Prince of tennis (テニスの王子様 / Tenisu no Ōjisama)
Sorry. It's almost been a week and my update got slower. I was sick and had lots of homework to do so I apologize! Though I hope to update Chapter 11 faster than this one.
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From: Guest
:OMG I practically love your fanfic. you must continue and update as soon as
possible! Also,could you not send sanada, ryoma, and the others off to the
mountains... I do not want them to go when you have this awesome oc here.
~Reply: Thank you so much! :) I'm super duper happy you like it. That is an idea I can possibly try to do; I'll think about it so Thank you :)
From: surugasasa
Haha thanks for this long chapter! I loved it!
~Reply: No, Thank you! I'm really happy for your review (like any other review + Readers out there). I glad you enjoyed my lengthy writing. I hope I didn't miss any description and added enough to make sure no confusion is happening :D
From: The Inquirer
Four familiar faces?! Wonder who they'll be... I mean, I'm guessing that
they're high school students, but I don't know. You could just have a really
big plot twist and actually have middle schoolers show up, but I kind of doubt
that...
Update soon! (I want to know who the four familiar people are!) :D
-TI
~Reply: Thank you, That's a good idea ~! I haven't thought of it but thanks for suggestion.
From: Rin Butterfly
Would you please update? For me and other readers? Please! I beg you... *Put's
megaultimateextra puppy dog eyes*
~Reply: Of course I will! :) It may though be a slow update since I am busy too but I will update as soon as I can :D
From: LeoniaOtaku
Hahaha... Akaya is lucky guy! :D
Want see the next!
~ Reply: ^^ Yup!~ And I hope you enjoy this chapter :)
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for plot and my own oc(s)~ Everything rightfully belongs to Konomi Takeshi who created Prince of Tennis ~
Tsubami fixed her gaze at the four. Time stopped just like that for a split millisecond and she quickly blinked, rubbing her eyes furiously.
"We're real." A voice said as they grabbed her hand. Tsubami blinked repeatedly as her eyes adjusted to the light. There stood Oni, Tokugawa, Kanata and Shuji. Her face started to heat up as she felt the warm hand of Shuji who was just smiling at her.
"How long are you going to stand there?" Tokugawa asked as he eyed the open elevator.
"Ah, Sorry Kazuya." She said before walking into the elevator with the other four following in. Tsubami pressed the button and blinked; she pressed again but nothing seemed to happen. "I-It's not working..." She muttered, there was a silence between them.
Oni sighed, "What floor?"
"One." Tsubami said simply and she jumped in shock as Kazuya just placed a hand on her head to calm her down. Oni had just slammed his fist onto the button one and in a few minutes, they were there.
"It's broken. I told even told the coaches to fix it." Oni said before he ruffled her hair, "You're still like a kid." He said, breaking a smile out of his strict expression. Kazuya nodded as he stood next to Tsubami.
Kanata smiled, "So, When did you arrive, Tsubami?" He asked with a smile.
Tsubami was hesitant at first, she couldn't really tell if Kanata was actually smiling sincere but she thought it was an honest smile "Just today." She replied. They all got out of the elevator in time and she looked around for her room. Once she found it, she opened the door knob and was about to close the door when Shuji placed his arm out to block the door.
"Aww...Don't be mean. Let us in too." He said before poking his head inside the newly designed room. The walls were painted pastel black and the floor was a carpet. There was a book shelf on the corner with a computer on a desk. Some drawers and a big window where you could see the courts at.
"Looks roomy." Kanata said looking around, "You need help packing?" He asked pointing at her bags.
Tsubami shook her head, "No it's okay. Don't you guys have matches coming up? Every day is a shuffle match after all." She said looking at the four.
Oni nodded, "I do have one."
Kazuya looked at her straight in the eye, "Kurobe told us to help quiet the middle schoolers down." He said simply.
Tsubami thought for a second. The words 'help quiet' rang through her years; she looked at Oni who looked like he wanted to say something. "Ju-chan...You're not going to beat them up are you?" She asked her eyes all teary eyed. Oni sighed along with Kazuya; they were about to explain the situation but she kept going on. "I thought you liked kids...Didn't you say you helped out at an orphanage..? Also..." She muttered.
