Author's Note: So here's the third part of the birthday bash, hahaha! Oh, and the song Kana and Keigo danced to? It's named Last Carnival by Norihiro Tsuru/Acoustic Café. I suggest you guys to listen to it! It's really nice!
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or any of its characters! Atobe Kana, Hitachiin Akira, Haninozuka Nanami and the others are mine, though~
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The audience clapped as Keigo and Kana bowed to each other. Immediately, the orchestra struck up another song and couples began dancing at the center of the lobby, where the rest have made space for.
Kana and Keigo made their way to the Hyoutei regulars, who were all smiling.
"Nice first dance, Kana-chan!" Gakuto complimented.
"Ahn, aren't you going to compliment my wonderful dan—"
"Amazing, Kana-senpai! I didn't know you could dance the waltz!" Choutarou cut off his captain.
Oshitari smirked. "We're here to compliment Kana-chan, Keigo, because you always rub your dance skills on our faces during the Hyoutei Festival dances."
"Ahn, whatever. Oy, Kana." Keigo called his sister's attention, as the girl was too busy talking to Choutarou about the song they had danced to.
"What is it, oniichan?" Kana asked.
"Come with me. I'm going to give you my present." Keigo smiled smugly.
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The Hyoutei regulars followed the siblings all the way to the eastern building, where the wide garage was placed. Keigo handed Kana a small pink box.
"Wow, Keigo. You sure are creative." Kana rolled her eyes, opening the tiny box.
Inside was a key.
"What? A key? You have millions in your account and you give me a key?" Kana asked her brother, who was still smiling smugly. Oh, this Keigo, after I got him such a good present!
"It's a key to this." And at the word 'this', Keigo snapped his fingers. The farthest garage to the right opened and inside was a blue Lamborghini Aventador.
"WHAT?!", Kana could only shout her disbelief as she stared, open-mouthed, at the beauty in front of her.
"I saw you staring at the Lamborghini store when we were in London last summer. And blue is your favorite color, right?" Keigo said.
Kana's wide eyes went from her new car to her older brother then back to her car.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS, KEIGO?! BUT I'M NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO DRIVE YET!" Kana shouted.
"Out on the streets, yes. But we have a nice hectare back in Osaka, right?" Keigo winked at his younger sister.
Kana ran to the car and softly touched the exterior. She ran back to Keigo and smothered him with her hug.
"OH MY GOD, I LOVE YOU, ONII-CHAN! BEST PRESENT EVER!" Kana yelled, as she ran back and forth around the car. Keigo smiled smugly.
Kana looked up. "Wow, I still can't believe it. And now that I've got my present, here is yours, Onii-chan." Kana snapped her fingers and a maid rushed forward with a piece of paper in her hand. Kana took the piece and gave it to her older brother, who stared at her in annoyance.
"Really, Kana, really? Paper? After I give you a Lamborghini?"
Kana smiled. "Idiot. It's a certificate. I bought you one of the brighter stars in the Milky Way Galaxy."
Keigo looked up in total surprise, his mouth wide open.
"I can't actually point it out right now, since I suck at astronomy but if you look up—" Kana pointed up toward the night sky "and see those really bright stars, one of them is named after you, Atobe Keigo. I wanted to buy you a star so that whenever you're feeling down, just look up and know that someone loves you very much that she named a star after you." Kana smiled at her older brother.
Keigo was too touched to speak. "Wow… I can't believe you did this…" he muttered.
"I know! I am a genius!" Kana grinned widely. Keigo hugged his younger sister in delight.
Meanwhile, at the back, the Hyoutei regulars looked at each other in worry. Sure, they had just witnessed this touching scene but one thought raced through their minds.
Wow, our gifts totally suck.
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Kana walked back to the lobby and quickly ran to the right balcony. Keigo had run off to ask his female relatives to dance and tradition had it that she was also going to be asked to dance by her male relatives. She wanted some peace and quiet before dealing with the "you've grown!" and "how is your tennis?" statements.
