Disclaimer: I'm not Japanese, I'm not a male so I most definitely do not own Prince of Tennis.
Well here is chapter 10! This chapter is all about Sakura and Kiki's match against the Golden Pair. I totally forgot about the Ichinen trio so I added them in here really quickly. And they help me to explain what the details of the match are like so it's easier for me. I feel like I'm kinda getting better at these matches and my writing in general.
AN: The only people on the tennis courts are the tennis regulars and the Ichinen trio. Everyone else went home because there wasn't a practice and Ryuuzaki-sensei dismissed them all.
I really liked all the reviews I got so I decided to reply back even though I didn't need to.
xXRandomnessPrevailsXx: Awwwwwww! Thanks SO much for the review! I love how you were so enthusiastic about it. It made me feel really happy so once again thanks! Don't worry, I get those cheesebag moments a lot too. I'm sorry that I couldn't add some RyoSaku this chapter but I promise that there is going to be a MAJOR moment with the two of them in the next chapter so please stay patient!
chichi11101: Thanks for reviewing. Fuji has a lot of tricks up his sleeves and it's gonna be fun to write about them.
Lone Panda: Yeah sorry about that. I'll try to update the next chapter as soon as possible but I have been really busy lately with the semester ending and everything. The twins are my favorite and they are the two girls who are the ones I love writing about because their personalities (the hidden ones too) are really nice so it's fun to see how they react to stuff. Thanks for reviewing and I'm sorry that you got grounded.
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Sakura Ichigo Morihiko: The thing is that Amu is keeping a lot of secrets to herself and building like this barrier around her. But Fuji is so smart (he is a genius after all) that he can figure out all this stuff really easily and that intrigues him. That is why he is so attracted to her. Ami is trying to warm Amu about what Fuji is doing. Fuji was really just asking why Amu was acting so different from her usual self. This is what really gets him interested in the first place. Sorry if it was confusing in any way but I'm glad you asked. I hope I cleared up any misunderstandings. 5000000 virtual cookies for you for reviewing! Thanks so much!
Now without further ado…..Chapter 10 awaits!
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Chaos With Some Love – Chapter 10: Countering a Plan
"Alright everyone. Gather around." Tezuka's voice boomed throughout the courts as all the regulars headed towards him. "We are going to go to the next matches." When he noticed he had everyone's attention, he motioned for Inui to continue.
"On court 1, we'll have Fuji" Inui spoke as Fuji stepped forward.
"We have Taki on our side." Taki stepped up to Fuji and shook his hand. "Let's have a good match." The two players then headed out to warm up.
"Court 2 has Kikumaru and Oishi vs. Kiki-san and Sakura-san."
"All right!" Kikumaru pumped his fist into the air. "Finally it's my turn. Let's do this Oishi. You're going down Kiki-chan, Sakura-chan."
Sakura scoffed at him, "In your dreams cat-boy! You'll never beat us, right Kiki-chan?" Kiki just sighed before pushing her best friend towards the courts.
"Yes sempai, we will. But we have to get to the courts first."
"Hey! Wait for us!" Kikumaru grabbed Oishi's arm and dragged him after the girls. Tezuka looked at the four of them before nodding at Inui.
"On court 3, Echizen," Ryoma looked up to see Ami standing before him.
"Let's have a good match Echizen." Ryoma shook her hand before pulling his cap down a bit. When he looked at her, he saw that Ami's stare had changed slightly. It was usually filled with a sparkle that looked almost homely and inviting. But now, it became hard and cold like she knew it was time to stop fooling around and get down to business. "Yes. Let's Suzuki-sempai."
Amu approached Ami before asking worriedly, "Are you going to be okay, Ami, with that ankle?"
"You are hurt? How?" Usio looked at Ami with a concerned look in her eyes.
"I got it today during cooking class. But I'll be fine Amu. Don't worry." Ami walked towards court 3 with Ryoma. Amu looked at her quietly before shaking her head and going after her.
"When you say that, I really start to worry the most."
