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Angel0fdestiny and other readers: I just realize that I've not given out any clue about my name, lol… So yeah, you can call me Kasumi too! It's my Japanese name anyway, but if you're more comfortable with European/Westerner name; then I'm Sariel!
Either one is fine, Wicked Cerberus or Cers is just my pen name and nickname that friends come up with to annoy the hell outta me… They think I'm evil! (Sniff)
Well, yeah… I'm evil for doing that to Bun-chan last chapter… Hehehe…
On with it!
Chapter four: Day 1 and Atobe-sama's announcement
I blink at the sight of the room that I'll be using for a whole week… Wow, Atobe's definitely a rich, spoilt arse! He said this is his sports training villa, and this sure as hell looks like some fancy five-star hotel for me!
Wanna know what I've got in my room? Hehehe, I've got my own mini-bar! I shall eat all of it before Bun-chan discovers it! Mwahaha!
Ahem, yes, apart from that I've got a HUGE king-size bed (which is hell bigger than my own bed in my house!) with classic drapes, a bathroom decorated with white marble with a… Is that a Jacuzzi? Wow!
A computer with internet?
Check.
A plasma wide-screen TV with digital surround sound system?
Check.
A walk-in closet, a floor length mirror, a vanity table filled with make-up goodies I don't even realize what its uses are?
Check, check, and check!
Wow… Spoilt arse he is!
Care to guess what quarter of the house I've to sleep in? FREAKING CAPTAINS' QUARTER! NOO!!!
I shove a chocolate bar into my mouth… Ooh… Nice, sweet sugar… Yummy! So nice… I can now forget all about this hell-on-earth tennis camp…
…..NOT!
Why am I stuck with a devil in disguise, a walking statue and a total prat when Genichirou, the egghead and Yuushi got the easy way out!?
...They don't even give me a chance to complain! DAMMIT! I want explanations! I want apologies! I want cookies!!!
...Whoops, the last bit is irrelevant... But I want cookies!
Why, oh Kami tell me why!? What have I done wrong in the past that you have to put me in the room which is IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN Tezuka AND Atobe!?
"Attention to all, ore-sama is expecting you to settle in and be all downstairs in ten minutes. Those who failed to do so will be running ten laps around the ground." Now that's arrogant Atobe prat for ya! Announcing his ego to the world!
I roll my eyes and gawk helplessly as a box of 'Chips' Ahoy!' cookies in my hand slips out and falls down with a THUD…
…My heart stops beating…
…Then I hear something pulses in my ears…
My eyes see red.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"ATOBE KEIGO! I'll KILL YOU! YOU MADE ME DROP MY COOKIES! DIE!"
"Cookies?" Masaharu prods.
Twitch.
"Chips' Ahoy?" Bunta puts in with a dreamy sigh.
Growl.
"Atobe's announcement?" Kikumaru pushes.
RAWR!!!
"Niou! Marui! 10 laps now!" Genichirou roars as he and Seiichi struggles to refrain me from doing more damage to Atobe's already injured face… Apparently he's sporting a good purple cheek, which is swollen enough and covers up his whole eye.
Cha! Take THAT, Atobe! I aimed for the darn mole!
"Kikumaru, 10 laps!" Tezuka's voice orders sharply, and seems like Kikumaru knows better than to argue.
Seiichi sighs and reaches out to pat my head. "Kasumi, dear, how long are you going to be mad at Atobe?" He croons in his sweet voice…
Damn him for knowing that I'll stop being angry with that kinda voice!
I pout and make my best puppy-dog eyes. "Seiichi…" I whine, not caring that there are about five first years from Seigaku sitting in the room as well.
"Yes, darling?" He smiles.
"I don't like him!" I wail, ignoring 'Oi, ore-sama is interest in a brat like you, you should be grateful, you know?' from where Atobe is nursing his stinging eye.
"That I know, dear."
"He ruined my cookies!" 'Your incapability of holding in properly ruined it!'
The beautiful captain sighs. "Oh dear, well, you can have some from my room, you know?" He smiles another charming smile of his.
"…I hate it when you smile like that." I trail off with a shudder.
He continues to grin and I see others' in the room shudder too. "I love you to bits, sweetheart." He hugs me gently. "Now, Atobe, what is it that you require our presences here?" He turns to the diva captain.
Probably for all of us to admire ore-sama's great presence here, che!
