A/N: hey guys! I'm just curious on how you respond to a very unusual pairing…the tallest + the smallest in all Pot characters. I'm pertaining to Ryoma and Choutarou. Heheheh…just curious. Oh yeah… Ryoma's an OOC here… well only with Choutarou. To add, Ryo and Chou will not play/sing in every single chapter. There will be chapters when he/they are just listening to the radio or singing in the karaoke. It's quite clumsy to have them play all the time. It's not very convenient.
Disclaimer: the usual…I don't own the song, "Jennifer". M2M does. I may change the lyrics a bit; you know like turning she to he to be more appropriate.
P.S.: "" for dialogs, '' for thoughts, italics for flashbacks and italics are for the song lyrics. Oh! And () for text msgs. English conversations are in bold. And the scenes from the video tape will be in italics.
And once again, thanks to my loyal reviewers! I wouldn't be here without you! (sobs!). I'm skipping events ok? Don't worry; you will understand why the title is Jennifer. And you'll get a glimpse of Ryoma's life back in US!!!!!!
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Atobe was furious…no, enraged. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Ryoma and Ohtori walked inside the club house, hand in hand and are all over each other. His superb senses told him earlier that the reason why Ryoma asked that question was because he and Ohtori are not doing fine but here they are and they seemed like they're more in love with each other than before. Atobe stormed into his room, pushing past the other kids. He slammed the door behind him, causing some of the kids to back away from his so-called sanctum.
"Argh!" Atobe screams were muffled by the pillow. He screamed his voice hoarse and until he finally gave in to fatigue. "It's not fair!" he sobbed against his pillow. "We had a connection earlier!"
It was the same situation inside Shishido's room, just more violent. The scarred Hyotei regular was trashing the room. He turned the bed mattresses askew, he punched the walls a couple of times and finally collapse on his bed to sob silently.
"Damn it! Real boys don't cry. Why am I crying?!" his protests were muffled by the pillow. 'This is so uncool.' He added. It took a few minutes before he could recover. Now that he's sobbed himself puffy, he can continue the fight. He took out a picture of Ohtori from his wallet.
"I will not lose you. You're mine." he swore with a new resolve.
Atobe on the other hand was already making some phone calls.
"Oh yes. I know for a fact that I'll be a sure in for the Senbatsu team. Yes, it'll be held one week after that. Ok. Bye." With this he threw his phone on the bed. He raked his rake in his gorgeous hair, malice glinting in his eyes.
"You don't know who you're messing with Ohtori." He muttered. "I'll make your life a living hell if you still insist on keeping my Ryoma."
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They were surprised to know that they will all be riding the same bus home. Of course, Atobe and Shishido were adamant knowing that they will be subjected to more emotional turmoil since Ryoma and Ohtori will be together once more, for the nth time. It seemed liked they mutated overnight and were permanently joined at the hip. One was never without the other.
Boarding a bus has never been this difficult before. For the teachers it was hell. First, the kids were in total chaos, yelling here and there, fighting off who gets to sit with whom and to add to that, Atobe was throwing a hissy fit for no apparent reason or so they thought. He was pouting, stomping, glaring and threatening the teachers that he would tell his father about this "injustice".
"What do you suggest Atobe-kun?" Ryuzaki-sensei let out an exasperated sighed. They've been at it for 10 minutes now.
"I don't know." Atobe stubbornly replied. He has his arms crossed across his chest and he is not willing to give up the fight. 'If Ryoma gets to sit with Ohtori again I'll jump off the window.' He added.
Ryuzaki-sensei could see the defiance in his eyes. 'Talk about high-flashing stubborn aristocratic brats!' she took a deep breath as she tried to come up with a good idea. "Fine. If you don't want random seats we'll sit according to teams. Happy?"
Atobe flashed a triumphant grin at the Seigaku coach. "Sounds good enough for me." with this he strutted away from the woman who in turn was mentally cussing the boy.
A few minutes later, the students grumpily boarded the bus. It was only Shishido, Atobe and those who don't care (Sanada, Yanagi, etc…) were in an accommodating mood. It turned out Ryoma was seated between Fuji (much to his distaste) and Momo while Ohtori was quite ok since he was seated next to Kachirou who was still a little too scared to talk to him.
