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Rare smile

https://sugaahcube.livejournal.com/821642.html < is the website where I got the picture from

I DONT OWN POT!!

-TEZUKA POV-

We were welcomed by Kawamura's dad upon entering the shop and we were congratulated for winning. I sit at the front with Inui and Ryuzaki-sensei as per usual everytime we'd come in here to celebrate.

"Would you like some sake too, sensei?" Kawamura's dad asks me and I had to adjust my glasses, then look up at him in disbelief.

"I'm the Captain, Tezuka," I say and he blushes, apologizing and everyone laughs. I could see Yayoi giggle behind her hand cutely and I couldn't help but smile at that.

"I JUST SAW BUCHOU SMILE!!" Momoshiro shouts, pointing at me and I adjusted my glasses, clearing my throat I turn away.

"Saa, Momo - only one person can make our buchou smile like that," Fuji then inputs, chuckling and I could only glare at him. I felt Yayoi come sit next to me and she smiles with a blush as she tucks a strand of pink hair behind her ear.

"May I speak with you in uhm, private outside?" She asks and I nodded, earning us some whistles and cheers so I glare at them and they all chuckle. We stand outside, a little further away from the entrance to have some privacy at least. I stand in front of her, my hands in my pockets as I wait.

"It's been a couple weeks already and...I know it's not been long but I'm really grateful that you taught me tennis and asking me to be the Vice president and well what I'm trying to say is, I like you," she confesses and my eyes widen a little, I didn't expect something like this, let alone her feeling the same way as I do. I like her too, I wonder if she felt the same all this time or was it just recently? It's true, I feel like it's a little rushed but... perhaps accepting her feelings and taking things slow will be alright?

"Ah... I do feel the same, kind of. I'm still trying to figure out these emotions... but I hope we can sort it out together," I reply, a short but honest reply and her eyes widen a little, then with a blush and smile she nods.

"Nm, I'd love that, Tezuka-san," she replies and I nodded as we stood there awkwardly, but it was broken when we heard a groan of disapproval from the other regulars.

"You'll all do 100 laps tomorrow for eavesdropping and an extra 50 for the noise you made," I say, adjusting my glasses as they glint and everyone falls as we go back inside to eat the sushi.

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"Kunimitsu - you should really open up your window, it's extremely hot out today," I hear my mother say from downstairs. It's been a couple days since the match and we've already made it so far. Ryuzaki-sensei has given me a booklet for a rehab center in Germany, but I still haven't decided if I should go or not as it'll overlap with going to the Regionals. I won't be able to attend and... not only that, but what will I say to Yayoi?

"Kunimitsu - did you hear me?" I hear my mother say opening my door and I look up at her, apologising.

"Gomen, I'll do it now," I say opening the window, a slight breeze coming in.

"Ah! Tezuka-san, hello!" I hear Yayoi greet me from her window, causing my mother to fully come in and greet her too. The two have gotten along well.

"Akemi-chan!" My mother waves and Yayoi waves back with enthusiasm.

"Mother - please," I say, hoping for some privacy and my mother giggles as she ruffles my hair.

"Do you have time today, Tezuka-san? I'd like to talk with you," Yayoi then speaks, her smile gentle and I nodded. Maybe today would be the perfect day to tell her but what will she think off it? We only recently just started getting to know each other a little more and I felt like I'd be hurting her but this is for my recovery ready for Nationals.

"Then can we meet up now?" She asks and I looked at the clock - it was around lunch time so we could perhaps sit somewhere.

"Sure, I'll come pick you up in 10 minutes?" I ask and she nods happily as we both get ready. I walked over to her door, being next door neighbors is pretty convenient if we ever wanted to hang out. I knock on her door and she comes out, her small pouch bag on her shoulder as she wears a simple white dress with a sun hat.

"Thank you for your time today. Shall we go somewhere to sit and talk?" She asks and I nodded. We both walked side by side to the nearest town center and found a small cafe - we both decided to sit outside. We ordered some cold drinks and I told her she could speak first.

"Ah, thank you. So uhm, I actually play the violin and I have a competition coming up that needs me to go to Belgium as the competition is held there... It'll be for a whole month as I'll be practicing with my music teacher and well...I was wondering how you feel about that?" She asks, her voice a little quiet and a little sad. My eyes softened as I looked at her.

"Yayoi - that's great. I actually have to go to Germany for my rehab so I suppose we're both going to be apart from each other," I then say and she looks up at me, her eyes widen in shock.

"Did that game really injure your arm so badly? I'm so sorry - I shouldn't of had-" she begins to panic, her voice filled with guilt but I stop her.

"It wasn't your fault - it was mine. I wanted to win and injured my arm, I lost but we made it to the next round with everyone's power. I need to recover, ready for the Nationals," I then reply and she nods, her eyes downcast and I hated seeing that.

"I'll be leaving next week, what about you?" She asks, her eyes meeting mine and I smile gently at her.

"I'll be leaving the week after you," I say and she nods, I see her gently grip her glass.

"Can we keep in contact...? Like, uhm, you know - call?" She asks, her face blushing and I gently tapped her hand that was slightly clenched and she relaxes with the touch.

"Of course we can," I say and she smiles at me, her blush in place as she nods. We both chat about the topic and at this moment I didn't think of anything other than her.

Thank you for the patience of waiting for this chapter. I've been so busy with work >_<

Look forward to the next chapter!

Hibiki~