Fufu! Thank you for reading my story everyone, up to now. I took your review into thought and I would like to thank all the anon reviews I got up to now :)
I decided to stop answering reviews and such here since you guys would probably like to read the story quickly and all but I would like to thank diaaan, LeoniaOtaku and The Inquirer. from Chapter 12.
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And thanks for the reviews of Chapter 13, marshmellowluver and The Inquirer :) I hope I didn't miss anyone.
Author's note: I would like to continue to update but It might start to slow down. I got exams coming up so I gotta study~
I also have to finish my report ! Sorry about all this rambling~ I feel like Aya now
They all played rock-paper-scissors; one by one, some lost and others who won looked even more nervous. Tsubami yawned, trying to stay awake until everyone was done. When they did, they didn't seem really nervous at all, it was like most of them were relieved. Oishi walked up, "Um..Tsubami-senpai...You'll share with Echizen, Kintaro, Sanada and Shishido." He said before going to his own tent that he was sharing with Inui, Kaidoh, Momo and Kawamura.
Tsubami only nodded, she smiled at the the four and yawned, "Well...Good Night." She said before covering herself with the blanket and going to sleep. She couldn't tell why a rock-paper-scissor show down would take that long; it probably had been an hour or two. As she fell asleep, she really wondered why they took so long...
"Rock-Paper-Scissors!" Kintaro shouted as Ryoma only mumbled it. They two released their fist, Kintaro had a scissor while Ryoma kept his hand as a fist-rock- "Koshimae! Let's do it again!." He shouted enthusiastically.
Ryoma only blinked and shook his head, "Yadda. I won." Ryoma said as he started to walk off towards another winner. Kintaro stomped his foot as he puffed his cheek off and walked to Zaizen and Kenya. Some were standing around, actually pretending to play this small game.
"Do we have any volunteers?" Oishi asked as all of them huddled together around.
Niou smirked, "I'll volunteer." He said as he held his hand up. He was earned by many glares, one mostly from his teammates. Sanada sighed with a strict expression that never left his face once.
"I will." He said with a sigh. Many agreed, saying that Sanada wouldn't do anything as low as what might Niou would think from his dirty brain. Of course they had to include the two first years, they were probably the most harmless of them all. They all just needed one person but who?
Gakuto, Shishido, Hiyoshi and Kabaji stood on the side talking to each other carelessly. Shishido was about to sigh and walk away but he was dragged away by Niou. "Puri~ I got the fourth person Sanada." He said grinning, "Some guy from..." Niou turned to look at Shishido's uniform, "Hyotei."
"Oi." Shishido said with a glare, "That's super name."
Niou tilted his head with a chuckle, "Pupina?~"
Tsubami was now sleeping peacefully. A smile spread from her face and she yawned as she fluttered her eyes suddenly. She could hear talking and sat up to see Ryoma, Kintaro, Shishido and Sanada still awake. "Hello." She said before coughing a bit. The four blinked and almost screamed from her startling them. "Ah, Sorry..." She apologized. She was wondering what they were doing up so late, but she sighed as they seemed to act normal in her perspective.
Voices from outside heard; the moonlight shimmered brightly. The shadows of these figure(s) are shown through the tent. They looked all disfigured. Deformed. Whatever it was, it was definitely, scaring Kintaro who was not hugging Tsubami by the arm. "Gah...It's definitely the poisonous monster!" He whispered harshly as he squeezed his eyes shut.
Tsubami noted carefully at the shadow. Thee poisonous monster? She blinked in confusion as she remembered she had read a manga about that. It wouldn't be possible that Kintaro reads manga and well, get scared by them? She shook her head and only patted gently on Kintaro with a soft smile.
Kadowaki was on the ground after someone scared him. He was tired, hungry, lost and definitely annoyed. He looked up to see a guy, 'bout his age; curved red locks, blue eyes, a bandage placed on his cheek and a huge grin on his face. He was Kikumaru Eiji. Kadowaki narrowed his eyes; why would someone from the winner side come out here? Was he training? Or did he just get lost like Kadowaki himself. (Though he never got lost~ Just got knocked out and was placed at a different area to survive by himself).
Eiji blinked as he tilted his head. He looked at Kadowaki. "Ah! Sorry, Sorry!" He shouted, "Do you know where you guys are camping?" He asked tilting his head to the side innocently.
Kadowaki only looked; if he was ever a female, he would probably have fall in love with Eiji. He shook his head to snap himself out of such a disgusting thing, he like girls. Yes. He didn't like guys; he wasn't gay; not that he didn't respect it... "Er...I'm lost too." He admitted with a frown. His gruff voice and looks made him look all pompous and cocky. But because someone dropped him inside the middle of the forest to fend for himself...He changed. Kadowaki seemed more 'nice', if that's what you call people like that change.