"Why the sad faces my beloved players?" Hanamura-sensei asked in her high school preppy voice. Some of the boys stared at her giddily while some just continued with their sulking mode. Hanamura-sensei adjusted her glasses and shook her head. "You know, such handsome boys like you shouldn't pout that much," she paused, "I know! Kids these days love music. I'll indulge you with your brand of music and promise, no matter how bad we want to pop in Mozart, we won't do it ok?" she looked at them hopefully and was pleased to see some of the sulkers smile. She muttered something to Sakaki-sensei before going back to her seat and a few seconds later a hip, modern song was emanating from the bus' speakers.
Soon they were moving their feet, fingers and heads to the beat of the song. It somehow lessened the tension inside the bus. Ryoma, due to the absence of Ohtori at his side, decided it is better to sleep than to start awkward conversation with his seatmates. Ohtori on the other hand was trying to apologize to the Seigaku freshman about his behavior.
"Once again, I'm really sorry Kachirou-san. I was just worried." Ohtori said. The Seigaku freshman was speechless. Ohtori was about to speak when he heard Atobe said something about the perfect song for the moment. There was indeed a new song being aired and it caught his attention immediately.
She's so beautiful
She is suuuuuuper nice
Everybody say she's special
"You like this song Atobe?" Sengoku asked. 'Who knew that Hyotei's famed Ore-sama loves teeny bopper songs?' he added silently.
"I just said, it's the perfect song for me at the moment." Atobe snapped at him before boring holes in the back of Ohtori's head. 'That's right. Analyze it sophomore.'
She is wonderful
Unbelievable / sweet
I guess she is perfect
Stop saying she's just a friend
Keep hearing her name again, name again!
'What are you trying to imply Buchou? I've never imagined you as a coward. Why can't you just meet me head on?' Ohtori pouted as he tried to extract the meaning of the song. He glanced at Ryoma's sleeping figure and was relieved that he is not going to witness this cold war between him and Atobe.
Shishido was hoping that the freshman brat would wake up though so that he would be crushed by the message of the song. 'He's not perfect Choutarou. It is I who knows whose perfect for you.'
Really have to say
She's always in my way
I can't believe how much you love her
How can I make you see?
It's either her or me
I will never be like Jennifer
'I can't believe that you're always in my way Ohtori. Who would've thought a worthless nobody like you would torment Ore-sama this much. You'll pay dearly Ohtori-kun. And I'll make sure that I will enjoy every part of it.' Atobe thought as he stole a glance at Ryoma. His paramour was serenely sleeping beside Momo and was surprised to feel a certain amount of jealousy towards the Seigaku sophomore as well. 'Everyone who gets close to Ryoma is a threat.'
She's a fragile girl
Skin like porcelain
Shame on you, if you would hurt her
She's adorable
Oh so vulnerable
I wish that somebody would drop her
Fuji was not stupid to not notice the hostility hovering above their section of the bus. He turned around and was not surprised to see Atobe glaring at Ohtori who was equally somber as well. Shishido was sporting an eternal pout and was glaring at—Echizen?
'Saa…I have to know what's going on. O'chibi's life is more interesting than I've ever imagined. 'He mused as he studied his kohai's sleeping visage. 'He's a male version of Helen of Troy.' He added. He glanced at the three once more and smiled a little. 'Yup. He caused the launch of a thousand ships and most of it has the Atobe family crest on it.'
Stop saying she's just a friend
Keep hearing her name again, name again!
I really have to say
She's always in my way
I can't believe how much you love her
How can I make you see?
It's either her or me
I will never be like Jennifer
'When will you realize the truth Choutarou? It's me that you have to choose! Let Echizen go. Atobe will only make you suffer for taking his prey." Shishido pondered gloomily. 'You're too good for him. He's only trouble. Pick me…love me…I will never be like Echizen!'
Kirihara was intrigued by the scene in front of him. He knew that something was going on the first time he saw the four together. There was an unspoken animosity between Ryoma and Shishido and Atobe and Ohtori. Trying to suppress his sadistic side, he decided to ask Ryoma later before drawing any conclusion or worse, making any move. He caught Yuuta's eyes and beckoned Fuji Syuusuke's brother to look at the scene as well. Yuuta gave him a questioning look and Kirihara just replied with a smirk. 'This is fun.'
The song was done but still the atmosphere did not change. Soon it was Sakaki-sensei who stood up with a smirk plastered on his face.
