Chapter Eleven
Late Night Thoughts
(Your P.O.V.)
This was getting to ridiculous. After we went and trained for the day (well night really) all those idiots could talk about was whom I was going to pick. This is all so frustrating but throughout our training session I was able to at least kick a few people off my list. Momo, would cost too much money so he's gone.
Eiji…although I'm hyper myself, would just be too much to handle. Ryoma although it's only a year I think he would be uncomfortable and not know what to do on a date. Niou would be fun company but he would probably end up getting the cops after us. And then Kaidoh, Marui, and Fuji were gone. That left me with Tezuka, Sanada, and (oddly enough) Akaya.
I had no idea who to choose. This was just too hard to figure out. I've gotten myself tangled in one strange mess. Hey there's a song about that by Maroon 5. I'll sing it later.
Later (lol)
Grr. I still couldn't figure out who to take tomorrow and the other thing is. Where would we even go? By now I was pacing about in the garden in back of my house. My parents love nature so they even built a pond with reeds. Walking around the pond I sat down on a rock and sighed, exasperated. Gah! I'm going to die from frustration.
That stupid bet is going to be the death of me and I'm so, so, so tangled in this mess it's not even funny. How'd it come to this anyway? Might as well sing my frustrations away.
I'm full of regrets
For all the things that I
Have done and said
And I don't know
If it will ever be okay to show
My face around here
Sometimes I wonder
If I disappear
Would you
Ever turn your head
And look
See if I'm gone
'Cause I feel
There is nothing left to say
To you
That you want to here
That you wanna know
I think I should go
The things I've done
Are way to shameful
Ooh~
You're just
An innocent
A helpless victim
Of a spiders web
And I'm
An insect
I'm going after
Anything that I can get
So you
Better turn your head
And run
And don't look back
'Cause I feel
There is nothing left
To say
To you
That you wanna here
That you wanna know
I think I should go
The things I've done
Are way to shameful
And I've
Done you so wrong
Cheated you bad
Strung you along
Oh shame on myself
I don't know how I got
So tangled
Ooh~
Yea~
You better turn your head
And look
See if I'm gone
'Cause I feel
There is nothing left
To say
To you
That you wanna hear
That you wanna know
I think I should go
The things I've done
Are way to shameful
And I've
Done you so wrong
Cheated you bad
Strung you along
Oh shame on myself
I don't know how
I got so tangled
(tangled)
Ooh~
(I've done you so wrong)
(Cheated you bad)
(Strung you along)
(Oh shame on myself)
(I don't know how I got so tangled)
And I swear it has to be like a tradition for the Rikkai people to scare the crap out of me right after I finish singing because I heard clapping and was so startled I almost fell right into the pond. Luckily Niou was there to catch me…sneaky bastard camouflage tennis player.
"What do you want Niou. I'm not in the best of moods right now."
"Obviously I could tell just from your singing. Penny for your thoughts?"
"You don't really care do you?"
"Nope ^^. But if talking about it keeps you from killing someone I figured it wouldn't hurt to pretend to listen."
"Cheeky bastard. Fine I figured out three people out of ten that I want to go on a date with and I can't decide between them. To top it all off I don't even know where we would go and it's just all confusing and my thoughts are all tangled up and I'm starting to regret ever agreeing to stupid Eiji and Marui's idea."
"What's there to regret. You don't have a crush on anybody here right?"
"Yeah."
"So just go with the person you would feel the most comfortable with if you want my opinion. Who'd ya pick anyway?"
"Take a guess. Two of them don't talk and the other is a cheeky junior."
He gasped. "Seriously? You chose seaweed head and the bricks. Now I know why your having such a hard time with this. What led you to those three anyway?"
"Well I thought Sanada and Tezuka might offer actual intelligent tidbits even if I do most of the talking, whilst Akaya needs someone to talk to."
"Whadya mean by that pipsqueak?"
"Hey just 'cause I'm short doesn't give you the right to call me pipsqueak. And what I mean is that have you ever considered how much Akaya might be hurting inside because of all the girls and boys (younger and older than him) that fear his devil side coming out when he's not playing tennis? Did you ever think about it? No, because all of you tease him and encourage him to hurt other players. You may not notice it but it's that encouragement that is damaging his only chances of making friends out of trust and care…not fear." Niou's eyes seemed to widen as he thought about it.
"Wow. Your kidding me," I shook my head, "so people really fear him even if his devil side only comes out in tennis?" I nodded my head, "That sucks for poor seaweed head…er Akaya." I smiled up at him. Little did he know 'poor seaweed head' was right around the corner.
"You know just as well as I do that you should tell him that to his face…maybe you should stop calling him seaweed head as well."
He smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck looking up at the night sky.
"Ya know I would just…then he'd think I'm going all soft on 'im and we can't get him full of 'imself now can we. I'll probably tell 'im soon that all the people care for 'im. Even the brick. But then he might not respect us 'cause he'd think we're going soft on him. I said that a lot didn't I?"
I giggled, "Yea you did…but I think he'd have more respect for at least you if he hears that because I bet he knows that it takes a lot for someone like you to admit something like that."
Before Niou could make some snarky remark someone else cut in.
"She's right ya know Niou."
Niou, actually startled for once, jumped and then scowled in my direction because I was laughing.
"You knew he was behind the corner the whole time didn't you?"
"Of course. The only way you would ever say something like that is if you didn't think someone else was listening. Don't worry we won't ever speak of this again and I won't ever do something like that again. It's just that he needed to hear it not me. Well Niou, thanks, you helped me with my."
"Thanks Kiseki!" Akaya somewhat shouted as I walked back into the house, waving like a maniac.
Then I barely heard it but it was a gruff, and embarrassed, thank you from Niou. I knew what I was going to do now. I knew who I was most comfortable with, and I also knew that I wouldn't have to take Akaya now, because he would be glued to Niou's side for at least two days. This might not turn out bad after all.
First off I know I made Niou a little OOC but it was neccisary to the plot. Also I do not own the song above it is by Maroon 5 and it is called "Tangled" Keep reviewing my story please...it really does help me out alot!^^