getting old, and if the team wasn't so damn talented (and if Fuji's smile wasn't so charming), she would have long since retired. Of course, the sight of Tezuka pressing Fuji so very hard against the chain link fence on the courts and kissing the living daylights out of the tensai made her reconsider retiring right that moment. The clubhouse was one thing and she didn't care what they did on their own time, but she'd rather not have to watch two of her strongest players make out on the court.

Damn that Yamato, he had brought this upon her.

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Gah. I don't like this as much as the other two, but leave a comment and tell me what you thought, please. (:
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