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Amane and Kaidoh were at the fence of the doubles match. Amane smiled when she saw Sakura and Kikumaru yelling at each other with Oishi trying to calm them down. But as soon as the match started, she saw the same fire run through each of their eyes.
"Wow, they sure are serious." All of a sudden, the Ichinen trio popped up out of nowhere. Kaidoh and Amane blinked at their sudden appearance.
"Where have you guys been?" Kaidoh hissed out. "Are you always cheering on the matches we have?"
"We were here but we felt like we weren't supposed to talk."The three boys looked around sheepishly.
"Oh you guys should have said something," Amane replied, feeling mortified that she didn't include others when watching the matches.
"It's okay Amane-sempai. but we should probably watch the match instead. It looks like they are starting." Horio replied quickly at seeing Amane's face so downcast. Kato and Kachirou nodded fervently right behind him.
Back on the court, Kiki served the ball towards Oishi and got ready for an easy rally. She was right as the ball was hit just between them. Sakura, getting impatient, cut across the court and intercepted the ball. Kiki sprinted to the other side of the court to cover the empty part.
As soon as the ball crossed the net, it was Kikumaru who intercepted the ball. Sakura ran and lunged for the ball, sending it to the other side of Kikumaru. The boy just smiled and reached his arm backwards to volley and end the point.
Kikumaru's face broke into a devilish grin. "You're not going to win that easily Sa-ku-ra-chan!" Kikumaru wiggled his finger on each syllable right in Sakura's face. She glared menacingly at his finger before a low growl crawled up her throat. Kikumaru sensed the coming danger and barely managed to get his finger away from Sakura before she reached out and tried to bite it.
"You almost bit me!" Kikumaru spluttered out, as his eyes grew wider and wider.
"You taunted me with that stupid wiggling finger of yours." Sakura growled out before the two clashed at each other with words flying in between. Kiki and Oishi met by the net, watching their partners claw each other out.
"It's a love-hate relationship between these two, isn't it sempai?" Kiki mused on. She had never seen the most opposite of people be so similar. They hated each other's guts yet they had so much in common. She got that same kind of feeling between Kaidoh and Momoshiro.
"Either which way, it still isn't good to fight." Oishi raised his voice to help carry it towards the others. "Eiji, Sakura-san, please stop fighting. If you don't, we'll never get through the match." Kikumaru and Sakura's heads whipped towards Oishi while pointing at the other.
"But he/she started it!"
"It's your fault!"
"No, it's your fault!"
"Stop copying me!"
Kiki laughed out loud while Oishi fought the urge to face palm. "Well what do you know! Sempai-tachi are synchronized!"
"No we're not!" Sakura huffed. "Come on Kiki-chan, stop it!"
Sakura's chest heaved from labored breathing as she tried to calm her racing heart. She had no idea why he was affecting her so much. They had classes together before and they had talked and everything but they were just on opposites sides of the classroom. Their lives never crossed but sometimes Sakura wished they did.
After they first got aquainted at Sakuno's house, they started talking a lot more, sometimes even going to get some ice cream after school. During their little outings, she had fun just hanging out with him and didn't mind that he was so hyperactive. It was just one of his charms. Usually, if she had free time, she would go out by herself or with Kiki or Amane. She never had many friends that she could confide in other than those two and was happy to know that she could always go to Kikumaru whenever she bored.
Sakura shook her head violently back and forth, trying to clear her wandering thoughts. She heads back to her position and motions for Kiki and the others to do the same.
As another rally continues, Kiki observes the happening of the tennis court, trying to figure out a plan. She knew that Kikumaru usually stays at the net to accentuate his acrobatic skills and leaves the deep shots for Oishi. Not only that, their combinations are near flawless seeing as how they've been playing together for 5 years.
Kiki sighed, knowing this was going to be a little hard, trying to figure out how to defend against their attacks and try to counterattack at the same time. Not saying that she and Sakura were amateurs, but these kinds of opponents just don't fit her style well.
As she went over her options, she realized that even though Kikumaru solved his stamina problem, there is still a bit of an option to mess with him there. Oishi doesn't have a lot of power either, seeing as he only stays at the baseline where the shots become less powerful. She would have to make sure that a power ball was headed towards him more than his partner.
