Yo! It's OROgoldenpair1 with another story at hand, and I've been making it for sometime. Well, hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't really own Prince of tennis, nor Karin from... You'll find out.

Also, I'll be calling Shishido SHISHINDO with the n because that's how I recognized him. Don't mind if you see his name spelled like that. Also, for those of you reading my other story called Ryoma's Ninja Troubles, I have a preview of the 6th chapter with two paragraphs of it at the bottom. Enjoy that too!

"YOU need to get out of my life, woman..."

"Well YOU need to start cleaning up your act, or else I WILL leave."

"Shut up, woman... Let me at least have my rest."

"Well then have your rest on the couch!"

This was the regular conversation between the two. Boy, oh, boy did they get a lot of police visits. Why, is because neighbors complain of their constant shouting.

"What is with your wife, dude? I once said you were lucky, now I'm thinkin' a lil different. Shinji, you got it bad." Choutarou said, scratching the back of his neck. They were taking a stroll in the park, not feeling like a game of tennis. "Whatever She's just... bothersome.. It's not like we're going to leave this relationship for real." Shinji Ibu responded, feeling like a whistle afterwards.

"What is it with your guy, girl! We were kinda jealous, but now we take that back. What's up with him?" Certain other guys from Hyotei said. "Yuushi-kun, Atobe-san, I don't know. He's just not the same anymore." The unidentified girl said. "And what do ya mean by 'jealous'? Jealous of who?" She asked the two. "Well him, duh! You're the best cooker in town! Not even my mother cooks as good as you! And did I mention that before I'd always wanted to be in his shoes ever since he married you? Now I barely wanna be near you when you get angry!" Oshitari said, grasping the straps of his book bag tighter. "Che, Ore-sama is worse when angry. Plus, If you want ore-sama to play him, ore-sama will." Atobe said, straitening out his dark and light blue striped shirt then ruffling his hair. "You guys are idiots. I don't need your help." The girl said, smacking both on the head. "Then what do you suppose we do?" Oshitari said, rubbing his aching head. The three were just walking along the garden path of Atobe's mansion. Both got invited of course; they've been best friends since middle school. Yeah, you read. Atobe has a best friend? ~Gasp~ "How about Ore-sama generously graces you with the finest gown made by the finest makers in all of Japan for our grand ball? Im sure that blue headed murmurer will love that." Atobe said, holding out a hand that was about to accept a lemon drink from a maid. "You won't." She answered, almost laughing at the idea. "Ore-sama will." he answered, sounding so sure. He leaned over and patted the girl's head while laughing to himself on the inside.

At the New Celebration Ball, where Atobe's family's company were starting a new year, three groups of familiar faces sat together, eyeballing Atobe's known wealth. "Dang, this place is tight." Shishindo's voice said, waking the rest out of their moment of awe. "Yeah. I mean, I knew he was this wealthy, but this is so cool!" Eiji's high pitched voice rang. "Quiet, they're giving the speeches." Oishi's soothing and motherly voice said, immediately calming Eiji down. The room was huge, and could take the size of six houses put together. Plus, it wasn't just a four cornered room; it had more corners plus curves in some places. It was decorated with paintings and curtains of every color and the floor was a beautiful shining marble-white color. There was a dining section, an announcement section, then there was the dancing section. But, like almost every fancy party, they were jumbled together. Of course people had to dance before they ate, so the beginning speeches were made in the announcement section. There, there was carpet and shining wood tables with cloths on them. "Ahem, ahem. Ah, first of all, I'd like to thank everybody who's here for actually coming. For the Atobe company, this is a very special occasion, and we are graduating to a better future. We hope to be making lots of new businesses that are far out, and that includes the Americas." He paused, and inserted in the gap was silence, although he expected to hear "The Americas? Wow." from the audience, even though he knew it was not really rare. He continued, "Also, not known to the public just yet, we are now donating some of our old buildings to the poor. Master Keigo wasn't up for the idea, but his partner Kabaji-san convinced us all." And there came his awaited round of applause plus some whispering because they knew Atobe wouldn't fold that easily. At the front table, Keigo was sitting with his family and he especially was trying hard to keep a smile on. All the people there were dressed in tuxes and dresses. Hanging above their heads were crystal chandeliers. Next, Atobe's father had to step up to the stage. The two shook hands before the previous announcer left. "Well, I know you didn't all come here for speeches, but I have to give one anyways." He said, before mentioning the wins and goods of the past year for the company, and also the things they will try to improve on.

Back at the table, one hungry stomach was grumbling. "I can't believe you. You're stomach is so loud and yet your mouth is always quiet. Pft." A certain 'David' said from Rokkaku. Why the old Rokkaku team was there, nobody knew. "Urusai, David-o." Harukaze Kurobane said, smacking David on the head. "I can't believe we got invited! This is too cool! My, my, I can't wait to show my super cool dance moves!" Kentarou Aoi squealed to himself. "Not THOSE kinds of dance moves, Aoi-san." Ryou Kisarazu said, sweat dropping. Ryou brought along his twin brother Atsushi from St. Rudolph. "Can you guys be a little quieter? It's time to dance anyways." Gakuto from Hyotei said. The team of Rokkaku just shrugged and got up. While all of them were trying to find some other people to mingle with, the previous mentioned girl and Shinji were still at their table, just staring at everything. "Why'd you have to bring me, Karin?" He asked with a sigh. "Atobe forced me to. And anyways, try to live a little!" She said, shaking him by the shoulders. "Ka-karin." He stammered. For the first time all night, Shinji boy finally glanced at her. One of his eyes started twitching. "Surprised, right? That's what Atobe looked like when I put on the first draft for this dress. Huh, I don't know what's with guys." She said. "Well... Ahem, you look uh, cool." He said, closing his eyes and scratching the side of his arm. "Let's dance you murmurer." Karin said.

