Well... looks like there's another chapter after this.... my bad. Disclaimer: I do not won Prince of Tennis except for Tezuka Kumiko
Accident Happen -10-
Prince of Tennis/TeniPuri story, EijiOC
It has been few weeks after the Nationals had ended. Kumiko is now had started to walk on her own, though she had often gotten scolded or threatened for pushing herself to the limits. For the time being, in the tennis club, Kumiko had been doing the regime that Yukimura had prepared for her, since he had also went through the same thing. And speaking of which, Kumiko's jog has reached 100 laps.
"I've finished 100!" Kumiko said to Yukimura.
"Good. Now trying doing summersaults until you can land perfectly, but if your legs couldn't handle anymore, you should take a rest." Yukimura ordered.
"Hai!" Kumiko said.
"Oi, Yukimura, aren't you just putting oil on the fire?" Niou said.
"Kumiko-chan said she wanted to be in perfect shape, I have no other choice."
"Ah! She fell! Kumiko!" Kirihara said.
"Akaya, Niou! 10 laps!"
"Hai…"
"I did it, Sei bucchou!" Kumiko said as she limped towards Yukimura.
"Good. You can take a break." Yukimura said as Kumiko slumped down against the wall as she gasped for breath.
"Here, for your hard work." Yagyuu said as he gave her a water bottle.
"Thanks, Yagyuu-senpai."
"You do know that you shouldn't push yourself too hard, right?"
"I know, but I hate using a wheelchair… so boring, I couldn't move or do anything I want."
"But you've improved, that's all that matters, right?" Yanagi said as he dropped a towel on her.
"Yeah." Kumiko said as she grabbed the towel and dried her head.
"Hey, look, Kumiko messed her hair!" Marui said as he pulled of her hairband and ruffled her hair.
"Marui-senpai! Stop that!"
"Maa, Bunta, you should stop that." Jackal said.
"Gimme back my hairband!" Kumiko said as she stood up and chased after the self-proclaimed genius.
"No can do!"
"Give it ba-ah!" Kumiko said as she tripped and fall.
"Miko-yan!" Yagyuu said as he knelt beside Kumiko who's wincing.
"I think I sprain my ankle…"
"Now look what you've done, Bunta…" Jackal sighed.
"I'm so sorry! Kumiko-chan!" Marui apologized again and again.
"It's okay, it's not that bad… ouch…" Kumiko winced as Jackal helped her up. Then Yagyuu tied some bandages over her ankle.
"There, better?" Kumiko stood up and tried jumping.
"Um, better. Thanks, Yagyuu-senpai."
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"Ah, there you are." The Rikkai regulars turned their heads and saw the Hyoutei regulars standing outside the court.
"Atobe-san! Everyone! Why are you guys here?" Kumiko said as she ran limply towards the Hyoutei regulars.
"We're here to give an invitation, Kumiko-san." Choutaro said.
"Invitation?" Kumiko said as she tilted her head.
"And you, why are you limping?" Shishido asked.
"I… accidentally sprain my ankle…" Kumiko said as she rubbed the back of her head while laughing nervously.
"You're already forcing yourself after you've been told okay not to use a wheelchair? Now that's not admirable." Oshitari said.
"But I don't want to be a burden to everyone in the club, so I need to get stronger. So far, I've been doing great, right bucchou?" Kumiko said when Yukimura approached her.
"Yes, she's been doing great. Now, may I know your business here? I heard you're going to give an invitation." Yukimura said as he smiled at the Hyoutei members.
"Ah, Ore-sama is here to invite you to a party." Atobe said as he flipped his hair.
"Atobe-san, please restrain your flashy-ness…" Kumiko said.
"Aan?"
"Nothing, so… on what occasion?"
"Of course to celebrate your full recovery."
"… eh?" Kumiko said flabbergasted.
"What he meant, was since you've been back on court, we decided to celebrate it." Gakuto said.
"B-But… I'm not that recovered yet…" Kumiko said.
"But since you're not using a wheelchair anymore, and you're back on the court, of course it needs to be celebrated." Atobe said.
"… I don't have any choice on this, do I?" Kumiko said.
"Nope." Hiyoshi said.
"But does it have to be such a big party?"
"Well, Ore-sama's party must be big."
"… Who else was invited?"
"Seigaku, Shitenhouji, Higa, Josei Shonan, Fudoumine, St. Rudolph, Rokakku and Yamabuki."
"Well… since everyone's invited, we should come too, right? It's a good reunion. We'll accept the invitation." Yukimura said.
"Very good. Oh, and this." Atobe said as he snapped his fingers and Kabaji gave a white box to Kumiko.
