Inui grinned with evil as he held up his latest concoction. Glasses flashing, he could barely contain his excitement for tomorrow and the new data that his newest drink would reveal.
It was February 14th, otherwise known as Valentine's Day. But to certain members of the tennis club, it was called "run-as-fast-as-you-can-to-the-locker-room-and-hide" day. One such member was Kikumaru, who was frantically dashing to the tennis courts, a group of girls hot on his heels. As he raced inside the room, Taka quickly slammed the door shut, effectively blocking the horde of females. Kikumaru meanwhile glomped on Oishi, gasping for breath.
"They...get...worse...every...year!" he panted. The rest of the Regulars nodded in agreement. All were familiar with the terrifying tradition that happened every Februrary. Momo, Inui, Kaidoh, Oishi, and Taka didn't have as many fans as the others and were relatively safe, but the same could not be said for Kikumaru, Tezuka, Echizen, and Fuji. Especially Fuji. While the other three had a healthy amount of admirers, it was the tensai that dominated the school's popularity charts.
Said prodigy was currently leaning against a locker, his ever-present smile etched on his face. He didn't seem the least bothered by the screaming hordes of females outside that were chanting and calling his name.
"Fuji! You're too nice to them. That's why they do this every year! Be more like Ochibi nya!" Kikumaru cried in exasperation. The tensai merely chuckled.
"Saa, but it's fun to see what they come up with though, ne Eiji?" Kikumaru pouted at Fuji's lighthearted response.
"Tch." Ryoma glared at his sempai from the bench he was sitting on. "What do you mean by 'be more like me?'"
"Hey, has anyone seen Inui? I don't think he's arrived yet." interjected Oishi, glancing around the room.
"I heard he stayed late yesterday at school working on some new juice." said Taka. "Let me call him real quick and-"
"NO!" Momo tackled the power player in desperation, knocking the phone onto the floor. "Gomen, Taka-san, but we can't have Inui in here with us if he's gonna force us to drink some horrible thing he made."
"I'm afraid it's too late for that." Everyone turned to the door. There stood Inui, holding a beaker of...something. Craning their necks, the tennis members saw that the girls had retreated far away from Inui's concoction as they too had heard about its capabilities. "Now." Inui's glasses flashed menacingly. "Who would like to try it first?" Everyone eyed each other before mass pandemonium ensued.
"Make Echizen drink it! The brat's to snarky for his own good!" yelled Momo.
"Tch. Who has a dirty mouth now, sempai?" Ryoma countered.
"Oishi! I don't want to die!" Kikumaru wailed.
"Everyone, please calm down!" Oishi waved his arms, trying in vain to capture the Regulars' attention.
"Ano, I think we should listen to Oishi-" Taka meekly suggested before he grabbed his racket off the ground. Immediately a fiery aura surrounded him.
"MOEZURE BURNING! COME ON, BRING IT!" he shouted, waving his racket around wildly. It nearly hit Momo's head, who began yelling even louder at Taka for almost beheading him. Kaidoh glance up with an irritated look on his face.
"Fushhhhh. Shouldn't the baka over there drink it? He's being too loud." Kaidoh gestured at Momo.
"Nani! You want to go, Mamushi?" Momo stood up, glaring at the Viper.
"Bring it on, Peach Butt!"
"Enough!" Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at their captain. Tezuka glowered at them all before turning to Inui. "Why do we need to drink this...new juice of yours?"
Inui smiled evilly. "I put something in the drink that will repel females for one day. So for those members who don't want to deal with-" he gestured at the door "-that, can have a peaceful and undisturbed day." All of a sudden, the beaker was looking very appealing, more so to certain members. The drink itself didn't look that bad; it was a clear pink, almost like pink lemonade, but the appearance of Inui juices could be deceiving and should never be relied upon. However, if it could buy them safety, it was worth it.
As everyone started to move forward, Inui held up a hand. "The problem is, I only have enough for two players. Therefore, I propose that we play a game in order to decide which members get it."
"What kind of game?" asked Momo warily.
"Oh, just a game of Never Have I Ever. However, instead of alcohol we'll use-" he pulled out another jug, this one much larger and filled with a clear liquid that looked like water "-this. My new Inui Low-Tolerance Hyper Remix Juice." Everyone looked apprehensive of having to drink it, but the idea of being girl-free for the rest of the day was too good to resist, and so, five minutes later they all found themselves seated on the floor, preparing to play. Only Tezuka opted out, as he didn't need to be girl-free since his cool and icy demeanor was enough to scare away all females in his vicinity.
"All right." Inui placed the juice in the center before looking up evilly at his teammates. "Who's first?"