Hyoutei's First Date
By: NarutoandBleach
When Ryoma gets word that the Hyoutei Captain has become obsessed with him, everyone knows that something is up and Ryoma is keeping secrets from his friends. Are they really dating each other or is this simply a plan to bring two rivals together as one?
Disclaimer: The original manga, Tennis no Oujidama, is the work of Konomi Takeshi. Characters and settings have been adapted without authorization or approval, and I am making no profit from their use.
[Ryoma's Decision]
That night, Ryoma was still thinking about what Atobe had told him earlier regarding a change of schools since this could be his big moment to go pro with the sport. Furthermore, Ryoma could be leaving his old school and let his successor take over since this was the first time that Kevin would be residing in Japan and starting a new life here.
Flashback
"Why did you want Ryoma to come to our school?" asked Oshitari.
"I want to make sure that he gets the best care possible here after his semester ends at Seigaku. Besides, since Kevin is a new transfer student, I am sure that Ryoma's friends over there will make that American Kid feel welcome and it could be his big opportunity to go pro as well." Said Atobe.
"You're kidding me! You mean the only reason why you dated that brat was to make him go pro like Tezuka? No way, that could be challenging even for him. Furthermore, Ryoma and Kevin are both born and raised in America, you know that? I am sure there are schools there that can turn them into pros, but why have him join us?"
"Like I said, if Ryoma can get the training he needs here at Hyoutei, then I am sure the world cup will give him a chance to prove himself." Smiled Atobe.
Oshitari could only give a groan since he has no idea why his captain would come up with a scheme like this. Even Gakuto was at a loss for words as well. "Still thinking that he is joking?"
"Either our captain is really crazy, or we just heard the biggest lie coming from him." said Shishido nervously.
"I never lie, and my decision is final." chuckled Atobe as he continued with whatever he was doing, leaving everyone else in awe.
End flashback.
With that thought in mind, ryoma has to make a plan of his own since his semester would be close to an end at Seigaku. However, he still has time to think about it even if it means saying good bye to his friends temporarily. Just then, his phone rang and surprisingly, it was his former captain.
"Hello Tezuka buchou, so good to hear from you. How are things?" said Ryoma.
"It's good to hear from you as well, Ryoma. So I heard the news that you are going to be starting a new semester at Hyoutei Academy, is that right? Well, congrats to you and I wish you luck."
"Thanks buchou, but I have not made my decision yet and leaving Seigaku is a big move, even for me. I am not sure if I am ready to say good-bye to my friends yet. Also, if I do go to Hyoutei, will you guys still come and visit me?"
Tezuka paused for a moment and was surprised at that response. He was beginning to get worried that Ryoma would leave his old friends for good and never come back. But then, he wiped the sweat off his face and continued, "We will always come and see you. Besides, you are the pillar of Seigaku and as long as we are around, we will keep playing tennis with you no matter how much time goes by. Furthermore, we all think of you as our brother and a close friend. So if you ever need anything, just stop by anytime."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, I will definitely do that. And also, Atobe tells me that they will take very good care of me when I am at hyoutei, but I am just not sure what to say right now."
"I know it's hard, but you are his lover, aren't you?" asked Tezuka.
Ryoma's face suddenly flushed bright red with embarrassment. "Buchou! We are not lovers, we are just friends. Even though he still continues to date me and everything, I enjoyed every second of it."
"But you have not confessed your feelings for Keigo even though you always hang around him and yet he still thinks you are his true love?" chuckled Tezuka.
"No, I never confessed. I almost did previously, but everyone starts to think I am gay or something. But I already said that I am straight and I love tennis. However, Atobe tells me to focus more on other things instead of just tennis because he feels that this game gets boring each time we face each other in a match. So, I decided to go bowling and shoot pool with him and even though I won only once, Atobe managed to beat me at pool and made the ultimate decision to let me join his school." Said Ryoma.
"Looks like that crazy stalker just never gives up on you, eh? Good luck with your date because I am not sure how we can help now. Furthermore, Rikkaidai, Shitenhouji, Rokkaku, St. Rudolph, and many other schools are planning something good for you and our tennis club later on after the semester is over."