They all stared at her. Shuji tried to stop her "Maa Maa. Tsuba-"
Kazuya sighed as he flicked her forehead, "Enough of crying. You should start packing first." He instructed with a cold face but his eyes said otherwise. Tsubami turned her head and pouted like a kid. The four nodded at her and started to walk away.
"Neh~ Come and watch the match if you like." Shuji said with a childish wink before, closing the door. Tsubami now sat on the floor; her legs crossed with her bags by her side. She smiled as she grabbed her stuff animal out of her bag and patted it's head gently. She then turned the bag upside down and threw everything on the ground. She gulped at the amount of letters and gently placed them into piles of which one to read first and which one to read next. She placed the letters of her friends and her classmates in the first pile and the people she didn't know in the second pile.
After much unpacking; she decided to start reading some letters. As soon as she opened one , her door was opened. There stood Fuji; he looked more serious than ever. Their eyes met; his piercing blue eyes seemed to paralyze her.
"F-Fuji?" She stuttered out. Her body couldn't even move. Her fingers twitched and when she tried to turn away from him. She didn't know why. This feeling...what was it?
"Tsubami-chan." He said. She quickly dropped the letter and stared at the ground. She heard his footsteps coming closer and closer until she could see him by the corner of her eyes. "Are you okay?" He said softly as he sat down on the ground himself.
"W-what...how did you know I was here?" She asked before remembering how she saw Fuji staring at her when she was walking through the pathway of the camp. "At that time..."
Fuji nodded, "Saa...I did just guess you were up here..." He said smiling, "I saw some of the highschoolers coming from the elevator with happy smiles."
"I-I see..." She muttered sheepishly at the thoughts of their silly smiles. "W-Well...Is there anything you need Fuji?" She asked.
"Saa...I was wondering if you wanted to come watch Momo's match." She started to lift her head and stared at him.
"Match...Did you say Match?" She asked in a worried voice. She thought of how Oni had just said 'match' before too. "Momo..." She muttered remembering the middle schooler with spiky hair and purple eyes. "He's not against Ju-chan is he?" She asked with a gulp.
Fuji was quiet for a minute. 'Ju-chan.' He wondered who he was. "He's against Oni Jujiro from 5th court." Fuji answered, pushing his uneasiness away.
"Momo is going to break his wrist...!" She muttered, "Ju-chan never goes easy on anyone." She said frowning deeper. Fuji was about to say something else when they heard a voice at the doorway.
"Ahem." Tezuka said standing there, stoically as ever. "Fuji. What are you doing?" He asked.
Fuji chuckled; as if it was a silly question to begin with. "Of course, I'm talking to Tsubami-chan here." He said, his eyes still opened.
Tsubami smiled softly, "Ahem. Well...It's nice to see you too Tezuka." She said as she walked towards him. His eyes was full of shock and a mixture of feelings. He seemed to have wanted to just walk away but he couldn't; not when Tsubami was already in front of him. "How's your elbow...?" She asked softly as she placed her hand on his arm without much thought.
Tezuka smiled forgetting about Fuji. It felt like it was only the two alone in the world. "I'm fine. I went to Germany for rehabilitation and I'm okay."
Tsubami stared at the ground, "I-"
"Let's all go out to the match shall we? It's starting soon, Tezuka, Tsubami-chan." He said, his eyes closed again with the smile placed on his face. Tsubami nodded and walked forward, unknown of the two's true feelings.
As they reached the courts, Tsubami looked around through the crowd. She walked into the crowd and tucked her hair in her jacket, placing a cap on her head. She met Oni's eye as he walked onto the courts with Momo; he smiled quickly before giving a strict frown again. He held a racket with two strings on it and people muttered at how he would use that. She smiled and the attention he was getting.
"Smooth or Rough?" Momo asked as he spin his racket.
"Smooth."
It landed on smooth and the two started walking towards the base line. "Service."
"End." Momo threw the ball and hit his 'Bullet Serve'. As Oni hit back, Momo smirked and hit his 'Jack Knife'. Oni returned it with his own Jack Knife; Black Jack knife. Momo's racket was blown away my the powerful shot. Momo tried to pick his racket up but he dropped it instantly; staring at his numbed hand. As the match went on, Momo couldn't even get a game; let alone a point. Eiji leaned over the fence more with a worried look.
