Black Blood

Chapter Four: "Tennis"

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. It is rightfully owned by Takeshi Konami. I only own Cannon, Fate, and some other characters.

Reminders: Um, there might be wrong grammar and spelling…so…please bear with me! I just finished elementary…and please, if possible, no flames! And there's a slight OC x OC = Cannon x Chaos.

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Sighing, Cannon sat on the sofa and glared at Chaos, who was playing with her pet cat: Grey. "And may I ask why you are still here? It's Saturday."

"I don't have anything to do…and since I helped you…." Cannon rolled her eyes. "Hey, at least I'm not like Lotus, she does anything for money."

"What the heck do you want?" Cannon asked, tilting her head backwards, her face facing the pale white ceiling.

"Lets play tennis, like we used to." Chaos closed his eyes, like he was trying to remember a distant memory. "I remember when we were still young…innocent…pure…" Chaos opened his eyes, but not those yellow, cat-slit ones, this time, it was bloodshot red. "But now…" Chaos was cut off by Cannon's piercing glare.

"You really enjoy tormenting me, do you, Chaos?" Cannon said as she stood up from the soft sofa.

Chaos turned to her with a smirk, but there was slight disappointment in his eyes. "So? Are we going to play?"

"No. That's what you get for tormenting me with those horrible memories." Cannon said which made Chaos frown.

"Stingy."

"Gah."

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Cannon groaned and glared at Chaos. "I hate you." She muttered while gripping the tennis bag harder. Why do I have to carry this heavy bag?

Chaos turned to her and smiled slyly. "I love you too." Somehow, that made Cannon blush slightly. SLIGHTLY.

As they walked on the streets, many people, mostly girls, eyed them, probably because of Chaos. Whenever they passed them, giggles and whispers started. Cannon just wanted to go home and sleep, read, or anything she does at home.

"Damn it, Chaos. You're the center of attention." Cannon whispered to Chaos.

"Where are the street tennis courts?" Chaos asked, he didn't really seem to mind the attention he's getting.

Cannon sighed and pointed above the steps in front of them. And it seems that some people made it before them.

Cannon was panting when they finished climbing the steps. Curse this weak body! She cursed in her mind. Chaos smirked at her.

"Weak, very weak." Cannon growled at him. "Do you even pass your P.E. class?"

"Barely," There was another subject she's bad at: P.E.

"Ah! It's Cannon-san, nya!" A familiar voice greeted them: Eiji's. Eiji jogged to their direction and gave Cannon a big, tight, hug.

Cannon gasped, surprised at her classmate's behavior, of course, it's didn't know him that well.

"Eiji, Aries-san might die from lack of air!" Someone shouted. I think you already know who it is.

"Oishi-san, you're exaggerating." Cannon said in a whisper while trying to escape from Eiji's hug. Finally, Eiji released her with a pout.

"I see that you've made friends, Cannon." Oops, Cannon almost forgot Chaos.

Cannon turned to him and glared. "Their not my friends…" She said for only Chaos to hear.

"Eh? Cannon-sempai has a boyfriend?" Momo asked, popping out from nowhere with a sly grin on his face.

"No." Cannon said plainly and quickly. Then there was long, painful silence.

"But, Aries-san, why are you here?" Oishi asked, breaking it.

"This guy," She pointed to Chaos. "Chaos, wanted to play tennis."

"Eh, so you can play, uh, Chaos-kun, nya?" Eiji asked; his face showed amusement.

Chaos nodded.

"Why is your name 'Chaos'?" Momo asked suddenly, curiosity in his voice.

"Momo, that's rude!" Oishi scolded.

"No, it's okay. I actually don't know myself." Chaos said while smiling.

Cannon glared at him. Liar.

"Don't look at me like that…" Chaos said with a stiffled laugh.

"Where are the others?" Cannon asked the three regulars.

"Well…"

"They're not here, nya!"

Cannon blinked. "Why?"

"Momo invited Echizen to play but he said he was sick and the rest have other things to do." Eiji stated while Oishi looked pale and worried.

"I wonder what happened to Echizen…he might have gotten flu! Appendicitis! Ulcer!" Oishi started spouting random illnesses, panic written all over his face.

"He's probably just lazy! That Echizen…" said Momo with an irk mark on his face.

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"Achoo!" Ryoma was watching a new drama on TV when he suddenly sneezed.

"Oh! Brat, a girl must be talking about you!" His perverted father snickered while he read his erotic magazines.

Ryoma shrugged. "It's probably just nothing…" He said as he resumed to watching the drama.

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There was a short silence, which Eiji broke. "Since O'chibi isn't here, can Chaos play, nya?" He asked.

Cannon looked at Chaos for an answer. Chaos nodded, which was a sign for a 'yes'. Cannon took a blue racquet from the bag and gave it to Chaos.

"I'll play. Singles or doubles?" Chaos asked, gripping the racquet tightly.

The three tennis regulars looked at each other. "Well, since we haven't played with Chaos before…how about singles?" Oishi suggested, which everyone agreed with.

"Who will he play with? Momo? Eiji? I'm going to be the referee." Oishi asked. Momo raised his hand bravely.

"Me! I'll beat him to pulp!"

Eiji pouted. "That's not fair Momo! I was going to raise my hand!"

Chaos just smirked and Cannon sat on one of the benches, calmly watching the scene. I wonder who's going to win…it's been awhile since Chaos played…

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"Smooth or rough?" Momo asked.

"Rough." Chaos answered. Momo twirled the racquet, then after a few seconds, it landed on rough.

Chaos smiled at the tennis regular. "I serve first." He said while going to baseline and pulling a tennis ball from his pocket.

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"6-2. Chaos wins!" Oishi shouted, announcing the winner.

Momo fell down on his butt, gasping for air and sweating like a pig. "Ah! You're strong damn it!" He said between gasps.

Chaos went to the tired fellow and held out his hand. "Nice game. You were great." Chaos complimented.

"You too!" Momo said as he took his hand and got up. Momo looked at Chaos with surprise written in his face. "You aren't even sweating! Are you a monster or something? Like Kaidoh?"

Chaos chuckled nervously while Cannon rolled her eyes. Yes, the title 'monster' would fit him greatly.

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Me: And cut…*sigh*…I'm being really lazy and tired lately…probably because of the heat…

Chaos: Don't expect me to fan you.

Cannon & Fate: Us too.

Me: Stingy...anyway, I might not update much...I'm kind of in a 'stupid and confused mode' right now…and I'm going to remember the idea I forgot…damn…why do my ideas always come in the night and I can't remember them when I wake up? And I'm also not in the mood to write…I can't write when I'm not in the mood!