"What sort of surprise, you mean like a going away party?" asked Ryoma.
"Yes, but how did you know that?" asked Tezuka.
"Isn't it quite obvious? Kintaro was boasting and talking all day to Kenya about me leaving Seigaku and he wanted to throw me a party to wish me good luck. Tsch! That red headed freak just never gives up and he always loves to play these jokes on me. But if this is a party that he wants, then let the games begin." Smiled Ryoma.
"Good, I am glad that you finally went with your gut because trust me, everyone is going to give you something special soon. Anyway, I need to get back to my therapy session before heading off to practice. You have a good night Ryoma." Said Tezuka.
"You too buchou, good luck on your healing process." Said Ryoma. And with that, the phone disconnected and he could finally start telling his friends the plan. Soon, Atobe walked by and saw Ryoma almost half asleep and said, "Dinner is almost ready my love."
"Coming, monkey king!" said Ryoma as he hopped off the bed.
"Ore-sama demands that you refer to me as the king only!" boasted Atobe.
"Whatever! I will stick with the nickname because it suits you perfectly."
"Don't make me regret my decision to let you join our school. Besides this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!" Warned Atobe.
Shishido and gakuto could only sigh at their argument. But they were still surprised that Ryoma would be starting a new life with them. Furthermore, Inui and Momo were wondering why Atobe suddenly made that decision.
"Our captain really has inflated his alter ego and now he is asking Ryoma to be a part of our tennis club now." Said Choutaro.
"I know! I just don't get it. That kid has his own school to go to and suddenly he gets invited to our school without any reason? That's just ridiculous!" growled Shishido.
"That might not be the case because there is a 90 percent chance that Ryoma could go pro while the next 50 percent tells me that he will be a part time coach for Hyoutei later on. So I am 140 percent sure that he could do both at the same time." Said inui.
"What about the final 10 percent?" asked Gakuto.
"I haven't gone that far yet. But I am pretty sure that the final ten percent will tell me if Ryoma will really confess his feelings for Atobe." Continued Inui.
"Oh, so now your captain wants that seigaku brat to start a new term at Hyoutei after he leaves his old school? Wow! Now I know why he went after that kid in the first place. No wonder Sanada had warned me that Atobe would be so conceited to come up with a scheme like this." Said Kirihara.
"He may be self-centered, narcissistic, and bratty to you all, but still he cares about all of us. Furthermore, he still has feelings for echizen and there is no way to stop him. I don't know where he got the guts to make that kid cave for him, but this is too much." Said Yuushi.
"I told you, Echizen may not care about the ladies, but having a man as his lover, no wonder he has gone off the deep end. Does this remind you of our kintaro?" continued Yuushi's cousin.
"What about kintaro?" they asked in unison.
"Well, you see how that red haired hyperactive kid always asks Ryoma for a tennis match and he rejects it each time? Furthermore, our little guy calls Ryoma 'Koshimae' and it has been going on non-stop. I don't know where he got that nickname from, but it does suit Echizen pretty well."
Everyone in the room rolled onto the floor laughing at Echizen's new name since they all thought it was really cute. "Looks like ochibi has found a troublesome rival for himself in addition to his new boyfriend. How come Sanada never confessed his feelings for me?" continued Kirihara.
"Yukimura-buchou feels that Sanada wasn't your type because he chose the big boss as his lover anyway. Furthermore, if Ryoma could fall for Atobe, then Sanada will go after his captain even though they are not going to confess their feelings for each other yet. Furthermore, I do think that Atobe has turned into someone else altogether." Continued Yuushi.
"Man, why are all the big boys dating their own captains and teammates? I wanted Oishi-buchou to date me!" whined Eiji as he glomped his doubles partner.
"Eiji, stop! Let go of me!" shouted Oishi. But it was no use no matter how hard he tried to get the red haired youngster off him. Furthermore, Yuushi and Kenya walked over, slowly picked Eiji up, and took him back to the couch while letting Oishi regain his strength. But this was Atobe that they are talking about here, a man with so much history towards Echizen that he cannot get out of his head. As for Echizen, he knows that Atobe will not change his mind ever since he asked that kid to go to his school. Furthermore, this was pretty tough on Ryoma since he does not know what else to say and so, he decided to pay his friends a visit at the control room.
