Author's notes: Hi all, this is the first time that I actually written a fanfic, so I'm not very good at it. Hope you guys don't mind it much. ^^ And also, the story will change between Yukimura and Sanada's POV, starting from Yukimura's, hope it doesn't confuses you guys. APLHA PAIR FTW~!

Warning: Yaoi, Boy X Boy, rated M in future chapters, some OOCness. Don't like, don't read.

Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis belongs to Konomi-sensei, not me. If I was, Rikkai will be the main characters in the story instead of Seigaku. xD

:: Yukimura's POV ::

I remember first meeting you in the Junior Tournament three year ago, you were one of the first few friends that I made. And when you challenged him and lost, I could feel all the pain in your heart, even though I just barely won him at that time.

We met again in the school's tennis club the following year, and I was glad to see you again. Along with the Master, the three of us brought the school the championship title that year, even though we were the only freshmen regulars. We even got a nickname each, you got the title 'Emperor', Renji got the title 'Master', while I got the title 'Demigod'. The three of us were known as the Big Three ever since, defeating schools by schools all the time.

The three of us were the very best of friends, and I spent the best days of my life with you guys, but I slowly realize that those days soon came to an end when I found out that my feeling towards you changed. At first it was just pure admiration, but I started noticing more things about you, like how your sweat glisters under the hot sun whenever you play a match against another, things like just how handsome and tough you look whether with or without your trademark hat. I also noticed things like how nice and fit my small and slender frame will be against your broad and muscular body if I was given a chance to be embraced by you.

All of these things that I say about you, I meant them to be a secret until the day I draw my last breath, as I know you would never feel the same about me. Because to you, I am nothing but one of your best friend, the other being the Master, but to me, you have gradually become the most important person in my life, because you are the one that I subconsciously fell in love with.

I realized that I had fallen for you during the middle of our second year, when you placed your hand behind my back, congratulating me on winning Singles 1 during that year's Kantou finals. For some unknown reasons I felt shy around you all of a sudden and my heart was thumping against my chest when your voice reaches my ears. That was when I knew I couldn't deceive myself any longer, and quickly turned my head away from your vision, making sure that neither you nor the other regulars saw the blush that was making its way up to my cheeks, but apparently someone caught the sight of it as I was 'cornered' at the school library about a few days later during lunch break.

-FLASHBACK-

"Seiichi, I'm going to cut all formalities and talk straight to the point. You like Genichirou don't you?"

I barely contained the surprised look I have on my face when he questioned me. "As expected from the Master," then I smiled a little to conceal the previous surprise look, "for how long have you known about it?"

"For a little while already, before that, I calculated that the chances of you thinking about Genichirou romantically was about 39%, but ever since I saw your reaction towards him during the Kantou finals when he congratulated you a few days back, I am pretty certain now that you harbor feelings towards him romantically was 90%."

I was quite impressed at that time that he managed to figure out my deepest secret with just one small action, but then again, he isn't given the title 'Master' for show.

"Then what about the remaining 10%?" I asked, curious as to what the Master has installed for me after finding out about my 'dirty little secret'.

"Those are the chances of you harboring a deeper level of romantic feelings towards him, or more commonly known as love."

"Then which side do you think I belong to?"

"According to my data, I think it is safe to assume that you belong to the 10% category Seiichi."

"Guess data can't really lie after all. You're correct Renji, I am in love with him. I think I have love him ever since the day I first met him in the Junior Tournament two years ago , but I wasn't fully aware of my true feeling until that time during the Kantou finals. I knew that I just couldn't deny the fact that I have feelings for him anymore."

"Data doesn't lies Seiichi." The both of us smiled to each other a little. "Don't worry, your secret will always be safe with me, I swear in the name of Kami-sama."

"I'll hold you on your words Renji."

"By the way Seiichi, I'll just let you in or something that I found out about Genichirou,"

Raising an eyebrow I asked. "What is it Renji?"

"I have calculated that there is a 69% chance that Genichirou harbors the same feelings towards you," my face raised up in both surprise and slight happiness when he continued, "but the chances of him not realizing about it is a straight 100%, seeing how devoted he is towards tennis and winning the Nationals."

"Really? But then again, I guess that's why I love him, devoted, honorable, and extremely manly."

Renji laughed softly and said, "And all this information isn't to cheer of lift your hopes up, as I always say…"

"Data never lies." I finished for him. "So, do you have any juicy inside gossip that I can know about?" I asked with a wide smile.

"Just for your sake only Seiichi, anything and everything that passes between us stays between us."

"Deal."

"It seems that Jackal's the only one among the regulars who is perfectly straight."