"I have here a video from Chilton University, Hyotei's sister school located in California USA. They've sent it to us two years ago to give us an idea of their student affairs organization." He started, waving a tape for them to see. "Though you have to convince someone for me to play it."
"Chilton?! Oh my god!" Atobe gasped. 'I've never seen this tape before! I've so have to see this! I heard Chilton has the most impressive SAO among the five schools!'
Ohtori was gaping in awe at Sakaki-sensei for quite a while. 'Convince someone? Could it be Ryoma?' he silently asked. Soon he was frozen on his seat when Sakaki-sensei approached him and handed him the tape.
"Work your magic."
"But sensei!" Ohtori protested. Everybody turned to look at him in confusion. He felt his hands trembled when he accepted the tape.
"But Sakaki-sensei, why Ohtori? Who is this person that we need to convince?" Mizuki asked.
"Just watch." Sakaki-sensei said and made Ohtori stand up. The tall boy looked pale and hesitantly approached Fuji's seat.
Fuji was smiling broadly at the Hyotei sophomore. "Is that for me?" he asked.
"no." the boy muttered. Ohtori reached in and gently tapped Ryoma's cheek. "Ryoma, wake up please. I need to ask you something."
Ryoma stirred from his slumber and was surprised to see Ohtori's anxious face. "Naze?"
Ohtori took a deep breath. 'Sakaki-sensei sure knows how to bully someone into a shitty mess.' He groaned inwardly. He showed the tape to Ryoma who was squinting his eyes to recall the item. "Would it be ok if we watch this?" he bit his tongue as if he said something offensive.
Ryoma's eyes grew into a comical size when he finally realized that kind of tape his boyfriend was holding up. "Where did you get that Choutarou?" Ohtori pointed at Sakaki-sensei to simply wave back at him.
"Echizen? What's in the tape?" Momo asked.
"Yadda."
"It's Hyotei's property now, Echizen. I'm just being polite in asking your permission. I'd let them see it even if you protest." Sakaki-sensei reasoned out.
"Yadda! There was an agreement that that tape will be used for a project only. How could've Hyotei gotten it?" Ryoma glared back at him. ' Wartts! I'm so gonna kill you for this!'
"Principal Wartts sent it and it's dubbed in Nihonggo." the Hyotei coached replied.
"Are you hiding something Echizen? It wouldn't that much of a bother to just let us see the tape right?" Inui asked, his reflective glasses are gleaming maliciously.
Ryoma was fuming. He took out his cell phone and quickly dialed a number.
"I told you Sakaki. Be ready for the biggest English tongue lashing of your life." Ryuzaki called out. They were frozen in their seats especially when Ryoma started yelling some English words.
"Stevenson! How did your project land in the hands of Hyotei, you dimwit?!" Ryoma clench his fist while he listened for the reply. "I specifically said that if this bullshit gets in the wrong hands I will mangle you, you idiot! Now that it's in the wrong hands do you know what I'll do to you?!" Ryoma barked.
Everybody was trying to get a hang of his words since English was a foreign language; most of them were having a hard time.
"What did he say?" Aoi asked Saeki. "He said something about mangling the person on the other line or something. Man, this boy is a spitfire." He replied.
Atobe was quite amused by this attitude of Ryoma. Somehow he reminded him of someone he perfectly knew…himself.
'This is the proof that Ryoma is a little Atobe when he was in US.' Ohtori thought anxiously as the tongue lashing continued.
"I will not forget this Stevenson. If you've not been Carlos' bloody understudy, I would've smacked you down so hard you'd be landing straight into Loserville." With this he cut off the conversation and collapsed on his seat. "You are so gonna regret this Sakaki-sensei." He muttered.
"I'm really sorry Ryoma." Ohtori apologized. 'I should've stood up for you.' He was scared to add the last part.
Ryoma's expression softened when he saw Choutarou's face. "It's ok. It's not your fault." He assured him.
"Yosh! Got the approval!" Sakaki-sensei said triumphantly before popping the tape into the player. Everybody settled back to their seats but was still shaken by what happened earlier.
"Echizen is sure scary inside and outside the courts." Kajimoto muttered. Most of the kids who heard him nodded in agreement. Someone upfront shushed them as the video started. The first thing that they saw was a younger version of Ryoma, a bit more stuffed (Oishi worriedly pointed out that O'chibi has lost a lot of weight), a little shorter (most of them smirked) and looked very scary (everybody silently concluded that Ryoma was scarier in the video than earlier).
