Rolling Memory
LeoniaOtaku
Prince of Tennis (テニスの王子様Tenisu no Ōjisama) belongs to Takeshi Konomi
Author just owns the OC and this Fanfiction
Beta-read by seerstella
Chapter 4 : Shigeko's Group President
Like always, every morning at Seigaku tennis court they have morning practice. Chiharu was standing beside Sumire, taking some note about the practice. After 30 minutes, they take a break. Chiharu puts her book on bench and gets some water for the members.
"Arigatou," says Ryoma when he got his drink.
"Douita. Here's for you, Momoshiro-senpai," says Chiharu, giving another bottle.
"Nyaaa~! We're so lucky to have Chiharu-chan here~!" Kikumaru squeals.
Chiharu just laughs at that. After she finished giving out the drinks, she goes go Sumire to give her note from practice.
"Everyone seemed to be high-spirited at morning practice," Sumire comments, looking at the tennis members.
"Well, the ranking match is coming. Ah, Captain Tezuka," calls Chiharu as Tezuka walks to them.
"Here." Tezuka gives out several pieces of paper to Chiharu.
"Is this... The ranking match?"
"Yes."
After Tezuka finishes his explanation to Chiharu, the break is over. Sumire calls all the members to tell about ranking match. Chiharu just stands back, looking at the paper. Chiharu Finding Ryoma's name, she just smiles and looks at him.
"Chiharu-chan! Let's have a lunch together~" asks Tomoka as she grabs Chiharu's hand.
"Eh? Sure," Chiharu follows Tomoka and Sakuno to the roof. They sit down together and start to eat their lunch.
"Chiharu-chan, you know, I'm joining the girl's tennis club!" says Sakuno happily.
"Really? Well, that's good," replies Chiharu.
"Ne, ne, Chiharu-chan, why don't you join the girl's tennis club? You're so good at tennis," say Tomoka. Chiharu just smiles. "Well... To be honest, I've stopped playing tennis. I just want to be a manager. And I heard that Seigaku's boy tennis club is good."
"Hee... Is that so?"
Chiharu nods with a fake smile Tomoka and Sakuno don't realize.
Tuutt... Tuutt...
"Moshi moshi? Ah, Asami-san. Doustano?" asks Chiharu when she answers Asami's, her aunt, call.
"Konnichiwa, Chiharu-chan! Well, I have to tell you something."
"Okay, what is it?"
"It's..."
"WHAAATTT!?"
Sakuno and Tomoka stop talking when hearing Chiharu shouts. They look at each other confusedly before Chiharu finishes talking and puts down the phone with a sigh..
"Doustano Chiharu-chan?" asks Sakuno.
"Eh? Um... nothing." Chiharu lies, laughing awkwardly.
"There's something, right? You can tell us," Tomoka assures.
Chiharu looks to two her friends who give a look, 'just tell us, already!'. She just sighs and finally tells them what happened.
"Until now, Echizen has been able to show off his skills. That won't happen from now on," says Horio to his friends, Katsuo and Kachiro.
"Why's that? He played par with Momoshiro-senpai," asks Katsuo.
"Momo-senpai's leg was injured. He didn't play seriously. If Seigaku regular members play for real, Echizen wouldn't stand a chance."
"But I'm still going to cheer for Ryoma-kun. All the freshmen will be counting on Ryoma-kun!" says Kachirou.
At the same time, Ryoma arrives at their place with his racket.
"Ryoma-kun, we're cheering for you!"
"We're counting on you to beat the regular member!"
"Fsuuuu... Hey, freshmen!" shouts a person behind a tree: Kaidoh Kaoru.
"Hai!"
"Stop slacking off! Now go!"
"Yes, sir! Excuse us!"
And Horio, Katsuo, and Kachiro go running from there. Ryoma just stands there, staring back at Kaidoh.
"Hey."
"Yes?"
". . . .Aren't you a freshman?"
"Yes, I'm leaving now," Ryoma starts walking from there. "Whoa, scary..."
Kaidoh just looks at Ryoma back while he walks away.
. . .
"Hah hah hah... That was close..." says Kachirou.
"Wasn't that Kaidoh-senpai?" asks Katsuo, looking behind him.
"Yeah, Echizen's opponent in block D at Ranking Tournament," answers Horio.
"Block D? Ah, right." They look at the paper about ranking macth.
"Are? Don't you think there's something weird when Ryoma-kun came?"
"Something... weird?" asks Katsuo confusedly.
They look each other and realized something. "Ah!, Shigeko! I didn't see her with Ryoma," says Horio.
"Weird, huh? They're always together."