"Really now? I had always thought that you or Yagyuu are one of the straight ones in the club."

"If I'm not wrong about this piece of data, Hiroshi seems to be dating with Masaharu, it's either that or they are just convenient fuck-buddies."

"What about you Renji?" Did his face blush a little just now? Maybe it's my imagination.

"It's this boy that I knew in elementary school."

"Ah, the one whom you used to play doubles with right Renji? Before you moved to Kanagawa."

"Yes, it's him. And there is a 75% chance that I still have lingering feelings towards Sadaharu."

"Maybe you'll get over him one day Renji, and there will be someone who is right by your side always, trust me Renji, you will find someone better soon."

"I don't know about that Seiichi, plus there isn't really one that catches my eye currently. The chance of me getting over Sadaharu is only about 27.6%."

"Maybe not so fast then, but why do I sometime see you getting slightly friendlier towards a certain demon baby of the team?"

"Akaya? I just think he's very interesting that's all, I don't really feel anything towards him, and plus he has extremely good potential as a tennis player, so I'm just enhancing his skills. And didn't you already decide that he'll become the buchou of the team right after our batch graduates?"

"True Renji, after all, he's the strongest freshmen we haves since the start of the year, remember the day he vowed to beat the three of us?"

"Yes, I remember that day, poor Akaya was nearly destroyed by the three of us then."

"True, but he has grown stronger ever since hasn't he?"

"Yes, definitely."

"So Renji, tell me about Niou and Yagyuu."

"Let's just say I overheard them doing some activities inside the shower room once after practice. You and Genichirou went back to study remember? Hence you know nothing about that time Seiichi." He replied after seeing the confused look I obviously had on my face.

"Then what about Marui? I had always thought that if Jackal isn't straight, the two of them will most likely end up with each other."

"Likewise Seiichi, but seems that Bunta is quite interested in his fanboy."

"Fanboy?" I thought for a moment before remembering slightly about the incident last year. "Is it the sleepy looking boy from Hyoutei who played against him last year and lost?

"Yes, that boy. According to my data, the boy is known as Akutagawa Jirou, and ever since his match with Bunta he had completely fallen for him, and apparently our Bunta thinks that he's cute. Who knows they might even be dating behind our backs."

"Saa… Not that I really mind as long it doesn't affect his plays, but isn't managing a long distance relationship a bit tedious? Hyoutei is in Tokyo after all."

"Who knows? And any way Seiichi, just so you know that if you ever need a listening ear or have any problems that you want to share, I'll be here for you. And I know that one day, Genichirou will return his feelings back.

"Thank you Renji, you're the best. And I'll always be here for you too if you need a listening ear, or anything else that matters."

"Sure Seiichi, anything for my best friend."

-END FLASHBACK-

What Renji told me back that day regarding you, I kept those words fully in my heart, praying silent to every Kami-sama that I know of that one day, I will be the one that holds the key to your heart. I would then go tease Marui about his secret (might be) Hyoutei lover, and I would also go find out the ultimate truth of the relationship between our Doubles 1 players. Renji won't be dragged into all of this definitely, and even if the victims wanted revenge, they can't really do anything towards me anyway. Being the buchou of Rikkaidai Fuzoku's tennis club does have its privileges after all.

More than around four months have passed since the conversation with Renji. Rikkai has once claim the Nationals again for the second time, this time with the addition of our demon baby Akaya, whose goal is to surpass us, the Rikkai Big Three. Every single one of us in the regulars, you, Renji, Niou, Akaya, Marui, Jackal, me and eventually Yagyuu, who Niou scouted from the golf club. We made a promise together, to claim the Nationals' title for the third consecutive time the following year before we seniors have to retire from the tennis club. You made a promised too on the following day, that as long as the two of us and Renji are in reign over Rikkai's tennis club, we will not and never will lose. Hence, the "Losing is forbidden!" law was set up in Rikkai's tennis club.

I never would have imagined that there will be a day where I will regret about not telling you everything truthfully. About how much that I actually love you, how much I actually cared about you, and how much you meant to me more than everything in my life, even my favorite sport (tennis) and hobbies (gardening and painting) couldn't be compared to you. To me, you have already become my everything, the center of my universe.

That winter, when we were at the train station, all of us Rikkai regulars were talking about how we are going to thrash every single school who stands in the way between us Rikkai and our third Kantou championship title when suddenly, I felt my legs growing weaker and weaker as the seconds passed by, my head feels light-headed and faint, and before I knew it, my body was falling onto the ground against my control, I couldn't control my body anymore. And just right before the darkness swallows me, the very last thing that my sane mind registered was you voice, one that sounded extremely desperate, worried and panicked.

"YUKIMURA!"

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