"If this gets in the wrong hands Stevenson, I'm going to mangle you so bad that you will be sharing a face with the dog." Ryoma threatened the person holding the camera. A hand tapped his arm and a handsome redhead appeared.
"Come now Ryo. We've talked about this right?" he said calmly. It was effective since Ryoma looked like he's calming down." Ralph needs this to pass his advanced curriculum."
"Please Senior Echizen…I really need this." Ralph pleaded (the one holding the camera)
Ryoma closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Fine. I'm doing this because Carlos asked nicely." He adjusted the strap of his side bag. "Better not get in my way or else…"
The redhead pulled Ryoma. "Or else you'll mangle him, we know. Now let's go or we'll be late."
"Their uniform is better than ours." Atobe said gloomily while he stared at the greenish-gray pants-vest-coat uniform of Chilton.
"He's scary." Atsushi muttered to his twin brother Ryou. Sakaki-sensei paused the tape when two more boys joined Ryoma and the redhead.
"Ok, of course you know Echizen Ryoma. The redhead next to him is Juan Carlos De Vera, son of one of America's wealthiest entrepreneurs. This kid here who looks roughly like Yukimura Seiichi of Rikkai in glasses is Sylvan Beauclaire, son of the owner of Clairiel Hotel in Tokyo." He explained then earning oohs and aahs from his audience. "And the last here, the blonde Akutagawa look alike is James Royd Thorrington, son of biggest telecommunication magnate in the US. Take note of them Atobe for these four people here are the powerful pillars behind the successful CSL–SAO of Chilton University."
"Ch!" Ryoma spat and did a mocking of Sakaki-sensei. He plugged his ears by earphones before settling back to his sleep.
"Anyway, on with the show…"
"What can I say; I'm utterly impressed by your popularity Ryoma." Sylvan muttered while eying the camera. "You've gained yourself private paparazzi."
"Like I wanted it to be." Ryoma groaned when a pair of arms suddenly wormed around his arm." Jamie…"
"You shouldn't pout so much Ryo…you'll grow old faster." Jamie teased. Ryoma gently slapped his head with a folder he's holding. They stopped in front of two large oak doors before Ryoma pushed it open.
Three snaps of his fingers and everybody in the room scurried back to their seats.
"Heads up squirts. This chamber is in session." Ryoma said before flopping down a large CEO chair up front.
"No way! Are you telling me the Echizen was the head of student affairs organization? He looks roughly like a 5th grader there!" Wakato protested.
"Actually he is. He's the Chancellor of the Chamber of Student Leaders: Grade School Chapter. He's also the youngest to be elected to the position in Chilton's 156 years of history." Ryuzaki-sensei said proudly.
"In short, he's the King of Chilton Prime and he's so powerful that he bested even the dominant sixth graders. See the gold band on his right arm? That's the symbol of the Chancellor." Sakaki-sensei added.
"But sensei…they're just kids! How can they best us when it comes to SAO governance?" Shishido asked.
"Watch…"
Ryoma beckoned the rest to take a seat. He turned to face the girl behind him and handed her a notebook. "I want our agenda for this afternoon to be clear. We'll discuss and approve the new proposals and do a check and balance on the Ministers' reports. Our OM will be about the upcoming 154th Foundation week. Any questions?" he asked. Everyone in front of him was busy scribbling after him.
"Good. Now read the new proposals, Mr. Craig." Ryoma leaned back and crossed his legs as the SC stood up to read the new proposals.
"Ok to be clear, the kids at the back of those seated by the tables are the understudies. Echizen is the Chancellor, to his right is Sylvan who's the Minister of Internal Affairs and to his left is James who's the Minister of External Affairs. The girl next to him is the Secretary General. Carlos is the Minister of Treasury and Finance and the boy next to him is the Minister of Audit. The last two of the Silver Collars is the Speaker of the Chamber and the Head of the Security Council." Sakaki-sensei explained.
Atobe already has his VIO out to take important notes. 'All right I admit. They have a better looking SAO than Hyotei.'
"The remaining 5 students in Bronze Collars are the grade reps." Ryuzaki-sensei added.
"Wow…O'chibi's so powerful to be standing at the top of their power pyramid." Eiji muttered while gaping at their freshman in awe. "Yeah…and to think that we've been bullying him once and a while." Momo added.