"Ryoma-kun, so nice of you to join us. Where have you been all this time?" asked Momo.
"Just had to think about some things." Said Ryoma as he sat himself down on the chair.
"Let me see, you were asked to join Hyoutei academy on behalf of Atobe, right Ochibi?" continued Eiji.
"Yes, but I am not sure if I really wanted to go there. It just came to me as a shocker ever since monkey king beat me in a game of pool. Furthermore, I still have almost a month and a half of my semester here at Seigaku and saying good bye is hard to do." Continued Ryoma.
"You should be grateful that Atobe took you to play pool last night! Now you are just not sure about joining our school?" asked Yuushi.
"It's hard for me to make a decision at this point. Besides, I hope he already mentioned this to you guys." Continued Ryoma.
"Yes, but why did you suddenly have an interest at our school? You got your own school and the tennis courts right?" added shishido.
"I think Atobe probably wants me to go in the pro circuit if I joined Hyoutei after my semester is over. The problem is that I might have to go back to America to prepare for the world cup later on. How am I going to prepare then?" asked Ryoma.
"Yes, that is a very good question. Sometimes even I wonder what Atobe was thinking letting you join our school without notifying us. Furthermore, is he trying to keep you as his date while you come to our school?" asked Gakuto.
"Probably, he still thinks I am his lover when I clearly stated that I am just a close friend to him." Continued Ryoma.
"The probability of you joining Hyoutei is around 90 percent and the probability of you starting a new life in America is around 60 percent. So therefore, I am 150 percent sure that you are going to have bigger issues ahead when you start a new life in both locations." Added Inui.
"That is a good estimate, boss. I do think that Ryoma has a lot of pressure on him now that Atobe has made this decision. Also, what did your father think of it?" asked Renji.
"He said it is a good idea and wants me to learn from the best at Hyoutei and he also wanted me to send him photos of the girls for his magazine later on," said Ryoma.
"Perverted Demon!" scowled Shishido as he rubbed Ryoma's head while gripping his body tightly.
"That hurts Shishido-sempai!" grunted Ryoma as he tried to push him away, but it was no use.
"Is he trying to force his love affairs on you? Don't lie to me!" said Shishido.
"No! He isn't doing any of that stuff. Haven't you guys been listening to what I was saying?"
"We heard you loud and clear, but you still haven't answered my question."
"Atobe has his own way of making love with people, and there is no telling what else he could do to me. Besides he has tucked me to sleep on the bed and bathed me. Would you like to know what position he arranged me?"
Choutaro and Gakuto snickered at that response. "That pipsqueak thinks Atobe had sex with him in bed! Oh my god, Ryoma you are so gay!"
Ryoma face turned red and quickly hid behind Yuushi for a moment since he had no idea what was about to hit him. Furthermore, Yuushi tried his best to contain his laughter as well but Ryoma had elbowed him slightly to make sure he does not spill the beans.
"I did not have sex with your captain last night; I merely stayed with him because he is lonely all by himself. No, I didn't hound him on the bed but he chose to keep me for himself." Continued Ryoma.
"Holy Shit! So the hyoutei captain can't sleep and he decided to let you keep him company? You got guts to sleep at their captain's house. I hope you are not committing adultery." Laughed Kirihara.
"I would never do such a thing! Besides I am not a girl so I wouldn't consider sex as my thing." Continued Ryoma.
"You are a liar and we know it!" said Momo.
"I have to agree with my rival because you almost stole Ann away from me!" continued Kamio
"I told you, An can date whomever she wants to, including me."
"Oh come on! What does she see in you?" asked Kamio.
"She knows that my love is perfect for her because my affections gave her courage to play tennis, jealous much?" Continued Momo.
"I am not jealous! Sometimes you have to ask me first before you can talk to my girlfriend." Replied Kamio.