A/N: Now you're wondering "Is this a Karin from an anime show I know?" The answer is yes. The secret shall be revealed later.

The two got up and joined the rest of the old and young people who were ballroom dancing. "Ka~rin, I don't exactly know how to do this." Shinji tried to whisper. "I don't either. Just follow what they're doing!" She said, earning a small sweat drop forming on the top of Shinji's head. Now, lets get back to the Seigaku crew. "Nya, I don't have a partner." A red head complained, making small frowning lines on his forehead. "Eiji, what's wrong?" Oishi's voice sounded behind him. "Na, Oishi, do you think you could find me a partner? Nya, I already know how to do that dancing, it's just that maybe I'm not... as appealing." He sighed. "Huh. That's funny. I thought I heard someone wanted to dance with you." Oishi said with his eyebrows raised, walking away to get a drink. Of course, Oishi knew exactly who he was talking about. About two meters away stood a frilly pink dress. Wait a minute, dresses can't float in mid-air. So then, the person that occupied it was Ryuzaki Sakuno. She waved with a smile on her face. "Sakuno?" He asked himself. "Eh-to, Konnichiwa, Eiji-sempai! May I dance with you?" She asked, bowing. "Hehe! Sure! I just hope Ochibi isn't lonely." He said before taking her hand. ~He won't be. I made sure of it. Actually, I think it was automatic.~ Sakuno thought. Right now Ryoma or the so called 'Ochibi' was being followed and bothered by Sakuno's friend, Tomoka. "Ryoma-sama, do you want a drink?" "No." "Ryoma-sama, do you want to dance?" "No." "Ryoma-sama, do you want food? I have some crackers in my purse." "No, dang it! I don't want anything." They conversed. Ryoma angrily pulled down his black hat, ready to disconnect his ears from the outside at any moment with the nearest set of headphones. ~Che, Okaa-san made me wear this stupid outfit... and this stupid black hat that is the exact replica of my white one!~ Ryoma thought to himself, his fist getting tighter. At another corner were two boys looking pale in silence. "Tezuka. Are you going to do anything?" One asked. The one being spoken to pushed up his glasses all the way. "Not really." He responded, taking a sip out of his cider. "Ok, then let's just sit here." The other one said, still smiling in an unruly fashion. The only ones not mentioned thus far were Inui, Kaido and Momo-chan. Where were they? Oh yeah, sitting outside.

"This isn't possible." "This couldn't have happened." "Fshuuuu... It did." The three were talking about the little mess they seemed to find themselves in that very afternoon. "We can't go inside like this." Momo-chan said, sniffing his arm once and gagging. "I didn't know that skunk was going to spray! My observations are almost never wrong." Inui said, almost ready to throw up. "Huh, AND we don't have a change of clothes." Kaido complained. You see, the three got into a little mishap before they came, and they've been sitting out there ever since because of the smell. At first, it was just an innocent helping of a pregnant lady to the hospital. But then afterwards, an old man needed help to get home. Then, his grandchildren got stuck in a ditch. Then, after they got out, a little deer appeared, and it seemed to be lost. They followed the deer into the woods and right before their eyes was a big Higuma. A brown bear. The four stood stiff in their tracks before the bear had a chance to roar, which finally made them run as fast as they could in the other direction. It's amazing how one thing leads to another. They decided to give themselves a rest by a little stream, and there came the skunk, surprising them all with a spray when they tried to shoo it away. Now, the three couldn't enter, and they couldn't go back home now. "I'm so tired after all that helping and running. Gah." Momo-chan complained, deciding to lie right on the pavement floor. Don't worry, the Atobes' front is very clean. "According to my calculations, this thing should wear off in about 2 hours." Inui sighed, looking at his watch. "Unless..." He whispered, suddenly remembering something. "Unless what, sempai?" Kaido asked, getting hopeful. "I have an idea." He answered, smirking while pushing up his silver glasses.

"Good afternoon! Good afternoon! GOOD AFTERNOON!" Kentarou greeted the people. They only raised their eyebrows or shrugged and kept on with their conversations. "I'm so pumped! But then again, I'm alone. Huh." He sighed. "Oh? Kentarou? Need company?" The old vice captain of Rokkaku said, wiping his forehead with a tissue. "Saeki! Shouldn't you be with your wife or something?" He asked. "Oh please. She's too busy looking at the million dollar mirrors on the wall over there." Saeki responded, rolling his eyes and pointing behind him. He sat next to Kentarou, sighing. "Don't you feel happy to see everyone dressed up, Saeki?" Kentarou asked. It's been at least a month before everyone got to see each other again. Now and days it was hard to meet up because of several different things that made life hard for all of them. "Yeah, yeah. It's my kids that wear me out. Well, those are just my responsibilities, anyways." He sighed again, and ran his fingers through his black and grey hair. "If you needed help, why didn't you tell me? I've been known to be a body guard, maid, butler, server, and a babysitter!" He said, counting the jobs on his fingers. "R-really?" Saeki sweat dropped. ~I should've known.~ He thought to himself. "You got the job!" Saeki quickly said, shaking Kentarou's hand furiously. Now, lets get back to The main characters here.

"Karin, I'm tired now." Shinji complained. "Of course, this wouldn't have happened if you didn't agree to come and bring me here, but then again if you in the first place refused that dress, then maybe we wouldn't have this problem at all. But then again, I do like you in that dress, but then again I could be at home right now watching some tennis on TV. Hmm..." He murmured on. "Well then let's sit down." She easily answered, sweat dropping. The two slipped away without being noticed and sat down with a sigh. Karin glanced at her watch and frowned. "Shouldn't Momo and Kaido, AND Inui-san be here by now?" She asked, looking around the room for them. "Ah. Maybe they didn't want to come, Karin. Like ME." He said. She rolled her eyes and continued looking out. "Oh, isn't that them?" He said, pointing to the far right door across the big room. "Yeah." She answered. ~Something doesn't look right.~ She thought to herself as they came closer.

