Chapter 9

"Game! Tezuka! 3 games all!" Inui shouted.

Tezuka was already panting while Nanjiroh kept his cool though sweating and panting a bit, "Mada mada dana…" he said arrogantly. Like father, like son…

"Amazing! Both of them are really good!' Yuuta said.

"I hate to admit it but you're right, Yuuta-kun" Mizuki replied.

"Sorry to say but I have to agree with you two, as well…" Atobe seconded.

"That proves that Tezuka's really right for the name 'buchou'." Aoi replied.

"Yeah, he is…" said Fuji's voice as he rested on a nearby bench.

"Aniki! Is your game finished already?" Yuuta asked.

"Yeah! Hmmm? I see Jiroh-san is asleep again." Fuji said looking to his side.

"Oh yeah! I didn't even notice him there until you mentioned him." Yuuta replied.

"What!?" Atobe said in shock.

"Why? What happened?" Yuuta asked the Hyotei Captain.

Atobe didn't reply.

"What happened!?" Yuuta asked again.

"It's your own fault that you didn't watch so don't bother me!!!" Atobe shouted at Fuji Syusuke's brother.

Atobe became A LITTLE nervous didn't show it as Syusuke glared at him with his piercing blue eyes. He was of course, the great Ore-sama… according to himself.

"Well, Yuuta-san. Tezuka-kun had the upper hand just now but after he scored 40-love, he didn't score a single shot more until it became a game for Echizen-san. Now don't bother me!" Atobe carefully stated with a snap

"Uh, thanks…" Yuuta said.

"There! Echizen's father is going to serve!" Horio screamed.

"Hmmm… How's the game?" Ryoma asked as he materialized under the shade of the tree.

"Fine. Your father's lea- huh? What happened to him?" Fuji said as he glanced at Kevin's figure being carried by Ryoma.

"He fainted after our game." Ryoma replied flatly.

Fuji knew that he wouldn't get much out of the boy so he just dismissed the topic.

"Your father's really good!" Fuji said as he turned back to the game.

"Well, I am his son…" Ryoma replied.

"Heh, guess you're right!" Fuji said, "Why don't you lay him down beside Jiroh-kun?"

Fuji glanced at the sleeping Jiroh beside him.

Ryoma nodded and laid Kevin beside Jiroh.

"So who won?" Ryoma asked the tensai.

"Me. How about in your game, who won?" Fuji asked back.

"Isn't the answer to that quite obvious?" Ryoma replied.

"guess so." Fuji said as he turned back to the game.

Tezuka jumped up to return Nanjiroh's lob with a smash at the far end of the court and at the same time destroy Nanjiroh's zone. He did manage it but Nanjiroh did the Nitoryuu and returned Tezuka's shot but it didn't break the Seigaku Captain's zone so he still managed to return it. Nanjiroh added a different spin to the ball and smashed it to the other side of the court which caught Tezuka off guard therefore, disabling him to return Nanjiroh's shot.

"30-love!"

Nanjiroh served again then there were 15 straight rallies until Nanjiroh hit the ball with a moon volley.

"That's a moon volley!" Kachiro, Horio and Katsuo cried altogether.

"40-love"

"I can't believe Ryoma-kun's father can also do Oishi-senpai's technique!" Katsuo exclaimed.

"This game's getting a little too much for me!" Horio shouted breathlessly.

"Yeah, it is…" Kachiro agreed.

Nanjiroh served again.

"It's a twist serve!!!" Kachiro shouted in excitement.

But even though it was a twist serve, Tezuka still managed to return it. Then Nanjiroh returned it again but then Tezuka returned it with his drop shot.

"40-15!"

"Tezuka-san's Drop shot is truly amazing!" Yuuta commented.

"I don't think anyone could've returned that shot except for Ore-sama." Atobe said.

"Wrong" Ryoma said smirking.

"What was that!!!?" Atobe yelled at the freshman angrily.

"Someone could return it." Ryoma replied.

"And who could that someone be?" Atobe asked.

"Inui-senpai" Ryoma replied flatly.

"Really?" Atobe said sarcastically.

"Really." Ryoma replied challengingly.

It was Fuji who cut their argument.

"Inui did return Tezuka's drop shot with accuracy in one of the ranking competitions." Fuji said.

"Game! Echizen! 5 games to 3!"

"DID WE MISS ANYTHING!!!?" Eiji shouted as he ran as fast as he could, followed by Tachibana and the others.

"Yeah, mostly" Fuji replied.

"What's going on?" Jiroh asked as he stood up.

"Echizen's father and Tezuka are playing against each other." Fuji answered sweetly.

"What!? Who's winning then?" Jiroh asked as he yawned.

"It's Echizen-san."

"Oh? Aaaah!!!" Jiroh exclaimed as he fell down because of a certain someone who was sleeping beside him.

"Why is he here?" Jiroh asked as he caressed his head.

"Well, Echizen says he fainted after their match but I doubt that that's all that happened." Fuji replied then turned back to the game once more.

Tezuka again tried hi zero shiki drop shot but this time, Nanjiroh used his zone so, naturally, the ball came to him and he returned Tezuka's move. Expecting this, Tezuka ran towards the net and smashed the ball. Nanjiroh, with his one half split step, dashed to the ball and returning it with a very powerful shot.

"Deuce!"

"This game's really something…" Aoi complimented.

"Yeah…" Eiji said as he watched in awe. "Ochibi's father is really something…"

"Game! Tezuka! 5 games to 4!"

Momo and the others arrived.

"What happened!!!?" Momo was being hysterical.

"Echizen's father is leading 1 game." Fuji said.

"15 love!"

"30 love!"

"30-15!"

"40-15!"

"Game and Match! Echizen! 6 games to 4!"

"That was a good game! You're good but still mada mada" Nanjiroh said as he shook Tezuka's hand.

"Echizen speaks like his father doesn't he?" Fuji commented as he applauded the two great players in front.

"No I don't" Ryoma retorted without any emotion whatsoever.

"Thank you for letting me play with you." Tezuka said as he bowed.

"Heh! No need to be so formal!" Nanjiroh said as he patted Tezuka at the back.

"Now, would you want me to-?" Nanjiroh was stopped as a tennis ball hit him hard on his side causing him to fall down.

"RYOMA! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" Nanjiroh shouted at his son angrily.

"hm! You embarrass me!" Ryoma stated firmly.

Everyone sweat dropped.

"That's Echizen for you…"

oOo Prince of Tennis oOo

a/n: hahaha! I just noticed, why do we assume that when they say "Fuji", that they mean "Syusuke"? haha!!!

Anyways, R&R!