The main lobby had long windows on almost every wall; it was designed to look like it was made of glass. Some of the windows acted like doors, leading to balconies. Kana had entered one and stared at the gardens in her view.
She had only taken one deep breath when—
"KANA-SENPAI!" She turned and saw Kirihara Akaya running to her. He was accompanied by Marui, Niou, Jackal and Yagyuu.
"Oh, Kirihara!" she smiled. I think I'm getting fonder of this boy.
"Call me Akaya, Kana-senpai. I've come to give you my present!" Kirihara said as he offered a white box.
"Alright, Akaya. What do you have for me?" Kana took the box and opened it. Inside was a video game. Video game? Why a video game?
"This is my favorite game! And since you've become my favorite female senpai and I do not know why, I will give you this! Play against me some other time, senpai!" Kirihara said, smiling.
"Really, you do not know why you like me?" Kana teased.
"Oh, my teammates do not know how to deal with women. Move, Akaya." Niou bumped his kouhai out of the way.
"Kana-chan, happy birthday~" Niou said, in a tone that made Kana blush. Ohgod, his voice… Oh my god, stop it, Kana!
Niou had given her a necklace, with a butterfly pendant. "Because your beauty is like a butterfly's. It gets more real as I look closer." Niou said, as he leaned towards Kana. Well, FU-! *toot*!
Yagyuu suddenly pushed Niou. "Masaharu, control your hormones. Happy birthday, Kana-san." Yagyuu greeted, as he bowed and offered Kana his gift.
It was Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare. "It's one of my favorites, and I am sure a proper girl like you, Kana-san, will appreciate a classic like this." Kana blushed again. What is with the compliments?!
"Thank you, Yagyuu-san.."
"Geez, the gentleman and the trickster… I apologize, Kana-san." Jackal said, as he handed her a card and a bracelet.
Kana read the contents of the card, "Happy birthday, Kana-san! I do not know how we got invited to your birthday party but I am glad you made us come. I thought you didn't like the team because well, let's face it, we have lots of idiots and weirdos. But you're one of the few who didn't scream like a mental patient when we passed by and I appreciate that. I think you're really pretty, though. Again, happy birthday! More years of prosperity to come!"
She stared at the silver bracelet, which had "Kana" engraved in pink letters. She looked up at Jackal, and hugged him. "Thank you, Jackal-kun! I really like these!"
"Hey, don't I get a hug, too?!" Niou ran to Kana for his hug but Yagyuu pulled him back.
"Happy birthday, Kana-chan!" Marui greeted as he stuffed a box into the girl's arms. Kana opened it and saw a strawberry shortcake.
"I made it myself! I am a genius when it comes to tennis and sweets so you can bet that is delicious!" Marui exclaimed as he looked and looked and looked at the cake. Kana laughed.
"Thank you, Marui-kun."
"Uh-huh, no problem." Marui didn't even look up.
"Marui-kun, do you want the cake?" Kana asked, smiling.
"Huh?!" Marui snapped out of his trance. "N-no! It's yours! It's my gift!"
"Then you don't mind if I eat it?" she slowly bit into the cake, as he swallowed heavily.
"O-of course! I made it for you, after a—" Kana stuffed the rest of the cake into the redhead's mouth.
"Yeah, right, keep telling yourself that." The girl laughed. Weirdos and idiots, all right. But I guess they're not so bad.
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"Mou, where is that Kana?!" Gakuto exclaimed. The Hyoutei regulars had been looking for the girl but with over three hundred people in the mansion, it wasn't easy.
"Oh, look! I think I see her by the balcony over there!" Jirou pointed. Shishido looked over and saw Kana laughing with Niou, Kirihara and Jackal as Marui ate a piece of cake.
"They're getting along quite nicely, eh?" Oshitari commented, glancing sideways at Shishido.