"As ore-sama was about to say when ore-sama is rudely interrupted…" He glares at me, and I glower back at him. "Ore-sama is proud to say that ore-sama is going to host a party on the last night of this camp. Be awed by ore-sama's generosity!" He does a dramatic flip of his hair.
Good Kami, can't he just say it normally like other normal people!?
… No wait, I'm sorry, my mistake here… I'm getting old really…
I forget Atobe's mental and should be send to mental asylum as soon as possible!
Or maybe I should write a list of reasons why I hate Atobe to add to my collection… Hmm… That sounds good! I'll do that later!
(A/N: NOO! You can't do that! Atobe's one of my favorites!)
"Nee-san," Akaya tugs my shirt lightly. "Do you think Atobe-san's mental?" He whispers.
I nod solemnly. "I know it from the first moment the word 'ore-sama' came out of his mouth, Aka-chan." I whisper back.
My little brother nods. "Nee-san is so smart." He grins.
"You're my little brother, yes? You are smart too!" I ruffle his head affectionately.
Atobe clears his throat, which I promptly ignore. He clears his throat again, loudly this time. I turn to look at him innocently. "Do you need some water, Atobe-san?" I ask so sweetly with sarcasm dripping off from every word that even Genichirou shudders visibly.
Two can play this game, Atobe! Be awed by Kisaki Kasumi's magnificent skills!
Shite! I did NOT just think that, right?
OH MY KAMI! THESE BLOODY TENNIS PLAYERS ARE OUT TO DESTROY MY SANITY!
"Let me do the explaining, Atobe, now that everybody is here." Seiichi cuts the scowling diva off with a smile. "As you all know, we will be split into three teams. One group will be train with Sakaki-sama, one group will be train with Ryuuzaki-sensei, and last one with Kasumi-hime."
I splutter. "What!? But-!" I open and close my mouth like a gaping goldfish.
Did he say he want me to train a bunch of monkeys to become humans?! He's stating the mission impossible!
(Insert the theme of Mission Impossible here with Kisaki Kasumi posing, a gun in her hand.)
Starring Kisaki Kasumi as the super-agent! Hell yeah, I WILL kick arses!
Speaking about backsides... Let me see Yuushi's! He's burning H.O.T.!
I snap my attention back to what Seiichi is saying after a soft cough from Gen-chan. I give him a sheepish grin as he casts me a disapproving look... Well, I can't help it! Who am I to deny the beauty of art of male's anatomy?
...Not like I'll tell Gen-chan any day soon anyway! Somethings, as I've said before, are better left unsaid!
"Also, we have these delightful First years from Seigaku to help us during the camp." At the chorus of 'please be nice to us' I turn to look at the first years curiously. Two girls, and three guys… They all look weird…
(A/N: Kisaki Kasumi! STOP MAKING WEIRD ASSUMPTIONS BASE ON YOUR OWN THOUGHTS DAMMIT!)
"They will assist the coaches to all their needs." I grin at the last word Seiichi says…
They'll assist me even in pranks? I share a mischievous grin with Masaharu… This will be more interesting than I thought!
"Ah yes, I've fail to mention." Seiichi pulls out a box from behind him. "Everybody, you five first years included, please pick a slip from this box, we will pair up." He says with that turtle-turns-runner smile again…
…He's up to no good! They should replace him with the Marauders in Harry Potter! He'll make a fine one!
I draw out a number from a box… Hmm… I got number three…
"Hey, what you've got there, love?" Masaharu asks.
I show my slip to him. "Three." I tell him. "You?"
He frowns. "I've got six, damn." He sighs.
"Then who-?"
A smooth purr comes from across the room. "You're with me, Kasumi-hime." Yuushi-sama and his sexy smirk! "Please take care of me, hm?"
I'm so lucky! Yeah!
Thank Kami for listening to my prayer for once!
"All right, now that you've found your partner, ore-sama will say this." Atobe again!? "The person with the same number to you will be your partner for certain activities during this camp. For the last night, ore-sama will have a karaoke competition. The couple with the highest score all together will be grant one wish for each person; where else the losers…will be left to Inui and Yanagi for consideration…"
I shudder, Inui and Renji's most feared concoctions, I'm sure… It's a bloody miracle they've not been arrested for murder yet!
