NOTE: The description I give later on might not be very good as I am not that good at descriptive writing. Anyway, here is the next chapter. Hope you enjoy it.
Oh, and I was thinking of pairing Marui with Jiroh. Do you think it is a good idea? Please tell me what you think.
"Atobe received a letter that said that those who did not pass their examinations with a minimum score of 65 will have to go to summer classes and skip the tennis camp."
After Ryuuzaki-sensei announced this, majority of the regulars that was not very good at the academic results groaned. Kikumaru began to panic, "I only score 65 marks and above for only 6 out of 9 subjects. I almost failed English too. What should I do, I don't want to skip the camp!"
Oishi was desperately trying to calm Kikumaru down but was not really successful.
"Ryoma-chan, how did you do for your examinations?" Marui asked.
Horio and Kachiro overheard them and answered for Ryoma, "You don't have to worry about Ryoma; he is the top student in our level and scored full marks for his English exams."
Somehow, all of the regulars heard this and looked shocked, even Sanada and Tezuka. "I have a composition written by him here, do you want to read it?" Kachiro said taking a piece of paper out of his bag. He passed it to Yukimura-buchou and shiver when he found Ryoma glaring at him.
"This is really wonderfully written; I will read out the first paragraph. The theme is 'A wonderful place to be.' The wood was a beautiful place to be. Sunlight slipped through the leaves and twinkled on the ground below. A light breeze played with the flowers and grasses, causing them to sway gently from side to side. A couple of birds were perching on a branch chirping to a happy tune." Yukimura read out loud.
The regulars were amazed as they managed to picture the image in their head. Marui breathed out a 'wow' and Ryuuzaki-sensei gave a small smile. She knew that the boy must have taken after his mother as Nanjiroh is a lazy but talented tennis player who did not care for his exams or grades.
"Everyone listen up! If you really want to attend the camp, you have to work extremely hard if you are not scoring above expectations. The results for the exams will be revealed next week, the week after the exams. Tennis practice will only continue after the exams are over, do you get me?"
Kikumaru and Gakuto, determined to get good results, gave a loud 'yes' while the others groaned at the prospect of missing practice. Ryoma, Tezuka and Yukimura were surrounded by the regulars after Ryuuzaki-sensei has left and everyone was pestering the three of them to tutor the rest of them before the exams. As Tezuka and Yukimura were always the top two in their level, their results were only different by a couple of marks. Atobe and Sanada were always either the third or the fourth.
Being the nice guy he is, Yukimura offered to tutor Marui and Niou at English and World History respectively. Atobe said while flipping his hair, "All Hyotei regulars, I cannot let you people fail to attend the camp and throw our reputation away. I will hire a tuition teacher for all of you each so you people better not fail."
"Marui-kun, I am good in all the three sciences! Do you want me to tutor you?" Jiroh said excitedly. He entered this school because he was a fan of Marui. However, to his disappointment, he got into Hyotei instead of Rikkaidai. He knew practically everything about Marui, from his tennis attacks to his academic results.
Slightly freaked out by the guy in front of him, Marui said slowly, "Well, Yagyuu could teach me so… I don't think I will bother you. Thanks for offering though." Jiroh only let his disappointment show for awhile before masking it up with a big smile. "Its okay, hope you do well in your exams." Jiroh said before turning away to follow the Hyotei regulars; who have walked away during the conversation.
"You have heard Ryuuzaki-sensei. There will be no practice for these two weeks. Everyone should study hard and get good grades." Sanada said in a no-nonsense voice. A loud 'yes' was heard and the regulars headed home to prepare for the exams, even Ryoma.
(On the day of the first exam: English)
"Ryoma-sama, I am so nervous. Aren't you?" Tomoka was blabbering about the exams and how much her heart was beating since Ryoma entered the class. One good thing Ryoma learnt when he entered the class was how to tune loud-people out, people like Horio and Tomoka. Before coming to Japan, he never knew such noisy people existed.
"The exam will be starting, please get back to your own seat." Their form teacher walked in and exclaimed. Everyone scrambled back to their respective places and waited for their next instruction.
Soon, the exam papers were given out and everyone was trying their best at answering every question. Within the next 40 minutes, Ryoma completed the multiple choices, the close passages and the comprehension. He then completed the composition and after double-checking the answer, rested his head on the table. There was about 40 minutes more and everyone including the teacher looked at him in disbelief. Even if he was brought up in America, to complete the exam that was one hour and forty-five minutes long in 1 hour and 5 minutes was unbelievable.
Forty minutes have passed and when the teacher took a peek at what Ryoma wrote, she couldn't help but think although he spends a lot of time in tennis, he did not neglect his studies. Smiling happily at the thought of someone acing English in her home class, the teacher continued to collect all the other papers.
For the rest of the exams, Ryoma completed the papers before the time given. The teachers were marking the papers for the exams and everyone was relieved that the exams are over. Soon the time for them to take their results came. The results were pasted on the bulletin board for everyone to see. For the first years, Ryoma's results shocked everyone; he was the first in the level and had score full marks.
For the second years, Ohtori got first and Yuuta was the second, causing his elder brother to give him a hug that made his face redder than a tomato.
The third years were not very surprised when Yukimura topped their level with Tezuka losing him by one mark. Atobe won Sanada and got third.
Somehow, all the regulars managed to meet the qualifications and they were cheering and smacking each other on the back. Momoshiro, forgetting his strength, gave Ryoma a smack on the back, causing him to knock into Yukimura-buchou, both landing on the ground. 'Haven't this happened before?' Both of them thought, face coloring red at the awkward position.
Atobe saw this and gave a devilish smirk; it looks like the Rikkaidai captain has a crush on his prodigy freshman. 'I wonder what will happen if…'
That's chapter eight.
Hope this chapter did not disappoint you all.
To the reviewers: Thanks for reviewing, your reviews make my day.
I completed my school work so I uploaded another chapter.
Well, because our school will be reopening, I will be part of the group that walks with the V.I.P.s. And because of that, we have to practice more. Therefore, I will not be updating very often. I will be writing whenever I have spare time so…SORRY for the slow update in advance.
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