"Are you sure this plan is going to work?" Momo whispered to Inui as they stepped into the room. "It should go smoothly, as long as we don't get water or any liquid substance on us." He answered, straitening out his fake cloth made Tux. The three were wearing slip on suits that were made by a friend of Inui's. Guess what? His name is Ishida. Ishida Uryu. The two met 5 years earlier at the Boys Science Academy. As soon as he remembered his friend, he called him up on his cell and in about a half hour, three life like -but fake- tuxes were made and they were ready to finally go in. "So smart, Inui-sempai." Kaido said, looking in awe. "That's what I do." He replied, smirking. The three settled themselves next to Shinji's table, looking around. "Oh? Ibu! What are you doing here?" Momo asked, now noticing the pair. "Ask this woman right here." He said, pointing to Karin. Momo suddenly brushed back his hair with his fingers and fixed his fake bow. "Hi Karin. So, like I was asking, what are you guys doing here?" He asked her. "We got invited. Plus, Atobe just wanted to dress me up pretty to get this fart's attention. It's not like I really cared about their company graduation." She said, glaring at Shinji for a second. "Oh. That's bad isn't it... Well, if you ever decided to leave this guy, give me a big call!" He said, making a peace sign. He then earned himself a goofy smile from Karin and a glare from Shinji. "That's never going to happen. She's not going to go anywhere." Shinji said, folding his arms. "What makes you so sure?" She asked, turning to him. "Duh, we're supposed to be 2 peas in a pod." He answered so confidently. The four sweat dropped. "That was at the beginning! I'm not so sure now. If I was my old self, wild and all, I would've been left. What would you say then?" She asked. "Ah... Well... I guess I... I don't know. But perhaps if it was in a certain setting, maybe I'd think of what to say. But then if I said something nice, maybe you wouldn't still take me. But then if I was saying nice things earlier, you wouldn't have decided to decide to leave." He rambled again. "Never mind about that, then." She said, making an X with her arms. "What are you guys doing, just sitting here?" A familiar deep voice said. He walked towards them. "Ah! Atobe! Uh, nothing!" Karin quickly responded. "That's the point! Either you do something or you sit here and wait for the catered food. If you are truly bored, go home." He said with an edge in his voice. "Well, if it means good food, I ain't goin anywhere." Momo replied, patting his stomach and just dreaming of it. "I agree with him." Karin and Kaido said at the same time. "Huh... I don't want to go home alone, so I'll stay." Shinji said later on. Three heads turned back to Inui. "My main goal here is to find out more data. So carry on and pretend our meeting didn't happen." He said, quickly pulling out his little book. He stood up and began to take notes furiously. He smirked, somehow knowing that the information that was to be gathered that night would make a good blackmail. "O~k. That's weird." She said, one eyebrow up. When the other two left, she turned to Shinji. "Was it just me or were they all kinda smelling a little?" She asked, holding her nose. "Who knows. Besides, what makes you think everything between us is going to turn happy just because you look nice this afternoon?" He asked in a bored tone. "That's what I asked Atobe. He said 'Ore-sama is sure. Just go with it.'" She replied in the same tone, putting her head on top of her closed fists, elbows on the table. "Well, I've been thinking about this, and I know it'll sound corny. But please just listen anyways. I figure during the time we wait we'll have time to talk about things." She said almost to a whisper.

"What things?" He asked. She turned to him with an incredulous look on her face. "I mean, I'm just wondering. How did we get to this point? By constant disagreement and fighting? If it was, then this whole thing was a big waste." She said, sounding a bit sad. "Remember... I was the one who proposed to you. You didn't propose to me. That means I am supposed to make you happy wherever we go. I don't think I am doing a good job of that. Well, marriages don't always go too nice... But then again I AM supposed to play my part. But then, what if that changes if we have kids!" He started murmuring again. "How about we compromise as soon as we get home and stop calling each other names for a start?" She said to him. "Sure." He said, looking downwards with a certain look on his face. "Wh-what is it?" She asked, wondering if he was remembering something. " I still can't believe you're wearing such a pretty dress. Hey, did Atobe-san say you could keep it?" He asked, still not looking up. She smirked and silently thanked God for Atobe. "Oh, I'm sure he'll let me keep it." She said, putting one of her hands in his on top of the table. Now that they've come to an agreement, lets go back with Eiji.