Tsubami sighed as she continued to watch the match. At the last point, Momo used everything he got and returned the shot. She smiled as she watched the ball getting returned anyway but noticed Oni's broken strings. She quickly got out a first aid kit and placed it into the nearest person's hands. Shiraishi stared back at the person in front of him and looked at his hands. Tsubami pointed at the first aid kit and then pointed at Momo who was on the bench; she left without uttering another word and Shiraishi just shrugged and left to helped Momo bandage his arms up.
"You should not use your hands for a while." Inui stated before taking a note. He seemed to perk up and made a suggestion to Momo, "If you drink my Super Recovery Inui Juice, it may help."
"Ah! I think I'm fine Inui-senpai." Momo said quickly as he tried to wave his arms, "Just need a little rest." He answered with a sheepish smile.
Tezuka sighed, "Inui. You could give your...juice to others." He answered looking at the other teams. Inui nodded and placed his his pen away.
After Shiraishi helped Momo bandage his arm up, Momo thanked him. "Ah, Thanks Shiraishi-san." Momo said before looking at the bandage. "You're really good at ...bandaging."
Shiraishi nodded, "Hm...~ Ecstasy!" He said waving his head. Kintaro popped next to Ryoma again and grinned.
"Shiraishi needs to hide his poisonous arm!" He said waving his hand.
Shiraishi looked around as he closed the first aid kit. "Neh, Tezuka." He said getting the attention of Seigaku's buchou. "Have you seen a high schooler in a cap? They gave this to me." He said holding the kit in his hands.
"No I haven't." Tezuka answered. Shiraishi blinked with a sigh and just placed it next to the bench.
"Kurarin is so cool~" Koharu said in a lovey-dovey voice at the corner. Kaidoh who was standing there, paled and started to scoot away from the guy. "Are you jealous~?" Koharu said suddenly as he moved in a wiggly way and stood in front of Kaidoh.
Kaidoh glared at Koharu who acted innocent. "Che."
Tsubami sat under a shady tree and leaned against the tree trunk. She watched the middle schoolers were all called together by Saitou; the mental coach. Saitou held a microphone and bumped his head on the door again. He told the middle schoolers to all pick partners and after they all did; he told each of them to play singles. Tsubami nodded, thinking that it was a good trick. She heard some voices and saw first years outside the gates; one of them was Horio which she remembered she had met when Seigaku and Rikkaidai was playing practice matches at her Senior High courts.
Tsubami stood up and walked closer to the fence. "Hello."
"Ah!" Horio shouted in shock as he tripped backwards. She smiled.
"Sorry, did I scare you? My mistake." She answered before looking around. "If you three want to come in." She said, looking at the other two first years, "Then just climb up this fence. No one's here after all." Horio, Dan and Shiita looked at each other before they took the bags they had and threw it over the fence. Tsubami was surprised and she quickly reached out her arms and caught the bags in time. The three freshmen climbed the fence and jumped down.
"Thank, desu!" Dan said happily; "I'm Taichi Dan, desu!"
Shiita nodded, "Urayama Shiita, de yansu." Tsubami looked at Shiita, noting to herself that his hairstyle reminded her of ice cream.
"Well." She said as the three got their bags, "I'll show you to Kurobe-san." They soon started walking and Dan was looking around. "Are you looking for someone?" Tsubami asked.
"Ah, Akutsu-senpai forgot his lucky charm, desu!" He beamed and as soon as he said that, Akutsu came stomping to the four.
"Oi, give me that." He said that with a scowl on his face and stomping back to the courts. Shiita and Horio looked pale and they watched Dan's carefree reaction. 'He's not scared of him...?' the two thought.
Tsubami blinked but shrugged, 'Ah... People are so weird these days...' As they reached the monitor room of where Kurobe was, she knocked the door and walked in first.
"Ah, Tsubami. Is there something you need? You can also watch the matches here if you want." He said sitting on his chair. Tsubami blinked as she watched the screen but shook her head.
"No, actually. There are some first years who would also like to help around here." She said stepping to the side to show the three first years who were behind her.
Kurobe tapped his chin, "Hm...More help?" He wondered, "Okay then. you can show them around later." He said nodding. Kurobe then gave a piece of paper to Tsubami and off the four went.
"Let's see..." Tsubami said as she started to read the paper. "You guys will be helping out with equipments. You don't have to pay anything so you can sleep and as much as you want but you guys should finish whatever duties you have." She answered.
