DISCLAIMER: As much as I want to, I do not own Niou, or Yagyuu, or the Prince of Tennis...
Hey everybody! It's TheTrickster here! My first Fanfic, hope you like it. Please review, since they are really important and is what encourages me to write. Anyway, here goes.
-PLATINUMPAIRRULEZ-
'Yagyuu-sempai!'
Yagyuu turned around to see Akaya, at the doorway of the student council room, panting hard. It was already dark, it being winter and all. Yagyuu had work to do as the president of the student council and he had chosen to do it after practice to avoid the punishment laps, unlike him, Niou didn't care about the laps, seeing how he didn't turn up for practice. 'Akaya, why are you still in school at this time?'
'Sempai, have you seen Niou-sempai?'
'No, I haven't. I thought he went home a while ago. Is it something you can confide in me?'
At this, Akaya seemed redder, it could be Yagyuu's imagination, so he shrugged it off. Akaya nodded slightly. Yagyuu had a feeling that it would take a while, he pulled a chair beside him and gestured to Akaya for him to sit down.
'So? It doesn't seem like a simple case of 'I-played-Hide-and-Seek-with-Niou-sempai-and-he-went-home-first' is it?' Yagyuu watched the kohai fidget uncomfortably.
It's true that in the whole team, Yagyuu is probably the most distant from Akaya but Akaya knew that they all cared for him. Yagyuu's formal manner did not seem to help as Akaya stayed silent for a few more minutes. During this moment, Yagyuu did a reflection of the day, what did Niou do to Akaya?
'Well...During lunch, I asked Niou-sempai to help me...'Akaya turned away. Yagyuu was a little surprised that the baby ace actually planned to talk. 'You see, there's this girl in Niou-sempai's class...I was asking Niou-sempai for what he called "professional help".'
As soon as Yagyuu heard the word 'girl' he knew what was coming. However, it was unfortunate that it wasn't something he can help with. Yagyuu was real popular with girls but he never loved one, or went out with one. And as far as Yagyuu's memory goes, Niou was never in love either, unless he went out with a girl in elementary, which would explain why Yagyuu never knew. But that was not likely. All he could do for Akaya was to listen to him and offer consolation or comfort where he can.
'Niou-sempai showed he to a place I've never been to before during lunch, it was behind the school's PE building.' Akaya continued, 'He told me if I go to that place after practice, he'll introduce that girl to me.' Akaya turned another shade redder.
At this point in time, Yagyuu was trying to figure out the name of the girl in question, since he was in the same class as Niou. He did not interrupt Akaya as it was not fitting to his Gentleman persona.
'When I got there, I didn't see anyone. I thought Niou-sempai pulled another trick and was given detention so I waited. After an hour or so, he still didn't come. I just walked around that spot he showed me and when I turned around the corner,' Akaya was on the verge of crying, ' I saw an arrow drawn on the wall, and beside it, it said something along the lines of 'your answer is here'. It pointed to a window, so I opened it.'
Yagyuu did not like where this was going, because if he can remember right, at the back of that building was the girls changing room, and today, the swimming club was on. Yagyuu knew Niou's personality inside out, since it was necessary to pull off the switching trick in the tennis matches. Poor Akaya, Niou had meant 'I'll introduce that girl to you physically.' At this thought, Yagyuu felt a little sick, not because Niou almost tainted Akaya's innocent mind, it was because Yagyuu knew exactly what Niou was thinking. He was under Niou's influence. Like many others, Yagyuu was being subconsciously attracted to Niou's weird mind. Yagyuu's case was severe: he was on Niou's line of thinking. It couldn't be a good sign.
Akaya touched the right side of his head and Yagyuu noticed a bump, it was quite visible as Akaya brushed his hair out of the way to massage the bump to ease the pain. Yagyuu stood up, took Akaya and headed to the infirmary room.
Yagyuu fetched an ice pack from the freezer, wrapped a towel around it and handed over to Akaya. 'What did they do to you?' he questioned, no one in RikkaiDai's tennis club would stand by and watch when their ace was bullied.
Akaya turned his head so Yagyuu couldn't see his face. ' When I looked, they were changing, and they threw all sorts of stuff at me...'
-NIOUISTHEBEST—
Yagyuu sent Akaya home before returning to his own. He had gotten used to Niou's pranks and tricks but this one was unforgivable. Yagyuu had a good mind to teach Niou a lesson, Gentleman Style, of course.
Yagyuu finished his homework at seven, he figured he had plenty of time, to go to Niou's house and make him apologise, that is. Yagyuu put on his coat, slipped his phone and keys into his pocket and telling his parents that he was going to a friends, he left.
-YAGYUUISTHESECONDBEST—
Yagyuu rang the bell. 'NYA!' echoed the house. It was a really strange ring tone.
The door opened a few seconds later, Niou was standing at the door. 'Niou-kun, I just came round to ...'
Yagyuu was cut off, Niou dragged him by the wrist into a cosy living room. 'Take a seat, I'll get you some tea.' Niou look at him and winked, 'You are Masaharu's friend, right?'
Yagyuu was confused, Niou did not speak like that, he does not speak in third person. Yagyuu look at Niou with a suspicious look.
'Oops.' Niou smiled at him, and with a swift action of his right hand, he took the wig off, revealing a wave of charcoal black hair. ' I'm Masaharu's older sister, Miyako. Nice to meet you.'
Miyako took off her hoody, under which was a feminine body – the hoody was lined with foam boards on the inside to disguise that. 'I thought I could trick you, but I suppose I got a little arrogant 'cause I tricked his kohai with ease. I suppose it's not that easy to trick Masaharu's best friend...'
Now Yagyuu was genuinely dumbfounded. Miyako went to Rikkai to trick one of Niou's kohais? And Akaya had enough bad luck to happen to ask Niou for help at this sort of timing?
Yagyuu's eyes must have sought for an explanation as Miyako continued, 'I thought it would be fun to see what Masaharu's classes are like, so I locked him in his bedroom this morning and went to school as him. I happened to meet that cute little boy, the one with the ball-of-wool hair. He asked me how to confess to a girl. Well, being a girl myself and never having to confess to one, except the once, but that was a dare, I couldn't help him. He was so cute, I couldn't resist, so I decided to try my best. I drew an arrow on the wall I showed hi earlier, and when he opens the window, he should see, in very BIG letters – JUST GO FOR IT!'
Yagyuu was smart enough to figure the rest out: Miyako did not know that the room was going to used and whoever that came in, probably a cleaner, foiled her plan unknowingly.
Yagyuu relayed what happened in reality to her, Miyako apologised, and after having tea at Niou's, simply for politeness, Yagyuu returned home. He did not see Niou, but that shouldn't matter, seeing how Niou wasn't the one at fault. Anyway, he'd be faced with a certain number of laps tomorrow. Yukimura was never pleased when Niou skips practice and Yukimura is not one to mess with.
-ILOVENIOU—
Ok, end of chapter one. Again, please review, I can't stress enough about reviews : It's what keeps writers motivated, it brightens my day to come home, turn on my laptop and find out that somebody reviewed. So please spare two minutes and make my day, thank you