"Yeah, but that Niou seems to be staring intensely at Kana. I wonder why.." Gakuto said, secretly looking at their capped friend. Yes, everyone on the Hyoutei team knew about Shishido's feelings. Well, except for Atobe Keigo, of course. And they knew just how dense their teammate was.
"Could it be that Niou-kun likes Kana-senpai?" Choutarou added, successfully hiding the teasing tone in his voice.
Shishido just grumbled. "Well, Kana is pretty…"
Gakuto sighed.
"But Kana-senpai seems to be staring at Niou-kun, too.." Hiyoshi said, quietly.
And with that, Shishido began mumbling angrily. "Why does she like that silver-haired bastard?! He looks like a rapist, if you ask me. Urgh, look at just how she laughs at his words!"
Oshitari, Gakuto, Jirou, Choutarou and Hiyoshi all slyly smiled at one another. Mission accomplished.
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Kana stared back at the night sky. The Rikkai boys had left, after Marui had eaten the cake and insisted he wanted some more and Yagyuu apologizing for their behavior. She grinned, remembering how much they had made her laugh.
"Why are you grinning like an idiot?"
Kana turned and saw Shishido standing.
"Those Rikkai boys just made me laugh earlier. I was remembering how stupid Marui looked." Kana chuckled.
"Oh, are they your new friends now?"
"Don't worry, my beloved Ryou! You guys are still #1 in my heart!" Kana exclaimed as she leaned toward Shishido, her voice teasing. However, the girl failed to notice the slight blush on the boy's cheeks.
"Oy, Kana…" he mumbled to the girl, who was busy staring at the sky, searching for Keigo's star.
"Yes?" Kana asked, not even looking at her friend.
"Happy… birthday…" Shishido looked away as he offered a gift bag to the girl. Kana looked at the capped teen and smiled.
"Oooh? Did the idiot Ryou get me something nice?" Kana teased. She opened the bag and saw a white stuffed teddy bear. "Aww.."
"You said you loved teddy bears, right? I remember because you dragged me down to that store one time when we were walking by Shibuya…" Shishido trailed off.
"Oh, it's so cute!" Kana held it up with both of her hands.
"Press the right arm.." Shishido said.
"Huh?"
He pressed the right arm, touching Kana's hand in the process. Immediately, a sound filled the comfortable silence.
"Hapi berssday to youu~ Hapi berssday to youu~ Hapi berssday, hapi berssdayy~ Hapi berssday, to you! Happy birthday, Kana-chan!"
Kana looked up at her friend. "Did you just sing me happy birthday in English?" she laughed.
"Oy, I worked hard for that!"
"Yeah, but you suck at English, Ryou!" Kana laughed even harder, ignoring Shishido's red face.
"But still, I love it. Thank you, Ryou." Kana smiled widely at him, and hugged him.
Gods, I hope she doesn't hear my heart beating like a drum.
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Yukimura Seiichi smiled to himself.
Atobe-san, why are you so dense…
He had just overheard the conversation between Shishido and Kana. He found it amusing that despite the boy's mumbling, Kana was still ignorant of Shishido's feelings. Well, if she noticed, then she must have kept her thoughts well..
But then again, Kana is smart enough to outwit even Renji in a match. She has got to know, right?
Yukimura walked away, a smile on his face, his hand clutching the pink plastic bag which held his homemade cookies. He could ignore the bitter pangs on his chest for now.
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Author's Note: So whaddya guys think? Does Kana know or does she not? Mehehe~ And here I first introduce Yukimura's growing interest! And did you notice Yukimura's gift? Does it sound familiar? Hihi!
Continuing the birthday bash next chapter! I said I would include the announcement from Kana's parents in here, but Yukimura being bitter was just too cute for the ending~ Gomen ne~
Next (you can rely on this hint, but not completely.. I am a horrible author): the rest of the Hyoutei regulars give their gifts, and Yanagi, Sanada and Yukimura have yet to give theirs! And of course, the announcement from Atobe Mizuki and Atobe Hideaki!