"EH!? Really?!" Horio boasted happily, "Then we can eat all those food we just saw?!"
Dan smiled widely, "Sugoi, desu!~" He said looking around excitedly. Tsubami showed them the training room, courts, storage room, the health office and many other places around. Lastly, they reached their dorm room and she said goodbye as they started to unpack their own things. She walked through the hallways and quickly went outside to watch the matches from a distance. She adjusted her cap and sat near a good shady spot and watched the Golden Pair go one on one against each other.
"Wah...Eiji actually won..." She muttered; she always thought Oishi would be the strongest of the team but now her view of it changed. She got up quickly and gasped as she raced back into the building and soon reached the dining room. She ate some food and patted her stomach happily as she complimented to the chefs who only bowed politely towards her. Tsubami looked at the clock and yawned; the only reason she was eating early was so she could go find Oni.
"Are you okay? Be sure to get a good sleep." The female chef said softly.
"Ah, thank you." Tsubami said with a bow. As she left the dining room, she placed a hand on her head and the other in her jacket pocket. She sighed in relief as the hat was still on her head. She went in the elevator and used her fist to bang on the number one button. She hoped that Oni still had the same room number as before. As she reached the first floor, she looked for the room number 102 (Kanata, Kazuya and Oni).
Saitou used the microphone to explain that the losers would not be leaving (1), but would go train with someone else.
"Yatta! Oishi is not leaving!" Eiji shouted happily as he hugged his partner. "Demo...I wonder who is going to train you...I thought we would all train together! Nya!"
Oishi smiled, "We'll still be roommates Eiji." He said.
The tennis members were going to go to the bath. "Ah! It's so nice! Right Echizen?" Momo asked. Ryoma walked with a towel and held a bath salt in his hand. He placed it it in and sat there with Momo. They turned to see Mizuki laughing. He sat in a tub with Atobe; floating rose petals around them.
Momo stared for a second at started laughing, "Haha! Look at that!"
"Hmph. It actually helps complexion." Atobe stated as he took some water with his right hand.
Momo now was sitting on a chair and scrubbing his shampooed hair. "La~ It's Momo-chan's shampoo~" He sang. He didn't notice that Kaidoh was right next to him and the shampoo foam flew on Kaidohs head.
"Oi! Watch where you wash!" Kaidoh shouted as he got up abruptly. The two glared at each other again; a fight rising again. Eiji took a basin full of water and splashed it on the two.
"Calm down Momo! Kaidoh! nya." He said glaring; surprisingly, his bandage was on his cheek still.
Akutsu was sitting on a chair and was about to pour water on himself to rinse but felt water splashed onto him. He turned to see Kite. "Huh? Who are you?" He asked. Kite didn't look like nothing himself, he didn't wear any glasses and his hair wasn't gelled up like before. It was shaggy and flat on his head.
"Saa...Isn't this nice?" Fuji asked smiling, "I remember when we used to take baths together, Yuuta."
Yuuta turned red at what Fuji said, "Oi, Oi! Aniki!" He shouted, "Don't just say things like that."
Fuji chuckled at Yuuta's embarrassment but stopped teasing him and had a light conversation. "You got better ." He said, "At tennis that is."
Yuuta puffed his cheeks out like a kid; "Of course Aniki! I got help from Mizuki too."
Mizuki chuckled; twirling his hair, "nfufu, of course. You should be proud I helped Yuuta, Fuji Syusuke." He said.
Fuji smiled and surprisingly, replied to Mizuki's statement. "Saa...Didn't you try to hurt Yuuta's shoulder?" Mizuki just laughed and turned away.
The members got out of the tub and they started to dry themselves and change into pajamas in the changing room. Choutaro stood in front of the mirror, drying his hair with a blow drier. Gin stood next to him combing his head. "Eto...Ishida-san...You don't have any hair." He said nervously. Gin turned and glared at Choutaro. "I-I'm sorry!" Choutaro said as he went back to drying his hair.
Shishido stood next to his kouhai and doubles partner, "Gekidasa Daze (Super lame)" He said as he placed a towel around his neck.
"E-Eh? Shishido-san.." Choutaro said, "S-Super lame..?"
"Pupina~" Niou said as he popped next to the Silver Pair with a grin.
Chitose stood behind one of the wooden cabinet with a phone in his hand. He slowly walked towards the edge and saw Tezuka changing. He took his phone and quickly snapped a picture. "Yes...! I got one." He whispered excitedly.
