Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis… so don't sue me… I still have to study approximately 10 years so that I can be a lawyer…
Characters:
Eika Mizuki: Inui's cousin from the United States
Keita Takani: Fuji's lab partner in Chemistry
Rei Miyazawa: Oishi's classmate
Miyu Sazami: Ryoma's neighbor
SEIGAKU REGULARS:
Kunimitsu Tezuka: The stoic captain of Seigaku Tennis Club
Syuichiroh Oishi: The overly concerned vice captain
Syusuke Fuji: The sadistic tennis prodigy
Eiji Kikumaru: The Hyper acrobatic player
Sadaharu Inui: The data freak
Takashi Kawamura: The weird dude
Takeshi Momoshiro: the powerhouse player
Kaoru Kaidoh: The viper
Ryoma Echizen: The freshman ace player
Chapter 1 : Nothing but Trouble
A girl with shoulder-length and layered black hair scanned the crowd for a sign of his cousin.
"Where the hell is he? He told me he will pick me up… the nerve of that nerd!
She was pushing her trolley towards the Arrival gate when her cell phone rang.
"Hello, Eika speaking."
"Hello, I'm really sorry. We have a situation here. It's really important. I sent some people to pick you up instead."
"Inui, you-"
"Don't worry, they're harmless. You'll be heading straight to Seigaku with them. Let's just meet here."
"Fine, but-" She heard a loud scream in the background.
"We'll talk later. I have to go." And with a click, their conversation ended. Eika placed her phone in her pocket. Moments later, she felt a faint tap on her shoulder. She turned around and saw a girl with short brown hair, smiling warmly at her.
"Excuse me, are you Eika?"
She was surprised when she heard the voice of the person in front of her. It's a good thing HE can't read minds. She couldn't stop herself from staring.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, I am Eika Mizuki. Were you sent by Inui to pick me up? I thought-"
"Yes! I'm Syusuke Fuji. I'm one of his teammates."
Fuji opened his eyes to reveal his beautiful sapphire orbs.
"Right, so let's get going." She said, still mesmerized by Fuji's blue eyes.
They hailed a cab and loaded Eika's bag into the trunk.
15 minutes passed in silence. Eika finally broke the silence by striking a conversation with the blue-eyed boy.
"Oh, I remember Inui saying that he sent 'some people' to pick me up. Why are you alone?" She inquired.
"The National Tournament is just around the corner so the others had to practice. Since I'm done, I volunteered to take you there." He replied.
"Ok…"
Five more minutes passed, when the tennis genius opened the door of the cab.
"Here we are. Welcome to Seishun Gakuen Junior Academy!"
"Wow!"
She was dumbfounded at the sight her cousin's school. Unlike her school, it was full of trees, benches and open spaces.
While admiring the sight, she caught a glimpse of a person with black hair and opaque glasses. She perfectly knew who it was so she dashed towards her cousin, ready to knock all the living daylights out of him. She stopped dead on her tracks when she saw a straight-faced boy, with an expression colder than ice.
She thought, He's something, but what's with the cold expression?
She eyed him inquisitively. Her curiosity got the better of her. She felt the pain in her legs.
Damn, I should have stretched first before sprinting that fast! Now I'm having cramps! She thought.
Unfortunately, she stopped in front of the straight-faced boy.
"Ouch, it hurts," she said, while wincing in pain.
"Are you alright?" The boy asked, without changing his facial expression.
"Can you help me stand up? I have to find my cousin, Sadaharu Inui."
She saw the cold expression drop for a fraction of a second, changing into panic and fear, but it vanished with a blink of an eye.
He helped her regain her balance by holding her elbows and by letting her lean slightly on him.
What they didn't know was, less than a meter away, hidden behind some bushes, the Ii data tennis player was happily taking pictures with his micro camera and frantically taking everything down on his green notebook.
"Hoi, hoi! Nani? What's happening here? Buchou has a girlfriend! Oh!" The red-haired acrobatic player jumped up and down with glee, happy to learn something others didn't know.
"Eiji, 20 laps around the court. Now!"
"B-but…"
"I said now."
By the time the hyperactive Eiji started running, most of the tennis club members were staring at their captain, who was still holding the mystery girl by the elbows.
Inui decided that he was having way too much fun and his data was more than enough so he casually walked towards his cousin and the captain so he can formally introduce her to him and to everyone else.
"Hey Eika, are you the one causing all the trouble?" He called to his cousin.
"I guess so." She replied nonchalantly.
"I should have known."
"Why in the world would you change our plan?"
"I told you, we had a situation earlier. I can't leave just like that specially when…"
"When what?"
"Nothing."
Inui noticed Tezuka crossing his arms once more and pushing his eyeglasses on the bridge of his nose with his index finger. He knew what this meant; it certainly wasn't good.
"I'm sorry for the trouble, buchou. Everyone, this is my cousin, Eika Mizuki. She is from the United States."
"Pleased to meet you!" She bowed in front of everybody. "Thank you for helping me earlier." She said, turning to face Tezuka.
"Hn"
"Ahem. She's here to help me execute a very special task."
Inui smiled mischievously at their puzzled faces. His reflecting glasses gleamed mysteriously.
Eiji ran faster so he can see what's going on. He ran towards the small crowd, eager to know what's up.
"Hoi, hoi! Is she really Tezuka's girlfriend, nyah?"
"No Eiji, I'm Inui's cousin." Eika said, smiling at the inquisitive boy.
"Oh, I thought-"
"Eiji, one more word and I'll give you 15 more laps!" Tezuka warned.
"You know, it will be too much for Kikumaru to run 15 more laps because according to my calculations, the energy spent while running is-"
"Hn." Tezuka paused for a moment. "What are you staring at? Resume your practice."
"Hai!" Everyone answered.
Before, Inui and his juice. Now, Inui and his cousin. What's next? The stoic captain asked himself.
There are indeed a lot more to come. If only the stressed captain knew.
a/n: please read and review… ü