"Hey, you three! Shouldn't you all be putting up the nets?" Oishi shouts suddenly.
"Ah, Hai! Please allow us!" the three run to the court.
. . .
Swing... Swing... Swing...
"It feels different," says Sakuno as she practices her swings.
"Hm... Why? Kyaa! Ryoma-kun!" Sakuno yells in suprise when Ryoma bends her knee with his racket.
"You bend your knee too much. Don't flip your wrist like that," says Ryoma as he continues walking.
"Ah, advice!" Sakuno is happy to hear that.
"You open your shoulder too widely and your hair is too long. You should cut it."
"Eh... Eh?"
"And... Do you see your friends?" Ryoma stops walking and turns his head to Sakuno.
"Friends? Tomo-chan?"
"No. Shigeko."
"Ah, Chiharu-chan. Ryoma-kun, you don't see her? You're in same class right?"
"Well. Never mind, jaa."
Ryoma start walking again leaving Sakuno alone.
"Did Chiharu-chan not tell Ryoma?"
"Ne, Asami-san. I really don't want go there..." A pouting Chiharu tries to remove her blazer.
"No, you have to attend this meeting, the president!" Asami forces Chiharu to put her blazer on again.
"But they will not believe a middle school can lead the meeting!"
"Chiharu-chan, I'm with you, okay?"
"Then you do it, Asami-san! Today at the tennis club have something important to do!"
"Shigeko group is more important!"
"Tch."
After the argument, Chiharu gives up. She wears a formal outfit that she really hates. Even more when her aunt told her to wear high heels. After that, Chiharu just walks away with an angry face. Looking at that, Asami just lets out a sigh. She pulls out her folder and reads out a schedule for Chiharu.
"So, now 4 PM you'll have a meeting with some group. Please remember to stay cool and don't let the other president make you down. At 6, you'll have dinner with the president of Atobe group. At 7, you'll have some paperwork you can do it at home."
"What the—It's too much for me! And paperwork!?" shouts Chiharu in disbelief.
"You will busy for 3 days, so you can't come to your tennis club."
"NO WAY!"
"No, I'm serious."
"Why do you do this to me, Asami-san?"
"Stop your puppy eyes, that don't affect me. Anyway, I already told Sumire-san to give you a record about the match. So you don't have anything to worry about."
"Asami-san, please..."
And they just walk away, talking about the meeting. Chiharu has to listen to it, because she knows nothing about it. She might look like she's listening, but her mind is flying somewhere else.
"I think the Ranking match is already starting. I want to see it..."
"In the end, Shigeko didn't come huh? The ranking match already starting," says Inui, pushing his glasses.
"It's so rare-nyaa~ Chiharu-chan always come first at here," complains Kikumaru and gets a nod from Oishi.
"Tezuka, do you know something?" asks Fuji.
"Ah... She has something to do," answers Tezuka.
"Really? I think it should be so important to make she doesn't come today," replies Oishi, looking at the court.
"And she will not attend three days from now," adds Tezuka as he walks away.
"Eh?!"
". . . The point from these programs is to get more people's interest. This is extremely beneficial, so it is good if we can work together. What do you think?" Chiharu asks, as she looking around the meeting room.
"Hm... I think it's really a great idea, Shigeko-san. I agree," say one of president from/of the other group.
"Me too. We'll get so much benefit!"
"I'm in."
"Same here."
At that, Chiharu smiles. With these people agreeing this quickly, the meeting will be end much earlier than expected. She nods to at them and closes her laptop. After tidying up their things, the presidents stand and bade farewell to each other, looking forward for the cooperation.
Chiharu and Asami are the last to get out from the room. Chiharu lets out a big sigh. Asami pats Chiharu's head, smiling. "Great job today."
"Arigatou," Chiharu smiles back.
When they're walking to the lobby, they meet the Atobe group president, Atobe Seigo.
"That was great, Shigeko-kun," compliments Seigo.
"Arigatou gozaimasu, Atobe-san."
"Then, shall we go?"
"Eh? Go? Ah, right. Well, it's okay for me." say Chiharu smiles politely. Asami lets out a sigh, knowing that Chiharu has already forgotten about the dinner.
"I'm invited my son too, is it alright, Shigeko-kun?"
"Of course! I'm happy to meet your son too."
And so be it. They go to a restaurant with Seigo's car. Chiharu just sighs and opens her phone, finding several mails. She opens one from Sakuno first.
From : Ryuzaki Sakuno
Subject : Ryoma-kun'sranking match today
Chiharu-chan! Today Ryoma won the entire match! He won against Kaidoh-senpai If only you watchedit together with us. See you tomorrow
Ryuzaki Sakuno
Chiharu smiles, looking outside the car window.
