Kagome and Saeki

Giggling a young girl who sat on the swings watched as a boy about a year or two older than her said something that had everyone sweat dropping before a boy the same age stomped over and whacked him in the back of the head for being stupid.

"Kagome-chan."

The girl turned her head and leaped off the swings and ran over towards the boy with a star shaped scar on his head and hugged him. "Yu-chan, hi"

Yuuta smiled and returned the hug, "Hello. So what are you doing?"

Kagome giggled and turned to motion towards the older boys, "Amane-kun was telling his jokes again...and Bane-chan slapped the back of his head for being stupid."

"So they were at it again, were they!" exclaimed a boy with white and black hair as he walked over with a brunette who had his eyes closed and a smile painted across his lips.

Kagome smiled at the two, "Koji-chan, Syuu-chan, Hi" she replied turning and hugging the two as well.

Saeki Kojirou blushed a bit but returned the smile all the same and embraced the smaller girl before she pulled away and hugged Fuji as well.

Syuusuke Fuji smiled brighter, he knew his friend had a crush on the small girl and it amused him every time Kagome hugged him or directed a smile in his direction, it'll cause a light pink hue to grace his lightly tanned cheeks.

Saeki glared at his friend knowing that he was the cause of the amused smile that graced Fuji's lips. Cursing under his breathe, Saeki damned Fuji and how he was overly perceptive for someone so young and it was not fair.

Fuji just smiled in amusement while Kagome and Yuuta ran off towards the swings. "Saeki, you should know that she is still a little girl, you know. And as a surrogated older brother, I am telling you this...She is not going to start dating until she is at least 14, anything else is too young."

"Sure...Fuji!" called Saeki with a smile as he looked over to the swings and watched as Amane, Bane and the Kisarazu twins walked over towards Kagome and Yuuta. "Let's go over there before someone steals Yuuta's attention away from you."

"Saa...they just try to take my adorable baby brother from me!" Fuji's eyes opened and an eerie smile graced his lips that caused shivers to shoot up and down Saeki's back.

Yes, it was a known fact that if you messed with Fuji Syuusuke's brother than you were going to suffer.

A lot.

For no one took Fuji Yuuta's attention away from Fuji Syuusuke unless that person was Kagome which was alright...and his family...even Saeki...but anyway else who dared to were quickly taught the punishment for such a crime.

Let's just say, it was a surprise that Yuuta actually has friends aside from Kagome...

-Present time-

Kagome looked around and smiled when she saw her old friends standing in the courts facing against their first opponents of the Nationals, Higa Chuu. It really has been a long time since she had been in Japan, having gone to America when she was eight.

That was four years ago.

She had taken the first flight to Japan upon hearing that Rokkaku and Seigaku were in the Nationals this year. And just had to come to cheer on her friends.

Looking around blue-silver eyes took in the scenery, and spotting the direction where Rokkaku was playing, she took off not wanting to miss the match.

Upon reaching the area she saw a familiar figure. A feminine male with light, honey brown hair, closed eyes and a smile on his lips. There was only one person that matched that description and that fact brought a small smile to her lips. She was happy that some things never change.

"Suke-chan!" she called out running towards the older male just as he and the rest of the Seigaku team turned in her direction because of how she had addressed him.

Fuji's eyes snapped open in shock and surprise, knowing only one person that has ever called him Suke-chan and turned around aware that his team was watching him. His eyes lit up when he saw that it was her, Kagome Higurashi, his surrogated little sister. And looking much more cuter than he had remembered her being.

"Kag-chan!" he returned opening his arms as he caught the flying bundle.

"I missed you Suke-chan." Kagome asked with a smile, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Syuusuke nodded his head, "I have missed you too, Kagome-chan. Yuuta has as well... and so has Saeki." at the last name Fuji chuckled knowing Saeki has missed her greatly.

Looking in the courts Fuji saw that Saeki hadn't notice Kagome's appearance yet being too focus on his game. 'Saa...this should be interesting...' Fuji chuckled causing his team to shiver not knowing who the girl was or why Fuji was chuckling like he was plotting something.

Seeing his teammates curious expression he knew that they wanted to know who the girl was, Fuji introduced them to Kagome and vice versa and watched as she immediately hit it off well with Eiji. He watched as they began talking like they have known each other for years instead of five minutes.