"Ne, Sakuno, I'm guessing you came along to this thing with Fuji, right?" Eiji asked her, griping her hand more firmly as they spun around. "Ah! Turns out that my mom works with Fuji's mom in the fashion industry in the Americas. That's pretty cool, at least I think it is. They've been friends for while and they both decided to meet back here in Japan on their last visit. We had dinner together. Ever since then, I and Fuji have been best friends." She said, agreeing, and trying to recall that evening in her mind. "Oh? That IS cool! So, nya, how's Ryuzaki-sensei?" He asked. Sakuno turned her head the other direction. "She's fine. I'm sure my cousins living in China are taking good care of her. I'll admit it, she's gotten quite old." Sakuno sighed. "I hope she's doing great. AND you've got cousins in China? That's even cooler, Sakuno! I wish I could go there... But then again, Mandarin is so hard to learn!" He said, leading her to the left and spinning her once, then coming back to her. "Arigato..." She said, a happy smile forming on her face from the compliments. "You're dancing isn't that bad either, Sakuno. You know, you look changed. Nya, I could barely recognize you if it weren't for your hair." Eiji said, shaking his head. "Really? Well, Kikumaru-sempai, you hardly look aged." She responded, perking her ears up because of the song change. "So, what college do you go to, Sakuno?" He asked, taking small steps so it matched the slow song. She suddenly got flushed. "I knew that I'd eventually have to tell this to people... I am currently enrolled in the Tokyo's Boys' International Academy." She said, turning a dangerous dark red. She exhaled and her skin came back to normal. "A boys academy? Nya, let me guess. You wanted to get in because they teach better stuff there and they happen to be saying that girls can't measure up, so you wanted to prove them wrong and agreed with the school principal to cross dress until the last year of school. You really aren't anymore what I knew you as before, Sakuno-chan." He said, guessing the absolute truth. "It's hard, but I still do it, not that I would do something regularly like this. If it means getting a good education like girls actually deserve, I'll risk it." She said strongly. "Do you know what Sakuno? Hehe! I like the new you. You're daring, just like I am." He said, smiling wide. The two shared a long moment of laughter as they continued their dance. Sakuno happened to mention Fuji. Let's see what he's up to now.

"Tezuka. I'm actually quite tired of doing nothing here." He said, "Ah, I agree." Tezuka, their old captain said. "Various young... people in this room have indeed caught my attention, so I'll have to leave this very table." He said, glancing at Tezuka. "Go ahead." Tezuka replied, not glancing back. Fuji did an inward sigh , got up, and went to get a glass of champagne. "Fuji, you lie to much. I could tell you wanted to get away as much as possible." A voice said behind him. "Heh, you're right Inui. He's still so stoic." He answered with another sigh. "That's Buchou for you." Inui added, shaking his head. "By the way, Inui, how come you came so late? I didn't see you earlier." Fuji asked. "Uh, I was um, out. Do you notice something wrong?" He said nervously, pushing up his glasses. "Oh nothing. Say, why don't you have a drink?" Fuji said, raising a glass to his face. Inui slowly moved back. "I-iya, no thank you." He declined, pushing up his glasses again. "Hm, you seem unsure about this drink. Do you- have a secret?" Fuji asked, smiling and shaking the glass in circles at a dangerous distance. "Heh." Fuji chuckled, knowing that there was, in fact, a secret.

Momo and Kaido just decided to sit somewhere else and talk with some of the guests without caution, so that left out our known Ochibi, Ryoma. He'd finally managed to get away from Tomoka when she noticed other players of Hyotei where there. He was sitting in peace in a far corner with his hands behind his back. "Ryoma-san. What's up?" A voice disturbed his sleep. He opened his tired eye and suddenly opened the other one because of who it was. "Ootori of Hyotei?" He said. "Yes. Although this party is quite fashionable, I am very bored. For that, I'm going to ask: do you wanna go play some tennis?" He said with a smile and in one breath. "Sure. But as soon as we get back, I'm going to sleep." He said with a yawn. Even though he knew he had to change clothes so he wouldn't get his outfit dirty or else Atobe would yell, he still wanted to play. The two snuck into a small building on the side of the real Atobe's Mansion; it was supposed to be a garbage place for clothes. Instead, inside, they saw tons of sporting clothes that hardly looked worn at all and they changed. Then, they went back out and began to tiptoe to the tennis court that was behind the mansion. Since they realized it was too far of a distance because the mansion was too big, they hitched a go-cart and took it for a ride. You may think "Wait! But Hyotei and Seigaku are natural enemies! There's no way Echizen would go that far as to change in the same room then hitch a go-cart with the nicest but play-hard guy of Hyotei, Choutarou Ootori." But you're wrong. It just proves they really want to play. "Finally, we can now play, Ryoma-san." He said, stepping onto the court. "Bring it." He said. Ryoma first served, and the two hit the ball back and forth until Choutarou missed a point when he went the other direction. He opened his eyes wide of surprise and then realized Ryoma was only analyzing his play before he got really serious. "As you said, let's bring it on." He edged as Ryoma served again with a smile on his face.

"Che, where is that Choutarou?" Shishindo asked himself, obviously not having an answer. The two always spent a lot of time together, and this night Shishindo just wanted to have fun. He decided he would walk at a slow pace from one corner onto another until he found him. He was persistent. What he didn't know was that his enemy and his best buddy were having fun playing tennis all by themselves, another form of fun that happened to please Shishindo Ryou. As Shishindo furiously tugged at his hat, a habit that had formed over the years, one Silhouette was silently watching Shishindo, laughing in the darkness to their own soul. "He will be ours, sisters. He will be ours, and our revenge will take place." One voice whispered with bad intentions as one silhouette turned into many. Shishindo instantly got bored because of his impatient side, and that was stronger than his persistent side at the moment. He sat down once more and took of his blue hat, bothering to scratch out some lint that had formed on his head and in his hair. "He's perfect. He's exactly who we need, just like you said, sister." A different voice said. "Didn't I tell you? He IS the one. All we need is a perfect trap, which we already have. Hey Stella, you ready?" The original voice said into some headsets. A buzzing sound was made before another voice sounded. "Oh I'm ready. Cue the signal." She said. A hand came out of the shadows with a peace sign. At that moment, a beautiful young lady dressed in black and a red ribbon in her hair put down her drink on a platter and walked in the best and most fashionable way she could to his table. She was standing right in front of the table, and yet, he didn't even show that he noticed. She put a closed fist to her mouth and said loudly "Ahem!" while lightly tapping her foot. He then looked up with question written all over his face. "Who're you, lady?" He asked. She dragged a chair next to him and sat down. "I saw you from afar and wanted to meet you is all." The actor said, blinking her eyes a million times.

