"You’re spacing out again , Airin. Oh, this woman really is so stupid.” It was Skye's voice that brought Airin back to the present. She doesn’t know why, but she often spaces out especially when Les is what she’s thinking about. Especially when she remembers what happened three months ago.

It seemed as if their first meeting was copied from a romance novel. To this day, she still shudders when she remembers that incident.

"Look at this fool of a woman. Hey, Airin! You look like a fool looking like that. Oh, shit, I even imitated your redundant words. Hey," Skye shouted with more force to her.

"What the heck, Skye! You've been fighting so hard before! You're getting a lot, ah," Airin growled at the friend.

"Because you're stunned again. You were still earlier. Thank you for just resisting me."

"I just remember that first meeting between Les and me. You know I can't really forget that day; the day our hearts met," he said dreaming.

"Maybe you've been beaten," Skye said angrily. "I won't forget that day either, Airin Nessa. You just kept me waiting for a while at the Botanical Garden, lintek."

"I'm sorry. It's just cute," Airin teased her friend.

It's really Skye, you'd think you'd be menopausal if you had sex. Maybe it's just lacking in crush so that's it.

"Don't change the subject! Let's get back to your obsession with Crawford."

Airin just rolled her eyes at her friend. He turned his gaze back to Les. It's still practicing against Cloud. She could not help but be mesmerized by the way he swung his arms whenever he would hit the tennis ball. And the way his leg muscles would flex whenever he was running? Oh, boy.

"What's wrong with Les besides he's so handsome?"

"Airin, tell me honestly, do you love him?"

"Of course," Airin answered without hesitation but inwardly, he was also thinking. What is love?

"Les already has a girlfriend."

"So? They'll also break up when he meets me."

"He already knows you, doesn't he? But look, they still are."

Airin nodded. "That's different, okay?"

"How different? You can't compete with his girlfriend, Airin. That's Heidi. You're going to hit Heidi? Heidi the campus figure, Heidi the Brat Princess of SVU? What are you up against?"

"Wow. Thanks for being a friend, ah. My self-esteem has increased so much. I can feel your love and support," Airin said sarcastically.

Skye jokingly tapped him on the shoulder. "It's not about bringing you down. The reality that Les 'standard is so high is just knocking at your door. Okay, you're pretty, Airin. But you're very different from Les' types. Those who became his girlfriends, campus celebrities. Queen Bee types. That super sophisticated look and um-aura. Still heels! You're the exact opposite of that, my friend, "Skye repeatedly kills him. He even waved his hand as if emphasizing its point.

He was unable to defend himself because what the friend said was true. Even he, Les's girlfriends saw him as the exact opposite. Les' ex-girlfriends were classy, sophisticated, and well-known in their university. Sad to say, Airin is not like that.

Les' ex-girlfriends preferred wearing high-heeled shoes while Airin preferred rubber shoes, sneakers, or doll shoes. Once in a while, he enters wearing only flipflops. Only a select course has a uniform here at SVU and her course is one that does not require a uniform so she was free to wear whatever she wanted.

Les' ex-girlfriends wore make-up like a professional while Airin didn't even know the difference between eyelash brush and brow brush. Even though she wants to learn to make up, she's lazy, eh. She would only put powder and lip gloss because of her laziness.

Les' ex-girlfriends wore provocative and classy dresses while Airin would always choose comfy over style. In short, pants, blouses, or leggings are his choice of clothes.

She was so simple. Maybe, she's just a nene compared to Les' girlfriends (especially his current girlfriend Heidi). He also knows how far apart he is from Les' girlfriends. He is not totally in denial in that regard.

But he still did not lose hope. Said, ‘isn’t it, love is blind? Les might be blinded by his simplicity. Airin still feels that he and Les will still be together in the end even though he is the opposite of his girlfriends. Just sporting a fighting spirit.

He said in his favorite Japanese series Gokusen , fight-o !

"They're not Heidi's thing, bestie. Heidi's flirting too much. One of these days, bestie, you'll just see that they break up because of Heidi too. And when that happens, I'll make a move for Les will notice me, "he said confidently.

