Hey minna!!

I bring you chapter 9! Thanks for all your reviews!! They inspire me so much!! &tear& I'll try my best to update soon promise!!

Disclaimer: I do not own The Prince of Tennis…


Previously…

"Okay class, for various reasons, the school has decided to commence the play in 2 days…" The teacher announced.

"WHAT?!" The whole class boomed.

"Now, now," the teacher tried to calm the class down. "I know this is out of the blue, but trust me, I and the other teachers have discussed this thoroughly, so there are no worries."

"No worries?? We haven't even mastered the whole play yet!" one boy said.

"We know, so from now on, all of you will be excused from all of your classes in the afternoon to practice."

"Aw man! I know I hate school, but I hate practice even more!" one boy voiced out.

Ryoma and Sakuno just stared in shock. They couldn't believe what was happening…


Present…

'Mou, what should I do?!' Sakuno exclaimed in her head, 'They play is only two days from now!' Sakuno hyperventilated during her 1st period class.

"Miss Ryuzaki? Is something wrong?'" The teacher asked

"N-No sorry!!" Sakuno replied.

"I know the stress of the movement of the play is getting to you, but don't let it get into your head too much." The teacher gave some advice.

"Yes sir!" Sakuno replied. 'Easy for you to say…'

"Ok, so now to continue my discussion." The teacher started with his lecture.

"Psst! Sakuno!" Tomoka called

"Yeah?"

"Don't worry I'll help you out!" Tomoko winked

"A-arigatou…" Sakuno said thankfully. 'I feel happy to have a friend like her!'


Lunch…

"Okay so since I said I'll help you out, I'll help you in your acting." Tomoka said happily. "Now, say your lines in Act 2 with feeling!!"

"Um, okay…" Sakuno said getting her script from her school bag behind her.

"And by tomorrow I want everything memorized!!" Tomoka ordered.

"I can't do that!!" Sakuno exclaimed, "There are too many lines!!"

"Hmm… I want the Act 2 memorized then." Tomoka said rephrasing her former sentence. "Ok then, start saying your lines now!!"

"Ay me…" Sakuno read the line.

"Put more feeling Sakuno!" Tomoka ordered.

"Ay me!" Sakuno repeated the line this time with more emotion.

"There that's good!" Tomoka complimented. "The next one is the balcony scene so… I'll say the last line of Romeo, then that's your cue to say your lines, ok?"

"O-ok!!" Sakuno replied while scanning her script.

"And sails upon the bosom of the air…" Tomoka read the lines from behind Sakuno.

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy Father and refuse thy name or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love and I'll no longer be a Capulet." Sakuno read.

"Put more feeling when you say "O Romeo, Romeo!", and when you say "Wherefore art thou Romeo?", you have to sound like you're looking for him even though he's right there in front of you, got it?"

"H-Hai!" Sakuno replied.

"Ok now try again!!" Tomoka commanded.


On the rooftop…

"Oi! Echizen!" Momo called out. "Ah there you are!" he exclaimed as he saw the young prince sleeping on the floor with his signature cap covering his face.

"Nani?" Ryoma asked groggily while sitting up and tilting his cap upwards.

"Shouldn't you be practicing your lines?" Momo asked. "I mean, you only have a few days to practice."

"How'd you know about that?" Ryoma asked.

"Word gets around fast you know" Momo pointed out, "Anyways you haven't answered my question."

"Hn." Ryoma replied as he laid back down covering his face with his white cap trying to get back to sleep.

"Hn? Is that all you can say?" Momo asked sounding a little annoyed. He thought of something then grinned widely, "You know, Fuji's helping Sakuno practice her lines!!"

Now that caught the prince's attention. He immediately sat back up and stared at his senpai.

"Ahahah!" Momo laughed out loud, "You should have seen your face! I knew you cared!" He continued to laugh while holding his stomach.

"Tch, mada mada dane." Ryoma replied using his signature catchphrase.

"And you still manage to say your catchphrase!!" Momo said in between his laughter. After a few minutes he started to calm down. "Anyways, about Sakuno and Fuji, that was just a joke." Momo said wiping a tear off of his eye. "Come on, I'll help you practice." he offered.

"No thanks." Ryoma declined

"Aw come on!" Momo whined. "Don't you want the play to be a success?"

"Hn."

"Do you even memorize your lines?" Momo asked quirking an eyebrow.

"Most of it." Ryoma replied plainly. Momo just sighed.

"How about this, since tennis practice is canceled during Shakespeare week, if you don't memorize your lines then I'll do everything I can to convince captain to make you run laps." Momo threatened. Ryoma just looked at him…well glared. "Nope, glaring won't work on me!"

"You seriously think captain would get convinced." Ryoma doubted.

"You don't know how good I can persuade people to do things!!" Momo said confidently.

"Don't care." Ryoma said bluntly. Momo just gaped at him. He again started thinking of a way to make Ryoma serious about the play.

'Click' The door to the roof opened revealing a certain smiling tensai.

"Fuji-senpai, what are you doing here?" Momo asked Fuji.

"Nothing. I just wanted to come up here that's all." Fuji replied. He looked down to see Ryoma who sat up and glared at him. "Ah, Echizen didn't see you there." Fuji said completely unaffected by his glare.

"Hn." Ryoma replied coolly.

"So what were you guys talking about?" Fuji asked Momo.

"I need to find a way to make Echizen serious about the play he's in." Momo explained.

"Ah…" Fuji replied, he was thinking of something until an idea came up to his head. "I know, if you don't take the play seriously then I'll distribute those pictures to the entire school."

"You don't mean…" Momo trailed off.

"Yes, the pictures of him and Sakuno." Fuji assured

"That's a great idea!!" Momo exclaimed. Ryoma glared at both of his senpai's.

"Don't think I won't do it Echizen." Fuji warned

"Fine." Ryoma said coldly.

"Nice work Fuji-senpai!" Momo commented.

"No problem, just tell me when he starts to not take it seriously."

"Sure!" Momo grinned. "So let's start practicing your lines shall we?"

"Tch, fine." Ryoma said sighing. He took out a folded paper from his pocket and opened it up and it turned out to be the script of their play.

"So you do practice your lines!"

"Hn."

"Well I better get going." Fuji said walking away. "Ja!"

"Ja Fuji-senpai! Thanks for all your help!" Momo said waving his hand. "So let's get this practice going!"


Hey minna!

Sorry for the lateness and the shortness of this chappie here!! I know you're kind of disappointed but please bear with me for a while!! I'm getting sort of a writers block for this story but I'll try my best!! Promise!! Review please!!

Ja!