Kagome looked over at the match and narrowed her eyes. "Hey, it looks like the Higa Chuu players are using the Shukuchi method...A friend of mine studies martial arts...he sometimes uses Shukuchi to knock his brother out when he gets too annoying for him to handle." Kagome smiled "Which is all the time, but yeah it looks like the Higa Chuu players are using that method in their games."

"So what is Shukuchi method anyways?" asked Momoshiro

"Hm, well. Sesshoumaru once told me that the Shukuchi method creates an illusion almost, the moment where an opponent has his head turned they sneak in casting an illusion that they are in front of you in a split second...or something like that...I didn't really understand, I just realize the move because Sesshoumaru used it so much on Inuyasha."

"They are your brothers?" asked Fuji which received a nod in reply.

Kagome furrowed her brows when she saw the sign the coach from Higa Chuu did and turned towards the one playing against Saeki. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw that he was in position to hit the ball towards Oji.

She remembered the older man from when she was younger. Oji was a grandfather to all of the kids back in Chiba. He would always let them play with the rackets he made. He was such a sweet old man. A bit wacky though.

Running towards the gates, Kagome opened it and race inside catching everyone's attention. Fuji moved towards the gates, eyes opening when he realize what was about to happened and race inside as well.

Kagome dived in front of the ball, blocking it from hitting the old man in the face. Her yell of pain had Fuji's blood boiling

Saeki's eyes widened in shock when he saw a young female race across the court and dived in front of the tennis ball that was aimed for Oji. He ran over when he heard her cry out in pain, dropping his racked he raced over just in time to catch her as she fell backwards clutching at her shoulder.

"Saeki, how is she?" Fuji asked eyes opened in worry as he knelled beside his childhood best friend. He was aware that his teammates had also come inside and were standing around them all worried for Kagome as well.

"I can't..." before Saeki could continue, he finally got a good look at the girl he caught and could not stop the gasp that escaped his lips, "Kagome...?" he whispered shock.

Fuji glared towards Kai when he heard a snicker and a mocking sounding, 'Gomen-chai'

"Oji!" called several Rokkaku players as they looked at there fallen coach than towards the girl who had saved or tried to save him at least.

"Kagome!" came several surprised calls.

"Hey, everyone" Kagome groaned as she held her shoulder. "We should catch up sometime." she turned her gaze towards the old man who must have fallen from the bench in surprise and hit his head seeing that he was unconscious. "You guys should take Oji to go see the doctor to get him checked out. The fall off the bench shouldn't be worse than a tennis ball to the face."

The Rokkaku team nodded their heads but those who knew Kagome turned and told her that they would see her later before picking up there coach and running off.

A ball cutting through the air and a cocky voice saying, 'Gomen-chai caused many people to gasp and stare at the boy who just arrived.

"Ochibi!"

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The day was filled with catching up for Kagome, Syuusuke, the Rokkaku boys and when Yuuta and Atsushi found out about Kagome's return they had rushed right over as well and proceeded to hug the life out of her. It was also spent getting to know the Seigaku team as well as the St. Rudolf boys.

The highlight of the afternoon was when the manager of St. Rudolf tried to get close to Kagome, too close for the Fuji brothers and Saeki's comfort so the elder Fuji brother took it upon himself to make Mizuki see the errors in his ways.

By torturing him, discreetly, of course but everyone present, well those who were close and knew Fuji Syuusuke, meaning his brother, his teammates, Kagome and Saeki, knew that Mizuki's string of 'bad luck' was Fuji's doing.

After all no one got close to Kagome...and Yuuta, and unfortunately for the prince of tennis, Ryoma was added to that list as well.

So all in all it was a good day. And Kagome was really happy to be back amongst her oldest and dearest friends. Meeting new people was a bonus and she just knew that in no time she would grow to like the new males as well.

Later that day-

Kagome stood leaning against the wall with her hands placed behind her back, head tilted back as her blue-silver eyes gazed at the nighttime sky, a small smile graced her lips.

Saeki swallowed as he approached the younger female. "Kagome!"

Kagome turned her head and smiled when she saw her long time friend standing not to far away. "Hey Koji-chan, how have you been? How's Oji doing?"