This lady's hair was blond but almost silver and she had a really round face that was appealing enough to look at for awhile. Her dress was slit on the side and had puffy-but not too puffy- fake-fur grey sleeves. "Oh really? I've never actually never been told that, so I don't know how to answer." He said, stopping to think about this. "Well if that is you're first, then I'm lucky. Hi. The name's uh... uh..." She stuttered, trying to remember her script. "What are you doing? It's Hora Ame!" A voice angrily buzzed in her ear, obviously coming from the other headset. "Hora Ame!" She shouted, only because she was annoyed at her master's voice. It was time to let Stella do her thing. "Hora... Ame? Hmph. Weird name..." He murmured, trying to think of any Hora Ame's he'd ever come across with before. She chuckled nervously, trying and failing to seem like your everyday person. "So anyways, what's yours?" She asked, getting into acting mode with that voice of hers. "Shishindo Ryou. Is there any true purpose you came here for? I'm getting quite annoyed of your company." He said rudely, of course being oblivious to that fact. "Ok, here's a question. What~ do you wish for? Is there anything?" She asked, putting one elbow on the table. "Besides wishing you'd go away, yeah, there is. What's it to you?" He asked again, sounding rude again. Inside of Stella's mind, she was about to erupt, but on the outside, she only smiled and stayed calm. She leaned over with her right hand and patted his left hand. "Tell me, and I'd be able to grant it. You seem like a-" She paused, really thinking over how she was going to lie that he was nice. "Like an ok boy. I like ok boys." She said, really wishing this was over and done with. He didn't respond, but only looked at her with a scowl written all over his face. After several 'pretty pretty looks' and eye blinking, his face softened. He gently took her hand of his fist and sighed. "Fine. But it's only because you wont leave me alone. I wish I was the best tennis player ever. Yes, it sounds corny." He said, expecting her to say that. She raised an eyebrow because she was expecting something a little more- material. "Ok, I'll try again. I wish I... Hmm... I wish one of my fan-girls watching Prince of Tennis would come find me and would become my new best friend." He said in a bit sarcastic fashion. She knew this, but decided to say "Now that's more like it." He squinted because he was taken aback by her response. "Stella! Get on with it!" A voice buzzed once again, catching Stella off guard. She wanted to yell back "Ok! OK!" But she couldn't, at least not yet. "Uh, anyways, if you said it, I got it! I know I just met you, but you're just something. I can feel it. Well, let's meet again Shindo-chan. Kisses." Stella said, leaving a piece of paper on the table and getting up, then going back to her designated place. Shishindo frowned at the nickname. The only person who ever called him that was his own mother.

Ok, ok. I've held you in the dark enough. It's time to tell you readers what's happening here. You see, Shishindo has a friend at school named Leona. This very girl participated inside several gangs for the most of her life so far. But, there was one of many mistakes she had made in the business: Never, ever have any relations to the Xzard sisters. They were the toughest, the meanest, and they bargained supplies for a high price. No matter all the warnings, Leona went to them when she had needed some supplies to blow up a factory as part of a boycott. She had always promised she's repay them; for it was one of those seldom times when the Xzard sisters gave anything without the direct exchange ready in the other person's hand.

She never did pay it back, and now the sisters plan for her to pay it with her life. Leona has forgotten all about the incident, but the sisters have not. They think "How else should we get to her emotionally when her best friend is taken away hostage? That'll be the perfect plan! When she comes to retrieve him once she knows who did it, she'll fall into our trap." Step one- Draw him in. That was what seed they had wanted to plant that night, so that 'Shindo-chan' would keep talking and coming back to Stella, blinded from the real truth of why they need him. What the sisters do not know is that Karin is both of their friends. For her friends, she could do anything.

The night ended well, with everyone getting their fill, Inui staying away from Fuji, Ryoma and Choutarou reported missing, Tezuka eventually having to talk to himself because of loneliness, and, Eiji and Sakuno making a new deed of friendship. The time has skipped to when everyone was allowed to leave and go home. Outside is completely dark, except for the glow of the walkway lamps beside Atobe's garden and the shine of all the guests' cars. "Oishi-sempai! I need somebody." A croaky voice said, barely heard over the talking of the almost leaving crowd. Oishi had super hearing, so he could immediately go to the source of the name call. When he pushed through people, he saw an almost fainting Tomoka, looking disoriented and drunk. He ran to her and caught her before she fell strait on her face. "To-Tomoka? What happened to you?" He squeaked, being squeezed around his neck by her arms. "I think I- I think I drank a WEE bit too much-a. I yuh, I can't move." She said with an airy tone to her voice. "Oh great." He complained, standing her up so he could have a better look at her. "She really looks out of it." He said, thinking. He knew where she lived, so it wouldn't be a problem taking her back to her own house. But then he decided it would be best if he left her with Sakuno. He held her shoulders from behind and steered her to Sakuno and Eiji's direction. They were just laughing together when Sakuno stopped and saw her friend. "Tomoka... Oh no. Not again." She said, shaking her head and getting up. Eiji grabbed her hand and stopped her. "What's wrong with her?" He said, looking worried. "Well, she has a little problem with drinking wine or alcohol. She always likes how they taste, but at one sip, she gets instantly drunk. She must have overdone it tonight... I can't imagine what thoughts are running through he unstable mind right now. I have to take her home." She said, removing his grip and taking Tomoka from his hands. "Is there anyway I can help?" Both Oishi and Eiji asked at the same time. All of a sudden, another voice sounded from behind them. "Sakuno, your mom says we have to go. I just talked with her on the-" He stopped, noticing the scenario. "Phone. She said it was an emergency... Very, very urgent that she needs both of us." He said, wondering what was going on inside his head. "Oh boy. Ne, Oishi-sempai, can you take her? I'm sure you'll do fine. There are spare keys underneath the mat. Bye." She said, hugging both Oishi and Tomoka at the same time. She went to go give Eiji a small hug, then ran out of the place, with Fuji following after. Oishi then averted his eyes to his hands which were getting heavy because of holding the babbling girl. "This school sucks! But it has good... good... good what again? … Oh yeah, good champaign!" She babbled, getting into her own colorful world. "Tomoka." He said, trying to wake her into reality. "Tomoka." He tried again. "Tomoka-chan!" He yelled, shaking her to see if anything would work. Unfortunately, it didn't. "I can help carry her if she's too much." Eiji offered, getting out his car keys. "I'm lucky that we carpooled, so that my car wouldn't have to be left behind if we were caring for her together." He said, shaking her one more time in a vain attempt. Her response was only hugging his neck tighter. "I'm tired..." She yawned, treating Oishi as she would with a pillow. Tomoka was no longer the small and bushy haired girl everyone knew from middle school. Her height increased dramatically – even up to Oishi's current height- and her hair was not in two bushy hair holders. It was now longer and straighter. "Eiji, start the car. I'll catch up- when I detangle myself from her." He said, scowling at her behavior, but knowing she couldn't do anything to stop it. He shook his head and went out the door. Most of the guests now have left, and it there was only two handfuls of people left, most being the Atobe family. He tried to push her, but she didn't budge. She only began to snore. He said a quick sorry to her before trying to pull on her hair in the other direction, which didn't work either. "There's no other choice..." He murmured to himself, getting himself ready. He swiftly pulled and lifted her legs out from under her into the air. "What was that..." She murmured, rubbing her eyes for a second and going back to her snoring mode. He starting wincing due to the fact that she was heavy.