"Proposal to put juicers into prep class—"
"To be discussed."
"Proposal to change the intercom system—"
"To be discussed."
Proposal for a monument for Kai—"
"Reject Pile!"
There was a collective groan from the girls…
"Proposal to shorten the length of the girl's skirt"
" Reject pile!"
"Pardon me Chancellor—"a blond girl from the Bronze Collars raised her hands.
"Denied." Ryoma cut her off.
"But please Chancellor, hear us out." the girl insisted. She flipped her hair and batted her eyelashes at Ryoma. "I think it's time to imbibe liberalization—"
"That last I heard Chilton is still one, if not the best among the Ivy League Academes in the country, not a whorehouse so a big, fat NO." Ryoma stated coldly.
"But Chancellor—"
"What letter in the word NO did you not understand?" Ryoma snapped at her. James whistled in the heat of the argument in which Carlos put a stop by elbowing him hard in the ribs. Carlos gave the girl a sympathetic glance as if apologizing for his friend's behavior.
"But Chancellor, you're suppressing freedom of expression." The girl complained. She stood up and passed around a few papers.
"Freedom of expression? More like freedom to expose your bodies." Sylvan said after reading some of the contents of the paper she gave out. He then crumpled it and threw it backwards where a girl caught it expertly and placed it through the shredder. James and Carlos were already chuckling while reading the rest of the texts.
"you do not understand Minister Beauclaire'—"
"For heaven's sake Ms. Bennett we're twelve years old! What can you show off?" Ryoma was getting irritated.
"Well, they can flaunt their underdeveloped chests and thighs. Maybe that's what they're aiming for." James blurted out before dissolving with fits of laughter. Sophia Bennett flushed hard.
"The last time I've checked this is a free country." Sophia snapped at him. James sobered up although he was quite surprised that someone was brave enough to contest him.
"Why you little—" Carlos immediately placed a hand over James' mouth.
Ryoma sighed and leaned on the table. "But you're currently in a formal institute with rules, laws and proper decorum to be followed Ms. Bennett." He stood up and stared to pace around the table. " this University, along with its four sister schools around the world which are equally impressive, is known for producing top-notch leaders not just the business sector but even in the political sector, not sluts or strippers-to-be. I will not allow anything to taint its 153 years of glorious history with short skirts." He paused behind Sophia. "Intiendes?"
Ohtori just shook his head. He cannot believe what he's seeing. 'I don't know what forced him to change but I'm glad my Ryoma is different from this one.' he thought.
"Nya!!! He's scarier than Tezuka-buchou!" Eiji cried. "I'm glad our O'chibi is not as ruthless as this one!" he snuggled closer to Oishi. The interim captain in turn shook his head. 'Echizen sure is changed.'
"He's very intimidating." Sengoku whispered to Sanada. The Rikkai fukubuchou just nodded.
"That's a school for the privileged right? Echizen family seems to belong to the middle class." Oshitari mumbled out loud. Most of the kids nodded in agreement.
"The Echizens are wealthy alright. They just don't flaunt it. Echizen Rinko was the best and highly-paid defense attorney in the state of California. Aside from that, his father, Echizen Nanjiroh was a high-earning professional tennis player. They owned a sports club and a restaurant." Hanamura-sensei told them.
"Then why Seigaku and why live such a plebian life?" Atobe asked, he was having a hard time hiding his disappointment. "And besides, Hyotei is Chilton's sister school. He should've been enrolled there." Buzz of collected murmurs spread inside the bus.
"Why? What's wrong with Seigaku?" Momo challenged him.
Sakaki-sensei sighed deeply. "It is true that he was supposed to attend Hyotei however it's the family's personal choice to send him to Seigaku." He said. 'And that cost us the championships. Damn you Ryuzaki Sumire. If you haven't been Nanoji's sensei Hyotei would've been the strongest team now.'
There was a long pause before…
"So the movie's done?" Horio asked stupidly. This somehow uplifted the aura inside the vehicle.
"Unfortunately yes Horio-kun. Despite Hyotei's requests to have the complete version they remained unmoved. There is still a competition between the five schools and the rest of the tape shows an explicit overview of Chilton's training program especially their prized tennis club." The Hyotei coach replied.