. . .
At restaurant, Chiharu is now sitting with Asami, Seigo, and Seigo's son, Atobe Keigo. Keigo a has purple-black hair and onyx eyes with a mole under his right one. Keigo is a handsome gentleman, but Chiharu can see that his politeness is just a professional mask, just like herself.
"Hajimemashite, Shigeko Chiharu desu," say Chiharu introduces herself as she shakes shaking hand with Keigo's hands.
"Hajimemashite, Atobe Keigo desu. It's so surprising to know that Shigeko's president is younger than me," says Atobe. When he is busy talking to Asami, Chiharu and Keigo are left to talk to each other.
"Um... I hear that Atobe-san is playing tennis?" Chiharu starts the conversation.
"Yes. I'm the captain of the tennis club."
"Wow. At Hyotei, right? It's a great school."
"And Shigeko-san's at Seishun? So d Do you know Tezuka?"
"Bucho—ah, Tezuka-senpai. Hai, I know him. He's the captain of Seigaku's tennis club. Well, I's the manager trough."
"Ahn~ So Shigeko's the manager. They're so lucky to have a beautiful manager."
"Oh, they said it too. By the way, what's about Tezuka-senpai?"
"Well, we're more like rivals."
"Oh, I can imagine."
They finish their dinner while chatting, until the clock hit 6:30 PM.
"It's so nice to have dinner with you," says Asami with a smile.
"Me too. I'm glad to meet the Shigeko's president and talk about this project," says Seigo.
"Hai. Me too. It's nice to meet you," says Chiharu, and shaking hands with Seigo.
"Shigeko-san, it's fun to talking with you," says Keigo.
"Hai, Atobe-san. I had fun too."
"Ahn~ You can call me Keigo."
"Eh? Um, then you can call me with my name."
"Then, Chiharu, let's meet again. At tennis."
"Un, Keigo."
Asami takes Chiharu home. It's already 19.00 seven in the evening when they reach Chiharu's apartment.
"Today you really did a great job!" praises Asami.
"Arigatou. I really tired now," says Chiharu and messes her hair.
"Ah, before you forget. Don't forget You have to do your paperwork. It's already in your room."
"WHAT!?"
"You have two days," says Asami with a smirk.
". . . Tch. Damn."
"Shigeko-san. Shigeko-san!" shouts the science teacher when he sees Chiharu sleeping at in the class.
"Huh? Hai!?" Chiharu jumps awake at her teacher's shout.
"Why are you sleeping in the class? This is rare. Are you okay?"
"Um... Well, I'm just tired. Gomennasai."
"Really? Why don't you go to the infirmary? Your face look pale."
". . . Okay. Arigatou sensei," says Chiharu and get up from her chair and goes out from the class.
All eyes looking her and whispering is being hear. Something like, Chiharu is lucky or something weird. Ryoma just look Chiharu from his corner eyes.
"Chiharu-chan, taijoubu?" asks Sakuno when she and Tomoka visit Chiharu at lunchtime.
"Nah, I'm okay. I'm just tired and sleepy. So much paperwork."
"Ne, why you don't tell anyone about this?" asks Tomoka.
"Well... To be honest I just want to keep it as secret. If everyone knows, they will fuss over it and treat me differently. I don't want it. I just want to be normal student," explains Chiharu.
"She's not coming again," mutters Ryoma, looking around the court.
"Who?" asks Momoshiro from behind him.
". . . Shigeko."
"Ah, she's not coming. Yesterday Tezuka-buchou said that she would not attend in three days. Tomorrow will be the last."
"What?"
"She didn't tell you?"
"No."
"What're you talking-nya~~?" asks Kikumaru, suddenly appearing behind them.
"Uwaah! Kikumaru-senpai, you scared us!" complains Momoshiro.
"Gomen gomen-nyaa~"
"By the way do you all realize something?" ask voice behind Kikumaru, surprising them once again.
"OISHI! When did you arrive!?" asks Kikumaru in shock.
"When you came to them," answers Oishi.
"And what confuses, Oishi?" asks Fuji, smiles. Momoshiro and Echizen just sigh, tired of being surprised.
"Ah, Fuji. Well, some members are not as energetic as yesterday."
"It's not like they lost. Fshuuuu..." Kaidoh grumbles.
"You're losing too, huh?" mocks Momoshiro.
"What!?"
"Kora, you two. Don't fight," says Kawamura.
"Well, they're like that because of Shigeko," says Inui, pushing his glasses.
"Nande?"
