Hahaha I did say this was going to be longer than 9 chapters! And so on with the chapter!
"Alright team because our match with Rikkaidai was postponed coach Ryuzaki asked the school for us to train away for a week in the woods!" Oishi proclaimed excitedly as the team stared at him wide eyed.
"Are you serious Oishi-senpai?!" Momo yelled as he glomped Ryoma who grunted and turned his eyes towards a red head who was too busy jumping up and down near Kawamura
"Did you hear that Taka-san! We get to skip school for a whole week nya!!"
"Hahah I don't think its that easy Eiji"
"Hoi? What do you mean?"
"Taka-san's right Eiji it isn't that simple" turning to Oishi with a confused look on his cat like face the vice captain continued "Of course we get to skip school but when we come back, we have to make up all our missed work"
"Awww man!" Momo whined as Kaidoh let out a fffffssssshhhhh and again the two were at it once more.
"Anyway I want all of you guys to rest tonight and be on the courts tomorrow at seven to board the buses"
"Hai!" and the team dispersed and went to dress out for the rest of the day of school. As the locker rooms were getting less and less two persons were left.
"Eiji"
"Sorry I don't have time to talk, I'll be late" his voice cold Eiji grabbed his bag as he made his way out of the room when his arm was caught by the tensai.
"No you'll listen to me now" his eyes staring hard at Eiji,
"Get off of me"
"Not until you hear me out"
"I don't need to hear anything! You said enough at the restaurant!" shaking his arm loose Eiji made a move to run out when Fuji reacted faster by grabbing hold of the back of his shirt pulling the red head backwards making him fall onto his chest, Fuji made sure his arms wrapped around the acrobatics arms were strong and stern.
"Get the hell off of me Fuji!" struggling out of the hold he didn't know the tensai had,
"No listen to me Eiji I wasn't spy"
"Yes you were! If you weren't you wouldn't have been at the restaurant! Watching me and my friends!"
"They aren't your friends Eiji!"
"How would you know!" pushing himself off of the blue eyed boy Eiji freed himself as he opened the door and ran out before Fuji had the time to react. Screaming back words that cut at Fuji more than anything else before.
"You know nothing about me! And you never will!" oh yes…his words had cut deeply.
"Hello?"
"…"
"Who is this?"
"O'chibi…"
"Eiji-senpai? Is that you?"
"Mengo o'chibi…for calling so late"
"No its fine…what's wrong?" Ryoma's voice stern but soft as he talked on the other line of his senpai.
"…I don't know what to do anymore"
"What do you mean?"
"…I…had a fight with Fuji and I…" holding back his tears Eiji cursed that he wasn't more emotionally stronger. But what could he do? His best friend had spied on him telling him without words that he didn't trust him, just because he was hanging out with other guys from rivaling schools. He had tried to hold that painful truth behind his smiles and laughs but each time he saw those blue eyes looking at him, it got harder to hold back the pain. This was all Eiji could do, before he broke.
"It's okay Eiji-senpai, if you don't want to talk about it, you don't have too"
"No I want to! I-I need someone…o'chibi"
"…What can I do for you?"
"..Just tell me its going to be ok…I don't care if it's a lie…I-just want to hear those words...please" Eiji's voice broke slightly as he spoke holding the phone close to his ear as Ryoma's voice rang in his ears, telling him over and over again that lie that seemed so bittersweet.
The next day Eiji hid his tears well as he smiled by Ryoma laughing with Momo who sat behind them on the bus to the training camp. Avoiding even eye contact with the tensai Eiji acted as if Fuji never existed, it wasn't hard though. Do to the fact that the honey haired boy kept his distance as well, making sure he didn't strike up a conversation with the red head.
And the fact that each day at the training camp was filled with…training.
"Alright everyone because of your hard work these past days I've asked certain some ones to come and help you guys with your tennis!" coach Ryuzaki smirked as the team gaped at her in wonder
"What are you talking about baa-san!" Momo asked out loud
"Oi Momo watch your mouth" Oishi responded as the second year scratched the back of his head sheeply, when a bus drove in apparent in dropping of a large amount of people.
And before anyone had time to speak up the bus began to unload its passengers, shocking the Seigaku regulars.
"Hyoutei Gakuen!"
Clad in their grey uniforms Hyoutei Gakuen stood on the courts in front of Seigaku.
"Long time no see Seigaku" Atobe smirked as the blue clad tennis players stared
"What are you guys doing here?" Kawamura asked the question most the players were thinking,
"They are the certain guests I asked to help you with your tennis" coach Ryuzaki said a bit insulted that the team made it seem like they hadn't paid attention to her. "Now shall we get stared?"