"Whatever, dude. But now, our focus is on Ryoma and his life with Atobe. I mean just look at that crazy loon, taking our Ochibi and showing him his affections. I wonder, could Ryoma's childhood be the reason that Atobe is falling for him?" wondered Momo.
"Yeah, Ryoma never mentioned that to any of us ever since he and Atobe have been making out together." added Gakuto.
This was not going to be an easy decision for Ryoma to make because he doesn't know how to get rid of his boyfriend. Furthermore, Yuushi and kenya are almost at their wits end to come up with something to get Atobe to come to his senses. However, Ryoma feels that his so called boyfriend has been confused at his plan since he is depending on everyone to come and see him making out with Echizen. Furthermore, questioning Atobe's motives would be pointless since no one knows the kind of intelligent answers that Atobe will tell them. Aside from that, Atobe has been keeping Ryoma's stuff at his estate so that he would not forget them.
So what? Atobe loves to care for Ryoma and wants him safe. There was nothing wrong with that, but Choutaro and Shishido feels that their captain is definitely hiding something from them. At this rate, pouting about it wasn't going to solve anything since they will not know what their deranged captain could plan next for his lover. Furthermore, Ryoma has gotten a fruit basket from the Shitenhouji team right after the pool game since this was the first time that they ever did something nice for Ryoma, and this leaves everyone else to wonder what other damages were done on Echizen since a lot of people have had it with that pompous jerk.
"So guys, what do you suggest I should do now? I mean if I go to Hyoutei, I probably could end up training for a bit or play some practice matches with some first years. I mean you got some newbies that can barely pick up balls or hit them right?" asked Ryoma.
"I don't know man. Right now, our school has been on tight schedules and many of the new students are starting off as recruits. Furthermore, if Atobe is okay with this, we need his approval." Continued Yuushi.
"He just can't start asking you to join unless the coach says it's okay as well. I mean what was he even thinking? If this is some sort of a joke to him, we're not laughing. Also, think carefully before you make that hasty decision." Added Gakuto.
"You're right. Maybe I can just hold off for now, but I just heard that Atobe told me that he will spend the next several weeks with me during the summer season and will continue to take me places. I don't know what I can do now since he invited you guys to come along for the ride as well." Said Ryoma.
All of the teammates from Hyoutei looked at each other and were shocked. "Oh shit, now our captain is expecting us to join you guys on the date? Wait a minute, what sort of game is he playing now? Why do we get the feeling that he is going to use us as his playmates?" continued Choutaro
"Because he feels that you guys are needed on this date and he also has invited the Shitenhouji tennis club along as well since Kintaro cannot stop thinking about Ryoma. I am starting to think that he is thinking about all of us for a change because he wants everyone of us to be safe, including his date. So therefore, he decided to take you guys and Shitenhouji straight to Hokkaido for a summer vacation." Continued Fuji.
"Wait, are you sure that's where the next date is going to be?" commented Gakuto.
"He sent you guys the message from his cellphone, every single word of it is true." Said Kenya as he checked his recent messages on his phone and sure enough, it was listed under new messages. Everyone was shocked to hear that they were going on a vacation, but even they cannot figure out why their captain planned something like this.
"My god, where on earth does he have the resources to plan a big trip like this for us?" asked Shishido.
"He is a rich man and will always plan a vacation right after the semester ends. So Atobe wants us to meet him at the train station after school ends so that the trip can get underway. Furthermore, he promised that once Ryoma lost to him at the pool table, he will be free to do whatever he wishes with that brat from Seigaku in Hokkaido." Continued Marui.
"Are you kidding me? He gets to spend his vacation with that brat while we are left to hang out with Shitenhouji? That bastard has so much explaining to do!" roared Shishido.
"Shishido-san, I am sure there is a simple explanation to all of this, Maybe his family booked the vacation together with him and then relayed the message to us?" continued his partner.
"That good for nothing rich bastard! He makes hasty decisions and then takes Ryoma for himself while leaving the rest of us to deal with these middle school has-beens from Osaka. This is unacceptable!" continued Shishido.
