PRINCE OF TENNIS / SLAYERS

Disclaimer: I do not own POT or Slayers...

Ann Tachibana was not the kind of girl that would day dream about boys, but today was not a normal day. So, here she was, laying on her bed, thinking about things that happened many years ago.

FLASHBACK
"Wait a minute! What have you been doing until now?" Ann asked
Kirihara chuckled, "You again? Don't tell me you're going to watch me day and night?" he walked and passed her.
Ann turned to look at him, "Wait. Answer me!"
Kirihara stopped, without looking at her, "I was self-training"
"If you hurt someone during that camp, I'll never forgive you"
"What do you mean?" Kirihara was starting to get pissed, still not facing her.
"Onii-chan, Fuji-san, and then? Who is going to be your next target?" Ann said, clenching her fist
That made Kirihara turn to face her and he yelled, "Stop with that! I'm not the same anymore, I changed" then his faced changed and he added, turning to face her, "I know that you idolize your brother, but like that, it's disgusting."
Looking at the ground, Ann muttered, "if you didn't hurt him, onii-chan would be here too."
Kirihara just chuckled, "I'm sorry that your brother is not here then." He stopped and said, "Ah yes, apparently your brother was one of the best players in Kyushu, right? When you'll see him again, tell him that it makes me laugh that a pitiable like him had that title."
That hit a nerve. Clenching her fist, she ran to him and slapped him but he falled down the stairs as he tried to he dodge the slap. And when she heard Horio's voice, she ran away.
END FLASHBACK

Her phone broke her reverie. "Lina-chan . How are you doing ? Ah Tomorrow ? Alright, let's spend the day tomorrow at your place." Ann quickly put aside her phone and closed her eyes, trying to think about other things.

"Ann-sama* ! You're here !" Came the voice of Sylphiel. She really liked Ann Tachibana, sweet girl but with guts. She loved to take care of her and Lina and though of her as a sister. So when Lina told her she was coming to their place, she had decided to stay all night up to prepare all the dishes Ann loved.
Ann hugged back Sylphiel and entered the house, and heard Lina approaching them.
"Lina-sama*, Ann-sama, let's go inside the living room," Sylphiel told the girls leading them toward the dining table full of cakes.

"So, what have you been up to ? I only see you at lunch break and we don't have that much time to talk" Lina asked as she took a bite from one of the cupcakes.
"Ah, you know, classic, school, tennis, school, tennis, and taking care of my brother of course," Ann said grinning a bit, "How about you ? Momoshiro-kun told me something happened with some of your classmates ?" Ann asked a bit worried
So Lina told her everything. Phibrizzio's disappearance, how she met with the Fuji brothers and how she was mean to them, how they helped her and how she thank them with cakes. And of course, how people in her class though she was dating a 3rd year and thus cheating on Momoshiro. "Can you imagine that?" Lina asked getting angry. "It's like I can't talk to anyone in here."

Ann laughed a bit and nodded, "I had the same thing, but choose not to care about it."

Sylphiel was drinking some coffee when she though about something, "So Ann-sama, how is Kippei-sama ? Still over protective ? I remember that in Kyuushuu you couldn't even talk to a boy without him getting angry." Sylphiel smiled foundly at the memory, before adding, "He must go crazy with all the boys around you now."
Ann and Lina nearly chocked on their cakes. So Ann started talking about her male friends, "First one to confess was Kamio-kun. He's really nice and sweet. He asked me on a date but I never got to reply because he didn't wait for my answer and appologize" Ann said, sighing.
"So this Kamio-san was just scared that you'd reject him, right ?" Sylphiel said, then Lina said "Or he was scared by Kippei's reaction, wasn't he ?"

Ann just nodded, feeling a bit relieved. Maybe that was what she needed, someone to talk about her problems without thinking about it twice.
"So how about Momoshiro? Did he asked you out already ? " Lina asked.
Ann shook her head and said, "Not really, we've been on a tennis date but I never felt anything more than friendship. "
Lina chuckled at this and added, "He's not really boyfriend material, Sylphiel. Really nice, funny, but nothing much, right ?" To that, Ann just nodded.

"So what about that Kirihara guy ? " Sylphiel asked pouring the girls another cup of tea, "Lina-sama told me you met him at the mall a while ago," she explained.
Lina laughed at this and added, "He's not nice, not funny but he's hot. "
"Hot ? Kirihara Akaya ? No no no ! He's not. He's just an arrogant, immature, crazy bastard." Ann said getting mad, "See, I'm getting mad just by talking about him".
Lina grinned poking her friend's shoulder, "Looks like someone has a crush. Come on, he injured Kippei but that was years ago, no ?"

"Alright, alright. How about you Lina-sama? you always talk to us about your friends or classmates but no boyfriend yet ?" Sylphiel asked. Lina just shooked her head, so Sylphiel continued, "Of course, if you do get a boyfriend, Gourry-sama is going to kill him. Or your dad. Or Luna-sama... Even Zelgadis-sama might do something to him."
"Actually " Ann said smirking, pay back time, "What about Fuji Yuuta-kun ? You guys are close, no ?"
"WHAT ?" Lina yelled. " No no no, we're just friends.. And I don't even think we're friends,more like accaintances. "
"I think he might like Lina," Ann told Sylphiel. "He's really nice and good looking too... well, aside that brother complex he has. But I can understand him about that... Anyway, l think he might like you cause last time I saw him at the tennis court and he was looking for you. He asked me if you were going to come and I could see the disapointment in his eyes when I answered no. "
Sylphiel beamed, "How cute" while Lina just said, "No, he was probably looking for me to thank me for the cake I made, nothing serious."

A voice from behind intereptued them, "My, my, things are getting interesting here ", and then, turning to the guest, "Ann-chan ! Come here my little angel " Lina's grandma came to hug had known her all her life and was really happy to see her again.

Ann spent the rest of the day with Lina and her family. She really had fun but wondered if Lina and Sylphiel were right. Maybe she should forgive Kirihara. Her own brother did so, why couldn't she do the same ? She wondered on her way home.

"Tadaima, Nii-san," Ann said happily as she opened the door. "What is for dinner tonight ? Something light, please ?"
Tachibana Kippei walked over his sister, "How was your day, Ann ? I made fish soup. I'm sure you already had too much to eat."

"Sounds great, Nii-san, " Ann beamed.

* Sylphiel uses "-sama", an honorific form.