Fuji who was sitting a few feet away in front of the fan chuckled. "That picture..." He said, "will disappear."
Chitose blinked and looked back at his phone, sure enough Fuji was right. The picture was a blur of Tezuka's legs with was moving away from the picture. Tezuka stood behind Chitose.
"Gomen Tezuka!" Chitose pleaded, "But at least can I have one?"
"No." Tezuka said sternly, his arms around his chest.
Chitose bowed, "But Dorobo-niichan! It's for Yuki-chan." He said.
"No."
Yukimura sat in a chair next to Sanada, "Fufu, aren't they cheerful Sanada?"
Rikkaidai's fuku-buchou only nodded silently.
Momo and Ryoma was standing at a corner. "Hey Echizen. Who did you think it was that buchou liked?" Momo asked referring to what happened before.
"I don't know..." Ryoma said, trying to act like he was disinterested. Inui stood next to them with a chuckle.
"I'll find out who it is." Inui said pushing his glasses up before looking at Fuji, "60% Fuji knows who it is. 40% that Fuji is faking it to tease Tezuka."
Gakuto sighed as he looked at Eiji who was hugging Oishi. "I can't believe I lost to you." He said sighing.
"Eiji! Calm down." Oishi said.
Niou blinked as he took his hand and formed a circle as he placed it near Oishi's head. "What are you doing Niou?" Yagyuu asked with a confused look.
"Neh, Don't you think he looks like an egg?" He asked, "Puri~"
"What did you say about Oishi? Nya!" Eiji shouted as he bounced angrily to the two.
Akaya broke into a hysterical laugh, "Haha! Did you hear that?" He asked Marui.
"Hm? An egg huh?" Marui muttered, "He looks like a dango..."
They all pictured it, Oishi's face changing into a dango. Kintaro started to drool, "What about a takoyaki?!" He suggested.
Kai sighed, "Ah...They're all hungry..." He said and his stomach started to growl.
Atobe looked around, "Let's all go." He said and snapped his finger.
Tsubami frowned as she saw the three asleep. Oni was already in bed and Kazuya was sitting in a chair, his book upside down. Kanata though had his head faced down on his desk. She sighed, she would have to talk to Oni tomorrow. She walked out of the room and closed the door behind her gently. She walked through the hallway and saw Saitou waving at her. "Ah, is there anything you need Saitou-san?" She asked.
He just smiled, "We have something to discuss with you."
Tsubami followed him to the monitor room and saw Kurobe and Tsuge. "Have you heard that we changed plans?" Kurobe asked.
"Change of plan...?" She said slowly.
"Ah...Mifune seems really busy with the high schoolers at the mountains.." Kurobe said, "So the losers of the middle schoolers won't be training with Mifune up at the mountains."
"B-But! This will destroy the whole revolutionary bridge system!" She said panicking, "I also went there and I got better! How are they going to learn how to hit more than one ball? Or how to adapt to rocky places? Learn quick reactions?" She said quickly, "The only thing that is actually good is that they won't get injured badly..."
"Calm down Tsubami-chan." Saitou said placing a hand on the girl's shoulder.
Tsuge sighed, "Well, you see...That's where you come in to all of this."
"Eh me?" She asked pointing at herself.
"Well...You did say you wanted to help. And it seems you do know how to train people." Kurobe explained. "Since Tsuge will be helping the winners training, We decided that you will help the losers train. We have a new area. It's like a forest and there are some cabins there." He said.
Tsubami nodded, understanding the situation, "Hm...I guess it'll be fun. It'll be like camping." She said smiling at the thought of roasting marshmallow and catching fishes. "Well then, do I have to pack now?"
"Hai." Saitou said, "There aren't any wild animals there so you'll be safe." He warned.
"We will be telling everyone tomorrow." Kurobe said.
I used some ideas from some Prince of Tennis episodes for this chapter. So That would mean this whole plot doesn't completely belong to me.
1. I decided to not follow the plot completely. They will not go to the mountains for training. It was a suggestion from a Guest and I decided to do it since I think it might come out interesting.
Wah~ The chapter is finally done ! I hope you guys enjoyed reading it. :3 Tsubami now is going to help train them!
~Please review! I hope to know what you thought about this chapter!
Yuka Out!