Kenya suddenly vein popped. "Who are you calling has-beens? Need I remind you that we are the best tennis teams around here in Japan?"
"Yeah right, Ryoma beat you guys blindfolded previously, which is why Atobe had a reason to put him in our school." Smiled Yuushi.
"That brat should have been placed in Shitenhouji and not Hyoutei! You know for a fact that we can turn Ryoma into a professional right now!" protested Kenya.
"Sorry, dear cousin, but Atobe has called dibs on Ryoma which means he belongs with us, right brat?" continued the blue haired kid as he ruffled Ryoma's hair.
"Guys why are you fighting over which school I should go to? It doesn't matter! I like you both a lot as friends so it could go either way since I have to work on making this decision on my own. Besides, Atobe would probably tell me to go shopping with you right about now since he just texted me saying, "My lover, please go shopping with the Oshitari cousins immediately since I cannot have them fighting during the Hokkaido trip." Love, Atobe.
Love, Atobe? What the hell is up to now? And why did he send Ryoma that love message?
"I don't know what my crazy lover was thinking, but he probably just wanted me to hang out with you guys because he wants me to spend more time together with you two. I don't know what other strange ideas that my so called boyfriend is going to come up with but let's get this over with." Said Ryoma as he took both of his sempais' hands and headed out the door leaving the others to wonder if that narcissist had made a huge mistake planning something like this. Furthermore, Yuushi and Kenya could see that Ryoma was tagging along with them as they went inside the store.
"Why are you here shopping with us?" asked Kenya.
"Don't look at me, Atobe told him to tag along with us. So whatever scheme he is planning, we will put a stop to it." added Yuushi as they gathered the necessary foods and snacks for their Hokkaido trip while Ryoma gathered up some reading material for the long trip since he can't wait for his summer vacation date with Atobe and the rest of his friends. As the cousins looked at him, they were confused as to why he was asked to go with them on this summer vacation since Atobe should have kept this location hidden until the end of the semester, but it was useless now since he already sent out the invitations to every single school.
By the time shopping was finished, Ryoma seems to be pretty comfortable around the Oshitari cousins since he had to carry all the groceries for them once they got back. Afterwards, Ryoma feels that he could change his life around if he stays at hyoutei as requested by Atobe since he wanted to spend more time with the captain and do fun things together as lovers.
That night as he headed back to his house, his cat pounced on him for a little snuggling since he didn't see his master for such a long time now. His father already knows the situation that his son is in right now and would not pressure him in to making a decision that could change his life forever. He has been in Seigaku for a long time practicing his moves on tennis and making friends at that place. However, Ryoma feels that his old school was just too much for him to handle since he has been thinking about moving onward to a new location since he cannot spend his entire time at Seigaku forever. Soon, his father arrived on the scene.
"So Ryoma, I heard that your boyfriend has asked you to join his school, am I right?"
"I believe so. Unfortunately, I don't know if it's the right path that I should take since Atobe wants me to make a fresh start in a new school. Also, I could just go to America and become a pro even without going to Hyoutei," said Ryoma.
"Nonsense! I think hyoutei academy is perfect for you. Besides though I am sure your boyfriend will want to see you improve further on your tennis skills. Overall, you have done well at Seigaku, but you really have to accept Atobe's offer." Said Nanjiro as he rubbed his son's shoulder.
"Are you sure about this, oya-ji? And also Atobe isn't my boyfriend, we are just friends!" protested Ryoma.
"Just go for it, I respect your decision and will support you all the way when you transition into Hyoutei, I think your friends can understand about your decision to change schools since I wanted them to wish you well. Just think about it okay? I am sure Atobe will know what you plan to do by tomorrow." Continued his father as they sat down for dinner.
"You're right, but I will think about it before I make my choice." Said Ryoma.
Ryoma is really planning to go to a new school right after this semester is over and frankly, his friends are wondering if he really made the right choice. Furthermore, Atobe has thrown in a couple of surprises for his teammates, his date, and the Shitenhouji tennis club because everyone has to spend their time with Ryoma before he starts a new chapter in his life.