It's really just a sport because sometimes fighting is courageous. And thicken the face.

"YOU LOOK so stressed, ah," Cloud's friend commented to Les.

Les moaned then brushed his hair. He dropped his overall bag on the floor and sat down on the Monobloc chair.

"Heidi and I fought again," he said.

"There's nothing new d'on."

The wind just blew him away.

"Why are you fighting?" groaned Chuck, one of his friends and club members.

"Same issue. I'm losing time with him."

Les is here in the locker room for tennis players. Their locker room is located behind the university gym. This also serves as their club office.

Les is the vice-captain of their tennis club. He is also one of the regular players of the tennis club. He preferred playing Doubles with his partner, Cloud. They were called the Golden Duo because of the good match-up between the two. They also play Cloud's Singles but they really prefer Doubles.

"Maybe you're losing time with him, Les. You have to balance your time between your girlfriend and your club," Chuck said calmly.

"That's what I do, ah," Les replied defensively.

"It looks like our discussion is hot, folks," the newcomer Reus interjected.

"Shut up, parrot!" said the man next to him, Guji.

"Nognog, fire," Reus replied.

Reus, Guji, and Chuck are also members of the tennis club. Like him and Cloud, Regulars include them. They are nine Regulars. They are the ones who are considered good when it comes to playing tennis. Supposedly, they are the elite of their club.

"Parrot, bag," Guji seriously retaliated against Reus' teasing.

Les, Cloud, and Chuck laughed at the same time, especially since Reus' mouth almost smoked with annoyance.

"I'm not a bag! You want me to show you more, eh!"

Guji disgustingly looked at Reus. "Nevermind."

Les just shook his head. "That's enough. Enzo might catch up with you, run you to court a few more times."

The two nodded, Reus's snout was obvious. This is Reus and Guji, always colliding. But when they do it together in a Doubles game, even if they fight, they show their talent. But these two preferred Singles game than Doubles.

"Where's Coach Enzo? I'll call a meeting later. Maybe he's still flirting, ah," Reus said then smiled.

"San Diego, twenty laps around the court after the meeting," a voice said coldly near the club room door.

Les almost smirked when he saw Reus' pale face. There, blessed with its eloquence.

"This is Coach, not joking anymore. Just a joke. Joke."

Enzo just stared at it so Reus had no choice but to be quiet. Good.

Enzo is the coach-slash-captain of their tennis club. It’s serious, strict, but super good at playing tennis. No wonder he was their captain. Many younger members idolized him and at the same time were afraid of him.

"The juice you made is so delicious, Kei. Thank you," Les heard Chase say as he entered. Next was Kei.

Kei adjusted the glasses. "Thanks for the feedback. I'm really thinking of upgrading that juice."

At the same time, the listeners to Kei and Chase frowned (except for Enzo because he was always poker-faced). Kei's juice were horrible. Chase is the only one who can withstand its juice. They all think there was something wrong with Chase because of it.

The eight of them make up the Regulars team of their tennis club. They are all classmates and in a block section. There were nine Regulars in their club. Rein was their last member. Rein is two years younger than them but his tennis skills are unbeatable. This is a prodigy when it comes to tennis.

"Have you heard the news?" suddenly Reus said.

"What's up?"

"The students in our campus are calling our team Tennis Knights," he said proudly.

"Tennis what?" almost at the same time they all said (except for Enzo again because the idiot is poker-faced).

"Tennis Knights. Because we are the elite group of the tennis club. Well, I'm here," Reus boasted.

"You're not lost even if you're lost," parrot, "Guji whispered again.

Before Reus could answer and Enzo nodded. "I want all of you to be outside in ten," it coldly commands. He turned to Reus. "And San Diego ..."

Reus swallowed. "Y-yes, Captain, Coach, Sir?"

"Another ten laps around the court."

When Enzo came out, Reus let out a growl. They just laughed. Les has lost sight of his girlfriend. Because for him, there was nothing more important than tennis.