Oishi got into the back seat of Eiji's 4x4 car, making sure Tomoka's head didn't bump into anything. Eiji backed up out of the parking space and started driving down the highway. "Just to let you know, Oishi, I've never been included in a situation like this. Next time we see this girl, we better make sure she doesn't drink, because I don't want to waste my gasoline for this, Nya~." He sighed, looking for the exit signs. "I agree. This has officially been the weirdest night I've had in a long time." Oishi responded, shaking his head. The girl curled up in his lap and snored profusely. Oishi had to hold his nose; certain mixes of wine don't smell to great together. "Well, that was really fast. Here it is." Eiji said only 10 minutes later, pulling into the driveway of Tomoka's house where pots of plants lay. The cars lights turned off and the three of them got out of the car, Oishi still carrying Tomoka. "Oh where did she say that key was..." Oishi tried to think, looking all around the door. "Under the mat... is my key, Oishi-sempai." Tomoka's voice said, giggling for no apparent reason. Oishi and Eiji looked at each other with a shrug and got the key, then opened the door. "Ne, Tomoka-chan... If you could hear me, I'd say this place is very amazing." Eiji said, looking all around him and above him. "Yeah, this place is very nice." Oishi commented, eyeing the various silky colors of the couch in the living room. "Thanks... I guess..." She said sleepily, using Oishi as a pillow again. Oishi ignored the tug and went to the place that he thought would most likely be her bedroom. "Goodnight, Tomoka-chan." He said, putting her down gently. "Goodnight, Oishi-sempai... Merry... Christmas..." She whispered, turning on her other side. She turned back with a slow motion and with her mind still unconscious, gave him the most squeezing hug he'd ever gotten so far in his entire life that almost made his legs run out of blood. Of course, this was pretty natural when it came to the two. The two were like brother and sister, Oishi having to take care of her or watch her when Tezuka or her mother was away. She would always try and fail to act up, Oishi not allowing it because of his natural motherly nature. This has happened ever since Tomoka and Tezuka found out they were distant cousins in high school- Tomoka being a freshman and Tezuka being a sophomore. "Mou ii yo!" He shouted irritably, not bothering to stop himself from turning into a tomato. He once again uncurled her arms and fingers from around his leg and put her into the same side position. He only sighed and shook his head. "Let's go, Eiji. I'm sure she'll be fine when she gets up." He said, walking down the stairs and into the living room again. "Ah. It's so late now... Well, let's get back into the car." Eiji replied, walking out the door. "You... you look scratched." Eiji said, noticing marks on Oishi. "Don't ask." He said with a sweat drop and a sigh. He shrugged and started the engine. Eiji then drove back on the freeway and then made another exit a few miles down to drop Oishi off at his home. "Goodnight Eiji." Oishi said, getting out of the car once more and waving. "Ja ne." He responded, locking the car doors once again.

Back at Shinji's house, things were comfortable and quiet, a thing that the two hadn't experienced in a long while. The two had long since changed into their set jammies. It was a pair for husband and wife sent by Karin's grandmother. Don't ask... "Shinji... I'm tired." She yawned, using his chest more like a pillow. "Then go to bed then." He answered, obviously wanting to watch more Tv. "But Shiiiiiinji.." She said, putting on her puppy face, knowing he couldn't say no. "Oh fine." He said, rolling his eyes. He knew he wouldn't hear the end of it, so he decided it was best that she go now. He slowly got up from his sitting position and, with a groan, picked her right off the couch. "Sometimes you're just bothersome, Karin." He said, shaking his head as he walked off to their bedroom. He sighed again and put her down gently, covering up the fact that he REALLY wanted to get back to that Tv screen. "Oyasuminasai." She said, yawning after and covering herself more with the blanket. "Uhuh." He faintly responded, already sitting on the couch again. He pressed the play button and crouched low. Right now, he looked like Mr. Burns on the Simpsons going 'Excellent...' . "Come on, win. Just win. Win win win win win win win!" He pleaded to the person on the screen who was losing against the opponent. "Hit the ball at that angle with a spin, and you'll get him. No! You didn't do it! Wait wait wait wait, here comes the smash, YES! GOOOOOOOOOOAL!" He celebrated to himself. "Urusei!" A loud but familiar voice said, making Shinji chuckle to himself. In the end of the match, the guy who was losing regained his points and won, just like Shinji wanted. "Oh yeah! That's right!" Shinji said, doing the moon-walk. "You've got to be kidding me." The same voice previously mentioned said, her head sticking out into the hallway. "What?" He said, shrugging. Karin always knew that Shinji acted WAY differently than he would act in front of people. This is only a sample, she thought. "Get in here already, you crazy monkey." She said. She opened her eyes wide because she had promised not to call him anymore names. This doesn't count.~ She thought to herself. He stepped into the doorway and bowed, saying, "Yes, your highness."