"Well, because of a match with Kei, Shigeko gets some popularity. Plus she's pretty and really social. So 98% of them are so depressed now."
"Huh? Nani sore?" asks Kikumaru in disbelief.
"Is that so, senpai?" asks Horio, followed by Kachiro and Katsuo. They're all just looking around nervously. What's with everyone today?!
"Ah, do you hear something like 'ChiharuS' ?" asks Kachiro suddenly.
"ChiharuS?"
"ChiharuS is Chiharus fanclub. They make it after Chiharu won against Kei," explains Inui.
"Huuuuhhhh?"
"Achoooo!" Chiharu sneezes.
"What's the matter, Chiharu-chan? A cold?" asks Asami.
"Iee... It seems like someone is talking about me now."
"Yosh! This the last day! You can do it, Chiharuuuuu!" shouts Chiharu to herself in the morning.
She prepares herself like always. But when she is going to put on her uniform, Asami barges into her room, shocking her.
"PLEASE KNOCK!" shouts Chiharu.
"Ah, gomenne! Anyway, don't go school, you have to work!"
"Huh!? It's still early in the morning!"
"Well, something happen so you have to work today. I already called your school."
"No way~~~"
"Cheer up! It's the last day right?"
"Tch. You evil."
"She doesn't come to school?" asks Ryoma when Sakuno told him.
"Un. She has a something to do."
". . .Okay."
"Um... Ryoma-kun."
"Nani?"
"Chiharu-chan really didn't tell anything to the tennis club?"
"What do you mean?"
When Ryoma is asking her, the regular approaches them. "Yo, what's you two talking about? A date?" Momoshiro greets jokingly.
"Eh!?" Sakuno face becomes red.
"No. I'm just asking about Shigeko," answer Ryoma with a glare.
"What's happening to with her?" asks Fuji.
They all look at Sakuno, waiting for Wanted the answer. Sakuno just stands at there, not knowing what to do.
"Eto... Is... Um. Well..."
"Just answer it," orders Inui.
"Eeeehhh...?"
Sorry Chiharu-chan!
"Wow... Finally my work is done! Well, it's already 5 PM. I think there's still the ranking match," says Chiharu to herself when she's walking to tennis court.
Chiharu is finally done her job at 3. She's so happy that she can attend the club now. So after work, she changes her suit with a black hoodie and blue jeans. Well, she will arrive to school at in an extracurricular time, so it's okay to wear something like that. And Now, she already arrives at the court. She can see that some freshmen is putting down the net and collecting the ball.
Chiharu just sighs. "I'm late huh?"
"Shigeko?" asks a voice behind her. Chiharu turns her head and finds Ryoma standing behind her with wide eyes.
"Oh, Ryoma! Hey, long time not see~ How's your ranking match?"
". . . ."
"Ryoma?"
"Come with me."
"Eh? Wait!"
Ryoma grabs Chiharu's hand and drag she her to the tennis club.
. . .
"WHAT!? HOW CAN YOU ALL KNOW!?"
Chiharu don't believe what she just heard. Now she sits on a chair at the tennis club room, being surrounded with the regular plus Ryoma, Sakuno, and the trio. Chiharu gives a death glare to Sakuno who goes hiding behind Ryoma.
"Well, we were the one that wanted Ryuzaki to tell us. Don't be mad with to her," says Fuji.
Chiharu just sighs in defeat. She puts both her hand behind her head and look at them in boredum.
"Okay, that's right. I'm the president of Shigeko Group. Anything's wrong with that?"
They look at each other, still can't unable to believe it. Chiharu just sighs and look at Tezuka.
"To be honest, Tezuka-buchou already knows it. Ryuzaki-sensei too."
"Tezuka! Why don't you tell us?" asks Oishi.
"I'm being told to not tell the other."
Chiharu just smiled thankfully to Tezuka. Then she looks at the floor.
"So... What? Are you all going to treat me differently, because I'm the president? Are you all same just like other people?"
"Eh?"
Chiharu just silently waits for their answer. Momoshiro's laugh surprises her.
"Why do you think like that, Shigeko? There no way we'll think like that!"
"Momo's right! It's so cool to know that you're the president that famous group!" Kikumaru adds.
"So don't worry Shigeko," says Fuji and pets Chiharu's head.
Chiharu just stared them in disbelief. Then a smile appears at on her face, along with some tears from her eyes.
"Arigatou minna. I'm so glad I meet all of you."
Author : Okay all~ We back from looonggg hiatus!
Chiharu : long time no see guys!
Auhtor : Well, we don't have much time now for closing because I upload it from computer at my school!
Ryoma : What the...
Chiharu : Don't forget to RnR!
All : BYEEE