"Oh! Then let's look for everyone together." Eiji said grinning. His mind was on his teammates, Momo, Kaidoh, O'Chibi, Taka-san, Inui and Oishi, but he wouldn't forget his senior either.
The two walked through the forest. Kadowaki kept his mouth shut even though Eiji was talkative as ever. The reached the same area that Kadowaki felt very familiar towards. There on the side was the fire being placed out. Tents were set up all around; Eiji could only guess where his friends were. Eiji and Kadowaki tried to walk carefully but Kadowaki accidently stepped on a stick and tripped. Eiji placed a finger on his mouth, "Shhh" He hushed.
"What are you doing here Eiji?" A gentle voice said. Eiji could only smile widely as he ran for Oishi. It barely had been a few days and he missed him dearly; they were always close friends since their first years.
"O-Oishiiiii! Nya!" Eiji shouted excitedly. He quickly jumped onto Oishi laughing cheerfully. His loud voice quickly brought the players awake.
"Kikumaru-senpai…" Ryoma said as he came out of his own tent with a glare. He didn't like the quiet to be disrupted; mostly when it was coming from his own senpai.
Eiji looked like he was crying. He gapped and rushed to death hug Ryoma. "O'chibi!" He shouted in an excited voice. More and more members came out to look at the confusion.
Tsubami now stood inside the tent. She could hear everyone all up and talking like they were never tired. She felt her eyes twitch, well that was until someone sighed and patted her head. She turned to see Sanada still there with his stern face. She felt like he was a softie, compared to his outer appearance. As she watched Sanada go back to his covers and go to sleep. Tsubami slowly crept towards the opening of the tent. If only she could get a tiny peek...
"Kikumaru...?" She muttered in confusion. Why was he here? Shouldn't he be resting or training with the others? Not unless he secretly went here to look for Oishi and the rest of Seigaku. Tsubami was hesitant to go but sighed as she walked through. She didn't want to be to them or anything but they shouldn't be doing what they were doing right now. They should all go back to sleep.
"Tsu-senpai?" Eiji asked as he looked at the girl who just stood there with her head down, "Are you okay? You're not crying because you see the great Kikumaru-sama again are you?" Tsubami's left eye twitched. It was getting on her nerves. Eiji just sounded like Atobe for a moment.
"Well...Shouldn't you all be sleeping?" She asked raising a brow. "We have training tomorrow and Tsuji-sensei would probably get mad at you if you fall asleep during training or go late." She said, directing her voice towards Eiji. He turned to her with a very nervous smile.
"Haha...Gomen Tsu-senpai!" He shouted as he bowed. Eiji quickly ran away and she blinked. It was weird but she decided to shrug it off.
"E-Erm...Everyone should go to sleep..." Tsubami answered awkwardly before retreating back to her own tent and going to sleep.
What's your play style? Tsubami stood in a cloud like area where questions were asking herself. Do you enjoy Tennis? How come you haven't been playing? Are you worried about your parents? You just ran off to play tennis and not study like you were supposed to.
Tsubami croched down, panting. It was painful. She really had no idea what to do with her life. No Goals. No ambitions; nothing. No matter what she did, things would always change. Knowing that she went back to tennis, studying was worthless.
She sat up instantly, sweating and closed her eyes to calm down. She took her bag from the side and slowly walked out, careful of not stepping on anyone's hand or so. Tsubami felt the cold air past her face. It was calming; very soothing. She looked around and walked behind the big granite rock. She positioned herself, criss-cross legs and made sure the light of the rising sun was towards her. Tsubami rummaged through her bag softly, making sure no rustling sound would startle anyone.
She took out stacks of letters, tied with yarn. Tsubami also took out her charged phone and stared at the screen. There wasn't many messages but some were from her friends and family.
From Number: xxx-xxx-xxxx
To: Tsubami-chan
Hello dear. It must have been hard on you for going to such a rough camp again. Are you feeling alright? Eating properly? Be sure to take extra care on yourself. Kruobe-san had told me you were going to couch some guys. Have the right menu for them and make sure you won't be injuring yourself in any dangerous ways. Call us whenever you need.
From: Okksan & Otousan
After reading the worried message from her parents she smiled sadly. She knew that her parents were hard workers and she wanted to help them in anyway she can.
