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Chapter 2: Arjuna and her great plan.
Tezuka did not know what he did do in his past life or lives to get such a punishment as now. Oh why did he have to be saddled with an almost crazy childhood friend and a lover that adds to the said friend's craziness?
He just wished that graduation would come sooner. The two Atobes had decided to carry out said female Atobe's plan.
That means he'll get himself an annoying female girlfriend. Ah, why couldn't he get the lesser of two evils? Yuko-sensei was a more logical and sensible person to fake going out with, even though he hated that idea.
And speaking of Yuko-sensei...
"Juna? Doesn't Yuko-sensei have to work?"
"Naw. She's having a vacation right now. She actually volunteered to come back with me but her fellow doctors had a party and I advised her to go on ahead. And stop calling her Yuko-sensei. You make her sound old."
"Well she is a doctor and I should respect my elders."
"She's like, what, nine years older then us? Everytime you say sensei I feel like a kid going out with an old person."
"Well that's kind of true isn't it Juna?" Keigo added. "I wonder how someone is able to put up with you."
"KEIGO. you are so dead."
Tezuka smiled slightly as he watched his two most favourite people chase each other around the room. Ah well, if it made them happy, he guessed he could put up with it.
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"Ja Kuni-chan, Tezuka-san, Tezuka-Oka-san. Nice to be neighbors with all of you again!" Arjuna waved as she stood at the gate of Tezuka's household.
"Ah. Arjuna-san. Great to have you back too. You and our Kunimitsu are going to the same school right?" Tezuka-san asked.
"Yup. And he has been very nice to show me around!"
"Sou ka? That's nice of you Kunimitsu."
"Hn" Tezuka nodded. Arjuna just continued smiling. Freakingly Tezuka was faintly reminded of Fuji. He shuddered at that thought, although his stoic expression prevented anyone from figuring out.
"Ah… well Kunimitsu why don't you be a gentleman and walk to school with Arjuna-san tomorrow? Its not safe for a girl to walk by herself."
So that's what she was aiming for.
"That would be nice! Ne, Kuni-chan would you?" Arjuna asked sweetly. "I'll help you have half an hour with Keigo before we reach school." she added in a whisper.
Well, he couldn't say no to that, could he?
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(The next day)
The Tezuka household looked on in shock when a long limousine parked itself outside their house. They were even more shocked when Arjuna came clambering out of the back door.
"Ohayo! Tezuka-san! Is Kuni-chan ready?" Just then Tezuka walked out of the house, took a look at the limo and walked back into the house, letting the door slam back due to speed which he moved.
"Hey! Tezuka Kunimitsu! Don't pretend that you are not there!" Tezuka sighed and opened the door again. This time, not giving the Seigaku buchou a chance to run, she pushed him into the open doors of the limo.
And right into the hands of one Atobe Keigo.
"Saa Mit-chan, you're so anxious to see ore-sama already?" Keigo purred into Tezuka's ear. "We were just together yesterday."
Tezuka blushed. Well it didn't help that Atobe was currently blowing cold air into his ear, which really made it hotter then usual.
"Ah. I really don't want to disturb you guys but half an hour only Kay? Cause we all still have to go to school." Arjuna stated as she waved goodbye to the other Tezukas "I'll be sitting in front Kay? And don't worry. That particular part of the car is sound proof. Even to the driver." Smiling at the two, she said, "Have fun!"
"I definitely would." Keigo answered before continue ravishing the other buchou. Tezuka sighed in content. Well it's impolite not to take advantage of such a good opportunity right?
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"Kei-chan? Kuni-chan? We are reaching our school. Kei-chan?"
Arjuna lowered the slide that separated the two compartments slightly. When she didn't get a response, she gingerly lowered it some more.
"Awww..." she sighed. The picture of a half-dressed Keigo cuddling against a messily dressed Tezuka both asleep made the cutest innocent picture in her mind. "How I wished I had a camera." she thought. Spotting a bottle of lube on the floor, she thought. "Hmm maybe not as innocent as I thought."
"Wakey wakey, both of you. Better get yourself ready, we are reaching Seigaku already."
"Mou So soon?" Keigo whined, not that he would admit that he did. "Ah well, time with ore-sama sure would pass fast."
"K-chan?" "Ah?" "Where is my white shirt?" "Erm."
Arjuna giggled. Pointing to the place where the shirt was stuck, she eyed Keigo's undressed form.
"Hyuu Kuni-chan! You sure are one lucky guy. Not that you are too shabby either. Though I think you all better take a shower went you get to club practice today."
"Arjuna-oujosama, Keigo-bochama, Tezuka-sama. We have reached the gates of Seigaku."