The next morning, Shishindo woke up, freezing and cold. Turns out he had left the window by his bed open during the entire night. "Kiken..." He said, poking his head out of the window to take a look outside. (He said "Dangerous...") He got up, not bothering to cover the bed once again, as usual. Shishindo slipped on his sweats and decided to go jogging out that very morning. He ran out, glancing side by side at the usual spots he'd pass everyday on the street. "Oi! Shindo-chan!" A voice called out to him. He turned around, wondering who had called him when he finally got a realization of who it exactly was. "You have got to be kidding me." He muttered. It was "Hora" again. "I just happened to be passing by! You're wish is granted. I am the fan-girl now. I watched 43 episodes of prince of tennis last night, making me now, officially, a fan. How do you like them apples?" She said, going past him then turning around with her roller blades. "You actually... I can't believe this..." Shishindo said, slapping his face with his hand. "Let's become best friends, Shindo-chan." She said, quickly removing his hat from his head. "Oi, Oi! Get back here with that!" He yelled after her, running as fast as he could. He found himself on the side of the old bridge that looks over the nearby river when she finally stopped. He marched up to her and snatched it back with an annoyed look on his face. "You're no fun at all..." She said, putting on a pretty obvious fake frown. "You couldn't just let me take my jog normally, could you? Now I'm overly tired, and my legs feel like jelly. Thanks." He said, sighing as he hopped over the rail and sat at the top, legs swinging in the direction of the river. ~Now what do I do?...~ Stella thought to herself. "Ah, Shindo-chan, do you think you could let me watch you practice today? Then, I can be on the Prince of Tennis show, too!" She said, patting his shoulder. "I don't really care. Also- don't call me Shindo-chan. It's not cute." He said, stretching his arms and yawning. He hopped back off the rail, saluted, and started walking back in the direction he came from. "B-but wait! I like the name!" She called out. He heard her, but didn't feel like responding. She then chased after him on her rollers, stealing the sweater that was tied around his waist. "Not again..." He moaned before taking off after the mysterious girl.

"Shishindo, help!" The girl yelled, not realizing that her voice was only emitted inside her own dream. The girl ran and ran, being chased by guns and ammunition. Ohhh yeah, did I mention? There were also- yes- ninjas. "Shishindo! Shishindo!" The girl cried, holding her head in her hands, and hiding behind a black wall that was part of a half torn building. "They can't find me. Not here. I'm not ready yet." She said, looking left and right to the trees and shrub so she could jump into there next as a hiding spot. "If only he could come and save me again. Oooh, if I wasn't trying to hide, I'd kick myself for being so stupid. God!" She said, hitting her head softly so it wouldn't make a slapping noise. The masked and robed guys with the guns searched everywhere but there. The leader was in a red mask. "We can't find her. But we will eventually. She can't hide forever. Guys, pull back now! Pull back!" Her powerful voice sounded. From a distance, even the girl could hear it. She let her heartbeat become slower again, with a quick sigh. She crouched down into the high grass, making sure the moon's light didn't shine on her. She quickly took off, and hid in an oh-so-familiar place, where she hid three days ago within the dream. "Everything's still here..." She said, pressing the only water bottle to herself. She had that water bottle, a pillow, a blanket, some crackers, and that was pretty much it. She laid herself down, imagining herself back at her house, looking at the sky through her window. ~Good times~ She thought to herself sadly. She heard some more shouting outside and scooted real close to the corner, in case they opened the small shack up. As soon as she has heard it, it was gone. "That's a relief." She said into the absolute darkness. Wait, light began to fill in the room, and she stopped breathing. The man entered and smiled. He adjusted whatever was on his head, and walked into her direction. He came closer, and she realized who it was. This man had gone with her and helped her thus far in the chase. They were separated awhile back, and she thought she'd never see him again. She, thinking this was in vain, had previously yelled his name, looking for some kind of ally. He promised he would come, and he did. He squatted next to her and sat down. "Sup." He said simply, looking around. "Wha- Do you even KNOW how much I worried about you? How I thought we were both goners? Ugh. Where were you anyways?" She said, hitting him on his shoulder. "Owch! Geez, I was kinda getting chased too. I figured you were here, since I heard that they were pulling back by some bystanders. Anyways, I missed ya." He said, wiping sweat off of his forehead. "I missed you too, Shishindo." She said, locking her arms and elbows around her scratched and cut legs. Leona had finally woken up, gasping for air. "Oh gosh, that's another night of dreaming about being chased. I am such a mess..." She said, sighing. Her eyes darted across the room to her digital clock. "6 am already." She whispered. She glanced at the phone, as if she had the urge to pick it up, but instead let her eyes simmer back down to a close with more sleeping ahead.