"Arigatou… what is this?"
"Open it." Choutaro said. Then Kumiko pulled the ribbon and opened the box. When she saw what's inside, her eyes widened and she looked at the Hyoutei members.
"Remember to wear that to the party."
"D-Demo! T-This is…"
"It's a present from us!" Gakuto said.
"T-Thank you very much! But isn't this too much?"
"A princess deserves a fitting gift."
"A-Arigatou… I'll make sure to wear this to the party."
"That's more like it." Shishido said as he ruffled Kumiko's hair.
"Ah, not again!" Kumiko whined as everyone laughed.
"So, when and where is this party again?" Sanada asked.
"This Saturday, at Ore-sama's mansion."
"E-Eh?!"
"What's wrong?" Oshitari asked.
"N-Nothing…" Kumiko said as Marui snickered behind her.
"Very well then."
"Excuse us." Choutaro said as the Hyoutei members walked away.
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"That… was unexpected." Kumiko blinked.
"Well then, everyone should prepare themselves for the party then." Yukimura said.
"Ack! Formal party!" Kirihara groaned.
"Let's try to look our best, shall we? After all, this is Miko-chan's party."
"But why me of all people…" Kumiko sighed.
"Well, that means that Atobe-kun cared for you."
"Mou… I already had enough gifts… but I guess I had to let it go this time."
"What's in the box?" Marui asked.
"It's a dress."
"So that's why he said you should wear it to the party." Jackal said.
"It's such a pretty dress, isn't it, Kumiko-chan?"
"Atobe-san and the others went through all the trouble just to give me the dress themselves, I couldn't just throw it away, can I?"
"Well then, that's it for today. Don't forget about the party at Saturday. And Akaya, please try to behave."
"How can I while wearing that kind of stiff clothing?!"
"Akaya!"
"I-I'm sorry!"
"Well, this is gonna be a looong Saturday." Kumiko said as she yawned.
"Aww, the kitty is sleepy." Niou said.
"Shut up, Niou-senpai."
"Let's all go home, shall we?"
"Yes~"
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"Onii-chan! Onii-chan! Onii-chan!" Kumiko ran towards the living room after she had dropped her bag at the front door.
"What is it, Kumiko?" Tezuka said.
"Eh? Everyone's here too!" Kumiko said when she saw her brother sitting with the Seigaku team in the living room.
"Kumi-chan!" Eiji said as he leaped towards Kumiko.
"What is everyone doing here?" Kumiko said as Eiji started hugging her.
"Eiji, please stop that." Ooishi sighed.
"But Kumi-chan is so squishy!"
"Kumiko, please bring your bag upstairs." Tezuka said.
"Hai~" Kumiko said half-heartedly as she slipped out from Eiji's grip and walked back outside.
"I wonder what got Kumi-chan so excited?" Eiji said as he sat back beside Ooishi.
"Kumiko has always been that way ever since she was a little girl." Then the door slid open and a middle-aged woman came in with cups of tea.
"A-Ah, thank you for letting us stay for a while." Ooishi said as he bowed to the woman known as Tezuka's mother.
"Oh, my pleasure. It's not often Kunimitsu bring friends over. Thank you for taking care of him." Ayana said as she placed the cups in the middle of the circle.
"Kaa-san." Tezuka sighed.
"A-Actually he's been the one looking after us, we're very grateful." Then Ayana turns her attention to Eiji and giggles. Eiji glanced around and pointed to himself.
"You must be Eiji-kun. Thank you for always looking after Kumiko."
"A-Ah… etto… ano…" Eiji blushes as everyone started chuckling (minus Tezuka who's sighing).
"Thank you for bringing Kumiko home last time." By now, the chuckles had turned into small laughter, as Eiji couldn't find any more strength to reply since his face was so red that Ooishi think that his partner would explode.
"Kaa-san, stop that." Kumiko said as she puffed her cheeks at the door.
"Ah, Kumiko, is it wrong for your mother to praise your boyfriend?" Kumiko's face quickly went red as the whole room erupted into laughter (once again minus Tezuka).
"I'm… gonna go grab the cookies." Kumiko said as she ran out from the room.
"Well then, I'll be excusing myself." Ayana said as she stood up and left the room. Few minutes later, the regulars heard a frustrating shout from outside the room.
"Eiji, you alright?" Oishi asked his partner who sighed loudly.
"Hey, what's that smell? It smells like butter." Kawaura said as he sniffed the air.
"You're right, Taka-san. It smells good." Momo said.
"Yum. Kumi-chan's cookies."
"Kumiko-san's cookies?"
"They're really delicious, you should try some, Ooishi."
