Sorry for such a long wait. I have valid reasons! So calm down and put away those pitch forks, flaming torches and… is that a friggin canon?! Put that down please. Okay, my muse decided to take a looong vacation, I'm moving, I had a mountain of projects AND my choir had to perform in some really big performance and some other smaller performances… So don't blame me!

Anyways you'll get to see if you get your chocolates and plushies at the end of this chapter.

"Bold" for English, "Speaking" for dialogs, 'Thinking' for thoughts, Dreams for dreamscape/flashback.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, other than the plot.


Ignoring the sheepish Momo, he looked around.

"Fine then, I'll ask…"

"Kaidou! Come here!"

"Hai. Fsh… What is it, Buchou?"

Sweat dripped off both players faces, harsh pants were released. Both of the physical states were similar- exhausted and sweaty. However, the psychological toll on Kaidou was significantly larger than his opponent.

It wasn't just that he was shocked that he fell into his trap, or that his opponent just mimicked his famed 'Snake shot'. It was that his opponent just kept talking in third person with his stupid cocky, arrogant and irritating smirk plastered his face!

Fire burned in his eyes, he was going to wipe that smirk off his face or he'll die trying!


5-4

The match was steadfastly coming to a conclusion; however the turmoil in everyone's minds was far from over.

"Look carefully! It can't be happening!" Their minds cried out in anguish.

"We are looking! It IS happening!" The eyes insisted.

The second-year regular, Kaidou, was being beaten down into a sorry pulp by a freshman! This can't be true!

"Nya! Chibi-chan is so flexible!" Kikumaru gasped, eyes sparkling. He could finally have someone to have acrobatic competitions with!

"Eiji-sempai! You're amazing! How can you be such an amazing acrobat?" Ryoma asked, hero-worship in his eyes.

"Mwanyanayanya! Hi-mit-su!"

"Wah! Eiji-sempai's so cool!"

An irritated poke at the imaginary cloud above Eiji's head shook him out of his stupor.

"Not happening, sempai." The diva said flatly. "Ore-sama would never go so low to worship someone else."

"Eh? Occhibi? Why are you here? Aren't you having a match with Kaidou?"

Ryoma twitched visibly at the much-hated nickname and replied, "Look for yourself. Ore-sama has already beaten that snake commoner."

He sniffed and smirked, "Ore-sama is going to join your ranks soon enough. Don't think that things are going to remain the same."

With that he left the scene and the many squealing fangirls that had gathered during the match.

"Ile data." Inui popped out behind Kikumaru, glasses glinting maliciously. "Echizen Ryoma. Age: 12. Blood Type: O. Height and weight: yet to be discovered. Echizen inc's sole heir. The winner of America Junior Tennis Tournament four times running. He is also known as the 'Prince of Tennis' and 'Flying Acrobat'. His tennis style is acrobatic tennis."

"Wha! Inui! You already discovered so much about Ochibi in such a short time?"

"The Internet is a wonderful place."

"A wonderful place for stalkers. Isn't that right Inui?" A certain close-eyed sadist popped out from nowhere.

Inui left, disgruntled by that hinted 'Go away' from Fuji. And it was never good to ignore such a hint from Fuji Syusuke.

"Saa… What do you think about our cute chibi diva?"


"My,my. Ryo-chan… aren't you interesting…" The smirking devil was back in his lair (aka his room), thinking about our favorite Prince.

+Flashback+

"Saa… What do you think about our cute chibi diva?"

"He's weird. But a good tennis player! Yes, he is!"

"Fsh…"

"Eto… H-he's good in tennis… BURNING! HE'S WONDERFUL! GREATO! I WANT A MATCH AGAINST HIM!"

"… Fuji… Ten laps for goofing off during practice."

"He's cute! Nya! I want to have an acrobatic challenge with him!"

"He's interesting and will be a great asset to the club if he joins the regulars… Why?"

"I'll get back to you after I have gathered more data."

Good: 4

No comment: 3

Bad: 0

"Somehow you managed to wriggle into most of our hearts…" Usually when the freshmen enter the club, they have more 'no comments' or 'bad'. It was virtually impossible to get a majority of the regulars to give a 'good'.

"Saa… It seems that I'll just have to figure out what makes you tick…" Insert spine-chilling sinister laughter.


In a large mansion, Ryoma shivered.

'Hmm… I hope it's not the wacky fangirls again…'


'I officially HATE that Fuji guy…'

He had been making Ryoma's life hell after he joined the club. Dragging him undignified through the busy halls during lunch, sneaking wasabi into his lunch, calling him pet names just to name a few. He couldn't imagine how his life would be when he actually joined the regulars.

'Sigh… At least I figured who's the cause of the shiver…' Ryoma looked side to side warily, and NO, he is not hiding. As it is unbecoming of him to hide merely because of a measly commoner. He was just… evading… a potential threat.

"Ryo-ryo~ Where are youuuuu?" sang the very demon of his thoughts.

The diva immediately ducked behind a pillar.

'Walk away. Walk away! WALK AWAY!' He commanded telepathically.

"Ryo-darling, I found you~" And he began the daily ritual of picking up Ryoma onto his shoulder. (Note: I believe that Fuji is strong despite his appearance because he's good in tennis, and tennis is a sport, which means he works out. A lot.)

"Ore-sama demands you to let ore-sama down from this undignified position!"

"Lalalaa~"

Something within Ryoma snapped. Strange odd calmness overcame him.

"Ore-sama asks what ore-sama has to do to make you release ore-sama?"

Fuji paused for a millisecond before continuing skipping.

"Becoming a regular without losing a single match." He said seriously, he turned to Ryoma with his eyes open, cold blue eyes seemingly staring into his soul.

"Do that and I'll stop teasing, harassing, or disturbing you again."

"Deal." The cocky diva smirked.


Okie… Sorry about the short chappie… I'll try to write the next chapter soon. After all my schedule is more-or-less free this week so… look forward to it.

Chocolates to: Namikaze Naruto Tenma no ouji, Silv3rArrow, EmpressMiaka, ChordOverstreetFan, KiTtEn18sMiLe.

Plushies to: Namikaze Naruto Tenma no ouji.