"Now, if we're all set. Let's begin the training!" I groan at Seiichi's enthusiastic comment…
…More like bloody dooms ahead of me, you mean!
I stare at the list of names in my hand, annoyed. Kami must hate me sooo much He decides to send these people to terrorize my duty as a coach…
…Three Hyoutei, two Seigaku and last but not least two Rikkai members…
I frown. From Hyoutei I already know Yuushi… So… "Shishido Ryoh?" I call out; letting my eyes flicker between the tall, silver-hair guy and much shorter guy with blue baseball cap backward and a scowl on his chisel face…
"Hn." The shorter one grunts, and I frown deeper.
"Are you a pig?" I ask sarcastically. "Can't you answer your own name better than that? Let's try again, Shishido Ryoh?"
I smirk as he twitches. "Yes, that's me, woman! God, you're annoying!" He scowls at me.
I love it when I win!
I give him a mock-curtsy. "Thank you, your grace. Now, that leaves you… Ootori Choutarou?" I turn to the taller one with silver hair.
He gives me a shy nod. "Hai, Kisaki-san."
I wave him off. "Call me Kasumi." I say with an encouraging smile. "I share the name Kisaki with another two guys, and I don't really want to get mixed up with them, Ootori-kun."
"Ah, hai, Kasumi-san… Please call me Choutarou." He gives me another shy smile.
I almost melt into puddle. Gah! Does this lad know he has a cute smile that can melt even a rock-hard person into a puddle of goo? Obviously not!
Oh, but you know… Sometimes younger guys are better than the older ones… They are less arrogant with non-existing 'I'm-holier-than-thou' attitude and to top that up, they're bloody adorable with puppy-eyes!
SNAP! I jump in surprise as somebody snap his fingers in front of me. I look up to Masaharu's blue eyes. "What?" I ask, annoyed.
He chuckles. "Got bits of drool on the corner of your mouth, love." He laughs and backs off as I raise my fist at him.
Damn you, Masaharu!
I cluck my tongue. "Fine, so I know Hyoutei… Obviously I know you, Haru." I give him a mock-glare. "And it's great to know that at least there's one sane person in my team, Jackal." I give Jackal a sweet smile along with that comment, ignoring many scowls sending my way.
Take THAT, you crazy lots!
"Right-o! Let me see… Hmm… Momoshiro Takeshi?" I call.
"That's me! You can call me Momo-chan, Senpai!" Spiky, black hair guy who looks quite crazy grins at me.
Last but not least… "I'll try to make these sessions as best as I can, Tezuka-san." I smile at the ever-stoic captain of Seigaku…
…Does he even blink?
…Great… A sexy poker-faced, a grumpy pig, a shy boy-next-door, a trickster chimpanzee, a bald Brazillian who still shave even with no hair, a monkey and a statue…
My team members can be add up to migraine... Gah!
"Okay, I'm sure you all know about me, I'm Kisaki Kasumi, Rikkai Dai's unfortunate team manager." I sulk at the last bit. "And I'm even more unfortunate that the devil bu…" I trail off as I sense Seiichi's murderous stare from behind…
Gah! I'm so dead! Better escape or else!
"Anyway! Let's go out and train! I wanna see your skills!" I bounce happily. "Let's go!"
Agent Kisaki manage to get pass the enemy stronghold, Mwahaha, I'm GREAT!
Watch out world, here I come!
Out on the court…
"Uwa… You're good, Choutarou! That Neo Scud Serve was fast!" I exclaim and scribble down some more notes into my notepad (a peace offering from Renji, I wonder why...(cackle evilly)). "Care to teach me sometimes?" I smile with a tease.
Choutarou blushes furiously… Aww… He's so cute! "S-Sure, Kasumi-senpai… I'd be happy to." He gives me a timid grin.
Shishido scoffs at me. "Stop trying to molest Choutarou with your eyes, woman." He grunts. "You're practically undressing him with your eyes."
I twitch, and Shishido gulps instinctively. "Jealous?" I raise my eyebrow at him. "Don't worry, if you're his boyfriend then I'll back off." I smile sarcastically and prance off, smirking as the poor dash specialist splutters.
Score: Shishido – 0, Kisaki – 1!
"Kisaki-san, can you practice with me?" Wow, did Tezuka just asked me to help him? This is great! YEAH! "Momoshiro is practicing with Oshitari, thus I am alone with no practice partner."