Kiki smiled as the gear sin her head just started turning as she figured out a plan. No sooner had she thought that, the ball went right by Kikumaru's feet. He tried but failed to catch the ball, ending the game.
"Game Kobayashi-Takahashi, 1-love. Switch sides."
The Ichinen trio blinked when they saw Sakura and Kiki pass by, "Amane-sempai, why is Kiki-sempai in such a nice mood?"
When Amane looked over at the court, she saw sparkles radiating off of Kiki, almost rivaling what Taki looked like normally. Amane felt her mouth twitch upwards as she watched the two get ready for Kikumaru's serve.
"Oh my. I guess she already has a plan. That was really fast though, even for her."
"A plan? What plan?"
"Well you see, Kiki is actually the brains of the two, despite being the younger one," Amane explained to the others. As soon as she saw their shocked faces, she hurried on, "I'm not saying Sakura-chan isn't smart it's just that Kiki is the one that makes all the counterattacks for the match."
"How interesting," Inui murmured as he appeared behind the freshman, glasses flashing.
"Ahhh!" The three boys screamed and turned around, almost falling on the ground. Kaidoh stared at Inui with wide linking eyes while Amane looked at him calmly. Being around Sakura really paid off. "Inui-sempai! Where in the world did you come from?"
"I was right behind all of you the entire time. I can't just pop out of thin air. Highly impossible." Inui continued writing, even noting their reactions to his appearance.
The Ichinen trio shivered as they saw Inui take a sip of his Inui juice. You liar, Inui-sempai. If you can make a drink like that, nothing is impossible for you.
"No way!" All six people turned to see Kikumaru and Oishi gaping at Sakura. The ball was rolling in between Oishi's feet. Amane's smile widened when she realized what Sakura had done.
"Love–15"
The freshman looked confused as to what just happened and looked to Amane for an explanation, but she calmly shook her head, indicating that they should just watch if they wanted to see it again.
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Kikumaru and Oishi were whispering to themselves about what they just saw. It seemed impossible that someone could do something like that, but they decided to just let it go and focus more on the game. After they refocused, they managed to somehow win the game. Sakura didn't do whatever it was for the rest of the game so they both relaxed and wondered if it was just a fluke.
Sakura smirked at the boys before serving the ball. She decided to join Kiki at the net and dashed forward. Seeing this, Oishi returned with a Moon Volley.
"There it is! Oishi-sempai's Moon Volley!" Horio smiled when he saw Oishi's favorite move but his smile dropped quickly when he saw what the opponents were doing.
Sakura, who was halfway to the net, did three backflips, putting more weight on her left hand so that her right hand wouldn't get crushed with the racket. She reached the baseline at the same time the Moon Valley was coming down. She extended her arm and smashed the all to the left corner of the court, passing by a surprised Oishi. The courts were silent as they witnessed what just happened.
"Sakura-sempai just defeated Oishi-sempai's Moon Volley… with a backflip?" Horio couldn't believe his eyes at what he just saw. Kachiro and Katsuo just stared blankly ahead with their jaws hanging open. "How flexible is she? She's more flexible than Kikumaru-sempai!"
Amane smiled when she saw Sakura and Kiki high-fived each other. "Sakura-chan's tennis is coming out. People say her tennis is the same as Kikumaru's but there are some differences." Amane transferred her weight from one foot to another, feeling a little bit more uncomfortable with their stares on her.
"Please Amane-san, do explain." Inui formulated some theories in his head, but he needed some evidence to back it up.
"Both of their styles are similar, but if I were to describe it, Sakura-chan's would be more graceful and fluid while Kikumaru-san's style is based more on instinct." Amane voiced her thoughts as she watched the Sakura launch herself from a somersault to a cartwheel. That particular move reminded Amane how she looked like when she performed when they showed the boys their talents. "Sakura-chan incorporated her gymnastics into her tennis and really made it her own. But she focuses more on a choreographed floor routine than on her instincts while playing on the court. Because of that, she can play better at the baseline where she has more room to think than at the net."
