The Princesses of Volleyball
Chapter 1: Volleyball
Practice was cancelled because of the pouring rain, and the Seigaku tennis regulars were bored. The indoor courts were occupied by the girl's volleyball team. The boredom ended when Kikumaru Eiji spotted his classmate, Suou Mitsuki, on the team. "Suou-chan!" he called, she sees the tennis boys and comes dashing towards them "Fuji-kun! Kikumaru-kun! What are you two doing here?" Fuji Shusuke puts on a smile "the rain has been delaying our practice for a couple of days" she turns around and signals her captain before facing the boys again "How about you guys play a volleyball match against us then?" She offered, Kikumaru's eyes lit up "Can we?" just then the captain of the volleyball team, Tanimoto Sanae came "Of course, it would be great training for us and good exercise for you guys right?" she shot a powerful look Tezuka Kunimitsu. He sighed "alright then, if it isn't disrupting your practice". Eiji jumped for joy and the first year, Echizen Ryoma adjusted his cap "hmm… volleyball eh".
The teams were set: The girls' volleyball team vs. the boys' tennis team. Inui Sadaharu served the ball fast; however it was easily picked up by the girl in the right back, Oda Yoko. Oda gets the ball to the ace setter, Amamiya Yuri, who shouts "FIVE!" before setting the ball up nice and high for the weakside hitter, Ootori Chihiro. The ball is smashed so hard that Momoshiro Takeshi could not get the ball back to the setter, however, Fuji got under the ball for Echizen to spike a Drive B.
Volleyball was a sport where as long as you get under the ball and swing properly, returning should be no problem, therefore, Kawamura Takashi and Momo felt utterly useless. Not only that, it seemed as if all the boys moves were sealed; since there are so many players in volleyball spread out, Tezuka zone was pointless. Whenever the hitters saw Fuji in his Higuma Otoshi stance, they would simply tip the ball. Kaidoh's snakes were all easily picked up by a second year student, Takada Hitomi and Inui's data was all illogical towards volleyball. The only moves that were able to confuse the girls were Echizen's Drive B, Oishi's moon volley, and Kikumaru's acrobatic play.
The boys lost 25- 20. Tezuka approached the captain "we demand a rematch" his stone face waited for a reply, she smirked "a month from today, same place, same time".
When Fuji arrived that night, he saw Yuuta's shoes and his face lit up immediately "Yuuta" he called. Yuuta came from the kitchen "Aniki? where is mom and dad?" Fuji put his bag down "Mom and dad are out tonight, and Onee-san is at her friends" Yuuta crossed his arms "oh I see, alright then I guess I'll head back" Fuji looked up at his younger brother "Wait, how about I treat you to supper first" before Yuuta could reject, Fuji was already out the door.
They arrived at a small resturant in the neighborhood and were immediately served by a cute waitress, in Fuji's eyes, this waitress is familiar, extremely familiar. "May I take your order?" the blue haired waitress asked politely, Yuuta searched the menu and found something he was crazing "Chicken Curry on rice", at a glance, Fuji found a dish he loved "Fried wasabi bamboo shoots on soba special" the girl looked at Fuji with the 'are you crazy' face but left it at that.
She returned with their orders and additional beverages, Yuuta looked at the drinks then back at the waitress "uhh...we didn't order these drinks" she smiled "oh... those are from me, for that great game today Fuji-kun" Fuji Shusuke smiled and before he could say something, he was interupted by Yuuta "AH! Amamiya- san" the girl looked at Yuuta for a bit and jumped when she recognized him "Yuuta-kun! wow you are so much taller". " So you two know each other" the brunette boy chuckled, Yuuta pointed at Amamiya "She and Mizu-" She put a hand over Yuuta's mouth "I know some kids in St. Rudolph", after uncovering Yuuta's mouth, she bowed and left. Strange girl Fuji thought a little bit mysterious though, but still cute. The boys finished their meals and left.
That night, Fuji laid in bed wondering about the strange Amamiya Yuri.