From Number: xxx-xxx-xxxx
To: Tsu-chan
Mou...! Tsubami! Why haven't you called? I Miss-Miss you already! Izami is quiet and all but thank you from before! We got clo-clo-closer! Hm...I really want you to be careful of all the guys. Oh! Say 'Hi' to Shuichiro, Syusuke, Kunimitsu, Takashi, Sadaharu and Eiji for me! They were really cute from before right? I should've bought them stuff animals for them as a gift! Oh why don't you ask Kurobe-san to give Izami and I permission to go to the camp? Then we can see you and then we can all play together and hang out! I also have your notes, so far it's been a few weeks and I took notes for you everyday! When you get back, you'll see a HUGE! pile! It'll be so tall almost like your height...And..And...Just can't wait to see you again! If I know Mifune-san injured you with his stupid training, I'll kill him for sure this time.
Love, Aya. Your Best Friend
Tsubami chuckled softly at Aya's super long message. Even if she was messaging her, she still rambled on just like she was in person. She thanked Aya for being her friend; who spent her own time to take notes for her that was probably like a few months old. And the way Aya explained; how it would be as tall as her- it was funny but a bit irritating. 'I'm not that short...why do I always have to remember that?' She thought to herself.
During the next few hours, she had read many letters and a few messages from her cousins, classmates and even Izami. In the letters, she was surprised to find a plushie in one, a key chain in another and other things. Some letters were plain and others were decorated, with extreme care.
From [Name] (Random Person)
Hello, Tsubami-senpai correct? Aya-senpai made everyone write letters to you because she said something about how it would help you remember us.
Tsubami was happy but realized most of the letters had absolutely no meaning to it whatsoever. But even so, it was nice of the strangers to send her these ...letters.
The sun was now up and glowing brightly. Tsubami yawned, it seemed like she shouldn't have stayed up late but it was fun either way. Thinking of ways to wake everyone up, a horn blew loudly through the camp. It was from the main building.
"Wake Up!" Tsuji shouted through the microphone. 'It seemed he was happy today'. Tsubami thought, wondering how early the coaches would have woken up. Shaking her head, she decided to start moving towards the next training session. Something harder this time. She entered the woods and placed red flags at the corners to create a small pathway that they would have to follow. Grabbing some net, she placed tennis balls in it and tied it all up on the branches of the trees. Taking a rope to tie the top of the net, she also tied it towards the floor so when someone tripped on the line; it would release all the balls.
She noticed that the path that she continued on was a bit steep so she chuckled to herself. Something she never did but learned that Mifune might have tried it. She placed small bikes that were probably for six years old and up. She grinned, thinking how they would have to ride them. Going up the steep path; she was surprised to see that it went down like a roller coaster and at the bottom, there was another small stream. She noticed rocks there so she climbed on to a branch (after a few tries) and tied some ivy there. They would have to swing like an traveler to get across.
Then after that, it looked like a clear field so she took a bunch of tennis balls and marked them with color markers. Tsubami scattered them all around and even made some hidden in the bushes or covered by some grass. She thought about how many balls they would get so she took out a board and wrote the colors nedded to pass. As she walked even further, she made sure that all the obstacles from behind was going to lead them all towards the cabin and sure enough; it did. Luckily. After all, she couldn't redo all the obstacles.
Pushing her way through the trees, she made it back to the camp; looking a bit dirtied and tired. "...Are you okay?" Ryoma asked the second year, high schooler girl who only nodded.
"Yes." She said as she blew a strand of hair from her face, "I only helped set some obstacles for you guys. It'll be your training for the day." She said stretching her arms.
"What type of training is it?" Oishi asked cautiously. He hoped it wasn't something dangerous.
Tsubami blinked thinking about the ones, "Hm...It's not dangerous if you're thinking about your own safety. It pretty safe; you guys just need to be careful and all you have to do is pass each obstacle course and reach the cabin." She said nodding.
Kintaro jumped up and down, holding his hand high, "How are we going to find the cabin?"
Tsubami smiled, "It'll probably be easy for you guys. I placed red flags on the side to form a pathway. All you have to do is to follow it." She explained. After she answered everyone's individual questions. "And that's it." She answered.
Sanada took a step forward, "Will you be giving us instructions for this training?" He asked.
Tsubami shook her head, "No...I think you guys could figure it all by yourself. It's pretty self-explanatory and it isn't that hard of a course." She answered, before taking out a whistle. Placing it by her lips, she blew through it; signaling the start of the course. "And Go!"
Next Chapter will be about the whole course and their difficulties they should or try to overcome. Tsubami would be on the side, watching it with binoculars and such. Anyway, I do hope this chapter was enjoyable and if there is anything else you guys would like me to place in it, then please do comment/review.
Also, I apologize if it is a shorter chapter. Thank you.
~Yuka Hara