Coming to a stop beside the girl that he has liked since they were kids, Saeki nodded his head, "I have been fine. We've been training hard to get to the Nationals. Oji's fine, just a bump on the head, it would have been much worse if you hadn't block the hit." Saeki turned his head and stared at her, "Which was very foolish might I had. You could have seriously hurt your shoulder with a stunt like that."

Kagome nodded her head, "I know, but I couldn't let Oji get hurt. His been like a grandfather to me...to us...all the kids in Chiba for such a long time..."

Saeki nodded his head. Yes, he had to agree with Kagome on that, Oji had been a grandfather to many of them growing up, often taking them in when their parents were too busy to watch over them. And he knew if the roles were reversed and he saw the ball heading towards the elderly man, he would have done the same thing.

Deciding to drop the subject, Saeki looked up towards the sky and allowed a comfortable silence to surround them well unaware of the several pairs of eyes focused on them.

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"...Hoi! Hoi! So your saying Saeki has liked Kagome-chan since all of you were younger, nya?" Eiji questioned with wide cat like eyes staring at the two leaning against the wall not to far away from where they were hiding.

Fuji Syuusuke and Yuuta along with the Rokkaku boys and Atsushi nodded their heads.

"But Fuji..." Atsushi spoke up turning towards the honey haired tensai of Seigaku with a curious expression, "Didn't you tell Saeki before that he could only date Kagome when she is fourteen." he pointed out, "If memories serves right, Kagome just made twelve, a few months ago."

A wider smile erupted upon the tensai's lips, "Hm, oh well. I think he waited long enough. Besides, who is to say that Kojirou will work up the nerve to ask Kagome out, anyways."

Yuuta nodded, "I hate to admit it but Saeki did always get tongue tied whenever he was around Kagome. And with her being gone so long..." the 'lefty killer' of St. Rudolf frowned as he trailed off, Kagome has always been his best friend ever since they were kids and out of everyone, he knew her secrets, the things she had hidden from the rest of her friends, he guessed it was because they were best friends, but he knew that if Saeki worked up the courage to just ask Kagome for a date, or better yet to be his girlfriend, she would agree to it in a heartbeat.

Fuji narrowed his eyes, a thoughtful frown on his face as he stared at his younger brother. He had a feeling Yuuta knew more than he was letting on. But before he could question him, footsteps heading in their direction caused them all to turn towards the source and watched as Kagome walked away leaving Saeki to himself.

"Wonder what happened?" Aoi questioned

Kagome glanced at her cell phone confirming the time and frowned. She had a lot of fub today, catching up with old friends and even meeting some new ones. But if she didn't get home soon, she was afraid her brother wouldn't allow her to come back the next day. Turning towards her companion she gave him a smile, "Sorry, I have to go already or my brotherr will forbid me to return tomorrow."

Saeki grinned, "Well, what more can you do right. We'll just talk tomorrow then."

Nodding her head Kagome smiled, "Good night, Kojirou."

"Night, Kagome-chan. I'll see you tomorrow..."

Hugging the two toned male goodnight, Kagome pulled away and headed towards her other friends to bid them goodbye.

Syuusuke and Yuuta shook their heads as they watched as their only female friend waved at them before heading towards a limo that just pulled up to the side walk. .

"Well I guess another day won't make a difference." chuckled Syuusuke as he turned his head to the side. "Hm, Yuuta are you coming home tonight. We can come to the tournaments together tomorrow."

Yuuta shook his head. He really didn't want to. Turning around he started making his way towards the bus.

"Okaa-san mentioned something about making pumpkin curry for dinner while nee-san said she would make some crepes for dessert." taunted Syuusuke, knowing just how to get his brother to come home with him.

Yuuta paused and turned around, "Okay fine, let's go then."

The others present shook their heads at the brothers. Everyone started leaving after that, wishing each other goodnights and see you tomorrow.

'Hm, tomorrow is going to be interesting.' Fuji chuckled causing Yuuta to take several steps away from his brother. Nothing good could come from that chuckle, it usually meant Syuusuke was planning something and whatever it was it was not going to be anything good. He was all of a sudden dreading when the sun rose. 'Poor Saeki.'

Long enough. This is my sorry for taking so long. But it is seriously not my fault. My computer crashed and it's still not working. So until it is, updates are going to be far and in between unless I can get to a computer.

So until the next update, review,

xKagi-chanx