"Game Kobayashi-Takahashi 2-1. Switch sides."
Kikumaru and Oishi huddled together again to talk about what was happening.
"This is bad nya. If we let them keep this pace, they'll totally wipe the floor with us!"
"That's right. But it looks like Sakura-san is weaker with fast shots. Let's try aiming al the smashes towards her."
"All right! It's time for us to take the lead back!"
Oishi got ready to serve while Kikumaru started flipping his racket. When he served, Kiki hit it back towards Oishi, leaving enough space so that Kikumaru couldn't get it but he lunged out at it anyway and caught up with it. Sakura didn't have enough time to react and could just watch as the ball whizzed past her.
"15-Love"
Sakura frowned when she saw that the two boys realized one of her weaknesses. Although she is graceful with her movements, it doesn't mean anything if she can't react fast enough to their shots. But Kiki still had a backup. She signaled to Kiki with a nod of her head that she was ready. The game continued as though nothing passed between them.
"Game Oishi-Kikumaru 2-all"
"Game Oishi-Kikumaru 3-2. Switch sides."
"Game Oishi-Kikumaru 4-2."
"Game Kobayashi-Takahashi 3-4. Switch sides."
"Yes!" Horio jumped up "The Golden Pair still has the advantage."
"But something seems off doesn't it?" Katsuo asked Kachirou who nodded. "Yeah, the games are getting a little bit longer aren't they?"
As Kaidoh watched the rally, he had a realization when Oishi did a forehand. "Aren't all the balls heading towards Oishi-sempai more than Kikumaru-sempai?"
Inui looked up and observed the rally a bit closer, "You're right Kaidoh. I wonder why they're doing that though. Oishi doesn't have a stamina problem so it shouldn't cause that much damage."
Oishi grunted as he returned another ball. Try saying that when you are returning these balls Inui. They get heavier and heavier by the minute. He sighed as another ball came flying towards him. But then Kikumaru jumped in front of Oishi to return the ball. Oishi immediately ran to the empty side of the court to cover.
"Don't worry Oishi. I'll get these balls too so that you're not so tired. Count on me." Oishi smiled when Kikumaru ran to intercept another ball for him.
Outside of the court, Inui's eyes narrowed when he saw Kikumaru covering for Oishi. "They couldn't be thinking about that could they?" Inui frowned as he scribbled furiously in his notebook. Amane's eyes widened slightly when she saw how fast Inui figured out what was going on. It took her a long time to figure out what Kiki was planning and even that was only because she was teammates with her for all these years. But this guy, even without knowing what was going on, he used what little information we gave him and figured the rest out by just observing the match. What an incredible guy, Inui Sadaharu.
The freshman looked at Inui with a confused look and were going to ask what was going on but Inui interrupted them before they could even ask "Kiki-san is focusing on Oishi for two reasons." Inui paused as he turned the page in his notebook. "Even though Oishi has enough stamina to last him the rest of the match, the balls that are being hit to him are to the corners and very low balls. He's having to bend his knees farther and farther to reach them. This takes a huge toll on his stamina. It must seem like the ball is as heavy as a brick."
"But she has other reasons to do that to Kikumaru as well, " Amane's eyes went back and forth as she watched the rally intently. "Although it doesn't work as well as with Oishi, Kikumaru's stamina is being drained as well. The balls are placed far away enough that Kikumaru has to take a couple of steps to reach it. Because he wants to help Oishi, he runs around trying to get as many balls as he can. But if he does that, his movements become less instinctual and less spontaneous. That way, Sakura-chan doesn't have to worry about not being able to pick up the balls and she can keep playing her tennis style."
The freshman's eyes widened as they processed everything they were told. They couldn't believe that Kiki could make a plan like that after only watching their opponents for a couple of games. Katsuo then had a thought. "Wait then doesn't that mean she has the same style of tennis as Inui-sempai?"
"Actually she doesn't. My tennis focuses more on analyzing the opponent and predicting where their shots are going to land next."
