Chapter 4
It was time for dinner. Hinechou made Himi's favourite, Egg Custard, but as Himi would call it, Slimy Egg.
"Ni-san! You try Ne-Chan's slimy egg! It yummy!" Himi told Hoo.
Hoo listened to his baby sister. "Not bad. I did not know you could cook."
"Well I have to since mum and dad will not cook for Himi." Hinechou replied.
"Can I try some?" Shuji asked with an innocent smile.
"You be nice to ne-chan first!" Himi demanded.
Shuji raised his right eyebrow at Himi. 'Confident for a toddler.' He thought.
By this time the other first and second stringers arrived to eat their meals and saw Himi being fed food they have not seen before.
"What is that?" Jujiroh asked politely.
"Slimy egg!" Himi answered excitedly.
"Hinechou made it." Hoo added.
"It is called Egg Custard." Hinechou answered.
"Can we try?" Each first stringer asked.
"No. Be nice to ne-chan first!" Himi demanded.
Himi noticed an individual sitting by himself and walked over to him. "Hi. I Himi. What your name?"
"Kazuya Tokugawa." The lonely male answered.
"Name too hard. I call you Kaze!"
Kazuya simply stared at the innocent child. He found himself unable to be mad at her.
"Here. Try ne-chan slimy egg!"
Kazuya, without a word, agreed to the suggestion. He almost smiled.
All on-lookers were jealous. They had to be nice to Hoo's younger sister if they wanted to try her cooking but Kazuya did not. Hoo's eyes darkened.
Hinechou noticed. "It seems you do not like him much."
"He was arrogant. I defeated him effortlessly last year. He is pathetic."
Hinechou raised her eyebrow at this.
"Do not give me that look."
"He sounds like a younger version of you."
"How so?"
"Well, you lost in your first year of camp, went to the secret mountain training camp, and you lose to me when I put no effort in playing you."
Hoo stared at her but she was not frightened.
"Ne-chan!" Himi called.
"What is it Himi?"
"More slimy egg for this one!" Himi pointed to Kazuya (Kaze).
Hinechou smiled while Hoo did not like this at all. Hinechou served another serving of Egg Custard for Kazuya. He politely thanked her. Himi kept talking to him until she had an idea.
"Ne-chan! I have good idea." Himi said excitedly.
"What is it?"
"Tennis family!"
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"New family when we stay here! You be mommy! Ni-san be Gong Gong!" Himi laughed.
Hinechou could not help but laugh as well.
"What is so funny?" Hoo demanded.
"Gong Gong means Grandfather on the mother's side in Cantonese."
"I am not old." Hoo calmly claimed.
"Let Himi be happy and just go with it."
Hoo rolled his eyes.