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To say seeing Tezuka coming down from that huge limo parked outside of the school was a huge surprise was an understatement. And seeing Arjuna coming down of the same limo and clinging to the said buchou was another surprise.
All which the current Regulars and tennis team member were shocked to see.
Oh. And Tezuka slightly rumpled form also didn't escape the eyes of one data master.
Of course they all were too shocked at this scene to even notice the limo drive away. Not that they would notice anyone that was still inside.
"Saa Arjuna-san. I thought that you say you weren't Tezuka's girlfriend?" Fuji smiled.
"Hmm, Did I? Well it was true. At least at that time. Saa Now who knows?" Arjuna smiled back at Fuji.
"Say Kuni-chan. I have to go do other stuff first. See ya later!" Arjuna answered, giving him a peck on the cheek.
Tezuka sighed mentally again. He hoped that this would not cause him to permanently land in hospital for high blood pressure. Schooling his face back to the serious buchou looked he shouted.
"If all of you have the time to stare then practice is not enough. 50 laps around the court. Now."
"Masaka!" "Buchou!"
"70 laps."
"Hai!" and for the rest of the morning, the whole tennis club was forced to run laps for practice.
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(After lessons)
The Seigaku regulars had prayed for ages that this day would not come. Unfortunately for them it seems like god was asleep at that time they were praying. Hordes of girls dressed in skimpy tennis clothes surrounded the tennis courts that were reserved for the male tennis team and were once, off limits to fans.
Now it looks like the days of peaceful practices are gone.
"Fuji. Is it me or has the Female tennis club doubled in size?"
"Maa Oishi it sure seems like it."
"Actually it is more of 2.76 times if you want to be exact. and the increase happened within a mere three days."
"Fushuu they can't be serious on playing us right?" Kaidou looked at the crowd. Said crowd cheered madly.
"Argh. It will take forever to select the good ones now..." Momoshiro groan. "Not that they would have any chance against us."
"Mada mada dane." Ryoma said, looking in the direction where the coach was standing. "Ryuuzaki-sensei will handle it." At least I hope so. He thought, glancing in the direction of Sakuno. He couldn't deal with girls like her.
"All tennis players gather!" the voice of the coach rang above the din.
Ryuuzaki-sensei sighed. She should have expected something like this to happen. Well she would have to deal with it now won't she? Luckily, she still had a trick or two up her sleeves. One of which is looking at the current scene amusingly.
"Okay. I'm sure all of you here are eager to get a place to be able to join the regulars ranking matches. But I cannot just let you all into the main club without a test. As I think it is unfair to pit all of you against our well trained regulars, I'll have someone help me in picking out the best twenty from this group."
"Ah. It looks like baa-san has a plan." Momo sighed. "Thank god."
"Arjuna-san? Would you please come here?"
Arjuna blinked. "Me?" Ryuuzaki nodded. "But mou Ryuuzaki-san, I don't want to join."
"Juna." "Hai, hai Kuni-chan." Ignoring the murderous stares that the group in front of her was giving, she turned to the sensei. "So?"
"All of you here would be tested by me and Arjuna-san. As she is not competing for a place, I think that she would be this best to help me in this exercise. Anyone who can win five balls against either of us would be listed down. If there is more than twenty then we would repeat this exercise again with the remaining persons. As Arjuna-san here is also a female tennis player as like me I think there should not be any problems."
"Hey Hey. Sensei! I said I'm not joining!"
"You are not. You are just helping me." Arjuna sighed. "Mou ii At least I get to play. And Kei-chan should not disapprove. Kuni-chan too na?"
"Juna. Just do what she says."
"Um-hm." Arjuna hummed, picking up a spare racket, she asked. "So who's first?"
The regulars were in for a good show.
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At first most of the other females swarmed Arjuna's court. Rumours of how terrible it is to beat Ryuuzaki-sensei and of course revenge on some people's part. But that all change when they saw the first few 'matches'.
To say they begun to think Ryuuzaki-sensei was a better choice. Ah well, it was too late already right?
"Yarujan." Echizen commented. "She's good."
"Saa Ryoma's right."
"Well. She is Atobe's cousin right? I guess she must have been good enough if she practiced with him." Momoshiro commented, as he watched another get trashed by Arjuna.
"Iie. According to the way she plays, I'll say she practices more with someone, namely our buchou." Inui replied. "All her styles are suitable against Tezuka's, since they all specialized in sealing spins and aims at the blind spots of left handers."
"Bingo! You are as clever as they say you are, Inui-san." Arjuna answered as she took a rest on the beaches that regulars were watching from. "So far how many?"