Well, guys, this was a story I've been writing for a long time, and it's taken a lot of nights to do it. Sorry for the lack of chapter updates for the rest of my story. I AM working on Ryoma's Ninja troubles, and Eiji's story right now. I may not be able to get to Yumichika Ayasegawa Not Exactly Who I Wanted for some time... Well, review even if you like or don't like! It's the tales of randomness when they're all grown up! (I know I said I'll introduce where Karin is from, but I'll give you a hint- she's the sister to a very famous character in anime. Bye-Bye!)

Ryoma and Naruto: Ready boss?

ORO: Ok! All together!

Disclaimer: WE DON'T OWN NARUTO OR PRINCE OF TENNIS AND IF WE COULD, TEZUKA WOULD SMILE MORE AND SHINO WOULD BE EVIL. YOSH!

Recently on Ryoma's Ninja Troubles (In Sasuke's Pov)~

Why am I going crazy here! This is just Hinata we are talking about! The Hinata that found her way here into my room, just looking for the bathroom. "I'm going to end this, once and for all. Maybe it could calm me." He said before jumping off his bed. He immediately picked her up, threw her on his back, and carried her to her room. He tucked her in, and offed the lights. After he returned to his own room, he dusted the imaginary dirt off his hands. "Finally, I can rest in peace. Those darned readers wanted something to happen, but I'm too smart for them." He said, continuing to listen to his music before eventually falling asleep.

Present~

Sakuno was now staying with Eiji until her grandmother came back. You see, the two checked both with Ryoma's father and then the school, and she was nowhere to be found. The two were worrying; they couldn't just stop pacing pacing back and forth until it was dawn again. "I don't know where else she could be... I hope nothing happens to her." Sakuno said, eyes scrunching. "Nya..." Was all Eiji could mumble, thinking and thinking. Sakuno sighed and slid down the wall, only for her bottom to painfully hit the floor. She didn't even care about that because her mind was in a state of growing panic. "I mean, she probably didn't get caught in the flood, but she wouldn't just disappear without calling me!" She said, holding her head in her hands. Eiji kneeled down next to her and put his hand on her shoulder that forced her to look up. "I'm sure she's alright. She's a very strong woman, and I can even feel it that she's ok. Just calm down. I'm sure somebody will help her. I know we can't call the police, since they're probably getting a lot of calls from families with missing people that had to do with the flood. We're just going to have to wait, Sakuno-chan." He said. He helped her up. "I guess so. Well, what do we do now, Sempai?" She asked, looking around. "I know this may not be the right time, but how about we play a children's card game!" He said, waving his fists into the air. "Children's card game?" She asked slowly, walking over to the table to sit. "Yeah! I got the newest Naruto Game pack right here!" He said excitedly, ripping open the new plastic with Sasuke's face on the cover. "Naru...to? I thought it was called Yugi-" "Never mind that! Just come sit down!" He pushed, immediately dragging her to sit down. "You see, during this time of waiting, I want to get to know you better. I was also hoping it could be vice versa, Sakuno-chan, Nya!" He said, shuffling the deck and then distributing the cards. "O-oh? Hmm. I guess that is doable... Besides, now I can fully know the person who let me stay at their house for an emergency, Sempai!" She said, looking in delight at her cards. "Nya, somehow I have a weird feeling..." He said out loud, but not loud enough that Sakuno could hear. Eiji shrugged his shoulders and they dueled each other off with Ninja cards. You'd probably expect and want me to type ~It's time to duel!~ as a pun, but I'm not going to. Ha.

"I'm so tired, Sakura-chan! Why do we have to get up now?" Naruto asked sleepily, glancing at the digital clock near his bed that read 6:12 am. "This time period HAS really changed you... you're even lazier than the last time we all went on a mission together!" She leaned across from one side of the bed to his desk, just to make sure the alarm didn't ring. She's a good alarm herself, they both figured. "We have to go back to the monk after school today. And the reason you are getting up early is so that we could check up on Eiji and Sakuno. Didn't you hear? She couldn't go back home because of the flood and had to crash at his place." She said. "But what do they have to do with us? I barely know them." He said matter-of-factly. "It's called being nice. I was planning on giving you a nice big bowl of ramen after, but I guess you don't want to go..." She sighed, knowing that that was his trigger. "What are you talking about? I'm definitely going." Naruto said, jumping out of his bed to rush to the bathroom. "Score. Now let's go see what Sasuke's doing." She said to herself, skipping out of Naruto's room and down the hall to where Sasuke's room was located. She silently opened the door and peeked inside. She found him to not be there in his usual place, which was either on the bed or floor. "That's weird." She said, backing out now. As she approached the kitchen, wonderful smells of food went up her nostrils and down her throat that made her gulp. She entered, looking right to left of where that smell was coming from. "Oh. Hinata again. With..." She said, turning to see who was sitting on a very close stool. "Sasuke. Well, at least I have free breakfast." She said to herself before making herself known. "Oh, Ohayo gozaimasu! I have prepared pancakes which Sasuke showed me how to make." She said happily, putting a fork in her plate of golden brown and stacked pancakes. Sasuke only got flustered silently without looking Sakura's way. "O-Ohayo." He said quickly before saying a prayer, that being before he finally dug in. "Hmm? You, Sasuke-kun, Mr. Bad, teaching somebody -which just happens to be a woman- how to cook? I'd thought I'd never see the day. I guess you are soft." She said, giving him one big hug on his side which made him become more flustered and red. "Oh please. I'm not soft. You know me to well to be saying something that contradicts it." He said, taking a sip of water afterwards. She let go and brought her serving to her front. "Thank you Hinata-chan!" Sakura said, a pleased and slightly relieved look on her face. That look meant that she was happy she didn't have to do breakfast this time. She finished her stack quickly and went to go get dressed.