"But Kiki-chan doesn't predict what the opponent is going to hit next. She analyzes her opponent for their weak points and uses it against them. That way she forces them to hit back the shot that she wants them to hit." Amane turns back to the game "If the opponent shows a new weak point then she just adds it into her plan."
"Game Kobayashi-Takahashi 4-all."
Kikumaru and Oishi caught their breath while looking at each other out of the corner of their eyes. They nodded at each other before getting ready for Kiki's serve.
Oishi bent down for the serve as he starting thinking. He knew there was a reason that all the balls were centered towards him more than Kikumaru since he was the one with the lower stamina.
He hadn't missed that calculating look in Kiki's eyes from before and shivered when he saw how much it looked like a predator's eyes when it closes in on its prey.
But underneath it all, he saw pure determination and raw power flow through her eyes. This girl knew what she needed to do and will do anything to do it. The determination shone when an extra difficult shot came her way and then raw power took over as she tried her hardest to send the ball flying over the net. Even now, her hidden feelings are playing across her eyes and he knew this wasn't the end.
Kikumaru watched the rally with his eyes but he was actually calculating on how to counterattack Kiki's plan. He gets the fact that Kiki uses their weak points to her advantage but he's still confused as to how they can fix their flaws in the middle of the game. Especially when he doesn't know what his weakness is. He knows he has weak stamina but when he's at the net, the distance becomes smaller so he doesn't have to run around as much and he always has Oishi to back him up.
As a lightbulb goes off in Kikumaru's head, the ball whizzes past his backhand side. He stretches his arm behind him to volley the ball back. Sakura, being startled by his sudden movement, can't move to return ball.
Amane frowns when the ball passes by Sakura. Her frown depends when she sees Kikumaru spin towards Oishi with a giddy expression on his face.
"It looks like it's Kikumaru-sempai's turn to come up with a plan." Kaidoh crosses his arms in a fashion not unlike Tezuka's stance.
"It does look like that." Inui's glasses flashed as he for once isn't taking notes, his notebook tucked under his arm, while he rests his hand from all that writing. "It's pretty ironic that Kikumaru is facing someone like Kiki. But it's good experience as well."
"Experience?" Inui turned to see the freshman staring at him. "What do you mean by that Inui-sempai. If it's experience than Kikumaru-sempai should have more than enough."
"That is playing experience. It helps him increase his own tennis style but the experience he is gaining today will help him realize how his actions affect him and his partner along with his opponents."
"In other words, Kikumaru-san will think about what he should do next. For example, the placement of the ball depending on his opponents or how he'll place himself based on where Oishi-san is on the court."
"Even now, he's learning how to work together with Oishi in order to finish the game as quickly as possible." Inui half-smiled as he saw Oishi's face light up with a huge grin "It was a good idea placing these four against each other." Amane looked at Inui with a thoughtful stare before turning to Kiki and Sakura. She smile happily at the two best friends "Yes. Yes it really was."
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"That's a great idea Eiji! This will definitely work!" Oishi's eyes were shining as he thought about what Kikumaru had just told him. They were somehow leading 5-4 but that last game really took a toll on his stamina. This game is the one that is most crucial. If they lost, he won't have enough stamina to keep going. So with this, he placed all his last hopes on Kikumaru's plan.
"Alright! Let's do this Oishi!"
The two players faced their waiting opponents with grins on their faces. Kiki's eyes narrowed, knowing that they have something up their sleeves.
Oishi served, hitting it straight towards Kiki with barely any topspin on it. She was really confused as to why he served a really easy ball, but she adjusted her grip to hit a really powerful forehand with a lot of spin towards Kikumaru's backhand, seeing as how he was getting ready for a forehand. Her eyes widened when Oishi appeared right where the ball was heading. Kikumaru headed over to the other empty side of the court. Sakura saw that there was an open strip of court right down the middle. She ran to intercept the ball and to hit a straight shot down the middle.
As soon as Sakura started running, Kikumaru pivoted on his right foot and started sprinting towards the middle. Kiki knew that Sakura didn't see Kikumaru run back and started calling out to her to stop the ball.