Oops, he's all logic, isn't he? Oh well, still he asks for my help!
…And he's hotter than THAT Atobe, take that you spoiled arse!
"Sure, why not? I'll be right back with my racquet." I grin brightly as I run to grab my own racquet.
CRASH! "Ryoma-sama! Are you all right, Ryoma-sama!?" I wince in pain as I look in front of me… Che, I collide into the arrogant first-year Seigaku Regular!
"Watch where you're going, Echizen." I mutter as I stand up. "Sorry for running into you."
"Mada Mada Dane, senpai." He replies, bored.
I would've strangled that brat if not for Tezuka's request earlier… Hmph, better hurry!
The practice… I've to say, went quite well… If you ignore Shishido and Masaharu constant bickering over Choutarou, and also the fact that Masaharu is just being himself, trying to trick Shishido into talking about his feelings towards tall sophomore.
I make them all run 50 laps. Cha! Take that, boys! Girl power!
"Nee-san! Let's go! Ryuuzaki-baasan let us off to lunch!" Akaya waves at me from far away.
I smile. Akaya can be so damn cute, I don't understand why they call him demon! He won't hurt anyone outside the court, and if not that person is somebody he cares about!
"Oi, coach, other teams are off for lunch already, you know?" Masaharu yells from where he is practicing with Momoshiro, and I sigh as I stop the rally between Tezuka and I with my own racquet.
"Fine! Lunch break!" I yell. "Sorry, Tezuka-san. We'll continue afterwards."
"Sure, Kasumi-san." He gives me a soft look! "Thank you for helping me.
"I'm glad I could help," I give him a grin. "Masaharu, let me go!" The trickster gives me a grin and continues to drag me off towards the building.
Trust Masaharu to ruin the sweet little moment between me and that sexy-broad chest captain! I'll kill him! You can't easily find a guy with the chest like that anymore!
"So, love, what is it with you and Tezuka?" He snickers at my dejected puppy look. "Now, now, do tell, and Masaharu-kun with fix it up for you in a jiffy!" He ducks to avoid my flying fist.
Damn! Masaharu and Seiichi are too good from dodging my attack!
"Masaharu…" I protest wearily. "Don't make me castrate you in your sleep."
"But darling, I thought we were in love!" Ooh…As much as I love you, but you're pushing your luck today, Masaharu… You have to say it out loud to in front Yuushi and Tezuka, don't you?
"…" I give him a blank stare. "Gen-chan! Masaharu said you were a prissy fukubuchou in Middle School!" I shout.
"20 laps for you Niou!" Comes Genichirou's roar from inside the building.
I give my dear friend an innocent smile as he runs off, muttering something under his breath.
…It's going to be a looonnnngggg week.
Later that day…
"Ne, Sakuno, aren't you jealous that she's the female that got to be with Ryoma-sama?" a squeaky voice comes through the library.
Wanna know why I'm here? Well, easy, research for bloody physical science! Why? In case some unexpected injuries came up!
Sure you want me to read this book and NOT 'Monkey's family anatomy', Ryuuzaki-sensei? I think that book fits the situation more!
"Tomo-chan! Kisaki-san seems nice-!" Another shy voice rings through.
I sneak behind the bookshelves and listen… Please don't tell me what I'm thinking…
"But she's hogging MY Ryoma-sama all to herself!" 'Tomo-chan' states furiously. "I can't have HER falling in love with my Ryoma-sama!"
I twitch. She thinks I'm in love with her cocky brat Ryoma?! Well then… Tomo-fan girl-chan…
YOU CAN HAVE HIM ALL TO YOURSELF! I HATE THAT EGOTISTICAL BRAT! JUST A TALK WITH HIM MADE ME STARTING TO DISLIKE HIM ALREADY!
I decide to just 'appear'. The Sakuno girl sees me and squeaks. She tries to warn her still rambling friend about me, but no avail as Tomo-chan keeps on rambling.
I stare at them, amused. "Ne, don't you two have something else better to do?" I drawl in Masaharu-ish style and snicker as they jump a foot. "I believe you were helping Sakaki-sama? If so, what are you doing here?"
"S-Senpai," Sakuno squeaks… Oops, am I being to harsh? I think maybe for this one…
As for Echizen's fan girl, I think I'm being too easy for her!