"It fine with us Ryuzaki-san"
"Alright then I'll choose the pairings as to who your opponent is so wait until I come back" as the pink jersey coach left the teams dispersed.
"Hoi? Choutarou-chan! It's really you!" Eiji beamed as he ran up to the silver haired second year he so longed to see after their match with Hyoutei.
"Eiji-san! Its so good to see you again!" Choutarou smiled as they stood a part from their teams, as the silver haired boy turned towards the familiar voice of the red head he was met with a large weight suddenly glomping him. Eiji had just jumped onto him wrapping his legs around his waist and all.
"E-Eiji-san t-this isn't appropriate" loosening his hold on the second year Eiji looked into Choutarou's honey dew eyes,
"It's just a hug Choutarou-chan" but seeing the flushed face of the younger boy, Eiji got off none the less.
"So how have you been nya?"
"Good…I've gotten a lot stronger!" the second year flushed as Eiji patted his head like he did before
"Haha I'm glad! But I'll have to see it to believe it nya!" flashing the teen his pearly teeth and a peace sign, making the silver haired boy laugh
"And how have you been Eiji-san?"
"…alright I guess"
"Hmm? Are you alright Eiji-san? You look…sad" taking a step closer to the red head whose face was looking at the ground a sad air around him,
"Hoi? No I'm good! See!" smiling Eiji jumped up and down "I mean how can I not be! Seigaku's gotten so far! After Rikkaidai its Nationals! Not only that but I get to see you again Choutarou-chan!" momentarily thinking back to the second year who saved his life that day….
"Haha alright then…I"
"Alright gather up everyone!" coach Ryuzaki's voice called out as the teams gathered with their own.
"Today we're only focusing on individual matches so everyone will have an opponent, when I call your name get with your partner and get ready to match" nods from everyone was her responses as she called each name.
"Oishi vs. Shishido, Inui vs. Kabaji, Kawamura vs. Hiyoshi, Momoshiro vs. Mukahi, Kaidoh vs. Akutagawa, Echizen vs. Atobe, Fuji vs. Oshitari, and Kikumaru vs. Ootori, any problems?" as silence enveloped the groups the female coach retired to her bench to watch the first matches, between Oishi and Inui.
"EHHHH?! I have to fight Choutarou-chan?! No way nya!" Eiji pouted as everyone got with their opponent, the silver head of the second year gaining his attention.
"Eiji-san…"
"Mou I don't want to fight you Choutarou-chan"
"Neither do I but…we have to" looking around at the pairings the two friends saw they had no choice.
"Man this sucks"
"Sorry…"
"Why are you apologizing Choutarou-chan?" the red head asked with his arms behind his head as the two made their way off the courts for the others to start first.
"…I'm sorry for disappointing you"
"Silly kouhai, I'm not disappointed as long as we have a great match then I'll be happy, besides you yourself said you got stronger right? Well now's the best time to show me nya!"
"Right! I won't let you down"
"Hoi!" giving the other a high five the two waited for their turn to show the other just how much they progressed, since the last time they saw each other.
And so after the match of Inui and Kabaji, Seigaku miraculously won but when Oishi and Shishido paired off they ended it in a deuce.
"Aww Oishi didn't win nya!"
"No but I'm glad Shishido-san didn't lose" Eiji pouted slightly, feeling a dark emotion in the pit of his stomach as he saw the silver haired boy smile at the ever hat wearing third year from Hyoutei.
'I'm not…jealous! I can't be, I'm just…sad that Oishi lost! Yeah that's it! I can't be jealous of Shishido' Eiji thought as the second round was about to begin. From Hyoutei Hiyoshi and Mukahi and from Seigaku Kawamura and Momoshiro.
"Go Momo-chi! Win this for Seigaku!" the red head cheered as the second year gave him a grin and a raise of his racket. When he turned to the Hyoutei second year beside him. "Why don't you cheer for your teammates Choutarou-chan?"
"Well I guess its because I'm not that close to anyone but Shishido-san" flushing at the embarrassment of that sentence Choutarou didn't see a smile make its way onto Eiji's face.
"Hmm well then I'll have to make up for that huh?" winking at the second years confused look Eiji turned around to look at the courts as a small smile showed itself on Choutarou's face, along with a blush.
"Thank you Eiji-san" a whisper on the wind.
Me- oh my! The dream pair seem to be having some disagreements! Aiiieee what's going to happen now?!
And what's this? Choutarou and Eiji getting closer?! Yay! Chou-chan comes back!! Hahha
Anyway I'm just randomly talking nonsense but don't let that stop you from reviewing!
Nya!