Prince Of Tennis Fan Fiction ❯ Love at Second Sight ❯ Love at Second Sight 1 ( Chapter 1 )

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Title: Love at second sight

Fandom: Tenipuri/POT

Genre: General/Romance

Rating: PG-13

Type: Multi-part?? Chapter 1/??

Pairings: Oshitari/Eiji

Disclaimer: No, I do not own Prince of Tennis.

Author's notes: This is the end product of having Yuushi's and Eiji's muses poking me relentlessly.

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Chapter 1

The first time they met, it was in the court during the Kantou Tournament; the first match Hyoutei Gakuen vs Seigaku, Doubles 2. The second time it was during the survival camp, a practice match schedule between their buchou, Atobe and Tezuka. The third time, it was during the selection camp for the Japan Junior Team. The last time had been during the game against American Junior Team itself, the two of them were joined to form Doubles 1.

Now as he stood outside the school gate of Seigaku, Oshitari Yuushi could not help but wonder what brought him here. He had no idea what he was going to do here, but one thing is for sure. He was not here for Atobe's errands for once, but rather he was here at his own will. In the past, whenever he showed up at Seigaku; it had to do with Atobe's orders and his doubles partner, Mukahi, was always with him. Yet, this time around; he came alone with the intention to fathom out his sudden interest in the acrobatics player of Seigaku.

Taking in a deep breath, he crossed the line that separated Seigaku and the street. When he entered the compound, he was aware of all the curious eyes on him. He tried his best to ignore them, and strolled towards the direction of the tennis courts with determination and confidence. However, it was hard to concentrate on his goal when many pairs of eyes watched his every move. If he were not normally so calm and collected, he would have panicked.

Meanwhile, Kikumaru Eiji, his source of interest, was just coming out from the court and was trying to figure out what had just happened that created such a commotion within the club.

"A-re? What's going on nyah? Why are there so many people gathered here?" Eiji mumbled to himself. Turning to his doubles partner, he asked. "Oishi, do you know what's happening?"

Oishi shook his head to incline that he had no idea either. Without even bothering to hear Oishi out, Eiji dragged his doubles partner along, despite the latter's relentless protests. Pushing past random members of the club, Eiji was stunned to find the Hyoutei genius, Oshitari Yuushi, standing in front of him uncomfortably.

Eiji's eyes widen at the sight of Oshitari, "Eh... what are you doing here?" he exclaimed out loud, realizing what he had done. Eiji slapped his hand over his mouth and apologized frantically to the people crowding around him.

Resisting the urge to wince at the sound Eiji's high-pitched voice, Yuushi plastered on a look of indifference. Pushing down his nervousness, he plastered on a smirk and said. "Aa... just the person I need to see."

Turning towards Tezuka, who had just arrived at the scene, he asked. "Don't mind if I borrow Kikumaru for a moment, do you?"

Tezuka frowned, but said nothing. He merely gave a "Hn" in acknowledgement and ordered everyone else back to practice. Yuushi took the lack of response as a 'yes', while Eiji was still looking between him and Tezuka in bewilderment. Turning to Eiji, Yuushi said. "Now that your buchou has agreed, why don't we find somewhere for a cup of coffee?"

Eiji blinked. 'Uso!' his mind screamed. He could hardly believe it. 'Oshitari Yuushi, came over to find him just to have coffee with him?' Eiji realized he must have been spacing out and blinking repeated and gaping, until he suddenly heard Oshitari telling him.

"Kikumaru, so are you going to stand and stare all day? The deer-caught-in-headlights look is not very becoming."

For a while, Eiji thought he saw Oshitari smiling; then again, Oshitari had been smirking all the while. After all, he could have mistaken the smirk as a smile; they both looked kind of similar to him.

Recovering from his shock, he faced Oshitari cheekily. "So where do you want to have coffee at?"

Yuushi resisted the urge to smile at Eiji's suddenly change in mood. He thought for a moment before leading the way to the Starbucks cafe which he had passed by earlier on, when he was on his way over to Seigaku.

'I wondered what he's up to...' Eiji thought. 'Maa... I'm sure I'll find out sooner or later.' he thought to himself as he followed Oshitari's lead silently.


~to be continued~

date started: 26/05/05

date completed: 26/05/05