"We went through almost half the team already. And we only have two passes. But the really good players, the real team hasn't played yet. In fact the next one you are going up against is a rather okay player, about Arai's standard. That is the third last for the day. The next two are the fukubuchou of the female team and another player that belongs to the serious player's category. They should possess more challenge, I guess." Inui answered.
"You seem to have some questions to ask me." Arjuna stated. "Why do you say so?" "Cause you are looking at me funnily."
"Arh." Inui affirmed. Insight must run within the family. He thought.
"Then ask? I'm sure I won't be offended."
"How many sets can you win against Tezuka?"
"Arh?" Arjuna tilted her head. "Funny that you'll ask this question. I'm not sure now cause I've not played him for a very long time. But in the past, I could tie with him if I really wanted. But usually it ends in a 7-5 game. In his favour na. It's easier to beat Kei-chan. Cause my special move is his blind point. But again I have my weak point too."
"Oh?"
"But I'm not telling. Anyways you don't have to keep data on me. I'm not playing much competitive tennis anymore."
"Any data is good data." Arjuna shook her head in exasperation. Going back to the court she managed to trash two players while the fukubuchou managed to pass.
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Three days have passed since that impromptu matches and it looks as she held to high of expectations for the other gender players of Seigaku. She will have to do something about it too as she admit that with talents like Tezuka and Ryoma she had neglected the other tennis team. No wonder none of them could barely manage to win in the Kanto regional matches.
Well she would have to work with this ten then. Looking at the completed list of people that managed to pass. Ryuuzaki-sensei sighed. It would have been better if Arjuna would join really. But she knows the reason and would not force it on an unwilling person.
"Ah but that does not mean I can't call on her help right?" she thought. "Looks like your choice of not joining may not matter at all."
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(After another morning of tennis practice in Seigaku...)
"Mouii Fujiko" Kikumaru pouted. "Do we really have to hold the ranking matches with those people?"
"Saa Eiji, Some of them are not that bad."
"Kikumaru. Cut them some slack Kay? They are not as well trained as you guys are." Arjuna answered. "Most of them do have the potential, as least the ones that we have chosen have."
"Ne, Arjuna-san why don't you join? You are as good as they are. Surely you would do better in the ranking matches." Arjuna smiled slightly at the question. "Kawamura-san, right?" Kawamura blushed. "Haha Don't worry. It's not like a big secret or anything. The reason that I decline joining the club."
"Oh and Fuji-kun? Don't think I'm trying to snatch away your boyfriend or anything too."
Fuji smiled. "Oh and why would I think that?" Arjuna shuddered mentally. This is one guy she rather not cross.
"Mou, Arjuna-san." Takashi blushed in embarrassment at having his relationship found out so easily.
"Hai hai. Why I don't join? Saa Well I can't play long matches."
"Hoi Stamina problem? It's not that difficult to overcome, nya."
"Just like Eiji said." Inui added, notebook in hand. "If it is stamina, then all you have to do is train like him."
Arjuna shook her head. "Iie. That isn't the problem. Ah, it's my legs really."
"Legs?"
"Yup. I was in an accident not long ago na, and my legs got hurt in the process. Most of the damage could be repaired but because some of the bone fragments are too small to remove hence playing long matches is harmful to my body. I can still play but Kei-chan and my therapist says that it is best I refrained from long vigorous matches." Arjuna concluded. "Although, I think Kei-chan said that to reduce competition na, not that it will help since we play in different divisions."
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(Later in the day…)
"Ne Arjuna. You call Atobe, Kei-chan. Do you really know him that well?" Eiji asked as the three of them walked back to class together.
Arjuna giggled. "Well. I pretty much glomp him everytime I see him. It helps in my aim to bring down his 'Ore-sama' image. Oh, besides, I love annoying the hell out of him."
"Saa you two must be close."
Throwing a thoughtful look in Fuji's direction, she thought. "Ah, maybe I'll be able to help 'bring things along' ?"
"Maa True na. Almost as close as true brothers and sisters. Kei-chan isn't that bad. Over egoistic and proud most of the time but he is a responsible and good student too. In fact, I think he is a lot like Kuni-chan without the ego that he's so famous for."
"Nani? Atobe like Buchou?"
Arjuna laughed mentally. "Eiji, you don't know how true your last statement sounds." she added to herself.
"Hmm... who knows? Maybe they are as alike as Arjuna says." Fuji commented airily. Arjuna narrowed her eyes. "He's not called tensai Fuji Syuusuke for nothing. I guess he's catching up on something."
"Well, then I'll have to up it a notch then, won't I?"
-- TBC --
Author notes: So how? And what will she do? Will Fuji find out what she's planning? Stay tune for another chapter of Introducing Chapter with a capital T!! Oh, and review please? It'll help in my writing! (munches on left over cookies)