This is the last chapter that will be on the updates TTTT Sumimasen (Plays the tape recorder)

I do not OWN TeniPuri. I only own the OCs & the fanfic. Everything else is owned by Konomi-sensei (Stops playing the tape recorder) Enjoy deshita

Chapter 12: That Freshman...

"She really did watch over me" he smirked as he went to her bed, grabbing the blanket. He sat beside her & draped the other half of the blanket on top of her. He looked at her for some time & thought, 'Has she forgiven me? But I doubt that since she was angry at that time...' Kenya just sighed because of thinking about it too much. Hiraki was nodding from her sleep for a few times & Kenya couldn't help himself but chuckle. "She really is sleepy" he said lazily, amused from her.

By the 5th time she's been nodding, she rested her head on Kenya's shoulder unconsciously. "O-oi, don't sleep on my shoulder!" he flustered as a slight blush crept on his cheeks, but she buries her head from his shoulders. Hiraki opened her eyes & blinked for a few times. 'Crap, this is bad...' Kenya thought to himself, being scared from the last time he had an awkward moment with her. "Sorry about the last time" she softly spoke, trying to get back to her sleep. "It's just that it's too hard for me to trust someone that easily" she added, closing her eyes once again & returned from her slumber. Kenya didn't understand why she apologized that easily like nothing has happened. 'I should just ask her tomorrow' he sighed & slept.

The next day, Kenya was still sleeping. He swayed to the left & then to the right & after the next sway, his head hit the floor. "Ow, dammit" he whined sleepily, being half-asleep after that. He stood up & the blanket fell from him. Kenya bent down to pick up the blanket & returns it to Hiraki's bed neatly. "Speaking of which, what am I going to wear for school?" he suddenly noticed that his school uniform was drenched from last night's rain. Then he saw his uniform on top of her desk, dried & ironed.

Kenya went towards the desk & found a note on top of his uniform.

Kenya,

I've already dried & ironed your uniform. There's also breakfast on the table. I've already left for school since I have to do some business for the Student Council. By the way, you can have what's inside the thermos just beside your breakfast.

-Hiraki

P.S., I've slightly forgiven you but don't try to think that I'll tolerate you interfering with my own problems. Mind your own life & problems, idiot.

Kenya smirked, gave a half-hearted laugh & said, "I guess that what she said last night was true." He took a quick shower, changed into his school uniform & went to the main room. He went to the table & took a quick look. There was a plate with 2 buttered toasts along with a bottle of jam, a bottle of milk & some canned sausages. 'She's okay with that kind of breakfast?' he pondered, grabbing a toast & the thermos along & left Hiraki's apartment (A/N: He locked the door of course, any normal person would lock his own home when they're leaving for the day).

As Kenya went to school, he saw Hikaru walking along with a freshman from their school. "Uisuu, Zaizen" he said as he went towards the two kouhais. "Ah, Ohayou Kenya-sempai" Hikaru greeted as he walks. "Nee Hikaru, who's he?" the red-haired 1st year asked curiously. "He's one of the regulars in the tennis club" Hikaru started, pointing at Kenya. "Oshitari Kenya" Kenya introduced himself. "I'm Tooyama Kintarou!" he greeted his sempai earnestly as the three of them walked. "The next three weeks will be the 1st round of the Kansai Tournament, am I wrong?" Kenya asked Hikaru. Hikaru nodded. "I guess we should be a bit serious in practice then" Kenya added.

The three of them went to morning practice. "Ohayou, Zaizen, Kenya" Kenjirou greeted. The two regulars greeted back, "Uisuu!" (A/N: I'm not going to explain "Uisuu!" since this is already explained in both the manga & the anime) "Everyone, gather around!" Osamu called all the members in a loud tone of voice. "Okay, I want everyone of the non-regulars to wear 20g of weights in their power ankles" he said demandingly, crossing his two legs. All of the non-regular members groaned since they won't be participating in the Tournament & yet they have the same roster as the regulars. "& as for those regulars yesterday, I want you to run 55 laps with 45g of weights in the starting practice!" Osamu added. 'Great, here comes a dayin Hell...' the regulars thought. 'Ouch, I wouldn't want to be in their shoes...' the non-regulars thought to each other, looking at the regulars with pity on their faces.

"This looks fun!" Kintarou said amusingly. All of the tennis club members looked at the red-haired 1st year, their jaws mentally dropping. 'You think THIS is fun?!' they thought, whining about what Osamu added. Their coach was amused at what Kintarou said earlier, having a slight grin on his face. As Osamu looked around for a bit, he saw Kenya stretching for the punishment.

"Kenya, you're exempted for yesterday's punishment today since Hiraki-san told me that you need some rest" Osamu said. Kenya stopped stretching & went towards Osamu. The regulars were surprised that the cause of their punishment was exempted for their punishment for yesterday. 'I bet something happened between the two of them...' all of the regulars thought in unison.

After practice, class proceeded smoothly. "Okay, I know that everyone of you wants to have a..." Miyama-sensei paused. Most of the students gulped in excitement or fear because of his sarcastic attitude. "Tadah! A very long assignment" he said triumphantly as he takes out his textbook. "What?!" the student body of Class 2 protested. "It's been a long time since I've given you an assignment" he gave a fake pout. "Okay, your assignment is to compile what happened in the early Roman Empire in details" he emphasized the word "details". Miyama-sensei grabbed his things from the table & left the classroom with a cheerful grin on his face. The students thought of one thing: "You really are Satan, Miyama-sensei..."

"Finally, it's lunch" Kenya yawned, stretching from his seat. Shiraishi fixed his things on his desk when Koharu & Yuuji went inside the classroom, towards Kenya's seat. A wide grin on Koharu's face is showing easily. "Something happened between you & Hi'ki-san, nee?" Kenya almost fell from his seat when Koharu asked him. "What are you talking about?" Kenya flustered, looking seriously at the Baka Couple. "Ah, Kenya-san" Hiraki called as she went to the three Regulars. "Hi'ki-san, we came to fetch you for today's short meeting" Koharu greeted. "I see... I'll be there in a few minutes" Hiraki said politely. Koharu & Yuuji went out of the classroom, going to the Student Council Meeting room along with Hiraki trailing them.

"What was that about?" Shiraishi asked Kenya. "I dunno" Kenya replied, pouring the contents of the thermos in the lid & drank it. A few seconds after Kenya finished drinking, Kenya slightly choked. "What kind of tea is this?!" he said, suddenly dropping the thermos. Shiraishi catches the thermos fortunately & noticed there was a label in the back. "This isn't tea, Kenya; this is vegetable juice that's high in Vitamin C..." Shiraishi muttered. Kenya didn't spoke after Shiraishi told him that it was vegetable juice.

At the hallway, Hiraki stopped for a while. "I feel that I've forgotten about something but what?" she whispered to her self. Yuuji looked back & said, "Hi'ki-san, we have to hurry now." Hiraki just nodded. 'Ah well, I might remember it later anyway' she shrugged the thought off & continued trailing Koharu & Yuuji.

Lesson Learned: "Always check & read the label before consuming."

BANZAI! I've managed to finish the updates, though I used some of the time for this instead of writing my project TT Ah well...

Chapters 13-16 will be a filler oriented chapter since I don't want to make up scenes of what happened in the 1st, 2nd & semi-final round of the Kansai Regional Tournament but this is still oriented to the main story line in some way.

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