Inui Sadaharu is not the geek-boy we all think he is. He is cool. He is hot. He owns a club. Well, his family does anyway. And he has a girlfriend.
Disclaimer: i do not own prince of tennis. WAH!
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They didn't recognize the person walking towards them.
He was dressed in leather pants, a tight fitting shirt and a black jacket was slung over his shoulder, hooked in place by his thumb.
It was the height that gave him away. And the hair, which although gelled down still tended to spike crazily.
But what really floored them were the flat gray eyes. They were almost metallic and definitely not Inui's eyes.
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Momo and Echizen were waiting in front of the building, they didn't know why the others had told them to come here
since it didn't look like one of the safest places in Japan.
The front of the Babel Tower looked like old brick but the entrance was equipped with high end security scanners
and the guards manning the door would definitely make you think twice before trying to sneak into the club without ID.
The tall Inui-like person approached them and made a small motion as if pushing up glasses on the bridge of his nose.
That confirmed to Momo that this was indeed Inui-senpai.
"The others are already inside. You should come in now."
"But can we come in…? I don't think Echizen has ID… "
"It's alright. You won't need ID here. And all the girls are dressed tonight."
"Girls?! There are girls in there?!"
Inui just looked at Momo's typical excited squeal. He sounded almost like a girl himself
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"Then don't you think we should go in already, Momo-senpai?"
Echizen's slow drawl prompted Inui to go to the head of the line that had formed by the door and they were ushered in by the bouncer who clapped Inui's back on his way in.
Inside, the club was already almost full but they easily spotted the table full of the rest of the middle school regulars.
Even Taka-san who had quit the team when he got into high school was there.
They were all, except for Tezuka and Kaidoh, grinning at the latecomers when they got to the table.
Eiji was already trying to glomp Echizen as they all scooted to make room for the two.
"Ochibi! What do you think? Nya!"
Eiji was almost yelling into Echizen's ear when Oishi pulled him away to save the younger boy's eardrums.
"This is Inui's family's bar and they've got everything! They have beer and other drinks and later the show's going to start and there'll be dancing and more beer! Nya!"
Eiji's enthusiasm was not affected one whit as he then told the entire table about the Babel Tower.
"Inui took us here too when we graduated and last year we took Kaidoh here for his graduation." Eiji continued.
"It was too bad Momo's family had their trip early so he couldn't come to the graduation party but at least we're all here now."
Fuji beamed at the entire table and Echizen thought he looked like he had already started drinking.
That, or Inui had given him some new juice to try and it had put him in a really good mood.
"Oi Mamushi! How come you never told me they took you here?" Momo whined.
"Fshuuu! Don't call me mamushi! I have a name you idiot! And the reason nobody told you about this place is because kids can't come in here."
Apparently Kaidoh had also started drinking and was more verbose than usual.
Even Oishi looked relaxed and didn't even fuss at his quarreling kouhais.
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"What happened to your eyes Inui-senpai?" Echizen asked.
"Contact lenses. Club rules state that all employees must use colored contacts to establish novelty. Since the club belongs to the family, I might as well abide by the rules."
"Excuse me for a moment. I see somebody who wants to talk to me."
When Tezuka stood up, Momo and Echizen gaped at the Captain.
He was dressed in jeans and a white t-shirt and looked absolutely at home in the club with his beer bottle in hand as he wound his way through the crowd.
Echizen narrowed his eyes when he saw who Tezuka had approached.
What the hell was a monk with glasses and a face mask doing in a club?
Obviously his oyaji had stalked him again.
The idiot looked absolutely delighted at the idea that his son was out slumming on the town.
The least he could have done was to at least dress inconspicuously.
Wait a minute… Why was Tezuka talking to his dad? Inui answered his unspoken question.
"Nanjiro-san comes here for the show. Tezuka met him when we came here on our graduation. We don't mind the clothes. 98% of the clientele think it's just some weird costume."
Inui sounded almost apologetic as he explained to Echizen.
"So, this is your family's bar, senpai?" Echizen asked.
"Yes, opened by my father and uncle soon after they graduated from college. They both tend the bar. The bouncers are my cousins and I also help with the bar. My aunt is in charge of the dancers. We all consider them family."
"The show is about to start." Tezuka announced when he got back to their table.
Right on cue, the older boys stood up and walked towards the bar where most of the crowd had already started to gather when the music changed.
That was when Echizen saw the two girls who had climbed up on the bar.
