Hi sorry for the late update, I typed this on my phone because my laptop is broken. Well here's chapter 9!


Chapter 9

"Hey witch! Come sweep this court and pick up the balls!" Niou yelled to none other than Yumi.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A WITCH YOU DAMN- DAMN- DAMN... BRAT!" Yumi yelled back just as loudly.

I swear I was gonna go deaf because of these people.

"Why can't you guys just get along like a big happy family?" I yelled, exasperated.

"SHUT UP! THIS AIN'T BARNEY!" they yelled in sync. I should have seen that coming.

They continued screaming at each other until Sanada yelled "TARUNDURO!" and slapped Niou hard enough to leave a handprint.

And of course Yumi- chan starts pointing and laughing like a maniac.

"Ishimaru- san, would you please stay after everyone and clean up the courts?" Yukimura asked, oh so sweetly.

"Of course..." Yumi-chan replied meekly.

Inside I was laughing like... Yumi. I need to get away from these people or I'll lose my sanity. Oh who am I kidding it ditched me when I was left at the airport.


"Oh my god," Yumi said, as she settled into the water.

I raised an eyebrow.

"What? Today has been the worse day of my life! No, I take that back, I bet this week will only get even worse! Working for the club is hard enough but, when you add that trickster arse into the equation, my life becomes a living hell!"

I rolled my eyes and said, "You are such a drama queen."

"Hey! Like you're not!"

"Touché."

I sank into the bath, it was pure bliss. We heard a sound coming from the door. I could make out the sound of voices. I gently eased out of the water.

"Hey move you fat head!"

"I can't see!"

"Whose a fat head?"

"Shut up! They'll hear us!"

I slammed the door open, wearing a towel of course, and very calmly I asked them if I could help them.

They're faces made it seem like they had met Satan himself. They all ran away like the chickens they are. I closed the door and turned to the bath.

"I call cooking tomorrow night," I sang as I settled back into the water.

Yumi-chan sweat dropped, "I think it's best of I cook tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Because you will poison them and as your best friend I can't allow you to murder your husband-to-be and his friends."

I choked on my spit; as soon as I could talk again I yelled the words that came to mind, "HUSBAND-TO-BE? I DINT EVEN LIKE MARUI-SENPAI WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

"Kimiko-chan, I never said anything about Marui," Yumi stated, undisturbed from my previous outburst. I was a different situation though, I was going insane.

What did this mean? Why did Marui-senpai come to mind?


BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Get up off your butts! Wake up!" Niou bellows as he slams two pans together.

I covered my ears with my pillow, it was no use. I could hear Yumi telling Niou to shut up or he'll regret it and the Petenshi questioning why he would.

I smacked the door open and growled, "What's with all the noise? I'm trying to sleep!"

"Kimiko-chan you're awake! Now go cook us breakfast!" Niou piped up.

Yumi visibly cringed.

"Sure, no problem!" I voiced with a smile.

Yumi's face turned an ash color. I merely grinned.


"This is why I said you would regret it of you didn't shut up," Yumi sighed, patting Niou's back as he barfed into the bushes.

"Do you know what you're doing to the environment? You could be poisoning something!" I said in mock concern.

"POISON! YOU'RE THE ONE SOING THE POISONNG YOU SHE-DEVIL!" Niou cried out.

"In my defense, I didn't poison you, I just asked Yanagi-senpai if he knew about the famous Inui juice," I said innocently.

At the end of my statement Niou starts puking again. I heard Yukimira coming so I ran to the courts and set up the nets.

"Suzuki-san? Next time one of the members anger you please refrain from poisoning them," Yukimura said from behind me. When did he get there?

I could only nod. Yea, like that was gonna happen. With Niou around I would probably become a murderer.

A very familiar voice interrupted my train of thoughts, "Kimiko-chan? Are you okay?"

I turned to face the red-head, "I'm fine Marui-senpai. Shouldn't you be asking Niou if he's alright?"

The volley-specialist chuckled. I cocked an eyebrow, why is he laughing?

"He is a trickster, one of the best, you should watch out or he'll get you," Marui explained.

"I know," I sighed, "I know."

Marui gave me an encouraging smile and he left to the courts. I turned and grabbed the basket of tennis balls. As I was heading towards the designated courts I stepped on a power ball that magically appeared out of nowhereand fell. Of course all the yellow tennis balls tumbled from the basket and spread to every corner of area.

I could hear the regulars laughing, I stood up and faced them, and even Yukimura lips were twitching! I sighed, it seems like I've been doing that a lot lately, and bent down to grab the balls. I felt a presence settle next to me, it was Akaya and Marui.

"You guys don't need to help me you have practice to get to, right?" I asked.

"It's fine," Akaya mumbled as he bent down and reached for the balls under the bench. It brought a ghost of a smile to my lips.

"We're friends and friends help each other out," Marui stated with a silly grin.

I felt my chest tighten, and not in the good way. What if I wanted to be more than friends?

Woah, where did that idea come from?


Well that's it for now! R&R please!