"You mean you've tried them before?"
"Yeah, Kumi-chan was sharing cookies with that Tachibana's little sister. And I happen to walk through, so I decided to try some, it's good!" Then Eiji saw everyone snickering at him and looked towards Ooishi.
"Ooishi?"
"Did you really happen to stumble in? Or are you following her?" Ooishi laughed at his partner's face after he said that.
"You're mean, Ooishi!"
"Ah~ no fighting! Or no cookies!" Kumiko said as she slid the door open with a basket in his hand.
"We weren't fighting, Kumi-chan!"
"But that smells great!" Momo said.
"…"
"Echizen, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Because you look stupid." Kaido said.
"What did you say?!" Kaido and Momo were about to fight… again, until Kumiko cleared her throat.
"I said no fighting… didn't I?" Kumiko said as she glared at both the 2nd years.
"S-Sumimasen…" Then Kumiko sighed and sat next to Tezuka after she placed the basket full of cookies in the middle.
"Itadakimasu~" Eiji said as he grabbed a cookie.
"Eiji…"
"Um, delicious, Kumi-chan! It's different than last time, isn't it?"
"It's sweet this time around."
"Ah, how about you make me a batch of spicy ones, Kumiko?" Fuji said as he grabbed a cookie. Then the regulars choked on their cookies.
"… I'll think about that. I don't want Yuu nii to suffer…"
"That's too bad."
"This is good!" Momo said.
"Mada mada dane."
"Not bad." Kaido hissed (better 'hissed' or 'said'?).
"Um, this is really nice, Kumiko-san!" Oishi said as he munched another cookie.
"Right? Right?"
"Ii data…"
"I like sugar cookies the best, right nii-chan?"
"Hn."
"… nee, onii-chan?"
"What?"
"Did you get an invitation from Atobe-san today?"
"Yeah, we got them. A messenger came to the school today." Ooishi said as he drank his tea.
"Isn't it nice? A party!" Eiji said.
"Eh? A messenger? I thought Atobe-san would come to tell you himself."
"How come you think that way?" Kawamura asked.
"Atobe-san came to school earlier, with the whole team."
"W-What?!"
"But Atobe-san really shouldn't bother himself with this. A party to celebrate my recovery?"
"Well, everyone were so worried about you… even Atobe could be a nice guy once in a while." Fuji said.
"… And why bother giving me a dress to wear?"
"Eh? Atobe gave you a dress?" Momo said.
"It's a present from the whole club, it's not that I don't like it. The dress is very nice. He shouldn't have bother giving it to me. But I guess Atobe-san has his own way of being nice." Kumiko said as she drank her tea.
"And lots of other teams are coming too! This will be fun!"
"Now that you think about it, I know all the team that has been invited."
"That means they are worried about you too, Kumi-chan!"
"… Just hope nothing will happen at the party."
"Mada mada dane."
"… Yudan sezu ni ikou!" Tezuka and Kumiko said simultaneously.
"…" Everyone became silent as the siblings looked at each other then back towards the team.
"Right everyone?" Kumiko said as she smiled.
"Y-Yeah."
"… Oh no! I forgot! I have art assignment from Sei bucchou I haven't finished!" Kumiko said as she stood up and ran out from the room.
"Kumi-chan sure is passionate about art." Eiji said as he nibbled on another cookie.
"Aside from tennis, art is her passion. And she's a very interesting model as well." Fuji chuckles.
"Interesting model?"
"You might say I had tricked her once into modelling for me."
"You did?!"
"I just invited her to a picnic with me and my sister. At first she doesn't want to, but since I told her Yuuta's going and looks forward to it she just couldn't say no."
"Kumiko-san really is a nice girl."
"Too nice."
"It was nice seeing Yuuta and Kumiko having fun together. It was a success. A nice picture, I'll show you guys the photos sometime."
"It'll be nice to see your photos, Fuji." Ooishi agreed.
"I can give you copies of them if you wanted as well, Eiji."
"H-hey, why are you asking me?! Don't do that, Fuji!"
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"Um… onii-chan?"
"Yes, Kumiko?"
"Can you help me in math homework? I didn't understand this one."
"…Fine. Show me."
"Thank you, onii-chan! I love you!"
"…"
"Maa, seemed like Tezuka hasn't gotten rid of this kind of weakness of his."
"… ii data."
Sorry the misinfo last time, I hope the next will be the last chapter. Thank you for reading until now *bows*
Review please.
Oh, and if I could, I would want some help in making desicion:
1. should I make a shounen ai story first or a Rikkai family story?
2. should I told the story of how Kumiko met all the senior members of the various teams?
Thank you again.