One had platinum hair and blood red eyes.
Obviously part of the eye color theme, she was dressed in a sheer long-sleeved top, black cut-off shorts and red stilettos.
Her ears had a row of piercings and she wore a don't-mess-with-me expression.
The other girl had pin straight black hair, and wore cat ears.
She wore denim cut-offs and a white tank top and stilettos.
When she walked on the bar and surveyed the crowd they saw her eyes.
One was green, the other was blue. Neko-girl. Kaidoh was sure to love this.
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At Echizen's amazement, Tezuka looked decidedly amused as he exchanged a meaningful look with Fuji.
The two had moved in front of the crowd with Inui right behind them. Inui looked inscrutable.
The two girls were now starting to dance.
Neko-girl at one end of the bar and the dominatrix at the other where Tezuka and Fuji were.
Hips moving to the rhythm, grinding in time to the beat, Echizen had to admit that she was good.
Neko-girl had moved closer to her and they were now rubbing face to face with each other.
Neko-girl was gripping the blond's rear when the blond turned her around giving her a little slap on the butt and pushed her in Kaidoh's direction.
They had probably been given directions earlier. Neko-girl was now doing some fan service for Kaidoh:
Slowly undulating just like a stretching cat right in front of him.
The blond sank down on her heels in front of Tezuka with her knees spread wide.
She had lifted her shirt exposing a flat belly when she then grabbed the boy's head
and rubbed up against his cheek all the while giving a mocking smile at Inui.
Inui looked decidedly pissed off while Fuji was smiling eerily, obviously enjoying Inui's rotten mood.
Tezuka was definitely amused and played along with the blond.
Inui gritted his teeth.
Ultimately, Echizen was distracted from his senpais' weird behavior by the girl who was dancing next to him.
Her really long hair had whipped across his face and he was surprised by the silky feel.
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Inui was pissed. And it didn't help that Tezuka and Fuji knew that the reason for his mood was right in front of them.
And he got even more pissed with the look she was directing his way.
Aya was laughing at him because for some reason it always irritated him when she danced at the bar.
He always tried to get out of bartending on the nights she did because he was more apt to break a glass on a customer's head
instead of serving drinks when Aya's bare legs were prancing at eye level.
She had been very amused from the first time she had climbed on the bar and bottles would slip from his fingers when she had started dancing six weeks ago.
Fuji was still smiling but Tezuka had reverted to his usual expressionless façade but he was 100% sure that both were satisfied with their little joke.
Inui turned around and walked into the back rooms.
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"Aya, would you wait for me after closing? I'm taking you home."
"Sadaharu…"
His words surprised her and the expression in Inui's eyes made her wary but she wasn't surprised by the pleasure she felt blooming in her chest.
His cousin Seiji had flagged a cab for them and was helping him shove the group of half drunk boys into the small space.
A plastered Kaidoh rushed in last, he had been talking to Yuki, the neko-girl.
His Uncle Hohi was locking up the bar when he turned to Aya who had been laughing with Tezuka and Fuji as they waved goodbye.
His uncle hurried them on since it was already late and he had refused an offer of a ride.
"You live near here?"
"Yes, just a couple of blocks."
"You walk this after shift." Inui wasn't asking a question.
"Hmm…"
"The chances…"
"Yes, yes, I know data-man. You've already told me the likelihood of getting mugged, raped, kidnapped, whatever, when I walk home at this hour, but I usually go home with one of the girls."
Aya cut him off and surprised him by slipping her hand around his arm.
"I'm glad you're taking me home Sadaharu."
"Huh?"
Aya laughed.
"That sure was witty." She grinned up at him.
"So, was there anything you wanted to nag me about?"
"Eh?"
"What? You're not going to snipe at me for flirting with your friends?"
Inui sighed.
"It's your job Aya, it doesn't bother me… much."
"Well, it really shouldn't. It's my life."
Aya didn't mean to sound sharp but she was just a little bit irritated at Inui's answer.
She dropped her hand from his arm but didn't expect him to drape the arm around her shoulder.
"You should get a thicker jacket."
She didn't think so. She was already warm.
this one came out of nowhere in the middle of the night while i was cramming for an exam.
i needed a break and inui gave me one.
it's OOC, i know but hey... artistic license.
QUESTION: should i add another chapter or let this one stand?
comment please.=)
p.s.
will add a new chapter to of vipers and physics after the next exam.=)