"No! Stop sem-"
"Kikumaru Beam!"
"-pai."
Sakura already had her racket out so all she could do was tilt her racket up slightly and hope that it went to the opposite corner of Oishi. As soon as the ball left her racket, Kikumaru leaped up and smashed the ball.
The smash hit the corner of the court cleanly as Kiki and Sakura could do nothing but stare. All of a sudden, Kiki started laughing softly while Sakura stared at her. "They got us this time." She kept laughing as she watched Kikumaru run and glomp Oishi.
Sakura followed her gaze and smiled broadly at the scene before her. "It seems like they did."
"I'm having so much fun Sakura-sempai."
"Me to Kiki-chan. Me too."
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Inui stopped writing when the laughter of the girls reached his ears, "They're laughing. That's a little…"
"Unexpected?" Inui looked at Amane who looked away as soon as his eyes locked with hers. Something about his gaze was calculating, like he could find out what all her weaknesses were even if she just stood there.
"I was going to say strange but unexpected works too."
"That just means that they're having a lot of fun." Kaidoh looked at Amane before watching Kiki laught with Sakura. The ends of his mouth curled up lightly when a particularly difficult ball was saved by her, a full-blown smile spread across her face.
She looked almost radiant as she played, not the usual, shy, wallpaper girl she normally was. He didn't even know that she was in his Math and English classes until the day after the first tutoring lesson. He was completely surprised when the teacher called on her to answer a question. His mouth hung slightly open as she answered and then met his eyes. Her own eyes lit up with amusement when she saw the shock on his face before turning back to the board.
Kaidoh's mouth curled up even more when Kiki cried out in frustration when she couldn't get the ball. On his side, Inui was writing furiously about all that he just saw, even the smile on Kaidoh's face.
The freshman had their mouths hanging open and their eyes were wide when they saw their normally scary sempai with a smile on his face. Amane giggled at their expressions, knocking Kaidoh out of his thoughts. When he saw the three freshman with shocked expressions and his sempai giggling, he blushed lightly, causing the freshman's eyes to widen further. Did their sempai just smile and blush.
Good god. The world is ending.
Noticing this, Kaidoh hissed harshly. The 3 boys jumped and hid behind Amane, who was laughing even harder. But she stopped laughing when she realized with a sudden epiphany that Kikumaru had just broken Kiki's plan. No one had done that in such a short period of time. She was especially interested in the way Inui's pen flew over the page, as if he knew what he was supposed to be writing…
"Inui-san. Do you know what Kikumaru-san is thinking?"
"Well it's actually very complicated. I'm surprised that Kikumaru actually thought about it. He's turning Kiki's talent of finding weak spots and turning it against her."
"Against her? How can he do that?"
"You see, Kikumaru is forcefully creating weakspots that only someone with talents like Kiki can pick up on. Kikumaru and Oishi already know these spots so when she tries to aim for it, they cover it up at the last second. It's something that only those two can do." Inui watches as Kikumaru scored another point. "They don't even realize that they unconsciously turned on 'Synchro'."
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"Game and Match, Kikumaru-Oishi pair, 7-5."
"Yay! We won! We did it Oishi!" Kikumaru bounded all over the court and around a panting Oishi before latching on to him. "We're number 1 always!"
"How can you still have so much energy?" Sakura was on the ground, leaning back onto her hands. "I can barely stand."
Kikumaru laughed before leaning over the net and petting Sakura's head like a dog. "It's just cause I'm betting. Mada mada da nya!" Kikumaru sang, stealing Ryoma's favorite catchphrase.
Somewhere on the other courts, a Fila-capped boy sneezed.
Sakura, on the other hand, looked like she was going to blow. She jumped up and got into another argument with Kikumaru.
Seeing as how this would take a while, Kiki walked over to Oishi with a question in her mind. "Oishi-sempai, don't you ever get back pains from Kikumaru-sempai jumping on you all the time?" Oishi blinked at the seriousness in Kiki's eyes. Of all the things to ask him , she asked the one question no one really bothered about. What a strange girl.
