Newbie writer here:D... have mercy
Disclaimer: I wish I own Prince of Tennis, but apparently, I do not
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'It's already 6:30, where's Fujiko? The party started about half an hour ago!' Eiji couldn't stop being impatient. Today is the costume ball of the school in this big hotel near the campus. He just couldn't stop thinking of him and what he wore. Eiji was just so, well, excited. He was standing next to his doubles partner who wore a western bartender's costume, while he himself wore this medieval costume that showed him off as a warrior not working for the king but for the common people. He even wore a cape and held a wooden staff.
"Fujiko!! You look fabulous!" He nearly ran towards the doors as he saw Fuji entered with his costume that somehow makes you think of Oriental martial arts. He wore loose lavender pants and a top that reached his ankles. His top was of white with the color lilac at the sides, holding no sleeves, also, it had slits at the sides starting from the waist downwards at both sides. There was also a violet sash around his waist.
"Thanks, Eiji, you look good yourself."
"Well, now that you're here, let's start to party, nyah!"
---after 30 min at the Buffet Table--
"Hey, Eiji, where's Tezuka? I haven't seen him the whole night"
"I guess he's somewhere in the middle of the dance floor. The girls wouldn't stop bothering him ever since he arrived."
"How about Momo and Kaidoh?"
"They're probably somewhere there playing limbo. They've been at it the moment they saw it."
Fuji then started to look around, curious as to how Momo and Kaidoh looked like. Then, he saw them. This time however, they were competing as to who gets the most apples in the dunk your head into a barrel of water and apples and get an apple game, whatever you call it. Both their faces were already wet. As to what they were wearing, Momo was dressed up as an Egyptian (yes, his chest was bare), complete with the headdress, while Kaidoh was dressed as a Spanish guitarist. Yes, he had a guitar hanging from his sides and a green sash around his waist, on his head was his usual green bandanna.
"Ha! Beat that! Let's see if you can get another one!"
"fshuu..." Kaidoh dunked his head. "There, we're tied now"
"Let's see!" As Momo was about to dunk his head, the guy who was in charge of that game stopped him.
"Uhmm... you already got all the apples out"
"..."
And off they went to find something else to compete in, forgetting the apples on the floor. Fuji just laughed that off though, and Eiji was still engrossed with the little treats on the table. Oishi on the other hand, was with Momo and Kaidoh. He was trying to stop the two before someone gets hurt. Not long after Kaidoh and Momo went off, Fuji spotted someone. It was Tezuka, walking towards the garden. Fuji told Eiji that he'll follow Tezuka and then left.
As Fuji was about to exit, a guy blocked his way. This guy was taller than he was in which he could swear that this guy was probably a date of someone for he never saw this guy in school before. As for his costume, he was wearing something retro complete with the big shades, bright yellow shirt, those big peace necklaces, bell bottom pants, and an afro.
"Hey there, may I have this dance with you." He bowed and offered his hand. Fuji however, refused this.
"Sorry, but I'm not what you think."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm a guy."
With that statement, the guy just stood there, speechless. 'She's a he? I swear, he looks just like a flat chested girl'
"So, I have to go now." and he left, leaving the guy dumbfounded.
As Fuji entered the garden, he searched for Tezuka, but that wasn't a hard task. He saw Tezuka standing in the center of the gazebo, seeming to be deep in thought. So, he walked forward, approaching the gazebo in front of him, approaching Tezuka. As he was about two steps in front of the gazebo, Tezuka noticed him and turned to face him.
"Fuji."
"Hi, Tezuka," said Fuji with his usual smile. "What are you doing here?"
"Oishi told me that he has something to say to me"
"Oh," Fuji went forward until he was standing directly in front of Tezuka "and I thought that you were escaping your admirers"
"That too"
Fuji laughed softly at that thought, and then noticed something. He looked around and said, "Hey, Tezuka?"
"ahh..."
"How come all the lights in the garden are turned off?"
