Well, here's the 4th chapter. thank you for stopping by and read this story. i hope you enjoy it. sorry, i think my story sucks. i'm also paranoid about my grammar and spelling. Hope my English is fair enough. please don't hesitate to correct me if ever there is something wrong. Pls. Thanks. Thanks for reviewing by the way. :)

I DO NOT OWN PRINCE OF TENNIS

Chapter 4: The Gatherings and Misunderstandings

Saturday, 9:28 a.m.

"Fuji…"

"Hm?"

"What are you plotting?" Inui asked. Really, having a sadist as a friend and teammate means trouble. Right now, they are outside an Italian Restaurant which was reserved for the whole day. It was only the two of them since the original meeting time is 9:45 a.m.

"What do you mean, Inui?" Fuji smiled and feigned his innocence which only proved that he is up to something.

"Never mind…" Inui can really tell he was plotting something. He received a letter just yesterday and assumed that Fuji was about to make another person's life a living hell. He pitied whoever the next victim is.

*Flashback*

"Huh?" Inui took out that seems like a letter that was in his notebook. It was put in a neat, white envelope and assumed that it's an invitation. He read the content of the letter and just stared at it, dumbfounded:

January 24, 20XX

Saturday

9:45 a.m.

Cuore dell'eternità, Italian Restaurant.

Attend, or else…

"100% chance that Fuji is plotting something, Ie data." With that, Inui just shrugged it off for now and went home.

*End of Flashback*

Inui was in a deep thought about the letter and calculating data in his mind. When he was focused enough again, he observed around him just to find Fuji smiling wickedly.

Meanwhile, Fuji was waiting for the main course of the day (what he meant by that was 'the victim of the day .). He invited Rikkai Dai and Hyotei to the event today. He was really curious about Ryoma's behavior. Maybe one of them was the one who captured his kouhai's interest that made Ryoma out of character. Fuji was gathering blackmail materials from others when he saw a certain prince occasionally blushing from time to time and when Momo said that maybe he has a crush or something, he can't help but to be curious. Fuji was thinking deeply until someone called them from a distance.

"OI!"

"Hn?" Fuji and Inui both looked at the direction which the voice originated.

"Ah, sempai. Ohayou gozaimasu." Ryoma bowed and greet his sempai.

"Oh, Momo. Hey, Echizen. How are you doing?" Fuji looked intensely at Ryoma.

"Ah… Fine, I guess…" Ryoma stood there awkwardly while his sempai was staring at him intently while observing him. "Ah, sempai…"

"Hm?"

"You were the one who sent this letter, sempai?" Ryoma read the Attend, or else… part again. Apparently, he had been having a bad feeling since yesterday after practice but just shrugged it off as a result of training.

"Saa, who knows?" Fuji smiled while the other three shivered. Why does Fuji-sempai have to act innocent when he's obviously not? Ryoma was telling himself that maybe, just MAYBE, it has something to do with him (oh, how right you are, Ryoma).

"Really, Fuji-sempai. What are you up to-" Momo was unable to finish his sentence when Kaidoh, Oishi and Eiji came. "Oh, it's Oish-sempai and Eiji-sempai, and Mamushi."

"What did you say, peach butt?"

"Oi, oi. You two, calm down."

"Nya! Ochibi! You're here!" Kikumaru hugged Ryoma tightly. Kikumaru will probably squeeze Ryoma to death as Ryoma started to turn blue. Fortunately for Ryoma, the mother hen of the team was there to save him from bear hugs.

"Eiji, Ryoma can't breathe." Oishi said, trying to keep his kouhai alive. Eiji can probably kill someone if this keeps up. Eiji was ready to realease Ryoma but stopped.

"Then, I just have to loosen my hug to Ochibi, nya?" Eiji asked with sparkling eyes to Ryoma's horror. Ryoma looked at Oishi but already answered.

"Well… I guess so." Oishi sweat dropped. Eiji really doesn't want to let go of Ryoma.