"And you're just pissed off because they won't give you a glimpse of their infamous training module." Ryuzaki-sensei commented and it made the Hyotei coach frown. "Let's just say a breathing epitome of that program is right here, sleeping despite your presence." she turned to face the students. "Echizen was the captain of Chilton's prestigious tennis club for two consecutive years, meaning he became captain even when he was still a 5th grader."
This earned gasps from the students. No one could believe that the small Seigaku regular was once captain.
"Well that explains his arrogance." Shinji muttered.
"And he brought Chilton three national championship titles in a row. The first two entitled him the most coveted status in their school, Kaiser. Not only that, one of his best friends, Sylvan created a device that can actually train a tennis player to become ambidextrous. From then on Chilton was known for producing adept ambidextrous players. I'm not surprised if one of Echizen's former kohais will receive a special invitation to join the Junior Invitational Camp. That's how good they are that even primary graders are invited to a camp exclusively offered to JH." The Seigaku coach was beaming proudly at them.
It took a full minute before they could recover.
"So you mean there is a great possibility that we'll be facing off with an elementary student? Mind douche!" Kirihara exclaimed.
"Yes there is since I've just recently learned that Chilton once again became the Sectional Champions. They're the number one seeded team in the Nationals. I won't be surprised if their current captain, Mauricio Crammer, once Echizen's apprentice is on the line-up." Sakaki-sensei told them.
"So we need to talk to Echizen to get information about this Crammer person. It'll be very valuable." Yanagi announced. This caused a little uproar from the students.
"He won't be joining the Invitational Cup."
They all turned to see Ryoma fully awake.
"Pardon me?" Atobe asked.
"You think he'll be declining the offer just like what you were doing for almost two years?" Ryuzaki-sensei asked him.
"No."
"Then why?"
"He's flying to Brazil for his reconstructive treatment. His shoulder got busted during the finals of the Sectional Tournament." Ryoma told them.
"Just like what happened to Tezuka-kun?" Yuuta asked.
"No. he got mugged the night before the final matches. Some school was desperate enough to bring Chilton down. I heard they hit his shoulders with a pipe. Stupid kid refused to back out and still played. Luckily his shoulders gave out after the games." Ryoma told them.
"Oh god…that is terrible! How could they've done that!?" Ohtori spat indignantly.
"Desperate times calls for desperate measures." Taka said.
"So who's taking reigns? The Unity Cup is fast approaching." Ryuzaki-sensei asked.
"I haven't decided yet." Ryoma muttered.
"YOU?!"
Ryoma smirked. " there's one good thing the idiotic principal Wartts and his equally idiotic Chancellor puppet did. " he plugged his ears with earphones once more, " they made me Grand Kaiser so I get to decide what goes if my former club falls into crisis." With this he shut his eyes to go back to sleep.
She is wonderful
Unbelievable / sweet
I guess she is perfect
Shishido's frown became more evident. 'Yeah…I will never be like Echizen.'
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The students were ecstatic to go home. They were all cheering and yelling as they got off the bus.
"My baka oyaji said that you parents will pick you up in my house." Ryoma told Ohtori as they retrieve their baggage.
Ohtori's heart jumped in glee upon hearing the news. 'Means I get to spend more time with my Cat-eyes!' he smiled sweetly at the freshman. "That would be great Ryoma." but was surprised to see his boyfriend frown.
"Why?" he asked.
"We have company." Ryoma told him. Ohtori looked up and saw Kirihara standing behind his koibito.
"Sorry to intrude but parental orders as well." Kirihara shrugged.
Ohtori tried to make his smile more believable. 'Aww dang!' "It's ok Kirihara-kun. I won't mind."
"This is lame. I had to come home with aniki so I don't get to tag along." Yuuta murmured, trying to keep his older brother out of earshot.
There was a sudden shushing among the students. The four kohais turned a round were utterly surprised to see who just arrived. Ryoma was frozen in his place while Ohtori's face sobered up. His arrival was not expected at all.
'Oh god not you too…' Ohtori silently complained.
'Talk about bad luck!' Atobe was amused by this unforeseen event. 'The games much more exciting to play now that the dethroned is back.' He stole a glance at Ryoma and was surprised to see the freshman's ashen face.
"Okaeri nasai, Tezuka-buchou!!!!!!!"
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A/N: am sorry for the side story…it's just that some are really getting curious about Ryoma's past life so I decided that you deserve a little glimpse. Notice that I didn't follow the sequencing in the anime series. I think it's more dramatic this way. Idk…whatyathink? Please update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!