One summer morning, Niou woke up from his sleep, to find that he only had 5 minutes left before morning practice began. Without eating breakfast, he ran off to school, wearing a rather wrinkled uniform (which was the one he wore yesterday) and not even bothering to fix his tie. It was 7:05 a.m. when he arrived at school. Uh-oh. problems. He sneaked through the courts, careful not to get caught by Yukimura or Sanada. He was near the club room when Yukimura saw him and, thank goodness, he wasn't upset, because he calmly ordered Niou to put on his jersey without further ado. However, after switching, he had to face the wrath of his beloved Sanada-fukubuchou, meaning he had to run 50 laps plus the 10 warm-up laps. Oh, joy. Marui made fun of him for being late, as did Kirihara, who dared to accuse him of watching dirty movies at night. He sent them a glare, mentally thinking they might prank these two later, before doing his tricks. Beads of sweat began to stream furiously down his face as he ran his fifth lap. The sun is beating down surprisingly today, he noted, wiping a hand across his sweaty brow and looking up at the sky. It was summer, okay, but today was unusually hot. After going through the assigned rounds, he played a match with Kirihara, winning 7-6 due to Kirihara passing out. “Ah, what a hot day,” he remarked, wiping his sweaty body. forehead with his arm. He took the bottle of water from the bench and drank it as if he had never drunk anything before. "That explains why the kid passed out," Marui said, pointing to Kirihara who was sprawled on the ground, breathing heavily. "It's natural to be hot because it's summer," Yanagi said calmly, holding a notebook in one hand. “But it’s not natural to be this hot!” Marui you...... middle of paper ......felt like ice cream cooked in a frying pan. His piercing, icy blue eyes stared peacefully at the view out the window. Niou never thought there was such a beautiful girl. He always believed that girls only become beautiful when they take care of themselves. (put on makeup, do your hair, etc.), but he betrayed his theory. This girl, Niou thought, is one of a kind. Instead of sleeping, he spent his time looking at this girl, forgetting everything around him. was shaken from his thoughts when the announcer said the train was now in Tokyo. Niou watched the girl get off the train. He smiled and scratched his head. “I forgot to take a nap just because of her?” he wondered. “That’s not like me.” He had a big smile on his face as he got off the train. I can't wait to see her again, he thought with a smile and went off to do his work..