Eiji kept rubbing his cheek with Ryoma and Momo would just laugh at Ryoma. Fuji was taking a picture of Ryoma and Eiji, thinking they are cute like siblings. 'Maybe it's Eiji.' Fuji thought as he observed the scene again. Oishi was standing there smiling lovingly at the scene. Tezuka and Kawamura came at the same time, about, 9:35.

"Ohayou, minna. Fuji, what's this about?" Tezuka asked, showing a letter that was neatly put in an envelope. He was not gonna attend and he didn't mind the Attend, or else… part but his letter happened to have a special content:

January 24, 20XX

Saturday

9:45 a.m.

Cuore dell'eternità, Italian Restaurant.

Attend, or else…

P.S. Tezuka, I know you're just gonna ignore this letter and not attend. If you're wondering, I am not plotting anything, just a get together with the other teams and bond (which Tezuka sweat dropped). Okay, you got me. Saa, Tezuka. Are you curious what's up with Echizen? Maybe you'll find out who captured Echizen's interest if you come along. It'll be worthwhile I assure you.

(-_-|||) Sincerely Innocently Yours,

Fuji Syusuke

Tezuka admits that he too is curious about Echizen and who captured his interest. He really thought it will be a guy since obviously, the other is certainly not interested in girls.

"Ah, boy. Nice meeting you again."

"You too. Nice seeing you again." Ryoma stared at the newcomers, the Rikkai Dai regulars. Well, only two of them caught Ryoma's attention: Yuukimura and Sanada. He admits that those two are really strong opponents and he really loved playing them especially the Child of God. They were staring at each other for a minute and Fuji was just watching the scene.

'So it's Yuukimura?' Fuji thought. Fuji stared again only to find Ryoma now staring at Sanada. 'It's Sanada, ne?' Fuji now stared at Ryoma, confused. 'Saa. Maybe he likes all of them. Who would have thought that Ryoma is that kind of boy?'

"Ah, Fuji-sempai." Momo started. "Did you invite another team other than Rikkai Dai?"

"Saa. I also invited Hyotei. I was also gonna invite St. Rudolph but Yuuta refused." Fuji said. Unfortunately, Ryoma heard this and was blushing that can make a tomato jealous. This didn't go unnoticed by Fuji. 'So there are still more? (Fuji, there is only one certain monkey king that can make Ryoma's heart go doki doki XD!)

'Monkey King is gonna be here! What the HECK should I do? I'll just do what I usually do: Don't let his ego get bigger because it's already BIG! Yeah! I will not let his big head get the satisfaction of seeing me in such a state! I don't like him. You like him. Yadda. Just admit it. You. Like. Him. YADDA. So what if Monkey King has soft lips? You enjoyed it. Gah! Che, Mada Mada Dane.' While Ryoma was having an inner conflict with himself, he didn't even notice that the Hyotei regulars were already there. A very familiar arrogant voice made him come back to his senses.

"What is going on here, ahn?"

Ryoma turned his head to the direction of that arrogant voice and hoped it's not who he thinks it is. Fate was obviously not on his side this past two days. His eyes widened and had a light pink tint on his face.

"Brat."

"Che, Monkey King." Ryoma lowered his cap like he usually does but the other reason was to hide the tint of his face that might give away something.

"It appears that you missed Ore-sama. No worries, Ore-sama gives you his humble presence."

"Who'd miss you, BAKA. MONKEY. KING.?" Ryoma glared daggers at Atobe. Really, the narcissist was just too annoying. "You're just a Monkey King who keeps his monkey zoo with him." Ryoma replied coolly then smirked when Atobe glared.

"ECHIZEN!" They all shouted in unison.

"Maa, Maa. It's already 9:50. We better go inside. I reserved this place for the whole day." Fuji smiled (he's always smiling so who cares?). True, he reserved this place for the whole day but he got it for free since the manager and the staff here, almost all of them are girls. They swooned over him the whole time he was there and when he asked for a reservation, all of the girls immediately answered 'YES!'

"NYA! OCHIBI! Let's GO!"

"Ah! Sempai!"

To Be Continued…

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