I pretend to look at my nails. "Well, if you girls have errands to run then do it, ne?" I state in a bored voice. "As for your Ryoma-sama, don't worry, I can't give a damn about having a brat as a boyfriend." I look past them and grin as I see a person coming in. "Tezuka-san, finally decide to help me with my research?" I approach him; those two girls scurry off as fast as they can.
Stay back and interrupt and I'll murder them, Mwahaha! No one disturb my time with Tezuka-san!
"Kasumi-san," he looks at me, "I think you may be interest in this one." He gives me a book.
It's a black book with a hard cover, engraves on its cover is the title 'Animals' anatomy and psychology'… I force back an amuse grin and look up to his black eyes…
…Is he reading my mind that I want to read something like this? Oh well, that earn yourself a score, Tezuka Kunimitsu!
I must admit that is very sweet of him, he must have seen me handling those monkeys out there in the morning and maybe even heard me mumbling to myself about how I'm stuck with chimpanzees-related people…
I give him my most sincere smile. "Thank you, Tezuka-san." I say. "It's just what I'm looking for, thank you for bringing it to me." I smile again.
Atobe's view…
What is she doing with him?
I grit my teeth as I see Kisaki Kasumi, a subject of my interest, chatting rather too friendly with Tezuka, one of my greatest rivals. And they're sitting next to each other!
Sure, I've seen more attractive girls than her, and they all but fling themselves on me when I look their way or even snort at them. But this girl, she's much different.
Fiery little spitfire with unique auburn hair and darkest blue eyes I've ever come across; they are so dark that you can mistake them as black…
The way she surrounds herself with that bunch of Rikkai Dai Regulars annoy me to no end. Especially with Niou Masaharu, he acts as if he knows something when he sends me a look my way, and I haven't pay him back properly for the dripping incident yet.
She's one of a few females who stand up for her own beliefs, even if it includes hurting me and doing pranks in process. But it's interesting to see that she does not hesitate to speak her mind out.
Why am I even thinking about her
Because you like her, you idiot.
I blink and frown, damn, the little Atobe in my head is on the move again… I can't have him replace me during the day time and break down in front of that girl!
CLANK! BANG! CLANG!
There! All done, Ore-sama has locked him up.
…Where was I? Oh yes, Kisaki Kasumi…
You can say I was captivated by her since first encounter with her on Hyoutei's ground. Finding out that she is the youngest daughter to Kisaki Kyou, a successful business man who owns Kisaki's shipping empire, thrills me further. She is worthy of my claim.
Atobe Keigo never back down from any challenges, much less a challenge from this little spitfire who doesn't know her own worth…
…She worth more than the air-head models I used to grace with my companionship, and ten times more beautiful and cunning.
Hell, she sure can pack a punch, that lynx. Ore-sama's eye is still sore, not to mention swollen too… Ore-sama better asks the butler for some ice and pain killer later.
I toss the book that I try to occupy myself with down onto the table and take another look at her… Striking would be the word I'd use to describe her… She stands out in a way, yet she can be unnoticed by the crowd too, judging from her appearance.
No matter what, I will have her.
Tezuka would not stand a chance of winning her, being as stoic as he is. I smirk and look straight into the black eyes of Tezuka that has raise to meet mine. His dark eyes convey his own message that reflects my own one.
I won't lose to you, not when Kisaki Kasumi is involved.
Yeah! Another chapter!
This one is a little fluff, haha. Atobe sure is quite Ooc!
But oh well, I hope that it'd be as good as the previous chapters… If not, please comment on it! Useful critics are welcome!
Also, you can give me your opinion what type of songs you'd like your favourite characters from Rikkai, Hyoutei and Seigaku to sing in their karaoke competition! Love song, sad song or others! Tell me the type and the characters you'd like to be singing the song!
If you'd like to make suggestion as to what Kasumi would be singing, that's fine as well. I'll take it into thoughts when writing the next chapter! XD
Ah, also, from the previous chapter… In order of the reasons Kasumi wrote:
1. Yukimura Seiichi did wasabi stunt.
2. Kirihara Akaya and his 'accidentally flying' racquet!
3. The only other person with weird concoction and not Inui would be Yanagi Renji
4. As much as he hates to admit it, this is Sanada Genichirou's doing.
5. I'm sure you know this one! Niou Masaharu the beloved trickster of Rikkai!
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