"I don't know. It was like this the moment I-" Tezuka's words were cut short as all the lights suddenly went on, along with the outdoor speakers connected to the ballroom inside, letting smooth, sweet music engulf the garden. Both of it's occupants were startled by this, looking around.
"Strange, isn't it, Tezuka?"
"Aah.."
It was only now that Fuji noticed Tezuka's costume. It was of black, pure black. It was a sleeveless ninja costume, but the hood of it was down, showing off Tezuka's hair. On his arms, both left and righ, were black bandages. He even had a dark blue scarf covering his neck. On his left side, was a small dagger.
"I love your costume, Tezuka."
"I like yours too"
"Oh yeah, where's Oishi? I thought that you'd meet him here?"
"Well, that's what he told me."
Then, out of nowhere, coming from behind Tezuka, "Hey!"
"Oishi?" The two said in unison, with Fuji wondering, 'Did I just saw Oishi being pushed by that bush over there?'
"Hi, you two"
"What is it that you wanted to say to me?"
"Well, Tezuka, Ryoma was asking if anyone can join the best couple part of this party."
"Of course anyone can"
"Anyone?"
"Yes"
"As in, anyone?"
"Yes."
"Okay, that's all, Tezuka. Thanks, I need to go now. Also, if I were you, I wouldn't go in just yet. There's still tons of girls wanting to dance with you." with that, Oishi went inside, leaving the two still in the middle of the gazebo.
"Tezuka, just wait. I think I saw something in the bushes just a while ago." Fuji then left Tezuka in the gazebo and went towards the rose bush he saw Oishi emerge from earlier. Being careful of the thorns, he searched for any signs of anyone in there. Unfortunately, he found no one, so he went back to Tezuka in the gazebo and sat down.
"What were you looking for?"
"Nothing. I just thought that I heard some noise coming from there."
Tezuka then sat down beside Fuji. Somewhere though, behind a tree, covered with thorns, saying words in hisses and whipers, were two rivals.
"This is all your fault, Mamushi! You just had to get hit by a thorn and let out a yelp."
"It wasn't me who pushed Oishi, is it?"
"You made it more obvious for Fuji to notice us"
"Fshuu,you wish, idiot"
"Who are you calling idiot, mamushi?"
"Who else but you?"
"Why you...!" As Momo was about to finish his sentence, he remembered that they have to go back inside, so he started to crawl behind the bushed of rose and whatnot, going around the whole garden, trying not to get noticed by the two people in the gazebo. The moment he started crawling, Kaidoh followed, forgetting about the thorns stuck around both of their bodies.
--inside--
"You're right, Inui, Fuji would leave the moment he sees Tezuka. Nyah, I was even wondering how to bring him outside."
"My data is never wrong, Eiji."
"Then, time to put part B of your plan to work!"
"Yes, Oishi is already with the teachers. You go to the Buffet table and deal with the people there."
"Gotcha!" With that, Eiji left, and Inui was left thinking, 'Are Kaidoh and Momo still outside.' Then, out of nowhere, "Inui!" Kaidoh and Momo were at his back.
The person clad in dark violet with gold and black designs covering his trenchcoat, making him look like the perfect villain in a fairytale, looked around. He examined the two person's bodies as it was covered with thorns.
"We almost got caught by Fuji, you know that?!"
"I could see it, Momo, and by the way, you have a thorn sticking out of your arm," so Inui plucked it out.
"Ouch! That hurts!" Momo rubbed his arm.
"Where's your headdress?"
"huh...?"
"Your headdress?"
Momo touched his head, and then, "Oh damn it! It must have fallen while we were crawling!"
"Fshuu... you idiot! What would you do if Fuji saw that thing of yours?!"
"Don't blame me for this!"
"Guys, quiet please," Inui intervened "as long as Fuji doesn't see it, we're fine. It's not like he's going to be looking behind the rose bushes, would he?"
"How do you know that we were crawling behind the rose bushes?"
"Well, Momo, first of all, you're all covered with thorns in which your costume is already thorn in some places. Second, Kaidoh has a rose sticking out of his bandana."
TBC