"Ah, in the beginning I did, but I got used to it after a year. It's not that bad now."
Kiki turned her head to look at the arguing couple, "Somehow I just can't imagine that you actually got used to it."
Kiki thought about how many times Sakura kept jumping on her or running into her or pulling her. There had been an instance where Kiki was going to tell Sakura's dad that Sakura broke a very expensive lamp. In a fit of desperation, Sakura lunged towards Kiki, clinging onto her leg so that she couldn't get away. Kiki started dragging Sakura with her towards the door, but as soon as she was about to touch the handle, Sakura lunged backwards, bringing Kiki with her. They scuffled around the floor for a little while, bumping into tables and sofas and chairs. In the end, Sakura ended up with a broken vase, broken window, ripped coach, tipped over T.V., and a furious father.
Kiki smiled as she remembered more incidents like that one where she would act less and less like herself, "But then again, I think that I got used to it too."
Sakura and Kikumaru were still glaring at each other when a hand came in front of Kikumaru's face. Startled, he stepped back a bit before connecting the hand with the person. Kiki's smiling face came into view, "Thanks for the match Kikumaru-sempai. I enjoyed it so much." Kikumaru's face broke into a grin as well when he shook her hand. To the side, he saw that Sakura and Oishi had shaken hands as well. The four then headed to the benches to pack up.
Outside the court, the spectators watched as the doubles players put their rackets away and got their water bottles.
"It was a good match." Kaidoh finally said, breaking the silence. Amane looked at Kaidoh before replying with a smile "Yeah. It feels like they've all matured, even if just a little."
It doesn't seem like it's been a long time since I last updated but I guess it has. I hope you guys all had a nice Christmas and a happy New Year. I know I did! :P
If you guys feel like the 'true' personalities of the girls are confusing or unclear, my chapters after the next one will be a little bit clearer as to how they truly act. I am just gonna say it right now so that when you read the next chapters, you won't be as confused. If you still have questions, please feel free to ask. It benefits me as well.
Ami: very childish but has a mature side (very small) that really cares about her friends and family
Amu: a very mature girl who is really shy. She can take control easily and knows what to do in dire situations. She is the more mature one of the two twins and takes care of Ami a lot, even going as far as to do the paperwork that the captain must do because Ami doesn't want to do it. She acts a lot like an adult but she has many secrets that she doesn't want other people to know about so she keeps this barrier up.
Usio: a girl who is calculating but is very kind and sweet to her teammates. She is very protective over the two twins because they saved her from a living hell. She would do anything to protect them and keep them from harm but she knows when she can intervene and when she can't
Amane: a sweet, loving girl who is kind and caring. Just an all around nice girl. Kind of like those next-door neighbor kind of girls.
Sakura: very energetic but is actually more mischievous. She can be mean to people she doesn't like but acts very sweet around those she does. Really just picture her like a dog. Not those bouncy energetic ones but the dogs that you come home to and just play with for a while.
Taki: a lovable girl that makes people smile by just being in her presence. She knows the right things to say to people and loves to help people in trouble. She always worries about other people's happiness above her's.
Kiki: a shy, wallpaper kind of girl. She is actually very energetic and fun to be around but is to shy to express it. She only shows it around the girls. But she loves to go on adventures and explore new places as well.
Sakuno: unlike her self from 3 years ago, she is confident and can stand up for herself (with people she knows). But she is still shy with new people and they sometimes scare her. But she is also very kind and sweet. But she doesn't know what she wants and is very confused (a little foreshadowing into the next chapter).
If this still doesn't help then seriously just ask cause I would love to clarify stuff. You guys really keep me going and I love all the support you are giving me.
BUT PLEASE REVIEW! IF I DON'T REACH AT LEAST 40 REVIEWS I MIGHT NOT UPDATE! I'm just kidding but seriously the more reviews I get, the faster I type. So please just help me here. And I'm open for ideas as well so give me anything you want and I will see if I can include some stuff. Thanks!
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